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* '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=9800000&y=9800000 X 98,000,000 / Y 98,000,000]''': Writing limit is reached. Although the wall is infinite, severe glitches begin to corrupt the main wall. | * '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=9800000&y=9800000 X 98,000,000 / Y 98,000,000]''': Writing limit is reached. Although the wall is infinite, severe glitches begin to corrupt the main wall. | ||
* '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=337500000&y=337500000 X 337,500,000 / Y 337,500,000]''': Gray outlines become solid-filled. | * '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=337500000&y=337500000 X 337,500,000 / Y 337,500,000]''': Gray outlines become solid-filled. | ||
* '''X | * '''[https://tw.2s4.me/?x=1000000000000&y=1000000000000 X 1,000,000,000,000 / Y 1,000,000,000,000]''': Marks the outermost border of the canvas. | ||
=== Worlds === | === Worlds === | ||
Users can access walls(''the equivalent of public [[worlds]] on OWOT'') by adding characters after the TextWall URL. Each public wall corresponds to a separate location on the Main Wall. For example, entering [https://tw.2s4.me/help tw.2s4.me/help] teleports you to X:-89120 Y:-59510. | Users can access walls(''the equivalent of public [[worlds]] on OWOT'') by adding characters after the TextWall URL. Each public wall corresponds to a separate location on the Main Wall. For example, entering [https://tw.2s4.me/help tw.2s4.me/help] teleports you to X:-89120 Y:-59510. | ||
Users can also create "personal walls"(''the equivalent of userpages'') that are located on separate canvases. An example of a personal wall is [https://tw.2s4.me/~ | Users can also create "personal walls"(''the equivalent of userpages'') that are located on separate canvases. An example of a personal wall is [https://tw.2s4.me/~dominoguy_ tw.2s4.me/~dominoguy_]. Subpages exist like [https://tw.2s4.me/~Bzuki/history /~Bzuki/history]. | ||
In the original TextWall, personal walls were significantly smaller than the Main Wall and had world borders at 1,000 coordinates in any direction. | In the original TextWall, personal walls were significantly smaller than the Main Wall and had world borders at 1,000 coordinates in any direction. | ||
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== Feature set (aka. TODO list) == | == Feature set (aka. TODO list) == | ||
* Limited colors | * Limited colors | ||
** 15 colors from 2020 to April 2022 (the r/place 2017 palette minus white) | ** 15 colors from 2020 to April 2022 (the r/place 2017 palette minus white) | ||
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** Improved on/near August 7, 2023, can now zoom in precisely | ** Improved on/near August 7, 2023, can now zoom in precisely | ||
* Captcha is required to access the website (began in June 2023) | * Captcha is required to access the website (began in June 2023) | ||
== | == Lockdowns and closures == | ||
[[File:Textwall dead 2.jpg|thumb|405x405px|[[Our World of News]] covers the closure of Textwall(''June 10th, 2024'')]]Duck has closed the site several times, usually in response to heavy spam. Every closure of the site has brought more and more of its userbase to OWOT, some of whom have decided to stay permanently. | [[File:Textwall dead 2.jpg|thumb|405x405px|[[Our World of News]] covers the closure of Textwall(''June 10th, 2024'')]]Duck has closed the site several times, usually in response to heavy spam. Every closure of the site has brought more and more of its userbase to OWOT, some of whom have decided to stay permanently. | ||
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On June 25th, 2025, [[FP]] created [https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me] as a place for TextWall refugees to go instead of migrating to OWOT.{{Blockquote|''tw.2s4.me is a throwaway TW clone made right after its shutdown, so I took no care in its backend''|author=FP}}{{Blockquote|''I'm nearly done with the Textwall 'revival' - it's not going to receive any more updates after it's out, and it would only serve as a containment chamber'|author=FP on June 24th, 2023}} | On June 25th, 2025, [[FP]] created [https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me] as a place for TextWall refugees to go instead of migrating to OWOT.{{Blockquote|''tw.2s4.me is a throwaway TW clone made right after its shutdown, so I took no care in its backend''|author=FP}}{{Blockquote|''I'm nearly done with the Textwall 'revival' - it's not going to receive any more updates after it's out, and it would only serve as a containment chamber'|author=FP on June 24th, 2023}} | ||
=== 2024 === | === May 2024 === | ||
TextWall's main wall was wiped in May of 2024 and set to read-only for a prolonged period of time. Personal walls were still editable during this time, but account registration was disabled.<ref>https://textwall.fandom.com/wiki/TextWall/Possible_Shutdown</ref> | TextWall's main wall was wiped in May of 2024 and set to read-only for a prolonged period of time. Personal walls were still editable during this time, but account registration was disabled.<ref>https://textwall.fandom.com/wiki/TextWall/Possible_Shutdown</ref> | ||
=== June 2024 === | |||
On June 9th, 2024, TextWall briefly shut down following instances of [https://soyjak.party/ soyjak.party] users flocking to it. Several worlds were created, most filled with braille pastes and the usual Soyjak markings. The site was restored on June 13th with | On June 9th, 2024, TextWall briefly shut down following instances of [https://soyjak.party/ soyjak.party] users flocking to it. Several worlds were created, most filled with braille pastes and the usual Soyjak markings. The site was restored on June 13th with | ||
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File:Textwall 2025.png|textwall.cc in 2025 | File:Textwall 2025.png|textwall.cc in 2025 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== October 2025(tw.2s4.me) === | |||
On October 31st, 2025, tw.2s4.me was locked down for 12 hours after it was raided by soyjak.party. | |||
== TextWall clones == | == TextWall clones == | ||
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=== Art === | === Art === | ||
TextWall renders certain unicode/SLC symbols differently from OWOT, resulting in visible gaps between characters in ANSI/SLC art. The site also lacks support for customizable cell colors. | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="250"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="250"> | ||
File:Textwall tower august 2024.png|August 2024 | File:Textwall tower august 2024.png|August 2024 | ||
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File:Textwall vortex.png|alt=Screenshot by Lime.owot|June 2025 | File:Textwall vortex.png|alt=Screenshot by Lime.owot|June 2025 | ||
File:Dominoguy carthage dark mode.png|A [[Symbols for Legacy Computing|SLC]] rendition of [https://ourworldoftext.com/fp/carthage Carthage] by [[DominoGuy]] | File:Dominoguy carthage dark mode.png|A [[Symbols for Legacy Computing|SLC]] rendition of [https://ourworldoftext.com/fp/carthage Carthage] by [[DominoGuy]] | ||
</gallery> | File:Tw google.png|Created by [https://tw.2s4.me/~Delta Delta] | ||
[[File:Textwall spawn october 2025.png|center|thumb|953x953px|[https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me]'s Spawn on October 21st, 2025]] | </gallery>[[File:Textwall spawn october 2025.png|center|thumb|953x953px|[https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me]'s Spawn on October 21st, 2025]] | ||
[[File:Acropolis.png|center|thumb|787x787px|Acropolis, an art-filled city archived at [https://tw.2s4.me/~dominoguy_ tw.2s4.me/~dominoguy_]]] | |||
[[File:Tw2s4me art.png|center|thumb|645x645px]] | |||
=== Tower of Publicity === | === Tower of Publicity === | ||