1.9 is coming apparently, the server will upgrade once optifine does its job, otherwise still 1.8

Also on unrelated news they finally paid me for that one outage we had so I had a free month yay

I was in there building a couple of hours ago when I lost connection. The server doesn't seem to be up in the server list, even after several refreshes.

I've had $10 of Digital Ocean credit sitting around and doing nothing, so I decided to contribute an additional month of hosting while further funding is yet to be organised.

I've spent the past two hours spinning up an VPS instance, configuring it, securing it, restoring the files from the backup and writing a bash script and cron job to perform nightly backups - hopefully, the labour will pay off. The server details will be provided on demand.

Donations are still greatly appreciated.

As part of my departure from this community, I no longer intend to perform maintenance for this server after the month is over. If Fegelein1906 still intends to fund the server, I am more than willing to help him set it up under an account of his own with the host and provide support when it is needed although I cannot guarantee a prompt response. Failing that, I'll share the backups with another trusted individual.

It was interesting while it lasted. Farewell.

Due to declining interest in the community from Fegelein1906, I'd once again like to see whether anyone is interested in funding or maintaining the server. If no one is interested in maintenance, I can continue to maintain it and accept donations via PayPal.

In the event that we cannot obtain any funding, I'll upload an archive of the files and what happens from there can be discussed.

Today I tried to enter the UMS but wasn't able to do so somehow. Later, I tried accessing untergangers.org, but all I got was a link to a "Privacy Policy".

Was the server domain closed for a certain reason?

With all of the Ibrahim Mat Zin sculptures over the server, I'd probably decide to make a new coat of arms for the server, and through this make Raja Bomoh our server mascot:

So, what do you guys think? Are there any ways which I can improve on it? Or if you are interested, you can create your own ideas for the new server coat of arms and then we can hold a poll to see which one is the most suitable.

As you know, I'm currently the only one funding the server hosting right now (as an act of generosity, not an obligation). To guarantee that the server stays adequately funded, I'm seeking some donations for the future. Each month costs me $4, it sounds very little but the fact still remains that I'm using my personal funds to keep the server online and that I've got my mind on things other than MC right now. It adds up quickly, I've paid for $20 of server time. I've got July covered and possibly August but I still appreciate donations, no matter how small they are.

As for what methods I accept, I can take PayPal and possibly Dogecoin.

Update: refer here

I propose we start a new world, with the old world region files included in a far-away place from spawn for nostalgia sake.

Justification for a server reset:

1. The old world got a bad spawn point. So much of Unterganger City is desert, and it's a pain to develop this biome as you'd have to manually replace every single sand block on the surface with grass.
2. The good biomes have been taken by Athyras. If you've done your homework, this place until recently is off-limits to many of us. To add insult to injury, someone's illusion of grandeur left large swaths of these desirable biomes to waste, which most players found an eyesore (and needless additional work to get developed).
3. The new, exciting 1.7.2 biomes are too far away.
4. The area around spawn is tbh a mess. Plus we don't have a proper spawn area.

Conditions for the new world:

1. The world seed include the following close to spawn/origin (~2000-3000 blocks):
   • A mesa biome
   • An icy biome (bonus for icy spikes biome)
   • Plains, forest or other temperate biomes on spawn/origin itself
2. To address criticism about this plan being called "stupid", include the old world's region files in the new world, but offset its location to a far-enough distance from spawn. Now you can't complain about losing all your "nostalgia".
3. A nicer-looking spawn, perhaps with a plaza. Probably adopt a grid and plot system for players' builds around spawn.

I already got a good candidate seed for this plan: -4859472873764690177. This has been previewed with AMIDST and it looks very promising. I've yet to actually generate a world with this seed for an assessment.

Suppose I found a way to mirror the zipped server backup files to my render website... Do you guys think it's a good idea to let people download it? I know T for one is interested.