Guides · Terraria
TShock for Terraria servers: what it adds and when to skip it
TShock adds accounts, permissions, regions and server-side characters to Terraria. First-run setup, backups, and the lag after each game update.
· 4 min read
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Should You Block VPN Players?
VPN blocks stop some ban evaders and silently reject players on mobile networks, campus Wi-Fi and bad routes. Here is where the line actually belongs.
· 8 min read
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Handling Toxic Players Without Killing Your Community
Word filters fail within a day, and the hardest call is a regular everyone likes. How graduated mutes, honest reports and firm calls keep a server civil.
· 8 min read
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Ban Appeals: A Process That Isn't a Popularity Contest
Public appeal channels decide bans by headcount, not evidence. How to record proof at ban time, separate reviewer from banner, and say no once.
· 8 min read
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Alt Accounts and Ban Evasion: Detection Without False Positives
IP bans catch the wrong people. How to recognise a returning banned player from network, account and behaviour signals without punishing newcomers.
· 8 min read
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Ranks and Progression: Giving Players a Reason to Return
Most rank ladders feel excellent on day one and are dead scenery by day twenty. How to space rungs, what to gate, and how to tell if yours works.
· 8 min read
Guides · FiveM
txAdmin: Running a FiveM Server Without the Terminal
It ships inside the artifacts you already downloaded and binds to 0.0.0.0:40120. Restart schedules, staff permissions, and the backup it never takes.
· 10 min read
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Server Owner Burnout and Handing Over the Keys
Why long-running servers close, what has to be transferred before the keys change hands, and how to shut one down deliberately instead of just going quiet.
· 8 min read
Guides · Minecraft
Recovering From a Griefing Incident
The first hour after someone burns your world down decides what you get back. Which logs to pull, why a full rollback is the wrong reflex, what to post.
· 8 min read
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Player Support: Running Tickets Without a Helpdesk Team
Your DMs are the support queue, nobody else can see them, and they stop when you do. How to sort the five request types and actually close things.
· 9 min read
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Minors on Your Server: Age Safety and Your Responsibility
Whatever your rules say, some of your players are children. The platform rules that already bind you, and what to do when a report actually lands.
· 10 min read
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Anti-Cheat on Community Game Servers
What official anti-cheat covers on a community server and what it does not, why false positives cost more players than cheaters, and how to handle reports.
· 15 min read