The server hard disk ran out of space because I did not move out backups in time. So the database system froze, the minecraft server and the whitelist was messed up too. On top of that I am abroad since Tuesday and could not fix it immediately.
Should be all fixed now though. If you still cannot access, please tell me immediately.
I updated the 2D maps renderer and we can finally see the proper textures for the new 1.1 blocks.
… for being a help vampire, for asking the quiz-questions in game, for being stupid (according to his own judgement) and for being generally, simply, very, very annoying.
With the enchantments in game now we have some new possibilities for rewarding contest entries. I am planning to give out custom enchanted items for the winners. So for example one price could be a tripple-enchanted item of your choice. What the exact prices are will be decided after each contest ends but brace for some nice goodies here!
As a compensation that the Gold Exchange is gone, I quickly hacked a function where you can buy XP! Please note that you have to be logged into the game AND the website to make this work. If you are not logged into the game, your money is gone and you do not get ANY XP. Take a look!
After many iterations of trying to get it work, I have now removed the gold exchange for good. Thanks to azkedar for your work on this plugin, but the repeated issues finally did not outweigh the benefits. I will think about a new system for the economy so we do not have a runaway deflation on everything to to endless supply of goods.
Soulsand45 was just banned. He stole a massive amount of XP from players killing the ender dragon and afterwards received a warning from my side that could not be clearer.
He then again camped on an ender dragon fight and was told several times by an elder to leave the scene but failed to do so. Therefore the ban now.
I fixed the permissions for jail. They changed with an update of the plugin enabling it. Please see the user levels & commands for details.
I created a city subway to reach all the different places w/o having to teleport. The subway and the stations are so far not very nice to look at, but they work fine. If any of the elders or masters want to start working improving on the stations, please do not hesitate!
I have just managed to copy all 22 tall buildings of the old world over to the new city. This means that we are one huge step closer to have the complete city moved.
Please all come over to the skyscrapers and take a look at the amazing builds!
I would like to ask all masters and elders to help me now and terraform and landscape the skyscrapers area. We need paths to all building entrances, a nice frame around the lake (which could be a bit deeper, too), a bridge and path from the noble houses over and a good connection to the harbor pier.
I made it easier to switch between 2D maps by adding a menu bar on the top.
Further I consolidated all world descriptions into one page to reduce the amount of clicks and searches one has to do. I hope that this will make the website easier to use. Watch out for further improvements! Suggestions are always welcome.
I fixed the shop data interface so you can now again see the shop stocks and transaction on the website. Please take a look here!
I just added a “Monostable Circuit” to the Redstone Ministry. It shows how you can convert a steady signal into a button-like pulse, and time the pulse length, too. You can find it on the top floor of the redstone ministry.
You can now fight the Ender dragon! Enter the End through the End portal in Spawn and get killed by the hordes of ender men and the ender dragon or gain your 100 levels of experience! See more information here!
Please see this page for the guidelines.
I relocated the area where the skyscrapers are located to a place north of the noble houses. We should have more space there for them and also a nice area for a marina and harbor to put the boats there.
I just added the masters again to be able to build in the city!
I found 2 related bugs, both which are about guest permissions. First of all, guests were allowed to build in other people’s lot if they were made a member of that lot. This is changed now, and people who have friends on the server still have to first pass the settler test before they can build – anywhere.
On top of that we had a very smart guy with the username of “systemAdmin” show up here and immediately asked for someone to “op” him. While I consider such a username a poor, childish prank and a rather humorous attempt at causing problems, I let him stay online to see how this would develop. And of course, as expected, the user gave me a real reason to ban him just a couple of minutes later when he abused the possibility to pick up a couple of dozen eggs in the city and create a large number of chicken running around, which made me ban him.
This event also caused me to investigate our permission system and now it is changed so that the only item you are allowed to have in your inventory, drop, pickup or use is a wooden sword. The advantage behind that is you are also not able to die from mob damage or fall damage anymore. It should be safer to get to your lot. The only damage that you can take is lava & fire damage to prevent this protection to make people explore the nether too much. So I also restricted the starter kit to a sword and took the other wooden tools away. Sadly, but true, if you do not lock up EVERYTHING a guest can do, there will be the one or other who abuses it.
I have after some trials and relocation of the stadium as well as my office managed to place the cathedral & the eiffel tower in one piece to the spawn island. Thanks to the elders who helped terraforming the land around it. Please continue with this since some parts still look decidedly artificial…