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  2. Posted

    Some players make a bad choice when it comes to naming their  avatars.

    They don't  realize that  first impressions   outweigh everything else,  so if  you choose a name of  someone with  historical bad vibes... you can get banned or  such   without doing anything.!

    Some   name  choices are obviously  intended to troll .. they arrive at spawn and  then log out,  leaving  the avatar with an offensive   name prominently  as a form of "advertisement" ...and they think its  clever   ( yawn).

    Ok  --- these names  might be  ok  on a PVP server full of  people running around  going " Bang - Bang  ..you'e  dead" and  destroying   anything they can.  but on a PVE  friendly orientated server... well    expect that you  might not be  able  to log  in  afterwards when the undertakers   remove the bodies.

    Names  really  don't  bother  99% of the players ...just  dont  expect to  get the  welcome  mat laid  out  when you   try to  break into someones  house/base/ etc. and   you will be  ignored,  generally.

    However there are some  really  offensive  names that will get you   banned promptly...  like  the  " N "  word , or  variations  on  genitalia or  other   sexual  content.

    Currently  on  our  spawn island   we had a  " Sh#tMaker"  arrive ...well    we  don't  need one of them, as we are  quite capable  of making our  own! :D

    Sadly  with the  advent of  school  holidays,  we can expect  an  influx of these pre pubescent  names. and  types...     and  not  all of them   will be  kids!:|

    But to those with  clever,  witty or   sensible  names ...   welcome!

     

    I saw   a cartoon  that reflected the   nature of   today's  times...     a  baby was been  shown  to  a  young mother   by the   obstetrician...   and he was saying to the new mother...   " sorry,  you cannot  use the name   "Sarah" as that    has been taken .. but   sara1279   or  sarah.463   are  still available"

     

    :D

  3. Posted

    For a giggles i made a "devil ship' that will behave   un-predictably  when   attempts  are made to  sail it ..or board it ----- It was placed  near my docks  just outside  my protection  barrier, and in   a   considerably  safe place. 

    I returned today to check things  out and   lo and  behold .. the ship was gone ... ie   "borrowed" .. despite the   signage warning  against   stealing.:D

    A quick  search of the   island  found the  ship...stranded between  two shoals  where it got stuck and  the "borrowers" couldn't  work out the controls  to  move it  ..so they abandoned it :P

    i  wish i could  have  been on line to see them  take it, as this  ship has a "tendency" to travel in conflicting   circles  against the  helm  instructions :D

    I also  have the  idea  of    trying some  scripting... where  if you  take the ship without  disabling a  hidden  switch,  a   powder keg  detonates  under the helmO.o ..ooh  but then   the  thieves would  accuse me of griefing!

    Anyway,  if you going  to visit  my   bases,   behave and  do not   abuse the  hospitality ... that  room you try to break into  or object  you take    might  be  your  undoing  B|

     

  5. Posted

    What happens  on  the P1  server!

    Its  not all doom and gloom.. we get some players  who arrive and  want to  create things.:D

    Here is a montage of  some of the amazing  creations the   residents  have  built,  with co-operation.

    Ignore the bodies   of the one-off visitors  who come to troll ..  steal and  wreck.  These pictures  show   what a friendly  community can achieve.  

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  7. Posted

    Is it  school holiday  time? getting  waves of  new arrivals ...usually in pairs  who  run around  and   jump and  circle  you  then look in every container... steal plants ..  then try to  steal  any  ship ..   and when they find  things are locked ... they then  look for a doorway  or  passageway ...sit   down  to block it and log out ...

    I now have signs warning theses  immature visitors  that  if they have  not moved  after 24  hours ..( when  server  maintenance is  due) .. they will  simply be removed  from the game.

    So  they  are not  griefing or  causing anyone   any inconvenience ... just to themselves should they try to come back and  find they are excluded from the server.

    :P

  11. Posted

    I am currently watching the  return of the  vw  "Islandz" ... the  re-incarnation of  " Inworldz".

    They just  placed out a box of  animations that give the  gal avatars   jiggly  butts and  bouncy  boobs....     hmmm  - i wonder if  they are on the  Ylands  roadmap?O.o

  14. Posted

    Decided on  some  fun ...i  put a doorway and  a  locked door  in a  cliff  face  just inside  my  barrier...and so far  in  2  days  have had  2  visitors  try  to  dig     behind   the  door...outside the barrier... to  access any  tunnel or   room underground.

    Of  course   there  is  nothing behind the door  :P

    .....................................runs  away  giggling    ..:D

  15. Posted

    I  logged in to hear some  fighting outside my  door ...     some   guy had been trying to  knock  my door in...  an  useless attempt as the house was  under  PB! .. then then another   Kid-iot  ran at me and  tried to  kill me .. and was surprised  hsi  punches had no  effect. I told  him   combat doesn't work  on a pve server..   and  he  used  the  B... f.. words at me and ran off.

    poor  vMax...      he ran into the center of the   island and i  decided to  follow to see what  mischief  he  could get up yo ... but lost  sight of him....  i could hear a   wolf  baying   and headed towards it   ..  and   alas...

    poor  vMax  ...was now in peaceful repose,  resting in  a pile of  his  stolen  goodies  with a  wolf  sitting on top of his  corpse.  :(

    What  i find amazing is ... the   server is  advertised as  non-combat and   pve friendly...and there are signs  all around  spawn advising   it ... you cannot  miss them ...  yet these  kid-iots  act like they  didn't  know,,

     

    There are non so  blind as those who choose not to see....  B|

     

  16. Posted · Edited by kimbuck

    I discovered    by accident/experience   that  when you  stand  next to an object  that's  scripted  like a  chair/bed .. there's one side  where  you  end up  when exiting  that objects   use. if theres a wall  only  one  block away, you get trapped  in a state of trying to exit and  cannot  move.  Its  difficult  to escape   and i am not going to  tell how:P  ( work it out  for yourself !)

    I built a  chimney with a  wide   opening   .. enough  for an avatar to  use  an exploit.. but at the bottom i paced  objects  etc close to the  wall  so that their  scripting  interfered with the  narrower  space at the bottom.

    So when the   exploit user  dropped  down my chimney, he ended up  stuck between  the  wall and  the  nearby objects   target  area. 

    Does it  work? hahah  yes .. look at the funny  screenshot  thread and  see how "TheTerrorist"  ended up like an obese  Santa Clause "   stuck in my fireplace.'!

    Seeing him stuck there has made my day..

    As  they  do in "the Simpsons" ...  you point  and  go  HA HA!

     

    :D

    Psst  server  admins  ... note his name ...he uses  exploits ...do you want him on your server?¬¬

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  17. Posted

    Griefer   / thief   caught in the act Ha ha ha ha!  :D

    This  guy  called "TheTerrorist" tried an exploit  to enter my  house...  

    But .... heheh  :)

    I had a trap set  in my chimney, expecting  someone to  use an exploit

    And the  fool  fell  for it!  :P:D

    Look at the screenshot and see the   "wannabee Santa Clause"  stuck in my  chimney,  on top of the  brazier in the fireplace..    yes !  his  name is the .. "TheTerrorist"   ( Classic  fail!)

    Maybe i should  light the brazier..      "Chest-nuts roasting  over an open fire"  :D

    server  admins ...note his  name  and  ban him. hes been caught in the act and obviously uses  exploits ...    you don't  want that type  on a pve  friendly   server.

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  18. Posted

    also , objects  like lanterns  etc    when placed on a boat ...  seem to " fall through "  the  structure and  disappear ....    if the boat is not   moved  they "may" re appear  after a  relog.... but sometimes i  have sen lanterns  and such that had  disappeared,  hovering  in  space  above the water where the boat  was ...and they are unpick-able  O.o

  20. Posted

    The  current  ship  keels  need a re-work to remove  bugs ..termites and  a  myriad of  other   gripes...

    My  suggestion   is to have a  flat bottomed rectangular  shape,  with the   scripts etc  included and an arrow  to  indicate   which is forward.

    Then  there  is   available a rand ge  of  add on sides,  keels    decks   bows,  sterns  and  maybe  cabins?   that the builder   adds to the basic  shape ...or  if  desired, create  their own.

    This would make it  simpler to  build   ships and   bring in a  wider variety, including  more  modern  shapes.

    And  also a  chance to  fix the  current  bugs and  what-nots that plague  ships :)

  22. Posted

    Most likely  someone  is  using an exploit to  get inside. Sometimes you need  double  doors  ...  the  solid type.   It also pays to lock the containers   inside the shed as well ..its a pain, and you need a lot  of keys, but then,  with some of the types playing  MP,  you can  trust  no one.

    Recently i have had  people  arriving when i am offline  and  removing   vegetation  ie    flax   cotton  etc.   ..mot just some   but  all of the plants !.  Unfortunately  its  the nature of  some low-life...   and   on a dedicated server like P1 Pve, if they do a  file search and  discover the  thief ... they get banned.

    O.o

  23. Posted

    I make it a practice of visiting   spawn island  to  clean up the rubbish left by "once-lers" and to replace items  pillaged  by others.

    I get  to see typical behavior...   

    Firstly there are the ones  who have  read about the P1 servers   here and  come in to  enjoy the  community ..   they are excited to be greeted, and often say " this is the first time i have met  friendly people on a server ..."  ¬¬

    Then there are the  ones  who arrive...run around and "punch"  everyone and  everything.... try to enter   every  building and "punch " the doors   if they are locked. They  will pick up and remove plants from gardens ...  and  when you ask if they  need help ... they run off  and either  hide in the   forest ..or    sit  in someone  doorway and  go  offline.

    Then there are the  types  who   go to the help stations and take  EVERYTHING from the  help chests ..(eg   8 shovels    8 sades   8 axes   8   hammers   8 bedrolls   etc.. and when   all gone   they then   go offline  somewhere .never to return.

    Of  course   you  will get  some with offensive  names ... they arrive and never move  from the  spawn point,   their   intention is to be a "crude or  offensive  advertisement"

    Now ..if  the  devs  could  come  up with  some   sort of  "admin"  power  that could be  deputized by the grid owner to certain players,   then  these offline  for  days trolls/etc. could be    removed without  having to take the  entire  server  offline .:)

     

    But   at least we do get some  good  people who come and  stay!   So drop into P1  pve ..look around ... ignore the   corpses and  rubbish and   join us on discord so we can  give  you instructions/directions  to  find a   lace to  create and    become part of a healthy  community. 

    There are notices   around   spawn  landing point  to   help.

    Seeya  there:D.

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  24. Posted

    Approaching   the  Honey Chicken  base in the " Frying Chicken" ...note the  docking  guides.   Also the significant lights/objects   etc ... Red=port or   left,  Green = starboard or   right. The  illuminated tower  is  the first  thing  visible  when approaching   the island!

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