On 1.13, the Wiki, and More

[501warhead 1796]

Greetings LotC!

 

1.13

 

As many of you have likely seen, lately Minecraft has updated to 1.13, the Aquatic update. If you haven't taken the time to read through the changes or play them yourself you most certainly should - it is a massive update, the largest in Minecraft history, so getting familiar with it is a good idea! However, unfortunately I come being the bearer of bad news on this front.

 

The 1.13 update is so massive and game-changing that it's going to be very difficult for us to update it in a timely manner, and that's not based on our own motivation. You can read the specifics on this spigotmc post (Spigot is the server software that runs Lord of the Craft) but essentially if we update now we risk corrupting massive portions of the map (50%+) - We'll be trying some conversions on a dev server to see if we can accomplish it but right now it's looking unlikely that we'll see an update for a few months while we wait for Spigot (and even vanilla) to fix some of the major bugs. In the meanwhile we'll be moving our code to work with 1.13 so that we're as ready as we can be for when it's ultimately possible for us to update.

 

When we do update to 1.13 however you can expect a host of new features to accompany the big update, both integrating new mechanics possible with 1.13 and some projects that have been worked on for a while. We'll keep you in the loop as we get closer to the day when we can update, but for now hang tight!

 

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Wiki

 

In other news, @2samspan has stepped down from the role as Wiki Team Director and for the time being I've taken it up until a future date. Working with the team and team management now we have some big plans for the future of the wiki to make it a better place for new and old players to learn things and understand how to use others. Keep an eye on the wiki and you might be surprised at how it changes in the next few months!

 

The wiki is something that I hold in high regard personally as I see it as an excellent tool to teach players about some of the smaller pieces of lore we have on the server, as well as a resource for new players to easily learn about our expansive lore and complicated in game systems. I hope that we will be able to accomplish a lot in the next month toward making the wiki user friendly and up to date.

 

If you aim to try to aid with this consider applying in the wiki team staff application forum!

 

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Administration

 

@Harold has stepped down from the role as Administrator due to being unable to find the time for the position. We wish him the best of luck in all that he does, and in the next few months we'll be looking to bring on a new member of the team to fill the void. We aim, as a team, to float around the five member mark in order to allow our decision making to be (relatively) quick, as we've noticed a trend of larger teams causing us to stall out rapidly.

 

To shed some light on the selection process for those interested the Administration chooses from staff members, often times looking for those who are communicative and show initiative. One of the strongest traits needed to be able to hold the position is a self-motivating drive as the team often focuses on individual projects, and we've felt that administrators who were promoted in the past without a drive to see change or improvement on the server often are unsure of what to do in their position. If you are interested in being a member of the Administration consider the above carefully, and if you aren't on staff and you want to pursue the role consider joining any team - all staff can be promoted to an Administrator, regardless of team. Experience in a moderation role however (Lore, Game, Forums) is generally considered a plus!

 

That'll be all for now, we hope this sheds some light on a few questions you had!

[FloralHedgehog 493]

Kind of expected 1.13 to be a long wait.
Damn is that update big

[ashenyx 9]

Honestly, I'm just excited for the new water graphics. Even if there weren't cool new LOTC-based things coming with the 1.13 update here, I'd still be happy because default water right now looks like blue Jello.

[Cya 440]

Googoogaagaa

[Jondead 260]

First off, congratulations my man for becoming the WIKI Leader!! Second, I'll be interested to see all the new builds being made in the New Version, I just hope I'll be told a little before ey ? but! I'll always be sad to see Harold step down willingly, he was a great Admin and he will be missed by me T-T.

[Zacho 2177]

Radical. Fireheart is probably gonna get admin again? ?

Sad that 2sam stepped down, but good that  you are taking over again. Rad.


 

[Vaynth 3005]

hi 501, you're doing a good job

[winterblessing 1800]

thanks for everything you guys do for the server! can't wait to see what LOTC will do with the 1.13 update 

[JustMeMorgan 2066]

The wiki is also an excellent place for lore that's out of date

[Archbishop 1784]

what about imattyz and various feedback threads ?

[creativeslime 0]

Thank you so much for your effort! I have but been on the server for 2 days but already appreciate the time and energy you all have spent on it all. 

[Gone 869]

16 minutes ago, Morganosaurus Rex said:

The wiki is also an excellent place for lore that's out of date

 

If you discover a page that is out of date, or has wrong information, please report it to any member of the team. We're available through the forums, Discord, and even on the server itself. 

 

There are a lot of pages on the wiki so sadly things do get missed. Simply saying that there is out of date lore doesn't help us find these pages to fix, but if we are told about issues we can see to getting them corrected. ^-^

[JustMeMorgan 2066]

IT WAS A JOKE
SHEESH

 

However

Dark Magic Types

You need to add the new ones

[ibraheemc2000 2965]

o7 so much news I can't say anything else but salute 

[herculean_wud 3662]

very epik