DDoS Round 4

[Kestrel]

Yesterday was a rough one. Over the course of 6.5 hours we were hit with a volumetric flood of garbage traffic.

We have finished onboarding with another third party provider whom we hope will get us through the weekend with minimal disruptions. This third party has also agreed to build/configure additional support into their product specifically for our defense but these will not be live until early next week at the earliest.

We are unable to share all the details of these movements, but we are confident that we have two different ways to end these outages permanently. They both just take time. Please find yesterdays DDoS windows below;

16:31-16:36
16:38-16:43
17:03-17:08
17:19-17:23
17:31-17:35
17:37-17:41
18:04-18:10
18:28-18:34
18:44-19:20
23:05-23:06

[Anton]

Hey! Thanks for info!

But now with new launcher update and new connection point in reallist file ("play.octowow.st") game client unable to connect at all. Some advices to use VPN, and seems its only way to play, sadly. So if ya got low population on server you know why...

[Testarossa]

Unfortunately, I can't access the game at all right now.
None of my VPNs work, so I can't play.
When I connect to a VPN, my internet connection completely disappears.

[Fb]

Now is the time when it is necessary not only to withstand attacks, but to make the game stable, when refugees from Ascension are looking for a new home.

[Praxis1988]

bruh, all of my guild is understanding of the situation and we're rooting for ya ^_^

BTW everyone else, donating helps xD that's how they can afford to get these protections!

Warriors of the Thunderclan salute your efforts.

[Ciggitybutts]

Thanks again for all the info. I personally wasn't that bad but people in my parties were dropping. When I did drop today I was instantly back too. Only a few times was I actually cut off for a while and that was near the start of the attack.

Maybe the DNS swap thing really helps when connecting? Or just the area possibly.

[Evir]

Unfortunately, I can't access the game at all right now.
None of my VPNs work, so I can't play.
When I connect to a VPN, my internet connection completely disappears.

Have you tried the suggestions with DNS Flushing on both your and VPN side?

As per yesterday

As part of our defenses against the ongoing attacks, we have updated our DNS records. If you are having trouble connecting, clearing your DNS cache may help. On Windows, open Command Prompt and run: ipconfig /flushdns Then fully close and reopen both the launcher and the game. If that does not help, restarting your router will also clear cached records. If you use a VPN, flushing your own cache may not be enough, because your VPN provider resolves DNS for you. Disconnect and reconnect your VPN after flushing, or try connecting once with the VPN turned off. Some VPN servers may also be caught by our attack filtering, so switching to a different VPN location can help. Some internet providers hold DNS records longer than others, so it may take some time to update on its own.

We are once again being DDoSed. This round started at 16:31 UTC today hitting in 4-5 minute bursts (once again). We are once again actively deploying different defenses and you may once again need to flush your DNS if you have trouble connecting at times. There will also be a launcher update at some point related to our anti DDoS measures, no word on when they will be pushed but could be as soon as an hour from now. As always, we appreciate your patience as we continue to harden our defenses and wait on the delivery of new hardware necessary to migrate behind a much stronger and permanent DDoS protection platform.

[Tachikoma]

Give em hell Kestrel!!

[Artemk]

Yesterday was a rough one. Over the course of 6.5 hours we were hit with a volumetric flood of garbage traffic.

We have finished onboarding with another third party provider whom we hope will get us through the weekend with minimal disruptions. This third party has also agreed to build/configure additional support into their product specifically for our defense but these will not be live until early next week at the earliest.

We are unable to share all the details of these movements, but we are confident that we have two different ways to end these outages permanently. They both just take time. Please find yesterdays DDoS windows below;

16:31-16:36
16:38-16:43
17:03-17:08
17:19-17:23
17:31-17:35
17:37-17:41
18:04-18:10
18:28-18:34
18:44-19:20
23:05-23:06

For more than three days now, I haven’t been able to log in to the server — either it’s stuck in an endless connection loop, or it lets me choose a server but then also gets stuck in an endless connection. I’m playing from Moscow, and the same thing happens with a VPN. Could you tell me if it’s now impossible to play on your server?

[Testarossa]

Thanks.
Restarting the router helped. After that, the VPN worked.