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Master Server Outage - Resolved
2026-03-30 • AF-Domains • (General ZDaemon News)

Unfortunately an outage is currently being experienced on the master server.

It is being looked into, but at present an ETA isn't yet available.

EDIT: As of this time the outage has been resolved.

 

Daylight Savings Time - Incoming (2026)

2026-03-09 • AF-Domains • (General ZDaemon News)

Daylight Savings Time is about to make (or has made) an entrance once more. The official session times are as follows to account for this differential.

EST and CST changes over to EDT and CDT respectively on: 2026-03-08
GMT changes over to BST on: 2026-03-29
TNS: (2026-03-12)
Euro: 19:00 GMT (15:00 EDT)

ZDS: (2026-03-14)
Euro: 19:30 GMT (15:30 EDT)

TNS: (2026-03-19)
Euro: 19:00 GMT (15:00 EDT)

ZDS: (2026-03-21)
Euro: 19:30 GMT (15:30 EDT)

TNS: (2026-03-26)
Euro: 19:00 GMT (15:00 EDT)

ZDS: (2026-03-28)
Euro: 19:30 GMT (15:30 EDT)

TNS: (2026-04-02)
Euro: 19:00 BST (14:00 EDT)

ZDS: (2026-04-04)
Euro: 19:30 BST (14:30 EDT)

For independent USDQC events such as WNDM and FNS and Wadazine's WFF their times are as follows:
WFF: (2026-03-08)
US: 19:00 CDT (00:00 GMT)

WNDM: (2026-03-11)
US: 20:00 CDT (01:00 GMT)

FNS: (2026-03-13)
US: 20:00 CDT (01:00 GMT)

WFF: (2026-03-15)
US: 19:00 CDT (00:00 GMT)

WNDM: (2026-03-18)
US: 20:00 CDT (01:00 GMT)

FNS: (2026-03-20)
US: 20:00 CDT (01:00 GMT)

WFF: (2026-03-22)
US: 19:00 CDT (00:00 GMT)

FNS: (2026-03-27)
US: 20:00 CDT (01:00 GMT)

WFF: (2026-03-29)
US: 19:00 CDT (01:00 BST)

FNS: (2025-04-04)
US: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST...

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ZDaemon 1.10.27 - New Server Released

2026-01-01 • AF-Domains • (General ZDaemon News)

ZDaemon 1.10.27 is now available; ZDaemon Launcher users will be able to update by going to Help -> Check for Updates.

*** THIS IS A SERVER-ONLY RELEASE - 1.10.26 CLIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT! ***

The 1.10.27 ZServ will be needed for upcoming stats collection (all game modes).

The new stats collection will begin within the next few days.

*** NOTE: There won't be any changes to stats pages yet - that aspect will be in-progress for a while - for now there won't be any visible changes.

The Linux and BSD ZServ binaries are available via the Downloads page.

Listed Changes

- General fixes

- HTTP logging has been added (-hlog command line parameter)

For Doom Explorer users, our setup executable and archive have been updated accordingly in the Downloads section.

 

Daylight Saving Time - Outgoing (2025)

2025-10-19 • AF-Domains • (General ZDaemon News)

Daylight Saving Time is on the way out. The official session times are as follows to account for this differential.

BST goes back to GMT on: 2025-10-26
EDT and CDT go back to EST and CST respectively on: 2025-11-02
TNS: (2025-10-23)
Euro: 19:00 BST (14:00 EDT)

ZDS: (2025-10-25)
Euro: 19:30 BST (14:30 EDT)

TNS: (2025-10-30)
Euro: 19:00 GMT (15:00 EDT)

ZDS: (2025-11-01)
Euro: 19:30 GMT (15:30 EDT)

TNS: (2025-11-06)
Euro: 19:00 GMT (14:00 EST)

ZDS: (2025-11-08)
Euro: 19:30 GMT (14:30 EST)

For independent USDQC events such as WNDM and FNS and Wadazine's WFF their presumed times are as follows:
WFF: (2025-10-19)
US: 19:00 CDT (01:00 BST)

WNDM: (2025-10-22)
US: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST)

FNS: (2025-10-24)
US: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST)

WFF: (2025-10-26)
US: 19:00 CDT (00:00 GMT)

WNDM: (2025-10-29)
US: 20:00 CDT (01:00 GMT)

FNS: (2025-10-31)
US: 20:00 CDT (01:00 GMT)

WFF: (2025-11-02)
US: 19:00 CST (01:00 GMT)

FNS: (2025-11-07)
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ZDaemon - Scanner false positives - Re-post

2025-09-14 • AF-Domains • (General ZDaemon News)

There have been a few reports regarding downloaded files being remove or quarantined by Windows Defender.

This is a long-standing false positive.

An exception will need to be added for both files or the zdaemon directory to prevent this from re-occurring.

All files are checked several times prior to any release.