Webmaster: Greg 24/10/99 7:46am (UK time)
Just to let you know there will be no updates until Saturday this is because i'm going on holiday. (hey even webmaster have to have holidays!) Sorry for not updating recently but I have been busy.
Once i'm back the site should be fully-up-to-date. But right now I got to finish packing!!

Webmaster: Greg 21/10/99 6:46pm (UK time)
Right I have uploaded most of the MODS here is al ist of the one's that have not been uploaded. (this will be done over the weekend) Groove Airways
Junglebase
Multiplayer Sound Mod v1.0
Rogue Spear Patch 204
RgoueStats
AF RS Mod 1.1
Lloyd's Weapon Mod 4.01
Snake Guns v1.1
Sorry about this but I have a bit of re-arranging to do. Webmaster: Greg 21/10/99 6:25pm (UK time)
I believe that the Aussie have Rogue Spear today. Welcome to the Rogue Spear world.
The Rogue Spear patch is for the U.S. only. Found this at Rogue Spear. Net
I got this information in from a reader its in regards to the Take2 patch for the non-US versions of Rogue Spear.
Unfortunately, the 2.04 patch is as you suspect, for the US version of the game only; the non-US patch should be released shortly. Sorry about this.
Please be sure to attach all previous correspondences so we may continue to process your enquiry
Regards
Paul
Technical Support
Take2 Interactive
Take2@startekeurope.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1429 855046
Thanks Roy

This is the offical word from Red Storm on the "Black Screen of death"
After I join a multiplayer game, my screen goes black, and I never connect.
This problem occurs when the server has allow armpatches turned on and the client has armpatches turned off. We are currently looking into this problem. As a workaround, there are two solutions.

1. The server should turn allow armpatches off in the server options.
2. The client should turn armpatches on in the mp game section of the options screen.

Webmaster: Greg 20/10/99 7:13pm (UK time)
MODS page up and running check it out here. Although I haven't uploaded all the mods yet. Sorry about that, they will come soon.
Also the Rogue Spear patch is out. Here is a list of it's improvements.

• Found and eliminated some bandwidth hogs in multiplayer.
• Fixed the pink areas and bad text on Permedia 2 cards.
• Fixed the crash when playing back a replay that was recorded with AutoRun turned on.
• Fixed a potential lockup if a player jumps off a ledge while AIs are following.
• The "Invert" option on the joystick remapping screen should work correctly now.
• Fixed auto-aim being turned on when the player attempts to switch teams during the early stages of a death motion.
• Players who join while a game is ongoing no longer send their armpatches immediately but rather wait for the next game to start. This fixes the problem of players joining during the action causing a lag for everyone.
• Added a new multiplayer only map called "Bunkers".
• Fixed the short freeze that occurred when selecting "Mission Orders" from the briefing screen.
• Replaced "Ready To Continue" messages on multiplayer results screens with ready indicator in player list.
• Server can force the game to continue past the results screen after a multiplayer game instead of waiting for all players to click continue by pressing the forward arrow a second time.
• Disable the observer mode key when running a replay.
• Kick out terrorists in terrorist hunt / lone wolf farther if they are in the same room as the insertion zone / base. If they are in a different room, they can be anywhere. This reduces the incidents of terrorists starting off right in the team's face.
• Adjusted which weapon skill was used at what zooms. Full submachinegun zoom now uses full assault skill, instead of using a bit of sniper skill.
• AIs will now call "Clear!" once they have cleared a room.
• Changed the Steyr AUG to use the rifle reticule to stop confusing players.
• Removed the intermediate zoom level on the G36K.
• Changed the "if you are zoomed, you can only walk" to be "if you are zoomed more than an MP-5 can zoom, you can only walk". This is 3X.
• Loosened some of the server-side gunshot validation checks to lessen the penalties for high-ping players.
• Improvements to the camera code to eliminate some cases of the camera being outside of the world after dying.
• Added support for Creative's EAX.DLL so more players can get EAX effects.
• Improved the support for foreign keyboards in the remapping screen by detecting keys that are in a different location from a US keyboard.
• The forced time delay between trigger pulls is no longer increased if you are wounded.
• Character scaling in the X and Z directions is now capped between 0.1 and 1.0 to avoid a cheat that allowed players to run faster than they should.
• The Rommel.CXP file now goes through the mod system properly so it can be edited as part of a mod.
• Fixed some bad character models in the Train Yard Lone Wolf and Terrorist Hunt missions.
• Changed default player selection on multiplayer results screens to be local player instead of first player.
• Updated formatting and contents of multiplayer RSResults*.log files.
• Added an option to RSConfig to force fullscreen and run DXDiag. Added some system information.
• Reduced problems with flashing during loading sequences.
• Loading screens will continue to animate while waiting for others to finish their loads instead of stopping the animation and appearing to freeze the system.
• Multiplayer games will not start in cooperative multiplay until all active and observer players have finished loading.
• Disconnecting users in a multiplayer game will no longer alert terrorists with a death noise.
• Server locks the game temporarily during the countdown sequence to prevent other users from joining and halting the game start.
• Fixed a number of problems with text being truncated or cut off improperly.
• Custom armpatches no longer show up on some terrorists in multiplayer terrorist hunt missions.
• Fixed problem with some characters causing the truncation of the rest of the string (most common with higher ascii, accented characters).
• Ten lines of chat are now allowed.
• Chat will now wrap if it is longer than the width of the screen.
• Eliminated "ghost" Rogue Spear task on taskbar when you quit game.
• Fixed the body armor assigned to certain terrorists.
• Made some cosmetic adjustments to the rangefinder portion of the binocular reticule.

Right now I need food and then some sleep....

Webmaster: Greg 18/10/99 6:55pm (UK time)
Tom Carson told me over the weekend that he could continue helping RSC but only a bit cos he as working on a site called The Killhouse. MODS will be running soon. I'm sorry it's taking so long

Webmaster: Greg 16/10/99 7:59pm (UK time)
Awhile back there was a lot of fuss about "Llyods Mod 4.0" having a virus on. But here's some info on wether it's true or not...
Attn. Lloyd Bailey,
Thank you for your email dated Thursday, October 14, 1999.
Our Virus Lab. has checked the file, LWM4.exe, from your web site and report the following:
"The LWM4.exe file detected as "Backdoor.IMailer" by another anti-virus product is harmless. It looks like a false alarm. The file is an installer using a product called Paquet Builder. It is the Paquet Builder software that the other anti-virus product detects."
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Steve Trusler
Systems Engineer
Computer Associates Pty Ltd

Webmaster: Greg 16/10/99 7:56pm (UK time)
Pie's Tactics would like to announce that the R6/RS Webmaster's Brawl Group will be having another Brawl in the upcoming week. The Brawl Group is a group of general R6/RS webmasters who play other organizations in the community, including RSE, as well as host big-time tournaments. If you're interested in joining the group, check out the qualifications here, and drop Pie a line.

Webmaster: Greg 16/10/99 7:26am (UK time)
IceDust from Salamander 5 is setting up a European League for Rogue Spear called ERSL (European Rogue Spear League). The league will only accept a limited number of clans in the start, to 'Beta Test' the organization and database.
Most parts of the site are already made but they are still searching for a CGI and Perl Programmer, to help develop and maintain a database together with S5_Vasques. If you think that you can offer something to ERSL, you can contact IceDust by E-Mail or ICQ.They are also searching for a Co-WebMaster and a Graphics Artist. (beta site) Apply now for a spot in the best European Rogue Spear League
Contact Info:

IceDust
ICQ: 7292194

Webmaster: Greg 15/10/99 7:36pm (UK time)
Got this from Rogue Spear.net.
Greg Stelmack, Rogue Spear Core Engineer and all-around nice guy has posted some information on the forum about one of the problems the patch will address. Specifically this is about the problems some people reported about Tangos starting to close during Terrorist hunt missions. Tangoes will never start within about 4 meters of the insertion zone (or either base in a multiplayer game) and will always be facing away from the closest base. They will not turn to engage until you make some noise.

The only level I'm aware of where this works out particularly bad is the Docks, and this is because you start in water so can easily make noise. But I can still beat that level by myself if I'm very quiet and sneaky (the key to terrorist hunt).

However, many people feel the same way you do about having them start out close. We talked quite a bit about ways to change that without messing up terrorist hunt as a whole (for example, you can't simply expand the distance without potentially using up too much of the map, leaving you no room for 30 terrorists). For the patch we think we've come up with a good compromise that is working well during testing:

A terrorist cannot start within 6 meters of the zone / base IF that would put them in the same room as the zone / base. If they are in a different room, they can be anywhere. So, they can now be just on the other side of the wall you start next to and in a different room, but if they start outside with you they will be somewhat farther away. With this new algorithm, I haven't yet had anyone start right near the insertion zone in the docks, and things seem better spread out on the other levels. Players here who did not like the in-your-face terrorists of the original like this new placement much better. -- Greg
Thanks for the update Greg, that drives me nuts on Docks.

Webmaster: Greg 15/10/99 6:51pm (UK time)
More clans added and The MODS section SHOULD be up and running by Monday (i hope). There is already the head page listing the different sections check it out here.
Also I got some e-mails about the counter on top of the menu. They said that it was displaying wierd messages. The only thing that I can find is that if you have a second web browser running it displays something like "rsr.******** invalid site" ******** changes depending on what you view with the other browser. Sorry about this just ignore it.

Webmaster: Greg 13/10/99 8:34pm (UK time)
Armpatch Section goes live. To add you patch click here an e-mail it to me. But please send it as a JPG & RSB. Or I can't post it. Yet more clans added to the list. Check it out here. And expect some writing from Tyler petty soon.

Webmaster: Greg 12/10/99 8:11pm (UK time)
Arm Patch Section will go live tomorrow or later on today. Check back for more news.

Webmaster: Greg 12/10/99 7:58pm (UK time)
More stuff from Rogue Spear Database about yet another big mod introduced to the world.
AF RS Mod 1.1 is out, here's the scoop:
The long awaited AF RS Mod 1.1 is now ready for download. The mod includes one map mod which is a modified Sargasso Fade. It allows the tower to be a starting point in multiplayer. The mod also includes 30 new weapons - ranging from the silenced Barett to the M203 gren. launcher.
The mod comes with an easy to use installation program which will soon be modified along with other releases of the mod. Also, we currently know of a minor bug; 2 or 3 of the weapons may not show their RSB picture - we are not sure why this is but will be fixed asap. Please report any other bugs to us that you may encounter.
We hope that you enjoy version 1.1 of our mod and please send feedback! Download it right here.

Webmaster: Greg 12/10/99 7:35pm (UK time)
I found this at Rogue Spear Database
Lloyd's Weapon Mod 4.0 for Rogue Spear is now available. Here's what you can expect from the mod:

- New primaries (boosts the total to 142)
- New secondaries (boosts the total to 25)
- New sounds
- Custom reticles
- Six new Ammo types including:
     - FN 5.7x28mm
     - 5.8x42mm Chinese
     - 7.62x45mm Czech
     - .224 BOZ
     - .338 Lapua Magnum
     - 9x18mm Makarov
     - Plus suppressed versions of 5.56, 7.62x51, 7.62x39, and .50 AE.
- Ten new weapon models and textures
- New, easy installation.
- Complete restorability if not satisfied.