HELP, need you guys help to get a new FOJ network at Tunngle.

[Purple44]

If you are using Tunngle to go online with Flatout 2, I need your vote to get a new Tunngle network listed, "Flatout 2 FOJ mods". Click the green thumbs up icon in my post #1251.

http://www.tunngle.net/community/topic/42331-request-a-new-tunngle-network/page__st__1240

Here my post requesting a new FO2 network listing:

Game: Flatout 2
Genre: Sport
Suggested Name: Flatout 2 FOJ Mods

Details: I would like to suggest this new Flatout 2 network for players that are using the mods from Flatout Joint. Here the problem I see, with FO2 GameSpy online option, player only see hosts that are using the same patch file ( mods ) as him. Player with a stock patch file, see only stock host. Player with FOJ Community mod ( parts 1-5 ) will only see host with the same FOJ mod patch file.

With Tunngle in our testing, players running a stock FO2 will see a FOJ mod host in server list under the Flatout 2 network, but can not join this host since game files do not match. And since we can not give our host a description like "FOJ purplepack mod" I think it be best if the stock patch players host their FO2 game in the Flatout 2 network and us that want to run modded version of FO2, use a new Flatout 2 network like "Flatout 2 FOJ Mods" would be best for all concerned. And we can use the chat window in "Flatout 2 FOJ Mods" network to tell players what patch file we are using.

purplepack patch:

patch1.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Trackpack1.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Carpack1.bfs
FOJs_Carpack2_and_updates.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Updates2.bfs
GRID-fig8-jup-trackpack.bfs
Heddlys_TriPack.bfs
PurplePack.bfs

stock patch:


patch1.bfs


Thanks for giving Flatout 2 new home.

flatoutjoint.com


PS - Would it be possible to cache the chat window text for the last hour, so new players joining the network can see what been posted in the last hour. Like what patch file being use by a certain host.


Heddly working on a new carpack and I hope to start using the patch above to host FO2 online with Tunngle on Saturday nights with the guys. We will be doing a beta test tonight and I hope to get some video to upload later with footage of the cars in the new purplepack.

When new purplepack is ready to release, I will start a new thread with the details.

93 players online with Tunngle, 7 hosts online
32 players online with GameRanger, 13 hosts online ( half the hosts locked )

[Heddly]

Purple44 got a forum on Tungle for FlatOut2 players who want to play or host an FO2 game with Mods added. Check it out New network > Flatout 2 - Joint Mod.

[Heddly]

Here is a video from Saturday night using Tunngle. It seemed to work pretty well I think.

FlatOut 2 Multiplayer with Tunngle.com

[Purple44]

I forgot I took video last Saturday night. Need to get to work on my video.

Nice barrel roll with the Munster's Coffin Car!

[Purple44]

Got first video done and uploaded:

Purplepack beta for Flatout 2. Part 1 

I still got a lot more footage of last Saturday racing and a little derbying. Will do a part 2, maybe even a part 3.

Good thing youtube let me upload 15 min videos now.


Purplepack not ready for release yet, maybe by this Saturday. This is the purplepack patch we will be using at Tunngle> Flatout 2 - Joint Mod network:

patch1.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Trackpack1.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Carpack1.bfs
FOJs_Carpack2_and_updates.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Updates2.bfs
GRID-fig8-jup-trackpack.bfs
Heddlys_TriPack.bfs
PurplePack.bfs

[Heddly]

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I think we should disqualify RodMan from any further GoKart races until he follows the safety rules and wears a helmet while competing in any racing events where they are required.  LOL

I was thinking about adding the Cop car and Ambulance since the Fire truck is included. What do you think?

Speaking of HumT, it has been completed. I also have the Pumpkin car and Egg car available to add. That is most of my new projects that have not been releases yet.

car99   Egg Car
car103   NFS Carbon Cop Car
car117   The Great Pumpkin
car122   GTA4 Ambulance

[Purple44]

Talking to Heddly yesterday, I was shock to learn Heddly has gotten the **** from **** into Flatout 2. After hearing this, I told Heddly he should finish up the car and we will put it in the purplepack!


You guys are in for a pleasant surprise.

Final version of purplepack probably won't be ready to go by this Saturday, but maybe ready to release next week.

I got new car icon files almost done, so the new cars being added to Community mod will have matching car icons in the car select menu.

Also the purplepack will include 2 tracks ( Deadman Run and F8 Mine Field ) that never got officially release.

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Friday, Oct 2, 9:30am pacific time

Tunngle has 78 players log into Flatout 2 lobby, 7 online hosts with 2 or more players.

GameRanger has 14 players, 5 hosts with 2 or more players.

[Purple44]

We got another night of racing in at Tunngle last night, but a couple of issues came up.

Issue #1, 2 Saturdays ago, Rodman could not join my host until someone else made a host and he join and then he was able to come back and join my host.

This Saturday, nobody was able to join my first host, out of 4 players. We had someone else start another host and everybody was able to join that host. Later on in the night, I tried hosting again and everybody this time was able to join my host.

We saw this kind of problem with Flatout 1 and using the LAN mode with Flatoutnet. So be aware of this, if your trying to join a host and can't join, it may not be that you have the wrong patch. And will have to find another host to join and then try joining the other host again.

This issue might be happening with GameRanger too.

Issue #2, this seem to be a probelm with Tunngle, we had a player join us later in the night and when he join our Tunngle network, he only saw me in the list of players. He did not see the other 4 players and one of the players he did not see, was Iowaboy, who was the host at that time. Ed tried to join, but did not see any hosts in Flatout 2 host list to join.

He had to restart FO2 and Tunngle a couple of times before he finally saw Iowaboy host.


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A good idea about the purplepack was suggested, It was suggested that the GRID f8 and Heddly tri pack bfs files be put into the purplepack, so there just one bfs file to add to Community Mod parts 1-5 patch file.

This would make it less confusing for players to setup the patch we are going to host online.

We hope to have the Purplepack ready to go later this week.


Here what the patch will look like now:

patch1.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Trackpack1.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Carpack1.bfs
FOJs_Carpack2_and_updates.bfs
FOJs_Community_Mod_Updates2.bfs
PurplePack.bfs 

[Purple44]

I got second video done of the purplepack beta test we did a couple of Saturdays ago. This video has some derby action and the Limo on the Speedbowl track.

Purplepack beta for Flatout 2. Part 2 

I still have a few more videos and I want to take some video of the new car from **** that Heddly is adding to purplepack, before I release part 3 maybe next Sunday.

[Purple44]

Tonight should be our last night of testing the Purplepack. We are close to a final version and if tonight go OK, I will put up a new thread with a link to the Purplepack.

If you want to test the Purplepack with us tonight at Tunngle, Flatout 2 Joint Mod network, send me a PM and I will send you a link to the latest version of the Purplepack. We have one slot open for another player.

Here a pic of the mystery car Heddly got into Flatout 2 I mention before that will be in the Purplepack. Does anybody recognize this car?




Today at 4:00pm pacific time, I see 10 hosts online with 2 or more players at Tunngle Flatout 2 network and I see 3 hosts online with 2 or more players at GameRanger.

[Nokikana]

Isn't that Flatout 3's Mosquitah? But i'm asking straight: COULD this car be converted to Fo1? Please? I would love it!

[Heddly]

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Isn't that Flatout 3's Mosquitah? But i'm asking straight: COULD this car be converted to Fo1? Please? I would love it!

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I think I will do that. It is not as difficult to do as importing a new model from a different game.

Here are a couple of Mosquitah videos that I have of the Mosquitah in action. 

http://youtu.be/gnaYWudg7Ts

http://youtu.be/bGlf8WAIkwY

[Nokikana]

Well, if you'd convert it, please include the black and green racing skin from Fo3, as it's my favourite!

[Heddly]

I will have a look at doing that after the PurplePack is released very soon.

[Purple44]

Here the last video of us testing the PurplePack last Saturday:

Purplepack beta final test. Part3   ( for better quality, be sure to use the 480 or 720 setting )

I hope to have a download link for you guys by Friday.

Thanks go out to Heddly, mcoRoyce, Rodman, Sindy, Iowaboy and Thatgirl for helping out with the testing of the PurplePack and feedback. Only one more download of the PurplePack to go guys.