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Title: Is the game down?
Post by: deviant storm on June 29, 2003, 10:00:50 AM
I tried to log on this morning and I keep getting 'host unreachable'. Can't get the Arm website either. Is the game down? Is it something serious? Or is it just Saikun isn't awake yet to fix it?
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Dracul on June 29, 2003, 10:05:00 AM
hmm...no shit. wait sorry ;p

bah. I was having a great time till it crashed...I looked at my window
>Think Fucking lag...maybe Ill have to reboot
>emote places his hand on mouse, clicking onto mirc's window
>l mirc
>Think Oh mother fekker...servers down....
>Change objective Resist violence

;)
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Bestatte on June 29, 2003, 10:12:59 AM
After exhaustive and thorough investigation, I've come to the following conclusion:

Saikun's adorable, sweet, cuddly, and always-entertaining ball of fluff kittycat named SayTan Spawn was chasing a mosquito around the server, as he is wont to do during the wee hours of Connecticut summer mornings.

In his tireless efforts, dear SayTan managed to open the Command window and place his tiny little paws on the keys:

f
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I'm sure once Saikun wakes up, he'll have the game up and running, and darling little SayTan will be enjoying a nice bowl of milk beside Tektolnes on the Highlord's living room divan.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Sanvean on June 29, 2003, 11:46:58 AM
I can't get to either the game or the machine itself. I advise enjoying the day for now, and I'm sure Saikun will have the machine back up soon. And at least the boards are up! :)
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: creeper386 on June 29, 2003, 02:35:38 PM
YAY! Three cheers for Sanvean!


Creeper
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Saikun on June 29, 2003, 03:56:06 PM
It would seem there has been a power failure, and the system board decided to stay asleep, instead of waking back up like I told it to.

I'll try to get the machine back up this evening.

-S
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Armaddict on June 29, 2003, 07:36:13 PM
Woohoo, it's up, mofos!
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: John on June 29, 2003, 07:44:07 PM
phew. I thought I wasn't going to be able to play later  :shock:

3 cheers for Sakun and let's put his cat on the barbeque  :evil:
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Shinigami on June 29, 2003, 08:58:46 PM
So the new machine got scared of the storm and took a nap...

Sounds like a Ginka to me.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Delirium on June 30, 2003, 05:38:37 AM
SayTaaaaan! Have you been hopping on the keyboard again?!  :shock:

(Game went kablooie again at 5:52 am EST.. the website's up, but it's saying that Armageddon is still running. Wierd. Maybe it's just me?)
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: John on June 30, 2003, 05:40:19 AM
Well I just got dc  :evil: The website wasn't accessible for a few mins, now it's back and saying the game is still loaded up, but I can't log in  :?
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Armaddict on June 30, 2003, 05:40:35 AM
Nope, it's happening for me as well.  *sigh*  No early morning arm before bed.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Eclipse on June 30, 2003, 06:06:46 AM
Need ARM fix at 6am!! GIMME!

emote kicks the ginka machine until it works again.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: John on June 30, 2003, 06:09:05 AM
Seriously. You distract Saikun, I'll kill the cat.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Eclipse on June 30, 2003, 06:15:39 AM
Acknowledged.

emote kills Saikun and distracts the cat.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Delirium on June 30, 2003, 06:20:26 AM
It always seems to happen right when my character has sat down to talk with a certain other character..

Are we cursed or what? Gimme back my early morning Armageddon!  :cry:
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: John on June 30, 2003, 06:26:29 AM
What confuses me is that the homepage still thinks the game is running  :?

Quote from: "Delerium"Are we cursed or what?
Yes. :P
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Eclipse on June 30, 2003, 06:36:34 AM
That's probably why the game hasn't rebooted. The game either isn't down or the machine doesn't think it is. Maybe this is the first of cyberdyne. The beginning of artificial intelligence when it deceives itself and becomes psychotic with jealousy and delusions.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: John on June 30, 2003, 06:37:55 AM
Quote from: "Eclipse"The beginning of artificial intelligence when it deceives itself and becomes psychotic with jealousy and delusions.
I tell people naming machines is a bad idea! Look at all the different movies. 2001 and others. It's just asking for trouble
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Eclipse on June 30, 2003, 06:39:19 AM
I've named mine.........Poe! Master Poe! LOL!!!

*sigh* I'm gone with self-delusions of playing Armageddon. Go do something productive, or stay here and keep on waiting. A hard choice.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Northlander on June 30, 2003, 08:11:57 AM
Meh, complain of missing 'morning' Arm all you want, we Europeans miss out on a whole day of Arming!

... And it's raining outside.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: deviant storm on June 30, 2003, 10:03:08 AM
I am beginning to wonder if the new server was such a good idea. The old ginka may have been old, but it was more reliable, imo.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: John on June 30, 2003, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: "deviant storm"I am beginning to wonder if the new server was such a good idea.
I was actually surprised with how (apparent) little trouble occured with the upgrade. I'm sure in a week's time Saikun will have all the bugs ironed out. Until then we have to be patient.

On the bright side, anyone want some cat? it's really tasty  :twisted:
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Saikun on June 30, 2003, 10:20:41 AM
The new machine is fine. The only problem so far has been the power outage, which can hardly be blamed on the hardware. If you can get to the website, then the machine is up and running, which is about the limit of my sphere of power. If the game itself isn't up, which it isn't, then you'll just have to wait for someone who understands it better than I do to hop on and fix it.

-S
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: the poo and wagassi on June 30, 2003, 10:25:04 AM
Quote from: "John"Until then we have to be patient.
Patience?

You'd think we'd at least be able to watch 'the poo' get chopped by 'wagassi'.

But nooo...

it's raining in london...

again.

But wait! Arm is back.. now the rain will stop I guess too...

hmm.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Twilight on June 30, 2003, 10:36:21 AM
Hey, at least it is raining during the weedays and sunny during the weekend this time in the UK!  At least this last weekend, but it could start a trend!  Better than Sunshine all week long until the weekend, which is what I generally expect   :D

Pray for more imms who can fix the game around during European hours!
Title: It's up?
Post by: Brixius on June 30, 2003, 12:36:57 PM
Everything seems to be fine for me. I can connect and there are a goodly chunk of players on currently. I'm going to assume either there's other Internet issues or the game has been fixed by now.

Thanks,
Brix.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Sanvean on June 30, 2003, 01:17:01 PM
If you're having trouble, you might try using the numeric IP (64.252.79.51 port 4050) and see if that helps.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: JollyGreenGiant on June 30, 2003, 04:04:28 PM
QuoteIf you're having trouble, you might try using the numeric IP (64.252.79.51 port 4050) and see if that helps.

Wouldn't have mattered this morning.  Had no trouble tracerouting to the IP, no lost packets along the way - the server was refusing connections.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Northlander on July 03, 2003, 05:12:41 AM
Here we go again  :D
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Cuusardo on July 03, 2003, 05:14:58 AM
Quote from: "Northlander"Here we go again  :D

Yup.  It's definitely not just you, because I can't connect either.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Delirium on July 03, 2003, 05:17:05 AM
:shock:

I didn't even get a chance to log in and curse the game with my evil presence.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: John on July 03, 2003, 05:41:19 AM
First my internet goes down. Then when it finally comes up Arm goes down.

And it STILL doesn't know it's down  :x
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Delirium on July 03, 2003, 08:49:43 AM
The odd thing about this is that the game THINKS it's up, but refuses connections...

And it's always right around 5am EST, too.
Title: Yes.
Post by: Savak on July 03, 2003, 11:14:38 AM
July 3 downtime: Yes, the game went down somewhere around 5AM EST, it has been recognized, and while I don't have a current password in order to remedy it I'm letting the other Powers That Be know.  The ball is rolling, and barring the unexpected we should be back up in a reasonable timeframe.

-Savak
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Northlander on July 03, 2003, 11:21:34 AM
Cheers Savak, it's up.
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Angela Christine on July 03, 2003, 04:57:26 PM
Quote from: "Delirium"The odd thing about this is that the game THINKS it's up, but refuses connections...

Maybe Ginka III dosen't want players messing up her perfect little world.  Just wait until she hacks into the DoD computers and trys to turn Earth into a Zalananthas clone using nuclear devices and mutagenic biological weapons.  :o

AC
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: on July 03, 2003, 05:10:31 PM
Hey, it's cool so long as she mutates us players to survive. (And models us into our characters, which would for some... make for very much weirdness. I.E. sex change! (Oh, and not to mention becoming an elf, or a magicker or something.))
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: creeper386 on July 08, 2003, 01:46:27 AM
If you did it right after... It's a good guess I have that it wasn't you.

If it was before... DAMN YOU!!!



Creeper
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Dracul on July 08, 2003, 02:05:38 AM
lmao....
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Delirium on July 17, 2003, 05:07:24 AM
Again? The site seems to think the game's up. The game doesn't seem to think so though.  Right around 5:15 am EST as usual. :P
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: LessAndLessAmused on July 17, 2003, 05:53:56 AM
I'm with you Delerium...I keep losing NPC guards to these crashes.  Soon, the entire house will be no more as all the NPCs will be eaten by crashes!
Title: Is the game down?
Post by: Saikun on July 17, 2003, 09:54:28 AM
We're continuing to suffer from power issues. Specifically (I theorize) with the new machine being too much Ginka for the old UPS. We have a new UPS that's due to go in this Saturday sometime, so we'll see if that fixes the problems. If it doesn't, then I place the blame squarely on you all, as you're certainly doing something so unwholesome at 5 AM every morning that it causes not only Ginka, but all related LAN equiptment to power themselves off.

-Saikun
Title: UPS replaced, this downtime issue resolved
Post by: Savak on July 29, 2003, 06:00:11 AM
This particular downtime issue appears to have fully resolved with the replacement of ginka's UPS.  Closing this thread, but feel free to start a new one if a similar disconcerting problem rears its ugly head.

-Savak