This is a public service announcement for those who don't frequent the #adom channel on irc.freenode.net. I offered to donate some of my hardware and bandwidth to jaakkos, the administrator/creator/god of the very well-known ADoM server, so that he could clone the server and give much better ping times to those living in the U.S.
For those of you not familiar, this is a server where you can connect and play ADoM online, spectate others, compete for high scores and challenges, and not be tempted to savescum because you generally can't. The server has automatic back-up saving and protection against crashes, as well as some other features such as character rollers, co-op games, and ADoM Sage compatibility.
How to connect:
1) Read these instructions and follow them to the letter. Read every line and don't skip reading anything, it's all important for setting everything up correctly.
2) The U.S. server address is ancardiUS.ath.cx, and the server address of the server based in Europe is ancardia.ath.cx. Make sure you type ancardius.ath.cx in place of ancardia.ath.cx. Since you are connecting to the US server, you will never have to type in or connect to ancardia.ath.cx.
3) Those of you who already have accounts with the European server must register a new account on the U.S. server. You can find the instructions at the link above.
That's it! I've been providing this server for ADoM fans for several months now, and I will still be providing it for a long time to come. jaakkos is still administering the server and he is still adding some pretty amazing features. Stop by the friendly IRC channel and say hi sometime!