PureMinecraft

It's been fun!

2015-04-03T07:40:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone, it's been quite a while since I've had this server up and running and even longer since I've posted something here. I just wanted to say that, officially, the PureMinecraft server is dead. It looks like this blog still has a decent amount of traffic so I'm outright asking if anyone out there wants me to make this a thing again.

I'll get a server spun up for a pure (no mods) Minecraft if there is demand for it. Just let me know by messaging me or commenting.

I just wanted to take the opportunity to say thanks everyone; I've had a great time!

I Think I'll Go For A Walk

2012-08-03T11:20:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm not dead (and neither is the server). The server went offline some time ago and I just assumed that no one was using it anymore. Well, according to Google analytics some of you continue to check this blog and I have to assume that means you guys haven't died yet either.

To the point: I updated the server and it's back up and running. My sincerest apologies for being a terrible server admin.

Server Updated....sorry :(

2012-01-28T18:55:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, I realized that I haven't seen the server in my Twitter feed for a while so I thought I'd check on it. Yea, it apparently needed updated and I didn't realize it...sorry about that. So, it's updated and ready for all of you fine people to do things that are awesome on it.

Server Updated to 1.0.0!!!

2011-11-18T18:25:00.001-05:00

The server has been updated! I hope it's alright with everyone that I started a whole new world. I figured that there have been so many updates and that this was a really really REALLY big one so it merited a whole new world.

Server Rebooted

2011-10-20T18:56:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone, we had a power outage this morning and the server went down (if you didn't notice then disregard). It's back up now. =D

Let the Adventure Begin!

2011-09-14T20:46:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone, the server has been updated to 1.8.

I also was figuring that since so much has changed since we first created this world that I would at some point in the fairly near future generate a brand new world for us. I don't think I'll be able to put something together as cool as our last move for those that were there for it, but I can keep everyone's inventory through the transfer. I won't do it without giving you guys a heads up, but I wanted to give you some time to openly protest the change if that's your thing.

Happy MineCrafting!

Server Up!

2011-08-30T20:59:00.002-04:00

I blame those darn power outages every time!!

Hey, Server's Back Up....Again...

2011-07-25T20:51:00.003-04:00

The storm last night rocked the server's world, so it's back up now...sorry about that guys.

I really should figure out an automated way of notifying me if the server goes down...hmm, adding that to the checklist. :D

Oooops!!

2011-07-20T18:01:00.002-04:00

Holy hell! I didn't realize the server was down for nearly a week. My apologies!! It is back up now!

Server 1.7.3

2011-07-11T22:06:00.002-04:00

Sorry this took a couple days to get out there, but the server is upgraded to 1.7.3.

Server 1.7.2!!!

2011-07-01T07:57:00.002-04:00

Awesome!! The server update fixed the error we were getting, feel free to piston and shear 'til your heart's content!

Server Status

2011-07-01T07:04:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone,

I'm not really sure what's up with the server at the moment, it keeps throwing a java exception. I'm assuming that there's something wrong with the map files. Notch said something about having another update (1.7.2) today so I'm going to see if that fixes the issue, if it doesn't then we may have to restore a previous backup.

Pistons Are Cleared For Takeoff! Server 1.7_01 Update!

2011-06-30T12:00:00.000-04:00

All sorts of good things are going on here, you've got pistons, shears (for the protection of the sheep), and taller fences. Oh boy!!

On a side note, I was trying to find a good mapping program to give you guys a map of the world and was having trouble finding one. If you guys know of one let me know and I'll post the map up.

Thanks!!

burning house

2011-06-28T22:05:00.004-04:00

I'm sorry to see this happen to peoples houses but i guess that is what happens you put a lava flow next to your wood house. I did manage to save most of the board walk! Did make for a good picture.

Update: Server: Now Featuring 1.6.4!! - 1.6.6!!!

2011-05-26T18:42:00.003-04:00

I like to be hopeful and think that people still read this (or at least have it in their rss feeds), but at the same time I think, "I never post here anymore, why would people read something if there is nothing to read?"

At any rate! We have an updated minecraft server now! With MAPS!!!

Server Updated to 1.5

2011-04-19T18:02:00.001-04:00

Achievements and statistics and...umm...I'm sure lots of other stuff too!!!

Wolves!

2011-04-01T07:52:00.002-04:00

Server updated to 1.4!! :)

Server Downtime

2011-03-06T17:01:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, I know it has been forever since I've posted on here and it wouldn't surprise me if nobody is bothering to check here for updates anymore. All that means is that if you see this it is your responsibility to pass along the info. :)

The server will be down for a few hours on Saturday, March 12 around 1:00PM because we are switching ISPs and they are coming to set up the internet that day. The other side effect of this is that the IP for the server will likely be changing, so I'll update the blog header with the new IP when I find out what it is. I'm going to hope that the next ISP will continue to give us a static IP so that it won't be changing all the time, but if they don't I will update the automatic twitter feed @PureMinecraft to include the server IP.

Thanks everyone!!

Server Down

2011-02-28T09:54:00.002-05:00

Looks like a tree decided to hamper a little of our fun by falling over and taking out a power line near my house. Let's hope the power isn't out for too long. :(

SERVER UPDATES!!!

2011-02-22T18:08:00.001-05:00

YAY!!! BEDS!!!

PSA: Monsters!!

2011-02-03T21:48:00.000-05:00

Just to give everyone a heads up I'm going to be turning monsters on Sunday night. It will probably require a restart of the sever software so if you happen to be on I'll give you a few minutes warning. Good luck to you all!

Map Reset Event Video

2011-01-30T15:44:00.002-05:00

Through together a kludgey video for the map reset, but I also posted Phil's idea on reddit and it's getting some decent exposure!

http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/fbxe0/awesome_server_map_reset_event_video_link_inside/

Check it out. I have the Exploding Death Star video too, just need to upload it.

Oh Yes! Upgrades! Update: Done + Map

2011-01-26T22:19:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a heads up that the server will probably be down for a few hours either Friday or Saturday for some upgrades. I'll post here when I have a more exact time frame for you.

Oh, and check this out!! Awesome!!
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2680-Minecraft

Update: The server will be down for a couple hours tonight (1/28) for installing upgrades.

Update 2: The updates are finally done!! I ran into some stability issues during the upgrade, so just a warning.

Oh, and since you were all so patient, here's a map!! :)

A Whole New World

2011-01-24T23:37:00.006-05:00

The Old Home.... It all feels like only yesterday. The Bowl. The High Dive. The Plateau. The Ultimate Cactus. The Farm. All of it, gone.

The Creepers--fell creatures, if ever you might call a monster that--had begun to multiply. The silent stalkers of the night; they destroyed our crops, brought down our homes and laid waste to our creations. Their power was growing. With each Creeper that gave its life to bring us misery, the Creeper Queen grew in strength until her powers far exceeded those of her vile children. Soon, the creatures were blighting the ground on which they died, allowing the undead to rise from the earth. And at last, she had the power even to manipulate time itself, slowing our advances and giving her green spawn time to overtake us.

In our final hour, with the Queen at full power, Puremunky and Arways managed to flee outside of her sphere of influence to a distant beach, and there erected an Ark to shepherd us to a New Home, away from the Queen, her offspring, and the undead. We struck our final blow, our last insult against the Queen's Lair by toppling Mondihs' Great Bowl, sending it crashing into her black caverns. And then, Puremunky led us to freedom.

But our road to liberation was not free of peril. Enraged by our last act of defiance, the Queen slowed our advances, sending her armies our way. Many perished in our journey to the Ark, but at last our leader sealed us in our stasis pods and we escaped the horde.

It feels like only yesterday. Truly, the journey took countless thousand years, before finally the Ark crash landed into our New Home, waking us from our long slumber. Puremunky was the first to wake, and he expended the last of his magicks to bring us away from the site of the crash. We live!

And our New Home is in many ways better than the old. There is no sign of our great enemy, nor of the undead. Only harmless, peaceful animals wander the fields. And better yet, the atmosphere on this planet seems to have a rejuvenating quality--any injury will heal in minutes, rather than weeks! Welcome, friends; we've made it. Let us rebuild, and make our New Home just that--a home.

~~...Meanwhile...~~

The derelict ship sits abandoned in a distant forest. In an unused stasis pod, a green-speckled egg cracks open with a familiar sound.

"Ksssssssssssssssssssssssssssss....."

((So because of all of the ludicrous lag, a lot of people died on the way over, and when you got ported to the new server in the ship, you didn't have your items. Phil will restore these. For the next couple of days he's turned monsters off so that no one gets killed while he's trying to restore stuff and summon people back to the spawn point. As a side effect of turning off monsters, health regeneration is currently active. Live it up, because we won't have this luxury for long! Thanks everyone for attending the event and tolerating the abysmal lag. Feel free to explore and build, and see if you can make the trek back to the Derelict Ship!))

Survey Says?

2011-01-22T10:43:00.000-05:00

The results of the survey are in and I'm going to admit that they make it a little hard to declare a true "winner". At the top of the list with 44% of the votes we've got a complete wipe of the server with inventory intact. My concern with it is that even though this is the winner, it means that less than 50% want this as the outcome. Of course if I include the "Wipe Everything" people we end up with 55% which sets my mind at ease a little. That being said, we will be wiping the world and starting anew, keeping player inventory. As a testament to the great creations we have on the server currently I'll be providing a downloadable copy of the world as it was before the "event" that you can download and play with in a single player setting if you choose, I'll be providing instructions on how do that if you like.

So, with a wipe on the horizon here's the timeline:

Monday, January 24th
(all times are GMT -5 or EST)

9:00 PM:
This is the cut off time for "packing your bags". You should gather as much as you want to take with you to the new world in your player's inventory. The transition does not include items located inside of chests or your home, but only those items that your character is currently carrying. At 9:00 PM, I will take a final backup of each of the characters on the server.

10:00 PM:
We will start the event for those who would like to participate. I can't guarantee much, but it should be a good time had by all where we go out with a bang and wave goodbye to the world which we've created.

11:00 PM:
The new world is online and live, fun gifts will be given to those that join us. Yay!!