The "Guys" i'm afraid is just me and i must say I did it all so i could have some great racing against the likes of you, 1ABE1 and others but they are all in a higher divisions than me so i am not that good at organizing am i.
If you are on the database you will have had an email with the members area password and username. This is given so you can go into this area and view the members information.
In the last hour i sent out an email saying i had updated the website with race dates etc.
As there is over 100 racers registered for the league all communication will be by email only. ConeDodgers cannot be held responsible if an email does not arrive but the information on any bulk email will also be repeated in the Members Area so if you have problems with emails check this site regularly
And it also says.
if you do join please note your name will go onto a waiting list until a space is available. Chasing us by email will do no good whatsoever so please do not do it.
The Race dates now appear on www.conedodgers.co.uk as does the database with your division placings.
Should you have a problem with these dates please contact me as soon as possible by Email only
I am sorry if some dates do not suit all but it will be impossible to fix dates that are perfect for all 100 plus members from so many different time zones.
Please notive that we are now running 2 race meetings back to back on the same day to cut down on the amount of days that are taken up by the league.
I have already PM'ed you saying that i will not /unban anyone unless they send me a replay so i can see what happened, and said that it is rare that someone gets a /ban xxxx 999 so maybe you can get back on in a few days.
If you do o hope you learn from this and as i see it this matter is closed.
There are currently 8 Admin Marshalls on the servers and i am sorry DA bit i am not at liberty to name then.
I have watched all of them race and trust thier judgement but please be aware that having [CD] XXXX as a name does not give anyone automatic admin rights.
I can confirm that [CM] Lotesdelere is one of them, who helps me with the league and without his help i am not sure i could manage it on my own.
Firstly i dont think its right to name then without their permission, secondly it may put pressure on them from their mates for the Admin Password, thirdly i do not want to see then bombarded with personal messages asking for /restarts /bans Etc and lastly, if racers knew who they were, some would demand they did something while they are racing, something that has happened to me "Loads of times", so many in fact i do no admin while i race anymore.
By the way you made it into Division 2 "DA" which is pretty good considering how many aliens are in the league.
On install i can run a single player game but if i goto any multiplayer server the game does its normal loading but just before getting onto the server it hangs and then fails.
The Error Signiture is
AppName: lfs.exe AppVer. 0.0.0.0 ModName: lfs.exe
ModVer. 0.0.0.0 Offset: 0005bb93
I have downloaded the patch twice and tried both downloads, they are the same.
Point 1) There is no PM from you to myself and as i am the only "[CD] Guy" thats where is must go.
Point 2) [CD] 1 and [CD] 2 are not linked so a ban on one will not be a ban on the other. [CD] 2 is normally private but yesreday due to changing back to version U from U22 the server was public.
Point 3) There are a number of Admin Marshalls on both the servers who first do upto 3 warnings using chat and if that does not have the desired effect they use /kick. But is a serious situation such as wrecking and the like, they will /ban. This could be for 12 hours or life. Whatever they do and why they do it will not be discussed on this forum and unless you have a replay to prove the ban was not deserved, a ban will not be unbanned. [CD] server attract racers due to the good racing that people enjoy so I fully support my Admin Marshals in their actions. I do not ask Admin Marshalls to tell me why they /ban a driver, they know what they are doing and i trust them.
Point 4) Racers can also vote to ban you if they feel you are being a real pain and spoiling there racing. This would be for 12 hours
Point 5) [CD] servers have some of the fastest racers on LFS using them so if you cannot run a reasonable lap time for 10 laps i suggest you go to another server. Racers who constantly Shift+s without doing a full lap are not welcome.
Point 6) If you refer to [CD] 2 yesterday the grid was set to Random so the faster drivers could well be on the back row and this causes tempers to be short after the 5the restart.
Finally if you see [CD] Birder on either [CD] 1 or [CD] 2 dont argue with me if i ask you to do something like "Obey blue flags" or "Calm down" or "stop spamming" or "stop swearing" as i will kick you once and on your return tell you why and if another word is said i will ban you. [CD] 1 is a very busy and very full server so if you are banned it will soon fill up again.
I have been told that the "MP Relpay Stack" is concerning recording replays.
LFSTech says
"Out of stash space can appear on guests if replays are being recorded (not only if auto save is on). Out of stash space isn’t a great problem in itself, it only affects the MP Replay. But it is a sign that there is lag on the server"
Can someone explain why a user gets a MP Relpay Stack error and then loss of connection so he is no longer on the server. about a second later you get a message saying "MP Relpay Stack recovered" so is this a server thing.
First of all thanks for the apology, but i have no idea what for. I can possible throw a bit of light here to calm things down.
As you are aware the LFS: GTR League seems to have been going well. So much so that we are getting a massive amount of drivers coming onto the server to see what its all about, causing all sorts of lag and disconnect problems.
Franky500 was on the server today as we have had several mass-disconnects. The server had been moved to a brand new box yet the problem still remains. I have asked everyone to help including the devs for help but have received little from anyone. Everyone blames everyone else. The devs blame the servers, the server blame the racers, the racers blame the server or LFS and i am in the middle.
In desperation Franky500 suggested that we went back from U20 to U so we put Patch U back on [CD] 2 and i took the password off. I then asked everyone to move over which they kindly did.
I hope thats all clear so far, but I forgat to change the setting for the grid from Random that was used in the LFS: GTR League qualifying rounds last week.
Now if you want to piss off the faster racers leaving a grid to Random is a sure way to get some choice words from racers as the whole race becomes a mad dash and you can often get very slow cars at the front.
The number of restart goes up and so does everyones temper level.
Once the server is empty, if it ever is i will restart [CD] 2 so everyone goes on [CD] 1 that has its normal settings.
So maybe it should be me who gives everyone an apology.
I have posted in the technical section asking for help and i see someone else had the same problem. DRT and VRB servers also have suffered from this problem for some time which was one of the main reasons i rented 2 servers in the first place.
I think it is much more widespread than you think but people have just come to accept it. In a normal situation you would just log back in but i a race for point in a league it causes all sorts of after effects. So far i have had people tell me its a "poor connection", "Autosave switched on", "bad LFS net code", "fault on the LFS Master Server" and "the server company" as the problem but cannot get an answer from anyone that can help.
I have emailed LFSTech but so far have not had an answer.
It really is a pain but i have no idea where to go next. Perhaps you could put your comments in the technical thread as well. I did not want to put on in as abug report as i cannot prove whats causing it.
Its just another of those "Everyone blames everyone else" problems that will not go away but no one what to take ownership of.
Its so bad that i have had to change the points scoring to cover for it which is explained on the website.
This is an automatic email sent to you as your email address has been used to join the LFS ConeDodgers Aston National GTR multi-division League.
If this request was not from you please just reply to this email and we will not bother you again.
If however you did make the request we would firstly like to "Thank You" and your details have been added to our database and mailing list.
Full details of the league can be found on our web site where you filled in the online form but news will be sent by email.
Once we have allocated you a race number we will contact you with more information
Each division has a maximum of 20 racers and there are several divisions. As a new racer joining the league you will be placed in the lowest league but at the end of each season 5 are promoted and 5 relegated so all you need to do is get the best results you can at each meeting.
Our public server is listed as [CD] ConeDodgers Racing on the LFS master list so please feel free to go and enjoy some real close racing. There are a number of Admin Marshalls who have permission to ban racers who do not drive fair or constantly cause problems and we make you aware that we support them in any action they take without question.
We look forward to racing with you
If you dont get this automatic email please check you spam system. I hope that answers all your queries and by the way i have now recieved or sent 1590 emails since i decided to start the league so to say i am busy is an undersatement.
I update the website very often so please look there before you post here
Your main problem was playing with you girlfriend before, during and after the race, if recall correctly. And if your offer to lets us all watch is still on, please send it to me so i can let everyone down load it.
I bet it would get more downloads than any LFS replay......