I think most of you just click on a thread and comment. You literally don't even bother reading the above comments. Am I right?

Well to be fair I did do my due diligence and was scouring the web for fixes. Never came across one about the server down. Then again I didnt really look around here. But it explains the 503 error I kinda thought it may have been a firewall issue But I wasnt sure.  

The way BejoIjo coded his modifications, he can force disable his modifications (including paid versions of Patreon). This is done through the checker that runs in his modifications. If there is a failure to establish the connection to the server, he could shut it off regardless. It's common for modifications to require an internet connection, but the fact BejoIjo can disable the plugin functionally is concerning. This is referred to as a "kill switch". I have used his plugins for many years but discovering he codes his modifications this way makes me want to consider putting his plugins in the recycle bin.

 

TLDR: If you can’t connect to the internet, if you’re on an old version, or simply if the server host is down the plugin will be disabled.

 

This situation in retrospect is sketchy. He adds a checker capable of disabling functionally and then takes an extended leave of absence from the modding community.

 

Who truly knows how long his coding had these functionalities? It's not one I trust anymore. Time to find an alternative plugin to play LSPDFR I suppose.

26 minutes ago, OfficerBenzo said:

I think most of you just click on a thread and comment. You literally don't even bother reading the above comments. Am I right?

And here I am freaking out that I did something wrong for the last hour.  All I had to do was read this thread.  Thanks Benzo and staff.

Edited December 1, 20223 yr by CombatDoc2002

Any updates?

1 hour ago, jesseryan said:

Any updates?

The plugins are up and running again. 

6 hours ago, Joe C Wilson said:

The way BejoIjo coded his modifications, he can force disable his modifications (including paid versions of Patreon). This is done through the checker that runs in his modifications. If there is a failure to establish the connection to the server, he could shut it off regardless. It's common for modifications to require an internet connection, but the fact BejoIjo can disable the plugin functionally is concerning. This is referred to as a "kill switch". I have used his plugins for many years but discovering he codes his modifications this way makes me want to consider putting his plugins in the recycle bin.

 

TLDR: If you can’t connect to the internet, if you’re on an old version, or simply if the server host is down the plugin will be disabled.

 

This situation in retrospect is sketchy. He adds a checker capable of disabling functionally and then takes an extended leave of absence from the modding community.

 

Who truly knows how long his coding had these functionalities? It's not one I trust anymore. Time to find an alternative plugin to play LSPDFR I suppose.

I heavily agree with your opinion there. I do see why developers would implement a version checker but it’s absolutely ridiculous to make the plugins kill itself if the version fails to verify. An outage of the remote verification server shouldn’t mean the unavailability to use the plugins. I can only hope he eventually decides to remove the killswitch and keeps the version checker on its own.