VIP Island Changes

I will be making some major changes to VIP Island this week, don't worry all stored items are safe although you may loose access to them for a day or two as things are moved around, I'll post more details of the changes soon!

Survey, Future Of The Server & Staffing

I've had a few people ask about staffing on the Tekkit Classic server as most of the existing staff now only play on the DiggyVerse modpack server so I thought it was time for an update.

Survey / Future Of The Server

Many of you will remember the survey a couple of months ago before the modpack was released, the results are here if you missed it or need a reminder:

http://diggyminecraft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/survey-results.html

The main question about the future of the Tekkit Classic survey didn't get anything close to a definitive answer, and was split between yes we should keep it beyond February, no we shouldn't, and undecided. At the time I promised a second survey nearer the time, that survey will be released within the next week or two. Tekkit Classic is not as popular as it used to be, Minecraft 1.2.5 is very outdated now, but the future of the server depends on you guys and gals and the decision will be made by mid-January.

We will only continue to host the Tekkit Classic server beyond February if a significant number of players want us to and sufficient funds are raised via donations, however big changes are coming to our Donation based ranks for 2015, especially the VIP rank, so watch this space.

Staffing

Although we don't have staff online all the time like we used to most support tickets are still being handled fairly quickly and things like hack detection have been mostly automated. I agree that we really do need more staff if the server is to continue next year, however I'm holding off on promoting any more players to staff ranks until we know how likely that is.

If you want the Tekkit Classic server to continue beyond February then make sure you complete the survey when it's posted and consider donating, if you donate and the server doesn't continue beyond February because not enough funds are raised you will be compensated with free items etc on the modpack server.

Have You Tried DiggyVerse Yet?

Our DiggyVerse modpack has come a long way since it was first opened for live testing with several mods being updated and tweaked but we seem to have finally reached the point where new releases won't need to be so regular!

We've received a great deal of positive feedback and some great suggestions for features we could add to the adventure world, which is only just starting to take shape.

Until 31st December you can transfer both your rank and up to $20,000 from the Tekkit Classic server, so if you haven't checked it out yet then why not give it a go now?

Member+ Nominations

I have decided to change the way Member+ nominations work on a trial basis, so their are now two ways for players to reach Member+ rank...

1. Nomination by Helper or Moderator and 14+ unique days.
2. Nomination by 2 Member+ players and 21+ unique days.

Member+ players who want to nominate a Member rank player for Member+ promotion should open a modreq, with the name of the player and a brief reason reason why they think the player should be Member+, you can also send an email to the usual address (admin@diggyminecraft.co.uk) if you would like to give more information than you can in a modreq.

Member rank players who receive 2 nominations from Member+ players within 7 days will be considered for Member+.

If no second nomination is received within 7 days the modreq will be closed. Whatever the outcome of a nomination nominating players will be given a reason when the modreq is closed. As with staff nominations players with warnings within the last 30 days, or 60 days in the case of griefing, will not be considered for Member+.

Down For Maintenance

The server is down for maintenance as follows:

1. Full backup/clone - Done.
2. Clear out old data - Done.

Scheduled Downtime:

Date: 03/11/14

Started:  09:30 am (UK)

Finished:  10:45 am (UK)

Update: It's taking a little longer than usual, I've added 15 minutes to the estimated finish time.

Update: The server is back up and the whitelist has been removed!

Scheduled Maintenance

There will be a scheduled maintenance tomorrow as follows:

1. Full backup/clone.
2. Clear out old data.

Scheduled Downtime:

Date: 13/11/14

Est Start:  09:30 am (UK)

Est Finish:  10:30 am (UK)