As of today I have been laid off from my job. Unfortunately this means that I no longer have access to colo hosting for the server, nor can I afford to get a new colo rack. Last night at 10:30pm the server was taken down and it is now sitting in a closet while I figure out what I am going to do.

For now I am moving this site to more of a gaming community. Several members already play the various games we enjoy and hang out with us on TeamSpeak. Those of you who wish to do so as well are more than welcome. We have a Steam Group plus clans in several games such as DC Universe and a couple of other MMO's. Right now the MMO we are playing most is DC Universe though. We also play a lot of League of Legends, Killing Floor, Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead.

Sorry there isn't more information but for now that is all I have. I have to go sign final paperwork today in about an hour and will hopefully have more time to post something more substantial later.

So...

While we wait, I'm thinking it might be fun to have our players design and create some single player maps for each other to enjoy! I have a way of changing creative mode maps into survival and hardcore maps.

Players can create their own maps using creative mode, then put them up somewhere, I can download them and convert them to either hardcore or survival, whatever is intended by the map creator. I'll add a section to the wiki to keep a list of links to challenge maps created by our players and who knows.. If the Admin deem a map worthy, we may even end up with a server event where we can visit the map as a group! Maybe we'll even record the excursion and put it up on youtube.. lol!

Ideas:
* Create a challenge map to be played on hardcore mode only
* Create a storyline map that takes players through a story
* Create an adventure map filled with amazing structures and challenges.

For those of you out there who are wondering what the heck is going on, I want to apologize for the lack of information that has been released.

It is sounding like the projected map re-launch is anticipated to be early to mid December. This is taking into consideration that the Full version of Minecraft is to be released soon (Nov 18th I believe), and then from there we will have some waiting while bukkit and other needed server management mods get updated. This is why we are projecting early to Mid December.

In the onset, it wasn't the intention to have this take quite so long. I don't think anyone thought it would be quite as long as it ended up being. With the frequent updates in the "Adventure Update" code, and the fact that it causes things to actually generate differently, it was necessary to take some time as we want you to be able to enjoy some of the new things in the new server map that would not properly spawn in an older generated map.

Know that even though its quiet, things are being done in the background and that I can't wait to see all of you back in game come December. I am excited for the new Adventures awaiting us! I hope you are too!

Sincerely,
~Katella~

Some of you may be wandering what exactly is going on with the server.

With 1.8 recently coming out and 1.9 already on the way we had decided to restart the map. During this time we are also making a lot of changes to the way the server works, certain systems, etc. We are not dead. The server is just on hiatus while we work.

We figured this would be a good time to get some of these changes completed for several reasons. With needing to generate new maps anyway so that we would have the new biome stuff that was released it was a prime time to do this. Also with it still being the end of summer and a lot of people still being away it also seemed like another good reason to do this now. That and the direction of the server was just naturally changing anyway. We wanted to be able to provide a firm and consistent experience for the players and provide you guys with something to keep coming back for. This means making changes in the way a lot of the systems work, how we operate, etc.

So we aren't gone, we are just hard at work. The server is still open and we will continue to leave it open for people to play/build on in the meantime. If we seem like we aren't around it is probably because we are on the dev server hard at work getting things ready for you guys, the players!

Just a notice, 1.8 was officially released today. You may update your client. We have put up a temporary server.

This will give you guys something to play on while we wait for Bukkit or Canary to get updated and we evaluate where we are going with the server.

ninja edit to alleviate confusion - NOTICE: The current map is not the final map for the restart, so enjoy, but don't get too attached.

Coming Map Restart - Just in case you didn't catch Yeti's post on one of the threads, there will in fact be a Map Restart Coming near the time of the Release of the Minecraft Beta 1.8 Adventure Update.

No Definite Date has been released as of yet, although the Minecraft wiki cites the updating as occurring after PAX Prime 2011 (Aug 28th 2011). You can view the expected upcoming features here http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Upcoming_features.

Its been a slow quiet summer, but with the coming map change be expecting new World Lore additions, a possible “End of Days” event to participate in, and some very interesting changes and additions to gameplay including character progression and working towards finally gaining access to Nether and Aether realms.

Map restarts aren't a decision made lightly. We have some very cool places that were the result of some hard work by our talented players. However, map restarts are occasionally necessary when new code for biomes, new ores and other new items are introduced into the game.

Because of this, and the fact that we want our players to have the ability to access these new things, Players should just keep this in mind that this likely will not be the last time this occurs.

Test your Mettle!
Our Thread on this is MIA in the switch over to the new forums.

If you are interested in the Thunder Dome Tournament please sign up to this thread and we'll get you on the schedule

Details on the wiki at: http://wiki.theyeticave.net/doku.php/gameplay:roleplay:event:thunderdometourney

The website has recently been updated as mentioned in a previous update. As such the logins have been converted from the old system to the new one. Many permissions are still being worked out and caught to get things back to the way they were.

If you are unable to log into the website, make sure to clear your cookies and temporary internet files, open the website, uncheck Remember Me and log in. Then log back out and you can recheck Remember Me and log in.

This is due to a change in the cookie that is left for the session validation on your computer.

As some of you may have figured out by now, the website is undergoing some updates. I am working on streamlining the performance of everything and making this a much smoother and easier to use interface. Not to worry though, your account should still be there when I am finished. The only thing you will have to do is possibly update your profile with stuff like your avatar again and your profile info such as Minecraft IGN.

As such we are in need of a few things like a custom theme for both the website and the wiki so that we can have a consistent look and feel across the entire site. We are also looking for a new banner that will be used on all pages and in any advertising.

In addition to the work being done on the site, a lot of changes are in the pipes or the server itself. The work being done on the website is obviously just a first step as for many it is the first contact that people have with the server. Therefore this needs to make a good first impression and be extremely easy to use, both for new and returning users.

If you are interested in helping out please contact The Yeti for more information and details.

With the increase of Role Play (Yay!) I just want to encourage you all to take a look at the Overall guidelines for Role play on this server. I know I've been asked a few times by different people recently as to what is acceptable, so this is just a friendly reminder of where you can find those answers.

http://wiki.theyeticave.net/doku.php/about:server.rules
Enjoy!