Convoy Trucking, the future, you.

[Dobby]

I assumed i answered that supreme

* Supreme accidently saved it while editing

[Rockey]

i thank you for your time and consideration mr dobby, here have a sock! 

[Supreme]

First of all change forum host, it sucks 

[Dobby]

First of all change forum host, it sucks 

If i remember we're with Volt Host. That would involve finding a reliable webhost, maybe if we get a new server, the host may do webhosting and do it for free. I don't want to be the one that has to backup the entire forum though

[Marccc]

I dont want to say much but 5 pages of replies without one of mick...

[Vinny]

I reviewed the whole "do not suggest" and did a list of what should be removed from it, and should be considered:

• spikes for cops that breaks suspect's tyres
Thats just an awesome idea if scripted correctly.

• Bank loans
Not everyone can rely on a friend to lend him money he needs instantly (to buy a house for example) so bank loans would be a great possibility if correctly scripted/moderated.

• New Gas stations/Areas
No comment lol ... If you can't suggest maps, how is the map supposed to be upgraded. Everyone should have his voice regarding maps.

• Anything about trading/selling
I (and probably a lot of people) think that trading, especially car trading would be one FUCKING AWESOME feature for ct

• tanker/airplane/tow truck convoys
I'm a part of these who enjoy Tanker convoys with friends, because it rocks. Now airplanes should also be doable in convoy, maybe not in real life but it would be cool in a game.

• ANY new type of mission
Same opinion like the mapping suggestions.

• Tanker missions for liquids other than petrol
Would be cool to have different load/unloads and different pay grades depending on the hauled materials.

• Vandalizing speedtraps
Thats interresting, imagine you can vandalize a speedtrap, you would get wanted, but the speedtrap would be disabled for like 5 mins OR another idea is cops have to repair the speedtraps and get paid for doing it (but thats just a few basic ideas of mine, could be more developped)

• boat missions
We do have land missions, air missions, why not sea missions ? Just imagine a Convoy of boats ... would be great

• packer missions
Got the idea to use packers to haul the wrecked cars towed with towtrucks and bring them to the waste dump. Or just use packers to deliver brand new cars to the car dealers and getting better pay regarding the cars delivered (if you bring infernus bullets etc to OTTO's auto you will get huge pay, bring "shitty cars" to coutt and shutz, get a lower pay etc ...)

• paying fines at a specific place and not to cops
I have rarely seen paying fines directly to the officers irl, its more about going to an office etc.

• being able to gamble in casinos/in general
That would be so cool, (if possible) imagine a few players sitting at the same table in a casino and playing Poker together, would be soooooo coool

• buying businesses to make extra money
This has already been discussed here and we know it would be fucking great

[Shake]

I reviewed the whole "do not suggest" and did a list of what should be removed from it, and should be considered:

• spikes for cops that breaks suspect's tyres
Thats just an awesome idea if scripted correctly.

• Bank loans
Not everyone can rely on a friend to lend him money he needs instantly (to buy a house for example) so bank loans would be a great possibility if correctly scripted/moderated.

• New Gas stations/Areas
No comment lol ... If you can't suggest maps, how is the map supposed to be upgraded. Everyone should have his voice regarding maps.

• Anything about trading/selling
I (and probably a lot of people) think that trading, especially car trading would be one FUCKING AWESOME feature for ct

• tanker/airplane/tow truck convoys
I'm a part of these who enjoy Tanker convoys with friends, because it rocks. Now airplanes should also be doable in convoy, maybe not in real life but it would be cool in a game.

• ANY new type of mission
Same opinion like the mapping suggestions.

• Tanker missions for liquids other than petrol
Would be cool to have different load/unloads and different pay grades depending on the hauled materials.

• Vandalizing speedtraps
Thats interresting, imagine you can vandalize a speedtrap, you would get wanted, but the speedtrap would be disabled for like 5 mins OR another idea is cops have to repair the speedtraps and get paid for doing it (but thats just a few basic ideas of mine, could be more developped)

• boat missions
We do have land missions, air missions, why not sea missions ? Just imagine a Convoy of boats ... would be great

• packer missions
Got the idea to use packers to haul the wrecked cars towed with towtrucks and bring them to the waste dump. Or just use packers to deliver brand new cars to the car dealers and getting better pay regarding the cars delivered (if you bring infernus bullets etc to OTTO's auto you will get huge pay, bring "shitty cars" to coutt and shutz, get a lower pay etc ...)

• paying fines at a specific place and not to cops
I have rarely seen paying fines directly to the officers irl, its more about going to an office etc.

• being able to gamble in casinos/in general
That would be so cool, (if possible) imagine a few players sitting at the same table in a casino and playing Poker together, would be soooooo coool

• buying businesses to make extra money
This has already been discussed here and we know it would be fucking great

EVERY FUCKING SINGLE THING HERE WOULD BRING CT BACK TO 100/100 PLAYERS INSTANTLY

[Dobby]

Spikes:

Easy would be a fun thing to script and add. Add extra parameters. Wouldn't happen on this host however. I think it requires a timer. The functions are there in the gamemode however, it rquires a getplayerpos check and a ISPlayerInRangeOfPoint check.

Bank loans:

You can /work

Gas stations/areas:
I presume that was added because of the gas stations where you can't hold spacebar (not added to the DB) people were suggesting it? i've never seen a suggestion like that.

Trading/Selling:
Under discussion.

tanker/airplane/tow truck convoys:
I like the tow truck one seems to remind me of Lizard Lick Towing. I'll think about this.

ANY new type of mission.
No comment

Tanker missions for liquids other than petrol.
Easy but it would destroy the current fuel system. I'm not for this.

Vandalizing speedtraps:
Possible, seems a great idea. Im for this. But not on this host

boat missions:
No comment.

packer missions:
Would the car have to be on the packer? not possible in sa-mp without a timer and it would (likely) cause lag. Not on this host.

paying fines at specific place.
Easy pickup at X Y Z. when a player enters said pickup. foreach(Player,i) get team, if team isnt cop. (No cops on) then let them pay. but a percentage is taken on top of it. I'm for this great idea. Don't see why it was even added to the list.

being able to gamble in casinos:
No,no no and no. Not unless we made our own (Sounds fun to do actually) they cant be made enterable. There's no way to assign variables, such as IsPlayerGambling yet. There's probably a nifty stock out there somewhere but i havent seen it. Not on this host. Not on this version of sa-mp.

Buying businesses.
I can make a business script easily now i know MYSQL loading/saving data, that and add it to the interest timer. You can get "earnings" then. Not sure how i'd make it work as of yet though not saying no however.



What i mean:

Not on this host: - The host is laggy. Adding a loop or an extra timer has to be thought about a lot by me, if it'll cause more lag at peak times etc. The current host cant handle much without sending smokey crazy (i have a way around this. It'd require some persuading of course to mick).

Not on this version. There really isn't that many callbacks missing in sa-mp now that you wanna use. sure you can probably make your own, but nothing beats native scripts. If you have prior scripting knowledge: http://wiki.sa-mp.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Callbacks

There's my views on this matter

[Vinny]

Kinda off topic but see what i found
http://forum.sa-mp.com/showthread.php?t=415195
Look how much people ask for the ip after seeing the map. CT has a HUGE potential and we must exploit this.

[Dobby]

Kinda off topic but see what i found
http://forum.sa-mp.com/showthread.php?t=415195
Look how much people ask for the ip after seeing the map. CT has a HUGE potential and we must exploit this.

Saw that a while back my sig @ SAMP forums is CT i believe. We gotta get a trailer sorted for CT something we can actually share via FB,G+, YT Etc. I remember mick stating hes never advertised CT @ SA-MP forums so we can't do that (you gotta be server owner to do it)

[Lindsey]

I like everything Vinny suggested, but i agree with Dobby where as most would require us to be on a better host.

As for Vinnys "off-topic" far from it, that video was fantastic, it shows off the great mapping the server has, but not just that, the time people put into it.

Anyone who has mapped for this server would realise that mapping is slow, errors are made and it takes a long time.

I myself mapped bayside bus / coach station about 5 different ways until we came to an agreement on the current design, it wasn't intrusive, it fit in well, i was also happy with the low amount of objects needed thus putting no strain on the server load.

It's fun to map, but it's your baby, takes a lot of time for even the little things. So those people who have all mapped on the server on a far larger scale than i have, should be proud of what they did and not allow it all to go to waste.

~Lindsey

[Vinny]

Kinda off topic but see what i found
http://forum.sa-mp.com/showthread.php?t=415195
Look how much people ask for the ip after seeing the map. CT has a HUGE potential and we must exploit this.

Saw that a while back my sig @ SAMP forums is CT i believe. We gotta get a trailer sorted for CT something we can actually share via FB,G+, YT Etc. I remember mick stating hes never advertised CT @ SA-MP forums so we can't do that (you gotta be server owner to do it)

With the collaboration of a few players I think I could do something good about the trailer thing. But before starting anything I need to be sure that things we say here will actually take effects. If things move, I'll do my best.

[Konali]

I got contacted by a guy from rockstar support group giving compliments for that forum topic> map, it did advertise CT in some sort of a way, thats why i think its important we use  these islands to its full potential. Sandus has almost no loads , and MC has  a very limited choice either.




Also, for now i have the opinion we do not need more islands/maps, as ( if the new removeobject code would work) could allow us to change default GTA SA buildings into a new scenery without adding dumb useless shit:D Just a new scenery. Imagine a whole new looking neighbourhood, i think that would be cool.

[Rahail]

Just to clarify:
THIS server is DEAD, NOTING you can do about it anymore.
Dead=Dead..
For god sake, you can't do anything about it anymore ... noting will be added .. Please shut it down.

This is the fking truth and trust me... the end is nearby..

Thanks for your time.

Go play Pilots life you idiot
There are still people here that care about CT, it doesnt matter if they have been inactive 125 days or 2 days, everyone that enjoyed CT just knows what they are talking about.


I think these suggestions would help the server in a simple way in the near future.

   
• Improve convoy bonus. Stimulate that 40+ convoy feeling again.
• (maybe) Car trading, just for the fun and give an extra dimension to carshows.
• No more achievements PLEASE.
• Complete the mission variarty to island like MC/sandus.
• Allow staff to held regular events paid from server money.
• (maybe) change the host location
• Businesses ( for example, make every gas station ownable and set own prices ( with a min/max rate offcourse)
• Allow us admins to do something about club bases being hogged, but we are limited if it comes to this. '' Yes we can audit them but thats all we can do actually'' I would suggest, if we find a club base to be breaking rules, lets increase the base price for a month as penalty and stimulation to get things organised again.
• and more.

I would love to have all this but no business please. DONT ADD MORE ACHIEVEMENTS PLEASE

[Benny]

Sandius key has alot of expansons that are not fully done, i think we should finish them and add them as well.