Hi everyone, long time no see!

To be honest, I didn't think that I would be writing a post about HNS in 2025. There's plenty of free time on our hands, and community (at least what's left of it) is without a centralized place of communication/holding tournaments, a lot of different servers, a lot of cheaters, a drought in the community, and so on. Roughly speaking, HNS is clearly not at its peak. So why do this at all and revive a long-forgotten site? There are several reasons for that. But let's start in order.

Where did HNSRU disappear anyway?

As they say, this is more like the Jacques Fresco riddle. Nobody can remember what exactly went wrong. A simple explanation is that someone forgot to pay for the website hosting/domain. A complicated one is that nobody gave a shit anymore and things went downhill. There could have been many reasons, and, frankly, nobody remembers what happened exactly. But what I do remember is many backups of the site that I and several other guys had. Why those backups couldn’t be restored or the hosting/domain couldn’t be paid is another mystery. In general, we can spend a long time discussing what went wrong, but we have what we have.

The "rebirth" reason.

Since I and the rest of the guys successfully fucked up all the backups of the latest version of the site, this version is far from perfect. You won't see posts from 2020 or tournaments/posts/forums from back then. But in general, it is quite the default version of HNSRU, just without the small things that we added at the time. Now we are working with what we have. But why ? Why do all this? Why was the site revived at all?
Восстановили сайт по нескольким причинам.
The first reason - a sponsor has appeared. Simply willing to pay for website hosting/servers and domain.
Second reason - the sponsor wants to hold more tournaments that HNS community didn't see for about... Man, I don't even remember when the last one was.
Third reason - an adequate place for players with, FINALLY, a good-working anti-cheat.
The fourth reason — ностальгия. Почему бы не висеть сайту чтобы как минимум вспоминать как все было «весело» раньше?

What's next?

First thing first — tournaments. Tournaments are always cool. So that's what we'll do first. The HNS community is not as big as it used to be, but active servers are doing quite well. There are enough online players from both new and old school to participate. Expect a more detailed post about the tournament soon.
Second — anti-cheat and HNSRU servers. The problem of cheating is more urgent than ever. Therefore, the HNSRU server is armed with an advanced AC system, which has not yet been implemented in the HNS or KZ communities. Learn more about the server and anti-cheat below.
Third — HNS development. As weird as it may sound, HNS can still develop. We'll pay close attention to how everything will work out with the website and our plan; what the online will be in the end; how many people will play on servers; the tournament participation and so on. There will be development if there is interest in HNS.

Anti-Cheat and Ban(s) Info

As mentioned above, the problem of cheating is now quite serious. But come to think of it, when was it not? Anyway, HNSRU AC took a huge leap forward. Now, here you should see the default 'praise' about how our anti-cheat is so cool and awesome. That it is the best, and that it bans in advance even before the game starts, and so on and so forth. But everyone has already heard this story many times. So we will not go into details and say right away directly — don't use cheats, you will get banned sooner or later.

Typically, the server ban was always the same — permanent. But permanent ban is a rather harsh punitive measure and essentially writes a person off for good. A decision was made to introduce a different ban system. First ban — 3 months, second ban — 6 months, and after, its permanent.However, this policy applies only to the most flagrant violators. We will take all factors into consideration when making a decision to ban a player. Your first ban might not be a ban at all, or it could be a ban for just a couple of days or a week. This system is far from complete and will only be used for the first time. In the future, we will try to implement a more suitable ban system.

Both hosting and servers cost money. Although we have a sponsor, funds for things like tournaments or other payments are always welcome. We are actively working to provide the option of a paid unban for players from any country and region, but these things take time and planning. The next update will cover this in more detail, but this feature won't be available initially.

The anticheat is new. While we've tried to test all possible scenarios and outcomes, there's always a chance of a false-positive ban. If you get banned, and you're 100% sure it was a mistake, don't panic. Create unban ticket and describe what happened in detail. We will investigate and find out what the problem was. If the ban was in fact false-positive, you will get an unban, and we will improve the anti-cheat.
Important: Before creating a ticket, make sure to click the switch on the left bottom which will make the ticket publicly available, otherwise, it will be ignored.

Server Information

Unfortunately, our previous server hosting no longer provides the opportunity to purchase several locations in different countries as it was before. So we had to limit ourselves to one location — Moscow. There will be several servers, for starters it will be the usual MIX 100aa, but we will also add a 10aa server. In addition, it was decided to make a public server so that you could go in and just relax. Such a server is also already in development, and we will open it soon, most likely in the next update.

There is currently only one active 10aa server on HNS. But unfortunately, you have to pay to play there. Yes, you heard it right, you have to pay for the slot — 1000 rubles. You don't need to pay to play with us, our 10aa server will be available to everyone.

Speaking bout functionally, both 10aa and 100aa servers will focus on Skill/Boost mixes with detailed player statistics. You will be able to play Skill/Boost mix and get points on any of these servers, no matter if it's a Skill or a Boost game.

HNSRU Stats System is Back!

In the past, we wanted to create something similar to Fastcup platform statistics but only for HNS. This time, HNSRU Stats is back with a new look. It is very similar to the old statistics, but at the same time it's different. There, you can see detailed statistics of players, matches and servers, your place in the top, your level and skill rating and much more. HNSRU Stats not just shows your points at the end of the match, but gives detailed statistics on many parameters, and creates an entire platform for the competitive HNS. At the moment, this is just the starting version. We will improve it by introducing various changes and functionality. Your feedback is always welcome, do not hesitate to leave it on the forum.

What about my "old" account?

As you may have noticed, all the old users are simply gone now. All accounts have been deleted and login is only possible via STEAM. Having a fictitious figure of 500+ users, when in fact only 100 of them will be active, is not a good solution. In addition, many people have already changed their email, forgotten their password, and so on and so forth. Restoring their accounts will be very long and tedious.
Currently, you can only log in to the site via STEAM. So when registering use only yourmainSteam account! Why is that? A standard wordpress login is very unreliable and creates a risk for every user of the site. Also, for adequate operation of the HNSRU Stats system, users need a SteamID. Most of the old accounts were simply without it, and you had to manually link steam after registering via mail. At the moment, login via steam solves all the above problems. So once again — register only through your main STEAM account.

Conclusion

As a result, even though this is an old backup, we are moving on.
We will slowly finish the site, server, fix bugs and things that need to be fixed. Your feedback is always useful and welcome. So feel free to write anything that is on your mind on the forum.
I want to express a special thank you to the person who found the original database and site backup. I don't want to mention his name, so that he won't be "bothered" by randoms. But he knows who I'm talking about, so thank you again. Currently Topicsand Interview sections were combined and left as archive. Who needs some nostalgia — you are welcome. User avatars, alas, all flew off, and the posts are not written by the author of the topic himself. This was due to the removal of users. But initial topics, comments, and posts were preserved, although not in the most beautiful form.
Consider that forum is the main place of communication. So write mostly there.
The HNSRU team is not so big right now, so the recruitment process is open. Please, leave your application forms in the appropriate forum section.
The next blog post will be about the tournament announcement and other site/server updates (expect it soon).
If you have any questions-write here in the comments, in our social networks or on the forum. GLHF!

Postscriptum

I can't help but think of people who helped in general/workedon servers/statistics/simply paid for hosting or domain, and so on. They don't need an introduction, but still, old HNSRU team :

Garey — one of my best friends on the HNS scene, a man who used to handle servers, websites, and a lot of other responsibilities basically solo. Words cannot convey how much Garey has contributed to the development of the HNS scene over the past (I'm not afraid of this figure) 20 years.
translucent — one of the best players on the RU/EU stage. His nickname and name were repeatedly recalled along with such giants as candEE or fubiQ. And fuck the fact that he brazenly lied about his age for years and lost to Sashka666 Proffi 1v1, he still remains the best in our hearts.
medusa — the person who customized the plugins, created (stole) overlay for the stream, joked like a god about colored people on twitch streams and just a great player and character on the HNS scene.
x4sk1 a.k.a Jeka 1Tricks xDDD. Zhekos a. k. a 1Tricks is a designer from god. I am glad to see that he has found himself in life and is doing well. How many times he helped out the stream with his banners, pictures, and custom themes ... I can't even remember. Fuck the fact that people still think that x4sk1 and Zheka 1Tricks they are the same person. x4sk1 will always remain in our hearts.
skarp — before he was known by all XJ as the best democheker on planet earth, Maxon had the best SGS on entire wild west of HNS. Both on the public server and at tournaments with GameGuard. He doesn't care what song plays 24v7 while playing the tournament match. He was always sweating like crazy. Some people still don't know, Max recently had a son born. Please, congratulate him and his wide from the bottom of your heart.
nohomo — one of the few (except for me) representatives of the adequate nation of UA people in this gathering of Rashists. Everyone remembers his experience with maps. Legendary hnsru_valkyrie will remain on HNSRU servers for the rest of its life.
swatter — myth, legend, or simply Vityan. He needs no introduction, he is remembered and known by everyone. The man who diluted the dry and empty world of HNS scenes with his posts. When necessary, he helped with the admin process. When necessary, he helped with the tournament. When necessary, he helped with the site. Universal fighter, designed for one purpose — to lift HNS from its knees. And he did it quite successfully.
Nannou — simply the best. I can write a lot about Nannou, but everyone knows him. And if you don't know, go fuck yourself.
juice — met0ri. amxx, "?" and so on. Juice is juice. Same with Nannou; if you don't know Juice, you haven't played HNS.
PlE — the worst fucker in the history of HNS. The Latvian that everyone hates. But in some strange way, he got into our party. If someone knows his location — write to me in PM or steam, let's fuck him up together.

If one of the guys reads this news — write to me in steam, I will always be glad to see you not just as a user, but as a full-fledged server/site administrator. Sorry if I forgot someone. Admins, moderators, and watchers. There were too many nicknames, and it is simply impossible to remember all of them.

And of course, a separate respect to the person who started it all — sideways. Without him, all this wouldn't have happened. People can't even imagine how much work one person did on a site that, even in 2025, absolutely everyone on the HNS scene remembers. As they say in GTA RP, +respect.