So much new! A brief information thread.

[gudbev]

Greetings players of AGN. It is me, Gudbev. And yet again I have returned to the forums with exciting news for you all to read.

As you all probably know, the server is experiencing MAJOR changes these days and here is a brief update on all the new stuff. (Aksel was going to post a detailed and better one later so this is minor).

First of all, we will move the global spawn point to the build map spawn base and you WILL be able to build on it within the next days.
The build map does NOT grant normal players creative mode, but you will recieve the needed building blocks in a storage at spawn.

Second, we have updated the ranking system with some new names and even A NEW RANK! Here is a quick list:

building ranks:
guest
builder
designer (before trusted)
Architect
MasterArchitect (before masterbuilder)
VIP (new rank, yay!)

staff ranks:
staff (before Operator)
Moderator/MOD (before admin)
Admin (before DirectorAdmin)
Co Owner (old rank comback)
Owner


Vip rank:
Now this is special. This will be the highest rank among the players (highest non staff rank). This will be extreamely hard to achieve. It will only be granted the best builders at the server. (only 3 vips at the time)
The admins vote for wich MasterArch to promote in elections.

Now heres the special part:
It is not a permanent rank. Wich basically means that it is passed on from player to player after who is the best and most active player at the server. Note if you have achieved it, you must continue working to keep it. If you go inactive for too long, the admins will give the rank away to someone else.

Permissions:
The permissions on the server is under heavy "renovation", Aksel is working very hard to get it all right, wich is a very hard task due to the new ranks and stuff.

The VIP's will get some extra commands and priveleges. This is still on the drawing board atm, and we are not 100% sure on what to give the VIP's, but i can promise you all it will be pretty neat. But they WILL get the /kick command and creative mode for the build map.
They will also get permissions to build at my themed build map "exos empire" whenever they want.


The new rankup system:
This is old, but not well known news, but I am sure many already knows about it. From now on you will have to build a lot on the build map in order to recieve build points to rankup. Once you have recieved enough points you will be promoted automatically.

I hope this gave u a better understanding of the updates and system.
Happy building!

Gudbev

[Tarl]

Hi! Could you clarify how spawn will work? Will all new players on the server automatically go to the new build map? How will people access the other maps?
Also, how will this effect the newly completed Spawn Town at Physia?

About the ranks:
If someone gets voted to VIP, and then it is given to someone else, do they revert to their previous MA rank? The new ranks and possible privileges do sound cool!

Thanks for all the new info!

[Admin]

Spawn will have warp signs to different places/maps. It will be a bit of a hub.
No new players will not have access to the build map. Only Designers will have access to the build map.
The survival map will be accessible to everyone via warp signs. The Dota map will run on Saturdays.
Spawn town will simply be the spawn of Physia so no matter what if you're in the survival world people will still /spawn to it.
If a new player is chosen as a VIP the least favoured current VIP will revert back to GA.

[Tarl]

Awesome! Thanks CloseKnight!

[Tarl]

I just wanted to say thanks for being chosen as the first VIP!
I am honored that people voted for me :-)

On a side note, it seems there are some problems with the warps not working right, especially for guests. Lots of confusion going on. The new spawn hub is very cool though. The builders did a great job!

[axeens]

On a part of the buildmap we should Do like huge plots where ppl can build and if we see something like really awesome. We know WHO did it and we could copy it more easly Into the Otter world if we would like to.

[KrypticMetaph0r]

There seems to be something wrong with the spawn permissions to use pressure plates and stuff like that. i used the warp that the sign specifies and i could not get out of the room with the two plates without help from someone else.

[gudbev]

Yea we noticed this a little late, dont worry it will be taken care of asap.

[iPixelz]

My rank!!!

[SwaggerBadger]

Just to clarify, are our builds monitored by the server or the Staff?

[gudbev]

Yes the staff is always looking for new builds to evaluate. From now on your builds will be the main factor of your rankup.

[gudbev]

Ok so basically guys we will have teams now. Not clans or factions or any other war crap. What I am talking about is general server teams.
Ok to make this less confusing lets take an example:

"Brad and Norm is friends, they decide to join our community for real minecraft experience.They log onto the server and are greeted by the administrators. They see a info board with teams information. They decide to join 2 different teams. Norm tp's to team (insert team tag here) base. And Brad teleports to his teams base. They will play at the same server, but from now on they will build mostly with their teammates. They will build cities with their teammates and they will hang out in their base. And later, when they decide to play a minigame, they will (of course) be playing for their team."

This is what it ts all about. A way to connect the players and build team spirit among them! Players from all around the world will socialize and play together in order to grow a friendly relationship with their co-players. You do not HAVE to join a team, its not obligatory, but you will then miss a great part of the server. This is not to grow hate for the other teams, but to split the server in parts so it is easier to keep track of basically everything. It is also (as said) a great way to build team spirit!
We hope that most of you decide to take part in this event, and i can promise you all one thing:

This WILL be awesome!

sincerly
gudbev

[Tarl]

Hey guys, just wanted to point out that the two links at the top of the main forum page that point here seem to be broken. Not sure where else to post this....

[xman23]

Resolved. Thank you for bringing that to our attention.

[WieThins]

Ok so I would've started a new topic, but it seems I can't, so I'll just post on this one because it seems the most relevent. Anyway, this message is mainly for Gud and Close, but if there is anyone else that can help this also applies to you. The CastleTrials, whenever I'm on, and another staff member is on I ask them for a plot, but it seems like no one else has even heard of the castletrials. I haven't seen close or gud on so if one of you could make a plot for me, i check it everytime I'm online.
Thanks
-WieThins

[gudbev]

The castle trial was a fail, i was supposed to start the competition officially but due to major exams and other projects i never got the time. I promise to make a decent system for this later when the teams are added to the server and all the perms for that stuff is sorted out. Meanwhile just build and have fun

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