Patch notes/2022

2022 patch notes for Parallel and Capture the Flag are available below.

Parallel

January 1

• Added a Parallel QuickStart Guide at spawn (will be replaced by an epic tour-style tutorial soon!)
• Players in Do Not Disturb mode are now indicated by the tab menu and above their heads
• Updated the Parallel Infobook

January 10

• Created the Parallel Structure Compendium to catalog pre-generated structures in the new world (https://structures.parallelmc.org/)
• Opening the Auction House now takes you to the auctions page instead of the item categories page
• Items up for auction that receive a bid with less than 10 minutes left will now have their auction time extended by 10 minutes
• Items up for auction now expire after 12 hours instead of 48
• Canceling an auction/sale now returns the item to you right away instead of keeping it in storage
• Expired Auction House items now count toward the player's concurrent auction/sale limit
• Reduced the max price of an Auction House sale from 9999999 riftcoins to 30000
• Shortened the cooldowns for auctioning/selling and purchasing items
• Changed the date format on the Auction House from dd/MM/yyyy to MM/dd/yyyy

January 30

• Parallel Prime (the old world) and The End are now accessible again!
• New caves generate below y=0 in Parallel Prime!
• The Shopping District can now be found outside the spawn mountains in the new world (you can use the portal pad to get there instead)!
• Players can now travel between the new world and Parallel Prime via yellow rifts in the new and old Shopping district fields!
• Red's Shop now sells a Pocket Teleporter that lets players teleport between spawn and their last location!
• The Sky Kingdom has been completely rebuilt!
• The wisp spawning area in the Sky Kingdom is now much easier to find
• Players can now access Ralnthar's lair via a prismarine cave in the old spawn town and trade up to 3 soul shards per day with him in exchange for a bit of his fortune
• The old spawn town has been significantly damaged by Ralnthar
• The old Shopping District field in Parallel Prime is now open for settlement
• Loot structures below y=0 in the old world now regenerate loot for each player
• Supply chests (actively maintained by players) can now be found in the spawn area
• Players' vault items can now be accessed by the spawn of Parallel Prime
• Players can now access ender chests again
• Red's Shop now sells the Unknown Key and the Red Astronaut Helmet again
• Rudy's Shop now sells Makeshift Wings again
• Makeshift Wings can be obtained from VoteParty chest rewards again
• Added /togglepvp to toggle taking damage from PvP
• Players can now leash mobs in the spawn region
• Removed Adventurer's Papers from Red's Shop
• /donate + /dnd + /donotdisturb now tab-complete (let us know if there are other commands that should tab-complete but don't!)
• The tab menu now sorts player names regardless of capitalization again
• Reduced the chances of higher-level enchantments on bows in hot air balloons
• Fixed votes from offline players not showing in chat
• Made some of the Auction House error messages a bit clearer
• Optimized villagers
• Updated the server MOTD

February 1

• The Pocket Teleporter at Red's Shop now sells for 200 coins instead of 250
• /togglepvp now auto-completes by pressing tab

February 2

• The Blue Orchid Arena is now open for PvP! Head to its portal pad to get there!
• Added a portal pad to Darkmount (player town)
• The Pocket Teleporter will now only teleport you back to your last saved location if you're within the spawn or Shopping District regions
• Added info about the Shopping District back into the Parallel Infobook

February 8

• Loot chests in The End now refill after 1 minute instead of 30 minutes
• Rudy will no longer let you purchase his Tool Repair Kit if you're holding a tool with full durability
• The Unknown Key in Red's Shop now informs players to go to coordinates in Parallel Prime specifically
• Fixed the tab menu sorting players incorrectly for Adventurer rank and up
• Updated the Parallel Infobook

February 15

• Arrows are now the only entity that actually despawns when a player with PVP toggled off is hit by one
• Thrown potions no longer affect people with PVP off
• Updated the /help menus

February 24

• Fixed a bug where players could use /sit to sit

February 28

• Added support for Minecraft 1.18.2
• Updated the server MOTD

March 2

• Opened the Parallel QuickStart Tour Beta to researchers and up

March 8

• Trusted players are no longer sorted above default players in the tab menu

March 17

• The server has been updated to 1.18.2 (players can connect with any 1.18 version)!
• Players can no longer use the Pocket Teleporter while crawling
• Fixed trusted players not being able to edit blocks in some of the Shopping District market stalls
• Fixed certain projectiles bypassing TogglePVP
• Fixed the formatting of some auction messages

April 1

• Updated the Parallel Resource pack with some nifty changes
• Promoted everyone to Moderator

April 3

• Red's Shop now sells Totem of the Void
• Falling stars can no longer occur in space

April 4

• Fixed a bug where a Totem of the Void would fail if it was in the offhand and any item was in the mainhand
• Removed the line of lore from the Totem of the Void saying "Incompatible with regular totems!"

April 25

• Lane's Dungeon (The Citadel) has been reopened! Head to -2561 / 84 / -3873 in the 1.18 world (Otherside) to explore it!
• Fixed mobs not spawning in the woodland mansion in Parallel Otherside
• Updated the messages for /spawn to advertise Pocket Teleporters and to reflect spawn coordinates of newer worlds
• Trusted players are now sorted above default players in the tab menu again
• Fixed a bug where Infobook lecterns weren't showing the proper book
• Updated the auto-broadcast messages

April 30

• Fixed the broadcast for winning Makeshift Wings from a VoteParty chest not working

May 11

• Players can no longer get stuck in Ralnthar's lung maze

May 26

• The interiors of many houses in the spawn town have been constructed!
• The lore book at spawn has been updated to be more digestible for new players
• Server boosters now have a neat logo next to their name in Discord chat
• The lecterns by the nether portal in the Shopping District can be accessed again
• Fixed up some of the Shopping District stalls
• Red has now donned his proper attire once more
• Accessing the rulebook from the /help menu now works again

June 6

• Cadets can now access the Parallel QuickStart Tour Beta
• Updated the Shopping District Guide book at the main SD kiosk
• The Shopping District Guide book will now reset to page 1 every time a player opens it
• Trusted players are no longer sorted above default players in the tab menu
• Changing your voter rank tag now causes you to be sorted correctly in the tab menu (no out of order voter rank tags)
• Updated info on signs near spawn for how to leave the spawn town
• Fixed some character dialogue formatting

June 7

• 1.19 clients can now join the server (the server itself is still in 1.18)
• Updated the server MOTD

June 11

• 1.19 clients can now join the event and build servers (the servers themselves are still in 1.18)

June 20

• Added more signs at spawn for new players about where to go
• Fixed some errors in voting rewards messages
• Cleaned up the advancements menu a bit

July 19

• Updated Parallel to 1.19!
• Expanded the world border in Otherside to +-8000!
• Dozens of new custom structures are available to explore!
• Released donor ranks (Bronze / Silver / Gold / Diamond) on our online Tebex store!
• Released the Charms system along with dozens of charm options available to donors (an in-game shop with charms open to everyone is coming soon)!
• Added 27 new custom / Parallel-specific advancements and removed dozens of menial advancements
• Added chest shops where you can buy items in exchange for diamonds
• Added public & private chatrooms (create one with /chatroom create!)
• The spawn town has been decorated in the spirit of 1.19
• The voter and donator towers in the spawn town are now open
• Vanessa Moore and Germaine now have a house in the spawn town
• Released a more intuitive system for editing armor stands
• Added /store that links to the Parallel Tebex store
• Updated the Parallel Museum
• Fixed eyes of ender not pointing to strongholds in Otherside(!)
• Fixed a crash bug that resulted from trading with villagers on a 1.19 client
• Updated info-and-rules

Parallel CTF

May 21

• Decreased Dwarf Slowness from 2 to 1
• Gave Dwarf a Netherite sword instead of Diamond
• Pyro is now 50% resistant to fire damage instead of immune
• Greatly reduced Soldier climb height
• Chat is now colored (head colors soon!)
• Added messages for when Archers shoot and snipe a player
• Flag Carriers now glow (glow colors soon!)
• Pyros can now correctly place fire
• Medic cobwebs are now destructible
• Players are now informed when an open slot on a team is available

May 22

• Medic cobwebs are now removed on death
• Added spectators! Spectators are invisible and can fly around the map
• Added /votestart, which allows players to vote to start the game without a staff member online
• Added /shuffleteams, currently staff only
• Added /info to view information about a class
• Pyro flint and steel now only has 1/4th durability
• Fire tick is now enabled by default such that fire goes out on its own
• Soldiers can no longer climb barriers
• Various bugfixes and improvements overall

May 23

• Medics now slowly regenerate health over time
• Flag holders are now damaged every few seconds to prevent camping
• Bug fixes

May 25

• Flag damage is now correctly applied as 1.5 hearts
• Medic and Ninja passive healing no longer works while holding the flag
• Slightly increased durability of Pyro's Flint and Steel
• Added three chat commands, /md (Medic!), /d (Defend!), and /c (Careful!)
• Dwarves no longer take knockback
• Above head name colors!
• Bug fixes

June 6

• You can no longer starve in the lobby
• Introduced new map voting system, players can vote for the next map while in the lobby
• Updated scoreboard in the lobby to show votes to start and the top voted map
• Spectator bug fix