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Thu, 17 May 2012 10:17:24 +0000

I have a http server up. I set it up just to show my IT teacher I could program and deploy Django stuff.

But then I checked the logs, and this came up:

Code:

73.233.194 - - [17/May/2012:10:58:27 +0200] "\x8cu\x85}\xdc\x1aT\xc4G\xdf\x8aB\x15\xf9\x1b\x93\\\x1dqq\x1e\xb7\xb7\xddC?:\x95​\xc7\x06\xa9`\x14\xc9@\xb5\xad|2\b?+\xb0u\xff" 403 1006 "-" "-"

120.230.14 - - [17/May/2012:11:25:23 +0200] "\xcc\xa1\x92\x19\xe4\x8d\xcaH" 403 1006 "-" "-"

181.219.40 - - [17/May/2012:11:31:33 +0200] "v\xe0\x0fm\xff\xb3\x89q:\"\xc2\x13\xac\xf0\x9f" 403 1006 "-" "-"

85.146.108 - - [17/May/2012:11:40:55 +0200] "\xbbe2t\xc1\xee\xba\x1d\xb3\x16\xd0\xfe\x1e\xba7\xb81\xdd\x82\xb9\x172\xd3/\xbb\x89\xc8PZ\vA\xf9\xc5\xd8\xb5T\x7f\x92\x96\xd6[\xbbc\xd2c\xae\x04" 400 295 "-" "-"

They seem to be hex-encoded strings, but of what encoding I don't know. Or maybe someone is trying to hack me, however I think these are just some robots getting all kinds of errors back (although if they were legitimate robots, wouldn't they get 404's out of my missing robots file)?

What do you guys think?

RE: Hey there!

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:06:31 +0000

Welcome

RE: Hey

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:39:10 +0000

(Yesterday 07:20 PM)GreyAxe90 Wrote: I also got one of my coworkers hooked on it too and we're going to be launching a server at work. Shhhh! Don't tell the network admin! Oh wait, that's me! lol

Haha, priceless.

Welcome!

RE: Bone based damage system (feature vote and debate)

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:29:06 +0000

In case the damage calculation is not based on bones, the visuals (like deforming the model on damage) might be a good idea.

RE: Epic prank on Volkswagen

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:23:19 +0000

And what will VW's rebuttal be? A lawsuit? Will they DDoS Fiat's site every now and then? Or maybe just take a bunch of pictures with a Golf in front of Fiat and spam Panoramio with them?

RE: Mapping tutorials

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:44:34 +0000

ok ... I tried the tutorial ... but after a couple on unsuccessful attempts ... I'm still getting the "shader not found" in radiant ... I cant figure out what I am doing wrong ... I will try to make a video of what I did tomorrow...

RE: PC focused, fast-paced, mmo-ish FPS from DOOM/Quake dev

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:04:20 +0000

Another game you might want to watch for is Steel Storm's sequal which is inspired by Doom and Quake and I believe runs off of DarkPlaces (the same engine that powers Xonotic).

http://two.steel-storm.com/

(Yesterday 05:31 PM)C.Brutail Wrote: So, is he trying to finally make the game he imagined as Quake?

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. yeah right
Looks like it. Shockingly his version of Quake was going to be more of a fantasy RPG, but most of those elements got scrapped and wouldn't be used until an awesome little game called Daikatana hit the streets.

Epic prank on Volkswagen

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:58:37 +0000

Some joker over at Fiat was stalking a google car and pulled up in front of VW's swedish headquarters when they were taking street view shots. Now Volkswagen's headquarters there have essentially been turned into a virtual showroom for one their competition's cars for the next year or so. lol

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-b...09656.html

Hey there!

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:06:53 +0000

Figured I might as well pop in and say hello.

Hello.

I play Quake Live, Xonotic, and Fortress Forever... that's about it, really. Looking forwards to following Xonotic development all the way to 1.0 and beyond!

Wonderful game you guys have got here, keep up the good work. Players seem pretty nice as well, which is great. Had some fun dueling earlier today.

Cheers!

Hey

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:30 +0000

Hello everyone. GreyAxe90 or you can just call me GreyAxe.

I actually just found this game today while trying to find a good FPS to play at work over lunch/afterhours/at home. Started playing it and love it so I figured I'd join the community!

I also got one of my coworkers hooked on it too and we're going to be launching a server at work. Shhhh! Don't tell the network admin! Oh wait, that's me! lol

Anyways, just wanted to drop by and say "hey" before I go lurking around the community for a while!

And props on an open source game that actually looks and plays like it's from this century!

RE: Bone based damage system (feature vote and debate)

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:36:15 +0000

(Yesterday 05:32 PM)MirceaKitsune Wrote: Anyway, both divVerent and Samual said they only want this as a mutator. I'll do it as one for now, but after it's been around for a bit I might suggest including it in the main code and defaulting it. As a mutator people can test it, and specify if they'd like this after trying it out in practice (and seeing if it changes balance in a way that affects any category of players badly).

My first thought on this whole idea was that it could work well with the Overkill mod, since it uses hitscan weapons more than explosives.

RE: [plan] A single-player game creation toolkit using the Xonotic framework

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:47 +0000

This. Looks. Awesome.

RE: [plan] A single-player game creation toolkit using the Xonotic framework

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:41:26 +0000

(Yesterday 01:17 AM)FlyingHigh Wrote: Will be watching this project, would this sdk be available on mac as well as windows?

That will depend on the engine. As with my other game (Vore Tournament) I need to rebrand darkplaces and change the game name (using div-stable nightly build). Otherwise the projects would use each other's server lists, the same user data folder, and stuff would break.

In VT I don't rebrand the engine for MAC, because its format is different and there's no way to test it or know what to do. But I rebrand for Windows and Linux. If for this project someone will want a MAC version, either they rebrand it or explain how I do so (I already know how to integrate a darkplaces.opt file in the Linux and Windows engine). For this project I'll likely do it together with other people, so hopefully we'll find a way for the MAC.

Ah... and since I realized I didn't link my existing attempt at doing this in Xonotic (a separate thread exists here). Here's a test map I did a while back which shows the atmosphere and system I wanna have in one of my worlds:

When I'll start a real project, the city will be much more detailed (and likely larger) and there will be a lot more interactions. But this was to see how close I could get to such an environment (aimed at exploring and story) and how it looks and feels. I really like what I came up with, and it makes me wonder what might be achieved in the next years.

RE: Bone based damage system (feature vote and debate)

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:32:02 +0000

I know the camping rifle has headshot support, but it's the only weapon (someone here mentioned the UZI, I didn't know about it). A great aim of my idea way adding headshot support for all guns. But if that's done, it would feel sad not to do it for limbs too, so I end up at the same idea

Anyway, both divVerent and Samual said they only want this as a mutator. I'll do it as one for now, but after it's been around for a bit I might suggest including it in the main code and defaulting it. As a mutator people can test it, and specify if they'd like this after trying it out in practice (and seeing if it changes balance in a way that affects any category of players badly).

RE: PC focused, fast-paced, mmo-ish FPS from DOOM/Quake dev

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:31:18 +0000

So, is he trying to finally make the game he imagined as Quake?

RE: Xonotic Nationscup - Sign up here

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:26:31 +0000

Hungary checking in. In case we don't get enough hungarian players, I'm ok with joining to good'ol Eastern Block.

RE: Xonotic Nationscup - Sign up here

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:24:55 +0000

flimflab will freelance for astraya.

RE: It's back, the Xonotic Bot Orchestra! (was: Coming soon...)

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:37:56 +0000

Ah something new. I like it!

RE: PC focused, fast-paced, mmo-ish FPS from DOOM/Quake dev

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:28:45 +0000

This sounds interesting...

PC focused, fast-paced, mmo-ish FPS from DOOM/Quake dev

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:01:24 +0000

Article

Over a month old but it's news to me.