Things going a little rougher than intended but I found a fool proof sync tool.

Before Blue Hope was launched I hadn't had a chance to test OwnCloud over the WAN (Internet). It worked fine over my LAN but I ran into several MySQL errors that only got worse every time I attempted to resolve them. I wanted to fix them but I honestly only get two days out of my entire week to deal with technical difficulties and sometimes more rest would be nice so I forfeited the OwnCloud server idea and implemented the new "BitTorrent Sync". It is already up and syncing and so far I have no problems. I have posted the settings onto the Home Page but I will update them here as well.

I have simplified this process. The only thing necessary to join is to add me on Skype (formerly Live Messenger) and send a message tochristforbluehopecj@live.com requesting to join. Secondly you will need the BitTorrent Sync client for your Operating System. Please follow the instructions below.

1. Message me on skype at: christforbluehopecj@live.com and request to join, Even if I do not respond immediately, you are clear to proceed to step 2.

2. Download and install BitTorrent Sync.

3. At the top right corner of the client, will will see a symbol that looks like a gear. This is your settings menu. Select it and then select "Enter a Key"

4. Enter the key ABGW5V5NVM75C5UK4WUKNWM37ENT3ORLN and select a folder to dump the Blue Hope contents.

5. This is IMPORTANT for accurate up to date syncing: Select the "Gear" button at the top right corner and then select "Preferences". Now select "Advanced" and "More Options" at the bottom of the list. You MUST change the following fields to 0 or there will be syncing errors. "folder_rescan_interval" and "sync_max_time_diff" both MUST be set to 0.

6. You will need to create a special shortcut to route Sim City 4 to open the shared region from the specified sync folder instead of your My Documents/Sim City 4 folder. To do so follow these instructions:

• Make a copy of your current Sim City 4 shortcut and rename it to Blue Hope.
  
• Right click the shortcut and select Properties
  
• The Target Field must be in this syntax: "C:\Directory\to\SimCity 4.exe" -UserDir:"C:\Directory\to\BlueHope Folder/" so for example mine is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\SimCity 4 Deluxe\Apps\SimCity 4.exe" -UserDir:"D:\BlueHope\Storage\BluePort/"
  
• IMPORTANT - MISCONFIGURATION CAN RESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF REGION AND PLUGINS! I would highly recommend you have Bit TorrentOFF before testing this shortcut and if you have problems contact me. ALSO... the "/" is NECESSARY at the end of the UserDir string!
  

If you have problems, please contact me on Skype at [email protected], it would be advisable to have Team Viewer ready as well.