[PC] ERRYDAY MINECRAFT

I'm gonna look into McMyAdmin. I'm currently just using a simple GUI called Crafty which doesn't do too much but has worked well enough so far.

I only just learned last night why Permissions wasn't working. Essential's GroupManager was also installed. Apparently if you have both installed shit just doesn't work that calls for Permissions. Removed GroupManager and problem solved.

I think BigBrother looks neat but I'm a bit loath to install MySQL for a server this small. At the same time I don't exactly like pruning months of old backup files. I did that when I used MCAdmin (which had a backup feature) until I found craftbukkit which is sooooo much better it's not even funny. Only thing I never got around to when I switched was setting up a backup solution.

I'm a bit wary of banning tnt and fire and such. I like to think that I can trust my friends and people on GFF not to wreck the place when they visit. TNT can be very useful when tunneling and fire is good in certain situations. The only thing I have set is that creepers don't cause structural damage as its damn annoying cleaning up after them. Their explosions still hurt. Creepers are kind of bullshit on SMP anyway since you have to go directly after them very quickly with two sword swings or they'll explode in your face. I suppose I could use world protect or something to disallow creeper explosions in certain areas but I'm very lazy and don't really feel like laying down protection areas.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I don't know how advanced you've made your server but I'm running craftbukkit 617 which supports version 1.4 and while a few plugins are a bit iffy most of it seems to work. The stable build or rather recommended build right now is 616 which if you use the automatic updater in McMyAdmin will probably put you on. I discovered this while mucking around with it and suddenly one of my dumb plugins that requires 617 stopped working.

This is where I normally go to get various builds, however it appears to be down at least on my end:
http://ci.bukkit.org/job/dev-CraftBukkit/

It's only 10 dollars but I'm unsure of McMyAdmin. I don't really like that it limits you to only 8 players on non-pay but its understandable. I'm also unsure of how it handles backups. The very shitty MCAdmin had a backup solution that would pile as many as you like until you run out of harddrive space (which I almost did a couple times) while McMyAdmin limits you to 7 or something. I'm not sure what that's about. I might try my hand at a backup plugin instead. I do enjoy McMyAdmins web administration though. I only wish they would allow you to minimize the program to your system tray or something. It's not a big deal but it would make the ordeal more seamless. So I do thank you for the recommendation. I'll have to test some more.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Yeah I kind of figured you did. In any case, I looked into the issue of not being able to access that site and it is down right now. I'm glad you managed to upgrade to 1.4 compatibility without much issue. Big Brother is just too much of a hassle for a small server like mine but I can see how you really can't do without it with such a huge server. It wouldn't be wise to have to rely on backups all the time when your backups are probably huuuge. How often do you do your backups anyway? Like four times a day?

Nice catch on the backup limit in the config file. I kind of like that it does so many backup and then starts over-writing. I did start running out of space last time I did backups so I guess I might give this another go.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Have they finally released a good 1.5 craftbukkit then? I really hope notch gets his shit together with the mod api soon. Perhaps having that source out there will end up helping server projects like craftbukkit in the end.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yeah just updated my server. Things are working well for the most part.

Word of advice. Disable the fucking weather. Snow and rain are a combined package so you cannot tell it to not snow and still have rain. The main thing is that notch is a fucking moron and forgot to make it so snow that gathers on the ground from weather can melt. If it snows and starts piling on the ground you will have to clear it manually. I'm glad I made a backup before I started mucking around with weather plugins just to see how they worked or I would have had to do that.

[MECH] NoWeather v1.1 - disable weather/thunder globally [733] | Bukkit Forums

And if you want to screw around with weather or summon lightning try these:
[ADMN] MotherNature v1.2 - Control the weather, Umbrellas, Timed weather [711] | Bukkit Forums
[FUN] WeatherControl v1.0.0 - Advanced WeatherControl at your fingertips [733] | Bukkit Forums

Oh and this plugin is a must. It makes it so lightning strikes do not cause fire to spread. Tested it on my highly combustible pixel art.

[MECH] PlgColdLightning v1.0 - lightning does not cause fires [733] | Bukkit Forums

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

That's cool. Are you disabling weather though? The snowfall not melting is a real deal breaker for me. Also which weather plugin are you using?

FELIPE NO

Do your nether gates actually work like single player nether gates or does any nether gate lead to the same nether spawn like most basic nether support offers? I've avoided nether due to this problem.

I wonder how notch's SMP nether stuff will be. Probably will cause like 20 more bugs.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Been a while. Well turns out we may be getting 1.7 sooner than expected. Pistons and bug fixes. Yup. Adventure Mode or whatever it is will be in 1.8 instead cuz you know vacations and supposed fleshing out and stuff. Whatevs here have this silly video.

YouTube Video

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I may come visit you guys once you upgrade to 1.7.2. I only really explore but I do admire the work people do. =)

My server is much simpler and is running 1.7.2 just fine. The upgrade was much less painful this time around than with 1.6.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

dynmap can be weird sometimes, but yeah for the past couple versions they've had wool color and they also fixed the cardinal direction when switching from flat to the uh 3d diagonal map

oh they also fixed it from crashing your client when doing a fullrender recently too

i never did get around to fooling with the palette and shading though - i'd love to know more as well

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

They've been livestreaming via a cellphone at the Mojang booth at PAX off and on.

There's a 50 minute recording of it available that shows off most of the new features: dashing, new lighting, new combat, pulling on bow strings, enderman, rivers, oceans, better biomes in general, generated npc villages (actual npcs yet to come), and other fun stuff like the booth itself and the people there.

http://www.justin.tv/fdoke/b/293539704?

Edit: Oh I just found it on youtube now. 50 minutes on youtube. Daaaaaang...

YouTube Video

The stream is currently offline but it may come back up again. Feel free to check it out:

http://www.twitch.tv/realnotch


In the meantime also enjoy this thing if you haven't already:

YouTube Video

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Hey! I'm bumping this cuz 1.2 is silly and has ocelots that turn into cats and they're trapped in my house and they won't ever stop meowing. Ever.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Haha don't let her dictate an area to build or not. There is plenty of space. She just has that little swamp area last I checked. My bud has the pyramid and boo has that huge cabin.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

psst... F2 for screenshots

FELIPE NO