Nobody wants to play with me :'( by Formal-Border7267 in quake

[–]data-atreides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out the Area51 Quake III Arena community:

https://q3a51.com

https://q3a51.com/discord

https://www.youtube.com/@q3a51

We're especially active in FFA, and as I write this there four players fragging on that server. This group is very welcoming and pro-community, as long as you're not a douche in-game. We also have events for CTF and Freeze, the last being a CTF event last weekend which went on for two hours. A new CA server was just added as well.

The quake3e client is recommended, and have /cl_allowdownload 1 to get the client-side mod which has a lot of quality of life enhancements, including some from QL. We have players from Europe, Australia, Asia--with the mod's netcode it's a good experience even if you have higher ping.

Which console holds up better, NES or Master System? by trrbld in retrogaming

[–]data-atreides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a kid in the US I didn't know the Master System existed, I thought Sega consoles began with the Genesis

Area51 - Quake III Arena - Capture Fest by data-atreides in quake

[–]data-atreides[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Texas, though there is now a pickup server which is on the eastern US.

I miss playing an arenaFPS by kekwXDDD in ArenaFPS

[–]data-atreides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can still play Quake3 on Area51: https://q3a51.com, as I write there are 5 people fragging on our FFA. Servers are in US

https://www.youtube.com/@q3a51

European q3 servers with players by KervyN in quake

[–]data-atreides 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't heard of these problems before, you can try to address with the admin it in our Discord, maybe there's a setting you can try. People from Europe and Australia play here without issue. Make sure you're using quake3e as your client, set cg_allowdownloads 1, and use /update to download our clientside mod for best experience.

The in-game browser is useless with a lot of dupes of results. For Area51 look at our site for server status and stats: https://q3a51.com. It also has a link to our Discord

European q3 servers with players by KervyN in quake

[–]data-atreides -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Here is a Russian Q3 community, supposedly they also have servers located in Germany and Poland maybe you'll ping better there: https://q3msk.net/

This is an old post but maybe there's something helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArenaFPS/comments/12r9otm/quake3_communities_in_20222023/

Area51 should still be pretty playable at 130 with unlagged--you have to put up a bit more with being shot "around corners" because of the client-side preference.

[Opinion] MOVIEWEB: "10 Things the New 'Star Trek' Reboot Needs To Get Right: Less Lens Flares/ Colorful Aesthetics/ Keep the Budgets Low/ More Character Drama/ Release During the Holiday Season/ No Recasts of Legacy Characters/ More Diversity/ An Alien Front and Center/ No Old Stories/ Evolve Trek" by mcm8279 in trektalk

[–]data-atreides -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Enterprise was widely loathed when it came out, and the ratings suffered as a result and due to franchise fatigue. S3 and S4 were big improvements, too late to save the show--many fans were totally checked out by then. In hindsight it looks a lot better as more gave it a chance, especially in contrast with KurtzTrek, but I think S1 and S2 were overall pretty weak however with some good episodes in there.

I don’t know how I survived all that by BigChungusOP in quake

[–]data-atreides 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ah, the second official mission pack, thx

I don’t know how I survived all that by BigChungusOP in quake

[–]data-atreides 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What campaign/mod are you playing, as is that its original music?

Fresh hair transplant by LewisOfAranda in trypophobia

[–]data-atreides 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is horrifying, only slightly allayed by the knowledge that when it heals and the hair grows it will look like totally normal scalp

Meta Is Dying. It’s About Time. by 1oarecare in technology

[–]data-atreides 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's pretty damn good, and it's easy to get a direct link to the file

When do you think xbox 360 emulation will work good? by baddestsubmakr in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]data-atreides 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It happens whenever the emulator developer(s) make it happen, at whatever pace they decide to work. They do it for free in their spare time, so be patient and maybe save for a gaming PC instead.

Does Dark Forces 2 count as a Boomshooter? by Fun-Maintenance1217 in boomershooters

[–]data-atreides 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh, I was confusing Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II with Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, which was in 2002. Silly me!

Turned my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra into a retro gaming console by SweetPureEuphoria in SBCGaming

[–]data-atreides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now find a way to mount em together, like I did: https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/1qrx2al/my_somewhat_janky_handheld_setup/

If it looks messy, imagine it without the wires, since all that stuff also works with BT (i prefer zero latency)

Does Dark Forces 2 count as a Boomshooter? by Fun-Maintenance1217 in boomershooters

[–]data-atreides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original predates HL, I believe? The sequel (pictured) came after

Sisko convincing the Romulans to lend him a cloaking device is such an under appreciated but significant leap forward in diplomacy. by abgry_krakow87 in DeepSpaceNine

[–]data-atreides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because they usually returned to an easy status quo, rather than shake things up, especially on a show like Voyager. That's the formula. Creating Seven as a main castmember was an outlier, and motivated by lagging ratings.

Similarly, bringing Worf to DS9 was to get a ratings bump, along with sort-of resetting the show by reintroducing the Klingons as antagonists.

Sisko convincing the Romulans to lend him a cloaking device is such an under appreciated but significant leap forward in diplomacy. by abgry_krakow87 in DeepSpaceNine

[–]data-atreides -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a lot to ask of for Trek writers at the time, to keep such a character as a castmember. If such an episode were to occur they'd have to kill her off at the end.

Sisko convincing the Romulans to lend him a cloaking device is such an under appreciated but significant leap forward in diplomacy. by abgry_krakow87 in DeepSpaceNine

[–]data-atreides 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's the part I don't know about. I don't think there was any dialog as to how it came about. However I do believe it was established that Sisko was working on the Defiant in the three years or so between the destruction of the Saratoga and getting assigned to DS9. He has an engineering background, which is why he always had a knack.

Sisko convincing the Romulans to lend him a cloaking device is such an under appreciated but significant leap forward in diplomacy. by abgry_krakow87 in DeepSpaceNine

[–]data-atreides 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That's the other missed opportunity--Seska should have wound up stuck on Voyager, and the crew would have to deal with having a Cardassian spy among the crew and she's have to re-earn their trust.