Hello everyone,

I encountered a few times now that an admin (only Howard if I remember correctly) changed the server time to early morning so he can see the terrain he is fixing. I have found a mod, which is made to increase FPS or fancy the graphics a bit. One of the settings it has is setting daytime to night/day ONLY on your computer. You see bright sunshine while it is night on the server. Mobs still spawn etc etc, it has some graphic glitches then, but you dont need to change the server wide time then.
Here it is: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/249 ... fps-boost/

My second question is about a public road system. I know its not necessary due to our teleporter, but I find it kinda looking akward that our homes aren't connected to roads. I built a road from my house (Vogelnest) to the ocean as an example. I really like the look and idea behind it. It just gets massively creeper bombed and moving that mountain out of the way took about 4 hours. Additionally canals between the oceans would be appreciated.

Greetings,
Vögelchen

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Hey Birdy! Thanks for the input.

I'm not sure we can allow that first mod to be used on our servers (if it's even possible in the first place). I feel it's sort of right on the line of our 'no mods except the server side ones' policy.
It kinda gives people who have it an unfair advantage over others.

As far as the roads go, that seems like a fun idea. It'll be just tedious to execute.

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...this is written in freebuild server suggestions, why?

Roads in SMP would be endlessly creeper bombed. The old server/map had creepers nurfed so it wasn't a problem, though some petty road greifing was nearly a daily thing.

That mod for op+ use for official op+ activity is a possibility, if it works. I haven't looked at it yet, I suspect it is single player only.

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Oh right, wrong forum. Can someone move it?

The mod works in MP, too. As I said its only client side changing the lightning from daytime to nighttime. The actual time isnt altered. And that is not the purpose of the mod Optifine (aka Optimine and Optifog), its just one of many many settings in the Video config.

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Moved.

I don't like the mod idea. that is something designed to gain a tactical advantage over others and is therefore categorically cheating.

As to roads: No. Not now, not ever will I allow roads on the server. Any I see will be deleted. Roads just mess up the landscape, look ugly and (thanks to Babel) serve no purpose at all.

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I have removed the road now, as requested.

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So using admin powers to change the time to moring is not cheating in your eyes? I don't see any difference between a op+ using that mod and a op+ changing the time of day. (Except ppl seeing the later and later asking the "Howard, can you make it day?"-questions (which, thank god, have decayed))
Isn't it the op+'s JOB to technically cheat (using worldedit, daytime-changing, mute, kick, ban, and stuff like that, which other players arn't allowed to use) to keep the server running?

There are times when it is necessary to see well in order to perform op duties. Using "using worldedit, daytime-changing, mute, kick, ban, and stuff like that" are op tools not cheats, unless they are used improperly, which would likely result in no longer having access to said tools.

Begging for daylight, spawned items, ranks, teleportation, are really quite annoying, especially when done by the same person every half an hour.

members can have residence zones and portals, is this cheating also since those of the Trader (guest) rank can not? You cheater you.

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Admins changing the time to day makes it day for everyone on the server. Using that mod makes it bright as if it was day, only for the person using it, thus giving the player an unfair advantage over those who aren't using it. That makes it cheating. Also, admins shouldn't use commands unless they are doing admin duties. That's not cheating, that's moderating.
I think you didn't understand fully what the mod does. It only affects the player using it. It also doesn't make it day, it brightens up the night to a level that resembles day.

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