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Mickket

- Adventurers Glider and Grapple will now get along with our anti-cheat plugin.

- Adventurers should no longer take massive amounts of fall damage after gliding for extended periods of time.

- The fishing hook on the grapple gun will now be shot much much further.

Mickket

Added several hundred new items that can be discovered and crafted using special blocks and recipes.

Added several different types of wild fruit and vegetables.

Spelunker chests have a chance to drop the materials needed to craft the custom item guide.

Mickket

Last night I setup a new dimension that contained cities to give players yet more variety of worlds. However, it was too easy for players to run around collecting resources from the various structures on the world. My attempts at increasing the spawn rate of zombies was thwarted by the slabbed pavement that made of the majority of the cities streets. Monsters and animals don't spawn on slabs.

The city world has been re-adjusted to make traversing the world and collecting resources a bit harder. It is always night and never stops snowing. It uses a similar temperature system as the ice dimension but has a slight change. Being inside some sort of shelter will halt your temperate bar, allowing you to set up a heat source and or claim a structure as a means of recovering from the harsh cold. The cities themselves are still there, just buried under snow. Lots of snow.

Mickket

Players can now access the lush dimension by using the portal at spawn. (Expect server lag when exploring this world. It is rather complex and requires a lot of resources to generate new chunks)

Mickket

Pets!

The lovely devs behind the pet plugin have updated it to work with 1.8.3.

Monsters can see through disguises now.

Fixed an issue where players could not teleport to disguised players.

Added not-so-friendly undead and skeletal horses.

Mickket

Magicians now have 600% experience gains.

Magicians have a 50% cost reduction on enchanting.

Excavators no longer change their mining modes by sneaking. Instead they must right click with a pickaxe to change their mining mode.

Mickket

Made various cursor aimed class abilities more precise.

Soldiers can now cleave monsters in front of them when using swords or axes. Cleaved monsters receive 25% of the highest damage dealt.

Excavators can now cut down entire trees by removing the bottom-most block of the tree.

Item frames can now be crafted and dropped.

Mickket

Here is the list of benefits that come with premium and V.I.P statuses.

Premium

  • Orange Premium suffix beside name. Orange name.
  • Keep inventory on death.
  • Access to additional classes on the LDS server.
  • Access to 2 /sethome locations.
  • Can disguise as animals
  • Access to a wider range of pets (All the animal pets)
  • Can color chat messages using the symbol & and a letter or number afterwords. (a-f, 0-9)
  • Can set nickname using the /nick command. Can also use color codes to add color.

VIP

  • Yellow V.I.P suffix beside name. Yellow name.
  • Keep inventory and experience on death
  • Access to additional classes on the LDS server.
  • Access to 5 /sethome locations.
  • Can disguise as animals and monsters.
  • Access to a wider range of pets (All animals pets. All monster pets)
  • Can color and format chat messages using the symbol & and a letter or number afterwords. (a-f, 0-9, k, l, m, n, o, r)
  • Can set nickname using the /nick command. Can also use color codes to add color and format.
  • Teleporting Compass

VIP+ (Major ABGN Supporter)

  • Purple V.I.P+ suffix beside name. Magenta name. Yellow chat text.
  • VIP benefits.

Mickket

Pets and Disguises have proven to be decently stable now since the update and have been added back on to the server.

Custom Items will be coming back soon once I test them some more. There was a serious duplication bug with their recipes when the server updated to 1.8 and were disabled until the plugin in which I use to make these items and their functionality was updated to fix those bugs.

Stats that were recently added to items are in limbo at the moment. The plugin which I use to write scripts with for items has changed how it handles some of its syntax when dealing with item lists, thus, causing me to have to rewrite most of the script for stats.

However, I won't be working on said script until another plugin I use that adds text, lore, colors, etc-etc, to items and to mobs has an official 1.8.0 release. The plugin itself may or may not be updated at all and I do not want to put a lot of work into rewriting a script when the plugin in which it depends on stops being developed. If it turns out that the developers abandon the plugin I will most likely write my own script that generates items on the fly and then work on from there.

SpitefulBatman

Some Minor fixes and adjustments to the server today as well as some tax adjustments.

  • Creating a New Town
    Was: $20.00
    Now: $30.00
  • Creating an Outpost
    Was: $15.00
    Now: $22.00
  • Claiming a Town Extension/Plot
    Was: $10.00
    Now: $15.00
  • Death Price
    Was: $0.15
    Now: $0.50
  • Tax Rate per Plot per Day
    Was: $3.00/plot
    Now: $5.00/plot
  • Since Version 2.0, The map has increased almost double the size with more to come.
  • New Tutorial Section is in the works, so far we have opened up the towny one. Due to some void fog it may be moved, but it is still usable.
  • Those who have been with us for some time will remember the old town of Argenta. It is now being rebuilt and the Red Gods Revenge looks to be travelling there soon!
  • Towny Has been readded to the Dynamic Map (http://www.ldshadowlady.com/map) now that players have established their towns.
  • New Item in Secret Shop!

SpitefulBatman

Welcome to Version2.0 of LDShadowLady's Public Server!

  • New World
  • Added Coloured Names to nameplates and online list. (Names over a certain character length cannot be coloured!)
  • Added Custom Items
  • New Improved Shops
  • Backpacks for Premiums ( /backpack )
  • Backpacks for VIP's ( /backpack )
  • New shops JUST for VIP & Premium (Coming Soon!)
  • Secret Shop is baaaaack! - Only open at certain times, fully automatic!
  • New Custom Biomes:
    • Deep Ocean Biomes
    • Volcanic Biomes
    • Oasis Biomes
    • Glacier Biomes
    • Sky Island Biomes
    • Tropical Biomes
    • Green Hills Biomes
    • Marsh Biomes
    • Mixed Forrest Biomes
    • Sequoia Grove Biomes
    • Savannah Biomes
    • All of the Default Biomes

    [*]New Custom items are coming soon (Such As magic wands)

SpitefulBatman

The Server Reset Vote has been completed. The results are as follows;

FROM: www.ldshadowlady.com/ldupdate

Vote to Reset: Passed

Vote to Tax: Passed

All new Services are now online here: http://www.abgn.net/services

Any service purchased here will be for the new server. Services/Currency/Items purchased within the past 60 days will be transferred and reawarded to you upon the new server commencing.

If you want to purchase a Build Transfer, please ensure that your build meets the space requirements before purchasing. If you intend to purchase, you may keep building and all changes until the last minutes will come across.

End of the Server

We are hoping to do an apocolyptic ending much like the previous one. A backup of the server will be taken and then the majority of the server will crumble to the horde of zombies and their allies as they take control of the world. If you are transferring a build, this will NOT effect you. ShadowLands will be the final stand to the horde.

Current Transfer List:

- Capitol Building

- Server Maze(s)

- Server Race Track

- Grand Jail/Prison

- Old Spawn Theatre

- Arena 1

- Arena 2

- Arena 3

- Arena 4

- 100 Acre Woods

- Rogue Town

Reset is Expected to be Initiated the weekend of May 25th, 2013.

SpitefulBatman

NOTE: READ THE ENTIRE POST BEFORE VOTING OR REPLYING!

The content here is valid as of 12/05/2013 and may have been changed since! Please visit the topic below for the most up to date information!!!

Ok... so people have been messaging me non-stop asking about resetting the server because they are running out of things to do.

Is this the case? Do you agree?

I am submitting this poll to the general use community of the server to decide and will leave it up for a while to get as much wide spread feedback as possible. I am happy to comply with what you, the members, want to do here. We have built mazes and race tracks etc (Which would be moved over to the new world)

The spawn books will make a comeback but the rules will have a 'tutorial version' (Much like the current one) and a 'comprehensive' version that will be a listed set of rules on the server.

A command book will be constructed better than last time, hopefully more comprehensive as well, making it again easier on players to have a reference. All players will spawn for the first time with one of each of the aforementioned books.

Reasons to Reset:

- New Map (New Exploration!! WOooooooOOooo)

- Major Griefing rollback (All for now lol)

- New Cities (Including Massalia possibly coming across)

- More shops from the very start including gems and general materials with better pricing structure.

- Starting Money for new players set higher than current.

- LDShadowlady Statues will play a better role in the new spawn

- We hope to integrate some work from out old public server into this new server if it works out, crossing old with new.

Reasons against Reset:

- All the work you have done will be gone.

- All inventories and money will be reset.

- All Towns gone!

We are bringing the money down drastically. Players will start with $50.00 and spend accordingly;

New (Rough) Pricing Table:

Towny - New Town: $20.00

Towny - New Plot: $10.00

Towny - New nation: $80.00

Player Death: $0.20

Teleport to Town Spawn(s): $0.50

Teleport to a Player: $0.00

Purchase Money Online: $4.00 = $1.00USD (4:1)

Some Example Blocks in the server stores - These are estimates and are NOT final:

Dirt Block = Sell For $0.01 | Buy For $0.05

Cobblestone = Sell For $0.01 | Buy For $0.05

Smooth Stone = Sell For $0.05 | Buy For $0.08

Netherrack = Sell For $0.03 | Buy For $0.07

Diamond = Sell For $2.50 | Buy For $7.50

Emerald = Sell For $2.00 | Buy For $6.20

Some new Services that will be online:

Buy Server Currency (Fluctuating rate): $1.00USD per $4.00IGC (In Game Currency) [$20 / $40 / $50 / $100]

Buy Build transfer from Current Server to New Server: $5.00 $3.00 (Note that there are limited amounts of transfers available due to labour requirements)

For large builds that span over many chunks: $5.00 $3.00 + $1.00/per 128 blocks² (Obviously we will show lenience and not sit there counting, but rather round down.)

Unjail: $25.00 (Why? Because if you show your support for the server, you can earn another chance. True griefers will never pledge money to support a server simply to grief it. This does not make you immune from being jailed again!)

Unban: $33.00 (Why? Because if you show your support for the server, you can earn another chance. True griefers will never pledge money to support a server simply to grief it. This does not make you immune from being banned again!)

* Both Unjail and Unban Services include 1 month of premium starting the day your punishment is removed. This will allow you to experience the server at its best and show you why you shouldn't be causing trouble for other players!

Premium & VIP users will receive a 10% Discount on Currency Purchased

Premium & VIP users will receive a 20% Discount on Transfer Services

Additional Features / Mechanic Change(s):

As you can see, Towny is no longer free. This means that you cannot claim and unclaim quickly anymore. As such we will be enabled rollback when a town is erased. What does this mean? If you erase your town, everything you leave behind will be erased from existance. There will be no replacements for anything you forget. This will help keep the land clean as well as regenerate ores from under dead towns.

Towns that are not active for around 2 months will likely be removed and therefore rolled back. This includes chests! I cannot say it enough, there will be no reimbursements for accidental removal of towns and therefore of items within the regions including items, blocks or money.

New Rule: All griefs are going to be eligable for rollbacks. This means if you break something you aren't allowed to, you risk being rolled back, potentionally weeks. This means you could lose a lot of work including chests.

New Rule: All X-Ray users and even griefers, will have their inventories emptied and chests rolled back as per the above statement. It is NOT worthwhile ruining someone elses experience!

But Towny was free, why is there a price now? This is because we want to renable rollback on unclaim. This means that ores are restored, but if it is free to start a town, people abuse it to mine ore over and over, which also increased load on the server. To avoid this abuse, we have made towns cost a fair amount, enough that you start with money that will allow you a good amount of land out of the box. Note that we are not charging taxes, although we have been asked to, to make it more interesting (This will be polled closer to reset). In addition it will stop people griefing each other by wastefully claiming areas over others builds, as we will NOT hold back on deleting claims on unowned property.

We will also be using a custom world generator to add better biomes and even custom biomes to the new world. we will be putting a lot of work into preparing a new world ready for consumption immediatly.

What about the current world?

While Massalia falls into ruins due to ongoing attacks, the rest of the world is safe (for now). As the reset nears, we will create a backup before any end of world events occur to ensure that everything you build is safe. The world will be posted on the Museum server for all to visit.

Jailed & Banned Users:

Users whom are banned will need to appeal to get access to the new server.

Users whom are jailed will be released due to some of the new rules in place. However your strikes will NOT be reset, that is if you are already on 2 or 3 strikes, your next offence is a permanant jail sentance.

After a permanant jail sentance, you may appeal, however very rarely will someone with 3 strikes simply be given another chance. You CAN however purchase a chance as stipulated above in the new services section. Why do this? Simply because true griefers will NEVER pledge money to a server they simply want to grief. Purchasing a chance is just that, a chance, you will NOT be immune from future punishments or eligable for a refund if you are again jailed or banned.

Final Notes:

I cannot stress enough, much like the last time, the decision will be made by the member base. We understand the effort that people put into their builds, and don't like forcing people to lose all their work. It is not something that we enjoy doing.

Let me stipulate that the reason we have posted this reset poll, is that people are complaining that they have run out of things to do and build. I have received many messages asking to do this for a while, but again I am always hesitant to do this, especially given the server has been reset on average every 3 months since the server begun. I have attempted to extend the life of this one by expanding the region further and further, but there is only so much people can build I guess.

We have also added a stipulation that if we reset the server, no less than 6 months may pass before another reset can be voted on. Every 3-4 Months is too often and is frustrating many members. This is not an optional stipulation.

Have Your Say:

We want you to have your say, so if you have suggestions about any of the following, please tell us in the comments below.

  • Is there a plugin that would suit the server well that you would like to see? (All Suggestions considered! Please provide relevant links)
    -> Please note we will not consider any plugins that require a client to connect.
  • Would you like to recommend pricing on a specific item (In-Game) either specified above or not?
  • Is there something specific you would like to see built, such as a certain type of mini game or something else? (Please include as much info as you can)
  • Is there a rule you would like to recommend, either a modification or addition to an existing one or a new one we have looked over?
  • Is there a paid service you would like to see added to the website or perhaps a modification to one of the above? (Make it cheaper is not a valid suggestion)

This server is for the fans, we want it to be by the fans as much as possible. Please have your say! Please remember flame wars, as usual, wont be tolerated.

The content here is valid as of 12/05/2013 and may have been changed since! Please visit the topic below for the most up to date information!!!

Respond Here and check for Updated Information: Server Reset - Have Your Say!