New & raw web based Dominion II game server

Johan K · #1 September 14th, 2004, 05:55 PM

I have squashed a bug that could cause Dominions to hang when using the network. So hopefully it will work more reliably after the upcoming patch.

Thufir · #2 September 14th, 2004, 06:47 PM

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Johan K said:
I have squashed a bug that could cause Dominions to hang when using the network. So hopefully it will work more reliably after the upcoming patch.

The player who was continuously connected stopped doing that promptly, when I asked him to. Since then, several players have reported their connectivity problems going away. Could be coincidence though - hard to say.

Esben Mose Hansen · #3 September 15th, 2004, 05:15 AM

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Johan K said:
I have squashed a bug that could cause Dominions to hang when using the network. So hopefully it will work more reliably after the upcoming patch.

That would be beyond cool! That bug is 50% of the complaints about the server. Kudos...

The Panther · #4 September 16th, 2004, 04:06 PM

Esben - Are you going to upgrade your server to 2.14?

Esben Mose Hansen · #5 September 16th, 2004, 05:21 PM

Done. Except that now the server requires libsdl. Oh well, I'm installing now.... emerge -av libsdl, wait, done. Gotta love linux

I'll see when I can code up something to support mods and the new switches. Tonight, I'm too tired.

Thufir · #6 September 16th, 2004, 05:40 PM

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Esben Mose Hansen said:
Done. Except that now the server requires libsdl. Oh well, I'm installing now.... emerge -av libsdl, wait, done. Gotta love linux

I'll see when I can code up something to support mods and the new switches. Tonight, I'm too tired.

Forgive my opaqueness, but just to be sure, this means all current mosehansen games are now being run under 2.14, correct?

Schmoe · #7 September 16th, 2004, 06:27 PM

And if so, should we update our game before connecting for a new turn?

#8 September 17th, 2004, 10:41 AM

Esben,

I hate to post anything remotely critical about an excellent public service that you've provided out of pure generosity. But the fact is that it is a public service, so...

Next time, would you consider making an announcement about Version updates before you implement them, and give people some time to read the announcement and prepare for the changes? Although at the moment I'm an obsessed DomII addict who checks these forums and mosehansen several times a day, I'm dimly aware that there are some who don't. Given that this patch makes gameplay changes (e.g. gem-creating items) and will inevitably cause compatibility worries (thus the multiple Posts on these forums worrying about whether turns will fail), I think it would have been really helpful to give people a couple of days notice before it happened.

Thanks once again for the server and the service.

Mark

#9 September 17th, 2004, 10:44 AM

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Schmoe said:
And if so, should we update our game before connecting for a new turn?

Schmoe; my understanding is that Versions 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 are compatible and turns sumbitted in the "wrong" Version will still work correctly. The only issue is that battle replays may not display correctly (though the final result in the message screen will still be right). Hope that makes sense.

Mark