Server News
September 16, 2001
Upcoming changes here at Schwantz Central that will affect our Redeemer Arena Server. I'll be upgrading my ADSL service to a more commercial version and will be getting two static IP's. One will be for SRA and the other for my in-house Small Business Server 2000. I'll will try to let you all know in plenty of time. The ip of the server will be changing but I'm sure you'll all find it.
July 16, 2001
Well I haven't much time to update the site recently. I totally trashed the server earlier this week and slowly trying to get it back to normal. We're now plagued with the odd invisible bot and skins that won't load. I've been getting busier with some working adventures so may not have as much time to babysit the server. I changed the server's case and power supply and increased the RAM to 512Mb of PC133-2 RAM. I will be migrating the server to Win2K in the next couple of week... Hopefully that will go better.
May 14, 2001
Added new map DM-Kinetica to the server and files section of the web site. Thanks to TSB for searching this map out. It's quite a cool looking map with lots of goodies. I think it would be a good map to choose when there is less than 6 players. Might be too tight if all ten players were on the server. I haven't been playing much in the last couple of days as I have been out hunting for a bicycle. My doc says that I need to increase exercise so I will be buying my first bicycle in 25 years. You should have seen my first couple of test drives.
May 10, 2001
Added the map DM-Asgoroth to the server and files section of the web site. Thanks again to Taykia for scouting out new maps for our arena. DM-Deck1 has been removed from the server. The map had some excellent potential but due to the lower levels it really wasn't suited to the Redeemer Arena mod.
May 5th, 2001
Added the map DM-Deck1 found by the intrepid Taykia. Check it out and see if it meets our redeeming standards.
April 29th, 2001
Server was down for most of the morning and last night due to high winds and several small power outages. I've added the map DM-Cubile submitted by Taykia. I think it might work. Try it out and let me know. The map is in the files page.
April 25th, 2001
Thanks to TSB, I've added a new map called DM-DevineIntervention . I don't know how it's going to work out. Lots of water for Mahatma to hide in. :-). Forum seems to be back up but slower than usual.
April 24th, 2001
The Forum will be down until tomorrow April 25th whilst Ezboard upgrades their servers. I will be removing DM-Deck2K1 tomorrow and it will be fully replaced by DM-SlithlessDeck2K1. More fun without the sliths anyway. Roger Wilco is working good. If you are a regular and want the password contact me via email.
April 20th, 2001
Added Roger-Wilco Support. For the next couple of days, Mahatma, Bradetta and a couple of others will help test the voice server to see if it going to hog the bandwidth and kill the server. So far the limited tests have been good.
April 18th, 2001
Added new version 3.0 of Mapvote. Please download the files from the files page and let me know what you think of the new version. I've also been making some changes to the DeckClassic map. I added a couple of teleporters and I'll be putting it on the server sometime today and the map will be called DM-SchwantzClassic. I'll post it on the files page later today.
April 5, 2001
The server has been upgraded to a PIII-866 , 256Mb PC133 RAM, 2nd hard drive and new ASUS CU4V-E motherboard. The server was down for a couple of hours this morning. I've added 3 "mature theme" skins to the server so PLEASE download them from the web site and don't kill the bandwidth by downloading from the server..Watch out for SKANK if you're sporting one of the nude or near-nude skins. He'll mount anything!
April 4, 2001
Hi All! Well, it's the 3rd day of temporary retirement and I'm really enjoying it! Mrs. Schwantz is giving me far too much work to do around the house and if this keeps up, I'll have to get a real job again! So ProVote didn't really work well with the redeemer mod so back to the drawing board on that one. I've added a new map to the filespage called DM-Deck21.zip. I tested this map and I think it'll work well. Download it and install it versus letting the server send it to you as there are several .utx files for the /textures folder. Enjoy!
March 24, 2001
For the next 24 hrs, I will be giving the Redeemer Arena Mod a rest and running a trial of Unreal Fortress. You can download the mod here.
March 20, 2001
Added Rumikoasia Skin Pack at the request of Supreme Assistant Commander Server Admin Mahatma. The skin pack is in the files section. Had to abort the server upgrade as I removed the Athlon, DDR RAM from my client machine. I was having some real flakey problems with the ASUS A7M266 board so the leftovers that were to go to the game server are back in my client machine. I still want to have a weekend of Unreal Fortress so hopefull starting this Friday, we'll do it for a weekend or so. Don't forget to check out TSB's page of Screen Caps. It is rated M!
March 14, 2001
So far the response on dm-rustyinc is favourable so for now it stays. I've added two new maps today passed on from our friends in Germany. Tommy (Germania) sent them our way today. These maps are available from the files section of the web site. The two new maps are DM-Deckimpossible and DM-Deck2K1 . I had to ban someone today who for three days in a row logged in and proceeded to not play. With bandwidth at a premium and with the server only handling 10 players, I gave this guy the boot.. Torpid has a great site that is displaying screen caps from the Redeemer Arena games. Check it out here! Good work TSB!
March 10, 2001
Added the map dm-rustyinc submitted by TSB. Give it a try and let me know if it's worthy for our game.
March 8, 2001
So far none of the nudie skins seem to work properly. It may the unstable nature of the redeemer mod. I'll keep trying to get it going. Also, I may take the server down this weekend as I decided to go and splurge and picked up an Athlon 1.1 gHz chip, 128 DDR RAM and a new ASUS A7M266 motherboard for my client gaming machine. If I do a sucessful upgrade then the PIII 866 will be moved to the game server and the RAM increased to 256 Mb. The server is currently a PIII450 . I'll keep ya posted.
March 3, 2001
At the request of SKANK and other associated perverts, I've added the nude skin pack. You can do the download from the files page. You can view the skins and readme here. Also, if you are trying to download maps and files and you are getting a password prompt, the likelyhood is that you are using some sort of download enhancement utility like Gozilla. 50megs.com does not support these utilities. If you find a bad link, drop me a line on the forum or by email.
February 24, 2001
Yes... I've finially got around to start rebuilding the web page. It will be a little bit before I can get all the files and links working properly so please be patient. I have no idea why sphosting.com decided to shut the other one down. They would not answer my emails as why they did it. Anyhow, I'll try to keep you all up to date as the web site comes back on line.
January 16, 2001
Germania has also sent Deck 18, so give it a try and let me know whether it's worthy or not. Our friends in Deutschland also requested I add some new skins and I've done so. I've now also put these on the files page so please download from here and not on the server. I realize that my pseudoname may suggest a Germanic background, but I don't speak the language at all, well I know a few important words to get by with when I've traveled there but I have difficulty translating the emails from the players in Germany. Altavista translations does help tho.
January 14, 2001.
Thanks to Germania, I've added another deck map called deck 15II. Let me know what you think...
January 4, 2001
The server machine has been acting strange in the last few hours.. I may have to take it off line to investigate. Seems to be a problem with the ethernet connection to the hub on the adsl line.
January 2, 2001
Happy New Year! I've added the map DM-Steelwind today and you can download it here or at nalicity. Since the holiday season is over, I've removed the Xmas maps. I still haven't figured out why some of the bots are invisible yet. I'll keep working on it.
December 19, 2000
I've added a couple of xmas related maps. The link for the large .zip file is on the files page. Let me know what you think but I thought we could all get in the spirit. I'm off for minor surgery tomorrow and will be off work till the new year so I'll be around on the server more often looking to kick whose and his flock of Missouri Midgets combined asses. See ya on the server!!
December 10, 2000
Well, lots of problems in the past week or so. server started doing lots of bizarre things when I tried to add the Protoss2 package back on. Had to remove UT completely and try to build the whole thing back up.. Tried some new maps and removed most of them. Germania has sent me a new Deck-17r which is a modified Deck 16 but looks pretty good. It's in the files section, so download it and we'll see you on the server.
November 30, 2000
Added map DM-DeckClassicII
November 29, 2000
As most of you know, I de-activated the strangelove mutator due the linchmob waiting for me on the server! That's what this web page is for. Voice your opinions! Also are any of you into Half-Life:Counterstrike? Added the new map DM-Lavamountain. Again, let me know if you like or not. Also I've been playing around with the Unreal Fortress Mod and thot maybe a few of the regulars could get together one evening to try it out. Let's see, Mahatma, ViruZ, Shady, Germania and I against those perverts, Whose Your Daddy, Kitter and their love child Nautimus Maximus. I'm getting sick and tired of hosing out the rafters on Deck-16 after their through with it. Disgusting!
November 27, 2000
Happy Voting Day in Canada! Please get out and vote no matter who you plan to vote for. Let's see if we can do it all in one night! No Florida problems in the Great White North. I've activated the Strangelove mutator today. I'll keep it active until I get some feedback whether you guys like it or not.
November 26, 2000
BC Lion's kicked the Montreal Alouettes asses in Calgary. Bout time a BC team won something. Anyhow, I've removed the DM-TrippleDeck as Whose and NM said it sucked and I had to agree. Democracy in action. Now lets see if the people of the Excited States can elect a president by the time we get a new/old Prime Minister tomorrow.
November 25, 2000
Besides being a very rainy, wet day here in LotusLand, I've got the goddamn flu! Sh*t! Should have got the shot I guess. On top of it, I can't even get it on a work day, it has to be a weekend. Anyhow, I'm adding the new map TripleDeck submitted by one of the faithful. After you've had a chance to play it, please give me some feedback in the forum or guestbook. Also added a new photo of Nautimus Maximus after 14 hours of straight play on the server. I've also got a new mutator called Stranglove. If you happen to be old enough to remember Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Stranglove, you'll understand the reason behind the name of the mutator. Apparently, when you launch the redeemer, you end up riding and guiding it. You use one of your mouse buttons to jump off the redeemer just before impact. Might be fun trying it for a day or so. What do you think? Leave some feedback in the forum.
November 24, 2000
Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends. Hope you have an excellent long weekend with your friends and families. In the last week, I've basically finished this pitiful web site mainly to provide a vehicle to download files and maps associated with the Redeemer Arena Server. I added the DM-Deck33beta map which is almost the same as the Deck-32 but with a different lighting scheme. Please let me know what you think about the various maps and if you find a new one to try, email it to me and we'll give it a whirl. This server is here to have fun and is governed in a democratic fashion. If you like something, tell me. If you don't like it, let me know. If players aren't having fun, then the server is not serving it's purpose. I will try another new map this weekend called DM-Trippledeck. I'm not sure how it will fit in, as much of the map is enclosed. I also tried a new sound pack that utilizes phrases from the First Person Shooter, Kingpin but after trying it for awhile, I removed it. It was unique and used extreme language for taunts etc. One can only listen to the adult "F" word so many times during a level tho. I felt that it would change the atmosphere of our game. I utilize the "F" word as much as the next person but it seemed just a bit too much. What do you think?