Author: John Geijsman

October Creative Competition – Results

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

The October Amusement Park competition is complete, the votes are in and it’s results time! This month’s entries were just awesome – everyone should be really proud of their work. In the coming month or so we’ll be combining the builds to form a large Amusement Park for NewSurvival. It should be great!

1st Place: JTripleM

JTripleM has gone two for two! After a win in the September competition, he’s backed it up with another this month, creating a beautiful rollercoaster using the new warped oak from the Nether. It’s even got a loop! If only it could work for real…

2nd Place: CrazyCollie1205

CrazyCollie1205 created an absolutely stunning Bounty’s Revenge style swinging boat ride. The detail in this is just beautiful!

3rd Place: _frankie8

Frankie went with a brilliant looking Nether style build, complete with a rollercoaster, bouncy castle, water slide and food vendors!

Well done to all of our winners! Your prizes will be awarded when you are on next. We also had a number of entries that got votes, but didn’t quite get there. Stay tuned for when we finish the final Amusement Park!

CountDoDoDoDo

SpeedCat998

Aperta_Fox

Cotrident77

zxw4

TurtleBoy2929

November Build Competition – Sea Monsters

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

Let me just say from the start – the October Build Competition will be very hard to judge. We have some incredible entries! We’re really looking forward to moving the builds over to create a full Amusement Park on NewSurvival for people to explore.

Next month we’re also planning on moving builds to NewSurvival, with Sea Monsters. We want some big monsters to inhabit the waters around NewSurvival Spawn Island and Trade Island.

This month we also did things a little different – we asked players to vote for their next competition through our new voting plugin on the server. It was between Sea Monsters and Superhero/Supervillain bases and it was close. Really close – only one vote separated it, and we had around 40 votes! Superhero and villain bases will feature soon…

Rules

  • All building must be in Creative Mode
  • This is a Single Player Competition – Team builds are not allowed
  • Builders can claim ONE plot only
  • All entries must be built on the November Comp world
  • Designs must be your own – no copying from online!

As always, judging will take place during the first week of December. The November Comp world gate – located on the Warp Ship – will replace the October gate which will close to building at 9pm on Saturday October 31st.

The gate will open on the Warp Ship on the morning of November 1st, so get planning and designing now – you’ll only have a month to build.

September Creative Competition – Results

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

The September Space competition is complete, the votes are in and have been tallied, and it’s time for the results. We had some really interesting entries this month, with a lot of Star Wars entries!

1st Place: JTripleM

JTripleM gave the server a bit of a masterclass with Star Wars builds – the amount of detail was absolutely staggering! J’s X-wing has also been used in another world, so well done J!

2nd Place: DexterouzDingo

Back and fresh with a new name, DexterouzDingo (formerly known as _xXDedukKingXx_) created not only a Star Wars battle in the skies, but a full landscape as well! This vibrant and flowing landscape was a lot of fun to explore.

3rd Place: MindOfCamo

Sticking again with the Star Wars theme, MindOfCamo built a battle between an X-wing and a TIE Fighter, complete with a frozen explosion. The use of grindstones in the wings was very clever.

Well done to all of our winners! Your prizes will be awarded when you are on next. We also had a number of entries that got votes, but didn’t quite get there.

CountDoDoDoDo

SpeedCat998

zxw4

Xx_Aidan_xX

Introducing LibraryCraft NewSurvival and More!

On By John GeijsmanIn New Worlds

That’s right – after a few weeks of lots of work, we now have a number of new changes to the server!

There’s a couple of new Lobby islands at spawn, two new Creative worlds, Project worlds, a reorganised Warp Ship, and of course NewSurvival, with it’s own new features!

Projects Lobby

Do you have an idea for a large scale project suitable for it’s own world? It could be a new minigame map, huge community build for players to explore, or even something for a school project! Head to the Projects Lobby and submit a written book with your idea. We’ll then get in touch with you with the next steps, if your idea is accepted.

Creative Lobby

LibraryCraft now has three different Creative worlds, all accessible from the new Creative Lobby. There’s now a Space Creative, with a gate by the Xwing (beautifully crafted by one of our players – JTripleM, a Metro District, with all builds planning on being moved to an area on NewSurvival, and of course the Super Flat Plots, with the gate underneath the unicorn by AriadneOMG.

There’s already been some beautiful builds to be seen in the Super Flat Plots world – this will prove to be very exciting to watch!

Warp Ship

The gates have been slightly moved around, but to stop any confusion, nice clear signs are now above each gate! Both OldSurvival and NewSurvival will have their own Nether and End gates on each world, instead of at the Warp Ship.

On to the main event!

NewSurvival

NewSurvival is ready and has already seen a whole lot of action! When you go through the gate you’ll see a few buildings on an island. This island is the Spawn Island. It’s completely protected from building. There’s a few different things to see already, with plenty more to come.

There’s a large crop field with a windmill, a spooky cemetery, Spawn Island Map, a lighthouse, and an Auction House. Here’s where you’ll be able to put an item up for silent auction. The Auction House will also be home to the gate to the new Trade Island.

Head Games Season 2 is also being planned for January 2021, Nether Portals have been turned on, and we now have an easy way to find a nice secluded spot on NewSurvival with a new command – /rtp. This will randomly teleport you to somewhere in the world.

The Lobby world has also changed ever so slightly – the inventory you’ll see in the Lobby world will now be the same inventory as NewSurvival, so the Post Office can be used with the new world.

New Plugins

Lastly, we unfortunately had to say goodbye to Parkour and Skyblock, as they weren’t playing well with others. In their place we’ll be adding a new minigame called Village Defense. It should be a whole lot of fun!

Survival Reset Update: New Survival Worlds – No Reset!

On By John GeijsmanIn New Worlds

Yep, that’s right! There were a number of players who expressed their dismay at losing their worlds, as some of you were rather new, so we will be changing the plan.

A new Survival system will be created. That means a new Overworld, Nether and End. This will be completely separate from the current system.

Here’s the updated version of what you need to know…

  • The NewSurvival maps will be made available during Week 1, Term 4, 2020.
  • The existing Survival, Nether and End worlds will be left as they are.
  • The NewSurvival System will have a separate inventory.
  • The current Trade Island will be left alone. A NewTrade Island will be created on the NewSurvival Overworld.
  • Balances will stay. These will not be reset.
  • NewSurvival and NewNether will have worldborders added to them, and will be preloaded – this will mean some server down time, but will also mean less lag in the future.
  • The current versions of Spleef, the Dwarven Maze and the Head Games HQ will remain where they are.
  • A new Maze, Spleef and Head Games season will be planned for NewSurvival in the near future!
  • A new command will be added – /tpr. This will allow you to teleport to a random location in NewSurvival only.
  • Vanilla Nether Portals will work again too!

There’s heaps for the team to do, so please be patient with us. It’s going to be a lot of fun!

October Build Competition – Amusement Park

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

The September Build Competition looks really exciting. I’m looking forward to taking a proper look through – there’s so much Star Wars!

Next month, we’re planning something fun, and we want your input. This is how you give it to us! The competition theme is Amusement Park.

As you have hopefully seen by now, the Survival worlds on the server will be reset. This allows us to do some new and fun things on the new world, including creating our very own theme park!

Whatever you would see at an amusement park is fair game – rides, sideshow alley, food areas, the entrance gate, whatever! Selected entries will then be moved to a new amusement park on the new Survival World.

Just like last time, click the sign on the corner of a plot to claim it. It will cost you $5. Please don’t remove the sign! It spams the backend when there’s a sign missing.

Rules

  • All building must be in Creative Mode
  • This is a Single Player Competition – Team builds are not allowed
  • Builders can claim ONE plot only
  • All entries must be built on the October Comp world
  • Designs must be your own – no copying from online!

Judging will take place during the first week of November. The October Comp world gate – located on the Warp Ship – will replace the September gate which will close to building at 9pm on Wednesday September 30th.

The gate will open on the Warp Ship on the morning of October 1st, so get planning and designing now – you’ll only have a month to build.

Resetting the Survival Worlds

On By John GeijsmanIn New Worlds

UPDATE! Change of plans! No more reset! Check this link for the latest info.

That’s right! We’ve had a heap of fun on the current survival world, but it’s getting very crowded by spawn. A lot of players have also completed most (if not all) of the game, plus there are new and exciting things to find in the latest versions of the world, so we’ve decided to do a full Survival reset.

In case you’re wondering, here’s what the map looks like these days – those red boxes are claimed areas. We’ve seen some excellent builds over the last few months, but we’re excited to see what new things will be built!

Plus, our new Survival spawn point will be on an island, for something a little different. Here’s what you need to know…

  • The Survival Reset will happen during Week 1, Term 4, 2020.
  • The existing Survival, Nether and End worlds will be set to Adventure mode and locked down.
  • A brand new Survival world has been created. This will also create new Nether and End worlds.
  • New worlds mean new inventories!
  • The Trade Island will also be reset. Any items still for sale on that world will be deleted. If possible, the new Trade Island will also be relocated to an island on NewSurvival.
  • Balances will stay. These will not be reset.
  • NewSurvival and NewNether will have worldborders added to them, and will be preloaded – this will mean some server down time, but will also mean less lag in the future.
  • Spleef, the Dwarven Maze and the Head Games HQ will also be relocated to NewSurvival.
  • A new command will be added – /tpr. This will allow you to teleport to a random location in the new world.
  • We are hoping that vanilla Nether Portals will work again too!

There’s heaps for the team to do, so please be patient with us. It’s going to be a lot of fun!

August Creative Competition – Results

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

It’s been a huge competition for August! National Science Week 2020 is long since over, and we’re in to the new September Space Competition. The votes have been tallied, including the all important votes from the WA Maritime Museum (that were worth double), and the results are in!

This is exciting, as it kicks off Emerald Points Season 2, 2020. It’s a fresh start! Let’s get stuck into the results. No screenshots this time – we’ve got a fancy video showcasing the winners, and a few honourable mentions!

This video will also be shown in the WA Maritime Museum in Perth!

First, the results! We had some truly amazing builds that all showed some real thought and research into how each base worked. Well done to everyone that submitted an entry! You should all be really proud of the work you did. Every build had something that was really clever.

1st Place: CramoisieStar

This base had a beautiful look and feel to it. It was uniform in style and had an excellent layout, as well as some brilliant scientific aspects to it – we loved the animal room!

2nd Place: zxw4

From the elevator down to the bottom of the ocean to the amazing entry dome featuring the new Nether trees, this was a really exciting build to walk around. The WAMM staff particularly loved the interpretation of Subastian – the ROV that was on the RV Falkor.

3rd Place: SpeedCat998

The detail in this build was exceptional! The submarine was excellent, and we were very impressed that power was thought about throughout the base, including using daylight sensors as solar panels.

Congratulations to our three winners! We’ll be in touch to sort out prize handovers.

Check out the video for the in game footage of our winners and some honourable mentions.

1.16.2 Has Arrived!

On By John GeijsmanIn New Worlds

Just a quick one tonight – 1.16.2 has been installed and is working. That means that Bedrock users are now able to connect again.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone back on soon. Time to finish off your August builds – you’ve got until 9pm Monday 31st!

New LibraryCraft Features

On By John GeijsmanIn Builds

It’s been a busy few weeks in LibraryCraft, and the team is excited to announce a few new additions! We’re unfortunately still waiting on an update so that means our Bedrock players still can’t connect, but hopefully it’s not long now.

In the mean time, you’ll have some new features waiting for you when you come back.

New Player Shop System

Out with the old, in with the new! It’s now much easier to sell those items you have. Simply left click on an empty chest with the item you want to sell, enter a price for one item in the chat and hey presto, there’s your shop! You can even change the price easily.

Check out the video for an in depth look at the new Player Shop System. All of this is super important, as we also have a new Trade Island!

Trade Island

The Trade Hall has been closed and repurposed, with all player shops now being relocated to the new Trade Island! The gate for the Trade Island is available on the Warp Ship. We want excellent looking shops on the island (as they bring more customers), so plots will cost you $950.

In order to support the player shops, the Server Shop has been heavily modified. 95% of items are now not able to be purchased from the shop. If you want it, you’ll either have to buy it from a player, or get it the old fashioned way! Get enough and you can sell it and make some money.

Post Office

So what went in the old Trade Hall? Our new Post Office! For $250 you can purchase a Post Office box and have a place for all of your mail to go. Need to give a bunch of supplies to someone but they aren’t on? Put them in their PO Box! There’s even a light that turns on when you’ve got mail to collect.

Log back in and see what’s been going on! There’s plenty to do!