Teleporting Between & Within Worlds

I've made several changes this morning based on a bug fix regarding teleportation, you can now;

• Use /home to leave Diggybrines Realm, as well as /spawn (you cannot return using /back).
• Teleport directly between Vault World and the main world / Veteran World.
• Use /tpa to teleport in and out of GameWorld spawn from the main world  / Veteran World.

Enjoy!

Scheduled Downtime

The server is down for maintenance as follows:

1. Full backup/clone - Completed.
2. Clean out old logs and data  - Completed.
3. Test some plugin config tweaks - Completed.

Scheduled Downtime:

Date: 28/09/15

Started:  10:30 am (UK)

Finished:  11:30 am (UK)

The maintenance is complete and the server is back up!

Scheduled Maintenance

The server will be down for maintenance tomorrow as follows:

1. Full backup/clone.
2. Clean out old logs and data.
3. Test some plugin config tweaks.

Scheduled Downtime:

Date: 28/09/15

Est Start:  10:30 am (UK)*

Est Finish:  11:30 am (UK)

*This is a bit later than originally posted (10:00 am) as I got a little delayed!

Stalking Tatankore

Tatankore was minding his own business making some changes to his base

when he spotted this guy watching him...

Slenderman!

Apparently he stood on that corner for 5 minutes watching him and then decided 

to teleport down and follow him around for the next 10 minutes!

In Tat's words... 

"seriously creepy, every time I looked around he was staring at me...

was too scared to try and kill him though cos I didn't have armor on...

he's still in the house somewhere... I keep hearing him =/"

 Remember we pay $250 for every screenshot / image we

use, it's always fun to see what you guys/gals are up to!

Version 1.3.5b released!

Main changes in this version:

• Updated DiggysStuff to 1.6.0a (was 1.6.0); 
• Flight Stone & Flight Cube tweaks (including bug fix).
• "Flight (Stone)" potion effect has been renamed to "Flight (Essence)".

As always you can find full details in the Changelog on Technic Platform.

What you need to know:

• Flight Cube now requires you to have a Flight Stone on your hotbar, just like when using Flight Essence.
• Disconnecting and reconnecting whilst either Flight potion effect is active no longer leaves you unable to fly until either the timer resets or you change worlds (bug removed from Bugs page!).

This is a mandatory update and is required to join the server!

Note: A small issue was found with 1.3.5b, so 1.3.5c was released as a quick fix.

Enjoy!

Version 1.3.5a released!

Main changes in this version:

• Replaced some ChocoCraft textures, the purple chocobo is now actually purple! (you'll need to also update your texture pack to see the 64x version, see my previous post).
• Updated DiggysStuff to 1.6.0 (was 1.5.9d); 
• PS Blocks hardness increased by 20%.
• Gravel wall, slab & stairs now harvest with shovel instead of pickaxe.
• Added MC 1.9 inspired paths, available as gravel, dirt, cobblestone and mossy cobblestone, they can also be crafted with added glowstone for a half or full glow effect! 
• Diggyolite Ingot introduced for consistency, affected recipes have been updated.
• Updated DiggysMobs to 1.3.2 (was 1.3.1); 
• Complete rewrite of code for Sandman & Damned Warrior.
• Sandman loot drops now more consistent and they no longer target or attack villagers.
• Damned warrior now slightly larger and no longer wears armor, instead it's part of their skin for efficiency and future update reasons. They no longer wield a sword, reducing their damage, but they always give Weakness II effect on attack.

As always you can find full details in the Changelog on Technic Platform.

This is a mandatory update and is required to join the server!

Enjoy!

Texture Pack 1.1.7 Released!

A new version of our BDcraft texture pack has been released, version 1.1.7.

Changes:

This update includes 31 texture changes and a new addition for the new version of DiggyVerse (1.3.5a), being released shortly.

Click here to download the full DiggyVerse texture pack

Players who already have the texture pack can download a small upgrade patch rather than re-downloading the entire pack, just drag the contents of the patch into your existing 1.1.6 texture pack and you're ready to go:

Click here to download the 1.1.6 to 1.1.7 upgrade patch

If you're still using an older version than 1.1.6 you'll need to apply any other older upgrade patches in order of release.

Enjoy!

FragNet Maintenance - Server Down

Fragnet are carrying out some maintenance and upgrading some of their systems. This shouldn't have affected our server but seemingly they are having some issues with a management interface update and have had to take  some servers, including ours, offline.

It's been over two years since our server had any hosting related downtime and they tend to respond to things like this very quickly so hopefully they'll have it resolved soon, I'll update here when I know more.

Update - 21:00: The server is online again and everything is fine.  

Fan Art By Nevs010

Nevs010 sent me some fan art...

...nice work, thanks!

 Remember we pay $250 for every screenshot / image we
use, it's always fun to see what you guys/gals are up to!

New Launcher Artwork

I've just added new artwork to the Technic Launcher, here's a preview...

Since the update a while ago means that most of the background is hidden I've gone for something more plain, with the main artwork elements moved onto the logo instead as it's much larger. 

I wanted to show more of the packs features too so I've added some artwork of DigginChickin wearing Diggyolite Armor, standing next to a golden chocobo!

It can take some time for the new artwork to be downloaded to your launcher, if you want to get it straight away then you can delete the diggyverse folder found at:   .technic/assets/packs/diggyverse

Mob Spawners Now Changeable

Players can now change the type of mob spawners!

Here's the details you'll need to know (please read carefully);

• As with mining and placing spawners players must be Citizen rank or above.
• To change a spawner to a different type use: /spawner [mob]
• They can only be changed into one of the mineable types;
• Zombie, Skeleton, Spider & Cave Spider.
• You can change either placed spawners that you are looking at or ones in your hand.
• Changing the type of a spawner costs $5000, you will not charged if you try and change a spawner to the type it is already.
• The cost is per use of the command, so if you are holding stacked spawners you can change all of them to the same type for the same price as one placed spawner.
• Spawners can only be changed in the main world and Veteran World.

Important: Region permissions are ignored when changing spawner type, this means other players can change your spawners even if they do not have build permission in your area. Due to the cost of the command this is unlikely to be an issue, however, it's a good idea to keep your spawners secure and build in a way that protects them from this possibility.

Enjoy!

Version 1.3.5 released!

Main changes in this version:

• Updated DiggysStuff to 1.5.9d (was 1.5.9c); EnderCreeper code clean up, added VIP block for DiggityDuck.
• Updated DiggysMobs to 1.3.1 (was 1.3.0a); Reaper made slightly less aggressive (5% slower, 4% shorter follow range, 10% less damage dealt). Cursed Spectre spawn rate increased by 50%. Added Spectral Armor.

As always you can find full details in the Changelog on Technic Platform.

What is Spectral Armor? Here's what you'll need to know...

• Wearing a full set prevents you from being targeted by Spectres & Reapers, basically by tricking them into thinking you are one of them!
• Wearing a full set gives you Night Vision for as long as it's worn.
• Wearing a full set gives you Hunger III, meaning you need to eat a lot of food to make up for all the energy the suit consumes! 

This is a mandatory update and is required to join the server!

Spectral Armor had been a work in progress for quite a while so I'm very happy to have finally been able to add it to the modpack.

Enjoy!

Texture Pack 1.1.6 Released!

A new version of our BDcraft texture pack has been released, version 1.1.6.

Changes:

This small update includes 7 new textures added for the new version of DiggyVerse (1.3.5), being released shortly.

Click here to download the full DiggyVerse texture pack

Players who already have the texture pack can download a small upgrade patch rather than re-downloading the entire pack, just drag the contents of the patch into your existing 1.1.5 texture pack and you're ready to go:

Click here to download the 1.1.5 to 1.1.6 upgrade patch

Enjoy!