I've gone through 15 pages of posts since I searched on "octopus tutorials," and other than the wiki which doesn't contain all of the information on setting up the client that Skarlot used to have on his site (with pictures, alas), I''m stuck.

For some reason my 1.3.5f which was working just fine yesterday has today reset itself without warning or reason, and I'm having to reconfigure. My client and server aren't speaking, and in fact, my server thinks it's a client for some reason. So I'm stuck and with no answers, and as a last resort (yes, a last resort, because I see how all the other new people get flamed for asking "stupid" questions), I am requesting help. Not scathing, pithy remarks, but a clue.

I know I'm old and stupid, I know I'm not computer savvy, and I know I can't read, so there, I've covered the basic insults with which newcomers are greeted by oldtimers, can we save time and could someone with patience and compassion please just direct me somewhere constructive?

Kawaii, I would like to try your updated version, but I am scared to do so without a tutorial. Is there one, anywhere, that will help me feel like a modestly intelligent adult once again?