I have created now charts where you can observe how item prices developed over time.
As you can see from this example however, some of the charts are distorted by some extreme values. I would like to know if someone can recommend a way to find a better maximum value for the charts than simply the highest value of the dataset. The method has to be implemented in PHP.
We new shop web interface now! I migrated the shop to MySQL and wrote some tables so you can see what is happening in the shop and historical transactions. More data is supposed to come, if you want to see a specific datatype, please propose it here!
I have set the map of the kingdom now to 2000×2000 instead of 4000×4000. As a reference, the normal world is 3000×3000 blocks large. Why? I do not want to be forced to start a new map when 1.8 comes out. If we restrict our space usage a bit and stay within reasonable bounds, we can generate the map beyond the current limits once the 1.8 map feautures are out and integrate them into the kingdom.
In the case that the 1.8 features are so different from what we have right now that they would be better used in a new map anyhow, we can still create one. I do not want to ruin the fact that we can do the same on fewer maps by already now expanding unreasonably far into that map.
I will see that I can delete the areas that were already explored but beyond the 2000×2000 border so they can be generated newly once 1.8 comes out.
There are three issues that are known that I would like you to be aware about:
The Skylands are open now. The issue with server crashes when someone falls off a cliff in MC should be over now!
Also you can see now people moving on the maps thanks to the help of our new member senocular! If you see him, say thanks!
Since the last update there is a bug in the skylands. When people fall off an island there, they do not die. They logout and later log back in with a negative y-value.
2011-08-08 00:47:47 [INFO] <user> <ip> logged in with entity id 2147226 at ([skylands] 475.0939776106811, -73.83340857907588, 33.99777082139628)
From there on, the server is bust:
2011-08-08 00:48:33 [INFO] Connection reset
2011-08-08 00:48:45 [INFO] Read timed out
2011-08-08 00:49:01 [INFO] Read timed out
2011-08-08 00:49:09 [INFO] Read timed out
2011-08-08 00:49:17 [INFO] Read timed out
2011-08-08 00:49:40 [INFO] Read timed out
2011-08-08 00:49:45 [INFO] Read timed out
Because this has been repeating, I had to shut down the skylands portals for now. If you are there, you should be able to get back with /spawn. They will remain closed until I find a solution to this issue.
Caught him placing fires and lava in someone else’s lot:
Server is back up. Problem solved!
There is an issue with the server that I cannot fix until I gethome in some hours. Please be patient.
We now have 2D and 3D Kingdom maps! The claimed plots are also displayed. Every Nation gets a different color (No sorry you cannot choose) and when you hover over a plot it shows the nation, town name and the Plot number. Cool, eh?
I also limited the map to 2000×2000 blocks for now. I want to avoid that the map becomes GB-sized again.
Find the link to the map in the menu!
The following things are fixed/changed now:
Ok, so here are the new userlevels. As mentioned before, VIPs became “Masters” which stands for “master builder”. On top of that, here are the other changes:
Elder Level
Elders are a small group of people who prove through their dedication to the server, their maturity and the time they have been around that they deserve this title. Elders can create nations and towns in the Kingdom world. Elders can be only elected if none of the existing elders objects to the candidate being an Elder. It takes quite something to become one, being one also means that you are ready to help the server wherever you can. The process of becoming and Elder has to be started through another Elder proposing a candidate.
Donators
If someone donates money to the server, they get a “+” behind their username. If they donate more than 12USD, they get “++” and the right to create towns in the Kingdom and become a mayor.
Chat channels
Please note that the chat channels have changed accordingly. There is now a “m” and a “e” channel for masters and elders. You have to manually /join those channels to talk in there.
Kingdom
The explanation of the system in general is on the Kingdom page as announced before. The page was updated and the system is live. Please refer to the page and read it carefully since it has changed since the original post.
I upgraded the server to Bukkit version 1000 – in case you care about that level of detial.
The Upshot is that there are no real new features, but there are lots of bugfixes and performance improvements. So if something got lost in transition please tell me and I will try to fix it. Currently, the only 2 things that are not working as expected are:
I am trying to fix both of those issues, please stand by.
I have created a new world, with a new permissions system, to be alive parallel to the other worlds that exist. Please take a look at the first version of the page. More contents, instructions etc are coming. Please stand by.
There will be a change in user levels. Why? Since we are doing more and more contests that advance people to a higher level, we see people advancing very quickly and well deserved to higher levels. However, there should be a difference between people being at a high level because they are building cool stuff and people who have been at the server for a long time AND at the same time show great social skills, maturity and deep involvement with the server and its development. So what will change?
All VIPs will receive a different name. Most likely Master Builder or something similar. We can fiddle with the naming, important thing is that it reflects that the user has proven to be a better builder than Architect. User rights / commands will not change.
There will be a new user level called “Elder”. Same here for the level name, we can change that later. This new userlevel will be more restrictive. This means that all members of this group will have to propose new members to the group and any vote against it will disable that person from joining. Wait for new commands to be given to Elder levels. The initial group of members will be announced later.
Donators will also change. There will be a + as usual for people who donated but only if they donated more than 12USD. For those who donated less there will be a different sign. Wait for new commands to be given to the 12USD+ donators. Since there I am having some difficulties to know who donated what (some people used realnames or parents emails instead of their actual data for example), please tell me if you think you got the wrong donator level.
Please note that I have given Architects and above tools to detect griefing. Please see the pages for griefing and userlevels/commands for details. Please use these commands with caution since they can create lag.
I copied over all the houses from the noble house contest. Please go and check your building. Please note that there are sometimes bugs when copying stuff. Namely the following items sometimes break:
I already did my best to fix the stuff except for the pictures. If you see that something is broken or missing, please ask a VIP to fix it for you. I will start the judging probably tomorrow and finish within this week. Due to the amount of entries this might take a while. Missing paintings won’t affect the outcome though. Please also make sure that there is a sign somewhere near the door that has your name on it.
Ok, here is the new contest! This summer we are going on a cruise! So build a boat of any kind! Think about the different types there are:
Limits:
Add a comment with your user level and coordinates of the build here. Picture not mandatory but would be nice. Contest deadline is 31st of August.
The contest is closed now. I will try to see and judge the entries as soon as possible. Please be patient.
Since there was a technical glitch with the Citizen levels, some people got promoted to citizen too early. In order to fix this, I have removed citizen status form ALL users. But no reason to panic. To get your citizen level back, please simply log on to the website. You should be upgraded instantly. If you have applied for a skylands lot and are not citizen anymore, please tell me so I can reset the lot. You will not be able to build on it anymore anyhow.