Housewares

It’s Been A While…

2009-07-18T01:33:14Z

For all those playing tomorrow night, you will notice that the mod is going to download again.

That’s because zeke has uploaded the newer RSM 1.7 mod. The download will be about 20MB.

zeke also added some standard maps back in.

As for Havoc’s request to have all of the custom maps we use zipped into one big file for out-of-game downloading, I am almost done with that. The zipped file weighs in at 842MB. I’ll post the download link as soon as I have one.

We are also still playing around with server message updates to Twitter. Suggestions are welcome!

Saturday Blue Light Special

2009-03-07T15:01:01Z

Anybody playing tonight?

I have some new maps that require a little more than our 4 player turnout last night.

SmackdownII went down after some problems with gameservers.com. Problems resolved and SmackdownII is up and ready for smack!

Anybody gonna do some shopping tonight?

Rexx

Smackdown II update

2009-01-23T19:52:30Z

Hi all!

Rexkwando putting out a message that Smackdown II has now Officially dumped the “Build your Own Burger!” status.

I’ve got High Speed Redirects and a, , plethora of new maps to try out.

Check out http://smackdown.clanservers.com for the latest map rotation and list of maps currently being hosted.

Bring it on boys… bring it on. Rex is here to have some fun!!!!!!!!!!!

So, why don’t you’all join us this Friday night and Saturday night for some real Samckdown fun!

Enjoy.

Rexkwando

PS: Havoc, you are not allowed to kill more than 5 people in less than 1 minute.

New Smackdown II Info!!!

2009-01-07T21:49:08Z

OK Housewares clan....

Here’s some important info for the upcoming Friday, Saturday, Weekday shopping on Smackdown.

1. The old Smackdown server is being retired along with the current TeamSpeak Server we all use. Bink’s CFO has laid down the law and his IPhone and Apple support is costing him too much.
2. Smackdown II has alpha website with the current server connection info and new teamspeak server connection info. The url is http://smackdown.clanservers.com . Look for the “Connection Info” section. This is going to be a new site powered by Joomla but for now I have 1 simple CSS styled page with info for our players.
3. Rexx has figured out how to get 400kbps downloads on Smackdown II!!!!! --- Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will be hosting/serving only the latest 5-10 newest custom maps on the server. I will be creating a page on smackdown.clanservers.com that will automatically show the current maps on the server and one page that will list the current map rotation for the weekend. My plan is to write and deploy the map rotation page first. Also, in order to host custom maps I need to dole out more ObamaBucks to GameServers.com. If anyone can find it in your little COD4 hearts to contribute a few bucks a month that would be greatly appreciated.

4. I will do my best to always have the server up and running and if anyone of you want to I’ll share RCON password and the ModernRcon util so you can experiment with server/mod config. I really need some help with testing and any help will be appreciated.

5. I’m looking into setting up World At War server but for now I’d like to focus on getting Smackdown II “Fit for slaughter!”

6. I’ve really enjoyed this past year getting my butt whooped by the Hoosevares and Smackdown clans. Thanks for all the great times, fun, and kills. Keep em coming.

Rexx

Merry Christmas Housewares Dudes!!!!

2008-12-24T22:45:59Z

I just want to wish all of the Team Housewares clan a very Merry Christmas!!!!

May you all enjoy a very special Christmas and share this great moment with you friends and family. I hope that you all really enjoy your Christmas with your families and loved ones.

Take care and God’s speed.

Have a very, very Merry Christmas!!!!!

Rexx

Holiday Schedule for COD4

2008-12-24T06:53:15Z

Greetings,
Not sure if anyone is going to, I know we mentioned it Saturday night. But we should try (try being the key) to do some gaming tonight. Unless you need to go to sleep early so Santa can deliver your gifts.
I’ll probably leave myself in teamspeak and then keep an ear out for people while I watch TV or I might hop in BF2142 and kill some time.

Cya

Friday night shopping

2008-11-27T08:50:55Z

hey dudes - just wanted to let everyone know that we’ve also been playing on Friday nights at smackdown II, so come on in and bring it !! Havoc and Zeke have been playing, but I haven’t seen the rest of housewares, so just wanted to post this.

binkdog

New Smackdown II Server

2008-11-07T19:53:03Z

IP: 8.12.68.172
Port: default

I thought I got redirect downloading above 250kbps late last night but it seems that now it’s back down again. :(
It’ll start at 3kbps and increase slowly. Eventually it gets to above 200k but I don’t like it.

For now, go to http://www.mbeddedsoft.net/cod4/usermaps and download new maps and MOD:

MOD: awe4

Maps:
mp_sand_dogs
mp_bridge
mp_offices_v3
mp_steamlab
mp_village_s
mp_bunkermayhem
mp_rats_house_v1
mp_oldtown
mp_rats08
mp_rocketday
mp_dgtown

Just put them in the ~COD4_INSTALL_DIR/usermaps folder. You don’t need to copy IWD files to awe4 mod folder.

SMACKDOWN II will be up around 10:00pm Central

Rex.

Smackdown II FAQ

2008-11-15T16:20:08Z

Team Smackdown II FAQ:

Q. - Is the server public?

A. No - you must hit it by IP or make it a new favorite (the easy way)

IP is IP: 8.12.68.172 - default port (28960)

pwd is the same as smackdown I

You MUST highlight the server (single click) and then hit the “password” button at the bottom of screen to set the password before you hit “join server”.

Q. Is downloading working yet?

A. No - still must FTP or a browser to get them and put them in your local install folder. Our files are on an ftp server which has some kind of web interface to it. The FTP server is not anonymous, and therefore the ftp url which requires user/pass is not working, and the HTTP URL is also not working correctly. We’re still working on this ..

Q. Where do I get the maps?

A. Via FTP client (e.g - FileZilla from http://filezilla-project.org/)

I personally use this as I can queue up several maps

connection info:

server: ftp.mbeddedsoft.net
userid: mbeddedsoft
pass: Jerry2002

cd to “cod4” and then you want the files / directories in “mods” and “usermaps”

Q. Where do I put the map directories from “usermaps” on my computer ?

A. \usermaps

the default install location is c:\program files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

in the usermaps directory - you should have your downloaded map directories, one for each custom map,
and it will contain 3 files:

mapname.ff
mapname.iwd
mapname_load.ff

For example - usermaps\mp_chateau will contain:

mp_chateau.ff
mp_chateu.iwd
mp_chateau_load.ff

Q. What is the current map rotation ?

rat_house_v1 (rat house with flying sleds)
mp_pow_rld (powcamp !)
mp_pavlov_v2 (pavlov - the attic !!)
mp_matmata
mp_chateau
mp_stalingrad (NOT bloc chumps !)
mp_toujane_beta
mp_blackrock
mp_al_jierz (algiers from cod2)
mp_steamlab
mp_bridge
mp_rats08
mp_oldtown (dawnville - nice)
mp_sand_dogs
mp_suburbs
mp_shipment2
mp_bunkermayhem
mp_offices_v3
mp_sps_biskmark ( *** you may have downloaded this as mp_bismarck - rename it in your local box
mp_slaughterhouse
mp_rats_hr
mp_aquadukt
mp_gob_rats
mp_pripyat2
mp_vacant
mp_crash map
mp_citystreets
mp_shipment
mp_showdown

Awesome Hardcore Classic Rifles Only Server

2008-10-28T21:08:46Z

Found this one via zeke, who I think found it via 5, so THANKS 5!!!

I played on it for a bit last Saturday and it rocked. Kar98, Lee Enfield and Moose-Nigget bolt-action rifles only. Played on some old school maps too, like PowCamp. Didn’t hang around long enough to see if it had Townville.

Here’s the info:
IP: 217.146.93.53:28934