[DRuG]NikT (19 Jul 2007 09:08 pm)

Grish, as we all know, has become an instrumental member in the development of DRuG and it's goodies. For many it was a surprise he wasn't a co-leader - well now he is. Great to have you aboard, mate.

With the MTA server being up for quite some time, it's been good to see a culture of regulars develop.. from amongst these people, some have become obviously suitable as potential members. If I have missed anyone at this stage, please don't be insulted, DRuG will continue to recruit at our usual, snail paced rate.

It is with great pleasure that I introduce our first few new members in a while, Slick, Davo and Smallo.

As regulars of our MTA server and #drug on irc.gtanet.com, they've already fitted in well and it's great having them aboard - Welcome guys.

[DRuG]NikT (13 Jul 2007 02:41 am)

Well I now have IPTV at home.. there's not that much to watch, unless I have some Cubans over for some reason. Most of the channels are foreign language with no subtitles, but it works, and it has potential.

In future TPG plan to introduce more channels, but my main attraction to it was the simple fact it's free

Anyway, all services are restored, if there's anything on the servers that hasn't come back right, lemme know.. I'll kill them zombies.

[DRuG]NikT (12 Jul 2007 06:05 pm)

With TPG's introduction of IPTV, it is now possible for me to get a stack of extra TV channels via my ADSL link - only catch is, you need a router with multiple PVCs & IGMP proxy support.

I just bought one today - a Billion 7404VGP-M.. only $225, and supports wireless and VOIP.

As a result, all DRuG servers will be intermittent tonight, while I transfer all the port forwards to the new device and bring it online. Once complete, I'll post a new news item, detailing the results.

Wish me luck peoples!

[DRuG]NikT (04 Jul 2007 03:32 am)

I've just spent a few nights on [JP]MB's samp racing RPG server (221.30.239.12:7777) and I have to say, these guys have got a really nice beta mode happening - you can buy properties, with a car & level associated, then hunt about town for races to suit your level. The addictive element is high, and the races were pretty good.

I have added MB to my MSN, and he is going to keep me posted on progress. The server is only up in the late evenings, but if you can find it online, I highly recommend you drop in & check it out. As a noob member, it may take you some time to work your way up from golf buggy, but it's worth it. I currently have a slamvan.

Currently running on the SA-MP server are a few of Grish's dev modes.. currently he has working pickups and NOS, with his MTA<>SAMP race packager still in the works.

[DRuG]NikT (25 Jun 2007 04:03 am)

You'll need the new client to play on the updated sa-mp server.. get it from the sa-mp home page by clicking here.

Grish has continued work on his mta->samp race packager.. the current race mode and functions are running on the DRuG server, but are still in heavy development.

Awesome work so far Grish!

[DRuG]NikT (23 Jun 2007 07:23 pm)

Thanks to the willingness & action of Grish and (at this stage offering help) Nimphious, work has begun on experimenting with MTA race modes in samp 0.2.

So far we've added a few modes installed as experiments, and they have had great results in these early tests.

Back in samp 0.1, many race modes and a mode voting script were developed by Trix, Grish & the crew (click here to see our currently released modes from samp 0.1), thanks again to Trix, we have a basic script together to convert modes, now we're in the process of assembling a race mode packager from this progress.

To see our progress so far, drop into the samp server at drug.kicks-ass.net - if you look in the lower left margin, you can see a live preview of who's in game.

Refresh regularly for developments, and nice work DRuGs.

[DRuG]NikT (21 Jun 2007 07:37 pm)

We're back, including an updated 0.2 SA-MP server. The current plan is to wait until we've spent a night or so trying the different alternatives to see what's possible before moving on to fiddling with modes and scripts. All data was restored AOK with no data loss noticed at this stage.

Personally, I'm gonna enjoy my first night playing SA-MP 0.2 without the distraction & responsibility of fiddling with our server - especially considering it'd only be a token effort until we've explored a little to see what's about.

Expect features such as vote mode, web based stats and hopefully a ladder for the sa-mp server soon. My dream would be to have a race server and a dm server for sa-mp but of course this will require access to another box & link we can host on. If you are able to offer DRuG a host for an sa-mp server, please email me.

Stay tuned over the next few days - I expect we'll have many updates posted.