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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: perdue3 on May 18, 2019, 12:57:13 PM
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Is it just me or is the MA, TA, Match Play, and SEA 1 closed? I have been trying to get into SEA 2 for the event and I get Host Connection Lost every time.
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They crashed in the middle of my landing. LOL
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Same here....
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Couldn't upload image, never mind.
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Dang ...still down. So much planning.
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The day of the TFT, too. Such a shame.
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and how is it SeaII is still open when all else is closed?
is someone trying to force us to play in the scenario?
I do know they are having massive thunderstorms in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area and surrounding counties.
yep, was flying then click like a light switch.
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is someone trying to force us to play in the scenario?
Damn, they're onto us.
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and how is it SeaII is still open when all else is closed?
is someone trying to force us to play in the scenario?
I do know they are having massive thunderstorms in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area and surrounding counties.
yep, was flying then click like a light switch.
SEA 2 looks open, but connection is lost when one attempts to connect. Same goes for Match Play.
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OH The Humanity!
I tried with my paid ah account and my free steam account. Can't get in. Meelee/Main arena shows closed. Special events arena shows 54 people in it. I could not get into a single arena with either my paid account thru htc or my free ah account thru steam.
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Damn, they're onto us.
LOL
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SEA2 is running but you can't get in. Really weird. I left to get some squadies in and can't get back in SEA2. Everything else shows closed.
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Are the servers that host Aces High cloud based or are they company based servers?
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WOP down as well.
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What is going on nobody picks up phone at AH. Granted its a Saturday....So do the servers just stay down until they are discovered on Monday?
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Yep can't get in to SEA II either
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They are under tornado watches and warnings. Hasslet is flooded which is a few miles up the road from them.
Storms knocked out power in that area. Will likely be down for a while.
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SEA2 is running but you can't get in. Really weird. I left to get some squadies in and can't get back in SEA2. Everything else shows closed.
yeah I tried that too but it must be closed as well
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That's twice in a week or so I reckon.
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SEA 2 looks open, but connection is lost when one attempts to connect. Same goes for Match Play.
.same here....
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...just spoke with Dutch & 1stpar on TeamSpeak. If you are in the arena....apparently the TFT is still going on, but the weather has apparently shut down the servers with the lobby, and other arenas....so we're in a holding pattern or doing something else unitl things come back up, hopefully soon.
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They are under tornado watches and warnings. Hasslet is flooded which is a few miles up the road from them.
Storms knocked out power in that area. Will likely be down for a while.
Thanks for that explanation. I was thinking similarly but looking from here the entire USA is just a place over there so didn't bother trying to find any local weather reports.
That gives me a perfect legit excuse not to log on tonight :lol
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Could the Sea event still be played in a Custom arena?
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We in here right now fighting!!!!!
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Folks who aren't in the arena right now cannot get in.
That includes me. I went out of the arena to see what was going on for those trying to enter.
If you are in the arena -- stay in, or you won't be able to get back in.
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Could the Sea event still be played in a Custom arena?
Just tried for the heck of it....same result, host connection lost. Meanwhile I can hear folks on TeamSpeak in TFT......
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I lost internet and now out of the event.
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Could the Sea event still be played in a Custom arena?
Negative. Seems we can't get passed the lobby. I tried to get into steal the sheep and tried to create custom arena. Lose connection trying to get in.
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Negative. Seems we can't get passed the lobby. I tried to get into steal the sheep and tried to create custom arena. Lose connection trying to get in.
Yes, apparently we're out until storm abates/power restored, & lobby and (arenas ?) reset.
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Well crap, fingers crossed.
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There are 39 of us in SEAII but if any of us leave we can't get back in!
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I'm glad there seems to be an explanation for why we can't get in the game...
.. For a minute, I thought I was going blind...
ooups, had my eyes closed. :o
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Yeah I am having the same issues. I even tried DX9. It is affecting everyone.
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Don't forget guys Texas is getting hit with severe weather including tornados.
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Same here... trying to enter SEA2 results in a kick.
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SEA2 is running but you can't get in. Really weird. I left to get some squadies in and can't get back in SEA2. Everything else shows closed.
Imagine if you couldn't get out? What if those 54 souls are trapped in there right now and there is nothing we can do to help them.. :eek:
After all, there is a war raging in there.. :uhoh
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The Twilight Zone, it's real. Only Rod Serling can help now.
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Called him. Standby.
:cheers:
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Y'all still in there. Let us know if a pair of F-14 Tomcats are sighted! :airplane:
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I can't take it any more..
LET ME IN!!! :furious
:noid
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Bavaria 1945 is rescheduled to June 22nd (same noon to midnight Eastern).
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Y'all still in there. Let us know if a pair of F-14 Tomcats are sighted! :airplane:
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All should be back up.
HiTech
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Massive storm just rolled through DFW.
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Awesome. :aok
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It's all back up :furious
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Could the Sea event still be played in a Custom arena?
You could run the Midway event in one. :devil
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You could run the Midway event in one. :devil
Still not enough. :cry
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game is fixed-all up now
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The host servers should be cloud based to prevent this. Yes?
I would think this is a rhetorical question.
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We should start phase 3 on time
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You cancelled a 12 hour long event that was interrupted for not even a full phase...I called it on Axis command channel...as soon as logs closed...game back up... instead of holding off for just an hour even...it would have been back up...we could start phase 3 and finish the next 6 hours....6 HOURS LEFT!!!!!!!
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Yes a shame but we must have an overall points winner and they have a trophy to collect. In case they don't check the boards help me get in touch with them. I will cover the shipping cost and thanks for all that came to the event!
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Well puller I am partly responsible for calling the event. On the allied side in the end we only had 9 non afk players online. At the time we called it we where not expecting that it would be fixed soon. Multiple phonecalls and other means of contacting the office where being made and as far as we where aware they where not coming through. More players started to leave and some that tried to join during the downtime where not able 2. To be honest when we where down to this little players I was clueless to do what next in planning the next mission and if it would be even a good idea to wait for longer.
I am very sorry things went this way, we where all commited to fly the full 12 hours and where also looking forward to it for weeks.
I hope this gives you a little insight on what went through my head.
Hope you can make the rescheduled date. :salute
DutchVII
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I kept sending word that way to wait...phase 3 could be starting right now!!!!... actually in 20 min
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Then i'm holding the trophy till the do-over on the 22nd.
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Now is when the big numbers are on...no scenario :furious :furious :furious :furious :furious :furious :furious :furious :furious :furious
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Then i'm holding the trophy till the do-over on the 22nd.
Good idea Red.
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These bigger events are more like maneuvering oil tankers than speed boats.
Once you start turning, you aren't changing it quickly.
In this case:
-- I started hearing that people couldn't get in.
-- At first, people were telling me they thought the arena was locked. But it wasn't locked. I double checked that it wasn't. I also locked and unlocked it just to toggle that functionality.
-- As more such messages came in, I exited the arena to see what was going on from the outside. I then saw that all arenas were closed down, and I could not get in to any arenas, including back into Special Events 2.
-- I called Ditto (who was in the arena) on the phone and told him what was going on.
-- Spikes then worked on calling HTC, and I went to the message board to put an urgent message in the CM area for HTC. Perd already put up a message in the general area.
-- I asked the inside CM's to tell people not to exit the arena or they would not be able to get back in.
-- I kept trying various ways to get back in.
-- After a while, the arena was not enterable for long enough that there was a significant number of people who tried coming in and then gave up and left for the day.
-- For a while, numbers held up.
-- But because people couldn't get in, the players in the arena eventually dwindled to about 10 or fewer active allied and 20 or fewer active axis.
-- At that ratio, the allied side tried a mission and got annihilated, which (as we know from experience running events) causes some additional players to leave.
-- That's when we had an online meeting to decide what to do and came up with the options: (1) redistribute players currently in the arena to even up the sides and continue, hoping that arena might get fixed at some point, or (2) cancel and reschedule.
-- We talked to the axis side to see if they wanted to have some axis pilots go allied to balance numbers.
-- They preferred cancelling and rescheduling.
-- We announced cancellation.
-- After we announced that, we got notification that the problem was getting worked on.
-- We had no way to call players back and reverse the cancellation message.
-- We had no idea how long it would take to fix anyway.
-- We can't do things like telling everyone, "There are troubles. Try coming back in a couple hours, and we'll see if it's up." You loose too many people when you do that who don't come back.
So, the event is rescheduled to June 22nd.
I really wanted to fly in it, too. I blocked out my day for it and worked out with my wife and kids and parents to do various things today that would free me up to be able to devote 14 hours today (as I have an hour of work before, 12 hours during, and 1 hour after the event to perform). I worked a month on this event it before it ran -- takes work to get these produced. I worked a couple hours last night to make the setup scripts that do stuff during the event, then (for me) work up early to get things going.
So, if you wish we got to fly this today, imagine how I feel.
But stuff sometimes happens, and we deal with it.
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So, if you wish we got to fly this today, imagine how I feel.
But stuff sometimes happens, and we deal with it.
Thank you dear BROOKE for help all of us in this difficult time.
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Thanks for all the work and planning Brooke, and leadership staff! :salute :salute :salute
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Thank you dear BROOKE for help all of us in this difficult time.
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Ahhhhh . . . the soothing melodies. Yes, I'm feeling better now. :aok
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Thank you dear BROOKE for help all of us in this difficult time.
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HUH?
What am I missing?
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Dutch,Brooke, no need to apologize! :rock Unless you control the weather.. :rof l..then apologies wouldnt be enough, anyway. Thanks for what we had, I had a blast! :rock
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It was fun! the day was really shaping up to be a great back and forth. And this just means we get to do it again next month! :banana:
Btw any word on the logs for the first phase? Did they survive the power outages?
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Dutch,Brooke, no need to apologize! :rock Unless you control the weather.. :rof l..then apologies wouldnt be enough, anyway. Thanks for what we had, I had a blast! :rock
Yeah, it was pounding us in the Dallas area this morning.
And after the arena shut down, my Internet went out anyway still hasnt come back up. Im posting from my phone.
Weather happens. :huh
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It was fun! the day was really shaping up to be a great back and forth. And this just means we get to do it again next month! :banana:
Btw any word on the logs for the first phase? Did they survive the power outages?
I agree Rocco! :aok
The logs are up, but seemingly only caught a small piece, or maybe only for the pilots who were still on near the end?
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The logs don't have the beginning part because I screwed it up.
That wasn't the arenas or weather -- that was my fault.
I have put in place things so that I can't screw it up that way in the future.
My apologies.
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No worries Brooke. Thanks for all your time and hard work putting all this together!
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The logs don't have the beginning part because I screwed it up.
Why do I have an image of Brooke as Densel Washington in Training Day, with a bullet in his butt, leaning up against his car to light a cigarette, and muttering
What a day. What a m...-f...... day.
:cool:
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Y'all still in there. Let us know if a pair of F-14 Tomcats are sighted! :airplane:
Europe.....HELL YEAH! Love that movie! What a twist(the guy who stayed showing up at later date! I AM usually drinking/smoking but watch it every time I see its playing,SOOOOO Talk about FUBAR:rofl Looked like it was! LOL
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Why do I have an image of Brooke as Densel Washington in Training Day, with a bullet in his butt, leaning up against his car to light a cigarette, and muttering
What a day. What a m...-f...... day.
:cool:
:aok
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The logs don't have the beginning part because I screwed it up.
That wasn't the arenas or weather -- that was my fault.
I have put in place things so that I can't screw it up that way in the future.
My apologies.
Aww sorry to hear that, Brooke.... and do feel partly responsible! For anyone who isnt aware, I recently retired from the CM team and one of my duties was to remind Brooke to start the logs! I suppose I could still do that bit without being a CM if it helps? Anyway, look forward to doing this all over again on 18 June. :cheers:
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I suppose I could still do that bit without being a CM if it helps?
Yes, please do.
I will announce "logs started" for all to see when I do it. If I don't say that by a few minutes prior to takeoff, a reminder is greatly appreciated. :aok
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Yes, please do.
I will announce "logs started" for all to see when I do it. If I don't say that by a few minutes prior to takeoff, a reminder is greatly appreciated. :aok
OK will do! :aok :salute
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Start the logs.
Just practicing. LOL
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Apparently some one in the AH office bought a Chinese Haewi phone and the game has been released in China for $1.59 a month subscription. :old:
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If you are going to practice, practice correctly...
/.startlogs
;)
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Yeah, it was pounding us in the Dallas area this morning.
And after the arena shut down, my Internet went out anyway still hasnt come back up. Im posting from my phone.
Weather happens. :huh
They had better have it fixed by the 22nd :mad: Yeah, it looked pretty rough! Thats why I have a hard time understanding why some are BLASTING the arena shut down/rescheduling? It was out of Brookes hands! Heck, he sacrificed himself for us, trying to see what was going on! I also believe that Dutch made the correct decision, since folk couldnt get in...it would be selfish to keep it open for just the few! This was we can start it over, and no one will feel robbed of the fun
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Think of Saturday as a beta frame and maybe learn from it? :)
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Think of Saturday as a beta frame and maybe learn from it? :)
:aok
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Bavaria 1945 is rescheduled to June 22nd (same noon to midnight Eastern).
Midway is scheduled then
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Midway is scheduled then
Midway was cancelled due to low registration numbers:
https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,397115.0.html
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Would scenarios be a good place to incorporate a version of dumbed down AI? (Not the zero E losing aimbot versions)
For example a bomber escort mission where buffs are AI and the escort and interceptors are players?
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There are a decent number of bomber-only pilots in Aces High, so we are usually OK on bombers.
Midway was cancelled due to lack of registration overall, including fighters.
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Would a flight of AI interceptors and a flight of AI escorts still allow the scenario to be enjoyable to the player base? Give something for people to shoot at?
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Would a flight of AI interceptors and a flight of AI escorts still allow the scenario to be enjoyable to the player base? Give something for people to shoot at?
A better Scenario would do the trick probably.
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I'm with Shuffler on that -- thinking that a more-popular setup outside of summer is a better solution.
I suppose I'd look into it there were no other way to run scenarios, but I personally don't much enjoy flying with or against AI.