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