Surviving a Server Crash (this is not a game!)

As you may have noticed, Freegamesnews server was down for around 20 hours, due to a very bad crash disk after a server reboot (actually, the two drives mounted in Raid 1 on the server died and were replaced by new disks!). I feel very sorry for the lack of posts during the past 24 hours, but things went far beyond my control and I was just too busy working with my host to keep the server back on track.

Things are improving now, and should resume to normal soon. Please let me know if you spot anything wrong.

Thanks for your patience!

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14 Comments to Surviving a Server Crash (this is not a game!)

Morpheus McGee says:

July 22, 2009 at 12:12 pm

Good to see the site’s back up. My lunch breaks would be very boring without this site heh. Thanks for all the work you’ve done for us!
sian says:

July 22, 2009 at 1:01 pm

i’m glad you’ve told us what happend because many sites wouldn’t . also happy to see the sites back on track.

hope there will be new games soon :)
SharpShooter says:

July 22, 2009 at 1:09 pm

Thanks for telling us what had happen. :D I was worried someone didn’t pay their web bill.

Now I can enjoy the site and the games on it. ^_^ Keep up the good work!
DNOMN8R says:

July 22, 2009 at 2:33 pm

No prob.

Now if that WERE a game…
Toxic says:

July 22, 2009 at 3:58 pm

So far I’ve got a red key, a piece of rock, and a large hat…

What now?

Oh no, I forgot the spoiler tags!

;-)
nokra says:

July 22, 2009 at 6:21 pm

Glad you are back…I thought you were gone and took you off my favorites list.
ha ha… Ready for some great escapes…
dg says:

July 22, 2009 at 10:35 pm

Glad to have you back! Keep up the good work.
Andxeo says:

July 23, 2009 at 5:38 am

Glad you’re back !

“La peur de voir ce site disparaitre m’a Ã©treint durant quelques heures…”

Thanks for your job.
Toxic says:

July 23, 2009 at 5:53 am

But where’s the screwdriver?! :-P

;-)
dg says:

July 23, 2009 at 7:59 am

@Toxic: the red key opens Show

the door to the server room,

the big rock is to Show

bash the door down in case the key doesn’t work,

and the big hat is to Show

hide your face from the police.

The screwdriver is Show

in a niche above the door.

It is used for Show

removing the bad disks and installing the new ones.

Jeez, do I have to explain everything?
Toxic says:

July 23, 2009 at 4:27 pm

Thanks dg :-D
Xoke says:

July 24, 2009 at 2:52 am

dg

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Wait, you were meant to put remove the bad disks? I use the rock and smashed the server…

Oh…

Sorry!

;)
DNOMN8R says:

July 25, 2009 at 8:25 pm

Don’t forget
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to use the rock to smash the statue, the new disks are in there ;-)
DNOMN8R says:

August 21, 2009 at 6:13 pm

I know this isn’t really a game, but according to the posts it is, so here’s a made-up walkthrough for this made-up game!
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-=-First off, a preface: The evil forces of the CAREGames Society (that’s Controlling All Room Escape Games Society) have taken hold of the world. They have broken the disks in the FGN server. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to break into the server room, repair the server, and get out, all without being caught by the CAREGames Gestapo. If possible, you must also “contain” the Gestapo, as well as their headquarters.
-Any situation where there is a possibility of arrest will be indented. What you have to do to save yourself (if immediately necessary) is on the line below the situation.

Now, on to bwees-ness!

-You start out facing the server room door.
-Pick up the rock in the trash can to the right of the door.
-Grab the big hat from the coat hooks above the trash can.
-Look under the welcome mat to get the red key.
-Use the red key on the door – it breaks in half. (You keep the half-key.)
-Use the rock on the door to bash in the door.
-=-A hidden security camera will now emerge above the door. It will show a yellow light for a few seconds, then flash. If it flashes, your picture is taken and you’re busted.
-So while the light is yellow, use the hat on the camera. You will cover your face with it (because the camera is too high to reach).
-=-However, a cop in an unmarked patrol car is nearby and will respond to the camera’s flash. If he sees you, he will arrest you.
-To save yourself, before he arrives, quickly enter the server room, turn around, and hide in the corner so you’re hidden by the door. The cop will look inside and leave, but he will not go far away.

-Now we’re inside the server room. This room consists of two screens, one opposite the other. On one screen, there is the server in the right corner, and a statue (of Al Gore, “inventor” of the Internet) on the left. Opposite this screen, there is a computer on the left side, plugged into a socket on the left wall. In the middle of the floor there is a weird-looking, impenetrable “power vacuum” machine that is sucking up all the power to the room (hence its name). There are two wires leading from this machine through two holes in the wall. On the right side of this screen is the busted-up door. (Note: All these electronics etc. are on the two walls opposite each other – there is nothing on either side wall.)
-Let’s deal with the server first (in fact, you have to). To start, look in the hole above the door and pick up the screwdriver.
-Now turn around and use the rock to smash the Al Gore statue. You get the new disks!
-Use the screwdriver to open the server. Remove the bad disks with the screwdriver (you get the bad disks) and insert the new ones. Unfortunately, you can’t power up the server yet because of the power vacuum.
-=-Under no circumstances should you use the rock to smash the server. It will explode, stunning you and alerting the cop, causing you to get arrested.
-Now, turn around and face the power vacuum. Unfortunately, it is unbreakable; fortunately, it is not fireproof. Better use that to your advantage….
-Look in the middle of the wall, just above the power vacuum. There is a screwed panel in the wall. Too bad for you, they’re flathead screws and your screwdriver is a Phillips-head. But do you have something that will work just as well?
-Use the half-key to remove the screws. Remove the panel and there is a duplex socket with two plugs leading from it, both to the power vacuum. Use your half-key to scrape the insulation off the wires, then place the half-key between the bare wires. It shorts out the power vacuum, but not enough to keep it from turning off, just enough to make it bounce up and down.
-Now slide the bad disks under the power vacuum. The bouncing machine will crush the bad disks and cause them to catch fire. The fire will burn through the machine and cause it to implode. (Fortunately, this will not alert the cop.)
-Now that you have power for the rest of the room, go push the power button on the server to turn it on. Turn around to face the computer.
-=-If you turn on the computer now, the webcam will snap your picture and alert the cop. So use your hat to cover the webcam before pushing the power button on the computer. The webcam will take a picture of the inside of the hat.
-Unfortunately, the cop still shows up. (Doesn’t he look a lot like you?) You and he will talk for a little bit, then he will turn around.
-=-He will remain facing away from you for about 3 seconds, then he will quickly turn toward you with a camera in one hand and a gun in the other. The cop will snap your picture, then arrest you.
-To avoid arrest, take your rock and hit the cop on the head with it while he is turned away. He will crumple to the floor.
-=-Right about now you will hear sirens in the distance, and they are rapidly approaching. If they arrive while you’re in this compromising position, you’re definitely busted.
-All you have to do is click on the cop’s clothes. You will change clothes with him, and since you look just like him, the cops will believe your story.
-=-Unfortunately, they will order you to destroy the server, and since they aren’t 100% percent sure of your truthfulness, they will wait outside the door in case you try to escape. If you try to escape before you “destroy” the server, they will arrest you.
-Fortunately, you picked up a few more inventory items when you changed clothes with the cop. You’ve lost the rock, half-key, and hat, but you still have the screwdriver, and you’ve gained a badge, car keys, gun, Taser, handcuffs, and nightstick.
-Examine the nightstick. Click the side of it to see a screw; remove it with your screwdriver. Pull off the nightstick handle and you will find a secret stash of counterfeit money!
-Put the counterfeit money on top of the server (which, unlike the power vacuum, is fireproof), and use the Taser on the counterfeit money to set it on fire. The counterfeit money will start smoking and it will look like the server is broken and smoking.
-Use the gun on the smoke. The cops will run in and think the server has been destroyed. They will leave.
-Go out the door and you will see the unmarked patrol car. Use the car keys to enter the car; use the car keys again on the ignition to start it.
-Click the GPS in front of you to turn it on; it will ask for ID. Use the badge on it to unlock the GPS. Click “Go To”, then “Favorites”, then “HQ”. It will show directions to the headquarters (actually a police station). Click the steering wheel to drive to HQ.

-At HQ, you will encounter a large, unlocked steel gate. All the police cars are parked behind the gate, just in front of a large building which houses the cops
-=-You can’t get into HQ through the gate, and if you just shoot the tires, all the cops will rush through the gate and arrest you.
-To fix this, use the handcuffs to hold the gate shut. Then use the gun on the police cars to shoot out the tires.
-=-The cops will try to open the gate, then turn around to send someone back for bolt cutters. If they make it back, you’re busted.
-This one is simple: Just drive away while the cops are looking away! You’re done and FGN can continue to fight the power of the CAREGames Society!

Wow, that “fake-game” walkthrough was better than most of my “real-game” walkthroughs!