Minecraft

[dj_2004]

"The next epoch is upon us! The skies are trembling, pigs are growing wings, and the nether is turning awfully cold, as Minecraft slowly crawls out of Alpha..

Minecraft will reach Beta status on December 20th, 2010.

With Beta comes a larger focus on polish and content, and we’ll start early on with adding proper modding support with a stable API, and we’d love all input we can get on this from the modders out there. We’ll also add some kind of non-intrusive narrative to the game to help drive the game experience early on, and to provide some kind of late game goal. There will be a bigger focus on testing and stability as well, with more time between updates.

When the game enters beta, the price will rise to 14.95 Euro.

We will also change the license to remove the line that promises all future versions of the game for free. Please note that this change only affects people who buy the game after December 20, so if you got the game for during alpha, you will still get all future updates for free, despite this change. A promise is a promise.
Buying the game during beta will include all updates up until release, of course, and bug patches will be free.

Soon, you will be able to buy gift codes for Minecraft, perfectly timed for the holidays! Even better, if you buy those before December 20, accounts created from these codes will count as alpha accounts, and will receive all future updates for free.

And the next game update (with server-side inventory) is coming next week, before Beta"

 

[PanzerBoxb]

Whoa.

 

[Thuleman]

We will also change the license to remove the line that promises all future versions of the game for free.

I obviously bought my license already but I think this is retarded and will alienate a bunch of potential customers. Then again, Minecraft sales have probably peaked already so meh.

 

[dj_2004]

I obviously bought my license already but I think this is retarded and will alienate a bunch of potential customers. Then again, Minecraft sales have probably peaked already so meh.

Notch said that line scared his lawyers so that is why he is removing it.

 

[arr4ws]

I dont understand how all of this will work. I will buy myself a second account for fun sake.

 

[DeathFromBelow]

I obviously bought my license already but I think this is retarded and will alienate a bunch of potential customers.

I don't see the problem. You got perks for buying the game in the alpha stage of development and putting up with bugs and fewer features.

I doubt Notch is going to start charging for updates, but as the game evolves I'm sure he'll eventually reach some sort of major revision and start selling it as Minecraft 2.0 or whatever. That seems reasonable.

 

[Modred189]

I dont understand how all of this will work. I will buy myself a second account for fun sake.

If you bought it already, or before December 20, you get a better price and infinite updates to the game. That's all there is.
If you buy it after the 20th, you will pay more and not get infinite updates. It will all be tied to your sign in I assume...

 

[harsaphes]

The Egyptian themed Island i'm building.

 

[arr4ws]

If you bought it already, or before December 20, you get a better price and infinite updates to the game. That's all there is.
If you buy it after the 20th, you will pay more and not get infinite updates. It will all be tied to your sign in I assume...

yeah , but how does the update thing will work... people will get half the update? it will divide the user base just like bf2 did with all the booster pack and shit.

 

[Modred189]

yeah , but how does the update thing will work... people will get half the update? it will divide the user base just like bf2 did with all the booster pack and shit.

No, it will only leave those behind that did not get in early if they don't pay.
So, for example, once v1.0 hits, you'll have two groups of people...

Those that got in early.
Those that buy after 1.0.

BOTH will get all updates etc until the next version of the game (presumably, and for the sake of argument), version 2.0.

Then you will have two groups of people.

Those that paid for, and got 1.0, and will have to pay for the sequel. Normal fare.
Then you have those who got in during alpha and will get version 2.0 by default. I assume it will just be credited to their user accounts.

That would be like saying COD: Black Ops fragmented the MW2 user base. It's a sequel, not an update.

At least, that's how I read it...

 

[arr4ws]

Here is my pirate cove. Im working hard on it. Already 2 buildings , a pub and the captain house.

 

[arr4ws]

The Egyptian themed Island i'm building.

nice tower on the right!

 

[Bigbacon]

wow....I have been playing this game a ton... but I still can't get myself to spend the time to make silly structures. I really enjoy the underground exploration. I started a new worled on thursday, started right by a cave. I have spent like the last 16 hours of play exploring this one cave....it just keeps on going.

I did actually make a minecart track to get me to an island I took over and walled up...first time I ever did that. My house is still just a 6x6 room with stairs into the cave. I think I have like 10 entrances/exits scattered around the house and on my island. Seem no matter where I make a new exntrance. I always end up like 30 feet from my house...very weird.

I also keep getting lost in the cave.

 

[Greatone123]

C'mon arr4ws daylight man daylight... im on my phone doesn't play well with night shots and I love pirate stuff

 

[harsaphes]

nice tower on the right!

..... scheduled for demolition.

 

[P4rD0nM3]

Can someone help me? I have my own minecraft server hosted on 2334 Lundy. Maybe someone I can add to an IM? Hehehe.

 

[ojax]

HashLand is down.. Some glitch just wiped my server.properties file clean, and now the server will not read the file and load the appropriate plugins.. The server command enableplugin as well as the other plugin commands aren't even showing up when I type help...

The amount of stress and work I've put into the server has frazzled me.. The horrid support and downtime, fixing, editing, configuring is completely off the charts.. This game should be easy to run, and its not.. I pray beta brings in some stability and every update doesn't completely ruin every plugin and mod running.. I have over 10 plugins running.. Go ahead and find each thread for each plugin, to sit and wait for the next update so that you can download it, install it, one by one, setting each one back up again in the configuration, only to have an update the very next day, ruin every plugin again..

The amount of shit surrounding this game is really sad, considering it is incredible, unique, addicting and fun... I'm having a nap.. Server will be back up later today.

 

[arr4ws]

HashLand is down.. Some glitch just wiped my server.properties file clean, and now the server will not read the file and load the appropriate plugins.. The server command enableplugin as well as the other plugin commands aren't even showing up when I type help...

The amount of stress and work I've put into the server has frazzled me.. The horrid support and downtime, fixing, editing, configuring is completely off the charts.. This game should be easy to run, and its not.. I pray beta brings in some stability and every update doesn't completely ruin every plugin and mod running.. I have over 10 plugins running.. Go ahead and find each thread for each plugin, to sit and wait for the next update so that you can download it, install it, one by one, setting each one back up again in the configuration, only to have an update the very next day, ruin every plugin again..

The amount of shit surrounding this game is really sad, considering it is incredible, unique, addicting and fun... I'm having a nap.. Server will be back up later today.

my cove!

 

[Greatone123]

It is easy to run, think about what your saying tho. You have 10 mods that your trying to run on your server, thats 10x more things to need to update, troubleshoot, and configure.

I've setup my server, I have 3 total plugins, and everything is running great. I haven't had to upgrade/update/reload anything yet. I had a power outage and it wiped sections of my map out, I reloaded a back up from the day before and it's all back to normal.


you need to take your time, configure each plugin and create a back up of all your configuration files, then you won't have any headaches when things like that glitch happen. Most plugins only have to be configured once.



This is why the hardcraft server didn't go crazy with all the mods that sounded great, we were shooting for uptime and the least amount of hassle. We were going to have a second server setup that ran all those crazy mods and stuff but if something happend nothing important would be lost because it's the "test" server.


the longest time working on configurations was probably iConomy and the prices, that took a while just because I had to do it all manually. oh wait that makes 4 plugins, I have borderlands, Realms, iConomy, and Craftbook I don't think I'll have any more then that, none of the others really seem needed.

 

[harsaphes]

hmmm.

 

[arr4ws]

hashland is great. But Iconomy is unused. I like whats its supposed to accomplish... but will we ever use it?

 

[Modred189]

Honestly, I just want an easy way to generate blocks so that I don't have to harvest them. Some of these creations are great, but they are made by folks who can just spawn material...

 

[arr4ws]

Honestly, I just want an easy way to generate blocks so that I don't have to harvest them. Some of these creations are great, but they are made by folks who can just spawn material...

yeah... exactly

Jax , when do you expect hashland to be back?

 

[ojax]

It is easy to run, think about what your saying tho. You have 10 mods that your trying to run on your server, thats 10x more things to need to update, troubleshoot, and configure.

I've setup my server, I have 3 total plugins, and everything is running great. I haven't had to upgrade/update/reload anything yet. I had a power outage and it wiped sections of my map out, I reloaded a back up from the day before and it's all back to normal.


you need to take your time, configure each plugin and create a back up of all your configuration files, then you won't have any headaches when things like that glitch happen. Most plugins only have to be configured once.



This is why the hardcraft server didn't go crazy with all the mods that sounded great, we were shooting for uptime and the least amount of hassle. We were going to have a second server setup that ran all those crazy mods and stuff but if something happend nothing important would be lost because it's the "test" server.


the longest time working on configurations was probably iConomy and the prices, that took a while just because I had to do it all manually. oh wait that makes 4 plugins, I have borderlands, Realms, iConomy, and Craftbook I don't think I'll have any more then that, none of the others really seem needed.

Meh.. I'd respond, but I'd sound like a real prick.

 

[ojax]

hashland is great. But Iconomy is unused. I like whats its supposed to accomplish... but will we ever use it?

I ruined the server.. I should have never given anyone the spawn item commands.. Exactly what I thought was going to happen, is happening.. Nobody wants to play the game.. They just want to sit and build.. Then if they can't just simply spawn and build, the game is ruined for them.. More likely, the server is ruined..

This isn't creative.. This is SMP, S standing for survival... Kinda don't need to survive if you have everything at your fingertips... I'm the admin with an empty world.. I'm trying to setup a world quickly as to not overwhelm the new players with a server that has nothing on it.. No rules, no builds = NOOB stays a NOOB..

Secondly, nobody is using the iConomy, because NOBODY HAS TO... The people who play the most, are myself and you guys who have the power to spawn the items.. The rest who play, use the iConomy every time they are logged in, so I'm not sure why you think it is unused... Lets see how much people use it when nobody can just type /give me everything... Modred said he just wants to build.. Why did you buy the game? The free version has everything you want... Didn't you know that? Also... With iConomy and a marketplace running.. Your blocks that you build with that take time to collect is subsidized ( look up the word ) by the marketplace.. No other server including Hardcraft gave players the option to buy some items rather than mine 100% of it all, and you guys still give me a hard time over the marketplace, and STILL don't use it.. Not my problem if the ability is there, and you don't learn to use it.

I've yet to see someone type /help on the server.. Yet I am constantly asked what the commands are... by everyone.. all the time... when /help tells you EVERY SINGLE command available to you... the player... Like Come on...

Also, excuse me for venting at the frustrations of running a server.. I didn't vent to have you critical know-it-alls tell me I have too many plugins, and that running a server is easy, not hard.. I posted to let you know the server is down due to a bug.. which was frustrating.. Nobody said I'm sorry, or that sucks.. Instead I get people questioning my use of plugins and others telling me running a server is easy, and I'm doing it wrong.. HAH!

I work 40+ hours a week at my job, and do this to learn and for fun.. I know I must be reminded again how everyone here hates seeing someone struggling, and would rather just mock their inability.... Instead I get Greatone telling me its not hard.. ( sure thats why Hardcraft was always up and running....).. and telling me I should not have 10 plugins... but only 4.. like he has...

Well, If I was going to run a boring plain old vanilla server, I would agree on the number of plugins... However, the plugins are there for the people playing on the server, not you Greatone, who hasn't even been to the server for more than 1 minute... I'm not jealous of others servers and the people who play on them, I really hope you guys are that childish...

The server was setup from the start to run plugins and mods that Hardcraft wasn't, and I started a server because I was reading about all the options servers can have, that Hardcraft didn't.. I wanted to learn how to run a server, and I did.. In less time it takes most people..

Greatone, you posted that you only have to setup each plugin once.. Which is true for the most part.. Except when a glitch like I mentioned wiped my server.properties file, and plugins were not loading even when corrected like I mentioned.. You know the 4 plugins you are running for instance? Yah, see they wouldn't be running, they wouldn't be setup, and you would not have the ability to set them up, as the server does not load plugins anymore.. Like I said, this isn't normal, its a massive glitch....

Also, how exactly did your plan on setting up Hardcraft with little to no plugins actually help your ideal of shooting for uptime and less hassle? My server has been running 3 times the amount of plugins, all functioning, and is online and up and running twice the amount of time Hardcraft is... So I don't think running 1 plugin, nevermind 2 - 3, would help Hardcraft be more reliable than my server.. Unless I am missing something here...

Since when were plugins and mods something people discouraged in PC gaming?? Since when was not trying to add more mods and plugins to a server a [H] thing?

I'm forced to re-install everything.. That means, no copying and pasting property files already setup... No copying and pasting, plugin .TXT files already setup... I doubt anyone cares to know, but the plugins take time to setup.. Normally, I'd only have to do this once, but like I have mentioned, this isn't a normal situation.. I am not going for Sunday family supper like I always do, I'm not sitting down and watching Boardwalk Empire, like I have since the show started, I'm working on getting the server back up. I will post here when its back up and running!

Do you people know that everything I built on Hardcraft was done in just a few weeks with 99.8% of it all being my own work, and effort? I created a massive lair with ingenuity and symmetry all without any ability to fly around, spawn items, or change the time of day.. I did that all in less time it took most to dig a hole.. It isn't impossible.. I see people bitching about how hard it is to do this and do that... When they have a outhouse sized building and they never log in.. What do you expect?? Everything to be given to you immediately?? No effort AT ALL ? Every single build you start done in 1 hour??

The world is safe.. Fine.. Backed up.. This has nothing to do with the world.. and everything to do with the buggy alpha mess of the client, the server, and the mods.

 

[Modred189]

I ruined the server..


Snip snap

The world is safe.. Fine.. Backed up.. This has nothing to do with the world.. and everything to do with the buggy alpha mess of the client, the server, and the mods.

Ok, A: I was not really talking to you specifically.
B: I was speaking more generally. I mean, look at it this way. I can log into a server and have little or no resources to start, and essentially look forward to a good time harvesting, surviving and building. However, AT THE SAME TIME, here are players who have the ability to spawn materials at will, and as a result, their towering fortress of impressiveness looks great... while my two story hut is progressing nicely because I haven't found any diamond and have to make due with iron tools.

I enjoy the S in SMP as much as the next person, but there are three aspects of the game: Mining building and surviving. And let's behonest, if you have no ability to spawn materials, you spend most of your time mining. However, those with spawning abilities get to skip the mining, which means they can build shelter asap and never have to venture down, resulting in less worry about surviving. Thus all they do is build.

If it were my server, and I know it's not, but if I were to run my own server, it would be such that everyone on my whitelist had spawning abilities, period, or no one would. That way, no one's structures would be ridiculously outclassed by anyone else's. A level playing field.

 

[Thuleman]

Can't really comment on server wars but ...

Since when were plugins and mods something people discouraged in PC gaming?? Since when was not trying to add more mods and plugins to a server a [H] thing?

10/10 for that one!

 

[Greatone123]

I wasn't telling you your doing it wrong, I was telling you to take your time. Take the time to do things that will make things easier for you. Even a bug like you had, reinstallig the whole thing you can still keep the same config files from before, they are just text files anyway.


I can see where your coming from on the whole no one using iconomy, im shooting for realism on mine. Im like you if I build something from mining I feel I accomplished something great. I've disabled all the ease of use features. Take away their give item abilities, lay down some law.



I want smp to be singleplayer with others + extra features that enhance gameplay.


And welcome to running servers. Get used to it. I've run several game servers over the years. Nobody cares how hard you work. Nobody cares if u work 40 hours. Nobody is going to worry if its too stressful. Trust me, I work 40 hours also, people only care about what they have invested in on the game. If ur learning ask for help if u need it seriously. That's why I offered to host the hardcraft, I don't run the thing or make the choices. I just offer the hardware and connection.

We wanted to run a second server to run pluggins on, your one of the most dedicated guys I've seen play the game. Having a third person that's active would be a great asset. What better way to learn then to do it.


But once again sorry it came off the way it did. Im just teling u to slow down man. Don't stress out so much, I understand what ur dealing with. Ill help with anything if u need it.

 

[ojax]

I wasn't telling you your doing it wrong, I was telling you to take your time. Take the time to do things that will make things easier for you. Even a bug like you had, reinstallig the whole thing you can still keep the same config files from before, they are just text files anyway.


I can see where your coming from on the whole no one using iconomy, im shooting for realism on mine. Im like you if I build something from mining I feel I accomplished something great. I've disabled all the ease of use features. Take away their give item abilities, lay down some law.



I want smp to be singleplayer with others + extra features that enhance gameplay.


And welcome to running servers. Get used to it. I've run several game servers over the years. Nobody cares how hard you work. Nobody cares if u work 40 hours. Nobody is going to worry if its too stressful. Trust me, I work 40 hours also, people only care about what they have invested in on the game. If ur learning ask for help if u need it seriously. That's why I offered to host the hardcraft, I don't run the thing or make the choices. I just offer the hardware and connection.

We wanted to run a second server to run pluggins on, your one of the most dedicated guys I've seen play the game. Having a third person that's active would be a great asset. What better way to learn then to do it.


But once again sorry it came off the way it did. Im just teling u to slow down man. Don't stress out so much, I understand what ur dealing with. Ill help with anything if u need it.

Greatone, I appreciate everything you've just said. I understand 100% what you have said and defended.

I did not mean for people to read what I posted and reply telling me that is what it is like running a server... I'm not looking for sympathy, nor am I claiming I am undertaking something completely out of my capabilities and doing something nobody else has the power to do... I simple had a massive conflict between two server mods.. Specifically, Hey0 and a GUI wrapper VisualAdmin.. VisualAdmin was my mistake.. should have never used it.. ever...

However it wiped files.. It overruled Hey0's authority and simple replaced the files I had already setup.. I looked at the mess, posted here, and had a nap.. I mainly just wanted to let everyone know the server was going to be down.. My little rant was for my benefit, and quite honestly, wasn't exaggerated nor whiny.. Just a, aww shit frustration, comment..

I did not expect people to tell me I was being stupid for running mods and plugins because of the extra work involved.. Nor did I expect people to question why I am running certain plugins. The iConomy plugin is genius.. It is 100% configurable.. It can be there to overwhelm people with options, or be there to offer nothing but 1 hard to reach solution for the player.. In many cases, offering people another avenue to collect the rare blocks ( gold, diamond, iron, redstone, obsidian ) without resorting 100% of the time to mining on your own.

Now that doesn't mean its free.. It costs a lot of in game currency to buy those hard to get blocks.... Notice how every goddamn player and server have Incinerators and lava waste pits?? C'mon, I know you have all seen these... They are for players to destroy stacks of dirt, cobble and whatever that is taking up space and inventory room... To me, this is fucking retarded... (Mind the language).. You wasted all that time mining those blocks, just to destroy them?? What an inefficient waste of time...

Guess what? With the iConomy plugin, your effort isn't a bloody waste... You can sell those stacks of dirt, cobble, sand, gravel, whatever, for in game currency! The currency can be used to buy the stuff you DO NEED.. Not a lot, but enough to subsidize here and there.. You will NEVER be able to use the economy without mining or working hard.. I don't understand why people think this is giving out free shit to everyone... Also, I have a Lottery... Its simple, easy, takes some money, and the odds of winning are random.. If you think that REMOVES from the fun factor of a server, you are on another planet than I... The lottery, if you win, has leaf blocks, snowballs, lightstone... Items, you CANNOT GET without spawning them, but are SO USEFUL in buildings, projects, and PVP snowball fights... How do you expect people do get these things? Sure I can run around spawning them for people or /give them to people.. Oooo how fun.. Forgive me for trying to make a tedious, instant command into a bit more effort and fun for everyone.

Again, I don't know why I am explaining this.. The people who decide with ignorance to ignore these additions I made to the server, well, I can't help them... Let them struggle and eventually quit because of some feature or bug they are annoyed with..

On Hardcraft, I had 2 - 3 double chests filled with cobble... It was so useless to me, I had incinerated at least half that amount beforehand as well... You know how cool it would have been to be able to run, portal, minecart, boat my way to a marketplace and sell these stacks and perhaps even buy some useful items before I left? That would have been AWESOME.. So helpful, So worth it, and really, unnoticeable to everyone in terms of extra building materials or items I then would have had.. Also, having actual physical locations, walkways, and paths in the world help bring the players in the world, together.. This game has an incredible community aspect.. EVERYTHING can be done with a buddy.. except riding a cart, boat, or pig together.. The plugins and mods I am running is to enhance the fun factor.. To enhance the community... To enhance the world and bring everyone's projects together..

I added NPCs.. You know why? I spent hours on Hardcraft server exploring.. Not mining, not griefing, not even carrying a friggen pick... I spent my time enjoying the work and effort of others, and the incredible amount of personal flavor in everything.. I often found myself, deep in some cave, some massive maze, or even slightly lost amongst some of the larger creations.. I thought to myself, How freaky, cool and unexpected would it be to stumble across another player, or NPC deep underground seemingly eons from anyone else? So I installed NPCS on my server.. I hid them in areas already accessible to players.. Meaning, they don't have to remove one single block to get to these hidden NPCS.. Nobody cares I put them out there.. Nobody is looking for them... I'm the only one who went around and acted like I was exploring to test the odds of stumbling across these NPCs easily.. How sad... Yet everytime I mention to the server the awesome capabilities and features I've added, the ability to /give and /time day mean more to them than ANYTHING else..

I'm almost positive, if I removed the ability for people to spawn items and keep it daylight all the time, they wouldn't play anymore.. How fucking sad is that?

Anyways.. HashLand is back up. I didn't remove anything.. I didn't change anything.. Come do what you want, and ignore everything.. I really don't care.. Just let me know when to come see what you built, as I take great satisfaction in watching others create on my server. My EpiCoaster is up and running.. A secret project that is no longer secret.. My last secret project, as I felt some people were agitated they weren't allowed to know what it was.. Even 1 day was too long to wait apparently.. Take the portal from HashMart or the BeachHouse.. The ride is 3minutes and 30 seconds roughly long.. It goes from the highest to lowest points a minecart can access along its run.. Designed with less boosters than any other track I have made. I don't care if you ride it or not, just letting ya know its there!

 

[arr4ws]

Hey Hash,

take your time . Its a game and we appreciate the amount of time you take running it. I would help if i could. Well I did in a way. I built my first huge tower to inspire people and attract more player.. yeah i spawned most of the stuff, but i wouldnt have built something like that EVER.

My pirate cove is actually HUGE work. I decided to go with easy materials to get , but i spawned most of it. I think i play the game to build stuff , not harvest. I mined a lot in my single player world... but got tired of it reeeealllllly quickly.

Im a builder... im building to ''populate'' the server in a way...

about the spawning stuff... i understand, but in my case... im not sure i would be still playing .

 

[ojax]

Hey Hash,

take your time . Its a game and we appreciate the amount of time you take running it. I would help if i could. Well I did in a way. I built my first huge tower to inspire people and attract more player.. yeah i spawned most of the stuff, but i wouldnt have built something like that EVER.

My pirate cove is actually HUGE work. I decided to go with easy materials to get , but i spawned most of it. I think i play the game to build stuff , not harvest. I mined a lot in my single player world... but got tired of it reeeealllllly quickly.

Im a builder... im building to ''populate'' the server in a way...

about the spawning stuff... i understand, but in my case... im not sure i would be still playing .

I totally hear you arr4ws, and I can understand and accept that some want to build exclusively.. You have helped me a lot from the start, and you are keeping the ability to build. I myself am not hiding the fact I am enjoying the ability to build freely, it is fun, and has kept me busy.. However, I'm at the point now where I'm not challenging myself anymore, and everything I am building isn't very exciting to those who are working for their materials for their builds. People like Zexx, black_box, andrewm, Insomnibyte who just joined, have all created their stuff almost exclusively from their own efforts.. Some very exclusively.. These builds are exciting to watch progress as the materials slowly added are from efforts I have the power to ignore.

I will be playing very soon with my player added to the same group as the common builders. I will then be forcing myself to play the way I want everyone to play on the server. I will be using the marketplace, you will bet your ass, and I will prove to everyone how awesome the feature is. I won't be keeping it 100% daylight, and I will treasure the diamonds, diamond bocks and other hard to gather materials again.. I will then build just as incredible and just as awesome projects I have been, just in less time, but way more rewarding.

 

[ojax]

HashLand has a mysterious and evil presence... It will haunt you... target only you... and enter your nightmares...

You've been warned...

 

[harsaphes]

Just adding my two here and a different perspective.
Theres nothing wrong with having a server where all anyone does is spawn items and builds. Nothing at all. Its just a different way to run the game. it doesn't ruin it, it doesnt make it boring, it doesnt do anything at all.
Yes. Maybe its not the way you want to run the server, and thats something different. I have been on your server since day one and have been on everyday. Fortunately you gave me the privilege to spawn items. Thankyou. Was it boring?...No, it was great. I still had to dig my foundations, and I still had to spend hours placing all the blocks and I still had to fight off the baddies while making tunnels.
I had the Minecraft experience without the frustration of searching and digging for a certain block/item. And you know what?...That was great. I hated that part of the game. Being able to spawn items doesnt make the game boring it just makes it a completely creative experience from the start.
Im sorry you seem frustrated by the events but you have to see the other side. The whole time you and I and arrs and others were on....no one was complaining about the experience...we were all loving it. Maybe having a server where everyone can spawn their items would be a great thing. You would probably be mobbed with people playing who want the sandbox element of the game without the hassle of the mining....which you have to do anyway.
So thats my take. I like the world you made and I like what I made in it. Hope to see you in game.

 

[Greatone123]

what kind of things have been built so far on hashland? should post up some screens in here, might get people to join so they can see stuff in person.



here is the spawn point we have so far, park, visitors center and a jail so far. Still have a few more structures to be built like subway station and department buildings.

north will be the neighborhoods, east is the mines, west is down town area for shops and whatnot with harbor, south will be farm land.

spawn so far:

 

[Bigbacon]

I need some minecart booster help. I tried to make a booster on flat track by adding another stretch of track next to the main line. Sometimes it works but other times my cart gets stopped by it. Do you have to come from a downward track peice to get the boosters to work?


b=block, c=cart, t=track

booster line: BCTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTB
main line:TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

 

[arr4ws]

I need some minecart booster help. I tried to make a booster on flat track by adding another stretch of track next to the main line. Sometimes it works but other times my cart gets stopped by it. Do you have to come from a downward track peice to get the boosters to work?


b=block, c=cart, t=track

booster line: BCTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTB
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bacon , check this video. its the best way to make booster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPls6LXlkGI

its the most reliable and effective way to boost

 

[eggrock]

I'd play but every time I've asked to join a server I've been ignored.

 

[shredder]

I would love to have build rights on HashLand plz shredder81

 

[Bigbacon]

bacon , check this video. its the best way to make booster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPls6LXlkGI

its the most reliable and effective way to boost

I did that on both ends of my skyway but it wasn't enough to get me across and past the booster on the other end and up to two track hill.

When my middle booster works, it works. but it only work 50% of the time. I guess you need to come from a incline as it seems. i'll have to mess with my middle one.

 

[Wiregeek]

I cannot in good conscience recommend any style of 'alpha-booster' (the ones that work due to the interference between two minecarts), but instead point you at Minecart Mania.

@Ojax - Man, I wish I could help you. I keep 80% reliable daily backups of the world and weekly backups of the server config, and I'm really cautious about my mod installs. My server is currently running Hey0, Minecart Mania, Roadwalker, WorldEdit. Once the resource consumption goes down enough, we're looking at splitting the server, and putting one with iConomy and strict (no/give/time/warp) on a different port..