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		<title><![CDATA[SVS Subspace Forums - Chaos Discussion]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It's been 20 years, who's still around?]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14685</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:10:19 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Asking for a friend]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chaos Pub Map - Just messing around.]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14669</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 23:44:57 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mainly made it to mess around with the map editor but figured since it's "finished" as far as the idea I had behind it figured I'll post it.<br />
<br />
It's slightly smaller if you count all the unusable space.  The border is mainly for looks, filled with blockers to prevent greens/players from going in, and to make things seem to have a structure/purpose.  The bot area is separated to keep the bots from bugging through J12 and the castle safe areas.  Decent size for them to roam with two choke points which some like to use to funnel.  Added some Alpha/League elements.<br />
<br />
Not sure what to do with the duel box, if people could agree to a dual and be warped there with set items cool, otherwise its just there.  I don't like the idea of making safes harder to get into, mainly because it makes them not want to leave once they are in.  This could be alleviated with a .bonus warp which can only be used while in safe, or something to that effect.<br />
<br />
Other changes I would make are changing team sizes so a two player group wouldn't happen until 5-7 non-bots are in.  Remove engine shutdowns, supers, and shields as greenable items.  Allow them to be bonuses from safety still but remove some of the randomness that can confuse people.  Chaos thrived with those but at a time when so much was going on it mattered very little.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mainly made it to mess around with the map editor but figured since it's "finished" as far as the idea I had behind it figured I'll post it.<br />
<br />
It's slightly smaller if you count all the unusable space.  The border is mainly for looks, filled with blockers to prevent greens/players from going in, and to make things seem to have a structure/purpose.  The bot area is separated to keep the bots from bugging through J12 and the castle safe areas.  Decent size for them to roam with two choke points which some like to use to funnel.  Added some Alpha/League elements.<br />
<br />
Not sure what to do with the duel box, if people could agree to a dual and be warped there with set items cool, otherwise its just there.  I don't like the idea of making safes harder to get into, mainly because it makes them not want to leave once they are in.  This could be alleviated with a .bonus warp which can only be used while in safe, or something to that effect.<br />
<br />
Other changes I would make are changing team sizes so a two player group wouldn't happen until 5-7 non-bots are in.  Remove engine shutdowns, supers, and shields as greenable items.  Allow them to be bonuses from safety still but remove some of the randomness that can confuse people.  Chaos thrived with those but at a time when so much was going on it mattered very little.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Master of Chaos (reprise) - Saturday 6 Feb, 3PM ET]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14544</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:12:58 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://i.imgur.com/bQK2LLg.gif" width="85" height="200" border="0" alt="[Image: bQK2LLg.gif]" /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/lEjKZ3P.jpg" width="667" height="200" border="0" alt="[Image: lEjKZ3P.jpg]" /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/bQK2LLg.gif" width="85" height="200" border="0" alt="[Image: bQK2LLg.gif]" /><br />
<br />
Master of Chaos will make a return next weekend, with yours truly at the levers.<br />
<br />
The MoC event is an elimination-style free-for-all which produces only one (or possibly zero) winners.<br />
<br />
All players are thrown into a suspiciously Chaoslike arena, on solo frequencies. From there, the concept is to live, kill, and not die.<br />
<br />
A death means the game is over for you. Additionally, there are timeframes within which you must achieve a kill, or also be eliminated through tardiness.<br />
<br />
Generally most MoC events pare down to a 1v1 finale to produce a winner, although there have been a couple of time-related exceptions (see the actual rules below).<br />
<br />
No sign-up, just show-up. Arriving late DOES run the risk of being denied entry.<br />
<br />
For a taster, I'll be including some past event finales to whet the appetities in subsequent posts.<br />
<br />
Any questions, feel free to ask!<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<br />
Official rules blurb :<br />
  The match is divided into rounds, each with a time limit. Type !time to see the time left in a round.<br />
<br />
  If you die, you are eliminated. If you lag out or are specced, you are eliminated.<br />
  You must get at least one kill each round, or you will be eliminated from the game.<br />
  Sudden Death begins when there are only two players remaining, regardless of how many kills either player has.<br />
  The name you use to win Master of Chaos is the name that will be permanently recorded.<br />
  Use your regular name during Master of Chaos, as inappropriate names may be disqualified at any time.]]></description>
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<br />
Master of Chaos will make a return next weekend, with yours truly at the levers.<br />
<br />
The MoC event is an elimination-style free-for-all which produces only one (or possibly zero) winners.<br />
<br />
All players are thrown into a suspiciously Chaoslike arena, on solo frequencies. From there, the concept is to live, kill, and not die.<br />
<br />
A death means the game is over for you. Additionally, there are timeframes within which you must achieve a kill, or also be eliminated through tardiness.<br />
<br />
Generally most MoC events pare down to a 1v1 finale to produce a winner, although there have been a couple of time-related exceptions (see the actual rules below).<br />
<br />
No sign-up, just show-up. Arriving late DOES run the risk of being denied entry.<br />
<br />
For a taster, I'll be including some past event finales to whet the appetities in subsequent posts.<br />
<br />
Any questions, feel free to ask!<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<br />
Official rules blurb :<br />
  The match is divided into rounds, each with a time limit. Type !time to see the time left in a round.<br />
<br />
  If you die, you are eliminated. If you lag out or are specced, you are eliminated.<br />
  You must get at least one kill each round, or you will be eliminated from the game.<br />
  Sudden Death begins when there are only two players remaining, regardless of how many kills either player has.<br />
  The name you use to win Master of Chaos is the name that will be permanently recorded.<br />
  Use your regular name during Master of Chaos, as inappropriate names may be disqualified at any time.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Just got out of federal prison]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14475</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 16:37:17 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Damn can't believe ss is still around.. I just did 5 years for meth distribution lol]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Damn can't believe ss is still around.. I just did 5 years for meth distribution lol]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[I'm Back - Ok, could be.]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14466</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:46:01 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well, well, well... I've been gone a bit, or so it would seem, since 2012 to most of you, yet to me, just a couple days (you wouldn't understand).<br />
<br />
So tell me, what's new around here?!  What have I missed in the game?  <br />
<br />
Yours  Truly,<br />
The Real Picard<br />
The ONE and Only! ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, well, well... I've been gone a bit, or so it would seem, since 2012 to most of you, yet to me, just a couple days (you wouldn't understand).<br />
<br />
So tell me, what's new around here?!  What have I missed in the game?  <br />
<br />
Yours  Truly,<br />
The Real Picard<br />
The ONE and Only! ]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Unable to Enter Zone]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14412</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:37:27 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello,<br />
<br />
For the past week I haven't been able to log into Chaos. There's an ID error that pop-ups on the screen or the ship just loads without ever entering the arena. <br />
This seems to happen no matter <br />
 which zone I attempt to enter. I reached out to a few players on discord and they seem to be able to log in with no issues. <br />
<br />
Any help would be appreciated. <br />
<br />
Thanks]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello,<br />
<br />
For the past week I haven't been able to log into Chaos. There's an ID error that pop-ups on the screen or the ship just loads without ever entering the arena. <br />
This seems to happen no matter <br />
 which zone I attempt to enter. I reached out to a few players on discord and they seem to be able to log in with no issues. <br />
<br />
Any help would be appreciated. <br />
<br />
Thanks]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Interest in powerball, and league]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14380</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:30:27 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi guys,<br />
<br />
<a href="http://sspowerball.herokuapp.com/games/402" target="_blank">http://sspowerball.herokuapp.com/games/402</a><br />
<br />
Looking back on all the work done (which speaks for itself -- in-game bot, arena, stats/league website), I am making a public complaint and bringing attention to the fact chaos' admin (Hallu) dispassionate attitude is/was detrimental to the zone progress. <br />
<br />
I put in at least 20 hours of work on the bots and 30 hours on the site, but Hallu being an additional hurdle to surmount discouraged me. I repeatedly asked him to host the powerball bots but he never did. That frustrated me, and I got a little busy so didn't continue my effort. That makes me sad.<br />
<br />
On a side note, 4v4 league also is suffering as a result -- no positive developments made in like 5 years.<br />
<br />
-- Cres]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi guys,<br />
<br />
<a href="http://sspowerball.herokuapp.com/games/402" target="_blank">http://sspowerball.herokuapp.com/games/402</a><br />
<br />
Looking back on all the work done (which speaks for itself -- in-game bot, arena, stats/league website), I am making a public complaint and bringing attention to the fact chaos' admin (Hallu) dispassionate attitude is/was detrimental to the zone progress. <br />
<br />
I put in at least 20 hours of work on the bots and 30 hours on the site, but Hallu being an additional hurdle to surmount discouraged me. I repeatedly asked him to host the powerball bots but he never did. That frustrated me, and I got a little busy so didn't continue my effort. That makes me sad.<br />
<br />
On a side note, 4v4 league also is suffering as a result -- no positive developments made in like 5 years.<br />
<br />
-- Cres]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[**Attention Old DSB Players**]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14241</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:53:27 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[We had a very successful 20th anniversary a couple months ago. There were 65 players and several events were hosted such as the classic 12 vs 12 full sector game. Due to the success, we started a dedicated time-slot to host these events. Join us every Friday at 19:00 GMT / 2pm EST (peak European time) &amp; 23:00 GMT / 6pm EST (peak North American time). <br />
<br />
For more details join our Facebook group. SSCU Deathstarbattle. <br />
<br />
Hope me to see you there!<br />
<br />
Magnum Size]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We had a very successful 20th anniversary a couple months ago. There were 65 players and several events were hosted such as the classic 12 vs 12 full sector game. Due to the success, we started a dedicated time-slot to host these events. Join us every Friday at 19:00 GMT / 2pm EST (peak European time) &amp; 23:00 GMT / 6pm EST (peak North American time). <br />
<br />
For more details join our Facebook group. SSCU Deathstarbattle. <br />
<br />
Hope me to see you there!<br />
<br />
Magnum Size]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Game Server down]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14160</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:54:01 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Game Server went down at 9:20 ET today. Trying to contact priit so he can restart it. TW and EG also down (on the same server). Billing Server is up. Bot Server is fine (you're using it now to read this) and sits in the same hosting facility as the game server - one hop away, so it's likely something isolated to the game server.<br />
<br />
--hallu]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Game Server went down at 9:20 ET today. Trying to contact priit so he can restart it. TW and EG also down (on the same server). Billing Server is up. Bot Server is fine (you're using it now to read this) and sits in the same hosting facility as the game server - one hop away, so it's likely something isolated to the game server.<br />
<br />
--hallu]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lag issues fixed]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14159</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 14:35:06 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello all,<br />
<br />
Lately I have been experiencing a lot of packetloss, I have tried 2 different ISPs without any success.<br />
Eventually, I contacted me original ISP and sent them traceroutes to SVS, TW and DSB. A day later they contacted me telling me they have made some changes and voila! the packet loss is gone! my ping is 20-30ms higher which is a bit annoying but at least I can play.<br />
<br />
If you are experiencing some packet loss issues it might be worth trying to send the company traceroutes, via the Continuum client, and hope for the best.<br />
<br />
SK]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello all,<br />
<br />
Lately I have been experiencing a lot of packetloss, I have tried 2 different ISPs without any success.<br />
Eventually, I contacted me original ISP and sent them traceroutes to SVS, TW and DSB. A day later they contacted me telling me they have made some changes and voila! the packet loss is gone! my ping is 20-30ms higher which is a bit annoying but at least I can play.<br />
<br />
If you are experiencing some packet loss issues it might be worth trying to send the company traceroutes, via the Continuum client, and hope for the best.<br />
<br />
SK]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Bot Server is up!]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14139</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 23:14:47 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The new bot server is up and running everything now:<br />
-- bots<br />
-- stats<br />
-- forums<br />
-- chaos website<br />
<br />
Stats are all there, and play COUNTS! Have fun and let me know of any probs you see. Thx.<br />
<br />
--hallu<br />
<br />
Update: All bots up now - should be fully functional now! --hallu]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The new bot server is up and running everything now:<br />
-- bots<br />
-- stats<br />
-- forums<br />
-- chaos website<br />
<br />
Stats are all there, and play COUNTS! Have fun and let me know of any probs you see. Thx.<br />
<br />
--hallu<br />
<br />
Update: All bots up now - should be fully functional now! --hallu]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[wtf is up with the frequency numbers]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14088</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2016 23:04:58 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[there can be 2 freqs with 3 or 4 people on them but I cant join one that has 2??????????????? why the fuck is that?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[there can be 2 freqs with 3 or 4 people on them but I cant join one that has 2??????????????? why the fuck is that?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Banner Request]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14086</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:07:02 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I need someone who can construct banners.  I would like to have a green apple for a banner to match my name!  Sorry if this is in the wrong forum <img src="http://forum.svssubspace.com/images/smilies/smile.png" alt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I need someone who can construct banners.  I would like to have a green apple for a banner to match my name!  Sorry if this is in the wrong forum <img src="http://forum.svssubspace.com/images/smilies/smile.png" alt="Smile" title="Smile" class="smilie smilie_1" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[If you are locked out of Chaos/League Zone...or can't find it on the Directory Server]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14061</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 13:02:37 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[There is a condition where you or someone you know is playing in Chaos/League zone, then is kicked out, and can't get back into the zone - all you see is the scrolling stars, and you never get into the zone. Here is what to do:<br />
<br />
0) This is the Game Server and the Biller going into defensive mode because most likely you packet flooded the Game Server, so they lock out your IP to prevent further "attacks." Get a new IP, and you can get in, e.g. a VPN. IMPORTANT: read the rest of this post to get a better idea of what to do, and more importantly what NOT to do (e.g repeatedly try to get into the zone).<br />
<br />
1) Don't panic. Get yourself a Fresca. You will get back into the zone but it might take some time.<br />
<br />
2) DO NOT TRY TO REPEATEDLY ENTER THE ZONE. This will make the time you are locked out longer. If you can't get in once, STOP TRYING TO GET IN.<br />
<br />
3) Read this post thoroughly and follow what I say.<br />
<br />
Since I do not have access to the source code or direct access to the game server, the information I have been able to deduce, which I will present here, is far less than perfect. There are several possibilities, but one of the things I list below should help.<br />
<br />
Things to remember:<br />
1) You are not banned by the staff. (If you are banned, you will see a notice to that effect.)<br />
2) The staff cannot fix this for you. Even if I recycle the server it will not let you in.<br />
3) Moar Fresca<br />
4) We can't tell how long you are locked out for.<br />
5) We can't tell if you are still locked out or not. You have to try and get in.<br />
<br />
Possibility #1: <br />
Your networking is screwed up or you have a local ISP related issue. <br />
<br />
What to do? Reset everything. <br />
1) Power down your computer, all routers, all modems. <br />
2) Wait 5 full minutes. <br />
3) Turn it back on and try to enter the zone again - ONE TIME ONLY.<br />
<br />
If you still can't get in then you might be Possibility #2:<br />
An issue with your ISP or local networking caused the server to think you were attacking it. The server automatically goes into defense mode, and locks you out for a while. This is to defend against DDoS attacks etc.<br />
<br />
What to do? Wait.<br />
1) If you only tried to log in once and it failed, wait one hour and try again.<br />
2) If you still can't get in, wait ONE DAY.<br />
3) If you still can't get in, wait THREE DAYS.<br />
4) If you still can't get in, wait ONE WEEK.<br />
<br />
We've had people get locked out apparently for months, but that was due to them repeatedly trying to get into the zone, which causes the server to up the amount of time they were locked out.<br />
<br />
Again, sadly I cannot resolve this problem for individuals in the community and that I don't have more definitive info. <br />
<br />
So, seriously, just be patient and wait and it should lift the lockout and you should be back to playing pretty soon.<br />
<br />
--hallu<br />
<br />
P.S. you can also refer to this thread discussing some of this:<br />
<a href="http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13955&amp;pid=197613#pid197613" target="_blank">http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13955&amp;pid=197613#pid197613</a><br />
<br />
P.P.S. Addendum:<br />
-- No, we can't tell if you are still locked out. You have to try to get in.<br />
<br />
P.P.P.S. Addendum:<br />
If the directory server is down, you can manually add the zone by copying these lines using notepad into your zone.dat file in your continuum directory (back up the file first!)<br />
<br />
SSCXX Chaos/League Zone SVS,66.36.247.83,13500,server.svssubspace.com,0<br />
#Chaos is the longest running zone. 4v4 Pro League is the longest running league and home to the best players in the game. ss://server.svssubspace.com<br />
<br />
P.P.P.P.S. Addendum:<br />
It is also possible to solve this by using a VPN, or by using a wireless hotspot - something that will get you a different IP.<br />
<br />
One player has reported that he was able to get the ISP to give him a IP even though he has a static IP by changing <span style="font-style: italic;">only the last digit</span> the mac ID of his modem/router, and restarting everything. You'll have to reference your router documentation to see if that's possible for you.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There is a condition where you or someone you know is playing in Chaos/League zone, then is kicked out, and can't get back into the zone - all you see is the scrolling stars, and you never get into the zone. Here is what to do:<br />
<br />
0) This is the Game Server and the Biller going into defensive mode because most likely you packet flooded the Game Server, so they lock out your IP to prevent further "attacks." Get a new IP, and you can get in, e.g. a VPN. IMPORTANT: read the rest of this post to get a better idea of what to do, and more importantly what NOT to do (e.g repeatedly try to get into the zone).<br />
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1) Don't panic. Get yourself a Fresca. You will get back into the zone but it might take some time.<br />
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2) DO NOT TRY TO REPEATEDLY ENTER THE ZONE. This will make the time you are locked out longer. If you can't get in once, STOP TRYING TO GET IN.<br />
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3) Read this post thoroughly and follow what I say.<br />
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Since I do not have access to the source code or direct access to the game server, the information I have been able to deduce, which I will present here, is far less than perfect. There are several possibilities, but one of the things I list below should help.<br />
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Things to remember:<br />
1) You are not banned by the staff. (If you are banned, you will see a notice to that effect.)<br />
2) The staff cannot fix this for you. Even if I recycle the server it will not let you in.<br />
3) Moar Fresca<br />
4) We can't tell how long you are locked out for.<br />
5) We can't tell if you are still locked out or not. You have to try and get in.<br />
<br />
Possibility #1: <br />
Your networking is screwed up or you have a local ISP related issue. <br />
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What to do? Reset everything. <br />
1) Power down your computer, all routers, all modems. <br />
2) Wait 5 full minutes. <br />
3) Turn it back on and try to enter the zone again - ONE TIME ONLY.<br />
<br />
If you still can't get in then you might be Possibility #2:<br />
An issue with your ISP or local networking caused the server to think you were attacking it. The server automatically goes into defense mode, and locks you out for a while. This is to defend against DDoS attacks etc.<br />
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What to do? Wait.<br />
1) If you only tried to log in once and it failed, wait one hour and try again.<br />
2) If you still can't get in, wait ONE DAY.<br />
3) If you still can't get in, wait THREE DAYS.<br />
4) If you still can't get in, wait ONE WEEK.<br />
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We've had people get locked out apparently for months, but that was due to them repeatedly trying to get into the zone, which causes the server to up the amount of time they were locked out.<br />
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Again, sadly I cannot resolve this problem for individuals in the community and that I don't have more definitive info. <br />
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So, seriously, just be patient and wait and it should lift the lockout and you should be back to playing pretty soon.<br />
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--hallu<br />
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P.S. you can also refer to this thread discussing some of this:<br />
<a href="http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13955&amp;pid=197613#pid197613" target="_blank">http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13955&amp;pid=197613#pid197613</a><br />
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P.P.S. Addendum:<br />
-- No, we can't tell if you are still locked out. You have to try to get in.<br />
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P.P.P.S. Addendum:<br />
If the directory server is down, you can manually add the zone by copying these lines using notepad into your zone.dat file in your continuum directory (back up the file first!)<br />
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SSCXX Chaos/League Zone SVS,66.36.247.83,13500,server.svssubspace.com,0<br />
#Chaos is the longest running zone. 4v4 Pro League is the longest running league and home to the best players in the game. ss://server.svssubspace.com<br />
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P.P.P.P.S. Addendum:<br />
It is also possible to solve this by using a VPN, or by using a wireless hotspot - something that will get you a different IP.<br />
<br />
One player has reported that he was able to get the ISP to give him a IP even though he has a static IP by changing <span style="font-style: italic;">only the last digit</span> the mac ID of his modem/router, and restarting everything. You'll have to reference your router documentation to see if that's possible for you.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How to run Subspace/Continuum on a Mac]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14026</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 19:07:32 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I moved, wife had a baby and no p.c. blah blah.  Have an old Mac Laptop and I wanna play 4s again, anyone have a link<br />
that I can download this game on my Mac?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I moved, wife had a baby and no p.c. blah blah.  Have an old Mac Laptop and I wanna play 4s again, anyone have a link<br />
that I can download this game on my Mac?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[TEAM 2v2 tournament (play as a team) - December 5th 2015 6pm ET]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=14013</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 11:31:44 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[There will be a TEAM 2v2 tournament on December, 5th at 6 pm ET!<br />
You can sign up by only being the acting captain by picking the best 2v2 players for your team and choosing the playing players for each different round.<br />
Players can form strong rosters with different types of player combos and ship setups for each round.<br />
SUBS are allowed between game rounds - you can sub as much as you like during the tournament - 2 players in playing 4 in spec.<br />
<br />
TEAM SIZE = 2-6 (allowing subs, between rounds and matches)<br />
8 TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE TOTAL<br />
<br />
Team captains: Post here with your Team (2-6 players / team) and tell a team name. <br />
Signups also available by leaving a message Captor+ or contact Captor+ in game.<br />
<br />
LATE ENTRIES for teams are allowed after 6 pm! (atleast 2 must have be on your team to be eligible for tournament and to gain a team spot and 1 captain spot) <br />
Be ready to play by 6:10 pm ET or your team will forfeit 1st game. <br />
LATER Signup for a team is only allowed between rounds. You can join any team that is still playing in the tournament and has free spots and whos captain wants to add you for their team.<br />
If you have any questions or comments feel free to post here or contact me (Captor/Captor+) in game.<br />
<br />
If you don't have a partner feel free to post and I can try to help you find one or we can match you up with another partnerless person who posts here.<br />
<br />
<br />
match play / rules:<br />
<br />
4 TEAMS MAX - 1 - DIVISION SCENARIO (4 TEAMS MAX / DIVISION) (3-4 games / team)<br />
* Each team play at least 3 games on round robin (2 teams who advance to finals, play 1 more)<br />
* After round robin the #1 and #2 teams will start single elimination playoff round a.k.a (FINALS)<br />
<br />
6 TEAMS MAX - 1 - DIVISION SCENARIO (6 TEAMS  DIVISION) (5 games / team)<br />
* Play round robin and most wins win it<br />
* If tied, H2H decide the winner<br />
<br />
 8 TEAMS MAX - 2 - DIVISION SCENARIO (4 TEAMS MAX / DIVISION) (3-6 games / team)<br />
* After round robin the winners from both division advance straight to semifinals, where they meet other divisions matchup's #2 vs #3 winners<br />
* Semifinal winners will play FINALS<br />
* Each team play at least 3 games on round robin (those 6 teams who advance to playoffs, play from 1, 2 or 3 more)<br />
<br />
<br />
IN ALL SCENARIOS:<br />
- 1 captain / team (who can choose ass. captain, if needed)<br />
- Captains pick their players for the game and are allowed to draft unrostered players for the team<br />
- Player late entrying for tournament should contact team captain for a spot on team<br />
- Matches will be best of 3 (first team to win 2 games)<br />
- Semifinals wil be best of 3 (first team to win 2 games)<br />
- Finals will be best of 5 (first team to win 3 games)<br />
- 2-6 player teams<br />
- Pilots may sub between finished games only (this is due the bots, which don't allow subbing in the middle of the game)<br />
- Unlimited lagouts, games do not pause for lag outs, hop back in as fast as you can.<br />
- Each player 'slot' is allowed 10 deaths before that 'slot' is dead.<br />
<br />
- There are 3 ways to win a game:<br />
1. Eliminate the other team from the box with simultaneous deaths.<br />
2. Eliminate one opponent by causing 10 deaths. After this the other opponent is eliminated by 1 death.<br />
3. Timer runs out. The team with the fewest deaths wins the game. If both teams have equal number of deaths, a duel will take place between one pilot on each team chosen by the acting captains.<br />
<br />
<br />
TEAM's signup list:<br />
 <a href="http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1" target="_blank">http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1</a>                <br />
<br />
<br />
 scheduling / schedule:<br />
 <a href="http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1" target="_blank">http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1</a><br />
<br />
Results / Standings:<br />
 <a href="http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1" target="_blank">http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1</a><br />
<br />
Finals:<br />
 <a href="http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1" target="_blank">http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1</a><br />
<br />
GL AND HF!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There will be a TEAM 2v2 tournament on December, 5th at 6 pm ET!<br />
You can sign up by only being the acting captain by picking the best 2v2 players for your team and choosing the playing players for each different round.<br />
Players can form strong rosters with different types of player combos and ship setups for each round.<br />
SUBS are allowed between game rounds - you can sub as much as you like during the tournament - 2 players in playing 4 in spec.<br />
<br />
TEAM SIZE = 2-6 (allowing subs, between rounds and matches)<br />
8 TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE TOTAL<br />
<br />
Team captains: Post here with your Team (2-6 players / team) and tell a team name. <br />
Signups also available by leaving a message Captor+ or contact Captor+ in game.<br />
<br />
LATE ENTRIES for teams are allowed after 6 pm! (atleast 2 must have be on your team to be eligible for tournament and to gain a team spot and 1 captain spot) <br />
Be ready to play by 6:10 pm ET or your team will forfeit 1st game. <br />
LATER Signup for a team is only allowed between rounds. You can join any team that is still playing in the tournament and has free spots and whos captain wants to add you for their team.<br />
If you have any questions or comments feel free to post here or contact me (Captor/Captor+) in game.<br />
<br />
If you don't have a partner feel free to post and I can try to help you find one or we can match you up with another partnerless person who posts here.<br />
<br />
<br />
match play / rules:<br />
<br />
4 TEAMS MAX - 1 - DIVISION SCENARIO (4 TEAMS MAX / DIVISION) (3-4 games / team)<br />
* Each team play at least 3 games on round robin (2 teams who advance to finals, play 1 more)<br />
* After round robin the #1 and #2 teams will start single elimination playoff round a.k.a (FINALS)<br />
<br />
6 TEAMS MAX - 1 - DIVISION SCENARIO (6 TEAMS  DIVISION) (5 games / team)<br />
* Play round robin and most wins win it<br />
* If tied, H2H decide the winner<br />
<br />
 8 TEAMS MAX - 2 - DIVISION SCENARIO (4 TEAMS MAX / DIVISION) (3-6 games / team)<br />
* After round robin the winners from both division advance straight to semifinals, where they meet other divisions matchup's #2 vs #3 winners<br />
* Semifinal winners will play FINALS<br />
* Each team play at least 3 games on round robin (those 6 teams who advance to playoffs, play from 1, 2 or 3 more)<br />
<br />
<br />
IN ALL SCENARIOS:<br />
- 1 captain / team (who can choose ass. captain, if needed)<br />
- Captains pick their players for the game and are allowed to draft unrostered players for the team<br />
- Player late entrying for tournament should contact team captain for a spot on team<br />
- Matches will be best of 3 (first team to win 2 games)<br />
- Semifinals wil be best of 3 (first team to win 2 games)<br />
- Finals will be best of 5 (first team to win 3 games)<br />
- 2-6 player teams<br />
- Pilots may sub between finished games only (this is due the bots, which don't allow subbing in the middle of the game)<br />
- Unlimited lagouts, games do not pause for lag outs, hop back in as fast as you can.<br />
- Each player 'slot' is allowed 10 deaths before that 'slot' is dead.<br />
<br />
- There are 3 ways to win a game:<br />
1. Eliminate the other team from the box with simultaneous deaths.<br />
2. Eliminate one opponent by causing 10 deaths. After this the other opponent is eliminated by 1 death.<br />
3. Timer runs out. The team with the fewest deaths wins the game. If both teams have equal number of deaths, a duel will take place between one pilot on each team chosen by the acting captains.<br />
<br />
<br />
TEAM's signup list:<br />
 <a href="http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1" target="_blank">http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1</a>                <br />
<br />
<br />
 scheduling / schedule:<br />
 <a href="http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1" target="_blank">http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1</a><br />
<br />
Results / Standings:<br />
 <a href="http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1" target="_blank">http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1</a><br />
<br />
Finals:<br />
 <a href="http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1" target="_blank">http://challonge.com/zl4v1td1</a><br />
<br />
GL AND HF!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Continuum on Steam - July 3rd launch]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13964</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:07:01 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://forums.subspace.tw/showthread.php?45486-Steam-Launch-coming-July-3rd-2015" target="_blank">TW forums post on steam launch</a><br />
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I expect we will see a number of new players come into Chaos. Talk to them kindly, please. We have a chance to gain some new players from this.<br />
<br />
I've been in contact with TW sysops about this and, as I have been over the years, trying to guide them in a direction that will help them to retain these new players. Hopefully a bunch will stay in the game and help all the zones.<br />
<br />
--hallu]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://forums.subspace.tw/showthread.php?45486-Steam-Launch-coming-July-3rd-2015" target="_blank">TW forums post on steam launch</a><br />
<br />
I expect we will see a number of new players come into Chaos. Talk to them kindly, please. We have a chance to gain some new players from this.<br />
<br />
I've been in contact with TW sysops about this and, as I have been over the years, trying to guide them in a direction that will help them to retain these new players. Hopefully a bunch will stay in the game and help all the zones.<br />
<br />
--hallu]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bots back up! (was: Biller problems - Bots down)]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13959</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2015 09:39:57 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[As you may have noticed, the Central Biller went down last Wednesday around the time when the two week reset was supposed to occur. The Biller came back up a few hours later, but no reset occurred. After doing maintenance on the bot server yesterday, the Biller did not allow all the bots to log back in, and today it will no longer allow any connections from the bot server to log in. After some experimentation on my part to try and remedy the problem, in a hilarious turn of events, now I also can't log in! <br />
<br />
So, it appears that when the Biller came back up on Wednesday it launched in a bad state and needs to be rebooted. I've sent out the bat signal to try and get that done, but I have no idea when Priit will get to it.<br />
<br />
So, if we have no bots, that will impact the weekend's games... The websites and forum remain up.<br />
<br />
I'll update when I get more info, but I basically expect the Biller to get rebooted at some point and that will fix the problems. If you see the Biller reboot in the zone (green text that says "NOTICE: Connection to central database server restored"), please post that info here.<br />
<br />
--hallu]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As you may have noticed, the Central Biller went down last Wednesday around the time when the two week reset was supposed to occur. The Biller came back up a few hours later, but no reset occurred. After doing maintenance on the bot server yesterday, the Biller did not allow all the bots to log back in, and today it will no longer allow any connections from the bot server to log in. After some experimentation on my part to try and remedy the problem, in a hilarious turn of events, now I also can't log in! <br />
<br />
So, it appears that when the Biller came back up on Wednesday it launched in a bad state and needs to be rebooted. I've sent out the bat signal to try and get that done, but I have no idea when Priit will get to it.<br />
<br />
So, if we have no bots, that will impact the weekend's games... The websites and forum remain up.<br />
<br />
I'll update when I get more info, but I basically expect the Biller to get rebooted at some point and that will fix the problems. If you see the Biller reboot in the zone (green text that says "NOTICE: Connection to central database server restored"), please post that info here.<br />
<br />
--hallu]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Can't log into chaos]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13955</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 21:46:07 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I can get into every other zone, apart from Chaos, which I was just in yesterday for league play.  I don't know if it has anything to do with this or not, but I travel for work and I've been out of state for about 3 weeks, now I'm back home and my isp is different.  Regardless my connection is fine, but chaos won't let me in...it just tries and eventually does nothing, then gives me a crap error msg.<br />
<br />
Can someone correct this?<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
Tidal]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I can get into every other zone, apart from Chaos, which I was just in yesterday for league play.  I don't know if it has anything to do with this or not, but I travel for work and I've been out of state for about 3 weeks, now I'm back home and my isp is different.  Regardless my connection is fine, but chaos won't let me in...it just tries and eventually does nothing, then gives me a crap error msg.<br />
<br />
Can someone correct this?<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
Tidal]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[TEAM 2v2 tournament - April 18th 2015 5pm et]]></title>
			<link>http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13943</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:42:35 -0600</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[There will be a TEAM 2v2 tournament on Saturday, April 18th at 5 pm ET<br />
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 <br />
link for early sign-ups:<br />
<a href="http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13942&amp;pid=197564#pid197564" target="_blank">http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13942&amp;pid=197564#pid197564</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There will be a TEAM 2v2 tournament on Saturday, April 18th at 5 pm ET<br />
<br />
 <br />
link for early sign-ups:<br />
<a href="http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13942&amp;pid=197564#pid197564" target="_blank">http://forum.svssubspace.com/showthread.php?tid=13942&amp;pid=197564#pid197564</a>]]></content:encoded>
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