Lord of the Craft: 1.20.6 🐸

[Daisy 9725]

Hello Crafters!

 

I am very excited to announce that Lord of the Craft will be upgrading to Minecraft version 1.20.6 in the coming weeks. The Tech Team has been hard at work, and we are now considering the plugin updates for 1.20 code-complete. We are currently conducting alpha testing on the development server, and will be upgrading the beta server to 1.20.6 for public testing later this week. Our tentative timeline is illustrated below.

 

Update the Dev Server

 

Update all Plugins to 1.20.6
and Perform Alpha Testing

 

Update the Proxy Server

 

Update the Lobby Servers

 

Update the Beta Server

 

Perform Beta Testing

 

Update the Main Server

 

 

Step 1 and 2: Update the Dev Server and all Plugins to 1.20.6

As you can see from our Domino's tracker above (thanks @xDK), the dev server and all plugins have been updated to 1.20.6, and have undergone alpha testing.

 

Step 3: Update the Proxy Server

Our proxy server was updated on July 31st. Clients using Minecraft versions 1.18.2 through 1.21 are now able to connect, though our recommended version remains 1.18.2. Once we upgrade the main server, our minimum and recommended version will be 1.20.6 -- folks looking to update early may use this version, though support will not be provided.

 

Step 4: Update the Lobby Servers

Our lobby servers were updated on August 1st. We have configured the lobbies to accept connections from older clients, so you will not need to be on 1.20.6 yet to connect to them.

 

Step 5 and 6: Update the Beta Server and Perform Beta Testing

Beta testing is now complete, having occurred from August 4th to 29th. The Beta Server is still available if you'd like to test out the update, you can join using 1.20.6 with /beta or directly using beta.lotc.co. Please report any bugs on our tracker with the title prefix [1.20.6 Beta].

 

Tip: You can use /surge kit on beta to get some PVP gear.

 

Step 7: Update the Main Server

The final step! This will require an estimated downtime of 4-6 hours for the main server, and is scheduled for Thursday, Sept 5th at 10:00 PM EST. After this is complete, only 1.20.6+ clients will be supported.

 

And for some shameless self-advertisement, I have created a Fabric mod to make your bold text look better on 1.20.6 if you use an HD font resource pack. As a long-time Optifine user, I was very sad to see this feature broken when I updated my mods, so I fixed it.

I hope you are all excited for this update and will assist in our beta testing. We are looking forward to a lot of exciting features, such as frogs, armadillos, camels, and sniffers, and blocks such as mangrove, cherry, bamboo, mud, hanging signs, and patterned pots. In addition to the vanilla features being added, we have fixed a lot of bugs and made quality of life improvements to our plugins. We also expect to see some performance improvements with this update due to updated plugins, and moving from Java version 17 to 21.

 

Thank you so much @Aesopian, @Java17, @Greehn, and @Adelemphii for their work on this update, and @Spoopy_Duck, @Liam5232,@ibleesian for assisting with alpha testing, and @Orlanth, @PCSwift, @Milenkhov, @Pancho, @sam33497 and @Mamluk for assisting with beta testing.

 

This post will be updated as the timeline evolves, and a changelog as well as FAQs will be added to the first comment of this post.

 

Cheers,
— Llir | Technical Administrator

[Daisy 9725]

FAQs

Why 1.20.6 instead of 1.21?

We initially considered going directly to 1.21, however when we started work on this around a month ago, our server software, Paper, had not yet released their 1.21 update. It has been released now, though many of our third-party dependencies have yet to be updated. Many popular mods are also not yet updated to 1.21. However, the good news is that from a technical standpoint, 1.21 is a lighter update (1.19 and 1.20 had significant changes for both Minecraft and Paper) so less work will be required when we decide to move to this version.

 

Will we be using secure chat, introduced in Minecraft 1.19?

Due to the risk of roleplay chat being taken out of context in reports, and the difficulty of integrating this with our in-house chat plugin, we will not be supporting secure chat (aka chat signing and reporting) at this time. You will receive a popup on login that we do not support secure chat (this is client-side), and I recommend you use this mod to disable both the popup and other warnings related to secure chat (the author of that mod also put together a technical paper on how chat reporting works, and its flaws, it's a good read if you are interested).

 

What will happen if I complain about having to update my mods?

All players who complain about having to update their mods have had their usernames gathered and put into our KnockoutPlus plugin. They will take 50% more damage than other players, and will pop instantly upon death.

 

On a lighter note, check out @Islamadon's mod list for 1.20.6.
 

 

Is Figura updated for 1.20.6?

Yes, a pre-release version is currently available, see this reply.

 

Is AdvancedChat updated for 1.20.6?

Yes, you can download it here.

Changelog

General:

- All plugins and servers have been updated to 1.20.6 and Java 21, which should see better performance and lots of new blocks and mobs.

- Tab-complete, especially for commands with multiple arguments or flags, should now provide better suggestions.

 

Surge PVP:

- Fixed a display issue where the true damage of weapons was +1 higher than /surge stats indicated. The command should now show the correct damage value.

- Crit and knockback calculations now use vanilla determination. Knockback is 15% higher than vanilla.

- Decreased invincibility frame ticks from 18 to 12.

- Increased longbow damage to 15 and shortbow damage to 10, when at full charge.

- Buffed proc chance and duration for maces and warhammers to 17.5 and 15% respectively, with duration now at 4 seconds.

- Increased javelin damage to 12 and uses to 8, this should result in a total kill before cooldown for enemies in iron armor. Javelins will unload unequipped crossbows when used.

- Corrected the swordbreaker damage from +1 to +0.5.

- Buckler effect will now cancel if you stop holding it.

- Decreased lance proc chance by half, increased damage to 6.

 

Roleplay Signs:
- Now supports both sides of a sign, meaning the text will display on both sides as opposed to one
- No longer possible to edit an RPSign by right-clicking
- Added compatibility with hanging signs

- Changed interface for adding custom messages from an anvil to a sign GUI.

 

KnockoutPlus:

- The last shot before someone was KO'd would bounce back the arrow. It is now properly consumed.

 

BetterTeams:

- Javelins will no longer damage teammates.

- Arrows are now deleted when hitting a teammate instead of ricocheting.

 

Messaging:

- When a player messages you, there is now a 1 second delay before they are marked as your /reply recipient to prevent message sniping.

ItemEdit:
- Make bound links display «Link» text as opposed to the full associated link for cleaner chat display
- Fixed exploit

Block Exchange:
- Added 1.19-1.20.6 blocks to the exchange lists.
- Fixed exploit

Known Issues

 

Switching servers (ie lobby -> main) breaks tab list for 1.18.2 clients. This can be fixed with a relog, or to avoid it all together upgrade to 1.20.6.

 

1.20.6 clients are unable to use some chat buttons (ie [Yes] and [No] style buttons) in various plugins. This can be fixed by manually typing the button text, ie 'Yes', or by using ViaFabricPlus and setting your version to 1.18.2. This will be resolved when the main server is upgraded.

 

1.18.2 clients may get disconnected when switching from the lobbies back to the main server. Please update to 1.20.6 if this is too annoying.

[sprtn 3340]

who the hell is lord of the craft 

[Laeonathan 5889]

thank you for all the real tech team members who aren't just building roads like me for working on this.

[Java17 2216]

Big props to @Llirfor grinding the plugin updates every evening. 

 

I am officially outdated as a Java version. 

[rathat 868]

[wowj 9747]

lector

[trinn 5128]

"thank you tech team" we all say in unison

[don dada 579]

oh yeah yeah

[_Elrith_ 4525]

elrithiav2 has updated just in time

[Malta 2811]

good work unc

[Morigung-oog 5697]

cries in updating mods.

[Spoopy_Duck 3217]

give mud

[creamynoteblock 3256]

urghhhhhh

[Fishy 2709]

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