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Game server pricing: what the slot is actually buying
Slots are a billing convention, not a resource. What differs between tiers, what the price hides, and how to test before committing.
· 5 min read
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477 resultsGuides · Counter-Strike 1.6
Scoutzknivez, Rats and the Fun-Map Tradition
Iceworld, rats maps and scoutzknivez are still running on populated servers twenty years later. What the format is, why it survived, and where to find it.
· 7 min read
Guides
Why Your Minecraft Server Lags, in Order of Likelihood
Eight causes, ranked by how often they are the answer. Hardware is last, and the profiler in step two resolves most servers before you get there.
· 7 min read
Guides
RAM, Heap and Java Flags: What Actually Helps
Giving a Minecraft server more memory usually makes it worse. Why the heap size is not a speed setting, and the numbers that work.
· 7 min read
Guides
More Cores Will Not Fix Your Server
A game server simulates its world on one thread. The most expensive misunderstanding in hosting, and the measurement that settles it in a minute.
· 7 min read
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Choosing a Host: The Six Questions That Decide It
None of them is answered on the marketing page, and how readily a provider answers is itself the most reliable signal on the list.
· 7 min read
Game Updates · Minecraft
Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 6 World Storage Guide
Mojang released Minecraft 26.1 snapshot 6 with a massive world directory overhaul, level.dat tag refactors, and fresh baby mob models for Java servers.
· 4 min read
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What DDoS Protection Actually Buys You
Nothing you configure on the machine stops a flood. What is being sold, the four questions to ask a host, and the one thing you control.
· 7 min read
Game Updates · Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike 2 CS2Fixes 1.17.1 Fixes Maps for Hosts
Counter-Strike 2 CS2Fixes 1.17.1 brings automated map migration fixes, knife sound alterations, and critical launch parameter rules for server hosts.
· 3 min read
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Pterodactyl, TCAdmin and Doing Without a Panel
A panel is a delegation tool, not an operations strategy. Which to use depends entirely on who else needs to touch the server.
· 7 min read
Guides
What a proxy actually does for a server network
One address in front of several machines, and one thing that takes it all down when it stops. What you gain, what you pay, when it is worth it.
· 5 min read
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Map rotation that keeps players through the change
The map change is when people leave, so rotation design is managing that moment. Length before order, and why free voting collapses variety.
· 6 min read