(Thanks isokitten for the suggestion!) Added a plugin to make mob spawning more common, because normal mob spawning is weird. This plugin limits the amount of mobs that spawn in chunks, as well as limits the amount of farming mobs that can be bred in a chunk.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
-New mob spawns should be more plentiful.
-Mob grinders/exp farms will probably see a decrease in functionality.
-The more players in an area, the more mobs will spawn! Go hunting with friends!
-Animal mob farms will need to be wider to allow for breeding. Only 30 animals are allowed to be in a chunk.
-If more than 30 animals are in a chunk and you attempt to breed them, THE ANIMALS WILL CONSUME THE ITEM AND WON'T PRODUCE OFFSPRING.
-This "overbreeding" will still give experience though.


JOBS: SLAYER
Exp went down and payouts went up. Still trying to make this a viable job, and the mob spawning update, paired with this change, should definitely help.


Also...the ability to sit on stairs("chairs") has been added. All you need is a stair block to sit on. You can design it however you'd like. To sit on chairs, get close to the chair(within 2 blocks) and right click it WITH NOTHING IN YOUR HAND. Press shift(crouch key) to get off the chair.


As always, if you notice anything odd or buggy after this update, please message myself or another staff member and we will look into it. Thanks, and enjoy!

FIND UP-TO-DATE CUBOID REGULATIONS ON THE MAIN POST HERE.

The first set of Admin shops are now up and running! For more info on where to find them and what's being sold, please visit the following link.

CLICK HERE FOR ADMIN SHOP INFO!

- Patched Jobs

All : MaxMoneyPerDay : 10k -> 5k
All : Shortnames : 2-letters long now
Rancher : AllShearing : income : 0.5 -> 0.3
Prospector : Gold_ore : income : 5.0 -> 4.0
Prospector : Iron_ore : income : 2.0 -> 1.5
Harvester : AllBreak : income : +0.05

- Removed salvaging for good this time.

- Updated /rules.

- Updated /motd.

- Updated guest /motd.

- Disabled Votifier for now...

- Guests should now enter the world with a small care package of food and stone tools.

Rejoice, fellow Dreamcrafters! The event that has sapped you of your money and jobs levels over the past 6 days is over. Anyone that logged in and joined a job helped shape the changes to balance out the Jobs and make our money, called REM, actually usable. So I'd like to say to everyone who logged on from Wednesday to Sunday, thank you!

LINK TO TODAY'S CHANGELOG.

LINK TO THE UPDATED JOBS CONFIG.

LINK TO THE REM RACE EVENT RESULTS.

Our rules were outdated and didn't have set punishments, so they needed quite an update. Expect the following rules to be enforced from here on out. At least, until the next time they're updated

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE UPDATED RULES!

IT'S HAPPENING!

CLICK HERE FOR THE CURRENT CHANGELOG!

CLICK HERE FOR THE CURRENT JOBS CONFIG!

REM amounts and jobs levels have been both reset. During the next 5 days, we will be testing Jobs payouts and structure. In the meantime, test out all there is to offer! Everything you do during these five days will help Dreamcraft reach a more stable future.


Also, this is an event! Click here for more information on how to win in-game prizes!


Some information bullets:
- New jobs!
- One job per player!
- New payouts!
- Displays when payout occurs!
- The start of a stable economy!
- Help your server! Mention "exploits" and other issues to LostUser.
- No payouts near mob spawners!
- Other stuff that is to come in time!




Some Q&As:
Q: What happened???

A: Details are at /spawn and on the forums under announcements.

Q: Jobs commands?
A: /jobs to see them all, /jobs browse to see jobs, or check at /spawn for a command wall(packed ice wall out front of central spawn building)

Q: Which jobs are OP?
A: Test them all! We need to see what's exploitable during this testing time.

Q: Event? Prizes?
A: Check forums for information!

Q: How much REM do I get for doing ____ job??
A: /jobs info ____

Q: Where do I forward my suggestions and vast amount of complaints?!
A: /mail send lostuser MESSAGE

Hello Dreamcrafters!


Dreamcraft's economy is about to get a face lift! To begin that, however, we first have to start on a clean economic slate. On Wednesday 7/22/15, all players' Jobs levels and REM amounts will be reset to zero. During the period from Wednesday 7/22 to Sunday 7/26, we will be running a live-test event for the new Jobs and Pricing system. On EACH DAY, Jobs levels and REM will be checked and reset, and the THREE players who get the highest jobs levels and REM amounts on each day will be given trophies/rewards. On the night of Sunday 7/26, Jobs and REM will reset for a final time, and then everyone will be able to play as normal!


I understand that a number of players are quite attached to their current Jobs levels and REM amounts. The truth is, our economy and jobs situations are broken right now, and need a full fix. I made the current jobs details in a hurry and never really completed them, so they're only half finished and not balanced in the slightest. This was fully my fault and I apologize. 

Current Jobs and Economy outlook:
-Two jobs max, where earnings can be stacked and optimized if you pick two specific jobs.
-Only jobs for breaking and placing blocks. The other jobs may work but they are only half complete.
-The jobs that are complete have strange breaking/placing rules.
-There is no set pricing guide available, and earnings for Jobs are extremely high and unstable.
-Nothing to spend REM on (player shops don't count), so the amount of money on the server increases infinitely.
-If we add something to spend REM on right now, players that have 100,000+ could buy literal tons of what would be offered.

The NEW jobs (and economy) details are developed and maintained by a number of players that are in-touch with Dreamcraft and it will be evolving with the community. These changes will allow us to offer MANY more features to players on Dreamcraft, among those being admin shops, a player market, contracts, special events, auctions and lotteries, questing for jobs, and much more.

New Jobs and Economy outlook:
+One job max, and all jobs will have balanced earnings so no one job is "better" than the others.
+Jobs for farming, mining, enchanting, brewing, killing, crafting, and much more.
+A set pricing guide that will be maintained and adjusted by staff and members that have the community's best interest at heart.
+Jobs will have easy to understand rules and stability due to having a pricing guide to start.
+Ability to spend REM on Admin shops, player market plots, city upgrades, and more.
+A stable economy!

Our staff's goal here at Dreamcraft is making sure our members have a fantastic time in a fantastic community. Dreamcraft has been online for almost 5 years, and we're constantly evolving. The changes that we have planned will benefit everyone, from the newest guest to the oldest veteran. Please use the Feedback and Suggestions subforum to give us feedback on how we're doing and offer ideas that we may use on our server while we grow.



Mine on Dreamcrafters,

-Lost

Hello Dreamcrafters!

I'm excited to announce that tomorrow, Sunday 7/19/15, the spawn building will be a new build! A number of us have been working hard to provide an interesting spawn experience that is good for new and veteran players alike.

Our staff's goal here at Dreamcraft is making sure our members have a fantastic time in a fantastic community. Dreamcraft has been online for almost 5 years, and we're constantly evolving. The changes that we have planned will benefit everyone, from the newest guest to the oldest veteran. Please use the Feedback and Suggestions subforum to give us feedback on how we're doing and offer ideas that we may use on our server while we grow.

Happy crafting everyone, see you in the world!

-Lost