Alas, it has been years since I've felt any need to do a 'server startup' event.

Back when TF2Data started, it was only a TDM Hightower server.

I was the only one going online and I'd stay online for upwards to 4 hours to get even 1-2 people to join and eventually we worked up to 14 regulars.

But then due to money issues I closed down for half a year.

Issues cleared up and I reopened. Eventually, I decided to finally run a VSH with some light weapon modifications.

The same scenario happened where I would AFK for hours just to get a few players to connect to a not-empty server.

Finally in December of 2014, during one Christmas break, seemingly out of nowhere we got a large stream of players.

Since then we've met many new regulars, and retained that stream of players.

Looking at gametrackers for TF2, it seems as either the game itself or at least the old popular community servers are dying out. Even some of my old favorites don't get any players at all.

I gotta say, I was thankful this Thanksgiving that my goal of having a place to play a fun VSH server has survived to this point.

I know I complain a lot about how no one's on in the morning, but I think I'll accept that as TF2's decline in community server driven participation in the game. Things like Valve-only contracts and removing/hiding community servers from quickplay have really toned them down.

But it doesn't matter if there is no hope

As the madness of the system grows

The wall of pure fiction's cracking in my head

And the addiction of my world still spreads

Database Database

Just living in the Database Wow Wow

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We are giving away sugar cookies.

SUGAR'S GIVEAWAY PALOOZA
REQUIREMENTS:
Classes allowed: Soldier, Sniper, Scout, Engineer, Medic, Spy, Demo and Pyro
Pyro cannot use Reserve Shooter
Anything goes for Medic, except for Heavy + Medic Combo
Soldier has to use basejumper and airstrike for 6k
Pyro's damage is to 4k
Medic's damage is to 7k
Sniper's Damage varies: Huntsman 4k, Stock 7k, Machina 9k
Hitmans heatmaker 9k
Scout Damage Varies: Bonk + Boston 2.8k
Bonk has to be used with bostonbasher
Cleaver Sandman is 4k -NO PRIMARIES-
Demoknights is 8k ( FULL demoknight, no nade launchers)
Engineer is Minisentry 5.3k
Spy has to achieve 7k by any means necessary
Even Supers

Winners Thus far:
Molly(x2) - Recieved 1st tier rewards
FlipFTW(x1) -Recieved 1st tier reward
ShockWhale(x1) -Yet to recieve 1st Tier reward
Kedata(x3) - Yet to recieve 1st tier rewards

The Second Tier Prize and another 1st tier are up for grabs still!

Check out "Kairo" on steam. It's on sale for less than the cost of a trading card or two!

Sort of a Yume Nikki Antichamber.

A new command was added to the server to address the "living spectator" glitch.

If someone is stuck as a living spectator, use the following command to fix them.

/swapteam <username>