[Server] Just Test Tribute (400 Years)

[Fernanfloou]

He sobrepasado el límite del mapa, gracias JT2 por todo!

Llegamos al límite del mapa con los compas

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[talamh]

¡Enhorabuena por llegar al fondo del mundo! Desde luego, os ha llevado lo suyo.

[Jesús]

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[sorcerykid]

As many of you have already noticed, earlier this month I introduced environment sounds to JT2. I originally began work on this feature back in 2017, but it got put on hold. So I'm excited to see it finally go live!

No longer is the world of JT2 dead silence. Now players can enjoy a much greater sense of immersion thanks to a variety of ambient, dynamic, and liminal sound fx to enhance the gameplay experience -- whether that's roaring waves along a lakefront, howling wind atop a mountain, dripping water within a cave, croaking frogs near a pond, or hooting owls throughout a forest.

Environmental sounds also work in conjunction with my weather mod. So seasonal changes in temperature and precipitation are now afforded an even greater degree of realism as you explore the world throughout the year!

Of course, I'll be continuing to tweak and refine this feature with additional sound fx as well as performance improvements as needed. I hope you enjoy!

[raenvmaj]

server is closed for 2 days and I already started to miss it, xd

[iisu]

server is closed for 2 days and I already started to miss it, xd

Heh.

[sorcerykid]

I'm happy to report that JT2 is up and running again! I had to patch the engine due to a critical bug that was causing repeated server crashes this past last Thursday.

It turns out that objects at the world border were not being properly cleared during map loading, which led to out of memory errors. I spent nearly two days attempting to identify the cause and find a solution. Then last night I came across an issue from 2016 on GitHub pointing to server operators with similar experiences in Minetest 0.4.x. So I applied the appropriate patches to address the out of memory errors and to prevent objects from crossing the world border.

In addition, I updated several mods to resolve related "buggy" behavior with entities at the world border.

• TNT and the dynamite API check for 'ignore' nodes during blast
• Soccerballs and dropped items freeze if they enter an 'ignore' node
• Items cannot be dropped or spawned within an 'ignore node

With all of these fixes now in place, stability and performance of the server should be greatly improved.

[Fernanfloou]

Reunion del Personal!! @Arisha_L, @Master_CJ, @Liukiller, @sorcerykid, @Fernanfloou
It's a pleasure to see you and spend time with you after so many years. <3

[sorcerykid]

Just a friendly reminder that building above others is not allowed. This rule particularly applies to properties at or above zero elevation or otherwise above ground within the city limits, which extends to Brookfield Rd (400 N), Valley Rd (400 E), Hill St (400 S), and Crystal Lake on the west. Please use sensible judgment before starting construction which may encroach on nearby properties.

[Fernanfloou]

¡steve is back!
steve is a veteran player from 2016! It's an honor to see you back on the server! We've lived many experiences together on the server many years ago! Many emotions, thanks @Nemo for continuing to work every day with the server.. we are certainly very grateful. <3

[sorcerykid]

Are you looking for love this Valentine's Day?

Grab your friends and join us this Saturday, Febuary 15 at Club Nemo for a night of love and heartbreak on the dancefloor, including a raffle drawing and free giveaways all night long!

The Valentine's party officially kicks off at 11pm UTC (5pm Central Time). Once you arrive, be sure to enter the raffle drawing by typing /raffle enter. Names will be drawn every half hour for three prizes, including an ultra-rare Lag Block.

[Cristian2322]

Come play at the jt2 soccer stadium, a stadium with a large playing field. I hope you can come and have fun playing games with your friends and seeing who knows how to move the ball. Come and explore a new way to play on the server.
Stadium Rules
You can't kill Block City
Do not steal the balls
🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟
Ven a jugar al estadio jt2 fútbol un estadio con gran campo de juego.espero que puedas venir y divertirte jugando partidos con tus amigos y viendo quien sabe mover el balón ven y explora una nueva manera de jugar en el servidor Reglas del estadio No se puede matar ay Block city No robar los balones

[Master_CJ]

Hey everyone! So happy so see the server back up and running again :D Kudos to you, sorcerykid, for your longevity and determination of keeping it open after nine years. I made a new YouTube channel (i lost the password to the old one lol) to try and showcase as many JT2 builds as possible in depth. I don't know how I'm gonna structure the videos yet, whether or not to add commentary, or how far out to explore, but feel free to tune in if you'd like !

https://www.youtube.com/@Master_CJ2014

Will probably upload twice a week. Only doing this for fun :)

[talamh]

Will probably upload twice a week. Only doing this for fun :)

Pfff ... so you're not even going to try to get more views than MrBeast?

[sorcerykid]

Thanks to everyone who attended our annual Valentine's party last weekend. We had a truly spectacular turnout. It was wonderful to see so many players sharing kindness and affection for the holiday!

Nemo handed out plenty of Valentine's goodies throughout the evening as well, including balloons, chocolate eggs, roses, and as a special "thank you" treat, golden eggs! Of course, some players found unique ways to express their own heartfelt gestures. You could truly feel the spirit of love in the air!



We had over 20 entries for the Valentine's raffle drawing. Everyone was eager to win the grand prize -- an ultra-rare Lag Block. Congratulations to our three lucky winners!

• Breidel284 won a Lag Block
• erstazi won a JT2 Memorial Stone
• iisu won a Nyan Cat

If you didn't win this round then don't worry. There will be additional raffle drawings in the coming months!

[sorcerykid]

Cheers to the winner of our second Finding Nemo Challenge which was held earlier this month. Besides a trophy, jesus was awarded a chest filled with confetti and confetti cannons. Huzzah!



Incidentally, this proved to be one one of the most difficult challenges to date. It took an entire of hour of sleuthing and numerous clues before any players narrowed in on Nemo's location :P

The next Finding Nemo Challenge is coming up this Sunday at noon Central. So be sure to mark your calendars!

[Master_CJ]

Hey y'all!
New video uploaded :D
My Top 30 Favorite Builds in Just Test Tribute! (Minetest Server)
https://youtu.be/-EhfkunP2eE

[sorcerykid]

I've received a number of reports that grass is once again not spreading as expected. Keep in mind that grass and snow on JT2 does not behave the same as vanilla Minetest game. So please consider these important caveats while landscaping:

1. Dirt with grass and dirt with dry grass only spread under direct sunlight (not at night or in shade).
2. Grass and dry grass (like other plants) do not multiply and can only be obtained from mob drops.
3. By placing grass on dirt, it will transform directly to dirt with grass regardless of available sunlight.

Notice that I also "fixed" dirt with dry grass so it spreads naturally in the same way as dirt with grass. No longer do you have to manually place dry grass on dirt everywhere, which was unreasonably time consuming.

It's also worth noting that dirt with snow does NOT spread naturally like dirt with grass. Instead you must now place snow on top of dirt with grass (or dirt with dry grass) for it to transform to dirt with snow. This is to maintain consistency with the existing weather mechanics around spawn, where seasonal snowfall already permits such a transformation to occur naturally.

Of course, you can still obtain dirt with snow directly from mob drops if you prefer. This is also true of dirt with grass, dirt with dry grass, and even dirt itself. Here's a quick summary of all the relevant drops:

• Spiders drop grass
• Bats drop dry grass
• Ice Monsters drop dirt with snow and dirt with dry grass
• Dirt Monsters drop dirt with grass and dirt

Hopefully this affords assurance that grass spreading has been tested and works as intended.

[sorcerykid]

I just wanted to welcome aboard our returning moderator erstazi!



Being a veteran player in the Minetest community since 2013, I believe erstazi will make an excellent addition to the JT2 staff. Thanks for joining us once again. We certainly appreciate your dedication to the game!

[White]

Hey y'all!
New video uploaded :D
My Top 30 Favorite Builds in Just Test Tribute! (Minetest Server)
https://youtu.be/-EhfkunP2eE

Woohoo! 2nd Place. Thank you very much!
It seems some things got griefed, I didn't work on the land since 2020 I believe, maybe it's time to upgrade/enchant everything and finish the build with garden.

[Master_CJ]

Hey y'all!
New video uploaded :D
My Top 30 Favorite Builds in Just Test Tribute! (Minetest Server)
https://youtu.be/-EhfkunP2eE

Woohoo! 2nd Place. Thank you very much!
It seems some things got griefed, I didn't work on the land since 2020 I believe, maybe it's time to upgrade/enchant everything and finish the build with garden.

Thanks for tuning in! :D Loved the house! Hard to get into xD Sorry about the apparent grief, still impressive. We gotta talk about that trophy haha

[White]

Hey y'all!
New video uploaded :D
My Top 30 Favorite Builds in Just Test Tribute! (Minetest Server)
https://youtu.be/-EhfkunP2eE

Woohoo! 2nd Place. Thank you very much!
It seems some things got griefed, I didn't work on the land since 2020 I believe, maybe it's time to upgrade/enchant everything and finish the build with garden.

Thanks for tuning in! :D Loved the house! Hard to get into xD Sorry about the apparent grief, still impressive. We gotta talk about that trophy haha

We sure can do! I remember that's the last year I went on JT2 Anniversary, phoenixes hit hard. Hopefully I'll attend this year's, 400 years of JT2!

[sorcerykid]

Congratulations to SuGg, winner of our third Finding Nemo Challenge! This month's award included a trophy and a chest filled with stacks of Melon and Pumpkin.



It was a close competition, as both SuGg and Galuhops were practically head to head even during the final minutes. Following the event, several players including Wuzzy, raenvmaj, mandalor, talamh, and jesus came to check out Nemo's hiding spot.



The next Finding Nemo Challenge is one week away. Don't miss out on your chance to win BIG!

[sorcerykid]

Important Announcement

This Wednesday at 1200 UTC (7:00am Central), the server will be shutdown for 24 hours to commemorate the original "just test" server that went offline on April 16, 2016. I will also be performing a full server backup to the cloud during this time. The server should be back online by Thursday morning, once the backup process is complete.

[sorcerykid]

Who's ready for another round of bunny-mania on JT2? Our fourth-annual Easter Egg hunt starts at 7am Central (noon GMT) this Sunday, April 20. You'll have exactly one week to find all 80 eggs that Nemo has hidden around Spawntown.

Keep in mind that eggs may be anywhere above ground and directly accessible to players, including inside unlocked houses. So don't be afraid to scout around each and every nook and cranny.



You can always check out how many eggs are still remaining by using the /eggs chat command. The top four players to find the most eggs by Saturday, April 26 will be awarded a trophy!