Advice for a Noob operator?

[Tallghost]

I'm looking for help/advice on starting my own server.

I've been a casual Minecraft player for awhile, but I'm not hard core on the modding side, and have NEVER played on a server. I have several students who enjoy the game, and I would like to start up a server for them to play on (server will be housed on an old desktop in my attic).

I've been looking for advice on starting a server, but most of what I've found has been how to actually download and install. I've been hoping to find ideas on what mods to include (beyond the Tekkit stuff) Is there a guide to this sort of thing?

[Watchful11]

I wrote a post some time back.

http://forums.technicpack.net/threads/understanding-craftbukkit-and-tekkit.23452/#post-182469

Read that to get a basic idea, then i would be glad to answer any questions you have.

Welcome to the wonderful world of minecraft mods.

[Tallghost]

thanks for the link! this explains alot!

It is possible to ad plugins to Tekkit at all? I basically only want to add something that will set up ownership areas, so that 1) the kids can't grief each other, and 2) I can create "dungeon" areas that the kids can go to and explore. I've been looking at Grief Prevention, which seems like it might fit my needs, but I don't know if there's something better out there.

[Tallghost]

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[Watchful11]

Yep, tekkit is just a craftbukkit server bundled with all the mods so you don't have to go find them.

There are lots of grief prevention plugins out there, i have not personally used that one put it looks like a good choice.

Let me know if you need any help setting it up.

[PsychoCreeper1]

hey, how do you fix the Monitor Glitches in CC

[Tallghost]

Watchful, you've been incredibly helpful so far. I have the server set up, but can't actually let the kids connect yet. (can't set up port forwarding because I lost my account number for my internet service-- have to wait until the next bill comes in)

I have another question though. is there a way to stop my players from being able to enter cheat mode?

[Watchful11]

Assuming you mean cheat mode in NEI,

There is a server portion of NEI that lets people do things like spawn items and the other stuff that cheat mode lets you do.

When a client connects to the server it asks the server portion of NEI if the it, the player who is logging in, is an OP.

If they are they can use cheat mode, if they arn't they can't.

There's nothing that can actually prevent the client from technically being in cheat mode, but unless they are an OP they cant do anything with it.

[Tallghost]

Ah! That's awesome! I went in an removed myself from the ops list and then restarted the server and logged in. No cheat mode!

Now I have to figure out how to install this Grief Prevetion mod.

I downloaded it from the site, stuck it in my plugins folder, and it unpacked itself, but nothing is happening.

[Watchful11]

hmm, what do you mean nothing happened?

Is there no config file? or can you just not use the commands?

[arctichenry]

If you want, I would be willing to assist you by remote logging in and configureing it for you. If not, I can probaly guide you through the steps vea skype and the desktop viewer built into it.

[Tallghost]

Sorry for the long wait, school has been busy this week.

So here's the current situation:

I have downloaded Grief Prevention, I have put the jar in the plugins folder.

I ran my server.

There is now a GriefPrteventionData folder in with my .jar

inside the data folder are:

a config YML file

a messages YML file

a claimdata folder (empty)

aplayerdata folder (has one file, named tallghost)

When I log in with the local host option, I can play the game, but none of the Grief Prevention stuff seems to be on. Is there something I'm missing in the config?

The config file looks like this, when opened with notepad:

(appearntly, I can't get pictures to show up here either...it's a wonder I managed to install minecraft...)

[arctichenry]

Theres your problum.

Each diffrent config has to be on a diffrent line. your text editor configured it in a way that the server cant read it.

[Watchful11]

Not necessarily true.

That's how notepad would show them regardless of how they were saved.

But it might be. Do you know how to post your startup log on pastbin?

If you do /plugins, it will list all the plugins. Is Grief Prevention listed there?

Also, just checking, you did try actually doing some of the stuff in game? like using the commands and trying to protect an area?