Server Down

The Server is down for now, there is hardware getting shifted around from place to place and the Minecraft server is getting moved around a little. It should not be down for much longer however. I am working as hard as I can to make sure that everything goes where it is supposed to.
- Asher

Guess Who's Back!

And no, I am still on vacation.

The correct answer is mobs! Due to a recent infestation of antiparticles to the sub-quantum mechanics of electrons (and all that jazz) I have decided to bring mobs back to the land of Demeter. But don't worry, there are no creepers anymore. Enjoy!

As a side effect of this you no longer regenerate health but no worries that will be fixed soon

-Admin Asher

More Vacation

Now that I am in Washington (in my attempt to get to Chicago) I have discovered that not only does this airport have WIFI but it is free WIFI! So I was browsing the Internet and what did i find? Nothing more then Notch giving away free copies of Minecraft to whomever buys a copy this weekend! Time for all you people who don't have Minecraft accounts to turn to your neighbor and say "hey you want to buy Minecraft for half off before it turns into a full game?"
- Asher (probably going to do it myself)l

Vacation

I will be on vacation until the 24th.

I am still watching for the big 'Adventure Update' which the server will be upgraded to as soon as possible.

Andrew has created a new permissions system for us that will be implemented after the web page interface is finished

The server will be moving on campus, unfortunately this means that for those of you who are not on campus (and cannot VPN into campus) you will not be able to access the server. I will work as hard as I can to change this. I have been looking into some ways around the firewall but as for now after the 24th those of you who cannot access the sub-net on campus will not be able to play. However for those of you who can access the sub-net on campus you will notice a considerable speedup because  the up-speed will have gone from 1MBs up to hopefully around 7MBs. The final physical location of the server has also not been confirmed.

I am working on a sign based world edit system with redstone. When I learn more about manipulating blocks I will describe more about this plugin and how you will be able to use it.

I do hope that by the time courses begin I have had enough free time to change the graphics of the forum site.

Until Later
- Asher

More Map Updates

There are several new things about the map.
The map now has working Day / Night capabilites
You can now search for signs and jump to them
Coordinates are saved in the URL so refresh will refresh you into the same spot
Compass Now faces the correct direction relative to in-game maps
Signs now render on the map image
Stairs are not black anymore (mostly)

This weekend will hopefully be a big weekend for changes.With the help of Andrew and Kevin I plan to make alot of changes.
We will upgrade to the most recent version of bukkit
Write a plugin (or more) for our server
Add Sortal Warp zone (end points) to the world map
Get the purchasing of abilities working form the website
And Clean up the currently abandoned mega-projects so they look good

Rendering The Map

While tweaking the map rendering program (or something), the program decided to not render any more. I am claiming it is not my fault but it might be. Anyways, you may have to deal with some outdated maps for the next few days until I fix the problem.
- Admin Asher

Day/Night Complete

The day and night maps have been completed and uploaded as the new maps however I have noticed that the stairs in the maps will always come up black and the pistons will not show up at all. I will continue to try to fix this. I believe that the pistons just don't have any skin which makes them render clear (but it should make them purple). As for the stairs I have no idea and believe this to be an actual bug with the rendering program. All in all I think the map looks better.
Happy Crafting
-Admin Asher