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C DEL !!!!! Where this one-cell lifeform come from...i get the IP Ranges quick, just tell me.... [size=3][i]Edit:[/i][/size] [size=3][i]The spam posting has been removed, just to clarify what this (now) contextless posting means...[/i][/size]

Thank you very much C Del. The "thumbs up" and the "jumper" were esp. for expressing happyness, when something great has been done (updates, website functions etc). - so maybe you find some within the current theme - or i try to find some. Brb... Back: [attachment=1323:applause.gif] [attachment=1324:jumping-smiley-014.gif] [attachment=1325:no.gif] [attachment=1326:psd-thumbsup.png] Can you reconsider the "woot" smily again? -> [attachment=1327:w00t2.gif] [size=3][i]Its from the same theme as "cluebat", which you approved.[/i][/size]

It does, tnx!

[quote name='Tienbau' timestamp='1327718076' post='52561'] there's a much easier way - right click on the Proxy tooltray icon and choose 'exit'. [/quote] Even easier: Double click the icon in the tray Regarding Update 28. January 2012:[list] [*]Fix for stuck effects [*]Fix for Mob hull / shields display [*]Fix for summon exploit [*]Fix for stuck device activation effects [*]Fix for shield inversion FX [/list] [b][color=#b22222]WOOT ! [/color][/b] Thank you Tien!

[quote name='Vitaes' timestamp='1327710819' post='52545'] Really, lol... [/quote] WTB, 100 Mil, PST

Morning Web Team, if you can spare a few minutes and agree - i like these ones expressing emotions missing in the current smiley-table: [attachment=1304:ccrazy.gif] [attachment=1305:cluebat.gif] [attachment=1306:DirtDOG.gif] [attachment=1307:eek.gif] [attachment=1308:freaked.gif] [attachment=1309:jump.gif] [attachment=1310:kratz.gif] [attachment=1311:sarcasm.gif] [attachment=1312:thumbs.gif] [attachment=1313:w00t2.gif] [attachment=1314:yes.gif]

Kyp, if there is still such server and if there are still testers needed, sign me in.

Thank you!

Shaddex, the item seach is broken now? Go and enter zensh (for Zenshai) - was working all time, today its not anymore:(

[quote name='Shaddex' timestamp='1327661401' post='52485'] Damn it Slayerman. You are a fruity Character ! [/quote] There was the correct answer already

Sorry...double post, but just tested: [quote name='Shaddex' timestamp='1327665790' post='52491'] Planner now contains tooltips for Skills. [/quote] [b][color=#b22222]WOOT ![/color][/b] [quote name='Shaddex' timestamp='1327665790' post='52491'] Factions list added to Avatar page. [/quote] Nice!! (maybe use a TAB for better optical integration?) [quote name='Shaddex' timestamp='1327665790' post='52491'] Race / Prof added to Item Search in database. [/quote] [b][color=#b22222]WOOOT! (3 X O)[/color][/b] ================================================================== [size=5]This online interface is becoming the ultimative tool/addition to the game, adding all functions missing ingame.[/size] [size=5][b]THIS IS AWESOME SHADDEX/TEAM !![/b][/size]

Thank you for the updates, Shaddex! Shaddex....if you could make this "offline inventory management" (moving items between alts) come true... I am spending much time ingame just moving/trading stuff between mules. So if you could do it.....what should i say.... it would be [u][b][size=5][color=#B22222]UBER![/color][/size][/b][/u]

Morning! C Del, this is the generator i am using, its pretty up to date all time and supporting all format (CIDR, Netmask etc): You choose the countries and the format and the list is yours [url="http://www.countryipblocks.net/country-blocks/select-formats/"]http://www.countryip...select-formats/[/url] Here is China and Russia: [b]WARNING!!! BE ADVISED:[/b] Based on the OS and the firewall/mechanism you are running, long lists can cause a huge performance hit because every request has to be parsed through the list. This is memory intensive (the bigger the list is) and CPU intensive. I run linux server and got a firewall that is making one check on the initial connect, then using persistant connections so server must only check the connection one time and not every time a packet is requeted from the server (resulting in huge CPU and RAM save): [attachment=1297:cdel_country_blocks_china_russia_jan_2012.txt.zip] [attachment=1298:cdel_country_blocks_china_russia_jan_2012.txt.zip]

I didn't even know that there is a "PTR Server" ? I didnt even know there are Beta Testers needed for another server? I never read about they need such testers. Why is there no sticky asking for help? PS.: Can you guys take that PVP discussion to OOC?

[quote name='Orga2' timestamp='1327622323' post='52397'] It's probably none of my business but, how does a "register bot" get passed the security check on a registeration form? [/quote] By automatically sending the requested data and reading actually the captcha - there are some pretty intelligent bots out there.

Kyp, thank you for the answer, i appreciate - tho i disagree on some points. But i make it short this time ( ): [quote name='Kyp' timestamp='1327537677' post='52296'] The donations as stated in my previous post go entirely to keeping a server up for you guys to play on. Therefore you're not entitled to any sort of special treatment either as I can see. [/quote] Kyp, i got aware yesterday already that you obvl. misreaded CPwings - but i decided to not comment it, CPWings could reply on his own of course. I will jump in anyway: He was saying that he cant understand how builders ingame can charge a lot of credits for builds when everyone knows the stuff goes poofy anyway soon. He wasnt talking about real-life/donations in any way. For the very issue - i am just quoting one sentence that sums it up: [quote name='Kyp' timestamp='1327537677' post='52296'] I am not unintentionally speaking abruptly, I only sugarcoat things if I'm paid to do so. [/quote] Sugarcoating things was never the issue - to me its all about [b]respect[/b]. There is a difference between "sugarcoating" and being respectful - no1 should be forced to pay for respect. I know you are going to answer like [i]"You dont need to pay for respect - that's already done by my boss .[/i] [i]I always try to be respectful to the community. Im just not sugarcoating the ugly truth - which is a difference."[/i] So i did it just for you And like always in life...the truth is somewhere in the middle. I can say everything has been cleared up for me at this point, thanks again. [size=3][i]Edited for better words[/i][/size]

I dont know what server u running and what firewall, but if you want i can help you and supply you with ip-frames to block. Russia and Turkey on it as well - since they are also in the top ten of SPAM originatings in 2011.... Tnx for editing the quoted spam out of my previous reply, was going to do it anyway after a reply.

Ban the chinese IPs already, C Del....

...and the Spam has raised since then..markable. See this, i just got a topic-notifyer mail: [quote] Dicabaibusy has just posted a reply to a topic that you have subscribed to titled "Agrippa and his mad ways! just a thank you.". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Panacur Tablets For Cats , cheap generic protonix (URL REMOVED BY ZACKMAN TO AVOID GOOGLE SPIDERING IT (SEO)) These side effects include but are not limited to headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, sleep deprivation, and it may be associated with a greater risk of hip fractures. URL REMOVED BY ZACKMAN TO AVOID GOOGLE SPIDERING IT (SEO) - URL REMOVED BY ZACKMAN TO AVOID GOOGLE SPIDERING IT (SEO) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The topic can be found here: [url="https://forum.enb-emulator.com/index.php?/topic/5930-agrippa-and-his-mad-ways-just-a-thank-you/unread/"]https://forum.enb-emulator.com/index.php?/topic/5930-agrippa-and-his-mad-ways-just-a-thank-you/unread[/url] [/quote] The posting has been deleted fast (3 minutes) or postings from that account are on status "need approval". But if you check the account and its registration IP, i bet its chinese and a bot registration. Give yourself a rest and block the chinese..there is nothing good coming from it. I have china, korea and some more blocked - completely!

Delphi is object orientated turbo-pascal within a VERY mighty IDE. Thats the whole story already:) The language/sytax is c++ like at a few points and you can do very nice software with it. The compiler is originally Borland which is one of the fastest compilers in the world, which is producing very optimized and fast executables.

[color=#b22222][b]WIPE:[/b][/color] [quote] A wipe is guaranteed before release, and will be done in Alpha & Beta as needed by Tienbau and the primary programming staff [/quote] Thats all i wanted to know - thank you for clarifying. A wipe before alpha out of purely arbitrary because some dont know what to do ingame would have broken my trust in the emu completely. We all [b]knew and know[/b] that a wipe at alpha-stage/beta-stage is needed. But know that all postings here made so far were talking about a wipe[b] before[/b] alpha and the meaningsless aggro-potential of such action. [b]You want to hear thoughts:[/b] 1. Alpha wipe with backup. Backup restoring after Alpha test - until beta hits. [size=3][i] (Rethinking needed if Alpha results in needed essential database changes rendering the old data useless)[/i][/size] 2. Beta is a "real wipe" Beta means "We think its done, lets see if there are still bugs" - so its a "release candiate". With that in mind i wouldn't restore any backup anymore. Every participant of the beta and every toon created from then on should "go live". [b]Thats what we know, thats what everyone was expecting, thats what everyone accepted joining here.[/b] [b][color=#b22222]ATTITUDE:[/color][/b] [quote] because I can tell you right now, that's not going to influence the decision in even the most minute way if the staff feels that its necessary to find something. All it amounts to is a tantrum, and I think our playerbase is a little more mature than that, though.. I guess I could be wrong. [/quote] This is not the first time i read one of your postings with a certain attitude. It's this "slightly arrogant attitude from high above" that sticks out sometimes the way you [b]put[/b] things. I am also aware of being sensitive to the written word and the "sound of it" - sometimes oversensitive and i might be wrong. I hope that it is [b]not[/b] your intention to sound like that, so let me rephrase the sentence how it is [b]reading[/b] to me: "We dont fu.. care what u think, we do what we think is needed and if you little unmature crybabies got problems with it....can i have your stuff?" Sound very rude - although that was the drastical version of it. I admit, a bit too drastical but you get the idea. You can do smarter, "pull people into your boat" - what you do is to create two opposite camps (do you say it this way?) Of course you know already what needs to be done - it's just about [b]how[/b] to communicate such things. [color=#b22222][b]GUILDS:[/b][/color] [quote] The only option when we need it is to wipe the data, e.g. guilds now that we believe the guild bugs are corrected, most of the data in the guild tables is corrupted in some way or other in that it has invalid values or links to the wrong guilds names, and things like that. There's no way in this instance we can tell the bugs are fixed other than to wipe it and have you all try to recreate your guilds to see what happens [/quote] This is something everyone can understand the way you put it. [b]What i would do:[/b] Have a SQL innerjoin query selecting the guildID, guildName and join on usertable, row Toon Name and email address. You got now: Guildname, userID, email, Toonname. Send out a mail and inform the player that a "guild-recreation process" (dont use the word delete or wipe) has to take place on 15th of February and all player should login to rejoin their guild again. To avoid guilds being "taken over", prepare a "pre-creation-statement" which will pre-create the active guilds (active within last 3 month and >= 6 members) and set the current admirals as admirals again. Do this only with admirals that logged in within the last 12 weeks. Guilds that had no admiral-login the last 12 weeks can be recreated ingame "on the fly". The toon creating the guild becomes the new leader. This fact should be clearified in the mail. Also (call it service) have a report on the current guild table which will show what toon has what rank in guild. Have the web-devs getting the online-guild function working quickly and have the "old guild rank/member report" online at Net-7. This way the rejoining members can be set back to their archived ranks and you avoid big stress with that. Otherwise Blacklung & Co. would have many tickets regarding "what was my rank, can u prove it". [color=#b22222][b]MAIL:[/b][/color] Since many people change their mailaddresses but forget to update here, have the notification message also bulk-send to every forum account as PN. Many player might forget to update their profiles here but still log into the forums. At this point everyone gets an email and a PN via forums. Who ever will complain later -not being aware/pre-warned of the issue- can't complain because it is your very personal obligation to keep your forum account and personal data up to date. Also it is your very personal obligation to take care about your guildies ingame when you are a guild leader. Someone not logging for a quarter year clearly don't care and therefor this re-creation process might even help many guilds suffering from an anbandoned leadership.

[quote name='Shaddex' timestamp='1327449978' post='52201'] Im sorry but i have to say something. Most of you are talking as if we are running `live` and forget we arent even at alpha release yet. The whole point of having a player base at this stage is so you guys can check everything works. How can all aspects of the game be tested with everyone at lvl150? Who is going to check starter sectors, low level missions etc if everyone is 100 plus? I was on beta for live and we had a fair few wipes before we went live. I say bring on a wipe. Lets get all the low end content checked off the list. Fact is that a wipe WILL happen eventually. [/quote] Nope, sorry Shad - i disagree: 1. The very reason this IS a test-server makes a wipe unessesary. A wipe is something very harsh and should only happen due to technical issues 2. We all level low alts up, all time - so "missing low level testers" is no avlid arguement I am still looking forward a final statement so i know how to move on. I will not level the grindmill again without any reason, only because some1 got bored... [color=#ff0000][b]CAN WE HAVE A FINAL STATEMENT PLEASE?[/b][/color]

Well today i had no problems at all, so it might have been fixed with the table-love. Have a look at the search thing tho, its cool!

KYP: Another problem to consider is the access to the site for certain search engines, causing huge load. Google, Bing etc. - they are fine, they will respect the robot.txt and spider in a "resource saving way". Unfortunatly there are spiders that give a damn about that and cause huge load. Chinese spiders are an example. Since im running a big website here in my country (1.5 Mil. postings, 120.000+ Members) i know that it might cause a performance hit when search engines spider the site calling every link like search (bad), profiles etc. I saw in the "Who is online" list, that the "Baidur" search engine from China is opening 30-50 threads similar here. I like the content being spidered, so i find posting via google quickly, saving resources here, thats why i use Google to search here. i have added EnB Forums to my search bar. Here are two files (content). The first is the HTML part you can add to the site here wherever you want. As soon as a user visit this content, EnB Forum search can be added to the FireFox searchbar with on click. Its working like this example: [url="http://www.google.de/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=de&safe=off&source=hp&q=site:forum.enb-emulator.com+search+function&pbx=1&oq=site:forum.enb-emulator.com+search+function&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=185200l187299l0l188030l15l13l0l0l0l0l205l1646l4.8.1l13l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=e96103e41aca622&biw=1910&bih=1006"]SEARCH TEST[/url] Here is the content - HTML Part: [CODE] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Search EnB Forums with Google</title> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="EnB Forum Search" href="https://forum.enb-emulator.com/firefox-search/enb-search.xml"> </head> <body> <h1>Search with Google the EnB forums</h1> <h2>Add EnB search to your Firefox search bar</h2> <p>Hi everyone. Thats it already since there is no installation :-)</p> <p>Click the searchbar (upper right) in your FireFox and select EnB Forums from the list.</p> <p>Have fun</p> </body> </html> [/CODE] The XML (store this file at the position you declared in the HTML above) [CODE] <OpenSearchDescription xmlns="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:moz="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/"> <ShortName>EnB Forums</ShortName> <Description>Search EnB Forums</Description> <InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding> <Image width="16" height="16" type="image/x-icon">https://forum.enb-emulator.com/favicon.ico</Image> <Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.de/#hl=de&amp;source=hp&amp;q=site%3Aforum.enb-emulator.com+{searchTerms}" /> </OpenSearchDescription> [/CODE] Maybe you find it useful/helpful.

Optimizing the tables CAN help IF a table is marked as crash - o/w there are other problems. May i ask if you made a table analyse and did it show table errors? Errors like "table marked as crashed" or "table not cleanly closed"?