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DNS Changes

Toumaz — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:18:56 +0000

There have been connectivity issues for some of our services, so we’ve been given a new IP, and I did not know this beforehand (there are other admins for this specific dedicated server, too).

Give it an hour to let your DNS changes replicate, or you can also try to manually flush your dns (http://www.tech-faq.com/how-to-flush-dns.html).

The short version is: wait an hour or two and you should be able to play again.

Sorry about the plethora of problems that has sprung up lately. :\

Brief Update

Toumaz — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:45:47 +0000

The downtime the last 24 hours has been caused due to the fact that the Seal Hunter database is growing way bigger than I ever imagined it to (it is currently hovering around the 0.7 GB mark, and rising) and this has caused slowdowns in various systems. I will be tracking them down over the next few days to minimize server downtime and lag.
Work on the new master server is progressing slowly, mainly because…
…I’ve moved (and am currently more stressed out than I had ever fathomed one could be), and I’ll be starting my internship with an actual game developer company tomorrow, leaving me even less free time to work on my game.

Those are the haps, pretty much – I dearly wish I had the time to work on adding new weapons and a friends list and such, but Real Life is a mean mistress. I hope you understand – I definitely do not intend on abandoning the game, but I have had to prioritize development away for more urgent matters lately. Sorry! :(

Keep them matches coming – almost 220,000 of them already – you guys are crazy!

Edit: Our dedicated server host messed up a motherboard exchange. Please bear with us until it is fixed. :\ Fixed.

Master Server Migration Complete

Toumaz — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:49:39 +0000

The Seal Hunter master server has now moved to its new server (for the more technically inclined, IP 217.23.15.182), and while there are a few initial roadbumps (stats.sealhunter.se will be down for a little while), things should now perform quite a bit better.

The old master server is still running, though, but keep in mind that no statistics will be stored permanently when you play there. Read the new MOTD for more information.

The DNS change might take a day or two at worst to propagate for all of you, so if you’re still being sent to the old master server, just be patient!

If you experience any prolonged issues, don’t hesitate to ask for help in the forums.

EDIT: After migrating, the dedicated server is suffering from a failing harddrive. This is forcing the SH master server to be down. The matter is being looked into, and I hope to bring the master up again as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding. The server should now be back up, and hopefully this harddrive won’t fail on us. ;)

Unexpected Server Downtime

Toumaz — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:11:43 +0000

The physical machine that the SH master server is running on is for the moment being unavailable for unknown reasons. Sorry about this – I will try to keep you updated.

Update, 23:30: there seems to have been a network outage which now seems to be fixed. Everything should be working again.

A notice for those with problems hosting

Toumaz — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:02:31 +0000

As a quick little heads-up, those of you having problems hosting games, please read this topic:

http://forums.sealhunter.se/index.php?topic=302.0

You also want to make sure that your firewall/anti-virus software isn’t blocking Seal Hunter’s traffic.

In other news, Seal Hunter 1.0.1 should be released sometime this week, with quite a bunch of fixes and tweaks to the gameplay balance!

Gameplay Preview Video

Toumaz — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:35:34 +0000

Here’s a little treat for you non-beta people. Sorry about my accent and sounding so bloody nervous!

Walrus’d

Toumaz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:40:15 +0000

Good news, everyone – the walrus is now pretty much all done!

What is the walrus capable of, you might ask?

Encouraging me to rewrite large portions of the game.
Devouring me alive (Either he’s way too hard right now, or I’m simply a sucky player).
Forcing me to implement proper interpolation.
Moonwalking.

With all that in mind, there’s still a few kinks left to work out. For example, you can’t finish the game yet. I think this is a kinda crucial feature. There’s a bit of menu work left to do as well – mostly on that darned SHHQ page which will basically contain some basic account information as well as a link to the stats website. I hate menu coding.

Shouldn’t be too far away, now, despite all the massive delays. Sorry ’bout them, people.