Hello NetherGames Players,
following up our statement about the SkyBlock downtime that was made a couple days ago, we can now happily announce that the server is back on, including SkyBlock.
Now many have asked what the issue we were resolving has been, and I'll shed some light on this.
The bug we encountered is simple but can be easily abused. NetherGames Is based on a regional system, we have proxies in the EU, US and AP region. That said, a player found out that you were actually able to join the server twice with the same account using different regions. This allowed duplicating in SkyBlock, as when you buy something on one account, the account's money is not synchronized with other sessions and the database until you leave the server.
Luckily, we caught this issue early and were able to resolve the issue before it became serious. It is no longer possible to join the network twice with the same account.
We used this as an opportunity to revamp some of our internal mechanism, for example the player tracking system that kept track what player was on what server.
The update is completely rolled out now and we are observing it for any issues that might occur in the future.
TL;DR: SkyBlock is available again
We wish everyone happy playing and a (happy) valentines day,
Your NetherGames Staff
following up our statement about the SkyBlock downtime that was made a couple days ago, we can now happily announce that the server is back on, including SkyBlock.
Now many have asked what the issue we were resolving has been, and I'll shed some light on this.
The bug we encountered is simple but can be easily abused. NetherGames Is based on a regional system, we have proxies in the EU, US and AP region. That said, a player found out that you were actually able to join the server twice with the same account using different regions. This allowed duplicating in SkyBlock, as when you buy something on one account, the account's money is not synchronized with other sessions and the database until you leave the server.
Luckily, we caught this issue early and were able to resolve the issue before it became serious. It is no longer possible to join the network twice with the same account.
We used this as an opportunity to revamp some of our internal mechanism, for example the player tracking system that kept track what player was on what server.
The update is completely rolled out now and we are observing it for any issues that might occur in the future.
TL;DR: SkyBlock is available again
We wish everyone happy playing and a (happy) valentines day,
Your NetherGames Staff