StarForge; New Pre-Alpha Build Released

StarForge has released their second pre-Alpha built, version 0.1.1. Seems to be much more optimized and playable than the first one, (at least on my machine.)

As a recap, I have been following this project for awhile now, and I fully intend to setup a nice server for it whenever they manage to write and release dedicated server software.

So....you should go check it out!

http://starforge.com

Minecraft Snapshot Updated

The Minecraft Snapshot Testing server has been updated to snapshot 12W24A, the latest snapshot at this time. It is still available at the same address as before, which is 76.72.166.254.

Server Downtime + Maintenance

Starting on Sunday 17th June 22:00 EST, and going for 2 hours, there will be a downtime for our servers. This is planned maintenance on the part of our hosting company in order to upgrade software on their back end. There should not be any data loss or issues associated with this, but the servers will be down for that time window, and possibly a bit longer if there are issues with the updates.  


Thank you for your patience in this matter. 


EDIT: I have no idea why this text is highlighted all of a sudden, and I'm not sure how to undo it. Regardless, its an important announcement, soooo....thanks Blogspot, for helping me to highlight this matter. 


Now don't do it again. Ever. 

Added "No More Room In Hell" Servers

I put up a couple of "No More Room In Hell" servers for the time being. This is a zombie-type mod for Source; it can be found via Steam and via Desura, and requires a Source-based game to install. The servers can be found via the Steam server browser, either in-game or from the Steam program. They are labeled "#1 TorvServ XYZ," and are very easy to spot.

I am still waiting for more news as to the status of the multiplayer server version of StarForge, and I will be putting up that server as soon as possible.

Decommissioning Terraria Servers

I am taking down the Terraria servers at this time. I am not deleting the maps or anything, just shutting down the servers. No one has logged into them in quite some time, (by my calculations, at least a month,) and I have other things that I can do with that box. If there is a need in the future to bring them back online, I will be able to.

StarForge

I just received news of a new game that seems like it would be a good fit into our server cluster earlier today. The game, called StarForge, is a mix of Starcraft, Minecraft, Halo, and a dozen other genres, (with RPG elements,) all rolled together. Here is a reveal trailer for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNLONygiL0Q

The best part, is that this game is free to play, as well. So no fees or payments to make. Currently it is only in an EARLY alpha build, and only supports a limited single player mode. I will be monitoring this games development, however, and setting up a multiplayer server for it as soon as possible.

Currently the best way to download it is via torrent; here is a link to the early single player alpha demo.
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7314636/StarForge

So go check it out, and keep watching back here for the release of our multiplayer server!

New Users!

We recently worked out a deal with a friend of mine who was also running a Minecraft server. In order to boost our traffic and to improve the performance and accessibility of his server, we decided to import his world, Firetree, over into our server. Please welcome our new guests, (and their world,) to our server next time you see them online. Their world is accessible via the "Firetree" warp; please remember to respect all of their creations and maintain the same standards of conduct that we apply on all of our other worlds.