Custom Mapping, Events and Stuff!

Well! It's about damn time we got round to updating the mapping guide, so last night, Wills stayed up till the wee hours and did so! We've created a full mapping guide for all the entities in 0.4 and released the full model and texture pack containing all the custom files we created for 0.4!

Download Textures and Models!
Moving swiftly along, you can download any of the packs from the following locations:

Jailbreak FGD Only
Jailbreak Mapping Pack (inc FGD & Example VMF)
Jailbreak Texture and Model Pack (inc FGD etc)

Custom Maps!
Jaibreak seems to have really inspired people to get mapping, as we now have 14 (FOURTEEN!) custom maps, either finished or about to be released in the next week or so... So to keep everyone happy, we're going to bundle them all up into one easy ZIP file, and release it as an Official Map Pack in a week or two's time! We'll be running two servers with all the custom maps in rotation too! Here's a few samples of what you can look forward to!




More Events!
We've had three successful Steam Events this week all taking place on the Official Servers, two Teamwork Nights (Amazing fun! Two full servers running teamwork games for three hours straight!) and a Developer Night, which saw many questions answered whilst we got shot at by the fans! Anyhow, the people demand more! So we shall be organising more events in the weeks to come so to join in, join the Jailbreak Steam Group! Here's a few shots from the nights plus some great community taken shots!




Oh and P.S. We're already hard at work on the patch for 0.4, and the next full release... 0.5! Keep an eye on the site for more updates soon!

Posted at 12:00 on 03/05/08 | Comment on this!

Server Patch & Events!

Well! The release of Jailbreak 0.4 has been a huge success with plenty of servers, and plenty of players! We'd just like to take this opportunity to thank all the people hosting servers and all the players for downloading! The feedback has been great so far, with plenty of good suggestions for 0.5! So thank you!



I'd also like to personally thank UberMensch, for hosting the Official Servers and sorting out so many issues and cool features for us! He's an absolute legend!

Server Patch
We're releasing a server patch today for the server admins to install, it fixes several crashes and stabilises the game a little more, and it also adds Lockdown Mode: After X minutes (set by the server), the round goes into Lockdown, meaning the release buttons are deactivated, but you can still escape...

Jailbreak 0.4 Server Patch (ZIP - 8.88mb)

This should stop the really long rounds occuring! You only need to download this if you're running a server. Clients don't require it.

Teamwork Events!
Last night we held the first Jailbreak Event! It was Teamwork Night, and it was fantastic! A big thanks to all those who turned up! The concept was simple: Join if you enjoy working as a team! Everyone who played was awesome, moving as a well-oiled team, covering each other, providing medical assistance, creating devastating ambushes, and pushing backwards and forwards through the map as needed. No man was left behind! We'll be running some more teamwork events soon, so join our Steam Group if you want to come play with us!



Tournament!
Next week we're starting a 5vs5 Jailbreak Tournament, so far we have three teams raring to go, so get signed up in this forum thread, and join in the action!

Last bits!
We're setting up a Server Forum today, for you to report abuse, make suggestions, grab an admin, or just help out! So look out for it! Jailbreak seems to have caught the imagination of mappers all over, with two custom maps already finished the DAY after release! So far there are around eight or nine custom maps in the finishing stages, and a few older ones being updated to 0.4, so next week we're going to release a Map Pack including them all! If you want to help beta test the maps or just play them, our very own Dedifrag server is running the newest builds as they become available, so just join the server and download it from there!

Posted at 02:38 on 10/05/08 | Comment on this!

JAILBREAK 0.4 RELEASED!

After 9 months of hard work, today at last, we can finally bring you the latest version of our labour of love: Jailbreak: Source 0.4! With four new maps (eight in total), seventeen new weapons, a completely new custom perks system (double jumping and stealth!), a completely revamped point scoring system, nearly 500 custom textures and over 100 custom models and sounds... Jailbreak is now close to a total conversion! We hope you enjoy playing it as much as we've enjoyed making it!

Jailbreak is simple, two teams, two jails! End up in jail? Try to escape or wait to be released! Once your whole team is in jail... It's execution time! Fight in eight unique environments, from spaceships and arctic bases, to medieval villages and neo-tokyo cities... Jailbreak!

Download (More mirrors will go up throughout the day!)

ModDB:
Jailbreak 0.4 Installer (EXE - 180mb)
Jailbreak 0.4 + Server (ZIP - 291mb)

Jailbreak Servers:
Jailbreak 0.4 Installer (EXE - 180mb)
Jailbreak 0.4 + Server (ZIP - 291mb)
Jailbreak 0.4 Server Patch (ZIP - 8.8mb)

HL2 FileFront:
Jailbreak 0.4 Installer (EXE - 180mb)
Jailbreak 0.4 + Server (ZIP - 291mb)

Interlopers:
Jailbreak 0.4 Installer (EXE - 180mb)
Jailbreak 0.4 + Server (ZIP - 291mb)

FilePlanet:
Jailbreak 0.4 Installer (EXE - 180mb)

SteamFriends:
Jailbreak 0.4 Installer (EXE - 180mb)






Servers & Events:
The Official Jailbreak servers are up and running and we'll be holding some events tonight on a few of them! So join our Steam Group and get involved!





Steam Community:
Make sure to join the Jailbreak Steam Group too, that way you can join in with organised events such as Fight Night, Gang Wars, Dev Nights and organised team play evenings!

Posted at 12:00 on 03/05/08 | Comment on this!

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