Administrators Popular Post Alex Posted August 23, 2015 Administrators Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2015 Edited Post with Information: I'd just like to clear a few things up and keep everyone on the same page. A nation was created today that appears to have taken advantage of some sort of hack to give himself a lot of money. He then proceeded to buy a bunch of things on the market, spreading his money to a bunch of nations. Luckily I was around right at the time this was happening, and quickly banned the nation (it still exists for investigative purposes, but it really is banned I promise) and reversed the trades. No hacked money still remains in the game. If you received a trade from the nation "last187is back" and one of your resource totals is incorrect, please send me a PM and we will resolve the matter. The game was temporarily taken offline as I handled all of this, went through some access logs, and did other investigations related to the incident. Someone with the nick "last187" got on IRC and started talking to people - I have no idea whether that was the real hacker or not, please take anything he says with a grain of salt. Even if it is the right person, that does not mean that he will always tell the truth. Rumors are sure to spread abundant - your best bet is to presume any information you hear is a rumor unless it is an official communication from an Administrator of the game. Thanks for your patience, and as of now the game is stable and back up. If any other issues do arise here in the future we may take the game temporarily offline, but we are wholly prepared to deal with and respond to any issues. -Sheepy EDIT: I just realized a mistake I made when reversing the trades, and am fixing it now. 13 Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitri Valko Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Well, thanks for the explanation, Sheepy. Hope you fixed the problem, and this doesn't happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Man Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Myself and several other people have received overly generous refunds as a result of the fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurdanak Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) It could have been a lot worse. At least we'll have the satisfaction of finding and fixing something that could have been exploited far more seriously in the distant future. Edited August 24, 2015 by Kurdanak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Clooney Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Thank you, Sheepy for being so diligent and proactive about it. Some admins wouldn't be and wouldn't figure it out until days, weeks, or months later, when it was too late and the integrity of the game had already been damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atzuya Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I surely hope the exploit has been fixed by now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Semloh Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I also heard he was able to make his infantryman fly and his baseball team was unbeatable. That's just what I heard. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted August 24, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2015 Just an update: I screwed up the trade reverse script I wrote. People were refunded the price in resource amounts on accident, so I had to go through and fix all that. That's why so many people reported excess resources. Anyway, things should really be back to normal now. Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Err Sheepy I think he bought my gasoline - 2287 tonnes @ 3799 per tonne - total cost 8.69 million - you reversed the trade. Money is gone but the gasoline not returned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted August 24, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2015 Err Sheepy I think he bought my gasoline - 2287 tonnes @ 3799 per tonne - total cost 8.69 million - you reversed the trade. Money is gone but the gasoline not returned? PM me if things do not look correct now. Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saeton Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Nobody ever pays me in gum hacked money (TEst lives on but I'm in BK stronk now and too lazy to change the image) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodo Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I wonder why this boner keeps trying to come back. Anyways, everything looks fine after the reversal on my end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niccolo Machiavelli Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Based on his nation page, would i be correct in thinking that last187is back is someone who was once banned for something? It looked as though he only made an account to troll people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatnate Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Based on his nation page, would i be correct in thinking that last187is back is someone who was once banned for something? It looked as though he only made an account to troll people. I believe you're failing to remember this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilal the Great Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Take that you !@#$ing cheaters. 1 King Bilal the Great Mediocre The Average monarch of Billonesia Wikia page (if you're into roleplay things). We Tvtropes now. (down the rabbit hole!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niccolo Machiavelli Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) I believe you're failing to remember this. Ah, i see, it's nice to have a flashback to explain everything. No wonder i was confused, i was new at that time, so i probably didn't even notice that there was anything out of place going on. Edited August 24, 2015 by Zero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isolatar Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Have you found our how he hacked the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguar Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 o/ Sheepy Now start fixing score graph bug,seriously,it's been there for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackWolf Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Thanks for the quick attention to the issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted August 24, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2015 o/ Sheepy Now start fixing score graph bug,seriously,it's been there for a while There's not really a fix, aside from getting new graphs Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phiney Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 There's not really a fix, aside from getting new graphs What kind of shitty graphs cap out at 100k?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted August 24, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2015 What kind of shitty graphs cap out at 100k?! Apparently nvd3 ones do. I have no idea why, and there might be a fix, but I haven't been able to find it yet Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phiney Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Apparently nvd3 ones do. I have no idea why, and there might be a fix, but I haven't been able to find it yet *cough* http://www.chartjs.org/*cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted August 24, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted August 24, 2015 *cough* http://www.chartjs.org/*cough* We used those previously before nvd3, and then changed back. I don't recall why exactly, I think just the added functionality of nvd3. EDIT: Chartjs actually looks responsive to interaction, now. Previously hovering over the charts didn't do anything. Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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