Competitive has finally gotten a separate server, so:

Vanilla is back on idle.negroserver.com:27016.

Group page: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/NegroserverVanilla

Current plugins include rtv, vote scramble, and possibly map voting(?).

Map Cycle:
Code:

Map suggestions, plugin suggestions, and similar content is appreciated. Hopefully we can see some use out of this.

After a 5 minute conversation and a 5 hour .net installation, we now have a 32 player Terraria server. No password for now. If you're interested, join with a new character. We're starting fresh. It's a large map, so no issues with room.

idle.negroserver.com

Port: 27001

Enjoy.

IRC relay has been implemented for testing in all 3 idle servers as well as the vanilla. They all communicate with #negroserver on irc.esper.net. depending on the level of use we may eventually add separate channels for each server but for now I'd prefer one big clusterfuck of text. to join the IRC, you may use your favorite irc client and point it to #negroserver on irc.esper.net. If you lack an IRC client, navigate to http://irc.negroserver.com . Conversely, you could join any of the servers connected to the IRC channel,

Negroserver Idle, running achievement_idle_negro20 71.187.225.52:27015
Negroserver Idle 2, running achievement_idle_negro19g 71.187.225.52:27017
Negroserver Idle 3, running achievement_idle 71.187.225.52:27018

Alternatively, this information is all probably attainable at http://www.negroserver.com, and server IPs are always idle.negroserver.com

Check it out.

Similar to past tests, we currently have a series of servers up to test the strength and capabilities of the network.

3 Idles, each a bit more lame than the last:

idle.negroserver.com:27015 Flagship idle server
idle.negroserver.com:27019 Test server running idle_19g map
idle.negroserver.com:27018 Baseline idle server no fun allowed

1 MvM server with a few custom maps available:

idle.negroserver.com:27017 MvM

If you are retarded and require step by step instructions:
Steam > Servers > Favorites > Add A Server > idle.negroserver.com > Find games at this address > click one > add selected game server to favorites > repeat

See you in game and good luck idling.

We have opened an IRC channel and added an IRC relay to our Idle server. After some time it will likely migrate to other servers we run. To enter the channel, you may direct your browser at http://irc.negroserver.com to use the webclient. If you already have a third party IRC client, you can connect at irc.esper.net #negroserver port 6667. Additionally, your in game chat is relayed to the IRC, and IRC messages may be relayed back to the server. Enjoy folks, see you in game.

We are currently testing a new plugin that resizes players. It is amazing, fun, and seems solid so far. If you have any form of rank you should have at least some access to the plugin. Come check it out, or be envious if you can't! If you've already seen it, feel free to drop some screenshots of it in our TF2 screenshot thread.

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a two-year federal criminal investigation followed by Travis Tygart's unconstitutional witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today - finished with this nonsense.

I had hoped that a federal court would stop USADA's charade. Although the court was sympathetic to my concerns and recognized the many improprieties and deficiencies in USADA's motives, its conduct, and its process, the court ultimately decided that it could not intervene.
If I thought for one moment that by participating in USADA's process, I could confront these allegations in a fair setting and - once and for all - put these charges to rest, I would jump at the chance. But I refuse to participate in a process that is so one-sided and unfair. Regardless of what Travis Tygart says, there is zero physical evidence to support his outlandish and heinous claims. The only physical evidence here is the hundreds of controls I have passed with flying colors. I made myself available around the clock and around the world. In-competition. Out of competition. Blood. Urine. Whatever they asked for I provided. What is the point of all this testing if, in the end, USADA will not stand by it?
From the beginning, however, this investigation has not been about learning the truth or cleaning up cycling, but about punishing me at all costs. I am a retired cyclist, yet USADA has lodged charges over 17 years old despite its own 8-year limitation. As respected organizations such as UCI and USA Cycling have made clear, USADA lacks jurisdiction even to bring these charges. The international bodies governing cycling have ordered USADA to stop, have given notice that no one should participate in USADA’s improper proceedings, and have made it clear the pronouncements by USADA that it has banned people for life or stripped them of their accomplishments are made without authority. And as many others, including USADA's own arbitrators, have found, there is nothing even remotely fair about its process. USADA has broken the law, turned its back on its own rules, and stiff-armed those who have tried to persuade USADA to honor its obligations. At every turn, USADA has played the role of a bully, threatening everyone in its way and challenging the good faith of anyone who questions its motives or its methods, all at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. For the last two months, USADA has endlessly repeated the mantra that there should be a single set of rules, applicable to all, but they have arrogantly refused to practice what they preach. On top of all that, USADA has allegedly made deals with other riders that circumvent their own rules as long as they said I cheated. Many of those riders continue to race today.
The bottom line is I played by the rules that were put in place by the UCI, WADA and USADA when I raced. The idea that athletes can be convicted today without positive A and B samples, under the same rules and procedures that apply to athletes with positive tests, perverts the system and creates a process where any begrudged ex-teammate can open a USADA case out of spite or for personal gain or a cheating cyclist can cut a sweetheart deal for themselves. It’s an unfair approach, applied selectively, in opposition to all the rules. It’s just not right.
USADA cannot assert control of a professional international sport and attempt to strip my seven Tour de France titles. I know who won those seven Tours, my teammates know who won those seven Tours, and everyone I competed against knows who won those seven Tours. We all raced together. For three weeks over the same roads, the same mountains, and against all the weather and elements that we had to confront. There were no shortcuts, there was no special treatment. The same courses, the same rules. The toughest event in the world where the strongest man wins. Nobody can ever change that. Especially not Travis Tygart.
Today I turn the page. I will no longer address this issue, regardless of the circumstances. I will commit myself to the work I began before ever winning a single Tour de France title: serving people and families affected by cancer, especially those in underserved communities. This October, my Foundation will celebrate 15 years of service to cancer survivors and the milestone of raising nearly $500 million. We have a lot of work to do and I'm looking forward to an end to this pointless distraction. I have a responsibility to all those who have stepped forward to devote their time and energy to the cancer cause. I will not stop fighting for that mission. Going forward, I am going to devote myself to raising my five beautiful (and energetic) kids, fighting cancer, and attempting to be the fittest 40-year old on the planet.

Season 8 (medals!) is coming up soon and this time we are going to be holding tryouts for positions on the team.
All former team members are encouraged to sign-up as-well-as those without competitive experience, so get your friends (who presumably have some sort of skill or talent) to sign-up as-well.

Reply to thread with the following information:
- Preferred Class(es)
- Whether or not you have a microphone
- Timezone
- Any competitive experience (TF2 Lobby does not count)

Remember that this will be a large time commitment on your part. It is expected that you attend as many matches and scrims as possible.

Matches will normally be held on Monday at 9:30pm EST, and we will have around 2 scrims during the week.

~Barron