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About uncovery

Owner & admin of this server.

Uncovery Minecraft is NOT on Google+ anymore! :-)

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I just deleted the Google+ account for uncovery minecraft. I got the news that some organizations that opened a + account have had their complete Google Account deleted, including YouTube, Gmail etc, because only “real people” are allowed to have a Google+ account. Since I do not want to risk that, I removed + from the Google Account. The google docs and the Youtube account remain therefore.

I will open it again once Google allows to have organizations have a + account, similar to pages in Facebook.

WARNING: Do not use shops as storage

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I want to send out a very clear warning. Do NOT use the shops as storage. I have seen a massive amount of goods in the shops with a VERY high price, so only put there for storage. This has two bad effects:

  • There is a higher chance that the store becomes broken. All of the plugins are under permanent development, mostly in Alpha or Beta stage and likely to have bugs. If you overload it, the chance is even higher that something breaks.
  • If the shop plugin ever breaks – and so far EVERY SINGLE plugin has been broken for some time or even abandoned permanently since this server started, ALL that stuff is gone. And then I do not want to hear anybody complaining about their stuff missing. I cannot restore it.

I am in talks with the plugin author to put some sort of limit on how many different items you can sell. I strongly recommend you to take those things out of there ASAP. The next update (1.8) is around the corner and no one knows if the shops system survives that upgrade.

New Bukkit updates

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Bukkit, the software which allows to install plugins on a server, has been updated to a new version. The new version includes a completely new permissions system that will be the new defacto-standard for all plugins. I am currently working on understanding how this new system works and how to move all users from the current system to the new system.

At one point I will upgrade the server. During this time, there will not everything be working as expected. I will be adding plugins as they come and installing them. The minimum will be the lot protection to be working in order to switch to the new system.

So currently this is just an announcement of what I am working on already and what will come. Nothing will change on the server for the coming couple of days.

Spleef League

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I have started a spleef league. Please see the spleef page for details (on the bottom). Since this is the first time, we have to see how it plays out. This is an indefinite challenge. We will see after some time how many people participate from the start or join late and give awards to the first people reaching the round X.

Pyramid Schemes

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AS you know there has been a pyramid built by me and decorated by amazing works of the Uncovery community in the Central Area. I want to finish this work but ran a bit out of ideas. So please go there (take the train north form the city) and tell me what else should be built there. I am also looking for volunteers to help making this a feature-packed, fun building to explore.

VIP lounge relocated! [Udpate]

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There is a new VIP lounge now at an undisclosed location! Please keep it secret! Do not /tp non-VIPs there! You get there with /spawn as a VIP and you get out of it with the portals. Updates regarding interior and thrones will follow!

[Update] I now created spaces for thrones along the wall and copied the existing thrones over. Feel free to build your new thrones on the empty spaces.[/Update]

I am also open to suggestions for additional features on the top floor for example. Only in-game please!

Chat channels reviewed

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I have changed a part of the chat channels. They are now setup according to the User levels and have the same color:

  • Citizen (‘z’): Can be joined/read by Citizens and above; color: Light blue
  • Architect (‘a’): Can be joined/read by Architects and above; color: Light Green
  • VIP (‘v’): Can be joined/read only by VIPs; color: Rose

Make sure you type /join z etc to join them once! Have fun!

VIP Lounge has two floors now!

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I expanded the VIP lounge to have two floors now. The prison floor is not needed anymore since we have a dedicated prison building and the cells in the hospital. If a VIP wants to take the time to build a special building for the VIP’s, please go ahead. It has to be something special though! And it has to be secret!

Citizen upgrade re-enabled & Poll

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I have re-enabled the citizen level upgrade. The whole system of upgrades etc will be reworked in the coming days however. Currently too much is happening every time the website is loaded and I rather want to make this stuff happen only every 5-10 minutes or so.

Also, if you scroll down a bit you will see a poll on the sidebars asking for your opinion on possible improvements on the website.

Spleef Arena!

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We now have a fully working spleef arena in the north-western part of the city thanks to plutomaster and hardcorepuding. There is also a spleef plugin installed now that teleports you into the arena once you use the proper commands. To find out more, please see the Spleef Game page in the menu!

Contest Winner! Or not?

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I have made a decision on the contest winner. It’s enickcnln!
No wait. He posted his entry first, so the others had a disadvantage. So it’s Hardcorepuding!
No wait. He always fishes in the central park. So it’s pinebenj!
No wait. He submitted last so he could see what the others were doing.
Ahhh f*ck it.
You guys all win.

I had a hard time on this. The buildings are all great also somewhat similar in the level of detail, quality, variety etc. So I took the easy way out and simply let you all win. So it’s a stack of diamonds and a level up for all three of you!
Congratz!

New website layout

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I upgraded the website layout to the latest version. As you can see its a bit more spaced and has some nicer design features. I hope you like it. What’s still left to do is the title image. I will try to finish this until the end of the week.

Uncovery City map – Help wanted!

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I have started to make an Uncovery City map at google spreadsheets. Currently I am the only one who can edit.  I am looking for others who can help fill in the blanks and insert comments to the fields regarding the contents of the buildings. We should also have different colors for buildings. The ministries should be in one color as educational buildings. Other colors should be decided if needed. The street names can also be filled in of given already.

If you are interested to help, I can add your google username to the editors list so you have access.

New Contest: Noble house!

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The new contest is out, the topic is “Noble house”! Build a 20×20 house with the following features:

  • A family house of rich people
  • A garden around it that has to fit on the 20×20
  • Not more than a ground floor and a upper floor

Voting will be split by user level. The level used is the one you have when the contest closes. Winning in your class requires that at least two people per level enter. If you are the only one in your class you will be part of the level above yours.

Contest will close 31st of July!

Post you entry here with the coordinates and screenshots please!