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« on: November 19, 2020, 07:21:11 AM »
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Server.War2.ru / Updated site & forum engines to lastest versions
« on: October 31, 2020, 05:59:10 PM »
Just updated site and forum for security and performace reasons.
Also it's became possible to update php to version 7: much more safe and faster.
Also checked tv.war2.ru, looks like working with php7 also.
So, let me know if something became broken.
Also need your feedback about performance.
P.S: http://tv.war2.ru/reruns/ looks broken, but looks like not depend on php version, did it work fine yesterday?
Also it's became possible to update php to version 7: much more safe and faster.
Also checked tv.war2.ru, looks like working with php7 also.
So, let me know if something became broken.
Also need your feedback about performance.
P.S: http://tv.war2.ru/reruns/ looks broken, but looks like not depend on php version, did it work fine yesterday?
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Server.War2.ru / Downloads fixed
« on: March 26, 2020, 06:06:42 AM »
Download page fixed now.
Sorry for so long time without downloads
Sorry for so long time without downloads
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Server.War2.ru / War2Combat updated to 4.6.1
« on: February 23, 2020, 05:12:52 AM »
update in version 4.6.1 (02.2020)
- DDraw configuration tool updated, including last ddraws
- plugins updated to actual versions:
PlaySound, allied_color, lobby_map
- IPX wrapper support added
- Fixed various bugs in hotkey files,
in the spanish version Temple can be selected by hotkey too
- Added BAT file for launching the game with a set of necessary utilities:
automatic war2insight replays saving, unlock IronMan settings, etc
- Fixed bugs in installer
- Small Windows compatibility fixes
Download from our download section: http://en.war2.ru/downloads/
- DDraw configuration tool updated, including last ddraws
- plugins updated to actual versions:
PlaySound, allied_color, lobby_map
- IPX wrapper support added
- Fixed various bugs in hotkey files,
in the spanish version Temple can be selected by hotkey too
- Added BAT file for launching the game with a set of necessary utilities:
automatic war2insight replays saving, unlock IronMan settings, etc
- Fixed bugs in installer
- Small Windows compatibility fixes
Download from our download section: http://en.war2.ru/downloads/
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Server.War2.ru / forum posting fixed
« on: February 11, 2020, 04:10:33 AM »
Looks like forum have been broken to create posts,
Now it should be ok...
Now it should be ok...
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Server.War2.ru / Moving forum to new hosting
« on: January 29, 2020, 05:22:52 AM »
Well, en.war2.ru, tv.war2.ru, occult.war2.ru moved already.
Now it's time to move forum.
Splitting the forum database into 2 different names: old one will be named old.forum.war2.ru
New one will be named forum.war2.ru
Waiting till dns complete migration (should take several hours).
After that if you still have old forum instead of new one, try to update your dns:
reboot your computer and reboot your router to make them apply new dns servers.
Now it's time to move forum.
Splitting the forum database into 2 different names: old one will be named old.forum.war2.ru
New one will be named forum.war2.ru
Waiting till dns complete migration (should take several hours).
After that if you still have old forum instead of new one, try to update your dns:
reboot your computer and reboot your router to make them apply new dns servers.
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Server.War2.ru / TK is officially an administer again, appointed by me
« on: January 26, 2020, 10:27:15 AM »
I hate to redefine others' admins decisions such way, but i think now it's the moment i should do that.
As a head admin, i think my duty is to reappoint tk[as] as an admin on the server.
I talked to tk and we reached an agreement: he will not ban or attack Burnt and his friends, like Van, Warbux and others Burnt wants to keep playing or being admins.
Then, i hope Burnt will not have a reason against tk[as].
I didn't join the server too much time, but i looked into the server chat history and logs, i can see tk[as] is a very good and active admin, he helps many people with their problems, icons, stats, he is very positive, never talk shit even against those who do that against him. I think he should be an admin on the server.
And community needs tk[as] as admin, most players accept him.
Then Tk's and Burnt's admin activity will not interfere between each other.
Burnt feel free to do everything he need to make our game and community great, together with Warbux, Van and whoever else he need.
And tk can make his great job for promoting the community, help players with their problems, icons, stats and so on he do last months.
Everybody will win in this case:
Burnt can execute all his plans for the game and community,
Warbux can also prove himself as a good admin,
Tk can also do everything good for our community as he can.
People can ask eigther Burnt or Warbux or Tk if they need some question related to the game or the server.
The only ask to both Burnt (and his team) and Tk: to not provoke opposite side to the escalation of conflict. Maybe to not talk between sides at all.
Each admin can do his part of good job for our community and our game. Maybe not toghether if that's not possible for them this moment, but at least not preventing each other.
As a head admin, i think my duty is to reappoint tk[as] as an admin on the server.
I talked to tk and we reached an agreement: he will not ban or attack Burnt and his friends, like Van, Warbux and others Burnt wants to keep playing or being admins.
Then, i hope Burnt will not have a reason against tk[as].
I didn't join the server too much time, but i looked into the server chat history and logs, i can see tk[as] is a very good and active admin, he helps many people with their problems, icons, stats, he is very positive, never talk shit even against those who do that against him. I think he should be an admin on the server.
And community needs tk[as] as admin, most players accept him.
Then Tk's and Burnt's admin activity will not interfere between each other.
Burnt feel free to do everything he need to make our game and community great, together with Warbux, Van and whoever else he need.
And tk can make his great job for promoting the community, help players with their problems, icons, stats and so on he do last months.
Everybody will win in this case:
Burnt can execute all his plans for the game and community,
Warbux can also prove himself as a good admin,
Tk can also do everything good for our community as he can.
People can ask eigther Burnt or Warbux or Tk if they need some question related to the game or the server.
The only ask to both Burnt (and his team) and Tk: to not provoke opposite side to the escalation of conflict. Maybe to not talk between sides at all.
Each admin can do his part of good job for our community and our game. Maybe not toghether if that's not possible for them this moment, but at least not preventing each other.
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Server.War2.ru / Burnt
« on: January 25, 2020, 06:02:15 PM »
Well, let me tell what's happening.
On Jan 3 Burnt PM'ed me that he is ready to be an admin again and asked me to give access to him.
He wrote that he plan to make new tournaments and continue promoting the game, rise the community up and so on.
I've not been too active, so i checked my email on Jan 10 only.
I haven't been discuss that with other admins, as i always considered Burnt as one of our admin team members. The main one.
Last time we removed his admin role about 5 years ago after he asked himself about that. He decided to stop his admin activity, that was loss for community in my opinion. Several times i told him that he is welcomed back as soon as he will be ready, and here's he!
I should admit, his last actions in September have been seriously undermined my reliance, but i still consider him a community leader and founder.
Also, events in September showed close connection between Burnt and community: his "problems" got he community reduced approximately /3 times.
I keep believe Burnt is the only one who can rise the community up by right actions.
At the same time i understand he can easily kill our community by wrong actions.
So, the risk is huge.
But what we have last years? We are trying to promote the community as we can, we have an admin team who keep players following the rules, trying to do that rightfully and justly, we are making new software, new versions of war2, useful utilities... and the community keep stagnating.
I always spoke about democracy, following the rules, hapiness for everybody playing war2. We made polls to let players vote for Rules and so on. Now we have an admin team who can maintain compliance with the rules, but that is a way to stagnation.
We need an IDEA.
We need a leader, somebody who can lead the community! Rules are useful when the community is expanding, but in stagnation stage they can just slow down this process.
So, the choice is between slow stagnation and a risk: to kill the community or to rise it up.
I have to say: i'm tired of slow stagnation. I still hope Burnt will be able to make some new idea and to lead the community again. As he did do at the very beginning.
I don't see anybody else in our community who can pretend to be a leader.
Current admins are just keeping order, but i'm sure we need a shake-up!
Of course i know Burnt have some "problems" at the moment, but at least he already grew up the community one day. I trust he can do that again. Will he? We will see...
I didn't know he plan to remove tk from his admin position, Burnt didn't talk to me or anybody else about his decision.
I'm being sad that things happens that way, my dream is to let everybody act together. All of us trying to do everything to make our game and community better, but all of us have different understanding how to do that.
At least, i think we should give a chance to Burnt and his team. Of course this "shake-up" will be perceived negative at the beginning, but i hope we will see changes to better way in the medium term.
Anyway we will see the changes soon, i think. I hope these changes will lead us to the best!
On Jan 3 Burnt PM'ed me that he is ready to be an admin again and asked me to give access to him.
He wrote that he plan to make new tournaments and continue promoting the game, rise the community up and so on.
I've not been too active, so i checked my email on Jan 10 only.
I haven't been discuss that with other admins, as i always considered Burnt as one of our admin team members. The main one.
Last time we removed his admin role about 5 years ago after he asked himself about that. He decided to stop his admin activity, that was loss for community in my opinion. Several times i told him that he is welcomed back as soon as he will be ready, and here's he!
I should admit, his last actions in September have been seriously undermined my reliance, but i still consider him a community leader and founder.
Also, events in September showed close connection between Burnt and community: his "problems" got he community reduced approximately /3 times.
I keep believe Burnt is the only one who can rise the community up by right actions.
At the same time i understand he can easily kill our community by wrong actions.
So, the risk is huge.
But what we have last years? We are trying to promote the community as we can, we have an admin team who keep players following the rules, trying to do that rightfully and justly, we are making new software, new versions of war2, useful utilities... and the community keep stagnating.
I always spoke about democracy, following the rules, hapiness for everybody playing war2. We made polls to let players vote for Rules and so on. Now we have an admin team who can maintain compliance with the rules, but that is a way to stagnation.
We need an IDEA.
We need a leader, somebody who can lead the community! Rules are useful when the community is expanding, but in stagnation stage they can just slow down this process.
So, the choice is between slow stagnation and a risk: to kill the community or to rise it up.
I have to say: i'm tired of slow stagnation. I still hope Burnt will be able to make some new idea and to lead the community again. As he did do at the very beginning.
I don't see anybody else in our community who can pretend to be a leader.
Current admins are just keeping order, but i'm sure we need a shake-up!
Of course i know Burnt have some "problems" at the moment, but at least he already grew up the community one day. I trust he can do that again. Will he? We will see...
I didn't know he plan to remove tk from his admin position, Burnt didn't talk to me or anybody else about his decision.
I'm being sad that things happens that way, my dream is to let everybody act together. All of us trying to do everything to make our game and community better, but all of us have different understanding how to do that.
At least, i think we should give a chance to Burnt and his team. Of course this "shake-up" will be perceived negative at the beginning, but i hope we will see changes to better way in the medium term.
Anyway we will see the changes soon, i think. I hope these changes will lead us to the best!
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Server.War2.ru / Going to migrate site & forum to different hosting
« on: January 23, 2020, 04:20:37 AM »
Planning to finish in a week,
Some problems with site & forum accessibility are possible, i'll try to let them appear no longer than several hours...
Some problems with site & forum accessibility are possible, i'll try to let them appear no longer than several hours...
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Gold Mine / War2Combat 4.6 Released. Happy Birthday, Warcraft II!
« on: December 09, 2019, 04:21:32 PM »
24 years ago, Warcraft II Tides of Darkness have been released!
So, i thought would be great to release this new version today:
Warcraft 2 Combat Edition
-------------------------
update in version 4.6 (12.2019)
- Added option: New Iron Man Ladder mode with subtypes. Improved and bugfixed.
- Added Game Types: Melee with Units, FFA with Units, etc
- Added interface option: new lobby + improved LobbyMap plugin bundled with it
- Added optional complex graphic fixes:
Fixed a few errors in the graphics of the game,
Added options to choose the color of black player for all tilesets separately
You can choose from several palette options for each tileset
("black to pink" and "dimmed winter" options are in this section now)
- Added an option to select Eye of Kilrogg appearance
- Small interface fixes
- Interface for Combat lite(poor) version fixes
- New AutoWarLat plugin - automatic Warlatency activation on game start
- New PlaySound plugin - Plays a sound on events (Game Start/Join game)
- DDraw configuration tool updated, including last ddraws, new options
- Hole puncher updated - IPX support and DirectIp added
- CpuSaveC plugin updated
- Added detailed dump in case of crash
- Small Windows compatibility fixes
Full english version:
ftp://ftp.war2.ru/war2/War2Combat46_en_full.exe
All versions on 7 languages:
http://en.war2.ru/downloads/
So, i thought would be great to release this new version today:
Warcraft 2 Combat Edition
-------------------------
update in version 4.6 (12.2019)
- Added option: New Iron Man Ladder mode with subtypes. Improved and bugfixed.
- Added Game Types: Melee with Units, FFA with Units, etc
- Added interface option: new lobby + improved LobbyMap plugin bundled with it
- Added optional complex graphic fixes:
Fixed a few errors in the graphics of the game,
Added options to choose the color of black player for all tilesets separately
You can choose from several palette options for each tileset
("black to pink" and "dimmed winter" options are in this section now)
- Added an option to select Eye of Kilrogg appearance
- Small interface fixes
- Interface for Combat lite(poor) version fixes
- New AutoWarLat plugin - automatic Warlatency activation on game start
- New PlaySound plugin - Plays a sound on events (Game Start/Join game)
- DDraw configuration tool updated, including last ddraws, new options
- Hole puncher updated - IPX support and DirectIp added
- CpuSaveC plugin updated
- Added detailed dump in case of crash
- Small Windows compatibility fixes
Full english version:
ftp://ftp.war2.ru/war2/War2Combat46_en_full.exe
All versions on 7 languages:
http://en.war2.ru/downloads/
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Server.War2.ru / not War2. Release 2019.12.05
« on: November 28, 2019, 02:33:53 AM »
Spent about 2 hrs yesterday for this project:
Here is a 7z archive to download, unpack and play.
ftp://ftp.war2.ru/war2/Wargus242.7z
All the game resources included, no need to select some kind of disk, archive, converting, etc.
Just run stratagus.exe from wargus folder to play.
You can also try stratagus_lastest.exe (my build based on all lastest commits. 2019 Oct 18 is last update).
Here is how wargus/stratagus look like in 2018/2019.
I can also update wargus scripts in the archive, wargus team made many improvements in 2019 also.
I hope coming soon...
Here is a 7z archive to download, unpack and play.
ftp://ftp.war2.ru/war2/Wargus242.7z
All the game resources included, no need to select some kind of disk, archive, converting, etc.
Just run stratagus.exe from wargus folder to play.
You can also try stratagus_lastest.exe (my build based on all lastest commits. 2019 Oct 18 is last update).
Here is how wargus/stratagus look like in 2018/2019.
I can also update wargus scripts in the archive, wargus team made many improvements in 2019 also.
I hope coming soon...
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Server.War2.ru / War2Combat 4.5.2 released. Chop Bars plugin removed.
« on: September 06, 2019, 04:17:59 PM »
ChopBars plugin removed at the request of players.
I think removing plugin is stupid, because anybody still can download it separately and use, getting advantage over others. And plugin have been released in May, 4,5 months ago. And it still haven't been declared as hack since that time.
So...
Let me follow the majority.
Combat is for players, not for me.
So, let it be as up to you.
I can always return it back if the majority accept that
I think removing plugin is stupid, because anybody still can download it separately and use, getting advantage over others. And plugin have been released in May, 4,5 months ago. And it still haven't been declared as hack since that time.
So...
Let me follow the majority.
Combat is for players, not for me.
So, let it be as up to you.
I can always return it back if the majority accept that
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Server.War2.ru / war2 music for future combat, better quality
« on: September 05, 2019, 05:14:20 AM »
From this discussion form gog:
https://www.gog.com/forum/warcraft_ii_battlenet_edition/original_redbook_audio_restored_junk_removed
The idea is to get CDA-tracks from the original War2BDP disc.
The thread owner's job was not perfect, he got .wav-files even worse than original (as i can consider on his wav-files size and mpq packing quality), but i like his idea.
So i asked ours, and lesnik gave me the result of his job for converting BDP CDA to wav with no (or minimal) loss.
That sounds different than BNE's music, but looks like Blizzard reduced quality and cropped their music to save place and put it to their BNE CD-disk.
What do you guys think about this music and to add it into the next version of combat replacing original or maybe as an option?
http://ftp.war2.ru/war2/BTDP4BNE.7z
As i said before, i understand nothing in music, all i can see is this music is a little different than BNE, tracks are longer sometimes and it's much bigger as a disk space required.
https://www.gog.com/forum/warcraft_ii_battlenet_edition/original_redbook_audio_restored_junk_removed
The idea is to get CDA-tracks from the original War2BDP disc.
The thread owner's job was not perfect, he got .wav-files even worse than original (as i can consider on his wav-files size and mpq packing quality), but i like his idea.
So i asked ours, and lesnik gave me the result of his job for converting BDP CDA to wav with no (or minimal) loss.
That sounds different than BNE's music, but looks like Blizzard reduced quality and cropped their music to save place and put it to their BNE CD-disk.
What do you guys think about this music and to add it into the next version of combat replacing original or maybe as an option?
http://ftp.war2.ru/war2/BTDP4BNE.7z
As i said before, i understand nothing in music, all i can see is this music is a little different than BNE, tracks are longer sometimes and it's much bigger as a disk space required.
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Server.War2.ru / Which is more of a hack 2?
« on: September 04, 2019, 04:16:08 PM »
Well, one of arguments against chop bars is someone can use it and others can know nothing about that.
Then that will give an advantage to those who use it.
Same logic as for warlatency 10-12 years ago, till that have been included into combat.
edited: Same logic for black2pink, but not so many people think it's a hack.
Do you guys think there was an error andwarlat should not be included that days black2pink should not be included into combat?
Let's discuss about chop bars and some more plugins possible in future releases.
My opinion is we need to make some fresh improvements to attract new players, and of course to not break the gameplay and to not make any agvantages to one player over another.
Then that will give an advantage to those who use it.
edited: Same logic for black2pink, but not so many people think it's a hack.
Do you guys think there was an error and
Let's discuss about chop bars and some more plugins possible in future releases.
My opinion is we need to make some fresh improvements to attract new players, and of course to not break the gameplay and to not make any agvantages to one player over another.
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Server.War2.ru / War2Combat 4.5 released (upd 4.5.1)! GoG+Classic, holpunch, plugins, w7 fix, etc
« on: September 04, 2019, 04:43:05 AM »
I spent much more time than planned, but so, here's it.
Lots updates and fixes in this new version. Tested much more carefully than planned.
The longest list of updates since the whole history of combat!
Warcraft 2 Combat Edition
-------------------------
update in version 4.5 (09.2019)
- Added selection between exe versions:
2.0.2.1 GoG, 2.0.2.0 original or 2.0.2.0 with plugins
- Starting Warcraft II under Windows 7 (and probably others) fixed
- Hole puncher added - no real IP required for game hosting (FunkyFr3sh)
- DDraw configuration tool added - visualiser configuration (FunkyFr3sh)
- Added plugin system - many different useful things (Lambchops)
- Added Warbux map pack, being count as Ladder games in ladder.war2.ru
- Kpuds map pack added. Also 3 official Blizzard maps added.
- Warvideo flicker free! (only with FunkyFr3sh ddraw), interface improved
- Added Russian language to WarVideo (will work if the OS language is Russian)
- "Quick messages" added (see details in messages.txt)
- Improved display message when WarLatency mode is switching on
- Dimmed winter option (Snow brightness descreased on Winter tileset)
- A few more stuffs added to interface options
- Fixed small bugs in winter tileset and somewhere else.
- Fixed several typos and inaccuracies in russian version
- Restored or redesigned several game menus in russian version
- Improved to varying degrees all five russian fonts,
the character set is expanded, Ukrainian and Belarusian letters added
- "Click" changed in bom2click option
- Small improvements in installer
- War2Combat version number added to credits
You can download it from our "downloads" section: http://en.war2.ru/downloads/
Or directly from ftp: ftp://ftp.war2.ru/war2/
All these 21 versions. If your language is english and you have no problem with internet bandwidth, i'd recommend you a full english vesion: ftp://ftp.war2.ru/war2/War2Combat45_en_full.exe
UPD: hotfix for combat 4.5:
update in version 4.5.1 (09.2019)
- Small fix for graphics under Windows 10 added
- CpuTime plugin splitted to parts: for the game and for BNET-chat, as game part can be unstable on some computers
Installers are being reuploaded, reinstall if you have such problems.
Lots updates and fixes in this new version. Tested much more carefully than planned.
The longest list of updates since the whole history of combat!
Warcraft 2 Combat Edition
-------------------------
update in version 4.5 (09.2019)
- Added selection between exe versions:
2.0.2.1 GoG, 2.0.2.0 original or 2.0.2.0 with plugins
- Starting Warcraft II under Windows 7 (and probably others) fixed
- Hole puncher added - no real IP required for game hosting (FunkyFr3sh)
- DDraw configuration tool added - visualiser configuration (FunkyFr3sh)
- Added plugin system - many different useful things (Lambchops)
- Added Warbux map pack, being count as Ladder games in ladder.war2.ru
- Kpuds map pack added. Also 3 official Blizzard maps added.
- Warvideo flicker free! (only with FunkyFr3sh ddraw), interface improved
- Added Russian language to WarVideo (will work if the OS language is Russian)
- "Quick messages" added (see details in messages.txt)
- Improved display message when WarLatency mode is switching on
- Dimmed winter option (Snow brightness descreased on Winter tileset)
- A few more stuffs added to interface options
- Fixed small bugs in winter tileset and somewhere else.
- Fixed several typos and inaccuracies in russian version
- Restored or redesigned several game menus in russian version
- Improved to varying degrees all five russian fonts,
the character set is expanded, Ukrainian and Belarusian letters added
- "Click" changed in bom2click option
- Small improvements in installer
- War2Combat version number added to credits
You can download it from our "downloads" section: http://en.war2.ru/downloads/
Or directly from ftp: ftp://ftp.war2.ru/war2/
All these 21 versions. If your language is english and you have no problem with internet bandwidth, i'd recommend you a full english vesion: ftp://ftp.war2.ru/war2/War2Combat45_en_full.exe
UPD: hotfix for combat 4.5:
update in version 4.5.1 (09.2019)
- Small fix for graphics under Windows 10 added
- CpuTime plugin splitted to parts: for the game and for BNET-chat, as game part can be unstable on some computers
Installers are being reuploaded, reinstall if you have such problems.