[Server] Pandorabox [5.0]

[maikerumine]

Holy Smokes! What a great server, this has it all!! I only played for a teeny bit [cobble master[ and thus far have found it to be most enjoyable.

The multi-layering of activities, missions, games, realms, play styles... Superb.
The website with the map and all the stats... Mega superb!

I really like the leveling, and earning for things, it makes long term gameplay entertaining.

Nice work guys/gals, I dig it!

[BuckarooBanzay]

Holy Smokes! What a great server, this has it all!! I only played for a teeny bit [cobble master[ and thus far have found it to be most enjoyable.

The multi-layering of activities, missions, games, realms, play styles... Superb.
The website with the map and all the stats... Mega superb!

I really like the leveling, and earning for things, it makes long term gameplay entertaining.

Nice work guys/gals, I dig it!

Thx for the nice words :)

There are a few things i would do different on my next server though:

• Switch away from the technic/pipeworks (techpack has less lag i think: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19784)
• No more trees (viewtopic.php?t=4394) this mod is a huge lag-source if mapgen is active
• Use the ethereal (viewtopic.php?t=14638) mod, because it looks just awesome
• Introduce some kind of afk-kick for idle players
• Restrict teleport travel somewhat, because it is really too easy to travel right now :)
• Choose moderators more carefully (there were a few incidents with mentally "unstable" players)

I just wish minetest+technic would scale a bit nicer so more players could play without too much lag...

[Festus1965]

There are a few things i would do different on my next server though:

• Switch away from the technic/pipeworks (techpack has less lag i think: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19784)
• No more trees (viewtopic.php?t=4394) this mod is a huge lag-source if mapgen is active
• Use the ethereal (viewtopic.php?t=14638) mod, because it looks just awesome
• Introduce some kind of afk-kick for idle players
• Restrict teleport travel somewhat, because it is really too easy to travel right now :)
• Choose moderators more carefully (there were a few incidents with mentally "unstable" players)

I just wish minetest+technic would scale a bit nicer so more players could play without too much lag...

I am happy to read this, as so my research about profiler are right.
* moretrees - just cut down all the trees near the areas most gamer are, I got this mod down from 40% to 0, as cleared up the spawn area from too much (more-)trees
* technic, take off the radiation check and hit, settings
* pipeworks, I changed less than 5 lines, and reduced cpu using to half of before.
* depends on where player stand, and how large you choose the activating area, 3, 2 or 1, but when still stand, they mostly not a problem at me
* travelnet: I agree, I see the same - even realize the tp requests from gamer, so lazy to walk
some code is in my server thread to reduce lag, it also is some settings hardware, Linux cache + .conf, and the mod changes I made.

Good Luck.

Just a view days I thought about to do another thread with optimization for mts, with hardware, os settings, mt-settings and client settings, ( or like you mentioned, game-play as of using mods like travelnet and the things happen then ) mean 4 posts collect the best, used, and proofed to get faster,
but here are a view actors demand most of, that sounds like mts is or has problems they need to be "solved"

But I take the risk ...

[parasite]

There are a few things i would do different on my next server

Are you going to shut it down?

Holy Smokes! What a great server, this has it all!!

Lol maikerumine, it is good to see you are still here with us!

[BuckarooBanzay]

There are a few things i would do different on my next server

Are you going to shut it down?

Of course not... ;) don't worry
Those are just my "lessons learned" so far...

[BuckarooBanzay]

Update 2019-04-19

There will be a downtime from 18:45 to 19:00 UTC today
I'm moving the server to another machine (i'm sick of the current lag)
DNS Resolution might be somewhat delayed, use the direct ip (91.132.144.157) to connect to the new location if the domain name (pandorabox.io) is not working

EDIT: everything up again!

[Festus1965]

works fine,
I build a small base far away - RTT 0.201 - 0.240
but some cry lag even I see on map or via /status - when just 0.7 ... don't feel anything slow,
good hardware, build ... !



In there as Thailand, as both others used, nice to see, how it is with 0.240 RTT or lag, so how German gamer feel at my server, haha

[hunterbc]

hello, i would like to know if there is anything i could do to get back into the server, i was banned for telling my cousins to video chat me, plz reply. love the server and would rlly like to get back in :)

[BuckarooBanzay]

hello, i would like to know if there is anything i could do to get back into the server, i was banned for telling my cousins to video chat me, plz reply. love the server and would rlly like to get back in :)

NO!

The rules as of today:

Rules (for those who need clear, spelled out boundaries)

• NO Hacking
• NO Griefing
• NO Stealing
• NO obstructing bones
• NO spamming the chat
• NO linking of videochats

[hunterbc]

so theres no way i can ever play again on pandorabox, ive lost all my progress?
:((((((((

[hunterbc]

is there at least other servers with sort of same mods, crafting guide, almost as good as pandorabox?

[int_ua]

mrmadman and migfig2003 travenets are deadly without Azmat suit. I just died at -3590,1,-3090 and can't even find my bones. Requesting admin assistance, I wasn't ready and lost some upgraded tools.

[int_ua]

Some new pictures from the Sky-Platform
The new Glass-Walls prevent new suicidal Players from jumping over the ledge and accumulating Bones on the Arboretum underneath

I've seen fresh bones there and what looked like two cases of new players falling right through the glass.

[BuckarooBanzay]

works fine,
I build a small base far away - RTT 0.201 - 0.240
but some cry lag even I see on map or via /status - when just 0.7 ... don't feel anything slow,
good hardware, build ... !



In there as Thailand, as both others used, nice to see, how it is with 0.240 RTT or lag, so how German gamer feel at my server, haha

Hey Festus, glad you like it here :)
After the recent VPS-Move we can now host 20+ players without heavy lag, you should have been there before the move: 10-second lag spikes every now and then :(
I should have done that sooner in hindsight...

is there at least other servers with sort of same mods, crafting guide, almost as good as pandorabox?

You mean a server where you can lure other players into your videochats? good luck with that...

I've seen fresh bones there and what looked like two cases of new players falling right through the glass.

Those are the ones that dig through the glass and fall due to the server-side protection-lag
We got a lot of those sadly... don't what they are thinking :P

mrmadman and migfig2003 travenets are deadly without Azmat suit. I just died at -3590,1,-3090 and can't even find my bones. Requesting admin assistance, I wasn't ready and lost some upgraded tools.

The chernobylite there has been removed, never saw that much of it... :O

[Festus1965]

Hey Festus, glad you like it here :)
After the recent VPS-Move we can now host 20+ players without heavy lag, you should have been there before the move: 10-second lag spikes every now and then :(

A fast hardware always gives a push, or more RAM that can be used.
Let me guess, rollback is true ? (I have to wait a bit, before step on new set item, otherwise I fall through.)
Like ?, ok - to understand the German play at me, it is good to know how it feels with 200 ms ping.

Stats tell me ~ 2 days on here


the lag is a story: "20+ players without heavy lag" the server might take it, but as long gamer like me in there with >0.200 RTT I am not sure if can detect the reason. I just type /status to be sure about measure and feeling.

[hunterbc]

btw he is my cosin, we know each other very well outside of this game, i would never try to videochat anyone i didnt know. ik it looks very suspisious and now that i look back i can see why i was banned. next time ill make sure to read the whole way tho rules :) this server was amazing while it lasted thx

[int_ua]

this server was amazing while it lasted thx

I accidentally found your house during exploration. It was unprotected and we've created a protective area for it. Who should inherit it? There is only one locked chest of a player who isn't banned but he haven't responded to /mail yet.

What should and can be done with cows and the sheep?