Say Hello to DescentValhalla.com

Ryujin · Post by **Ryujin** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:47 am

I'd like to announce that DescentValhalla.com is now live! It is my hope that this site proves to be a useful resource to fellow Descenters. It's best features so far include:

Searchable and sortable D3 Missions Database
Multiplayer Quick Start Guide
Host Your Own Server Guide

It was a fair amount of work to develop but fortunately I was able to use a lot of what I originally put together for an old site you may remember called D3Community.com (which I merged into PlanetDescent.com). When I jumped back into the mines a year ago, I remember Do_Checkor asking if I was going to take over PD again. I chuckled and said, \"Nah.\" Those guys were doing a great job running what I left to them. But now that our beloved PD is gone, I decided to make some time and rebuild things. So now we don't have to deal with GameSpy ads and other clutter. It's just the content that matters. I do not have plans to place ads on the site. I hope you like it and it's not meant to compete with any other sites. It's just meant to compliment what's already out there. And its main goal is to make it easy to get back into the swing of all things Descent.

http://www.descentvalhalla.com

Check it out and bookmark it for later if you like. Feel free to let me know what you think. Be gentle.

Do_Checkor · Post by **Do_Checkor** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 2:20 pm

Whoaa!

You're da man Ryu! Thanks a lot! This is brilliant news for sure!

Alter-Fox · Post by **Alter-Fox** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 2:54 pm

Valhalla as in the Valhalla servers?

In any case, great site! I've bookmarked it.

Do_Checkor · Post by **Do_Checkor** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:26 pm

Alter-Fox wrote:Valhalla as in the Valhalla servers?

Yep.

xyon · Post by **xyon** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:58 pm

Awesome site, bro.. really well done... way to keep the community thriving!

TechPro · Post by **TechPro** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:39 pm

Excellent! Good work!

I posted an announcement about it over at PlanetDescent.net (here)

Bet51987 · Post by **Bet51987** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:19 pm

I reserved judgement on this site until I tested it. I typed in \"Subway Dancer\" and there it was. Your site passed with flying colors.

Awesome job.

Bee

Nightshade · Post by **Nightshade** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:41 am

Ugh Bet...why do you love that abomination of a level?

lol

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:53 am

As I may get back to playing Descent I will find your site useful. Glad to see Kali is still online as I bought a lifetime membership a long time ago. So do most peeps still use Kali to log on?

AlphaDoG · Post by **AlphaDoG** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:30 am

Great work Ryu! Will be a great asset to the community.

ThunderBunny wrote:Ugh Bet...why do you love that abomination of a level?

lol

It's not so much the level as it is the people who play there.

Stroodles · Post by **Stroodles** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:45 am

AlphaDoG wrote:
ThunderBunny wrote:Ugh Bet...why do you love that abomination of a level?

lol
It's not so much the level as it is the people who play there.

Actually, it's kind of both, but...mostly the level. Hyper-Anarchy with the modded weapons IS NOT FUN.

TheWhat · Post by **TheWhat** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:02 pm

Nice work - clean and concise.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:15 pm

woodchip wrote:As I may get back to playing Descent I will find your site useful. Glad to see Kali is still online as I bought a lifetime membership a long time ago. So do most peeps still use Kali to log on?

I logged on to it for the first time in years the other day. It was the same as I left it. No descent gets played, all it is is a Vrooden/Juggy/Sika/etc bitching all day.

[RIP]Machete_Bug · Post by **[RIP]Machete_Bug** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:20 pm

Nice site. Thnx.

DarkFlameWolf · Post by **DarkFlameWolf** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:05 pm

Kudos to you! Awesome work!

Alter-Fox · Post by **Alter-Fox** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:08 pm

I'm in there right now as otterhawk...

I go there more for the people than the level, like AlphaDog said.

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:21 am

Looked over your site.. good job.!!

Only thing that bothers me was your reference to R-Twist joysticks being the cause of wrist pain (mouser babble), when in actuality poor joystick placement on top of a desk is the root cause of carpal tunnel

Foil · Post by **Foil** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:28 am

Looks like the article Bubbalou is referencing is pretty old, written by Birdseye & Wavetrades.

I agree with Bubbs; I've been using that setup for nearly 15 years, and as long as my stick is placed at a good height, I've had no issues whatsoever.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:42 pm

I think I actually have more issues with my keyboard hand than my joystick hand.

Ryujin · Post by **Ryujin** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:02 pm

Thanks for the compliments!

Bee,

I'm glad the search worked for you. You can search by mission name, author, or filename.

Bubba & all,

I'm always open to feedback and suggestions. I was planning on writing an updated config article based on my setup (which is a hybrid from my old config and DT's new config). I have been quite successful with it and I don't mind sharing the knowledge... it's just that it's a LOT to absorb. It will be a lengthy article.

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:26 pm

Nice work Ryu. The download links seem to be broken though. I tried clicking some missions, the D1 demo, and a few other things.

Ryujin · Post by **Ryujin** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:48 am

I already had to change web hosts. I'm going for less cost but better performance. So you were probably checking during the migration (yesterday). The download links should all be good again.

Thanks!

Tank · Post by **Tank** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:51 pm

Yay! I was able to download my old levels.

Nice site.

Gekko71 · Post by **Gekko71** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:53 am

Havn't played in ages - too busy at work, but this is an excellent site: clean, simple, functional, easy and instinctive to navigate - quality work all round.

Well done Ryu - top marks!

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:24 am

ThunderBunny wrote:Ugh Bet...why do you love that abomination of a level?

lol

Yeah it's called "subway cancer" for a reason :P

blasted dancerites :P

Ryujin · Post by **Ryujin** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:19 pm

Just an FYI that I put up the article I mentioned above. It's a keyboard + mouse config guide that is targeted for the competitive pilot. It's got a lot of valuable config advice.

http://www.descentvalhalla.com/d3/help/ ... guide.aspx

Enjoy!

Ryujin · Post by **Ryujin** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:46 pm

New updates!

I've added a tracker, leaderboards, and web chat. Good learning experience. All are beta. Let me know what you think!

Some of the features I was going for with the tracker include:

show country
show kills/deaths/player pings
mobile friendly
valid links to missions, mods, etc.
can request servers
does not show downed servers
loads quickly
ajax-ified

http://www.descentvalhalla.com/d3/multiplayer/tracker

As for the leaderboards...

Stats updated minutes after a game
The usual netgames .stats info
Recent games listing (send games to friends)
Head to head comparison

I hope you like. Server ops, simply add a line to your batch file to send us stats. You can also send us old files. See the FAQ for more info.

http://www.descentvalhalla.com/d3/multi ... oards.aspx

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