Only the strong survive, and some very careful cowards
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For the first time ever, the TNTable Community will have a hardcore SMP server available to all players! It will run alongside the regular SMP and playing is completely optional.
Heyo me again, back with some exciting news about the new hardcore world coming to a server near you on January 22nd.
There isn’t much to say beyond good luck. It is vanilla Hardcore Minecraft. Once you die you are dead, and are stuck in spectator mode. There will be a timer for how long you can spend in spectator mode though. Sitting for too long will get you banned from the server. This is done to prevent abuse.
Rules are simple, don’t be a terrible person, I might even stretch and say be a good person. The moderators will be fairly hands off with this server but will intervene if an issue arises, and we will be much less forgiving on this server.
If you have any questions feel free to ask in Discord, the mods and myself are pretty active there, even at the ungodly hours of the day and night.
How to Join
Joining the new server is simple. Login to the regular server and type /server hardcore. If you want to go back to the main server type /server smp. Easy right? Just make sure that it is after January 22nd otherwise you will be met with an error.
Other Servers
Just a reminder that there are a few servers under the TNTable umbrella. Here is the list with details on how to join as of January 2022.
The low-down on the update to Minecraft 1.18 and what it means for the server
There are many changes coming to the TNTable SMP server with Minecraft 1.18. Check this post out for the details and what it means for you.
Minecraft 1.18 is being released on November 30th! That means some changes coming for the server, this time there are many. I am doing a bit of an overhaul on the server and adding more functionality and features to make the experience more pleasant. Buckle up because this is a long post with a lot of important information.
Details
Minecraft Changes
A lot has changed in Minecraft, check out the wiki page for an extensive list of changes. I will summarize a few though.
Terrain generation and world changes
Worlds now go up to y=320 and down to y=-64
Ore spawning has changed and there are new distribution algorithms. Check out this table for details. Ore generation is increased between certain heights
More uses for copper ore now
Mountain Goats
Changes to cave generation
Noodle style and caverns added to improve generation
More dungeons, especially below y=0
Aquifers now in the game. Local water levels allows for underground lakes
Technical Change: Minecraft will now be a little more threaded, providing a performance boost to some systems
Simulation vs Render Distance
New simulation distance determines how far ticks will occur around the player. This is CPU heavy
Render distance is graphical and can allow you to see more terrain than your CPU is processing. This is GPU heavy
Multiplayer Sleep functionality
Loads of bug fixes
Datapack Changes
TNTable Datapack
I have cleaned up the TNTable datapack and removed recipes that are provided through other packs now. Do not worry though, there is no functionality being lost, it is being added elsewhere.
Other Datapacks
Below is the list of datapacks that are going to be included on the server at launch, details on usage will be provided later in the post and a dedicated page will be made. For now, here are the packs you can expect to see on the server. However they are all subject to change without notice.
Armour Statues: Book to edit armour stand positions
Fast Leaf Decay
Custom Nether Portals
Cauldron Concrete: Drop concrete powder into a cauldron to make concrete
Redstone Rotation Wrench
Terracotta Rotation Wrench
Player Head Drops: Players drop heads when killed by another player
Double Shulker Shells: Shulkers drop two shells instead of one
Larger Phantoms: Phantoms get larger the longer it has been since sleeping
Spawn TP: Command to teleport to world spawn
Home TP: Command to set and teleport to a home spawn
Tag: HermitCraft Tag game on the server
Dropper to Dispenser: Turn droppers into dispensers
Rotten Flesh to Leather: Smelt rotten flesh into leather
Sandstone Dyeing: Dye sand into red sand
Craftable Gravel, Horse Armour, God Apples, Saddles, Name Tags, and Bundles
Server Map/World Reset 🗺️
To take full advantage of the world and all the changes to generation, the map will be reset to provide a fresh start. This is a great opportunity to make a base in the new caverns that can be 100+ blocks tall, or perhaps you want a secret lair on top of a mountain to make sure nobody can find you. Following the release of PaperMC for Minecraft 1.18, the server will be updated and there will be a launch party of sorts on Discord where we can all join the server and start this new journey together. Keep an eye on Discord for information about that.
Server Changes
There are many changes coming to the server that you can read all about here.
First of all, Phantoms are coming back to the server, and with the Larger Phantoms datapack this will mean that they get larger the longer it has been since you’ve last slept. But do not fret! The newly added teleport functionality should make it easier to get back to your home sweet home so you can snuggle up in bed 🛏️ to keep those pesky nightmare creatures away! Isn’t that exciting?!?
Datapacks
Usage Guide
Alrighty this may be long, but it is important. There will be a page dedicated to this information shortly if I feel that it would help. Otherwise some of this information will also be in the server book so keep that nice and safe.
Name Colours
You get to choose your name colour, and you get to choose your name colour, you ALL get to choose your own name colour!!!! No more having to beg for just the right colour for your name you can do it yourself. Woo!
All you have to do is type in a teeny tiny command. You ready?
/trigger name_color
🤯 Boom, that’s it. You will get a nice little prompt in chat and a list of colours to click on and choose from. Isn’t that simply amazing? I think so.
Armour Statues
Here is a handy dandy YouTube tutorial because I can’t be bothered to type it all out. I will tell you how to get started though so don’t worry. You need to get the book.
To do that, make a Book and Quill and put some random garbage in there. Doesn’t matter. Then sign the book and call it Statues, spelled exactly like that with the capital S. Some magic happens and you’ve got a fancy little book to modify armour stands now.
Redstone and Terracotta Rotation Wrench
The recipes can be found in your in-game crafting book. 📒
Teleportation 🏠
Well well well, I am finally adding in /spawn and /home functionality. Maybe we can get a nice spawn now that it is easy and quick to get there. Anyways, to teleport to spawn use /trigger spawn. Home is a little more complex, first you have to set it. Use /trigger sethome to set your home, and /trigger home to get back there after a long day in the mines, at spawn or wherever you decide to spend your time in Minecraft, I don’t judge.
Crafting
There are new custom crafting recipes coming to the server. Check out the crafting page for more details!
Advancements
There are new custom advancements coming to the server. Check out the advancements page for more details!
Woah, I just got some déjà vue there. Anyways…
Hardcore World
Wait what? A hardcore world? Why yes, there will be a Hardcore server where you can die and lose your precious hours of work forever. It will launch a few weeks after the regular SMP server and it will get its own post with details on how to join. Yet another thing to be on the watch for.
This is perfect place for players who wish for a bit more of a challenge. This server does not have all the comforts of the regular SMP server, you must survive in pure vanilla Minecraft. Beg others to sleep through the night, deal with phantoms, fight mobs on hard mode. All this and the risk of losing it all if you die! What’s not to love?
Housekeeping
Whitelist Audit
I am performing a whitelist audit. Any username that is not spoken for by the map reset will not be added to the whitelist. If you miss the change to get your username on the whitelist before the server starts, do not worry. Message me and I will get you added once again!
Minecraft 1.17 is the first part of the Caves and Cliffs update. The server world will not be resetting until the second part is released.
Minecraft 1.17 – Caves and Cliffs Part I
Minecraft 1.17 is the first part of the Caves and Cliffs update. Much of the features have been delayed until the second part. The next update will feature all the changes planned for world generation, with all new underground cave and mountain generation and build height changes.
The world will not be reset until the second part of the update is released around the end of the year. The second part will drastically changes world generation. This will allow for all the changes to be fully utilized. To make use of the new features in 1.17 you will need to find new chunks. This should be fairly straightforward with the available world map.
To encourage exploration to the new chunks I will be sponsoring transportation systems to new chunks to help ease the burden of taking on such a large project. Contact me to submit your proposal for a transportation system and I will work out funding.
The server itself will update to Minecraft 1.17 once PaperMC has a functioning build. Until then it will remain on Minecarft 1.16.5. I will be posting on Discord once the server is updated.
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In order to facilitate the demand for phantom membrane; and to please those who do, and no not support phantoms; they will be enabled between the hours of 10:45PM and 6:45AM on the server. Phantoms begin to spawn after it has been an hour since your last sleep, this may be checked in Statistics under Time Since Last Rest.
In addition, the multiplayer sleep datapack has been updated to the latest version and now requires that 50% of the players on the server be sleeping before it passes the night. This is to alleviate some of the issues when only one player is required to sleep. A pop-up also appears now to warn other players when another is sleeping.
Phantoms slowly increase their spawn rate the longer since your last rest. They will spawn in groups of 1-3. It must be nighttime or a thunderstorm and players must be above sea level (y64). Read more about phantoms here.
The Minecraft SMP server has seen an increase in players since the map reset occurred. As such, it is time a new moderator was added to the servers to help me manage them.
It is my pleasure to welcome Angus to the moderation team. He has been a member of the community for a couple of years now and contributes positively to the community.
I would also like to take this time to explain the role of the moderators on the TNTable server. A moderator is primarily a player, with the ability and authority to intervene in conflicts that affect the server. They are eyes and ears on the server to prevent problems before they occur. Commands are used in rare circumstances and are largely investigative. Rarely do commands get used to give players items or bonuses of any kind. Moderators do not exist to make player’s lives easier. They exist to make managing the server easier.
That being said, we are always open to listening to appeals for help. If you have any questions we are happy to answer and help. If you would like to get into contact with us, please reach out on Discord, either through a private message or say hi in the contact-a-mod chat and we will reach out.
Hello everyone! As you may know, Christmas is coming, and on behalf of the TNTable Server committee and I, we are going to be putting in place fundraisers for the server. First one: Christmas gifts. Everybody on the server will get a present if we reach $60 in donations between now and December 25th. Any donations will count towards that $60 starting now. Second one: Secret Santa style pranks. You will pay $10, not going towards the donation goal, and you will get a name, then you will have to prank that person.
I have just read that 1.8’s official release will be on September 2nd. There are many changes, I will post the official Mojang post about 1.8 here. There is a long list of features.
I had copied the 1.8 release notes here, however the link is now broken and they can be found online.
I know that 1.8 is just around the corner, probably coming out within the next two weeks, and after 1.8 comes out I will be keeping it at 1.8. Until the server computer gets upgrades and the server doesn’t lag, the server will stay at 1.8. Just letting everybody know.
