It is with some relief and great regret that I announce that I will no longer be hosting and administrating Synesthesia. For the last two years I have met some wonderful people and had some very memorable experiences and enjoyable playing experiences. However, the time, and now financial, commitment that It has on me has come to be too great for me to continue to shoulder. I am the sole provider for my family and have a very demanding job, am a full time student, in a band that needs a great deal of my time, and have many other hobbies. This event has just been the proverbial straw that pushed me to this decision. I hope that all of you can understand and have gotten to know me well enough to know that this has not been an easy decision. I take great pride in this server and for caring for the community within it. I consider you all friends and hope that we can all continue to be in the future, should our paths continue to cross in the Minecraft community. In light of this event, I would like to pass along the map you have all worked so hard on. Feel free to use it as you wish and please make sure you give credit to the appropriate individuals for any structures that you use.
It has been a pleasure playing Minecraft with you all as an administrator and on my player account, Mattsjensen.
Sincerely,
Below, I have uploaded the files for the world folder for Synesthesia. You must download all three files before extracting. If you receive errors, please download and use 7zip to extract, as it should extract it perfectly well. Once again, please be sure to give credit where credit is due.
Edit:
I will not ask them to lock this thread for a short time, so you may all coordinate any moves you would like to make. Please be kind in your responses, in light of this.
Asterisks indicate important information for members.
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-Players will get a diamond for each vote they cast, as long as they are logged in and have room in their inventory when they vote.
-You can vote once each day for each site.
-Please also click on the diamond in the upper left on Planet Minecraft, to add one.
-Thank you for helping us get more new members for our great community and enjoy your diamonds!
My love of minecraft draws me in as a player. As a player, I look for a server with the perfect mix of community, plugins, rules, gameplay, fair moderation, and stability. There are a lot of good servers out there, but not the one I was looking for. Consequently, I made this server in the image of what I deemed to be the perfect server to spend my time on. In that spirit, if I can't find a plugin to fit our needs, I do the same. I spend the time to code it. That being said, I enjoy the community and features of this server a great deal and hope you will as well! Thank you and Enjoy!
Till bukkit and the plugin devs round out 1.3 release functionality for our server, you will need to use a 1.2.5 JAR file to log in. Its really easy to manage this. Here are a few options.
1. If you haven't already upgraded, you could just choose not to update when the launcher asks if you would like to.
2. If you were around when they released 1.2.5 and read my posts about backing up your BIN folder... Just ensure you keep a copy of a bin folder from when you were playing on 1.2.5 and keep a copy of a bin folder from when you update to 1.3. Just copy and paste the minecraft.jar file from the version of minecraft you want to play at that moment and paste it into the folder labeled "BIN". You can also just swap bin folders between versions. Remember that your texture packs may be different if you use one. So, you may need to swap those too. Then, when you log in, you should be logging in with that version of Minecraft and can easily toggle between them by doing this as needed.
Feel free to leave a post if you have any questions!
Hey Lucid, do you have an idea of when the server will update?
Check bukkit.org periodically.
What must happen:
1. Bukkit.org must release a recommended build that is stable. (In upper right hand corner of Bukkit.org)
2. All of our primary plugins must update to the same recommended build.
3. I must re-configure and install all the new plugin versions.
4. Testing.
5. Release.
-Click show for backstory on server's previous gameplay and transition to current gameplay at 1.8 alpha.
In the not so distance past, Synesthesia was the home of several factions of great barbarians, druids, giant warlords, and weathered nomads. Through the generations, they fought mercilesly in a battle for control of the lands they each deemed as their home. Eventually, the barbarians of Styx and druids of Tellus drew a truce to unite against the giants of Jotunheim that sought to oppress them. As battle drew on, all of the inhabitants of Synesthesia began to notice events that took precedence over any political quarrels that may be afoot. The very bonds that held their world together began to dissolve. Quite suddenly, they began to notice that the very act of interacting with their world was causing undead to spill in as though from thin air. The worlds scientists, shaman, and philosophers gathered to share their findings in a peaceful act of shared interest and a conclusion was reached. Each world shares a place in time with another space and alternate set of events. These realities share a membrane that keeps them separated, but the membrane separating Synesthesia was becoming less dense and more unstable. Kinetic energy seemed to cause an agitation in this veil and the small amount of energy each living creature emitted and the light particles in the air seemed to inhibit it. Exploring at night had become a dangerous task indeed. Rifts began to open and spill undead from alternate realities into ours. Although we had identified the problem, we had no way to stop it. Eventually, the very earth beneath began to crumble and the citizens of Synesthesia fell through the void into a strange and foreign land. Many died and the ones that live find new communities of like minded individuals to re-establish their lives with. Still plagued by the undead and the alterations caused by this cosmic event to the new world and their very way of life, they push forward with the daunting task of survival.
Currently Running CraftBukkit 1597 - Centralized Hyperlink List
-Although I have listed main help commands for a few of the plugins, you are encouraged to check the links for full functionality and direct any questions concerning plugin functionality to their official threads and documentation.
-Specifically coded for Synesthesia's gameplay. - Disabled in favor of another mob plugin on trial basis.
In response to the world destroying events leading up to the armageddon that tore the very foundation out from beneath the world our citizens lived on, rifts would appear quite loudly and in slightly higher than natural light levels.
However, since the armageddon that placed the inhabitants into the new world, it has been noticed that the kinetic energy causes less of a disruption. It takes slightly less than natural light levels to keep the rifts at bay and the rifts do not disrupt the area when appearing. Instead, the undead quietly pass through. This change is both a blessing and a curse. While it is much easier to keep the undead at bay with light while breaking blocks, the negligence of such light will not allow their presence to be known immediately. Your life force will still keep them from appearing within about 10 blocks of you, but you may need a friend to watch your back. Be aware of your surroundings and fear the night.
-Note: Rifts do not override no-spawn flags and will not spawn in towns with such flags enabled.
-A very sizable 4000x 4000. -Expanded by 1000x1000 for the 1.8.1 update and then by 1000x1000 for 1.2.5
-Does not have nether gate functionality.
-Has been hand injected with a large amount of nether resources, allowing minerals to exist within randomly placed groups of nether chunks.
-There is a no-tolerance policy on our rules. Most violations result in immediate server ban.
Also, not to get ominous, but... If I have to ban someone on my server, for clearly intentional bad behavior, I will take special care to make sure they are on every WoM and MC griefing list in circulation. I'm serious about keeping my server safe and fun for members. If you don't think you can follow these rules, please look for another server to play on, as many servers run by different rules to match their gameplay.
No Griefing. If you do something accidentally that resembles griefing, notify someone immediately and help repair the action. To define griefing on Synesthesia: Players can break into structures or reclaim inactive structures cleanly on a case by case. You can steal things that aren't protected. Otherwise, if it's not yours, LEAVE IT ALONE. TNT is ONLY to be used on ones own property or to clear an area to build on. TNT is not to be used recreationaly on this server, as such uses are usually at the expense of another player. Common sense and courtesy please. If you break something, make sure there is more than an emotional or malicious reason for doing so.
No Hacking or Duping. If you want to abuse the game mechanics, do it elsewhere. I have installed Anti-Hack plugins that alert Admins for some actions and outright stop others. Hacking includes everything from transparent texture packs to fly mods. Its pretty straight forward.
No Exploiting Game Mechanics. If you found a way to get a lot of something, repeatedly, with little or no consequences, because the game doesn't function in a way that stops you, then you are likely exploiting game mechanics. Instead, please PM me to notify me of such exploits and cease to perform them, while I attempt to rectify or clarify the issue.
Examples of a few that I can't rectify, but will ban for, due to exploitation of plugins:
Structures that process a mob in a way that presents them to the player at low health.
Structures that allow a player to hit a mob, but not allow the mob to fight back.
Towns must be at least 50 blocks away from the spawn structures in the corners of the map and must not surround them. Towns must stay at least 250 blocks from main spawn, as to not prevent towns from making roads from it. If I feel you are crowding a spawn, I will insist that you move your town blocks. This is to prevent towns from turning spawns into impassable areas.
No Large Auto-Farming Constructions. If you build a structure that has a collection point that delivers you items, then you're Auto-Farming. When very large, this can cause lag for players within the area, due to the number of items being transported through the structure. On a very small scale, such structures are tolerated. If deemed a nuisance to the server, it will be deleted without warning. Also, how do you expect to get your herbalism and combat skills up, if you're not harvesting and killing on your own? The perks of skilling up, far outweigh the convenience of auto-farming.
No spamming.
No promoting other servers.
Please stay away from massive hideous and messy things. Example: Monstrous lava curtains and one block wide towers.
Respect your admins and mods.
Respect your fellow Synesthesia members. Being disrespectful and playing into feuding class dynamics are two entirely different things. If you ever have to decide if you are about to cross that line, you probably are. Rethink your approach. Additionally, I know that we're not all adults on this server. However, do your best to conduct yourself as a tactful and classy adult would. Don't set juvenile and irreverent titles, fill chat with overly personal content or gibberish, or threaten people with IRL situations or sexual jargon. Its tactless and not welcome on this server.
No whining. If you don't like something, present a better solution. If you don't like someone, work it out or don't interact with them. If due diligence has been performed to repair the interaction, and it continues to escalate and violate the rule of respecting members, an admin can get involved. Although fair, these outcomes are sometimes surprising. If you think someone is doing something against the rules, offer some proof. Also, don't blame anyone if you lose items. Be careful not to carry all your belongings everywhere in your inventory and be sure to use a virtual chest or home protection for things that are valuable to you. Nobody wants to hear anyone else rage about all the stuff they failed to protect. If you are fighting with lag or latency issues, please see THIS LINK.
Each player may have only one Minecraft character/account on this server.
Ironically, the last rule; This thread has a lot of information, but this server has a lot of functionality and is worth the read. If players do not want to take the time to read this, don't expect other players to take the time to hold their hand. If you're reading this though, you're probably one of the good members reading the thread. Give other players a hard time for not doing so and reference them here to do their own research.
Lastly, a favor to Lucid:
Two things:
First:
-I LOVE feedback and suggestions. I also care about issues people are having in game. That being said, I have a family, a demanding job, a personal life, and this server. 70% of my Minecraft time is spent coding or in the forums, 10% spent doing administrative duties in game, and 20% actually getting to play on my player account. As a favor to me, please use the PM system on the forums to relay your feedback, suggestions, issues, and such to me. That way, I can give robust responses, organize tasks by priority, and get that much needed relaxing play time, when able, on my player account. I appreciate your help with this. Thank you!
Second: If you know the identity of my player account, NEVER publicly acknowledge it or inform others of this information. I want to be able to play on my account as well. Its just like yours and there are numerous reasons that I don't want people to know that my player account is Lucid and visa-versa. If I am not on Lucidcraft, I don't want whispers, inferences, or any other thing directed my way that has to do with admin work. I will play dumb if any sort of communication comes to me that references me being admin while I'm on my player account or anything referencing the identity of my player account while I'm using my admin profile. Don't take it personal. I will do this for everyone. Just PM me on the other account if you need to. I have it set to send me an email notification and I have my email set to give me visual queues when I get new emails. I will see PMs immediately. Also, I know it's fun to share a secret, but if it comes back that anyone is sharing this one, I will ban that person. I really appreciate everyone's help with this, so I can keep my normal player account and admin work separate. Thank you.
Tips for reporting rule breakers:
1. Always have your screen capture software ready. Get whatever you can in evidence. Video is always better. You can't upload media to the forums. Have a free media hosting site account to link from. I use Photobucket, but there are lots of options out there.
2. PM me the information. Its much easier to manage this way, does not give the accused time to ready themselves, and limits confrontations in the forum.
3. You can include other recipients in the PM. Only include them if they play a vital part in assessing the situation. Leave them out if they merely heard something second hand or just happened to be on at the time.
4. Include the following information in the PM.
-Rule being violated.
-Concise and factual observations.
-Take note of the time/date and include what time zone you are in. I can view a large variety of actions in the server log, so it helps to have the time stamp to look up.
-Include your evidence.
-PM me with the thread for your city to get it placed here.
-Inactive towns/threads will cause link to be removed.
-You must have a link in the thread leading back to this post for new members to apply.
-Please make your town threads under the Clans topic.
-PM me with the thread for your nation to get it placed here.
-Inactive nations/threads will cause link to be removed.
-You must have a link in the thread leading back to this post for new members to apply.
-Please make your nation threads under the Clans topic.
Application Instructions:
1.) Create a new post with only the questions in the application snippet below.
2.) Within the application, fully answer each of the questions. This includes the movie one. Don't ask me why it's important and don't put "I don't know." Its so I don't have to look at dry apps all the time and tells me a little about the player.
If you do not follow these guidelines, your application will not be acknowledged. I fully research every player and am extremely cautious about who is accepted. I do this to ensure our community is a positive and healthy place to interact with good people and stays that way. Un-disclosed bans will typically get your application denied, so don't leave anything out. Disclosed bans are on a case by case, pending my research and your input.
If accepted, expect to have your member privileges by midnight Mountain Standard Time each evening. Please do not ask me to PM you with the decision. Be ready to check back into the forum.
Players are NOT permitted to have multiple Minecraft accounts on this server. If you already have an account on this server and apply with another, both accounts will be banned. If someone allows someone else to fill out the application on their Minecraftforum.net account, they become responsible for that person. If I need to PM that player concerning rule violations, both players will be held accountable for the communications and consequences. It is recommended that players create and use their own Minecraftforum.net account to apply.
Server IP: synesthesia.servegame.com
-You can log in as a guest while awaiting application acceptance, but will have VERY little access to any plugin functionality or the ability to break blocks. You can, however, explore, socialize, and kill mobs while waiting.
Application Snippet:
-What makes you a good addition to this server?:
-Did you read all of the rules section, understand them, and will you comply with them?:[/size][/size][/size]
[size=medium][size=medium][size=medium]-We have a lot of functionality on our server from plugins. Can you promise to utilize the helpful links in the plugin section before seeking assistance?:
-Have you ever been banned from a server and why? (If you lie, I deny this application.):
-What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Clan, Etc...):
-Location:
-Favorite movie:
-In game name: (Permissions are case sensitive. Enter as it appears in game, or your permissions will not work.)
ALL donations go towards the upkeep and upgrade of our server, to further enrich the Minecraft experience for our members, and are appreciated. You will be rewarded for your contributions in helping support the server. Please see the below donation statuses.
-Donations do not give immunity to server rules.
-After you have made the donation, please PM me with the subject. "DONATION", to give me a heads up as to the nature of your donation.
$5 Donation -The $5 donation is not part of the upgradable donations.
-4625 Enchanting Experience (50 levels if at 0 experience) -How experience works
-One piece of diamond equipment of the donator's choosing.
Player will want to ensure they have one extra open slot in inventory for item, else their least valuable item will be replaced with diamond equipment. Player will need to be offline to have their player file edited. I will notify the player to log off for 3 minutes to complete, if they are online when action needs to be completed.
Upgradable Donations: -All donations below are cumulative and can be "upgraded".
Example: A silver member could donate $10 and become a gold member. They wouldn't get the plat again, because they've already received that once. However, they would get all of the perks that a gold member gets, just by donating the difference between the two donation statuses.
$10 Donation- Bronze
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
/home
/spawn
/town spawn
-A slot on the reserve list
$20 Donation- Silver
-You should also be able to contribute to the server in game! You will acquire 5500 Plat! This Plat can be used as you see fit, but is enough to register a city and buy your initial 16 plots!
-Suffix of your choice!
Can be 16 or less characters and must not be foul or infer admin privs.
Chat Structure: [channel][town][group][towny title and name][suffix]
Sample Suffix: &8The &7Magnificent
Example:
Inherited from Bronze:
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
/home
/spawn
/town spawn
-A slot on the reserve list
$30 Donation- Gold
-Title of [Gold]
-Arrow Barrage
Once an hour you are permitted to use "/bar" to send a row of arrows out in the direction you are facing. The arrows fan out into a hemispherical shape.
-Full Heal
Once an hour, you are permitted to use "/heal" to heal yourself to full health.
-Gold Survival Kit
Once every 4 hours, you are permitted to use "/kit gold" to acquire the items listed below. Works great if you find yourself without food, torches, or need to recover your items after a death.
16 Torches
16 Bread
16 Wood
1 Crafting Block
-Free Corner Spawn Warping
Reduces the the cost of warping to each of the warps in the corners of the map from fifty plat down to zero.
/warp spawnne
/warp spawnnw
/warp spawnse
/warp spawnsw
Inherited from Silver:
-You should also be able to contribute to the server in game! You will acquire 5500 Plat! This Plat can be used as you see fit, but is enough to register a city and buy your initial 16 plots!
-Suffix of your choice!
Can be 16 or less characters and must not be foul or infer admin privs.
Asterisks indicate important information for members.
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-Players will get a diamond for each vote they cast, as long as they are logged in and have room in their inventory when they vote.
-You can vote once each day for each site.
-Please also click on the diamond in the upper left on Planet Minecraft, to add one.
-Thank you for helping us get more new members for our great community and enjoy your diamonds!
-MCServerList seems to be a bit buggy. I am looking into why it is periodically mishandling the votes. Thank you for your votes while I work that one out.
My love of minecraft draws me in as a player. As a player, I look for a server with the perfect mix of community, plugins, rules, gameplay, fair moderation, and stability. There are a lot of good servers out there, but not the one I was looking for. Consequently, I made this server in the image of what I deemed to be the perfect server to spend my time on. In that spirit, if I can't find a plugin to fit our needs, I do the same. I spend the time to code it. That being said, I enjoy the community and features of this server a great deal and hope you will as well! Thank you and Enjoy!
Till bukkit and the plugin devs round out 1.3 release functionality for our server, you will need to use a 1.2.5 JAR file to log in. Its really easy to manage this. Here are a few options.
1. If you haven't already upgraded, you could just choose not to update when the launcher asks if you would like to.
2. If you were around when they released 1.2.5 and read my posts about backing up your BIN folder... Just ensure you keep a copy of a bin folder from when you were playing on 1.2.5 and keep a copy of a bin folder from when you update to 1.3. Just copy and paste the minecraft.jar file from the version of minecraft you want to play at that moment and paste it into the folder labeled "BIN". You can also just swap bin folders between versions. Remember that your texture packs may be different if you use one. So, you may need to swap those too. Then, when you log in, you should be logging in with that version of Minecraft and can easily toggle between them by doing this as needed.
Feel free to leave a post if you have any questions!
Hey Lucid, do you have an idea of when the server will update?
Check bukkit.org periodically.
What must happen:
1. Bukkit.org must release a recommended build that is stable. (In upper right hand corner of Bukkit.org)
2. All of our primary plugins must update to the same recommended build.
3. I must re-configure and install all the new plugin versions.
4. Testing.
5. Release.
-Click show for backstory on server's previous gameplay and transition to current gameplay at 1.8 alpha.
In the not so distance past, Synesthesia was the home of several factions of great barbarians, druids, giant warlords, and weathered nomads. Through the generations, they fought mercilesly in a battle for control of the lands they each deemed as their home. Eventually, the barbarians of Styx and druids of Tellus drew a truce to unite against the giants of Jotunheim that sought to oppress them. As battle drew on, all of the inhabitants of Synesthesia began to notice events that took precedence over any political quarrels that may be afoot. The very bonds that held their world together began to dissolve. Quite suddenly, they began to notice that the very act of interacting with their world was causing undead to spill in as though from thin air. The worlds scientists, shaman, and philosophers gathered to share their findings in a peaceful act of shared interest and a conclusion was reached. Each world shares a place in time with another space and alternate set of events. These realities share a membrane that keeps them separated, but the membrane separating Synesthesia was becoming less dense and more unstable. Kinetic energy seemed to cause an agitation in this veil and the small amount of energy each living creature emitted and the light particles in the air seemed to inhibit it. Exploring at night had become a dangerous task indeed. Rifts began to open and spill undead from alternate realities into ours. Although we had identified the problem, we had no way to stop it. Eventually, the very earth beneath began to crumble and the citizens of Synesthesia fell through the void into a strange and foreign land. Many died and the ones that live find new communities of like minded individuals to re-establish their lives with. Still plagued by the undead and the alterations caused by this cosmic event to the new world and their very way of life, they push forward with the daunting task of survival.
Currently Running CraftBukkit 1597 - Centralized Hyperlink List
-Although I have listed main help commands for a few of the plugins, you are encouraged to check the links for full functionality and direct any questions concerning plugin functionality to their official threads and documentation.
-Specifically coded for Synesthesia's gameplay. - Disabled in favor of another mob plugin on trial basis.
In response to the world destroying events leading up to the armageddon that tore the very foundation out from beneath the world our citizens lived on, rifts would appear quite loudly and in slightly higher than natural light levels.
However, since the armageddon that placed the inhabitants into the new world, it has been noticed that the kinetic energy causes less of a disruption. It takes slightly less than natural light levels to keep the rifts at bay and the rifts do not disrupt the area when appearing. Instead, the undead quietly pass through. This change is both a blessing and a curse. While it is much easier to keep the undead at bay with light while breaking blocks, the negligence of such light will not allow their presence to be known immediately. Your life force will still keep them from appearing within about 10 blocks of you, but you may need a friend to watch your back. Be aware of your surroundings and fear the night.
-Note: Rifts do not override no-spawn flags and will not spawn in towns with such flags enabled.
-A very sizable 4000x 4000. -Expanded by 1000x1000 for the 1.8.1 update and then by 1000x1000 for 1.2.5
-Does not have nether gate functionality.
-Has been hand injected with a large amount of nether resources, allowing minerals to exist within randomly placed groups of nether chunks.
-There is a no-tolerance policy on our rules. Most violations result in immediate server ban.
Also, not to get ominous, but... If I have to ban someone on my server, for clearly intentional bad behavior, I will take special care to make sure they are on every WoM and MC griefing list in circulation. I'm serious about keeping my server safe and fun for members. If you don't think you can follow these rules, please look for another server to play on, as many servers run by different rules to match their gameplay.
No Griefing. If you do something accidentally that resembles griefing, notify someone immediately and help repair the action. To define griefing on Synesthesia: Players can break into structures or reclaim inactive structures cleanly on a case by case. You can steal things that aren't protected. Otherwise, if it's not yours, LEAVE IT ALONE. TNT is ONLY to be used on ones own property or to clear an area to build on. TNT is not to be used recreationaly on this server, as such uses are usually at the expense of another player. Common sense and courtesy please. If you break something, make sure there is more than an emotional or malicious reason for doing so.
No Hacking or Duping. If you want to abuse the game mechanics, do it elsewhere. I have installed Anti-Hack plugins that alert Admins for some actions and outright stop others. Hacking includes everything from transparent texture packs to fly mods. Its pretty straight forward.
No Exploiting Game Mechanics. If you found a way to get a lot of something, repeatedly, with little or no consequences, because the game doesn't function in a way that stops you, then you are likely exploiting game mechanics. Instead, please PM me to notify me of such exploits and cease to perform them, while I attempt to rectify or clarify the issue.
Examples of a few that I can't rectify, but will ban for, due to exploitation of plugins:
Structures that process a mob in a way that presents them to the player at low health.
Structures that allow a player to hit a mob, but not allow the mob to fight back.
Towns must be at least 50 blocks away from the spawn structures in the corners of the map and must not surround them. Towns must stay at least 250 blocks from main spawn, as to not prevent towns from making roads from it. If I feel you are crowding a spawn, I will insist that you move your town blocks. This is to prevent towns from turning spawns into impassable areas.
No Large Auto-Farming Constructions. If you build a structure that has a collection point that delivers you items, then you're Auto-Farming. When very large, this can cause lag for players within the area, due to the number of items being transported through the structure. On a very small scale, such structures are tolerated. If deemed a nuisance to the server, it will be deleted without warning. Also, how do you expect to get your herbalism and combat skills up, if you're not harvesting and killing on your own? The perks of skilling up, far outweigh the convenience of auto-farming.
No spamming.
No promoting other servers.
Please stay away from massive hideous and messy things. Example: Monstrous lava curtains and one block wide towers.
Respect your admins and mods.
Respect your fellow Synesthesia members. Being disrespectful and playing into feuding class dynamics are two entirely different things. If you ever have to decide if you are about to cross that line, you probably are. Rethink your approach. Additionally, I know that we're not all adults on this server. However, do your best to conduct yourself as a tactful and classy adult would. Don't set juvenile and irreverent titles, fill chat with overly personal content or gibberish, or threaten people with IRL situations or sexual jargon. Its tactless and not welcome on this server.
No whining. If you don't like something, present a better solution. If you don't like someone, work it out or don't interact with them. If due diligence has been performed to repair the interaction, and it continues to escalate and violate the rule of respecting members, an admin can get involved. Although fair, these outcomes are sometimes surprising. If you think someone is doing something against the rules, offer some proof. Also, don't blame anyone if you lose items. Be careful not to carry all your belongings everywhere in your inventory and be sure to use a virtual chest or home protection for things that are valuable to you. Nobody wants to hear anyone else rage about all the stuff they failed to protect. If you are fighting with lag or latency issues, please see THIS LINK.
Each player may have only one Minecraft character/account on this server.
Ironically, the last rule; This thread has a lot of information, but this server has a lot of functionality and is worth the read. If players do not want to take the time to read this, don't expect other players to take the time to hold their hand. If you're reading this though, you're probably one of the good members reading the thread. Give other players a hard time for not doing so and reference them here to do their own research.
Lastly, a favor to Lucid:
Two things:
First:
-I LOVE feedback and suggestions. I also care about issues people are having in game. That being said, I have a family, a demanding job, a personal life, and this server. 70% of my Minecraft time is spent coding or in the forums, 10% spent doing administrative duties in game, and 20% actually getting to play on my player account. As a favor to me, please use the PM system on the forums to relay your feedback, suggestions, issues, and such to me. That way, I can give robust responses, organize tasks by priority, and get that much needed relaxing play time, when able, on my player account. I appreciate your help with this. Thank you! &--#60;3
Second: If you know the identity of my player account, NEVER publicly acknowledge it or inform others of this information. I want to be able to play on my account as well. Its just like yours and there are numerous reasons that I don't want people to know that my player account is Lucid and visa-versa. If I am not on Lucidcraft, I don't want whispers or inferences or any other thing directed my way that has to do with admin work and I will play dumb if this does occur. Just PM me. I have it set to send me an email notification and I have my email set to give me visual queues when I get new emails. I will see PMs immediately. Also, I know it's fun to share a secret, but if it comes back that anyone is sharing this one, I will ban that person. I really appreciate everyone's help with this, so I can keep my normal player account and admin work separate. Thank you.
Tips for reporting rule breakers:
1. Always have your screen capture software ready. Get whatever you can in evidence. Video is always better. You can't upload media to the forums. Have a free media hosting site account to link from. I use Photobucket, but there are lots of options out there.
2. PM me the information. Its much easier to manage this way, does not give the accused time to ready themselves, and limits confrontations in the forum.
3. You can include other recipients in the PM. Only include them if they play a vital part in assessing the situation. Leave them out if they merely heard something second hand or just happened to be on at the time.
4. Include the following information in the PM.
-Rule being violated.
-Concise and factual observations.
-Take note of the time/date and include what time zone you are in. I can view a large variety of actions in the server log, so it helps to have the time stamp to look up.
-Include your evidence.
-PM me with the thread for your city to get it placed here.
-Inactive towns/threads will cause link to be removed.
-You must have a link in the thread leading back to this post for new members to apply.
-Please make your town threads under the Clans topic.
-PM me with the thread for your nation to get it placed here.
-Inactive nations/threads will cause link to be removed.
-You must have a link in the thread leading back to this post for new members to apply.
-Please make your nation threads under the Clans topic.
Application Instructions:
1.) Create a new post with only the questions in the application snippet below.
2.) Within the application, fully answer each of the questions. This includes the movie one. Don't ask me why it's important and don't put "I don't know." Its so I don't have to look at dry apps all the time and tells me a little about the player.
If you do not follow these guidelines, your application will not be acknowledged. I fully research every player and am extremely cautious about who is accepted. I do this to ensure our community is a positive and healthy place to interact with good people and stays that way. Un-disclosed bans will typically get your application denied, so don't leave anything out. Disclosed bans are on a case by case, pending my research and your input.
If accepted, expect to have your member privileges by midnight Mountain Standard Time each evening. Please do not ask me to PM you with the decision. Be ready to check back into the forum.
Players are NOT permitted to have multiple Minecraft accounts on this server. If you already have an account on this server and apply with another, both accounts will be banned. If someone allows someone else to fill out the application on their Minecraftforum.net account, they become responsible for that person. If I need to PM that player concerning rule violations, both players will be held accountable for the communications and consequences. It is recommended that players create and use their own Minecraftforum.net account to apply.
Server IP: synesthesia.servegame.com
-You can log in as a guest while awaiting application acceptance, but will have VERY little access to any plugin functionality or the ability to break blocks. You can, however, explore, socialize, and kill mobs while waiting.
Application Snippet:
-What makes you a good addition to this server?:
-Did you read all of the rules section, understand them, and will you comply with them?:[/size][/size][/size]
[size=medium][size=medium][size=medium]-We have a lot of functionality on our server from plugins. Can you promise to utilize the helpful links in the plugin section before seeking assistance?:
-Have you ever been banned from a server and why? (If you lie, I deny this application.):
-What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Clan, Etc...):
-Location:
-Favorite movie:
-In game name: (Permissions are case sensitive. Enter as it appears in game, or your permissions will not work.)
ALL donations go towards the upkeep and upgrade of our server, to further enrich the Minecraft experience for our members, and are appreciated. You will be rewarded for your contributions in helping support the server. Please see the below donation statuses.
-Donations do not give immunity to server rules.
-After you have made the donation, please PM me with the subject. "DONATION", to give me a heads up as to the nature of your donation.
Donate -
$5 Donation -The $5 donation is not part of the upgradable donations.
-4625 Enchanting Experience (50 levels if at 0 experience) -How experience works
-One piece of diamond equipment of the donator's choosing.
Player will want to ensure they have one extra open slot in inventory for item, else their least valuable item will be replaced with diamond equipment. Player will need to be offline to have their player file edited. I will notify the player to log off for 3 minutes to complete, if they are online when action needs to be completed.
Upgradable Donations: -All donations below are cumulative and can be "upgraded".
Example: A silver member could donate $10 and become a gold member. They wouldn't get the plat again, because they've already received that once. However, they would get all of the perks that a gold member gets, just by donating the difference between the two donation statuses.
$10 Donation- Bronze
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
/home
/spawn
/town spawn
-A slot on the reserve list
$20 Donation- Silver
-You should also be able to contribute to the server in game! You will acquire 5500 Plat! This Plat can be used as you see fit, but is enough to register a city and buy your initial 16 plots!
-Suffix of your choice!
Can be 16 or less characters and must not be foul or infer admin privs.
Chat Structure: [channel][town][group][towny title and name][suffix]
Sample Suffix: &8The &7Magnificent
Example:
Inherited from Bronze:
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
/home
/spawn
/town spawn
-A slot on the reserve list
$30 Donation- Gold
-Title of [Gold]
-Arrow Barrage
Once an hour you are permitted to use "/bar" to send a row of arrows out in the direction you are facing. The arrows fan out into a hemispherical shape.
-Full Heal
Once an hour, you are permitted to use "/heal" to heal yourself to full health.
-Gold Survival Kit
Once every 4 hours, you are permitted to use "/kit gold" to acquire the items listed below. Works great if you find yourself without food, torches, or need to recover your items after a death.
16 Torches
16 Bread
16 Wood
1 Crafting Block
-Free Corner Spawn Warping
Reduces the the cost of warping to each of the warps in the corners of the map from fifty plat down to zero.
/warp spawnne
/warp spawnnw
/warp spawnse
/warp spawnsw
Inherited from Silver:
-You should also be able to contribute to the server in game! You will acquire 5500 Plat! This Plat can be used as you see fit, but is enough to register a city and buy your initial 16 plots!
-Suffix of your choice!
Can be 16 or less characters and must not be foul or infer admin privs.
Did you log into Synesthesia?: no because i cant lol
If yes, What was your impression?:
What makes you a good addition to this server?: im active, i like to help people because i strive to become an admin on a good server, and i am a half decent builder, and also half decent with redstone and can help people with that.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): the forum
Age: 17
Location:Ontario
In game name: ixiboneheadixi
EDIT: when will the server be up?
Did you log into Synesthesia?: Id love to once server is back online, following beta upgrades
If yes, What was your impression?: .....
What makes you a good addition to this server?: I am a mature player and avoid the drama most players get into in smp. I am an experienced server host / mod for minecraft smp having ran multiples myself on centos platforms.
I enjoy playing and building my own structures but love the idea of cities/towns or player based interactions. Im glad to help and contribute in almost all cases.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Forum searching, need a new server to play on thats active with a good community and safe from grief.
Age: 23
Location: East Coast , USA
In game name: Treewalker
If you have any questions pm me or post reply back, ill keep an eye on here for updates once your able to resolve the issues. Thanks for your consideration,
Treewalker
Did you log into Synesthesia?: No, but I plan to.
If yes, What was your impression?: It was alright
What makes you a good addition to this server?: Im a person and can build junk, not junk junk, but building and stuff
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Scrolling through the forums
Age: 14
Location: Aus
In game name:widdy008
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Quote from Eylk »
Quote from widdy008 »
Touché to everyone in this forum.
See, that's how you go out with class.
Unlike me, who curses as he breaks down the door and leaves.
Did you log into Synesthesia?: Unable to atm, but I ca't wait to!
If yes, What was your impression?:
What makes you a good addition to this server?:
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Forum obviously, the lockers seem really sweet and getting in on one of those land plots would be gnarly
Age:19
Location:USA
In game name:keithkeith41
Application:
Did you log into Synesthesia?: No, because it has to be updated to Beta today.
If yes, What was your impression?: NA
What makes you a good addition to this server?: I like to create, I never grief, I'm social and like to help.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): the server admin told me about it
Age: 41
Location: Phoenix, AZ
In game name: Up2Eleven
Did you log into Synesthesia?: Not as of yet, cause of the beta update
If yes, What was your impression?:NA
What makes you a good addition to this server?: I would love to build, help out, be social, and join a good faction among other things.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): The forum.
Age: 13
Location: San Jose, California
In game name: verynoname
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REAL MEN DON'T PLAY AS TESTOSTERONE-POISONED SPACE MARINES, REAL MEN PLAY KIRBY.
First, great to see all the applications. I'll get you all going as soon as I can get the server up!
Second, HMOD, the server/plugin foundation for this server, is not functioning yet. They're working on it right now. Which means... I'm disputing whether to put up the map without protection to goof with till they fix it or do something else... lol. Nothing that happens on the map will be saved during the time that HMOD is offline, unless we perhaps build something amazing and I crane it into the map.
HMod HEYO Thread: They're pretty great. I'm sure they'll update soon. There's a TON of servers waiting on this. viewtopic.php?f=1023&t=23340
Thank you for your patience. I'll work towards a temporary fix and be all over it when the server mod is actually updated.
I'll update again when I have something.
EDIT: Server is up and functioning smoothly in alpha for now. We are growing like crazy, still accepting applications, and will update when I know that beta with updated Hmods will be stable for members.
Hey lucidcraft, thanks for the update. Like you mentioned the hey0 team is rather effective at updating the mod when these things happen. Im not sure how the holidays will change that but I dont see any problem with them comming up with a fix sometime in the next 24 hours. I look forward to checking out the map soon, keep us posted =)
So, HMod is being worked on by their team of Modders. At latest, it should be updated by the 24th. They are very optimistic that it will be updated before then. I'm gonna get antsy and probably put the server up to frolic on, unprotected, till the update comes.
EVERYBODY'S THINGS ARE SAFE AND BACKED UP. I won't let anything that occurs affect the economy or map or player files or anything if I put the server up without plugins. I watch out for my members. Your map and time spent is in good hands.
And here is a URL for the SOLE PURPOSE of saying whether HMod is updated or not... lol. http://ishmodupdated.com/
Still working to get the map up temporarily. I hope everyone forgives me if I don't get it going tonight. Its been a long day.
Please keep the applications coming. I have the 22nd through the 26th off, so I'll probably use any extra time I have to enhance our saved map and server features and get everyone all set up when I bring the server back up with all its plugins.
Cheers and thanks again for your patience everyone!
Did you log into Synesthesia?: I tried with beta and I tried with alpha, nothing sadly
If yes, What was your impression?: err
What makes you a good addition to this server?: Well, I am a fairly good builder and quick to get my own resources. I have no intention of being a "higher up" just looking for some solid gameplay
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Searched the forum for hours and found I server that I should apply to
argh, this really bugged me, i thought hmod would have updated beforehand. However, I can see my tower on the map!!!
hmod cannot update until after the patches come out, notch is known for his unwillingness to cooperate with modders. During his code updates he makes tons of random changes that they must go in and find manually for each update.
SERVER IS OPERATIONAL AS ALPHA, AWAITING BETA AND HMOD STABLE UPDATES
I really liked being able to play and I miss Synesthesia a bunch. I'm gonna run the ALPHA version of Synesthesia till HMod updates. Seems to be the thing to do.
So, how do you roll back your client?
Its tricky to explain, because anyone that distributes the files within the forums or points directly to them most likely gets banned.
So, I'll explain the process from a couple sources, make sure the server is running, and you can do the rest. I'm not even going to have time to downgrade my client. I gotta go to work today, but I'll make sure the server is running for you! Next 5 days vacation! :biggrin.gif:
Yes, these people are having the same problem too. I promise you they are not hosting any files, but the files are out there.
by przerwap » Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:42 pm
Step1: acquire previous version minecraft.jar
Step2: delete the META-INF folder from the .jar (open it with 7zip, or other zip software)
Step3: replace ****ed-beta minecraft.jar in your AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/bin folder with the new(old) minecraft.jar
Step4: launch game as normal
Step5: uncheck the "remember my password" box at the login screen
Step6: Login
Step7: Have fun 4ever on servers that wont update while Notch continues to be a troll who doesn't test **** before releasing it.
Download the bin.rar from somewhere first.
Then BACK UP your bin folder. (users/username/AppData/roaming/.minecraft). Remember to enable viewing of hidden folders, for AppData.
After that, put the downloaded bin in /users/username/AppData/roaming/.minecraft (or whatever the path is on your OS) and replace the bin folder there
AFTER THAT, copy the version file from your BACKUPED bin folder into your newly replaced bin folder, and start up Minecraft. It shouldn't patch, and you should be able to login to the server.
1. Go download the old minecraft.jar -snip-
2. Copy that over to your folder, usually C:\users\name\appdata\roaming\.minecraft\bin
3.That will downgrade your client to alpha, so you will be able to log on.
4. Start minecraft.exe, and when you log in, look top left and see if it says alpha, if it does, you did it right.
If Hmod is updated today:
I'll update Hmod and we'll all play our epic server on beta when I get home and I'll setup all the new members that can make it on.
If its not updated today:
When I get home, I'll follow through with downgrading my client and I'll be on. I'll get new members set up and such in that case as well.
Cheers and I'll update you all again VERY soon. :smile.gif:
Edit: I've been reading more extensively today... Until beta is fixed, we might just chill in alpha anyhow. Regardless of mods, the coding of beta is jacked. Memory consumption is outrageous and stability is poor at best. I don't want you all dealing with that. We'll see what tonight and tomorrow brings. Otherwise, roll those clients back and have some fun! :biggrin.gif:
Did you log into Synesthesia?: No, dont understand how to downgrade from beta
If yes, What was your impression?: from the screenshots in the post it looked cool, i like when people use lava for good, not evil
What makes you a good addition to this server?: Great at building, good communicating with others as well
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Search for Role Play on Minecraftforums.net
Age: 15
Location: Canada
In game name: anewAaron
I believe the version should be 1.2.6 for the previous client. I'm gonna goof with my client when I get home. The server is definetely up. Wondering if anyone that has been able to log into the server is also looking at this thread and can confirm that they are able to play....?
Did you log into Synesthesia?: No, the server was outdated when I tried
If yes, What was your impression?:
What makes you a good addition to this server?: I enjoy mining, but prefer building large things.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Forum
Age: 13
Location: California
In game name: uighur
Features
Server Status
History
*Plugins*
Real-Time Server DynaMap
Ventrilo
*Rules*
Server Activities
Town Board
Nations
Application and Voting
Server Donations
-Players will get a diamond for each vote they cast, as long as they are logged in and have room in their inventory when they vote.
-You can vote once each day for each site.
-Thank you for helping us get more new members for our great community and enjoy your diamonds!
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My love of minecraft draws me in as a player. As a player, I look for a server with the perfect mix of community, plugins, rules, gameplay, fair moderation, and stability. There are a lot of good servers out there, but not the one I was looking for. Consequently, I made this server in the image of what I deemed to be the perfect server to spend my time on. In that spirit, if I can't find a plugin to fit our needs, I do the same. I spend the time to code it. That being said, I enjoy the community and features of this server a great deal and hope you will as well! Thank you and Enjoy!
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Welcome to Synesthesia.
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Currently Running CraftBukkit 1597 - Centralized Hyperlink List
-Although I have listed main help commands for a few of the plugins, you are encouraged to check the links for full functionality and direct any questions concerning plugin functionality to their official threads and documentation.
Gameplay -Most likely to be researched by players for functionality.
Towny - Our Towny Config Pg 117 - Towny Wiki /towny
Commandbook
iConomy /money help /bank /bank join bank
mcMMO- mcMMO Wiki /mcc
ChestShop
VirtualChest /gp help
MassBand /mb help
CustomCrafting
PVPReward /pvp help
PVPArena /pvparena
Admin -Only admins have permissions to use these.
WorldEdit
Passive -Affects gameplay, but requires no player input for interaction.
AFKBooter
BorderGuardLite
NoCheat
CFBanner
boosCoolDown
PermissionsEx
WorldGuard
CookieMonster
properTime
MCDocs
ObGenBlocker
NoLagg
SpamGuard
Console Filter
BackUp
Command Helper
Monster Apocalypse
-Specifically coded for Synesthesia's gameplay. - Disabled in favor of another mob plugin on trial basis.
However, since the armageddon that placed the inhabitants into the new world, it has been noticed that the kinetic energy causes less of a disruption. It takes slightly less than natural light levels to keep the rifts at bay and the rifts do not disrupt the area when appearing. Instead, the undead quietly pass through. This change is both a blessing and a curse. While it is much easier to keep the undead at bay with light while breaking blocks, the negligence of such light will not allow their presence to be known immediately. Your life force will still keep them from appearing within about 10 blocks of you, but you may need a friend to watch your back. Be aware of your surroundings and fear the night.
-Note: Rifts do not override no-spawn flags and will not spawn in towns with such flags enabled.
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Click HERE to view the server's constantly updating, real-time, DynaMap.
-A very sizable 4000x 4000. -Expanded by 1000x1000 for the 1.8.1 update and then by 1000x1000 for 1.2.5
-Does not have nether gate functionality.
-Has been hand injected with a large amount of nether resources, allowing minerals to exist within randomly placed groups of nether chunks.
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Member only Ventrilo server:
IP: Synesthesia.servegame.com
Port: 3784
Password: Members can type "/motd" in game for password.
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-There is a no-tolerance policy on our rules. Most violations result in immediate server ban.
Also, not to get ominous, but... If I have to ban someone on my server, for clearly intentional bad behavior, I will take special care to make sure they are on every WoM and MC griefing list in circulation. I'm serious about keeping my server safe and fun for members. If you don't think you can follow these rules, please look for another server to play on, as many servers run by different rules to match their gameplay.
First:
-I LOVE feedback and suggestions. I also care about issues people are having in game. That being said, I have a family, a demanding job, a personal life, and this server. 70% of my Minecraft time is spent coding or in the forums, 10% spent doing administrative duties in game, and 20% actually getting to play on my player account. As a favor to me, please use the PM system on the forums to relay your feedback, suggestions, issues, and such to me. That way, I can give robust responses, organize tasks by priority, and get that much needed relaxing play time, when able, on my player account. I appreciate your help with this. Thank you!
Second:
If you know the identity of my player account, NEVER publicly acknowledge it or inform others of this information. I want to be able to play on my account as well. Its just like yours and there are numerous reasons that I don't want people to know that my player account is Lucid and visa-versa. If I am not on Lucidcraft, I don't want whispers, inferences, or any other thing directed my way that has to do with admin work. I will play dumb if any sort of communication comes to me that references me being admin while I'm on my player account or anything referencing the identity of my player account while I'm using my admin profile. Don't take it personal. I will do this for everyone. Just PM me on the other account if you need to. I have it set to send me an email notification and I have my email set to give me visual queues when I get new emails. I will see PMs immediately. Also, I know it's fun to share a secret, but if it comes back that anyone is sharing this one, I will ban that person. I really appreciate everyone's help with this, so I can keep my normal player account and admin work separate. Thank you.
Tips for reporting rule breakers:
1. Always have your screen capture software ready. Get whatever you can in evidence. Video is always better. You can't upload media to the forums. Have a free media hosting site account to link from. I use Photobucket, but there are lots of options out there.
2. PM me the information. Its much easier to manage this way, does not give the accused time to ready themselves, and limits confrontations in the forum.
3. You can include other recipients in the PM. Only include them if they play a vital part in assessing the situation. Leave them out if they merely heard something second hand or just happened to be on at the time.
4. Include the following information in the PM.
-Rule being violated.
-Concise and factual observations.
-Take note of the time/date and include what time zone you are in. I can view a large variety of actions in the server log, so it helps to have the time stamp to look up.
-Include your evidence.
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-PM me with the URL of the post for the event to get it placed here.
Haven Jump Puzzle Dungeon
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-PM me with the thread for your city to get it placed here.
-Inactive towns/threads will cause link to be removed.
-You must have a link in the thread leading back to this post for new members to apply.
-Please make your town threads under the Clans topic.
Haven
New Aventine
Nordgrad
Leningrad
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-PM me with the thread for your nation to get it placed here.
-Inactive nations/threads will cause link to be removed.
-You must have a link in the thread leading back to this post for new members to apply.
-Please make your nation threads under the Clans topic.
Crimson Knights
Kagedo Clan
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Application Instructions:
1.) Create a new post with only the questions in the application snippet below.
2.) Within the application, fully answer each of the questions. This includes the movie one. Don't ask me why it's important and don't put "I don't know." Its so I don't have to look at dry apps all the time and tells me a little about the player.
If you do not follow these guidelines, your application will not be acknowledged. I fully research every player and am extremely cautious about who is accepted. I do this to ensure our community is a positive and healthy place to interact with good people and stays that way. Un-disclosed bans will typically get your application denied, so don't leave anything out. Disclosed bans are on a case by case, pending my research and your input.
If accepted, expect to have your member privileges by midnight Mountain Standard Time each evening. Please do not ask me to PM you with the decision. Be ready to check back into the forum.
Players are NOT permitted to have multiple Minecraft accounts on this server. If you already have an account on this server and apply with another, both accounts will be banned. If someone allows someone else to fill out the application on their Minecraftforum.net account, they become responsible for that person. If I need to PM that player concerning rule violations, both players will be held accountable for the communications and consequences. It is recommended that players create and use their own Minecraftforum.net account to apply.
Server IP: synesthesia.servegame.com
-You can log in as a guest while awaiting application acceptance, but will have VERY little access to any plugin functionality or the ability to break blocks. You can, however, explore, socialize, and kill mobs while waiting.
Application Snippet:
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ALL donations go towards the upkeep and upgrade of our server, to further enrich the Minecraft experience for our members, and are appreciated. You will be rewarded for your contributions in helping support the server. Please see the below donation statuses.
-Donations do not give immunity to server rules.
-After you have made the donation, please PM me with the subject. "DONATION", to give me a heads up as to the nature of your donation.
$5 Donation
-The $5 donation is not part of the upgradable donations.
-4625 Enchanting Experience (50 levels if at 0 experience) -How experience works
-One piece of diamond equipment of the donator's choosing.
Player will want to ensure they have one extra open slot in inventory for item, else their least valuable item will be replaced with diamond equipment. Player will need to be offline to have their player file edited. I will notify the player to log off for 3 minutes to complete, if they are online when action needs to be completed.
Upgradable Donations:
-All donations below are cumulative and can be "upgraded".
Example: A silver member could donate $10 and become a gold member. They wouldn't get the plat again, because they've already received that once. However, they would get all of the perks that a gold member gets, just by donating the difference between the two donation statuses.
$10 Donation- Bronze
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
$20 Donation- Silver
-You should also be able to contribute to the server in game! You will acquire 5500 Plat! This Plat can be used as you see fit, but is enough to register a city and buy your initial 16 plots!
-Suffix of your choice!
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
$30 Donation- Gold
-Title of [Gold]
-Arrow Barrage
Once an hour you are permitted to use "/bar" to send a row of arrows out in the direction you are facing. The arrows fan out into a hemispherical shape.
-Full Heal
Once an hour, you are permitted to use "/heal" to heal yourself to full health.
-Gold Survival Kit
Once every 4 hours, you are permitted to use "/kit gold" to acquire the items listed below. Works great if you find yourself without food, torches, or need to recover your items after a death.
Reduces the the cost of warping to each of the warps in the corners of the map from fifty plat down to zero.
-You should also be able to contribute to the server in game! You will acquire 5500 Plat! This Plat can be used as you see fit, but is enough to register a city and buy your initial 16 plots!
-Suffix of your choice!
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
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Features
Server Status
History
*Plugins*
Real-Time Server DynaMap
Ventrilo
*Rules*
Server Activities
Town Board
Nations
Application and Voting
Server Donations
-Players will get a diamond for each vote they cast, as long as they are logged in and have room in their inventory when they vote.
-You can vote once each day for each site.
-Thank you for helping us get more new members for our great community and enjoy your diamonds!
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My love of minecraft draws me in as a player. As a player, I look for a server with the perfect mix of community, plugins, rules, gameplay, fair moderation, and stability. There are a lot of good servers out there, but not the one I was looking for. Consequently, I made this server in the image of what I deemed to be the perfect server to spend my time on. In that spirit, if I can't find a plugin to fit our needs, I do the same. I spend the time to code it. That being said, I enjoy the community and features of this server a great deal and hope you will as well! Thank you and Enjoy!
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Welcome to Synesthesia.
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Currently Running CraftBukkit 1597 - Centralized Hyperlink List
-Although I have listed main help commands for a few of the plugins, you are encouraged to check the links for full functionality and direct any questions concerning plugin functionality to their official threads and documentation.
Gameplay -Most likely to be researched by players for functionality.
Towny - Our Towny Config Pg 117 - Towny Wiki /towny
Commandbook
iConomy /money help /bank /bank join bank
mcMMO- mcMMO Wiki /mcc
ChestShop
VirtualChest /gp help
MassBand /mb help
CustomCrafting
PVPReward /pvp help
PVPArena /pvparena
Admin -Only admins have permissions to use these.
WorldEdit
Passive -Affects gameplay, but requires no player input for interaction.
AFKBooter
BorderGuardLite
NoCheat
CFBanner
boosCoolDown
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-Specifically coded for Synesthesia's gameplay. - Disabled in favor of another mob plugin on trial basis.
However, since the armageddon that placed the inhabitants into the new world, it has been noticed that the kinetic energy causes less of a disruption. It takes slightly less than natural light levels to keep the rifts at bay and the rifts do not disrupt the area when appearing. Instead, the undead quietly pass through. This change is both a blessing and a curse. While it is much easier to keep the undead at bay with light while breaking blocks, the negligence of such light will not allow their presence to be known immediately. Your life force will still keep them from appearing within about 10 blocks of you, but you may need a friend to watch your back. Be aware of your surroundings and fear the night.
-Note: Rifts do not override no-spawn flags and will not spawn in towns with such flags enabled.
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Click HERE to view the server's constantly updating, real-time, DynaMap.
-A very sizable 4000x 4000. -Expanded by 1000x1000 for the 1.8.1 update and then by 1000x1000 for 1.2.5
-Does not have nether gate functionality.
-Has been hand injected with a large amount of nether resources, allowing minerals to exist within randomly placed groups of nether chunks.
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Member only Ventrilo server:
IP: Synesthesia.servegame.com
Port: 3784
Password: Members can type "/motd" in game for password.
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-There is a no-tolerance policy on our rules. Most violations result in immediate server ban.
Also, not to get ominous, but... If I have to ban someone on my server, for clearly intentional bad behavior, I will take special care to make sure they are on every WoM and MC griefing list in circulation. I'm serious about keeping my server safe and fun for members. If you don't think you can follow these rules, please look for another server to play on, as many servers run by different rules to match their gameplay.
First:
-I LOVE feedback and suggestions. I also care about issues people are having in game. That being said, I have a family, a demanding job, a personal life, and this server. 70% of my Minecraft time is spent coding or in the forums, 10% spent doing administrative duties in game, and 20% actually getting to play on my player account. As a favor to me, please use the PM system on the forums to relay your feedback, suggestions, issues, and such to me. That way, I can give robust responses, organize tasks by priority, and get that much needed relaxing play time, when able, on my player account. I appreciate your help with this. Thank you! &--#60;3
Second:
If you know the identity of my player account, NEVER publicly acknowledge it or inform others of this information. I want to be able to play on my account as well. Its just like yours and there are numerous reasons that I don't want people to know that my player account is Lucid and visa-versa. If I am not on Lucidcraft, I don't want whispers or inferences or any other thing directed my way that has to do with admin work and I will play dumb if this does occur. Just PM me. I have it set to send me an email notification and I have my email set to give me visual queues when I get new emails. I will see PMs immediately. Also, I know it's fun to share a secret, but if it comes back that anyone is sharing this one, I will ban that person. I really appreciate everyone's help with this, so I can keep my normal player account and admin work separate. Thank you.
Tips for reporting rule breakers:
1. Always have your screen capture software ready. Get whatever you can in evidence. Video is always better. You can't upload media to the forums. Have a free media hosting site account to link from. I use Photobucket, but there are lots of options out there.
2. PM me the information. Its much easier to manage this way, does not give the accused time to ready themselves, and limits confrontations in the forum.
3. You can include other recipients in the PM. Only include them if they play a vital part in assessing the situation. Leave them out if they merely heard something second hand or just happened to be on at the time.
4. Include the following information in the PM.
-Rule being violated.
-Concise and factual observations.
-Take note of the time/date and include what time zone you are in. I can view a large variety of actions in the server log, so it helps to have the time stamp to look up.
-Include your evidence.
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-PM me with the URL of the post for the event to get it placed here.
Haven Jump Puzzle Dungeon
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-PM me with the thread for your city to get it placed here.
-Inactive towns/threads will cause link to be removed.
-You must have a link in the thread leading back to this post for new members to apply.
-Please make your town threads under the Clans topic.
Haven
New Aventine
Nordgrad
Leningrad
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-PM me with the thread for your nation to get it placed here.
-Inactive nations/threads will cause link to be removed.
-You must have a link in the thread leading back to this post for new members to apply.
-Please make your nation threads under the Clans topic.
Crimson Knights
Kagedo Clan
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Application Instructions:
1.) Create a new post with only the questions in the application snippet below.
2.) Within the application, fully answer each of the questions. This includes the movie one. Don't ask me why it's important and don't put "I don't know." Its so I don't have to look at dry apps all the time and tells me a little about the player.
If you do not follow these guidelines, your application will not be acknowledged. I fully research every player and am extremely cautious about who is accepted. I do this to ensure our community is a positive and healthy place to interact with good people and stays that way. Un-disclosed bans will typically get your application denied, so don't leave anything out. Disclosed bans are on a case by case, pending my research and your input.
If accepted, expect to have your member privileges by midnight Mountain Standard Time each evening. Please do not ask me to PM you with the decision. Be ready to check back into the forum.
Players are NOT permitted to have multiple Minecraft accounts on this server. If you already have an account on this server and apply with another, both accounts will be banned. If someone allows someone else to fill out the application on their Minecraftforum.net account, they become responsible for that person. If I need to PM that player concerning rule violations, both players will be held accountable for the communications and consequences. It is recommended that players create and use their own Minecraftforum.net account to apply.
Server IP: synesthesia.servegame.com
-You can log in as a guest while awaiting application acceptance, but will have VERY little access to any plugin functionality or the ability to break blocks. You can, however, explore, socialize, and kill mobs while waiting.
Application Snippet:
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ALL donations go towards the upkeep and upgrade of our server, to further enrich the Minecraft experience for our members, and are appreciated. You will be rewarded for your contributions in helping support the server. Please see the below donation statuses.
-Donations do not give immunity to server rules.
-After you have made the donation, please PM me with the subject. "DONATION", to give me a heads up as to the nature of your donation.
Donate -
$5 Donation
-The $5 donation is not part of the upgradable donations.
-4625 Enchanting Experience (50 levels if at 0 experience) -How experience works
-One piece of diamond equipment of the donator's choosing.
Player will want to ensure they have one extra open slot in inventory for item, else their least valuable item will be replaced with diamond equipment. Player will need to be offline to have their player file edited. I will notify the player to log off for 3 minutes to complete, if they are online when action needs to be completed.
Upgradable Donations:
-All donations below are cumulative and can be "upgraded".
Example: A silver member could donate $10 and become a gold member. They wouldn't get the plat again, because they've already received that once. However, they would get all of the perks that a gold member gets, just by donating the difference between the two donation statuses.
$10 Donation- Bronze
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
$20 Donation- Silver
-You should also be able to contribute to the server in game! You will acquire 5500 Plat! This Plat can be used as you see fit, but is enough to register a city and buy your initial 16 plots!
-Suffix of your choice!
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
$30 Donation- Gold
-Title of [Gold]
-Arrow Barrage
Once an hour you are permitted to use "/bar" to send a row of arrows out in the direction you are facing. The arrows fan out into a hemispherical shape.
-Full Heal
Once an hour, you are permitted to use "/heal" to heal yourself to full health.
-Gold Survival Kit
Once every 4 hours, you are permitted to use "/kit gold" to acquire the items listed below. Works great if you find yourself without food, torches, or need to recover your items after a death.
Reduces the the cost of warping to each of the warps in the corners of the map from fifty plat down to zero.
-You should also be able to contribute to the server in game! You will acquire 5500 Plat! This Plat can be used as you see fit, but is enough to register a city and buy your initial 16 plots!
-Suffix of your choice!
-No more cooldowns or warmups for teleports!
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If yes, What was your impression?:
What makes you a good addition to this server?: im active, i like to help people because i strive to become an admin on a good server, and i am a half decent builder, and also half decent with redstone and can help people with that.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): the forum
Age: 17
Location:Ontario
In game name: ixiboneheadixi
EDIT: when will the server be up?
If yes, What was your impression?: .....
What makes you a good addition to this server?: I am a mature player and avoid the drama most players get into in smp. I am an experienced server host / mod for minecraft smp having ran multiples myself on centos platforms.
I enjoy playing and building my own structures but love the idea of cities/towns or player based interactions. Im glad to help and contribute in almost all cases.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Forum searching, need a new server to play on thats active with a good community and safe from grief.
Age: 23
Location: East Coast , USA
In game name: Treewalker
If you have any questions pm me or post reply back, ill keep an eye on here for updates once your able to resolve the issues. Thanks for your consideration,
Treewalker
If yes, What was your impression?: It was alright
What makes you a good addition to this server?: Im a person and can build junk, not junk junk, but building and stuff
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Scrolling through the forums
Age: 14
Location: Aus
In game name:widdy008
Did you log into Synesthesia?: Unable to atm, but I ca't wait to!
If yes, What was your impression?:
What makes you a good addition to this server?:
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Forum obviously, the lockers seem really sweet and getting in on one of those land plots would be gnarly
Age:19
Location:USA
In game name:keithkeith41
Thanks :biggrin.gif:
Did you log into Synesthesia?: No, because it has to be updated to Beta today.
If yes, What was your impression?: NA
What makes you a good addition to this server?: I like to create, I never grief, I'm social and like to help.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): the server admin told me about it
Age: 41
Location: Phoenix, AZ
In game name: Up2Eleven
If yes, What was your impression?:NA
What makes you a good addition to this server?: I would love to build, help out, be social, and join a good faction among other things.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): The forum.
Age: 13
Location: San Jose, California
In game name: verynoname
age: somewhere around 17
location: san diego CA
i found this on the forum and i need a good server to join
quick question... do u have minecart mania installed? take a look at it, it's awsome
Second, HMOD, the server/plugin foundation for this server, is not functioning yet. They're working on it right now. Which means... I'm disputing whether to put up the map without protection to goof with till they fix it or do something else... lol. Nothing that happens on the map will be saved during the time that HMOD is offline, unless we perhaps build something amazing and I crane it into the map.
HMod HEYO Thread: They're pretty great. I'm sure they'll update soon. There's a TON of servers waiting on this.
viewtopic.php?f=1023&t=23340
Thank you for your patience. I'll work towards a temporary fix and be all over it when the server mod is actually updated.
I'll update again when I have something.
EDIT: Server is up and functioning smoothly in alpha for now. We are growing like crazy, still accepting applications, and will update when I know that beta with updated Hmods will be stable for members.
So, HMod is being worked on by their team of Modders. At latest, it should be updated by the 24th. They are very optimistic that it will be updated before then. I'm gonna get antsy and probably put the server up to frolic on, unprotected, till the update comes.
EVERYBODY'S THINGS ARE SAFE AND BACKED UP. I won't let anything that occurs affect the economy or map or player files or anything if I put the server up without plugins. I watch out for my members. Your map and time spent is in good hands.
Here is a more official thread for the update progress:
http://forum.hey0.net/showthread.php?tid=2705
And here is a URL for the SOLE PURPOSE of saying whether HMod is updated or not... lol.
http://ishmodupdated.com/
Still working to get the map up temporarily. I hope everyone forgives me if I don't get it going tonight. Its been a long day.
Please keep the applications coming. I have the 22nd through the 26th off, so I'll probably use any extra time I have to enhance our saved map and server features and get everyone all set up when I bring the server back up with all its plugins.
Cheers and thanks again for your patience everyone!
If yes, What was your impression?: err
What makes you a good addition to this server?: Well, I am a fairly good builder and quick to get my own resources. I have no intention of being a "higher up" just looking for some solid gameplay
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Searched the forum for hours and found I server that I should apply to
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada (West Coast) USA
In game name: DrPAINguin
hmod cannot update until after the patches come out, notch is known for his unwillingness to cooperate with modders. During his code updates he makes tons of random changes that they must go in and find manually for each update.
SERVER IS OPERATIONAL AS ALPHA, AWAITING BETA AND HMOD STABLE UPDATES
I really liked being able to play and I miss Synesthesia a bunch. I'm gonna run the ALPHA version of Synesthesia till HMod updates. Seems to be the thing to do.
So, how do you roll back your client?
Its tricky to explain, because anyone that distributes the files within the forums or points directly to them most likely gets banned.
So, I'll explain the process from a couple sources, make sure the server is running, and you can do the rest. I'm not even going to have time to downgrade my client. I gotta go to work today, but I'll make sure the server is running for you! Next 5 days vacation! :biggrin.gif:
Yes, these people are having the same problem too. I promise you they are not hosting any files, but the files are out there.
If Hmod is updated today:
I'll update Hmod and we'll all play our epic server on beta when I get home and I'll setup all the new members that can make it on.
If its not updated today:
When I get home, I'll follow through with downgrading my client and I'll be on. I'll get new members set up and such in that case as well.
Cheers and I'll update you all again VERY soon. :smile.gif:
Edit: I've been reading more extensively today... Until beta is fixed, we might just chill in alpha anyhow. Regardless of mods, the coding of beta is jacked. Memory consumption is outrageous and stability is poor at best. I don't want you all dealing with that. We'll see what tonight and tomorrow brings. Otherwise, roll those clients back and have some fun! :biggrin.gif:
If yes, What was your impression?: from the screenshots in the post it looked cool, i like when people use lava for good, not evil
What makes you a good addition to this server?: Great at building, good communicating with others as well
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Search for Role Play on Minecraftforums.net
Age: 15
Location: Canada
In game name: anewAaron
If yes, What was your impression?:
What makes you a good addition to this server?: I enjoy mining, but prefer building large things.
What brought you to this server? (Friend, Forum, Etc...): Forum
Age: 13
Location: California
In game name: uighur