Quite a few updates/changes have happened web-side, so it was worthy of its own update post!

• Fixed intermittent 52X Cloudflare errors
• Improved page speed loading in certain scenarios
• Improved web security (TLS 1.2+ enforced)
• DB server stability issues around the 18th have been resolved - our host has identified the issue and dealt with it accordingly. I have been looking into high-availability options to mitigate possible downtime in the future, although there is not a 'one solution fits all' answer for us.
• Improved backup-time performance

The website has seen a significant upgrade, Xenforo has released a very nice feature update, I will share the highlights (along with some changes I have made):

• Added GIPHY support
  
  
  
  
• Improved anti-spam measures
• New, customizable rich text editor
• Saved drafts increased to 7 day...

Before we start off, I want to wish everyone a very happy new year! I hope this year brings you great joy, and success in all that you do.

That being said, I want to apologize for being a bit behind on the web updates. Content additions (mainly maps) are mainly announced as they happen in our Discord, however I like to do more of a monthly wrap-up here to really get down to the nitty gritty with what has been changed/fixed/added/etc, which I was a bit behind on, so this will be a large one.

Reminder: This is a fruit roll-up of updates since the last update post.

Surf

• Added new maps:
  • surf_amaranthine (Tier 3) (Thanks Kuiq)
  • surf_crackdesert_evo2 (Tier 2)
  • surf_easy1 (Tier 1)
  • surf_easy2 (Tier 1)
  • surf_ebony (Tier 2)
  • surf_frey_remake (Tier 2)
  • surf_in_space_go (Tier 2)
  • surf_leesriize (Tier 2)
  • surf_lianfora (Tier 1)
  • surf_revolution (Tier 4)
  • surf_salvia (Tier 3) (Thanks...

chilly added a new event:

Christmas Movie Night!

Hello Sneaks Community!

The events team has decided to host another movie! We hosted a poll last week and the result of the poll was Home Alone!

• Home Alone: December 23rd from 9PM EST to 11PM EST roughly.
  

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sneaK added a new event:

DUELDOG Winter Classic

Our friends at DUELDOG are hosting a 1v1 event on Saturday, December 5th from 7-9pm ET.

It is a ladder system where you accumulate points by playing and winning matches.

Prizes:
1st - $100
2nd - $50
3rd - $25

Anyone who plays at least one match is automatically entered into their skin giveaway and eligible to win (~$40 value).

Also, if you refer a friend to DUELDOG between now and the tournament, you get a 3x chance to win the skin. Make sure to...

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sneaK added a new event:

Extra Life 24hr Charity Stream - November 14th-15th

Hey guys, as many of you already know on November 14th & 15th I am hosting a live charity stream over on my Twitch channel to raise money for children's hospitals around the continent. Our goal is to raise $1000 this year, with a stretch goal of $1500. There are several donation prizes & incentives, and special events scheduled throughout the 2 days.

Stream Times:
Nov. 14th: 10:00am - 10:00pm EST
Nov. 15th: 8:00am - 8:00pm EST...

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Happy Friday all,

Ending off Anniversary Week, I wanted to let everyone know what I have been considering/working on for some time. With the entirety of our servers being based out of Chicago, we don't quite fully cover the US with ideal pings for everyone, and this has been a consistent, but growing point of feedback from players. Chicago is "central", but our west coast players can see some high pings, depending on location, while east coast generally sees good/acceptable pings. We get quite a few west coast players and have had quite the consistent uptick in players (reaching capacity every night), so I am happy to announce that we will be expanding to the West Coast within the next 3 months!

What does this mean?
Much of this announcement has been in the works for quite some time, mostly in terms of infrastructure/database changes to ensure we have proper capacity for considerably more data and players. Once the west coast servers are in and...

Howdy all,

Here we are, at a major milestone in our community - We have turned 5 today! We have graduated from a small, few dozen players a day to a community of tens of thousands of players per day. Whenever someone asks me about the community, I always like to tell the story. This all started out as a small interest geared towards a group of friends and a few others. Within no time at all, popularity took off - and so did demand. Demand for new content, demand for more servers, demand for more services. While we have grown in size, I am so happy to see how tight-knit we all still are, just as if it was 5 years ago.

This all could not be possible without YOU. Yes, you reading this. Without your participation, without your support, we would not still be here today. We have overcome so many hurdles and obstacles and are still standing strong, and getting stronger by the day.

On a personal note, it is...

Happy Monday, and happy Day 1 of Anniversary Week!

For some time there has been discussion about how we can further reward our members for community participation, and just being here - it's so important. After some deliberation (and a wonderful idea from Kuiq) we are happy to announce Monthly VIP Giveaways! Let's go ahead and explain:

How does this work?

Each month we will be awarding one lucky community participant 1 month of VIP from each active game mode we host. Game modes are currently:

• Bhop​
• Competitive (Arenas & Retakes)​
• KZ​
• Surf​

What are the requirements?

Well - this is where it gets interesting. There is not a hard-set requirement of each month, or how you can win. One month could be most time played, next could be most forum participation, the next could be something extraordinary you did for the community. Each...

Big ol update post with something for everyone, enjoy!

Surf

• Added new maps:
  • surf_cannonball (Tier 4 Linear, 2 Bonuses)
  • surf_frey2_go (Tier 3 Linear, 1 Bonus)
  • surf_gradient (Tier 2 Linear)
  • surf_mate (Tier 2 Linear, 5 Bonuses)
  • surf_midsommar (Tier 3 Staged, 4 Bonuses)
  • surf_secluded (Tier 4, 4 Bonuses)
• Re-worked surf_bob:
  • Removed all "hidden" teleporters that allowed you to skip stages, wiped all times that utilized these
  • Converted reverse push on stage 1 to a fail trigger
  • Moved certain stage spawns forward, outside of invisible clip brushes
  • Lowered last stage trigger by first skip
  • Added bonus
• Changes to surf_rands Bonus 3:
  • Placed an additional teleport that bypasses an existing landmark teleport which fails in certain situations
  • Nulled teleport speed of a CS:S fix teleport to prevent unexpected failures
• Normalized teleport angles on surf_004_fix
• Added surf_reytx to...