IMPORTANT - Server maintenance + Downtime

[DM_Kev]

With the previous maintenance day cancelled due to snow, the new date has arrived! All Wireplay game servers will be down on Thursday. Some may remain down till 'sometime' on Friday, as there is a lot of servers to work on.

How this affects NWN:

We are having our powerful second server installed. The game will be moved to the new server and the spare server will be used to host the single party storry games we recently told you all about.

Once online, we will commence larger game expansions as we will be able to cope with a larger module.

Operating system updates will also be installed which require the servers to be wiped, so I must make backups of all our important data (servervault, cep, 2da files). Because of this, THE SERVER WILL BE TAKEN OFFLINE TONIGHT at 20:00 BST (British summer time). The server will remain offline until the maintenance work is complete.

The forums and IRC channel will remain operational during the downtime, so feel free to make use of them.

Thankyou for your advance co-operation

[wyrmwrath]

"Some may remain down till 'sometime' on Friday"

Any ETA on the return of the server? I only ask because I know its roughly 9 PM in the Uk, figured it would be done by end of biusiness on Friday.

[Lorien]

We're still waiting I'm afraid

[wyrmwrath]

ok...ill gather the villagers and torches and pitchforks...

[SNarfel]

HA HAHAHA HA havent heard that term used in a while Wyrm

[clone number 3]

You obviously don't live near me then SNarfel.

You SEE it most Saturdays round here! :)

[morez]

actually i expected today an april joke...

like..."Dear community, we the dev team is very sorry because at the installation of the new server the whole server vault was cleared without any undo possibilities...."

so thanks you are not interested that i got my first heart attack at the age of 23

:)

[DM_Kev]

1. The server has been successfully installed without any problems.

2. I will be recieving the access details for the new server shortly. I will then stop up till the early hours putting the game files and databases on it.

Getting access details has taken longer than expected, but considering theres 40 servers Breath has to sort out, including our 2, its hardly surprising.

Thanks for your continued patience.

[wyrmwrath]

I have just shipped a case of Jolt cola, 20 pounds of fresh ground colombian coffe, a 12 pack of red bull, 12 Buddys Pizzas (the best in 6 states), and special clips to hold your eye lids open. They should arrive within the hour. I hope this will enable you to sustain the endurence you need to finish the server work in a relaxed no pressure environment.
If not i have a clooar the will shock you when you start to nod off. Let me know if you need it.

:)

[ULF]

its still the same IP right?

[Gloin]

I'm pretty sure it'll change... see here (http://forums.wireplay.co.uk/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=301190) for details.

The latest discussion on IRC suggests the server will be up sometime after 6 today -- Wireplay got a big bunch of new servers, and their head admin is working his way through them all.

[ULF]

oh thanks.
will merp uk have two servers?

[DM_Olórin]

i believe that may well be the case :)

[ULF]

and how will that work?

[Luthianna]

As far as I know, the new server will host merp as we know it, and the old server will be used to host single party campaigns (with a DM), so you arrange yourselves a party, find a time, and have fun :)

The many people who know better than me - please do correct me!

[Lorien]

The second server will probably be used to host small group modules - still based in Middle Earth, but possibly in the second age. There has been talk of people booking sessions in certain slots and then having these modules DM ran.

[ULF]

oh but that sounds great I think, thanks for the info

[SNarfel]

DM_L my understanding was that the second server will host middle earth set group mods across any of the ages.. not just second age.:)

[Lorien]

True, but I believe the first few at least will be of an earlier age than ours.

[DM_Kev]

Yep, that work is already partly completed.

[Beeline]

Nice to see an investment come to fruition, or the breads landed butter side up fer MERPers. Enjoy the injection of speed and playability ye all gettin, and spare a thought fer 1 or 2 ex MERPers ya jammy gits;)

[SNarfel]

He he, thanks Beeline, we are indeed a very lucky bunch.
Still hope to see you ingame.. on occasion at least:)