<![CDATA[KoolSource News & Announcements]]> http://koolsource.com Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:03:07 +0000 30 Verify Your Minecraft Account! http://koolsource.com/topic/848-verify-your-minecraft-account/
Verify your account: http://koolsource.com/verify (read below for explanation)

Linking your Minecraft account to your website account up to this point has been quite insecure in the respect that anyone could link their Forum account to your Minecraft account.

In the near future we are going to be removing this system in favor of a much more secure system that will guarantee that only the owner of a Minecraft account can link it to their forum account.

Now, you might be asking yourself -- What does it matter if someone can link their Minecraft account to their forum profile?

Right now this seems to be a moot point, however in the very near future we are going to be releasing a revamped Web Auction, one that will not require a secondary login and one that will be fully integrated into the our website. In order to do this securely we must use this extra step of verification; otherwise anyone could simply take your items from you -- that wouldn't be very nice, would it?

This way of linking accounts also ensures that there is only one Minecraft account for every one forum account -- this will eliminate the issue of people registering twice and therefore not receiving the rank that they earned / purchased.

If you have any questions / concerns about this system or would like to suggest a better way of doing this, please feel free to post below.

Thanks,
John

For the time being new registrants will still be able to use the old system of just entering their Minecraft username in the registration form. However if you forgot to enter your Minecraft username during registration you must use the above verification system to link your account.

-John]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:03:07 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/848-verify-your-minecraft-account/ RAM Upgrade http://koolsource.com/topic/784-ram-upgrade/
This means that Minecraft now has 12GB to itself

I have had a play on it and can already notice the difference, it certainly reacts faster to compass clicks and teleporting in general.

The website should also load pages that little bit faster which is always nice.

Let us know what you think and if you notice any performance changes,

Click here to view the article]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:10:55 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/784-ram-upgrade/ New Look -- KoolSource v3.0 http://koolsource.com/topic/774-new-look-koolsource-v30/
We've refreshed the design of the KoolSource website with a new skin set. This time with multiple options for background! The default background is what you are looking at now, a minecrafty theme designed from the ground up by us. In the future we will be releasing more backgrounds for different games, and themes. You can change to these by selecting the "Change Theme" button on the lower left of any page.

What do you think of the new look? Vote in the poll above. :)

There are many more features to come, so stay tuned!

-John]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:40:44 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/774-new-look-koolsource-v30/ New - KoolSource Domains! http://koolsource.com/topic/768-new-koolsource-domains/

We've been hard at work over the past few weeks working on something we'd like to call KoolSource Domains. KoolSource Domains will enable members of our community ( yes this means you ) to purchase subdomains of KoolSource.com for KsC.

Please let us know if you have any questions about our domain service. We would also love to hear about any feature suggestions that you might have.

How can I get one?
Under the "More" link above there is a link called "Domains" click that.
For your convenience here is a link. :)

How much are they?
Each domain name costs 5120 KsC. You can purchase KsC from our store.

How many domains can I own?
You may own and manage as many domains as you would like. There isn't a limit.

What can I do with my domain?
Once you purchase a domain you will be able to either design your own page, or have it be forwarded to a URL of your choice. For example http://zagora.koolsource.com redirects to http://koolsource.com/forum/27-zagora/ . This can be used to easily shorten your Town's forum URL.

Possible future features
  • Shared Domains
  • Domain transfers
  • MyBB forums

This post has been promoted to an article]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:37:00 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/768-new-koolsource-domains/ WTF is SOPA? / Voting Problems http://koolsource.com/topic/728-wtf-is-sopa-voting-problems/ Minestatus.net and recieving errors such as:

Quote

deano2611 is not a paid Minecraft account, or Minecraft.net is having issues and we are unable to check your username at this time.

This is due to the protest against SOPA. As this is only a 24 hour protest everything should be fine in the morning.

I just wanted to let people know what was happening especially those who do not know what SOPA is. If you do not know what SOPA is then all i can say is, have you been living under a rock?

Here is some brief information on SOPA:

Q: What is SOPA anyway?

A: There are actually two bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act, known as SOPA, in the House and sister legislation called the Protect IP [Intellectual Property] Act, or PIPA, in the Senate. Both are designed to tackle the problem of foreign-based websites that sell pirated movies, music and other products.

Federal law enforcement has the authority to shut down U.S.-based websites that offer pirated content, but they can't directly do the same to foreign sites like Pirate Bay. The Motion Picture Association of America, the legislation's main backer, estimates 13% of American adults have watched illegal copies of movies or TV shows online, and it says the practice has cost media companies billions of dollars.

Also feel free to watch this video from John "TotalBiscuit" Bain who does a very good job of explaining the whole SOPA situation.


For more information on why SOPA is affecting your voting and various other internet experiences please visit these links.

http://americancensorship.org/
http://online.wsj.co...=googlenews_wsj
http://www.minecraft.net/

Thanks for reading.

Click here to view the article]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:04:54 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/728-wtf-is-sopa-voting-problems/ KoolSource mobile site updated http://koolsource.com/topic/668-koolsource-mobile-site-updated/
I updated the mobile site today after I realized how messed up it was (I got a droid for xmas).

To access the mobile version of KoolSource simply visit the site using your mobile phone. If the mobile site does not load even when you visit with a mobile device please let us know what device your using and we'll try to fix it.

Btw this was posted from my droid. Please excuse any spelling errors :)

-John]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:40:45 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/668-koolsource-mobile-site-updated/ Downtime http://koolsource.com/topic/622-downtime/
Both the website and the minecraft server will be down at some point this evening. It will be down because we are having an SSD fitted for the minecraft server and our databases.

This should increase performance on our server and website.

Services Unaffected:

IRC
Ventrilo

Please feel free to wait on IRC or ventrilo.

If you want to keep up to date please follow us on twitter @KoolSource

Click here to view the article]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:09:04 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/622-downtime/ iStore Maintenance http://koolsource.com/topic/486-istore-maintenance/
Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
-John]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:13:02 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/486-istore-maintenance/ Whats New? http://koolsource.com/topic/482-whats-new/
Website:
  • ​Added new servers page. (click here)
  • Added free image host for members who need somewhere to host images other than the gallery. (click here)
  • Various template and style changes.
  • More people writing articles.
  • Email server is fully working now. (People were having problems registering and receiving invoices.)
  • Removed pre-registration issues forum
  • Added icons/images to the store.
Minecraft Server:
  • Updated to latest version of CraftBukkit.
  • Updated various other plugins.
  • Disabled HD versions on the dynamic map . (Will be back in the future)
  • Added /rules, /news, /voip commands in-game.
  • Made minecarts disappear on exit and impact with each other. (Creative world only).
  • Fixed some permissions.
  • Fixed many other backend issues.
Other News:
  • We now have a ventrilo server.
  • We now have a mumble server.
  • We now have various other gaming servers. (subject to change)
  • All of the above can be located on the new Servers Page
Coming Soon:
  • New streamlined wiki.
  • Clan sponsorships.
  • More writers.
  • Blogs.
  • Youtube videos.
  • New player start area on minecraft.
A lot of credit goes to John as he put in a lot of work on some of the new features such as the new servers page and the email server.

Enjoy :D.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:06:23 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/482-whats-new/ Ventrilo or Teamspeak 3 http://koolsource.com/topic/452-ventrilo-or-teamspeak-3/ Which voice communication server would you like to see KoolSource setup? Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:22:16 +0000 http://koolsource.com/topic/452-ventrilo-or-teamspeak-3/