Jigglypuff’s Jigglyrooms

Updated the server and as rumored (and unofficially voted on), it’s a complete wipe. A whole new seed and a whole new world to explore! Same port/IP so CLAIM YOUR LAND NOW!

-JP

Fixed up a couple of things:

• Got MCMap working again. Removed a bunch of files and edited some weird OpenVZ specific permissions problems. See how far your fiefdoms have come!
• The server was timing out due to switch and hosting issues. Replaced the home 10/100 “switch” with a real HP Procurve. Yay enterprise gear!

HAVE FUN!

Moved the minecraft.panduck.com URL to Lando’s MC portal (lando.panduck.com). He’s done an excellent job of getting in the latest server stats, news, links, etc., all in a one-stop-shop kind of destination. Check out all the real time chatter, points of interest, and most importantly – who the biggest addicts are (not it!).

Also – updated the MCMap URL since its data sits in a different path. I’ll change the back end stuff at some point but meh – just use the updated link already.

Generated a world map of the server so far and have it linked up for your viewing pleasure (also in the nav bar):

http://minecraft.panduck.com/mcmap/

I’ll have a daily build going so that the server’s evolution can be seen by all.

If you’re not playing Minecraft, you’re missing out!

Updated the server to the v1.0-Final. Cleared out the world and started anew to make way for the final version of the terrain generation engine. Also – updated the map seed so you don’t start off in the middle of the ocean

server: totoro.panduck.com

Have fun!
(with the seizure)

Quick update: forgot to mention this, but updated the Minecraft server to version 1.9 prerelease 4.

Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/1_9-pre4/minecraft.jar

Jeb’s post: https://twitter.com/#!/jeb_/status/124491774398963712

Upgrade instructions:

• Windows 7/Vista: Clobber the minecraft.jar in your “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\bin” directory with the new one. Now run your usual Minecraft launcher. That’s it!
• MacOS: Clobber minecraft.jar in “/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/minecraft/bin” with the updated .jar file. Now run with the usual Minecraft launcher.

All your stuff should still be in the server. Enjoy

MacOS Protip: You’ll probably have to use terminal to move the jar file into the target directory. The GUI seems to hide stuff.

Windows Protip: Getting constant memory related crashes? Install a genuine 64-bit Java build and force Minecraft to use it by explicitly pointing to the 64-bit executable. Sample batch file:

minecraft64.bat:

@ECHO OFF
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xmx1024M -Xms512M -jar "c:\games\Minecraft\minecraft.exe"

Be sure to have to have it execute the launcher, not the .jar file or it won’t work. Most crashes should magically disappear.

Fyi, NS2 looks like it’s almost ready for release:

http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/news/2010/5/friday_update_first_steam_release

Start saving those nickels and times!

Fyi, the IPs are going to change… again. The migration should be fairly transparent but might take some time for people who have to wait for DNS TTL expiration. Unfortunately, the gaming servers are broadcast through Steam via IP instead of hostname so anyone that had the servers saved are going to have to do another search. Not that it matters really – the HLDS/SRCDS servers have been dead since the games we run aren’t favored by the cool kids anymore. All this processing power and bandwidth but nothing to run. Any suggestions?

So the servers are back but as you guys may have noticed, the IPs have changed. Can’t be helped – moved the servers to a different provider with a different IP space so not much I can do there. All the servers are turned back up but for some reason, I can’t keep the TFC server up. Probably has something to do with the plugins but meh – nobody really plays on it anyways. Looking to run a new game so if anyone has any suggestions, head on over to the forums and let us know.

Whew, that downtime was ugly, wasn’t it? Long story short: lost the server’s complimentary internet services and had to opt for a more commercial approach. Colocation sites aren’t cheap… Glad that’s all behind us now

I’ll turn up the servers again once the billing stuff gets sorted out. Until then, welcome back!