Community Game Servers
OnlineConsoles.com currently provides a variety of online game services for the Dreamcast, GameCube, and Playstation 2. The servers we host give players a fast and easy way to hop into online matches, creating more gaming opportunities and simplifying the overall process. Some of the servers we offer do things that would not normally be possible when hosting from a home internet connection. Such as our Star Wars Battlefront servers which provide over 50 bots during gameplay.
The services we currently provide from these servers include:
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Quake III Arena |
Game Server (DM1) |
Dreamcast |
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Quake III Arena |
Game Server (DM2) |
Dreamcast |
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Maximum Pool |
Master List |
Dreamcast |
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Phantasy Star Online |
Game Server |
Dreamcast |
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Phantasy Star Online Ep 1&2 |
Game Server |
GameCube |
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Star Wars Battlefront |
Game Server |
Playstation 2 |
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Star Wars Battlefront II |
Game Server |
Playstation 2 |
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Tribes Aerial Assault |
Master List |
Playstation 2 |
Each DC Quake 3 Arena server is setup for Deathmatch, and the map rotation is different on each server to provide some variety.
Our PS2 Star Wars Battlefront servers are setup so that each server has its own unique map rotation. We removed any maps from SWBF2 that were from the original SWBF. Also, 4 maps unfortunatly suffer from abysmal framerates in SWBF2 (such as Felucia Marshland). We decided to remove these maps from the rotation in order to provide a more consistant online environment. Each of these servers push bot counts of 50 or more. SWBF 1&2 are not cross-region compatible between PAL and NTSC, so these servers are only listed in the North American master list.
Server Support
These servers currently cost $1,596.00 per year to run, and for over a year the administrator had been paying for this out of his own pocket. Aside from Phantasy Star Online (which requires special access to play at OC), all of our servers are free and open to the public for use. If you play on our servers, or are just looking to give back to the community, please chip-in what you can to help keep these servers running.
( note: A minimum donation amount of $3.00 USD is recommended. Why? Because if you only donate 1 dollar, PayPal takes almost 35 percent for $1.00 donation transactions.)
| Note: OnlineConsoles has been, and will always be, a non-profit organization. This page will never be used to request funds on behalf of the administrator to cover the ongoing development of the website, or webserver costs. OnlineConsoles.com is built on a passionate interest in video games, networking game consoles, and the desire to forge a friendly community. The purpose of this page is to simply pay the yearly cost for the game servers we provide. |
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| STATISTICS |
| Starting Date |
June 27th, 2009 |
| Last Updated |
Dec 5th, 2009 |
| Contributions |
1 |
| Participating Users |
1 |
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Below are the total donation figures for our first year of accepting donations, which started on June 27th, 2008. Contributors are listed anonymously, with an ID number assigned along with their total contributions. If you wish to see how much you contributed, please PM site administrator lordnikon to receive your designated ID number. These totals are only tabulated at the end of the June each year.
| 06/2008 - 06/2009 Amounts per Contributor |
| ID# |
DONATIONS |
ADDED TOTAL |
| 0001 |
1 |
18.92 |
| 0002 |
5 |
77.14 |
| 0003 |
2 |
37.84 |
| 0004 |
7 |
64.90 |
| 0005 |
4 |
152.69 |
| 0006 |
8 |
18.89 |
| 0007 |
1 |
9.41 |
| 0008 |
1 |
5.47 |
| 0009 |
1 |
0.67 |
| 0010 |
1 |
19.12 |
| 0011 |
1 |
9.41 |
| 0012 |
1 |
11.35 |
Total Donations = 32
Total Contributors = 12
Community Donations Total = $425.81
Percentage of Total Server Costs = 26%
Costs Paid by Administration = $1170.19 (74%) |
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