GT Exclusive SMP Server (Temporary)

[Twilight_Warrior]

Well, as of midnight last night, there still was not a revision of Bukkit compatible with 1.5. I didn't have time this morning to get too involved with server-side stuff, so right now, our server is offline.

That's the bad news. The good news is that when I get home, I'll put up a temporary server again. So, here are your world options (Choose one):
- Seed404World from the server (I will copy/paste the world files back into the main server when it's back up)
- Totally new world
- TwilightWarrior's single player world

If we do a new world or my world, I won't be adding those worlds to the main server. I'll save the files for a future minecraft update in case we need a temp server again, but it would be a limited time deal.

[Dohnutt]

I vote Seed404.

[Grev]

I vote Seed404.

I vote for Dohnutt's vote.

[Twilight_Warrior]

Server's up using the Seed404World from the main server.

Fair warning: Whatever you had in your inventory the last time you were in the main server will be your inventory in our temporary one. No matter what world you were in. Meaning if you had nothing but a loaf of bread and a pickaxe because you were farming netherrack in the nether, that's all you'll have in the Seed404World. Good luck.


Bumped for imprtant info:

I've got some bad news...

As is the case with every Minecraft update, we saw our usual influx of extra traffic from people wondering if we have a build of CraftBukkit working with the Minecraft update seconds after release (seriously). Usually, you'd see a pretty standard post from me stating we're working on an update and providing the usual advice that you aren't forced to update. However, this time there was a distinct lack of communication from the team regarding the status of the update, other than the usual "we're working on it". Couple this with the slow development occurring lately and we can forgive people for posting the expected "is Bukkit dead?" or "what's going on?" posts. I hope this post will explain everything.

Will there be a CraftBukkit for Minecraft 1.5?
Given the reports of showstopping bugs present in 1.5, there's a high chance a new bugfix update for Minecraft will be out tomorrow or even several times this week. As a result, it is unlikely we will be releasing a 1.5 compatible build and, instead, will be waiting for something stable to work with.

Due to the nature of the project and the methods we use to provide Bukkit for Minecraft, any update - no matter how small - requires us to figure out the mapping of obfuscated classes and update our code. This takes a lot of time and work, so hopefully you understand our decision.

Having said all this, we recommend that you stay on 1.4 for a while until the patch storm subsides if your server depends on Bukkit.

Further, I wanted to apologise for the lack of communication regarding this update. I was really hesitant announcing this since it would only serve to disappoint and annoy people, however, I noticed quite a few supportive comments on here and IRC that pushed me to post this announcement because the people that have supported us through everything deserve it.

Why are things so quiet? Why is the update taking so long?
Before I answer this, I think it is appropriate to cover what usually happens when we're aware of an update coming soon. Whenever we recieve word of a Minecraft update (which, contrary to popular belief, is generally the same time as everyone else), we place all development in the Bukkit project under a code freeze to prepare for the update and make things easier. That being said, last week thursday we were expecting a Minecraft update and appropriately placed the project under a code freeze. Unfortunately, the update was delayed and pushed to the next week, resulting in a much longer code freeze than normally occurs. Naturally, this lead to activity within the project seeming critically lower than it really was and prompted some people to post the inevitable "what's going on?" thread.

On top of the code freeze, we're working on some larger changes to Bukkit or CraftBukkit that require quite a bit of time to complete and will only be commited to the public code when they are ready. Quite often you'll find that, while you don't see any updates, we definitely are still working hard programming awesome things and appreciate your patience and support.

So why is this update taking so long? After we had updated for Minecraft 1.4, we came across some annoying chunk related issues and bugs that were incredibly difficult to pinpoint due to confusion with the new obfuscated names mappings (d -> c and c -> d). Naturally, these kinds of issues were unacceptable for the project and we immediately got to work on improving our update process to avoid issues of this nature in the future. While I think we can all agree with this decision, the unfortunate result is the delay we're currently facing since we're not yet done improving the process. The good news is, we're nearly done improving our update handling process and the wait will definitely be worth it come future updates.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

So the main server is going to be down for quite a while. That leaves us with three options.

Option A: We continue on the Seed404World and pray no one griefs us too hard (I still don't understand why ANYONE on GT would want to grief fellow GTers) so that we can safely integrate the 404 world back into the main server without fear of things being stolen out of our chests because LWC is down.

Option B: We move over the main world to the temp server so we have all our stuff back, but it also makes the world prone to griefers since LWC and dynmap are down so I can't moniter things from my laptop when I'm away. So if we get griefed too hard, we can't move the main world back to the main server, we'll just have to pick up where we left off in 1.4.

Option C: We start a completely new world and play on that until the main server is up, that way if anyone is griefed it doesn't matter because your inventory is currently safe (but untouchable, even to you) in the 404 World.

[Dohnutt]

Seed404

[EDIT]
Was my friend ever whitelisted?

[ps2owner]

well, i like the idea of starting a new world, because i wasn't here when the sever started.
gotta see if the new update will help fix my mega-lag on my 2001 computer.

[Twilight_Warrior]

Was my friend ever whitelisted?

Whoops.
Dio773

I was more focused on the grief report of that post. My bad. He should be able to play on the server right now, either way, because I don't have a white list set up. LWC was handling that for me. Essentially, anyone with the IP can come in and build. I'll add Dio773 to the exceptions list for the main server now, though, so when we get the main server back up, he'll be able to play.


EDIT


It looks like they've got a working build for 1.5_02. It's not a recommended build, so I won't be implementing it, yet (as it might break the server), but it means that they are working out some bugs and a recommended build is on its way. I expect it sometime next week, but don't quote me on that.

[Dohnutt]

Yay! Exciting!
I actually sorta wish they'd stop updating minecraft already. Or at least stop having little updates and release big updates all at once.
Then Bukkit wouldn't be down so much.

[Twilight_Warrior]

Alright, so the first recommended build compatible with MC 1.5 just came out (CB733)... like 2 hours ago...

SO, I'll give you guys 24 more hours with the temp server before setting the main server back up. Wrap up anything there, get prepped for the journey home and whatnot (that, and NONE of the plugins are updated to CB733, so I'm kinda waiting for that to change...). So, tomorrow will be the last day stranded in the 404 world. It will still be accessible from the main server, I'll transfer the world files over.

[Grev]

Sounds awesome!

Would you mind whitelisting a friend of mine, Majorpayne327 ?

Thanks!

[Dohnutt]

Did anyone ever find a pink sheep on the server? 'Cuz I did:

Hidden/Spoiler:

So... I got struck by lighting...

Hidden/Spoiler:

I didn't know it was so freaking destructive.

[Twilight_Warrior]

Main Server's back up!

@Grev: MajorPayne327 has been added to the User list. I'll leave it up to you to give him a rundown of the rules.

@Dohnutt: Thire got the pink sheep, but I haven't had a chance to give him his chainmail armor yet. Plus, his was on his own, not actually in the server, so I'll go ahead and give you a set, too. As for lightning, sometimes it explodes on the ground, sometimes it does not. In your case, I think it exploded, lol.

[Grev]

Main Server's back up!

@Grev: MajorPayne327 has been added to the User list. I'll leave it up to you to give him a rundown of the rules.

@Dohnutt: Thire got the pink sheep, but I haven't had a chance to give him his chainmail armor yet. Plus, his was on his own, not actually in the server, so I'll go ahead and give you a set, too. As for lightning, sometimes it explodes on the ground, sometimes it does not. In your case, I think it exploded, lol.

If it hit a creeper, that may have caused the crater. Apparently creepers are hugely damaging when hit by lightning.

[Xavious]

Main Server's back up!

@Grev: MajorPayne327 has been added to the User list. I'll leave it up to you to give him a rundown of the rules.

@Dohnutt: Thire got the pink sheep, but I haven't had a chance to give him his chainmail armor yet. Plus, his was on his own, not actually in the server, so I'll go ahead and give you a set, too. As for lightning, sometimes it explodes on the ground, sometimes it does not. In your case, I think it exploded, lol.

If it hit a creeper, that may have caused the crater. Apparently creepers are hugely damaging when hit by lightning.

The lightning hit Dohnutt.

Wait a minute...

Hidden/Spoiler:

Dohnutt = creeper?

[Grev]

Main Server's back up!

@Grev: MajorPayne327 has been added to the User list. I'll leave it up to you to give him a rundown of the rules.

@Dohnutt: Thire got the pink sheep, but I haven't had a chance to give him his chainmail armor yet. Plus, his was on his own, not actually in the server, so I'll go ahead and give you a set, too. As for lightning, sometimes it explodes on the ground, sometimes it does not. In your case, I think it exploded, lol.

If it hit a creeper, that may have caused the crater. Apparently creepers are hugely damaging when hit by lightning.

The lightning hit Dohnutt.

Wait a minute...

Hidden/Spoiler:

Dohnutt = creeper?

*insert dramatic chipmunk gif*

[Dohnutt]

I... don't know what you guys are talking about *shifty*

[Fluffy_the_ic]

I... don't know what you guysssss are talking about *ssssssssshifty*

Fixed.

[inky]

IGN:inkystink.

MY arm is fractured as of right now but when I feel like playing I'll try to get on.

[Twilight_Warrior]

Sorry guys, slept through my alarm this morning and was running really late. I'll put the server up after my classes around 1/1:30.

[Dohnutt]

Hey I made a portal to the tree city in the nether. It's made outta logs. I just made it there to make things a bit more organized. So if you wanna connect it, that'd be sweet.