Moved to Friday's (was: Wolf Thursday's to get alternate server for custom FH2 maps)

[[WaW]CA|Melvin]

GeoPat has already discussed this with some of you in-game...

We haven't picked which server yet, but it will be findable in the game browser with enough refreshing. Also, it will start with WAW just as with the name for the regular public server.

The custom maps can be found at: http://www.bfewaw.co.uk/maps/battles/wawfh2event/

We'll see how it goes. We don't want to split the gamers that show up between the two servers, so we probably won't enable the custom maps server until once we have played a few rounds on the stock FH2 maps. We also will see what people think about a switch on game day.

Please leave comments about this here if you want.

[[WaW]CA|Melvin]

The server for today's custom maps is at 174.133.0.59, "WaW Thursday Pubbie Custom Maps".

But join the regular server first, 174.133.0.58, "WaW #1 2.45 RANKED bfewaw.com". We will ask people that are in-game if they want to play on the custom maps.

[Dago Red]

Do you need to extract "waw_localization" OR the folder within that folder, "localization" into the mods>FH2 dir?

And if the latter, I already have a "localization" folder in there and not sure if over writing it is a good thing. Should address this in instructions, I can't be the only one.

[~gp]

It wont overwrite your regular FH2 files

[[WaW]CA|Melvin]

I should have just copied what was in the Custom Map Sunday thread, with the server IP number changed. Well, here it is. Localization is part of it.

DOWNLOAD maps here: http://www.bfewaw.co.uk/maps/battles/wawfh2event/

You will need the minimod -- you should not need to re-install it if you kept it from campaign 26 (FH2T) or campaign 27 (WaW26).
The minimod and localization can be downloaded from: http://www.bfewaw.co.uk/minimod/.
The minimod and localization will not interfere with your standard FH2 installation. If switching to another server, restart FH2.

Instructions:
Run fh2t_addon_012.exe to install the minimod.
This creates folder .\mods\fh2\fh2t and puts files in it.
Extract waw_localization.rar to folder .\mods\fh2
Extract maps to folder .\mods\fh2\levels

WaW Thursday Pubbie Custom Maps server: 174.133.0.59
Join us on TeamSpeak3: ts.bfewaw.com

[3B|Sg Versus]

FYI:
the extraction won't overwrite existing FH2 files. Its a diffrent file.
Windows always ask to "overwrite" but the only thing it does is add that are in the .rar file.
SO... No harm done to the FH2 files.
(I know, I made the files )

OR
You don't and you play with silly teams like HUD_TEAM_BLADIEBLA....

[[WaW]CA|Melvin]

Indeed, that's what GeoPat said and the following note about these not interfering with standard FH2. Thanks for the elaboration. The reason is that it is writing directories that already exist. And, thanks for your production of the localization.rar file for the last campaign 27: Canadian Bushwhacking Beavers versus the German Turkestani Volunteers.

[[WaW]CA|Melvin]

Moved to Friday's (was "Wolf Thursday's to get alternate server for custom FH2 maps")

Rather than mix it up on Thursdays, the custom FH2 maps will be on Friday's at the same time of day as Thursday:

Fridays starting about 8 PM EST (New York) 01:00 GMT Saturday (London)

This starts today as was announced in the WaW Custom Sundays ... Now on Fridays, too. thread about 5 days ago.

For those wanting a different time of day, check out Sunday's times: 1 PM EST (New York) 18:00 GMT (London)

There is no alternate server, but of course we have a new public FH2 server for standard and custom play: 209.222.20.116

The new server has been put into the FH2 Awards system, but we are told that can take a few days to register. For a simple player ranking system, click on the server status bar in the WaW Public Server Forum's header or click here.

Join us on TeamSpeak3 at ts.bfewaw.com <-- click if you have TeamSpeak 3 installed, or download TS3 from http://teamspeak.com/?page=downloads, (you only need the "client"). Also, we have VOIP working again, so that's good, too.

Teamwork and communication is a more fun way to play.