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10/19/2014 - Upgraded Hosting |
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Read and respond to this post on the forums: http://politicsandwar.com/forums/index.php?/topic/3036-10192014-upgraded-hosting/ I'm happy to announce that I've popped for some higher end hosting for our site. We're now on our own virtual private server instead of just on shared hosting. I'm hoping this'll mean things will run faster (not that I necessarily thought they were slow, but you know, faster is better!) and we should have less issues with the alliance banks disappearing and turns not working correctly. Ironically enough, the switch was made at about 4 AM this morning (server time) and I was sleeping and unable to address a minor problem that came as the result of the switch, which was that no one got any turns between then and now. Fortunately, that was only 2 turns that didn't work correctly (and like I said -- it didn't work for anyone so we're still on even ground), but we should be all set now. Posted by Sheepy 10/19/2014 11:26 am |
10/13/2014 - Inactivity Deletion |
Hello everyone! Just a quick update to let you know that I've changed how long it takes for inactive nations to be deleted. Previously, the limit was 45 days before a nation was deleted, which I think is too long. There are a lot of inactive nations and the odds of those folks coming back after 43 or 44 days is slim, so I've reduced the limit from 45 days to 30 days. You will still receive inactivity e-mails before your nation is deleted, just like before. I wanted to give a quick update on the status of the game as well -- things are going smoothly. I'm working on making minor additions, fixing minor bugs, etc. but so far things have gone really well since we launched. The number of players we have has grown quickly, and I'm doing my best to get some advertising going so that we can get more players in our community. I'm also looking at developing or paying to have an app developed for the game. I think that increased accessibility via iOS and Android would 1) Bring in a lot of new players and 2) Be a huge convenience for you guys that are already playing and use mobile devices. I've contacted a few companies about developing an app since I have no experience or knowledge of how it works, and so far I've gotten one response back with a quoted price of $30,000 to $40,000, which is obviously far outside the price range for a small game like this. If you're an app developer or know an app developer who might be interested in taking on a project like this, please contact me by sending me a Private Message either here on the forums or in the game.Thanks, and as always, you guys are awesome! Posted by Sheepy 10/13/2014 11:06 pm |
10/05/2014 - Market Index |
Very small change, there is now a Market Index as part of the Average Prices Ticker on the Trade Page. Read the full announcement about the change here: http://politicsandwar.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2960-1052014-market-index/ Posted by Sheepy 10/05/2014 11:43 pm |
09/30/2014 - Donation Options, Resource Tax, Color Stock Change |
There's a lot more information in the full forum post here: http://politicsandwar.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2930-9302014-donations-resource-taxation-color-stock/ -New Donation Options have been announced, get up to $25 worth of donations for your nation this month starting now! Check out the options on the Donate page. -A separate resource tax rate has been added for alliances. -The formula for color stock bonus has been modified, see the new values on the Leaderboards page, and read the forum post for the new formula. Posted by Sheepy 09/30/2014 10:11 pm |
09/28/2014 - SSL Security |
Read the full forum announcement here: https://politicsandwar.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2915-9282014-ssl-update/ -Added SSL Security, you now access the site via https:// Posted by Sheepy 09/28/2014 09:48 pm |