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Ill give it a go! Where can I enter! :~)

Just make the design and send it to me.
Read and respect the requirements otherwise i cannot use it.

[Image requirements:]

We are trying to revamp our merch shop and our main problem is that we have only a few models out of which are out-dated.
So we need new designs! This is where you come in!
If you are talented, know how to use photoshop, SFT NEEDS YOU!

Image requirements:
- Big resolution with a maximum of 4000x4000 (preffered between 3000x3000 and 4000x4000)
- File size under 10mb
- If it's a vector file it can contain 3 colors max.
- Image must be TRANSPARENT
- You must provide the source file (psd, etc)
- Available file types:


We would really appreciate everyone's contribution, with the new Mojang EULA we need to think of ways to help us pay the bills and this could be one way.
You are not restricted to only SFT designs, you can do Minecraft designs too as long as you are not using Mojang's graphics or any copyrighted graphics.

PS: If you make a design that is added to the merch shop and it's bought at least twice, we'll send you a t-shirt for free, with your design and a donator shop voucher worth 20 eur.

Sample t-shirt design: https://db.tt/IulVzDo1

Is flymod included in the EULA?

It's mentioned as the type of donation item they want to remove yeah as it's "game breaking"

^ yup

what about the things where allready got donated for everyone will lose that if not everyone can get it so that means like fly i donated for or i will lose it or it have to be able to get it in the game i will donate again soon if i am shure it wont be just a waste of my money cus i am about to buy suporter but if we will lose that i am not gonna spend the 100 euros

I already said on separate occasions that those that donate for them WILL NOT LOSE them

I like this idea, and I think to further fund more, we could also try expand our merchandise shop, maybe we could sell more mugs, toys, etc.

Yeaaah, that's not gonna work. We sold exactly 3 t-shirts in 3 years. And we already have mugs.

Making our servers pay to play would kill our playerbase :S

[SFT Today:]

Ok so, I feel like in my post "August 1st - The end of the SFT Donator Shop as you know it." I may have scared some of you and that my post is too negative, mainly because I was distraught at the time.

Even if the worst case scenario happens and Mojang starts cracking on servers starting August 1st prohibiting all donations except cosmetic ones. I believe we will be able to raise enough donations to support SFT even like that. However, there is a difference between the SFT that is today and the sacrifices we might have to make:

SFT Today:
- We have 5 Dedicated servers and a VPS around the world:
  - one for survival/bteam, one for pixelmon
  - one for the multitude of smaller servers (parkour, tekkit, derpy, eventhost server, spawntown build server, pocket server, etc)
  - one for factions, creative and small servers for the developers / staff training, etc
  - one for the website

- We have a multitude of other expenses:
  - cPanel WHM license for the webserver
  - Cloudflare license for the webserver
  - Mediafire Business and Dropbox Pro for the pixelmon/survival servers (backups/downloads/etc)
  - TCAdmin license for hosting servers and giving access to devs and so to them
  - Several Buycraft licensess
  - DayZ Server Hosting
  - TTT Server Hosting

- Other expenses:
  - Developing costs (we don't pay our developers because we cannot afford, but every other month, we try to create paid projects or bonuses so it keeps them motivated and interested)
  - Advertising costs
  - Maintenance costs

If we were to stop receiving the donations today, we would have to cancel pretty much everything but one Canadian server (where survival + pixelmon would run) and the webserver (where the website runs). This reduces our expenses to a minimum but means SFT will only have two servers: Survival and Pixelmon. Again, this is the worst case scenario. Maybe we will receive enough donations to support more than this, or maybe not.

So my point: SFT won't die. Don't panic. We won't be able to provide the Services we provide now, but it won't die.

PS: We do have to worry but you don't. We are the server owners, we have to worry and deal with this, you just have to play and be happy and if you like our servers vote/donate for us.

Can you do BOGOF or 50% off I really want fly but my parents would never let me buy it for that price

We will probably do that later, in july.

Make a f2p and p2p server, strip stuff from the f2p and make the p2p server 5 dollars a month.
people transferring from f2p to p2p is possible, transferring from p2p to f2p is not possible.
this is what i suggested a week ago, but nobody bothered to respond to it.

Problem with pay to play is that honestly nobody will pay to play.
Even I think it's not a good idea and I personally wouldn't play to pay on a server when there's thousands out there that you can play for free on.

[Can I charge access to a specific part of my server, such as a minigame or world?]

Can I charge access to a specific part of my server, such as a minigame or world?
No, you cannot charge for any part of a server. Only the access. Once on a server, all players must have the same gameplay privileges. You may make a different server which features "premium" areas, and charge for access to that server instead, but the benefits cannot carry between servers.

So am I correct in saying that we could have:
world 1 on server 1 (free) Survival
world 2 on server 2 (donation fee for access) Survival +More room
world 3 on server 3 (donation fee for access) Minigames

World 2 would be another world 1 but with more space to build and World 3 would be the minigame/game world.
So Donations could be Permission to more space / access to the minigames, which when purchased would give you the option to connect to server 2 / 3 with bungeecord or whatever it is.
Would this work?

What will happen to the server Miricx is making and any other servers being created

Miricx's server is not Minecraft

Nope, mojang said that you can charge for access to your server but not to parts of it.

What will happen to the server Miricx is making and any other servers being created

Will be kept. Again, we have a fund reserve, we'll be totally ok for a few months, and after that we just have to downsize and reduce our costs to further survive.

Will this mean that factions closes down? I love factions 

I might quit SFT and minecraft permanently if this goes ahead.

Not unless we really have to.

Something important you need to remember:

- IT won't mean the end of SFT

made my day xD

What's the position on staff permissions for this then? Does giving staff things like fly or the other permissions normal players don't get break the EULA?

And for the part about previously donated things, are you planning on taking away the permissions from players who've donated for them, or are you going to add a way for permissions such as fly or autoshops to be bought using empbucks?



I think mojang is being unreasonable about this and as much as there may well be a valid case for some of the changes they're implementing, they've gone about doing it the completely wrong way.

If i have to choose between stripping players of the permissions they donated for  OR adding those permissions buyable with emp and leaving the donators keep them, I'll go with the latter.
Giving staff fly permisisons and stuff does not affect the EULA as we are not asking for money when we give staff those perms

Also selling access to server is stupid because that would cause us to lose literally about 98% of the players

What will happen if this actually happens (like all signs show it will) and mojang doesn't change their mind:

- IT won't mean the end of SFT, but IT will mean the end of all SFT servers but Survival/Pixelmon/B-Team.
We will cancel 3 of our servers that we have now and downsize Pixelmon/Survival and put all three on a single machine
- So basically we will have two server machines: One for the three minecraft servers and one for the website.


The above won't happen all of a sudden over night, because we still have some backup funds, enough to keep us going for a few months, but you will gradually see it happen.
All the donations will be replaced with cosmetic donations (particle trails, etc).

I know it sucks and seing as we won't have money for advertising any more SFT will probably keep decreasing in size more and more, being unable to compete with the bigger servers which mojang seems to have specifically made loopholes in their EULA for....

I would like to openly blame Mojang for stabbing theirselves in the foot and killing Minecraft and killing small/medium servers leaving just mammoths like Mineplex who can afford to pay lawyers and fight mojang in court and that even mojang let certain loopholes for them to use.
This is nobody but mojang's fault. Until now, they were happy with the tens of millions of dollars they were making in Minecraft sales but apparently it's not ok if anyone else but them makes enough money to pay their bills and server hosting.

Today I lost all the respect I had left for Mojang and Notch and I am saddened by them turning into the next EA.

Question: Will Current donators still keep their things? or is it all going to go?

Yes, current donators will keep their things

August 1st is the deadline when all server owners have to update their donator shops to match Mojang's EULA.
What this means: Starting August 1st we won't be able to sell EmpBucks/diamonds or pretty much any items.
We will only be able to sell cosmetic items (particle trails, pets, disguise, etc).
Realistically, we will start editing our new donator shop on July the 15th.
So benefit while you can because after July 15th our donator shops will feature purely cosmetic items.
I have no idea what this means for sft's survival and future existance.

PS: Rank packs are included too: they can't contain items or anything else.

Do server hosts have a grace period to implement changes to their servers?
Yes. All servers must comply with the EULA by August 1st, 2014.

I am 100% serious. This affects all servers (pixelmon too)

Added SFTMMO2

MAKE A FORUMS PAGE!!

I will, but like with all servers I just want to be sure that it's not a one week hit.

SteveCo Crate #14 was added today.
It's pirate themed and was inspired by MrEpicWonder.
Open them to learn what's in them (or ask MrEpicWonder as he got a full set for suggesting this).

[Changelog June 15th:]

Changelog June 15th:
- Added Chisel mod Removed chisel mod as it was causing a series of crashes
- Added automated restarter (if the server crashes it will be automatically restarted)
- Added dropped item cleaner (less lag, more stability)
- Added /kit starter containing a golden shovel, a cooked chicken and two villager eggs (male and female)
- Set gamerule keepInventory to true (you no longer lose your inventory when you die)
- Added Status Effect Mod (shows potion effects on HUD)
- Added Shader Mod (disabled by default, to enable pause the game, go to shaders, click on "SEUS" and then click ok
- Updated several mods in the modpack
- NOTE: If you receive client imcompatibility UPDATE YOUR MODPACK (to update just close technic completely and launch it again and when you try to start derpy modpack it will ask you to update, CLICK YES)

[Platform URL]

Come play on Towelie's Derpy Server based on Towelie's Derpy Modpack!
Thank you dpa for helping me make the server!

Platform URL

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http://www.technicpack.net/api/modpack/towelies-derpy-modpack


To play:
Step 1: Open your Technic Launcher and click "Add new pack" and paste in your Platform URL (Found above)
Step 2: Paste in our  Platform URL and click play, the pack will now start downloading.
Step 3: Our server IP is already located in the client so you're all set to start your adventure!

You can find the full list of mods in the technic mod description, here: http://www.technicpack.net/modpack/details/towelies-derpy-modpack.362466
Please +1 my modpack if you want me to actively maintain it and add cool new stuff.

Short version of what this modpack is: Survival experience with over 100 added mobs/animals and other mods. Also, it contains the minecraft alive mod that allowes you to marry/have a kid with/etc with villagers/other players. It also has the dungeon pack mod, so keep exploring for awesome dungeons!

Done everything up until this point.