Development now running 1.11.2

If it isn't painfully apparent already, interest stagnation is a serious problem facing the Noctis build team as we try to get the server ready for launch; if you look at the history of the server's development, you can clearly see that. The amount of work done in all that time is frankly quite embarrassing, although there are definitely a multitude of reasons behind that.

Recently, videos and streams of server development have been making a resurgence! If you're interested in watching livestreams of Noctis server development, head over to timmc94's Twitch.tv Channel to follow and receive notifications when the channel goes live! Highlights from those livestreams, as well as recorded/edited videos, can be found on timmc94's YouTube Channel.

Please be assured that we are still working on bringing Noctis MC to you! If you're interested in joining the server once it goes live, please fill out this form so we know you're interested! We aren't reviewing and accepting players yet, but seeing some interest there would really help push us along toward release. (The number of join requests has been completely abysmal thus far, which doesn't encourage us to keep working) Please remember that playing on Noctis MC will be completely free; the server will be supported by donations, and can be as large or as small as those donations allow. The team will undoubtedly contribute quite a bit to keep it running (as long as there's interest from the community in doing so) but Noctis will not be funded solely by the admins. We have our own server, Superstes Noctis... and as much as we want Noctis to work, we can always host it privately for our own little group if the interest isn't there from others. (That means invite your friends if you want to see Noctis succeed!) Donations will not be required to play (hence being called donations) but will be required to keep things running -- and we will do what we can to give you in-game thanks for donations within Mojang's EULA. Also in keeping with them being donations, we will not be pocketing any of the money that comes in for Noctis; that would be extremely unjust of us, and Noctis is for fun not profit.

Additionally, be on the lookout for a video on the Noctis MC YouTube Channel soon regarding our web presence and how to best get in touch with us! Remember your comments are always welcome on these blog posts as well, provided they are polite.

Thanks again for your support and interest in Noctis. We hope to bring you a server you'll enjoy playing on for years to come after release.

Donate to support Noctis MC! Leave your Minecraft username in the comments on your donation for in-game benefits (as allowed by Mojang's EULA) once the server launches.

Hosting Options

The server is still in the Closed Alpha stage, but we continue to move forward! We are ready at this point to progress to the Closed Beta stage as soon as Mojang publicly releases 1.8 and Bukkit is updated to support it as well. Once that has happened, it's just a matter of how long it will take to set up the desired plug-ins... and at that point, our plan is to progress to an Open Beta where those with accepted applications will hopefully be able to start playing on the server so we can test our setup and fix any issues with that before hitting our 1.0.0 release!

As we wait for Mojang's final release of 1.8, research into hosting options has begun. We will likely use the same hosting service we use for the main Superstes Noctis server -- MCPro Hosting -- and choose one of their plans that supports Bukkit servers. In order to choose a plan, we will need a rough estimate of how much interest people have in joining at the beginning phase of the server. Applying at this point can potentially gain you access to our open beta, so please click here to fill out an application if you haven't done so already! We are not sure at this point how applications will work after the 1.0.0 launch, so your best chance to get access to the server is to apply before it is public.

While we continue to wait, (sorry about that, we're going as fast as we can!) be sure to check out timmc94's videos on the development on this server. We also have a dedicated YouTube channel which we plan to upload videos to also, at a later date.

Server Funding

Once Minecraft 1.8 is officially announced and Bukkit is updated to support it, the server will move from Alpha to Beta and we will be testing how it behaves with the plug-ins selected while completing work on spawn.

In order for the server to move from Beta to the Release, we need funding to host the server! While payment is not required to be a member of the Noctis community, donations will get it live -- then keep it running -- and will be rewarded in-game as well if you leave your Minecraft username in the comments when you donate. The amount of people who can join the server depends on how much money we can raise; with more funds available, we can purchase a larger server plan and have more members. We are not raising funds for profit, all donations will be used to keep the server running.

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or concerns you can send us an email at superstesnoctis@yahoo.com and we will act accordingly. Thanks again for your continuing support of the server, and we cannot wait to be in-game with you later this year!


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Leave your Minecraft username for in-game benefits once the server launches!