Minecraft Update - Major Issue


 BRooNiE    13 Jan : 23:04
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After we all thought we had gotten rid of the nullpointerexception issue popping up, its back again.

After we all thought we had gotten rid of the nullpointerexception issue popping up, its back again.

We're currently trying to root out the cause (we're not running ANY server modifications, pure vanilla!) and if you have anything to contribute about the issue, let me or a mod know.

Thanks

Please Name Your Builds


 BRooNiE    05 Jan : 17:14
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Hello, and Good-Day.

Hello, and Good-Day.

I would like to ask you to place a sign upon the build with your name on it. In fact do that a few times. This way we know who owns it and..This way we can ban people thieving from your chests faster or spend less time wondering if you actually own it.

Please, not only does it save us time, but it reduces the time the thief spends in your house.

Thankyou,
Aconan

[Submitted by Mulan]

Wow - its been a while!


 BRooNiE    30 Dec : 20:38
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Well after a long absense of a official news post on the website, I think its about time we had one.

Well after a long absense of a official news post on the website, I think its about time we had one.

As always, I'd like to thank the following users for their donations to the server:
Azrialx
Sgt_Blinky
zasadata
Tetsuoken
TacoWentHa
Zachkenobi7
NiGHTM4R3
Rihibs
shinryuukai
timboland


Thank you! Its your donations which help keep the server going!

In Minecraft related news, your no doubt aware that Minecraft is now in Beta, whilst it hasn't brought any game-play related features, its helped secure duping and hacking of inventories. Woo!

As well as this has been positive in the Minecraft area, modding tools and their plugins have had to take a couple of steps back - especially in the chest protection / honeytrap area on the CFUK plugin, aswell as other popular moderator tools. We are working to get this fixed as quickly as possible.

In other 'broken-things' news, the cartograph is slightly out-of-date. Something has appeared to have gone wrong in the updating part which I'm looking into and going to fix as soon as possible. This should let the newest structures appear again.

On the topic of chest protection - its coming. Whilst I could do a cheap fix (capsulation methods around a chest is popular on some servers) I'd rather do something which works basicly at a click of a button. I do have an idea which I have to run a few tests first. The clue is here is that it's NOT chest protection, but rather something else that WILL protect your belongings. (And because of its nature, will have to limit to donators.) The fun fact here, nobody but myself knows what it is! However, if the tests appear to be successful, it could WORK and may add a new element to the server.

Honeypot Chest traps will also be back soon due to their effectiveness, unforutantly the move over to serverside inventory has messed a few things up, and when I have a chunk of spare time I'll look into recoding them. On the subject of time, I do have my Cisco exam coming up, so I may/may not be as active in delivering updates to the plugin and/or appearing on the server.

I'd like to also take this oppurtunity to deliver a message to those who are setting up their server. I have no problem with you going away from CF | UK and setting up your own community. Yes its fun, and enjoyable as well as being stressful. However I must stress I cannot help you set up your server and will not be able to answer questions. Its not I have anything against you, I just simply don't have the time. So to save yourself time, go to the official minecraft forums, which have plenty of guides in setting up your own server.

I've also had a small number of users interested in making their own plugins too, whilst again, I can't help you write a whole plugin, theres a community for that too, and theirs also a useful guide to making your own plugins right here --> http://forum.hey0.net/showthread.php?tid=317 Again, I can't give you any help on the subject, but the forums I've pointed you to are usually good at giving help on making own plugins. And hey, perhaps if their good enough and useful to the server, I might even implement them wink

In news for donators, we might be switching a couple of things around in the future, some of you might be getting annoyed at the fact the servers full alot of the time, and whilst yes I thank you for your time, I'll see if I can add a couple of slots for donators+ only. Other changes will be coming to donators rights aswell soon, so watch out!

In recent poll news too, it seemed a close battle between whether the community wanted player slots, or mobs. Whilst the servers at 20 player slots and mobs on (expect one natural, can you guess?) I would like to extend the player slots a little higher, and hopefully this will be possible once I get a little more steady income coming in AKA a new job. The current poll online (Build vs Survival) seems the majority want a survial based server (with second being a bit of both) if the trend continues, I'll take up discussions with helpers and mods of how we can swing towards that perfect type of server for which the majority of you would be happy to play in.

In unrelated news, we've hit the 1,000 member milestone! (1,150 just now) and still growing! I'd like to thank every one of you for registering, and playing on our server if you have, and hope you enjoy your stay!




[Submitted by BRooNiE]

OPEN MINECRAFT


 BRooNiE    13 Dec : 22:24
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I would like you to know that i have emailed swasked(the youtube person) about our server.

I would like you to know that i have emailed swasked(the youtube person) about our server. He may or may not feature the server in an upcoming episode of Open Minecraft.
The series(for those who dont know) is about minecraft servers, and you should(if you havent) watch all of them. They are on youtube called Open Minecraft. I have so far seen 8 episodes of the series.
Hopefully Swasked will feature the server, and i will give an update as soon as i know. As for you Broonie, tell me if this is not ok. And i will notify Swask.
[Submitted by jabbaatheahutt]

Wow! Hello new members


 BRooNiE    08 Dec : 02:33
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I'd just like to welcome our huge amount of sign ups tonight, wow, hello there!

I'd just like to welcome our huge amount of sign ups tonight, wow, hello there!

In other news, not much to report:
First of all I'd like to give my thanks to the following users for their donations: Flightster, adamorjames, Yigg and brother_blood ! Your continued support helps the server live on! Thank you!

Couple of new features this week, some will be of use to you and some will not too.

Xmas trees have been tweaked for basic verification that their not bashing into walls or things, and they can also now only be planted into dirt, or grass.

The server now backs up the map every 6 hours! This is great considering we shouldn't lose the map again, or have to take a week back in time to retrieve it.

You may or may not know that we were seeking helpers to help [heh, how'd you guess?] us out a little since our huge rush recently [player limit is now 30, and we've already reached that! WOW!]. So I'd like to congratulate our newest two helpers, Flightster and tuatha1337, welcome aboard! We may/may not be still looking, we'll see how we go over the next couple of days.

Our live cartograph of the map is looking great, wow. I'm sure all of us can actually see things coming together now, it really makes me proud of you guys!

Also, on a more serious note, pvp has been disabled due to numerous complaints and whilst on this issue, may I give a strong reminder that just because your a donator, does not mean you cannot be banned from the server. We're beginning to see issues cropping up, in which we may have to take action.

Oh, and one last note - you can be in this space -- right here -- too! Just click on the feature Submit News at the top, and select Community! Need more information? Check the topic in the forums.

Enjoy your time on our server!

With thanks to the mod team, helpers, and our regulars. You know who you are!

Oh, on a side note. Look out for a MAJOR overhaul coming soon. Stay tuned!

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