After a long talk with my ISP, I can once again use my own router.
So the server is back up and running as before, sorry about the downtime guys, I hope the extra free time everyone had was spent on something useful and productive.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
ISP and Router Trouble
I got a new router/modem from the ISP which was a terrible replacement and does not function very well. so until that is fixed, the DDNS-service will not function, this means that you can only log in with the IP address.
Not at all ideal as I got a dynamic IP.
Until I get this sorted out, all I can do is posting the current IP here, and keep in mind that this IP can and will change from time to time, so check here if it doesn't work or try to contact me if I missed a IP change or forgot to update it here.
EDIT:
Forget this, port forwarding is out of the question so no direct IP connection either.
Not at all ideal as I got a dynamic IP.
Until I get this sorted out, all I can do is posting the current IP here, and keep in mind that this IP can and will change from time to time, so check here if it doesn't work or try to contact me if I missed a IP change or forgot to update it here.
EDIT:
Forget this, port forwarding is out of the question so no direct IP connection either.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Auction Plugin Replaced
Although the old auction plugin (iAuction) did work well at times, we need a more permanent solution that doesn't break each time someone farts or annoys it in some way. Since we got the plugin a while back its probably been defective 50% of the time, which is bad.
iAuction is now long gone on our server and we are testing out CraftBay, So far it seems like a worthy replacement.
The commands are slightly different but should be easier to remember
/auc ? Get help
/auc info Display information about the current auction
/bid [amount] Shortcut for /auction bid
/auc start <item> <amount> [starting price] Auction off an item
/auc hand [amount] [starting price] Auction off the item in your hand
/auc end [delay] End the current auction
/auc ignore Ignore broadcasts
/auc listen Receive broadcasts
Permissions should be the same as before.
Members can bid on auctions
Any bought rank and up can start auctions
The plugin work in a different way than iAuction, perhaps for the better?
Let's look at an example of a group of people where everyone has placed their bids.
lookapig5 100coins
chiink 300coins
OCALIEN 1000coins
The obvious winner is OCALIEN, because his bid is the highest. If the auction ended at this moment, he would receive the item and his bank account would be debited the 300coins (plus 5 coins which is the minimum bid) necessary to beat the second placed. The clue about this is that his bid will be hidden from other players; all they get to see at this moment are the 305coins OCALIEN is currently winning for and they could try to overbid. Now this happens:
lookapig5 bids 700coins
In an attempt to win the auction, lookapig5 raises. He does not know that more than 1000coins would be necessary to accomplish this, so he fails. All that changes is that OCALIEN's price will rise up to 705coins, which is ok since he has already agreed to pay up to 1000coins. Next up:
chiink bids 1000coins
OCALIEN and chiink are now on the same amount, but OCALIEN was there first, so he continues to win for 1000coins.
This system should make sniping at the end harder.
More information can be found here:
http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/craftbay/
iAuction is now long gone on our server and we are testing out CraftBay, So far it seems like a worthy replacement.
The commands are slightly different but should be easier to remember
/auc ? Get help
/auc info Display information about the current auction
/bid [amount] Shortcut for /auction bid
/auc start <item> <amount> [starting price] Auction off an item
/auc hand [amount] [starting price] Auction off the item in your hand
/auc end [delay] End the current auction
/auc ignore Ignore broadcasts
/auc listen Receive broadcasts
Permissions should be the same as before.
Members can bid on auctions
Any bought rank and up can start auctions
The plugin work in a different way than iAuction, perhaps for the better?
Let's look at an example of a group of people where everyone has placed their bids.
lookapig5 100coins
chiink 300coins
OCALIEN 1000coins
The obvious winner is OCALIEN, because his bid is the highest. If the auction ended at this moment, he would receive the item and his bank account would be debited the 300coins (plus 5 coins which is the minimum bid) necessary to beat the second placed. The clue about this is that his bid will be hidden from other players; all they get to see at this moment are the 305coins OCALIEN is currently winning for and they could try to overbid. Now this happens:
lookapig5 bids 700coins
In an attempt to win the auction, lookapig5 raises. He does not know that more than 1000coins would be necessary to accomplish this, so he fails. All that changes is that OCALIEN's price will rise up to 705coins, which is ok since he has already agreed to pay up to 1000coins. Next up:
chiink bids 1000coins
OCALIEN and chiink are now on the same amount, but OCALIEN was there first, so he continues to win for 1000coins.
This system should make sniping at the end harder.
More information can be found here:
http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/craftbay/
Friday, May 4, 2012
Dynamic Map Disabled
Its been some performance issues around the server lately, I decided to disable the dynamic map plugin now for some days in order to get further with the troubleshooting process. If the dynamic map is the cause of the extra load, which is very likely I have to say, I'm not sure what we will do, but it most certainly cant stay like this.
Surely if it came down to having either no server and no map, or having a server without a map, I'd say the choice is pretty easy, but it doesn't have to be just these two options.
Surely if it came down to having either no server and no map, or having a server without a map, I'd say the choice is pretty easy, but it doesn't have to be just these two options.
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