PirateCraft has moved hosts, New server!
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February 28, 2016 at 1:40 pm #30094
I spent the entire of yesterday moving PirateCraft to a new host from France to our new Dedicated server in Canada, I chose Canada as the new location as the majority of players are from the united states and this should reduce latency.
What Changed
- Moved from shared hosting to dedicated server in Canada to improve latency for majority of players in the US.
- Changed to the default minecraft port 25565, This removes the trickery we had to do in DNS to use our domain IP to connect, this should reduce any issues in the server list when connecting that throws “Cant resolve hostname“. (Minecraft cannot handle SRV records very well)
- We moved to a bungeecord back-end system, this allows us to add new servers on and we can switch between them in-game and share some data between each, you would have used bungeecord before connecting to any “hub” server, we will not be a generic tacky “hub” server.
- Slots were bumped, I legitimately have no idea how many slots we can handle, I need to monitor performance, this is a live testing ground.
- Restarts should be once a day now, 9.30am GMT to be specific when most of you are asleep!
- We added a new chat system to filter chat, this is piggybacking off the recent behavior thread, this is still in testing and has a lot of changes to be made, its very vast and has a lot of features, I will bullet point a few here:
- AntiBot – Will not be able to chat until you have moved
- AntiCaps – Spamming caps will earn yourself some bad-points (Need a better name for bad-points here..) based on the quantity.
- Anti-Spam – Blocks similar messages being sent repetitively, needs to be tweaked.
- Bad-points system (needs a better name) Doing bad things in chat, gets you given points that add up, when you reach a threshold you get auto-punished.
- Chat rules
- Whitelist for URLS to be pasted into chat, I have allowed all piratemc.com links in chat, this includes being able to paste wiki.piratemc.com links, so start creating your shop pages, start creating your crew pages! You have vast control over the Wiki pages you create 🙂
- Curse/Swear Filter, this is too aggressive at present and needs to be trimmed down
- Possible to create a slang correction, Im not sure if this is active at present, for example it could correct “dis” to “this” or “k” to “ok”, please give me some suggestions, Im tempted to filter out “GodsDead” and “Lag” from chat.
- This also gives us the option to filter out other words and replace them with Pirate-language, this would be fantastic for the swear filter, if anyone wants to write up replacements for bad words like c**t, F**k etc with pirate words, please do and I will update the swear filter.
- Emoticon replace, at present there is a <3 love heart that gets replaced, and a few smiley faces (that are too small so I will remove them) We have the option to add whatever replacements we want, so have a look at the character map for anything we could include, the love heart seems to be the only one that shows as an actual image.
- We can create custom replace messages, like :star: puts a star in chat, we could make some pre-set custom responces like :wiki: would paste the wiki or :guides: would put the piratecraft guides link in chat, im open to ideas.
- Message sounds, when players are AFK you can use @username to ping them a sound, it also sends them a sound when you send a /msg, we can customize what commands send them sounds, we can customize the sound too, this may get very annoying so we may remove this later on.
- Sign/Book filter, its possible to filter out sign messages and whats written in books too.
- Group systems; Its possible to put players into groups to set custom settings as listed above (untested)
- Chat channels; Currently under production, Untested, will be used to create staff & help channels that are invite only
- We have a Hub, it needs builders, normal players cannot get to this you will need to be manually added to a list by me, PaulOnFire has a build crew and is in charge of this.
Known Issues
- The map has black bits and its old, yes a render is happening and it can take a week to complete render.
- Voting does not work, all voting websites need their IP updated to this new server still.
- Chat swear filter sucks! and The smiley emoticon is too small! These will be changed, I know, be patient.
- bans.piratemc.com Punishment tracker will not be live, Needs to be moved.
- Stats.piratemc.com will not update, Needs to be moved.
If you find any issues please post them, I opened the server at 3am this morning, and could have screwed up a large number of things, as I was half asleep and drinking ale!
Its entirely possible this server ends up sucking or there is a major fault, at which point we may have to move back to the old host, that I know works, hopefully not!
February 28, 2016 at 2:11 pm #30095- Message sounds, when players are AFK you can use @username to ping them a sound, it also sends them a sound when you send a /msg, we can customize what commands send them sounds, we can customize the sound too, this may get very annoying so we may remove this later on.
So far, I’m finding this quite annoying 🙂 Every time someone /msg’s me, I get a lovely little note block sounds, and I spent ages trying to see if someone had set up a note block machine near my base 😛
Other than that, I love all the new features, and although the swearing filter might need to be a bit more lenient, I’m all for pirate slang being shown in the chat 🙂
<i>Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!</i> – exhortation of discontent or disgust
<i>Ahoy!</i> – Hello!
<i>Ahoy, Matey</i> – Hello, my friend!
<i>Ahoy, me Hearties!</i> – the same as saying “Hello, my friends!”
<i>All hand hoay!</i> – comparable to all hands on deck
<i>Avast ye</i> – stop and check this out or pay attention<i>Aye</i> – yes
<i>Batten down the hatches</i> – put everything away on the ship and tie everything down because a storm is brewing
<i>Bilge-sucking</i> – insult
<i>Blimey!</i> – exhortation of surprise
<i>Blow me down!</i> – expression of shock of disbelief akin to “Holy Crap!”
<i>Blow the man down</i> – command to kill someone
<i>Booty</i> – treasure
<i>Buccaneer</i> – a pirate
<i>Bucko</i> – a buccaneer
<i>Cat O’Nine Tails</i> – a whip with nine strands
<i>Cleave him to the brisket</i> – to cut across the chest, from one shoulder to the lower abdomen
<i>Corsair</i> – pirates in the Mediterranean Sea
<i>Crow’s nest</i> – small platform atop the mast where the lookout stands
<i>Cutlass</i> – short heavy curved bladed sword used by pirates
<i>Davy Jones’ Locker</i> – fabled, mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where the evil spirit of Davy Jones brings sailor and pirates to die
<i>Dead men tell no tales</i> – phrase indicating to leave no survivors
<i>Doubloons</i> – other coins or found in pirate hoards and stashes
<i>Feed the fish</i> – will soon die
<i>Hang ‘im from the yardarm</i> – punishment of those captured in battle
<i>Head</i> – the pirate ship’s toilet
<i>Heave Ho</i> – give it some muscle and push it
<i>Hempen Halter</i> – a noose for hanging
<i>Hornswaggle</i> – to defraud or cheat out of money or belongings
<i>Jacob’s Ladder</i> – the rope ladder one uses to climb aboard a sloop
<i>Jolly Roger</i> – pirate’s flag including white skull and crossbones over a black field
<i>Keelhaul</i> – punishment in which a person where dragged underneath the pirate ship from side to side and was lacerated by the barnacles on the vessel
<i>Lad, lass, lassie</i> – a younger person
<i>Landlubber</i> – big, slow clumsy person who doesn’t know how to sail
<i>Letters of Marque</i> – letters issue from governments during wartime to privateers endorsing the piracy of another vessel
<i>Man-O-War</i> – pirate’s ship outfitted for battle
<i>Me</i> – my
<i>Mizzen</i> – third mast from the bow of the ship on ships that have three or more masts
<i>Old Salt</i> – an experienced sailor
<i>Pieces of eight</i> – coins or found in pirate stashes
<i>Pillage</i> – rob, sack or plunder
<i>Poop deck</i> – the part of the ship farthest to the back, which is usually above the captain’s quarters. This is not the bathroom.
<i>Privateer</i> – government-sponsored pirates
<i>Rum</i> – pirate’s traditional alcoholic beverage
<i>Run a shot across the bow</i> – warning shot to another vessel’s captain
<i>Savvy?</i> – do you understand and do you agree?
<i>Scallywag</i> – mild insult akin to rapscallion or rogue
<i>Scurvy dog</i> – the pirate is talking directly to you with mild insult
<i>Scuttle</i> – to sink a ship
<i>Seadog</i> – old pirate or sailor
<i>Shark bait</i> – will soon join Davy Jones’ Locker
<i>Shipshape</i> – cleaned up and under control
<i>Shiver me timbers!</i> – comparable to “Holy Crap!”
<i>Son of a Biscuit Eater</i> – insult directed towards someone you don’t like
Splice the mainbrace! – give the crew a drink!
<i>Thar she blows!</i> – Whale sighting
<i>Three sheets to the wind</i> – someone who is very drunk. One sheet is mildly drunk and four sheets is passed out.
<i>Walk the plank</i> – punishment in which person walks off a board jutting over the side of the ship while at sea. The consequence is drowning and a visit to Davy Jones’ Locker.
<i>Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen!</i> – pull up the anchor and the sail and let’s get going
<i>Ye</i> – you
<i>Yo Ho Ho</i> – cheerful exhortation to demand attention
Some pirate speak for you
February 28, 2016 at 2:14 pm #30096Oh Sweet, a Canadian Server, now all we need is the Canadian Empire!
Also GodsDead, one of the towns I built a while back magically disappeared when you transferred the server, can you in some way bring it back?
*Edit* The world map just isn’t updated correctly, I went to the town and it was fine, it was just that the dynmap didn’t show it.
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February 28, 2016 at 2:52 pm #30098Oh Sweet, a Canadian Server, now all we need is the Canadian Empire! Also GodsDead, one of the towns I built a while back magically disappeared when you transferred the server, can you in some way bring it back? *Edit* The world map just isn’t updated correctly, I went to the town and it was fine, it was just that the dynmap didn’t show it. King of the Lancastrian Empire TheAgentGamer
Please read the post, it took me a while to write it all, posting blindly without reading what I have written isn’t cool. I literally said about the map. This is just spam!
February 28, 2016 at 3:37 pm #30099Thank you so much for all the hard work !! I hope all your expectations with the new host will come true !
For the bad points system: How about scurvy points ?
(scurvy – a disease that will make your teeth fall out based on the deficiency of Vitamin C – or common sense in our case ! )Once all the teeth fell out that piraty scallywag gets muted or banned.
Baz
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February 28, 2016 at 7:49 pm #30129Swear words that should be changed?
F**k, c**p, s**t, d**n => shiver me timbers
w*f => blistering barnacles
C**t, sl*t => scurvy dog
f***er, m*********r => salty dog
as***le, ar****le, a**wad, a***wad => lily-livered landlubber
ba****d, sh*****d, w***er, sh***ag, pr**k => blaggard
du****s => rapscallion
P***s, c**k, d**k, t**s, t***ies, b**b, b***s, b****x, b****cks, b**t, c**t, c*m, v****a, p***y => shark bait
n****r, n***a, n***o => seadog
f*g => freebooter
a*s, ar*e => scoundrelFebruary 28, 2016 at 8:37 pm #30133Thank you so much for all the hard work !! I hope all your expectations with the new host will come true ! For the bad points system: How about scurvy points ? (scurvy – a disease that will make your teeth fall out based on the deficiency of Vitamin C – or common sense in our case ! ) Once all the teeth fell out that piraty scallywag gets muted or banned. Baz
Yes @Bazurka! you got it! scurvy points, could remove the word point into; mark, scurvy mark; sounds like a point and also something physical could be a mark, or a spot on someone with skin issues from scurvy. alternatives being 1 scurvy notch, dot, fleck.
February 28, 2016 at 9:03 pm #30134Behold Scurvy Mark, scourge o’ the Seven Seas, slayer o’ dragons! Ye might try t’ take his head n’ a worthwhile venture t’would be too – since it has been announced that the Guv’ is offering no less than four n’ twenty thousand doubloons for his head. But be warned, for this rapscallion has proven himself the bane o’ many a wayward lanspresado. Vinomadefied landlubbers should best sail forth posthaste lest ye wish t’ suffer a fate o’ such terrible fashion that even Beelzebub below would doubtless relent n’ spare ye soul with a good keelhauling…
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February 29, 2016 at 4:55 am #30146Well, the caps one upset me ;( lol, I’m guessing everyone was delighted to here I can’t shout in crew chat or anything anymore. That is actually good for me to get some actual restraining. Anyway other than that I’m happy! 😀 and also @Godsdead how long have you been working on this for?
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P.S: love the hearts <3
Ironic
February 29, 2016 at 7:28 am #30150Just wondering, isn’t there some pirate lore about a black spot? Sure I’ve heard of that somewhere, wonder if it could be used 😛
February 29, 2016 at 3:45 pm #30159Yes. Yes there is:
The Black Spot is a mark of death to a pirate.
It was originally a proverbial term applied to a pirate who has a death mark by the authorities or other pirates for misdeeds he must pay for with his life.
In Pirates of the Caribbean, the Black Spot is a literal marking that appears on a pirate doomed to Davy Jones’ locker . Any pirate that gains it will be followed by Davy Jones’s pet, the Kraken and pursued to the ends of the Earth.Baz
Just wondering, isn’t there some pirate lore about a black spot? Sure I’ve heard of that somewhere, wonder if it could be used ?
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February 29, 2016 at 4:33 pm #30162lol half asleap and drunk XD
i like this server owner <3
February 29, 2016 at 7:37 pm #30168just gonna say, b***h should totally be corrected to be scurvy dog. id get a kick out of that every time.. lol. these updates seem pretty good so far 😛
If I had a nickel for every time I, Ooo hey, a butterfly!! *runs off chasing the butterfly*
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- A Proud Member of The Asylum-March 1, 2016 at 1:14 am #30182I would say, 99.999999% perfect. If I were to belly ache a little, not that I am, it would be nice not to force us into not using texting short hand – like its replacing my ‘ty’ with Thank You, and ‘wb’ with Welcome Back, and capitalizing every first letter. I’m a big boy and I know how, when, why, where, to use grammar and sometimes I choose not to, for whatever reason. I’m all for the swearing filter, but really, this isn’t high school english class (note the lack of caps with ‘english’) 🙂
ok, i’m done, ty
however, after all that, the server is smooooooth as silk! very nice upgrade!!!! ty, ty, ty!
Brother Kanube, head of the Order of St. Ender, Watcher of the Void
~~~~~ from the dust of the void all is made, and to the void it returns~~~~~March 1, 2016 at 6:53 am #30186Great improvement, Gods 😀 the smilies are a bit annoying, but I like the swear filter. The grammar correcter is nice too, made me notice how stupid I looked when saying “dis” or some other shortening. Auto capital is great, I legit like the grammar fixes.
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