Important Announcments

Holes in the map!?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:16:42 +0000

Since the latest update some holes have appeared in certain places. These are not full holes, only the smooth stone is missing but they do go all the way down to bedrock.

We do not yet know what has caused this or how to fix it. We need to know a few things first.

If you find or know where one of these holes are then could you please reply to this topic with this information.

World:
Location (x,y,z): Press F3 in-game to see this.
When you found it:
How long has it been there:

What we are trying to determine is if new holes are appearing or if the ones that are already there are they only ones.

This information may also help us in finding out what caused these holes.

If there are no new holes appearing then we will manually fill the current ones in as and when they are found.

Thank You.

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Working on Minecraft 1.1 update.

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:06:20 +0000

We are currently looking to push out the Minecraft 1.1 update tonight. So be prepared for lag and downtime.

Also if the homepage looks a bit weird its because we are currently doing some work on it.

To get realtime updates and news on our progress make sure to follow us on facebook and twitter.

Minecraft 1.1 is out!

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:52:12 +0000

Mojang have released an update for Minecraft, bringing us to Minecraft 1.1.

Along with several bug fixes, this update provides the following:
Bow Enchantments
Golden Apple recipe
New language translations.
Slightly smoothed color transitions between biomes
Reduced brewing time to 20 seconds
Added spawn eggs to creative (the colors of the eggs even look like the mobs)
Added world type options (currently only super-flat and default)
Removed collision box from ladders
Sheep eat grass and regain their wool

As usual DO NOT update your client until you know that we have updated our server or else you will not be able to play. As soon as bukkit release a recommended build we will update. Hopefully it shouldn't take anymore than a week as they are already working on it.

While you wait for us to update the server, check out this video for a sneak peek on what Minecraft 1.1 has to offer:

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Happy Holidays From KoolSource

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:13:02 +0000

To celebrate the holiday season KoolSource will be adding kredits to the lottery pot for the next 3 days. The dates and amounts are listed below.

25th Dec - 3000 Kredits

26th Dec - 2000 Kredits

27th Dec - 1000 Kredits

Don't forget to get online and buy some lottery tickets!

As an added bonus for today only (25 Dec) i will be on and off the server throughout the day. Anyone i see online who says the words "Merry Christmas KoolSource" in Global Chat (/g), will receive 250 Kredits free from me. You can only receive this once and i will be keeping a list of who has received them.

We wish you the Happiest of Holidays from all the KoolSource Staff.

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DNS changes! [IMPORTANT]

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:01:41 +0000

We are making some changes to our DNS servers to move some IP addresses about.

If you are having problems connecting to the server try using koolsource.net as that updates first.

Thanks.

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News, updates and changes!

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:34:37 +0000

Hello KoolSourcers,

I am writing this post to keep you updated with some of our recent changes and updates.

Rank Changes / Additions

VIP is now Dark Green and VeteranVIP is now Light Green.

We have added a new rank to the store named Supporter. This rank has the same as VIP, plus:

Jump To - Allows to teleport to the block your looking at with left click of a compass.
Magic Carpet - Allows the user to fly away on a carpet made of glass by using the command "/mc".
Virtual Chest - A chest you can access whenever you want just by tying "/chest".

This new rank costs $25. However if you have already purchased VIP you can upgrade to Supporter for just $20 by clicking here then click the VIP package you already purchased, then click the change package button on the right. The rest is self explanatory. This discounted upgrade is only available for a limited time after which you will only be able to upgrade at full price.

Will be adding Super Supporter tomorrow for the extra homes.

Hardware Upgrades

We have upgraded the Minecraft server with a Solid State Drive (SSD) and more RAM.

New server specs:

Intel® Core™ i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 8 cores
12GB DDR3 RAM
128GB SSD
500GB SATA
10TB on 100Mbit Port

As the server specs have increased so has the monthly cost. We have adjusted the donation bar to reflect this. The donation bar is reset on the 21st of each month as this is when our biggest bill goes out.

Voting

We have added 2 new pages where you can vote for koolsource. You can vote on each website every 24 hours and you will receive 50 Kredits per vote. Thats a total of 150 Kredits for free every 24 hours. Each website has a big green button on the right side of the KoolSource homepage.

Bounty Plugin

I have installed a plugin on the server which adds a public hit list to the server, allowing players to anonymously post hits against their enemies for a reward paid out of their pocket. Other players can take on the role of bounty hunter, competing to fulfill bounties and earn the reward.

Current bounty settings:

bounty-min: 20 - Minimum amount users must pay to post a bounty (includes reward + fee).
bounty-fee-percent: 10 - Percent of the amount paid that is taken as a fee for posting a bounty. The remaining portion makes up the reward for the bounty.
contract-fee-percent: 5 - Percent of the award value hunters must pay to accept a contract.
death-penalty-percent: 0 - Percent of the award value that the killed target loses.
bounty-duration: 24 Hours - The amount of time bounty hunters have to complete a bounty.

Here is a list of the available commands:

/bounty - Shows help information
/bounty new - Create new bounty.
/bounty list - List bounties available.
/bounty accept - Accept bounty.
/bounty abandon - Abandon bounty.
/bounty cancel - Cancel bounty.
/bounty view - View your accepted bounties.
/bounty locate - Show last known taget locations.

Mob Arena

If you enjoy fighting monsters for glorious prizes or just for the sheer thrill of battle, you and your friends can now join forces against hordes of Minecraft evils in the exciting gladiator style survival mini-game which is MobArena.

MobArena is a PvE take on arena gameplay, with a similar class based system. Instead of fighting other players, you team up with them to beat oncoming waves of monsters, earning lots of rewards in the process. MobArena can be played alone, or with as many friends as you like!

MobArena Commands:

/ma join or /ma j - Join the arena if only one exists. Otherwise, join the Master Lobby (will be featured later).
/ma join or /ma j - Join the arena with the specified name.
/ma leave or /ma l - Leave the current arena, or the spectator area.
/ma notready - Get a list of all players who aren't ready.
/ma spectate or /ma spec - Spectate the arena if only one exists.
/ma spectate or /ma spec - Spectate the arena with the specified name.
/ma arenas - Get a list of all arenas. Green names are enabled, gray names are disabled.
/ma players - Get a list of all arena players.
/ma players - Get a list of arena players in the specified arena.

iStore Additions

We have recently added several items to the iStore.

Music discs.

Forum Changes / Additions

We have added some new forums for towns and nations. If a forum has not been added for you town then please request it in the support section.

Wiki Additions and Updates

We have recently updated and added to the wiki.

Thats it for today. Let me know if you have any problems / need anymore info.

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KoolSource, You and 1.0.

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:16:18 +0000

There will be a maintenance at some point this afternoon/evening to try and push 1.0 live, when it does, make sure you have a backup, in case we have to back out. If you don't, or don't know how, wait on IRC to make sure all is ok. Also, if you do update and jump into the server once its up, no large builds, we'll be in test mode for a bit, so if we have to restore from a backup, you won't lose anything important.

Thanks .

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Adventure World Updates and Information

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:32:09 +0000

We have just taken the last steps in activating all of our new features. Not only has the spawn been changed but when you first log in you will be taken to the tutorial island as if you are a new player. This has been done so you have a better understanding of how the game has changed.

The old world has now been locked to Veterans and above. What this means is that anyone under vet can still go to the world, they just can't place or destroy any blocks.

If you have already started building on the old world and are not yet Veteran we are giving you the opportunity to apply for early veterancy in the suport forums. Upon making your post please state that your applying for early veterancy and also state your current played time which you can find by going in game and typing /played.

The new world is currently limited to a radius of 1500 blocks however this will be raised to at least 6000 when the 1.0 patch is applied to the server. The terrain on the new world is very rich in resources and there are plenty of abandoned mine shafts and crevices to explore.

KoolSource now has 2 main zone types. Wilderness and towns. Wilderness can be very dangerous as PVP is on. Players can build, destroy and explore any of the wild. However this also means players can legally grief and steal from the wild! As such it's probably in your best interest to interact with the other players to find a place you can live and grow on the new world. We suggest pooling your Kredits together to start a town. We have added a new /recruit channel which you can use to find people to join your town or find a town that is right for you.

With the new world and all the new features we have implemented also come a new set of rules which can be view HERE.

We will be updating this post and the Wiki throughout the week. Also we are keeping a very close eye on the development of bukkit so that we can get 1.0 on the server ASAP.

New Server Features:

iConomy - This allows us to have an in-game currency that can be used for many things such as trading. There are several ways to gain Kredits.
- Selling gold to the server.
- Trading with other members.
- Winning the lottery.
- Voting for KoolSource.
- Purchasing them from the Store.
Lottery - Purchase a ticket in-game for 25 Kredits. The prize depends on the amount of tickets sold and is drawn every 24 hours.
Chest Shops - Allows you to make shops to buy and sell items even whilst you are offline.
Towns & Nations - The ability to purchase towns and have residents help you build.
- Nation Price- 8000 Kredits
- Town Price - 3000 Kredits
- Outpost Price - 1000 Kredits
- 16 Bonus Claims - 500 Kredits
HD Dynmap Map - We have brought back the HD surface view on the dynamic map and upgraded the textures on the flat map.

Chat Changes:

From now on only VIP's can use global chat. - This is to reduce the spam of global chat, we don't need people discussing their dinner here.
Added local chat /l with a radius of 150.
Added help chat /h - Ask your questions here.
Added recruit chat /recruit - Look for towns and members here.
Added trade chat /tr - All trade topics posted here.
There are also 2 chat channels related to Towny.
- Nation chat - /nc
- Town chat - /tc

Please let us know if you have any problems with anything.

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Minecraft – Pocket Edition (iOS)

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:55:40 +0000

So apparently today Mojang has released the pocket edition of Minecraft for iPhone and iPad.

From what i can tell it is far from the full version of the game as it only has 36 block types, no weather, no day/night and no monsters.

iTunes Description:

Imagine it, build it. Create worlds on the go with Minecraft - Pocket Edition

Minecraft - Pocket Edition allows you to build on the go. Use blocks to create masterpieces as you travel, hangout with friends, sit at the park, the possibilities are endless. Move beyond the limits of your computer and play Minecraft everywhere you go.

* Randomized worlds
* Build anything you can imagine
* Build with 36 different kinds of blocks
* Invite and play with friends to your world (local wireless network)
* Save multi-player worlds on your own phone

iTunes Link : http://itunes.apple....d479516143?mt=8

If any of you guys have this on either Android or iPhone please let me know what you think and if there are any difference between the two platforms.

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Dynamic Map Render

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:22:47 +0000

Hello KoolSourcers:

The dynamic map is currently running a full render of all of our maps.
There was a new version released today and we decided to change some settings around to make the map more pleasant to look at. The flat map is now HD meaning that instead of just coloured blocks, it now has the actual texture from the block you are looking at. We have also removed the Non-HD "Surface" map and replaced it with an HD version. In this update we've added the ability to view cuboid areas, towns, and player's last seen location if they're offline.

This render process should can take between 24 and 36 hours and may cause slight lag on the server for the duration of the render. We have tried to optimize it as much as possible in an effort to make the impact on server performance as small as possible.

You may still view the dynamic map during this process but please keep in mind that some zoom levels and regions of the map may not be rendered and therefore not show up.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to post them here.

-John

Status
Adventure - Flat [DONE]
Adventure - HD [DONE]
Survival - Flat [DONE]
Survival - HD [DONE]
Creative - Flat [DONE]
Creative - HD [DONE]
Skylands - Flat [DONE]
Skylands - HD [DONE]
Nether - Flat [DONE]
Nether - HD [DONE]

MineCon Live Streaming!

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:59:03 +0000

Hello KoolSourcers,

With the release of Mincraft 1.0 at Minecon coming up very soon i caught myself thinking "I wish i was going to minecon", which quickly brought me to my next thought "I wonder if there will be a live stream". So with a quick search of my usual sources it turns out that there will in fact be a live stream of Minecon.

During the live stream you will be able to catch the Minecraft creator Notch's keynote, community events, as well as footage from various panels and some great contests all brought to you live by IGN.

So on the 18-19th of November i will try my hardest to get the live stream on the front page of KoolSource. If this is not possible make sure you are following us on twitter @KoolSource as there will definitely be a link posted on there.

Just out of curiosity is there any KoolSource members attending Minecon this year?

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Builders Wanted

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:54:41 +0000

Hello KoolSourcers,

We are looking for people to start building towns on a new world. This new world will be the new start world.

This new world will have stargates, designated towns, wilderness (pvp), currency, shops and much more.

If you are interested in starting a town or helping with some building projects let me know below.

Thanks.

Dynamic Map -- Moved

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:41:08 +0000

Hello KoolSourcers:

The dynamic map has been moved from its original location ( http://koolsource.com:8123 ) to a new cozy home at http://map.koolsource.com. This will hopefully make the URL easier to remember and more conventional looking to any new comers.

This move also removes some load from the Minecraft server and puts it on the webserver (which is where it should be)

Thanks,
John

Pre releases and Adventure Updates

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:52:43 +0000

The adventure update is going great! We’re adding features and cramming in content, and then started feature creeping and content creeping. What we’ve got on our hands now is somewhere in between a finished Adventure Mode update and a version of the game we’d be proud to call just “Minecraft”. Not “Minecraft Beta” or “Minecraft Alpha”, but just plain and simple “Minecraft”. And we’re going to release that version of the game live on stage in Vegas at MineCon! Woooo! Up until then, instead of trying to squeeze in another real release, we’re going to do weekly (or so) pre releases, aimed at advanced players. We release these via twitter, so make sure to follow me (@notch) and Jens (@jeb_) if you’re interested in those. Also, we’re finally adding a dragon. [Source] Click here to view the article

Bug Tracker

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:39:49 +0000

Hello KoolSourcers,

Due to the ever ongoing development of KoolSource and it's numerous projects we have decided to re-add the bug tracker to the website.

We have done this so it is easier for not only us to keep track and prioritise our work load but it also keeps you, the community informed of known bugs/issues. This new system will allow us to work closely with you to create a smoother running community/server but prevent us from getting overwhelmed by randomly placed posts/topics and IRC spam.

Please feel free use the new tracker to post bugs/issue/glitches that you find, however try not to post Minecraft or Bukkit known bugs as there is nothing we can do about these. It is upon the respective developers to fix these issues.

We hope you make good use of this new feature and that it will help benefit the community.

Thanks.

New items added to the iStore. 20% off KsC!

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:47:02 +0000

Due to us not having a new world until Minecraft 1.9 we have added several new items to the iStore.

To celebrate these new items we are having a sale on KoolSource Credits (KsC) for 1 week only. Upon checkout use the coupon code 20NEW to receive 20% off your KsC.

We hope you enjoy these new items and find good use for them. Should be interesting to see what people will make with the new stone bricks.

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Server Now Online 1.8

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:28:29 +0000

We are happy to announce that we finally ironed out all the errors and our Minecraft server is now online and running 1.8.

If anyone has any problems then please leave a comment and let us know.

PS. It is looking like we are going to wait until Minecraft 1.9 to release the adventure world as there are going to be even more awesome features, and they are worth waiting for.

In the meantime we are going to try and add some of the new items to the iStore, however we cannot guarantee this as we are having some other unrelated problems at this time.

If we make any more updates we shall let you know ASAP.

Enjoy.

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Minecraft 1.9 pre-release now available.

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:50:37 +0000

Earlier today, @Notch tweeted that Minecraft 1.9 will be available to download this afternoon. Now we have a download link! Prepare yourself for Minecraft NPCs!

Some time after notches tweet, Jeb, another Minecraft developer Tweeted a Download Link to the pre-release.

I have no idea what the NPC above is supposed to be but download the pre-release and let us know what you discover as i have yet to try it and i don't think i will have time as i have to work on our main server tonight.

Enjoy.

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Minecraft 1.8 Demo Server

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:27:45 +0000

So Minecraft 1.8 was released a few days ago as you most likely already know however we still have to wait for bukkit to release a recommended build before we can update our server. The reason we have to wait is due to the ridiculous amount of plugins that we run to keep the server safe, fun and running smooth. Before we can update the server these plugins have to be updated.

However, we at KoolSource have a treat for you. As it looks like the update is going to take a few more days we have started up a 1.8 server using the latest development version of bukkit. The demo server has no plugins currently installed so play nice and don't act like idiots. The demo server is online right now for you to play and test some of the new features in 1.8 ready for when we update our main server.

Server IP/Hostname: demo.koolsource.com

PS. Our main server (1.7.3) is still online and will be until feel it is safe enough to update, feel free to continue to use this server.

Enjoy

Here are some of the new features in Minecraft 1.8:

+ Added a brand new biome generation code that simplifies life a lot and makes things much more exciting for the future
+ Added new mob; Endermen
+ Added FOV slider
+ Added brightness slider
+ Added randomly generated ravines
+ Killing a monster makes it drop experience orbs
+ The player can level up by gathering experience orbs
+ Added randomly generated houses
+ Added huge mushrooms
+ Using bonemeal on small mushrooms grows the mushroom into a giant mushroom if there’s room
+ Rewrote the light rendering to use multitexturing instead of direct colors
+ Sky light and block light have different tints, cool colors for sky light, warm for block lights
+ Added critical hits that deal +50% damage, plus an extra point to make crits with weak weapons worth it
+ If the player hits a mob while falling, they always hit a critical hit
+ The game now keeps track of damage sources and types
+ Some damage type ignore armor now; drowning, being on fire (but not being IN a fire), falling out of the world
+ Ice now only spreads next to existing ice or from coast areas
+ Made the explosions prettier
+ Made level height depend on a single variable (the level height still is 128, but it’s more moddable now)
+ Added sprinting
+ Added hunger
+ Food is now stackable
+ Improved the logo
+ Added suspended particles to water
+ Added a server list so you can remember multiple servers
+ The player regenerates slowly while the food bar is high
+ Eating food now takes time
+ Skeletons hold their bows better now
+ Added melons
+ Made melons and pumpkins farmable
+ Animals that get hurt will flee randomly for a short while
+ Pigs have snouts now
+ Made a flashier title screen
+ Looking towards the sun during sunset/sunrise changes fog color
+ Added fence gates
+ Added a player list to multiplayer
+ Added Silverfish
+ Added Cave Spider
+ Added huge underground dungeons (stronghold)
+ Added underground mine shafts
+ Added melon
+ Added sprouts for melons and pumpkins
+ Added vines
+ Added iron bars
* Fixed mushrooms spreading infinitely
* Fixed caves generating with too many dead ends
- Removed Herobrine

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Advertise or brag about your cool minecraft area on our wiki

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:25:38 +0000

'Loes Koolsourcers!

As you no doubt know, we have a wiki that's useful for outlining rules, information and instructions on using our server commands. I was thinking it would be fun if we could expand the scope of this wiki to document some cool areas on the map, and show off how awesome our community is!

I know some of you have built some amazing creations (towns, shops, themed areas, ports, massive buildings, etc). It would be great if we could have a wiki pages devoted to these areas. I'm thinking: a description, screenshots with captions, and instructions on how to get there from spawn and see it for other people - which could involve taking a screenshot from the dynamic map, and labeling a route. Oh, and a cool name for the area or creation would be good too, for the title of the page. It'd be like having your own wikipedia page! (well, sort of, anyway )

You guys know your own areas better than I do, so it would be useful if you could make replies to this thread, or indeed make your own thread, with the content I described above (and more) and one of the admins will make a wiki page based on your post. If you wish any content to be added to your wiki page (or any wiki page, for that matter) in the future, get in touch in this thread or your own thread. Also, there's nothing stopping you guys documenting other people's areas (perhaps those of inactive players, or those too lazy to document their own.)

Please note: We may edit and add to your content for the wiki page. Please don't be offended if we do this; consider us your personal, free editors!

Let me know what you think,
Happy0

Minecraft Page

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:53:46 +0000

Hello KoolSourcers,

Just writing to inform you that i have moved several minecraft related links from the top navigation to their own page located here.

You can access the page any time by just clicking minecraft at the top of the page.

I still have a few changes/additions to make to the new page but feel it is clean enough to be released now.

I have done this as KoolSource will be expanding into other games and premium services and we not only need the site to look cleaner but we also need the space.

Thanks for reading.

The Hub & Creative World (And Chat Channels)

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:04:28 +0000

Hello KoolSourcers!

First things first! The old reception area (up one level across from the Medic Bay, above the Craftbook Help Centre) has been transformed into an Inter-world Connection Hub! This means that from there, you can get to the Nether, Skylands and Creative (see below) worlds, and once 1.8 comes, PvP and Adventure Worlds! Simple walk inside the openings and you'll be transported to the relevant world.

Creative World!

We have a creative world now with a separate inventory from the SMP world, you can get there via the Connection Hub. Only Veterans can build in this world as an anti-griefing measure Have fun!

After a detailed and lengthy discussion, we decided to release the Creative World now, before 1.8 comes out, as it should be relatively easy to transfer it over to the new mode if it becomes available for multiplayer. We also opted to go for a flat world with an initial height of 18, with dirt and stone underneath for 15 layers (you can see the distribution if you leave the spawn building in the creative world), we did this for a number of reasons, the most deterministic of which are as follows:
First of all it will allow the creation of very large and tall structures without the need to block-by-block remove a chunk of land and do a lot of terraforming around the area (much like we had to do when we moved the spacestation from another part of the map ) We want you to be able to start being creative from the get-go! (If you want a flaming skull fortress in the side of a mountain with lava dripping from its eyes, then make the mountain! - it can be hollow right?)
Secondly, we'd want to wait for 1.8 for the new terrain generator if we did it as a normal world
Furthermore, Its a creative world, everything there that you see will be created by KoolSource community, see a lovely mountain? Someone made that =D!

Creative Commands & Their Syntax:

Veterans:
/i [item id] - Give yourself an item (You MAY use TooManyItems to issue the /i command for you)
/i [item id]:[damage value] [item amount] - Give yourself a particular item with a damage value, eg coloured wool
/ci - Clears all of the items from your inventory

VIP:
/up [number] - jump up a number of blocks and spawn glass below your feet
/mc - Magic Carpet to fly on
// - Super pickaxe - instantly break any block with a pick

Any comments about the Creative World feel free to leave them here as a reply =D!

Chat Channels

You can join a chat channel to build with your friends, and leave the global chat channel, so that you're not spamming the global chat, and so that you yourself don't see global chat when you're only interested in what your build partners are saying.
For chat commands type /ch help in game, here are some:

/ch [channel] - Set your chat focus to the specified channel (/ch G = Global chat)
/join [channel] - Join the specified channel
/leave [channel] - Leave the specified channel

Channels: G (Global), L (Local), C1 (Chat 1), C2 (Chat 2)

Have fun =D!

Minecraft 1.8 Update Official Trailer!

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:02:27 +0000

Minecraft 1.8 is coming and here is the official trailer. What do you guys think? I can't wait.

Remember to not update your client to 1.8 until we have updated our server or else you will not be able to play with us.

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Creative world?

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:26:59 +0000

If you think that it should be flat, what height do you think the stone/dirt should come up to?

Server Maintenance

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:53:44 +0000

Hello fellow KoolSourcers:
Some of the plugins on our server are currently offline for updates, bugfixes, and maintenance. Until we update and patch some bugs you will not be able to use iStore coupons, and ranks will not update in game; however you can still upgrade your account and purchase iStore coupons as they never expire.

We hope to get the bugs patched and the plugins updated by mid-day on 22 August 2011.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused,
KoolSource Staff