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New Server
We have upgraded the site to a new server on a new provider. We were spending way too much money a month on a managed server from liquidweb.com. We now have an unmanaged server from digitalocean.com. So far we are quite pleased with the performance per dollar. Please thank Cireon for taking the lead and doing most of the work. Also thank Matty, Vexer and Fendi for helping.
There have been a few hiccups during the migration, most of which have been fixed already. Many of you were not able to access the site for many hours. This is pretty typical when switching servers. If you find any problems with the site start a thread on the topic.
We will continue to tweak the settings to get maximum performance but if the site continues to grow at it's current pace then we will have to upgrade to a more expensive service plan. Fortunately this can be done with a push of a button and would only require at most 1 hour of downtime. If you experience frequent lag or get any php errors please report it to Vexer and include the number of players that were online at the time, how many live games were going and what country you are logging in from.
Miscellaneous
We haven't had any news posts in awhile because they are a pain to write and the changes haven't been that big. We focused for awhile on updating maps with better graphics like the Europe, Caribbean, Jungle of Despair, Mediterranean States, and Falkland Islands. The only new map that we have added since Ancient Realm has been Brazil.
New Features:
Filter Duplicates
Credit: Matty, Vexer
Duplicate games in the long term game room are now filtered from the list by default. You can see the full list by unchecking a box.
Create Game Page (still beta)
Credit: Matty, Cireon
Cireon primarily designed it with input from the rest of the staff and Matty did the programming. The page is still in beta because there are still more features we want to add but it is fully functionally and much easier to use. You can access it by going to the Long Term Game Room and clicking the link toward the top. Or use this link: http://www.dominating12.com/index.php?cmd=game&sec=create_beta
Vacation Mode
Credit: Matty
Premium members can use vacation mode if they are going out of town. It will add an extra 24 hours to your turn as soon as your turn starts.
We have upgraded the site to a new server on a new provider. We were spending way too much money a month on a managed server from liquidweb.com. We now have an unmanaged server from digitalocean.com. So far we are quite pleased with the performance per dollar. Please thank Cireon for taking the lead and doing most of the work. Also thank Matty, Vexer and Fendi for helping.
There have been a few hiccups during the migration, most of which have been fixed already. Many of you were not able to access the site for many hours. This is pretty typical when switching servers. If you find any problems with the site start a thread on the topic.
We will continue to tweak the settings to get maximum performance but if the site continues to grow at it's current pace then we will have to upgrade to a more expensive service plan. Fortunately this can be done with a push of a button and would only require at most 1 hour of downtime. If you experience frequent lag or get any php errors please report it to Vexer and include the number of players that were online at the time, how many live games were going and what country you are logging in from.
Miscellaneous
We haven't had any news posts in awhile because they are a pain to write and the changes haven't been that big. We focused for awhile on updating maps with better graphics like the Europe, Caribbean, Jungle of Despair, Mediterranean States, and Falkland Islands. The only new map that we have added since Ancient Realm has been Brazil.
New Features:
Filter Duplicates
Credit: Matty, Vexer
Duplicate games in the long term game room are now filtered from the list by default. You can see the full list by unchecking a box.
Create Game Page (still beta)
Credit: Matty, Cireon
Cireon primarily designed it with input from the rest of the staff and Matty did the programming. The page is still in beta because there are still more features we want to add but it is fully functionally and much easier to use. You can access it by going to the Long Term Game Room and clicking the link toward the top. Or use this link: http://www.dominating12.com/index.php?cmd=game&sec=create_beta
Vacation Mode
Credit: Matty
Premium members can use vacation mode if they are going out of town. It will add an extra 24 hours to your turn as soon as your turn starts.
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