Bring it ON, Baby! CTR 4 Update

Minecraft Capture the Record 4 UPDATE!

We've gotten everything finalized, so here it is. Players will get an email with further details.

Bring your “A” Game!

Date:         Saturday, October 1^st, 2011

Time:        Assembly 4-4:30 PM EST, 9-9:30 PM GMT

                 Gameplay Begins 5 PM EST, 10 PM GMT

Version:    Minecraft 1.7.3

As usual, build time is 5 hours, after which PVP will begin! The winning team is the first to uncover the opposing team's record and play it in the jukebox.

Time Converter is here: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc Please check your own time zone to determine your personal start time.

CTR Rules are here: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/ctr/#w-capture-the-record-rules

Additional Rules:

• No Deliberate Spawn Camping
• No Use of Lava at Opposing Team's Spawn

Download a fresh Minecraft 1.7.3 .jar file here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/z6yedjcd69b13xn/minecraft.jar

Or use Minecraft Version Switcher here: http://digiex.net/minecraft/mcvtool/

Mumble server will be provided by The Spawn: http://www.thespawn.net/ and alefnull and ZeImperialistic_ have kindly offered to moderate. Only players will be able to access their respective rooms.

Players have been divided into teams of Green and Gold. If you like, you may change your skin to match your team, but it is not mandatory. We will be testing a plugin that will change helmet color to match the teams, and will let you know if/when it works.

stahscream's Green Team Shirt

RPGamer99 has thoughtfully offered to Livestream here at TwitchTV: http://www.twitch.tv/rpgamer99 , so tune in and you can watch us battle there! (No watching the opposing team's stream, folks!) He's on the Green Team (my opposition!) so if any of you Gold team folks would like to stream our side, please let me know.

Players will receive an email with team designations, IP address and stress testing invite closer to the date of the event, so look to your inboxes and stay tuned to this spot. Gold Team members, put on your Evil Genius hats and email me back with ideas! (Sneaky crow is sneaky!)

Ah, well, in the interest of fairness I suppose Green Team members can DM @stahscream on Twitter with your own evil plots. XD

Bring It, 'Cause Minecraft Capture the Record 4 is ON, Baby!

These things start so simply-a tweet from stahscream asking who wanted to play another Capture the Record (or CTR), with SudoRossy and I chiming in. As much as Minecraft is self-directed, I could use a little purposeful, goal-oriented play once in awhile. A few hours later, our meeting of the minds became:

Capture The Record 4

..and we were off. Here are the details we have so far:

Date:        Saturday, October 1^st, 2011

Time:       TBA

Version:   1.7.3

Voice chat capability is MANDATORY! At this point we will probably be using Mumble. Details will be provided via email.

As noted above, we will be playing Minecraft version 1.7.3. If players need a fresh .jar file, a Mediafire link will be provided in a follow-up email. (Thanks to Deaboy for the .jar!)

The server is whitelisted, and the IP will be given out the day of the event via email.

CTR rules are here: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/ctr/pages/rules/

We have discussed some additional things, and all additional information will be sent out via email at a later date. We are planning on Livestreaming, and are looking for someone interested/capable of doing so.

There are a few slots still open on the waiting list, so if you wish to play, please leave a comment here with your Twitter name, Minecraft IGN and email address. If you've already heard from me, I've already got you on the list.

Note: Excessive pestering (unless highly creative) will not get you a place on the teams, nor will bribery (I like champagne, cheesecake, and long walks on the beach, btw), so forget about trying. :D