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[Croquantes]

So I got a server up and running for Minecraft. Originally, I planned to play with my friends because I'm currently in a foreign country and it's hard to keep in touch with them. Not too many of them have joined though, so I have this 20 slot server that only three people are playing on. I went kinda crazy with plugins for bukkit and got a bunch up and running, and now I have this big server with no people on it!

The rules are basic. Don't be a dink, and don't build dink (or other ugly) monuments out of dirt or cobblestone.

The IP address is 208.115.114.201:25587 and while there's no whitelist, there's some protection so you can't really do anything until a Citizen is online to promote you.

The Server

The theme of the game is colonization and a large part of this is accomplished by either joining towns already set up, or earning a bit of coin and heading off by yourself to start a new town. Another option is settle down and buy some land in Pointzero (the starting town) which is close to a nether portal and some shops.

If you choose to head out into the wilds, be aware that rails are free, and can be found in the starting settlement. There's no reason not to link your new town by rail!

Basic Mods & Commands

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Most important! Press T to open the console and either type and say hello, or enter commands. Mod info and basic commands below:

Essentials: Use the "/sethome" command to set a location for you to teleport to, and then type "/home" to teleport back to that location. If you later decide you want your teleport location to move, use "/delhome" and repeat the process. These commands are free!

Towny: The towny mod lets you protect plots claimed by your town. Type "/towny" to display the general help file and find commands useful for residents, mayors, modifying your plot, etc. You can type "/town spawn" to teleport back to your town, but this costs money!

mcMMO: Basically an RPG mod! Type "/stats" to see your current skill levels. If you're curious about what a skill does, type "/skillname" to display information about the skill

lockette: Protect your chests! If you place a sign on your chest, it'll automatically protect your chest against destruction and theft. Helpful if you're settting up a store somewhere and need to protect your goods.

ChestShop: This one is a bit complicated. If you want to set up a shop, you need to first place a chest and then place a sign above the chest. Here's a nice guide with pictures! Remember to look at your sign from the point of view of the customer! B = price a customer buys your product at! S = amount customer gets for selling your product! Many people get confused and reverse the prices, and end up paying more for a product they sell (meaning someone can buy a product from them and sell it back and earn money, eventually taking all the merchant's money)

BOSeconomy: This mod adds a virtual currency into the game. You can earn money by selling resources in Pointzero's Merchant Guild and by selling items to other players. You use money to either buy new items, or found new towns or buy plots within those towns. Check how much money you have with the "/econ" command, and give people money with "/econ pay <username> <amount>"

There are a handful of other minor plugins that have minor effects like letting you fell a tree by destroying the base block of a tree and one that automatically replants saplings, so forests aren't stripped bare by vagrants and miscreants. 

Recommended Client Mods and Texture Packs

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There are a few client mods that I recommend to make your Minecraft experience more visually enjoyable. There's a good guide here that tells you the steps necessary to let Minecraft use HD texture packs and then shows you a compiled list of texture packs available. I personally use the Enchanted Pack by Steelfeather.

A good texture pack can make Minecraft seem like a whole new game!

[Spaghetti7]

You may of noticed I visited.
Nice place, you just need to fix the animal orgies.

[Croquantes]

Thanks! I was starting to think no one would visit!

And it's not my fault the animals loved you so much they never wanted you to leave.

[Croquantes]

If anyone wants to check out the server, and promises they'll be nice, they should leave their usernames in this thread. I can promote you so you can at least build/destroy in the wild. I need to sleep/eat/work sometimes so I can't be on 24/7.

If you're not promoted you can't really do anything except run around. Once promoted, you still won't be able to build/destroy or use blocks (like gates/doors) inside towns until someone has invited you into a town. I can PM you when I've promoted you so you know you can login and be able to do stuff.

[Dutchling]

I would like to be promoted if possible. I don't know if I'll be on a lot though.
I usually just treat MP worlds as SP world with people to chat with.

[Dutchling]

Well, I like the server.
You better make sure that there are ways to get out of fenced areas in case someone spawns there. In the end I got Murphy out of the place by placing a boat but you cannot get out there alone yet :P

[klingon13524]

I'll join in approximately 10 hours, add swfan333 to whatever whitelist or builder rank or whatever you might have. Also, can you put a list of plugins in the OP?

[Roboboy33]

Can you put me on the lsit, name is roboboy33 (No caps)

[Croquantes]

-Added roboboy33 and swfan333

So many 3s 

[Aklyon]

I'd reccomend having at least one someone in an alternate timezone from you be a mod if this is a 24/7 kind of server. Won't get very far if you're the only one who can do anything important unless the server is only up when you are.

What kinda Permissions did you pick up, btw? PEX?

[Croquantes]

Well, there's only like... maybe a total of 5-6 people playing and never at the same time. And yeah, just recently migrated to PEX from Permissions 3.

[Aklyon]

Cool, same as me then. But with different mods.

[lordcooper]

...what is a dink?

[Croquantes]

Dinks are similar to jerkfaces, but worse.

[klingon13524]

Aaand... the server's outdated now. Use Minecraft 1.1 please.