Xanadu Server

[ABJ]

Wait what? So what is it about you being banned that you want to discuss? Your post doesn't provide much information on that topic.

[noob101]

... I used to frequent the server some time ago ... Now I am getting the "no new players this time" message.

Sorry guys, just to inform you, it's the combined effect of closing the gates after some attacks and garbled playerfiles that had to be reset or deleted.

As for how to help you to get back in: Sorry, I have no clue. Please be patient still. That's all I can say.

Hope to meet you in-game again asap, cu noob101

[Bonny]

Wait what? So what is it about you being banned that you want to discuss? Your post doesn't provide much information on that topic.

I don't think we should discuss about banned players here, this thread is supposed to be about nice and fun topics of server, not arguments. If he wants to talk why he got banned i guess he can just send Ten a pm.

[ABJ]

K
@way Starting over isn't all that much a bad experience as you think. Also, did you do much hard work there?

[way]

Yeah, I don't mind starting over. But I would like to do that on _this_ server, not on another one. Not many buildings, no. I just like the server and the neighbours.

[alundra55]

Xhole i am ultra64 i am banned in xanadu ahhhhhhhhh

[Kelena]

English: Ultra, you were griefing cuyecherrysuger's house, normally it wouldn't be a big deal, but you were laughing at her in her face that combined with a few warnings I gave you in the past led to a limit on your account.

Spanish: Ultra, tu estabas destruyendo la casa de cutecherrysuger, usualmente no sería gran cosa, pero estabas burlándote de ella en su cara y tomando en cuenta que yo ya te había dado algunas advertencias en el pasado, tuve que quitar los privilegios de tu cuenta.

[alundra55]

sorry i am ANGRY i am ultra64

[ABJ]

@alundra55 So sad. You got banned. You have 2 more chances with alt accounts though. Just don't grief, and even more importantly, don't laugh at people. Even griefing is better than that.

@way You CAN start over on this server, at least AFAIK. Surely your file has been deleted, meaning you can just get on with your old name like you were a new player. And about the no new players thing......let's see what Ten does.

[Bonny]

His player file has NOT been deleted, once an account is created its not possible for a player file to get deleted.

[ABJ]

Ooops I saw that bit about garbled player files being rolled back and deleted? Can you clarify this for me?

[noob101]

Ooops I saw that bit about garbled player files being rolled back and deleted? Can you clarify this for me?

Nope, since I do not have the full information and obviously got a bit wrong already, I am not going to say anything more on this topic.

Have fun, noob101

[ABJ]

OK anyways, has anyone experiencing these errors ever been allowed back on?

[Bobr]

Wait player files were deleted it's true cuz I got back on as bobr obusly limited straight away with no chance but forget that bit but unless the owner just let me back in and limited me straight away then I'm pretty sure player logs got corrupted/deleted

[ABJ]

Got on and got limited straight away?
IDK.
Wait, another question, so why do you call it "limiting" not banning?

[Killerz]

Limiting is banning the account
Banning is banning the player ip

[ABJ]

Oh. So that was what it was.

[kaeza]

People, please. If somebody uses bad language, just report it (use the \!/ icon at the top-right of the post in question). Let the server moderators deal with any issues in the server, and let forum moderators delete or edit such posts (like I just did, BTW).

Quoting, re-quoting, re-re-quoting, ad infinitum, just makes it worse since we must deal with all of them, possibly missing some.

Just report the post, and ignore it.

[Raider4]

Hello there,
I was wondering why Xanadu server only permit's old players and not new players who wish to join?
I was thinking there may be problems with the server with too many new ppl coming in but i don't know for sure.

[twoelk]

Hello there,
I was wondering why Xanadu server only permit's old players and not new players who wish to join?
I was thinking there may be problems with the server with too many new ppl coming in but i don't know for sure.

If you read the thread just a few days back you will find the same question several times including similar answers.
This "not allowing new players" has been done to fend off several attacks on the server using multiple new accounts created in fast fashion since at least early June. Sadly the server and with it probably also the playerlist had to be reset around 2016-03-26 because the old map became corrupt. As consequence only players that visited the server between end of March 2016 and early June seem to be able to join at the moment. So not only new players but also old players that had not joined since March 2016 seem to be blocked off. (people who know more please correct me if I got this wrong :-P)

The passwords are not stored in plain text but are encoded, therefor it is not really easy to add a player manually to the players list. A sollution may be to send a playername request to an admin who creates a password hash by joining a dummy server with a new password. This playername-password-hash set could be added manually to the player list during maintenance restart while the playername-plaintext-password set is sent to the player per email.

Then again this is a lot of work for the admins and would not reliably filter out the bad guys that caused all the trouble to begin with . so I guess the only option we have at the moment is to wait until the storm is over.


edit: almost forgot to mention that playerfiles also got rolled back a few days or even weeks in the first week of July or thereabouts.

[ABJ]

Storm? What storm? There is no "storm". Not today or this week at least. The attacks may well continue into the future. Just do what you can do. And how do you think this complicated technique won't "filter" them out? Sure, it's gonna be really cumbersome - not to say scary - to have to get an admin to repeat this process over and over again when that admin could easily get suspicious.

[Phiwari123]

Because in my opinion this Xanadu thread shouldn't be used as a discussion location but as a place where users can share their experiences from the server, i decided to post a nice (edited) screenshot of sunset in the beautiful unspoiled nature the server has.

[TenPlus1]

*takes deep breath and enjoys sunset* *sips coffee*

[Killerz]

Wow phi that looks amazing
What texture pack do you use?

[Phiwari123]

Wow phi that looks amazing
What texture pack do you use?

I don't use any texture pack.
I edited that screenshot :) But the effect is nice, I did similar things before:






Just created this one as well

[ABJ]

Oh my god, Phiwari! That is one of the BEST screenshots of Minetest I've ever seen!
#LoveGIMP

EDIT I mean sunset screenshot.

[firefox]

the Ninja Airship above my house (WIP)


(you can find it at white path)

[ABJ]

Wat.
Not moar ninjas.

[noob101]

Well Phi, awesome pix!!! Thanks for featuring my (unintended) stairway to heaven!

Red_Fox: Will your Airship drop an army of ninjas when finished? ö_Ö

Have fun, noob101

[firefox]

Will your Airship drop an army of ninjas when finished? ö_Ö

nah, it's just a small airship ;)

for aerial attacks there is the Magical Enhanced Clockwork Powered Geo-Stational Satelite Weapon of Mass Destruction: Orbital Space Cannon Ultima =(^.^)=