Latest Dustworld News
Dedicated Servers - Prices Slashed

All of our AMD range of servers are now available with a minimum 25% off previous prices. You can view all of our dedicated server prices here ---> www.dustworld.net/game_dedicated.php

All of our INTEL range will be reduced in about 1 months time when we take delivery of more servers.

If you have a special need or require a custom package we would be happy to quote you a price, either find a member of staff in our irc chan #Dustworld on quakenet or email us at support at dustworld.net

Posted on 13 February by colin

Call of Duty 4

Yes thats right, we've just added CoD4 to our list of supported games. This means you can now order these servers at some great prices from our order page here.

The server version 1.3 has been released for linux which is now finally seeming to be stable and bug free, so its time to dust off the camo gear and get in the bushes (or alternatively run around like a madman with an ak-47 spraying wildly). Either way, its CoD4 time :)

Posted on 11 December by daz

Ventrilo Upgraded to 3.0

With the latest Ventrilo release we've updated our servers to version 3, here's the link to DOWNLOAD. The changes made are too numerous to list, but you can view the changelog here.

Basically there are a few new features bringing it more in-line with the control offered by Teamspeak whilst keeping arguably better codecs and voice quality, as well as a sprinkling of bug fixes.

We've also recently had a little overhaul of our voice prices, lowering them a little across the board, remaining as one of the most competitive and aggressively priced voice hosts in the UK, whilst maintaining our high quality hosting :)

Posted on 15 November by daz

Dedicated Server Prices Slashed

It must be the weather !!!

Winter sale of dedicated servers now on, special deals available via irc, so join us in #Dustworld on irc.quakenet and talk to a member of staff.

 

Posted on 9 November by colin

CSPromod

Well after all the hype surrounding it, CSPromod was finally released yesterday. Our control panel has now been updated and we have this available for customers, the order form has also been updated to include a CSPromod order option.

I'm off to actually try it out now, I hear its no 1.6 *yet* but apparently big things are in store, mustn't forget it is still in beta stage though :)

Posted on 19 October by daz

World In Conflict Ranked Status

As some of the World in Conflict players may have noticed, we recently acquired ranked status for Massive's gem of a game. If you haven't tried it yet then I suggest you get on it, it's already critically acclaimed with some of the best reviews around, and here at Dustworld HQ we've been spending a lot of time on the servers ourselves ( I was up to 400th of 40,000 at one point! )

You can check out more info about it here on the official page, and I hear that theSGL may have some tournaments coming soon, so best get your practise in now! We'll have the option to purchase these servers added to the website soon, in the mean time if you wish to order you can email me daz at dustworld.net or swing by #dustworld on Quakenet.

Posted on 14 October by daz

1 Week Left

Yes, thats right folks, just 1 week until the official release of TF2.

We're still offering a free demo server if you order now though, enter the special offer code freedemo.

Our public servers are still up at:

193.238.85.3:27015
193.238.85.3:27025

Get gaming!

Posted on 3 October by daz

ETQW and TF2 Offer!

Hiya guys,

Just letting you know that we are doing a special offer on ETQW and TF2. We know that
neither game is officially released yet, but plenty of you have enjoyed our publics and
are itching to get some match practise in, so if you preorder and pay for an ETQW or TF2
server now, we'll give you a free demo/beta server the same specification as you order
until the release dates. For ETQW this is 28th September, and for TF2 this is 10th October.

You'll be able to get some practise in before the full versions are out, and as soon as the 
official full version servers are out we'll convert you over.

To get this special deal, enter the code: freedemo into the Special Offer Code box on your order!

Posted on 21 September by daz

More TF2 Servers

Well it seems you guys just couldn't get enough, the 2 servers I put up were full within an hour, so I added another one, then that was filled too, so I had to add another!

193.238.84.97:27015 Dustworld.net | TF2 UK Server #1 | 2Fort
193.238.84.97:27025 Dustworld.net | TF2 UK Server #2 | 2Fort
193.238.84.97:27035 Dustworld.net | TF2 UK Server #3 | Dustbowl
193.238.84.97:27045 Dustworld.net | TF2 UK Server #4 | Gravelpit

Sometimes I think we're too good to you :)

We should also have some pricing up for ETQW and TF2 soon, and maybe a special offer if you're lucky!

Posted on 18 September by daz

TF2 Beta Release

Yes thats right, the release of TF2 is finally out, and if you're as enthusastic about it as I am, you'll have already got the beta through pre-order! Just to let you know I've put up 3 lovely low pinging servers for you lucky people, the IPs are:

193.238.84.97:27015 // 193.238.84.97:27025 // 193.238.84.97:27035

They may occasionally go down as I'm testing them out with different configs, but they've been up for a few hours now and we've been having a great time on them :) I suggest you get cracking!

Posted on 18 September by daz

ETQW Demo Servers

We have quite a few of these servers up now, with 193.238.84.152:27733 being the primary server I'm playing on personally. It's great fun and you should definitely give it a try, with the release only a few weeks away best get in some practise now :) You can download it HERE

Posted on 15 September by daz

Ventrilo Move!

Tonight we've moved our Ventrilo servers onto our own gaming network, which should mean better pings and reliability for everyone! As a result of this though our ventrilo.dustworld.net DNS will take up to 24 hours to resolve, in the mean time you can change the IP to 193.238.84.101, your port will remain the same.

Posted on 19 August by daz

Announcing our new partners, riYp

After some careful consideration we've decided to partner with riYp.co.uk, who we can recommend for clan website hosting. A few details about them follow, but for a more indepth rundown please check out their site!

riYp has been designed and tested by gamers, for gamers. It has been built from the ground up to include all the features a multi-gaming clan could want from a website, and also to not be bloated with features that aren't relevant. Sites cost from £4 per month and no hosting or domain purchasing is necessary.

Posted on 10 July by daz

Dedicated Server Update

Our new dedicated boxes are now available and the dedicated page has been 
updated to reflect this. We've also increased our discount structure to give you cheaper dedi's! Sometimes I think we're too nice to you ;). This means that you can now get a massive 20% off your order if you take it for a year, and if you happen to want more than one, we can offer 25% off the yearly price, you'll have to contact us for that special deal!

We've also recently introduced Dustworld Lite, for gamers on a budget. You'll still get a quality Dustworld server running off our dedicated gaming network, but at a ridiculously cheap price, click the button on the left to find out more!

Don't forget to register at our new forums too, to keep up to date with developments here.

Posted on 20 June by daz

Website Update, Forums Live!

We've just had a little update to the website, and you'll find that our forums are now up and running.

Head over there to register, we have some user guides there which we'll be expanding upon in the coming weeks, otherwise you can just chat about your latest frag movie, or even get some advice on your dedicated box!

We also have some new dedi prices coming, if you are interested drop by #dustworld or send us an email, we have some rather nifty Core 2 Duo's coming in

Posted on 25 May by daz

Dustworld Update

To meet the demands of our clients, Dustworld have hired 3 new staff to help in the smooth running of our expanding network.

The new staff structure is:
 

Colin – General Manager - Looking after co-location, marketing, accounts and general sales/support. 

Richy – Technical Director - System development, O/S development, control panel development 

Daz – Dedicated Servers – Sales and support for dedicated servers. 

Mark – Game Servers – Sales and support for hosted game servers. 

We have also dropped the .co.uk web address and we now only operate via www.dustworld.net please update your favourites and links accordingly.

The Dustworld network is going from strength to strength and new dedicated server offers will be posted soon.

Dustworld Support Team

Posted on 28 April by colin

Changes Coming at Dustworld

We are in the process of reviewing our pricing structure and server offerings.  
These are exciting times at Dustworld, and we hope to be able to provide you with
an even better service! 

Stay tuned for updates!

Posted on 25 April by daz

Dustworld Xmas Opening Times

Dustworld will be open as usual across the christmas season. Hope everyone has a good Xmas and that santa doesnt get lost in the fog.

For support requests email Support "AT" Dustworld.net


The Dustworld Team

Posted on 24 December by RichyF

Steam Servers

Customers may be experiencing trouble loading steam and servers restarted may not come back due to Valves steam servers currently being down. The steam servers are located in Seattle where they are currently experiencing a massive power outage due to bad weather conditions. We will keep you updated.

 

Posted on 15 December by RichyF

Source Update 17/11/06

A steam-update was released this evening for all source engine based games.

Source Engine:
- Added new cl_restrict_server_commands to prevent unwanted commands
being run on game clients. The default value is 1, valid settings are:
0 = Don't restrict any server commands.
1 = Restrict server commands in Valve multiplayer games.
2 = Restrict server commands in all multiplayer games.
- Decreased startup time in some cases by rate-limiting the packets sent
to clients during logon
- Improved responsiveness when entering map areas with lots of entities
by automatically compressing large packet updates.

Unfortunatly the update has broken a few plugins. Mainly Zblock.

To join a Zblock enabled server you will need to have cl_restrict_server_commands 0 in your config.

Also some of the functionality of Mani has stopped working. We will be watching the mani website for an update and will have it on the control panel as soon as possible. 

If your server has not been automatically updated please log into our control panel, stop your server and select the update option. This will automatically update your server. When this has finished just right click on your server and select "Start" to start it again.

Thanks

The Dustworld Team. 

Posted on 17 November by RichyF

Dustworld OS release and News Update

We have now completed the beta stage of our Dustworld OS v1.

Dustworld OS : Having found performance issues with generic Linux builds we have had our own Operating System developed. This gives much better performance for the gaming servers we run on it. Customers are able to run 4 x 1000fps Source servers on their boxes giving the absolute best performance possible. Game Servers running on our new OS feel consistantly smooth with bullet reg usually only found on Lan with 1 server per box. This is all acheived with lower CPU usage than standard Linux distributions. Dont believe us, trial a 1000fps 32 man source server at this IP : 193.238.84.107:27015, Note this server is currently ranked gamespy uk #1 (was a new server 2 weeks ago).

Dustworld Control Panel : Our Control Panel has come on leaps and bounds in the last few weeks. Dedicated Server customers are now able to install any game they wish onto their boxes at the click of a button. They are also able to install the mods available for these games. Mani-Mod, CSDM, AMX-Mod, Event Scripts etc are all available to install on your server at the click of a button. We have also made available Mod Plugins such as "High Ping Kickers, CSDM, Rate Manager, GoreMod, Zombie mod etc." Again these install at the click of a button meaning you can spend less time setting up your server and more time gaming.

Network : Recently NTL enabled our direct peer allowing NTL customers to see some of the best latency possible on our servers. With some of the lowest pings in the UK and zero lag we are confident we now offer the best gaming experience.

SGL : Dustworld continue to support theSGL and have provided another Dual Processor box to enable more matches to take place. Uzi from theSGL "A league is only as good as its game servers, anticheat and website - Dustworld host or otherwise supply us with all three of these key points. Dustworld are not content to sit on their laurels either and they continuously strive to push back the boundries and levels of performance they can deliver. As we put our efforts into being the best we can possibly be, we rely on the quality of Dustworld to help us maintain our reputation."

Dedicated Servers : We are now offering Intel Core Duo 2 dedicated servers. These are available from £100 per month and offer the best price/performance money can buy. We have begun trialing Intel Quad Core processors and hope to make these available shortly.

Dustworld are commited to providing the best possible gaming experience to our customers. As we have shown many times we are constantly pushing ahead new ideas to provide gamers with the best possible game server product available not just in UK but in the world. We have many new developments in the pipeline and will keep you updated as we release them.

:D RichyF

Posted on 11 November by RichyF

NTL private peer is GO

 Fantastic News........

The Dustworld / NTL Private Peer is now Live. This means gamers on NTL will get the lowest latency possible and enjoy the best gaming experience. A big thanks to the team at NTL for hard work.

Posted on 9 October by supermix

New version of Control Panel released

It's finally here, the new version of the control has arrived. You can download it from the link below:

GameClient V2.0

Check out the new features, if you have a private or public server you can add mods / match configs / drax maps / competition maps in a flash. Just turn your server off, right click and go to 'mods', choose your mod and press 'install'. If you have a dedcicated server you can install / delete your own servers with a click of a button. Fantastic for the resellers out there.

If you need any help please either come onto IRC quakenet #dustworld or use our online support webchat.

The Dustworld Team

Posted on 15 September by supermix

Source - Mani update

There has been a manimod update and we are currently in the process of updating all servers.  Please bare with us, if your mani has not been updated by the end of today please contact us at support@dustworld.net with your server IP.

The Dustworld Team

Posted on 15 September by supermix

BF2CC update released

There have been a great deal of problems with BF2CC since the 1.4 patch was released. Some of the main problems were with profiles becoming corrupt and resulting in a dead server. They have now released an update that should resolve all these issues.

We are currently in the process of rolling out the update, please bear with us. If your server hasnt been updated by the end of today please contact us at support@dustworld.net with your server IP.

Thank You

The Dustworld Team

Posted on 15 September by supermix

Battlefield2 1.4 Patch Released

 The long awaited 1.4 patch was released for battlefield 2 today.
The patch includes a lot of new features and bug fixes including increased server stability and a new map. You can view a full list of features and bug fixes here.
 To update your battlefield to client to 1.4 from 1.3 click here. To download the full 1.4 patch click here.    

                                                                            

 

All our battlefield2 servers will be automatically updated, If any servers are not updated please contact an admin and we will update it for you.

Posted on 5 September by Ian

Point of Existence BF2 Mod

A new Battlefield 2 mod has recently been released called "Point of Existence 2". Having played it for a few hours yesterday evening I can say i am very impressed. The guns are much improved making the game feel more playable. The game also seems to run much better on medium spec hardware than BF2 itself.

If you have BF2 and would like to trial the game out the files can be downloaded from us here . There is also a server up with a selection of what we think are the best maps (Fallen, Orel and Dnipro Sunrise). The server can be found on this ip and port : 193.238.84.48:16617 or click  for hlsw. Alternativily just search for Dustworld.co.uk in the ingame browser.

 

Posted on 5 September by RichyF

Counterstrike Source Update

 Valve have released an update to Counterstrike : Source. We are currently patching servers. There have been a few issues reported mainly involving Mani-mod and other mods. We have applied the temporary fix that is available and will be watching out for a new release by Mani to properly resolve the issue. The have also been reports of custom maps not working properly. CPL Fire and Mill seem to work fine but Contra does not. We have not managed to check any others.

We will keep you updated here.

The Dustworld Team

 

NOTE:  All servers have now been updated and any mani mods have been patched.  If for some reason your server has not been updated please email us at support@dustworld.net with your server IP. Thanks

Posted on 25 August by RichyF

Credit Card Gateway - Live

 Our Secure Online Credit / Debt Card payment gateway is now live. We are now able to accept all major Credit and Debt cards via our secure online payment system. We hope this will streamline payments, making it easier for our customers now not requiring to sign up to paypal.

To pay via the new system simply select "Pay Bill" in the control panel system and choose "Credit / Debt Card" in the web-browser.

Posted on 20 August by RichyF

Ranked BF 2 patch delayed

 It was annoucnced earlier today that the latest 1.4 BF2 patch due to be released this evening has been delayed until further notice. A spokeperson for EA/Dice said:

"The 1.4 patch will not be released today. It has been postponed. There will be no servers available until the new official release date"

 

 

Posted on 15 August by Ian

Free SGL AC on all Dustworld Servers

 All Dustworld Servers are now available with Free SGL AC. The SGL AC (Anti-Cheat) is one of the leading tools in the war against cheats. The Suicide Gaming League Anti-Cheat was created to provide gamers with a fair and level playing field. It uploads game configs and screenshots directly to our webservers so that our admins can view them and pick out any suspect players. Since version 0.9.5 they have also implemented process and module scanning to detect any cheats that users are running whilst using SGLAC.

This Anti-Cheat is available on all Counterstrike, Condition Zero, Counterstrike Source, Call Of Duty 2, Quake 4 and Battlefield 2 games.

The screenshots are publically accessable and can be viewed straight after the match allowing you to check any suspect players.

Links

TheSGL

AC Request

SGLac Client

Posted on 13 August by RichyF

Maintenance notification on TS2

 We will be carrying out routine maintenance on our TeamSpeak server this afternoon (Sunday July 2nd 2006). The server will be down for half an hour betweeen 4pm & 6pm.

If you have any concerns please feel free to call us on the support number or email us at support@dustworld.net
We will do our very best to keep to this timescale and appologise in advance for the inconvenience

Note : Work has now been done to upgrade the TS2 server, we can run a few thousand more slots.

Thanks

The Dustworld Team

Posted on 13 August by RichyF

Ranked BF2 Servers


 Dustworld are now able to offer Ranked Battlefield 2 servers.
In celebration of this news we are offering an amazing deal. For the first 5 orders only we are offering :
Buy a 64man ranked BF2 server for 6 months and get 1 extra month for FREE Also comes with 50 FREE slots of Teamspeak2 or Ventrilo.

We are in the process of setting up some public servers but are still able to take orders.
If you have any questions regarding BF2 servers feel free to contact us.

Posted on 13 August by RichyF

Superb Dedi Deal

Dont miss this amazing offer.
We have 2 AMD 64 3.4ghz with 1gig RAM and a 80gig HD dedicated boxes with unlimited gaming bandwidth all for just £75 each p/m with no setup charge.
Hurry don�t delay, dedicated servers at these prices won�t be around for ever!!

 

Posted on 13 August by RichyF

New Dustworld Website

Welcome to the new Dustworld website, Dustworld are dedicated in offering the best gaming server service available on the net. If you have any questions you feel have not been answered on our website please feel free to call us or use the contact us button above.

Best Regards
The Dustworld Team

Posted on 13 August by RichyF

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