Can you help me make me cs.s server plz it's all done but it stays on ln tho.... > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:31:08 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds] Anyone with active servers move to new IP addresses? > > We just did that this past week, after being on the same ips for almost > 2 years... It sucks but definitely put the word out as far ahead as you > can. And people are not always smart enough to connect to ips so we put > on a reserved slot redirection plugin that had the number of slots as > full server so it would immediately ask someone to move to the new > server with the little redirect F3 message. > > One of the harder things has actually been getting the community to put > the effort in to getting the servers started, people want to pub so much > they wont commit the time. But in the end if you run good servers your > population should recover, weve changed ips almost 5 times across 5 > years now and every time it sucked but we have only grown bigger and better. > > Alec Sanger wrote: > > it sucks, but (almost) everyone has to do it at some point... > > > > What we did was announce the new IP a couple weeks before making the move. > > If possible, keep the new server as well as the old server up for a week or > > so. Change the name of the old server to "<Community> HAS MOVED TO <IP>". > > Add all of your regulars to your friends list, and ensure that you keep in > > contact with as many people as possible. If you have a community group, > > make sure to post multiple announcements about the move. > > > > You'll definitely lose a bunch, but you should rebound quickly if you do it > > right. > > > > Thank you, > > Alec Sanger > > P: 248.941.3813 > > F: 313.286.8945 > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:56:28 -0500 > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [hlds] Anyone with active servers move to new IP addresses? > >> > >> Looking to get thoughts from people with the experience of moving their > >> game > >> server(s) to a new IP. > >> > >> Specifically I'm concerned about the effect on your community and on your > >> server popularity. > >> > >> Discuss! > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Windows Live™ Hotmail®:…more than just e-mail. > > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_more_042009 > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
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