iCCup :: International Cyber Cup

(13) StarCraft - New maps

05 Oct 2008 19:53 +0000

(1) Counter-Strike - IP has changed

01 Oct 2008 20:43 +0000

Dear players, we are glad to inform that all servers came back online. Also we inform you, that servers from 1 to 17th changed their IP, now it's 85.112.114.105.

To connect it's easy to use text replacement of IP: css.theabyss.ru it will stay unchanged.
To connect, just write in game console:
connect css.theabyss.ru:PORT

(56) All - New patch

17 Sep 2008 02:11 +0000

We are glad to announce, that we�ve updated our Antihack, as now it�s completely compatible with the recently released official StarCraft 1.15.3 patch. That of course means, there�s no longer need to roll back to 1.15.2 in order to play on iCCup.

Full StarCraft game, iCCup �Ready�, with the 1.15.3 update already in place is�available in our file archive

Also don�t forget to update your launcher in order for changes to start working properly, or let it simply update itself via autoupdate feature.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

(32) StarCraft - Chile Champions League 2008

08 Sep 2008 19:55 +0000

Welcome, Our Goal is to find the Best� Player from Chile via

�Chile Champions League 2008�

Prize

$100 Dollars

A simple Two Tier System

1^st tier

Starting 13/09/08 00:00CET
Ending 03/10/08 00:00CET

Top 16 will advance to 2^nd Tier playoffs

(37) StarCraft - Server update

05 Sep 2008 04:19 +0000

Today we've made some important changes to our starcraft server. The key features are:

New launcher build, that should solve most of the problems. You can download it HERE
Fixed a bug with /dnd command.� Messages from your friends will no longer bother you while on /dnd.
Added "/f on" "/f off" "/f s" commands which are used to manage status of /f messages.
Higher ranked ladder channels are only avaliable for higher ranked players.
Allowed usage of /netinfo command for fixing NAT problems
Fixed several minor bugs

Big thanks goes to our players, who reported several bugs to Technical forums, allowing us to adress those issues quicker and more efficiently.

Big Additional thanks for help goes to [7x]Lisyonok

Regards,
iCCup tech crew

(24) StarCraft - ICC CL season results:

02 Sep 2008 04:33 +0000

Sing up for next CL season:� http://sc.iccup.com/iccthread/34133/

Deadline for singup 07.09.08� 19:00 CET,� there are will 18spots.
Draw for qualification you'll see 10.09.08,�
First round (qualification) 13.09.08� 17:00 CET

ClanLeague forum:� �http://sc.iccup.com/iccforum/19/

		�MeetYourMakers	600 USD
		�RoX	300 USD
		�China LooNg	100 USD

(41) All - New Season

02 Sep 2008 00:07 +0000

Once again time has come to call the end on another season. We, of course, are continuing to improve our favorite StarCraft ladder, here's the shortlist of changes, which will match into the new season with us:

1. Updated Map-pack.

New maps are: Plasma 1.0, Return of the King and Bizantium, also we've updated Faoi 2.0 to Faoi 2.1. [Download new map pack]

2. Staff changes.

Unfortunately our beloved Head Admin iCCup.Juppi has to serve an army duty, therefore his tough job will be given to iCCup.Go0g3n, previously a Ladder Super Admin. We all wish Juppi to successfully overcome this challenge and return to us.

3. Recruitment.

This season we want to bring you even more tournaments than before, that's why we've started a Tournament Admin Recruitment Program. You can find more details about it in the previous news posting.

4. Anti-hack update.

Yes, we've made a very good progress in terms of updating our unique Antihack system. We've improved "Defence" against several types of Drophack. Further more, the new update is coming up very soon to fix several bugs, players have been very kind to report, overall, we are moving in the right direction.

5. Server updates.

We�ve added the �/f o� command, which displays only friends that are online. Gratitude for helping to create this nice addition goes to [infest]abject.

To Round up, it was a very good season for us, we hope it's been the same for you. Over 1319452 games were played and we would absolutely love for this figure to double.

Tune in for the next season, that's coming up just tomorrow. On our part we will continue our quest to improve the most popular StarCraft ladder in the world, stay tuned for more news.

(2) StarCraft - Tournament section recruiting!

30 Aug 2008 18:48 +0000

Good day everyone!

The new season is coming up at a steady speed of 24 hours a day, and we'd like it to be even better, than the old one, that's why we are recruiting more Tournament admins, so our players can participate in tournaments every day. That's our main goal here.

What requirements do i need to join the staff?

Ability to host at least 2 tournaments a week, about 3-4 hours per tournament
Fluent english reading/writing skills
A high level of maturity and patience
Ability to keep order and civility in a dedicated Tournaments channel

If you are interested in joining our Tournament section staff, send PMs to iCCup.Raelcun with your application. Preferably including your age, name, the amount of free time and any other info you maybe like to mention.

Also please take a look at the updated "Join Crew" article on top of the page for the list of all available positions on our beloved Cyber Cup.

Sincerly,
ICCup.Go0g3n
Head Admin

Note from Raelcun,

If you would like to join the Tournaments team please take a look at one of our previous recruitment notices for information on how to better apply. Found at the following http://sc.iccup.com/iccnews/1948/ thanks in advance for your interest.

-iCCup.Raelcun
Tournaments Super Admin

(9) StarCraft - Spirit Tournament Recap

27 Aug 2008 00:14 +0000

With the Spirit Tournament Ladder Stage coming to an end (Ends on August 29, 2008 - Shortly before the season on iCCup is completed), some familiar faces continue to stay on the Top 10 of the Ladder. At the beginning of Week 3 in the Ladder stage MYM.Arew was on top, but as the 3rd and final week comes to a finish Nony pulls ahead taking the #1 spot.

As I write this quick summary the Top 10 on the Ladder are Nony, Arew, Fenix, CaStrO, Yayba-, Userzzz, DinOt, fOvea, Arcneon, and Machine. However with the point differences being so small theres no telling what will have changed by the 29th. Check inside for the rest of the information on the current Spirit Tournament!

(79) All - Launcher Update

24 Aug 2008 23:33 +0000

[New Anti-Hack Launcher v 1.3 build� 77]

What's new?

� Improved AntiHack protection.
� Added replay slot fix (offsets by qet). Allows up to 8 player to join a replay with less than 8 slots.
� Hang-up "exploit" fix (by Python_Max). The �Drop players� button will always work from now on. Even if cheater's antihack is disabled.

Download Launcher

(80) All - hackers, hackers, hackers...

17 Aug 2008 00:50 +0000

Programming is cruel. Whenever you make a mistake in the code - be sure one day someone will use this mistake to punish you for being so inattentive. Situation goes more terrible if your are using an open source version of program coded by some one else and barely suporting it.

Few days ago such a situation happened here at iccup, with our beloved starcraft server - someone used a bug(s) in pvpgn that allows him remotely bring server down by sending special packets. We tried to analyze log files and found that server goes down with "Segmentation fault" error. This error signs there is a memory problem, but it doesn't says where .. I am not a C++ specialist, just an "amateur" so this error totally doomed me. The only choice for us was to contact `CoolFaer`, our lead server developer. Due to summer time, jobs etc we managed to start working on problem only on Friday evening.

Around 14 CET at saturday we located the bug, fixed it and started server. Everthing was fine and ClanLeague matches should be able to start soon, but.. our enemy found that we fixed this bug and started using another one, so server went down again. After some researches, we fixed this bug also among with some others.. After a couple of tests and restarts we finally runed the server. I don't know if there are any other bugs, that can be used in evil purposes, possibly - yes, so everything is possible, but now server is stable.

Fixing those bugs wasn't possible without `CoolFaer`'s help.
Also we are all thankful for those who supported us, you let us stay motived.

Regards,
iCCup tech crew.

(12) All - ICCCL postponed

16 Aug 2008 19:27 +0000

Dearest community,
due to the downtime of the server we have to postpone the CL playday for 1 week.
Thanks for your understanding.

ICCup.Juppi and Crew

(22) All - Searching for Staff

12 Aug 2008 22:01 +0000

Good evening every1!

The summertime is always hard to manage because there is always inactivity due to holidays and a lot of admins moving. That's why ICCup is currently searching for 4-5 Ladder Trail admins.

What requirements do i need to join the staff?

- at least 1h a day time and willing to work with a dedicated crew on complaints forum and on the admin panel
- fluent english reading/writing skills

Please, if you are interested, apply via pm to ICCup.go0g3n. He is our Trail trainer and will review your applications and decides who will get a spot.

Sincerly,
ICCup.Juppi
Head Admin

(126) All - Tech Update

11 Aug 2008 18:30 +0000

Dear players, we apologize for the inconvenience. At this moment we are perfomnig technial update.

The server would be back to work as soon as possible.

UPD: Due to some unexpected problems with our server-box we have to delay system start at least till Wednesday. No exact dates, since it doesn't depend on us.

sincerelly,
iCCup crew

(3) Counter-Strike - Counter-Strike: Source Public 2

10 Aug 2008 18:40 +0000

Counter-Strike: Source Public 2 server have been opened

Dear players, because recently opened Counter-Strike: Source Public server quickly gain popularity, were made the decision to open one more Counter-Strike: Source Public server.

Server address: css2.theabyss.ru:27028