VanessaE's Survival Server
daconcepts.com, port 30001
IRC:
irc.daconcepts.com port 6667, channel #ve-serversAdmins: VanessaE, ShadowNinja, cheapie
Game Info:
This server runs in survival mode with my Dreambuilder Game: everything you probably will ever want to build with, plenty of tools to get the job done, but you better be ready to dig for your materials.
To connect and play, you will need a reasonably good PC. A dual core 2 GHz CPU (or faster) with 2 GB of RAM and any GPU less than 10 years old should do. Mobile devices are not recommended.
For a complete description of the game and all of its content, see
my Dreambuilder forum topic.
Server Status:http://daconcepts.com/vanessa/hobbies/minetest/stats.htmlThis server shuts down briefly for backups at 6:00 am US Eastern time (11:00 am CET).
Software Version
This server runs Minetest from the official Github repository. Other branches/forks of Minetest may occasionally be used, for testing purposes. To use this server, you need a Minetest development build dated 2017-01-24 or newer, as well. Older versions will display some items incorrectly.
This server has an extra mod which disallows entirely-numeric and "Guest123456" types of names. Please choose a proper username when you sign on. If you find that this server is inaccessible for a time, please try again later.
Default Privilegesshout, fast, fly
This server runs in survival mode. Damage is enabled, but PvP, fire, TNT and bones are disabled. Griefing absolutely will not be tolerated, and will result in rollback and ban if confirmed. This server runs the newplayer-rules mod, so to get interact, read the rules and plug the keyword contained therein into the space provided for it in the form.
Skins
This server runs sdzen's/PilzAdam's player_textures mod, so if you have a specific Minetest or Minecraft skin, point me to it via this forum topic or catch me on IRC, and I will download and it.
Skins installed on this server affect all of my servers which support skins.
Building on the server
You can build anything you want, anywhere you want, with the following guidelines: Near the spawn, please stick to serious, high-class structures only please. Pixel art and generally-artsy stuff should be kept away from the spawn (to the north around "Art Ave" is a good spot).
If someone else has built in an area you wanted to use, do not build into or immediately above those structures, period! Even if the building looks vacant, don't touch it - there are no "abandoned" buildings here. Griefing any part of any structure is strictly forbidden.
Please keep your structures near a main road; if this isn't practical, or there is no road yet, please build one, or build a spur off an existing road somewhere and then build alongside that. Try to keep your roads straight and try make them run out past your structure so others can build further. Sky structures are welcome, but please build them up high enough so as not to obscure or cast shadows on anything below.
And please - REPLANT YOUR TREES! (Preferably with the same type as that which you cut down).
Land ownership:
Areas may be claimed either on your own or with my help.
You may protect up to 36 zones with those commands, and each can be up to 50x100x50 meters in size.
But it's too big! Or, I have too many areas!
If you somehow need a larger area, or more areas in general, ask me to do it. In this case, areas on the surface will be protected from Y=0 to +99, with at least some horizontal easement, as appropriate to a given structure and the structure's altitude/elevation. Sub-surface areas will be protected from -100 to -1 unless otherwise requested. Any elevations/altitudes are allowed, if you need something specific.
The server's spawn area is under my ownership. Any unowned structures that have become abandoned will be also, after some time. Areas/structures that have been imported from a saved file (e.g. from another map) will also be if those areas aren't claimed by someone else already.
LanguageThis server is primarily English-speaking.Of course there are limited exceptions, for players who just can't speak English at all.
Freedom of speech is paramount here, but I do have some rules about it: 1. Don't harass anyone. 2. Hate speech, harrassment, etc. are absolutely not tolerated. 3. Leave your religion in your house of worship - this applies equally to in-game names as to your speech. 4. This server is not the ghetto. Keep your language family-friendly.
Undesirable ActionsAlthough damage is enabled, this server is NOT intended for general player-vs-player combat - if such is desired, you absolutely must obtain clear permission from the person you wish to fight. This server runs ShadowNinja's "areas" mod, xban, and future_ban. Griefing absolutely will NOT be tolerated and will result in loss of build privileges and a ban if confirmed.
Interactive Map of the Server (click image to open viewer):
This overview is located at:
http://daconcepts.com/vanessa/hobbies/minetest/worldmaps/Survival_World/map.htmlGenerated using est31's
Leaf map generator and
Rogier-5's fork of minetest's mapper.
Extra Downloads
This server always runs a very recent build from Minetest's github repository. Can't sign on? Your copy of Minetest is probably too old. Windows 32-bit users can try
BlockMen's builds, or
sfan5's builds, or
PilzAdam's builds. Windows 64-bit users might prefer
Fess's builds. Linux users can of course just use the nightly Linux builds or git clone/pull the Minetest source code repository and recompile as necessary. Mac users...um, you guys are still SOL. ;-)
Want the colors.txt file that was used to generate the above map? That one is here (last updated 2013-10-24):
http://daconcepts.com/vanessa/hobbies/minetest/colors.txtThis file is a super-expanded and alpha-sorted version of one Jordach created some time ago.
The actual world for the server itself, if you'd like to download it and play offline, can be found here. Note though, it's up to you to download
Dreambuilder Game and grab the extra mods the world needs or you will end up with unknown nodes all over the place.
Download World:
http://daconcepts.com/vanessa/hobbies/minetest/worlds/Survival_World.tar.bz2
Screenshot
North of the spawn on the old map, prior to the Dec. 2015 reset
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 18:08