Auran Download Station is OffLine.

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CasyJ

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Since there are several threads relating to the DLS problems, I thought I would make a new header to point members to the issue.
Since yesterday afternoon (Eastern Standard Time) the Auran Download Station stopped working. Whether it is due to technical difficulties or other causes I don't know, but hopefully it will be repaired soon. Until then, you will not be able to send or recieve assets from the DLS.
 
It's not offline, I got this error

The maximum number of connections to our download server has been reached
 
This is a technical issue that will be resolved by Auran. Those with FCT's should not be affected.

Boco


Edit: Actually, as pointed out by Casyj, those with an FCT ARE affected. Sorry Casyj. Still, something that Auran will have to fix when they wake up.
 
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This is a technical issue that will be resolved by Auran. Those with FCT's should not be affected.

Boco


Edit: Actually, as pointed out by Casyj, those with an FCT ARE affected. Sorry Casyj. Still, something that Auran will have to fix when they wake up.
It is affecting FCT holders too.
 
Oh my....

I see another mass hysteria, doom and gloom, panic attack, doomsday, the end is near - thread in the near future.:D

I hope not.

Have fun,
Ron
 
I see another mass hysteria, doom and gloom, panic attack, doomsday, the end is near - thread in the near future.:D

I hope not.

Have fun,
Ron

An ominous example of putting all the eggs into one basket, or in technical terms, having to depend on a central database for all assets.
 
One possible solution is to download directly from the asset holder. As for funds, what are the buyers of FCT's paying for?
 
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There are lots of sites that have routes,rolling stock and scenery. Try tracking down some of these assets. I have recently downloaded some routes that used some Russian assets. Most of the sites have disappearred and the sites you do track down are hard to navigate as I don't read russian. To me the DLS with its faults is the best thing going to make it easy to get all of the assets for a route.
People become bored and sites go down and then assets are lost, I think Auran has the best solution and at a good price.
 
There are lots of sites that have routes,rolling stock and scenery. Try tracking down some of these assets. I have recently downloaded some routes that used some Russian assets. Most of the sites have disappearred and the sites you do track down are hard to navigate as I don't read russian. To me the DLS with its faults is the best thing going to make it easy to get all of the assets for a route.
People become bored and sites go down and then assets are lost, I think Auran has the best solution and at a good price.

Sure, it's fine when it works. I have gigs of assets from third party sites, and I can read Russian (and French, and Spanish), but the point is that when the one source you have to depend on the most is not working, it defeats the entire purpose of a centralized base.
 
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I can get on and I have a FCT, at this Aussie time.

Craig
:):):)

There's no problem with getting into the download site. The problem is that the Download Station is not sending:
04:17:08 PM - Starting Trainz Helper (v2.4 build 2365)
04:18:52 PM - Downloading AC MWM Autocar RP18 Heavy Semi Tractor...
04:19:13 PM - Retrying download.
04:19:13 PM - Retrying

etc...etc...

If you are recieving files, then please got off and let the rest of us get some. :)
 
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There's no problem with getting into the download site. The problem is that the Download Station is not sending:
04:17:08 PM - Starting Trainz Helper (v2.4 build 2365)
04:18:52 PM - Downloading AC MWM Autocar RP18 Heavy Semi Tractor...
04:19:13 PM - Retrying download.
04:19:13 PM - Retrying

etc...etc...

If you are recieving files, then please got off and let the rest of us get some. :)
:D :D I just tried to download something and a message came up with "Unable to connect with Auran Server" (something like that anyway).

So you are quite right there is a problem.

Sorry for my mis-information.

Craig
:):):)
 
Hi there,

I don't usually like to post in these type of threads, and I sort of vented my frustration yesterday.

However I don't have an active FCT, I use the free DLS and I haven't been able to connect for over 24 hours. "Server Full" message.

Seriously, if it isn't the "Server Full" message then it is something else. Bahhhhh!!!!!

I can't usually download anything over a 1meg without the DLS stalling.
Why would I spend money on an FCT if the DLS is always giving problems.

Anybody else able to download more than a few objects without it stalling?

Kind Regards
 
Why yes, I have DL'ed vast tracts of the DLS before (back when I first emerged from the Dark Ages), and not once had the DLS stall (except for the searchlight signals, but that's another story); it either works or it doesn't, and recently, it mostly doesn't. :o
 
Well I can't download anything either, no surprise there! But what I wanted to mention is, even when I can download, it seems more and more content is broken anyways.

It seems to me the database has just become unreliable!:confused:

Lorin
 
One of the programmers recently posted that they are working on it...
...but who knows how long it could take.

I miss the DLS. :'(
 
Same here. Blah, blah, blah. As far as a first class ticket, it is well worth the (Low) price in download time alone. MUCH faster than a regular account. It's great if you have a fast connection to the internet like I do, else not worth the expense. It's not worth <insert monetary measure here> in times like these though when the Download Station itself isn't working.

It'll get fixed. We'll just have to wait. :o
 
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