- Joined
- Jan 1, 2001
- Messages
- 60,151
We believe in not deleting our worlds. We create them, and we stick to them. Sometimes we merge a few worlds, or some temporary added worlds get replaced or become obsolete. But, our main 'general' world, as well as our old 'legacy' world isn't going anywhere. By the way, just type: /general or /legacy to teleport to them.
What's next? A couple of things are on the agenda, but they might require time. This is a hobby, and we depend on the dedication of other developers, their free time, and our own free time to make the appropriate changes.
Since it is a hobby, we do not have any funding, or very little, to run a server super professionally. But in return we try to provide a fun place with a smile, and are not too strict with our active and regular players.
Anyway, here is a bit of our history: https://omgboards.com/threads/minecraft-history.260949/
Here's our changelog: https://omgboards.com/threads/minecraft-changelog.260948/
And this thread is a discussion about what you guys want for our future, as well as what we have on our agenda. From feature introductions to server upgrades.
Where are we now? December 2016, 1moreblock.com is hosted on an iMac at my home. On a 30mbit upstream connection. It uses the internal HDD, and I store backups to the cloud. The iMac is getting old.
Where will we go from here? Via https://floris.computer/ I am saving up for a new iMac system. It will have an SSD drive, much more memory, and a more modern CPU. This will drastically improve performance and all that good stuff. The plan was to be moved to the new system by now, but Apple Inc. decided against releasing an iMac in 2016, so yeah..
Where are we now? Still December 2016, and we're running the latest builds of Spigot for Minecraft version 1.11.2, there's no 1.12 or higher yet, so we're up to date. Thankfully the right plugins still work for us to run the server publicly.
Where will we go from here? I am sure there will be future releases of Minecraft, such as version 1.12, 1.13, etc. And the plugins we are using seem to be 'active' enough to get the development they need to follow this update pattern. Hopefully the shift to a new version will not take as long as it has before. But we aren't in control of this. Fingers crossed!
Where are we now? Yep, still December, and the website is back online. I can still use my XenForo forum software license, and I still have access to my VPS where I can host the web site. You're on the site now, so we're all good. Through the forums I hope to be able to have a way to communicate with us when the server is down (hosted at a different location, so the site is up when the server is down, and visa versa, that's a good thing). The forums also allows me to share information like this, handle problems with players, and discuss features and their settings with our community.
Where will we go from here? I hope to find the funding of $50 USD to upgrade the XenForo to the latest 1.x branch, and in 2017 to upgrade it to their new 2.0 version (pricing unknown to me). And I hope to find the funding of $60 USD to renew the domain name and VPS hosting for 2017. So I can keep hosting it where it is now. Again, this is a hobby, money comes out of my own pocket unless someone is willing to donate or help invest. The plan though is to keep the site online.
Where are we now? We have great features in December 2016, we still have mcMMO, and we have added a Market Place (/market), and we can now sit on Chairs (stairs). Usergroups are still in play, and we will upgrade some of our users to their right usergroup soon (so if you haven't played in a while, make sure you login!). We still have our homes and warps, and a backup database of our old /legacy warps. Today I've actually added the first of three GUI interface updates for /warps and /kit, making it easier to find the right place to teleport to.
Where will we go from here? Well, the GUI has to get extended. I am currently developing a way to have a main menu from where you can visually choose between some of our help and info pages, warps, homes, kits, and worlds. Making it easier to organize what applies to you. A start has been made, and the second phase of development is coming soon and will be tested internally. I hope during early 2017 to make it work and push it out publicly for all the players to use. With the recently enabled economy and Market Place, I hope that players will start playing more, so they can grow their money buying and selling their items. It's a safe way, and gives a boost to our economy. And yes, you will need a bit of money for some unique items, kits, and events.
Where are we now? Events wise? Nowhere, this year we have tested adventure maps behind closed doors, and creative mode elements in our /test world with a few regular players.
Where will we go from here? We have plans for events, and hope to find the time to do them as much as possible. However, my aim is to do one every season. Maybe even one every month if we get enough players. Some events will be private, some will be spontaneously. Some will be announced ahead of time. Stay tuned! Oh, what are events? Think build-contests, creative-mode invites, hardcore mode servers, adventure map weekends, pvp arena fights, or mini-game whitelist servers, etc.
Where are we now? Our worlds in 2016 are up to date to 1.11.2, and our temporary worlds like the end, the nether, and the mining world have been reset. You can go there again to gather up some new resources, items, blocks, etc. And build with them in the general world or the legacy world. Our spawn has been updated to match the season, and there's a special little Christmas biome developed by emmabear on our test world that looks really amazing. Anyway, rumors fly around ..
Where will we go from here? Yeah, like I said, rumors .. There's a myth we will be a hub with many worlds, this is not true. I am not sure how that came about. We will stay on Spigot for a while, until we're forced to make a big change. And our worlds aren't going anywhere. We have plans to make a big update to our spawn areas at some point in 2017. Have a youtube world in the Summer of 2017. And secret creative-mode whitelist server or world for juuuust a couple of our regulars (which could be you! so become active!). The plan for me is to waste loads of time in 2017 traveling on the /legacy world and fixing builds and terraform the areas around them. As well as upgrading them to 1.11.2 to look more shiny. But if you like rumors, how about this one: There are talks between me and Mistic_Ice about adding a world for a contest winner that they can control. Your own world? WHA! Who knows.. no promises.
Also, we currently have a few worldborders in place - most of them will disappear in 2017 at some point.
Where are we now? The team we have now in December 2016 is big enough for us to be happy with. We have a few temporary operators that help out with various things. And our old group of staff is still there. With the coming usergroup changes we might shift things around a little bit, but as it stands now. We do not need more staff members.
Where will we go from here? As our universe grows in 2017, so will our demand to have an extra pair of eye on the 1mb universe. This could be you. So, how to get it? Be online, be active, be crafting, be building, be mining, be helping, be nice, be a friend. Good people that are patient and helpful, eventually get noticed and become eligible to join the team. So yeah, that could be you.
Do you have any questions now? Or suggestions? Not agreeing with something? Just let me know here or contact me for a personal chat. We're a community, and that means everybody their input is helping it shape it.
What's next? A couple of things are on the agenda, but they might require time. This is a hobby, and we depend on the dedication of other developers, their free time, and our own free time to make the appropriate changes.
Since it is a hobby, we do not have any funding, or very little, to run a server super professionally. But in return we try to provide a fun place with a smile, and are not too strict with our active and regular players.
Anyway, here is a bit of our history: https://omgboards.com/threads/minecraft-history.260949/
Here's our changelog: https://omgboards.com/threads/minecraft-changelog.260948/
And this thread is a discussion about what you guys want for our future, as well as what we have on our agenda. From feature introductions to server upgrades.
Where are we now? December 2016, 1moreblock.com is hosted on an iMac at my home. On a 30mbit upstream connection. It uses the internal HDD, and I store backups to the cloud. The iMac is getting old.
Where will we go from here? Via https://floris.computer/ I am saving up for a new iMac system. It will have an SSD drive, much more memory, and a more modern CPU. This will drastically improve performance and all that good stuff. The plan was to be moved to the new system by now, but Apple Inc. decided against releasing an iMac in 2016, so yeah..
Where are we now? Still December 2016, and we're running the latest builds of Spigot for Minecraft version 1.11.2, there's no 1.12 or higher yet, so we're up to date. Thankfully the right plugins still work for us to run the server publicly.
Where will we go from here? I am sure there will be future releases of Minecraft, such as version 1.12, 1.13, etc. And the plugins we are using seem to be 'active' enough to get the development they need to follow this update pattern. Hopefully the shift to a new version will not take as long as it has before. But we aren't in control of this. Fingers crossed!
Where are we now? Yep, still December, and the website is back online. I can still use my XenForo forum software license, and I still have access to my VPS where I can host the web site. You're on the site now, so we're all good. Through the forums I hope to be able to have a way to communicate with us when the server is down (hosted at a different location, so the site is up when the server is down, and visa versa, that's a good thing). The forums also allows me to share information like this, handle problems with players, and discuss features and their settings with our community.
Where will we go from here? I hope to find the funding of $50 USD to upgrade the XenForo to the latest 1.x branch, and in 2017 to upgrade it to their new 2.0 version (pricing unknown to me). And I hope to find the funding of $60 USD to renew the domain name and VPS hosting for 2017. So I can keep hosting it where it is now. Again, this is a hobby, money comes out of my own pocket unless someone is willing to donate or help invest. The plan though is to keep the site online.
Where are we now? We have great features in December 2016, we still have mcMMO, and we have added a Market Place (/market), and we can now sit on Chairs (stairs). Usergroups are still in play, and we will upgrade some of our users to their right usergroup soon (so if you haven't played in a while, make sure you login!). We still have our homes and warps, and a backup database of our old /legacy warps. Today I've actually added the first of three GUI interface updates for /warps and /kit, making it easier to find the right place to teleport to.
Where will we go from here? Well, the GUI has to get extended. I am currently developing a way to have a main menu from where you can visually choose between some of our help and info pages, warps, homes, kits, and worlds. Making it easier to organize what applies to you. A start has been made, and the second phase of development is coming soon and will be tested internally. I hope during early 2017 to make it work and push it out publicly for all the players to use. With the recently enabled economy and Market Place, I hope that players will start playing more, so they can grow their money buying and selling their items. It's a safe way, and gives a boost to our economy. And yes, you will need a bit of money for some unique items, kits, and events.
Where are we now? Events wise? Nowhere, this year we have tested adventure maps behind closed doors, and creative mode elements in our /test world with a few regular players.
Where will we go from here? We have plans for events, and hope to find the time to do them as much as possible. However, my aim is to do one every season. Maybe even one every month if we get enough players. Some events will be private, some will be spontaneously. Some will be announced ahead of time. Stay tuned! Oh, what are events? Think build-contests, creative-mode invites, hardcore mode servers, adventure map weekends, pvp arena fights, or mini-game whitelist servers, etc.
Where are we now? Our worlds in 2016 are up to date to 1.11.2, and our temporary worlds like the end, the nether, and the mining world have been reset. You can go there again to gather up some new resources, items, blocks, etc. And build with them in the general world or the legacy world. Our spawn has been updated to match the season, and there's a special little Christmas biome developed by emmabear on our test world that looks really amazing. Anyway, rumors fly around ..
Where will we go from here? Yeah, like I said, rumors .. There's a myth we will be a hub with many worlds, this is not true. I am not sure how that came about. We will stay on Spigot for a while, until we're forced to make a big change. And our worlds aren't going anywhere. We have plans to make a big update to our spawn areas at some point in 2017. Have a youtube world in the Summer of 2017. And secret creative-mode whitelist server or world for juuuust a couple of our regulars (which could be you! so become active!). The plan for me is to waste loads of time in 2017 traveling on the /legacy world and fixing builds and terraform the areas around them. As well as upgrading them to 1.11.2 to look more shiny. But if you like rumors, how about this one: There are talks between me and Mistic_Ice about adding a world for a contest winner that they can control. Your own world? WHA! Who knows.. no promises.
Also, we currently have a few worldborders in place - most of them will disappear in 2017 at some point.
Where are we now? The team we have now in December 2016 is big enough for us to be happy with. We have a few temporary operators that help out with various things. And our old group of staff is still there. With the coming usergroup changes we might shift things around a little bit, but as it stands now. We do not need more staff members.
Where will we go from here? As our universe grows in 2017, so will our demand to have an extra pair of eye on the 1mb universe. This could be you. So, how to get it? Be online, be active, be crafting, be building, be mining, be helping, be nice, be a friend. Good people that are patient and helpful, eventually get noticed and become eligible to join the team. So yeah, that could be you.
Do you have any questions now? Or suggestions? Not agreeing with something? Just let me know here or contact me for a personal chat. We're a community, and that means everybody their input is helping it shape it.
Last edited:
