I am currently setting up new dedicated hosts for both funkysnooker and funkypool. Instead of sharing the same single dedicated machine (which is now dated) they will be running from one each. I am also updating server software (eg databases) with the latest software.

This should increase speeds for both sites but will involve some downtime of around an hour.

I am planning on moving funkysnooker on Friday and funkypool on Sunday.

This is live now. This machine and setup is significantly quicker than the last machine. As an example, the startup time for funkysnooker was 3 seconds here compared to 18 seconds previously. This should hopefully noticeably improve the web page speeds too - I will check this over the next few days.

In addition to the new server there's also a few other changes:
- 5 second ultra quick games are now enabled
- a warning shows before game start for quick games, slow games or great discrepancy between contestant levels
- tick tock sound (as killerpool) instead of beep sound
- censored text is now shown as an upside down question mark instead of an asterisk so we can differentiate between user and system censored text

Regarding the domain name above http://77.79.11.16/ - it will take some hours for funkysnooker.com to work for this site. Please don't update any bookmarks.

great update but the warning message needs more room to display the whole message

nick on 5sec games any chance we can have a warning maybe on 3seconds??

and any chance of adding 3sec games , 5sec still to long lol

I thought the sounds werent working at first then i realised there is no real need for a warning you know you only have 5 seconds and it would get really annoying playing with a constant ticking.

That would be the funkysnooker equivalent of a vuvuzela!

http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/http://77.79.11.16/viewGamePremium.do?cacheBuster=1283605973265&loggedIn=true

I was unsure how to do the beeping for 5 second games so it is initially disabled. Having a your turn beep may be the best bet?

yes that is a very good idea nick! there is no point having any other sort of beeping because you are warned when you join that it is 5 sec and it would just constantly be beeping.

Loving the new ticking sound too! so much better than the beep that was always annoying

delighted with the 5 sec games at long last. Ive been asking for quick games since the day dot!

all the other improvements are welcomed too, nice one

great updatesgod i hated that beeping

hahaha 5 secs sweeeeeeeeet

no more 10 secs killer lads

yeah it needs to wrap the text so that when a long username is used it doesnt push the end of the warning out of the box

looking good nick

Nice updates! And it's been noticeably quicker for me too. I think you missed out on a great chance to fix the carom cheatlag though

Ditto!

Its like grease lightning!

Just noticed on stats ..it now adds random tourneys into your overall tourney wins total...which I am sure did not happen before ?

i think it did lol

I think you're quite correct - but I think I made the change some time ago and never updated the server, hence not mentioning it!

I've restarted the server again today to complete the configuration. Web page speed should be improved further as the page compression was disabled for the last two days.

The new game panel is widened, plus all friendly results are now stored.

Edited at 12:14 Mon 06/09/10 (BST)

Some people's results aren't showing on their profile, e.g....

http://www.funkysnooker.com/member/2cold2hold/results

Or is it just me?