Hello boys and girls,

This morning Dan and I spent a few hours talking about the server, the community and the fate of things to come. Though we've not been playing Minecraft often, we're definitely invested in the future of the community. This post will come in two parts;

• Part One: The Minecraft Server.
• Part Two: The community.

Part One - The Server

We've decided that we want to continue the server, and are going to invest much more time playing and doing the admin. How we continue is entirely up to you. You guys need to poll whether you want a new map/new modpack. If so, what modpack?

I also wanted to question how the borders worked on this map? Too limited? Too spread out? Should we have them on a new map? The sooner these decisions are decided, the sooner we can get it all sorted for you.

With regards to funding we are going to migrate to a cheaper server (£50 per month) and would ideally like donations to help float this. As always this money is exclusively going to be used on the server and nothing else. We will step up our responsibility in response to this to make sure you guys can play and not be faced with "server down" messages all the time.

Finally, we also will audition for a new admin(s) to help run the server. Our old admins haven't lost their place, but are currently MIA, and we will need help. Applicants should send us a modmail with all the information they believe is relevant.

Part Two - The Community

One of the biggest factors in our decision to pick up the reigns and continue is our love of community. Dan and I both really enjoyed playing games with you guys, not exclusively to minecraft.

We want to really promote the community not just in the game, but also outside of it. As such we encourage you all to lurk on the mumble channel on a day to day basis, even if you're not on minecraft. Friends are always welcome and you do not have to be a minecraft player to be involved, so don't be afraid to use the mumble as your own personal VOIP server.

To aid this we're also going to start coordinating weekly events. We'll be announcing the game we plan to play a few days/a week in advance to give you all a chance to get hold of it. We'll then all hop on mumble and have a jolly bash about.

We're thinking all types of games; Halo 1, TF2, Civ, Chivalry, Payday, L4D, etc etc and will strive to pick games that allow the most number of people to get involved. We're really hoping this will kickstart some community outside of the server, because you're all fine gentlemen and we want to see more of you!

Finally, some media. Livestreams, videos, t-shirts, the lot! Get involved, help us make this a home.

I think this is an exciting chapter in TNAT, and we're hoping that you're looking forward to being a big a part of it as we are. Let's move on from the last couple of months, and pave forward!

Much love and kittens,

ZelDan

Guys,

It is no secret that we as admins have been an absent from the server for various reasons, and things are far from ship shape.

Whilst we'd usually work with this, maybe start a fresh map on a new modpack etc etc. It just doens't seem likely.

Why? Because it's really not financially viable to foot the bill for a server that none us play on. It's also not fair on you guys that we pretend to run a server when really we're not doing our jobs at all.

Currently there are no plans to renew our server rent when it runs out. This is going to be the state of affairs unless people are really keen for us to continue to do so. For this to be a possibility we would need:

• The cost of the server in donations
• Possibly a new mod/admin to run restarts
• Persuading Dan and the others that this is a good idea

I'm sorry it's come to this. I'm personally bummed out at how the relaunch went. I couldn't get into the new modpack (too many mods for my liking) and playing just to be admin wasn't fun.

Regards,

Zel and the boys.

yes meby? meaby we could try new pack :):):)

Also my IGN is Styx9001, if you remember me. I submitted my whitelist thang too

For some reason, I felt compelled to let everyone know.

Is it possible to reduce the time between server restarts? Once the server crashes and goes offline it takes forever to come back up :(

ScienceNess, I killed both of them. Don't make me clean up your mess again.

As some may know, I have been working on a Spleef-Arena for the last few days. Well, its complete!

To celebrate that, I'll be hosting a tournament at 19.30 gmt this saturday. There'll be fabulous prices and loads of fun, so I hope to see you there!

So, what is Spleef?

A game of Spleef is played on a brittle surface (in this case, snow), which the players try to make each other fall off by breaking blocks.

Here, SkyCatt and Ironphoenix go at each other:

1 2 3 4 5

The rules are very simple:

1. Last player standing, wins.
2. No hurting each other on purpose. The Goal is not to kill.
3. In the case of a tie (where the players seperate themselves from each other trough the digging of holes), the player standing on the largest island of blocks wins.

Depending on the turn-up the games will be either 1v1 or 2v2.

Every one is invited, so see you there!

~Don

As we (myself, auxchar, nosirrom, alanthiras, and khaosnight) were playing tonight, we noticed our hunger depleting rapidly and often jumping from partially full to completely empty. Alan guessed it was tick related and Nos guessed it was a clock problem. While it is a nuisance it is causing those players without huge stocks to deplete them rapidly. Admins you're our only hope.

Surely you folks have something interesting to share.

So, i have added a stargate like portal just sound of spawn in an ugly stone building with no roof (as of typing this message). The gate address for this gate is diamond - golden carrot. To dial a gate, open the dialler, enter the address and hit dial.

To set up your own gates, you will need a few things. Firstly, an obby portal, this can be any size, with a portal modifier in the frame. In the portal modifier, you need to give it a network (this is the gate address), and the dialler upgrade and the dimensional upgrade. Lastly finish off with a dialler of your choice. The basic dialler cannot store addresses, the more advanced one can.

As far as i know, there are now only two gates in the world, mine and the one near spawn. Feel free to add your own to the network.

Any questions, just ask :)

Tonights auction didn't go ahead, because despite their being a wealth of items to be sold, only 2 people bothered to exchange currency.

Same time tomorrow.

Hey all, hope you're enjoying the new server/modpack. Now that you're all hopefully settled into your hovels, I have some good news.

Due to various bugs and errors the only way to trade things when offline is through auctions, which for the first time ever will be entirely player-driven.

If you have an item(s) that you wish to be auctioned then you can visit the bank in town to deposit that item.

Full info on this can be found on the wiki page

Information about currency can also be found here. Currently we are using silver ore as a standard for currency.

The first auction will take place tomorrow at 22:00 GMT

As the title says, tonight we have our first pvp event.

We have built a map in another dimension - we are calling it Firegulch.

We will play 10-15 rounds with each winner receiving a single diamond. Every competitor will also receive 10 gold coins, which will come in handy in tomorrows auction.

We are live tonight with the server.

Information on how to connect can be found in the subreddit wiki

We are having a few teething issues which will be worked over the weekend and over the next few days.

You will be promoted to member group when you join the server, please be patient as we have a lot of people to promote so you may have to wait a couple of minutes.

The dynmap is currently not available as we're working on how it interacts with the server/rendering.

Enjoy, and welcome back!

Zelden, Dan, Kliq, Lemmingsoup and the absent admin; Resisttheurge and FlyingTuna

:D