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Quizok2 wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2026 4:15 pm Guys, is the server down or its something on my side?

https://octowow-status.shunrai.workers.dev/

Happened to me for the second time just now. Logged out and cannot log back in. Even though servers are online.
First time it resolved itself after a few hours.
But ... what is this? Doesn´t feel like DDOS, definitely not server down. And it´s not my connection. So what?

Mister Jingles

Edit: It ...

Moltenfury wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2026 6:20 pm yeah whatever is there a way to play or not? so i dont lose my time trying conncet 20 hours

If you are really doing that, your problem does not lie with the connection issues of the game. I can tell you that.

Bigbird wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2026 1:36 am Very likely DNS -

Setup a hosts file locally (on linux /etc/hosts - on windows... google it idk)

185.165.170.59 normal.octowow.st

Didn´t work for me (Windows).

Works. Thanks.

Shagu Tweaks. I had the same issue. Thought it was an Octowow thing for a long time. Tunrs out, just disable Shagu Maps part and you´re golden.

Hey guys .. just had a long "talk" about DDOS and Ravencroft and Blizzard etc with an AI. In case anyone needs a good read (I found it interesting) during downtime - I thought I would share this last bit of the conversation.

Of course there are a few assumptions ... that Ravencroft is behind the ...

Come on, developers. Creating a profession that can craft an item that takes a shitload of tending and wait time to produce - ONLY to have it disappear if you logout for a minute. What is that?
Even more so in a time of unstable service.

Why do planters with crops disappear on logout. That is not ...

I get the faint idea that some comments here are from fake players. Comments meant to discourage the community and sow distrust.
Many of the people complaining or accusing are quite the freshmen in these forums. Even if their complaints were true the question would be what do they expect will ...

It is UNPLAYABLE :3 absolutely unplayable for 16 days


And somehow I have managed to play between the spikes of downtime. Perhaps it's your expectations that need adjustment?


Nah, don´t be unfair now. He is not wrong - it is unplayable for people who don´t have the freedom to choose freely ...