I'm planning to do a mini-series of videos in as high def as I can manage showcasing the server, its features and goals, the build, how to become a builder (Ensign), and other such things that are common. This video should serve as a much more helpful introduction to the server than forum posts etc, and hopefully will pick up more interested parties via Youtube (and perhaps elsewhere that the video could get linked to).
The first episode of this video will deal with everything in short form except connecting to the server, becoming a builder, etc..
The second should be dedicated to showcasing the current state of the Enterprise D, many of its unique rooms and areas, and advanced ways to navigate it.
The third should be about current and future features of the server such as the freebuild area, arenas, holodecks, holodeck adventures or quests, PVP, and whatnot.
Texture Pack
I recently posted the updated 1.1.1 version of the textures which I apparently had been keeping to myself for a while. Since I was posting it I decided to update it with a few more details anyway.
- Added Gorn Creepers, Jem'hadar Zombies
- Adjusted the colors of several blocks
- Remade the Slab texture (and doubleslab of course)
- Tweaked a few other textures to be smoother
You can get the latest texture pack from the forum thread for the server. The page is shown at the top in the blog summary!
USS Defiant
This mini side project has been progressing EXTREMELY rapidly. Mostly this is because with something new to work on there is a sort of excitement. People get to do things that are simply not possible to do for Enterprise because, well, its already done. Not everyone was made to build out rooms!
Some of us were just made to do this kind of thing. (Note: not finished yet, its coming along very nicely though).
This is really why I wanted to make the Freebuild map, because it allows people to do things like this that are a part of the server, yet do not intrude on the Enterprise D projects space. It does consume some peoples TIME which might otherwise be spent on the Enterprise, but as I said not everyone wants to build out rooms and light hallways all the time. I'd put money on people being more motivated to get things done on Enterprise in between other side projects than were they dedicated to Enterprise the whole time (aka stuck on the D).
I plan on starting and probably finishing multiple similar projects to this in the future. Stay tuned for that.
The Defiant herself is just screaming by. We've got most of the decks set up, the top hull is completely done and just needs some detail work, and the bottom is going to be pretty quick. A good number of internal components are finished and many rooms have been done as well.
This ship will be released as a Schematic (WorldEdit and MCEdit compatible file) when it is completely done. :D
Live long and prosper!
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