I'm starting this dev blob with a bit about the importance of Christmas, before we jump into game dev. It is the season to remember what Jesus Christ has done for us - He reconcilled us to God through His death on the cross and his resurrection 3 days later (which we remember at Easter). At Christmas we are reminded that He came to be with humanity. Jesus Christ, God come as a man, to come and be with us, his creation, and to save us from our sins! “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 What a great God we have! We at bitshift wish you the best over this Christmas season. A new (old) master server The circle of "master server" goes full circle! Let me explain. My first master server was written in GDScript using IRC. This worked but was slow to connect - in the order of 20 seconds. So I eventually decided to try using the Matrix protocol as m...