Aruru coldstarted

[Tsagoth]

In patching Aruru this morning the server coldstarted. Very unfortunate, and I'm sorry for all the time lost.

[romars]

omg :) , nvm let's hope u will resolve all the bugs , this is also like a beta test it seams.
U are doing a nice work, keep it like this

[Tsagoth]

I was just a bonehead and forgot to check the flag.

[romars]

there is no back-up?

[Tsagoth]

There is only one backup copy and a coldstart clears it.

[romars]

It woud be an ideea make a back-uk of a back-uk :)

[zarkwizard]

It woud be an idea make a back-uk of a back-uk :)

It's mainly a "LOOONNNNGGG" night mistake. Something we will make a note of. I know we are all tired and have been working long hours trying to recreate bugs to fix, or patching things as they come up.

We plan on doing something for all the early adopters and will make an announcement as soon as we get through the issues we have encountered.

[romars]

It is posible that will happen again?

[2rben]

Ouch, tough. Was wondering why my starting point had moved. Oh well at least I am now able to correct some of the beginner mistakes from last night.

[Filigree]

Ouch, tough. Was wondering why my starting point had moved. Oh well at least I am now able to correct some of the beginner mistakes from last night.

Same thoughts exactly
:)
Those people that are logged out might be a bit miffed when they wake up
:S

[DickDastardly]

I'm glad i read the forum before signing in. Saved a lot of cursing!

[zarkwizard]

In the future we'll make a backup of the backup that doesn't get reset unless we delete it, in the case of a cold start by mistake.

[Space_Doogie]

Haha, I was like 'Oh sh-' until I saw this thread! The movie 'Road Trip' has some good advice on the subject of copies, btw.

[mastergameaok]

So now another 24 hours of doing nothing except exploring because shipyard build time...

[ChickenHawk07]

OMG! Wow.... Now that sucks big time. Stayed up late sending my probes everywhere. I was about 80% complete. Guys, I gotta say this is a game killer. You're going to lose people because of this

[ChickenHawk07]

You all need to send an ingame message, one that pops up preferably, that explains the situation. There are people who play this that don't visit this site. I almost rage quit because of this mistake.

[shadowkhai]

I agree with the in game message. It would certainly help with confusion.

[shadowkhai]

And possibly a note on the home page here, in case people can't sift through the forums.

[brenlen]

Mulligan. I am just getting the hang of things so not a big deal. Hope everything gets sorted out going forward.

[mastergameaok]

Mulligan. I am just getting the hang of things so not a big deal. Hope everything gets sorted out going forward.

True, i am correcting a few errors I made yesterday

[ChickenHawk07]

Mulligan. I am just getting the hang of things so not a big deal. Hope everything gets sorted out going forward.
Good way of looking at it. I am as well. Plus I'm going to start playing in the new Server Ikala.

[Chris]

Your kidding me. Big error. Damn I spent 6 hours on this. Once is ok I suppose happens twice mr Chris will be angry.

[zarkwizard]

Like Homes on Homes says.. We'll make it right. We will be making an announcement today about our plans. Look for Lee to make a post.

[mastergameaok]

Like Homes on Homes says.. We'll make it right. We will be making an announcement today about our plans. Look for Lee to make a post.

HGTV!!! Love it! It's so damn addicting.

[Marked]

Just my two cents. I think this needs to be somewhere more visible. I assumed thats what had happened but I shouldnt have to go digging for the message. A notification on the main page or I notification screen in game. Also a section in the forums for each game server would be a good place to post things specific to that game as well.

Justt my two cents

[Corinthian]

Only thing I'm miffed at us that now I've lost 5 hours to those who were up when it happened. :(

[zarkwizard]

Just my two cents. I think this needs to be somewhere more visible. I assumed thats what had happened but I shouldnt have to go digging for the message. A notification on the main page or I notification screen in game. Also a section in the forums for each game server would be a good place to post things specific to that game as well.

Justt my two cents

That's a mighty fine 2 cents though... We have been discussing better server communication. We will create a "Server Status" forum here so people can look up server status messages, and if there are issues with a server.

[zarkwizard]

Only thing I'm miffed at us that now I've lost 5 hours to those who were up when it happened. :(

We certainly aren't happy about it. It's all part of our learning pains I suppose. Hopefully the growing pains will all be ironed out shortly and we'll be able to move forward. It if happens again.. We will do everything in our power to make sure it doesn't happen again.

[Tobias Greenich]

A Server Status forum would be nice, but the front page should also probably have a list of current servers, their status, and upcoming games right on the sidebar, just for easy reference.

[Cheerio]

Only thing I'm miffed at us that now I've lost 5 hours to those who were up when it happened. :(

in this game 5 hours are neglible :) I wouldn't sweat it

[zarkwizard]

A Server Status forum would be nice, but the front page should also probably have a list of current servers, their status, and upcoming games right on the sidebar, just for easy reference.

We have been discussing what we can do for a notification system in the future listing servers and their status. When we solve the current server issue we will be looking at what we can do for a better notification to the players. It's VERY high on our list of things to do.