I recently bought a bare-metal server of my own, and while pondering what I could do with it, the idea struck me: What if we made a 24/7 Zero-K livestream on youtube so you can play Spec-K on the go? And thus, the 24/7 Zero-K Livestream was born.
Link to stream <-- feel free to bookmark
Features
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Fully automated live stream of Zero-K autohost lobbies (lobbies starting with [A]).
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Dynamically switches from lobby to lobby, including Palladium and 1v1 hosts. It streams the most popular auto-hosted lobbies.
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Has custom built statistics widgets & views.
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Online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Planned Features
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Add chat commands to the stream, both public commands and mod-only commands.
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Add automated chat messages that send the replay when games finish.
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Add the ability to permanently anonymize yourself from the stream.
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Overhaul the action tracking camera to make it better.
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Adjustable stream delay, so that noelo lobbies playback in near real-time.
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Tournament mode that allows for automatic streaming of tournament lobbies & brackets.
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Automatic replay review of recent replays when all TAW lobbies are dead
Caveats & Known issues
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Has a stream delay of 10 minutes
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Performance and quality is heavily limited. Currently the game & stream is run at 720p@30fps. With the game running at effectively the low quality preset. This is due to my server being fitted with an NVIDIA GTX 750 ti.
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Audio can sometimes be crackly, crispy, or distorted
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Large movements on the screen can sometimes result in noticeable tearing.
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In-game chat is hidden from the stream (so as to prevent broadcasting of personal or rule-breaking conversations)
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Stream may occasionally go down for server updates or as a result of network outages. These will try to be scheduled overnight in the EST timezone to prevent disruptions.
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Stream replays are not kept. When the stream goes down, the stream's replay is promptly deleted.
The streamer account is
KetchupStreamerFeel free to comment here if you have any questions, concerns, or feature requests!
