Open discussion: NPC banking edge cases (#8524)

This is an original write-up for OpenTibiaServers — not copied from elsewhere. Map size is roughly mid-scale with custom hunting zones east of the desert. We keep configs in git and treat live changes as a hotfix branch. Is there a cleaner way to validate datapack XML before boot?

Agree on the VirusTotal rule for binaries. Hash + VT link or it does not ship.

If you share the stacktrace (redact IPs), I can compare with our build.

Good call separating AAC auth from game auth cookies.

I would pin a status endpoint and keep Cloudflare off the game port.

Consider feature-flagging it for premium only during the first week.

For Windows hosts, mark the service recovery options or it will not auto-restart.