So I've finally decided to make a post about my server, since I've been getting a lot of requests about it, and instead of repeating the same thing to everyone, I can just give them this post.
First off I'd like to point out that this server is hosted in Toronto Ontario Canada. Although we have players from England and Sweden that don't experience lag.
This http://mrobject.tumblr.com/ is my server blog, it has updates and info on changes to the server. If your having any issues, best thing to do is check the blog.
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Mods - what they do, and why I've added them
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iConomy - adds money to the game. I wanted my server to have an economy for real estate and shop transactions
LocalShop - 10x10x3 shop, command based. Works for player to player sales, and has server shop capabilities...love it
Gastronomic - adds hunger to the game, sounds painful, but it adds realism
Stargates - Portals, yes I've finally given in and added portals....the floodgates have opened!
HelpPages - Excellent customizable help system
CommandBook - General server commands
LiftSigns - Elevators.
WorldEdit - selecting and modifying areas.
WorldGuard - protecting areas selected with worldedit
DropBonus - allows me to reward people with in game currency for killing creatures. This is an automatic system, so you just kill stuff, and get money from the kills.
McMMO - adds skills you can advance, and abilities you can use with those skills. I love this because it makes archery and unarmed more useful. It also allows you to get netherstone and lightstone as rewards from digging sand/gravel/dirt. It also adds the gravel -> clay feature. (allows you to turn gravel into clay by adding water)
Tombstone - If you have a chest on you when you die, your equipment and items get put into the chest on death. Also adds a little gravemarker on top of the chest. I love this mod for obvious reasons.
Creaturebox - Gives you the ability to have mob spawners.
Minecart Mania - Yes it's back! Tons of fun has returned!
Theres a few more mods on the server for database stuff, and a couple essentials stuff for easy admin commands, nothing the average player would worry about.
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My Goals
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I wanna become an astronaut!
No seriously, what do I want my server to eventually become. I see these fully established servers like Buxville, and I'm impressed. Servers like that don't even need build rights for the default members, and that's awesome.
That's what I want, I want anyone to be able to login and they don't need build rights, but they can still do stuff, and be entertained while being immersed in the world. There will be city owners that can add you into their city, build you a shop to sell your wares.
Then for areas that aren't built on, new members can build up an income, and eventually puchase real estate from the server, now they'll own an area from bedrock to sky to build as they wish.
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Current Objectives
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Right now we have a half dozen quality people, all mature, good humoured skilled minecrafters all working towards the final goal above. The spawn is built now, a basic transit system is done, the main terminal is done, with a bedrocked in city outside it for merchant shops, and everyone is now making their own city connected to the terminal by rail.
It's the common goal to get their own personal cities done, all with their own theme. (I'm building an underwater city, and yes, I'm doing it all legit..a pain in the ____, but legit), two of our guys are working on a pyramid city and a couple that's on my server are making a tree themed city (haven't seen it yet, heard it was impressive).
As well as the building, we're all raising our mcmmo skills, including the combat ones. My archery is about to hit 100, which is excellent. One of our members is almost at 300 unarmed, which is just insane. Pm me, or reply here if you're interested in the server so I can get to know you better. Also if you have MSN, Skype or Yahoo that would help out with conversing with me.
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How the map is designed
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As I've already stated we have a spawn with a rail track system connecting it to the terminal that's at the main city (affectionatly called Terminal City). Spawn is on the south side of the map, so everything, wall to wall, south of spawn is the public build area (roughly 700x4000)
Terminal City is the hub that connects to a mining base, and a few other cities that are still under construction. The map is 4000x4000 with bedrock walls on the border. I had hoped to just pos the corners, expand vert and //walls bedrock, but worldedit has issues with too many blocks, so I literally ran the majorty of the length of the map adding in sections 750 blocks long. Took a while, but it's well worth it.
Any comments, suggestions or criticisms of how I've built the map are apprciated, I have a think skin and I love to get new ideas of how to do things better.
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General Rules
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The golden rule, don't be a complete douche. Everyone has their bad days, and they can be a douche every once in a while, that's fine, you're allowed to be human. What I don't want to see is..well..you should understand what you shouldn't be doing. If you don't know what you shouldn't be doing, and have to ask me, you should quit my server and join some 14 year olds amateur server. Or someone who doesn't give a ____ about what you do on their server.
Server info is 209.15.226.61:29665
Whitelist is now off.
Please remember that Public build should only be used for transition, you'll want to purchase a private lot asap. For info on private lots read the help files /help
Please understand that your buildings might be greifed, so try to only build temporary structures, and just focus on making money to buy a lot.
After adding a couple individuals that ended up being greifers, I've gone to some drastic measures to protect the world. I thought just world protecting the main bases was good enough, but these two decided to make cobblestone walls all around the main cities and spawn.
Not a huge deal, they didn't break anyones stuff, but it just doesn't look right. You ruin peoples creations not just by destroying them, but also by removing the view of them. So I've set up a new region called World, which is...as you guessed, the entire world (I use borderguard and I've manually set up bedrock borders as well to prevent the lag from hitting the borders repeatedly)
Now you may think "Why didn't you just set the default user to build = false. Well I want the default user to be able to build, but in the areas I define. Then as you gain trust on the server, you get areas all to yourself to build your amazing creations.
With this new addition, I think I'm ready to open the server to the public. I'll just add a few more things, do some tweaking, and then turn off the whitelist and advertise the server here and on a few other MCserver listings.
Added Minecart Mania and the sign and chest dispenser mod for it. Adding them to the map now so people without build rights can still use minecarts to and from protected areas.
I've just edited the OP to include some more details, I'm gonna post the IP here after I decide it's open to the public. As of now though I'd suggest you PM me so I can get to know you a little better before I allow you access.
As a good handful of you have noticed already, I'm quite restrictive about handing out my server info. There's a good reason for this, my server is currently only an 8 man server, so if 8 people are connected, you can't connect.
So I'm going to pick the people with patience, because those are the people that will probably last the longest, and most greifers lack patience (I emphasize most, because a few have already trickled in).
Then even after you actually enter the server, you'll get a tour by myself or one of my mods, and you'll get access to the new player area. (or the prison as I like to call it) If you show promise, I'll give you your own area in the rest of the world that will be 100% protected (the only others with access are myself and my mods).
So with all that in mind, I know my server may seem difficult, but I do that because I want to find the very best of you to add to our community, instead of adding anyone who feels like applying.
I am not asking to join or anything, just to say that I admire what you're trying to do here and I hope all goes well. It sounds like you've got a good thing going.
IGN: Harry2431
Why do you want to join: to see what your server has in store
What makes you different from the other applicants: nothing
What can you offer: im a builder :tongue.gif: plain and simple
Do you have any RP'ing experience: did alot of rp stuff when i was little
Tell us a bit about yourself: one key point im lazy as hell :smile.gif: but im a good person and someone you can count on :tongue.gif:
I am not asking to join or anything, just to say that I admire what you're trying to do here and I hope all goes well. It sounds like you've got a good thing going.
Thanks I appreciate it.
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IGN: Harry2431
Why do you want to join: to see what your server has in store
What makes you different from the other applicants: nothing
What can you offer: im a builder :tongue.gif: plain and simple
Do you have any RP'ing experience: did alot of rp stuff when i was little
Tell us a bit about yourself: one key point im lazy as hell :smile.gif: but im a good person and someone you can count on :tongue.gif:
Unlike most of the servers out there, I don't ask people to apply in a form like your using. I prefer to speak to people in PMs.
UPDATE
Expanding already, I'll be upgrading the servers ram within a week (Canadian bank transfers to paypal take 6-8 days...) thus doubling the cost of the server. Thing are definitely getting serious now, added a few new regulars, so we're getting up close to the max ram limit the server currently has.
I'll be recruiting lightly over the next week to prevent the server from crashing due to hitting max RAM, but then after the weeks wait is up and I double the RAM, I'll start recruiting heavily again.
Hey, looking for a simple multiplayer here. Not interesting in griefing or anything of the sort, I assure you, with the correctness of my grammar as a witness. The SMP I'm on now isn't really kept up, so just sort of browsing for a new chill place to play some minecraft with cool people
A lot of new changes....
Minecraft Mania gave me issues, so I beat it up and stole it's lunch money. Took Stargates off the sideline and it's doing a much better job. Added a bunch of mods, I added them to the OP, don't feel like listing them all.
One major change though I'd like to note is we now have help files! Well...we had help files before, but they weren't very good...or accurate. These new help files were created from scratch by me (the text, not the mod) so they are 100% accurate.
On friday I'm doubling the server ram and adding some more player slots since we get close to max at peak times. I'm looking for four new regulars to join our ranks now since we lost a couple regulars to inactivity.
Hey,
I'd be super stoked if you gave me a tour of your server, I'm pretty interested. Ive never really played with a lot of those mods like the skills and shops and things, but I'd be happy to give it a shot. I kinda want some clarification on owning land . like when we first join are we not aloud to build anywhere until we pay for it? Anyways! my IGN: MuteMonkey I have Vent and X-fire let me know whats up.
I love how in this post viewforum.php?f=1030 that displays the rules to the Looking for Servers section it clearly states "What you are NOT allowed to post: A thread advertising your server. This section is not for advertising, but rather to help new people on the Server Market. General server advertising should go here" yes not only do people not listen to these rules, but also the moderation team fail to lock posts that violate these rules.
There are servers in that forum that have forum posts older then this one, and they're not locked, so I'll assume my server is new enough to not fall into the catagory of an 'Established Server'. I sent a PM to the sectional mod of the forum asking to confirm this assumption.
I guess I'm getting a little tired of being one of the few who actually reads the Read Before Posting threads. You'd think it's stated plainly enough.
Well the recruiting post I made was moved to this forum section. Which I find absolutely fair obviously since posts that have 3-5 pages still exist, but my barely 2 page post gets moved.
New recruitment post is up. viewtopic.php?f=1030&t=259096
Lost a handful of players because they don't want to revert their client back to 1.3
I'm now aiming for those people who have seen the list of 1.4 bugs and aren't happy with the current state of this update. (future updates to the patch should be better)
Added a new recruitment post viewtopic.php?f=1030&t=264327
Since I've lost most of my players due to going back to 1.3, trying to add to my core people with the new post.
If your wondering why I keep adding new recruitment posts, it's because we're not allowed to double post, so we have to just let old posts die in that forum section. Heres the new one viewtopic.php?f=1030&t=265709
First off I'd like to point out that this server is hosted in Toronto Ontario Canada. Although we have players from England and Sweden that don't experience lag.
This http://mrobject.tumblr.com/ is my server blog, it has updates and info on changes to the server. If your having any issues, best thing to do is check the blog.
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Mods - what they do, and why I've added them
--------------------------------------------------------
iConomy - adds money to the game. I wanted my server to have an economy for real estate and shop transactions
LocalShop - 10x10x3 shop, command based. Works for player to player sales, and has server shop capabilities...love it
Gastronomic - adds hunger to the game, sounds painful, but it adds realism
Stargates - Portals, yes I've finally given in and added portals....the floodgates have opened!
HelpPages - Excellent customizable help system
CommandBook - General server commands
LiftSigns - Elevators.
WorldEdit - selecting and modifying areas.
WorldGuard - protecting areas selected with worldedit
DropBonus - allows me to reward people with in game currency for killing creatures. This is an automatic system, so you just kill stuff, and get money from the kills.
McMMO - adds skills you can advance, and abilities you can use with those skills. I love this because it makes archery and unarmed more useful. It also allows you to get netherstone and lightstone as rewards from digging sand/gravel/dirt. It also adds the gravel -> clay feature. (allows you to turn gravel into clay by adding water)
Tombstone - If you have a chest on you when you die, your equipment and items get put into the chest on death. Also adds a little gravemarker on top of the chest. I love this mod for obvious reasons.
Creaturebox - Gives you the ability to have mob spawners.
Minecart Mania - Yes it's back! Tons of fun has returned!
Theres a few more mods on the server for database stuff, and a couple essentials stuff for easy admin commands, nothing the average player would worry about.
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My Goals
--------------------------------------------------------
I wanna become an astronaut!
No seriously, what do I want my server to eventually become. I see these fully established servers like Buxville, and I'm impressed. Servers like that don't even need build rights for the default members, and that's awesome.
That's what I want, I want anyone to be able to login and they don't need build rights, but they can still do stuff, and be entertained while being immersed in the world. There will be city owners that can add you into their city, build you a shop to sell your wares.
Then for areas that aren't built on, new members can build up an income, and eventually puchase real estate from the server, now they'll own an area from bedrock to sky to build as they wish.
--------------------------------------------------------
Current Objectives
--------------------------------------------------------
Right now we have a half dozen quality people, all mature, good humoured skilled minecrafters all working towards the final goal above. The spawn is built now, a basic transit system is done, the main terminal is done, with a bedrocked in city outside it for merchant shops, and everyone is now making their own city connected to the terminal by rail.
It's the common goal to get their own personal cities done, all with their own theme. (I'm building an underwater city, and yes, I'm doing it all legit..a pain in the ____, but legit), two of our guys are working on a pyramid city and a couple that's on my server are making a tree themed city (haven't seen it yet, heard it was impressive).
As well as the building, we're all raising our mcmmo skills, including the combat ones. My archery is about to hit 100, which is excellent. One of our members is almost at 300 unarmed, which is just insane. Pm me, or reply here if you're interested in the server so I can get to know you better. Also if you have MSN, Skype or Yahoo that would help out with conversing with me.
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How the map is designed
--------------------------------------------------------
As I've already stated we have a spawn with a rail track system connecting it to the terminal that's at the main city (affectionatly called Terminal City). Spawn is on the south side of the map, so everything, wall to wall, south of spawn is the public build area (roughly 700x4000)
Terminal City is the hub that connects to a mining base, and a few other cities that are still under construction. The map is 4000x4000 with bedrock walls on the border. I had hoped to just pos the corners, expand vert and //walls bedrock, but worldedit has issues with too many blocks, so I literally ran the majorty of the length of the map adding in sections 750 blocks long. Took a while, but it's well worth it.
Any comments, suggestions or criticisms of how I've built the map are apprciated, I have a think skin and I love to get new ideas of how to do things better.
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General Rules
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The golden rule, don't be a complete douche. Everyone has their bad days, and they can be a douche every once in a while, that's fine, you're allowed to be human. What I don't want to see is..well..you should understand what you shouldn't be doing. If you don't know what you shouldn't be doing, and have to ask me, you should quit my server and join some 14 year olds amateur server. Or someone who doesn't give a ____ about what you do on their server.
Server info is 209.15.226.61:29665
Whitelist is now off.
Please remember that Public build should only be used for transition, you'll want to purchase a private lot asap. For info on private lots read the help files /help
Please understand that your buildings might be greifed, so try to only build temporary structures, and just focus on making money to buy a lot.
After adding a couple individuals that ended up being greifers, I've gone to some drastic measures to protect the world. I thought just world protecting the main bases was good enough, but these two decided to make cobblestone walls all around the main cities and spawn.
Not a huge deal, they didn't break anyones stuff, but it just doesn't look right. You ruin peoples creations not just by destroying them, but also by removing the view of them. So I've set up a new region called World, which is...as you guessed, the entire world (I use borderguard and I've manually set up bedrock borders as well to prevent the lag from hitting the borders repeatedly)
Now you may think "Why didn't you just set the default user to build = false. Well I want the default user to be able to build, but in the areas I define. Then as you gain trust on the server, you get areas all to yourself to build your amazing creations.
With this new addition, I think I'm ready to open the server to the public. I'll just add a few more things, do some tweaking, and then turn off the whitelist and advertise the server here and on a few other MCserver listings.
I've just edited the OP to include some more details, I'm gonna post the IP here after I decide it's open to the public. As of now though I'd suggest you PM me so I can get to know you a little better before I allow you access.
So I'm going to pick the people with patience, because those are the people that will probably last the longest, and most greifers lack patience (I emphasize most, because a few have already trickled in).
Then even after you actually enter the server, you'll get a tour by myself or one of my mods, and you'll get access to the new player area. (or the prison as I like to call it) If you show promise, I'll give you your own area in the rest of the world that will be 100% protected (the only others with access are myself and my mods).
So with all that in mind, I know my server may seem difficult, but I do that because I want to find the very best of you to add to our community, instead of adding anyone who feels like applying.
Why do you want to join: to see what your server has in store
What makes you different from the other applicants: nothing
What can you offer: im a builder :tongue.gif: plain and simple
Do you have any RP'ing experience: did alot of rp stuff when i was little
Tell us a bit about yourself: one key point im lazy as hell :smile.gif: but im a good person and someone you can count on :tongue.gif:
Thanks I appreciate it.
Unlike most of the servers out there, I don't ask people to apply in a form like your using. I prefer to speak to people in PMs.
UPDATE
Expanding already, I'll be upgrading the servers ram within a week (Canadian bank transfers to paypal take 6-8 days...) thus doubling the cost of the server. Thing are definitely getting serious now, added a few new regulars, so we're getting up close to the max ram limit the server currently has.
I'll be recruiting lightly over the next week to prevent the server from crashing due to hitting max RAM, but then after the weeks wait is up and I double the RAM, I'll start recruiting heavily again.
A lot of new changes....
Minecraft Mania gave me issues, so I beat it up and stole it's lunch money. Took Stargates off the sideline and it's doing a much better job. Added a bunch of mods, I added them to the OP, don't feel like listing them all.
One major change though I'd like to note is we now have help files! Well...we had help files before, but they weren't very good...or accurate. These new help files were created from scratch by me (the text, not the mod) so they are 100% accurate.
On friday I'm doubling the server ram and adding some more player slots since we get close to max at peak times. I'm looking for four new regulars to join our ranks now since we lost a couple regulars to inactivity.
As always, PM me for whitelist and server info.
I'd be super stoked if you gave me a tour of your server, I'm pretty interested. Ive never really played with a lot of those mods like the skills and shops and things, but I'd be happy to give it a shot. I kinda want some clarification on owning land . like when we first join are we not aloud to build anywhere until we pay for it? Anyways! my IGN: MuteMonkey I have Vent and X-fire let me know whats up.
I love how in this post viewforum.php?f=1030 that displays the rules to the Looking for Servers section it clearly states "What you are NOT allowed to post: A thread advertising your server. This section is not for advertising, but rather to help new people on the Server Market. General server advertising should go here" yes not only do people not listen to these rules, but also the moderation team fail to lock posts that violate these rules.
There are servers in that forum that have forum posts older then this one, and they're not locked, so I'll assume my server is new enough to not fall into the catagory of an 'Established Server'. I sent a PM to the sectional mod of the forum asking to confirm this assumption.
I guess I'm getting a little tired of being one of the few who actually reads the Read Before Posting threads. You'd think it's stated plainly enough.
Lost a handful of players because they don't want to revert their client back to 1.3
I'm now aiming for those people who have seen the list of 1.4 bugs and aren't happy with the current state of this update. (future updates to the patch should be better)
Since I've lost most of my players due to going back to 1.3, trying to add to my core people with the new post.