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BlockHead here,

I was sad to see that we couldn't scrap together the cash needed to keep the official server going while Rowen handles RL issues (BTW We're all hoping for the best man). We came close though but no cigar..... So anyways I've been trying to figure out how can we keep the community going until Rowen can return (Short of me footing the whole bill, which isn't possible at this moment) and some of you know that I am in the process of entering into the Server hosting business (Still many days away from Opening Day).

So basically I am currently in the testing phase working with the MultiCraft server management back-end and all the various mods and plugins and I am in constant need of test dummies....errr I mean people, so i have decided to open up my test server to the community so that some of you can continue getting your MineCraft fix from PlanetEndora.

Understand that this server is being hosting at my house with the following restrictions:

1. THIS IS PURELY A DEVELOPMENT SERVER!!!!! So work can be lost at any time! (But I'll try to avoid that as much as possible)
2. This server will not and CANNOT run 24 / 7
3. The Server is being hosted on an AT&T U'Verse connection so my upload speeds are capped at 768 Kbps, this mean we won't be able to have a lot of players on at once
4. THIS WILL BE A STRICT WHITE-LIST ONLY SERVER
5. Again this server will not run 24/7 but I'll do my best to setup some type of routine or schedule for when it's up and running
6. I can't guarantee any type of minimum up-time since it's being hosted at my house, so if the power drops or my ISP takes a nose dive (Which I've never has with AT&T) don't bitch about it.

So with those restrictions in place, I will be manually copying over the OPs list and white-list over (however I will be cleaning up that last one) so that means our beloved OPs:

Me - The awesome BlockHeadVincent
Yomatt24
RowenWindsong
Skryeman
Kyoiism
Prostitution

Will have full op control of the server.

Now at this phase I am working with the Tekkit Pack (2.1.1) to test overall server and connection load, so this means you all have to get a copy of it from here, the Technic team's launcher is pretty slick and should require no work on your end to get it running.

Now before people being asking:

Why can't we use our existing package?

Why aren't we using our old map?

and so on and so forth. Here is the reasoning.

I am choosing to not use our existing pack for (2) reasons:

1. This was a custom designed pack fom xKillerBees and his hosting team, now even though I am not sure of the specifics reguarding the use of the pack, out of respect for him and to avoid a possible lawsuit I will not use that pack, I feel he has a certain level of IP on that since that was work he put into it to get it to work for us, if I happen to get an OK from him I may bring it back but for now we will be using Tekkit.
2. Now I have tried to load the pack and mimic the setup he did on it, however I keep getting blockID conflicts and random server and client crashes, and right now with a lot of changes in 1.2.5 and the mod developers trying to catch up, I will wait until everyone is caught up before I attempt a custom build for us. So that means all our old maps are useless.

So grab the TechnicLauncher and join the server.

Here is the hostname to use: srv01.carbonfusion.net, I have alloted the standard MC Server Port for PlanetEndora use so you don't need to include is on the server list screen, also too our TeamSpeak 3 Server is still active and paid up for next month so if you can't get on the server check to see if I'm online and I'll make sure you're whitelisted.

Enjoy Guys!