The EcoCityCraft Sentinel October 17th, 2014 *~* Edition #1 http://tinyurl.com/npfmo67 MOBS?! By nicit6 Beach day? These mobs were found enjoying the beach at @Joseph01234's town of Recours, just north of rising spawn. Mobs like these are now spawning across the server! Late in the evening of October 14th, a restart was announced for some changes. Players chattered anxiously, curious as to what the changes were to be. Soon enough, they found passive mobs to be added to EcoCityCraft! In both Rising and Legacy, cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and more, all spawning! With the new mob spawning, a variety of new things have come to ECC. Players can now apply for mob spawning flags for their towns. While the default is that mobs will spawn in your town, this application will make it so mobs cannot spawn. This application has the fee of only $10,000 and can be applied for in the Mayors+ Section. As well, the addition of passive mobs brought along the addition of mob spawn eggs! A snipe event was held shortly after the release of these to obtain the new eggs, however the primary way to get these eggs are the new Lucky Voting Tiers! The Sentinel was lucky enough to get the list of the new prizes from @jakeyray18, and they are as follows: [Lucky] 1 extra netherstar. [VeryLucky] 2 extra netherstars and 1 pig spawn egg. [MegaLucky] 3 extra netherstars, 5 diamonds, 5 emeralds, and 1 sheep spawn egg. [SuperLucky] 4 extra netherstars, 1 ocelot spawn egg, and 1 wolf spawn egg. [UltraLucky] 5 extra netherstars, 1 horse spawn egg, and 1 mooshroom spawn egg. We also tracked down @Ninjaboy3113, who had won a pig egg in voting, and asked him what he thought of the new voting rewards. “I like the idea,” Ninjaboy said, “they’re rare and people will buy them.” Certainly this will ring true as, apart from horse spawn eggs, these items were totally unobtainable. Rumors of sales from player to player are already spreading, and it is only a matter of time before we start to see this regularly traded and in the marketplace. The Sentinel would like to remind everyone that these mobs will still only spawn according to base spawning rules (see this article on the minecraft wiki for more information). As well, the elusive spawn eggs WILL NOT WORK in towns where there is a Mob Spawning: Deny flag, so please don’t attempt to use them there. As a final note, the previous immunity from damage given to horses has been removed, meaning all mobs are now damageable - be sure to keep them somewhere safe and away from harm! Or better yet, the “USE” town flag has had a slight addition to it - any towns with a “USE” tag will protect any mobs inside from non-members. Also remember, you can name these mobs with name tags, this will have the bonus effect of preventing these mobs from despawning. Current Events Here’s the goings on: ** Enchantment tables have been reactivated! While the EXP Shops at spawn still remain an option, vanilla enchanting is once again possible! (Read More) ** @Dewsy92 has created new “Rule Updates thread” where he lists updates to the rules. We recommend everyone keep up to date with this useful resource (Read More). ** @clou44 is currently directing the Halloween Server Build contest. With the theme “Haunted” and the side theme “Surprises”, should certainly be quite the competition. The final day to build is October 26th, so there’s still time to apply if you haven’t already! (Read More) ** There is also a “Costume Contest” running for players to show off their Halloween Skins. (Read More) ** @TheNorGaming is hosting a 365k giveaway! (Read More) ** The worldgaurd “USE” flag has received two notable changes. It now protects any mobs within the town from non-members! However, due to recent updates, if your town has a pre-existing “USE” flag, you need to contact a GameAdmin+ to get them to update it or nobody will be able to use chests, doors, buttons, et cetera within the town! ** Be sure to check out this week’s featured town, BunnyIsland, owned by @KMaxwell! (Read More) About The EcoCityCraft Sentinel is currently looking for journalists and stories. To apply or receive more info, visit our thread here.
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