A New Frontier

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

The Grand Scheme

This is an introduction to my brainstorming process regarding my future minecraft server and your future minecraft home. I would like any one who is interested after reading this rough plan to offer feedback and suggestions, become a part of this project and assist in its development as much as they can.



I have an underlying goal, to create a world that encourages teamwork and group projects while at the same time granting players who wish to play alone, privacy. Doing all of this with as little mods as possible. You might think, “that just is not possible with a minecraft world, its all lies, like the cake I built in my dirt shack.” Well, I will continue this piece with some major concepts I will use to make this all a reality.

-PvP enabled-

PvP will always be on except during specific events which I will get into later on. Adding this PVP aspect will allow players to to several of the following things.

-Thieve: A player may choose to steal and slay other players but at a cost. Community bounty boards will be up in all major towns, allowing players to post bounties on players or other things (i.e. caves, monsters, items(wish lists)) without the use of mods, this board will simply be a “wall” that players can post protected signs on. Once a player completes another players request, they may reap what ever rewards the quest giver offered. Whether it be gold for there sweet revenge on another or assistance and services. The goal here is to create camaraderie among the players, a griefer is going to grief but if everyone is aware and actively working together.. that griefer is going to hate being slain at every turn. (this does not mean that someone will go unpunished for unacceptable behavior. This server WILL have rules!)

-PVP Events: PVP events will be world events similar to a large “Capture the Flag” This idea is still in the works and needs a lot more time to develop.

-World Events-

World events are, well, world events. Here are some of the rough ideas in which I will implement world events without the use of excessive mods.

Before I get into specific world events id like to inform everyone with how the world will work. There will be set chunk limits (boundaries) to limit how far a player can explore (part reason due to server file size, a way to regulate how large the world file size will be.) but mostly to add some sort of significance to the below world events. Upon successfully completing a world event, more map will be revealed as “Frontier Landscape.” In literal terms, I will increase the chunk limit to expand further, generating more world. With that said, here are some world event ideas id love to see happen.



-Project Mode: During Project mode world events, every single player who wishes to participate will be granted “Creative Mode” to help assist in whatever project we are working on at the time. This will be organized events that encompass a large scale building project. Upon completing the project events, depending on exactly what the building is, world rewards will be granted relevant to the building and “World Story.” Ex. We collectively build a giant cathedral, this cathedral now allows players to access the nether “Hell” leading to an exit portal in a far off land (New frontier for building and playing).



-War events: This one is pretty simple, Given a specific theme players will have to unite together to fight off NPCS (Monsters) or even each other, with a final objective of… DESTROYING ENEMY TERRITORY/BASES!!! Successfully completing these events will result in new unlocked territory, “won” by the victors.



-PVP world Events: more thought still needs to be put into this as to make it fun and mod free. I was leaning towards battlegrounds of sorts, Project events to build new “battlegrounds” “Unlocking” new maps to have full scale PVP wars!


-Forum Requests-
Forum requests will be a system for players to request certain things from the admins and community. Here is a small list of things a player may be able to request.

-A player can put in a request to have an area protected. Preventing there personal projects from being griefed by trolls when they are away.

-A player may request that a project/city be officially recognized as a notable location in our world.

- a player may request bans and punishment for players who they deem unworthy of our server services (i.e. Rule breakers)

-a Player may request events and world events, when a request like this is submitted, a discussion will open up to start organizing a date and RSVP's.

-A player my submit applications for various leadership or moderating roles.

-A player may purchase minor administrating rights

-A player may subscribe monthly or one time purchase the ability to use "Gamemode 1" and other fast track building rights.

The few mods that will be implemented

-World Guard
-World Edit
-Basic Bukkit Admin mods

And i will be using MCedit

NOTE!!!!!
Please keep in mind that i am currently deployed and cannot have a server up for another few months. I actually cant do much work with this right now as i am. That is why i would like to take this time to start brainstorming!