Welcome to the next Prison reset! This Prison reset will hopefully revolutionize how you play the game so please read this carefully as it will help outline all of the new features that we have in place. A special thanks to @Popmop for immensely assisting with setting up the gamemode.
Updating to 1.16.5
The server has been fully updated to 1.16.5!
Minecraft 1.8 was initially released in 2014. Like many other servers, we have refrained from updating due to the obvious changes to combat mechanics. So much has changed about Minecraft as a whole in the last 7 years that we have finally decided to update to 1.16.5. Furthermore, Mojang has begun prioritizing on performance optimization in these latest updates. We understand this change will certainly not be for everyone, but we must grow and change. We will still permit versions to connect all the way down to 1.8. However, opting to use the non-recommended server...
THEME FOR WEEK OF 01/31/2021 - 02/06/2021:
Palace
Calling all Minetime anarchists! Are you starting to get bored of anarchy because there's nothing to do?
Well, I have an announcement for you!
The Staff Team has decided to hold weekly "build" contests on Minetime Anarchy. The purpose of these contests is to (a) encourage activity (b) encourage team-work and (c) encourage raiding. The contest is simple:
Each Sunday, a theme will be released. For example, the theme could be "castle." In that case, you have one week to build a castle and have it judged.
Three staff judges will evaluate the submitted builds with a score /5
The build with the highest score will win a $30 coupon!
If you are doing it in a group of people, the leader will receive the coupon to share.
If your build is raided before the staff team has a chance to judge it (which will be on Saturdays), then that sucks for you! Welcome to anarchy.
I am writing this thread because we, the staff team, would like your feedback on several changes that we could implement on anarchy. Here is a list of some of these changes we want your input on:
Border Expansion
We know that there have been significant calls from the community to implement a substantial border expansion; the most popular request has been extended to at least 100K in diameter.
Why can't we have an unlimited world?
A: Unfortunately, chunk generation contributes to significant server lag. By pre-setting the border to 50K in diameter, we could pre-load all the chunks in the world, preventing that lag from happening.
So, if we want to have an extended border, we will need the community's ideas for the next expansion. We would like to know which you think is better:
Gradual increase: Where we will expand the border by X blocks every X week.
One-time increases: Where we expand the border by X blocks every few months/major update.
Keep...
