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Let me start by saying I am glad not to be in the admins shoes, must have been a tough call.
But I do feel its the wrong call.....
Pushing back the already delayed release of V6 and making it dependent  on the release of 1.7 is a major letdown, to me anyway.
I say, just release V6 using 1.6.x with the tested plugings, dont let all that test work go to waist.
Then inform the community that 1.7 will be implemented at a set date somewhere in December.
That buys you time to test 1.7, even if if its delayed by Mojang or Bukkit and allows the community to play the long awaited V6.
Having a day, or 2 downtime in December is more acceptable, to me anyway then having to wait longer now.
Not to mention missing out on Noobsween.
I feel to many promises are broken with this decision, and I am left disappointed.

By releasing in 1.6.4 we'd still have to work towards the 1.7 update anyway, because we can't stay on 1.6.4 forever then we'd have test everything for 1.7 and then the server would be up and down again. This would not only spoil the experience of v6 but cause you to have further delays when starting your new homes or towns it wouldn't work. We'd prefer to work for a steady 1.7 release with everything fully supported and then it can be left up for the entire Christmas holidays.

Are parts of the forum getting a clean-up on the release date? Like deleting everything from V5 in the towns & nations forum? Might be usefull for the new people joining after the reset so they don't start looking for V5 towns because they sound so good in the forum (not knowing that these town do no longer exist).

Will the shop reopen at the release date?

We have been cleaning up most of the old official V5 information to avoid confusion to new users, we'll continue to remove or lock outdated topics that no longer are useful to avoid further confusion.

If by shop you mean, Donation? We hope we can open it for the release but out of everything we need to prepare for the release, that isn't high priority right now.

So even a named entity can despawn?

I don't mind if it's not protected, as long as it doesn't despawn.

Unfortunately named entities are still effected by our dynamic despawning system, or else each named entity on the server would be forever loaded and would eventually clog up the machine causing lag. We tend to try and be fair about our animal and monster sharing, but this is something we cannot do. However, if you was going to re-name a mob as a pet then you could use the pet system to buy a pet that follows you etc.

So... will normal breeding be enabled or is buying them the only way to get more horses?

Same things for nametagging neutral mobs: will they stay there forever or are only officially server bought pets that are permanent?

This was asked a few times but never got an official answer.

Normal breeding will be enabled. However, breeding a horse the traditional way does not protect it from player killing and does not save its contents nor the entity itself. Meaning that anything you find in the wild is always going to be temporary like normal Minecraft, they may despawn or be killed. Horses within the stable system are saved and re-summonable at any time you wish.

So the donation horses, does that mean everyone who has donated gets it?

Its a separate package, unlocked via a donation.

This is a guide for our virtual horses system. This guide aims to give you an overview of commands, horse types, their speed, health and jump height. The guide will also include the cost of each horse and ways of unlocking.

Breed: White Horse
Obtained via: Tokens
In-game cost: N/A
Speed: 0.3
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 15.0

Breed: Black Horse
Obtained via: VIP Membership
In-game cost: N/A
Speed: 0.3
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 15.0

Breed: Creamy Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 1000
Speed: 0.225
Jump Strength: 0.5
Health: 12.0

Breed: Chestnut Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 1500
Speed: 0.230
Jump Strength: 0.6
Health: 12.0

Breed: Brown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 2000
Speed: 0.240
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 12.0

Breed: Gray Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 2500
Speed: 0.260
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 12.0

Breed: DarkBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 3000
Speed: 0.270
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 12.0

Breed: BlazeWhite Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 5000
Speed: 0.280
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 14.0

Breed: BlazeCreamy Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 6000
Speed: 0.290
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 14.0

Breed: BlazeChestnut Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 7000
Speed: 0.300
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 14.0

Breed: BlazeBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 8000
Speed: 0.320
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 14.0

Breed: BlazeBlack Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 9000
Speed: 0.340
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 14.0

Breed: BlazeGray Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 11000
Speed: 0.360
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 14.0

Breed: BlazeDarkBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 12000
Speed: 0.380
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 14.0

Breed: PaintWhite Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 15000
Speed: 0.400
Jump Strength: 0.8
Health: 14.0

Breed: PaintCreamy Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 17000
Speed: 0.420
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 15.0

Breed: PaintChestnut Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 20000
Speed: 0.430
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 16.0

Breed: PaintBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 25000
Speed: 0.440
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 16.0

Breed: PaintBlack Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 30000
Speed: 0.450
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 16.0

Breed: PaintGray Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 40000
Speed: 0.460
Jump Strength: 0.950
Health: 16.0

Breed: PaintDarkBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 45000
Speed: 0.500
Jump Strength: 1.0
Health: 16.0

Breed: LeopardWhite Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 55000
Speed: 0.550
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 16.0

Breed: LeopardCreamy Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 65000
Speed: 0.600
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 16.0

Breed: LeopardChestnut Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 80000
Speed: 0.650
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 16.0

Breed: LeopardBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 100000
Speed: 0.700
Jump Strength: 0.9
Health: 16.0

Breed: LeopardBlack Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 150000
Speed: 0.720
Jump Strength: 1.0
Health: 18.0

Breed: LeopardGray Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 200000
Speed: 0.730
Jump Strength: 1.0
Health: 18.0

Breed: LeopardDarkBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 300000
Speed: 0.740
Jump Strength: 1.0
Health: 18.0

Breed: SootyWhite Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 350000
Speed: 0.750
Jump Strength: 1.0
Health: 20.0

Breed: SootyCreamy Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 400000
Speed: 0.755
Jump Strength: 1.0
Health: 20.0

Breed: SootyChestnut Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 450000
Speed: 0.760
Jump Strength: 1.0
Health: 20.0

Breed: SootyBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 500000
Speed: 0.765
Jump Strength: 1.0
Health: 20.0

Breed: SootyBlack Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 600000
Speed: 0.770
Jump Strength: 1.1
Health: 22.0

Breed: SootyGray Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 650000
Speed: 0.775
Jump Strength: 1.1
Health: 22.0

Breed: SootyDarkBrown Horse
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 700000
Speed: 0.780
Jump Strength: 1.1
Health: 22.0

Breed: Donkey
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 25000
Speed: 0.2
Jump Strength: 0.7
Health: 12.0
Storage: Yes

Breed: Mule
Obtained via: Nbz
In-game cost: 45000
Speed: 0.3
Jump Strength: 0.8
Health: 15.0
Storage: Yes

Breed: Undead Horse
Obtained via: Donation
In-game cost: N/A
Speed: 0.780
Jump Strength: 0.8
Health: 25.0

Breed: Skeleton Horse
Obtained via: Donation
In-game cost: N/A
Speed: 0.8
Jump Strength: 0.8
Health: 25.0

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Commands:

- /horses help Lists information about sub-commands
- /horses buy <Name> <Breed Type> Buys a horse of the given breed
- /horses delete <Name> Deletes the given horse from your virtual stable
- /horses types Lists the horse types the player has permission to use
- /horses summon <Name> Summons one of the players horses to them
- /horses dismiss Dismisses the summoned horse
- /horses heal [Amount] Heals the players active horse (For a configurable price)
- /horses rename <Name> <NewName> Renames one of the players horses
- /horses list [Player] Lists all the players horses

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- Max player horses: 10
- Max VIP player horses: 35
- Protection from other players
- Re-summonable
- Stored in a virtual stable
- Saved inventories for mules and donkeys
- Saved armour and saddles
- Summon time: 5 seconds
- Names support colour codes
- Max name length: 12

Hey all,

I am happy to announce that Noobstown will re-open its doors on the 25th of October 2013 Friday) at 8pm BST( for a 3 hour closed beta. During this time, Veteran, Supporters and VIP players will be able to connect. 11pm BST will mark the release of open beta, allowing everyone to connect.

Want to know when this is in your time?
Noobstown Early Access
Noobstown Release to Public

Thanks to Applessmillion for the Time & Date conversions

As there are a lot of new systems in place, please understand that teething issues will most likely occur during the first couple of weeks after release. You can expect maintenance to be going on multiple times a day, at any point and unannounced. All bug reports and feedback are appreciated as always, and we'll be working around the clock to re-build the stability that the community grew used to in v5.

Once again, we would like to thank you all for your incredible patience and understanding during this whole process.

Let the new era and fun begin, good luck and enjoy the experience!

from my experience, you cant really fully test anything without public access. Hence why betas exist and even so, games are still buggy.

Even Minecraft is still working on and removing bugs and glitches, nothing will ever be perfect. The lack of communication though is what gets me upset, its been over a week since the plugins were announced being tested.

As far as the saying "good things come to those who wait" I point you to Duke Nukem Forever.

It's not a case of irradiating all bugs before we release because like you say, it is impossible to test things without public access and we totally agree. We expect there to be bugs on the release, we expect to be fixing them all night long during the first night, which we are totally preparing for. However, what you might fail to understand is that we do this as a hobby, as much free time as I can possible dedicate goes to running the servers and that goes for Lawrence and Waterworth too.

'Plugin testing' meaning the first time we've officially tested the plugin since its development over the entire summer. We aren't simply looking for bugs, we are asking questions like 1. Does it function correctly? 2. Does it cause any severe issues to the server in terms of lag 3. Is it safe to use on release for public testing?

As you can see it is not simply just looking for small things, we do expect players to do that on the release.

The aim is to release the server when we are happy to, when we feel that what we have in place will work and be a fun experience for the new era of Noobstown. Ruining the release by rushing into things, will make the version forever bad.

We understand the frustration of waiting and we ourselves want to release the version as soon as humanly possible. We also appreciate everyone for being so supportive and sticking with Noobstown for this entire change-over process.

I hope you kinda understand our situation and know that it is being worked on and there isn't too much left in terms of core development testing. Thank you 

Gambling within our systems such as the Lottery, Slot machines, eventually Chicken roulette and Horse racing are all acceptable forms of moderated and server-run gambling on the server in v6. Any other forms of gambling are not safe and if such acts break the scamming rules, ban will be given out.

As always, we try and keep an acceptable amount of fun and enjoyment in the server, we don't encourage gambling in real life. Gambling within the server is within a safe environment on admin monitored machines and all of which features are safe. Exploring gambling in a safe virtual environment with virtual money is the best way to learn and understand the whole concept in my personal opinion.

so I can buy in USD now ?

Yes, there will be a built in currency converter. Simply drop down the options and select "USD" when it's released.