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And if you scroll down, you'll find there's quite a lot to see... ;)
Thematic Worlds
The server's philosophy is built on traveling through gates between individual worlds. Each world has its own rules and purpose. Everyone begins with the first task: to escape the **Rogue Lands** and prove their skill and determination. Beyond that, there are: a world for social living and city building (**Kingdom**), a world with prepared mines for resource gathering (**Mining Colony**), a world of adventure with dungeons (**Inferno/Nether**), and for those who prefer PvP over PvE, there are the **Skyland Warzones** featuring fully automated PvP arenas.
Community and Communication
On many servers, players know each other only via text chat and may never meet "in person." On this server, players have their own towns where they lead their lives, but there are also social hubs—such as the **Kingdom's Spawn** in **Prime City** (the capital) with gates to other worlds, shops, or worlds like the **Mining Colony**—where players can meet regardless of where they live. Another connecting element is our organized social PvP games :)
The server is designed not only for Czech players but also for miners from abroad. Therefore, managed communication is a key element of the game. This is handled via separate channels, so everyone can choose one or several to follow while ignoring the others.
You can also stay connected with the game via our **IRC server**, which is directly linked to the game chat. This allows you to communicate with other players from your smartphone, even when you are on the move.
Security of Valuables and Intelligent Gameplay
The server is secured by many plugins against griefers, and we are able to trace any crime. Anyone who goes against the server rules can expect a ban or a stay in the **Phobos Prison** correctional facility. Eliminating problem players ensures a safe world for everyone who plays fair and doesn't want to live in fear.
Players themselves have access to the `/pr i` command, which can display property damage or theft logs, allowing them to identify the culprit and report them to an authorized person (**Sheriff** or **Agent**) who will handle the situation. While not a binding rule, it is common practice that in the event of property damage, the victim is usually compensated to some extent ;)
Events, Quests, Dungeons, and PvP
Break free from the stereotype of non-stop mining and building... **GateCraft** is a living world. It offers not just static attractions but also various random **Events**, which open up new ways to enjoy the game and potentially gain new items, experience, or money.
**Dungeons** offer highly variable locations, often with randomly generated treasures or otherwise unobtainable resources. **Quests**, on the other hand, add the possibility of earning extra money by hunting specific monsters. In all special locations, monsters are spawned and controlled by our custom-made plugin, **GateSPAWNER**.
Some locations even generate monsters and treasures based on the number of heroes near strategic points. This means that both the difficulty and the reward increase with the number of players who venture into the location to experience an adventure ;)
Unique Custom Plugins
We develop our own plugins tailored specifically to our server's needs.
- GateBASE – A bundle of core tools for other plugins.
- GateCRAFT – Handles all general operations, such as: automatic promotions, detailed user activity logging for the "addicts leaderboard," automatic draining of the Clay Lake (generator), fishing mechanics (catching common or occasionally rare items), generating treasures and monsters in Blaze Bridges, with more extensions constantly being added.
- GateSPAWNER – Allows control over the spawning of monsters, blocks, lightning, items, or chest contents. The settings are very detailed, allowing spawning in intervals or under various conditions and circumstances. For mobs, we can set their level, XP drop, or even special abilities like shooting fireballs, generating charged creepers, and so on.
Other plugins have been in development for some time and will follow. We plan to release some of the more general plugins as open-source in the future, but that is music for another day and currently remains our know-how.
Professional Server
GateCraft is a server with high performance demands because it consists of many different plugins that together ensure a very complex world offering variable possibilities. Moreover, we operate on an international scale, so solid connectivity to both the Czech Republic and foreign countries is essential. Fortunately, we have this covered. The server is physically located v Německu and is highly optimized to run stably and without lag, with ideal latency to all key countries.
Most servers present themselves as having a high-quality, sometimes even elite community, but the truth is often surprisingly twisted. On GateCraft, many people are filtered out right at the beginning because the server is set up so that only players with, let's say, more than a pinch of intelligence pass further into the game. This is essentially necessary because this is no primitive "pure" server; the ability to learn many new elements, commands, and diverse game possibilities is required. That is why this server is sought after mainly by a more mature community, with the average age being around 22 years! ...Immature kids often eliminate themselves, voluntarily.
Admins (Agents) and Moderators (Sheriffs) are selected based on long-term observation of their participation and behavior in the game. To maintain a high standard, we don't let just anyone into our inner circle. These positions are granted only to spotless players, for whom it brings more responsibilities than benefits, but on the other hand, it allows them to participate in controlling and potentially building their favorite server.
And much more...
Casino, dragon travel, sand towers, base jumping, floating islands, PvP arenas and warzones, randomly generated treasures, anarchy world Chaosphere, detailed statistics, death list, giants casting fireballs, no silly XP farms, controlled mining, towns built by players, scenery made by skilled creators, advanced fishing.