It's happening again!
This was probably long overdue but we're happy to announce we've updated anti-cheat on all 1.17 servers to a more appropriate "solution" since there were more and more players using and abusing all kinds of mods recently. We already did some testing but if there are any false positives you should report them, so we can fix them :)
Wings and Trails are being added back to 1.17 servers, Trails should already be there for Wings we still have to push some updates (some wings are not working right now, this will be fixed with the next restart).
We've also addressed issues with Pets, which should now be compatible with clients below 1.17 (yes, ridding and flying were fixed).
Looks like it's that time of the year again. SkyGrid reset time! It's been awhile since last SkyGrid reset but now it's back, with new spawn, new PVP arenas, new Economy, everything is new? :0
ok... maybe not THAT map...
SkyGrid world generator was updated to 1.17 so now you can find 1.17 spawners, blocks, chests with new items and everything else you would expect on 1.17 Skygrid server. You can now also use global Tokens on SkyGrid server.
As far as economy goes, we're still open for suggestions on which items should be added, but keep in mind adding everything to the server shop would kill player shops and we don't want to do that do we?
Skygrid server will be reset on Friday, January 14th. With that Skygrid server will be running on Minecraft 1.17, which means you will only be able to connect with Minecraft 1.9 or higher (Minecraft 1.17 is recommended for now). We're of course also updating the world generator:
There will also be a new Nether and End world. Yes, chests, yes, spawners, etc... yes, YES!! Put that X-Ray away unless you're using it to cut trees.
[subtitle]BuildBattle[/subtitle]Unfortunately, most of the BuildBattle plots submitted this month were not eligible, however, we had at least one good submission:
1st place - cattto (/p v 216;226)
Everyone else... well, better luck next time.
1st place - TinTinCan (/p v -144;223)
2nd place - Snow3y (/p v 5;83)
3rd place - Flxmy_ (/p v -222;-28)
Winners
Here's the list of winners for this month's battle:1st place - emili_a (/p v 221;60)
2nd place - Dxvile_ (/p v 221;186)
3rd place - Madly_Santh (/p v 50;-219)
1st place - [user]c90ce2ca-3087-4215-b728-3658ed715634[/user] (/p v 884,887)
2nd place - [user]6ad7ecdd-30a6-4916-9157-433d11c3c383[/user] (/p v -6960,-6960)
3rd place - [user]06868d71-265b-3cfb-82ce-546aa832f893[/user] (/p v108,220 )
Bonus - [user]3d25e3f8-223c-3a5d-bc52-6fef763131e5[/user] (/p v -71,214)
Builder Bonus - [user]7a976642-7070-38de-bd8a-7bf5c0e759b8[/user] (/p v 213,-210)
Tomorrow there will be a surprise for all the Creative players... Not 1.17, not yet sorry.
Factions reset is finally here! Due to a few last-minute bugs (player power, wilderness, etc) we had to delay reset a bit :( That being said the are quite a few changes, you should start by checking out new, updated rules for the Factions server: https://www.extremecraft.net/rules/details/
There are also some new features, over the past few days we already added SandBots, which can now be used on Factions, OpFactions, and Cannoning server. The changes on Factions server...
We've updated FTOP and added Outposts that can be blown up or overclaimed. Outposts spawn with End Crystals that are now included in FTOP. Of course, End Crystals can be blown. Outposts will start spawning in Wilderness once the grace period is over.
Economy and crates were also updated, while Envoy rewards will be changed and updated every now and then. Each Faction now has its own TNT Bank and we added TNT Bank Tool to make your life easier. Last but not least Armor stand/Entity explosions were fixed!
Commands and features:
- Durability bugs were fixed (0 durability blocks etc)
- Updated /me command (it's part of public chat again)
- New Kit: /kit tnttool
- Fixed Captcha bugs and verification, also toned down spam filters a bit
- Fixed /f unclaim all bugs, also only Faction leader can now do /f unclaim all
- Updated Faction MOTD
- Added new commands to manage Faction Access (/f access clear|clearallPlayerclearallFaction)
- Fixed /f who/show
- Added /f rel check
- Territory permission was replaced with two different permissions (Claim and Unclaim)
- Updated /f gui
- Fixed Door top desync bugs
- Added /f chunklist (see list of chunks claimed by your Faction)
- Added new TPA permission
- /f tntfill and /f buytntfill commands were remove (replaced with nearby versions of those commands)
- You can now also use inventory (default) or tntbank parameter on /f tntfill
- Added Ally limit (1) and Truce limit (3)
- Fixed /f home and /f warp commands (tp delay, wrong tp location)
- Withers were disabled
- Replaced FixAll villager with FixHand villager (at /warp shop)
- You can now only join Factions with Minecraft 1.8 to 1.12.2
- Creepers now drop TNT
Winners
Here's the list of winners for this month's battle:1st place - emili_a (/p v 888;891)
2nd place - zi_u (/p v 887;887)
3rd place - xRekteD (/p v -164;201)
4th place - Fr0styFlqkes (/p v 12;-214)
5th place - LordBlackWood (/p v 64;2)
Bonus - Pynt (/p v -210;43)
We reworked almost from scratch one of the oldest projects we have, our beloved Discord bot :robot_face:
Among several bug fixes, and brand new bugs introduced, we also added a couple of extra features.
Automated events
The bot will now automatically detect when someone guesses the number in #guess-the-number chat and the reward will be handed out way quicker.[NitroBooster] Title
After countless requests Nitro Boosters will now receive the [NitroBooster] title in game as long as they keep boosting, as soon as the boost runs out they'll lose the title as well.Better rank comparison
Our rank comparison page has improved and looks a bit cleaner with tabs.Various Changes
There were a lot of changes, here are the ones that affect players directly:Winners
Here's the list of winners for this month's battle themed Heaven1st place - k4ye (/p v -211;-176)
2nd place - MysteriaHD (/p v 201;112)
3rd place - Eomz (/p v 161;-135)
Christmas Hub
We also released our Christmas themed hub, with a minor delay, thanks to all our builders.Winners
Sorry for the announcement delay, we had some personal issues to deal with before we could judge the submissions.
We closed an eye for all the submissions that blatantly copied or used mods to create the pixel arts, we will forgive you this time.
1st place - MrsTrendy (/p v 0;201)
2nd place - RedString (/p v 131;-201)
3rd place - FasterNBetter04 (/p v 201;-14)
Halloween Hub
We just released our new Halloween themed hub based on the new version of the lobby! Huge thanks to all our builders who worked on it: SilentButViolent, DaddyOmer, Ivri22, tessaseboy and sft_onlyWhat do I do?
You need to download this archive that contains all the instructions, the script and links to the videos you need to edit: downloadWhere do I submit?
Once you edited your video you need to send your submission here: https://forms.gle/8SGRJnt8BubLNHyh7How much time do I have?
You have 15 days from now, the contest will end Sunday 25th October.What do I win?
As reward for winning the competition, if you decide to join the team, you will receive a starting coupon worth 50€New Levelling System
We came up with a solution that would let you level up and at the same time give you enough space to build a nice looking island with no compromises.
You now have /is addlevels, this will open an inventory in which you drop in Coal, Iron, Gold, Emerald, Redstone, Lapis, Quartz or Diamond blocks and they will be consumed and turned into points.
New Spawn and PvP
Our builders provided us with a brand new Spawn and PvP arena (Credits: BlueberryDaFloor, PlotChat and DaddyOmer)Scoreboard
SkyBlock will now have a sidebar showing useful info. You can toggle it in /sett if you like.New Economy
We tried to come up with a new economy that hopefully will keep things a bit more interesting and aim for a less AFK-focused gameplay.New Starter Islands
You can select from a wide range of new starter islands based on different biomes when you start playing now.Reworked Lottery
The old lottery was obviously too difficult, nobody would ever win so we reworked it entirely, we got rid of numbers and combinations and a winner is guaranteed to be selected twice a day.
Server NPCs and Spawn
Following the lead of some other servers we also added NPCs that will connect you to all our gamemodes, this will make it easier for newcomers to have an overview of what we offer without going through the selector menu. Also they just look cool. (Thanks to Ivri22 for the edits and improvements to the spawn area)Collectibles and Reset
We decided to rework the core of our lobby plugin and took the chance to start fresh and reset all the data of the past years so we could also apply some balance changes and fix some exploits that gave people infinite coins :thinking_face:So collectibles got reset too, we also changed locations so don't worry about the old coords you saved somewhere as they won't help you.
To spice up things a little bit this time the reward will be a little more fulfilling, in fact you will unlock the exclusive [LobbyExplorer] title that you will be able to use anywhere on the server, the title cannot be bought.
Snake Trains
We found and fixed the Snake Trains that never made it to the public lobby, you can ride them and they'll show you the entire map.Bug Fixes
Several bugs affecting the lobby since its release were also fixed as well as some false kicks from the anticheat.BuildBattle, Pixel Art?
This is a side announcement regarding the latest BuildBattle, this time around the theme is Pixel Art.
We feel like we never gave enough love to all the players with skills in this building style and this will be an interesting change of pace.
This month we added 4 new maps, revamped/improved 4 maps and removed other 4 maps.
New Maps
Improved Maps
We went over some of the old maps and made them more PvP friendly:Removed Maps
And here are the removed maps:New Feedback System
We value your feedback so we added a new system that will occasionally ask you to rate maps between 1 and 5 whenever you end a game, this will help us tweak our buildings and figure out what you like and what you don't.
Minor Changes
SurvivalGames
This is a bit offtopic but we will soon start testing our new SurvivalGames that will not be pay-to-win and will share the core used in our BedWarsWho would have thought we'd come this far, as far as trying our best to update everything and manage to get a 1.16.1 server up and running for you to test.
The server is SurvivalPlus and it will be the spiritual successor of our current Testing, which will be closed in the next few weeks to be used for other projects such as new minigames and gamemodes.
SurvivalPlus will then be our guinea pigs of servers, receiving the latest cutting edge updates and changes that we're too afraid to release on other servers, the first biggest update we'll be testing will be the new Minecraft 1.16.1
How to join?
Simply use /go survivalplus (or /go survivalp to save 3 whole letters) while being on a 1.16 or 1.16.1 or 1.16.2 client.Why?
We feel like it would be time to slowly transition to new versions and experiment with new features and content as we feel like 1.8 has been stagnating for way too long, this test is to see if the performances of the new version can keep up with our demands and gamemodes.Bro, what about PvP?
We added a plugin that reverts PvP to 1.8 style (spam click = you're good), however the blocking mechanic is missing so you will get to try out the new shield mechanics.Why is X command missing?
Updating plugins to versions past 1.12 is no joke, it requires time and effort and in the years we accumulated hundreds of thousands of lines of code that should be carefully checked and migrated.Where is the shop?
As stated in the previous section updating some plugins requires more time than one might expect, our shop plugin is one of them and for this reason we'll run this test without a proper economy. On the bright side the vote crate looks like thisWhat about my kits?
For now there won't be any kit other than the starter kit, kit claim and kit basic. The true [Member] way.Why is X not working?
If you find bugs please report them here and we'll fix them as soon as possible: https://www.extremecraft.net/tickets/new/5/