2024-03-04 16:26:36 +0000 UTC by VeerSky and TurboClicks
Welcome, travelers! Long road ahead? Please sit! Why don't you take a break and enjoy a cup of calming jasmine tea? Before you go, let's take a look at all the new server additions in our v0.6.3 release, shall we?
Block and Item Updates
First and foremost, we have to go over the most important, game-changing, revolutionary addition of this update... snow bricks now drop snow bricks!
In other news:
- Red sand now can be used in the crafting of concrete powder and glass, just like regular sand.
- Grass, mycelium, podzol and quartz ore market prices have now been made static to avoid inflation.
Towny Updates
Towny has also seen the following bug fixes:
- Players with the king position can once again withdraw yuans from their nation's bank using
/nation withdraw [amount].
- Plot change notifications now include the PvP status when it differs from the prior chunk.
Chat Updates
- Fixed the channel shorthand (The G in
[G]) and nickname not being clickable to focus on a channel or open the player menu respectively.
- The "Something went wrong!" message when trying to summon a pet that has died has been removed.
- The
/conversation request timeout has been increased from 10 to 60 seconds.
- After the Dutch translation, we have also added a very much needed German translation for our best boy, Max the Dog. Now, where are the expensive dog treats?
- The typo in the "airship" Fast Travel method name was fixed.
- Various misspellings of "Caldera" in Fire Nation Capital discoverable locations have been corrected.
- Fixed the typo in "refined pentapus jelly".
Texture Updates
- A missing texture atlas, which broke all the textures for users playing in Minecraft 1.19.3, has been restored.
- Fire ferret textures for versions 1.15+ are no longer defective.
- The spinning water orbs model has been improved, and texture issues have been abolished.
- The bleeding texture issues for Zuko's Dagger and Mayor Tong's Hat have been fixed and improved overall.
Stat Updates
Small changes have been implemented in the stat system as well.
- Fixed bending focus-related stat changes not being applied.
- Opening the stat book with
/c will no longer open where players cannot edit stats.
- The message reminding players of unallocated stat points is no longer shown to low-level players.
- Experience-gain holograms resulting from pets and bending now also show in the negative quadrants (-X, -Z), rather than only being visible in the positive quadrants (+X, +Z).
Improvements for New Players
Furthermore, we have improved our quests, dungeons, and navigation system so that the new players of AvatarMC have a smooth beginner experience.
- When speaking with your bending master, the bending focus will now be automatically selected. The bending master now also provides information about the leveling and stats systems.
- Messages shown to new players when they first join have been tweaked:
- Bending focus usage instructions have been removed for new players when finalizing their element choice.
- The demo instruction message has been shortened.
- An objective to test out an element and then return to the NPC in spawn was added, which triggers when talking to the NPC or when walking away from it.
- The dialogue option for when exiting the spawn is now also slightly more comprehensible.
- Added a new quest for talking to an NPC guide that hints at what there is to do in the city, such as dungeons and quests. This automatically starts when players spawn into their capital for the first time.
- The Fire Nation Capital guide has recovered from their amnesia and now correctly remembers the things to do in the city when either the mini-dungeon or the Fast Travel quest have been completed.
- Cleaned up and improved the area around The Cave of Hethro and The Ganbald Triad mini-dungeons by expanding the protected regions.
- New NPCs have been added around the Fast Travel nodes to guide players towards the mini-dungeon, along with an appropriately placed player road network connection hologram.
Miscellaneous Changes and Fixes
- The formation of nether portals has been disabled.
- Fixed the bug allowing players to change the water level of cauldrons in cities.
- The Saito Railways tunnel-protected region in the Fire Nation Capital has been fixed.
- The junk vendor in the Fire Nation Capital has been relocated one street down from its previous location.
- Server music has now been delayed to play after the server resource pack has been loaded.
- Skeletons no longer spawn as a mount in server cities.
- Lake Laogai's Wi NPC is no longer stuck inside of a table.
- When entering an arena, your fancy headwear will be automatically removed to prevent interference with health. Headwear may be re-equipped after exiting the arena.
- When using Air Scooter, region changes in the Hunters of the Ocean dungeon no longer trigger.
- The Towny claim in The Bison Poacher's Hideout no longer prevents the poaching of the sky bison.
- The pagination of the quest menu now removes items from the prior page when paging.
- Opening a quest progress entry in chat now opens to the corresponding quest.
Coming Soon™
We have some additional work that we'd like to tease!
- New dungeon: Feeling feisty? New conspiracies have been brewing around the Fire Nation Capital of Caldera. Storm clouds are gathering... Level 3–8 players will be excited to find a new way to level up with this upcoming dungeon! We can't say much about it — you'll have to uncover its secrets yourself!
- Redesigned skins: While on your travels, you might take notice of various redesigned NPCs featured in Fast Travel locations and mini-dungeons. Skin Artists have been upping their game and cannot wait for you to see what they've been working on.
- Server Store facelift: The Server Store is also getting a makeover. The storefront is receiving redesigned catalog item icons and improved cosmetic renders. We've been scouting out new
fashion models to showcase the existing items in the store, but also to model the new cosmetics that are coming your way!
- New cosmetics: You'll soon have the chance to slay your enemies, Water Tribe style!
A correction was made on March 4, 2024: An earlier version of this blogpost stated that the upcoming dungeon will be a level 1–8 mini-dungeon. It will actually be a level 3–8 full dungeon. This blogpost has also been revised to specify that The Cave of Hethro and The Ganbald Triad mini-dungeon regions received expanded protections.
2024-02-22 20:07:00 +0000 UTC by TurboClicks
The day is finally here! After a years-long wait, the Netflix live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender has premiered. Perfect timing, as the original animation premiered one day earlier — 19 years ago in the United States — with a one-hour special on February 21, 2005. The special featured the first two episodes of the series: "The Boy in the Iceberg" and "The Avatar Returns."
In today's blogpost, we'll cover how we honor the animation and how we're looking forward to the future of the franchise.
Celebrating Cactus Juice Day
To celebrate the series that started it all and inspired us to create this Minecraft server, we at AvatarMC like to partake in a yearly tradition dubbed "Cactus Juice Day."
U.S. audiences got their first glimpse of the Avatar Universe at 7 p.m. EST. This was midnight UTC on February 22 which is why the server has Cactus Juice Day for some time zones on the 22nd each year.
From midnight UTC on February 22 — for exactly 24 hours —when you break a cactus block, you have a chance that (alongside the actual item) cactus juice will drop. This will only drop once per time, so you'll want to keep placing and breaking cactus if you're looking to hoard it. Cactus Juice will typically be a potion of Nausea III.
The Live-Action
We are so very excited to see the enthusiasm for our favorite franchise with the release of Netflix's new live-action. As the live-action showrunner and executive producer Albert Kim recently told IGN, "this is a remix, not a cover." Having new content like this breathes life into the franchise and will ultimately bring new fans into the fold.
Over in the AvatarMC Discord server, we've introduced a new forum channel called #live-action-discussion to host all conversation related to the live-action, with episode-specific channels and a general discussion channel. As you watch the new show, let us know what you think! What were your favorite moments?
Have a great weekend, and happy watching!
2024-02-17 19:08:28 +0000 UTC by QuietDove
Hello! I’m QuietDove, and I lead the Lore Team for AvatarMC. In this blogpost, I’m hoping to give everyone a flavour of what it is our team does and what our aims for the server are.
Who Are We?
The Lore Team is predominantly responsible for writing quests, dungeons, and NPC dialogue.
As Team Leader, it’s my job to make sure our content fits in with both our server lore and the wider lore of the Avatar world.
Our Goals
Our long-term ambition is for the server to have a larger overarching main quest line, set ten years after the end of The Legend of Korra, and in a world where Korra herself is missing. Although this is very much a long term goal, we try to keep everything we create with this backstory in mind.
For the time being though, we are aiming to add several smaller quests and storylines set within this internal server lore. My aim is for the five Capitals to each have their own self-contained quest lines that will able to be played by everyone.
What if I Want to Join?
If you’ve got a passion for storytelling, a penchant for writing dialogue, or a head swimming with story ideas, then please do apply.
Along with these things, you will also need:
- A collaborative mindset: Be prepared for your work to be critiqued and take on broad suggestions that other team members might make. This is especially important as writing is only one part of creating content for the server. Scripters will need to make everything work, Artists will need to create NPC skins, and Builders will need to build the environments.
- A basic understanding of scripting: Trust me, you only need a basic understanding! This will help when Scripters come to put your words into a script file and will allow you to make changes with ease. There is plenty of support available with this.
- Some knowledge of game design: Creating quests is about so much more than dialogue. Crafting a quest that is engaging and not just an endless wall of text is the real challenge, especially when you have to do this within the confines of Minecraft!
- Patience: Creating content can be a long process. As mentioned before, several teams will need to be involved in the creative process. In addition, your dialogue scripts will end up being much longer than you first anticipated, as additional scenarios will always need an extra line or two, just to stop the player from going off track!
Thank You for Reading!
I hope that’s given you a nice taste of what the Lore Team does and what our goals are. If any of that has whetted your appetite, then please don’t hesitate to get in contact and apply.
Lore Team Application
— QuietDove
2024-02-15 15:31:39 +0000 UTC by TurboClicks
We've just received word from the dragonfly bunny spirits that the the Spirit World will soon undergo a map reset over the weekend of February 17–18.
The map reset will restore the world to its original state last seen before players first ventured into the land of the supernatural. Major structures such as capture points and the Tree of Time will remain intact and available after the reset.
If you have stashed precious items here, we strongly recommend moving them to a safe location in the physical world before the reset. Any belongings left behind will vanish into the fog of lost items. Player-made structures will also be erased, as building in the Spirit World is not protected by Towny.
It's been years since the server received a Spirit World map reset, so we hope everyone is looking forward to a fresh start. If you have ideas for how to improve the Spirit World, let us know in our Discord server's #suggestions channel.
2024-02-03 05:09:06 +0000 UTC by TurboClicks
Hello, readers! We hope that the start of the new year has been good to you. We here at AvatarMC have been excited to see the enthusiasm for Netflix's live-action adaption of Avatar: The Last Airbender. As obvious fans of this amazing franchise, we are delighted to experience this moment with viewers both old and new.
The last time we experienced such a surge in franchise enthusiasm was when both Avatar and The Legend of Korra made their way to the American Netflix catalog in the summer of 2020. Scores of players were online at any given moment, resulting in the decision to open up the Event Server on a permanent basis to alleviate the strain on the main Lobby Server.
In anticipation for new players finding their way to AvatarMC, we've been working to polish up on features all around the server. Our 3D Modelers are chiseling away at new cosmetics for the Server Store. Skin Artists are redesigning various NPCs featured in fast travel locations and mini-dungeons. Builders and Scripters are cleaning up the areas immediately surrounding beginner mini-dungeons to improve the experience for first-time players. Our resident economists are even tweaking the prices of common blocks that have fallen victim to dynamic pricing in markets across the world.
Team Applications Are Open!
We'd like to take the opportunity to remind everyone that AvatarMC is only made possible through the tireless work of our dedicated team composed entirely of volunteers. Many team members even contribute to multiple teams.
We are constantly looking for skilled people to help develop the server and encourage you to take a look at our applications page to learn more about the teams we have. Receiving new team members is exciting for our staff and motivates us to keep moving forward on recreating the world of Avatar in Minecraft.
Don't worry if you feel that you don't have the necessary skills! We recommend that you still apply. We may be able to direct you towards a position that you are better suited for, and our team leaders often approve applications for players that we believe can grow and develop their skill sets over time.
More Coming Soon
In the coming weeks, we'll be launching a series of blogposts showcasing many of our open positions, with the idea of shedding light on what we're currently working on and what we're hoping to expand towards with a more robust staff.
With this new year, we'd like to change our approach and offer more sneak peeks into what's coming and being worked on behind the scenes.
Thanks for reading! We'll be back again soon.