BDH Minecraft Server

Moving website - Aug. 20th 2013 19:32 CET

Some time next week this website wont exist any longer. It will be redirecting over to the new BDH Minecraft server page on the small Metal Army gaming community website.

Server upgrade/migration - HALP! - Aug. 7th 2013 09:08 CET

Hi everybody. I've received an email from our Minecraft server host telling me they'll be moving our server to new hardware on August 11th. We'll be getting a new IP address so I have to configure some stuff to get it to fit with the current mc.metal-army.net address.

Now, here's the important stuff about the upgrade/move: I've gotten some sort of discount that'll make it a bit cheaper to rent the server. If I rent it quarterly instead of monthly it'll cost £65.69(~$101USD) instead of £76.49(~$118USD) for three months.
As a person with limited funds this is great news, but it's still kinda expensive if I have to dish out that amount of money every third month. I will of course pay most of the server costs myself but it'd be great if you guys who use the server will help out by chipping in a few bucks once in a while.

Craftable name tags, saddles and horse armor! - July 16th 2013 10:04 CET

It is now possible to craft your own name tags, saddles and horse armor with the plugin HorseUpdateRecipe I've installed. Scroll down to the list of plugins and click the link to see the recipes for the stuff.
I've also installed CoreProtect so it's easier for me to catch griefers and thieves. If you experience anything bad happening on the server report it to me right away with coordinates and what happened and don't touch the griefed area so I don't need to scroll through a huge list.

Back to Bukkit w/ a few plugins - July 14th 2013 19:50 CET

In the next few days I'll be updating the server to the latest development version of Bukkit and bring back the Essentials, GroupManager, CoreProtect and DynMap plugins. The chest protection plugin Lockette and the TreeAssist plugin wont be installed because there isn't any updated builds of them yet.
The Essentials plugin is the one that allows us to use /spawn, /home, /back, /tpa, /tpahere, /warp... you know, all those fancy teleportation commands that you people have missed ever since we updated to version 1.6.

Please remember that these updates are only development builds so there might be a few bugs.

Complete reset / Vanilla when 1.6 is released! - June 19th 2013 20:51 CET

Due to all the new things in the coming version 1.6 of Minecraft I sadly have to reset the world on the server so we will loose everything we have.
I have also decided to make it a normal whitelisted vanilla server so we can play around with all the new stuff like horses and such right when 1.6 releases. This means there will be no plugins at all such as chest protection, warps and all that jazz. I'll grab all your names from the Hooligan and Stalker groups and throw them on the whitelist so you have access right away when I'm done updating the server.
NOTE: People who haven't been on the server for 2 months wont get on the whitelist!

The server will probably stay as a whitelisted vanilla server for a pretty long time because Bukkit and the needed plugins as usual takes a while to get released after the official Minecraft release.

TeamSpeak voice server - May 12th 2013 20:29 CET

Hey there, this is just a short notice to let you guys know that I've set up a TeamSpeak server that's free to use anytime you want.
The address for the TS server is ts.metal-army.net. I've made a channel just for the BDH server so come join it if you want to talk to the other players :)

Updating all the stuff - Apr. 10th 2013 20:31 CET

It's taking me some time to get the plugins up and running again because I'm still waiting for updates on some of them. But most of them are up now.
So far I got Essentials(teleporting, warps, etc.), GroupManager(permissions), Lockette(chest and door protection), TreeAssist(faster cutting down trees) and DynMap(online world map) running.
So this means I've gotten the old warps to work again and you can now write /warp in the chat to see a list of them. Lockette and TreeAssist should work like before but if you catch any bugs please report them to me by using the small mail system on the server(/mail send MrGoatie [message]). You can access DynMap in your browser by going to http://mc.metal-army.net:8124.
I've decided to not put the WorldBorder plugin back on the server so right now there are no limit to how far away you can travel ;)

NOTE: Remember that the old server address mc.goatie.dk will disappear the 1st of May. So update the address to mc.metal-army.net now before you forget ;)

It's alive!! - Apr. 3rd 2013 18:14 CET

Alright guys, the server is up and running now on version 1.5.1!
All the user data and permissions got corrupted when the old version of the server crashed earlier. This means you all will spawn in at the worlds spawn (New Haven) when you log on and your inventory is empty. Your /home position is also gone so you have to find your way back to it and set it again with /sethome or by right-clicking on your bed.
Right now I'm working on setting up the permissions as they were before so you all can keep on minecrafting as before.
There are none of the old plugins on the server right now. I will set them up along the way as I finish all the essential stuff in the server settings and the permissions.

The server address mc.goatie.dk will be gone from May 1st so be sure to update it to mc.metal-army.net so you're sure to stay connected :)

Server is down - 1.5.1 when stuff is fixed - Apr. 3rd 2013 09:18 CET

I got some crappy news about the Minecraft server guys.
It seems like our host is totally borked and the server is all dead right now. All I can do right now is connect to the server via FTP and do a full manual backup of everything on there.
It's lucky I have a day off work today so I can sit and tinker with all the stuff required to update the server to version 1.5.1.
Fingers crossed our host get their stuff fixed when I'm done putting it all together so we have version 1.5.1 running on the server.

Sorry, still no 1.5 yet - Mar. 19th 2013 07:59 CET

I know there's already a 1.5 dev build of Bukkit out but it's still too unstable for me so I'm waiting for a more stable beta build of the server software.
I've had some concerns with all the new stuff in the 1.5 update and our current world on the server not being compatible. But if my silly brain is correct we can keep our current world with all your awesome builds. I'll have to delete the Nether though so the new Quartz block can spawn in. We'll loose everything we have in the Nether so be sure to grab your important stuff and transport it over to the normal surface world before I start updating the server ;)

And as always, keep an eye out for broken plugins when I update. I have to update the server in small steps because all the different plugin developers need a somewhat stable build of Bukkit before they can update their plugins so they are stable and working.

Keep a copy of your Minecraft 1.4.5! - Dec. 20th 2012 17:05 CET

Minecraft 1.4.6 with the awesome new fireworks has been released! Sadly we don't have an update for the server that supports it yet. Remember you can get MultiMC and run both version 1.4.5 and 1.4.6 at the same time so you can enjoy the new features in singleplayer and still log on the server and play :)

I will also be updating the server and plugins to the latest stable version of Bukkit. I'll see if I can do it before our creative build on Saturday without breaking anything... and hoping the world doesn't end tomorrow.
Cheers all! :)

New Haven creative build! - Dec. 12th 2012 02:51 CET

Alright people, it's time to do the creative build of New Haven(new spawn location)! :D
We'll be using the Mumble voice server to communicate during the build so we don't have to stop up and type in the chat.
The plan for New Haven is that it's a small hill village. In the center we'll be building a village hall which is where new users will spawn in. The hall will contain info signs and portals to interesting places and other worlds on the server. It is best if the houses and other buildings in New Haven has the same design, but they of course can be a little different for each building. I've marked the spawn area with a frame of sponges so you can see where the border of the creative zone is.
The date for the build is set to Saturday the 22nd and we'll be starting around 8pm CET/2pm EST/11am PST... here, have a little countdown timer ;P

The Mumble voice server I mentioned above can be accessed at the address mu.metal-army.net with the port number 64858. Join the sub channel called Creative in the Minecraft channel when you enter the voice server and we're ready to go build New Haven.
Now you might ask why it's under the domain Metal-Army.net. Well, in the new year I'm moving all the server stuff to my small Metal Army website. It's not a clan but a small gaming community of sorts for fun loving people who likes to play all kinds of games together. This also means the Minecraft server will change address to mc.metal-army.net some time after new years when I'm done coding the main part of the Metal Army website. There will be a user system on the website so it'd be cool if you guys would join up ;)

Oh well, I'm off. Need to go code some more before it gives me a headache.
Cheers all :)

New Spawn location change and other stuff - Nov. 20th 2012 13:22 CET

I've decided to move the location of the new spawn area to the west instead of using the 100x100 platfrom I've made out in the water to the east so it fits better with the rest of the world. I'm also going to remove the platform at some point so it's not an eyesore to us and our visitors.
The idea for the new spawn is a small hill village named New Haven. Fiji_Wiji has also planned on making a spawn hotel nearby the village so newcomers has a place to bunk until they got enough resources to build their own houses.
One of the main features/buildings in New Haven will be a village hall with portals leading to interesting places in the world, and in the future to other worlds. The village hall will also be the main spawn area with info boards and other useful stuff.
The spawn build is still scheduled at some point in december when we get a voice server so it's easier to work together.

When I've updated the server to version 1.4.5 I'm going to make a small intro video which demonstrates the essential things you need to know on how to protect chests and use some of the other plugins on the server.
If anybody is willing to be my test subjects and have Skype plus a decent microphone feel free to give me a nudge either on Twitter or the Facebook Stalker group and we'll find some times where we can start filming the intro video.

I'm also thinking about making the Sphax PureBDCraft 16x16 texture pack the official server texture pack. I'll make it so it downloads automatically to your Minecraft client when you connect to the server. You of course need to have Server Textures set to On in Options->Video Settings for it to work.
The reason why I've chosen the 16x16 Sphax pack is because it's pretty and people who haven't patched or modded their Minecraft client with either the MCPatcher HD Fix or Optifine still can use it. I hope you guys are OK with this :)

Minecraft 1.4.5 is coming! - Nov. 19th 2012 05:21 CET

Mojang is releasing Minecraft version 1.4.5 tomorrow and the Bukkit team just released a beta build for the 1.4.5 server. So on Wednesday or Thursday I'll be upgrading the server to 1.4.5. No more switching between versions when you want to play on the server! \o/
There might be some bugs after we upgraded and some of the plugins we're using might be broken. Grab a hold of me if you find any bugs or glitches and I'll see if I can find a solution for them.

Community build and voice server - Nov. 14th 2012 17:09 CET

As some of you know I'm planning a community build on the server where we'll be building the new spawn area in creative mode. I've chosen to postpone the build till some time in December because I still need to set up some of the plugins properly before we can start. Another reason to why I've postponed the build is I want to rent a voice server for us so we can talk together while minecrafting. It's easier to communicate with voice rather than pausing what we're doing and taking time to write out stuff in the chat.
I will only be renting the voice server in the month of December as a trial period. If you are willing to use the voice server and want to keep it I'll keep renting it. There will of course be extra expenses when renting the voice server so for starters I will only rent the cheapest one with only 10 user slots.
The voice server will be a Mumble server so when we get it you will have to download the free client software for it.

Major lag issues atm. - Nov 7th 2012 07:33 CET

I'm so sorry for the major lag issues we're experiencing on the server at the moment. Sadly I can't do anything about it since it's on our hosts side. I can't even access the control panel for the server right now because it's throwing some weird errors. We'll just have to wait till our host fixes the problem on their end so the server can run smoothly again. I've also disabled the Dynmap on the server for now just in case it would cause more lag when updating.

[UPDATE] - 18:38 CET
The server has been running smoothly the last 7-8 hours without any lag. Our host got the lag issues fixed and everything seems to be fine. I will install Dynmap again soon so we can have a look at the crazy stuff people are building.
I will soon be installing the Ressidence plugin which allows us to protect our own property and make small towns where we can sell plots to our fellow stalkers. It might take me a while since there's a lot of stuff I need to set up. So please be patient.

1.4.2 beta testing - Nov 4th 2012 23:09 CET

The server will start using the beta versions of CraftBukkit 1.4.2 in this coming week. There might be some bugs here and there and there's gonna be a few more restarts of the server when I'm working on getting the updated plugins installed and configured. If something breaks or bugs out too much grab a hold of me and I'll see if I can fix it. Hopefully the Bukkit team will have a recommended build ready in a few weeks time.

No management - Nov 1st 2012 00:44 CET

'ello all. I won't be able to move new people to the Stalker group on the server so they can build and do other stuff in the weekend. I'm gone from 3PM(CET) today(Thursday) till some time late-ish Sunday afternoon/evening. I'm also not able to fix the server if it suddenly freaks out(hopefully it won't) because I'm going to a metal festival with no internet(I think).... well, I won't have any devices with me that can access the internet.
Geesh, look at me ramble.

TL;DR I'm busy being drunk and headbangin' all weekend!

Trouble with the Dynmap[Resolved] - Oct 27th 2012 16:34 CET

I'm having some troubles with the Dynmap plugin on our server right now. If you look at the map which is linked in the online players list somebody else's map is showing up. I don't know how it is possible but for some weird reason I think the person owning that server has hijacked the webserver part of Dynmap on our server. I don't know how the fuck that's possible.
I've created a support ticket at our host to see if they can find out how it happened and fix it so we can see our own map again.

Minecraft 1.4 is out! No server update yet - Oct 25th 2012 16:09 CET

The new and awesome version 1.4 of Minecraft has been released today!
There are a few drawbacks though when it comes to the server. We're running CraftBukkit which means the server won't be updated to version 1.4 before the CraftBukkit team releases a stable version of their server software and our host updates it. So if you still want to play on the server you have to keep running Minecraft version 1.3.2. However, there is a solution for you to run both version 1.3.2 and 1.4 and it's called MultiMC. Read through the forum thread about MultiMC and watch one of the video tutorials.

Cheers! :)

Server bill problems solved + server update - Oct 4th 2012 14:13 CET

A giant THANK YOU goes out to rotsvast/Pieter for helping out on the payments for the server bill.
I ran into some trouble that left me without any money on my bank account so I couldn't pay the bill for the Minecraft server. It's a longer story so I won't post it here.

An update for the server software came out a few days ago so I will be updating the server in a few days. I've put the server update on hold because of the above mentioned problems but now that they're out of the way I can start updating.
If you experience any trouble with the server in one of the coming days it's probably just me messing around with the updates and getting it all sorted out. If you experience any bugs after the update please grab a hold of me and I'll see if I can fix it.

Donations.. good or bad? - Sep 16th 2012 20:47 CET

WARNING! Lots of text in this post. Go grab a coffee or energy drink.. you might need it ;)

I've been thinking a little about donations to keep the server running. Right now I'm paying for it on a monthly basis which is £37.18(roughly $60 USD).
Only my IRL friends on the server knows this, but I'd like all you other people to know it also. I'm a bum! Well, not exactly. I don't have a job and my mental state and illness prevents me from getting a job. Right now I'm on social welfare until I can get a full on pension. We do get a larger amount of money in social welfare here in Denmark than in other countries, but all our stuff like groceries, electricity, water and all that costs more than in other countries.
I can't say I get rich by sitting here doing almost nothing. I have money for all the necessities plus a few bucks to spend here and there on junk food, beers, game related stuff(like the server), cigarettes and donations to charities once in a while. And then that's it.. all funds are dried out.
But enough of this. Let's get to the "important" stuff about the donations.

I can install a plugin on the server called BuyCraft to handle the donations. This plugin allows me to reward you with ingame items for your donation. I can set it up to do all kinds of commands but the most used one will of course be the /give command. When your donation goes through(almost instantly) you'll recieve the reward you've chosen. I can make rewards like a full set of Diamond armor, enchanted diamond tools and weapons and what have you.
All donations exceeding the amount of the server costs will go to the World Wildlife Fund to save endangered animal species. If the donations tends to go well I might hold on to some of the money until we have enough to donate a big amount and get some kind of certificate if it's possible. We'll see how it goes.

Now here's what I need you guys to do now. Grab a hold of me when I'm on the server and we can discuss this and I'll listen to every opinion you might have about this subject. If you have a lot on your mind about this then it's probably better if you write me an email at the address further down on this webpage.

Guests are now welcome(no whitelist) - Sep 8th 2012 12:04 CET

I've removed the whitelisting for a while to see how this goes.
Now everybody can join and explore the server as a guest if they're not a stalker. If you join at some point and is a stalker you still need to get bumped up a rank. I'm still using the thread on the Facebook group to accept requests. It's the only way you can get permissions to do stuff... or if you're one of my IRL friends who can get a custom name tag ;)
If you see somebody flying around it's probably a guest. If you don't want the bugger near you just kill him :P

Everything is rolling now - Sep 5th 2012 14:47 CET

It's time to party! The new server got up and running in one hour and the DNS servers are now updated so mc.goatie.dk is working again \o/
If you're having trouble connecting to the address go flush your local DNS cache on your computer.

The transfer is happening NOW - Sep 5th 2012 07:30 CET

The new host finally got rid of some bugs in their support system and we now have a dedicated IP address so I can transfer mc.goatie.dk over to it. The address might not work for the first 24 to 48 hours because something called Domain Name Servers(DNS) need to figure out the new location the domain is pointing at. But don't fret my dear friends for thar be a solution! You can connect to the server via the IP address, which is 94.23.120.175, untill mc.goatie.dk works again.
I will now take a full backup of all our stuff on the server so it will be down for about a half to a whole hour. Keep checking back here on the website to see if server is online.
Cheers! :)

New server host - Sep 4th 2012 10:53 CET

We got a new host! But right now we're still running on the old one because the new host haven't set up the dedicated IP address yet. When that happens the old server will close down for a few hours and all our stuff will be transferred over to the new one.
The address for the server(mc.goatie.dk) might not work properly the first 24 to 48 hours because the DNS servers needs time to register the new IP address. I will post a temporary address you can use so you can connect to the new server when it's up and running.

Server lag :( - Sep 3rd 2012 21:00 CET

For some weird reason we're experiencing some extreme lag issues on the server right now. I've tried to fix it for 2 hours now but nothing I do helps. I can't seem to find what causes the problem so I'm hoping it has something to do with our host. If the lag problem isn't fixed by tomorrow midday(EU time) I'll submit a support ticket to the host and hope they can help us out.