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About BlackDog

The BlackDog Rules

Have fun

Please enjoy your time here.

Behave respectfully

Exercise common courtesy. Among other things, that means no trolls.
No griefing, directly or indirectly. Unless you have permission from the owner of a player-constructed game feature, leave it alone.

Behave ethically

Exercise your own skills, not hacks. Exploits are unethical, and will lead to sanctions. Examples include:
- client-side farming or mining machines
- flight and speed boosters
- gamma/brightness boosters, night vision
- radar, x-ray, or other ore finders
Non-AFK farming and mining machines, built in-game, are encouraged. Show your creativity. However, any machine that creates excessive lag will be removed.
We use software to detect and block exploits, but in the end it's really up to you to do the right thing.
We encourage you to report suspected exploits. We will investigate and take appropriate action.

Exercise common sense

If you think anything you're about to do might be against the rules, don't do it.
If you think we would consider it wrong, don't do it.
If you're not sure, ask an admin or op.

Help

Ask questions in chat. Admin and ops and other players will answer as they can.
Use the /ticket system in-game to report issues or bugs, or ask questions. Staff will respond to open tickets as quickly as possible.

BlackDog respects your privacy. Our own software captures no personally-identifying information about our players. Having said that, the Minecraft server logs contain player IP addresses which are linked to player userids. The logs also contain operational information that is useful to us for game-play issue resolution and debugging. These data are accessible only to our computer operations staff. The data are not accessible to other players or to in-game admins or ops.

Server logs are deleted on a rotating basis, after seven days. So IP data in server logs are retained for no more than seven days.

The logs are also included in server backups. Server backups are deleted on a rotating basis, after two days. So IP data in server logs contained in backups are retained for no more than two additional days, for a total of nine days.

BlackDog is a private Minecraft server, constructed and maintained by the BlackDog team. BlackDog features a wide range of distinct worlds, and unique special features.

Resourcepacks

We are proud of our unique server. You will see black dogs, black bees, black-and-white cats, black chickens, black-and-white cows, black-and-white llamas, black rabbits, and (occasionally) black-and-white rabbits. We achieve this visual magic with resourcepacks. (We also enhance the experience with a lot of unique features, provided by a host of specialized plugins.)

You must accept server resourcepacks when you connect with the BlackDog servers. You may automate this configuration from the Multiplayer screen.

Note that WhiteDog and YellowDog worlds have different, appropriately-colored dogs, cats, and other animals. We achieve this magic with additional resourcepacks. Thanks to Mojang, the entire default resourcepack must be loaded when a new server resourcepack is loaded. So there is a short delay — usually 6-10 seconds — when transporting between worlds with different resourcepacks. Patience is a virtue.

We also recommend the DramaticSkys client-side resourcepack and the OptiFine client-side add-on. We think that they improve the visual experience tremendously. You can disable them if you don't like the results.

Game settings

For the best experience, we recommend the following settings. You will find them under Options... in the Game Menu. Of course, you should adjust them to optimize the capabilities of your computer.

Language... Force Unicode Font: ON

Video Settings... see recommended video settings

Getting started

Jack

These pages provide a lot of introductory information about our server. Please take the time to read them.
We recommend that you set MultiPlayer:Options:Chat Settings:Web Links true. That will activate the web links we provide when you connect to the server.
There are helpful NPC guides at the spawn of CREATIVE and SURVIVAL worlds. All of them are named Jack. Right-click on them to learn about the features of their worlds.
Start in the EASY CREATIVE world Playground. Practice your skills without the pressure of monsters or damage. Visit different biomes to learn what they offer.
When you're ready for HARD SURVIVAL, go to BlackDog.
For change of pace, try LuckyBlock, SkyBlock TheCity, or Westeros.

Worlds

Playground: EASY CREATIVE "anything goes" space, free from monster attacks, for building and experimentation.
SkyBlock: HARD SURVIVAL on an island in the sky; start with almost nothing, test your skills.
Westeros: PEACEFUL ADVENTURE with some builds from Westeros, Kai1907.
BlackDog: HARD SURVIVAL, to test your basic skills.
WhiteDog: EXTRA HARD SURVIVAL on a unique snow-covered world.
TheCity: HARD SURVIVAL in a unique urban environent, designed by DaddyChurchill.
YellowDog: EXTRA HARD SURVIVAL with more aggressive monsters, more difficult survival, and more challenging physics. And frequent acid rain.

Damage control

In order to minimize wanton environmental destruction, TNT causes no block damage when it explodes, except in LuckyBlock and SkyBlock. However, nearby entities and players will sustain damage, depending on their distance from the explosion, including death if they are close enough.
Likewise, creepers cause no block damage when they explode, except in LuckyBlock and SkyBlock. However, nearby entities and players will sustain damage, depending on their distance from the explosion, including death if they are close enough.

Special features

Animals: There are black dogs in most worlds. There are also black bees, black chickens, black cows, black rabbits (and occasionally black-and-white rabbits), and black sheep (and occasionally gray, brown, and pink sheep). There are (mostly) black and white cats. The worlds WhiteDog and YellowDog feature different color schemes, in keeping with their names.
Bonuses: Point system with bags of gold. Points are awarded for home building, MobHunting, inventive redstone construction, and more. Points can be redeemed for access to special worlds, enhanced tools, and more.
Chain mail armor: There are crafting recipes for chain mail armor, but you have to discover them. Of course, you can obtain chain mail armor from suitably-equipped skeletons or zombies.