The Minecraft Hogwarts Network
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Howdy!
As an effort to reduce the amount of repeating admins need to do, I am pinning this in Discord for reference. This will be updated as relevant over time.
Official rules for each server will be posted in their respective forums as time permits.
Current state of the network:
Version: 1.15.2 – some critical plugins broken, but being updated. Migrating to 1.16.1 within the next couple weeks.
I’m not gonna lie–1.12.2 to 1.15.2 caused a lot of headache on my part. Still trying to figure out the path forward for many issues. Most chunks are still 1.12.2 until the worldedit //regen command is fixed and I can selectively update. I may still regenerate the map on a new seed and copy over old builds, but not until we are on 1.16.1 or above.
Minecraft server info (for network): minecrafthogwarts.com
Discord can be accessed via https://discord.minecrafthogwarts.com.Refer a friend, and get… well, nothing really. Maybe you feel good about yourself? I dunno…
MINECRAFT HOGWARTS NETWORK SERVERS
The Minecraft Hogwarts network is comprised of 4 (currently) servers with various worlds on each one running in a Waterfall (Bungeecord) network:
- Lobby - Where it all begins
- Minecraft Hogwarts - Our interpretation of Hogwarts
- Only the Brave - Survival
- Fastlane - Racing
Commands to quickly move between them:
/lobby (or) /server lobby - Returns you to the lobby # Hogwarts server /server hogwarts # Only the Brave /server survival # Racing /server fastlane
LOBBY
Just click on the signs to pick your server. This world is a placeholder while we get something more official in place. If you spawn below the warps, jump off the island. Your certain respawn with ensure you return to the appropriate location.
MINECRAFT HOGWARTS
Established February 21st, 2015 this has truly been a labor of love. It has been restarted more times than we care to admit, but real life and Minecraft don’t always get along.
This recreation of Hogwarts is a blend between the Goblet of Fire version, Deathly Hallows, and the Warner Bros. model of this famous school of wizardy and magic. The school, and the to-be-determined surrounding communities, is a continual work in progress. There is so much work to be done, time required, and not enough hours in the day to get to it. Feel free to stop by, check it out and ask if you can help. With the majority of the exterior done, the focus is starting to shift toward the interior and terrain.
ONLY THE BRAVE (Survival - WHITELISTED)
Dynmap: http://survival.minecrafthogwarts.com:8123
Also established in 2015 (4/18), this was created as a distraction for the labor intensive Hogwarts server. Very quickly it took on a life of its own. The active players have ebbed and flowed over the years, but it’s still here–mostly because it’s where I go to relax. It boasts economy (currently broken due to the original author abandoning the project [being fixed/updated by me]), as well as many other exclusive plugins. We recently added a not-exactly-a-secret Parkour area over Zen Village, because, well, why not?
Due to the potential for griefing, this server is currently protected by a whitelist. This will be changing. Here is a breakdown from a previous archived post:
- Spawn will be moving to the docks in front of the arena. I have another boat to build. *grin*
- New players will be granted the rank of Traveller.
- These players will be in Adventure mode with limited access to breaking objects
- They have the ability to interact with the economy in a limited fashion – food, armor, weapons, general gear is accessible to them
- All new players have the option of becoming a combatant at the arena. If they do so, the rank of Warrior (still in flux) will be granted and they are allowed to compete in PvP/PvE tournaments. More on the arena in a later post
- The progression from Traveller to Settler is determined by your activity and involvement in the community. Settlers can make recommendations on who gets promoted, but this isn’t guaranteed. You may get a trial build to prove you can actually contribute something useful to the server (no offence intended).
- Existing Settlers will be re-evaluated and potentially demoted back to Traveller
- Depending on the time since last login and build quality, land owned by previous Settlers may be regenerated to their original state
There are 4 plugins that will be quickly phased into play:
- SimpleTools updates (more physics handlers for blocks/other commands, also dropping items in specified worlds (creative anyone?) will clean up your mess like a parent with a toddler.)
- Gambling (Flint and a few other new games/surprises)
- Arena combat (hooks the gambling plugin as well)
- Regions
- Allows Settlers to claim land for builds and establish regions
- Allows Governors/Mayors/Lords/etc. to jail people in their own regions and set bail.
Upcoming plugins some time post-whitelist:
- Law
- Allows Marshals to review/enforce laws per region
- Allows Governments to establish laws/auto-penalties based on PvP, PvE, griefing/theft in their regions. Still working out the details on this
So, how do you get on the whitelist? It’s simple. 3 easy payments of your soul + you serenade me–live. Okay, the soul part isn’t real, but the singing is. The song doesn’t have to be full–a good 10 sec or so will suffice, although I reserve the right to tell you to sing something else, or sing longer depending on audio/vocal quality. We haven’t denied anyone who has sung yet due to their voice, and that says something! It’s amazing what stepping outside your comfort zone tells someone about you.
After singing, you will be added to the whitelist. You will be granted the rank of Traveller, and will then undergo a brief tour to learn about the server, and how to get around. After that, as it currently stands, you will be promoted to Settler where you can go off and build–checking with me first to make sure the area isn’t already claimed. Again, if you read the upcoming changes listed above, this process will be deprecated in the near future, but the song part will probably remain in some form.
FASTLANE (Ice-boat racing)
Ice-boat racing. How fast are you? Go check out the leaderboards and weep at your pathetic time–unless you’re good and are on the board. In that case, congrats to your epicness!
