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I would like to thank spike and jester for their contributions in making maps for dod source ! orange_dex_v2 and orange_jfort3 are very solid efforts by these two long standing members of our community.

Thanks men, keep up the great work !
buhbuhray

• Thus spaketh buhbuhray
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• Tue, 19 May 2009 03:56:41 GMT

What an extraordinary year! As we usher in 2009, we do so with the hope and humility that this year we see our fortunes turn for the better. For many of us, 2008 was tough in terms of economic and career stability and the shadow of more problems lay ahead. But as I sat down to write this, I remembered something I had read about many years ago and wanted to share it with you.

In 1938, during one of his fireside chats, FDR wrote, “but I know that many of you have lost your jobs or have seen your friends or members of your families lose their jobs, and I do not propose that the Government shall pretend not to see these things. I know that the effect of our present difficulties has been uneven; that they have affected some groups and some localities seriously but that they have been scarcely felt in others.”

“We have all learned the lesson that government cannot afford to wait until it has lost the power to act.”

FDR cited the reason for the economic collapse was the “over speculation in and over-production of practically every article or instrument used by man…millions of people, to be sure, have been put to work, but the products of their hands had exceeded the purchasing power of their pocketbooks…Under the inexorable law of supply and demand, supplies so overran demand that production was compelled to stop.”

He went on to say that “automobile manufactures not only turned out a normal increase of finished cars, but encouraged the normal increase to run into abnormal figures, using every known method to push their sales. This meant, of course, that the steel mills of the Nation ran on a twenty-four hour basis, and the tire companies and cotton factories and glass factories and others speeded up to meet the same type of abnormally stimulated demand. Yes, the buying power of the Nation lagged behind.”

“…The laying off of workers came upon us last autumn and has been continuing at such a pace ever since that all of us, Government and banking and business and workers, and those faced with destitution, recognized the need for action.”

Isn’t it uncanny how history repeats itself? Yet, as the world suffered through one of the most crippling points in history, FDR knew that through strong leadership and assurances of a brighter future, the economic disaster would ease. It wouldn’t be easy and there would be setbacks, but we would make it through it.

He used these chats to reassure Americans and the World that there would be better days.

This past year, we stood in awe as a young swimmer from Maryland rocked the summer Olympics by sweeping the gold. We watched as terrorism gripped Mumbai and felt the anxiety creep back into our minds, remembered and wondered who would be next. We argued over gay marriage and felt the pain at the pump each time we filled up.

And we waited and prayed as the United States elected it forty fourth President. Just as we cheered for Michael Phelps to capture his eighth gold medal, we silently prayed that the United States would deliver an even bigger prize, as it elected someone who would lead the global recovery effort, restore peace and mend torn world relations.

The members of this community debated and argued these events, but even through these many posts, we all shared a common inspiration. That the next four years would be better than the previous and look forward to better times ahead.

Our spirit has not been broken. Our determination even more steadfast and our friendships even stronger. We in this virtual global community share a common aspiration that things will get better.

And they will. We have history to guide us.

“I believe that we have been right in the course we have charted. To abandon our purpose of building a greater, a more stable and more tolerant America would be to miss the tide and perhaps to miss the port. I propose to sail ahead. I feel sure that your hopes and I fell sure that your help are with me. For to reach a port, we must sail – sail, not lie at anchor, sail, not drift.”


Happy New Year to all of you!

Butters

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:41:18 GMT

While we here in the US stuff our faces with Turkey, mashed potatoes and pumkin pie, the rest of you keep the server busy!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:14:06 GMT

The sound of the holidays!

(think about it)

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:58:35 GMT

All -

We are aware of the issue with players being dropped from both the CS:S and DOD server and are working with our provider to resolve, but we need your help. Please follow the link to the following thread and review the instructions in my post.

http://www.dexworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7464

We appologize for any inconvenience.

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:17:47 GMT

You asked for it and you got it! A new CS:S server has been ordered and we will work on it this weekend and try to get it out ASAP. We will get the info out to everyone as soon as we've got it up and running.

I want to thank 5witch for being the first to donate towards supporting this new server!

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:11:03 GMT

At 7:00 PM Eastern Branzone, our server provider, reported problems with Chicago network. They are working on the problem and should have an update soon. We appologize for the interuption.

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:17:56 GMT

Update for all the people worried about why TS wasnt working.

ATTENTION:
There was a fire and subsequent explosion in the data center of our primary DC provider. Therefore some TS servers are down. As we have no defined timeframe about when the DC will come back to life, we have brought up backup servers in our secondary data center. The latest update from the DC provider indicates that it will take until June 2, 2008 evening time frame to power up the DC again. After that the area will require air conditioning and cooling. Subsequently the servers will be brought up. So - please use the backup servers until then.
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Please change your IP address to: 85.158.180.44 (valid for all servers)


So that means you now have to change the address to 85.158.180.44:9212
to be able to connect. All other info is still the same.

So, currently we are using the backup servers, when they are fixed, we will convert back to our original server again. I will keep you posted.

Thank you and have a nice day. :blowkiss:

• Thus spaketh PHANTOM
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• Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:44:49 GMT

I don't know how many of you guys remember Rainman, but he was a good friend of mine and Lubbin's and was a reg on here for a good while. Unfortunatly, he passed away Friday night in a motorcyle accident. I received a text message at 3:00 am on Saturday morning saying that he had passed away. I finally confirmed this with Lubbin last night. If you guys would keep Raymond's family and fiance in your thoughts/prayers. Also, i know some of you guys ride bikes, be careful, this is the second person from my high school class(2004) that has died as a result of a motorcycle wreck, so be careful.

zerohero

• Thus spaketh zerohero
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• Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:00:20 GMT

Now that I know enough to make me dangerous, I've been busy updating our website. The FAQ, Know Your Enemy, Privacy Statement, etc. pages have all been or will be updated in the next few days.

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:52:54 GMT

Ah, those wonderful bells! They didn’t last long, but did have the desired effect!

With the end of 2007 fast approaching, I wanted to thank everyone for their continued support of our server fund and web community. Without your generosity, we would not have had the opportunity to meet so many new people and spend countless hours shooting the crap and each other.

We were very fortunate this year, not only in the support we received, but also hearing that two of our fellow DexWorldians, Cossack, serving in Afghanistan and Stank, serving in Iraq, are well. We wish them and their comrades our best and pray for their speedy return home.

We were also met with a little bit of disappointment this past year after two “must have” FPS games were hosted, only to have them fail due to a lack of following. A lot of effort went into to setting up both servers and kudos go to the Admins and fellow players who donated their time to research, configure and tweak these games.

There are a lot of new faces who joined the community this year and to those of you who have complained that DexWorld “isn’t the same” are absolutely correct. It isn’t the same and never will be. We will continue to grow and prosper, change and evolve as time passes. One thing will remain though and that is the commitment to our players to host “fair and balanced” game servers.

This simple rule has enticed many of you to join our ranks and contribute to our community. I am continually amazed by the huge support we received all year long. Whether you donated only once or several times this year, I want to personally thank all of you again for your help and generosity. Special thanks go out to all of the Admins as well for their devotion, time and effort they have given through out the year. We couldn’t do it without each of you.

I wish all of you a most joyous holiday season and prosperous New Year!


Regards,

Butters

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:19:25 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving!!
Those who are traveling stay safe!

• Thus spaketh ONP-DigDug
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• Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:07:35 GMT

May your "tricks" be legal and your "treats" be memorable. Happy Halloween wishes from your beloved :grim: Admins to the best :evilbat: community out there. Share any good Halloween stories you might have with the rest of us....

• Thus spaketh Cntrlfrek!
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• Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:19:01 GMT

We are aware of the recent increase in lag and high ping some of you are experiencing on the servers and are working with our provider to rectify. I'll keep you posted once we know more.

• Thus spaketh ButterPants
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• Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:18:59 GMT

As some of you know, we do offer an Insurgency server.

Address= ins.dexworld.org

Now to some of the new things we are doing to improve your game play.

First off, I have, hopefully, fixed the random crashing that occassionally happens, with a hotfix released from the Insurgency Dev Team.

Secondly, I am adding new custom maps into the rotation.

Current additions=
ins_dust2_r1 (CS map conversion of de_dust)
ins_takhar

Both very good maps and seem to be running good so far.

Now I am planning on adding a couple maps at random until we have all the maps currently released. I will only put up 2 at a time just to see if we potentially have any issues with any of them.

Possible future maps=
ins_crossroads_beta8
ins_baqubah
ins_prisonb1
ins_warehouse_rc1
ins_desert glory
ins_citystreetlarge
ins_bunker_b2a

and for all you CS freaks out there, a map to go with the above dust map, the ever so popular
cs_assault(modified for Insurgency)

Now all of this is also to help in populating the server, which runs pretty good. Some people are having some problems with thier graphics and other things. But we must look to the future and what is there, but a new patch coming out very soon. There is no set date for it yet, but from what I've read, its gonna make quite a few changes in the game play, and make everything so much better.

So, if your not doing anything, or hell, if you are, STOP and join the Dexworld Insurgency Server, and see what your missing.

Have a nice day.:mdan:

• Thus spaketh PHANTOM
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• Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:06:14 GMT