1.2 Update?

[Spongemd]

As you all should know Minecraft 1.2 is soon to be released ( I do NOT know the actual date). If anyone has played the Snapshots, or watched videos, or read blogs, or anything like that, which presented information about Minecraft 1.2 you might know that there will be the addition of a new Biome (there will also be wolf breeding and CATS ). When the server resets it's map to include these Biomes all previous work will be lost (duh). In the past I have been on servers that either go private for a few days or use temporary maps for a week or so while they are building a new spawn area. So I guess my question is; will the server be down for a few days to build a new spawn? Is it possible to go online during the spawn build time to help? Also after talking to other server members the idea of having one chest that you can keep during map-reset was brought up (maybe the use of screenshots??). I know I have been wondering this and a few other people have expressed interest in the whole map-rest process.

Thank You
SpongeMD 

[TenReno]

Idea : that timelapse could be us building a new spawn area for 1.2 ill need to check back in the other forum to see if this can work

[ThePoison33]

There are ways to update that don't include resetting the entire map. Deleting unused chunks and regenerating them is one example. That can cause crazy biome generation and might cause some problems.

I don't know of Piixel's plans for the update, I just wanted to let you know that there are ways it can be done without resetting the entire map.

[Piixel]

Hmmm, I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. I could use NBT to generate the jungle biome on the old map, however the chunks between new and old can look terrible. I could start a new map, then copy/paste buildings from the current map, to the 1.2 map. Or just start from fresh. Let me know what you think.

"So I guess my question is; will the server be down for a few days to build a new spawn? Is it possible to go online during the spawn build time to help?"

Well the server will be outdated for anyone who updates to 1.2, until bukkit updates. I plan to use this time to build a decent spawn-point.

If you want to help build the new spawn, you must stay in 1.1, or rollback to 1.1, any help building the new spawn will be much appreciated.

Starting to plan the new spawn isn't a bad idea, I'll post a new topic for ideas/designs/themes.

[callumcross]

i think that this will be a good idea but what i think we should do is keep the old map but when a new update comes all u have to do is keep walking some where new and the chunks will load the new stuff.
and we should move the spawn to the the stuff.
p.s:will help with the new spawn if needed

[Piixel]

i think that this will be a good idea but what i think we should do is keep the old map but when a new update comes all u have to do is keep walking some where new and the chunks will load the new stuff.
and we should move the spawn to the the stuff.
p.s:will help with the new spawn if needed

"Old worlds will not get errors, but you will need a new world to get jungles" - Jeb
The new biome will not load in new chunks, without using NBT.

[Blevins22]

This sounds like a great idea i personally like ressetting worlds lol and the whole chest idea sounds pretty legit so yeah.

[ThePoison33]

"So I guess my question is; will the server be down for a few days to build a new spawn? Is it possible to go online during the spawn build time to help?"

Well the server will be outdated for anyone who updates to 1.2, until bukkit updates. I plan to use this time to build a decent spawn-point.

If you want to help build the new spawn, you must stay in 1.1, or rollback to 1.1, any help building the new spawn will be much appreciated.

In relation to the above quote, below is a link to the DigiEx Minecraft Version Tool. You can use it to download and run ANY minecraft .jar. You can update to 1.2 to check out jungles for a while and then come back to 1.1 to help us build spawn, or to just keep playing.

[Tezehh]

I wouldn't mind restarting if we just copied some main things, like the town, and could build new stuff. I don't really have anything to do on the server anymore D:

[McCheckerei]

Hhm to be honest I really don't wanna restart the whole map for 1.2, imma still working on a few projects at the moment and it would be a **** if we had to update it

I suppose it wouldn't be to bad if everyone got to WE one thing from the old map to the new map, and then WE a few of the monuments to the new map as well, to be honest I have to say 1.2 doesn't seem all that great.

[Trahzil]

Well I think the benefits of the 1.2 update are big enough that a map reset is a good idea. Main builds that took a while can be copied over. Items will be lost. It would be a pain for piix to spawn back every players items (idk maybe he would do it). But if we do update i doubt you guys will get your items back. I'm fine with an update, I actually prefer it. I love starting new worlds.

[Spongemd]

Thank you all for the fast responses. I like the ideas that were recently brought up due to this post. I think that TenReno had a pretty amazing idea of making the time-lapse the spawn area build. However I do like the map that we have now. I wouldn?t mind running around with some
Grass-Snow-Sand blocks and doing some terraforming! (LoL)
Thinking back at my previous post I wouldn?t mind starting over and the whole chest idea isn?t floating my boat as much anymore (Except for the Spawn Egg reward which I have become rather fond of )

i think that this will be a good idea but what i think we should do is keep the old map but when a new update comes all u have to do is keep walking some where new and the chunks will load the new stuff.
and we should move the spawn to the the stuff.
p.s:will help with the new spawn if needed

Will our  McMMO skills reset?

"Old worlds will not get errors, but you will need a new world to get jungles" - Jeb
The new biome will not load in new chunks, without using NBT.

Im sorry I missed this bit but that is an option.
However I rather am looking forward to Jungles!

I wouldnt mind rolling back to 1.1 after 1.2 to help and I will most defiently be willing to help build spawn.

I wouldn't mind restarting if we just copied some main things, like the town, and could build new stuff. I don't really have anything to do on the server anymore D:

I agree with this also!

Thanks for all the fabulous responses to this post!


{UPDATE} added a question about McMMO

[McCheckerei]

I would happily roll back for server, i don't like the idea though of restarting the server for 1.2, only difference on the actual world is jungles. I like this map and imma in the middle of many projects anyone is yet to see.