Improved chat
Since we've moved to having multiple servers, it's now a bit hard to talk to those who aren't playing on the same server as you, however we're working on a plugin that will allow you to talk between servers in different chat channels similar to how you can now. We'll also be looking into other chat-related features we can add!
Inventory sorting, backpacks, horses, and banks!
So this is a pretty long topic here, but it'll be talking about a few new features you'll be able to use, as well as the bringing over of some old ones. Firstly, we'll be introducing a new way to easily sort your inventory between all nearby chests, meaning you can easily deposit all of your items after a mining trip with a simple command into the chests they should be stored in.
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We'll also finally be introducing banks, which will allow you to store your items in a safe manner where nobody can touch them other than you. You'll be able to access your vault at spawn.
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Along with all of this, we will be keeping backpacks as they are now (3 rows for citizens, 6 rows for premium), as well as storing horses in eggs.
Premium revisited, and server monetization
Obviously servers cost money to run, and while my goal with The Storm is not to make money, it is nice to be able to not have to pay out-of-pocket for hosting, builders, and related expenses.
We've lowered the Premium pricing to $5 for 1 month, $13 for 3 months, $24 for 6 months, and $40 for lifetime. We've also added a 1 week option for $1, one-time only per account. We're looking at adding some more features to premium, such as more creative plots, extra rewards (more on that in a later post), and other things we feel can help improve the experience of premium members without giving them an insane advantage over non-premium players.
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We're also planning to add more items that can be purchased in our shop, although we're not ready to give out details at the moment, the navbar more-or-less helps you figure out our ideas.
Once again, our ultimate goal here isn't to make money, and we certainly don't want to create a pay-to-win aspect here, or an over-monetized feel to the server.
Auctions
We're also excited to be bringing back Auction in a much improved format!
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Auction creation will be available to Shopkeepers only, however anyone can bid on them.
ETA and other stuff
We're hoping to get everything out on the 31st, although it's not 100% solid due to some last-minute changes. Some of our staff members (@PikachuPals and @dx2tuyen) have been hard at working creating quests for the update, and the rest are lazy and I'll probably fire them.
The next thread will contain info about new stuff we're adding, that's (as far as we know) unique to our server. (Login rewards, storm shard updates, monthly challenges, and moving structures from the creative server to the survival server)
Till next time.
Since we've moved to having multiple servers, it's now a bit hard to talk to those who aren't playing on the same server as you, however we're working on a plugin that will allow you to talk between servers in different chat channels similar to how you can now. We'll also be looking into other chat-related features we can add!
Inventory sorting, backpacks, horses, and banks!
So this is a pretty long topic here, but it'll be talking about a few new features you'll be able to use, as well as the bringing over of some old ones. Firstly, we'll be introducing a new way to easily sort your inventory between all nearby chests, meaning you can easily deposit all of your items after a mining trip with a simple command into the chests they should be stored in.
/data/storm-history/t638_imgur-h4PueU9.png
We'll also finally be introducing banks, which will allow you to store your items in a safe manner where nobody can touch them other than you. You'll be able to access your vault at spawn.
/data/storm-history/t638_imgur-x3mgjiR.png
Along with all of this, we will be keeping backpacks as they are now (3 rows for citizens, 6 rows for premium), as well as storing horses in eggs.
Premium revisited, and server monetization
Obviously servers cost money to run, and while my goal with The Storm is not to make money, it is nice to be able to not have to pay out-of-pocket for hosting, builders, and related expenses.
We've lowered the Premium pricing to $5 for 1 month, $13 for 3 months, $24 for 6 months, and $40 for lifetime. We've also added a 1 week option for $1, one-time only per account. We're looking at adding some more features to premium, such as more creative plots, extra rewards (more on that in a later post), and other things we feel can help improve the experience of premium members without giving them an insane advantage over non-premium players.
/data/storm-history/t638_imgur-TMZBXzY.png
We're also planning to add more items that can be purchased in our shop, although we're not ready to give out details at the moment, the navbar more-or-less helps you figure out our ideas.
Once again, our ultimate goal here isn't to make money, and we certainly don't want to create a pay-to-win aspect here, or an over-monetized feel to the server.
Auctions
We're also excited to be bringing back Auction in a much improved format!
View embedded content
Auction creation will be available to Shopkeepers only, however anyone can bid on them.
ETA and other stuff
We're hoping to get everything out on the 31st, although it's not 100% solid due to some last-minute changes. Some of our staff members (@PikachuPals and @dx2tuyen) have been hard at working creating quests for the update, and the rest are lazy and I'll probably fire them.
The next thread will contain info about new stuff we're adding, that's (as far as we know) unique to our server. (Login rewards, storm shard updates, monthly challenges, and moving structures from the creative server to the survival server)
Till next time.
