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Help us add a map wide event to Rev 28!
PvE's Revision 28 will launch on January 21st with the theme: Steampunk and the padmins want your help sprucing the map with your best builds!
For this revision we are looking for Steampunk style buildings or vehicles for the overworld. This will be similar to the Roadside Attractions from Rev 25. Padmins will hide the builds around the overworld before the revision launch for players to explore and find a collectible. We are limitng the complete set at 20 collectibles so the 20 best builds will be chosen.
Due to not having 1.18 blocks available on the Creative server we will allow players to build in their single player worlds and turn in a litematica schem to be pasted into a 1.18 world and judged. For those without litematica we can change some blocks to 1.18 blocks after pasting (talk with cujo via discord before beginning your build if you want blocks replaced)
How To Participate:
In game
- type /warp WeeklyBuild
- Make sure to read the rules below and the category before starting
- Find an empty plot and type /nerdplot claim
- You may build with a friend, and you do have access to World Edit!
- The contest will run from tonight until Saturday, Jan 15th, at 9PM EDT.
Using Litematica
- Keep builds to a 25x25x50 area ( 25 x 25 wide and 25 deep)
- build on flat land
- Send a copy of the schematic to cujobear via discord by Jan 15th
Rules
- No NSFW builds
- builds can be any size, as long as it fits within the build plot, no more than 25 blocks deep.
- you can enter as many builds as you would like, and can even build more than one entry per plot
- All entries become the property of Nerd.nu
- Not all entries will be used in the next map, depending on how the build fits in the theme, build size, and how the build will fit on the map
Recap & Other Info
- 1.18 blocks will not be available on the Creative Server
- these builds are for the overworld
- Like in previous revs, padmins will be adding a collectible to the builds used
- Builds should be able to be explored in under 10 mins
- Your builds will be protected from grief, but also be sure not to include player traps or areas that would require the player to dig or build
~the padmins
New Revision and Feedback for Rev27
As the year draws to a close, so does PvE Revision 27. Don't be sad, however, as Rev 28 is just around the corner! On the 21st of January 2022 PvE Rev 28 will begin. The theme for the new rev will be "Steampunk" and we'll be launching on 1.18.1! More information will follow in the info post 24 hours before rev launch.
While we have a basic plan for the new revision, we do still want to hear your feedback from the current revision. Your thoughts on the new things we did for rev27 are especially needed, so we can see what worked and what didn't. You can fill out the google form here, comment on the reddit thread, or message any of the PAdmins to give your feedback.
The Snowmen are ready to fight!
Snowmen have come alive and are on the attack!
Starting tonight and lasting through New Years Day, you will encounter some Winter Snowmen ready for a snowball fight.
But be careful, their snowballs pack a punch and can be dangerous. Side effects of getting hit include blindness, weakness, poison, and more!
Defeating the snowman will earn you some nice loot that can include 6 different snowman heads, 2 plushies, $pudcoin, and sometimes an Event Token!
Other mobs are also feeling the cold and will rarely drop snowy heads.
Hope you all have a happy holiday season, and expect word of a new rev to be coming very soon! ~the padmins
Trick or Treat, Smell zombie feet, Give me something GOOD!
It's that spooky time again and we will be celebrating with a mob event!
Starting this Thursday night and running through the end of October, the zombies on PvE will be trick or treating.
The zombies really want to go trick or treating, and nothing will get in their way. Zombies will spawn dressed in costume and have a chance of carrying a trick, a treat, or a trick or treat basket. The zombies will be slightly stronger than normal, but should not be too difficult to beat. (about the same level as the mods from the Rev 25 sta-cation event)
This event will be full of collectibles which will include:
- 20 costumes (skull, shirt, pants, boots)
- 9 treats
- 9 tricks
- 6 trick or treat baskets
Don't Forget! Halloween Town's Halloween Party will be held on Friday Oct 29th and Saturday Oct 30th at the usual event times.
Happy Halloween!
~the padmins
2021 Fundraiser Skyscraper Build!
It's that time of year again: Summer (or Winter, depending on where you are) is drawing to a close, the temperature is falling (or rising), and nighttime is stretching a few minutes longer (or shorter) every day. That's right, it's time to prepare for Nerd.Nu's 2021 Annual Semi-Charity Fundraiser! Just like last year, we'll be splitting the proceeds 50-50 (all Paypal fees being paid by us, of course) with Child's Play, a charity which donates toys and video games to children in hospitals around the world.
Full details will be forthcoming, but here's what you need to know for now:
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The event will take place in early December
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All other Nerd.Nu servers will be shut down that weekend
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And most importantly, we're looking for build contributions from you, the community!
We're being tight on details involving the theme for now, but the setting will be a vast, ruined city. And what good is a city without buildings? Starting right now, a world has been opened on the Creative server where you can claim a plot and help add your own personal touch! On the Creative server, type /warp skyscraper and you'll be taken to a world with large plots. Simply stand in an open plot and type /nerdplot claim to get started.
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All plots are 55x55 blocks, including the border. You can't dig down past the dirt at y=63, but you can build all the way up to the sky limit!
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Each player may only claim one plot for now, but you can add other members or owners to your plot's region.
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WorldEdit is enabled for the owners of a plot.
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Your skyscraper can be much smaller than 55x55, and you're allowed to make more than one building per plot. If you make separate, unconnected buildings, they may not be placed together on the final Fundraiser map.
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All city buildings are welcome! You're not limited to skyscrapers, you can also make parks, theaters, fountains, apartment buildings, etc.
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While there is no required theme or color scheme, if you'd like a little guidance, think Futuristic.
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Since this will be a ruined city, all builds will start the event in a mostly destroyed state (though if things go well, they definitely won't end the event that way ;D) . If you have room in your plot to make an identical copy of your building, you are welcome to make a broken-down version of your build, but otherwise the staff will take care of it.
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Interior decoration is completely optional, as most of the buildings in the event will not be fully explorable.
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The Skyscraper world will be open for 6 weeks, and will close shortly after Speed Build on Saturday, October 30th.
NITWITS has returned!!!
The National Institution of Turning Wittiness Into Treasure Society has made it's return to PvE.
The NITWITS strive to stump you with riddles, codes, and hunts to test your wordplay repartee. The first challenge has been posted on the top floor of spawn. A reminder of how to play can be found on the back side of the wall. New clues will be added periodically, but all starting clues will be kept up so the hunt can be done at your own pace.
Each hunt will be in three parts:
Part one a riddle - will be posted in the book on the lectern on the top floor of spawn. Click the corresponding sign with the correct answer and you will be given a piece of paper with coordinates. Take the item from the riddle to this location and find. . .
Part two a code - break the code and you will be led to an area of the map. The area will be a town, portal, or landmark.
Part three a hunt - explore that area for the NITWITS iconic sculpture to earn your prize! You will need to click the beacon sign with the paper you received at spawn to earn your prize. The Location given in part is only an area (aka, If I didn't get permission from an owner you may need to look on the outskirts of the location rather than within.)
*Make sure to have at least one inventory spot open to receive items from sign clicks.
*Beacons can be found high or low, in caves, behind doors, and maybe even in buildings, but will always be accessible without digging or building.
*New riddles will be added periodically, so be sure to check back once in a while.
*Be sure to keep all prizes, as a reward for completion is a very good possibility
Please contact me with any questions or concerns or anything really!
But most of all Have Fun!
PvP is coming to PvE!
As was hinted in the Rev 27 announcement post, we now have a PvP toggle on PvE! It's a pretty basic plugin, with just three commands: /pvp on, /pvp off, and /pvp list.
Turning PvP on will give you a red name in the scoreboard and above your head, as well as you showing up in /pvp list. For PvP to be allowed, both the attacker and the defender must have PvP on.
With this plugin introducing some new mechanics to PvE, we have new rules and guidelines to go with it:
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Do not trick, bait, or pressure people into turning on PvP.
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PvP enabled is at your own risk. Unplanned kills by random passers-by are one of these risks.
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If there is an agreement to return drops after a PvP fight, this must be followed.
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Combat logging, specific tool or armour use and other agreements are not enforced by staff. If someone you are pvping with breaks an agreement other than drops being returned, move on and don’t PvP with that person again.
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Normal chat rules surrounding civility and abuse still apply.
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There is a PvP clanchat for discussion of PvP fights, if it gets too spammy in general chat.
Remember you can use /dynmap hide or /dynmap show to hide/show yourself on dynmap.
Without Further Ado...
You are now able to earn an elytra for killing the dragon in the end. However, it will not be an easy fight. The dragon is protected by 10 crystals. These crystals can only be destroyed by defeating the boss mob each crystal transforms into.
To start this epic battle, place 4 crystals around the end portal just as you would for a vanilla fight. All crystals will be invulnerable once spawned.
The player that places the fourth end crystal to spawn the dragon (the fight “owner”) will receive the prize box when the dragon is defeated, even if they’re off-line. If your inventory is full when the dragon dies and you own the fight, the plugin will record your victory and you can claim it later by running /dragon prize. You can check the current stage and owner of the dragon fight by running /dragon info.
Fights that are abandoned by a player unable to defeat the bosses will have ownership transferred by admins to a player willing to complete the fight. If you feel you cannot defeat the dragon solo, please ask for help or ask someone to take over before logging out. Admins can change ownership of the dragon fight for you. If there are no admins online, please run /dragon info and /seen on the fight owner, take a screenshot of that info, then modreq that the fight was abandoned (with an imgur link to the screenshot) BEFORE killing the dragon. Otherwise we cannot look back to see who to contact about the prize box.
The Prize box will be 1 of 10 different shulkers. Prizes will include the dragon head, elytra, a mob skull and other goodies. Want to be the Ultimate Dragon Slayer? Trade your dragon heads in for a dragon egg with the number of dragon fights completed as the egg name. Hang the egg in an item frame to show your DragonSlayer level! (DragonSlayer levels will start at 5 dragons killed, for higher levels you will need to trade in your lower level egg plus additional dragon heads)
A few more words from the padmins:
The DragonFight plugin was developed by totemo, and the bosses were designed by cujobear with input from all the padmins.
We reserve the right to adjust the difficulty of the fight and to make any changes as are necessary to correct any problems discovered. We will factor your feedback into this evaluation.
We also ask that you be considerate of other players and allow everyone an opportunity to obtain a set of elytras before you start trying to speed run the dragon fight.
We strongly suggest players go into this battle
- Well prepared with good armor, lots of food, arrows, shield, etc
- With at LEAST 30 mins to fight (first time will most likely take longer)
- Trying the battle with a group
- Sleep in a bed near the end portal before entering the end to fight
- Keeping spare armor, extra food, and weapons somewhere safe nearby
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Finally, I ask that players be respectful of each other and the arena that was built for this fight. Please clean up the arena after your fight including fixing carpet breaks, killing left over mobs, putting out fires, and picking up blocks and boxes / shulkers.
The snapshots server will be returning soon with 1.18 snapshots.
TL;DR There's a snapshots worlds download from Dec 2020, and we're planning on giving you the snapshots server back with a blank canvas as soon as the 1.18 snapshots arrive in the launcher and we consider them stable.
It has been over 6 months since the snapshots "chaos" server has run. It has been a long wait, and I think it's proper to explain why.
Snapshots was initially conceived as a low-stability "no promises" pure vanilla server, with no final map download to be offered. However, you the players built nice things and got quite attached to the world, so we committed to offering a final download and resolved to try to keep continuity of the world, if at all possible.
The new nether generation in 1.16 led us to consider how best to integrate new terrain generation. pez252 looked into minimising the world size by discarding chunks with only a few minutes of load time using mcaselector. But then Mojang threw us for a loop and started changing the overworld terrain generation in 1.17 snapshots. If we had run the server on those snapshots, we probably would have locked the world out of future updates, because Mojang made no guarantees about compatibility.
We also considered the effect of upgrading the current overworld to incorporate the new caves and cliffs. We concluded that the new terrain generation would produce very unsightly discontinuities (flat walls at chunk boundaries) and that we should reset the world completely when the Caves and Cliffs Update terrain generation arrives.
As you may be aware, in the last day, a new experimental 1.18 snapshot was published by Mojang. It is not yet available in the launcher. You have to download it via the link they provide. It looks awesome, but it's still somewhat tentative, so we're going to hold off on running snapshots with it until it has settled a little bit. We think that when Mojang are confident enough to offer it in the launcher it will be about ready to offer it to you. That might depend on what Mojang does about the performance. We know that 1.17 currently needs a lot more RAM than 1.16. We expect further increases on server resources in 1.18, since the world will be 50% taller.
For now, please avail yourself of the final download from last year, snapshots-1.16-2020-12-11.tar.gz (10 GB, good luck with that!). The seed we used to generate that world was "WeGotBees".
-totemo