MP Great Forum, game running - Page 36

Finalgenesis · #1 January 13th, 2011, 11:41 AM

oh oh thx for admining the game! I think we were on 72 hrs hosting? Not sure.

I think 60 hrs (2.5 days) hosting is a good compromise. What say others?

nrasch · #2 January 13th, 2011, 11:44 AM

Oh, and for reference here is what Llama server has to say about our current settings:

Next turn due: 15:30 GMT on Saturday January 15th

Hosting interval: 48 hours
Quickhost mode: On
Reminder e-mails: Send 9 hours before hosting

Thanks!
Nathan

Lihaässä · #3 January 13th, 2011, 02:06 PM

The turn 62 should be be played before Saturday, not 61.

I recommend using force host, since everyone was aware that the turn should be in today and there has not been a single ask for a delay. I don't like seeing people stall their turns but it's a lot better than losing the game.

48 h hosting interval is OK by me for now.

Quote:

Hello! Please find the attached turn file - Machaka turn 61 for the game Great_Forum.

The next 2h file is due in by 15:30 GMT on Thursday January 13th.

nrasch · #4 January 13th, 2011, 02:30 PM

OK, if I don't see any request for a delay in the next few hours we'll force the turn. I'll leave the hosting interval at 48 hours.

If anyone else has any comments or questions please let me know.

Nathan

Finalgenesis · #5 January 13th, 2011, 03:35 PM

Thanks for staying on the ball! 48h okay

Lihaässä · #6 January 19th, 2011, 03:26 PM

@ Admin - It's starting to be annoying that turns are delayed without any notice. My plan was to play turn 65 today since I cannot play before Sunday evening. Because of this I request that turn 65 is not hosted before Sunday evening 22.00 +2GMT

I don't blame you for the delays Nrasch

Maybe there is just something in the settings.

Quote:

Hello! Please find the attached turn file - Machaka turn 64 for the game Great_Forum.

The next 2h file is due in by 18:45 GMT on Wednesday January 19th.

nrasch · #7 January 19th, 2011, 03:47 PM

Doh, I'm very sorry. I don't know why it keeps doing that.

Does some one else have some experience hosting? I'll be happy to share the password, and we can resolve this once and for all.

Nathan

Calahan · #8 January 19th, 2011, 04:28 PM

Just popping in to say that the turns keep getting delayed due to how the llamaserver reacts to various events. In the past there were problems with the llamaserver, such as hosting games while its email client was down, and (when patches came out) accepting turns and hosting games with different turn versions, which caused problems in games for obvious reasons.

As such, llamabeast added a few auto-delay scripts to his server, whereby it would immediately delay games if it detected a patch, or if it detected a problem with its email client. And over the past week or two, these auto-delays have triggered a few times due to the patch (maybe email problems as well), and this has subsequently led to many games being automatically delayed, and without the admin of the games doing anything.

The llamaserver is a great server provided free of charge to the Dominions community by the very generous llamabeast. But in return for this, players who use it have to realise that there are times the llamaserver experiences a few problems, and there are times when a few gremlins creep in that means it stops functioning smoothly. And at these times, players need to have a bit of patience, and common sense, until the problems are sorted out. And patience in this case can sometimes mean waiting a few weeks, and not a few hours, for all the problems to be sorted out by llamabeast (who himself has a full time job and a busy real life)

But the patch has now officially been released, and while I can't speak directly for llamabeast or his server, the llamaserver does appear to have been updated, so all these auto-delays should now stop (or at least all of them related to the patch), meaning the server should now be back to operating its business as usual.

Although forewarning, if a bug is reported in the patch that prompts the need for another patch release (which is what happened with the last patch IIRC), then you can expect the same auto-delays to kick in due to the patch. And as I said, if that happens, the patience and tolerance of the players who use the server is appreciated, while the llamaserver is sorted out.

And, I hope all that helped answer the question as to why all the delays keep happening

Lihaässä · #9 January 20th, 2011, 04:02 AM

Thanks for stopping by and sharing information Calahan! In this kind of case I have no problem to wait. Only remaining issue is the uncertainty of the next hosting time.

Lihaässä · #10 January 21st, 2011, 04:22 AM

@ Admin - I would still like to have host delayed to sunday evening 22.00 +2GMT. Thanks!