Welcome to GameCodex!
Our goal is not to become another Bytemonsoon or Suprnova (not dizzying either of them though).
The goal is to provide the absolutely latest stuff. Therefore, only specially authorised users have
permission to upload torrents. If you have access to 0-day stuff do not hesitate to
contact us!
This is a private tracker, and you have to register before you can get full access to the site.
Before you do anything here at TorrentBits we suggest you read the rules!
There are only a few rules to abide by, but we do enforce them!
Before you go any further you should read the GameCodex.net user agreement.
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Contents
Site information - Top
What is this bittorrent all about anyway? How do I get the files?
Check out Brian's BitTorrent FAQ and Guide
Where does the donated money go?
TorrentBits.org is situated on a dedicated server in the Netherlands. For the moment we have monthly running costs of approximately € 213.
Where can I get a copy of the source code?
Snapshots are available on the FTP. Please note: We do not give any kind of support on the source code so please don't bug us about it. If it works, great, if not too bad. Use this software at your own risk!
Here is a nice tutorial on getting it all to work, written by one of our users. Note: This tutorial is not supported by TB. Please direct all comments on the tutorial to the author, MrMister.
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User information - Top
I registered an account but did not receive the confirmation e-mail!
You can use this form to delete the account so you can re-register.
Note though that if you didn't receive the email the first time it will probably not
succeed the second time either so you should really try another email address.
I've lost my user name or password! Can you send it to me?
Please use this form to have the login details mailed back to you.
Can you rename my account?
We do not rename accounts. Please create a new one. (Use this form to
delete your present account.)
Can you delete my (confirmed) account?
You can do it yourself by using this form.
So, what's MY ratio?
Click on your profile, then on your user name (at the top).
It's important to distinguish between your overall ratio and the individual ratio on each torrent
you may be seeding or leeching. The overall ratio takes into account the total uploaded and downloaded
from your account since you joined the site. The individual ratio takes into account those values for each torrent.
You may see two symbols instead of a number: "Inf.", which is just an abbreviation for Infinity, and
means that you have downloaded 0 bytes while uploading a non-zero amount (ul/dl becomes infinity); "---",
which should be read as "non-available", and shows up when you have both downloaded and uploaded 0 bytes
(ul/dl = 0/0 which is an indeterminate amount).
Why is my IP displayed on my details page?
Only you and the site moderators can view your IP address and email. Regular users do not see that information.
Help! I cannot login!? (a.k.a. Login of Death)
This problem sometimes occurs with MSIE. Close all Internet Explorer windows and open Internet Options in the control panel. Click the Delete Cookies button. You should now be able to login.
My IP address is dynamic. How do I stay logged in?
You do not have to anymore. All you have to do is make sure you are logged in with your actual
IP when starting a torrent session. After that, even if the IP changes mid-session,
the seeding or leeching will continue and the statistics will update without any problem.
Why is my port number reported as "---"? (And why should I care?)
The tracker has determined that you are firewalled or NATed and cannot accept incoming connections.
This means that other peers in the swarm will be unable to connect to you, only you to them. Even worse,
if two peers are both in this state they will not be able to connect at all. This has obviously a
detrimental effect on the overall speed.
The way to solve the problem involves opening the ports used for incoming connections
(the same range you defined in your client) on the firewall and/or configuring your
NAT server to use a basic form of NAT
for that range instead of NAPT (the actual process differs widely between different router models.
Check your router documentation and/or support forum. You will also find lots of information on the
subject at PortForward).
What are the different user classes?
| User |
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The default class of new members. |
| Power User |
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Can download DOX over 1MB and view NFO files. |
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Has donated money to TorrentBits.org . |
| VIP |
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Same privileges as Power User and is considered an Elite Member of TorrentBits. Immune to automatic demotion. |
| Other |
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Customised title. |
| Uploader |
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Same as PU except with upload rights and immune to automatic demotion. |
| Moderator |
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Can edit and delete any uploaded torrents. Can also moderate usercomments and disable accounts. |
| Administrator |
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Can do just about anything. |
| SysOp |
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Redbeard (site owner). |
How does this promotion thing work anyway?
| Power User |
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Must have been be a member for at least 4 weeks, have uploaded at least 25GB and
have a ratio at or above 1.05.
The promotion is automatic when these conditions are met. Note that you will be automatically demoted from
this status if your ratio drops below 0.95 at any time. |
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Just donate, and send Redbeard - and only
Redbeard - the details. |
| VIP |
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Assigned by mods at their discretion to users they feel contribute something special to the site.
(Anyone begging for VIP status will be automatically disqualified.) |
| Other |
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Conferred by mods at their discretion (not available to Users or Power Users). |
| Uploader |
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Appointed by Admins/SysOp (see the 'Uploading' section for conditions). |
| Moderator |
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You don't ask us, we'll ask you! |
Hey! I've seen Power Users with less than 25GB uploaded!
The PU limit used to be 10GB and we didn't demote anyone when we raised it to 25GB.
Why can't my friend become a member?
There is a 75.000 users limit. When that number is reached we stop accepting new members. Accounts inactive for more than 42 days are automatically deleted, so keep trying. (There is no reservation or queuing system, don't ask for that.)
How do I add an avatar to my profile?
First, find an image that you like, and that is within the
rules. Then you will have
to find a place to host it, such as our own BitBucket.
(Other popular choices are Photobucket,
Upload-It! or
ImageShack).
All that is left to do is copy the URL you were given when
uploading it to the avatar field in your profile.
Please do not make a post just to test your avatar. If everything is allright you'll see it
in your details page.
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Stats - Top
Most common reason for stats not updating
- The user is cheating. (a.k.a. "Summary Ban")
- The server is overloaded and unresponsive. Just try to keep the session open until the server responds again. (Flooding the server with consecutive manual updates is not recommended.)
- You are using a faulty client. If you want to use an experimental or CVS version you do it at your own risk.
Best practices
- If a torrent you are currently leeching/seeding is not listed on your profile, just wait or force a manual update.
- Make sure you exit your client properly, so that the tracker receives "event=completed".
- If the tracker is down, do not stop seeding. As long as the tracker is back up before you exit the client the stats should update properly.
May I use any bittorrent client?
Yes. The tracker now updates the stats correctly for all bittorrent clients. However, we still recommend
that you avoid the following clients:
• BitTorrent++,
• Nova Torrent,
• TorrentStorm.
These clients do not report correctly to the tracker when canceling/finishing a torrent session.
If you use them then a few MB may not be counted towards
the stats near the end, and torrents may still be listed in your profile for some time after you have closed the client.
Also, clients in alpha or beta version should be avoided.
Why is a torrent I'm leeching/seeding listed several times in my profile?
If for some reason (e.g. pc crash, or frozen client) your client exits improperly and you restart it,
it will have a new peer_id, so it will show as a new torrent. The old one will never receive a "event=completed"
or "event=stopped" and will be listed until some tracker timeout. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.
I've finished or cancelled a torrent. Why is it still listed in my profile?
Some clients, notably TorrentStorm and Nova Torrent, do not report properly to the tracker when canceling or finishing a torrent.
In that case the tracker will keep waiting for some message - and thus listing the torrent as seeding or leeching - until some
timeout occurs. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.
Why do I sometimes see torrents I'm not leeching in my profile!?
When a torrent is first started, the tracker uses the IP to identify the user. Therefore the torrent will
become associated with the user who last accessed the site from that IP. If you share your IP in some
way (you are behind NAT/ICS, or using a proxy), and some of the persons you share it with are also users,
you may occasionally see their torrents listed in your profile. (If they start a torrent session from that
IP and you were the last one to visit the site the torrent will be associated with you). Note that now
torrents listed in your profile will always count towards your total stats.
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Uploading - Top
Downloading - Top
How can I improve my download speed? - Top
My ISP uses a transparent proxy. What should I do? - Top
Why can't I connect? Is the site blocking me? - Top
What if I can't find the answer to my problem here? - Top
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