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Server Reset (New Seed) Imminent!
By: Madman Date: May 28, 2018, 3:52 pm
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Hello everyone. I have to be the bearer of bad news or good
news, depending on your perspective.
As you may know, the current seed is over 86 days old. We had a
major corruption a few weeks back which bugged out player made
vending machines, deactivated land claim blocks, erased friend
connections and may have contributed to structural integrity
issues some have been having. Also, we are starting to have
more frequent server crashes. This is something that usually,
rarely ever happens.
All of this combined with some other issues I have had to deal
with leave me with no other choice but to start a new seed.
I know most of you will be happy to hear this and it will
breathe new life to the server.
I also know that some of you will be unhappy with this. To
those of you with this sentiment, I am sorry but I really have
no choice. For the sake of stability and so that you can enjoy
a server that performs well, it has to be done.
I am currently backing up the existing seed. I will save this
to a zip file and make it available for download on my google
drive. I will also make a youtube video showing every step
required to install this to your own single player game so that
you may make videos or take pictures of your build for posterity
or to share if you so choose. It is a pretty simple process and
along with the video, I will be happy to help any of you, should
you so need it.
As most of you know, minus the occasional donation I receive, I
don't make any money doing this. Every month, I have to dip
into my own pocket for server related expenses. This includes
the cost of the server, forum, website, CBSM, widgets and more.
Not to mention the monthly vote lottery that includes a real
life, tangible prize that costs me around $30. My expenses
exceed $100 USD every single month. I rarely get to play for my
own enjoyment and yet I try to do everything I can to make this
a fun and reliable place for all of you. Most of my time on the
server is spent doing admin work and helping players. I have to
make sure the server gets restarted every 8-10 hours,
religiously. And sometimes, more often than that if required.
I have kept this server running and available EVERY SINGLE DAY
since March 1st, 2014!
Please keep this in mind before you decide to criticize my
decision.
I will post here when the backup is completed and I am prepared
to wipe the server and start a new seed. This will take at
least an hour and a half to two hours.
On another note, Joel from the Fun Pimps just now released a new
video stating that the experimental version of A17 MAY be
released some time in July and will take at least another four
weeks of tweaking before the stable branch is released. Video
below.
HTML https://youtu.be/rFcsseQlvLw
#Post#: 12507--------------------------------------------------
Re: Server Reset (New Seed) Imminent!
By: Jorkk Date: May 28, 2018, 5:39 pm
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I'm saddened to find out that the server is being wiped, but I
completely understand. Even though it's a sad thing to see the
builds disappear, it'll be fun to have a fresh start to the
server again.
Thanks for the heads up, and thanks for backing up the current
seed before wiping it. And in general, thank you for all that
you do, Madman. I appreciate the work you put into maintaining
this server. Thanks for doing so much to make it a good
experience for everybody!
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Re: Server Reset (New Seed) Imminent!
By: Madman Date: May 28, 2018, 5:54 pm
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Server is now up!
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Re: Server Reset (New Seed) Imminent!
By: commode7x Date: May 28, 2018, 5:56 pm
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I've only been on this server for a few days, but the community
has been extremely friendly and helpful. I may only be having a
few small bits and pieces removed from the map, but many here
are having entire building networks removed. If the community
continues to remain friendly, even after that, then this is
definitely a server I'd like to continue playing on.
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Re: Server Reset (New Seed) Imminent!
By: mman69 Date: May 30, 2018, 2:37 am
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as always Madman you have my respect and appreciation for the
great work and sacrifice you make to keep the best 7days to die
server running and maintained to such a high level along with
hotrod you guys have made and kpet such a fun server well run
for all these years ,ill prob wait for the next update before
popping back in though -)
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