DoctorB0NG

Ask yourself, why TmX and EKT always get ddosed, when it fills up. When people go to the "DDoS Proof" server the attack stops. Strange, right? I got a nice theory for that. I'm pretty sure i'm right with it, but well, got no proof. Guess most people won't believe me. The attacks don't simply stop. Please don't spout your nonsense especially when you definitely have next to no idea what you're talking about. Here's why my mitigation works. This is a screenshot of a trace-route being run to my server while it' s NOT being DDOSed. Even when it's not attacked, the mitigation is already up and ready to rock. All packets are going through the anti-DDOS firewall and filters even when there isn't an imminent attack. It's proactive, not reactive like the mitigation other servers are using. I worked side by side with my server provider to tune the anti-DDOS and make sure legit clients don't get caught in the crossfire. Having shitty reactive protection is like getting punched in the face and then putting your fists up 2 minutes later to block the punch. Not so effective, is it?

Yo

I like this idea. I'd be willing to host an Official server of each type and it will have no affiliation with CT or any other community other than the RenX official community.

I'm paying my server provider for good mitigation. There's no secret, I'm not trying to hide anything.

Why would you pay money when you could just play on an existing server that already works?

I'll host whatever server people want me to host. I just want a stable place for people to play the game.

The reason 3 servers are full is because the 2 EKT ones are being misreported because of a recent DDOS attack

Pretty sure we can raise this. People always complain nobody is seeding the server. While I don't have time on one hand (need to work till late) I also don't see the point if the servers get DDOSSED with more than five people on it. Then either: 1) Do it and seed 2) Don't do it and don't seed Don't not do it then seed. Come on guys, this is very simple.

Here's what I propose to fix the DDOS attacks and keep the peace between communities: EDIT: I host Renegade-X servers with the official [Renegade-X.com] Tag. This server has DDOS mitigation that has been PROVEN to work. The server will host no affiliation with ConstructiveTyranny or any other community. This would effectively give people a place to play that won't get DDOSed without upsetting any communities. IRC would be hosted through CNCIRC and the forum moderators and game developers would be the server moderators. Maybe a few others such a Ruud and DaKuja as well. Thoughts?

There's no realistic way to convince the other server owners to take theirs offline until they have proper mitigation unfortunately. The level of butthurt and anger will be too damn high.

Meanwhile the ConstructiveTyranny server has mitigation that doesn't blacklist legit clients (like EKT) and has survived countless attacks already. We unfortunately don't have a group of dedicated monkeys to seed our server though. Yes, I did. I have a solution and IT WORKS! This game is dying because of the stubbornness of the current communities. Instead of working together on a solution, they're too busy pushing their servers just to feel good when it gets players on it. There isn't going to be much to feel good about when nobody's playing the game because it's too shitty of an experience getting DDOSed all the time.

Well that was aggressive, but I've watched IRC enough throughout the day to know it's pretty true. If they aren't the super regular players, they generally don't come back. I'm not trying to hurt anyone's feelings but we need to look at the major problem right now. I would venture to say most would agree with me.

Biggest issue right now is communities pushing their sub par servers and then getting DDOSed. Who knows how many players we've lost because of it. Every time a DDOS happens, less then half the players hop over to another server. How many of those players don't even hop back on the game ever again after that?

Or you could, you know, just run it like normal because RenX runs perfectly out of the box on Windows 10. Telling everyone to turn off UAC and Windows defender is a recipe for disaster and failure.....

B...b...but muh triple digit mine limits!

Programs compiled for 64 bit ISAs are also bigger

I'll definitely be there

There's little to no advantage running games in 64 bit modes usually.

It's a known bug but the root cause is unknown sadly

Run the launcher to update your client. 5.003 is the newest version.

It was a client crash. It's the same crash that mesa and goldrush produce.

Agreed. I lean towards the polar opposite of OP. I want a mass exodus of all the silos.

Yo I'll be here

Yeah we need some sort of meta game even of it's nothing crazy involved. The old ladder was cool to look at.

I really doubt the drive type it's on has anything to do with it. It crashes after the game is already loaded into memory