What's up for MC 1.5/(1.6)

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  1. sk89q

    sk89q Administrator
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    Here's what happening with the next version of Alice:
    • Alice 1.5 (later to be 1.6) will be run on a separate server.
    • Alice 1.4 will continue as normal.
    • There will no item or build transfers. It will essentially be a full reset.
    • We are aiming to open the server tomorrow (or at worst, the day afterwards), Pacific Daylight Time (UTC -0700).
    • When we can, we will update Alice 1.5 to 1.6
    • We have no plans to update Alice 1.4 to 1.5.
    • You will start with beginner items as you did on 1.4.
     
  2. Chenzy

    Chenzy Asian Farmer

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    So 1.5 will be on"beta"?
    How long is 1.4 gonna stay?
    Map WILL be pregenerated, right?
     
  3. Neonbeta

    Neonbeta Person who did stuff and things

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    Beta normally given to something that is released but has yet to be finished. So no, 1.5 will be treated as like any other major reset with new spawn an everything, but with the regards of definitively resetting when 1.6 comes around.
    1.4 will stay until it is depreciated and people stop playing on it to a point.
    -edit-
    According to sk, we might not need to because he says and I quote "The forge server was shit"
     
  4. xCromyx

    xCromyx Gamer With an Eye-patch

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    How about something that makes MJ for the starter pack?
     
  5. Neonbeta

    Neonbeta Person who did stuff and things

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    MJ is at least 50% if not 100% easier to start off with, so that's a no I'm afraid.
     
  6. punk_and_goth

    punk_and_goth AFK a minimum of 23 hours, 59 minutes per day.

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    looks like i wont be moving to 1.5
     
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  7. punk_and_goth

    punk_and_goth AFK a minimum of 23 hours, 59 minutes per day.

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    so you poll us " Port the 1.4 map to 1.5 and update to 1.5 with the 'keep' functionality
    48 vote(s)52.7% "

    but there's gonna be 2 servers ...
     
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  8. Smudgerox

    Smudgerox Active Member

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    That vote was not definitive in any way. That is just what people wanted, but we made the final decision to do 2 servers.
     
  9. fxstriker

    fxstriker Good Bye skcraft.

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    i stopped caring 1.5 it is; besides it took me a week tops to get rich :p
     
  10. Overloaderdave

    Overloaderdave the most n00bish person ever

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    aaaaand I go on holiday a few hours before 1.5 ffuuuuu
     
  11. diskiller

    diskiller New Member

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    Don't get why you need any sort of start pack at all... should start with nothing but your bare hands :D
     
  12. LeiserGeist

    LeiserGeist Gamer, Software Developer

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    Well that's a shame. Good to see we're finally updating though!
     
  13. 0070071

    0070071 Too many arguments with Neon/Shad, or about GT.

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    Yes! This is a good idea, any news on what the 1.5 ip will be?
     
  14. xCromyx

    xCromyx Gamer With an Eye-patch

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    You don't, but free stuff is free.

    Ane Neon I meant an engine or a energy cell but meh.
     
  15. Lord_Drahcir

    Lord_Drahcir On Hiatus

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    When the 1.4 server does go down will there be something like a map download or something of the sorts?
    Hey, I'm already on holiday :D :p
     
  16. Neonbeta

    Neonbeta Person who did stuff and things

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    Yes I know, but it's a definite no, especially with how easy getting MJ is.

    Possibly. But the world file is too large for a regular download, so sk was deciding if it would be a torrent, but it still needs the initial seed.
     
  17. Mheracai

    Mheracai New Member

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    How are we going to get the the 1.5 server when it comes up? will someone post that long number thing? (please forgive my noobishness)
     
  18. sk89q

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    Some instructions will be posted.
     
  19. Toma678

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    Torrent would be good , except my ISP poison them :(
     
  20. Michael

    Michael I'm Mdcouron1996 :)

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    noooooo I was so looking forward to keeping my gravsuit on the new alice :( I must FLY!
     
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