YOUR ZAP-HOSTING BLOG

Today, the Patch 1.12 "World of Color" for Minecraft has been released.

The gameplay mechanics themselves remain largely untouched, and the number of bug fixes is limited, but many players will be delighted with the expanded color palette and the new colored blocks introduced in the patch. Additionally, parrots and new recipe books have been introduced. An exciting new feature is the "Text-to-Speech Narrator". This utilizes the text-to-speech functions of the operating system to convert chat text into speech output.

You can watch the trailer for the new patch here:

https://youtu.be/k2dQuIIUT-o

You can find the official announcement for the patch here, and a complete list of all changes is published on Reddit.

Of course, the image with Patch 1.12 is already installed on our servers. When you log in anew, you have the option to activate the new v...

The dino survival game Ark Survival has received the new patch v258.0, which introduces several new features, including 5 new creatures and an interactive toilet!

v258 Trailer:
https://youtu.be/B7H2HONK3z0
The creatures are:

Hyaenodon dirus, a type of giant hyena Megatherium formipavor, a giant sloth Megalania muruspede, a giant monitor lizard Hesperornis avenatantes, a diving bird Yutyrannus saevus, a feathered Tyrannosaurus type

Additionally, functioning toilets and motorboats, and a series of other improvements are introduced.

The official article about the new patch can be found here, and you can find the patch notes for the game here.

In line with the patch, Ark Survival: Evolved and the DLC Scorched Earth are currently reduced by 68% on Steam, and even 73% when bought together in a bundle.

If you don't have the game y...

This week, the extensive Arma 3 Patch 1.70 has been released, which, in addition to a whole series of tweaks and bug fixes (see changelog), primarily adds improvements to the targeting and damage system, and the (paid) Jets DLC, integrating a number of modern jets into the game. As a special treat, all players will have access to the aircraft carrier CVN-83 "USS Freedom". The patch is 5.4 GB or 1.0 GB (for Apex owners) in size and available on the Main Branch. The experimental Linux and Mac branches will also be made available shortly.

Jets DLC Trailer:
https://youtu.be/9-26S5BApk8

Anyone who has ordered an Arma 3 server from ZAP can of course immediately start with the new patch. Steam games are automatically updated, and the update only needs to be confirmed when logging in. Those who rent an Arma 3 server with us now will of course start directly with the 1.70 pa...

It's finally here! Tomorrow, on October 25, 2016, Giants Software will release its new title "Farming Simulator 2017".
For a little over a week now, numerous orders for LS17 gameservers have been coming in to ZAP. What particularly excited many ZAP customers and fans is that all LS17 gameservers will be delivered using the new ZAP 2.0 PreRelease web interface.
Tonight, around 22:00/23:00, the first customers will gain access to the new ZAP 2.0 web interface and their Farming Simulator 2017 gameserver.
The best part about all of this: The ZAP 2.0 PreRelease is already fully accessible to all PreRelease users. This means that other servers (vServers, Ts3 servers, MyMusicBots, Rootservers, etc.) can already be ordered in the new web interface.
We would appreciate it if any bugs are reported directly in the ticket system and hope for your understanding if everything is no...

On the morning of 09.07.2015, there was a short circuit in the rack room of our data center in Frankfurt am Main.
This resulted in a slight smoke development, activating the room's fire protection system and rendering the room inaccessible for 4 hours.

A total of 8 large VPS hosts were damaged in the short circuit. Replacement hardware has already been ordered express delivery.
The damage is estimated at €20,000. No data was lost, but the downtime was approximately 72 hours.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Warm regards,
Dominik Hebestreit
2nd Level Support