News

Archive date: January 2003

New server! Yay!

Posted on 30th January 2003

We are pleased to announce that our games server, insomnia, has (eventually) been installed onto the Piazza network. We are in the process of setting it up to provide numerous services, including a variety of games servers. If you have any suggestions for games or other facilities this server could provide, do not hesitate to contact the exec.

Update: Insomnia is now running Q3 (both original [on port 27960] and the OSP mod [on port 27961]) as well as a UT server. These can be accessed from q3.warwickcomps...

Signup Quicker

Posted on 27th January 2003

The signup process just got even quicker! Now, instead of wading through the menu of the left, finding the event, going to the 'Options' page - you just drop-down the list, and click. "But where is this?", you ask. On the homepage, of course - just to the right of the news items!

Minnits - 25 January 2003

Posted on 25th January 2003


h3. Compsoc Exec Minnits

h4. 25 January 2003

h4. Present

* Dave de la Motte
* Adam Bowen
* Chris Fanning
* David Buckley
* Phil Stoneman
* Tom Cropper
* Henry Southgate

h4. Servers

Insomnia should be installed on Monday 27th. The game servers should then be up by the next weekend, followed by miscellaneous otehr funky stuff.

h4. Website

James to implement a drop-down menu on the Mootov homepage so that it is easier to sign up for events.

h4. Gaming

The promised 16GB quota is one step closer now,...

Let the LAN...

Posted on 12th January 2003

...commence! In less than a week, CompSoc will be holding the first LAN for this term - and we want you there. Starting next Friday 8pm, and going on until Sunday 10pm, with signups up at 12 noon today! Expect the usual fun, with up to 32 people in the room, and lots of multiplayer games - it's certainly an unique atmosphere.

Minnits - 11 January 2003

Posted on 11th January 2003


h3. Compsoc Exec Minnits

h4. 11 January 2003

h4. Present

* Dave de la Motte
* Henry Southgate
* Chris Fanning
* Adam Bowen
* Tom Cropper
* James Ross
* David Buckley
* Phil Stoneman

h4. LAN

The official start will be 8pm on Friday: on-exec members not to turn up earlier unless this is unavoidable. The exec should arrive at 7pm to set-up the tables, etc. There will be no sleeping rota as there should be no need for one. Power will be nabbed from LIB1 as last time so we should be able to get up to 32 ...