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TheCoveMC Content Patch 5

Fisher — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:29:31 +0000

Resource World, New Menus, more to come.

New Mayor Marker

Last week, we introduced Icons for Towns (house icon), Staff (shield icon), and this week we have introduced the Mayor Icon (Town icon but with a Red 'M')

The mayor icon

Item Shop Changes, the Marketplace

We've introduced an updated shop to the game and renamed it "Marketplace". There is no option to sell items as we want the economy to be largely player based, meaning that players should control the economy by selling to other players and trading.

Here you can see the Marketplace

New RTP Menu

I've put into place a new menu to replace the old entry for Random Teleport in the Quick menu. There are two options, showing the two worlds we have available: The SMP World, and the Brand Spankin' new Resource World!

Brand Spankin' New Resource World

Due to our Custom World Generation not having Certain default Minecraft structures such as sunken treasure ships, etc, we've made a Resource World available to everyone!

NOTE: Towns are not allowed in the Resource world, and it is not a good idea to build in it, as it will Reset every once in a while. It is strictly for gathering resources.

This being said, please try to keep the SMP world looking beautiful :)

An island on the new Resource World

New Rank Seperation

Before this week, you could only have one Rank shown. Now, we've set it to where you can see the donor rank or staff rank first, and then the /rankup rank.

Example, Twink_le_ has the FIRSTMATE Donor rank and Nomad as rankup rank.
Another Example, I have SysAdmin and Nomad rankup rank.

We did this so you could have a donor rank on the server, and still have some sort of rank goal to work for! This should have been done long ago and was something that was definitely overlooked on our part.

pictured here is the rank seperation

Work Continues

Yes indeed, work continues on our secret project, and the not so secret project codenamed "KOTI" for "King Of The Island".

There's not much to see as it's all still alpha island world generation at the current stage, but I'm this close to getting roads to render on the island.

Donations

I'd like to take a moment to personally thank our donors thus far. It means a lot that you'd donate to keep the experience alive for yourself and others for the coming months :)

LoveyProphet
hawkinkat
Dr_Plant
SpeedGracer
Abeli
foibleparty

You guys rock and we're lucky to have you :)
If you'd like to donate for a rank yourself, we'd really appreciate it, but it's never necessary. /buy is the command.

Conclusion

As always, thank you all so much for hanging out with us. It truly is a blast and a pleasure. Check back next week for your Weekly Dose of TheCoveMC.net Development :)

TheCoveMC.net Team

TheCoveMC Content Patch 4

Fisher — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:47:35 +0000

Emotes, Chat Signs, Player Nametags, oh my!

This week we didn't really release anything major in anticipation of our suuper secret project that will be released either tomorrow or the next day.

This being said, There isn't anything overly exciting in this patch, however, I'll go ahead and go over what we did do!

Bedrock Support

We've added support for Minecraft on the Phone, Xbox, Playstation, and Windows 10 Edition. It's the same server, but you can now connect from anywhere!

To connect, use the IP play.thecovemc.net with the port 19132.

Server Events

We're going to be hosting some events with the whole community very soon! All events are open to anyone :) Please get the Minecraft Events role from #🥐roles in our discord to be pinged about these in the future.

Homecoming (Saturday, June 19, 10 PM EST) Show up in formal skins to this big Minecraft dance party! Feel free to stream (or make any other content), and if you'd like you can even bring a date! This will be a good time to hop in a vc to make new friends!

Hide & Seek (Friday, June 25, 10 PM EST) Players will have 15 minutes to hide in a 500 block wide, randomly generated, indestructible world! When time runs out the Honchos will be searching for (and killing) every contestant! Last player standing wins!

Manhunt (Saturday, July 3, 10 PM EST) Players will track down and try to kill the Honchos. Anyone who manage to get a kill will win a prize!

Duo UHC Tournament (Friday, July 9, 10 PM EST) This will be a huge survival pvp tournament with a cash prize. The entry fee will be $5 per player. 75% of the money will go to the last team standing, while 25% will go to a charity of the winner's choice. More details & signup for this event will be announced soon.

Sandcastle Build Contest (Saturday, July 17, 10 PM EST) Contestants will have 30 minutes to build something out of sand/sandstone! The best build wins a prize!

We're super excited to see what you guys make, and the fun we'll have :)

Emote integration, the chat, and the tablist

We've started integrating emotes in a lot of places.

In the coming days, I'll release a full list of emotes usable on the server. Right now there are over 2,200 emotes you can use, but nobody knows how right now :)

Here's what to expect when you see one of these emotes in context of a player.
When you see a house, it means the player is in a town.
When you see a shield, the player is an admin.
When you see the twitch logo, the user is streaming.

Our tablist now has a shiny new logo as well!

The tablist

World Border

Due to Popular Demand, we've expanded the world border to be twice the size! It now has a radius of 10,000 blocks, totaling a diameter of 20,000 blocks wide!

absolutely yuge!

Sitting

A highly requested feature for roleplaying was the addition of being able to sit on different things, like slabs, stairs, and lily pads to name a few!

the nuttiest one sitting :)

Models and progress

We've been on a modelling spree for different things on the OpenSMP! We're gonna release these to the public soon, but we've got new hats, and all sorts of stuff in the works!

our shiny new pirate hat

Sparrow, your helpful companion

This week we introduced Sparrow, a play on a certain pirate character from a certain unnamed mega digital media corporation's movie :)

Right now, he can only be seen in chat giving helpful tips every once in a while, but expect more of him soon!

If you don't want to hear what he has to say, simply toggle him off in your quick menu by double tapping your 'f' key or by typing /qm.

sparrow in all of his helpful glory

Suuuuuper Seeeeecret stuff

Goodness gracious, I wish I could tell all of you folks what we've got going on behind the scenes. We've got a lot of content being made for a certain few gamemodes. I can talk about one of those right now.

Codename K.O.T.I.

King of the Island is a gamemode I dreamed up the other day. It's a PvP oriented gamemode and right now we don't have much content for it. We will have custom models for custom workbenches, loot crates, world generation buildings, crate drop hotspots, and so many other fun features.

You'll spawn on an island with a diameter of about 500-1000 blocks and have to fight and build your way to the top!

I expect that we'll be able to run a beta test of this gamemode within the next week or so. I'll keep you all posted on specifics and when this is going to happen.

the island where the fighting and building will take place.

Creatives and Excited People wanted!

Feel like you have some exciting ideas? Want to help out moderating the server? Want to make our servers even better?
We're currently looking for people who fit these attributes to fill positions in moderation roles, building roles, and general content creation roles.

If you're interested, see the following:
Mod Team - We are looking for a few people to help us out with moderation on the Minecraft & Discord servers. This would include kicking/muting people who aren't following the rules & other basic mod responsibilities. https://forms.gle/D5akMwM4xfyiQRUw7

Build Team - We're seeking builders to help out with some of the events announced above, as well as some new game modes we've been developing! https://forms.gle/feEBCZBh2CbXmPmK7

Marketing Team - We're looking for people who are either experienced with image/video editing software or are interested in helping out with advertising The Cove! https://forms.gle/m78zfUzsceJL8Ae68

We are so excited to see what the future of The Cove holds and want you to be a part of it!

Conclusion

I know this was a light content patch, but the wait for these things will be so worth it. We always strive to make the most unique and fun features for our server, and we want you to be there to see them :)

We love you guys, and are so happy you're hangin' out with us :)
TheCoveMC team.

TheCoveMC Content Patch 3

Fisher — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:42:50 +0000

Apologies

This post was supposed to come out 2 days ago, but I got kinda busy and wasn't able to post. My apologies :)

New Emotes

This week, we introduced new emotes to the server. This is paired with the resource pack that loads when you join the server. There are over 2,200 emotes on the server and they are mostly minecraft emotes. A full list will be published soon, but in the meantime, here's some to toy around with!

:diamond:
:emerald:
:cod:

Admin shop rework

This week we had a lot of abuse in the admin shop from people making massive farms and making profit way too fast for how our economy was imagined. For the time being, the sell shop has been disabled. We're going to look at ways to make the admin shop fair and balanced, but right now selling to the admin shop is disabled.

Jobs buff

We've buffed jobs by 30%. This should make jobs a sustainable way to earn money in the game while just playing the game and having fun.

New Server rules

We don't like putting in harsh rules about what you can and can not do; we want players have fun and do what they want. This being said, we still need some base rules to cover our bases.

You can view the new rules ingame through the quick menu, or by doing /rules.

Happy Pride month!

In honor of pride month, we have introduced a pride filter in chat! Just type 'pride' in, and it'll turn your message rainbow!

The Cove is inclusive and welcomes everyone, as we all should. We're allies and will always be. 🏳️‍🌈 :)

New Rank up menu

A lot of things we heard about the rankup system when it was first introduced was the lack of permissions, and knowing what ranks gave which permissions. Because of these concerns, we introduced a rankups menu.

It is accessible ingame via the quick menu, or through /ranks

New notice board progress

We're introducing a new system sometime this week called 'notice board'. The notice board will be kind of like a classified ads list for the server. Do you make potions? Perhaps you are a great builder? Post it on the notice board.

The notice board will be accessible globally through the quick menu, and will have some functionality in towns with the placeable noticeboard.

I've just modeled this recently. How does it look :)

Cosmetics

I meant to introduce a system for buying/earning cosmetics this week, but didn't have time. There are pets, particles, gadgets, mounts, music dj's, and a whole lot more. They are super nice looking in game and handle well with our server :)

I would like to show them off, however.

Profile system updates

I've added Social Icons to the profile system. The profile system is still undergoing performance work, as it's still not performing the way that I'd like it to, but social media is now incorporated and live :)

Buffed Vote Party Crates

When a vote party happens, you'll get a crate, and that crate will have a guaranteed $500, as well as another small chance to get $500. Happy voting!

1.17

What's this? A new minecraft update? Huzzah!

What does this mean for The Cove? We will update our servers to support 1.17 as soon as a new spigot build is released for 1.17 that's stable. Hopefully this will only take a week or two, but we are not sure. I know that they release pretty fast after an update, but we'll keep you guys updated.

Donations

I'd like to take a moment to personally thank our donors thus far. It means a lot that you'd donate to keep the experience alive for yourself and others for the coming months :)

ItsLordVamp
paroxyn(x2)
Eleven9(x3)
MarkyMarkoPolo
Onairotciv(x2)
Dr_Plant
Casheww(x2)
Rose0128
LovelyProphet

You guys rock and we're lucky to have you :)
If you'd like to donate for a rank yourself, we'd really appreciate it, but it's never necessary. /buy is the command.

Conclusion

We have a lot of new features and gamemodes coming down the pipeline. We're listening to your suggestions, and taking them on. I'm here to tell you that the future is bright and the future is The Cove!

Thanks for reading, and tune in next monday for Content Patch #4!

And remember,
It's always sunny in The Cove 😎

TheCoveMC Content Patch 2

Fisher — Mon, 31 May 2021 03:51:48 +0000

Second Patch!

Ya'll ready to see all the cool stuff we've been working on? We've been counting the hours to the next content patch to show you!

The Quick Menu

The quick menu is a revolutionary new concept based on a mechanic we've refined. Double tap your "switch hand" key (default "F"), and the quick menu will open!

The quick menu contains all of the features that are commonly used. The year is 2021, who types commands manually?

Want to see our Vote links with the click of a button? Perhaps town settings? Flea Market or Item Shop? Donations, Random Teleports, Server info, Baltop, and Settings toggles, all in one place. This is the quick menu!
Note, the quick menu can also be accessed by running /qm!

The Profile System

Want to show of who's behind the screen? Perhaps you'd like to roleplay as a character you like? We've got you covered.

With the profile system, you can set your Name, Pronouns, Location, and Bio. To setup your own profile, run
/profile setup!
You can also use these commands to setup specific attributes!
/profile name
/profile pronouns
/profile location
/profile bio

Also, click someone's name in chat to see their profile, or do /profile <username>

Another thing I will add is that these profiles will be used in other gamemodes in the future, to sync your stats like minigame wins, awards, etc!

Awards and Stats

These features aren't quite in yet, but Awards and Statistics are soon to be implemented into the server! You can gain specific awards by doing specific things in the server. Find a bug? Bug hunter Award. Reported someone breaking the rules? Keeping the server clean!

Eventually, you'll be able to display one of your Awards on your profile. Also, for those of you who were there on launch day, you'll be getting a special Award for that :)

Stats are basically like minecraft stats, but for things minecraft doesn't count, like the amount of Piñatas you've killed, or the amount of Town Blocks Claimed, etc. Soon you'll be able to see these in your quick menu as well.

On the subject of Piñatas...

We've released a new vote party reward! When you the vote party threshold is reached, a Piñata will spawn at /warp pinata. Piñatas will drop items like diamonds, emeralds, and money!

Be there when they spawn or be circle... (get it, cause we're all squares in minecraft? i'll show myself out...)

Info Board

We now have an info board on the right side of your screen in the game. Protip, to make it smaller, set your GUI scale to 1 (my preference), or if you don't like it, just toggle it in the quick menu!

Item Shop

We now have an item shop that sells and buys certain items that you might need. In the shop, you can buy and sell any amount 1-64 or as many as you have! This is accessible from the quick menu as well.

Jobs

Want to make money from things you already do ingame (Building, Mining, Enchanting, Crafting, etc)? Join a job and get rewarded automagically for doing what you do best! You can join a job by using the jobs menu from the quick menu, or by using /job

Punishments

Punishing players isn't something we enjoy. However, if a player does something that warrants it (slurs, griefing, etc), it's a must. This being said, we want to be totally transparent on the punishments we give. We've introduced a Punishments list where you can see every punishment given on our website.

See Here: CoveMC Punishments List

Referrals

Want to be rewarded for inviting friends to the server? Have them run /ref <yourname> when they join, and they'll get $250, you'll get $1000.

Donations

I'd like to take a moment to personally thank our donors thus far. It means a lot that you'd donate to keep the experience alive for yourself and others for the coming months :)

Onairotciv
Anya_Diane (x2)
paroxyn
Amezukami
Eleven9

You guys rock and we're lucky to have you :)
If you'd like to donate for a rank yourself, we'd really appreciate it, but it's never necessary. /buy is the command.

Our beautiful playerbase

I'd like to thank everyone for allowing us the opportunity to sponsor such a vibrant community. It warms our hearts that so many players come out and enjoy the experience and have fun with each other. We wouldn't be here without you. Yes, I'm talking about you

In Conclusion

Anyways, thanks for coming to see what we've been working on this week! Tune in next monday for Content Patch #3 :) I will say that while coding some of these things I have introduced several easter eggs into the server. Look at your own risk :)

And remember,
It's always sunny in the Cove 😎

TheCoveMC Content Patch 1

Fisher — Mon, 24 May 2021 06:11:09 +0000

Le Patch

This first content patch has been very exciting, with the bugs and inconsistencies we saw during launch and all :)

We've enjoyed seeing so many smiling faces on The Cove as well as implementing new and exciting features that we'll all enjoy!

Rebranding

We held a vote for Server logo and our Creators sure showed out! We were super excited to see the submissions! We held a vote on the Discord Server and Bel's Logo won by a significant margin. This being said, we thank everyone for submitting your lovely logos!

Bel's Logo (our new logo!)

Rankups

We've added a fair bit of rankups in the OpenSMP server, 14 in total with the prices ranging from $1,000 to $100,000.

Each of these have different perks and will let other players know that you're the Real Deal!

Rankups are live on the server now and can be used by performing the command /rankup. There will be a confirmation message with the price before you actually rank up!

Please note that at the current point in time, the perks aren't fully fleshed out and are SUBJECT TO CHANGE (any shadowfrax fans?)

our rankup roster

Voting

It makes zero sense to make things cost money when ya can't get money, amirite gamers?

We've introduced voting to the server. If you've never voted before, it's like telling the internet our server is great. You visit a website, enter your username, click submit and it gives you rewards ingame!

Have you ever wanted to make 250 bucks 6 times in 10 minutes? Now's your time!

This helps the server immensely by bumping it higher on server lists so more players see our great community!

To vote, just use the command /vote ingame, and click the first button to see all links!

The Voting Menu ingame

We had a little weasel figure it out before it was released and here's what they had to say about it 🤣

Town Dynmap

This is probably common knowledge at this point, but I figured I'd put it in the Content Patch anyways. If you didn't know, we have a livemap that shows the whole server! To access it in your browser, just navigate to https://map.thecovemc.net/.

We recently added Town support to the dynmap so you can see where towns are and what land they have claimed!

The Dynamic Map

Supporting TheCoveMC

If you feel so inclined, we have also added some donor ranks, Captain and First Mate. The names will change when themes change, but the perks will never be taken away. We will add more perks as time goes on as well :)

Donations are never required, but always appreciated :)

Anticheat

We've added a few preventative measures against cheating in our server!
One can be seen here with the Anti X-Ray

Nice Try, Hackerman! >:D

Conclusion

We're so excited to see the outpouring of support from all of you lovely folks. Sometimes things get messy and it seems like we don't hear you, but we do. Things are evolving and changing, and we can't wait to see what we all do together :)

Thanks for the support and the loads of fun, and remember
It's always sunny in the Cove :D