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> IP bans only go so far with VPNs costing $2 these days. https://redman.xyz/doku.php/schachtmeister2 https://redman.xyz/doku.php/schachtmeister2 was made spec

> IP bans only go so far with VPNs costing $2 these days. https://redman.xyz/doku.php/schachtmeister2 https://redman.xyz/doku.php/schachtmeister2 was made specifically against people using VPNs. It was made for Tremulous (ioquake3 fork) where people kept evading IP bans, but it can be used for any other games. It is not my project, but I know the author, and I could personally fork it and make it suitable for specific (or any) games if there is demand for it. You may also use heuristics, too, in schachtmeister2: whois -10 "Hosting" whois -10 "hosting" whois -7 "Server" whois -4 "server" whois -10 "VPS" whois -13 "VPN" whois -3 "Private Network" whois +7 "residential" whois +7 "Residential" whois -20 "Dedicated Server" Edit: I noticed that the git repository returns 502, contacted the maintainer.

lloeki 2y ago
> IP bans only go so far with VPNs Even without this IP bans only go so far as they're both easily swapped (VPN offers, or rent a VPS to forward traffic, or even by design with an ISP handing out dynamic IPs on router reboot) AND overreaching: - NAT: ban household / campus - CGNAT: ban whole neighbourhood - IPv6: ban whole /64 => whole household (because of SLAAC + random privacy addresses)
johnisgood 2y ago
OK, https://redman.xyz/git/schachtmeister2 https://redman.xyz/git/schachtmeister2 now works (cgit), and it can be cloned, too.
- johnisgood 2y ago
  FWIW, the original author has no intentions improving it, so a mutual friend kind of took over its development: https://zolk3ri.name/cgit/schachtmeister2/ https://zolk3ri.name/cgit/schachtmeister2/
Rohansi 2y ago
Residential VPNs are more common now with cheaters to bypass VPN blocks.
amonon 2y ago
Is there still an active tremulous community? I have fond memories of that game.
- johnisgood 2y ago
  Unfortunately not anymore, everyone moved to Unvanquished[1] (made by ex-Tremulous players). You are very welcome on their Discord server, or Der Bunker's[2] (Zittrig) Discord server, too! We may know each other. :) [1] https://unvanquished.net/ https://unvanquished.net/ (https://unvanquished.net/chat/ https://unvanquished.net/chat/) [2] https://discord.gg/nubnh8PGnG https://discord.gg/nubnh8PGnG

lloeki 2y ago

> IP bans only go so far with VPNs Even without this IP bans only go so far as they're both easily swapped (VPN offers, or rent a VPS to forward traffic, or even by design with an ISP handing out dynamic IPs on router reboot) AND overreaching: - NAT: ban household / campus - CGNAT: ban whole neighbourhood - IPv6: ban whole /64 => whole household (because of SLAAC + random privacy addresses)

johnisgood 2y ago

OK, https://redman.xyz/git/schachtmeister2 https://redman.xyz/git/schachtmeister2 now works (cgit), and it can be cloned, too.

johnisgood 2y ago
FWIW, the original author has no intentions improving it, so a mutual friend kind of took over its development: https://zolk3ri.name/cgit/schachtmeister2/ https://zolk3ri.name/cgit/schachtmeister2/

Rohansi 2y ago

Residential VPNs are more common now with cheaters to bypass VPN blocks.

amonon 2y ago

Is there still an active tremulous community? I have fond memories of that game.

johnisgood 2y ago
Unfortunately not anymore, everyone moved to Unvanquished[1] (made by ex-Tremulous players). You are very welcome on their Discord server, or Der Bunker's[2] (Zittrig) Discord server, too! We may know each other. :) [1] https://unvanquished.net/ https://unvanquished.net/ (https://unvanquished.net/chat/ https://unvanquished.net/chat/) [2] https://discord.gg/nubnh8PGnG https://discord.gg/nubnh8PGnG