Tam Hawkins Posted March 20 Report Posted March 20 (edited) I was thinking about jointin a server for the first time (maybe the official one not sure yet), but I have a few questions first. 1. Behaviour and general ettiquett: Im sure there are some general rules that people expect you to follow when playing together. Like not destroying berry bushes or cattail in the start area or maybe something like always leave the lowest fruit tree piece intact so that it can regrow and others can get one to. But is there an extensive list somewhere? I am sure there is at least one or two things I can't think about. 2.Behaviour towards other players home: How prevalent is grieving in the regard that people intentionally destroy the environment around your home? Do people normally settle close together or are they days appart? 3. Claimed land: I know you can claim land so that others cannot mess with it, I also now the size is limited (3 blocks of 32x32x32 if the wiki is right?) I normally build rather large with forest areas for wood, and larger areas for my animals, sometimes even a garden. I am not sure how much I will need, maybe the area you can claim is enough for anything I want but in case it is not: How much of a problem is it usually if your Tree grow area (biggest space occupier by far) is outside of your claimed land? What about windmill tower tops, they can be rather large especially if I want to get the full bonus (not sure how necessary that will be anymore). 4. Server settings: Where can I see the server settings. I have checked the list and the servers there only seem to offer a custom description. How do I know what the world settings are? 5.Story content: I would assume that other players get to the story content before me (I am a bit of an overpreparer). How is that normaly handled? 6.Is discord necessary? Not a big fan of the programm and try to avoid it as much as possible. 7.Anything else I need to know before jumping in? *Edit: I always forget something 8: What about mods? Some servers say they have mods others do not. Mods are not server side but client side as far as I know. Do I need to disable all my mods before joining a server? If they allow mods do they have a list anywhere with whitelisted mods or how does that work? /Edit Sorry for all the questions. I tried to look it up but I could not really find much online and I do not like to jump into a multiplayer experience without knowing at least some basic things. Thanks for every answer I am getting, Tam Edited March 20 by Tam Hawkins
Solution LadyWYT Posted March 20 Solution Report Posted March 20 I think the answer to most of the questions is...it depends on the server. Some will use mods, some will not. Anego servers don't support mods at the moment, so servers purchased from Anego Studios will always be vanilla. Server etiquette will depend heavily on what kind of players inhabit the server and how well the server ruleset is actually enforced; as a general rule servers that encourage PvP will have a lot more griefing/aggravating behavior due to the nature of PvP gameplay itself. 2 hours ago, Tam Hawkins said: 1. Behaviour and general ettiquett: Im sure there are some general rules that people expect you to follow when playing together. Like not destroying berry bushes or cattail in the start area or maybe something like always leave the lowest fruit tree piece intact so that it can regrow and others can get one to. But is there an extensive list somewhere? For servers in general? Not really. Each server will have its own set of rules on how players are expected to behave, and some will be more strict than others. As I understand it though, larger servers tend to have more problems with the spawn area getting picked clean, and while they may have plans in place to help new players out(like admin teleporting them to a fresh area) you may have better luck with a smaller server. 2 hours ago, Tam Hawkins said: 2.Behaviour towards other players home: How prevalent is grieving in the regard that people intentionally destroy the environment around your home? Do people normally settle close together or are they days appart? Probably depends heavily on what kind of players play on the server and the general server rules. If land claims are allowed, other players(outside of admins) shouldn't be able to mess with your stuff as long as it's in a claimed area, to my knowledge. As to whether players settle close together or further apart...depends. Those looking for a more cooperative game will be inclined to settle closer together, if not share a base, while others may prefer to have their own space. Roleplaying servers may have special rules in place over who can settle where. 2 hours ago, Tam Hawkins said: 4. Server settings: Where can I see the server settings. I have checked the list and the servers there only seem to offer a custom description. How do I know what the world settings are? This I'm not sure, but most should have the settings listed alongside the rules on Discord or a server advertisement or something. 2 hours ago, Tam Hawkins said: 5.Story content: I would assume that other players get to the story content before me (I am a bit of an overpreparer). How is that normaly handled? It's another case of it depends on the server in question. Some prefer to handle it as a group activity. Some probably don't care. Some reset the story locations periodically so that everyone can have a chance to do the content. 2 hours ago, Tam Hawkins said: 6.Is discord necessary? Not a big fan of the programm and try to avoid it as much as possible. Depends on the server, but unfortunately most seem to rely heavily on Discord for communication and information about the server. 2 hours ago, Tam Hawkins said: 8: What about mods? Some servers say they have mods others do not. Mods are not server side but client side as far as I know. Do I need to disable all my mods before joining a server? If they allow mods do they have a list anywhere with whitelisted mods or how does that work? You don't have to disable your mods before joining a server, to my knowledge, unless you're trying to join a server hosted by Anego, in which case you may need to disable the mods yourself. Otherwise, I don't think it's necessary, but it's something I would recommend, since having mods enabled clientside can sometimes cause strange issues when playing on modded servers(had it happen a time or two). As a general rule though, the required mods will be downloaded and enabled automatically when you connect to the server. Generally, the mods installed on the server will be posted somewhere, either in the server advertisement or on Discord. 2 hours ago, Tam Hawkins said: 7.Anything else I need to know before jumping in? Not really, but don't forget that if you can't find a server that strikes your fancy, starting your own is always an option. Personally, when it comes to multiplayer games, I prefer to play with people I'm already friends with, or at least familiar enough with to have an idea of their general personality. It cuts down on a lot of issues that tend to be common when dealing with the general public. 1
Tam Hawkins Posted March 21 Author Report Posted March 21 Hey thanks for the help^^ Depends on the server was the answer I expected for most of this and go to discord the one I feared. I tried the official server and had a 4h waiting queue, followed by running for 2k blocks before I found the first thing I could pick up (there are things to pick up but everything is claimed). Ihave a hard time even getting to anywhere I can pick up food before my hunge rruns out (and that is running in a straigth line just as far away from spawn as possible) so in conclusion I am staying away from this as far as I can there is sadly no point to it.
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