On 23.06. Minecraft 1.16 – Nether Update will be released released

On 23.06.2020 the next major Minecraft Update 1.16, Nether, will be released for all Minecraft versions, including of course Java and Bedrock.

The most important innovations are:
Netherite: A material harder than diamond Piglins: New NPCs with whom you can fight and trade Hoglins: New creatures to hunt target block: A new block that gives off Redstone power Of course the server files for Minecraft 1.16 will be integrated into our systems immediately. As soon as 1.16 is integrated, you can install the new version on your server. You will receive a message in the web interface that a new version is available.
If you are interested in a Minecraft server, rent it from the following link:

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The Isle Beta (Evrima) server available now

The Isle will get a big update in the next weeks: EVRIMA.
Evrima is not just an update. Instead, The Island has been remodelled and Evrima includes a new map, new game mechanics, graphics, and Dinosaurs. Such an extensive update needs to be tested, which is why the beta version is currently released.

Via Steam you can install Evrima by selecting properties and betas evrima - EVRIMA Public Branch.

To be able to play Evrima on your The Isle server, you also need an Evrima server:
We have now added server files for The Isle - Evrima to our game-server cloud and with a The Isle server you can always switch back and forth to an Evrima server:
Um zu Evrima zu wechseln, wählt im Web Interface euren Server aus, klickt auf Spiele und wählt dort das gewünschte The Isle - Beta aus. Nach der Installation muss der Beta-Server nur noch aktiviert werden.

If you...

DDoS protection upgrade for FiveM servers

An update of DDoS Protection has been rolled out this week for our location "Frankfurt am Main / Eygelshoven".
From now on, packets during an attack on a FiveM server will be analyzed and filtered even more precisely, so that no laggs should occur even during stronger attacks with many pps (Attention: FiveM server must be in the port range 30000 - 30200!)

If you experience problems with our DDoS Protection at this location, please contact us via live chat. We will check these immediately and roll out further optimizations.

Get your own DDoS protected FiveM game-server here:
https://zap-hosting.com/en/shop/product/cloud-gameserver/fivem-mod-linux/

Activate Crossplay and Epic on your ARK server

ARK: Survival Evolved is currently available for free at the Epic Gamestore. Of course you can connect to our server with the Epic version. In this post we will show you which settings are necessary for this. There is also a new map and a current event that can be activated on our servers.

Important: Currently there is no mod support for the Epic version. To connect to a server with the Epic version, the server must not have any mods enabled. Studio Wildcard will add mod support in a future update.

In order to connect to an ARC server with the Epic version, "Crossplay" or "Epic" must be enabled in the server settings. With Crossplay enabled, both Steam and Epic versions of ARC can connect to the server. If Epic is enabled, only Epic versions can connect to the server. If both options are disabled and/or mods are enabled, only Steam versions can connect to the server. To...

Corona outbreak in the ZAP Office

Yesterday it has been confirmed by the public health department that one of our employees has fallen ill with COVID-19 from the corona virus.
Apart from the mild symptoms such as fever, chills, sore throat and headaches, the person affected is doing well, however, according to the circumstances.

For our team this unfortunately means that we have to clear the office again and go into a quarantine phase. All employees with corresponding symptoms or with proven contact have already been tested and are waiting with us for the test results.
For 14 days our support team will again move to the home office and will do its best to continue to answer customer inquiries as quickly as possible.
However, since further cases of infection in the support area cannot be ruled out, there may be a little waiting time in the next few days.

Of course we try to keep this as shor...