This is an important update please read!
As many of you are likely to be aware; Mojang recently updated their information regarding the updating name changing abilities within Minecraft. (https://mojang.com/2015/01/announcing-minecraft-name-changes/ (https://mojang.com/2015/01/announcing-minecraft-name-changes/)). As we explained several months ago (https://www.noobscraft.com/server/username-changing-minecraft-1-8/ (https://www.noobscraft.com/server/username-changing-minecraft-1-8/msg78905/#msg78905)) we will not be supporting the ability to change your username at the point that Mojang is releasing it.
On the 4th of February they plan to enable the ability to change your Minecraft username. If at this point (or any point up until we announce it is possible) you do change your name to anything other than exactly the name we have recorded you will be unable to access any of the CloudSquid servers (http://cloudsquid.net).
As explained several months ago; we use a large number of plugins on our servers which provide extra functionality such as Towny and mcMMO, etc. Most of these plugins store data about you by attaching your information to your username; this won't be possible in the future as you will have the ability to change your name. Whilst we have taken steps to ensure all our custom plugins are updated to the new system of using user ids, as you know we don't develop all of the plugins we use; and we cannot force third-party developers to adopt this change.
Several months ago we introduced a system which will block all users who have changed/are using a changed name; this is still in use! If on or after the 4th of February you choose to change your name you will not be able to access Noobstown! This change is hopefully only temporary but is necessary to ensure the safety of your in-game items/land/experience and the server as a whole. It is however likely we will continue to use this for the foreseeable future, if you have no plans to change your name then you will be completely unaffected by this change. As part of this update you will be unable to access any of the CloudSquid servers (http://cloudsquid.net/) plus your Noobscraft.com account if:
- You change your username to something different to the exact one you've already used on our servers. (This includes adjusting the case of your name!)
- You use a username which has already been used by another user of our servers.
Just to make that clear: if you decide to change your username you will be unable to access the server or site for the foreseeable future. This will also not be considered a valid reason for inactivity in regards to land.
If you have any questions regarding this change (both the change to Minecraft and our change) please feel free to reply to this topic.