this is for everyones information:
in the event of a server crash or a restart please remember to exit the game totally and restart using the launcher.
if this isnt done then it makes it impossible for other ppl to rejoin the server after a restart/crash/update.
point i case today, not everybody got kicked from the server, just 1 player was left and he/she didnt have the sense to log off and restart with the launcher. even tho over a period of 1/2 hr no one else logged on - because they couldnt - this player didnt see something was amiss.
at this time its unreliable for the SP's to do a server restart using telnet as most of the time the server wont reboot. and OP has to do it himself.
so please ppl remember these simple instructions - exit the game and restart with the launcher in the event of a crash/restart/update. so the rest of us can get back on and play.
thankyou.