Server Maintenance

Automatic backups and map creation are now scheduled for 5 AM every morning. Previously maps were generated when I logged into the server and kicked off the job when I was done playing for the night. Yes, some of those times are a bit ridiculous. No, I don't have a problem. Just stop it.

At 5 AM, the server will STOP, the world will be backed up, maps will be generated, and the server will start again. This takes somewhere between 5-10 minutes. If you're playing at 4:59 AM, this would be a good time to use the restroom.

In other news, the Cart Depot is "done." I think there's one track started out of the South entrance. I don't know if it actually goes anywhere yet. I added some furniture the other day and cleared out my work boxes. The main surface entrance is through the octagonal tower capped with the lava/water dome to the east of the depot. To me, it looks like a glowing brain thing, and now it will look like that to you as well, I'm sure. I expected more glowi-ness, honestly. But, it looks alright at night, I think.

Cart Depot

The train station/depot near the spawn is functionally complete. Meaning, you can hook into it with your incoming cart tracks, but it's not "pretty" yet. There will be 3x3 cutouts in the walls at the floor level of the station. Please make sure you connect at one of those cutouts. The floor is at level 55. I'm going to be working on the interior and the stairway, but for now there will be ladder access at the top and probably a small hut with a door to keep out mobs.

Update: Walls and floor are complete. Ladder access replaced with stairway. Still more construction going on. The middle cutouts are 4x3, preferably for stairs or double tracks. I'd say use the 3x3 hookups first.

Minecraft is an experiment in frustration.

Making use of the "isminecraftdown" link on the left.  Ho hum.

First Post

Purpose: This is set up for general information and for links to different useful sites.
On the left, you'll see external links, mostly to official minecraft stuff, on the right will be internal links.  Right Now, only maps, but possibly more later.

Obviously, this design is a first pass, I'm definatly looking for a cool background image, and any ideas you might have to make it not so ugly... but hey, at least we have some color.