Hallo everyone,
We’ve just updated to 1.12, so have lots of fun with the new blocks!
New applications are still on hold while we wait for the resources to deal with new folks. Members, if you want to volunteer to speed up this process you’re more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Hello, comrades!
I know this blog has been pretty quiet, but our humble little server sure hasn’t been. Hilmon’s been restored back to its multi-world glory — the main world is happily monster-free again, and there are creative and monster worlds for you to practice builds or do a little light slaying. Say a million thanks to Ria & Sylvia for building up our new worlds’ spawn areas!
We’re currently discussing how those worlds are going to work, with talk of regular resetting so that the monster world can be a reliable resource mine. If you want to contribute to the conversation, hop on Hilmon or visit our Discord channel to leave a message.
Last but not least — keep a weather eye out for new members! We still have a sizeable backlog of applications that we’re sorting through, so make sure to welcome them and show them the ropes. Please report any griefing that you see so that your friendly operators can do their best to keep our world safe.
See you online!
Willow
Hello, everyone!
We’re finally on the road to recovery from losing our technical support last fall. After some debate we made the hard decision to change the way Hilmon works in order to be flexible with our resources. The good news is that means we’ll be moving forward without so much breakdown, but the bad news is that we’re not going to be having as many flashy plugins.
The big difference? We’re starting new from scratch.
Since Hilmon’s inception 2 1/2 years ago, there have been four major updates to Minecraft that have significantly changed the landscape. We had no idea that our little four-person safe haven would grow so big so fast! So it’s time to start fresh and make a world for us all.
We’re all going to have to band together to make a new home and give us the kind of resources we had before, but I think for the Hilmon family that’s just another fun adventure. The new Hilmon is now running only one plugin, EssentialsX, which we will be learning as we go. (Technical help is always welcome!) Because of this, you won’t be able to access the old worlds, and we will have monsters in Hilmon’s main world.
Now that the server is up and running, we’ll be responding to new member applications starting this next week.
One last little point of business — SimoncelloTesla is now HawthornePaws. That way, when Simon’s not available, other Hawthornes can step in to lend a hand. We’ll all try to live up to their standard of friendly help while they’re away.
Happy crafting!
Hallo, everyone!
We’re having some technical backend issues with our permissions mod right now so warping is kind of broken. We’ll be waiting to accept any new members until this problem is fixed; existing members are being granted the power of /tp until we get it worked out.
Since there’s been a lot more walking from place to place and a lot less warping, I decided it would be fun to try to spruce up the roads a little! I’ve been adding little builds here and there so there are places to stop over and look around. Here’s the latest addition:
It’s just a little one-room cottage on a hill with a nice garden around it, a pleasant place to stop over and enjoy the view.
I invite you all to come join me! We can make all kinds of little treats that make riding around a delight.
Happy crafting!
Simon
We did it, everyone!
All the plugins are updated and we’re all the way up to 1.10!
We’re having some issues with warp permissions that will hopefully be resolved today. If you find any errors or something isn’t working for you, just let an op know and we’ll get to it right away!
I’ve already started on mapping adventures to find some of the new features, and it’s exciting to start seeing those things pop up.
Enjoy the upgrade, everyone 🙂
Simon
Hey friends! Hil here. I’m working on updating our server to 1.10, there’ll be sporadic downtime while I get everything up and running. Thanks for your patience and I’ll see y’all on 1.10!
There hasn’t been a lot in the way of new settlements lately because we’ve all been working very hard to gather supplies and improve the infrastructure. (Now that’s a lull I can get behind!) A few more roads have come together, some messes have been cleaned up — the kind of stuff that’s boring to report and very useful to have.
Now that our basic server needs are met I’m enjoying the opportunity to relax and mess around! I’ve been having fun building little structures and places for people to find in their explorations, things that are more form than function. If you’d like to join me just let me know; we can ride down an empty road and add a little spice to it!
Happy crafting,
Simon
There’s nothing I love quite so much as watching a new member start building their first home in Hilmon. Seeing those “vacant” signs replaced with new names warms my heart!
We are rapidly approaching Hilmon’s second anniversary, which kind of blows my mind. Almost two years ago there were two of us and a crafting table under a misshapen mountain on a LAN world in my tiny apartment. Those of you who remember our first castle can roll your eyes remembering the labyrinthine passages through the mountain and the disastrous hundred floor plans it took on. We’ve come a long way.
This is just a little post to say thanks to all our members, the ones who only graced us for a while and the ones who laid the foundation for everything we have now, and my friends that I get to see and hang out with all the time. You guys have been brilliant and fantastic and I’m so glad we’re on this adventure together.
Here’s to two more years of adventuring!
Happy crafting,
Simon
Hi, everyone!
I know Hilmon’s been pretty quiet lately. Life’s been getting in the way a lot, and I appreciate your patience as we try to keep things rolling. If you want to help liven things up, we would love some help with backend server work, especially from folks familiar with the basics of plugins and json.
Our latest batch of applications has been accepted, so I hope to see you all online soon to greet our new friends. 🙂
Almost all of our vital plugins have updated to 1.9 versions, so we’re gearing up to switch the server over to 1.9. Get those bows and golden apples ready, because this combat update will be on us soon!
Happy Crafting!
Simon
Hallo, comrades!
I’ve missed you all while I’ve been away, but I’m so grateful for everyone being so gracious about my health and the time I needed to recover. It seems that everything’s been ticking quietly along in my absence (bless Harry for taking over chores) but I’m excited to get back into the swing of projects and Discord parties!
My schedule has been doing a lot of changing, so I’m on and off at weird hours of the day, but you can hit me up on Discord or leave a sign in my mailbox any time if you have questions or want to schedule some time to hang out on the server with me. 🙂
In honor of my return, I’m starting a new fun project! We’re going to add a sewer system to Capitol City, to give us more areas to explore and decorate. If you want to help, just leave me a book/sign or contact me when I’m on or through Discord and I’d love to give you the details! It’s probably going to be an ongoing project with building spaces available, so hit me up if you’d like to participate or you have ideas.
Happy crafting, everyone! Hope to see you soon ❤
Simony
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