[Server] Just Test Tribute

[sorcerykid]

Wow, my heart just sank. I am left almost speechless by this news.

The fate of the former Just Test struck me hard. When ESM went offline a few months ago for extended maintenance, I was equally depressed. Now to prematurely lose the one server that promised to be an almost canon tribute to the original is enough to make me not even want to play Minetest any more. If Maikerumine himself is throwing in the towel, then I feel as though we've lost a huge part of the legacy of JT. The joy is just no longer there :(

I know I'm not the only one that plays on Cash's World, yet stills longs for the good-old days of JT and ESM. There's just something about the "extreme survival in a virtual world of anarchy and limited resources" that draws a very devoted following of players. Proof is in the remarkably tight-nit community that always seems to develop in each and every incarnation of these JT-like servers. And somehow Maikerumine has managed to capture that same gameplay experience time and time again. Proof of his brilliance!

I can certainly respect Maike's decision to abandon this new project. He's professed to me on several occasions how emotionally draining it is to maintain a Minetest server, particularly when there are routinely technical and administrative problems that need to be addressed. It's disappointing that a few rotten apples have to completely undermine the positive contributions of honest players. But at the same time, I can only hope that Maike will acknowledge just how highly appreciated his hard work is -- a sentiment which is assuredly echoed in the replies above. There must be a reason that @test@ has consistently ranked as one of the top Minetest servers following its inception.

Suffice it to say, Maike, I had a blast playing on your Just Test clone. As short-lived as it was, I'll have endless fond memories of the friends I've made and the fun times I've spent there! It will be missed more than words can ever express.

Thank you for a job well done, my friend :)

[843jdc]

Please whitelist:
843jdc
jdc843

Thanks

[ManElevation]

thats good to know is up now cool!

[BlueFireIceUn]

Whitelist BlueFireUn thanks

[SaKeL]

White list "SaKeL" please. Thanks Maike for you server and willingness to whitelist the server. Don't forget that you are not alone in this and you have lot of fans to help you out ;)

[ExeterDad]

Please white list ExeterDad. I rarely contribute any building to servers, but I do enjoy exploring other peoples creations when I get some spare time of my own. And I always behave.

[twoelk]

hmmm

And I always behave.

not that I think otherwise but I just couldn't resist noticing how well the quote and avatar fit together. I really do like the avatar though.

[ExeterDad]

hmmm

And I always behave.

not that I think otherwise but I just couldn't resist noticing how well the quote and avatar fit together. I really do like the avatar though.

touché :)

[SolDeNoche]

Too bad that Just Test 2 suffered by griefers, just as Just Test 1 did in the end, although you did everything to avoid that.
It really had the "Just-Test-Server-Feeling", and I think nearly everyone enjoyed playing there, including me, even if i found out about the server very late.
Please could you whitelist me (SolDeNoche)?

[BlueFireIceUn]

Why did /n was removed? It as usefull against people who wanted ban innocents. Pls, if people swear, I think a /vote 6/7 would be cool for remove shout cause we have that only for interact

[rnd]

Not voting is same as /n. If you want 2 minute ban vote to suceed, 4 people need say /y.

[garywhite]

Please whitelist garywhite

[Wuzzy]

rnd: But explicitly voting “no” can be useful to make a vote end faster. E.g. if 11 out of 20 people explicitly voted “no”, there's no reason to keep the vote running for any longer; instead it can be declared to be failed immediately (instead of waiting for the full timeout).

[rnd]

You would be such a failure as a film director. What about suspense?

More seriously, that thinking doesn't take into account how real world works. In real world you won't get 11 of 20 players to vote cause "they don't care" or "what is this strange #vote thing", only few will vote ;)

added to vote: vote to mute/unmute player (with a surprise twist), vote to change player name color.
Admin, update please (read pm)

[botumin]

hey maike... can you please give some info on the exp needed to dig below some certain level?
Also the message has a typo (scewed).
Is this xp only gained by harvesting bones?
how did rnd scew us all? (I love reading that word like Elmer Fudd).

So far I'm also a bit confused on the rules of the bones system. What are the rules for getting the bones? how does xp vary with time?.

I know it's difficult to keep a chaos server like this from being ruined by griefers so I'm happy you're not as layed back as lag, although all choices will have those who disagree, keep it up man. Server's really nice, and don't hesitate to ask for help.

[maikerumine]

Thanks! I will look into this now.

[maikerumine]

TNT info. :)

Mining with TNT is fun and cost effective.

Here are examples on blast radius and quantity of TNT used.

144 tnt = 58m^3 Blast.
44 tnt = 39m^3 Blast.
33 tnt = 35m^3 Blast.
27 tnt = 31m^3 Blast.
15 tnt = 23m^3 Blast.
5 tnt = 13m^3 Blast.


My personal favourite choice is anything around 30, it does a great job at excavating.

[maikerumine]

Sasha2 made it there first on this server.
rnd, sorcerykid, myself made it later. Then BlueFireUn, Fixer, and others followed.

Here is a video of a 24 minute ride by the R&D Railway compressed into 5 minutes of the 10,000 meter journey.

Railway was completed within 12 hours.
Railway was largely funded by AspireMint, thousands of steel, and built by rnd, connected to sorcerykid's subway.
VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkFqkE4_btA


It is quite the impressive feat.

Good Job people!

[maikerumine]

Major overhaul of bones xp / mining xp mod.

Please comment your thoughts.

Basically Y'all need to start from scratch and DIG!!!! higher value ores increase your mining depth.

Yes, it might piss you off but it will be worth it in the end. Remember to dig mese and diamond for highest return.


Also changed the bones texture for Fixer, I like Fixer that is why. :)

[Fixerol]

New bone texture has a lot of creative uses, one example: https://i.imgur.com/gcjZYbS.png

[rnd]

Yes, it might piss you off but it will be worth it in the end

1.If someone who plays for long is too "pissed off" he can be simply added to "vip" list which will set his mining skill to high level. He/she will be missing on gameplay though.

2.New change forces players to make mines where he really eplores the area, makes horizontal shafts and goes mining the ores not just dig one deep shaft to -9999. It simulates the "mining at greater depths is harder" feeling.

3. besides being able do dig deeper another reward comes when mining skill exceeds certain limit (now 100). Then there is small probability of getting another sample of what you dig that becomes 50% when skill reaches 10000. In short, you are able to get more stuff as you become better.

New bone texture has a lot of creative uses, one example: https://i.imgur.com/gcjZYbS.png

This is very good. Now we only need better screwdriver, like the one by Sokomine that remembers its settings so its actually useful

[Wuzzy]

New bone texture has a lot of creative uses, one example: https://i.imgur.com/gcjZYbS.png

Nooooooo! I hate the new bones texture, it doesn't look like bones at all. :-(
Better to add real asphalt instead.

[maikerumine]

I think the internet is down. The server seems to not be connected to you guys. :/

[843jdc]

The Internet is fine. Your server's connection to it isn't :)

[maikerumine]

my bad the port changed whoops!

it is up and running now

[Wuzzy]

Basic_vote got a strange “update” which allows players to arbitrarily change the name color and even the name opacity. In other words, player names can become completely invisible just by a vote!
In addition to selecting certain skins, a player can therefore basically disguise himself/herself as a mob.

Please, guys. Can u plz stop such nonsense (especially since it's not even announced)? It's not funny anymore. :-(

EDIT: For all people who suffer (like me) from the new bones texture, here's a texture pack to revert this change: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15638

[TheMiner]

Lost all my stuff in -3k mine (like 5 chest stuff)!!!, lost all my teleporters to that -3k mine!!! And now i can only dig to -200, out of the blue i am a noob again. Change change and always changes is not cool, it does not make sense to be miner to -3k and then sudden you noob classified to only dig to -200.

Invisible players/name tags like mobs, what next?? Sorry Maiker.. but i just bit p1ssed at loosing all that hard DIG work to -3k.... it does not come free ;(

[rnd]

TheMiner:
underworld was reset ( areas where you have cobble/protectors are preserved) to restore damage done by cheaters who mined all ores around spawn

as for dig xp, you can easily get lot of it (3000) since you play here for so long ( simple edit to .xp file, 2nd number is dig xp)

[maikerumine]

Zorg. Your stuff is all there.
The code is for everyone, if you want to skip I can change just like override (rnd) said.

This is to lock down so auto miner vote cannot rekt the server so easily.
IT it a new challenge.

Now I will have a beer a await the hate.

[maikerumine]

If you have spent MUCH time, and I know who you all iz... I can give you mad dig xp, send me a PM so you are not made fun of. I am cool with this. Ya all dig. Alll xp gains will take place the following reset.

This makes the game MUCH MUCH More fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DffjvqfHvMY
This is how it feels when you play on this server. LOL