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Calahan · #**421** 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 · #**422** 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 · #**423** January 21st, 2011, 04:22 AM

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

Num · #**424** January 27th, 2011, 12:21 PM

@Abysia
I am close to the point when I shall not be able to defend myself effectively against Machaka. My territory is full of invincible monsters I have hard times to fight with.
If you could finish off Bandar Log very quickly, we should have a chance.
@Jotunheim
I seek your help to fight Machaka. Althought I do not know how you could reach the spiders provinces...
The same for you R'lyeh, though you can easily attack.

nrasch · #**425** January 27th, 2011, 12:26 PM

@Num - Don't count out Bandar so quickly my friend.

Also, should it look like I'm going to fall, be assured Machaka will have a big goody basked heading their way full of gems and gold. Fair punishment for having Abysia attack me!

Lihaässä · #**426** January 27th, 2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Hello from the LlamaServer.

I received an e-mail from you, but unfortunately there seems to be a problem with it.

Your 2h file seems to be for a different turn number to the one the game's currently on. The 2h file is for turn 67, while the game is now on turn 68.

Details of your e-mail:
Subject: Re: New turn file: Great_Forum, Machaka turn 67
Sent at: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:30:52 +0200
Attachment: mid_machaka.2h

Almost there

maybe next time I'll send turn in 52 seconds before hosting!

Ragnoff · #**427** January 27th, 2011, 06:09 PM

@nrasch - of course I am only attacking you because you backed out of your commitment to attack the spiders AND tried to cheat (sent a private message) to do so!

BvG · #**428** January 30th, 2011, 05:44 PM

@Ragnoff wow privmessage, we should have made him quit?

I'm not exactly hurting the spiders, but then, neither is he me

But what I actually wanted to ask, with the Dominions crash on llamaserver, do we roll back, or do we all take the stale turn?

nrasch · #**429** January 30th, 2011, 06:28 PM

yep, I told lahassa i wouldn't attack cuase i felt bad he was getting gang banged. if u think that is cheating i'll be happy to step down and give up my spot in the game.

nathan

Finalgenesis · #**430** January 31st, 2011, 03:10 AM

I see, so you've basically been private pming a few times already, once to Lihaässä and ragnoff that we know of which suggested more in the past. Once someone called you on this inconsistency you basically threaten to throw a tantrum.

You are aware this is an open diplo game and all diplomacy is to be done through forum? It would otherwise seem that you suffer a complete failure to grasp the basic concept of gamesmanship while sounding righteous about cheating.