RBP8 IT and Tech Issues Thread

[sunrise089]

Ok, reloaded to pindicator's save, with the timer paused.

New UPS happily hanging out with the server, router, and modem. No guarantees this is the end of connectivity issues since the existing server hardware is between 3 and 8 (!) years old, but it should at least be the end of the flickering power outages. New server ETA is tentatively about a month.

[spacetyrantxenu]

Pin, the game is paused. I'll be around a few hours if you're stuck in a diplo screen.

[pindicator]

Pin, the game is paused. I'll be around a few hours if you're stuck in a diplo screen.

Thanks, I'll play after a certain basketball game is done

[Bigger]

I get a "connection to host timed out" and can't connect to the game no ones logged in atm, so I don't know what the deal is. guess ill try again later tonight.

[sunrise089]

Reloaded to plako's last login, ~14:00 left on the timer.

RBP12 needed a reload, which crashed, and took down everything else.

Until the server can be replaced I'd ask everyone to please be very judicious in your requests for reloads. The RBP12 reload was because a [previously requested reload wasn't reacted to in time and therefore the turn rolled. Stuff like that is preventable, and on the current hardware there's a cost in terms of my time and the other players' games every time something needs to be messed with on the server.

[Bigger]

civ stats appears to be down, is the game still working? (im at work so can't check)

[Oxyphenbutazone]

It appears that all of Sunrise's games are down

[Bigger]

ah, ok. business as usual then .

[sunrise089]

It appears that all of Sunrise's games are down

So considering the clear skies and new UPS I doubt this is a power issue. Of course there are always random crashes and random network issues, which I'll check when I get home. If it was a non-network crash I think I'll bite the bullet tonight and format + set-up a different computer with more performance to be a temporary server until the all-new one can be built.

[spacetyrantxenu]

I can host the game a few days if you need me to. I haven't researched how to host multiple pitboss games, though, so if you can point me in that direction I could probably host all of the games until you're able to get the server up. I can hold off the wife about leaving that machine running full time for a little while

Edit: I'm not sure what machine specs are needed but the PC I have available is about three years old, Core i5 2.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM and I have a few GB of space left on the SSD to run the pitboss software and game saves from.