Lithora Launch Town Hall 06/01/25

Written By Vinterra

Server Launch Recap

  • The server launched on May 30th at 3:00 PM CST.

  • We saw a peak of 54 players online.

  • Performance was great, with minimal lag or travel issues, thanks to staff pre-generating the world.

World Generation Issues Leading to Full Wipe

Two major, unfixable problems necessitated a complete world wipe:

  • Rockstrata Failure: Custom rock layers completely broke past default world height and could not be patched or salvaged.

  • Herbarium + Chunk Generation Conflict: Adding Herbarium after chunks loaded caused berry bushes to overwrite into air blocks. This made berries effectively ungatherable and removed most of them from the server, making much of the world barren and unfixable.

  • Equator Glitch: Instead of poles at the map edges, we had three equators at 0, -15k, and 15k. This broke all biome-based spawning, leading to trees, animals, and plants either dying or never spawning. It effectively created four cold zones and ruined the climate logic.

Decision to Wipe & Transition Plan

  • Initially, a quick wipe and reset were planned.

  • However, after meeting with the Council, we decided on a Permanent + 24HR Dying World setup to balance player loss with long-term progression.

  • The 24-hour "Dying World" was set up for players to claim items.

  • Staff will manually transfer marked bases to the new world.

  • The schedule restart may take up to an hour, so please be patient.

  • Your 5x5x5 claim area will be moved to your specified location.

Starter Kit & Server Load Warning

  • The starter kit is currently boosted but will revert to normal by the end of June. It includes:

    • 2 Rare Shards

    • 1 Temporal Gear

  • New chunk loading with 30-50 players can cause crashes. If you see void terrain, turn back, as loading it risks the entire server.

Post-Launch Fixes & Improvements

  • Recipe overlap issues have been resolved, avoiding clutter with large recipe groups.

  • Custom placeholder items have been added:

    • RotRock: Fixes class/recipe compatibility

    • RotCloth: Offers 99% dye reduction for colored cloth

    • Ironrot Clay: Boosts select outputs + dye reduction

    • Rot Base: Restricts potion crafting to relevant classes

  • Chat improvements mean the "Basics" mod is fixed, allowing local chat without being stuck in group chat. Please use local chat for nearby conversations to keep global chat clearer.

Trivia

  • 2000s pop culture


Towns/Settlements/Inns (5 Known)

  • Agaeth Urngor

    • Theme: Beach Dwarves

  • Aquesta

    • Theme: Classic, medieval architecture

  • Dragenhavn

    • Theme: 1300–1400s-themed castle and town

  • Hodge Podge

    • Theme: Beautiful unique builds

  • Obsidian Covenant

    • Theme: Greeco-Roman settlement around Sandstone


New Members & Server Stats

  • Average Players: 20s

  • Highs: 54

  • Whitelisted: 434

  • Total Members: 654

  • Vintage Story Servers Up: Survival: 1.20.10


Discord

  • Get Whitelisted!

    • Being a whitelisted member allows voting, talking in certain channels, posting links, and opens some new channels.

    • Discord likes to hide channels; make sure to "Show All Channels" to see everything.

  • FAQ: What needs to be updated?

Bug and Fixes

  • Campaign Cartographer was removed due to crashes. Must be deleted from mod folders.

  • Missing a few recipes.

  • Increased AFK timer.


Discussions

  • Shards

    • Common:

      • 100 = 1 Uncommon

      • 1,000 = 1 Rare

      • 5,000 = 1 Mythic

    • Uncommon:

      • 10 = 1 Rare

      • 50 = 1 Mythic

    • Rare:

      • 5 = 1 Mythic

      • 1 + book = apprentice book

    • Mythic:

      • Can earn shards in community events or in leagues.


Shops

  • Admins are finding a place in the south for the shopping area over the next week.

  • Will have shops for auction, a live player event.

  • Prices will be listed on shops.

  • If you cannot attend the auction, let Karrots or Shadoh know your limit if you wish to participate, and they will bid for you.

  • Only a limited number of shops for sale per week.

  • Example Prices (Placeholder):

    • Stall: 100 Common Shards

    • Small Shop: 250 Common Shards

    • Medium Shop: 500 Common Shards

    • Large Shop: 1,000 Common or 1 Uncommon Shard


Classes

  • Upon character creation, you choose your "master" class.

    • Master class will have all the recipes and body traits: positives and negatives of that class.

  • Apprentice class is obtained with 1 Rare shard, corresponding colored book, and the master of the class creating it.

    • Apprentices only get the apprentice recipes, no other traits.

  • To get the apprentice class, you need to eat the book.

  • Every book you eat will overwrite the previous book, allowing you to change your subclass whenever you want.


Upkeep (May)

  • Donations: $70

  • Previous Balance: $82.95

  • Cost: $145.85

  • New Balance: $7.10


Miscellaneous

  • Some issues have arisen—and likely will again—that staff shouldn't decide on alone. In those cases, we'll meet with the Council to reach a more balanced decision.

  • We're streamlining our Discord, wiki, and website so information is easy to find without wading through countless channels.

    • This overhaul will take time, much like server maintenance, so changes won't appear overnight.

    • For example, we're closing the Discord donations channel; financial updates will now be shared in our monthly newsletter instead.

    • Newsletters will be shared on Social Media in discord and on the website. 

  • We had 4 Vintage Story Game keys that were given away. 


Thank You

  • Benefactors, Boosters, and Volunteers for helping us build this community!

  • Everyone for being patient and understanding with all of the chaos!

Vinterra
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