Backstage 24hrs Later an Update…
June 4, 2011 by warzan
Just to Keep you guys in the loop here's some updates.
We will soon be reaching enough backstage subscribers that we can afford to move to shiny new servers (capable of 10x more traffic) so hopefully no more downtime during Turn 8 lol - so if you were thinking about subscribing to backstage lets just say it would be very cool if you hopped on board with us 🙂
So a massive thanks to everyone who has joined up, its already starting to make a difference!
Yup someday BoW HQ may have to look like this! ;o)
Today was spent checking the integrity of the site after last nights crash - which was probably the most severe we have had to date, but hey its growing pains lol. (This is also why we didn't manage to get our planned updates out today as we had hoped - sorry guys!)
Anyway Here's What to Expect Next Week...
1) We will be creating a cool homepage for backstage that will make it easy to find all the cool stuff like the groups, and downloads etc.
2) Backstage will get a shiny new button on the top navigation to make it easy to find.
3) We will have finished setting up the private backstage groups and have some VIP game developers who will be dropping in.
4) We will be kicking off the Private Alpha testing of WARPATH!!! (The new sci fi game from mantic) - Yup only for backstage members.
5) More back stage content including the developer diaries for the first community developed game from Beasts of War - I'll let @beerogre fill you guys in on that though!
6) There's more but i need to keep stuff to write about lol 😉
So if you haven't joined backstage yet - go do it now! 😉
Every Single Subscriber is Making a Difference!
BoW Warren
well all signed up and ready. whats £3.70ish between mates hope it helps ya out. and i like the idea of coming over to the emerald isle for some kind of meetup thing maybe a turn 8 with live studio audience (and some ales of course)….. not too far frae bonnie scotland. its nice to give somthing back and keep up the good work….
Good to hear the plans, keep up the hard work.
The picture of servers looks cool, like a spacehulk corridor.
Looking forward to gamescape.
Try working in one! It’s nowhere near as pleasant as you’d think!
Is it just me, or does anyone else sing the word ‘backstage’ to the tune of ‘downtown’ by petula clark every time its mentioned.
My wife thinks I’ve gone senile.
It was just you but now you have bloomin said I will be similarly afflcted now! DOH!
Just thought.
Must be the first time Petula Clark has got a mention on a wargamming site.
I nominate Petula as the Honarory Pres of the BoW Appreciation Society.
lol
Just signed up, £3.70 not a lot to help you guys out. keep up the good work
So go Backstage, things’ll be great when you’re…
Backstage ! No finer place, for sure…
Backstage ! Everything’s waiting for you…
What ? Oh, all right then, I’ll stop…
BoW Romain
you sure its not downtown
@bigneily, read previous comment from nogginthenog.
BoW Romain
yeah noticed it after i wrote this but cba changing it
Arghhh! Now I’ll have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the evening…
Good one though…
Ready, signed up and waiting. 🙂
Shall have to think about signing up for this lol.
I signed up even before I knew about the Warpath alpha, but this just adds so much value. Hope to attend a London meet-up sometime within a year!
I’m actually setting up a alternative acct. card through bank. I am hoping to see like a hook up hub between Bow and like wayland or something. Especially for the other game makers out there. So if I want to purchase something That I am into here on Bow its like one click away.
Hey it could happen 🙂
If not the little bit of money is well spent to protect video content for the purpose of reaching out to the next generation of Gamers.
Considering all the amazing vids you guys have done/ still do. Plus these forums where we get to hang out and chat I consider the price more than worth it. Signed up last night soon as I saw it on Turn 8.
Happy to sign up, personally think it’s great value for the great content already provided and cheaper than a monthly subscription to paper based magazine, so is a small price to pay. Really enjoy the site and looking forward to see it develop. Keep up thoe good work chaps, it is much appreciated.
Cheers
Pete
I’ll sign up sometime soon, I’m just waiting for the right moment. Some epicsause backstage video or discount deal or something.
I signed up. Its a shame that I can’t have a good old game with any of you, being that Im in Toronto, Canada.
I think it’s great. Not even 4 quid and it gives me additional vids to check out on work ‘down-time’… 🙂 Can’t go wrong with that…
Signed up….you guys are the best wargaming site on the internet and I want to support anyway I can afford to.
(oh….and the Warpath alpha…yeah……uh……..that wasnt a consideration at all……..no….)
Guys,
Don’t invest in new servers!
Your website is slow because of obnoxiously bloated browser-side html/javascript code.
I recommend investing in these books instead:
http://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-Web-Sites-Essential/dp/0596529309/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1307165981&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Even-Faster-Web-Sites-Performance/dp/0596522304/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1307165981&sr=8-1
So stoked they have found a way to tell Youtube to shove it. Proud of my hobby and these guys make my hobby ten fold what it was.
Great job team!
When you think about it a certain games company’s monthly magazine has been taking 4 quid 50 a month for a couple years now for about a tenth of the content BoW puts out BEFORE you factor in the fact BoW covers more than just that one company’s two- okay three but ones just not very good and if it wasn’t for the movie licence it would have been flushed- main games.
So there you go, cancel your subscription to the alabaster midget if you haven’t already, and sign up for backstage.
:'( I realy want to sign up. But the only way is through PayPal! May I suggest something like cards that we type in the “card number” or whatever. Liek we buy it on a monthly basis from a local independant store, or even through you…?
Have just signed up, probably the best wargaming resource on the net, helping me get my boy into wargaming and providing me with something interesting to watch while painting, well worth the muffin and coffee 😉
is that the yearly price hitch? because the vids are now made from finecast?
Nope. Is to help them maintain servers, helping continue growing the site to give us even more content then ever before and maybe pay for one extra Babybel to keep Darrell happy.
Guys!
Don’t invest in new servers!
Your website is slow because of the obnoxiously bloated browser-side code (html, javascript and whatnot)
Invest instead in this book:
High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers
by Steve Souders
Or switch to another CMS.
The website falls over because of a lack of ram, and hard discs that are too slow to keep up lol
Interesting fact, during turn 8 we were pushing nearly 100 requests to the server per second, while I agree optimisations can be made to code, we have a severe bottle neck in hardware. 😉
Good book though!
For the love of all that is unholy…..please use some other payment method! I would love to sign up and help support what you guys do but PayPal is CRAP!!
If you ever come to austin, texas, i demand pints.
Guys, do you know if the backstage stuff and future turn 8s will support iPad or non flash type clients?
Turn8 currently doesn’t and no word on it doing that yet, backstage shou,d support them fine 🙂
Cheers Warren, much appreciated.
Pete
Might want to change the pop up style updates. Scrolling down the page and this one popped out. i click it, it’s from 2011. So not a 24 hours update 🙂