RunUO teams up to help Sphereserver - RunUO

**Ryan** · 11-13-2006, 02:11 PM

As many of you may have already noticed Sphereserver is in a world of hurt right now. I spoke with Nix today who is one of the original Sphere developers and we had a very good conversation about helping get Sphere back on its feet and back in the hands of the people who really developed it and back on track. Unfortunately for Nix (and Westy) they do not own the Sphereserver domain any more. Nix is the original owner of the domain but the entire Sphere project was taken over and put into a strangle hold by "Damian".

Due to recent events it appears that the entire Magichat network is off line which includes the Sphereserver site. Of course if you go to the Irth Online site (a by product of Sphere) you will see that they are having "router issues" which is an absolute load. If it were truly a router problem you wouldnt even get that page.

Regardless for a long time I've owned sphereserver.org and will be transferring it to Nix and Westy and they will be launching a site for Sphereserver there shortly. I'm not sure what exactly they plan to do with it but I will tell you this... they ARE the true brains behind Sphereserver they are the ones that made Sphere what it is and they will provide a good place for Sphere users to live. I know this doesnt really concern a lot of our users but it's the only "fair" place they can get some publicity and they are very good friends of the UO Server community and deserve the respect of everyone here.

This is an example of how this community is bigger than RunUO or Sphere this is an example of how teams should work together to ensure that everyone gets what they need. This goes back to the days of sharing information and working together rather than being hateful toward each other...

I would hope that you can all follow the example that we are setting here and refrain from attacking Sphere and any other similar project that "competes" with RunUO. It's time to welcome Sphere back with open arms no matter how we feel about it.

Nix and Westy are great people... they deserve the utmost respect from this community as well as any other communities that deal with UO Servers.

Hopefully it wont be too long before you see their site come online with some sort of update. I'll be kicking off a domain transfer which could take a few days but I wanted to get the word out to the world that Sphere is not dead and that the true developers of Sphere will once again have a home to share with you what is going on with Sphere.

As for Damian... I don't like you and wont pretend I do, however... good luck with your personal problems and I hope you pull through. Times are obviously tough right now and I wouldn't wish such problems on anyone... even if they threatened to sue me before.

nomad707 · 11-13-2006, 02:21 PM

God damn dude. I give you so much credit For doing this... I am totally impressed and you have my back in all your decisions ryan. I respect you to the most.. and i hope everything goes well to sphere.

icemallet · 11-13-2006, 03:53 PM

Thats very good news, I can't wait to see what Nix and Westy do.

wieganka · 11-13-2006, 05:12 PM

Very professional Ryan. I applaud you.

Good luck Sphere.

BladeCraft · 11-13-2006, 05:15 PM

As a long time sphere user, I thank you. We are a small community of an older generation emulator that a lot of people look down upon. Seeing this show of compassion in our time of need by a fellow emulation team is not only comforting but promising for the future of UO free shards.

Thank you again.

Grimklash · 11-13-2006, 05:22 PM

This is one of the things that makes this community so great.
My hats off to you Ryan for helping them.

Good luck Nix and Westy

TMSTKSBK · 11-13-2006, 05:25 PM

g/l to N & W...

Kenko · 11-13-2006, 05:29 PM

but more luck to Ryan!

Kenny164 · 11-13-2006, 05:43 PM

Good luck to Nix and Westy!!

I was talking to Nix (maybe Westy aswell) on #runuo (IRC) the other nite, seems really dead-on.

Johabius · 11-13-2006, 06:31 PM

That is perhaps one of the nicest things I've seen anyone do for anyone in a very long time. Major props Ryan, and good luck Nix & Westy!

Ronin Warrior · 11-13-2006, 09:03 PM

thats very cool of you ryan, if they need any help within my knowledge be sure to send them my way aswell, i wouldnt mind helping them get started if they need it, the way ya talk about them they are good friends, and since you helped give us this great community.

i feel in debt

*takes off ass kissing boots*

Soulless320 · 11-14-2006, 04:36 AM

Hey there, i've been a long time sphereserver admin pretty much since the creation of sphere. i wasn't as active as i am now with it, but ive always used it. I just wanted to thank ryan personally for getting this kick started. I myself wish i could curb stomp damian to oblivion. He is a power fiending mongrel and more importantly a complete imbecile. I have been turned off from sphere for a while due to stupidity of some of the devs. i am extremely excited to hear that westy and nix are going to be in the driver seat now and i hope they dont allow some of the current idiocy to continue. I think this is great that runuo is teaming up to help sphere get back in the hands of the rightful owners. I hope that the two communities get along great and share some ideas and concepts. Thanks a lot Ryan, this is extremely stand up of you and your a damn good guy!

Jarrod · 11-14-2006, 06:34 AM

I still have all of my Sphere data from way back. My beginnings in UO Freeshards started with Sphere. Good times.

On a side note, Damian can sue me if he wants. He will have to come to my house to pick up the roll of quarters in person though.

Captain The First · 11-14-2006, 07:14 AM

cudos to Ryan for this feat of generosity. I hope this will open the virtual borders between Sphere and Runuo and result in a healthy blend of creative energies.

I look forward to a more cooperative nature between the uo emulator environments.

Manu · 11-14-2006, 09:31 AM

Go Nix! Go Westy! Kick ass (Damians prefered!)!

**Ryan** · 11-14-2006, 01:32 PM

Well contrary to what some would have you believe this is the way we have always worked

We as a team have never hated Sphereserver or its developers...

The only problem I've _ever_ had with Sphere is Damian and he's not a Sphere developer... Nix and Westy will gladly tell you that

-Ryan

Kenko · 11-14-2006, 03:47 PM

I'd karma you if I knew it meant anything to you :$

Khaybel · 11-14-2006, 05:38 PM

if I can do anything to help in reguards to this let me know, I've always had respect for nix/westy and menace, I have totally no love for Damien though .. but I think most people that know me know that anyway..

as always if there is anything I can do to help sphere or runuo I'm just a pm away, and or on my own network..

Peace!

jevansfl · 11-14-2006, 07:14 PM

Ryan,

I love to see things like this happen, as for sphere I never used it from an admin perspective, but its how I was introduced to UO. Good luck guys!!

Malaperth · 11-14-2006, 07:41 PM

Bah... Someone just "accidentally" post Damian's location, and Karma will suffice for the rest.

TMSTKSBK · 11-14-2006, 08:02 PM

with 96,000 members, that might just work...

Joeku · 11-14-2006, 08:20 PM

Props to Ryan and the Team.

Hopefully this will serve to smother some of the competitive attitude between the communities. No need to be "rivals"; both server packages offer advantages in their own ways.

Good luck to Nix and Westy.

WarAngel · 11-14-2006, 10:56 PM

This is really only going to contribute to a speedier downfall for Sphere. Splitting an already broken community is no solution to the massive amount of problems Sphere has, and completely disregarding the current team of developers is only going to make things even worse. I hate to be the naysayer, but it's true.

Radwen · 11-15-2006, 01:53 AM

Huh, Damian was always a problem .. even when I was on sphere in those old days ...

Seriously, good job ryan.

Midnightdragon · 11-15-2006, 06:30 AM

I am surprised really in a way. I am glad also though I would hate to see the sphere project die and this may be able to pick it back up and get it going again. My only concern as a runuo user is will this slow the progress on runuo? Not that it really matters if sphere is going to be saved in the process.

11-13-2006, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ryan RunUO Project Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Harrison, OH Age: 29 Posts: 3,620	RunUO teams up to help Sphereserver As many of you may have already noticed Sphereserver is in a world of hurt right now. I spoke with Nix today who is one of the original Sphere developers and we had a very good conversation about helping get Sphere back on its feet and back in the hands of the people who really developed it and back on track. Unfortunately for Nix (and Westy) they do not own the Sphereserver domain any more. Nix is the original owner of the domain but the entire Sphere project was taken over and put into a strangle hold by "Damian". Due to recent events it appears that the entire Magichat network is off line which includes the Sphereserver site. Of course if you go to the Irth Online site (a by product of Sphere) you will see that they are having "router issues" which is an absolute load. If it were truly a router problem you wouldnt even get that page. Regardless for a long time I've owned sphereserver.org and will be transferring it to Nix and Westy and they will be launching a site for Sphereserver there shortly. I'm not sure what exactly they plan to do with it but I will tell you this... they ARE the true brains behind Sphereserver they are the ones that made Sphere what it is and they will provide a good place for Sphere users to live. I know this doesnt really concern a lot of our users but it's the only "fair" place they can get some publicity and they are very good friends of the UO Server community and deserve the respect of everyone here. This is an example of how this community is bigger than RunUO or Sphere this is an example of how teams should work together to ensure that everyone gets what they need. This goes back to the days of sharing information and working together rather than being hateful toward each other... I would hope that you can all follow the example that we are setting here and refrain from attacking Sphere and any other similar project that "competes" with RunUO. It's time to welcome Sphere back with open arms no matter how we feel about it. Nix and Westy are great people... they deserve the utmost respect from this community as well as any other communities that deal with UO Servers. Hopefully it wont be too long before you see their site come online with some sort of update. I'll be kicking off a domain transfer which could take a few days but I wanted to get the word out to the world that Sphere is not dead and that the true developers of Sphere will once again have a home to share with you what is going on with Sphere. As for Damian... I don't like you and wont pretend I do, however... good luck with your personal problems and I hope you pull through. Times are obviously tough right now and I wouldn't wish such problems on anyone... even if they threatened to sue me before. __________________ Ryan McAdams RunUO Team - Project Manager

11-13-2006, 02:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
nomad707 Forum Expert Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Age: 21 Posts: 1,548	God damn dude. I give you so much credit For doing this... I am totally impressed and you have my back in all your decisions ryan. I respect you to the most.. and i hope everything goes well to sphere. __________________ I AM NO LONGER HERE! If you would like to chat with me however, i do have email on my phone. I still have all my ideas, but no more of my scripts. Nomad707m(AT)gmail.com

11-13-2006, 05:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
TMSTKSBK Master of the Internet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NC/NC State Univ Age: 23 Posts: 16,424	g/l to N & W... __________________ Goodbye, folks.

11-13-2006, 05:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kenko Forum Expert Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Poor Posts: 1,828	but more luck to Ryan! __________________ My Spellweaving System. Bumped: My Auto Tourney-Generator System

11-13-2006, 05:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kenny164 Forum Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ballymena, Northern Ireland Age: 23 Posts: 464	Good luck to Nix and Westy!! I was talking to Nix (maybe Westy aswell) on #runuo (IRC) the other nite, seems really dead-on. __________________ Use the middle mouse button on Here for forum rules, if nothing happens get firefox and try again!!!

11-13-2006, 03:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
icemallet Forum Expert Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 816	Thats very good news, I can't wait to see what Nix and Westy do.

11-13-2006, 05:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
wieganka Forum Expert Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chesterton, IN Age: 29 Posts: 288	Very professional Ryan. I applaud you. Good luck Sphere.

11-13-2006, 05:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
BladeCraft Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 26	As a long time sphere user, I thank you. We are a small community of an older generation emulator that a lot of people look down upon. Seeing this show of compassion in our time of need by a fellow emulation team is not only comforting but promising for the future of UO free shards. Thank you again.

11-13-2006, 05:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Grimklash Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 53	This is one of the things that makes this community so great. My hats off to you Ryan for helping them. Good luck Nix and Westy

11-13-2006, 06:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
Johabius Forum Expert Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kansas, USA Age: 37 Posts: 4,966	That is perhaps one of the nicest things I've seen anyone do for anyone in a very long time. Major props Ryan, and good luck Nix & Westy! __________________ In some cases stupid makes you win-Radwen

11-13-2006, 09:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ronin Warrior Forum Expert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Castle, Indiana Age: 20 Posts: 941	thats very cool of you ryan, if they need any help within my knowledge be sure to send them my way aswell, i wouldnt mind helping them get started if they need it, the way ya talk about them they are good friends, and since you helped give us this great community. i feel in debt takes off ass kissing boots

11-14-2006, 04:36 AM	#12 (permalink)
Soulless320 Forum Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 3	Great! Hey there, i've been a long time sphereserver admin pretty much since the creation of sphere. i wasn't as active as i am now with it, but ive always used it. I just wanted to thank ryan personally for getting this kick started. I myself wish i could curb stomp damian to oblivion. He is a power fiending mongrel and more importantly a complete imbecile. I have been turned off from sphere for a while due to stupidity of some of the devs. i am extremely excited to hear that westy and nix are going to be in the driver seat now and i hope they dont allow some of the current idiocy to continue. I think this is great that runuo is teaming up to help sphere get back in the hands of the rightful owners. I hope that the two communities get along great and share some ideas and concepts. Thanks a lot Ryan, this is extremely stand up of you and your a damn good guy!

11-14-2006, 06:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
Jarrod Forum Expert Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Germany (american though) Age: 32 Posts: 957	I still have all of my Sphere data from way back. My beginnings in UO Freeshards started with Sphere. Good times. On a side note, Damian can sue me if he wants. He will have to come to my house to pick up the roll of quarters in person though. __________________ Aeternum Shard

11-14-2006, 07:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
Captain The First Forum Expert Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 647	cudos to Ryan for this feat of generosity. I hope this will open the virtual borders between Sphere and Runuo and result in a healthy blend of creative energies. I look forward to a more cooperative nature between the uo emulator environments. __________________ Captain The First _________________ Undisclosed shard (status: building since Feb. 2003)

11-14-2006, 09:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
Manu Forum Expert Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: München/Deutschland (Munich/Germany) Age: 27 Posts: 1,939	Go Nix! Go Westy! Kick ass (Damians prefered!)! __________________ http://www.gecko-entertainment.net/blog Another pathetic weblog. Again. Get to know the real Manu, if you're really bored.

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11-14-2006, 01:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
Ryan RunUO Project Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Harrison, OH Age: 29 Posts: 3,620	Well contrary to what some would have you believe this is the way we have always worked We as a team have never hated Sphereserver or its developers... The only problem I've _ever_ had with Sphere is Damian and he's not a Sphere developer... Nix and Westy will gladly tell you that -Ryan __________________ Ryan McAdams RunUO Team - Project Manager

11-14-2006, 03:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
Kenko Forum Expert Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Poor Posts: 1,828	I'd karma you if I knew it meant anything to you :$ __________________ My Spellweaving System. Bumped: My Auto Tourney-Generator System

11-14-2006, 05:38 PM	#18 (permalink)
Khaybel Forum Novice Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 34 Posts: 192	if I can do anything to help in reguards to this let me know, I've always had respect for nix/westy and menace, I have totally no love for Damien though .. but I think most people that know me know that anyway.. as always if there is anything I can do to help sphere or runuo I'm just a pm away, and or on my own network.. Peace! __________________ OrBSydia DevNetwork

11-14-2006, 07:14 PM	#19 (permalink)
jevansfl Code Junkie Join Date: Mar 2003 Age: 31 Posts: 207	Ryan, I love to see things like this happen, as for sphere I never used it from an admin perspective, but its how I was introduced to UO. Good luck guys!! __________________ I believe you have my stapler?

11-14-2006, 07:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
Malaperth Master of the Internet Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 44 Posts: 6,283	Bah... Someone just "accidentally" post Damian's location, and Karma will suffice for the rest.

11-14-2006, 08:02 PM	#21 (permalink)
TMSTKSBK Master of the Internet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NC/NC State Univ Age: 23 Posts: 16,424	with 96,000 members, that might just work... __________________ Goodbye, folks.

11-14-2006, 08:20 PM	#22 (permalink)
Joeku Master of the Internet Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ShatteredSosaria.com Posts: 9,232	Props to Ryan and the Team. Hopefully this will serve to smother some of the competitive attitude between the communities. No need to be "rivals"; both server packages offer advantages in their own ways. Good luck to Nix and Westy.

11-14-2006, 10:56 PM	#23 (permalink)
WarAngel Account Terminated Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 3,954	This is really only going to contribute to a speedier downfall for Sphere. Splitting an already broken community is no solution to the massive amount of problems Sphere has, and completely disregarding the current team of developers is only going to make things even worse. I hate to be the naysayer, but it's true.

11-15-2006, 01:53 AM	#24 (permalink)
Radwen Master of the Internet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 21 Posts: 11,653	Huh, Damian was always a problem .. even when I was on sphere in those old days ... Seriously, good job ryan. __________________ -Socks are great. Ask Radwen. http://www.runuo.com/forums/starbucks-runuo-com/76473-ask-radwen.html

11-15-2006, 06:30 AM	#25 (permalink)
Midnightdragon Forum Expert Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 598	I am surprised really in a way. I am glad also though I would hate to see the sphere project die and this may be able to pick it back up and get it going again. My only concern as a runuo user is will this slow the progress on runuo? Not that it really matters if sphere is going to be saved in the process.

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