#mstdngames — Public Fediverse posts

#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:

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

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.

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:

: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 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

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

We've created an awesome resource for new users here at https://mstdn.games!

Check out https://info.mstdn.games

The Mod Team has created this page to help new users and those new to Mastodon find their way around the Fediverse. It includes tidbits about "Boosts" and "Favorites", how to use #Hashtags, how to write an #Intoduction post, how to use #Mastodon on mobile, and much more!

#MstdnGames

Wrote a little intro piece about the beauty I find in shorter video games such as #Cocoon #GoneHome and #KatanaZero —among others.

https://www.tumblr.com/doomskii/743241568308346880/the-beauty-of-shorter-games

#MSTDNGames #ShareYourGames
#VideoGames

Wrote a little intro piece about the beauty I find in shorter video games such as #Cocoon #GoneHome and #KatanaZero —among others.

https://www.tumblr.com/doomskii/743241568308346880/the-beauty-of-shorter-games

#MSTDNGames #ShareYourGames

Wrote a little intro piece about the beauty I find in shorter video games such as #Cocoon #GoneHome and #KatanaZero —among others.

https://www.tumblr.com/doomskii/743241568308346880/the-beauty-of-shorter-games

#MSTDNGames #ShareYourGames

Wrote a little intro piece about the beauty I find in shorter video games such as #Cocoon #GoneHome and #KatanaZero —among others.

https://www.tumblr.com/doomskii/743241568308346880/the-beauty-of-shorter-games

#MSTDNGames #ShareYourGames

Wrote a little intro piece about the beauty I find in shorter video games such as #Cocoon #GoneHome and #KatanaZero —among others.

https://www.tumblr.com/doomskii/743241568308346880/the-beauty-of-shorter-games

#MSTDNGames #ShareYourGames
#VideoGames

#WhatFourGames that you've played in 2024 would you consider to be your favourites so far?

Think of it as a half-way GOTY list.

Ideally we'll use images but I understand that's not practical. They don't have to be 2024 releases. I'll kick us off...

Please #Boost for exposure. I'd love this to become a sort of weekly #MstdnGames feature, but we can't do that without your help.

And thanks.

#MinishootAdventures
#ShadowoftheErdtree
#NineSols
#CrowCountry #Videogames #Gaming #Games

#WhatFourGames that you've played in 2024 would you consider to be your favourites so far?

Think of it as a half-way GOTY list.

Ideally we'll use images but I understand that's not practical. They don't have to be 2024 releases. I'll kick us off...

Please #Boost for exposure. I'd love this to become a sort of weekly #MstdnGames feature, but we can't do that without your help.

And thanks.

#MinishootAdventures
#ShadowoftheErdtree
#NineSols
#CrowCountry #Videogames #Gaming #Games

#WhatFourGames that you've played in 2024 would you consider to be your favourites so far?

Think of it as a half-way GOTY list.

Ideally we'll use images but I understand that's not practical. They don't have to be 2024 releases. I'll kick us off...

Please #Boost for exposure. I'd love this to become a sort of weekly #MstdnGames feature, but we can't do that without your help.

And thanks.

#MinishootAdventures
#ShadowoftheErdtree
#NineSols
#CrowCountry #Videogames #Gaming #Games

#WhatFourGames that you've played in 2024 would you consider to be your favourites so far?

Think of it as a half-way GOTY list.

Ideally we'll use images but I understand that's not practical. They don't have to be 2024 releases. I'll kick us off...

Please #Boost for exposure. I'd love this to become a sort of weekly #MstdnGames feature, but we can't do that without your help.

And thanks.

#MinishootAdventures
#ShadowoftheErdtree
#NineSols
#CrowCountry #Videogames #Gaming #Games

#WhatFourGames that you've played in 2024 would you consider to be your favourites so far?

Think of it as a half-way GOTY list.

Ideally we'll use images but I understand that's not practical. They don't have to be 2024 releases. I'll kick us off...

Please #Boost for exposure. I'd love this to become a sort of weekly #MstdnGames feature, but we can't do that without your help.

And thanks.

#MinishootAdventures
#ShadowoftheErdtree
#NineSols
#CrowCountry #Videogames #Gaming #Games

Hi, I’m Dawn!
I’m a Filipina living in Melbourne.

I share my love for #coffee & #videogames with my husband who is btw an amazingly talented gamer/content creator (👋🏻 @OldCuppa—welcome to #mstdngames!). Unlike him who enjoys a variety of games, I mostly play #simgames & #cozygames.

Other interests: #basketball, #football, American comedy #TV series, #books.

I have 2 kids, & I’m powered by filter coffee & the occasional peanut butter chocolate cookie. 🍪

Nice to be here! #introduction #newbie

#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? 🤔😊

Welcome back, #MstdnGames! :cat_wall:

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 *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:

#MstdnGames increased its character limit to 1024. 👀 Doubt I'll ever use it that much, but nice nonetheless!

#MstdnGames folks! Guess what?!

You now have 1024 characters (bytes :8bit_mario: ) to use for your posts on this instance!

Have fun, write all the things! :blob_cat_dance: ⌨️

IT’S ALIVE!!! WE ARE BACK ONLINE!

Thanks to Jan and Hugo for helping us make the transition to our new hosting digs. :8bit_mario2:

#MstdnGames

#MstdnGames *Reminder*

The server will be offline for up to 2 hours beginning in 15-30 minutes as we transfer the hosting services for the instance.

#MstdnGames

Server hosting migration times have changed and may affect your day time use of the instance tomorrow:

Expect scheduled downtime from 10am EST to Noon (3pm GMT) tomorrow.

*please note that eternal image links may break and take time to federate again.

So, off the back of my Rally streaming discussion I now have the makings of a streaming setup…very basic at the moment but I’m sure I’ll build on it over time!

#ComingSoon #Streaming #Rally #MstdnGames #DirtRally2 #PC

Suppose I should do a games introduction shouldn’t I. I already introduced myself but never listed the games I play. I play on #PC and my list of current games is as such: #Battlefield1 #apexlegends #apex #Destiny2 #ReadyOrNot #WorldOfWarships #DirtRally2 #FarmingSimulator

If anyone wants to join up on steam or for any games, happy to! Looking for some new gaming companions.

#Gaming #MstdnGames #Introduction

Ok, let’s take a little break from the games:

Who wants to play a medical version of “Guess What?”

See if you can tell me what exactly this person lodged up their back passage. Yes- shoved up their arse and lost, that is.

This photo is purely educational/consented and no breach of confidentiality has happened don’t @ me pls

Boost for more debate and discussion would be hilarious please.

#MstdnGames #GuessWhat #ThisWeeksXray

It's 1am and I'm still thinking about trade routes and papyrus. 😵‍💫#PharaohANewEra is just the right amount of nostalgia and "I don't remember this at all!" for me, it was a lot of fun!

Also, my priorities in games:
https://t.co/98QqYrWhnG

#Gaming #RetroGaming #MstdnGames

@mrpablington @nathan Nathan, I’m so sorry to hear this. Your server was my very first home on the Fedi and I’ll always be incredibly grateful to you for providing me that space to find my footing here.

Please take care, we’ll miss you.

If there are queer/neurodiverse gamers seeking a new home, our server could definitely be a welcome landing spot.

They can sign up here —> https://mstdn.games

#Gaming #MstdnGames #VideoGames #PCGaming #GameDev #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQ2IA

New #gaming setup! :controller5:

Was recommended a new microphone mount to use during Twitch streams and gaming with friends.

I am not sure how I survived this long without something like this - my back already is thanking me.

Gonna test it out with Lies of P tomorrow on stream. 🎊

https://www.twitch.tv/jshbet8

EDIT: The sticker on the microphone is me in love with some sliced pickles (worst food ever)

#LiesofP #Twitch #TwitchStreamer #Gaymer #BlueYeti #Soulsborne #games #gamer #mstdngames