Events and Holidays

Austin Comic Con started today.   I plan to drop in on Saturday.  Looking forward to whatever randomness happens, which is what is always best about this sort of convention.  Well, that and the girls in skimpy costumes.

Also looking forward to getting away to be with family for Thanksgiving.  Unfortunately, not looking forward to the travelling itself.  The TSA gestapo agitates me.

Speaking of random: Please donate to Ron Paul.

And there you have it:  an honest-to-goodness bloggy blog entry.   One day I'll have something deep to say again, but evidently today is not that day.

Minecraft

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Abbreviated Link to this Page: http://tinyurl.com/mncrft5  If you ever need a reminder from in-game: /help url

See end of page for version 1.8.1 Info!

Well, I've finally taken the plunge and as usual, I do things in a big way when I do.  So, now that I'm playing Minecraft and renting my own server, I'd better start filling out some info for my players.  The server isn't open to the public, sorry.

Useful commands to remember:

/stack = Will automatically stack things in your inventory, including pork chops!

/locate [player] = Can force a compass (that you make in-game) to point towards the named player!

/locate = Forces compass to point at the spawn point again.

/kit starter = Grants player a starting set of wooden tools.

/money help = Explains the various gold/silver related economy commands.

/money pay [player] [amount]

The economy on the Freedom Server deals in Gold and Silver coins.  So, $1.24 would equal 1 gold, 24 silver.

/gi = Displays the current conversion rates for Iron, Gold and Diamonds.

/gi [iron, gold or diamond] [amount to sell]

How to create a ChestShop?

- Place a chest, if you haven't already.
- Place a sign 1 block near the chest (for example, above the chest)
- On the sign, write:

[IMG]

(Item name can actually be item ID or alias)
First line will be filled in by the plugin automatically.
Price is a combination of buy and sell price.
You have to have B near buy price (people buy from you), and S near sell price (people sell to you).
If you have both B and S, separate them with a colon - :
For example:

[IMG]

means that AcrobotPL wants to sell 64 diamonds for 10 currency, and buy them back from you for 5 currency.

/iteminfo = 

It's a simple command that shows item information.
If you use it without any arguments, it shows you information about the item you're holding.
If you specify item id or item name after the command, it will show you information about that item.

Example:  /iteminfo bucket

Protect what you choose to:

  • Chests
  • Dispensers
  • Furnaces
  • Doors
  • Signs
  • Trap doors

Type in the appropriate command and then left click the object:

CommandAlias ofNotes
/cpublic /lwc -create public  
/cpassword <Password> /lwc -create password <Password>  
/cprivate /lwc -create private The optional arguments can also be used
/cunlock <Password> /lwc -unlock <Password>  
/cinfo /lwc -info  
/cremove /lwc -remove protection  Turns a protected/public/passworded chest to normal.


 


 

It's that simple.  The first 5 protections are FREE, after that there is a nominal cost in gold and some limitations on how many total things can be protected.  You can still break any of these things that you are owner of and you will be refunded the gold that was spent to set an item up.

/btb = You can return to your corpse -- for a price: 100 gold pieces.  This may not be available to new players.

/who or /where = Lists who is online and what region of the wold (if named) that they are closest to.

/who [player name] = Gives coordinates of the player you are looking for.

/ch help = Help for the Herochat system.

/ch g = Global chat channel

/ch l = Local chat channel

/ch h = Help chat channel

/msg [target] [message...]  =   These commands all can be used to send a message to a player.
/message  
/whisper 
/pm
/tell

/me [message...] =  Emote an action.

/motd = Shows you the current Message of the Day which includes game time and what world you are adventuring in.  This is a multiverse server with stargates, so that does matter!

t (button) = Talk or view the chat/event log.

/list

A Calendar date appears at login (and /motd). Yes, time actually goes by and not just in the real world. ;)

/time = Tells you the current time in the game world.

/loretime = Gives the current day and calendar date.  Currently set to the Warhammer Fantasy calendar cycle.

/pvp on(off) = Toggles your personal PVP flag.  PVP is off by default on the server.

Sleeping in a bed or using the /home set command will set your home respawn point.  The cost is 21 gold each time you use your bed.

/home can teleport you to your home.  The cost is 10.5 gold and there is a 10 second delay.

/compass = Gives you the direction you are facing.

/pos or /whereami or /getpos = Gives you your map coordinates, depth, direction and name of world you are in.

Sleeping in a bed can also shift night to day IF no other players are currently online, or all players sleep at the same time or they are idle.  The 21 gold cost will still apply, but you might get to start your day early!

Hitting a boat will shrink it again and you can pick it up!

Always keep a chest in your backpack.  Upon dying, more often than not the chest will fill with your goods and be waiting at your point of death, with a sign marking it!

/intro - Replays the music you might hear when you log into the server.  /midi stops all intro music immediately.

 

 Go here for info on LevelCraft. Click on the 'Current Levels' button to get detailed info on the nature of each of the skills. I am currently implementing Woodcutting, Range, Combat, Forgery, Dexterity, Mining, Digging (formerly known as Excavation), Scavenger, Farming, Swimming and Explosives.  Please note that on the Freedom Server, Dexterity affects your jumping ability and does NOT give you a Sprint.

You can find many LevelCraft tutorial videos here.

LevelCraft User

Also, though this is NOT required to play, I urge you all to setup a Spoutcraft client for your optional use in-game.  The Freedom Server is fully Spout-enabled!  As time goes on I think you will find that this offers an incredible range of new fun that I can provide from server-side for players.  How do I get started?

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What are the client-side features?

(Players must have the Spoutcraft client mod installed.)

  • OptiFine (OptiMine, OptiFog, OptiTick) integrated
  • HD fonts and BetterGrass integrated
  • Mipmapping integrated
  • HD textures support integrated
  • Custom skins, capes, and multi-line capable titles
  • Custom achievement notifications
  • Play Minecraft sound effects and music
  • Play custom sound effects and music
  • Stop music playback with fadeout
  • Background music change event
  • Change fog and fog change event
  • Maximum/minimum fog levels
  • Key press and release events
  • Custom item hover-over names
  • SetRemainingAir/SetMaximumAir render correctly
  • Clipboard get/set
  • Control texture packs
  • Control cloud height/visibility
  • Control star frequency
  • Control sun and moon texture and size
  • Control sky and cloud colors
  • Server reconnect API
  • Chunk caching
  • Removes F3 coordinates and mob names (can be enabled with AllowVisualCheats=true in Spout's config)

Article on how to increase Java Memory in Windows: link

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Minecraft 1.8.1

The game has a new version out and if you log in with the normal client, you may be prompted to update to 1.8.1.  I HAVE patched the server to 1.8.1, so copy your existing Minecraft folders or backup the older minecraft.jar prior to updating and you'll be able to play the newest version AND still have a version compatible with most of the existing servers out there, including Freedom Server should I need to revert.

Use the Default textures for the game so that you can see the new features -or- use:

JohnSmith Texture Pack (v8 and compatible with MC 1.8!)

You're going to need the NEW patcher to get it to work 100%!

There will definitely be broken plugins in multiplayer and some cosmetic issues with chests (you'll want to remove their contents and replace them -- they can show up black, backwards, sideways, even poking through walls, etc.), and we might have a broken economy for awhile, but please hang tight as I slowly but steadily get things in fully working order.

The good news is -- the new version seems to be working and our world (and your creations) appears to be intact, if slightly changed.

Al DiMeola and Gumbi Ortiz

Last night here in Austin I went out to catch my old friend and musical compatriot, Gumbi Ortiz, in the last night of a 7 week tour with Al DiMeola and his World Sinfonia band.  The venue was a first for me, One World Theatre, and it was intimate, if a bit too hot inside.  Great view of all the performers though and the sound was good, so I was content enough.

Of course, Al DiMeola still smokes up the guitar strings.  Gumbi was as hilarious as ever and remains the master of the conga skins, and I had a fantastic time catching up.  We hadn't seen one another in over a decade!  Incredible.  

Al's new CD is entitled 'Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody' and you should get a copy or download off iTunes ASAP.  It's one of his best.

You have also got to hear Fausto Beccalossi on accordion to believe it.  Truly amazing.

Al Di Meola and New World Sinfonia in Kiev, March 30, 2008
Posterous theme by Cory Watilo