Implemented Rules and Issues

We all know that we've implemented some other rules, mainly, the new one dealing with registration and the whitelist.  This isn't something we wanted to do but it's something we had to do.  We want to keep your guys/gals stuff safe with little impact on everyone.  The whitelist and registration helps us with that.  Everyone is protected since no random trolls are getting one and we get to scan them prior to allowing access.  It's a win win as we see it.

This is just a quick post but I also want to let you know that not EVERYTHING is an emergency and warrants contacting me.  Errors are going to happen, it's an alpha game.  Most of you have finally learned that excess contact is unnecessary but there are still some of those that feel that they need to do it when it something small, and mostly on their part i.e. your internet connection is slow, your computer isn't strong enough to handle this glitchy game, your friend cannot get online because they did not give the right information during registration.

Those are all small things and need to be looked at on your end.  If you feel this is directed at you, it probably is.  You know who you are and I do to, obviously, but not everyone else.  So don't get offended and butt hurt because that's not what I'm here to do.  I really just want you all to know that you do not need to contact me with every little issue.  I have discord on my phone for emergencies or upgrading the server like what I did with 13.7.  Server updated within minutes of being notified!  But if it continues to be .... such as the things above are showing, I'll have to remove discord from my phone and allow only email contact which will be much slower and at my leisure.

I'm not mad, upset, or ticked off.  I just want you to know that I have a life outside of being a slave to the server, website, video editing...etc.  It's rare, but it is there.

You all have wonderful night and I'll see you in game.  Hopefully with a lot less errors.




Irascible Joker

Server Registration Made Simple

You've made it to our website somehow and I will not complain about that but you've obviously come here with certain intentions.  I imagine that you would like to play on our server.  That is wonderful and we will accept you with open arms.  There is only one thing you must do and it is really simple.  You have to register and the server password will be emailed to you.  The registration process takes less than 3 minutes and approx. ten minutes later; if everything checks out, you will be granted access to one of the most popular 7 Days to Die PvE servers currently running.

If you did not notice upon coming to this site, the registration tab is near the top of the page next to "Contact".  Click on there, answer the simple questions and you are on your way.  Thank you for taking the time to register.

We look forward to seeing you in game!



The Irascible Joker

What to do next?...

After last week/weekend, I have had to really put some thought into this server manager, in-game admin thing.  You see, I love playing with each and every one of you but it has come to the point that every time I login I spend most of my time aiding you in something you've lost or something someone else has messed up i.e....excessive trees, minibikes, etc.  Honestly, I do not mind helping and I really do like helping but I also like to play the game.  I'd like to build more events for people to experience.  I'd like to not just be an admin in which everyone jumps at for when something disappears.  It doesn't seem to be going that way though.

Over the weekend I managed to get a little bit of game time in again while up at the butt crack of dawn.  Mike was doing his thing and I was doing mine.  We had our typical weekend talk about games, things we do, what we were doing in game.  That sort of thing.  The sort of thing most of you experience every time you login to the server.  I on the other hand can really only experience that while up early in the morning with Homerdog, Mike, Nerix...

I hopped off last night and within minutes the Discord chat is blowing up with issues.  Issues, which, if given the information, would allow me to aid you anyway I can.  Without the info, I can do nothing if I am not experiencing it myself.  Now, I'm not sure what caused these issues, or who and what may have caused them but it seems that I roughly get two solid weeks of people playing before something goes crazy.  I do not think it is a coincidence and I do not think that it is ONE single player is causing these issues either.  No blame is going to anyone and if we could blame someone, they would be kicked and banned.

I wanted this server to be a place for people to gather and play and enjoy the company of one another, and for the most part that seems to be happening.  As our rankings go up we seem to be attracting more and more people.  I'm absolutely thrilled about this.  Unfortunately the game cannot keep up with the amount of people we are trying to throw at it.  Soooo, I have come up with an idea that I would like to throw out there.

I am thinking of making the server a password protected server.  It will require registration on our website.  You will not be getting spam mail or anything of that nature.  It is so I can keep track of who is allowed and who is not.

Those that have played since the first server are "grandfathered" in and have no need to register.  I want it protected so that we do not have trolls joining.  It's a lot of work for a troll to go through to just get on and get kicked off.  This will also allow me to see if people are in the global ban list prior to them attempting to join.  I didn't want to go in this direction but I need to keep structure within the game and with the constant logging in and logging out, it tears away at the server RAM causing me to reboot 4 times yesterday.  I may also be knocking the server back to 16 as well and seeing if someone wants to admin a second server named Z-Day Pve II.

Will this split some of us up?  Quite possibly.  But not everyone on the server plays with everyone on the server.  We would still use our Discord and I'll create a Channel for Z-Day PvE II.

Finally, if what has happened to the server cannot be fixed...prepare for a wipe....AGAIN!

Between falling buildings in water, items flying across the map, and the constant minibike issues...it really causes overall issues on the server.  The minibikes are a major problem and the only work around is to not use them.  This is why I do not use them.  I hope that I can fix the issues today but if not, remember, it's alpha and we know better.

Give me your thoughts and comments



The Irascible Joker

Early Shutdown and Maint

With all the messages and errors and this and that popping up on the server...we feel it's a good idea to take a look at what the hell is going on.  If you see errors, copy them in the FORUM, that's what the ERROR, ERROR, ERROR Irascible Joker area is for.  I need this information to see what problems are occurring and why they are occurring.  Please post any info in there prior to 730 pm CST tomorrow (1-25-2016).  This is when I am taking the server down to check out issues.

Have a good night and we'll see you in game



The Irascible Joker

EVENT TIME!

Hey, all you Z-Day PvE fans!  It's SATURDAY and we all know what that means.  It's event day. We hope you've had a wonderful day thus far and that it only gets better.  The first event of our server kicks off tonight at 5 pm CST at the Colosseum!  After all the talks between our admins we have come to a decision to allow teams of two in the arena at the same time.

SO PARTNER THE HELL UP!  It's gonna get REAL up in there.

Let's go over the rules.  Two man team required.  Volunteer basis.  You do not have to participate in the event, you can watch.  Those that participate will earn zCoin rewards and the possibility of a minibike with 2000 gas.  1st place takes the bike!  You probably want to know the rules, so here they are:

1.  To participate, you need a team of two.
2.  When entering the gladiator hallway, you dump all items on you in the chest to the right
3.  Each player takes all items they get to participate with from the left chest
4.  Each player will enter the arena and go to the center, letting Joker know when they are officially          "ready".
5.  The object is to stay alive and kill off the overwhelming amount of Zeds as quickly as possible.
6.  If you die, the event is done for you.  (If your team mate manages to survive and kill all zombies, then both of you progress to the next round)
7.  On exit from the arena you will place server given items back in the left chest and pick your items back up from the right one.
8.  If both of you die, do not worry about the backpacks on the battlefield.  Admins will handle this.

There will be 4 rounds that will become increasingly harder as they go on.  May your skill save you. We'll see you at the event.



The Irascible Joker

New In-Game Chat Commands

By now most of you have noticed people typing /this and /that and you are sitting there wondering "WTF are they doing?"  It is simple, those commands actually do something.  So, while you're here, take a look at what we've updated.

There is now an online server shop, which is mainly meant for cosmetics but you can find a few useful items on there such as brass, lead, nitrate powder and coal.  Yes...all those things to make ammo.  Here's how to do it:

/wallet ~ this shows how many zCoins you currently have (earned from playing and killing Zeds)
/shop list ~ shows a list of the categories currently attached to the server store

Currently we have the categories below:

/shop building ~ building supplies
/shop metals ~ lead and brass
/shop decor ~ bookcases, doors, etc..
/shop minerals ~ coal, nitrate etc..
/shop misc ~ obviously misc. item
/shop books ~ leather tanning, concrete book, steel, etc...

Those are the ones that currently exist.  If you want to buy things then type in things such as:

/buy 21618
/buy 21619

I know you're asking yourself "what is with the numbers?"  The numbers are what shows up next to the item you want.  That is how it is classified in game.  So that is what the numbers are for.

The item will drop at your feet and we highly encourage you to buy something while indoors.  Items drop on the ground and have a tendency to shoot across the map.  You will not be reimbursed as this is an alpha game and there are bugs.  If you buy and it flies, consider it a learning lesson and try a different spot to purchase.

Finally, let's get to the newest thing.  WAYPOINTS!

Each person can create up to 5 waypoints, private waypoints.  None of your friends can use your zGate waypoint.  It is yours and only yours at the cost of 500 zCoins for creation.  Yes, it costs zCoins to create a zGate and it costs 20 coins to use them after creation.  It's an investment, look at it that way.

So, you created a zGate by typing /zgate create {name} and obviously the name is whatever you named it.  You got your 500 zCoins taken and now you are way the hell away from the gate but want to get to it.  Simply type /zgate visit {name} and BOOM, you're there at the cost of 20 zCoins.  This also has a time limit of 60 minutes.  So, make sure when you are traveling that you can wait the time to use it again if necessary.  We do not have intentions of adjusting this time limit because people will use it too often and take away from their traveling experiences.  I'll write the commands below just in case you didn't want to read....

/zgate create {name}
/zgate visit {name}
/zgate list ~ this shows a list of the waypoints you've created, in case you forget the names.
/zgate delete {name} ~ allows you to delete a zgate you've created.

REMEMBER!  It costs 500 zCoins to create one and you do not get your money back if you delete one.

I think this about covers it.  Have fun and we'll see you in game!



The Irascible Joker

How to Use Discord

Whoa!  Hold on.  It really is not.  So let us show you a picture of what you'll see when you join on our Discord link.  This is what you'll see below:

We have highlighted the word "General" under voice chat because that is what you need to click in order to join the chat once this window has come up.  You'll see your name pop up in there and you can start talking.

Here is a complaint we get:

I cannot hear anyone or speak!

If you cannot hear someone then you may have to adjust your playback and recording settings on your computer.  This is not the fault of the application

I highly encourage you to download the application itself as I have had no problems logging in and using it, daily.

Sometimes if people are not hearing you...you may have your microphone muted...or...you don't have one.  We cannot help you there.  It is honestly your issue.  If you cannot hear us, maybe your headset or speakers are off.  Sometimes we overlook some of the simplest of things.  It happens to the best of us.

Either way, there is you intro to Discord.  If you honestly cannot join Discord from our WORKING link (I know it works and if it does not, clear your cache and history and try again) then you will never get in to hear all the fun banter.  Sorry, but we cannot be any clearer than this.

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you in game.



The Irascible Joker