So I have written around 100 questions for the quiz plugin this week. All of you who read these Times and who got asked to help out a few weeks ago managed to write a total of ... 14 questions
. Well, I'll take it as a challenge and will keep looking out for ways to make you guys hit your keyboards, and this week things get serious: For every serious, non-duplicate question that is submitted until next sunday, march 6th, I will donate 1$ to MCME. And yes, I am ready to spend 100$ or more for that.The questions can be of one of the following four types: Free text question, number question, multiple choice with one correct answer, multiple choice with 1 to 4 correct answers. Here's an example for each, taken from the questions I came up with:
- free: Which Shire town is located at a lake? - Bywater
- number: How many miles south of the Brandywine Bridge is the Bucklebury Ferry located? - 20
- single: What is Gorhendad Oldbuck famous for?
- First Thain of the Shire
- Owner of the Golden Perch Inn
- First Hobbit to visit Rivendell
- Founder of Buckland
- multi: Who got trapped by the Old Man Willow?
- Frodo
- Sam
- Pippin
- Merry
Now come on guys, this is the cheapest way to donate to MCME ever, please make me donate more than 5$ next week....
Breaking News@q220 has updated all the Resource Packs! If you're using the automatic textures feature you don't have to do anything; the packs should update when you next enter the respective regions. If you're one of the ones who swear on manual RPs: Download the updated versions here: Official Resourcepacks | Minecraft Middle Earth
Especially noteworthy is that the Moria Pack is now among the official packs. I hope the settings for it to be included in the automatic packs can be adjusted in the next week. Additionally you'll find the work-in-progress Mordor pack; it won't be of much use as long as it is in this state, but if you want to throw a first glance at the new textures, you can do that now!
Forest in Lamedon - picture by @_Luk
Andrast (In Progress) - Lead: @jacenpeter
Only some minor changes in the White Mountains this week, some small terrain adjustments and material additions.
@kisos has taken over the lead of this project, and celebrating that has worked even more on it this week than he already did before. All the terrain is done, beside some rivers that @Ivan1pl and I are currently giving some more love.
Various Designers and Artists are currently trying to break the world record for "most villages and farms built within a week": kisos, @Tyranystrasz, @Fireinferno13, @Wraith_Knight, @Wroxxite and @toeyoman have each claimed a farm or village. Very soon Anfalas will be densely populated.
Lamedon (In Progress) - Lead: @Eriol_EandurVarious Designers and Artists are currently trying to break the world record for "most villages and farms built within a week": kisos, @Tyranystrasz, @Fireinferno13, @Wraith_Knight, @Wroxxite and @toeyoman have each claimed a farm or village. Very soon Anfalas will be densely populated.
More rivers, more trees, and more root fixing, a lot more root fixing.
Misty Mountains (In Progress) - Lead: @Emilio_ (Eregion), @Finrod_Amandil (Misties), @Mandos (Gladden Fields)
I have voxelled another hillside on the eastern slopes of the mountains, and after that decided on a (pretty much) definite layout for the Gladden Pass. Terrain will still be in progress for quite a while, but you can already check the area out using /warp Gladden Pass or /warp Gladden Pass Summit.
In the Gladden Fields Mandos has been giving the houses for the Stoor Hobbits a try. Check that out with /warp Gladden Fields.
Fornost Reruin (In Progress) - Lead: @Fireinferno13 & @DemonatazIn the Gladden Fields Mandos has been giving the houses for the Stoor Hobbits a try. Check that out with /warp Gladden Fields.
Progress continues along step by step! There are only a few more houses for Artists to ruin in the middle district, which will hopefully be completed in the next few days. As of this week, all of the roads have been re-ruined thanks to everyone who participated in the jobs this past week or so. Focus now shifts to wall jobs and ruining the main keep!
- Fireinferno13
Additionally work has started on the big sewer system of Fornost. They have collapsed in a few more places, currently work is being focused on all the corridors.
@Thijs1801 voxelled the terrain across the Bruinen today and yesterday and has made some really nice progress in that area during this weekend. Furthermore we have marked out the sections of the city with wool for planning. Best way to see it would be on dynmap. Fingers crossed voxelling wont take too much longer and we can finally move on the more fun sections
- thomasd16
Plotbuild Plugin (Last bug fixes in progress) - Devs: @Eriol_Eandur & @Ivan1pl
The Plotbuild Plugin will make it possible to make plots on the main map that can be claimed and be built on by anyone and then be easily reviewed and managed by staff.
Some small adjustments and fixes that were identified in the testing session a few weeks ago have now been implemented. Another testing session is now due to find the hopefully last bugs.
New New Player World (Ready for implementation) - Dev: @Eriol_Eandur, Assistance: @_Luk
Resource PacksThe Plotbuild Plugin will make it possible to make plots on the main map that can be claimed and be built on by anyone and then be easily reviewed and managed by staff.
Some small adjustments and fixes that were identified in the testing session a few weeks ago have now been implemented. Another testing session is now due to find the hopefully last bugs.
A new Intro Quiz for new players.
No changes since last week.
Moria Teleport Plugin (In Progress) - Dev: @Eriol_EandurNo changes since last week.
For seamless teleports to and from new Moria aswell as inside Moria.
Another week - another obstacle - another solution. Without wanting to confuse you with the technical mumbo-jumbo which I myself do not unserstand either: Eriol has developped another auxiliary plugin with which he hopes to get one step closer to a solution worthy of MCME.
Minigames Plugin (Small fixes in progress) - Dev: @Eriol_EandurAnother week - another obstacle - another solution. Without wanting to confuse you with the technical mumbo-jumbo which I myself do not unserstand either: Eriol has developped another auxiliary plugin with which he hopes to get one step closer to a solution worthy of MCME.
A plugin to easily run various minigames like Hide and Seek, Races and Quizzes.
See opening statement!
Randomising Plugin (Ready for implementation) - Dev: @Eriol_EandurSee opening statement!
A small plugin for staff members to easily randomize growth stages on fields.
No changes since last week.
Banner Editor (Ready for implementation) - Dev: @Eriol_EandurNo changes since last week.
A plugin for easily editing and creating banners.
No changes since last week.
No changes since last week.
--> See Breaking News!
Mordor Pack (In Progress) - Lead: @bender400
I was able to add a ton of new textures to Github this week, awesome work that the Mordor RP team is doing! @NEEPcrafter has newly joined the team this week and is delighting us with some fancy 3D block models.
New Doors (Implemented!) - Creator: @Ryiw
Banners (Implemented!) - Creator: @SKy_the_Thunder
Reeds and new flowers (Implemented!) - Creator: @Ma5terMinD
Inherited textures for Fennas Drúnin (Implemented!)
I almost forgot about these, thanks to Arde of the proofreading team!
The new stained glass textures have been created for the palace and cathedral of Lond Daer, but of course can aswell be used anywhere else in Eriador.
Rank UpdatesMordor Pack (In Progress) - Lead: @bender400
I was able to add a ton of new textures to Github this week, awesome work that the Mordor RP team is doing! @NEEPcrafter has newly joined the team this week and is delighting us with some fancy 3D block models.
Banners (Implemented!) - Creator: @SKy_the_Thunder
Reeds and new flowers (Implemented!) - Creator: @Ma5terMinD
Inherited textures for Fennas Drúnin (Implemented!)
@thomasd16 has picked a few textures from the Gondor pack he'd like to use on Fennas Drúnin.
New Glass Textures (Implemented!) - Creator: @mattlego
I almost forgot about these, thanks to Arde of the proofreading team!
The new stained glass textures have been created for the palace and cathedral of Lond Daer, but of course can aswell be used anywhere else in Eriador.
- none this week -
Feedback on Artist applications will follow in the next few days.
We have one screenshot this week, created by @SmaugJuice. With the updated pack the Lilac flowers will now look like Reeds
Fennas Drúnin.
Other news
Motivation series@smogpaster has messaged all staff members and asked them about their motivation to build/play on MCME and he got a bunch of really interesting answers which I deem worthy to share with everyone!
Audiobook review@bender400:
For me it has been an educational hobby about what it is like working for people, with people, and over people. But one of my greatest reasons for being a part of MCME is that it brings people who are either artistically talented, or who appreciate art, together on one project.
I also love architecture and being able to recognize beautiful aspects of buildings, MCME actually sparked this interest which I hope to pursue later in life.
Building is definitely what I do best on this server, but I can also fulfill the second half of my job description as a terraformer.
For me it has been an educational hobby about what it is like working for people, with people, and over people. But one of my greatest reasons for being a part of MCME is that it brings people who are either artistically talented, or who appreciate art, together on one project.
I also love architecture and being able to recognize beautiful aspects of buildings, MCME actually sparked this interest which I hope to pursue later in life.
Building is definitely what I do best on this server, but I can also fulfill the second half of my job description as a terraformer.
- none this week -
In a few of the recent Themed Builds many people built figures from the Star Wars universe, like the AT-AT. That this is in fact not plain nonsense can be seen in this lengthy article about the similarities of the universes and stories:
http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2015/12/17/how-is-star-wars-like-the-lord-of-the-rings/
http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2015/12/17/how-is-star-wars-like-the-lord-of-the-rings/
Upcoming
Themed Build
Project Build 2 weeks:
Theme: Meduseld
Resource Pack: Rohan
Audiobook session 5
The next Audiobook session will take place on SUNDAY, March 6th, 19:00 GMT.
We will listen to chapters 9,10,11 and 12, an extended edition of the Audiobook which will last about 3 hours, with which we will conclude the first book out of six.
Tours
Community OutreachThe next Audiobook session will take place on SUNDAY, March 6th, 19:00 GMT.
We will listen to chapters 9,10,11 and 12, an extended edition of the Audiobook which will last about 3 hours, with which we will conclude the first book out of six.
There are no Tours announced for this week yet, but keep an eye on this thread and request a tour if you want one!
Jobs & Plotbuilds
Jobs for next Saturday will be announced in this thread over the course of the week. Be sure to ask Designers for jobs at any time, maybe they can offer something!
MCME Reunion LAN PartyOn next sunday, march 6th, from 9am GMT onwards, @Will_em will host the probably biggest LAN party in the history of MCME, a lot of old members of MCME will tune in, make sure you save some time on that day to meet some of the First Age of this server!
More information can be found here: http://www.mcmiddleearth.com/threads/mcme-reunion-lan-party.2954/
@Tyranystrasz has access to the MCME Facebook page and is regularily posting screenshots of our builds there! Lend him a hand and submit your best screens here: MCME screenshots for Facebook
A bit in reflection of tired me sitting down, after I have just returned from an energy-sapping skiing weekend, to write the Times in time, I'll leave you with this quote:
These Times have been proofread by @anubisthefrog and @Ardelenia.
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