Hey everyone, it's been a minute since I've given an update on the progress of TK so I thought I'd do so. I've been pretty busy for a while now, and thus haven't been able to spend a ton of time working on the server as a whole. That said, I have been getting some things done, so I thought I'd talk a little about that.
Ranks
When TK relaunched, I decided that I wanted to bring back the old ranks system. I had the old permissions laying around, so I decided to re-implement them into current TK, which has honestly not gone too poorly so far. However, a lot of the donation ranks were either out of date (thanks a lot EULA) or we'd switched plugins, so I really stopped pushing the whole donation idea. As of today, however, I have more of a general outline set up for what the donation ranks are, and they are back to being purchasable through the donation store. Along with that, a new page on the wiki (more on that below) has been created as a guide for what each rank can do, which you can check out here. They're not complete, and some of the perks will be moved around as well (such as SilkSpawners actually being a donator perk instead of a thing everyone can do, moving some stuff out of Knight, etc.)
Wiki
A long time ago, when TK was a more RP based server, I decided that we needed to have a wiki to use as a guide for how to actually use the stuff on the server. Since then, the old wiki has been really neglected, and Write and Kitty couldn't add anything for their servers to it, so I decided to change that. I had purchased an addon for the forum software we use a long time ago that allows for a wiki to be added to the website, so I just reinstalled that. On it, there are sections for TK, Wytherin, and Steampunk Skies. Right now, however, there's only TK content since neither Write or Kitty have added anything. The wiki is constantly evolving, so keep an eye on it for updates. I'll also be linking out more to it for help from in-game as well since it's easier for me to edit and for everyone to see as well. If you want anything added, DM me either here, or write your wiki suggestion in the #suggestions channel on the TK section of our Discord.
Dungeons
Another long-ago feature of TK were a series of dungeons, and they too are making a comeback. I've been working together with our head builder Crazy, and head dungeoneer Maple to come up with some fun dungeons with neat rewards for everyone. They're scattered around the map at the moment (you may have run across one or two of them), but aren't currently active. The reason for this is because we're working out loot tables and also figuring out how the mobs are going to be handled within them. A ton of background work is required for stuff like this, but don't worry, it'll get done eventually.
Misc
A few other things. I'm not sure how many of you have noticed, but scattered around spawn there are a lot of chests. Those chests used to hold loot that was given out once per 24 hours, and I'll be bringing that back soon. Part of that will be actually looting points as well to increase your point count per day instead of AFKing all day (this is for you Ganja). Along with that, the rank halls will be brought back up to snuff as well, but I have to first remember how WorldGuard inheritance works.
Finally, I'm thinking about starting to advertise the network a bit. I don't know how ready we are for that, but I can think of one major hurdle we have to cross before we can even think about that seriously, and that is getting a new hub. I'll be working on that in the coming weeks, so don't expect us to start advertising any time soon, but just be on the lookout for more information.
Non-TK
Kitty is updating Wytherin to 1.14, so if you've noticed you can't join because of a whitelist, this is why. Please be patient as she works on this. Write is still working on stuff, so keep your eyes peeled for whatever thing he happens to think up next.
Thanks for reading that wall of text, I'll keep y'all updated when I think of things I need to say.
-Zack
Ranks
When TK relaunched, I decided that I wanted to bring back the old ranks system. I had the old permissions laying around, so I decided to re-implement them into current TK, which has honestly not gone too poorly so far. However, a lot of the donation ranks were either out of date (thanks a lot EULA) or we'd switched plugins, so I really stopped pushing the whole donation idea. As of today, however, I have more of a general outline set up for what the donation ranks are, and they are back to being purchasable through the donation store. Along with that, a new page on the wiki (more on that below) has been created as a guide for what each rank can do, which you can check out here. They're not complete, and some of the perks will be moved around as well (such as SilkSpawners actually being a donator perk instead of a thing everyone can do, moving some stuff out of Knight, etc.)
Wiki
A long time ago, when TK was a more RP based server, I decided that we needed to have a wiki to use as a guide for how to actually use the stuff on the server. Since then, the old wiki has been really neglected, and Write and Kitty couldn't add anything for their servers to it, so I decided to change that. I had purchased an addon for the forum software we use a long time ago that allows for a wiki to be added to the website, so I just reinstalled that. On it, there are sections for TK, Wytherin, and Steampunk Skies. Right now, however, there's only TK content since neither Write or Kitty have added anything. The wiki is constantly evolving, so keep an eye on it for updates. I'll also be linking out more to it for help from in-game as well since it's easier for me to edit and for everyone to see as well. If you want anything added, DM me either here, or write your wiki suggestion in the #suggestions channel on the TK section of our Discord.
Dungeons
Another long-ago feature of TK were a series of dungeons, and they too are making a comeback. I've been working together with our head builder Crazy, and head dungeoneer Maple to come up with some fun dungeons with neat rewards for everyone. They're scattered around the map at the moment (you may have run across one or two of them), but aren't currently active. The reason for this is because we're working out loot tables and also figuring out how the mobs are going to be handled within them. A ton of background work is required for stuff like this, but don't worry, it'll get done eventually.
Misc
A few other things. I'm not sure how many of you have noticed, but scattered around spawn there are a lot of chests. Those chests used to hold loot that was given out once per 24 hours, and I'll be bringing that back soon. Part of that will be actually looting points as well to increase your point count per day instead of AFKing all day (this is for you Ganja). Along with that, the rank halls will be brought back up to snuff as well, but I have to first remember how WorldGuard inheritance works.
Finally, I'm thinking about starting to advertise the network a bit. I don't know how ready we are for that, but I can think of one major hurdle we have to cross before we can even think about that seriously, and that is getting a new hub. I'll be working on that in the coming weeks, so don't expect us to start advertising any time soon, but just be on the lookout for more information.
Non-TK
Kitty is updating Wytherin to 1.14, so if you've noticed you can't join because of a whitelist, this is why. Please be patient as she works on this. Write is still working on stuff, so keep your eyes peeled for whatever thing he happens to think up next.
Thanks for reading that wall of text, I'll keep y'all updated when I think of things I need to say.
-Zack