Category: Event

Skyblock Redux – Beta Test!

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Skyblock is coming back – with a vengeance! The server is currently looking for beta testers for a whole new generation of Skyblock!

If you’ve undertaken MinecraftLover’s Skyblock Challenge before, this new version has some very important differences.

  • The Skyblock Merchant. The new Skyblock has a merchant at the “Skyblock Spawn”, which will trade some hard-to-obtain items for impossible-to-obtain items. This mechanic leverages the Boondollars we implemented instead of the previous “grind MCMMO fishing” mechanic from the old skyblock.
  • Only 1 island. You can still play co-op, but you and your partner will start on a single island with only that island’s resources.
  • Randomized Biomes. Previous versions of skyblock started with 2 islands, each in a specific biome with a “river” between them. This new version of skyblock is completely random of what biome you will start in.
  • MCMMO Revamp. We previously added a ton of stuff to “Fishing Treasures” in MCMMO to achieve some of the more advanced rewards from Skyblock. All of the extra stuff from fishing has been removed (no more dirt, sand, iron, ect), which will be replaced with interactions with the Skyblock Merchant(s). This means that sitting around with a fishing rod for hours on end is not as essential as it used to be (although it is still one method of achieving some of the goals).

We are currently seeking beta-testers for this new version. The previous version of Skyblock had 3 tiers of rewards:

  • Access to Skylands (basic level)
  • Sky Boots (advanced level)
  • Sky Rod (expert level)

The Sky Boots and Sky Rod kits have been removed. While we currently do not have a Skylands dimension, participants of the Beta Test will skip the first requirements once the full version of Skyblock is released as a reward for participation. We are currently testing several potential replacements for Skylands, and the exact requirements for the Advanced, Expert, and new Master level, along with the rewards for each, will be determined based on the feedback of this beta test.

The Beta will last through the month of June 2021. The task of the beta testers is to accomplish as much as you can on your skyblock during that time – this will be the benchmark used for the Skyblock Challenges going forward (both in adjustments of difficulty and the potential rewards).

At the end of the beta-test, the vote rewards will also be adjusted. The voting rewards have always been designed to serve as both a boost to Skyblock players and everyone in the regular world – the next update will likely involve pushing more Boondollars into vote rewards, and more merchants to trade sweet loot for them in both worlds!

If you want to participate, ping aegisjester on Discord and/or post a message in server support! I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone can do!

Back To Basics

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Its plugin update time – and this time back to basics!

We have spent the last several months testing out a new MineTinker plugin – but after gathering user feedback, we have elected to turn back to vanilla.

While the straightforward crafting customizations and equipment XP was a fun change, at the end of the day we believed it added an unnecessary learning curve before really jumping into what minecraft is all about.

Your MineTinker equipment should still function, but its custom enchantments will no longer play a role.

Happy mining!

March Mining Madness 3 – Witch Hut!

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March Mining Madness is back this year! The first edition Cracked the Nether to build a Wither farm. Last year we Wrecked the End to set up a special landing site.

This year we’re draining a swamp to build a new Witch Hut Farm!

The Rewards

For the month of March, players will receive 4x mining XP for mining stone. While we prefer if you assist with the main dig site, stone mined anywhere in the world will count. A great time to use the SkillSwap to let your mining levels apply to other skills!

Players who mine at least 150,000 stone over the month will earn a unique netherrite pickaxe – “StoneBreaker“. StoneBreaker will have:

  • Efficiency 7
  • Unbreakable
  • Silk Touch
  • SoulBind (if you die with it in your inventory, it will be in your inventory when you respawn)

The Dig

The main dig site will be a wide area around a witch hut not far from spawn. There will be a warp point provided at spawn to take players to the dig site for easy transit.

Note that you do not need to dig at the dig site to gain the bonus XP or rewards, but it is greatly encouraged!

The Results

The event has ended! These are the top performers:

  • VeraDra: 767,053
  • aegisjester: 530535
  • GoatStriptease: 441383
  • Nephrium: 312572
  • Fluffie243: 297593
  • Nargle: 242717
  • Realancer01: 201847
  • BoziChamiaMindor: 173291
  • Ernestas_Gr: 165758
  • Icuko: 161611
  • DarkMizari: 156128
  • KittleApps: 155815

The Stonebreaker will be distributed to everyone later in April. Stay tuned for the next event!

Server Reset!

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The rumors are true, we’re doing a major server reset! A whole new World, Nether, End, and Ether are coming soon!

The current world will not be removed, but at the end of August, you will no longer be able to build.

The rules for the reset are:

  • Current world, nether, end, and ether are split off with their own separate inventory/enderchests.
  • New world, nether, and end are set up immediately as the “default world”, with players able to warp between them
  • “World Set-Up Event” takes place for the month of August. No inventory or equipment can be taken to the new world during that time (kits are OK)
  • We will take a snapshot of MCMMO levels and post to website, otherwise these will also be reset
  • After August, the current world’s build permissions will be removed.
  • In-game currency “BoonDollars” will be introduced, earned as MCMMO drops from mining and excavation, as well as added to loot tables for dungeons/underwater ruins
  • Custom villagers will be added to spawn that trade sponges for BoonDollars. Other rare/non-farmable goods will be added in the future at various prices
  • Users can also pay for a “build transplant service” with BoonDollars – paying a large amount for a member of staff to transplant a build from the old world into the new one. Transplanted builds will have their chest contents and item frames cleared first, and price will be based on the total number of blocks transplanted.
  • Users will not be able to bring any inventory or equipment from the old world to the new one out-of-the-gate. An Item Transplant Service will also be available for BoonDollars (prices depending on item to be transferred)
  • At this time, no “wasteland” world. Maybe in the future for events, but not out of the gate.
  • After the EnderDragon is slain, the center end island will be removed by worldedit and the last build contest winner’s build and bridges will be implemented. The end city outer ring will not be transplanted (unless someone pays for it with BoonDollars)

Here’s the final snapshot of the MCMMO rankings from the old world!

You will receive Boondollars for every MCMMO level you had in the old world. They are being distributed via the Mailboxes at the new spawn. If your name is highlighted below, your Boondollars are in your mailbox. If not you’ll need to set up a mailbox at spawn and let staff know.

Mother’s Day 2020 Collect-A-Thon!

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Mother’s day is here, which means it is time to collect a floral bouquet as a lovely gift!

From now through May 31, players who collect a stack of each flower to earn a floral crown!

Collect 1 stack each of the following flowers:

  • Dandelion
  • Poppy
  • Blue Orchid
  • Allium
  • Lilac
  • Rose
  • Peony
  • Oxeye Daisy
  • Azure Bluet
  • Sunflower
  • Cornflower
  • Red Tulip
  • White Tulip
  • Pink Tulip
  • Orange Tulip
  • Lily of the Valley

Rewards

Every player that collects a stack of each of these flowers will receive a Floral Crown – an unbreakable chain helmet with the following enchantments:

  • Protection 5
  • Fire Protection 4
  • Blast Protection 4
  • Respiration 3
  • Aqua Affinity

Happy hunting!

May Event – Phase 2 & 3 – End Island Platform & Design

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Phase 2 – Layout

The End Dimension gets its hub. The End Dimension gets its hub. We need your help to build the starting platform on which the hub will be built on.

  • Starting at Y = 57 a layer of End Stone will be places in all areas marked in yellow above.
  • Y = 58 will consist of End Stone Brick Slabs

All participants who place 5k End Stone and 5k End Stone Brick Slabs will receive 128 Shulker Boxes

Once you have placed 5k of each please stop, to allow others the chance to place blacks. Thanks!

Phase 3 – Design Competition

While the foundations are being laid, lets plan something grand. Three designs are needed.

  1. Central Hub
    • Filling the Octagon pictured above in yellow, it should meet the following criteria.
      1. Incorporate End Pillars, and other blocks that get reset by the dragon.
      2. Allow access to the Spawn Pad & End portal
      3. Use color & block types matching or complementing the ring of end portals
      4. Have access ramps/stairs/lifts or other means of getting to end portal ring
        • Design can modify ring to make one large structure if needed
      5. Plotted space for future shops, builds, and decorations
      6. Spawn proof wherever possible
      7. Open points at all 4 cardinal directions for bridges.
  2. N-S-E-W Bridges
    • Marked in green, and not to scale, it should meet the following criteria:
      1. Use color & block types matching or complementing the ring of end portals
      2. Bridges going North and South must incorporate an ice road & Minecart track in design. (East and West are optional)
      3. Bridges going East to West must give room for 80 blocks in the center point between Central Hub and End Ring City
      4. Spawn proof wherever possible
        East to West Bridges MUST be 100% spawn proof
  3. Enderman Spawners
    • Marked in Blue and a maximum size of 80×80 they must meet the following criteria:
      1. Dispose of extra enderpearls while incorporating an item protection chest for dropped items and endermen heads.
      2. Full Enchantment room
      3. Easy to operate and/or lectern& signs explaining use.
      4. Use color & block types matching or complementing the ring of end portals

Designs must be submitted by May 31st Via Google Forms
Please include any or all of the following in submission:

  • Screen Shots
  • If mock-up built on server, creative or survival, Coordinates of build
  • Renderings, Drawings, or Sketches
  • c/concepts
  1. Central Hub Submission – https://forms.gle/6N1gTC6qe6hMfBK68
  2. N-S-E-W Bridges – https://forms.gle/Y1no5rfdSpUnsGCG6
  3. Enderman Spawners – https://forms.gle/tmWMa7g1kRxAqUgc6

Voting begins May 31st and ends June 9th
Winners will receive the following:

  • Central Hub
    • 2 Personal Villagers with custom trades (subject to Admin agreement on balance)
      • unkillable
    • 3 Skulkers full of FULL Building blocks of choice acquirable in survival
  • N-S-E-W Bridges 
    • Boots Made of Walking ( and that is what they will do)
      • Chainmail
      • Unbreakable
      • Depth Strider V
      • Feather Falling V
      • Frost Walker V
      • Protection V
    • 3 Skulkers full of FULL Building blocks of choice acquirable in survival
  • Enderman Spawners
    • 2 Mob Spawners of choice ( must already exist somewhere on the server)
    • 3 Skulkers full of FULL Building blocks of choice acquirable in survival

Note that builds made in creative/concepts from outside our server will need to be re-built in survival for approved builds (we are not importing external builds made in creative) – this is just to make it easier to show off your concept for voting.

Direct all questions to @slice0024 on the Server support channel in discord, or /mail Slice0024 <Message> in game.

Happy building!

March Madness 2.0 – Phase 1 – End Island Removal

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The Dig

March Mining Madness is back this year, watch your step as we remove the entire end island!

Players who mine out 100,000+ end stone will earn the “EnderWrecker”.

Players who mine 500,000 end stone will earn a special mystery gift, and players who mine 1,000,000 or are in the top 5 overall will win an even better mystery gift!

Additional Information

Event will span from 01/03/2020 to 31/03/2020 with a possibility to extend or shorten depending on progress made. Thank you everyone for participating in these monthly events and I hope to see you out there in the void!

…well not in the void, just above it. =)

Winners

Congratulations to the top miners! These are all the players who will be receiving their prizes:

UserEndstone Mined
Gold Tier
awesomebaker69               1,010,608
BoziChamiaMindor               1,010,000
GoatStriptease               1,009,733
nazzr               1,004,175
aegisjester               1,000,151
VeraDra               1,000,072
Taxess               1,000,001
Nargle               1,000,000
Realancer01               1,000,000
Silver Tier
CrispyLumps                  775,000
Aezuh                  500,000
Bronze Tier
Grizzly2198                  385,000
heiselblock                  255,953
QueenBrit                  238,869
Swile2                  194,315
_Daedricz                  123,465
Qwaczar                  117,899
WhiteWolfSV                  111,111
TheMisterioMAN                  102,537
1stHowlerGaming                  102,327
The_legend_28_                  102,042
CaptainX                  101,336
hapyl                  101,020
DarkMizari                  100,773
PLAZMATRONIX7600                  100,648
That_Sux                  100,190
AlmostId                  100,068
Kalaki_Craftiki                  100,020
Slice0024                  100,014
Icuko                  100,009
surWiWor                  100,002
DiDenPro                  100,001
Ernestas_Gr                  100,000
Polskiwyrob                  100,000
Fluffie243                  100,000
JenniAngel                  100,000

Something Sweet & Sour Is In The Air – Mid February Event

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Ever wonder what liquid cake taste like? Grab yourself a brewing stand and find out!

For the rest of this month you will find Alchemy a bit more rewarding then normal, with an added sweet boost to XP.

So that’s the sweetness in the air, but what about the sour? There’s a creature that floats around in the air that can leave a sour taste in your mouth when you’re hit from behind by a fireball…

Kill enough of these foul floating puffballs and you might find a rare unbreakable item…

Filling Up Spawn V2!

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Build Contest this month consists of 3 MORE builds for spawn:

Voting Starts on 3/6/2020 and ends on 3/20/2020

  • Nether Portal & Major Player Builds/Town Warps
    • Prep for upcoming 1.16 where a true Nether hub will be needed, this time in the depths of the nether!
    • Why build a grand structure, or a major town if only a handful of people will see it? Lets change that.
      • Rules on who/how to gets a warp will be release after build event.
  • Statue / Decorations
    • Some Art is always nice!
  • Public Farm Warp Building
    • Why build the same farm over and over?
    • Reduce server lag and give access to materials for all players
      • Rules on who/how to gets a warp will be release after build event.

This Month the builds have a bit more restrictions then normal so pay CLOSE attention. And if you have questions @Slice0024 in discord.

As always, do not construct your builds at spawn, but instead in another location. Once complete reply to the post on the website with coordinates.


Nether Portal & Major Player Builds/Town Warps

  • Must fit inside the Orange highlighted area
    • With a 2 block allowance for overhangs
  • No greater than 16 blocks Tall
  • Warp pads will need a minimum of 1×2 per warp
    • Ideally with 1 block spacing between
  • Built to be expandable downward underground for extra warps
  • 2 Entrances ways, marked in blue

Statue / Decorations

  • Must fit inside the Pink highlighted area
    • With a 2 block allowance for overhangs
  • No greater than 20 blocks Tall
  • Nothing Vulgar

Public Farm Warp Building

  • Must fit inside the Green highlighted area
    • With a 2 block allowance for overhangs
  • No greater than 16 blocks Tall
  • 1 Entrances way marked in blue Required, more can be added if needed
  • Warp pads will need a minimum of 1×2 per warp Ideally with 1 block spacing between
  • Place Warps in order of list below, with warps higher on the list on the main level, and warps lower on the list underground if you run out of space
  • Warp needed:
    • Crop Farm (Manual – MCMMO)
    • Auto Crops (Melon, Pumpkin, Sugar Cane, Cactus, Bambo)
    • Hostile Mob (General)
      • Hostile Mob (Creeper Only)
      • Hostile Mob (Skeleton Only)
      • Hostile Mob (Spider Only)
      • Hostile Mob (Drowned Only)
    • Endermen Farm
    • Villager Trading Hall
    • Witch Farm
    • Iron Farm
    • Gold Farm
    • Blaze Farm
    • Wither Skeleton
    • Ocean Monument Farm
    • Slime Farm
    • Bee Farm (Honey & Hive)
    • Squid Farm
    • Pillager Raid Farm
    • Fish Farm (Cod)
    • Wool Farm (Auto or Manual, All Colors)
    • Animal Farm (Cow)
    • Animal Farm (Chicken/Egg)
    • Animal Farm (Pig)
    • Animal Farm (Horse)
    • Animal Farm (Llama)
    • Animal Farm (Rabbit)
    • Stone (Cobble & Smooth)
    • Mushroom (Red & Brown)
    • Ice Farm
    • Other #1
    • Other #2
    • Other #3
    • Other #4
    • Other #5

Rewards you ask? 

  • All who participate
    • Will get a Shulker full of a BLOCK of your choice (No Ore or Diamond Blocks, must be a full block)
  • Winner of the Nether Portal & Major Player Builds/Town Warps in addition to participation award:
    • There design style will be incorporated into Future Nether Hub in a small or large way
    • Can set 2 /warps to any locations they desire
    • 1 Unbreakable Boots (any material)
    • 3 additional Shulkers full of a BLOCK of your choice, They can all be different. (No Ore or Diamond Blocks, must be a full block)
  • Winner of the Statue/Decorations in addition to participation award:
    • 1 Unbreakable Stick, With Looting 4, Knockback 5
    • 3 additional Shulkers full of a BLOCK of your choice, They can all be different. (No Ore or Diamond Blocks, must be a full block)
  • Winner of the Public Farm Warp Building in addition to participation award:
    • Can set 1 /warp to any location they desire
    • 1 Unbreakable Shear, With Looting 6, Efficiency 5
    • 3 additional Shulkers full of a BLOCK of your choice, They can all be different. (No Ore or Diamond Blocks, must be a full block)

Good Luck everyone, Lets make Spawn something we can be proud of!!!!