Web Host Simulator (tuxdb.com)

In Web Host Simulator, a simulator with survival, you have to take care of you and at the same time create the a world's largest websites hosting company in his small apartment. Build your own headquarters, your own data center and deal with different situations and adverse choices.

Main features

For a good job, you need to take care of your needs;
Random events: lack of power and internet, damaged equipment, hacker attack, storm, among others;
Three game modes: Campaign, unlimited and training;
Everything around you will influence your productivity and happiness: Living in a good place, buying better equipment and objects, can help you;
Choose the products that your company will sell: Reseller, VPS, Cloud, Dedicated server or own data center;
Other features will be announced in the course of development.

Alpha 241126: New contract system, visitor system and more!

New Features and Improvements

Data Models:
- Customers: Tracks happiness, datacenter location preferences, SLA, average delivery time, and event logs.
- Orders: Includes company reputation, recurrence types, assigned staff, and event logs.
- Websites: Maintains hourly logs of visits and customer conversions.
- Packages: Features setup fees, stock quantities, delivery times, discounts for recurring orders, and options for unmetered/metered traffic and CIDR selection.
Dataset Updates:
- Added 5,000 customers from the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia, with latitude/longitude for latency simulation.
Gameplay Enhancements:
- Time scale adjusted from 72 minutes to 24 minutes per in-game day.
- Initial in-game date set to January 1, 2024.
- Unity engine upgraded to version 6.
- Improved form formatting and validation system.
- Redesigned UI for order delivery with countdown, details, and checklist.
Simulation Mechanics:
- New algorithm to simulate visitor traffic and customer conversions using company reputation, marketing quality, and website performance.
Order and Contract System:
- Finished contract generator with recurring billing and cancellation handling.
- Reworked order listing to prioritize expiration timers.
- Enhanced order delivery system with countdown timers and delivery details.
Rack Placement Improvements:
- Removed gaps between racks.
- Added automatic alignment when racks are placed near walls.
Server Management:
- Domains registered by players are now accessible via in-game browser if DNS zones and server software are configured.
- Additional error types when accessing misconfigured domains.
- Fixed bugs related to server software persistence on save reload.
Package Management Updates:
- Redesigned package creation and editing forms with new fields.
- Fixed issues with unlimited stock configuration.
UI and Accessibility:
- Improved text contrast in website publishing checklists.
- Asynchronous UI layout rebuilding for better performance.
- Notifications added for successful saves on DNS and company data pages.

Bug Fixes

Fixed incorrect network cable removal blocking in the network system.
Corrected issues with misplaced cable connectors during installation animations.
Addressed bugs in website publishing logic when modifying checklist items before publishing.
Fixed save-related errors causing duplicated inventory creation.
Fixed errors in hostname command visibility within FlockCMD help.
Resolved bugs in package and order display logic.

Quality of Life Updates

Removed serial numbers displayed on device fronts; added them to the focus text instead.
Removed redundant mission entries for order delivery, unifying it in ControlHost.whs.

Alpha access via Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/WebHostSimulator

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/JuyyPbZ

[ 2024-11-26 18:58:45 CET ] [Original Post]