Skylands Overhaul Project

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Skylands Overhaul Project

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Skylands Overhaul Project
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Over the last few years Cubeville has been through a lot of changes and updates. We've jumped from 1.12 to 1.18 in the space of a year, started a new map with all new builds and updated various elements like event islands separately over the years. Pretty much every part of Cubeville has been renovated or rebuilt with one exception... Skylands. Well we are happy to announce that that is about to change, 2022 is going to be the year where Skylands finally gets the love it deserves, with a complete overhaul of builds and systems. Obviously this is going to be a big project, and we would love your input, so read on to find out more!
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Skylands spawn is still a fantastic build - it was just designed when there were far fewer things to fit into it...
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How does the overhaul work?
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The main process is relatively simple; everything from the current skylands will go through a redesign and rebuild process before being added to the new Skylands server. There will then be new games and arenas added, a new game prize system worked out, new plugins written to automate games without manual hosting, and many other changes to bring our skylands into the modern era. Once everything is ready we will announce a skylands relaunch date and everything will be swapped over to the new setup. The plan is for this to happen before the start of the Summer Games, but obviously there is a lot of work involved in this project so we're not promising any dates at the moment. We won't be able to fix a launch date until pretty near the end, so please don't keep asking.

This project is going to require a lot of work from the entire staff team so we have set it as one of our main objectives for 2022, along with the final push to launch the new quest world this year. Whilst we will still be doing the usual events like Spring, Halloween and Winter Islands, they will not be brand new, rather minor updates to existing islands. Hopefully you all understand that with two huge projects lined up for this year, we can't put as much focus into those events as we have in previous years.
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Floaty Feather is still a fun game, but the arena isn't very representative of all the nether has to offer these days.
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How can I help?

What we need from you all is your thoughts, opinions and criticisms of the current skylands - what do you like, what would you change, what would you like to see added? We have some visions for how things might work but we're not the only ones that will play there, so we definitely want input from everyone before we start.

It would be great if you could copy/paste the following template into a response in this thread and fill it in with your thoughts. We will collate responses as we go and they will be fed into the project plan. Updates will be posted periodically throughout the project and there may be further opportunities for input as we go.

Skylands Overhaul Feedback Template

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[b]Things I like about current skylands:[/b]⠀
[b]Things I think could be improved in current skylands:[/b]⠀
[b]Things I would like to see added to skylands:[/b]⠀
[b]The three games/arenas I use most in skylands are:[/b]⠀
[b]The three games/arenas I use least in skylands are:[/b]⠀
[b]Any other comments:[/b]⠀
If you are not able to sign up to the forum for any reason, or would prefer your answers not be publicly visible, you can complete the google form linked here. There is also an NPC at the current skylands spawn that can give you a book to fill in with your suggestions. They will then be added here as anonymous entries.
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Speak to the NPC to get a book with the template populated for you to fill in and submit.
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Re: Skylands Overhaul Project

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Things I like about current skylands:
I love the way its all laid out. The 4 branches of different worlds and games is something that should definitely stay.

Things I think could be improved in current skylands:
Survival inventory, only in the lobby, just to flex or troll with special items.⠀

Things I would like to see added to skylands:
block hunt or a cv survival games.

The three games/arenas I use most in skylands are:
Lavarun, I liked nubman for some reason idrk why, Carnival pvp.⠀

The three games/arenas I use least in skylands are:
Half of the playermade pvp arenas, dont get me wrong i really like them, but I never see myself going back to them when I do pvp.


Any other comments:
Spleef pot, please, i beggeth thou ⠀
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Re: Skylands Overhaul Project

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oh the /b thing bolds it, i see
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THATS WHAT THAT WALLY WAS. I FOUND IT AND I WAS LIKE "whats this??"
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DunkinDog wrote: Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:04 pm Any other comments:
Spleef pot, please, i beggeth thou ⠀
The spleef pot was actually re-introduced like a couple months back.
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Things I like about current skylands:
I like how there are a bunch of games that range from a game you can play on your own, to games that you can play with your friends

Things I think could be improved in current skylands:
no bingo. or any games like that.

Things I would like to see added to skylands:
um.. maybe a building game? and more drawing related games? ..i think i'm asking for too much on that last one...

The three games/arenas I use most in skylands are:
lavarun, i've played a lot of CTF and i love it (same with bedwars, this totally isnt already 3 things) and I also like burry berry.

The three games/arenas I use least in skylands are:
bingo, neval battle and probably some pvp games

Any other comments:
it'd be nice to have obstical course updated and some different pvp maps. it would also be cool to get some C's to build some of the new games / to help with them. i know that could get kinda chaotic so maybe it could be like staff PM some C's who are good at building to ask if they would like to help build things then they wont be allowed to tell anybody so other people dont get jealous? idk. maybe not that last part.
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So I’m not going to follow that format as I don’t have all that feedback but here are a few things.
So i think it would be AWSOME to have like more prizes I guess, and a fun way to make money or win special items, maybe a monthly boat race tournament where the top 3 of every month get a special item or some money. I think that would just be awesome. Also, I think Spleef is amazingly fun and it would be great for it to be player hosted ;)
Things I use the least: Uh everything except bed wars, among us and Spleef.
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Things I like about current skylands:
The way you can see all the places you can go to from the portal. (The Games, Spleef, PvP, Other.)
Things I think could be improved in current skylands:
Make the island somewhat rounded, instead of the 4 arms. With more to look at between, that have some easy parkour features.
Things I would like to see added to skylands:
I know we are not to say other severs, but you know those other game ones (Up art and Bee's home). Sort of how they have set it out, with huge signs over the entry rooms for that particular game/s.
The three games/arenas I use most in skylands are:
Although I don't play much, My favs are: Spleef, Block Party, Bury Berry.
The three games/arenas I use least in skylands are:
Any PvP (not Taiga it's the only one I will play. XD), Pacman, Can't think of a 3rd but I rarely play many games.
Any other comments:
Just make it nice and colourful.
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Just updating with some items from books that were left in skylands with feedback.
  • A contest for players to design new minigames would be cool.
  • Parkour options around skylands spawn would be fun x2
  • Add a roller coaster and trampoline park
  • Roleplaying areas
  • Add hide and seek and PvE games like zombie attack
  • Add soccer with the blockball plugin
  • Add a hardcore type world where PvP is enabled, griefing is allowed etc.
  • Make sylands more futuristic/modern, maybe space stations as hubs
  • Like the bright blocks of skylands, should keep a bright theme in the new hub
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Things I like about current skylands:
Easy to find games, design
Things I think could be improved in current skylands:
Commands to get to specific games, more of a variety of games
Things I would like to see added to skylands:
Maybe games like Simon Says or Soccer/Football, and maybe more pvp areans/modes?
The three games/arenas I use most in skylands are:
CTF, Spleef, BP
The three games/arenas I use least in skylands are:
The Holy Brotato, Bowling, Movie Theater
Any other comments:
I like how you decorate the backgrounds for a lot of the games, but they aren't that appealing. Maybe that could be changed?
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