Sorry for writing so much, but I got a Minecraft server I want to share with you all 😁
Bit of backstory;
For the past 10 years I have been working on a Minecraft server project. I've been doing it 99% by myself, only getting some help with decisions when I'm indecisive. The reason it's taken me so long is because I'm not all that good with creative things, I often lose motivation, I run out of ideas, and I got some health issues. That has lead me to often take many brakes, lasting everything from weeks to years.
But for the past two years I have had more than enough time on my hands (because I got covid 2 years ago and got long-covid after, which cost me both my job and huge part of my active life, and which I'm still struggling with to this day). That meant I got more time, so I managed to get a lot more work done on the server.
And I've now finally arrived at the point where I can open it for a small Alpha Playtest 🎉
So, the server;
The server is a Prison gameplay server, inspired by the OG prison back in the day (for those that played there and remember it), simply because that's when I started creating it (after they shut down) 😅
Currently I only have the first ward done, which contains 4 blocks (4 sections with a mine in each). But in this ward I have:
- 4 mines with their own shops
- A zombie pit where you can kill zombies for exp
- Rent-able shops where you can sell your items to other players (no player-shop system in place yet tho unfortunately, just the area)
- A lottery where you have the chance to win in-game money (same money as you gain from selling items in all shops)
- A nice enchanting room
- A huge labyrinth
It supports versions from 1.16 to 1.21.4, but the lower the client version, the weirder it might look due to older versions not having all the blocks that the newer versions have.
I still have many things to work on and improve, but I need more feedback and data to do so. This includes building up the economy, implementing more of the features I would like to make, expanding on what I already have, and more. I can't make any promises now due to my situation (health, motivation etc), but feedback from players is essential for me to continue.
I have implemented a system for bug reports, so what I hope for is to gain players that will play on the server, find bugs and report them, so that I can continue the development of the server 😄
The next ward is under development ^^
(My friend and I are also developing a small client-side visual modpack to enhance the visuals on the server. This modpack is 100% client-side and only does visual changes. We are still waiting for it to get approved on Modrinth, so more information about it will wait until it is approved.)
This is just the beginning, so there’s plenty more to come! 💖
🌐 Server IP: play.madguys.gg
📢 Discord: https://discord.madguys.gg
(Again, sorry for the post being so long)