SM Server Shut Down Options

[MonkeyFiend]

Crossposted to the Steam forums here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/219640/discu...44821849430479/

So.. I've closed the SM chivalry server indefinitely.

For most of this year we've been on the receiving end of a DDOS type attack.
The originator of the attack is probably some butthurt incel kid we've banned, however the attacks are directed from VPN endpoints, so we can't easily block them.
Additionally Chivalry (on UE3 code over a decade old) has little protection against such attacks.

Some of this may be that they want the removal of particular admins. I will not allow this under any circumstances.

The lag outs of the server will eventually mean the server doesn't populate and that was always my stipulation for running the servers.

Having a young family, I don't have the hours to dedicate to trying to keep an unstable server functioning.

If we reach a point where we can stop the attacks I'd reopen the server. However I suspect this is unlikely.

Thanks,

MonkeyFiend

p.s. to muddy the waters someone who plays on SM has started attacking other populated servers. Their logic, in an anonymous spoofed email, was that the person attacking SM must play Chivalry and if SM is brought down they'd not want to move to other servers and so would bring down the other servers like Brokeback and UK officials in reprisal.

[AsDeR]

I can't thank you enough for all this years of running the SM server. It will always be the best Chiv server of all.
I also thank all the admin staff for making it the cool place it was.

It is a shame it goes because of butthurt kids, and not because we have all died of old age. But such is the internet.

Looking forward the next SM server!