#mstdngames — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AltTextHealthCheck/117042846608811957

#mstdngames users: Please remember that our server rules ask that you please add alt text to the images you post.

If you don’t know what this is or how to add alt text, please reach out to a member of our mod squad.

Thanks for helping us be more inclusive!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AltTextHealthCheck/117042846608811957

#mstdngames users: Please remember that our server rules ask that you please add alt text to the images you post.

If you don’t know what this is or how to add alt text, please reach out to a member of our mod squad.

Thanks for helping us be more inclusive!

*this post is for the Mstdn.Games instance*

UPDATE: WE REACHED OUR GOAL! Thank you!!! 😊

I very rarely ask for help with the costs to run this instance. At this time, we are about $25 USD short per month in covering all of our hosting fees.

If you’re able to help chip in, it would mean a lot to me and the crew.

Links in my bio to both the Patreon and Ko-Fi.

Thanks :ACNH_Love:
#MstdnGames

*this post is for the Mstdn.Games instance*

UPDATE: WE REACHED OUR GOAL! Thank you!!! 😊

I very rarely ask for help with the costs to run this instance. At this time, we are about $25 USD short per month in covering all of our hosting fees.

If you’re able to help chip in, it would mean a lot to me and the crew.

Links in my bio to both the Patreon and Ko-Fi.

Thanks :ACNH_Love:
#MstdnGames

It's Saturday and that can only mean one thing.... #WhatImPlaying

I started #LunaAbyss this morning (yes, I've been awake since 4am). Through the first ninety minutes or so I can see they've cracked the feeling of DOOM x Returnal, although it's much more linear than the latter (which is a good thing for me).

The games also got a real nice visual style. It sort of reminds me of that puzzle game from a few years ago where the entire E3 reveal was basically phallic imagery and weeping cocks...but without any of the phallic imagery or weeping cocks....and ab added layer of #Signalis on top; it's super cool.

I also wrapped up my play through of #007FirstLight at the end of last weekend. Whilst I don't think it maintains it's exceptional start, it's still a really good game and something I'll be keeping an eye on going forward.

I also called time on #ForzaHorizon6. It's another one of those games. It could use a rethink imo, but that's more down to it being a little.....samey than anything else; the core game is still fantastic and it'll keep fans busy for a good long while, I just think the formula is wearing a little thin now.

What about you?

#Videogames #Gaming #MstdnGames

It's Saturday and that can only mean one thing.... #WhatImPlaying

I started #LunaAbyss this morning (yes, I've been awake since 4am). Through the first ninety minutes or so I can see they've cracked the feeling of DOOM x Returnal, although it's much more linear than the latter (which is a good thing for me).

The games also got a real nice visual style. It sort of reminds me of that puzzle game from a few years ago where the entire E3 reveal was basically phallic imagery and weeping cocks...but without any of the phallic imagery or weeping cocks....and ab added layer of #Signalis on top; it's super cool.

I also wrapped up my play through of #007FirstLight at the end of last weekend. Whilst I don't think it maintains it's exceptional start, it's still a really good game and something I'll be keeping an eye on going forward.

I also called time on #ForzaHorizon6. It's another one of those games. It could use a rethink imo, but that's more down to it being a little.....samey than anything else; the core game is still fantastic and it'll keep fans busy for a good long while, I just think the formula is wearing a little thin now.

What about you?

#Videogames #Gaming #MstdnGames

Hey #MstdnGames friends!!

A friendly reminder that the #steam summer sale begins in a few days, so if you have a game or two you want to buy, maybe hold off until the 25th to see if Steam puts it on sale.

Happy #gaming!

Hey #MstdnGames friends!!

A friendly reminder that the #steam summer sale begins in a few days, so if you have a game or two you want to buy, maybe hold off until the 25th to see if Steam puts it on sale.

Happy #gaming!

This might be controversial, but I do not approve accounts for this instance that do not have legit email domains.

Nope. Not in the age of bot farms and harassment of fedi admins and mod teams.

If you'd like to hang out in our space, please apply with a real, legitimate email address. THANK YOU.

#MstdnGames

This might be controversial, but I do not approve accounts for this instance that do not have legit email domains.

Nope. Not in the age of bot farms and harassment of fedi admins and mod teams.

If you'd like to hang out in our space, please apply with a real, legitimate email address. THANK YOU.

#MstdnGames

Note for other Instance Admins and Mods:

#MstdnGames has been flooded with bot registrations leaving what appear to be an effortful ‘reason’ for wanting to join our instance. They have all been variations of the this:

“I'm looking for a community that actively engages with leftist ideas and values solidarity, mutual aid, and anti-oppression principles. I want to participate in discussions and share perspectives in a space that is already oriented toward the values I support.”

This is just one example, I’ve seen a dozen variations of this in just the last week alone.

Just a friendly warning that bots seem to be submitting more sophisticated entries to try to get past manual screenings for new user accounts.

Note for other Instance Admins and Mods:

#MstdnGames has been flooded with bot registrations leaving what appear to be an effortful ‘reason’ for wanting to join our instance. They have all been variations of the this:

“I'm looking for a community that actively engages with leftist ideas and values solidarity, mutual aid, and anti-oppression principles. I want to participate in discussions and share perspectives in a space that is already oriented toward the values I support.”

This is just one example, I’ve seen a dozen variations of this in just the last week alone.

Just a friendly warning that bots seem to be submitting more sophisticated entries to try to get past manual screenings for new user accounts.

#MstdnGames Admin Notice:

We’ve limited/silenced Mastodon.world due to excessive bot activity today.

When things cool down, it’ll be changed back to normal federation.

#MstdnGames Admin Notice:

We’ve limited/silenced Mastodon.world due to excessive bot activity today.

When things cool down, it’ll be changed back to normal federation.

I’m sharing our instance donation options since I’ve had a few folks ask with the server hosting changes:

If you’d like to help support the ongoing costs to keep #MstdnGames online, you can do so on either our Patreon or Ko-Fi page:

https://www.patreon.com/MastodonGaming

https://ko-fi.com/mastodongaming

:blobbear_heart: :blobheartraccoon: :ablobcatheart: :controller4: :blobfoxheart: :robot_heart: :pixelheart:

I’m sharing our instance donation options since I’ve had a few folks ask with the server hosting changes:

If you’d like to help support the ongoing costs to keep #MstdnGames online, you can do so on either our Patreon or Ko-Fi page:

https://www.patreon.com/MastodonGaming

https://ko-fi.com/mastodongaming

:blobbear_heart: :blobheartraccoon: :ablobcatheart: :controller4: :blobfoxheart: :robot_heart: :pixelheart:

The #MstdnGames instance is flying ✈️ after we changed our hosting provider! It’s light years faster and much more responsive. :controller4: :1701d:

My sincerest thanks to @jonah for helping us with the transfer. You’re an absolute legend. :ablobcatheart:

The #MstdnGames instance is flying ✈️ after we changed our hosting provider! It’s light years faster and much more responsive. :controller4: :1701d:

My sincerest thanks to @jonah for helping us with the transfer. You’re an absolute legend. :ablobcatheart:

RE: https://mstdn.games/@britt/116013094706931728

So, I helped Britt out with moving her instance to a new server provider this week.

While the people at toot.io were relatively helpful in our email chain (once she was finally able to get a hold of them in the first place anyways), the setup at toot.io was a bit strange and not optimized for an instance of her size. The actual server itself was well *over*powered for her to be seeing the slowdowns she was, and Mastodon & especially Postgres just weren’t using those resources to a full extent.

Honestly the biggest red flag 🚩🚩🚩 to me isn’t what toot.io is doing now necessarily, but that it was apparently sold(?) to completely new management without notice to customers. In a niche service industry like this, that seems like a big problem to me, to not even explain who’s taking over and why you should trust them.

The previous ownership is probably more at fault for this relatively speaking, but it’s probably a good opportunity for toot.io customers to reevaluate their hosting options… Even if you ultimately end up sticking with toot.io, you simply might not be fully aware of what’s going on over at your own hosting company anymore, and that’s always worth double-checking 👀

#MastoAdmin #MastodonAdmin #MstdnGames #InstanceMigration #Tootio

RE: https://mstdn.games/@britt/116013094706931728

So, I helped Britt out with moving her instance to a new server provider this week.

While the people at toot.io were relatively helpful in our email chain (once she was finally able to get a hold of them in the first place anyways), the setup at toot.io was a bit strange and not optimized for an instance of her size. The actual server itself was well *over*powered for her to be seeing the slowdowns she was, and Mastodon & especially Postgres just weren’t using those resources to a full extent.

Honestly the biggest red flag 🚩🚩🚩 to me isn’t what toot.io is doing now necessarily, but that it was apparently sold(?) to completely new management without notice to customers. In a niche service industry like this, that seems like a big problem to me, to not even explain who’s taking over and why you should trust them.

The previous ownership is probably more at fault for this relatively speaking, but it’s probably a good opportunity for toot.io customers to reevaluate their hosting options… Even if you ultimately end up sticking with toot.io, you simply might not be fully aware of what’s going on over at your own hosting company anymore, and that’s always worth double-checking 👀

#MastoAdmin #MastodonAdmin #MstdnGames #InstanceMigration #Tootio

Good morning everyone! It seems everything was successful and I'm now posting from/on our new server! 😊 #MstdnGames

Good morning everyone! It seems everything was successful and I'm now posting from/on our new server! 😊 #MstdnGames

#first message from the new server for #MstdnGames.

#first message from the new server for #MstdnGames.

K, lights out #MSTDNGAMES peeps!

:controller4:

K, lights out #MSTDNGAMES peeps!

:controller4:

#MSTDNGAMES Admin Notice:

The server will soon go offline for a planned data transfer to our new hosting provider!

Expect the instance to be unavailable for 2-4 hours while the process is completed.

Thanks so much for your cooperation and understanding! See you on the other side!

Britt
Instance Admin :8bit_mario2:

#MSTDNGAMES Admin Notice:

The server will soon go offline for a planned data transfer to our new hosting provider!

Expect the instance to be unavailable for 2-4 hours while the process is completed.

Thanks so much for your cooperation and understanding! See you on the other side!

Britt
Instance Admin :8bit_mario2:

:1up: #MstdnGames Admin Announcement: :8bit_mario2:

MSTDN.GAMES HOSTING TRANSFER DOWNTIME:
During the evening of Thursday, February 5th, our instance will begin transferring to a new hosting provider. This change will significantly improve your Mastodon experience! The downtime is expected to begin anytime between 6PM and 6AM MST and we expect the server to be offline for 3-5 hours. If you have any questions, please send me a message!

See you on the other side, friends! :controller4:

:1up: #MstdnGames Admin Announcement: :8bit_mario2:

MSTDN.GAMES HOSTING TRANSFER DOWNTIME:
During the evening of Thursday, February 5th, our instance will begin transferring to a new hosting provider. This change will significantly improve your Mastodon experience! The downtime is expected to begin anytime between 6PM and 6AM MST and we expect the server to be offline for 3-5 hours. If you have any questions, please send me a message!

See you on the other side, friends! :controller4:

#MstdnGames Admin Notice:
(If your account is not hosted on our server, please disregard this message.)

If you've noticed some slowdowns/lag, you're not alone. I'm working on getting answers from our host about why this has been happening more frequently lately.

If you're experiencing slowdowns, please let me know (DMs) when/what type/how long, etc. Screenshots and time stamps are really helpful!

If it continues, we will seek an alternative solution for hosting the instance, ideally within Canada.

Thanks for your understanding as I troubleshoot this, and a HUGE THANK YOU to those who have been patiently assisting me with this issue behind the scenes this month. :goose_yes:

#MstdnGames Admin Notice:
(If your account is not hosted on our server, please disregard this message.)

If you've noticed some slowdowns/lag, you're not alone. I'm working on getting answers from our host about why this has been happening more frequently lately.

If you're experiencing slowdowns, please let me know (DMs) when/what type/how long, etc. Screenshots and time stamps are really helpful!

If it continues, we will seek an alternative solution for hosting the instance, ideally within Canada.

Thanks for your understanding as I troubleshoot this, and a HUGE THANK YOU to those who have been patiently assisting me with this issue behind the scenes this month. :goose_yes:

#MstdnGames re: political posts

Hey, I’m Britt - I own and admin mstdn.games. I wholeheartedly support you expressing your outrage, frustrations, and any other feelings you may have about what has happened today re: the U.S. attack on Venezuela. (And other days, for that matter.)

For our users: Please continue to keep conversations constructive and civil. CWs and TWs are NOT required unless you feel the need to use them. We as a Mod team respect your discretion. Please note, we may use our discretion if we feel posts violate our server rules.

Further, if you see posts from our users that you feel require a moderators attention, please DMs one of us or formally report the post for us to review. Thank you!

#MstdnGames re: political posts

Hey, I’m Britt - I own and admin mstdn.games. I wholeheartedly support you expressing your outrage, frustrations, and any other feelings you may have about what has happened today re: the U.S. attack on Venezuela. (And other days, for that matter.)

For our users: Please continue to keep conversations constructive and civil. CWs and TWs are NOT required unless you feel the need to use them. We as a Mod team respect your discretion. Please note, we may use our discretion if we feel posts violate our server rules.

Further, if you see posts from our users that you feel require a moderators attention, please DMs one of us or formally report the post for us to review. Thank you!

Our server feels extremely unstable and laggy to me today. Anyone else? #mstdngames

Our server feels extremely unstable and laggy to me today. Anyone else? #mstdngames

For #MstdnGames, we’re holding steady. Fully supported each month and are not seeing a large influx of new users at the moment. https://beige.party/@FeloniousPunk/115328222526532767

For #MstdnGames, we’re holding steady. Fully supported each month and are not seeing a large influx of new users at the moment. https://beige.party/@FeloniousPunk/115328222526532767

#MstdnGames Admin:

We’ve limited/silenced Mastodon.social due to an influx of bots and spam reports.

I’ll review in 48 hours and update this post if the limit is lifted. Otherwise, I’ll review in 1 week and update here as well.

Thanks to everyone who has sent in reports to help keep users safe! :cat_cheer: This action is a tool to cast a wider net to further increase our users safety.

#MstdnGames Admin:

We’ve limited/silenced Mastodon.social due to an influx of bots and spam reports.

I’ll review in 48 hours and update this post if the limit is lifted. Otherwise, I’ll review in 1 week and update here as well.

Thanks to everyone who has sent in reports to help keep users safe! :cat_cheer: This action is a tool to cast a wider net to further increase our users safety.

Hi #mstdngames! It’s been a while! How is everyone? 🤔😊

Hi #mstdngames! It’s been a while! How is everyone? 🤔😊

Welcome back, #MstdnGames! :cat_wall:

Welcome back, #MstdnGames! :cat_wall:

Us: “Please provide a genuine reason why you want to join our instance.”
Them:

#MstdnGames

Us: “Please provide a genuine reason why you want to join our instance.”
Them:

#MstdnGames

I see you wonderful souls who ⏫⬆️⏫ increased your donation to the server over the holidays.

I appreciate you! Thanks for helping keep this space online.

#MstdnGames

I see you wonderful souls who ⏫⬆️⏫ increased your donation to the server over the holidays.

I appreciate you! Thanks for helping keep this space online.

#MstdnGames

I *completely* missed the #MstdnGames server anniversary!

December 4th celebrates 2 years for us in our little corner of the internet.

Thanks for hanging around! :gaming: :pacman: :honk:

I *completely* missed the #MstdnGames server anniversary!

December 4th celebrates 2 years for us in our little corner of the internet.

Thanks for hanging around! :gaming: :pacman: :honk: