Manuel777

I can only suggest reading the entire first page, again if you have done it already. Since all of my possible advices for your situation will imply me repeating everything thats already written right there.

1:1 method is flawless, so you are definately missing something there. Make sure you are actually executing the code and that the view number you are using is the one in the codes as well. view_wview = view_wview[0], so make sure you are using view 0 and that it is enabled in the room.

Nice work, I had lost interest in the mag after some time of overall bad designs and lack of writers, but I must admit that the new mag is pretty great, I havent read it fully (you took writing seriously this time, boy!), but this is screaming for a printed version   

Most of all, I loved the way you integrated the games art to the very same pages you are writing about them, without making the contrast of colours or completely whyte pages with a couple of pictures an issue.. like a pro, this is something your old issues had problems with for a long time, and now its (overall, not completely) gone.

I also noticed how the writing quality has improoved a lot in comprarission with previous articles, I can see, as Chance said above, a very good evolution between issues, that is always nice, especially because you didnt get frustrated by all of the criticism and advices you got, instead you took those and gradually improoved, I think for the best.. 

One thing I noticed was the lack of signatures at the end of the articles, sometimes I see something I liked a lot (or I disliked a lot whynot), and I want to know who wrote that.. It is a good practice to set the wrters signature somewhere in the article, preferrably at the end, so readers can idetify their favourite writers, or if they have something to complain about hey can know exactly who did that.

If next issues maintain this level of quality in design and writing expect me to be back again and again brett, again, good job 

Edit: Having sooo much content on the mag, why'd you choose such and empty cover!? >.<

For #2 you should create your own 'ping' to the server, within the app,not via comman line ping.

A simple ping sends a packet with just a tiny bit of info, the server receives that and sends it back, then client can either: check against the received data tor autenticity or just mark it as received and go on, with no auth checks (it is not needed actually, but some people like to have it just because)

If the client fails to receive the data within, say, 30 seconds, it means the server is either down or unreachable, and the client should then disconnect and ask the user to log in again. Its always good to keep the satus of the server somewhere public trough, so clients can know if the server is down before logging in.

Had the same issue, it blocked me from entering the Win Big compo, even trough YYG sent me a coupon code. Its a bummer..