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CS:GO Trap House

By Benz, in Events, , 14 comments, 2433 views

Think you have what it takes to do all 100?

Date: May 28th, 2021
Times:  6:00 PM (PST) | 7:00 PM (MST) | 8:00 PM (CST) | 9:00 PM (EST) 
Game Server: 51.81.26.247:27016
Event Management:
Host(s): [HG] Ironclawz Event Manager: HG | EddieCam [D] [CE] Event Streamer(s): N/A Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com How to play:
This is a mini-games course map and there are 100 traps/courses. Who can play:
Everyone! Event rules:
Follow HG's/MG's general rules.
Must participate at least 1 hour (not spectate) to have a chance to be chosen for a prize, so check in with IronClawz when you join if you want to be entered into the raffle. If you participate for the full 2 hours, your name will be entered twice into the raffle. If you participate for 1 hour or more, your name will be entered once.
Must play for 1 hour or more (not spectate) to qualify for the badge. Although the event will run two hours if you'd like to stay and try to beat the map/earn another raffle ticket.
If you'd like to request music, do so by end of day May 19th. You may request up to two songs (make sure they fit the HG rules)
If you'd like to request low gravity during the event, please ask the host, IronClawz
Have fun! Prizes are restricted to HG Recruit+ If caught not trying at all in the event the said player(s) will be kicked from the event and disqualified as this is not fair to other participants in the event. General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
Prizes will be given away at random, one by one. Whoever is picked gets their first choice, then whoever is picked next gets pick from what's left, etc. etc. 20k JB rep (I will provide the 16k that HG will not) Gold VIP HG Shirt (I will purchase/provide) HG Mug (I will purchase/provide) Prizes will be handed out 3 to 7 business days after the summary is posted.
  Badges:

Participants Badge ^

Badge for everyone that completes all 100 traps ^
Additional Information & Credits:
Graphics created by EddieCam

Crackhouse Catastrophe

By brgr., in Events, , 6 comments, 1926 views

Grab your guns & drugs and suit up. We're going to a crackhouse on May 19th, 2021. 

Date: Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
Times: 7:00 PM (PST) | 8:00 PM (MST) | 9:00 PM (CST) | 10:00 PM (EST)
Game Server: 24/7 CRACKHOUSE DM (185.141.204.1:27015)
Event Management:
Host(s): HG | Wolf Event Manager: HG | brgr. [CEL] [M] Event Streamer(s): [HG] myes [CE] Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com How to play:
"lets show some love to the css crackhouse server" - Wolf We'll be playing Deathmatch on the crackhouse server for one hour. Two teams fight against each other. Who can play:
-hg- Recruit to Council Event rules:
Must participate in the event to be eligible for the event badge. Must also be -hg- Recruit+ General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
All participants receive the event badge listed below. Badge:

Additional Information & Credits:
Graphics created by EddieCam

CS:GO Narco Takedown

By Benz, in Events, , 15 comments, 2006 views

Ready to perform a raid?

Date: May 14th, 2021
Times:  7:30 PM (PST) | 8:30 PM (MST) | 9:30 PM (CST) | 10:30 PM (EST)
Game Server: 51.81.23.246:27016
Event Management:
Host(s): HG | EddieCam [D] [CE] Event Manager: HG | EddieCam [D] [CE] Event Streamer(s): N/A Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com How to play:
Bomb/Defuse Plant bomb at opposing teams bomb site
Kill all opposing teams players before the bomb is planted
Who can play:
Everyone! Event rules:
Have to stay the entire duration of the event in order to receive prizes and or badge. Prizes are restricted to HG Recruit+ If caught not trying at all in the event the said player(s) will be kicked from the event and disqualified as this is not fair to other participants in the event. General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
There will be two raffles and one first-place winner. The person with the most kills will receive a Corsair TC60 Gaming Chair and their own custom badge! The First Raffle will be for the winning team and the winner will receive a 4k Amazon Firestick The second raffle will be for the losing team and the winner of that raffle will receive a 5.64oz container GG Gamer supps with a shaker Prizes will be handed out 3 to 7 business days after the summary is posted.
  Badges:

Participants Badge ^

First Place Winners Badge ^
Additional Information & Credits:
Graphics created by EddieCam

Meltdown on Nuketown!

By Eric, in Events, , 5 comments, 2199 views

TACTICAL NUKE INCOMING!

Date: May 7th, 2021
Times: 9PM EST, 8PM CST, 7PM MST, 6PM PST
Game Server: CS:S Event Server (IP: 51.81.23.240:27016)
Event Management:
Host(s): [HG] Eric [M|CE] Event Manager: [HG] Eric [M|CE] Event Streamer(s): N/A Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com How to play:
Straight up deathmatch. Most kills within the allotted time wins.
Map - dev_nuketown17 (https://gamebanana.com/maps/182975)
Who can play:
Everyone from Friend of HG to Council Event rules:
Standard HG rules. General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
Top 3 players at the end of the tournament will receive prizes!
1st Place: Choice between 4,000 rep, 30,000 credits or 20,000 ZS points
2nd Place: Choice between 4,000 rep, 30,000 credits or 20,000 ZS points minus whatever 1st place picked
3rd Place: Choice between 4,000 rep, 30,000 credits or 20,000 ZS points minus whatever 1st and 2nd place picked Badge:

Additional Information & Credits:
Thanks to @Ryze for the amazing GFX work!

HG Community Newsletter (April 2021)

By Lucas15, in HG Newsletter, , 16 comments, 1762 views

Promotions on top of promotions pretty much summarizes a large part of April. Let's get you up to speed!

Let's start with welcoming our newest -hg- Recruits:
-hg- Blue Cube
-hg- froggies093
-hg- Gh0ST
-hg- Hood1e
-hg- LeifyBeans
-hg- Pay Pay
-hg- PEMIS
-hg- Phineas
-hg- Space
-hg- TopBlokeGman
-hg- Watur
-hg- Zemonator
Congrats to our new [HG] Members:
[HG] Amish
[HG] BravoMan
[HG] DoZY
[HG] Imperial Knight
[HG] It's Tommy
[HG] Moose
[HG] Rains
CS:S Division News
The waters in CS:S have been relatively quiet this month. A lot of work and discussions have been happening behind the scenes. 
Once we're caught up with our background work, CS:S leadership are looking to spice up our current servers and possibly add some more variety. Stay tuned for more on that!
Be sure to stop by one of our Source servers and prove you're the dominant gamer! A full list of our servers and their IPs can be found here.
 
CS:GO Division News
CS:GO leadership has an addiction to promotions. Congratulations to these new Trial Mods: AllmyhomieshateEmma, BravoMan, caplep, Icaema, KikkoMan, KingLime, logster004, myes, Rains, snaz, and Suburban!
But wait, there's more! Congrats to Meowing Banana, sqnch, SenpaiiPlz, and Tbonesteak on becoming Minigames Mods AND Arrow, Finch, HyperActive, and Jimothy on becoming TTT Mods!
Believe it or not, there's one more, and that's Scorch who was promoted to Global Moderator!
Okay I promise, this is the last one. Congratulations to the newest Division Staff, ComputerChip!
 
GMod Division News
Zombie Survival continues to be a place where many gather and have a fun time. Do you have any suggestions to improve the experience? Go here and share them with us!
Are you in the ZS Discord yet? You can find the link to it, as well as our other Discords, at the bottom of the newsletter.
 
Rust Division News
The base showcase contest has concluded and there were some great submissions. Find out who takes home the grand prize May 7!
Don't forget about weekly server wipes! They happen every Thursday afternoon, usually around 4pm Eastern. This is the best time for new players to get started on their journey!
Rust welcomed their newest leadership member last month. Congratulations to Malice on his promotion to Division Staff!
 
TF2 Division News
We've got the inside scoop that new servers rolling out soon for TF2. Keep an eye out for future announcements so you can join the fun!
TF2 is looking to expand their Mod team! If you want to help keep the servers fun and clean for everyone, send in a mod application!
Let's also give a congratulations to Vesta on his promotion to Division Staff!
 
Community Engagement News
The GFX team is now part of HGCE! Welcome Moose, Rains, Snowyamur, uncle steve, and Winterlynx to the pink side! Congratulations to our newest members, Imperial Knight and S!
Also congratulations to EddieCam and JarJarBinks on their promotions to GFX Mentor!
Are you interested in helping out the community? HGCE is looking for help with Partnerships, TF2 events, and streaming. Submit an HGCE application to get started!
 
Development Community News 
We have a few new faces in HGDC. Jimothy has joined the Sourcemod development team.
James and Lucas15 joined the Server Manager team. They will be working with CS:GO and CS:S servers, respectively.
Are you interested in becoming a Server Manager? Fortis is looking for people to help manage our CS:GO servers. Get started by submitting an HGDC application!
 
Gaming Divisions News
We're actively looking to make our servers more appealing for everyone. Have suggestions? Let us know in our Discord using the #recommendations channel, or post in your division's forum.
New servers are also coming soon. We can't say much yet, but we'll let you know as soon as possible!
 
General Community News
As always, we want to express our appreciation to these donors from last month:
Blindy clearlynotjake EddieCam Icon irishmang Jimothy SenpaiiPlz Space Moth We appreciate each and every donation to the community! If you'd like to help out, you can do so by going here:
https://hellsgamers.com/donate/ Did you know HG doesn't just exist on the forums? Check out our platforms at the link below!
https://hellsgamers.com/forums/topic/135157-hellsgamers-social-media-more/ Check out our HG Discord Servers:
https://hellsgamers.com/discord/ We have more than just the few servers you currently play on! Check out our full list here:
https://hellsgamers.com/servers/ Thank you for reading this month's edition of the newsletter. We'll see you next month!

Degroot Knockout

By Vesta, in Events, , 4 comments, 1470 views

Let's see who has the last laugh

Date: Sunday, May 9, 2021 
Times: 5:00 PM (PST) | 6:00 PM (MST) | 7:00 PM (CST) | 8:00 PM (EST)
Game Server: TF2 Events Server (51.81.23.106:27016)
Event Management:
Host(s): Misc2008 Event Manager: Vesta Event Streamer(s): N/A Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com  How to play:
Map will be Degroot keep. Class locked to Heavy. All heavies will be given the holiday punch gloves, with a 70% crit chance Who can play:
Everyone Event rules:
Must be present for most of the event to get the badge  Prizes are based on top scores General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
Top 4 scores at the end will receive prizes 1st place- Choice between 1 gold account, 1 vip account, 1 of 2 15,000 HG Bux
2nd place- Choice between 1 gold account, 1 vip account, 1 of 2 15,000 HG Bux | Minus whatever first place picked
3rd place- Choice between 1 gold account, 1 vip account, 1 of 2 15,000 HG Bux | Minus whatever first and second place picked
4th place- Choice between 1 gold account, 1 vip account, 1 of 2 15,000 HG Bux | Minus whatever first, second, and third place picked
 
Badge:

Additional Information & Credits:
Graphics created by EddieCam

Bad Card Showdown

By Benz, in Events, , 9 comments, 1917 views

Got card game skills?

Date: April 24th, 2021
Times:  6:00 PM (PST) | 7:00 PM (MST) | 8:00 PM (CST) | 9:00 PM (EST)
Game Website: https://allbad.cards/
Event Management:
Host(s): [HG] IronClawz [S] & -hg- SenpaiiPlz Event Manager: HG | EddieCam [D] [CE] Event Streamer(s): N/A Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com How to play:
  Throughout the game, you have a set number of cards in your hand. When you play one, you draw a new one. If you don't like the cards in your hand, there is an option to let the computer pick the next card from your hand at random, then you discard the rest of your cards and receive all new ones. The Card Queen is given a card to start the round but has the option to get a new one if they don't like the first one they were given. Once they choose a card, the round will start.
When the round starts, you have 45 seconds to pick the "best" card from your hand for the scenario.
Once everyone has chosen their card, the Card Queen then looks through them and picks their favorite card based on the scenario. Whoever's card was chosen, receives one point and becomes Card Queen for the next round.
Once someone reaches the winning point #, the game is over. Depending on the # of players, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place point placements will receive prizes. Or if there are 30+ players, 4th and 5th place will as well.
When the game is over, we can play another if people would like, just without prizes and simply for fun/community engagement.
I believe this is all for gameplay. I will update if I think of something else
Who can play:
Everyone! Event rules:
Have to stay the entire duration of the event in order to receive prizes and or badge. Prizes are restricted to HG Recruit+ The game plays just like Cards Against Humanity. There is a "Card Queen" who chooses the best card to award them a point for winning the round. It will be set up so whoever wins the previous round, will be Card Queen for the next round starts. This way it gives everyone a fair chance to get points without the chance of someone getting the majority of all points. No write-in cards will be allowed to help avoid breaking any of HG's general rules (racism, etc.) To help speed along with the game (especially if we get a lot of players), there will be a 45-second card choice cutoff. If you don't choose your card within 45 seconds, one will be randomly picked for you. The winning score will vary depending on player #. Under 20 players, the winning score will be 15 points. 20-30 players will be 12 points. 30+ players will be 10 points. (The more players, the longer it will take to accumulate points, which is why the winning points # gets lower as the player # gets higher) PLEASE don't just pick the most absurd option as the winning card. Make sure the card at least fits the scenario in some manner. Obviously up to the Card Queens discretion. It's not a requirement, but would be nice to have the participants in a TS/Discord channel during the event as people playing Cards Against Humanity face to face can speak to each other and laugh together General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
1st place - Your choice between the following: One month of "Super Backer" on All Bad Cards, Gold+, VIP+, 4k JB rep, or their own TS Channel. 2nd place - Your choice between the four 1st place rewards that weren't chosen. 3rd place - Your choice between the three 1st place rewards that weren't chosen. 4th place - Your choice between the two 1st place rewards that weren't chosen. 5th - You get what is left on the table. Prizes will be handed out 2 to 3 business days after the summary is posted. Badge:

Additional Information & Credits:
Thanks to EddieCam for the amazing GFX work!

HG Chess Club

By Miles, in Events, , 8 comments, 2162 views

Prove your chess skill in the first official HG Chess tournament! 
April 17th, 2021
4:00 PM (PST) | 5:00 PM (MST) | 6:00 PM (CST) | 7:00 PM (EST)

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2021
Times: 4:00 PM (PST) | 5:00 PM (MST) | 6:00 PM (CST) | 7:00 PM (EST)
Event Management:
Host(s): Miles Event Manager: Miles Event Streamer(s): Contact me via forum PM if you would like to host a stream for this event! Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com  How to play:
Sign up via this forum post to play in the first official HG Chess Tournament!  Standard Chess rules! Checkmate your enemy to win! Matches will be 5 minute blitz, grand finals will be 10 minute rapid. Who can play:
Everyone, but only HG recruit+ is eligible for prizes!  Event rules:
Single elimination. Sorry we don't have time for double elimination!  No chess engines, AI, etc... If you are found to be cheating you will likely find yourself removed from the tournament and possibly HG.  General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
Badges for all participants! 1st place winner gets a Gold Account. 2nd place winner gets VIP. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place get a SPECIAL BADGE as well as the participation badge! 
Badge:
Top 3 Badge: 
Participation badge: 
 
Additional Information & Credits:
All GFX credit goes to @Rains. Thanks for the GFX! (P.S. I couldn't choose between the two badges so I'm using both!) 

Eric's HG League 1v1 Tourney

By Eric, in Events, , 5 comments, 1631 views

Do you have what it takes to escape the Abyss as the sole victor?

Date: April 9th, 2021
Times: 7PM EST, 6PM CST, 5PM MST, 4PM PST
Game Server: Teamspeak 3 (IP: hellsgamers.com), League of Legends Client (Riot ID: krapcire)
Event Management:
Host(s): [HG] Eric [M|CE] Event Manager: [HG] Eric [M|CE] Event Streamer(s): [HG] Eric [M|CE] Voice chat attendance:
Please join the TeamSpeak channel before the event starts. TS3 IP: hellsgamers.com Please join the Discord channel before the event starts. Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/2ue8EJM How to play:
Just straight up League on Howling Abyss. Who can play:
Everyone from Friend of HG to Council Event rules:
Players must sign up on the event sign up post (https://hellsgamers.com/forums/topic/145218-erics-hg-league-1v1-tourney-sign-up/) to participate. Both players will hit "Random" during champ select 3 times. Players will then take turns banning 2 champs that were rolled into the champ pool similar to Draft Pick and Ranked. Lower seed will get first ban. Both players will agree on what same champion they will both play based on the 6 champs that were rolled and banned between the 2 players. First kill wins match. Semifinals and 3rd place match are best-of-3. Finals are best-of-5. All other matches are best-of-1. Standard HG rules. General HG rules:
NO cheats, exploits, glitching, or 3rd party tools that give you an unfair advantage over other players. NO ghosting. DO NOT be disrespectful NO sexual harassment of players. DO NOT be racist or use racist terms. NO useless spamming of the mic, text, or radio. That means no songs/soundbites, especially if fellow clan members or players are complaining. NO recruiting or advertising for other clans in here. DO NOT wear the -hg- / [HG] / HG | tag unless you are a part of HG and are assigned that rank. All HG Recruits+ are required to wear their respective clan tags. NO name impersonation of anyone. If you are caught trying to crash or lag the server, you will be permanently banned. Prizes:
Top 3 players at the end of the tournament will receive prizes!
1st Place: Choice between 4,000 rep, 30,000 credits or 20,000 ZS points
2nd Place: Choice between 4,000 rep, 30,000 credits or 20,000 ZS points minus whatever 1st place picked
3rd Place: Choice between 4,000 rep, 30,000 credits or 20,000 ZS points minus whatever 1st and 2nd place picked Badge:

Additional Information & Credits:
Thanks to @zoomy for the amazing GFX work!