Saturday 29 June 2013

The post of many updates!

Hey everyone, first of all. Sorry for not updating the blog that much, I'll explain why further on.

Contents:
1. Intro
2. 1.6 update?
3. Custom launcher! For the server.


1. Lately I've been looking for a job, with moderate success, in the terms of getting interviews but not actually getting the job. Anyway. With Sorvius back, the MGI force will probably return. We still hope to get the competitions going but since I've been so busy I've never got around to arranging anything. Hopefully Sorvius can help with that.

2. With 1.6 being released next week there are a few things to mention. First, awesome work to the people who have been digging at the Global Horse Highway.  Much appreciated.

The NETHER, ONLY, will be regenerated. When the server updates, the old nether will be deleted to let it regenerate, for the new strongholds. (Since that's how you get armour for your horses). If you have any possessions in the nether, go get them now.

If you use the OPPCraft Launcher you wont need to worry about the updating. When the server updates to 1.6 (Which we hope will be the same day...if not it might take a couple days) the launcher will update to 1.6 when the server is running 1.6.

1.6 is a big update, in terms of gameplay mechanics. This will slow the bukkit updating process. If you want to continue playing on the server, don't update your Minecraft right away, or at least have a backup of your current version. Alternatively you can use the Launcher.

3. For those who still don't know, the server has its own custom launcher with mods! You can download it here. http://dl.oppdelta.co.uk/oml

It is currently in the Beta stages with it's Alpha tools slowly being moved over. It runs Optifine HD and Reis Minimap.

Me and thosam have some good plans for this. The ALPHA version has the server map built in and we're hoping to get it to link into your OPPCraft accounts. Making trading and events more easier to arrange. So if you still haven't got it, get it! I've personally looked over all the coding and it doesn't store your password or send it to a database for keepings. You can view the source code here: https://github.com/thosam12/OPPCraft-Launcher