When did we have our last development roundup? Oh wow. Over a year ago? Jeez. Well, let's share about a year of updates with you then!
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2025-08-02 04:20:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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2024-08-14 23:26:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
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2024-06-15 09:26:41 +0000 UTC View PostA series of data loss events occurred between April 10th and 13th at Open3DLab, following a server cluster update.
The new database management system that's been put in use has been most reliable, but unfortunately I still had to learn a lot in terms of monitoring and recove...
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By now, you've probably heard about the controversy around X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The company's owner has been making some erratic decisions with regard to the operating platform. In the community, a lot of people have expressed concerns regarding the dir...
2023-07-29 11:48:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Two days ago, I reported on an incident related to the webhook connection between the Open3DLab sites and Patreon. (Read the full story here) The error (caused by Patreon) resulted in our Patreon subsc...
2023-07-15 14:57:23 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
I am writing to inform you about an unexpected issue that occurred two days ago, on July 12th, that has affected some of our Patreon users' ability to access their benefits on Open3DLab. I want to explain in simple terms what has happened and what steps we are taking to resolv...
2023-07-14 00:03:20 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone.
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I am excited to share...
2023-03-15 23:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone,
I would like to inform you that I will be performing extended maintenance on Saturday, March 4th, 2023. This maintenance is necessary to improve the performance and reliability of our website in the long term. This maintenance involves the ...
2023-02-20 13:46:44 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Many people have mentioned in the past that they remember downloading a certain file, but can't find easily the original on the site.
Today, I deployed a new "download history" feature to address this. You can find yours under the "Download History" menu options in your a...
2023-02-19 07:16:43 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone.
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Happy new year of 202...
2023-01-01 23:08:34 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick peek behind the scenes at the datacenter.
That broken disk kicked off the long maintenance and intermittent downtime over the last week. Apologies for the inconvenience.
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2022-09-22 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Unity is an engine that's used for many games. So how do we get to the models and textures? With some publicly available tools, of course!
Check out how it works in this latest video!
2022-06-28 15:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick video to test Blender functionality on the Steam Deck.
2022-05-14 09:43:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I messed up. Please watch the video for clarification.
2022-04-01 20:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE 2022-04-02: This was part of an elaborate April Fools joke. You can find some clarification on the
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2022-03-24 22:37:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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This is the first in a small "Behind the Scenes" series I want to make about what it takes to run the site. Since COVID restrictions have lifted, I'm more free to move around and will soon visit the da...
2022-03-11 02:57:28 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
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Today, the 31st of December 2020, I would like to thank all of the Patrons who have supported the site this year. This ...
2020-12-31 00:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the new Patrons, and thank you all for your continued support. Here's a quick follow-up to the previous November update.
As mentioned in previous updates: With the storage issues last summer, the EU0 server became much more expensive to keep around. That's why we got the new EU1...
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2020-11-16 10:49:01 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
First of all, I want to welcome and thank all the new Patrons who joined over the last few weeks. Your support allows me to spend more time on the site and pay for the operating costs.
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2020-09-28 12:13:36 +0000 UTC View PostTLDR: I discuss the site goings on since March, and sum up the numerous features and site improvements, like the Migration, the upload process, Verified uploaders, automated upload validation and other ongoing improvements. I also talk about some of the site performance issues of...
2020-09-15 15:49:23 +0000 UTC View Posttl;dr To start syncing perks, action is required from you. Link your Patreon account to your Open3dLab/Smutbase/SFMLab account.
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Regardless of whether or not you're abiding by your local government's guidelines related to the ongoing pandemic, I hope yo...
2020-07-11 17:37:15 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
It's been a busy month, but we're almost out of the woods. You may have noticed some major changes and severe service disruption over the past few weeks. To those who asked, my answers have been terse and vague. The banner on the homepage explained little, and...
2020-03-16 16:19:03 +0000 UTC View Post