DCHelp

The Dreamcast Newbie's Best Friend

Slowly Rebuilding

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Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, we will be back

We are slowly rebuilding the network. DCHelp has been updated and the content has been restored. The SBI repository and the knowledgebase are both still disabled for the time being; we’re not sure when or if we’ll be able to put them back online, but the SBI repository is high on our list of priorities. In addition, some images (photos, illustrations, etc.) might be missing and a lot of links are probably broken, but we’re slowly working on fixing those.

We’ve also imported the content from DCEvolution into a new content management system and are slowly working on fixing that up. We should have the content itself back online within the next few days. The download links are still disabled, but we are actively working on moving all of those downloads to “the cloud”, where they should be a little more reliable. If we exceed our allowance at any point in time, the downloads will be automatically suspended for a short period of time (they’ll return “file not found” errors) and will be restored automatically once the suspension is over. That way, instead of us having to manually pull our sites down and put them back up, we’ll be able to manage things automatically (with a lot less pain).

Finally, we’re very slowly working on setting up a new set of forums for the network. At this time, it’s not looking like we’ll be able to import all of our old forum content, unfortunately. However, we are investigating that possibility (which is why we’re moving more slowly with the forums than we are with the other sites).

As always, we truly appreciate your continued support and your patience. We’ll keep you updated as much as possible here on the site, and will continue to update our Facebook page and Twitter account with any quick bits of info we have to share.

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Working on the New Site

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This is the first post on the new website. We are currently working on moving the entire DC Evolution site out of our old custom content management system and into WordPress, restoring the content from our old DCHelp website and setting up a new forum system. This process will take a while, but at least we’ve begun.

Once we get the content restored, the downloads will probably still not be available yet, but we’ll hopefully eventually get there.

Thanks again for your continued support of our site.

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SBI Repository Temporarily Disabled

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Because of some temporary server issues, we’ve disabled the Selfboot Inducer (SBI) Repository for the time being, until we can rework the way the list is generated. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks.

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Merry Christmas!

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From all of us at DCHelp and the rest of the DCEvolution network, we would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas (and, for everyone that celebrates other holidays, we hope you have [or had] an extremely happy holiday). In honor of Christmas, DCEvolution has brought you the “Twisted Christmas” package, a total conversion (TC) mod for Quake.

As we usher in the new year, we want you all to know that we are still alive and kicking, and we are still devoted to the Dreamcast. We will continue to produce high-quality (and probably some low-quality) CD images for your Sega Dreamcast, along with some new tutorials and tools throughout 2010 and hopefully for a long time to come. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you again in the new year.

For anyone even remotely close to the Washington DC metropolitan area, I hope I will get to see you at MAGFest 8, as we spend three days doing nothing but playing video games, listening to music and enjoying a game-filled atmosphere.

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DC Evolution is Back!

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After a few days out in the ether, DC Evolution has been resurrected again. We have moved the site to a new Web server and got it back up and running. Everything should be working properly again (and, hopefully since we’re on a new server, more reliable and fast). If you find something on the Web site that’s not working properly, please let us know by commenting on this post or by posting something in our forums.

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DCEvolution Web Site

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The DCEvolution Web site is down at the moment. We are aware of the issue and are looking into it. It seems that our account expired and the credit card on file was out of date. We are currently working on getting the site back up and running and getting everything back the way it was. We should have DCEvolution back up within the next few days. Until then, please join us here on DCHelp, on the Dreamzone Boards, on Facebook or on Twitter.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Here in the United States, today is a day of giving thanks and reflecting on the blessings in your life. Here at DCHelp, we would like to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving and we hope that your upcoming holiday season is a very joyous one. We at the DCEvolution network want to thank you for your continued patronage and we hope to bring you lots of great new things in the coming months.

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Plan Your Halloween Night Around the Dreamcast

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Night of the Living Dead Dreamcast DiscHalloween, one of our favorite holidays here at the DC Evolution network, is fast approaching. To help you celebrate the spooky occasion, we have put together a series of multimedia images for you to burn and enjoy.

So far, we have released five old (some of them are genuine classics), public domain horror films for you to watch on Halloween night (or whenever you want). I would suggest grabbing each of the images and burning them to CD, pulling out your Dreamcast (if it’s not already hooked up) and settling in for a spooktacular Saturday evening. Dress up as one of the zombies from Resident Evil or House of the Dead 2, watch some classic horror films and rock out some House of the Dead, Resident Evil: Codename Veronica, Quake III Arena or Carrier in between movies.

We’ll provide the movies, but you have to supply the popcorn, costumes and games for yourself. Read more…

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DC Evolution on Facebook

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The DC Evolution network is now on Facebook. At this time, we’re using Facebook to show all of the news from DCHelp, the DC Evo Twitter account and the Dreamzone Boards. Please head on over to Facebook and become our fan. While you’re there, please let us know what you’d like to see on our Facebook page.

In the near future, we will probably be adding some of our favorite Dreamcast-related YouTube videos, adding some photos and adding some of the upcoming events in which we’re participating. If there’s anything else you think we should post on Facebook, let us know.

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DC Evo Gets a Slightly New Look

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Last weekend, we spent a little bit of time adjusting the layout of our sister site, DC Evolution. After realizing that less than 2% of our visitors are using 800×600 screen resolutions, and noticing that our layout was starting to get extremely cluttered, we expanded the viewing area a bit. In addition, we moved some things around and made the header area a little more consistent with DCHelp and the theme we’re currently testing at the DreamZone Boards.

Please share your thoughts with us about the new layout. Some time in the near future, we’ll probably be making some similar changes to DCHelp.

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