In honor of the launch of NSII, I'm launching our new redesigned website (and hopefully a new forum design soon enough to compliment it).

It's cleaner, uses less images which means faster downloading for those of you still on AOL's fax machines. To the right, there's a speedy look at what servers are online which updates every 3 minutes (not automatically, refresh). It only displays servers that are currently online. Also some BBCode parsing that I've been ignoring for a while has finally been fixed and/or added.

It's still under construction (some pages incomplete) and I plan to add more as more NSII stuff rolls out. Good day.

At this time, we are pleased to announce that Negroserver II was launched and integrated successfully. All Team Fortress servers are now running on Virtual Negroserver 1. We have ported to the Steampipe Content System, and as a result the installs are fresh, all addons up to date. Unfortunately we have lost a fair amount of plugins with this move. We hope to rebuild some of our old favorites to work with the new content system in the coming weeks. We expect to have sourcemod configured within a day or two, so until then, it may not function exactly as expected. Now would be a good time to suggest anything you'd like to see implemented on any of our servers. We are willing to review any plugins, map suggestions, server configurations, or other mods that you might think we would benefit from or enjoy.

In addition to that, we are willing to hear any suggestions for actual served games. We currently plan on launching a GMOD sandbox, a Minecraft Voltz server, and expect to freshen up our TTT and Terraria servers. Feel free, in this thread, to outline anything you'd like to see on your servers. As always, if you can actually produce content, be it maps or plugins or whatever, let us know! We are happy to provide a platform for capable users to exhibit their talents.

Last, but most certainly not least, let me remind you that you need not skill to contribute! A very important part of our existence is your continued donations. Our current bottle neck is the lack of static IP addresses. We hope to upgrade to such a network soon, and your contributions enable our continued progress. Once our Sourcemod configuration is complete, and other servers installed with permissions systems, we will be rewriting our donor perks system, among other things. Stay tuned for updates, and we look forward to your responses!

The servers can be found at idle.negroserver.com

Negroserver Idle- idle.negroserver.com:27015
Negroserver Vanilla- idle.negroserver.com:27016
Negroserver Trade/Idle- idle.negroserver.com:27017
Negroserver IDull- idle.negroserver.com:27018
Negroserver MvM- idle.negroserver.com:27019

In order to meet demand while providing the best possible service, we have finally decided to replace our beloved Negroserver. Paid for entirely by your donations, this new server should meet and exceed our needs for years to come. Notable changes will be the movement to Fedora from Windows server 2008, our first Negroserver SSD RAID setup, and (in my opinion the BEST part) appropriately sized network cables that will be color coded to prevent stoner moments. We expect to see great benefits from our movement from the older LGA 775 platform to the current LGA 1155 platform. We will be utilizing 16 GB of RAM initially with capability to upgrade to 32 GB as well as a 3.4GHz quad core i-5, also with room for future upgrades. More details in the Hall of Records, www.negroserver.com/forums/showthread.php?1170-Negroserver-II-Costs-and-Details.

In the near future, we will be moving on from our current connection, to an enterprise-level fiber connection capable of at least 25/25 Mbps, as well as multiple, static IP addresses. We have long noted that, though not often, our occasional IP changes destroy player counts. This planned migration will only increase stability while allowing our users easier access to our services. Again, this will be paid for entirely by your donations.

With that in mind, let me remind you that now is as good a time as any to donate! We cannot expand and thrive without you, the player and community. If you have enjoyed the services we provide, and enjoy the community, then contribute! Your financial, technical, and emotional support are the only compatible fuels for the Negroserver engine.

See you in game!

A faulty piece of hardware has been replaced and we would like to test the new installation. As a result, we are currently hosting 8 servers. These extra servers are probably temporary, and will remain online until we gather some statistics about the new hardware. Our IP has changed as a result of this work, and is now 100.1.27.204. You may, as always, use idle.negroserver.com in addition to our numerical IP. So check out the servers! Idle or play, either way it helps test the stability. The list of currently offered servers is as follows:

Idle 1- Running achievement_idle_negro20d, idle.negroserver.com:27015
Idle 2- Running achievement_idle_negro19g, idle.negroserver.com:27017
Idle 3- Running achievement_idle, idle.negroserver.com:27018
Negroserver Vanilla TF2- idle.negroserver.com:27016
Negroserver MvM- idle.negroserver.com:27019
Negroserver MGE Mod- idle.negroserver.com:27030
Negroserver TTT- idle.negroserver.com:27014
Negroserver Terraria- idle.negroserver.com:7777
Negroserver Minecraft Voltz- Whitelist/request only, post on forums for access.
Negromumble- idle.negroserver.com:64738

We hope you find something to enjoy or make use of. See you in the servers!

Just a few weeks into the new year, I figure a general status report is due. Since our last actual news post, there have been some changes.

First off, we have moved on from Terraria and no longer offer this as a playable server. Perhaps one day there will be a larger dedicated player base, sizable enough to merit its existence.

In addition, our GMod server is no longer a 24-7 Sandbox. It is now used privately by the Negro Games Steam Group Feel free to join, as they post announcements and host chats regarding impending games. They have been running TTT, Sledbuild, Flood, and Cinema Mods on GMod.

We still offer both an IRC chat, linked with our main idle server, as well as a mumble server. As of this writing, our only 24/7 dedicated server is our flagship Negroserver Idle, at idle.negroserver.com:27015. Vanilla and MvM have been taken down to ensure stability of our more popular idle server. While these servers are not operational 24/7, they do exist still, should the community require them for any reason.

Happy new year, and good luck Idling!