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Thank you Jung! BTW thats Direwolf20 1.6.4 <--- important to remember when downloading the mod pack through feed the beast as it lists two separate DW20 packs. Our server that Jung mentioned is largely Adult/Military Community (www.derkcraft.enjin.com) and we play other games together as well.

IMO When my husband first showed me mods I kinda just said meh and turned my head...at the time I was all about the building so the only thing I was truly interested in is when he said I had all different types of blocks I could now build with...I fought long and hard for a good year not to use those pesky mods on our server but after awhile I gave it a shot.

I was completely blown away by the amount of satisfaction i got just by making machines and connecting things and making stuff work, i'm not gonna lie I'm still pretty clueless about most mods but I sorta like it that way...the world feels a little bit in a sense.

What I like about these prebuilt modpacks...most of the time the bugs are already worked out so you don't have anything to worry about...yeah you're using a launcher blah blah but it does all the work for you and then you don't have to wonder if you've screwed something up during an install and you can easily enable and disable any mods you would like to use on single player and always remember just because you're played a modded server does not mean you HAVE to play with the mods, its still minecraft and you get to choose what you want.

Also the beauty of it all...each modpack can be a totally different game...or it can just be vanilla if you wish but for each multiplayer server you connect to, even if its the same modpack its a totally different game if you choose not to stick with just vanilla.

I agree. lets look at the poll results:
It seems like a hassle to install Minecraft mods 12 votes
...other results are average 3 votes.

Murder, I was on the same boat. The above poll were actually my reasons why i didn't play with mods a year ago. My friends have showed me in recent months that all those reasons are invalid.
- I can easily see that a lot of players play it, just searching for multiplayer mod servers yields hundreds of active servers. Even this forum site will showcase some mods on the front page
- Its easy to install mods, this definitely contributed to why theres so many players playing in these mod servers. Mods are not a hassle when you have 1-click install programs that does the work.
- You are not forced to try to learn a whole different game, it is still minecraft. You are still building.
- I was surprised to how welcoming lots of communities are, I thought that I had already know everything to be accepted into servers or communities. I was wrong.
- If anyone is interested, I can recommend different servers i've played on that are interested in new players.

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ilike to epp my mods behind the borders

I was unable to understand your post. Can you revise it so it is more clear? thank you

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Ive played mods before, but never in survival or on a server, I like mechanical mods, like buildcraft and big reactors, I've also heard AE and others are good. Basically, do you know of any good modpacks/servers that would be good for my first time in modded survival?
PS: I also have no experience with survival servers at all.

My friend xxMurderTrampxx has a server that is looking for new players to play in you can check her out: http://derkcraft.enjin.com
They use the popular launcher: Feed The Beast (download it free from google)
When you open it for the first time, you will see a list of popular modpacks, download the modpack called: Direwolf20
The IP address is located in their frontpage of the website.

Eloraam is still working hard on making an update to RedPower. Everyone should give her your full support!

1. Be polite and courteous to all.
- Be friendly and refrain from saying anything rude or offensive.
- Avoid swearing or any offensive comments.
- Saying everything in ALL CAPS or just spamming the chat is unwanted and can result in being muted.

2. DO NOT GRIEF!
- Do NOT destroy or edit other players blocks (Don't want to be banned? Do not grief!).
- As a general rule, do not build closer than 30 blocks from someone unless there is consent (cities/towns for example).
- If using a communally available farm, make sure to replant the crops in the case of wheat and sugarcane, and make sure you don't take the seedlings for melons/pumpkins. If you have to break in, build over/under to get into a farm then don't! This will be consider as griefing.

3. Offer help and assistance to those that need it.
- If someone wants assistance in finding materials, try offer to offer them advice or even items or show them how to acquire them.
- If anyone asks regarding in Sky Eden in general, refer them to our website.
- If someone ask simple minecraft questions, be sure to answer if you know the answer!
- This rule is also consider the "Good manners rule"

4. Be both resourceful and inquisitive.
- Avoid asking lots of questions until you have fully read the recruitment post, read our website and checked out the minecraft wiki.
- Our website is FULL of information and we have tons of features that require some reading to understand.
- Need help with getting diamonds or other ores? Research about it. Use the minecraft wiki!
- Trying to find the many shops at the palace? Explore for a few minutes first. Still struggling? Ask!
- Avoid making ugly plank/cobble huts. Instead, be creative when building structures. Look up the hundreds of minecraft creations posted online.

5. Practice good morals and ethics.
- if someone drops items, pick the items for the players and give it back (no stealing).
- be fair in trading items with virtual coins.
- like other server, hacks/mods are not allowed. That includes xray texture packs.

6. Report issues to staff members immediately.
- Your cooperation is always appreciated.

7. Follow our rules and guidelines, and have a good time!
Its not fun playing by yourself, ask ingame if anyone wants to have a neighor to play and build with.
- Suggest a mining raid and invite everyone. Share your findings.
- Ask for help finding a city/town to build a home in if you don't want to go solo.
- Participate in building projects by helping current ones or starting one yourself.



The Quests for Sky Pilot is a series of ranks players can achieve in Sky Eden. In order to gain higher ranks, players must be logged onto the server for x amount of ours and also participate in specific building activity. The Quests for Sky Pilot offers more commands, more abilities and access to new worlds. The quests are encouraged but not required to do.

Rank 1: Tourist
Description: This is the default rank on our server. This rank does not have build rights.
Promotion: Players must Apply for Membership (see below) to gain the next rank and have build rights.


Rank 2: Citizen

Description: This is the first rank into the quests for Sky Pilot. It is the first rank given to players after they have applied and been accepted on the server. All basic commands are unlocked. Ability to use McMMO, to teleport to a home warp, to lock your chests, to private message any player, to deploy a deathchest.
Promotion: To gain next rank, players must post an introduction post on our website and be on the server for more than 5 hours.

Rank 3: Forester

Description: In this rank, players will now have access to their virtual money. They also may buy and sell items on our official Marketplace shops in Spawn. Players can now setup chestshops at our Fleamarket place. Players gain money by killing mobs or selling items.
Promotion: To gain next rank, players must build a water fountain and be on the server for more than 10 hours.

Rank 4: Biologist

Description: Players in this rank will be able to place any block on anything. For example, they will be able to place fences or even torches on glass! The lottery is now open to rank airman or higher. A nether portal located in Spawn will be accessible to rank: Airmans and higher.
Promotion: To gain next rank, players must build a tombstone in the Nether and be on the server for more than 15 hours.

Rank 5: Archaeologist

Description: In this rank, players now have access to the Lift Sign ability; a unique instant elevator.
Promotion: To gain next rank, players must create a garden, build a hedge maze and be on the server for more than 20 hours.

Rank 6: Explorer

Description: Aeronaut players will have fun playing with the parachute ability. It is a special feature that allows them to gracefully descend slowly when free-falling.
Promotion: To gain next rank, players must occupy and decorate an apartment room and be on the server for more than 25 hours.

Rank 7: Engineer

Description: Here, players will utilize extra deathchest commands such as displaying how much time left on their deathchest before it becomes unlocked or coordinates to each of their deathchests.
Promotion: To gain next rank, players must create a giant statue of their avatar and be on the server for more than 30 hours.

Rank 8: Sky Pilot

Description: The last and final rank on our server. Players gaining this rank will have access to every single ability and features offered in Sky Eden. As a reward, players will a copy of the Spawn Airship in their own choice of colours. Finally, players will have access to our Skyland world - the World of the Sky Pilots. It is the exclusive hidden world seed buried inside Minecraft now accessible here in Sky Eden!


For more information on commands check out our Path to SkyPilot webpage. For special commands given to members that donate, check out our Donator Rewards webpage.

1. What is your Minecraft screen name?
2. Name one or two things about Sky Eden that made you interested?
3. What is the Quests for Sky Pilot and what does it offer?
4. Read our rules carefully. Do you agree to follow them in Sky Eden?
5. What happens to you when you break our rules?

Does being a staff on other servers give you any credibility?


Today, I have had several minecraft players join my server impatiently asking to help out and be a staff. They claimed to be admins/mods from other servers. I politely told him they can play on my server and if I need help, I will be willing. Shortly after, they left... A staff member in my server serves as players with extra volunteer responsibilities. Usually, staff players are the ones that are enforcing rules or are promoting good players and kicking bad players. Being a staff on another server does not really grant you credibility. Each server is run differently and players staff experience from those servers can never be compared.

The pitches I receive from members and my thoughts:
"I am a staff member on TEN servers right now"
My interpretation on that is his/her attention is divided across many servers. That player probably only spends a few minutes. I would rather have a member who has their full attention on my server.

"I earned the rank moderator / Administrator"
I disgree with this statement. Moderators and Administrators shouldn't be an earned rank. That is the taboo that comes with those ranks as if they are a better, skilled player. Nope... as I said before, mods and admins have extra work responsibility who spend less time playing and more time managing. It is a chore. In my server, mod and Admin rank is an asked favor and some of my friends who support me acquire those ranks.

"I know how to use minecraft commands I SHOULD be a mod/admin"
My answer is similar to what I said earlier. If I, the server owner need extra help, I will ask for it and you have a choice to accept it or not.

"Why can't I be a mod/admin I am a good player!!!!! *cries*"
Lots of kids will interpret refusals as condescending and I try very hard to be polite about it. Once in awhile when I refuse something or do not want to accept help, I thank the kids for offering to be staff and that they are more than welcome to stay here and continue playing. I also remind players that being a good player doesn't mean

"Since I am not a mod/admin, I can't help out"
In my server, ever member is essentially a mod. Some rules I have are: (a). Offer assistance to those that need help. (B) Report all griefs and misconducts. We are one community that wants to play minecraft without any. My members are essentially mods because we help each other out.

What do you guys think about the word: Mod/Admin and what does it mean to you in the context of Minecraft servers, other video games servers, and then other general social places that uses mod/admins like forum sites.
Discuss!

- Jung

I remember deleting a world when coming back to my server thats had a group of ppl creating lots of tnt and exploding it all over many towns. Super raged I deleted the world and started reading about bukkit and their wonderful plugins.


I now have a full, competent staff on 24/7 using the powerful bukkit plugins (anti-grief, block rollback, no fire spread, etc) I do not have to worry about any of that

http://i.imgur.com/nklvQ.jpg
"Remember: It costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering....Discourage an artist, you get absolutely nothing in return, ever."

I just wanted to shed light that almost every great multiplayer server out there is using CraftBukkit and plugins. CraftBukkit on server provides these multiplayer enhancements:
- color chat and ranks
- Making your chests private and unbreakable
- enabling rpg stats when using tools
- setting warp in several places and teleporting to them
- purchasing items and blocks using virtual money
- anti-grief security and grief-rollback capability
- battle arena servers
- hunger games servers
- forge and tekkit
- everything else

A lot of big, popular servers would install these plugins and profit from them. I'd like anyone who is playing on Minecraft servers that can do this, to thank the developers who made it possible. Millions of Minecraft players wouldnt have enjoyed this game if all of these features did not exist

How to thank the developers:
1. staff of craftbukkit
a. goto this site: http://forums.bukkit.org/XenStaff/
b. login and send a positive private message to the admins and staff of your appreciation of Craftbukkit.

2. Plugin developers of Bukkit
a. goto this site: http://dev.bukkit.org/
b. search for the plugins that are used on the servers you play on.
c. send a positive private message to the plugin creator. Share them your fun experiences and your appreciation of their plugin.

These people do not get enough appreciation and it is time to show them that their work is NOT IN VAIN!