Aerial Assault Dedicated Server

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Aerial Assault Dedicated Server, more commonly referred to as AADS, is a program developed by Ricochet to allow computer-based servers for the game Tribes: Aerial Assault

1 About
- 1.1 Development
- 1.2 Notable Changes
2 Cap Fast
3 External links

[edit] About

AADS is a program that allows players to host TAA games on their Windows computers (as of December 28, 2005, there is currently a Linux beta, but no Linux final version is in existence or has been released to the public). The program was the first of its kind. Before AADS, no console-based games that allowed online play had allowed the player to create their own computer-based servers.

[edit] Development

AADS was developed by one of the original developers of Tribes: Aerial Assault, Michael Traub, who goes by the alias of Ricochet. While Ricochet was the driving force behind the development of AADS, others, such as Tyler Lott, who goes by the alias of TySoft, were also involved. (Tyler Lott is the owner and operator of Server Seed, the web hosting company that hosts Gamerplug and the official AADS website) Ricochet and the others developed AADS.

[edit] Notable Changes

Ricochet continually modified the program, to make several changes. One updated fixed a bug that had created packet loss for some players. Other modifications had included the implementation of a new type of turret, known as the ELF turret, on a map called Quagmire. Before this release of AADS, this had been unavailable to the public. Another change prevented "v-capping" (capturing the opposing team's flag through the use of a vehicle) and was a welcome change to the overall pace of the game. yo

[edit] Cap Fast

A programmer named JayMan wrote a script in PHP that records the time it takes for a player to capture the flag and lists this and other data on a website, allowing players to compare their best "cap times". The program was named Cap Fast and was used by many players so that they could show off their fastest times.

This script was only possible because AADS allowed for players to involve computers, making statistic recording a valid option.