Patch Notes for Elevator Sunshine
2015-02-18 16:52
Patch notes for Elevator Sunshine, released 11 March 2015
Critical
Squidwolf Syndicate will now exist as its own legal entity under the name “Squidwolf Ltd.”
Our existing customers will have the opportunity to exit their current contracts or be automatically moved over to Squidwolf Ltd. There will be no downtime & no loss of service during this time.
We have completely redesigned our transparent pricing system. All new invoices and support tickets will include the cost of requesting that service. We are also working our way through existing members and contacting them with our new transparent pricing table.
Squidwolf Minecraft
Tax system changes. Tax will no longer be collected from individual characters on the server, it will instead be paid by Factions.
Faction leaders now may tax their members. This is an optional tax leaders of your Faction may impose on you, it will be collected automatically once a day.
The tax can be same for all members of a Faction or different depending on the ranks of a Faction (recruit, member, officer, leader).
By default, if a member cannot pay their taxes they will be evicted from their Faction. This can be changed by your leaders.
Taxes collected this way will be paid into the Faction Bank.
Land Tax. Factions will now be required to pay a Land Tax based on the number of land chunks owned. This taxation occurs once a day and is debited from a Faction Bank.
If a Faction cannot afford its upkeep tax SafeZone will automatically invalidate the Faction’s land claims and all land will be unclaimed.
Automatic Tax Collection. Tax is now collected automatically regardless if a character is logged in or not.
LIVE MAP. Factions will now appear on our Live Map. The map will display claimed land as well as other statistical information about a particular Faction.
Leader’s names.
Number of officers.
Number of members.
Number of recruit.
Total faction population.
Age of faction.
Bank balance.
Faction HQ.
Features
Customer Support
Telephone support is now being extended to services which have 24/7 support.
Squidwolf Studios BETA
Website. Custom build your next project! the service we have been offering for over a year is now open to everyone. The BETA version of our new dedicated site will showcase our design services such as Web Development, Film making, Photography, Technology, and iOS App Development.
Our new website is now in Public BETA, take a look!
Billing. We have introduced simplified billing for Squidwolf Studios projects.
Tech Support
PAYG. Our new Pay-As-You-Go Technical Support service is designed to take the strain off your struggling IT department. Ask us anything and we’ll be happy to help!
Monthly Service. For businesses with our an IT Department we are pleased to offer 24/7 Telephone and Remote Desktop Technical Support with your new flat rate monthly service.
Hosting
SSD VPS. You may not think we read your feedback but we do, and here is the proof. Since we launched our Virtual Private Servers a lot of you have come to us requesting Solid State Drives, well here they are! Starting with Elevator Sunshine you will be able to order SSDs as an optional add-on.
Premium Mailboxes. A member approached us requesting a larger mailbox for this Shared Hosting. We thought this was an awesome idea so we are now rolling out this to everyone!
StopTheHacker. Not all hackers are nice people, some of them attack our members and their cool websites. They will not give up their treasures easily, and we want to help them out with new security products. Launching today is StopTheHacker, an optional add-on for your Shared Hosting, Cloud service, or server.
Clan Hosting. We love gaming and we know you love it too! We also know that organising events with your guild or clan can be complicated. That is why we are introducing budget hosting solutions specifically for gamers. Create your own clan community website or forum today! We have plans to add TeamSpeak and Ventrilo services in the future so stick around!
moodle23. We are seeing an influx of new members related to the Academic Industry, some of you have approached us asking us to install moodle for you. We are pleased to announce that we are rolling out 1-click install of moodle23 to all Squidwolf Cloud and Shared Hosting services.
goMobi delivers high quality and easy to use mobile websites that increase website visitor engagement, customer loyalty and add revenue to your bottom line.
Money
Alongside our premium articles on Squidwolf Magazine we will also be introducing a new exclusive membership service which delivers the top stock, bond, or commodity news direct to your email inbox.
Warehouse
Squidwolf Warehouse is where we cook-up all of your exciting new features.
Nest. This is where you can test new products before anyone else, read more.
AngryPooch. A fun HTML5 web game where you have to help the AngryPooch save the day.
Billing
Add Funds. We have had some confusion over our Credit system. When you use the Add Funds feature to fund your account credit will automatically get applied to all open invoices.
Account Management
Traditional Mail. We care for the environment, thats why we don’t send paper invoices. But we also understand that some members still use traditional paper filing systems, thats why we are introducing an add-on which allows you to receive paper invoices.
Advanced Alerts. Our more busy clients will sometimes miss our Announcements which is why we are introducing colour-coded alerts when you login to the client area.
Magazine
Membership. We are introducing WordPress Single Sign-on. Users with a WordPress account will no longer have to register on Squidwolf Magazine. Pillage our articles on Squidwolf Magazine without doing the legwork. New Membership features allow you to get all of the latest content delivered to your inbox or phone.
MagPoints. A MagPoint (Mp) is an item that adds value to your Squidwolf Magazine profile. It can be converted from any Fiat currency and, like any other item; it can be traded with other readers or used to purchase access to premium areas of the magazine, read more.
New Categories. As our magazine grows, so do the number of topics we cover. We are adding Money, Business, and Politics to the collection of topics we write about on Squidwolf Magazine.
Login with WordPress. We are introducing WordPress Single Sign-on. Users with a WordPress account will no longer have to register on Squidwolf Magazine.
Facebook Comments. Not registered but still want to have your say? You can now comment via Facebook without the need to login.
Community Spotlight. Spotlight! Once a month we will be interviewing one member of Squidwolf Syndicate and publishing that interview in Squidwolf Magazine. We want to hear all about you and how you are using our services. If you are a business customer then this is the perfect opportunity to tell the world about what you are doing.
Authorship Program. If you submitted an article to us before we launched then we are giving you the opportunity to enrol in our authorship program. Members of this program will receive a share of the revenue from the sale of MagPoints regardless of whether a reader spent Mp to read your content, we will also offer advice & tips on making great content.
Syndicate
Corporate Structure. As Squidwolf Syndicate has grown so has the need for a more defined structure. Starting from 15 April 2015 Squidwolf Syndicate will exist as its own corporate entity, Squidwolf Ltd.
Our existing customers will have the opportunity to exit their current contracts or be automatically moved over to Squidwolf Ltd. There will be no downtime & no loss of service during this time.
We have completely redesigned our transparent pricing system. All new invoices and support tickets will include the cost of requesting that service. We are also working our way through existing members and contacting them with our new transparent pricing table.
Security
SSL Certificates. Recent events have highlighted that you cannot take security for granted. Secure your website and email services with an SSL Certificate. An SSL Certificate indicates world-class data protection for your visitors.
SquidProtect (£150.00 /year)
Secure Site Seal.
HTTPS Browsing.
Browser Padlock.
128-bit to 256-bit SSL encryption.
£6,000 warranty.
SquidVault (£250.00 /year)
Extended business validation with company name.
HTTPS Browsing.
Browser Padlock.
128-bit to 256-bit SSL encryption.
£140,000 warranty.
Store
We are pleased to announce that we are extending our line of Digital Storage products to include microSD cards. Most mobile phones support microSD cards as well as some newer digital cameras and camcorders.
4GB microSD card.
Includes microSD to SD card adapter.
Read speed 5MB/s
Write speed 2.5MB/s
£4.81 + shipping
8GB microSD card.
Includes microSD to SD card adapter.
Read speed 5MB/s
Write speed 2.5MB/s
£9.84 + shipping
16GB microSD card.
Includes microSD to SD card adapter.
Read speed 5MB/s
Write speed 2.5MB/s
£11.37 + shipping
32GB microSD card.
Includes microSD to SD card adapter.
Read speed 5MB/s
Write speed 2.5MB/s
£29.31 + shipping
64GB microSD card.
Includes microSD to SD card adapter.
Read speed 5MB/s
Write speed 2.5MBs
£44.65 + shipping
Bluetooth Gaming Headset
Crystal clear sound with no hardware compression.
Works with PS3, PC and phone.
Excellent balance of audio quality, comfort and price.
Lightweight for extended use.
£8.04 + shipping
Nest
Open BETA. Squidwolf Nest is a product we are launching which will have a direct effect on the future development of products you already use, and new product launches in the future.
WiFi
Network. We are widening our network channels to drown out interference from neighbouring networks.
Main Site
Homepage. Our homepage slider will now feature announcements only instead of general news.
Changes
Need For Speed
Quick Logins tab will now be dynamically loaded in order to reduce the amount of database calls required each time it is requested.
Changes have been made to price history. We will no longer display historical price points for our products.
Shared Hosting
The “Switch Service” option in the context menu has been removed when you only have one service active.
Server information link has been removed for Squidwolf Cloud since it served no purpose.
Contact information in the eXtend Control Panel has been updated.
SquidBasic now has no support phone number.
Add-ons
Tax is now being correctly displayed for Add-on purchases.
DMCA protection is not purchasable for another website but the one it is an add-on for.
Website maintenance has been removed as an add-on and now exists as its own product.
Invoices for Add-ons are now subject to the same tick box system for Network Policies as any other invoice.
Overdue invoices for Add-ons will now disable the service they are upgrading.
Telephone
Call routing for Out of Hours and 24/7 support will now take you to your Dedicated Support Member (if you have one).
We now have an answering service for closed office hours.
Knowledgebase
Add Funds. We have added an article related to the Add Funds system.
Studios. We have added an article related to Squidwolf Studios and its services.
Premium Mailbox. We have added an article explaining the benefits of upgrading to a Premium Mailbox.
SSL Certificates. We have added an article explaining the benefits of an SSL certificate.
Traditional Mail. We have added an article explaining the process of receiving invoices via Traditional Mail.
Clan Hosting. We have added an article explaining our new Clan Hosting services.
VAT
Value Added Tax (VAT) is now active on all services. Paying with Cryptocurrency will not be subject to VAT.
Data Protection
Account Information. Telephone support will now be subject to a security challenge.
Data Protection Act. We are now registered with ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) for purposes of Data Protection.
Account Lock. Three incorrect logins will now lock your account for 30 minutes. If you are a Business Customer you must contact support in order to regain access to the Client Area.
Two-factor authentication. Available for VPS, Hybrid, and Dedicated Server customers only, we are introducing two-factor authentication. We will be rolling this out for customers who hold other services in the future.
Account Type. It is no longer possible to change the company/business association of an account without contacting support.
Database. We are no longer supporting the use of third-party databases with our products due to the increased security risk.
Data Libration. You may now export your entire account history to an XML file if your account is enabled with two-factor authentication.
Network Policies
End User Licence Agreement. We have updated our EULA to reflect the changes in this expansion.
Terms of Service. We have updated our TOU to reflect the changes in this expansion.
General
Sender. Our default sender address for communications by Account Management has been changed.
SSL. Account Management is now SSL protected.
Ordering
Days Grace. There is now 3 days grace for payment when ordering a new service.
Auto Redirect on Checkout. You will now be redirected to the invoice instead of the payment gateway when checking out.
Notes on Checkout. You can now leave notes for us on the invoice when you checkout.
Monthly Pricing Breakdown. As we have introduced Quarterly payments we will be breaking down the monthly pricing for you in the order form.
Signup Anniversary Prorata. All due dates for invoices across all of your products will be due on the same day rather than different days.
Network Policy Accept. You must accept the TOS, Domain Contracts, and Hosting Terms for all new invoices. Services are now subject to individual contracts rather than a single agreement governing all products. This does not change our Global EULA.
Order Cancellation. Orders can no longer be cancelled by contacting Support, you must manually submit a cancellation request via the Client Area.
Domains
Expired Domains. We are now placing expired domains that are older than 15 days past expiry on our new Domain Marketplace.
IDN Domains. We are announcing support for Internationalised Domain Names.
Domain Contact. The default domain Tech contact has been changed to Squidwolf Ltd.
Mail (Account Management)
Global Email Signature. This has been updated to reflect changes in our corporate structure.
System Email Name. This has been changed to “Squidwolf Secure”.
Email Encoding. We are removing support for base64 email encryption in the emails we send as users on Windows computers were having issues opening them.
Global Record Keeping. All emails sent by our Account Management system will be logged.
Support (Account Management)
Reply List Order. The newest reply to a ticket will now appear at the top.
Invoices (Account Management)
Mass Payment. We are disabling this feature in favour of the credit system.
Late Fees. We are reducing our late fees to £4.00
Credit (Account Management)
Maximum Deposit. We are raising the maximum deposit amount from £100 to £200 in a single transaction.
Fixes
Critical
We are moving the Account Management directory from Secure.Squidwolf.com/members to Secure.Squidwolf.com and retiring our old Account Management website to avoid confusion with the slider that appeared there.
World Shaping (Minecraft)
All of the snow around Landing has mysteriously melted.
Webmail (Shared Hosting)
Using our standard webmail system will no longer generate errors in the logserver. This change will lead to faster loading which is always great.
Forums
Attempting to reply to a newly created thread will no longer trigger a 30 second cool down.
You can no longer ban yourself from a forum.
The description for groups now correctly match their function.
The description for a profile suspected of spamming is now correct.
The description of a sticky forum topic is now correct.
Sending a message with a link to a SquidDrive file contained within will no longer be blocked from sending.
Unnecessary line breaks have been removed.
Several typographical errors have been fixed.
Commenting on a News Post no longer counts as a forum reply.
Magazine
Several bugs relating to the placement of Ads have been corrected.
Details in the footer have been updated to reflect changes in our corporate structure.