[OFF TOPIC] Livecraft’s Mascot

So, as you may or may not have noticed, LC’s “mascot” is the little creature in the roll SWF. A friend of mine shared that with me some time ago, and I posted it on my personal website, then shared it with Jon shortly after. Here’s the details about the SWF.

The song comes from a looped bit of Help Me, ERINNNNN!, specifically between 1:02 and 1:22.

The creature thing rolling is called the Super Happy Puppy Whirl.. Which has been around for a while, apparently. I picked up a (low-res) original. Hit that up if you don’t enjoy seizures. šŸ˜‰

– David (Drak1234)

 

Back Online

With exception to the flat-lands, the server’s been fixed up. The IP registration system I mentioned before is functional, but considering I wrote it in a short time-span (and tested it under controlled conditions), there will be some problems.

Should you experience problems regarding the plugin, spot griefing I haven’t cleaned up in the flat-lands, or similar, please calmly contact me via the server, the comments, or, if necessary, by e-mail (adrakoala@gmail.com).

– David (Drak1234)

Some News

UPDATE: The world(s) have been fixed and rolled back one day [09/10/2013]. Progress made after this has been erased, and we apologise for any inconveniences. We’ll be public, hopefully, tomorrow once I get an IP registration system set up. In the mean time, please enjoy Livecraft’s mascot rolling.

Unfortunately, three users utilized an exploit allowing them unrestricted access to Livecraft, resulting in ‘massive’ griefing. Fortunately, however, I’ve been keeping backups off-server, alongside the server’s automatic backups. I’ll be checking for the latest version of the world and rolling the server back to it. Any griefing from today will be fixed at the cost of any progress made in recent time. I’ll be posting how far back the server needs to be reverted to.

Until further notice, the server will be unavailable (for approx. 1 day).

Thanks for your patience!

Note: When the server is back online, you will only be allowed to connect with an IP address (or multiple) you register with us. This will prevent unauthorized usage of your account on Livecraft.

– David (Drak1234)

New Features for 1.7

Over the past months, Jon and I have been discussing (however briefly) how we could liven up Livecraft a bit with more things to do. So, when 1.7 is released, we’ve decided to re-introduce Mob Arenas, PvP arenas, and a special surprise: player-submitted arenas.

We’ll be constructing a few official arenas, all of which will be publicly accessible, and there will be a section in the forums to submit your own arenas. I’ll be posting guidelines and tips there to make getting started simpler.

Another new feature, which may or may not be completed by 1.7’s release, is dungeons! The way it will work is similar to mob arena. Players choose their class (i.e. Warrior, Ranger, Mage, etc.) and are thrust into a pre-built dungeon in which mobs, of increasing difficulty, are spawned throughout. As you progress, your dungeon level will increase. It’ll essentially be a dungeon crawler mini-game. More news on that as I complete the plugin.

In addition to these new features, we’d also like to take the time between now and 1.7’s release for suggestions from you all for additional features. What do you think would make Livecraft more fun? Is there a mini-game you’d love to play on LC? Post a comment below with your idea! But, please be reasonable with your suggestions.

Have a fantastic rest of the week,

— David (Drak1234)

Note: Mob arenas, PvP arenas, and dungeons are all eligible for player-submissions. I’ll be posting guidelines/tips on constructing dungeons, too.

Accepted mini-games:

  • Spleef

Unaccepted mini-games:

  • Hunger Games
  • Dwarves vs. Zombies

New Backup Site

Hey, everyone.

As a result of some down-time, a simple backup site has been pulled up. The backup website will contain basic information on what’s going on when the server’s experiencing difficulties and whatnot.

You can reach this site here: http://bck.livecraft.us/

It might be a good idea to bookmark that as a convenience.

~ David (Drak1234)

Ban Appeals and Rank Requests

Hello,

Over the past couple of months, thereā€™s been a select few who seem to not understand when and where the right places for certain things are, so Iā€™m just going to clarify briefly.

Ban appeals are only handled here: http://mcbans.com/server/mc.live-craft.com. All other appeals can and will be ignored, with the exception of mistakes on our part. As for players who feel they or their friend(s) have been banned unfairly, visit mcbans.com and appeal there with a reason as to why you feel so. However, let it be known that ā€œI didnā€™t do itā€ is not a valid answer and will not be taken seriously. Likewise, we will not change a global ban to a local ban simply because you donā€™t want it to hurt your reputation on servers utilizing mcbans. You were banned for a reason, and we use mcbans for a reason.

Rank requests are purely in-game for now, and any posted on the website (since we donā€™t have a forum(s) quite yet) will be ignored and deleted.

Hopefully those who are either confused or prefer to ā€œdo their own thingā€ no longer have a reason for being/doing so. Thank you for your cooperation!

News and Progress

As most of you have seen by now via auto broadcasts on the server, the Livecraft PvP server is on its way. The server will include (not limited to): Factions, Mob Arena, specialised classes, a stream-line permission set-up, and much more!

What I feel you all should know is that there will be a new website for the PvP server, specifically, which will include ease-of-use, a ticket system for submitting reports or problems on the server, as well as a customised real-time map of the server.

Since some of you asked me questions about the website, Iā€™ll tell you a bit more about what weā€™re planning (Edited by Shushker): As Drak had mentioned, the website will include a ticket system for submitting reports or problems on the server, but it will also include a unique home-page with the latest announcements, and possibly, donā€™t quote me on this, some special features for donators! So stay tuned for more updates while Drak & I work on it!

I canā€™t give an exact time of when the server will be open to the public, but expect it soon!