Community Status

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

Hello everyone,


Within the past week, a majority of the Build server and its additional services have been reestablished. However, some of the services that were already provided to me before, such as paypal purchases, are still needing to be implemented before the community is fully operational.

Unfortunately, during this week I will remain occupied for a majority of the time because of college-related activities. I am allotted 4 hours off each day until the 18th-19th, which means progress will be slow this week. Once regular college courses resume, I will be able to dedicate a larger portion of my time to ensuring we thrive together as a community.

Please bear with Scott and myself while we do our best to finalize everything.

Thank you for sticking through with us.

- Thomas

[[BRA THIEF] Komoto]

Youve done a great job so far boss. Keep up the good work.
As soon as you have the donation process running ill send ya some $$ : D

[Roboto.Qc]

Good to see the Build Community will be back on is track, it's the only server "well almost, still you get it" i've played on! and i'm glad to know i can still spend time with the build peoples [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

We have purchased the domain www.ijwtb.net to make it easier for players to locate our forums.

Instead of directing them to http://ijwtb.site.nfoservers.com, just use the new one.

Thanks!

 

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

Within the next few days, I hope to move a major update onto the main server. I'll try to be brief in describing the changes:

1) The ability to donate and receive credits is finished. You can donate at www.ijwtb.net/portal/donate.php.
For each $1 USD you donate, you will receive 1 donor credit ($1 = 1 credit, all Donor Store prices based on this).
I did not keep a copy of the D3vine credits database, so if you had credits with them, you don't with us. Sorry.

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2) All donor ranks are being consolidated into a single rank, the Supporter (someone that 'supports' the community via donation).
Instead of having separate ranks with separate limits, Supporters will be able to purchase Supporter Tiers that increase their limits.
All current donors will receive their corresponding tier for free.

1. Diamond Members -> Supporter, Tier 3
   
2. Platinum Members -> Supporter, Tier 2
   
3. Silver Members -> Supporter, Tier 1
   
4. Pearl Members -> Supporter
   

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3) A Badge system has been implemented. Badges are now shown on the scoreboard.
To obtain badges, you can:

• Join the forums
  
• Join the steam group
  
• Purchase Tier 1/2/3
  
• Purchase Jukebox Access
  

More will be added in the future.

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4) Players that join the forums and steam group will automatically receive a certain amount of donor credits.

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5) The Control Panel has undergone a change in appearance.
It should be easier to read text now.

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6) The MOTD and Prop Protection panels have been added.

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7) There will be an interactive tutorial for new players that join the server.
Doing the tutorial will grant that player a certain amount of points to start out with.

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More will be posted in the Build -> Updates thread when the update is put on the server.

 

 

[TheMegalo]

Awesome work mate. I had a quick glimpse at it when I came on your 'Dev Server' the other day, and I was quite impressed. Keep up the fantastic work!

[Rocket Bunny]

How does it work with the donator ranks? Do they get another rank? or do we have to switch them manualy if so? Looks great anyways.

[Scott]

Like everything, it's automated.

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

Not to be impatient, but is there a basic idea as to when the jukebox thread is gonna go up? I mean, I'm fine with waiting for a while, I'm just curious.

That is something to ask Conky, and doesn't really pertain to this thread.

[daigennki]

Thomas' pid='1488' dateline='1380651128']

Not to be impatient, but is there a basic idea as to when the jukebox thread is gonna go up? I mean, I'm fine with waiting for a while, I'm just curious.

That is something to ask Conky, and doesn't really pertain to this thread.

 

Whoops, sorry.
 

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

Just a small update on things. I realize this update is taking a long time to go through. Unfortunately, midterms week is next week (week 8, halfway through the semester), so I am receiving less and less time to develop.

The goal is to try pushing this update within a week or two. Sometime next week is probably the most realistic timing. I will still need a day of testing with real players, at which time I will try to ask as many people as possible to come onto my dev server and try things out. Once everything is solid, I can move on and push it to the main server.

I've had a busy schedule this semester, so I am trying to balance my time wisely.

Thanks for your patience.

[MrKicker]

Thomas' pid='1504' dateline='1380745008']
Just a small update on things. I realize this update is taking a long time to go through. Unfortunately, midterms week is next week (week 8, halfway through the semester), so I am receiving less and less time to develop.

The goal is to try pushing this update within a week or two. Sometime next week is probably the most realistic timing. I will still need a day of testing with real players, at which time I will try to ask as many people as possible to come onto my dev server and try things out. Once everything is solid, I can move on and push it to the main server.

I've had a busy schedule this semester, so I am trying to balance my time wisely.

Thanks for your patience.

 

Hey man, dont presure yourself. If it comes down to were you have to make a decision, real life is more important. I'm pretty shure the rest of ijwtb will feel the same way. We love you for puting so mutch efort into your comunity, however, we dont want to get in the way of your real life.

 

[TheMegalo]

Thomas' pid='1504' dateline='1380745008']
Just a small update on things. I realize this update is taking a long time to go through. Unfortunately, midterms week is next week (week 8, halfway through the semester), so I am receiving less and less time to develop.

The goal is to try pushing this update within a week or two. Sometime next week is probably the most realistic timing. I will still need a day of testing with real players, at which time I will try to ask as many people as possible to come onto my dev server and try things out. Once everything is solid, I can move on and push it to the main server.

I've had a busy schedule this semester, so I am trying to balance my time wisely.

Thanks for your patience.

 

Can't wait! Everything I saw on the dev server looked fantastic. Especially the tutorial, which will definitely be a great help for new players as well as staff(so we don't have to constantly explain how to nevigate, ect.) I can't wait until the finalization of this update and future additions.
 
I believe I can speak for everyone, staff, forum registrants, and visitors/guests alike, when I say we absolutely appreciate all the work and stress you have to go through to make this all possible for us. Thanks a lot man, you're the best!

After this update I plan on placing my first donation since the split from D3vine, in support of the server and wellbeing. For those who are reading this, I suggest to everyone to at least place a small donation to support the developers and the future of the server.

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/IJWTB#a...4770836916

[DTQCoates]

I actually like the idea of the badge system. I actaully have a few ideas for them as well. Oviously we have a donor badge right?
Why not allow the "Holy Crap" rank, and the 1000th hour mark to get badges too?
Possible badge each year with the community? So 1st years get a badge that says 1 year with the community, and if they are with the community longer than 1 year, the badge will change depinding on years. So for 2 years, it replaces the 1 year badge. 3 years replaces 2 years, etc.

[Rocket Bunny]

^ that is a pretty cool idea

 

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

I had actually already taken those ideas into consideration when making the badges.

Unfortunately, the original database didn't store the date a player first connected to the server.
I added that field in the new database when I first started out.
Going off of those values, we won't see the first 1-year badge until approximately February/March of next year.

As for the 1,000 hour badge, I couldn't find an appropriate famfam silk icon to represent it.
If I can find or make an icon, I may as well also make badges for 100, 500, and 1,000 hours, or something along those lines.

 

[Rocket Bunny]

*Thumbs up*

[DTQCoates]

Thomas' pid='1819' dateline='1381910482']
I had actually already taken those ideas into consideration when making the badges.

Unfortunately, the original database didn't store the date a player first connected to the server.
I added that field in the new database when I first started out.
Going off of those values, we won't see the first 1-year badge until approximately February/March of next year.

As for the 1,000 hour badge, I couldn't find an appropriate famfam silk icon to represent it.
If I can find or make an icon, I may as well also make badges for 100, 500, and 1,000 hours, or something along those lines.

 


 

Sounds good to me [img]images/smilies/cool.gif[/img]

EDIT: I figure for the 1st year, a candle, 2nd year is a cupcake with a candle, 3 years a slice of cake, 4 years slice of cake with a candle, and 5 years is a whole cake with candles.
 

 

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

Someone thought it would be a nice gift to flood the server with packets for a majority of the last 4-5 hours.

The server is back up now.

Back in the gutter. We're really feeling the love from someone right now. I am contacting our host and am attempting to receive assitance.

The issue has been resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

[MrKicker]

Thomas' pid='1886' dateline='1382217092']
Someone thought it would be a nice gift to flood the server with packets for a majority of the last 4-5 hours.

The server is back up now.

Back in the gutter. We're really feeling the love from someone right now. I am contacting our host and am attempting to receive assitance.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Aint your fault, no need to apologize.
 

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

IJWTB now has a public Teamspeak3 server. You can download the TS3 client here.

Address: ijwtb.net

Alternatively, you can click the "Teamspeak Server" link on the top right of the IJWTB webpages to automatically launch Teamspeak and connect to the server.

You're welcome to join at any time. It is one of the easiest ways to communicate directly with the staff members, or to communicate with your friends while playing on Garry's Mod or anywhere else. Just like the forums, if more regulars start using the IJWTB services, we'll have a more interactive environment. So just stick with it and hopefully things will start to pick up.

 
 

 

[Rocket Bunny]

yes, its me, the admin whore hue. 

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

Hi guys,

I just want to drop in and say thanks for your continued support as we transistion into the school semester. I realize I haven't been very active the last month; grad school has left me rather tired so far. Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things within a few weeks and hopefully finish up the new build server.

Anyway, thanks for playing when you can. Also a great big thanks to the staff members that have been coming on daily to help out. Your time is greatly appreciated.

As always, thanks for reading.
- Thomas

[[IJWTB] Thomas]

Hi guys,

Just a quick update for this spring semester.

I am currently working about 20 hours a week due to my teaching assistantship jobs, all on top of my courses and homework. I have relatively little time to work on the server at the moment, which is a pretty big downer. If I somehow get a few days off I'll try to get the ever-elusive build beta tested and moved onto the main server.

I hope things are going well for you guys, whether it be school, work, or whatever.

Thanks for all of the support :)