MWEB and Telkom are peering locally once again. What does this mean for you?

MWEB players should now be able to play in Telkom games, and vice versa.

This has been confirmed for the Cape Town and Johannesburg exchanges. You may still wish to keep your ISP name in the game title until this has been confirmed nationally.

Reminder: Learner’s League in channel Tourney, 18:30 Tuesday

This week’s tournament winners

Monday  1v1 dota: 1st – darkprophet, 2nd – tsu-shiuan

Wednesday 3v3 dota: 1st – tetherax, AreDeeKay & -plague_pulse-

Thursday 2v2 dota: 1st – Kinetic-Pulse & tsu-shiuan

Tournaments take place 18:30 Monday – Thursday

Twilight Cup for Pandariaaaa!

The Twilight cup is a clan tournament that takes place this Weekend. More information on forums. Under Games – Warcraft III – Dota.

Reminder: Learner’s League in channel Tourney, 18:30 Tuesday

This week’s tournament winners

Monday  1v1 dota: 1st – Sepultura, 2nd – ma_se_mielie

Wednesday 3v3 dota: 1st – michiko, corrupted & ferbi

Thursday 2v2 dota: 1st – Sepultura & Covenant

Tournaments take place 18:30 Monday – Thursday

daNNy Cup

The daNNy cup is a clan tournament that takes place every Sunday. Feel free to sign up on forums under the daNNy cup subforum. Episode 3.5 starts this Sunday!

This week’s tournament winners

Monday  1v1 dota: 1st – Revoker, 2nd – sneeuleeu

Tuesday Uthers: 1st – frozenwolf, 2nd – suggestions

Wednesday 3v3 dota: 1st – Metagross Typhlosion  & Venusaur

Thursday 2v2 dota: 1st – infernape & IRwasted, 2nd – augustana & dariyal

Tournaments take place 18:30 Monday – Thursday

daNNy Cup

The daNNy cup is a clan tournament that takes place every Sunday. Feel free to sign up on forums under the daNNy cup subforum. Episode 3.4 starts this Sunday!

Administration

To receive announcements about tournaments, type /group dota join – on battle.net

/group diablo2 join for announcements on the LLD, HLD tournaments as well as other Diablo 2 news.

For any queries or suggestions email: Xenophyl@tga.za.net

Have a good weekend!

- The CA team

With the recent influx of webafrica users and subsequently wage users, some rules and guidelines need to be implemented.

Clannies
Make sure all the relevant players are ready and willing to play before wage hosting your clanny.
Your game will be unhosted if you are seen to be hogging a bot. Clan games do not take preference above any other games.
The same applies for IHL games.

Hogging the bot
If you feel someone is abusing the bot, by either not starting the game, not .unhost(ing) a slow filling game or just general abuse of the bot.
You can report this to Xenophyl@tga.za.net

You need to take screenies of the following information and send it to me:
/whois wage
this returns something like:  WAGE is using Warcraft III Frozen Throne and is currently in  game “[23]sdso” (#202705)
then /gameinfo thegamenumber , in this case /gameinfo 202705
and lastly, /time
This will give us an idea of how the user has abused the bot.

The bot does not belong to a single person on the server, it is there to be shared amongst the webafrica subscribers.
This being said, TwilightGaming reserves the right to prevent users from using the bot if their actions are detrimental to other webafrica subscribers.

New WebAfrica Subscribers
To get access to the wage bot, all you have to do is logon to your webafrica ISP account.
When in Battle.net, /whois wage
If it is free, type: /hostgame level mode
e.g. /hostgame 20 apso
If it is not free, type /watch wage and wait for it to be free

Sometimes wage will be free but will fail to create a game for you, this is because the maximum number of simultaneously hosted games has been reached.
You will have to keep trying.

Once the game is hosted and you have entered it, type /w wage spoof , this command gives you control of wage.
The following commands can be used in the lobby, each followed by the number of the slot:
.open
.close
.comp     (Adds a computer slot)
e.g. .open 2

Other commands available:
.hold username (Use after closing a slot, useful for holding a spot for a friend)
.ping
.hcl (Used to set the game mode while in the game lobby, e.g. .hcl -apso)
.start
.start force
.unhost (Used for closing the game)

FUN TIMES FOR ALL.

-Xenophyl

Exciting times! Twilight and WebAfrica have been in talks since many moons ago about setting up a hostbot. Well, the good news is that everything seems good to go. As of a few minutes ago, the server restarted with the new hosting functionality which allows WebAfrica customers to host DotA games on the WAGE hostbot. This has several benefits:

• No bandwidth is used if you’re on the WebAfrica network as the hostbot is located in the WAGE freezone.
• Stable, low latency host because the game is not hosted on DSL where many factors (lightning, cats..) can cause lag.
• Stats, replay and game saving and much more!

So, how to host a game? Simple:

• Login to Twilight using your WebAfrica account.
• Use the hostgame comand as follows:

/hostgame <level> <game name>

The bot will then host a game at the given level (currently only supports DotA). Once your game is up you will need to spoof check by whispering the WAGE bot:

/w WAGE spoof

You will then have several commands available to you (listed at the end of this post).

Please note that this feature is currently in a trial phase. We have limited the maximum number of games to 5. If you find your game is not being hosted, then you might want to join the WebAfrica channel on the server in case the bot is giving error output. Also please note that only one game can be in the lobby at a given time. For example, if Bob hosts [5]AP, then you will not be able to host another game until that game starts or is cancelled. As such, please be considerate when hosting games and don’t go idle for hours in the lobby (or wait 15 minutes for your friends). We will put up official usage rules in due course, but for now just apply common sense to avoid racking up punishments.

We hope you enjoy this service and the low latency, free DotA games it brings.

A couple of points:

• Consumers of WebAfrica’s IS accounts do not receive the hosting/free-usage benefits. Those benefits apply to users of the WebAfrica network only. This is similar to all other WAGE offerings.
• We are working on improving the feedback the bot gives (when both successfully and unsuccessfully hosting games).
• This is a trial service – please give us meaningful feedback and don’t abuse the service!

List of commands

In game lobby

.a                      alias to .abort
.abort                  abort countdown
.announce <sec> <msg>   set the announce message (the bot will print <msg> every <sec> seconds), leave blank or "off" to disable the announce message
.autostart <players>    auto start the game when the specified number of players have joined, leave blank or "off" to disable auto start
.autosave <on/off>      enable or disable autosaving
.check <name>           check a user's status (leave blank to check your own status)
.checkme                check your own status (can be used by non admins, sends a private message visible only to the user)
.clearhcl               clear the HCL command string
.close <number> ...     close slot
.closeall               close all open slots
.comp <slot> <skill>    create a computer in slot <slot> of skill <skill> (skill is 0 for easy, 1 for normal, 2 for insane)
.compcolour <s> <c>     change a computer's colour in slot <s> to <c> (c goes from 1 to 12)
.comphandicap <s> <h>   change a computer's handicap in slot <s> to <h> (h is 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100)
.comprace <s> <r>       change a computer's race in slot <s> to <r> (r is "human", "orc", "night elf", "undead", or "random")
.compteam <s> <t>       change a computer's team in slot <s> to <t> (t goes from 1 to # of teams)
.dl <name>              alias to .download
.download <name>        allow a user to start downloading the map (only used with conditional map downloads, it tries to do a partial match)
.fakeplayer             create or delete a fake player to occupy a slot during the game (the player will not do anything except stay AFK)
.from                   display the country each player is from
.hcl <string>           set the HCL command string
.hold <name> ...        hold a slot for someone
.latency <number>       set game latency (20-500), leave blank to see current latency
.lock                   lock the game so only the game owner can run commands
.messages <on/off>      enable or disable local admin messages for this game (battle.net messages relayed to local admins in game)
.mute <name>            mute a player (it tries to do a partial match)
.open <number> ...      open slot
.openall                open all closed slots
.owner [name]           set game owner to yourself, optionally add [name] to set game owner to someone else
.ping [number]          ping players, optionally add [number] to kick players with ping above [number]
.priv <name>            rehost as private game
.pub <name>             rehost as public game
.refresh <on/off>       enable or disable refresh messages
.say <text>             send <text> to all connected battle.net realms as a chat command (this command is HIDDEN from other players)
.sendlan <ip> [port]    send a fake LAN message to IP address <ip> and port [port], default port is 6112 if not specified
.sp                     shuffle players
.start [force]          start game, optionally add [force] to skip checks
.stats [name]           display basic player statistics, optionally add [name] to display statistics for another player (can be used by non admins)
.statsdota [name]       display DotA player statistics, optionally add [name] to display statistics for another player (can be used by non admins)
.swap <n1> <n2>         swap slots
.synclimit <number>     set sync limit for the lag screen (10-10000), leave blank to see current sync limit
.unhost                 unhost game
.unlock                 unlock the game
.unmute <name>          unmute a player (it tries to do a partial match)
.version                display version information (can be used by non admins, sends a private message visible only to the user)
.virtualhost <name>     change the virtual host name
.w <name> <message>     send a whisper on every connected battle.net realm from the bot's account to the player called <name> (this command is HIDDEN from other players)

In game

!autosave <on/off>      enable or disable autosaving
!check <name>           check a user's status (leave blank to check your own status)
!checkme                check your own status (can be used by non admins, sends a private message visible only to the user)
!fppause                force the FakePlayer (if it exists) to pause the game
!fpresume               force the FakePlayer (if it exists) to resume the game
!from                   display the country each player is from
!kick <name>            kick a player (it tries to do a partial match)
!latency <number>       set game latency (20-500), leave blank to see current latency
!lock                   lock the game so only the game owner can run commands
!messages <on/off>      enable or disable local admin messages for this game (battle.net messages relayed to local admins in game)
!mute <name>            mute a player (it tries to do a partial match)
!muteall                mute global chat (allied and private chat still works)
!owner [name]           set game owner to yourself, optionally add [name] to set game owner to someone else
!ping                   ping players
!say <text>             send <text> to all connected battle.net realms as a chat command (this command is HIDDEN from other players)
!stats [name]           display basic player statistics, optionally add [name] to display statistics for another player (can be used by non admins)
!statsdota [name]       display DotA player statistics, optionally add [name] to display statistics for another player (can be used by non admins)
!unlock                 unlock the game
!unmute <name>          unmute a player (it tries to do a partial match)
!unmuteall              unmute global chat
!version                display version information (can be used by non admins, sends a private message visible only to the user)
!w <name> <message>     send a whisper on every connected battle.net realm from the bot's account to the player called <name> (this command is HIDDEN from other players)

Changed rule for forfeiting games:

Used to be 20 kills behind in 30 minutes, now changed to:

Players may forfeit a game (from the losing team) if they are 25 kills behind the winning team before 25 minutes. Four out of the five players, on the losing team, will need to vote for the forfeit for this to be legal.

This will be strict, and it will be upheld. If you quit at any time before this you may be punished via the game or ticket system.

No restores will come from this rule.

We’ve changed it to 25 in 25 due to many players simply giving up. If this is abused, or becomes as lame as the previous rule it will be removed. Players will then be required to play the entire game without the forfeit option.

So, please use this in a rare case where you are really getting smashed.

Come backs allow for awesome games.

Also, fixed bug on forum:

Click Twilight Gaming Forum no longer takes you to main Twilight Gaming page, it will take you to forum front page.

Our tournament structure is as follows:

• Monday:
  • 1v1Dota Tournament
  • Signups: 19:30
  • Start Time: 20:15 – 11:~
• Tuesday:
  • 5v5 Random Dota Team Tournament
  • Signups: 18:30
  • Start Time: 19:15 – 11:~
• Wednesday:
  • Melee Tournament
  • Signups: 18:00 – 19:00
  • Start Time: 19:00 – 11:~
• Thursday:
  • 2v2Dota Tournament
  • Signups: 18:30
  • Start Time: 19:15 or when we have 16 teams
• Friday: TBA
• Saturday: TBA
• Sunday: TBA

Please join our DotA & Melee Groups to stay informed of these tournaments.

To join these groups do the following:

/group dota join
/group melee join

DotA Group for DotA News
Melee Group for Melee News (Wednesday tournament)

Registration will take place in channel Tourney on the server.

Feel free to contact our Community Activists -> ca @ tga.za.net

* Standard tournament prizing is set at: First place -> 150experience per player | Second place -> 100 experience per player. This might change per tournament or event.

About three weeks ago we saw the release of DotA 6.65, where today we’ve been blessed with 6.66.

Download:

Local Twilight Link — Login with your Twilight Account
GetDotA.com Link

A couple of cool things to comment on:

“Scroll of Town Portal
- Double clicking on scrolls now automatically targets your fountain”

Doom Bringer
- Reworked and rebalanced most of his abilities

Old Devour:
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Creeps: Up to level 1/2/4/6
Bonus Gold: 10/20/30/40
cd: 30/25/20/15
manacost: 50/45/40/35

New Devour:
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Creeps: Up to level 2/4/5/6
Bonus Gold: 40/60/80/100
cd: 60/55/50/45
manacost: 60

Gains the abilities of the target neutral creep has until you devour another creep with abilities to replace it

Read the full change log @ eGamer

With 2 new heroes and a TONNE of other changes, we really recommend reading the changelog.

The 6.65 map is available from our downloads section.