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These multiplayer games that haven't seen updates in decades, are they even safe to connect to other clients? I would assume there's unpatched exploits galore.

>>304058 (OP) 
Did they at least made it open source?

>>304061
>>304062
AFAIK community has been patching the game. Reason why I'm saying to DL from oldunreal over using like the Steam copy (or your original) is because the installer you get off oldunreal patches its to look at the new master server list and applies the most recent community patch.

https://github.com/OldUnreal/UT2004Patches

The most recent patch is a PV for the upcoming one. doesn't seem to cause an issue with joining most servers. except for ones running a kind of anti-cheat plugin, but the community is working on a patch to fix that for both the client and the guys who maintain the anti cheat are working on a way to accept the "old unreal client" connections.

Game night status?

>>304077
Its up. I'm behind schedule. 

direct connect by pressing ~ and pasting:

"IP:ut2004://50.96.139.80:7777"

Obviously do without quotes. Maps are stock for now. you guys can filter in if you want. I'll be on once I have this thing taken care of

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>>304086
I mean, that's a bit of a short notice, I usually expect a few days or a week or so beforehand.

>>304087
really the server is more for my friends and I. I'm just givin the offer to anyone else who wants in really.

Do i need to apply latest community patches? The game wants to download PlayerSounds2 which the server refuses to send.

>>304095
yeah. thjat what I did for the server and been telling people to cover bases

On a VPN. But dunno if GEMMA and Scyyth were any of you guys, but the server did see some people pop in at least. We're probably gonna try another run this Sat if you guys want in. 

Gonna update the model pack. been letting friends pick models to add to the server. they arent NEEDED. but it is kinda fun

Free as in free beer?

AFAIK yeah.

you're downloading the game through their installer and it slaps in the latest community patches and fixes the whole "gamespy being dead" thing by telling it to look at a few new master server lists for the server browser.

The ONLY issue is the recent patch the community guys pushed broke in game voice chat. they're working to fix it, but the codec is basically 15+ years old and busted, but they're supposedly working on implementing a better working one

>make a "patch"
>patch breaks shit
I think i'll stick to my most recent Linux version.

>>304368
>>304370
I haven't played as much 2k4 as I have other games, but I don't think I've ever heard anyone use voice chat in a server.

>>304374
A lot of newer PC multiplayer games have unusually dead voice chats because everyone is just in their own Discord calls with their friends (rarely Mumble if they're the Mumble-using type). The main exceptions are games like Lethal Company where the in-game VC is more intertwined with the mechanics.
A partial solution I've thought of would be to use Discord integration features as a lure for the Discord client (the spyware in which scans for active games and attempts to connect to them) and then publically humiliate them for playing games while in a Discord call. They could somewhat get around this by turning off Discord's process logger, but that in and of itself would be an improvement, and it would be a good way to filter out retards.

>>304383
No its quite literally the most recent community patch outright broke the in game voice chat. been snooping aorund and the guys working on these patches are trying to fix it. the work around is to go back one patch, but I have friends that you could make a installer forsomething and they still fuck up setting things up..

Server is running again this week

67.140.177.5:7777 is the IP

https://mega.nz/file/jD4VhYzQ#_3BltlI19WTWIyh3x5IfghXla4eYXPVvhbbcul-NuRk

New model pack, repacked with the last ones as well. added:
>Homer
>Barny
>Agent Smith
>Storm Trooper

dont need it. its not required. but anyone using custom playermodels will show up as default characters for you. 

Servers up. we're up and the door's open

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Shit, thought it would be later in the day. I'll be there as soon as I can.

>>304514
Dont rush. no one really showed up. it was me and a few friends plus like 1-2 guys from here. so not many. maybe 8 or so in total. 

Servers going to be up all day. its an actual dedi. as more people get free the doors there. My friends and I will probably show up later in the night when more are available anyways

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>>304515
>no one really showed up
>it was me and a few friends
>my friends
>muh friends
>muh friends
Go ahead and stick them wherever they fit inside you.
You and your friends. If you want players make a proper thread you mongrel.

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>>304517
Ignore this retard.

>>304058 (OP) 
UT2k4 is good enough I somehow wound up buying 3 copies of that game.

Also the demo had some nice levels. I remember ONS-Torlan entirely too well.

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>>304520
>calling a biblically accurate banepost retarded
looks like we found dr. pavel here

>>305198
This. It should be public imageboard knowledge you don't get to bring friends.

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they should make a mark russinovich vs joanna rutkowska map

>>304517
I'm sure the few anons who showed up had fun. 

Like I said Did it on a whim because looked like there was no gamenight going on and more bodies the better for UT.

Figure more people would've joined considering the game is free and toaster friendly, but oh well.