Changelog

This page is maybe not up-to-date, Discord has the most recent changelogs. Scroll down to get the latest changes.

Fast jump by year: 2022, 2023, 2024

2022

2022-09-20

• Added drawers mod
• Refactored some functions in hudbars
• updated darkage (ABM speedup)
• updated ethereal (ABM speedup)
• Added a Skin button in the inventory
• Increased spawn rate of some animals (+25%)
• Removed the unused Clear inv button in unified_inventory
• Disabled armor drop on death

2022-09-21

• Fixed not visible recipes with stairs

2022-09-22

• Removed nss_helicopter
• Added streets
• Updated bees (ABM speedup)
• Fixed not working crafting recipes in xdecor
• Reduced spawn chance of sequoia trees
• Added jump and speed multiplier to mithril boots

2022-09-23

• Fixed crash in forceload restriction
• Notify staff when a player joins with VPN
• Updated dummies (fixed undecleared var warnings)

2022-09-24

• Fixed crash when digging techage:cooler
• Increased spawn rate of monsters (+50%)
• Updated lcdlib
• Updated caverealms_lite (new obsidian glass recipe)
• Updated moretrees
• Updated moreblocks (More recipe related fixes)
• Fixed a crash in chatplus

2022-09-25

• Decreased max forceload blocks per player to 3
• Removed unused Beech nodes in moretrees
• Added Dry ice

2022-09-27

• Updated titanium (crafting recipes)
• Override digiline:chest
• Updated ethereal (spong recipe)
• Added crafting recipe for Dry ice

2022-09-28

• Updated the server to Minetest 5.6.1 (including MTG)
• Updated LuaJIT to latest master
• Updated farming

2022-09-29

• Fixed crash in archtec_teleport
• Fixed crash in pride_flags
• Updated travelnet
• Updated mobs_redo
• Updated mob_horse

2022-10-01

• Give every new player a Techage construction board
• Added cheat logger function
• Updated mobs_monster (cleanup)
• Updated mobs_animal (cleanup)
• Updated abriglass (LBM performance)
• Updated futil
• Updared unified_inventory (removed unused buttons)
• Updated technic_chests (removed locked chest recipe)
• Updated moreblocks (removed unused category)
• Updated ethereal(cleanup [2000 lines])
• Updated techage (ingame documentation fixes)

2022-10-02

• Removed not working stairs recipes

2022-10-03

• Fixed 28 of 31 not working crafting recipes
• Refactored some things in archtec_xx mods
• Updated castle_mansonry (LBM performance)
• Updated colored_concrete (translations)
• Updated xdecor (removed packed ice/new rune recipe)
• Disabled a globalstep in the ts_furniture mod (performance)

2022-10-05

• Better xban notification handler
• Updated cblocks (code tidy)
• Updated moreblocks (circular saw fixes)

2022-10-07

• Grant the forceload priv automatically when placing a drillbox
• Improved /playtime command
• Updated ethereal (moretrees compat)
• Updated farming (faster cocoa generate code)
• Updated smartshop (fixes)
• Updated mobs_redo (tidy code)

2022-10-08

• Increased active block range to 4
• Fixed some recipes
• Added a join ratelimiter
• Updated unified_inventory (tidy code)
• Updated xban2 (fix not working discord integration)
• Updated mesecons (hydroturbine recipe fix)

2022-10-09

• Fixed crafting recipe of palace glas
• Re-enabled darkage Lua mapgen

2022-10-10

• Added custom /status message
• Improved some functions in archtec mod
• Added delay param to /sd command

2022-10-11

• Added bushes:BushLeaves_xx to group:leaves group
• Updated abriglass (pattern recipes)

2022-10-14

• Added mapserver mod to see players on the server map
• Added some help messages
• Fixed crash when sending to long messages
• Updated colored_concrete (redo)
• Updated drawers (allow controller to store item when drawers are full)
• Updated ethereal (changed bush texture)
• Updated farming (changed melone texture)
• Updated futil (performance, mod storage api)
• Updated item_drop (handle old node defs)
• Updated smartshop (futil compat)
• Updated mobs_npc (screwdriver fix)
• Updated node_entity_queue (groups support)
• Updated techage (ethereal leaves support)

2022-10-15

• Added shortcommands for areas
• Block to put invisible armor into armor stands
• Updated colored_concrete (fix broken translations)
• Updated futil (fixes; new functions)
• Updated letters (code cleanup)

2022-10-15 2

• Fixed broken invisible armor
• Updated drawers (reverted last update; idk why)

2022-10-16

• Added a performance patch to darkage mapgen

2022-10-22

• Implemented a function to cache privs
• Implemented a function to get online_players faster
• Improved item_drop mod
• Updated archtec_pvp (fixed wrong message formatting)
• Updated customskins (cleanup; performance)
• Updated 3d_armor_ui (new model based player preview in armor tab)
• Updated farming (fixed drops and recipes)
• Updated homedecor (fixed wrong aligned door textures)
• Updated mobs_redo (improved smooth rotation)
• Updated techage (new isobutane recipe)
• Removed player_monoids (it was too buggy)

2022-10-22 2

• Fixed not working VPN blocker

2022-10-29

• Added a new hunger system based on stamina
• Removed hbhunger and hudbars`
• Added /watch command (staff only)
• Added /joined (get first join date of a player)
• Improved /privs_cache command
• Added archtec_physic mod
• Added new help messages
• Full redo of archtec_vpn_blocker
• Updated action_queues (bump needed futil version)
• Updated customskins (fixed preview in /skin)
• Updated bees (abm descriptions)
• Updated bonemeal (support for new farming redo plants)
• Updated chatplus (code cleanup)
• Updated display_modpack (on_blast callback)
• Updated ethereal (fixed plant generation)
• Updated farming (added ginger)
• Updated futil (many things)
• Updated mobs_animal (ABM speedup)
• Updated mobs_monster (ABM speedup; new textures)
• Updated mobs_npc (added dialogs)
• Updated mobs_redo (fixed peaceful mode)
• Updated moretrees (no biome lib depend, crafting improvements)
• Updated node_entity_queue (bump needed futil version)
• Updated signs_lib (on_blast callback; custom edit priv)
• Updated unified_inventory (hide disabled buttons)
• Updated minetest_game (disabled not needed LBMs)

2022-10-29 2

• Fixed a crash in archtec_stamina

2022-10-30

• Fixed not updating hudbar in archtec_stamina
• Improved /watch and /unwatch

2022-10-30 2

• Fixed broken healing

2022-10-31

• Enabled monitoring for lag detection

2022-11-01

• Improved and refactored the Archtec bot

2022-11-06

• Added /geoip command (staff only)
• Improved placing of dry ice
• Ratelimited joins to 1 every 3 seconds
• Changed biome_lib elevation range to 0-48
• Updated basic_materials (stripped materials)
• Updated bonemeal (helper functions)
• Updated `castle_masonry (remove intllib support)
• Updated colored_concrete (fixed translations; maintenance)
• Updated digicolor (mod.conf)
• Updated emote (eye offset)
• Updated ethereal (crystal shovel improvements)
• Updated facade (compressed media files)
• Updated farming (esperanto translations)
• Updated futil (mod.conf)
• Updated smartshop (mof.conf)
• Updated mobs_redo (luacheck)
• Updated node_entity_queue (mod.conf)
• Updated plantlife (things without changes for the server)
• Updated ropes (recipe fix for wood ladder)
• Updated techage (many fixes)
• Updated towercrane (esperanto translations)

2022-11-13

• Untamed Mobs will not be removed once a map chunk is out of view
• Updated itemframes (logging)
• Updated farming (sugar cube)
• Updated areas (translation fixes)
• Updated plantlife (vines upside down fix)
• Updated techage (documentation)
• Updated technic_cnc (compressed obj files)
• Updated archtec_stamina (fixed healing, try no. 4)
• Updated ethereal (lilac, leaves fix)
• Updated futil (many things)
• Updated smartshop (higher res entity rendering)

2022-11-16

• Fixed healing
• Disabled darkage lua mapgen (performance)

2022-11-17

• Updated LuaJIT to latest master
• Added some improvements for the healing system (thx Juri)

2022-11-19

• Remade bridger mod
• Updated abriglass (crafting fixes)
• Removed some abriglass nodes
• Updated bonemeal (support for new plants)
• Updated darkage (ix glas recipes)
• Updated farming (increase barley steps to 8)
• Updated homedecor (fake fire restarts automatically)
• Updated mobs_animal (fix sheeps losing their protection)
• Updated mobs_redo (meta for extra drops)
• Updated quartz (ore is not longer in group:stone)
• Updated signs_bot (fix bot movement)
• Updated techage (detect mesecons correctly)
• Updated tubelib2 (fix translations)
• Updated xdecor (move changes into archtec mod)

2022-11-27

• Added some debug tools for performance
• Updated moreores (fix hoe recipes)
• Updated drawers (techage support)
• Updated wine (new textures)
• Updated farming (new textures)
• Updated techage (updated ingame manuals)
• Updated mobs_redo (new textures, meat block)
• Updated hopper (license)
• Updated signs_bot (crash fixes)
• Updated bakedclay (license)
• Updated tubelib2 (chinese translation)
• Updated signs_lib (fix wrong usage of default global)

2022-12-02

• Updated LuaJIT
• Prematurely pulled /help privs fix

2022-12-03

• Added skinned hands in 1st person
• Added some more lag values to /status
• Enabled 3d_armor fire mode
• Reworked notifyTeam function
• Updated action_queues (fmod)
• Updated bonemeal (fix usage)
• Updated chatplus (localize functions)
• Updated digicolor (fmod)
• Updated ethereal (new textures)
• Updated futil (too much for this changelog)
• Updated mesecons (translation support)
• Updated smartshop (fmod, currency)
• Updated mobs_redo (yaw climbing fix)
• Updated node_entity_queue (fmod)
• Updated ts_furniture (ignore tree group)

2022-12-03 2

• Enabled cherrytree mod

2022-12-08

• Added christmastree
• Added mymillwork
• Added castle_storage
• Added stairs for moreblocks:empty_shelf
• Added 3d_armor upstream changes

2022-12-09

• Enabled bushed_classic, poisonivy`
• Re-added dates and digital clocks
• Updated christmastree (fix crafting recipe)

2022-12-09 2

• Added cottages mod
• Changed some telemosaic settings

2022-12-13

• Added /request_lava and /request_areas_high_limit chatcommands
• Added some new help messages
• Added a special mymillwork node (base_)
• Disabled bed spawn at death
• Disabled torch damage
• Updated techage (many fixes)
• Updated mesecons (unittests)
• Updated xban2 (fix ingame chat message)
• Updated signs_lib (logging)
• Updated tubelib2 (tube placement)
• Updated chatplus (logging)
• Updated mobs_npc (new textures)
• Updated unified_inventory (farming as opt-depend)

2022-12-21

• Added /spawn_old and /s_o
• Added /vote_day and /vote_night
• Refactored the voting api
• Improved returns of many chatcommands
• Block self vote-kicks
• Fixed not working TA growlight
• Removed mesecons_wireless and claycrafter
• Updated mobs_redo (fix userdata crash)
• Updated mesecons (FPGA metadata fix)
• Updated anvil (portuguese Brazilian translation)
• Updated smartshop (currency support)
• Updated itemframes (mod loaded msg)
• Updated farming (new textures)
• Updated bakedclay (better cnc register)
• Updated bonemeal (small poplar sapling)
• Updated mob_horse (loaded msg)
• Updated digilines (fix Z-fighting LCD text)

2022-12-22

• Vote automatically yes if you start a vote
• Updated mobs_animal (fix evil bunny)
• Updated ethereal (new fish textures)
• Updated dummies (spawn other players)

2022-12-22 2

• Added choppy mod
• Updated mobs_redo (userdata crash fix no.2)
• Removed unused /memory command

2022-12-24

• Added choppy support to more axes
• Golden apple fills hunger now completely
• Updated 3d_armor (Qol)
• Updated ethereal (new textures)
• Updated mesecons (removed log message at server startup)

2022-12-25

• Updated farming (missing textures)
• Updated bakedclay (fixed CNC)

2022-12-30

• Improved /vote_day and /vote_night
• Removed black namecolor
• Updated drawers (transalations)
• Updated networks (fix crash)
• Updated safer_lua (limit code execution time)

2022-12-30 2

• Added some debug infos for staff members
• Updated techage (doc KI2 chip)
• Played with some mesecons_dbug settings
• Reduced biome_lib handle mapblocks per second setting
• Updated LuaJIT

2022-12-31

• Improved behavior of /tpr and /tp2me
• Improved discord -> ingame chat messages
• Updated technic_chests (TA tubes support)
• Updated techage (silicon recipe)
• Updated unified_inventory (scroll height calculation)

2023

2023-01-01

• Fixed broken towercrane with heights <42
• Enabled far mobs removing
• Updated mydoors (mesecons support)

2023-01-03

• Increased max players from 15 to 20

2023-01-07

• Cleaned-up votes code
• Fixed cottages recipes
• Removed Ironman skin
• Added a hot fix for drawers crashes
• Updated customskins (cleanup)
• Updated smartshop (sprite fixes)
• Updated minecart (command interface)
• Updated unified_inventory (centre page label)
• Updated hangglider (cleanup)
• Updated ethereal (new textures, license things)
• Updated techage (countdown mode, growlight fix, recipes)
• Disabled mesecons_commandblock mod

2023-01-10

• Fixed signs_bot MTG flower support
• Updated atm (critical: fix missing io.close)
• Updated techage (fix wafer recipe)
• Updated chatplus (fix crash)
• Updated digilines (ES locales)
• Updated unified_inventory (improve group matching)

2023-01-14

• Improved vote handling a bit
• Improved archtecs crafting fix system
• Default chest and furnance can be moved with pistons
• Christmas stocking can be moved by piston anymore
• Updated mobs_monster (remove old mese monster)
• Updated futil (many things)
• Updated `fireworkz (respect protections)
• Updated travelnet (new datastorage system)
• Updated unified_inventory (new CC sounds)

2023-01-15

• Fixed black sky
• Cleaned-up archtec server mod
• Updated techage (fix cement recipe)
• Updated smartshop (secure formspec)

2023-01-15 2

• Re-enabled mapserver map.archtec.freemyip.com:8585

2023-01-21

• Removed blue namecolor
• Updated travelnet (check above node)
• Updated drawers (fix crash)
• Updated signs_bot (fix crash)
• Cleaned-up our 3d_armor fork
• Cleaned-up our display_modpack fork

2023-01-22

• Fixed double registered armor crafts
• Removed nether shield
• Updated minecart (fix disappearing hopper items)
• Updated wine (fix crash)

2023-01-23

• Updated cottages (crash fix)
• Updated farming (abm labels)

2023-01-28

• Fixed a crash in /watch
• Updated choppy (fix /toggle_choppy) - thx drokenforge
• Updated cool_trees (general mod cleanup)
• Updated ethereal (add some biomes to mapgen)
• Updated mesecons_debug (mod cleanup)
• Updated smartshop (fix crash)
• Updated stairsplus/moreblocks (improve mtg stairs compat)
• Updated moreores (tool groups)
• Updated mydoors (fence support)
• Updated plantlife (fix texture issues)
• Updated techage (fix crash)
• Updated unified_inventory (fix not working search bar)

2023-01-28 2

• Enabled stairs replacement mod
• Disabled monitoring

2023-01-31

• Added data api: (thanks for testing drokenforge and Juri/debagos)
• Folowing stats are currently enabled: nodes dug, nodes placed, items crafted, death counter, playtime, average playtime, sent chatmessages, account creation date, join counter. Have fun:)
• Watch the stats of a player with /stats <name>
• Removed choppy function from axes, use the chainsaw now (I forgot the recipe, shame on me)
• Enabled ethereal`s coral and sponge generation
• Updated wine (fix old barrel fs)
• Updated ethereal (upstream)
• Updated minecart (beduino support)
• Updated techage (fix digtron crash)

2023-02-02

• Fixed a crash in all /request_* commands
• Updated signs_bot (fix fall_down on rail)

2023-02-04

• Added a recipe for the chainsaw
• Added new stats (what a player can do)
• Enabled Iluushroom generation
• Updated mobs_animal (fix black sheep)
• Updated techage (flycontroller fixes)

2023-02-07

• Fixed a crash when using the chainsaw
• Improved /stats backend api
• Fixed a crash in chatplus
• Updated techage (move controller improvements)
• Updated minecart (removed EOL blanks)
• Updated biofuel (add esperanto transaltions)

2023-02-11

• Starting vote day/night now costs 3 etherium dust
• Added colors to /stats
• Added new help messages
• Updated techage (fix multiple crashes)
• Updated 3d_armor (better fire protection)
• Updated mobs_redo (better water avoidance)
• Updated mobs_animal (better water avoidance)
• Updated signs_bot (set_param2 sign)

2023-02-11 2

• Updated mapserver
• Added ingame notification if someone runs !status

2023-02-13

• Updated techage (add empty_spool as fab output)
• Updated futil (resolve_itemstack; sort_keys)
• Updated fmod (parse flags settings)

2023-02-18

• Migrated the chat bridge from my old chatplus_discord mod to my new Matterbridge implementation
• Improved chat bridge handling in many situations
• Added nice color effects to some chatcommands
• Added /network_info command (staff only)
• Updated all mods which interact with the discord/matterbridge api
• Updated farming (fix onion blur)
• Updated choppy (fix enabled cache after toggle)
• Updated glass_stained (fix warnings)
• Updazed wine (dye recipe for agave->cyan)
• Updated futil (random_unit_vector and is_indoors)
• Updated minecart (hopper support for signs bot)
• Updated graystone (new free textures)
• Updated techage (expand sequencer wrench menu)
• Updated autobahn (fix physics with mihtril boots)

2023-02-20

• Added /thankyou <name> command
• Removed fire damage from torches (again)
• Updated techage (bug fixes)
• Updated networks (bug fixes)

2023-02-21

• Fixed ugly looking fakegrass blocks
• Improved kick notification handler
• Improved matterbridge anti leak system
• Updated techage (fix alpha texture issue)
• Updated homedecor (fix translation issue)

2023-02-26

• Enabled all moreblocks aliases (fixes some crafts)
• Enabled cottages feldweg
• Updated mesecons (disable LuaC print -> actionstream)
• Updated minecart (paramtype instructions)
• Updated moretrees (merge with upstream)
• Updated quartz (translations)
• Improved server settings for mesecons
• Improved matterbridge code
• Improved help messages
• Removed invisible_wall

2023-02-27

• Fixed a crash with falling nodes and playerdata api
• Fixed a crash when using /watch

2023-02-28

• Updated mobs_redo (A*/AStar pathfinder support (faster pathfinder); animals behave less like robots)
• Updated unified_inventory_all (“Craft All” now supports on_craft callbacks)
• Updated techage (fix crashes, rework door controller)
• Updated futil (FakeInventory)

2023-03-04

• Re-enabled archtec_mapserver (added some lag checks)

2023-03-04 2

• Improved death messages
• Improved way to get the adv_buckets priv
• Cleanup some internal code
• Updated techage (Reduce the number of necessary exp points)

2023-03-05

• Fixed broken vote-kick
• Improved coloring of votes
• Improved coloring of death messages
• Updated techage (fix possible bug in techage:ta4_display)
• Updated mobs_redo (turn/animate mob on knockback)
• Updated xban2 (fix typo in discord support)

2023-03-06

• Fixed a crash in archtec_matterbridge
• Updated techage (Improve transformer and electricmeter)
• Updated signs_bot (fix crash)
• Updated towercrane (make nodes undropable)

2023-03-08

• Increased max forceload blocks per player to 4
• Improved vote-kick security
• Fixed a crash in facade

2023-03-09

• Reverted last mobs_redo update
• Added player pos to /report
• Added a broken recipe checker

2023-03-10

• Updated farming (fix plant names)

2023-03-14

• Migrated all remaining joinDateV2 to joinDateV3

2023-03-25

• Improved matterbridge settings (block @everyone; disabled sending of edits to mt)

Switch to monthly feature updates (e.g. 23.04)

2023-03-30

• Added GitHub support to /report
• Added (idle) to idle player names
• Added a new ranks api
• Added a new death messages api
• Added a new music api
• Added a new privs grant/revoke api
• Added tool breakage warnings
• Added /recipe_check command
• Added support for translatable join/leave messages
• Improved playerdata player join handler
• Improved cheat reports
• Improved chainsaw repair method
• Improved choppy speed (x2.1)
• Fix command pattern matching from Discord
• Fix crashes in /sd
• Updated anvil (improve german translations)
• Updated auroras (fix black sky)
• Updated bakedclay (option to disable aliases)
• Updated basic_materials (techage aluminium support)
• Updated bees (fix nil ItemStack crash)
• Updated bonemeal (code tidy)
• Updated chatplus (new storage system)
• Updated choppy (new hud/waypoint system)
• Updated ethereal (improve textures)
• Updated facade (fix crash)
• Updated farming (improve pea textures)
• Updated fmod (new get_settings function)
• Updated futil (many improvements)
• Updated greek (fix nil ItemStack crash)
• Updated `hangglider (fix fly upwards; configurable areas warning time)
• Updated home_workshop_modpack (fix nil ItemStack crash(es))
• Updated mesecons (new noteblock sounds)
• Updated smartshop (testing suite)
• Updated mobs_monster (new textures and models)
• Updated mobs_npc (mcl2 support)
• Updated mobs_redo (fix crashes)
• Updated moreblocks (fix crafting conflict)
• Updated mydoors (add saloon door recipes)
• Updated signs_bot (improve compost)
• Updated techage (move controller and logic fixes)
• Updated telemosaic (fix nil ItemStack crash; protect beacons)
• Updated titanium (improve google detection)
• Updated travelnet (fix many crashes due ItemStacks; support for custom privs)
• Updated unifieddyes (syntax formatting)
• Updated xban2 (code tidy) And much more…

2023-03-30 2

• Fixed not updating idlekick nametag (add movement detection)

2023-04-01

• Added a chainsaw repair recipe with gasoline
• Added more chatcommand logging
• Improved cheat logging
• Fixed that chatmessages dont remove the (idle)` nametag

2023-04-09

• Added a hopper limit (10 in a 24 nodes radius)
• Added a TA quarry limit (3 in a 24 nodes radius)
• Re-enabled the engine profiler

2023-04-10

• Enabled Techage Meridium
• Added a new Google Glas light api (support for other glowing tools/nodes)
• Re-added ghost crystal glass
• Disabled the atm automatic income
• Updated atm (new storage handler)
• Updated mobs_redo (staticdata clean function)
• Updated mobs_animal (new sheep textures)
• Updated itemframes (new pedestral textures)
• Updated techage (better mesecons converter)
• Updated biofuel (new recipes)
• Updated farming (seed improvements)

2023-04-11

• Fixed unknown item drops of basalt/bauxit stairs
• Added sound_api (this enables more homedecor node sounds)
• Updated techage (teleport mode for flycontroller)

2023-04-14

• Updated the server to Minetest 5.7.0 (including MTG)
• Updated LuaJIT to latest master
• Added a formspec to prevent unintentional vote-kicks
• Added new help messages
• Added a drawers limit (to prevent server bugs due too many entities)
• Updated techage (deleted teleport mode)
• Updated atm (fix not loading transactions)
• Updated ethereal (schematic fixes, fish textures)
• Updated bones (fix in void bone placement)
• Updated titanium (disable light when it`s bright enough)
• Updated fmod (fix negetation)
• Updated smartshop (improve private stuff)
• Updated futil (vector improvements)
• Updated choppy (pausin mechanics)

2023-04-15

• Fixed sometimes not working node limiters
• Removed long msg-splitter (not needed anymore)

2023-04-16

• Added /news command (will be executed at every join)
• Added a signs_bot limit (7 in a 24 nodes radius)
• Added an anti-lag on join patch to unified_inventory (for testing in production)
• Enabled lightweight LuaController interrupts

2023-04-22

• Fixed 2 bugs in the playerdata api
• Fixed server wide tool_breakage sounds
• Do not print <player> left the game messages on-kick
• Added a server lock mode
• Added /lagometer command (staff only)
• Added a check to prevent playing music without file

2023-04-30

• Added /ignore command (please read the tutorial)
• Added castle_gates portcullis without moving function
• Added /falling_nodes_cleanup command (staff only)
• Added /vn and /vd commands (aliases to /vote_night and /vote_day)
• Added the markers mod
• Titanium won`t drop in TA sieves anymore
• Matterbridge now replaces newlines with spaces
• Added some mt 5.8 changes to prevent hard engine crashes and speedup crafting
• Fixed some homedecor lamp crafting recipes
• Updated 3d_armor (don`t trigger punch sounds when max_hp changes)
• Updated atm (option to disable startbalance)
• Updated bonemeal (support for new plants)
• Updated castle_gates (fix 2 crashes)
• Updated choppy (better tree detection)
• Updated cottages (fix recipe issues)
• Updated ethereal (new fishes and textures)
• Updated farming (waving crops, new seeds)
• Updated fmod (settings api)
• Updated futil (vector revision)
• Updated itemframes (fix pedestal removal on_blast)
• Updated smartshop (tweak entity offsets)
• Updated mobs_animal (add hairball item)
• Updated mobs_npc (tweak punch animation)
• Updated mobs_redo (attempt to stop spinny mobs)
• Updated moretrees (spanish translation, fix date drops)
• Updated pride_flags (german and french translation)
• Updated techage (fix multiple formspec bugs)
• Updated technic_chests (support for pulling specific stacks)
• Updated wine (fill barrel with water sources)
• Updated all flux mods (new license)

2023-05-01

• Added a hotifx for broken moretrees generation
• Fixed a crash in /ignore
• Staff members can now query the ignore list of other players

2023-05-01 2

• Added a hotfix LBM to grow broken moretrees saplings

2023-05-19

• Updated ethereal (revert force_place commits)
• Updated moretrees (fix typos in tree names)

2023-05-30

• Added /c command (channel based chat mod, please read the tutorial)
• Added per placer settings (gear in inventory)
• Added rhotator (new screwdriver with better UX)
• Added a new replacer mod (faster, safer, better)
• Added some internal lag detection tools
• Added a spawn waypoint
• Added a VPN blocker cache
• Added stamine poisson
• Improved many server sent messages
• Improved tool breakage sounds
• Improved the node limiter
• Fixed players not re-spawning on join
• Updated anvil (fix assignment to undeclared global)
• Updated bonemeal (only take item when used on node)
• Updated bridger (fix all crafts)
• Updated castle_tapestripes (add collision boxes)
• Updated caverealms (obsidian glass slab)
• Updated choppy (many improvements, help formspec)
• Updated cottages (api improvements)
• Updated crafting_bench (disallow TNT blasts)
• Updated digilines (do not report protection violations)
• Updated ethereal (revert ALL force_place changes)
• Updated farming (fix fix turkish delight recipe)
• Updated futil (new vector functions)
• Updated greek (fix infinite fire bowls)
• Updated homedecor (fix cabinet crafts)
• Updated hoppers (hoppers can now be placed in itemframes)
• Updated itemframes (items can rotate inside itemframes)
• Updated jonez (add persian styled nodes)
• Updated smartshop (add on_blast functions to entities)
• Updated mobs_animal (better sheep spawning, fix evil bunny attributes)
• Updated mobs_monster (remember mese monster type)
• Updated mobs_npc (order traders to stand/wander/follow)
• Updated mobs_redo (many internal improvements)
• Updated mydoors (enable all doors, fix labels)
• Updated pride_flags (fix logic error)
• Updated sings_bot (fix timer triggers bot)
• Updated techage (add TA4 chargedetector, add bigger energy storages, documentation improvements)
• Updated technic_chests (fix malformed translations)
• Updated unified_invenntory_plus (improve logging)

2023-05-30 2

• Allow more and bigger areas

2023-06-17

• Updated replacer (fix crash when hitting an entity with replacer)

2023-06-23

• Updated LuaJIT to latest master
• Applied a patch to fix PvP crashes

2023-06-25

• Applied a patch to fix /tpr crashes
• Fixed the last PvP patch so player interactions are working again

2023-06-30

• Added omnidriver (even better scredriver)
• Added tape_measure (a tape to measure distances)
• Added an option to disable automatic item pickup
• Added 5 free night/day votings per player
• Added /ignore support to main chat
• Added logging to LuaC code
• Added more tools breakage warnings
• Added LBM and NodeTimer anti-lag tools
• Added a check to prevent traps via /tpr
• Added a longer bones waypoint timeout time (1 day instead of 1h)
• Added a window to prevent players from changing their homepos by accident
• Improved chainsaw stats help
• Improved the archtec_playerdata backend
• Updated 3d_armor (support more sounds)
• Updated bonemeal (support new plants)
• Updated caverealms (code and texture fixes)
• Updated choppy (improved target finder)
• Updated colored_concrete (chinese translation)
• Updated cottages (sounds for water-fillable items)
• Updated display_modpack (mt 5 translation support, 4 bugfixes)
• Updated ethereal (liquid filled caves, new plants)
• Updated fachwerk (fix nodes let light pass through them)
• Updated farming (fix pineapple drops)
• Updated futil (many improvements, as always)
• Updated homedecor (replace ABMs with NodeTimers, crafting fixes)
• Updated itemframes (support custom item textures)
• Updated mesecons (LuaC string.split, pressure plates improvements)
• Updated mesecons_debug (fix crashes)
• Updated mobs_monster (new fireball texture)
• Updated mobs_redo (code improvements)
• Updated stairsplus (support for more aliases)
• Updated pride_flags (new polyamorous flag)
• Updated signs_bot (beduino support, disable heavy LBM)
• Updated ta_addons (fix logic error)
• Updated techage (fixes, TA4 node detecor, gaze sensor, flipflop)
• Updated travelnet (new storage, fixes)
• Updated unified_inventory (crash fix, staff teleport)
• Removed the /toggle_choppy command (was never in use)
• Removed the /c move command
• Removed rhotator (replaced by omnidriver)

2023-07-03

• Fixed multiple archtec_playerdata crashes
• Fixed a crash the using the chainsaw

2023-07-08

• Applied a patch to fix the broken chainsaw
• Applied a patch to fix not working tool breakage warnings

2023-07-09

• Applied a patch to fix negative free-votes counters

2023-07-18

• Applied a patch to let Matterbridge show Display names with higher priority than User names

2023-07-26

• Added an ingame FAQ/Wiki (chatcommand: /faq) thanks to miz and EDWIR
• Added translation support for archtec_ mods
• Added a way for players to create public chat channels (see /faq)
• Added undigable nodes for an unrestricted post office
• Added automatic priv cleanup and removed some not needed default privs
• Added adv_keys (multiple-use skeleton key)
• /stats shows now if a player fulfills the criterias to gain a priv
• Refactored big parts of the archtec_ mods
• Updated abriglass (add ghost crystal recipe, improve upgrade code)
• Updated action_queues (serverstep queue fixes)
• Updated atm (rename currency to MG, better formspec, german translation)
• Updated basic_signs (cleanup, update german translation)
• Updated bees (smoker node check)
• Updated bonemeal (add support for bushes_classic nodes)
• Updated customskins (remove /skin command)
• Updated digicolor (add save button)
• Updated display_modpack (fix digital clock nodebox, code quality)
• Updated drawers (fix weird lokking drawer formspec)
• Updated dreambuilder_hotbar (new storage backend, fixes)
• Updated ethereal (fix rod uses, rework ABM overrides)
• Updated facade (fix use of deprecated functions)
• Updated farming (add mayonnaise and gingerbread man)
• Updated fireworkz (fix use of deprecated functions)
• Updated fmod (add async env support)
• Updated futil (many improvements)
• Updated jonez (fix use of deprecated functions, remove unused logging)
• Updated led_marquee (maintenance, add german translation)
• Updated mobs_animal (fix broken sheep dye`ing)
• Updated mobs_redo (mono sounds, add custom runaway nodes)
• Updated moreblocks (add whitelist mode)
• Updated moretrees (run NodeTimer LBM only once)
• Updated mydoors (add sliding door crafts, fix garage door not opening)
• Updated nixie_tubes (maintenance, add german translation)
• Updated plantlife (replace biome_lib part 1, cleanup codebase, fixes)
• Updated replacer (fix crash if to_plac_node does not exist)
• Updated signs_bot (fix crash when bot is dug by fake player)
• Updated signs_lib (add spanish translation, improve german translation)
• Updated smartshop (fix node orientation, cleanup)
• Updated techage (fix quarry dig depth, fix meltingpot rendering)
• Updated telemosaic (add logging)
• Updated titanium (more mtg like crafts)
• Updated travelnet (improve german translation)
• Updated unified_inventory (fix existence check when itemstring contains meta)
• Updated xdecor (major overhaul, use floss textures)

2023-07-27

• Fixed broken chainsaw condition detection
• Fixed death messages were sent to Discord with escape sequences

2023-08-18

• Added a chatbridge from #general on Discord to #archtec on Libera.chat (IRC)
• Updated LuaJIT to 72efc42e

2023-08-19

• Downgraded LuaJIT to version 8635cbab

2023-08-26

• Added a formspec to warn players about the upcoming server address change

2023-08-30

• Added ambience (adds maney environment sounds)
• Added ta_apiary (add automated honey and wax production), thx Olesya
• Added new FAQ entries (Areas, TNT and explosions, Biofuel)
• Added “Empty Canister of Biofuel” for TA usage
• Added doclib (new TA & Signs Bot depend for docs)
• All TenPlus1 mods dropped 0.4 support
• Updated 3d_armor (add german translation, fix crash)
• Updated areas (fix orthography)
• Updated castle_farming (cleanup repo)
• Updated castle_gates (fix spanish translation)
• Updated castle_storage (cleanup repo)
• Updated compost (fix node drops)
• Updated cottages (fix simple table recipe)
• Updated display_modpack (add french translation, escape content)
• Updated drawers (fix broken translations)
• Updated ethereal (update translation)
• Updated farming (update translations)
• Updated fmod (better version check)
• Updated futil (add pattern matcher)
• Updated hangglider (full redo, fix many physics bugs)
• Updated homedecor (update translations)
• Updated hopper (update translations)
• Updated itemframes (add translation support)
• Updated lcdlib (change the horizontal alignment behavior)
• Updated led_marquee (document settings, tweak settings a bit)
• Updated mesecons (add german translation)
• Updated minecart (add doclib manual)
• Updated mob_horse (code tidy)
• Updated mobs_animal (code tidy)
• Updated mobs_monster (code tidy)
• Updated mobs_npc (code tidy)
• Updated mobs_redo (code improvements)
• Updated mymillwork (fix client side warnings)
• Updated plantlife (add attached_node group to poisonivy nodes)
• Updated signs_bot (add doclib manual)
• Updated techage (add TA2 clutch, use doclib manual)
• Updated technic_chests (add locked chests recipe using padlocks)
• Updated travelnet (make sounds mono, mcl support)
• Updated wine (fix kefir recipe)
• Updated xdecor (fix stone tile recipe conflict)
• Removed intllib (not needed anymore, yay!)

2023-09-11

• Added ingame chat and Discord #general bridges to Matrix and IRC
• Updated bones (fix that items are sometimes dropped instead of kept)

2023-09-28

• Updated the mapserver nodecolor database (shows almost all nodes on the mapserver correctly colored)

2023-10-01

• Changed the server address from “archtec.freemyip.com:30803” to “archtec.niklp.net:30803”

2023-10-01 2

• Added a player XP ranking (/rank)
• Added a playerlist (visible by pressing the Zoom key)
• Added default channels (/c default <channel name>)
• Added persistent channels (you will automatically rejoin channels after login)
• Added a fake mailbox for the spawn post
• Updated anvil (fix a way to steal items of other players, cleanup)
• Updated areas (areas_high_limit is now automatically requested)
• Updated autobahn (fix speed bug)
• Updated bakedclay (add spanish translation)
• Updated bees (prevent bee damage glitches)
• Updated castle_gates (cleanup, fix wrong translation)
• Updated compost (proper creative check)
• Updated display_modpack (change font button in boards)
• Updated ethereal (fix crystal ingot recipe)
• Updated farming (better nodetimers)
• Updated mobs_animal (chickens eat seeds on ground)
• Updated networks (support for unifieddyes nodes)
• Updated plantlife (protection check for vines, proper creative mode check)
• Updated signs_bot (TA assembly tool support)
• Updated techage (add TA assembly tool, fix TA 3 mesecon converter)
• Updated techpack_stairway (add stairways without handrails)
• Updated xban2 (use new json storage backend)
• Updated xdecor (enchant more tools (techage, mopreores, ethereal))
• Changed the color of all grey chatmessages to be better readable
• Fixed sometimes not working teleport requests
• Fixed the (broken) VPN blocker
• Removed prefab:boat

2023-10-03

• Fixed not updating list in /rank
• Changed the min XP to be in /rank to 10,000

2023-10-04

• Enable ta_apiary (sorry, I had a typo in the config)

2023-10-30

• Added a server monitoring system (https://archtec.niklp.net/monitoring)
• Added halloween monsters (can be placed by staff members)
• Added an emoji parser to replace often used emojis by their names
• Increased cart speed a bit
• Increased idlekick time to 1h
• Reduced visible player range to 1000 nodes
• Updated ambience (add esperanto translation)
• Updated bees (add french translation)
• Updated bonemeal (tweak sapling chance a bit)
• Updated ethereal (add french translation)
• Updated farming (improve scythe, add french translation)
• Updated homedecor (fix fancy fire particlespawner)
• Updated mob_horse (increase stepheight to 1.2)
• Updated mobs_redo (tweak mob behavior in fire)
• Updated mydoors (fix locked door protection)
• Updated plantlife (remove biome_lib usage from some mods, please report bugs!)
• Updated signs_bot (fix copy pattern)
• Updated techage (fix burn and concentrator bugs)
• Updated travelnet (add /travelnet command to search for travelnets (staff only))
• Updated unified_inventory (don`t show too long item names)
• Updated wine (add french translation)

2023-10-31

• Fixed broken player detectors
• Enabled unlimited visible player range (again)

2023-11-11

• Fixed crash when placing minecart:manual (replaced by techage:construction_board)

Introduction of new player-oriented changelogs (much shorter and less technical)

2023-12-01

• !!! New changelog format, please give feedback !!!
• Added Shared Armor Stands
• Added configurable dummies (currently for spawnbuilders only)
• Replacers can now handle more nodeteypes
• Smartshops now accept items w/ metadata as payment
• Improved techage collider documentation (+ improved collider behavior)
• Improved unifieddyes behavior w/ special nodes
• Fixed farming hemp fibre recipe
• Fixed fireworkz rocket collisionbox (to collide w/ nodes)
• Usual translation updates and bugfixes

2023-12-03

• Fixed a denial-of-service attack vector in display_modpack

2023-12-10

• Added snow particles effect (can be disabled in the player settings menu)
• Fixed broken castle_masonry:stonewall recipe
• Improved denial-of-service fix in display_modpack

2023-12-16

• Updated Minetest to version 5.8.0 (including MTG)
• Updated LuaJIT to latest master

2023-12-21

• Dummies are now available for all players (spawn one via /spawndummy)
• Deleted chatplus namecolors for players who didn`t join for over a year now

2023-12-22

• Fixed that dummies have not been assigned to the correct owner

2023-12-26

• Restored old mtg 5.7 water textures (the new ones are very ugly)

2023-12-27

• Updated mapserver to version 4.8.0 (latest release)

2024

2024-01-01

• Added an overhauled darkage mapgen (all darkage items generate again in the world)
• Added default:dry_dirt + group:water_bucket -> default:dirt as a recipe
• Improved dummies (limited nametag length, protection checks, “Name Tag” instead of “Nametag”)
• Made ethereal:glostone sawable
• Increased the signs_bot accu capacity from 600 to 900 units (+50%)
• Increased speed of carts by 1 node per second (8 -> 9 nodes)
• Fixed many node transparency issues when using minetest 5.9.0-dev clients
• Fixed douglas/fir trees sizes recorded by choppy (the chainsaw backend)
• Fixed mesecons pistons could destroy beds
• Fixed techage assembly tool didn`t respect non-empty chests
• Tweaked chicken drops (chance of dropping a feather)
• Tweaked sliding door groups (can be dug by axes now)
• Usual translation updates and minor bugfixes

2024-01-09

• Upgraded PostgreSQL database connections to unix sockets (much faster and less latency connection)
• Disabled snow mode

2024-01-20

• Disabled the inventory circular saw (invsaw) due to item duplication issues caused by the Minetest engine

2024-01-24

• Fixed a crash caused by broken string-formatting in the smartshop mod

2024-02-01

• Reworked the player teleport commands /tpr and /tp2me (better position finder, players which are attached to something won`t get teleported anymore)
• Reworked the settings UI (new design, moved namecolor setting to here)
• Improved the /faq UI (the content got many improvements too!)
• Improved the /news UI (design with colors, clickable links)
• Added reverse mode to TA5 pump
• Added support for comma-seperated list of nodes in node detectors
• Fixed mesecons delayer got stuck on 1-tick pulses
• Fixed items in techage tubes could be lost when the player inventory was full
• Fixed jump command of signs_bot when a colon (:) was in the command
• Fixed some texture alpha issues
• Improved automatic categorization of unified_inventory – REVERTED DUE TO SOME ISSUES
• Reworked the /watch and /unwatch commands (staff only)
• Disabled builtin profiler (small performance boost)
• Usual translation updates and minor bugfixes

2024-02-01 2

• Fixed a crash caused by not loaded namecolor data
• Reverted unified_inventory update due to some categorization issues and a crash

2024-02-03

• Added an “auto-vote YES for day votes” setting (can be found in the player settings UI)
• Increased signs_bot limit to 10 bots in a radius of 16 nodes
• Fixed tpr/tp2me bugs which wre introduced by the last update

2024-03-02

• Corals and seaweed by ethereal are now rendered without air bubbles underwater
• Made screwdriver repairable by anvil
• Fixed players being able to vote twice due to auto-vote
• Fixed crash in streets when placing a sign in creative mode with the replacer
• Drawers don`t accept items with metadata anymore
• Improved tpr position finder
• Usual translation updates and minor bugfixes

2024-03-05

• Fixed IRC/Libera bot charset (non ascii -> discord/matrix works now)

2024-04-03

• Reworked the UIs of /stats and /rank (new design, top 3 get trophies)
• Added support for dummy animations (sit, stand, lay)
• Added new kick message for idle players
• Enabled xdecor chess game
• Fixed TA energy storage spawns infinitely red gravel
• Fixed jonez Ancient Wrought Lattice recipe
• Fixed missing texture in itemframes on newer clients
• Fixed digiline crashes when NaN values were sent
• Removed moreblocks/stairsplus translations as most were incorrect
• Usual translation updates and minor bugfixes

2024-04-30

• Add /tell <name> <msg> chatcommand to send messages to offline players
• Add searchbox to the ingame FAQ
• Add UI with drafts function to /report
• Add enchanted Titanium tools
• Add [Builder] tag/rank for spawnbuilders
• Add /forceload_verify chatcommand to check if your forceload blocks work
• Dummies now collide with players and mobs
• Modify XP calculation (playtime gives much less XP now)
• Pebbles (by plantlife) can now be dug by hand
• Fix that enchanted Meridium tools were not glowing
• Fix sometimes visible escape sequences on posters
• Fix recipes of Blue Door 1 and Blue Shutters 1
• Fix TA3 screwdriver couldn`t be repaired by anvil
• Fix crash when using /stats with certain long inactive players
• Preserve color of hangglider on repair

2024-05-01

• Fix /report didn`t work

2024-05-06

• Fix crafting bench item duplication bug

2024-05-25

• Fixed random crash in PvP checks when hit by a mob

2024-06-01

• Added speed boost when pressing the E key (aux1)
• Added food particles when eating things
• Added pressure plate support to all mydoors locked door variants
• Added Ukrainian-specific Cyrillic letters to signs_lib
• Added new special mailbox type (expect cool stuff soon!)
• Added new Techage command buttons
• Using the Chainsaw does not exhaust the hunger anymore
• Fixed that the underground was visible through building_blocks glass nodes
• Fixed “Straw” -> “Bound Straw” recipe
• Fixed rendering issue in the TA Forceload Block UI
• Fixed Admins got the “[Builder]” rank
• Reduced speed boost by Mithril Boots
• Increased required time to dig Banners and Labels

2024-06-29

• Fixed displayed required time for placing buckets
• Fixed displayed required time for creating areas

2024-07-01

• Added rideable & colorizable bikes
• Added new brown mushroom biome
• Added safe variants of string.rep() and string.find() to Techage Lua Controller
• Added TA4 Doser recipe for Water -> River Water + Salt Crystal
• Improved the look of Mesecon Delayer, Mesecon Piston(s) and Mesecon Torch
• Fixed enchanted Crystal Shovels losing their silktouch capabilities
• Fixed broken physics after sitting on ts_furniture seats
• Reduced stamina impact of crafting and sprinting
• Removed Libera.Chat/IRC chatbridge
• Ported Vines generation to Minetest API (the generated stuff should mostly look like before)
• Ported caverealms, farming and ethereal mapgen to new API which allows more performant mapgen in the future
• Usual translation updates and minor bugfixes

2024-07-03

• Fixed crash when accepting a teleport-request (/ok)
• Fixed crash when stripping a trunk node

2024-07-15

• Added debug code to fix bugtracker#195

2024-07-22

• Enabled Ethereal ABMs for Water to Ice, Snow/Ice to Water, Dry Dirt to Dirt (near Water)
• Added particle effect and sound when Lava Pickaxe cooks node
• Added Signs Bot Connection Tool invertation when pressing Aux1 (usually E)
• Added new HUD to indicate PvP status
• Made Stripped Tree nodes accessible -> Use Chisel for Trunks
• Made FAQ Search Case insensitive
• Fixed players can get into walls while riding Bikes
• Fixed some Skins with pixels on the “Cape” layer
• Fixed own Travelnets can’t be removed from Areas protected by others
• Fixed Corals can’t be placed on ethereal:sandy
• Fixed alpha rendering of Fachwerk Windows
• Fixed TA2 Boiler works without Boiler Base
• Fixed cblocks nodes get rotated when placed
• Fixed players who initiated Votes can vote a second time
• Made Biofuel unusable for Techage purposes (again)
• Disallowed rotation of various mydoors Doors
• Usual translation updates and minor bugfixes

2024-07-22 2

• Fixed crash when using /no or /yes

2024-08-08

• Fixed crash when using /no or /yes (this time actually)
• Updated LuaJIT to latest master

2024-08-12

• Updated to Minetest 5.9.0
• Serverside Hightlights:
  • Multithreaded Custom (Lua) Mapgen -> much less Mapgen lag
  • The “Invsaw” is back (Item duplication bugs have been fixed in this release)

2024-09-09

• Replaced many farming 32x32 textures with similar 16x16 textures
• Added arrow overlay to ropes ladders
• Added relative coordinates support for areas commands
• Added sounds to telemosaic nodes
• Added rotation support to xdecor Painting
• Limited use of /thankyou to 1 per hour
• Fixed font rendering issues in signs_lib and display_modpack by converting CRLFs to LFs
• Disabled idlekick for staff
• Increased entity visibility by 32 nodes (2 blocks)
• Usual translation updates and minor bugfixes

2024-09-15

• Enabled the Mapserver “Trainlines” overlay (trainlines must be added by Staff)

2024-09-16

• Updated to Minetest 5.9.1
• Updated LuaJIT to latest master

2024-10-07

• Enabled Prometheus engine metrics
• Fixed critical memory leak in caverealms mapgen

2024-10-10

• Installed jitprofiler for debugging the current performance issue

2024-10-11

• Added new Mesa, Aspen, Pine and Silversand biomes to ethereal [REMOVED DUE TO MAJOR MAPGEN REGRESSION]
• Added support for Minetest 5.9 volumetric lighting a.k.a Godrays
• Added /map command (gives you an URL to the Mapserver, pointing at your current position)
• Added support for all saplings in the Sign Bot plant_sapling command
• Added real “sitting down” support to homedecor furniture
• Replaced more farming 32x32px textures with their 16x16 counterparts
• Fixed that Techage Growlight spawned waterlilies on garden soil
• Fixed /stats for accounts which are younger than 1 minute
• Increased item pickup radius from 0.75 to 1.25 nodes
• Usual translation updates and minor bugfixes

2024-10-12

• Reverted homedecor update (new sitting down stuff caused physics and animation bugs)