Server Code Update and TestingMuch preparation has taken place to make sure that EZ's Server code base that it runs on upgrades smoothly in the past few weeks. I've been spending time in the background making preparations with what I learned from the testing a few weekends ago.
Saturday the EZ Server will have a test copy at the bottom of the Loginserver. I encourage anyone who is willing to help test the server out to find any possible crashes and issues with spells or abilities that are not of the expected norm. Any abnormalities to be reported here on the forums so they can be addressed. Many of the crash issues we witnessed a few weekends ago have been addressed and we are ready for another round.
We're looking at almost a years worth of updates, of which consist of very core optimizations to server performance, Spells and Abilities implementations as well as many other features. I will list a change-log for those who are interested in the technical details.
The reason why this testing stage is necessary is so we can ensure a Live update goes a smooth as possible. Once we have been able to gracefully make this move we will announce a double loot weekend to follow (Specific time will be announced at that time).
Hunter's FamilyI've been in contact with Isa (Hunter's wife) almost every day for the past few weeks. She has been struggling dearly with recent events but through support of those in contact with her including myself have been trying our best to keep her spirits up. She has been given a portion of the money the community has graciously contributed and I am going to be making another trip to give her some more so she can take care of some things she needs to for Simon.
The Original Server HardwareThe original server hardware that was at Hunter's fathers house, the server EZ was running on up until Hunter's death is being refitted for a rack mount server by the original donator Crabthewall. Crab has also graciously offered his hand in helping during these times to take care of the hardware end while we all pull together the other aspects of the server. Crab and I have been working together on making hardware changes/additions and it will be shipped off to the datacenter as the new and original home for the EZ Server once again. Then, we should see another performance improvement multiplied with all of the changes we've made in the past few weeks, including the server source code changes to come and now the hardware changes.
Content DevelopmentAs you can see, Hate and his partner in crime have been doing a great job making content updates to smooth out many aspects of play. I have been consulting new changes but for the most part, Hate has been pounding out changes and adjustments like a champ.
Item HandinsAs Hate made a point thoroughly on this, after April 15th is the last day that hand ins are compensated to NPC's that have nothing to do with what you are trying to hand in. We will be making efforts to eliminate accidental hand-ins, but in the meantime it is your own responsibility to make sure you are handing in the right items to the right NPC with the right pre-requisites. See:
http://ezserver.online/forums/index.php?topic=4231.msg53906;topicseen#new
Enjoy!
~Akkadius
