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Welcome Back to Modification of the Month
Each month, we bring you the latest updates from the TAdmin team. In the past month, we've been busy with:
- Given up crying over the rapid updates from Mojang and accepted our fates
- Continuing our
1.21.5 1.21.6 1.21.7 1.21.8 updates.
Before we dive into the details...
NOTE: The list of updated plugins does not indicate 1.21.8 Soon™, but we're hard at work to bring it as soon as possible! Also remember that the list only contains in-house plugins that belong to Nerd. Any plugins that are third-party or are in-house and already working will not appear there apart from the plugin counter.
Why are these updates taking so long?
It's been a bit since I've included proper information in one of these blogs. These updates aren't just to get our plugins up to speed with 1.21.8. They're also to get them more optimized, easy to manage, and less bloated than we currently need them to be.
In the time that's passed since a lot of our in-house plugins have been written, third-party alternatives have popped up, or better library/API plugins have appeared. A good number of our in-house plugins have been replaced with these third-party plugins. They've had to go through extensive testing and approval to ensure we're still aligning with the view of the server.
For the plugins we couldn't replace, we did update a number of them to enhance performance, add new features, and make them easier to use. A few plugins required full rewrites, which is why it's taken much longer than originally anticipated. A benefit of this is that a lot of these plugins have been future-proofed and become easier to add new things to, should we wish to do so.
We're almost done :). Thank you all for your patience.
General Change Log
- July 18th - PPGOME - Updated ViaVersion to
5.4.2 to enhance 1.21.8 support.
Web Site Change Log
Creative Change Log
- July 18th - PPGOME - Added the Vehicles plugin to Creative.
PvE Change Log
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
As always, thanks for reading!
~ The TAdmins <3
Posted by PPGOME on July 31, 2025 in Tech Admin
Welcome Back to Modification of the Month
Each month, we bring you the latest updates from the TAdmin team. In the past month, we've been busy with:
- Crying in the club because Mojang is in the process of releasing 1.21.7 and all of this updating started with 1.21.4
- Continuing our
1.21.5 1.21.6 1.21.7 updates.
- Onboarding our new Tech Contributors!
Before we dive into the details...
NOTE: The list of updated plugins does not indicate 1.21.6 1.21.7 Soon™, but we're hard at work to bring it as soon as possible! Also remember that the list only contains in-house plugins that belong to Nerd. Any plugins that are third-party or are in-house and already working will not appear there apart from the plugin counter.
Additionally, with the release of 1.21.6 1.21.7, the working plugin counter may be incorrect until PaperMC releases a semi-stable build so we can test those plugins yet again.
General Change Log
- June 20th - PPGOME - Updated ViaVersion to
5.4.0 to introduce 1.21.6 support.
- June 25th - PPGOME - Updated ViaVersion to
5.4.1-SNAPSHOT+758 to fix a few bugs with 5.4.0.
Web Site Change Log
Creative Change Log
- June 20th - PPGOME - Updated the TrainCarts config so minecarts are no longer locked to the player who placed them.
PvE Change Log
- June 19th - PPGOME - Changed NerdPoints' config to have it run solely on the main thread instead of trying to run async. Performance of this plugin improved by a large margin.
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
- June 20th - PPGOME - Updated Velocity to build 514 to add 1.21.6 support.
- June 25th - PPGOME - Updated Velocity to build 515 to add improved networking for newer clients.
As always, thanks for reading!
~ The TAdmins <3
1.21.7 Progress
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Total Plugins Tested and Working: 66/81
81% Complete
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April 17th - PPGOME:
- Updated NerdClanChat to 1.21 (1.1.0)
- Added hex colour code support for clanchat names, text colour, and alert colour.
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March 2nd - PPGOME:
- Updated ModReq to 1.21.4 (3.0.0)
- Added better search functionality with /check.
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January 12th - Oxion_:
- Updated VehicleControl to 1.21.4 (1.2.1)
- Updated WingCommander to 1.21.4 (1.12.1)
- Updated BeastMaster to 1.21.4 (2.19.0)
- Updated AdminHunt to 1.21.4 (1.3)
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January 12th - PPGOME:
- Updated EntityControl to 1.21.4 (0.4.1)
- Updated NerdFlags to 1.21.4 (0.7.4)
- Updated StandMaster9000 to 1.21.4 (0.1.0)
- Updated NerdSpawn to 1.21.4 (2.3.1)
Posted by PPGOME on June 30, 2025 in Tech Admin
Welcome Back to Modification of the Month
Each month, we bring you the latest updates from the TAdmin team. In the past month, we've been busy with:
- Continuing our 1.21.5 updates.
- Onboarding our new Tech Contributors!
Before we dive into the details...
NOTE: The list of updated plugins does not indicate 1.21.5 Soon™, but we're hard at work to bring it as soon as possible! Also remember that the list only contains in-house plugins that belong to Nerd. Any plugins that are third-party or are in-house and already working will not appear there apart from the plugin counter.
Additionally, with the release of 1.21.5, the working plugin counter may be incorrect until PaperMC releases a semi-stable build so we can test those plugins yet again.
General Change Log
Web Site Change Log
Creative Change Log
PvE Change Log
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
As always, thanks for reading!
~ The TAdmins <3
1.21.5 Progress
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Total Plugins Tested and Working: 60/83
72% Complete
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April 17th - PPGOME:
- Updated NerdClanChat to 1.21 (1.1.0)
- Added hex colour code support for clanchat names, text colour, and alert colour.
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March 2nd - PPGOME:
- Updated ModReq to 1.21.4 (3.0.0)
- Added better search functionality with /check.
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January 12th - Oxion_:
- Updated VehicleControl to 1.21.4 (1.2.1)
- Updated WingCommander to 1.21.4 (1.12.1)
- Updated BeastMaster to 1.21.4 (2.19.0)
- Updated AdminHunt to 1.21.4 (1.3)
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January 12th - PPGOME:
- Updated EntityControl to 1.21.4 (0.4.1)
- Updated NerdFlags to 1.21.4 (0.7.4)
- Updated StandMaster9000 to 1.21.4 (0.1.0)
- Updated NerdSpawn to 1.21.4 (2.3.1)
Posted by PPGOME on May 31, 2025 in Tech Admin
Welcome Back to Modification of the Month
Each month, we bring you the latest updates from the TAdmin team. In the past month, we've been busy with:
- Continuing our 1.21.5 updates.
- Opening the snapshot server.
- Changelogs for Snapshot will not be posted here due to the amount of changes that happen. Please see the in-game changelog.
- Working on yet another sekrit project
Before we dive into the details...
NOTE: The list of updated plugins does not indicate 1.21.5 Soon™, but we're hard at work to bring it as soon as possible! Also remember that the list only contains in-house plugins that belong to Nerd. Any plugins that are third-party or are in-house and already working will not appear there apart from the plugin counter.
Additionally, with the release of 1.21.5, the working plugin counter may be incorrect until PaperMC releases a semi-stable build so we can test those plugins yet again.
General Change Log
Web Site Change Log
Creative Change Log
- April 27th - PPGOME - Updated staff permissions upon CAdmin request.
#75
PvE Change Log
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
- April 27th - PPGOME - Updated Velocity to build 495 to fix 1.21.5 connection issues.
As always, thanks for reading!
~ The TAdmins <3
1.21.5 Progress
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Total Plugins Tested and Working: 58/83
70% Complete (shoot we just missed 69)
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April 17th - PPGOME:
- Updated NerdClanChat to 1.21 (1.1.0)
- Added hex colour code support for clanchat names, text colour, and alert colour.
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March 2nd - PPGOME:
- Updated ModReq to 1.21.4 (3.0.0)
- Added better search functionality with /check.
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January 12th - Oxion_:
- Updated VehicleControl to 1.21.4 (1.2.1)
- Updated WingCommander to 1.21.4 (1.12.1)
- Updated BeastMaster to 1.21.4 (2.19.0)
- Updated AdminHunt to 1.21.4 (1.3)
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January 12th - PPGOME:
- Updated EntityControl to 1.21.4 (0.4.1)
- Updated NerdFlags to 1.21.4 (0.7.4)
- Updated StandMaster9000 to 1.21.4 (0.1.0)
- Updated NerdSpawn to 1.21.4 (2.3.1)
Posted by PPGOME on April 30, 2025 in Tech Admin
Hello Nerds!
The TAdmins have been hard at work on the 1.21.x update and we've come to realize a terrible truth...
Testing all of these plugins takes a lot of time. Especially ones that need group testing! Sometimes tiny little bugs slip past us. Well, we thought of a potential fix...
Welcome back, Snapshot server!
The Snapshot server will be very similar to our old Chaos server. Below is the "info post" of sorts for this server.
Goal
This server won't be like the other Nerd servers. There won't be any official revisions, grief, looting, and PvP are allowed, and stability is not a promise whatsoever.
This server will differ from the former Chaos server by potentially being on the latest snapshot, but will mostly be seen on the latest version of the game. Group testing is an invaluable asset and we hope to let players have fun with the new features put out by game drops while the TAdmins update plugins, throwing them onto the server, and letting everyone test them out through normal gameplay.
Rules
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Don't be or build a dick.
- No harassment or excessive trolling.
- No bigotry/hate speech including, but not limited to ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and religion.
- No disruptive arguments/discussions in global chat.
- No posting personal information (i.e. doxxing).
2
No offensive/inappropriate constructions or skins.
3
Bans follow the same rules and policies outlined in the general rules of Nerd.Nu.
4
Game modifications that give any form of advantage are forbidden.
- Hacked clients.
- Xray resource packs.
- Any mods that give an advantage over vanilla gameplay.
5
All bugs discovered should be reported with /bugreport.
- If the bug gives any form of advantage or can cause harm to the server in any way, do NOT share it with others.
- Do NOT abuse any bugs found. Report and forget. Abuse of bugs could lead to your removal from the server.
6
No inducing lag on the server through any means.
As there's no real way to ensure the above list covers all edge cases for rules, the admins reserve the right to remove any player deemed to be impacting the experience of others or stability of the server. The above list may be modified at any time to reflect this fact.
Map & Stability
100% Vanilla Generation
The map was originally generated in 1.21.4. We may purge inactive chunks as updates come out to allow new world generation.
Massive World Border
The world border is set to vanilla default - explore up to 33 million blocks in each direction!
Nothing is Forever...
The map may reset when necessary due to stability problems. No final map download - enjoy the present moment!
Plugins
Unlike the Chaos servers of the past, Snapshot will be running the latest version of PaperMC. This aligns with the new purpose of the server as a testing ground for future updates.
During your time on Snapshot, you may see plugins come and go. We'll keep a few important ones around constantly, but once we gather our data and make our fixes/tweaks, there's no promise the plugin will stick around.
Playing here will also allow you to see new features before others on the main servers!
Reporting Bugs
!
Important: Remember to use /bugreport to report any bugs you find!
Version
This server will run the latest full version of Minecraft most of the time. If we finish an update, the server will likely switch to being like former Chaos servers where the latest snapshots for the next update will be hosted.
Other Notes
Remember: This server is a tool the TAdmins will use to test plugins. This means that the TAdmins may restart the server at any time. Warning will be provided, if able, but no promises.
Posted by PPGOME on April 5, 2025 in Snapshot
Welcome Back to Modification of the Month
Each month, we bring you the latest updates from the TAdmin team. In the past month, we've been busy with:
- Continuing our 1.21.x updates.
- Being scared by 1.21.5's release.
- Working on plugin exchanges for the current revisions.
- PPGOME having way too much fun playing with the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript of this blog.
- Something cool that'll be announced on April 1st.
Before we dive into the details...
NOTE: The list of updated plugins does not indicate 1.21.x Soon™, but we're hard at work to bring it as soon as possible! Also remember that the list only contains in-house plugins that belong to Nerd. Any plugins that are third-party or are in-house and already working will not appear there apart from the plugin counter.
Additionally, with the release of 1.21.5, the working plugin counter may be incorrect until PaperMC releases a semi-stable build so we can test those plugins yet again.
General Change Log
- March 4th - PPGOME - Updated HeadDatabase to
4.21.1. 20k new heads added!
- March 11th - PPGOME - Updated
/waxon and /waxoff for admins to support hanging signs. #63
- March 13th - Pez252 - Updated the Linux versions of both server boxes.
#72
- March 28th - PPGOME - Updated ViaVersion to support 1.21.5 clients.
Web Site Change Log
Creative Change Log
- March 11th - PPGOME - Added alcohol-related heads to
/headmart. This may be removed at a later date. #61
- March 13th - PPGOME - Granted the permissions for moderators to use easysign, per CAdmin request.
#64
PvE Change Log
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
As always, thanks for reading!
~ The TAdmins <3
1.21.x Progress
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Total Plugins Tested and Working: 51/83
61% Complete
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March 2nd - PPGOME:
- Updated ModReq to 1.21.4 (3.0.0)
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January 12th - Oxion_:
- Updated VehicleControl to 1.21.4 (1.2.1)
- Updated WingCommander to 1.21.4 (1.12.1)
- Updated BeastMaster to 1.21.4 (2.19.0)
- Updated AdminHunt to 1.21.4 (1.3)
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January 12th - PPGOME:
- Updated EntityControl to 1.21.4 (0.4.1)
- Updated NerdFlags to 1.21.4 (0.7.4)
- Updated StandMaster9000 to 1.21.4 (0.1.0)
- Updated NerdSpawn to 1.21.4 (2.3.1)
Posted by PPGOME on March 31, 2025 in Tech Admin
That's right. Our favorite pesky leprechauns are here again!
Starting tonight and running through next Sunday evening (US Central (cujobear) time) our favorite little trouble makers will be on the hunt to steal your gold!
Mine gold (overworld and nether) to find special Leprechaun's Gold. But be careful, you may find yourself face to face with a leprechaun! If you can defeat them you may earn a shamrock! Other ores also have a slight chance to drop gold, luckily the drop rate is low enough the leprechauns won't bother you.
The Leprechauns have also taken to the skies! Be sure to sleep now and then (or not, if you are looking for more loot)
Other mobs (excluding creepers, which is odd since they are green after all) have gotten into the St Patrick's day spirit and have a chance to drop some collectibles.
Things to know:
Collectibles (the items mobs drop) can be traded in at spawn for currency
Armor and weapons taken from leprechauns will not be tradeable at spawn
There are 3 types of currency that can be used once the event traders arrive at spawn
Traders will arrive mid-late week (once padmins determine drop rates are correct and prices are set)
This will not be an easy fight. Leprechauns are small and slightly faster than usual! They are armed and pack a bit of a punch! Be prepared for an epic battle.
Happy St Patrick's Day!
~the padmins
Posted by Cujobear on March 16, 2025 in PvE
Another year and another NerdNu Fundraiser is behind us! Nerd.nu was founded on the concept of fair play and the idea that when it comes to gaming, everyone should start with equal footing — and after sixteen years of operation, we haven't strayed from these important values. Many online gaming services allow users to pay for in-game perks or specialized access, but here at Nerd, we firmly believe that money should be given not for the in-game rewards it might bring, but as a way of showing your appreciation for and supporting the costs of the services we provide. As one of the oldest continuously-running Minecraft servers online, NerdNu prides itself on being funded entirely by donations from players, both former and current alike.
Our Appreciation
We'd like to give an extra-special thank you to:
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PPGOME, for finding and wrangling BattleArena, ArenaCTF, HubParkour, and many other plugins to fit our needs, and putting up with faz's constant "fixitfixitfixit" requests. He also custom-coded a new feature for the EasySigns plugin that made all of the "Pay Here" signs possible.
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Oxion_, for launching the servers Friday night and keeping them up all weekend!
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pez252, for finding and slaying a potentially game-breaking plugin interaction
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Deaygo, for his work on the nerd.nu donation site and in-game announcements.
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defiex, for her tireless advertising and getting the word out.
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marting11, for designing promotional images for CTF and all our minigames.
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Spook6, for making amazing promotional videos.
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Bardidley, who created the absolutely Gorge-ous CTF map.
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CARnivore_nds, for his input on the Flag Capture Zones.
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Andromeda4210, who set up the smash hit Mining minigame. He also gathered builders for our other games, such as:
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ghrey303, for bringing back (and carefully testing!) 7 of his parkour courses from previous revs.
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Za_Zaa, for building the beautiful ice boat track.
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iceberg76, for his Flop arena (and secret 8th parkour!).
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fluffhead555, who built our Thimble arena.
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All of the other staff who helped us test out the plugins in advance: Bluuefuzzy, buzzie71, CaptainWolfgang, cujobear, iNerd71, rukEEEa, TemporarilyAlive, ToddChavay, & many more (who’s names defi has likely missed, but we love you and appreciate you!)
And most importantly, all of YOU! Not just for your generous donations, but for continuing to play here and make this community what it is. The list of contributors can be found at http://nerd.nu/donate. If you wish to chip in, it's not too late; you may do so on the same page! Please note that any contributions at this time will go directly to NerdNu and will not be split with Child's Play.
Costs to NerdNu
Our goal at nerd.nu is to provide a high-quality multiplayer gaming experience embedded in a genuine, friendly community. However, hosting the servers needed to provide you with this experience is not cheap. We are currently spending $210 per month for a cost of $2,522 annually.
This includes the following costs:
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Forums: $80 per year
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Domain: $90 per year
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Email: $24 per year
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Servers: $2,328 per year
During the weekend of the 2025 Fundraiser we raised a total of $7,257.20! $3,347.13 stays with NerdNu and we donated $3,628.60 to Child's Play with Paypal taking $281.47 in fees. After the contribution to Child's Play on February 28, 2025 of $3,628.60, an additional donation of $420.69 was made which brought the grand total of funds raised to $7,677.89 as of March 9, 2025 which means we reached our 2025 Goal!
With the additional donation, our NerdNu coffers are now sitting at $5,665.29 which leaves us well funded for the next two years of costs. The additional balance is thanks to Pez & Merp who have been paying the expenses out-of-pocket over the past two years.
We are aware that the Donation Page is currently showing different numbers than above and we are working to correct the page to show the "post-fundraiser page". You are still able to donate, but please be aware that any donations made will go directly to NerdNu and not be split with Child's Play.
Your thoughts
Now that this year's fundraiser has come to a close, we'd like to hear your feedback. What did you like? What did you not like?
We would also like your help with next year's fundraiser! Historically, we've always given to Child's Play and always gone half & half with the donations. We've received requests from players that wish to donate only to NerdNu with their portions not being split between the server and charity. Please take a moment to look at the attached poll and give us your thoughts!
Fundraiser Poll & questionnaire
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For any inquiries, please contact one of the head admins: Andromeda4210, defiex, fazaden, & pez252
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Posted by defiex on March 9, 2025 in Head Admin News
Welcome Back to Modification of the Month
Each month, we bring you the latest updates from the TAdmin team. In the past month, we've been busy with:
- Continuing our 1.21.x updates
- Running and maintaining the fundraiser
- Celebra— well, troubleshooting when things didn’t go as planned
Before we dive into the details...
NOTE: The list of updated plugins does not indicate 1.21.x Soon™, but we're hard at work to bring it as soon as possible!
General Change Log
- Completed! - All Admins - Granting mods their access back as some lost their permissions during the update.
Web Site Change Log
- February 18th - Deaygo - Updated the donation page to work for the 2025 fundraiser.
Creative Change Log
- Just to put something under Creative for once, I did actually break the creative gamemode on there (fixed since posting). Wild times. Oh, wait, an actual change??
- February 17th - PPGOME - Added ViaVersion 5.2.2 SNAPSHOT to the server to fix the 1.21.x connection bugs.
#53
PvE Change Log
- February 17th - PPGOME - Updated the /bhelp alias to now display the current page number and to allow for all to be used as an argument to display all pages at once.
#56
- February 17th - PPGOME - Added ViaVersion 5.2.2 SNAPSHOT to the server to fix the 1.21.x connection bugs.
#53
- February 17th - PPGOME - Bug report
MR2536 deemed not a bug. Armour stand limits remain in place due to the possibility of lag machines. #33
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
- February 17th - PPGOME - Removed ViaVersion from the proxy.
#53
As always, thanks for reading!
~ The TAdmins <3
1.21.x Progress
Total Plugins Tested and Working: 48/83
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January 12th - Oxion_:
- Updated VehicleControl to 1.21.4 (1.2.1)
- Updated WingCommander to 1.21.4 (1.12.1)
- Updated BeastMaster to 1.21.4 (2.19.0)
- Updated AdminHunt to 1.21.4 (1.3)
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January 12th - PPGOME:
- Updated EntityControl to 1.21.4 (0.4.1)
- Updated NerdFlags to 1.21.4 (0.7.4)
- Updated StandMaster9000 to 1.21.4 (0.1.0)
- Updated NerdSpawn to 1.21.4 (2.3.1)
Posted by PPGOME on Feb. 28, 2025 in Tech Admin
Welcome back to Modification of the Month where we review the last month's updates from the TAdmin team. PPGOME used the scheduling feature of the blogs last time so it was dead on, then proceeded to forget it existed so we're late again!
Before hopping in, I'd like to welcome Nels_Nelson back to the TAdmin team!
This month saw a couple of bugfixes while focusing on updating in-house plugins.
NOTE: The list of updated plugins does not indicate 1.21.4 Soon™, but we're hard at work to bring it as soon as possible!
General Change Log
- Ongoing - All Admins - Granting mods their access back as some lost their permissions during the update.
- January 12th - Oxion_ - Updated VehicleControl to 1.21.4 (1.2.1)
- January 12th - Oxion_ - Updated WingCommander to 1.21.4 (1.12.1)
- January 12th - Oxion_ - Updated BeastMaster to 1.21.4 (2.19.0)
- January 12th - Oxion_ - Updated AdminHunt to 1.21.4 (1.3)
- January 12th - PPGOME - Updated EntityControl to 1.21.4 (0.4.1)
- January 12th - PPGOME - Updated NerdFlags to 1.21.4 (0.7.4)
- January 12th - PPGOME - Updated StandMaster9000 to 1.21.4 (0.1.0)
- January 12th - PPGOME - Updated NerdSpawn to 1.21.4 (2.3.1)
Web Site Change Log
Creative Change Log
PvE Change Log
- January 13th - PPGOME - Updated NerdFlags to dynamically grab wood types so certain interaction flags don't break.
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
- January 8th - PPGOME - Updated ViaVersion to 5.2.1 in an effort to fix 1.21.x clients experiencing a bug hindering instamine. Issue persists, unfortunately.
Posted by PPGOME on Feb. 3, 2025 in Tech Admin
