Unfortunately, our server provider is having huge technical issues, ones we cant go around with (as they affect the server themselves).
We will be back up as soon as they fix it up.
Related news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/22/reddit-netflix-down-amazon_n_2002656.html?utm_hp_ref=technology
Sorry for the inconvenience! Amazon is pretty good most of the time, but it can also be pretty mean some of the other time.
Regards, Gabriel.
UPDATE: and as soon as i published this, the server went back up.
Is customer complaining THAT effective? :)
Monday, October 22, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Newsletter, Account releases, 38 community requested features, Rank Graphs and more
Its been a while since i posted, mainly because I've been giving most announcements through the site's countdown and inside the server.
We are preparing now a newsletter so we can send announcements and important news to all the users of Kaya.gs , which since our consistent releases, has reached over 2000 users.
We are growing steadily as a community, but also growing a lot technically, providing a richer and better experience each week.
Today I checked out our UserVoice Feedback section, which is used to suggest ideas and powerful features for the server.
We have completed 38 community requested features. Most of them absolutely novel ideas, not in any other server in the world.
We really care what our users have to tell us, and we go through a lot of information constantly, and make decisions based on our technical assessment and value of each idea.
Last week we finished what was the #1 Voted requested feature which was the rank graph. We added some basic stats and estimation on how many wins are needed to rank up.
The graph, with the appropiate zoom, also displays individual game results, and links to those games, making it greatly interactive.
And we are working on it right now to add some extra delicacies.
You can check it out on my profile here :
https://beta.kaya.gs/users/conanbatt
We also announced more accounts to be released this wednesday. You can visit kaya.gs for the latest date release.
See you on the server!
We are preparing now a newsletter so we can send announcements and important news to all the users of Kaya.gs , which since our consistent releases, has reached over 2000 users.
We are growing steadily as a community, but also growing a lot technically, providing a richer and better experience each week.
Today I checked out our UserVoice Feedback section, which is used to suggest ideas and powerful features for the server.
We have completed 38 community requested features. Most of them absolutely novel ideas, not in any other server in the world.
We really care what our users have to tell us, and we go through a lot of information constantly, and make decisions based on our technical assessment and value of each idea.
Last week we finished what was the #1 Voted requested feature which was the rank graph. We added some basic stats and estimation on how many wins are needed to rank up.
The graph, with the appropiate zoom, also displays individual game results, and links to those games, making it greatly interactive.
And we are working on it right now to add some extra delicacies.
You can check it out on my profile here :
https://beta.kaya.gs/users/conanbatt
We also announced more accounts to be released this wednesday. You can visit kaya.gs for the latest date release.
See you on the server!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Releasing 200 accounts Tomorrow
We are announcing another account release for tomorrow.
Since we started opening up accounts, players have registered within 6 hours! and the last time, they went up in only 3 hours.
1.5 Brought huge changes and the server is healthier than ever. And 1.6 is already packing a punch for this Friday. We are focusing on the core playing experience more than ever, and changes to the game page will come frequently.
As users that followed up past the last year, we have been doing a very regular and expected update, improving a lot each week. Be sure to not miss out the great experience of looking at a server grow, and be here in time to participate in the creation of it.
Kaya has more feedback channels than any other server in the world. Between the idea forum, the tweaki, the constant presence of the developers, the quick-same-day response policy we have on emails, and we've been hearing out everyone. Many of the features we have implemented came from users suggestions.
The countdown is up on the site ! don't miss it .
Since we started opening up accounts, players have registered within 6 hours! and the last time, they went up in only 3 hours.
1.5 Brought huge changes and the server is healthier than ever. And 1.6 is already packing a punch for this Friday. We are focusing on the core playing experience more than ever, and changes to the game page will come frequently.
As users that followed up past the last year, we have been doing a very regular and expected update, improving a lot each week. Be sure to not miss out the great experience of looking at a server grow, and be here in time to participate in the creation of it.
Kaya has more feedback channels than any other server in the world. Between the idea forum, the tweaki, the constant presence of the developers, the quick-same-day response policy we have on emails, and we've been hearing out everyone. Many of the features we have implemented came from users suggestions.
The countdown is up on the site ! don't miss it .
Friday, September 7, 2012
1.5, Custom Handicap, reliablity and ASR League
This week we havent made an account release. This is because we knew we were going to work on very sensitive stuff and we wouldnt want a whole new wave of players get in so close to this release.
A very large change was done on how Kaya processes and reads SGF, making it much better and more resilient. We are now confident that we can read a lot more games and we now support uploading SGFs and opening a Sandbox with them.
This way you can custom review a game with your friends and other go players.
Also, we added an option to start games with a desired handicap.
Kaya's regular autohandicap system means its much easier to start a game, and all games are balanced out, both for rating and for probability of winning.
The more balanced a game is, the more exciting it is and the more worthy towards accurate ratings.
However, not all games to be played are rated and competitive, and it was impossible to pick any handicap for any opponent before. Now we finally implemented a better challenging system so you can also pick the handicap and komi you wish for a specific opponent.
On the last note, the ASR league has been very successful so far, and over 100 games have been played. We are very happy with this collaboration and i hope this helps the ASR grow as well.
See you guys on the server for 1.5.
A very large change was done on how Kaya processes and reads SGF, making it much better and more resilient. We are now confident that we can read a lot more games and we now support uploading SGFs and opening a Sandbox with them.
This way you can custom review a game with your friends and other go players.
Also, we added an option to start games with a desired handicap.
Kaya's regular autohandicap system means its much easier to start a game, and all games are balanced out, both for rating and for probability of winning.
The more balanced a game is, the more exciting it is and the more worthy towards accurate ratings.
However, not all games to be played are rated and competitive, and it was impossible to pick any handicap for any opponent before. Now we finally implemented a better challenging system so you can also pick the handicap and komi you wish for a specific opponent.
On the last note, the ASR league has been very successful so far, and over 100 games have been played. We are very happy with this collaboration and i hope this helps the ASR grow as well.
See you guys on the server for 1.5.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
ASR Integration on Beta 1.4, Game reviewing and Game Negotiation.
This past week was packed with a lot of action again. This weeks 200 account release was over in 3 hours! Faster than any other release.
And it was a breeze. There was absolutely no lag, marking for us a milestone since the Beta release.
We are technically ready to open up for more and more users.
The great number of users and games has given us a huge amount of feedback. The Tweaki has grown into a 7 headed-Hydra and we are cutting heads as quickly as we can :).
As we improve the quality and reliability of the server, there are a few features in the vecinity.
Two of the most missed features on Kaya right now are the ability to quickly set up a game review, and being able to pre-set handicap before a game.
They are both in the making and they will be included in the near Future, so be patient about it :).
However, today we are releasing an new feature. Collaborating with the ASR League, specially with founder Stalkor, we have set up an integration of the league into the server.
Starting a league game is extremely easy to do, and the reporting is done automatically. Game rules are enforced, and only other league members are able to accept an ASR game challenge. Of course, you can also pick who you want to play specifically in the league.
Right now there is only one group as this is very new and the first run of the integration. You can quickly sign up by sending a pm to stalkor or to other league admins on the ASR channel.
There are more detailed instructions in the server, including links with more information.
And it was a breeze. There was absolutely no lag, marking for us a milestone since the Beta release.
We are technically ready to open up for more and more users.
The great number of users and games has given us a huge amount of feedback. The Tweaki has grown into a 7 headed-Hydra and we are cutting heads as quickly as we can :).
As we improve the quality and reliability of the server, there are a few features in the vecinity.
Two of the most missed features on Kaya right now are the ability to quickly set up a game review, and being able to pre-set handicap before a game.
They are both in the making and they will be included in the near Future, so be patient about it :).
However, today we are releasing an new feature. Collaborating with the ASR League, specially with founder Stalkor, we have set up an integration of the league into the server.
Starting a league game is extremely easy to do, and the reporting is done automatically. Game rules are enforced, and only other league members are able to accept an ASR game challenge. Of course, you can also pick who you want to play specifically in the league.
Right now there is only one group as this is very new and the first run of the integration. You can quickly sign up by sending a pm to stalkor or to other league admins on the ASR channel.
There are more detailed instructions in the server, including links with more information.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Server improvements and further account releasing
Last week some famous Kaya users accompanied me in an all-niter i pulled last Wednesday.
I had returned from a gathering and found someone online that i could make a technical consultation about, and when i heard the answer i started working immediately. At 1 am. I went straight on until 7am working and polishing a solution that was unavoidable for the server.
Because it was quite grand a change i chose not to do it for 1.3. But today i did it. It took me less than 5 minutes and all the work i did last week made lots of sense.
The server is now faster and more responsive than ever. It working super fast and this should clear out all the sporadic lag we had in the past week, where we released 400 accoutns in a matter of 3 days.
Provided the new solution is stable today and tomorrow, we will be releasing more accounts this week. Kaya is healthier and getting better really fast thanks to all the feedback and excitement players have enjoyed .
Friday, August 17, 2012
Beta Craze, 1.2 Beta and scalability.
Its been a while since the last post and a lot happened since.
The Beta launch was a success! 200 accounts were registered within 6 hours. Lots of people could check Kaya, play and watch games.
Beta Launch was crazy. The server has now people active all day long. And it kept me very busy the past two weeks.
The main reason why we opened a limited number of accounts is to see how the whole system behaved as it increased users, in a very reliable way. The feedback we got, both on this subject and on the overall server features and tweaks was amazing and helped us improve things a lot.
Beta 1.1 came with major improvements both client and server side.
As we still polish and improve our ability to scale (that is, to serve more users at the same time) we will be opening more and more accounts until being absolutely open. And Beta 1.1 and 1.2 are focused on that.
Those that didnt get an account on beta will have an opportunity very soon!
The Beta launch was a success! 200 accounts were registered within 6 hours. Lots of people could check Kaya, play and watch games.
Beta Launch was crazy. The server has now people active all day long. And it kept me very busy the past two weeks.
The main reason why we opened a limited number of accounts is to see how the whole system behaved as it increased users, in a very reliable way. The feedback we got, both on this subject and on the overall server features and tweaks was amazing and helped us improve things a lot.
Beta 1.1 came with major improvements both client and server side.
As we still polish and improve our ability to scale (that is, to serve more users at the same time) we will be opening more and more accounts until being absolutely open. And Beta 1.1 and 1.2 are focused on that.
Those that didnt get an account on beta will have an opportunity very soon!
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