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This thread is by no means primarily for my server, it is for all things minecraft-related, it's just we tend to talk about the server a lot here. So come, be merry, and build amazing things.


Non Server Stuff
Croverus is doing an LP by text of minecraft!

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Main GitP Servers:
TO BE WHITELISTED:
add your name to this spreadsheet in the first column marked "MINECRAFT NAME HERE", AND make a post in the thread.
http://scuzzball.serveftp.com:8080/status.png
Server:
"scuzzball.serveftp.com"
Mods/Admin Software: The list is on the whitelist
Details about the worlds:

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*We have different types of worlds to accomodate different ways of playing Minecraft. They are organized into groups. The main group (/wg main or /wg survival or /wg 0) is standard survival. World list:
--world: Our oldest world, and where you spawn. Set to peaceful.
--terra: Mobs spawn here. The result of a merge of some other worlds.
--release: Newest map with less stuff in it; uses the latest world generator.
--nether: Old nether, with its stuff. Mobs are off.
--nether2: New nether, with the latest world generator. Mobs are on.
--There are also two end worlds, one for world and the other for terra.
*We also have a creative group (/wg creative or /wg 1). Here, you have unlimited resources to build whatever. Also in this group is the world for Ironcraft. Nether portals in Ironcraft lead to creative and vice versa.
*Our third group is hardcore (/wg hardcore or /wg 2). Here, all mods are disabled, and the difficulty is set to Hard.
*Our final group is for roleplaying. Talk to Deme if you want to join the RP.

Server Rules
General rules to follow while on the server.

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1. Don't be a ****
2. Swearing is censored(Cause it was easier to do than not, not that it was ever a problem)
3. Don't steal peoples stuff
4. Don't break stuff that isn't yours
5. Use common sense

Rules for the section of the server that is RPTown:

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1. The setting is fantasy, after a dragon attacks our ship, causes it to wreck, and leaves our characters stranded. Certain steampunk elements (jukeboxes, TNT, minecarts) are allowed, of course.
2. There are no classes, but most characters do have jobs and specific skills as a result of their backgrounds. Use your own discretion.
3. Characters should be tied to skins, but the character's name should be used in description whenever possible, as well.
4. Keep RP things within the RPtown area, please. This includes grudges and so on.
5. There is no commitment here -- play when you want to, go build and explore elsewhere when you don't. Easy enough, right?
6. RP should be surrounded by quotes. Dialogue can simply go inside the quotes, and extra description and action are to be within asteriks inside the quotes, to make it clear to people not inside the RP. This is a good way to use names. "Like this, you see? *Deme shuts her book and waves it* I hope that's clear."
7. Bringing objects is limited at first, except for building materials it would be hard or impossible to get on the landmass, but are still good for characters, like brick or mossy cobble.
8. However, when a character starts, they can bring a few objects and tools appropriate to the character, for fun's sake. These are objects like tools and items, appropriate to their background -- the things they may have had in what bags they could grab *quickly* or on their person. Again, use your own judgement.
9. PVP = A-OK. Destroying structures or stealing items, on the other hand will require advance permission from the victim and will require in-story justification, not just for lulz. Otherwise, it shall be declared griefing.
10. If you want to temporarily "break character" and build a labrynth or a temple of doom to serve as an adventure, feel free. This can apply for groups as well.
11. If you need people to play special monsters or NPCs for your plot, ask around -- you don't have to (and probably shouldn't) reveal too much until you have some takers, and then, mainly to those who need to know.
12. The ability to re-spawn after death is a new, strange, magical ability that only happened after the wreck. The characters wouldn't know it at first. The same, of course, applies to the monsters that fester up from the ground after dark...
13. When building in RPtown, be sensible. Obey whatever laws of physics apply to your character or building materials, be respectful of others' spaces. Unlike regular minecraft, these buildings have to make sense in an IC way.
14. Most importantly, have fun. Be curious and adventurous and not afraid to bruise the apples with chaos and conflict a little.

IronCraft
IronCraft is a Minecraft building competition in the spirit of Iron Chef.

Do not build in the Ironcraft world unless you are a current contestant, a judge, or the chairman (forbiddenwar)

Rules are:
Teams consist of no more than 6 players.
Build only with the materials provided to you by the chairman, admin or mod
Build only within set boundary for each team.
Violating rules will result in disqualification

PEOPLE TO CONTACT WHEN SERVER BREAKS
{table=head]Name|Steam Name|Skype Name
Sapo|Saposhiente|
Memnarch|memnarch|
Scuzzball|Scuzzball|sdafeds
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Going to an earlier version of minecraft:
MCNostalgia

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Originally Posted by Saposhiente

Mage: Does it involve dispensers? If so, known bug.

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Nope. Trying to place them.


Think it might have to do with how they're not a planned-for egg, and don't really have coding.

*sniff*
I love the smell of a new thread. It smells like . . .
*SSSSSS*

GAH! *runs off*

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Originally Posted by Iruka

Since I switched to 64 bit Java, my Minecraft won't connect. :smallsigh:
Repeated reinstalling and switching back to 32 bit didn't help. I have yet to reinstall Mincecraft.
Anyone got an idea what might have gone wrong?

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Try playing in the browser. If that works, it's the same problem I have.

Do you guys been to funcraft server? I have problems with res create system (I got the buying part but I need to expand to second storey!)

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Originally Posted by Scuzzball

Try playing in the browser. If that works, it's the same problem I have.

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Does not work. First I get a very long Java load screen, then an error that says

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minecraft.net.Launcher

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Hurray!

So you gents know, I've been playing on my Australian server a fair bit of late, on account of not having constant lag.

And the Giant server seems to have kablooied again.

Alright, I'm getting more time to do actually fun stuff. So I've actually got time to run another Ironcraft competition.

If you'd care to to join in, please sign up here. This way I can actually organize the build area. Sign up goes until thursday-ish of the build week.

Contest will run from the 13th to the 19th, starting at 12:00am thereabouts and ending 11:59pm thereabouts. This is assuming all goes as planned of course.


Theme will be "Ponds, lakes, and puddles". That is to say, the build will need to relate to one of those things in the area. There will be another rule added later, which will be told at the same time as the special ingredient.





@/\; server seems to be working for me.

That's quite odd, because the status image times out, IsItDown says it's down, but I tried logging in and presto.

Hell freaking yes, I'm in.

I might try, hopefully I can do more than just help plan out my team's design. I was kinda sad after finding out how small the areas were last time because my vision for them would have been awesome.

A stupid question perhaps, but, why does rptown need to be in a different group then terra and release?, As it is currently(from my understanding anyway) you can no longer move items between release/terra and rpworld anymore.

Posting to get a shiny tick thing.

Currently been doing the Skyblock challenge. Lots of fun. Making a garden of mostly snow with occasional dirt blocks for trees. :D

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Originally Posted by Togath

A stupid question perhaps, but, why does rptown need to be in a different group then terra and release?, As it is currently(from my understanding anyway) you can no longer move items between release/terra and rpworld anymore.

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Because that's what I'd like it to be as the person in-charge of it (I wasn't asked, but they did correctly guess my feelings). Moving items from regular words to RPtown was always forbidden except in cases of adventure, and a few "character creation" items. So it produces exactly 2 problems, but in exchange prevents several bits of unfairness and cheating.
We have 3 potential solutions to this:
#1: I spawn in a requested set of gear.
#2: I put some basic gear-type things in chests in the town hall, and say "Ok, pick out X number of items appropriate to your character's concept."
#3: Ha-ha, screw you! (I don't like this option)


As for adventure-stuff... Ah, an idea.
Get a chest together containing, let's say, half the materials you want/need at that time. I will spawn in double that for you in RPworld, since I've seen your hard work. Is that an acceptable use of mod spawning powers, admins?

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As for adventure-stud... Ah, an idea.
Get a chest together containing, let's say, half the materials you want/need at that time. I will spawn in double that for you in RPworld, since I've seen your hard work. Is that an acceptable use of mod spawning powers, admins?

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Very much acceptable.

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Posting to get a shiny tick thing.

Currently been doing the Skyblock challenge. Lots of fun. Making a garden of mostly snow with occasional dirt blocks for trees. :D

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HAve you seen SkyGrid? I haven't tried it yet, but it makes Skyblock look easy. Also it allows for more exploration and the possibility of enchanting tables and diamond gear.

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HAve you seen SkyGrid? I haven't tried it yet, but it makes Skyblock look easy. Also it allows for more exploration and the possibility of enchanting tables and diamond gear.

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Yeah, that one looks terrifying. I'm awful at jumping, so not gonna try that.

Signed up for the Ironcraft. Too bad you didn't go with my idea earlier of fortresses. Hopefully for later.

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As for adventure-stuff... Ah, an idea.
Get a chest together containing, let's say, half the materials you want/need at that time. I will spawn in double that for you in RPworld, since I've seen your hard work. Is that an acceptable use of mod spawning powers, admins?

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K, np, that was the main thing I had been worried about, now that I'm starting to get over a flu I should be able to start again on the adventure I had been making.

Okay, does anyone know what would cause my MCedit problem? When I load a world, it just shows a big blank blue expanse. This is really becoming a problem. I've got a literally half-finished airship and my tower of babel is too short.

Speaking of dispensers, if a piston face comes into contact with the face of a dispenser, the piston will not retract when power is turned off, even if the dispenser is unpowered. Whether or not the dispenser has items in it or the piston is sticky does not matter. Anyone else had this happen?:smallconfused:

Dispensers can't be moved by pistons because they're tile entities.
*Updated WorldGroups:
- Added the ability to tp to groups with their name instead of their number
- List of group names is at spawn

That's not what I meant. The piston isn't trying to move the dispenser, the face (End of the piston) when fully extended, with a dispenser in FRONT of it will not retract.:smallconfused:

...what's Ironcraft and how does it work?

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...what's Ironcraft and how does it work?

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IronCraft is a contest on the server in the spirit of Iron Chef. Build what ever you want on a theme within a boundry and a time limit. Since it takes place in a special world where you are in creative, you don't have to gather resources.

I'm debating on being a judge or a contestant this time.

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Originally Posted by Forbiddenwar

IronCraft is a contest on the server in the spirit of Iron Chef. Build what ever you want on a theme within a boundry and a time limit. Since it takes place in a special world where you are in creative, you don't have to gather resources.

I'm debating on being a judge or a contestant this time.

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Aah, ok. Hum... I think being a judge would be cool.

In as a judge

Just as a note, I haven't asked for judges yet. And as there's only two people signed up on the spreadsheet, it might not even be worth running if people only want to judge.

Annoyance is building a structure out of lots and lots of glass and glowstone...and then realising (without having a Silk Touch pick) that you have to move two of the walls to have room for what you want inside it.

However, once all was said and done...I had this!

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