BtS-Mods.com Closing Down

08-15-09, 08:31 AM

Due to circumstances beyond my control I am forced to close BtS-Mods.com for good. I'd like to thank everyone who supported us for doing so, and I am truly sorry for having to do this.

Thanks all.

geosub1978 · 08-15-09, 08:50 AM

Oh No! Why?

ReallyDedPoet · 08-15-09, 12:52 PM

Sorry to hear that Russ

SeaWolf U-57 · 08-15-09, 02:16 PM

Just when you was thinking that the day could not get any worse

BtS will be missed.
Thanks for the past good work Russ i really enjoyed my time working on your team

Easy_Eight65 · 08-15-09, 04:12 PM

an incredible modding resource -- this is really tragic!

makman94 · 08-15-09, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -SWCowboy.

Due to circumstances beyond my control I am forced to close BtS-Mods.com for good. I'd like to thank everyone who supported us for doing so, and I am truly sorry for having to do this.

Thanks all.

Hello Russ,

is this permanent ?

thats really ...bad news and ....unexpected !

nothing can be done about this ?

Hanomag · 08-15-09, 04:29 PM

What the devil? This is inconceivable... why?

Carotio · 08-15-09, 04:37 PM

as a competitor to another, I offer to any involved my sincerest condolences...

FIREWALL · 08-15-09, 05:04 PM

BtS will be missed. Thank You for a Great Site.

It will be greatly missed.

Ermintrude · 08-15-09, 05:52 PM

This is the message on the BtS-Mods forum:

SWCowboy: I posted this earlier on in SubSim but I'll give you a more detailed report here.

For the past couple of weeks our server has been overwhelmed and extremely sluggish. Because our bandwidth went beserk while people were trying to download mods and use our forums, we were shut off by the hosting company and I was dinged with some pretty monumental fees. As per the hosting company I was also required to delete all mods from the server before we were brought back online.

Because we are now unable to host our files, we are also unable to provide the services we once did to the community.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Take care everyone.

http://www.bts-mods.com/forums/index.php?topic=2295.0

Hanomag · 08-15-09, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ermintrude

This is the message on the BtS-Mods forum:

SWCowboy: I posted this earlier on in SubSim but I'll give you a more detailed report here.

For the past couple of weeks our server has been overwhelmed and extremely sluggish. Because our bandwidth went beserk while people were trying to download mods and use our forums, we were shut off by the hosting company and I was dinged with some pretty monumental fees. As per the hosting company I was also required to delete all mods from the server before we were brought back online.

Because we are now unable to host our files, we are also unable to provide the services we once did to the community.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Take care everyone.

http://www.bts-mods.com/forums/index.php?topic=2295.0

Horrifying... one of my favorite and more useful websites. Well TY for all the great work.. I always found mods very easy to locate and or download from BTS in the past. An absolute travesty on this loss.

Easy_Eight65 · 08-15-09, 06:54 PM

Thanks for the update, SW Cowboy. I'm still in shock. Wouldn't it be possible to find another hosting company with adequate/affordable bandwidth? I know there must be many on subsim who would be more than happy to donate in order to defray the cost of site hosting and maintenance of such a valuable modding resource.

Easy_Eight65

Onkel Neal · 08-15-09, 07:16 PM

Sorry to hear that, Cowboy. I know how difficult it can be to keep a website running, for every 100 people who use the Subsim forums or downloads, one person makes a donation.

08-15-09, 07:53 PM

Carotio, through time I learned it was not all about competition when it came to hosting mods, it was all about ensuring the community and it's members had an adequate place to find their downloads and enjoy the game.

In the 5 years I've done business with Hostmonster and the two years we used with their service for our needs I have never had any issues with them like this. It's pretty disappointing that in order to get my 4 other websites back online I was forced to erase 80 gigabytes of files in a heartbeat with no time to back them up on my own hard drive. That's physically impossible the day before I go on a deployment.

08-15-09, 09:14 PM

When I return to the US I intend to seek out a more dedicated server and rebuild the site, but rebuilding may take some time...

I'll be in touch, have some work to do. Enjoy the weekend guys - sorry for the kick in the nuts but the pain is only temporary!

08-15-09, 08:31 AM	#1
-SWCowboy. Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	BtS-Mods.com Closing Down Due to circumstances beyond my control I am forced to close BtS-Mods.com for good. I'd like to thank everyone who supported us for doing so, and I am truly sorry for having to do this. Thanks all.

08-15-09, 08:50 AM	#2
geosub1978 Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salamis Base Posts: 567 Downloads: 229 Uploads: 0	Oh No! Why? __________________

08-15-09, 12:52 PM	#3
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Sorry to hear that Russ __________________ Back in the Day

08-15-09, 04:12 PM	#5
Easy_Eight65 Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 105 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 0	an incredible modding resource -- this is really tragic! __________________ "You may fire when ready, Gridley." --Commodore George Dewey

08-15-09, 04:29 PM	#7
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	What the devil? This is inconceivable... why? __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

08-15-09, 02:16 PM	#4
SeaWolf U-57 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,231 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Just when you was thinking that the day could not get any worse BtS will be missed. Thanks for the past good work Russ i really enjoyed my time working on your team

08-15-09, 04:37 PM	#8
Carotio Mr. Bad Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aabenraa, Denmark Posts: 1,488 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	as a competitor to another, I offer to any involved my sincerest condolences... __________________ Download my mods from SHMF Follow my photography here taler dansk, speak English, spreche Deutsch, parle français, forstår svenska/norsk, comprendo castellano

08-15-09, 05:04 PM	#9
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	BtS will be missed. Thank You for a Great Site. It will be greatly missed. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-15-09, 05:52 PM	#10
Ermintrude Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 7 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	This is the message on the BtS-Mods forum: SWCowboy: I posted this earlier on in SubSim but I'll give you a more detailed report here. For the past couple of weeks our server has been overwhelmed and extremely sluggish. Because our bandwidth went beserk while people were trying to download mods and use our forums, we were shut off by the hosting company and I was dinged with some pretty monumental fees. As per the hosting company I was also required to delete all mods from the server before we were brought back online. Because we are now unable to host our files, we are also unable to provide the services we once did to the community. I apologize for the inconvenience. Take care everyone. http://www.bts-mods.com/forums/index.php?topic=2295.0

08-15-09, 06:54 PM	#12
Easy_Eight65 Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 105 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the update, SW Cowboy. I'm still in shock. Wouldn't it be possible to find another hosting company with adequate/affordable bandwidth? I know there must be many on subsim who would be more than happy to donate in order to defray the cost of site hosting and maintenance of such a valuable modding resource. Easy_Eight65 __________________ "You may fire when ready, Gridley." --Commodore George Dewey Last edited by Easy_Eight65; 08-15-09 at 07:39 PM.

08-15-09, 07:16 PM	#13
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Sorry to hear that, Cowboy. I know how difficult it can be to keep a website running, for every 100 people who use the Subsim forums or downloads, one person makes a donation. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-15-09, 07:53 PM	#14
-SWCowboy. Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Carotio, through time I learned it was not all about competition when it came to hosting mods, it was all about ensuring the **community and it's members** had an adequate place to find their downloads and enjoy the game. In the 5 years I've done business with Hostmonster and the two years we used with their service for our needs I have never had any issues with them like this. It's pretty disappointing that in order to get my 4 other websites back online I was forced to erase 80 gigabytes of files in a heartbeat with no time to back them up on my own hard drive. That's physically impossible the day before I go on a deployment.

08-15-09, 09:14 PM	#15
-SWCowboy. Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	When I return to the US I intend to seek out a more dedicated server and rebuild the site, but rebuilding may take some time... I'll be in touch, have some work to do. Enjoy the weekend guys - sorry for the kick in the nuts but the pain is only temporary!