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With regret I must inform you that it looks like bukkit/spigot (the heart of our servers and what allows us to have plugins and nice things) are dead. They have all suspended their downloads and are now stuck into what seems like a lengthy legal battle with the person that made this happen (read in an earlier post by me if you want to know the story).

What does this mean for us? This is probably the last update the server will get, at least in this form, so enjoy.
In the future (next few months), it will be crucial for us to establish the path we want to take. Staying on an older version is unacceptable for me, but from now on you might notice it takes us months to update to the latest version instead of hours/days. This is because the entire minecraft community is trying to find a Bukkit replacement and currently the only one seems to be CanaryMod or a combination of CanaryMod and Forge.
Problem is, people that run CanaryMod, it's just two of them, they have full-time jobs and they are still to this day stuck on 1.6.1 (Version). So things are uncertain now and we are basically stuck to 1.7.10 /w 1.8 compatibility.

The only party that could solve this is Mojang, however they seem to be extremely quiet and I believe they'll stay the same.
For now, this is a battle of the lawyers and until this is solved (could be months, years) and hopefully sold favorably we have to explore new options  / search for new alternatives.


tl;dr -> Bukkit's Dead, so is spigot, we are waiting for them to solve it which could take months but at the same time looking for new alternatives. Server won't update past 1.7.10 /w 1.8 compatibility until we find a viable alternative.

I feel like you should do multiple drawings and give out the games in smaller groups so more people can get some! Or like an order in which you may pick from the list.
*my vote to come soon*

I feel like you should do multiple drawings and give out the games in smaller groups so more people can get some! Or like an order in which you may pick from the list.
*my vote to come soon*

It is one big pack, also please do not post anything but submissions here.
I will remove these two posts within ~10  mnutes

[The Prize:]

The Prize:
I am giving away the Valve Complete Pack on Steam to a lucky winner. It contains:
Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Source, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal, Portal 2, Ricochet, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic

Consolation Prize:
Carmageddon Max Prize
Contains all the old Carmageddon games.
The person who is the second one to be drawed wins this.

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- Vote for our Unturned Server on http://unturned-servers.net/server/2431/vote/
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- You can vote daily, even if you don't play the game (even though we strongly advise you to play it since it's awesome and free)

The Draw:
The Draw will take place this Sunday, September 7th at 20:00GMT+2
I will then do a draw (each of your posts has a reply number, so your reply number will enter a draw. I will use this website to draw: http://www.psychicscience.org/random.aspx
I will record the draw and post it on youtube.

Disclaimer: I am giving this away from my personal steam collection. Donation money were not used to purchase this item

Even more tl;dr version:
(credits to dpa for finding pic)

Note: There is some irony in this post, (mostly the doomsday tone I am using) but I am genuinely concerned, sadly I am just a bystander to this show.

[What this means for SFT:]

tl;dr -> Bukkit and Spigot got DMCA'd because an old Contributor of Bukkit (Wolvereness) has filed a DMCA as mojang is using his code and violating his GPL license because Minecraft is not GPL software

Non tl;dr:
Key points to start off:

    First: Wolvereness is not a part of the section of the Bukkit team which was hired by Mojang.
    Mojang have claimed that the GPL license used by CraftBukkit is invalid due to the distribution of Minecraft server files with CraftBukkit.
    Wolvereness has claimed that Mojang are violating copyright over code he authored in CraftBukkit as he committed it under GPL [EDIT: It seems his claim is largely about him not being notified of Mojang's ownership of Bukkit despite him already being a contributor].
    He has therefore submitted a DMCA takedown on CraftBukkit's downloads.
    If Wolvereness' takedown is deemed valid (there are bad consequences if it isn't), then Mojang will need to do one of the following things:
        Remove all of Wolvereness' code.
        OR not use CraftBukkit and update it at all.
        OR pay / otherwise convince him to withdraw it.
    The problem with this is that his code is rather crucial to the project - he has authored the 3rd most contributions out of anyone.

There are some complexities to the current situation, these being:

    Nobody is 100% sure whether the DMCA is really valid or not - however we can assume Wolvereness is very confident because there are heavy consequences for submitting an invalid one.
    Mojang are not allowed to release an updated Bukkit without making the source public.
    Nobody can download CraftBukkit [EDIT: Bukkit repo is now down too] until it is resolved.
    Even if Wolvereness' code is removed ANYONE else who has a single commit to CraftBukkit can submit a similar DMCA.
    It is also unlikely that Mojang will even try to update Bukkit before the DMCA's are entirely sorted out.

lukegb has now made some comments (from irc.esper.net #bukkitdev):

    <lukegb> Brianetta: because I can only take down entire repos
    <lukegb> I am working on getting the non-infringing parts of the repo back asap

Would indicate that Bukkit maven repo is coming back up (note: not CraftBukkit afaik)

If anyone has something they think is wrong in this post or they want me to add something, tell me. If @jflory7 would like to make a new Drama thread for this with this post as the OP I would be appreciative - I feel this can help people understand better as not many people do.


What this means for SFT:
We don't know yet. Too early to call.
Worst case scenario: No more bukkit updates.
Best case scenario: Mojang settles in court and pays the guy. Since Mojang is directly affected here.

What I think: I have no f*** idea to be honest. Whatever it is it's gonna be interesting to watch.

PS: World was rolled back ~10 hours to undo some major griefing that happened while griefers were on.
I'm really sorry about that.

Whitelist changed from names to steam ids so you'll have to re-apply.
Use the instructions in this post (Scroll down) to re-apply:http://www.superfuntime.org/forum/unturned/apply-here-to-be-whitelisted/25/

We were'nt debating the subjects, we are debating the threads that were posted.

RecentlyI have seen a wave of posts from people trying to improve the community and resolve certain problems theyare noticing.
For example, the "girls get unfair advantages" post the "Let's be nice to each other" post, and the "Don't flamebait" post.

These posts are really good topics and commendable but I am afraid that by spamming our forums with such posts has little to no effect.
I don't want to insult any of you who made these posts and I don't want to upset you / cause you to leave, but the contrary.
However, I don't like that these posts are used for either forum post count boosting or trying to impress people.

What I ask instead, rather than opening 1000 posts that are common sense, report to me or staff members any offending facts along with proof and it will have 100 times more effect than just a post on the forum.

Also, I would like to condemn the manner in which everyone is just posting "Yes, very good post, awesome idea" and instead I am asking you to not just routinely post a phrase but instead try to get involved in these posts, tell us what you understand from them, what you think would make it better and so on.
Having 100 responses that are all saying "good idea" won't help anyone but having 100 people contributing to fixing a problem is bound to give one good result.

I feel like I had to make this topic to adress this in a sensitive manner. I didn't want to but it had to be adressed.


Another thing I'd like to adress, are the 'I'm leaving" post. Those bring nothing but drama and lower the morale. Either make the posts less dramatic ("I'm leaving, I'm sorry it has to end" etc is an example of drama), or if something made you leave, tell us so we can fix it.

I have just completed an update to Survival & the other Hub Servers that allows 1.8 clients to join.
Technically, the server is still on 1.7.10 but it uses an upgraded protocol that allows 1.8 clients to join as well.

What broke during the update:
- EchoPet (will fix soon, waiting on update)
- SFTCosmetic (Plugin that stu made handling /hat /armor, effect tags, name tags). The plugin remains functional atm but there are errors in console so i expect bugs to appear. Stuart is working on an update
- Unknown if there are other new things.

What's new:
- You can now clear your own chat using /cc

Server IP: unturned.sftmc.org
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This is a reminder and an advice to download Unturned (Free on steam) and play with us.
What is Unturned? It's a very promising zombie-survival game with minecraft-like graphis and advanced mechanics. Vehicles, Firearms, Melee weapons, Electricity and Base building are amongst its core features.
Check it  out and come play on our server (apply for whitelist here)

I personally believe Unturned has the chance to become the next minecraft. Currently it's an early release but the game's maker (a 16 year old) is working hard on adding awesome features to the game.

good job!

I'm surprised nobody has suggested a set like this yet due to Pixelmon being so popular, but here goes:

Pokémon Trainer's Set

Official League Cap
Red-Dyed leather armour
Aqua Affinity III
Respiration IV

Trainer's Jacket
DarkBlue-Dyed leather armour
Thorns II
Blast Protection IV

Trainer's Sneakers
White-Dyed boots
Lure V
Feather Falling IV

Trainer's Green Backpack
Chest 
Looting I
Fortune III
Fire Protection IV

Pokéball Collection
6 Enderpearls
Fortune III

Master Ball
1 Endereye (Very rare)
Fortune X
Looting II

Max Repel
Speed Splash Potion II (6 Minutes)

Max Revive
Regeneration Splash Potion II (6 Minutes)

Feel free to suggest any changes/additions to this. If anything needs a buff/debuff let me know.

As a side note: If this were a suggestion for after the 1.8 Update, then Depth-Stride IV could also be added on to the boots.

added

Fixed the no save bug. A save is now forced every 10 minutes.

Today marks the 4th anniversary of Super Fun Time!
I would like to thank everyone for making this possible and to remind you guys that Super Fun Time wouldn't be what it is without you: the players.
Looking back to where we started, I like where we are now and I am hoping that the future will lead us to even more greatness.

To celebrate SFT's birthday, we will be having a drop party on Survival at /warp party
Also, I have started a 40% sale for Survival (for Pixelmon it's not needed since Dpa has just sliced the prices by up to 60%).
Countdown: http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20140901T20&p0=49&msg=SFT%27s+4th+Bday+Party



I am inviting Pixelmon Players to this party as well, even though you won't have what to do with the items as you play on Pixelmon and not Survival, we will still have some fun events such as snowball fights, a Wither/EnderDragon hunt, and a lot of rocketing around.

The Unturned Server is back up!
PvE Server IP: 86.104.30.241


WE NEED YOUR HELP! The downtime affected our ranking.
Please vote, even if you don't play Unturned: http://unturned-servers.net/server/2431/vote/
It was down for the last ~24h due to a datacenter issue which was solved now.
We apologize for the inconvenience

Updates:
- Added VAC Ban Checker. Anyone that is VAC Banned will not be allowed on the server
- Added Lag Spike Fixer. This claims to fix the lag spikes that the server encounters when there are multiple builds (apparently they were caused by the server saving the map when every player quit the server.
- Added Vehicle Respawner. Every 15 minutes destroyed vehicles will respawn now
- Reset the map  to see if it fixes saving issues. If it doesn't, we'll revert to old one.

We have succesfully updated to 1.7.10.
I would like to thank FearThe1337 for his help.
To my knowledge, there aren't any broken plugins.
IF you discover anything not working, please post here.

I want to add a new SteveCo crate set tomorrow but I have ran out of ideas.
I need ideas for a new set. No need to tell me what enchantments and stuff, just give me an idea for  a set and what pieces should that set contain (diamond armor, etc).

[Flymod for everyone (For a month)]

I wanted to say a few things to the community (players/staff) so I didn't know exactly how to put it but I believe it's best in this post.


Flymod for everyone (For a month)
- Limax007 was generous enough to purchase Fly Permissions for the entire server, for a month. To use it, type /fly, then double-tap SPACE, to stop flying type /flystop
- Even though you own Fly Permissions (Regardless if you bought it before or have it now), you are NOT allowed to use it in events/pvp or any other areas where it may give you an unfair advantage. Don't think that you won't be punished if you do abuse it.


Contacting me if you need something
The biggest "NOT TO DO" thing around is to spam me when I join with stuff like "TOWELIE TOWELIE TOWELIE I NEED YOUR HELP". If you need my help, there are 90% chances you don't. Ask yourself: Could a JMod/Mod/Manager/Admin solve this instead of Towelie? If the answer is YES, contact other staff members. If the answer is NO, send me a FORUM PM and patiently wait up to 24h for a response (another thing that pisses me off is seing shoutbox spam saying TOWELIE LOOK AT MY PM, TOWELIE, DID YOU LOOK AT MY PM?. I am a busy person, I have a life and a job outside of SFT, and I will do my best to answer you at my earliest convenience. Did I forget about you? Quite possible. I have a lot on my mind and I some-times forget. Calmly remind me when the 24h have passed and don't mention it again.
If you have a burning question about SFT and you need me to answer it, chances are any staff member or even older players will know how to answer you. So try that first.



Got a new account / Transferring stuff to the new account
If you get a new account (i really don't get why people change their accounts so often), you can transfer 90% of the stuff yourself. Only things I can transfer for you are permissions. In order to ask that, post a forum thread saying your old account, your new account and a proof that you own both. I cannot transfer uptime. You can transfer your money balance yourself, and you can ask a Mod to add your new nickname to your protection (but ask from your old nickname otherwise chances are, they won't believe you)


Spamming in shoutbox if a server is down / or impossible to access
Whenever one of our servers are down and we are aware of that, you will see a thread about it on the front page. So refresh the page and see if there is any post before you proceed to spamming the shoutbox.
If there isn't, try to alert me on skype about this (or to ask a manager+ to alert me since they know how to, even if I am not at home). If i do know about it, hearing 1000 beeps is frustrating and prevents me from focusing on actually fixing the server


Unturned Server is down
Our Unturned server is down? Posting in the shoutbox about it will help but if you want to get it back up faster, try contacting Me or Excon as we are the ones who can restart it. IF you don't know our skypes, ask a Survival Manager+ to get me.



Reporting Staff abuse / Staff Issues.
So you've discovered a bad staff member. A rotten apple. Or maybe a problem in the way we manage the staff team. The worst thing you can do is post about it and try to come up with your ideas to solve it. If we thought you were good enough to do that, we would've recruited you. Instead, contact HoS/HoS Helper/Me (HoS = djkirsh, HoS Helper = funkymonkey245) and report it with proof.


I'm pissed about something so I'm gonna write a 1000 paragraph story to Towelie
There's nothing more that makes me dislike a person / ignore their claim even if it is valid than a pompous 100 page text. Keep to the point, be concise, use proper grammar and phrasing and have a calm tone if you want the best response for me.

Will post more as I remember.

Come play a game of Town of Salem with me and other SFT-ers.
http://www.blankmediagames.com/TownOfSalem/

Add Towelie to friends.
I will invite you to a game in ~10 minutes (waiting for people to add me /come online until then).
Please be patient and don't join other games as I want us to have at least 10 sft-ers in the game for the maximum fun.

So, I am posting this thread out of my own initiative, and not because dpa asked me.
I am posting it because I feel it's needed. He was very upset over the drama created after he reduced the donator shop prices. What started as a way to re-balance donations, and fix our bad situation that we were in (we had no donations for weeks), ended in a cry fest of older donators wanting a refund and whatnot.
A logical question that dpa himself posed: IF you bought a PS4 now for 399 and sony dropped its price to 200. Would they send you the difference back? No. Nobody would do that. We have to adjust with the current sitaution and the current situation was that people weren't donating any more so if we just stood idly by and did nothign we probably would've ended up really bad.

This doesn't end at some people just saying they want a refund, no. There are people that threatened to quit and said that they hate dpa now for doing this.

I came here to deliver a simple warning: Start showing dpa the respect and appreciation he deserves or there will be no pixelmon. Dpa is seriously upset right now over the way he is being treated about reducing the prices and was even considering quitting pix due to that.

I hope you understand and show dpa the love/appreciation he has earned by working so hard, at times even 16h at a time.

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Um. Perhaps I am missing something major here - perhaps a post was made that explains this and I simply can't find it.

How exactly is Pixelmon exempt from having to comply with the terms of the EULA?

From what I am reading here it seems to still offer advantages in exchange for money, which is a breach of the EULA, no?

From what I have read the change to the EULA forbidding such sales was made quite some time ago. It isn't a recent addition - it's just that they are only just now deciding to crack down on such things.

Again, though, perhaps I am missing something. Feel free to correct me if I am.

We are not doing this here. Contact me in PM if you wish to discuss about this

True, the person below me listens to justin bieber