Reno chatted me up the other day and said "Its soon 10 years since Euroskillz started".
No way, I replied. It cant be!!!
Time just cant go that fast! Or can it?

I just had to dig into all the old files and found a chat message from the owner of TFC4Ever from 2005-02-16:

"TFC4ever-Stefan: when u want to upload a map, use ftp login name web3 and pw is ltllama. go to /html/hlds_l_skill/ and u will find your server.
copy maps and stuff then under /tfc/maps and so on. like windows."

I had been playing on his server for a while with [HCG][T4E] Demon and Ramon and Big Fat German Guy for a year. I one day suggested, "Why not have a skills server?" Stef accepted on the term that I managed the server.

I would say that was the start of it all. Stefan set that server up the 16th of february 2005.

So on Monday it is 10 years since I got the crazy idea to start a skillz server.
It was called Skill@TFC4Ever but later was renamed to Euroskillz.

So to celebrate this lovelly mental institution called Euroskillz and all my fond memories if it I have assembled a collection of old demos.

Starring:
- The Dustbowl event with Kermits vs Dolls with a Karaoke plugin added.
- A couple of sponge bobs on a lamp
- n3c moon walking
- Some soldiers doing, ehh, wtf are they doing?
- And the REVELATION! What actually happened during the Prize Ceremony for the first Ez[AM] player Emp, where he got a headshot before receiving his prize? But! Who was the shooter?

Enjoy :)

http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/sa5QPP8D/file.html

And dont you guys ever think I'll forget you <3

/Lt Llama

When I was a kid the spirit of christmas came from memories of santa-camo-dressed neighbours, a grandpa who was handed the fattiest parts of the christmas ham, a father with his plastic christmas tree, and a mother with so much "must do for christmas" in her.

As an adult I think back to the great times with robots, frogs, ducks, toothpastes, swamp bobs and what not who messed around on Euroskillz around christmas time. Present and crimbo tree throwing admins. And the most friendliest of friends online who tried to create that special tfc christmas feeling. By God, how I loved those times. Thank You!!!

We all tried to create that place which tried to proof everyone on the outside wrong: No, you dont need to grow up at all. You can be a kid forever. Just play and be happy with all your buddies.

That's all that matters

I am not much of a religious man but Euroskillz was one of the most spiritual experiences I have ever had. And it always peaked around CRIMBO time <3

So to all of you in this crypt of memories which is the Euroskillz Steam group I whish you all

A Happy Christmas

and

A Happy New Year

// Lt Llama

Would be nice to see as many new and old faces around as possible tonight. I got nothing to do so I thought, maybe stir up some TFC action. So here is the plan:

Event 1. 21.00 to 22.30: CTF battling. 15 minutes map rotations.
Prizes: Best score total wins 3 TFC gift certificates, second best score total wins 2 TFC gift certificates, third best score total wins 1 TFC gift certificate.

Server: 217.79.189.229:1401 Euroskillz New Years CTF - FF + Prematch

Event 2. 22.45 to 23.45: The Non Stop Quad Airshot event. Best score total wins 3 TFC gift certificates, second best score total wins 2 TFC gift certificates, third best score total wins 1 TFC gift certificate.

Server: 217.79.189.229:1401

Event 3. 23.45 to you fall asleep: New Year Celebration on conc_hell with lots of new music added. Dance party at end room ofc. Fireworks and the lot.

Server: 217.79.189.229:1336

Fast Recruitement: I need Pyrotechnicians for the fireworks and DJs for the music. If you got the skillz contact me in Steam Friends.

All bans are lifted this night. A friendly hug and a nice evening together and hopefully 2011 could be a very nice year for us all.

I will announce the winners afterwards.

This could be a chaotic and fun night. Hope to see you around :D.

The need for a trial renewal has been growing, and has been requested and debated for a long time. Things that were accepted before is no longer considered progressive, entertaining, or desired within the trials. The juggling era lasted for almost a decade, and has fallen under question lately by many concers. The use of grenades for soldiers has been considered a less skillful way of rocket jumping.

So, after a lot of progression of TFC skills in general and Euroskillz in particular, we needed to move up the evolutionary ladder. Therefore we present the next phase in natural selection, a new set of trials that leaves Charles "wubwub" Darwin quivering in excitement.

Thanks goes out to the hard working band of brothers who put together the trials and who made demos of every jump. Credits goes to the demo recorders below:

* [Ez|eC] - wubwub
* [Ez|mC] - wubwub
* [Ez|hC] - wubwub and Fallout

* [Ez|eS] - wubwub
* [Ez|mS] - wubwub and teh ORiON
* [Ez|hS] - Monkey and teh ORiON

* [Ez|eP] - wubwub
* [Ez|mP] - wubwub
* [Ez|hP] - teh ORiON

Read the full story in the forum (with the the actual trial changes + comments)

Because of the imminent server move the points system are down tonight. Will be back tomorrow. Sorry all grinders!