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Meishu — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:28:03 +0000

If so, you can host Crabmod yourself!

I've released Crabmod, so anyone with a server and SourceMod installed can run it.

Head on over to
http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=97441
to get the plugin. Links to the maps are in the post.

So what's up with Crabmod?

Meishu — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:07:33 +0000

Yeah, we haven't really been doing anything.

I'll be releasing Crabmod to the Allied Mods fora tomorrow, so it'll take a couple of days for a server to pick it up.

Meanwhile, Randomizer is at: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/randomizer

Sorry for leaving you guys hanging.

We've moved!

Meishu — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:52:27 +0000

Again.

63.211.111.213:27015

No lag this time. Have fun.

It's been four days since our last announcement.

Meishu — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:18:49 +0000

This makes me a sad panda.

In other news, Crabmod/Randomizer has moved to a new 24-man server.

173.15.66.154:27015

I'll be rotating between the plugins in the near future, but for now I'll just keep Randomizer up.

And you thought we were dead.

Meishu — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:39:44 +0000

But you were wrong. Because we used the Dead Ringer.

But seriously, I'm too lazy to make this announcement fun to read and Up is supposed to do this one anyway.

So let's cut to the chase. Minor plugin update (so minor that you don't need a changelog), Karaoke has a couple more songs, and crab_farm_b2 and crab_escape_b2 have added.

crab_coast and crab_valley will be getting an update shortly, so stay tuned!

Now go exterminate them crabs.

Edit: Also, we passed 200 members. Hooray!

crab_goodwater update

Nick — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:55:25 +0000

Fux has released an update for goodwater. Changelog is as follows.

Up: can I get a changelog?
Fux: k
Fux: but
Fux: what is a changelog
Fux: lol :P
Fux: wasn't paying attention
Up: it's basically a list of things you've changed since the last version
Fux: k
Fux: later
Fux: fixed the left side of 1st level
Fux: uhm
Fux: made this map night
Fux: made it pretier
Fux: added lights
Fux: changed a few textures

There were never any bots. I don't know what you're talking about.

The biggest update ever... sort of.

Meishu — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:20:11 +0000

You may have noticed a few updates back where the changelog said I had fixed the virus not uploading to players' computers properly.

We weren't joking. This is my confession.

You see, I'm actually a Russian hacker, though most people tend to call me a "Spy". I don't even know why. All I'm doing is installing botnets onto your computers and I get called a spy!? There is no more justice in this world.

At any rate, 96% of TF2 players now have my botnets installed and running, so it's only a matter of time before we infect the survivors.

While I sap your computer, you can enjoy its last moments with two new maps (crab_escape and crab_valley) and several changes to the plugin and previous maps.

Crabmod v0.8b [14 Jun 2009] (You live in a VAN!)
- Added: "First Blood" sound; the Spy who was killed hears an additional "Jeers" line after the freezecam.
- Added: Spies have a chance to say a Sniper domination line if the Snipers get a humiliating defeat.
- Added: Crazed Huntsman conditions includes killing all the Spycrabs ... again.
- Added: Losing Snipers hear one of the "Negative Vocalizations".
- Added: Name in Crazed Huntsman is now colored red.
- Fixed: "Humiliating Defeat" sound does not play when only one living Spy wins.
- Fixed: Instant Stalemate when there is only one player.
- Fixed: Minor error in weapon-stripping code.

crab_test_b3:
- Fixed: Playerclip does not raise when Spies win.
- Fixed: Crash when all players are dead.
- Fixed: Jarate explodes prematurely.

Up has also made some updates to his map.

crab_coast_b2 [15 Jun 2009] (Screw quality. Be thankful you got something.)
- Added: Some pretty little palm trees (don't they look so cool?)
- Added: Smooth teleports so players will no longer get stuck in each other when teleporting at the same time
- Added: An extra line here so it looks like I changed more than I did. I hope no-one actually reads this stuff.
- Added: A playerclip over the spies so they don't get frozen if they let go of the crouch button.
- Fixed: Fixed a few graphical problems (but not the lighting, because that would have taken ages)
- Changed: Made the spies' journey a little shorter
- Changed: Made the beach less bumpy because it looked stupid

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In addition, I've written a quick plugin to allow Spies to vote during RTV. Just type "/vote #" and your disguise kit won't make noises when you try to vote!

Anyway, nobody reads this stuff and I can't think of a suitable ending, so just go kill some Spycrabs.

Crabmod v0.7b and crab_goodwater_v2!

Meishu — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:25:26 +0000

andy338pwns (a.k.a. "Fux") has finished crab_goodwater_v2, and it has been uploaded to the server. RTV has been added as well, along with a "/comments" plugin that lets you guys leave your opinions about anything for us to view later.

Also, the changelog for the plugin:

v0.7b [11 Jun 2009] (Spies; bloody useless!)
- Added: crabmod_bufflastspy gives the last living Spy an additional 120 health; default = 1 (enabled).
- Added: crabmod_friendlyfire sets mp_friendlyfire to 1 when Snipers win; default = 1 (enabled).
- Added: Crazed Huntsman gets invulnerability with crabmod_friendlyfire when Snipers win.
- Added: Players who wish to join during the middle of a round are forced to BLU team.
- Added: Spies get HUD back when they win so that they can see their cloak meter.
- Changed: Method for preventing Civilians is hopefully better.
- Changed: "Crazed Huntsman" conditions modified AGAIN.
- Fixed: Teamswitching works when you are already on a team.
- Fixed: RED auto-wins when there are no players.
- Fixed: Minor error in Sniper-choosing code.

Epic fail.

Meishu — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:59:36 +0000

"Woah, dude. 9 Snipers, 2 Spies."

I glance at my Sniper-picking code. "There it is; I know why. No, wait... I don't."

Up narrates the situation to me. "Yeah, people can still switch teams. It happened again... and teams of 10 Snipers vs 2 Spies."

I run through the usual checklist with him. "Are you sure it's 0.6b? This was working on my local server. What SourceMod version? It should be working. I have it blocked."

"You should probably fix this," he says rather dryly.

I scan through the code, finding absolutely nothing wrong with it.

I join the server and mess with a cvar.

Nothing happens.

One more glance at the code and it slowly dawns on me.

I removed the code that blocks teamswitching if you're already on a team.

"YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME," I type angrily to Up as I write up a patch and send it to him.

"Okay, plugin is reloaded... and everyone is stuck in spectator."

"FUCK IT. I know why."

I add in the condition that the player's team number must be greater than 2 before blocking them.

"5 Snipers, 1 Spy."

"Okay, I'm giving up--wait... give it a round and things should even out."

Another glance at my code.

"OR NOT, BECAUSE I PUT A FUCKING 2 INSTEAD OF A 1."

2 is RED, 3 is BLU. I was only checking if the player was on BLU instead of on any team.

Fixed the number, patch sent, and, unsurprisingly, it's still broken.

Fuck it, guys. Come back tomorrow and hope I don't fail so hard.

I admit humiliating defeat.

New map, plugin update and 100 members!

Nick — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:48:08 +0000

crab_coast has been released and will be 24/7-ing on the server for a while because I own it and I'm egotistical like that. Big thanks to EnigmatiK for helping me fix all of the stupid errors I consistantly made throughout the development. Send any bug reports/suggestions to me. I can't wait to find out what else I've done wrong! :D

An update to the plugin has also been released. The following additions have been made:

v0.6b [09 Jun 2009] (Yes. Yes! YES!)
- Added: crabmod_forcelooktol sets how much above crabmod_forcelookang to set a Spy's view to lessen view stutter; default = 5.0 (degrees).
- Added: crabmod_jaratetime changes how long it takes for Jarate to recharge (works, but buggy); default = 8 (seconds).
- Added: crabmod_checkmapname disables the plugin on maps that do not start with "crab_"; default = 1 (enabled).
- Added: Better Sniper-picking algorithm based on the number of rounds since you were last chosen.
- Added: A message is displayed to everyone when a Sniper is awarded "Crazed Huntsman".
- Added: Achievement progress "ding" is played on every Spycrab kill.
- Added: Spies get a full cloak bar when they win the round.
- Added: Plugin executes "mp_teams_unbalance_limit 0".
- Added: Upper and lower bounds for some cvars.
- Changed: Announcer refrains from saying the additional humiliation line if a Sniper has Jarate and cannot kill any Spies.
- Changed: Conditions for being awarded "Crazed Huntsman" are much more lax, but expected to be somewhat rare.
- Changed: Spectators are only prevented from joining a team when it is not the end of a round.
- Changed: Sounds are easier to change due to a more flexible sound-handling system.
- Changed: Anti-disguise and anti-cloak are now disabled during Humiliation.
- Changed: Default for crabmod_forcelookang is now "35.0".
- Changed: Teamswitch delay for Spies is now 3 seconds.
- Changed: Source code is a LOT neater.
- Fixed: If a lone Spy wins the round but dies afterwards, Snipers auto-win next round.
- Fixed: Spies getting teamswitched when the round is over.
- Fixed: Suicide blocking activates at the wrong time.
- Fixed: Players commit suicide when teamswitched.
- Fixed: Viruses not downloading to the player's computer properly.

Also, hooray! 100 members! Thanks to everyone for your support.