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?go minipb - is updated with this map and these settings changes. --hallu

MS issued new updates, and things appear much more stable (bot server up for >3 days), but time will tell. By mid-week we'll know if things are solid enough to start the season (which is my expectation now). --hallu

Revised my post at the top. --hallu

Well this is incredibly annoying. The bot server has become unstable after the installation of the latest security update from Microsoft - no other changes on the box for a long time. Now, after only 2 crashes in the last year, we've had about a dozen in the last 4 days - I backed out the update on day 2, but we've having even more crashes today. So games will be postponed for now - we'll try to have some prac matches anyway - so show for the games and we'll get some play time in. I've reinstalled the update - hard for it to be worse than it is now. I've setup the preseason and entered the first round of games. --hallu

Games are SETUP and ready to play. The bot server is still unstable and I'm afraid it will remain so until Microsoft fixes their update. Play if you want - we'll set up more games for next weekend, regardless. OPTIONAL due to bot server instability -- Sunday Sep 7th 3 pm: Outlaws - The Dark (semi-finalists from last season) 1289207 Backarrow - Llamas (pro playoffs from last season) 1289214 Dropships - SFE 1289215 4 pm: Assassins - Critical Mass (rematch of finals) 1289220 Sterling - Cosmic Rift (new teams for this season) 1289218 Slopships - WTF? (new teams for this season) 1289219 Beastfu - Symphony 1289221 Show for your game anyway and some play can still be had... see my post below... --hallu

Some progress toward solving the various problems... See this post: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27570-finding-chaosleague-zone/ --hallu

We've made some progress: 1) Chaos/League now shows in the directory server listings: sscentral.sscuservers.net dirserver.ssnecentral.net ssdir.playsubspace.com You only need one of these - sometimes some of them won't show the zone - try a different one. Chaos/League is listed as SSCXX Chaos/League Zone SVS (two X's) (NOT "SSCX Chaos/League Zone SVS" - that's the old IP and shows 10 players) Double click on the zone name to add it (it will become bold and green). Note: when you add this, you will re-download all the zone level files. http://www.zignotzag.net/images/subspace/misc/zonelist.png 2) Some people still cannot connect to the zone - try this: Go to the continuum dir, right click the continuum.exe file, and select "Run As Administrator" Please leave feedback here as to whether that works or not. Thanks. --hallu P.S. Thanks to Ghost Ship for helping to get us back in the dir servers!

No idea why you couldn't connect Mauler - def had the right IP and port, so I think Zig is right that it has to be a firewall-type issue. I have a foolproof way to get to Chaos/League, but you have to go through TW to get there: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27550-this-works-finding-chaosleague-zone/ --hallu

See this post: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27550-this-works-finding-chaosleague-zone/ --hallu

UPDATE: go here instead: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27570-finding-chaosleague-zone/ =========================== For anyone who can't find/get to Chaos/League Zone, here is a workaround that will absolutely work for everyone. Enter Trench Wars (yes, I know, I know!!!!) type: ?go chaos Hit the enter/return key and you'll get sent to Chaos/League Then choose an arena to go to (the one you enter will be empty) I'm not sure exactly why people aren't having success with the other methods (could be administrative privilege rights because of where the Continuum dir is), but at least this will work for everyone. --hallu

The council has voted to lift the ban, so I have lifted it. Thanks to those being rational and reasonable on this thread, and to those that brought forth evidence to aid in a decision. --hallu

See this post: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27520-finding-chaosleague-zone-workaround/ --hallu

UPDATE: go here for solution: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27570-finding-chaosleague-zone/ ========================== Something has broken the normal directory download of zones so that Chaos/League doesn't install correctly. If you see Chaos/League as RED and/or having 10 players, it is pointing to the wrong IP. Here is how to fix it: 1) Close Continuum 2) Go to your Continuum directory and open up zone.dat in a text editor like notepad 3) Search for this: 66.235.184.102 4) Replace it with this: 66.36.247.83 5) Save the file Now you should see Chaos/League as green, with 20+ players and should be able to enter. --hallu P.S. working on a solution for the directory download. It is likely a firewall issue at the game host.

Thanks for everyone reporting this. I'm not sure why this became broken after the server move - it was working correctly at first, and you could add the zone without a problem. I'm working on a solution... --hallu

The biller is currently down, so things like chats and names aren't working right. Priit needs to reboot it, and has been contacted, so I'm hoping this will be resolved by tomorrow morning. --hallu

Fixed - bots shouldn't crash now. However I didn't try to dig into why/how this happened. Clearly it's a very unusual sequence of events (and is a very old bug). --hallu

I'll look into it. FYI, a 'been there forever' issue is if a bot exits, then re-enters an arena, ALL the players have to leave and come back to get correct damage tracking. --hallu

I tried to contact freakmonger (site owner) weeks ago - no response. Anyone know current contact info for him? --hallu

Poll is up for the council. --hallu

http://www.subspace.co/topic/27359-s35-round-3-schedule/

Chaos has been up for a few hours now - you'll need to refresh your zone list. For instructions on how to find us (or any other zone) go here: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27412-sscx-chaosleague-zone-is-back-up/ Please pass that URL to anyone who is having trouble getting reconnected. Thx. --hallu

I have an instructional post on how to add the new zones: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27412-sscx-chaosleague-zone-is-back-up/ Point people there who are having trouble connecting. --hallu

http://www.subspace.co/topic/27412-sscx-chaosleague-zone-is-back-up/ --hallu

Refresh your zone list by clicking the Download button, then click ok, and SSCX Chaos should show green and you can enter. This is hooked up to the real biller, so your original nick password will work as before. I've started a new reset which will end on the usual date (Wed Apr 30), so it will be slightly short. Please spread the word! --hallu http://www.zignotzag.net/images/subspace/misc/zonelist.png Graphics credit: ZiGNoTZaG

If you are interested, I posted here about my view on where things stand and what we might expect and why: http://www.subspace.co/topic/27399-state-of-chaosleague-zone/ --hallu