As we roll around another month, a new UHC challenge is awaiting you. This time: GLASSCORE. Good luck!
At the request of many players, and to make things more interesting, specific targets to reach have been added. These will be the same every month (excluding future tweaks) and give you something to fight for outside of merely surviving. Reaching each of these targets will grant you 5 Merit Points each:
- Crafting a bookshelf
- Crafting an enchantment table
- Access the Nether
- Pi ...
It's coming up on 4 years since my first day here on Creeper's Lab, and just over 3 since I first became an Op. I've enjoyed every minute of my stay and I'm sure a lot of others would say the same!
I've seen my fair share of contests; judged a few and taken part in a handful. Everything from houses to castles, from gardens to trains, and even pixel artworks have been featured so far. Something is missing though...Something we have yet to see...
Some of you noticed that the Creeper's Lab website and its parent Interordi.com were down for several hours in the past day, along with a worrying warning about security settings. This turned out to be a server bug within my host's systems, and nothing more dramatic. Everything is now back to normal!
Now that we've had a few days to bid farewell to 2016, here's a quick reminder of how the raffle went and who was lucky enough to win!
In total 29 names made it into the drawing, leaving everyone a decent 1-in-3 chance of walking away a winner. All of the contestants were randomly shuffled and the top 10 names were gifted an assortment of items including (but not nearly limited to) diamond blocks, enchanted books, weapons, and tools.
Now that Christmas is just behind us, 2017 is quickly approaching in just a few short days. What better way to put 2016 behind us than a New Years Eve raffle?
If there was one thing 2016 was actually good for (albeit sadly so) it was bans, and some of those ignorant cretins shining examples had some real treats stashed away! What could be waiting to divvy up? Could it be gold or diamonds? Armor, weapons, or tools? Or perhaps even the most precious of materials; COAL?! It could be any or a ...
Merry Christmas to all those on Creeper's Lab and the Netizens of Miranda.
On this joyous holiday I hope everyone is getting to spend time with their families and enjoying themselves. If you have the time to drop by, or you are alone this holiday, I've prepared a little something.
As my Christmas Present to you, for today only, the door to the Super C is OPEN. This means access without paying the regular iron ingot. Furthermore, I've placed a sign somewhere inside with a ...
I've enabled today the gamerule to limit the number of entities on the server, known as maxEntityCramming. This is a new setting introduced in 1.11, which I've set to a value of 50. This means that, within a small enclosure, any mobs over that limit will automatically suffocate and die. This is put into place to prevent runaway mob farms from piling up and lagging the server for everyone.
Note that this automatic check doesn't change anything on what we expect from you: all ...
That's the new Minecraft version as released by Mojang some hours ago. This new version is not compatible with the base 1.11, and we're not ready to update yet, so please stay on 1.11 for now so you can play with us! Since this new update has some core changes that require plugins updates, and that many of us will be busy with the upcoming holidays, we won't be switching for a week at least.
The lobby alone has been updated tonight to be compatible with ...
Our resident historian Anonymous_SoFar made a news post last week about the possibility of allowing visitors to explore his single player world of Constantinople. The response was positive, so he has decided to go ahead with that! You'll get the chance to see where many elements from Laurasia's Byzantium (recently voted as one of our Seven Wonders) have been developed, along with a glimpse of what could be added in the future.
However, this is a limited time offer: it's av ...
Last month, I asked you to vote for what you considered to be the Seven Wonders of the Creeper's Lab. I've compiled the results and generated a brand new, wallpaper-sized render for each area. While many had been pictured before, I decided to look at them again with what I've learned of the process over time. Here they are, in alphabetical order - your Seven Wonders!
Byzantium - Map
Anonymous_SoFar's largest creation yet, the city of Byzantium is modeled after ...
You asked, I deliver: there are now 50 NEW ACHIEVEMENTS to hunt down!
As some of you know, we used to have 150 targets, but I was forced to scale it down to 100 after the update to Minecraft 1.8 broke our older stats tracking system. After switching to a new plugin plus coding several new functionalities on my own, I've restored 32 of the missing 50; 18 targets are brand new to this batch! Some of the existing ones have been rebalanced as well.
So, I have an opportunity for the entire server. It is a once in a life time opportunity, I am allowing Doc to set up my singleplayer world of Constantinople for one weekend, and one weekend only. After that, never again.
Come and see where I store all my ideas for the Server's Byzantium. The world would be protected so you can't break anything, however you will be given flight so explore to your heart's content.
Leave your comments below, I would like your input.
Last February, we ran a parkour courses design competition. Now that some people have had the chance to update their entries, it's time for you to challenge them!
Now available from the lobby, in the Games section, is a new Parkour item. It offers courses designed and built by Connovan, GingeKoda, Kagato, MountainB0y, Skreelink and xray275! As with all minigames available there, these are accessible 24/7. Since parkour is a solo challenge, you can drop by at any time that you want a ...
What makes the Creeper's Lab successful doesn't come only from my own efforts: what some of you do outside of the standard gameplay can really make a difference too! Some people maintain our social media pages, others talk about this place to the friends and plenty help new players in whatever way they can.
Among these larger efforts, there are Skreelink's servers... and it just happens that Miranda, his place focused on large builds, is one year old as of today! Happy anni ...
Many potential new players join us, discover the requirement to be registered, then quickly leave without bothering to do so. I can't help but think that many would jump in with us if they only had a chance to learn how we do things.
To help with this, I'm introducing today a new survival world: Cimmeria. This new place is playable even by visitors and is meant to serve as a starter world. Accessible from the lobby, this is a standard world ...
Gather round, everyone, for today marks the fifth anniversary of the Creeper's Lab! Wow!
Our primary world, Laurasia, has been running for that long without any map reset. Other locations have been added since, one or two have been retired, but my goal of providing a stable place for your builds to shine is still going strong! That's not to say that things have been static, though - in the last year alone, we've seen among other things:
Survivors survived, builders built, and winners won!
As a reminder, the Bloodstone contest had contestants create buildings apparently made out of reclaimed materials in a post-apocalyptic settings. Coneva, Primagen and Skreelink went from entry to entry to rate them from 0 to 10, depending on how well people people have followed the given theme and the quality of their builds.
The end result:
First place - Kagato! - 2 Steam Games (or DLC), up to $25 combined.
Second place - DrCossac ...
It is time for daring adventurers to face a new version of Kenorland!
A brand new world is now available to explore and survive in, one featuring rather unique sights! As before, inventories have been reset and all players have been brought back to life.
Various tweaks have been made since the last round to keep things more dynamic based on player feedback:
- LWC has been retired completely, so chests, doors, furnaces and the like can no longer be protected. This means that that are ...
Halloween is tomorrow, but our dedicated event was yesterday, when more people were likely to be available. Ultimately, 12 people dedicated to jump at the opportunity to chop heads off and gather kills while exploring the new PvP arena of Horseman's Hollow, right in Central. With 219 confirmed kills, I think it's safe to say that people enjoyed it!
With that said, the top three winners are:
First place - Kagato, with 50 Merit Points and a special edition Pumpkin Helmet
Secon ...
A month has elapsed, many died promptly, but a few actually pulled through!
A grand total of 33 players challenged the first version of Kenorland. Of these, only 5 managed to score all two target achievements, and one other player hit a single one.
Our big winners: Anonymous_SoFar, Iron_Fact, MediaKlepto, number_J and UnityEXE
Partial winner: DrCossack
Congrats to those who survived 'til the end! As previously announced, everyone who accessed this location during the month ear ...
Miranda will be down for an undetermined time, though not terribly long. Our host is custom provisioning a new box and may take some time. For now enjoy the main worlds Creeper's Lab has to offer, as the support from DrCossack has always been most appreciated.
Not to worry, Miranda will return Soon.
Miranda, Mu, and Ouroboros are all back online! Thank you for your patience, and enjoy.
This is an idea that has been thrown around for a while, and I decided to indulge you people with the introduction of UHC mode!
But what is UHC mode, some of you might ask? It's simple: it's hardcore Minecraft, on a server, with natural health regeneration disabled. Your main challenge in this case is to manage your health, since even eating won't fill it back up. Your only options are to brew health potions, craft Golden Apples, or build a regen beacon. Good luck with that ...
Playing a game within a game can be fun, and it's time to do just that!
Toad_ has finished building his giant Monopoly board with the help of a few people, and he's inviting everyone to come play! This game will take place this Saturday, the 10th, during Events Night. Please make your way to the board before 10pm so that we can get started quickly! On Saturday nights, the Monopoly board can be easily reached through the End of Time, in the Additional Attractions section.
It's about time for the next event, and a new month just started, which makes this the right moment...
... except that what I have in mind still needs some more polish, so I've got to delay the launch until later. This is definitely happening in September, though, so I'm asking you for a bit of patience while I work things out. I hope you'll agree with me later on that it'll have been worth the wait!
Many people I know have played Starbound, some more than others. Several also paused for a while, waiting for the real launch of the game. Well, that happened less than a week ago, with the release of Starbound 1.0, and I decided to launch a server for everyone!
For those not in the know, Starbound is a 2D game that involves exploration, mining and crafting, not unlike Minecraft, although a bigger focus is set on the exploration element. With many playable races and several procedur ...
A full year has passed since the seasonal events started, which means that the entire cycle is complete! People participated in multiple events, gathered Merit Points, had fun (hopefully!) and won a chance to win one of the following hot prizes!
- $20 Amazon.com gift card - Buy what you want!
- Any Steam game of your choice up to $20 - More gaming!
- Plush squid - To guard your cookie jar, or whatever else!
- Lego Minecraft #21119 - The Dungeon - For real-life block handling!
- A Mine ...
I wanted to get Ouroboros back up for those who use it, so I'm hosting it on another machine at this moment. The main machine, Tartarus, still needs a harddrive, but for the end-user, you won't notice any difference.
My problems aside: Ouroboros is ONLINE.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience this has caused any builders of Miranda. Although thanks to DrCossack for conveniently having a contest that kept everyone busy during the downtime. If you ...
Minecraft 1.10.1 has been released to fix some minor bugs, and a 1.10.2 is expected later today to fix the obligatory bugs introduced in 1.10.1. Both versions are compatible with the base 1.10 version, so you're free to upgrade as you want... or not!
UPDATE: Some players have reported crashes using 1.10.1, so it's recommended that you jump over to 1.10.2 whenever possible.
Less than a week after Mojang's surprise release of 1.10, we're now fully up to date to the latest version! Update your game version in your launcher, and join us on our ongoing adventures!
All features are in for the new version, with the notable exception of the trails for Patreon contributors. That specific plugin hasn't been updated yet, and I figured that upgrading now and reintroducing this a bit later was a better option than keep everyone back on 1.9.
I'm sorry to report to the players of Miranda with the Contractor rank...
Ouroboros is offline.
Most regular players on Miranda will be unaffected by this, but this means the creative test-build world is currently down. Tartarus, the machine running Ouroboros, has decided to corrupt itself and refuses to boot or repair in any shape or fashion.
I managed to backup all the files and whatnot so Tartarus will be down until I can afford a new HDD. As soon as I can, and install it, I w ...
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