Update Thread

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Updates will be posted here on a weekly or biweekly basis depending on how much we're getting done.

Smaller, daily updates such as the addition of a new command may be posted in advance on our discord's (Discord - Free voice and text chat for gamers) Minecraft chat channel.

 

Towny Server

➤ Added new items to the in-game shop

➤ Added /mail, /mail send (message), and /mail clear for all users

➤ Added /tpdeny and /tpahere for all users

➤ Changed the in-game /motd

➤ Updated donator perks (Minecraft Donator Information | Xeno Gamers) to include missing perks

➤ Updated the rules guide (Minecraft Server Rules | Xeno Gamers)

➫ Coming soon: We're currently focusing on adding vote rewards as part of our effort to increase the playerbase. We're hoping to have something set up by the end of next week, or possibly much sooner.

We're also discussing the possibility of a test server, which will help prevent fatal bugs such as the one which lead to week-long downtimes we recently experienced, and allow us to make updates to the server without having put it offline while we do so.

Also, please vote or comment on the poll about a potential server reset here: ([Poll] Minecraft world reset. | Xeno Gamers)

Edited September 30, 2017 by james8470 (see edit history)

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Test Server

➤ Got our test server up. What this means for you is no downtimes when we do things like set up a new spawn for a reset or are making a major update, and also less game breaking glitches since we can test things out before we add them.

Towny Server

➤ Added a new tutorial book to /kit starter

➤ Added /vote

➤ Added /vgui

➤ Vote on all three links for 250 credits and 1 Vote Crate Key

➤ Vote for your first time to receive a 1-time bonus of 100 credits, 5 Diamonds, 15 Gold Ingots, and 20 Iron Ingots

➤ Vote 30 times (same as voting on all 3 links for 10 days, and doesn't have to be in a row) to receive a bonus VIP Crate Key

➤ Changed the contents of the voting crate:

Removed 64 dirt

Removed 32 logs

Added "Old Iron Tools" [High Chance]

Added "Old Diamond Tools" [Medium Chance]

Added 64 Soul Sand [High Chance]

Increased the amount of Cacti given from 50 to 64

Iron Ingots and Gold Ingots are now considered [High Chance] items

Added 32 arrows [Medium Chance]

Pig & Sheep eggs are now considered [Low Chance] items

Increased the amount of Ender Pearls from 3 to 5

Increased the amount of Diamonds from 5 to 10

➤ Changed the contents of the VIP crate:

Removed 10 Magma Blocks

Added 3 (unenchanted) Golden Apples

Changed the amount of Levitation 10 tipped arrows given from 32 to 16

Removed Pet Crate Key

➫ Coming soon: If you vote, you'll receive 1 vote point. There's a vote shop under /vgui in which you can spend 3 points for 1 Diamond. More items will be added to the vote shop soon.

We're currently talking about the world reset, adding factions, magic, plus some other features.

Also, please vote or comment on the poll about if we should run Factions or Towny, and what other features that you'd like to see added here: ([Poll] Factions or Towny | Xeno Gamers)

Edited October 7, 2017 by Guest (see edit history)

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Towny Server (not for long)

➤ Fixed a bug in which new players to the server would lack [Guest] group permissions and couldn't do basic things like /warp, /tpa etc. The patch only prevents new players from encountering the bug, existing players affected by this bug (anyone who has joined the server at least once) will have to contact me, @Amylicious or @XHina_sanX for help.

➫ Coming soon: Factions server! It's close now. Two weeks is my personal estimate to when it will be complete.

We'd also like let everyone know in advance that many of the features requested (magic, quests, etc.) will be released in successive updates following the release of the factions server. This is to gradually "acclimate" players so that they don't feel overwhelmed with too many game-features, and to keep the server interesting as well. So when the update does come out, don't freak out when you join and find yourself without the wonderful arcane abilities of sorcery. :p

Edited November 19, 2017 by james8470 (see edit history)

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Towny Server Factions Server

➤ Rules were updated (Minecraft Server Rules | Xeno Gamers), please read them or you'll find yourself exploring the new Jailhouse section of the spawn.

➤ Server was updated to the latest version (1.12.2)

➤ Completely new spawn, "XenoGamers Castle"! Smaller than the last one, but more detailed. The spawn features a number of floors, rooms, and hidden secrets!

You can interact with some of the new furniture we've added. You can sit in chairs, place items on tables and in barrels, toggle some street lamps, and shoot arrows from the crossbows on the castle wall!

There's also a number of special particle effects added around the spawn to draw attention to important areas, as well as fake dropped items for extra detail (i.e. food on a table).

Unfortunately, clouds have been known to screw up the look of it If you want, you can disable clouds under "Video Settings" for yourself. This will also reduce some lag in general for you, too.

➤ Shopkeeper NPC; right click the green-robed NPC to access a custom GUI shop, configured by yours truly. :p

9 sections to this shop: Building Blocks, Decoration Blocks, Raiding Supplies, Spawn Eggs, Mob Drops, Ores, Nature & Farming, Nether, and Miscellaneous.

Many of the prices have been updated and many new items have been added since the towny's shop, the economy is designed to be all-around a bit harder to suit the factions gameplay better.

➤ MobHunting still exists, and there's still a leaderboard wall for it in the spawn as well.

Reduced reward credits for most achievements by 50%. The reward credits used to, and frankly still do, provide a massive amount of "quick-cash" which was considered overpowered.

➤ [xG] Tag Request/Missing Permissions NPC: In the past, we've had a number of new players experiencing issues with missing permissions, well now you can claim your permissions with just two clicks! WARNING If you have a rank, this will reset it to [Guest]. Only use this if you are missing permissions, or have no tag by your name at all.

The other thing this nifty NPC can do for you is put in a request to staff members for an [xG] tag. This is for our members who had to wait a longgggg time in receiving their appropriate tag after becoming a member. Now, the moment Amy, Hina, or myself log in, we'll see your request and be able to add your tag immediately! Spamming us with requests will earn you a wonderful ban.

➤ PvPTimer added: When a player first joins the server, they'll spawn with a 30 minute PvP timer to allow them to run into the wilderness and have a fair chance of establishing a faction unhindered. This can be disabled in-game via /pvp enable if you want to do so.

➤ CombatTag added: When you attack a player or a player attacks you, a short timer will start. The timer ends only after 15 seconds of not attacking or being attacked by a player. You are prevented from teleporting during this time. If you log out during this timer, a NPC figure of yourself will spawn which players can easily kill and collect your items from you. So don't log out during PvP!

➤ Obsidian takes 2 TNT blasts to destroy, Enchantment Tables take 3 blasts, and Enderchests take 4. It should be noted, TnT cannot affect these blocks at all when they are covered with water.

➤ Receive notifications in chat when you leave or enter spawn protection. You are also invincible within the spawn area, so feel free to jump off some cliffs, the spawn is on a mountain, after all.

➤ Added 64 TNT to the VIP Crate

➤ Two new purchasable kits; OldIronTools and OldDiamondTools, see /kit in-game

➤ World Border has been set to 100,000 blocks from spawn, should be plenty of space.

➤ Donators have new perks, check them out, here: Minecraft Donator Information | Xeno Gamers

➤ Remember to take advantage of /vote to get some wonderful vote crate keys! Remember, the bonus for voting for the first time will get you some iron ingots, gold ingots, plus diamonds!

➫ Coming soon:

➫ The Magic Update

➫ The Dungeons Update

➫ The Quests Update

➫ The Event Hub Update

 

Personal note:

I'd like to take the opportunity to acknowledge @Kypari @bagggel @TheSupremePatriot and @Vargas for their assistance in testing out the server and helping me to find sooo many ways to improve it and sniffing out exploits, even if they did it inadvertently (simply by playing on the server) it still really helps. Also, I'd like to acknowledge @Rhododendron for helping me to update the server to 1.12.2, it was a hugeee help.

 

And a big thanks to our Minecraft community for being so patient and helping me to make this vision a reality! :D

Edited January 6, 2018 by james8470 (see edit history)

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Factions Server

➤ Tweaked the economy a bit

- Diamonds and other ores have had their priced increased

- Mob Hunting achievement prize money was further reduced by an additional 25%+

- Tweaked the priced of many other items slightly

- Voting now yields 100 credits as opposed to 250

➤ Fixed an issue with chat messages not displaying correctly

➤ Fixed a bug where players could clip though the floor by a block by sitting in some chairs

➤ Fixed the mob hunting kill message not displaying "(amount) credits" correctly

➤ Fixed an issue where ender pearls couldn't be purchased from the Shopkeeper

Edited January 7, 2018 by james8470 (see edit history)

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Factions Update 1:

• Removed inability to raid a user's faction when they are offline. Offline raiding is allowed and all explosives should work.
  

 

• Altered some prices in the shop to reflect their value. Diamonds are now 8x for 600 credits.
  

 

• Updated the spawn area to include ease of access both for exiting and entering the spawn, also made it look more appealing.
  

 

• Obsidian has had its blast resistance increased to 5 up from 2.
  

 

 

I can also confirm Nether is not working due to a bug or conflict I am trying to locate, I am working to fix this next as top priority so nether should be coming soon.

Edited January 13, 2018 by Guest (see edit history)

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Nether Update:

 

Nether and End portals are now FIXED and working perfectly. As always though if you ever find an error with them please report it ASAP.