@bigscary

You can design your plugin so that it allows multiple instances. Monster Apocalypse allows it, I can rename it and it makes a new folder with the new name.

Suggestion: Configurations on a per world basis. I may want some features enabled in one world but not another, instead of just completely on or off for certain worlds.

@MrMightyGnome

Sure, I could easily extend the feature to include covering tall grass, flowers, shrubs, and other similar blocks. I'll probably do that. However I'd like to have some reward to balance this out - what could I do for players in the snow areas to encourage them to live there despite this additional problem? Deserts have the bonus that torches don't get put out by the rain, but I need to come up with something attractive for snowy biomes.

Ooh, cool video. :) I like the idea, but I worry that this will cause a gradual deterioration of the end, possibly to a ridiculous level eventually. I could prevent this by making end stone blocks the exception (they don't move when exploded), but then people would just build their forts out of those blocks. :\ The build option is simpler to implement, involves less work for admins (who may have to repair or regenerate the end otherwise), and it's equally effective as far as players see it - with explosions knocking blocks down, they effectively can't build anything worthwhile anyway.

You've probably noticed that the dragon's fireballs don't destroy blocks - it's for the same reason, so that the end won't erode down to nothing over time.

@diannetea

Sorry no, there's only one config for the whole server. I can't think of any convenient way for you to do what you want. I could do something insane on my end by making an incredibly complex config file where every node has a sub-node for every world on your server, but folks already have a little trouble with the config file as it is, and I think few would really want the level of control you're looking for (more than one set of extra hard mode worlds, each set having a different configuration). You might consider running two servers - that's what I've done in the past when I wanted to make something very different from what I already had, just start up a new server. Life is easier for players that way, because they already know how to change servers so they don't have to learn slash commands to switch worlds, or find world switching portals you've provided, etc etc.

@MrMightyGnome

Okay, I'll check on the permission.

@Diemex

It won't work because each plugin knows its name internally. Changing the filename doesn't change the plugin's behavior. If they both loaded (I doubt they would), they'd both be reading the same config file.

@Zombiemold

Really sorry about that, it's gotta be spigot. My guess is that spigot is freaking out because the server is taking (spigot's definition of) "too long" to figure out where to place fire. I say freaking out because it doesn't seem to cause any kind of performance problem on standard CraftBukkit. Spigot is probably just overreacting to a non problem, OR it has a performance problem of its own that makes it much less performant than CraftBukkit.

@diannetea

I understand the problem, but I don't like a solution that makes farm animals vanish without explanation, at least not for the sake of realism. :\ If you present players with a problem, they should at least have a hint about the problem so that they can design an effective solution to beat it.

I do make another plugin which does this, though, called Population Density. That plugin is somewhat focused on server performance and administration. From that angle, it seems a fair trade off to potentially confuse players when the alternative is a laggy server where no one can play. I think there are other plugins which do JUST that sort of thing, so you might shop around a little (PopDensity does a lot of other stuff you may not want).

@sansho88

I like that. I'll put it in. :)

@diannetea

Yeah this is a great idea. Most players treat animals like shit in minecraft. Not that I care, but having 200 animals in a 10x10 square makes absolutely no sense. Irl they would squash each other to death or one animal would freak out because it doesnt have enough space.

Still getting persistent crashes at random intervals during Enderdragon fights. Disabling the enhanced Ederdragon fight feature prevents this from happening.

Here is what shows up in the log after the crash:

http://pastebin.com/069HrKcb

It mentions something about a fireball. Btw, using spigot.

@diannetea

I have an idea, but I don't know how the performance will be or if it is a good idea at all. Wait for bigscary to respond. Make a copy of the ExtrahardMode.jar, rename it to something else and open the jarfile. Look for a file called plugin.yml, in there you look for the plugin name and change it. This way you can have multiple instances of the plugin, this will also create 2 folders for the two instances. Then you just go into your configs specify the worlds and the appropriate options you want. But as I said, if your server explodes, I warned you.

@bigscary

Excellent fix and ideas!

I will see if it still crashes for me. If it does, I will try to get you the info you'd need to figure it out.

2.5.1 Fix!

• When zero chunks are loaded and rain starts, there will no longer be an error in the logs.

So here are my current plans. Feel free to submit your feedback on these ideas. :)

• Require a ghast tear for entry into the end, and make it a rare drop from zombie pigs. Players who die in the end will keep their inventory rather than dropping it on the ground. This work requires a Bukkit bug fix regarding the end portal, so I have to wait for that.

• Disable building in the end, so players don't build simple contraptions to trivialize the ender dragon (there are several examples I won't list here because I don't want to give anyone ideas). Because the landing pad for entering the end can sometimes appear surrounded by end stone, I will be automatically clearing the area around the landing pad to avoid entrapments.

• Crops not protected from falling snow will turn into piles of snow, ruining them.

• Crops will require natural light to grow.

• Crops will be more likely to die off in the desert, and when not irrigated. Non-irrigated crops in the desert will always die.

• Trees will not grow in the desert.

@tiwar

Glad you had fun!

@beanssprout

I like the idea about crops needing sunlight as opposed to artificial light, I will definitely implement it. For the biomes thing, I have a slightly different plan, see above. Generally the reason for this is that slowing crops down is more expensive (meaning CPU cycles) than killing them off.

@Diemex

Silverfish do not multiply at all (one silverfish does not somehow turn into two). If ignored, they do add up slowly over time because they can burrow into stone to wait for later. Also, be sure you've updated to one of the later versions. I recently cut the spawn rate for silverfish in half.

@tiwar

That's what I'm saying with the silverfish... They are broken because they exponentially increase. It should be one silverfish per silverfish block. When I still had silverfish spawning on, a player of mine had a tunnel which was 40 blocks long and it had 85 silverfishblocks. They where spawning on halfslabs in bright light. Eventually I turned of monsters spawning in light and had to worldedit the silverfish blocks.

@halofreak506

I don't think I will add an option for that. But I've been known to change my mind when pestered by enough (different) people. :)

@MrMightyGnome

False would be turning it off, so they wont be bypassing anything.

The dragon seems harder with more players, but he isn't actually more difficult overall. Basically the harder you fight him, the harder he fights back. Try fighting off the monsters as they come instead of avoiding them to the point of being overwhelmed. Also remember that your gear matters - since he's the ultimate end boss, you should have to apply all your tricks to beat him - all of the following examples are very helpful: diamond armor with enchants (protection, fire protection), potions for more protection or instant healing, and extra damage on your bow and/or sword.

@nicholasooo @Zombiemold

Thanks, I'll definitely look at this and get it fixed. Zombie - crashes? Or just errors in the log?

@ok12Boss

See common questions page linked above.

@MrMightyGnome

Yeah, I might do that. Replacing them with snow blocks so the player has a hint about the reason for it happening.

@CommodoreAlpha

If you don't have the time to even test whether there's a problem, then I don't have the time to test for a problem, investigate root cause, design a solution, implement it, and then test and publish that solution.

@tremor77

It's 25% right now. I'm thinking of making it higher for not-watered farmland and for deserts. And, I've never heard of crops being a reason for lag. :)

Yep, it's the fewer seeds option that prevents re-planting. Sorry I feel very strongly that the nether wart drop in fortresses is valuable because it gives players a reason to find and explore the fortresses. Vanilla players already have reasons, but blazes everywhere (for rods) and SMP (which makes nether wart in forts scarce) reduce their appeal, and this brings it back. And about the hard to get, it's one of the most valuable items in the game, since it's the basic ingredient for all potions (which themselves are high tier items). That's why it's hard. Unfortunately, reducing the seed drop rate is impossible due to a Bukkit bug which will probably never be fixed.

@Diemex

I know, I know... I'm infamous for forgetting source code updates. I'll try to remember later today.