Tech Admin blog
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:
- Finishing up the 1.21.8 updates (finally!).
- Updating Creative.
- Working on the new PvE revision.
Thank you all again for your patience with the 1.21.8 update. We took our time to make changes that should assist with much speedier updates in the future.
The below list covers the entire month (part 1 and everything after)
General Change Log
- August 8th - PPGOME - Added CoreProtect
v5.2.5 to the servers
- August 8th - PPGOME - Added TAB
v23.2 to the servers
- August 8th - PPGOME - Updated ModMode to version
v5.0.0.
- August 8th - Mats1300 - Updated PvPToggle to version
v1.1.0.
- August 8th - Mats1300 - Updated NerdAFK to version
v1.1.
- August 8th - PPGOME - Updated TPControl to version
v0.8.7.
- August 8th - PPGOME - Updated NerdClanChat to version
v1.1.0.
- August 8th - PPGOME - Updated LuckPerms to version
v5.5.10.
- August 8th - PPGOME - Updated BanManager to version
v7.10.0.
- August 8th - PPGOME - Replaced the permission tree with a new one.
Web Site Change Log
- August 1st - Deaygo - Added the Tech Contributor section to the staff page.
Creative Change Log
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated PaperMC to
v1.21.8.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated BKCommonLib to version
1.21.8-v1-SNAPSHOT.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated BlueMap to version
v5.11.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated BlueMapMarker to version
v2.1.11.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated CommandHelper to version
v3.3.5-SNAPSHOT-575.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated DecentHolograms to version
v2.9.6.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated GSit to version
v2.4.3.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated LightCleaner to version
v1.20.1-v1-SNAPSHOT.
- August 17th - Mats1300 - Updated NerdMoods to version
v1.1.0.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated NerdUsage to version
v1.2.0.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated PacketEvents to version
v2.9.4.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated ProtocolLib to version
v5.4.0.
- August 17th - Mats1300 - Updated SafeCrystals to version
v1.0.6.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated WorldEdit to version
v7.3.16.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated WorldEditSelectionVisualizer to version
v2.1.8.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated WorldGuard to version
v7.0.14.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated WorldGuardExtraFlags to version
v4.2.4-SNAPSHOT.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Updated Vulcan to version
v2.9.7.2.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Replaced Barnyard with SimplePets
v5.0.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Replaced FreedomChat with AntiPopup
v12.1.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Removed LogBlock.
- August 17th - PPGOME - Removed NerdBoard.
- August 19th - PPGOME - Increased restart cycles to 6 hours.
- August 26th - PPGOME - Increased restart cycles to 8 hours.
- August 27th - PPGOME - Increased restart cycles to 12 hours.
- August 27th - PPGOME - Re-added the Vehicles plugin as it had updated to 1.21.8.
PvE Change Log
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
As always, thanks for reading!
~ The TAdmins <3
Posted by PPGOME on Aug. 31, 2025 in Tech Admin
Welcome Back to Modification of the Month
Welcome back, one and all, to a large Modification of the Month... Or is it? This month's Modification of the Month will be broken up into multiple parts over the course of the month as we hit different stages of rollout progress.
I can hear you. "Does this mean 1.21.8 soon??". Hush, my child. Maybe. You'll hear from your local representatives soon enough.
Today's Updates
Today's maintenance is setting the foundation down for the 1.21.8 update. We're moving 1.20 versions of our critical plugins over first so we can catch any issues that snuck past us on dev and snapshot early.
THIS IS NOT 1.21.8 BEING ADDED TO THE SERVER... yet!
Why did these updates take so long?
A lot of Nerd's code is heavily legacy. It was coded back when Spigot was being used (and in one case, a plugin was even on the Bukkit API!). A number of plugins required rewrites to keep them going.
We also added a bunch of QoL and other fun features to some of the plugins that you'll be seeing soon enough.
You can see the plugins we've updated here:
GitHub repo
Below you'll see the plugins being updated tonight, what was updated about them, and the live update status board.
CoreProtect
- Replacing LogBlock.
- Grants moderators more tools and easier to use commands for inspecting and rolling back lag.
- Allows for longer logging periods.
- LogBlock will remain for a few weeks just in case.
TAB
- Adds better name colour support.
- Replacing NerdBoard.
- Used by ModMode, PvPToggle, and NerdAFK for name colours, prefixes, and suffixes.
ModMode
- ModMode is now able to dynamically generate modes based on the config file.
- AdminMode was added.
- Moved admin permissions to AdminMode.
- Admins now have the ability to toggle if they can pick up/drop items in AdminMode.
- Added status bars for staff in ModMode, AdminMode, and normal vanish.
- Silent quitting/joining now works properly. Staff can no longer join and leave ModMode without their entry being announced.
- Added
/modmode on and /modmode off for strict enabling/disabling.
- Broke up the main config file due to conflicts with constant editing for players switching modes.
- ModMode is now able to be reloaded at runtime without having a fit with
/reloadmodmode
- Added self-recovery modules to the plugin to try to fix staff being in broken limbo states.
- Changed from Spigot to PaperMC API
PvPToggle (Updated by Mats1300)
- Switch Spigot Api for Paper and Updated to 1.20+
- Added TAB 5.2.5 as a Dependency
- Change Java Version to 21 for 1.21 compatibility
- Added Adventure Coloring
- /pvp persist is now togglable
- Added TabCompleter for easier command use
- /plugins now show the correct info for PvPToggle
NerdAFK (Updated by Mats1300)
- Updated from Spigot to PaperMc API now supports version 1.20+
- Java 21 now to support 1.21
- Updated dependency to now run off TAB Version 5.2.5
- Fixed Auto AFK
- Fixed ReadMe.
TPControl
- Added the ability for staff to teleport offline players to their location.
- Added tab autocomplete for
/warp
NerdClanChat
- Migrated API from Spigot to PaperMC 1.20+.
- Replaced BukkitEBean with ORMLite for handling database transactions.
- Rewrote so damn much of this plugin lmao.
- Added the ability to use hex colour codes for clanchat names, messages, and alerts (i.e.
/clanchat textcolor myclanchat #444444
LuckPerms
- Updating the Nerd permissions hierarchy.
- The previous one was overcomplicated and had some useless groups laying around.
BanManager
- Normal version bump. Trying to see if this will fix an issue.
As always, thanks for reading!
~ The TAdmins <3
Groundwork for 1.21.8
Live status updates
Completed!
Add and Update Plugins
Add: CoreProtect and TAB.
Update: ModMode, BanManager, TPControl, PvPToggle, NerdAFK, NerdClanChat, and Luckperms.
Remove: NerdBoard
UPDATE: Experiencing some issues with Java versions.
Completed!
Create and Port Over Databases
Create a new database for CoreProtect and port over the dev copy of our new LuckPerms database.
Completed!
Configure Plugins
Disable LogBlock logging, hook CoreProtect up to the new database, update BanManager permissions and modify ModMode options.
Completed!
Test Plugins
Test all 5 plugins across PvE, Creative, and Lobby.
Completed!
Full Server Launch
Complete rollout and announce completion.
Posted by PPGOME on Aug. 7, 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:
- 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.
-
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.
-
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
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
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
Welcome back to Modification of the Month, where we celebrate the lack of fallout from last month's update! December consisted of some bugfixes from the major update at the end of November as well as some small tweaks/additions. But before we get into that...
Please welcome Oxion_ to the TAdmin team!
Oxion helped with fixing the DragonFight plugin for when the fight launched earlier this rev. It had some issues with spawning mobs and had a chance to softlock the fight, which he was able to fix for us! He's being slowly brought on and is now working with me on the 1.21 update.
But anywho, let's get the changelog for December rolling along!
General Change Log
- Ongoing - All Admins - Granting mods their access back as some lost their permissions during the update.
- December 1st - PPGOME - Players unable to boost in lobby and C with WingCommander.
- December 6th - PPGOME - Fixed moderators not being able to warn offline players.
- December 17th - PPGOME - Using litematica printer for admins no longer kicks for too many packets.
- December 17th - PPGOME - The moderator command /trace now works properly with BanManager.
Web Site Change Log
- December 6th - Deaygo - Fixed the 500 error on the logs page.
- December 7th - PPGOME - Disabled link sharing for the admin boards.
Creative Change Log
PvE Change Log
- December 17th - PPGOME - Moderators are once again able to run /unvanish in modmode.
Lobby/Proxy Change Log
- December 1st - PPGOME - Fixed players using the redditpublic IP address seeing the default lobby MOTD and icon in the server list.
- December 6th - PPGOME - Fixed servers in the server list showing the player count of all servers combined. P and C show their own counts and lobby shows the combined counts now.
- December 14th - PPGOME - Added /ping to the lobby (from lobby suggestion box)
Posted by PPGOME on Dec. 31, 2024 in Tech Admin
