Hey there everyone, this is VirusElite524.  Just a small newsletter to all to inform you on what’s happening here.

First of all, we had a public meeting on Sunday, January 26 at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time which covered future events and post-Animal Kingdom projects and new staff!

Main Server:

Animal Kingdom is 80% completed with Kilimanjaro Safaris, automating some shows, the parking lot, and some back stage is all that is missing.  Please thank BroghanTaylor who has been working very hard as she is in charge of the Kilimanjaro Safaris project and the crew who has been working on it.

Good news to those who are seeking a better experience with our Resort hotels, we’re working on a custom plugin which will be better than our current one which has been glitching for a while now and is long overdue for an upgrade.

We’re aware of the main server being very slow, this is mainly due to an unstable version of Bukkit which is causing our TPS (Ticks Per Second) being very low during busy hours which causes all shows and attractions to be very delayed and off.  We apologize for the inconvenience but we’re trying our hardest to make your gameplay experience enjoyable as much as possible.

We are starting the refurbishment of Epcot.
–This is going to be taking place in a location away from the main park, so that you can continue to enjoy EPCOT as it currently exists while while we set up an updated one. Illuminations shows will continue in OldCOT.
–We expect that early iterations of new EPCOT will be uploaded to main as we work on them, but all content there is experimental until the new EPCOT officially opens.
We ask that our guests stay off the in-progress rides,
We can’t prevent you from going, if you feel like walking, and we won’t punish you if you go poke around, but be aware that it’s a work in progress and that our ability to help you will be limited.
We will not be assisting guests over until the opening, but we MAY invite donors for sneak-peeks.
–As we looked into developing new EPCOT, we noticed a few problems with Google Earth. In the future, we ask both our CMs and any guests who are building 1:1 to use Google Earth imagery from between 2007 and 2013. You will know if you are looking at the wrong image if the epcot monorail loop looks chopped up.
–Things to look forward to in the new EPCOT:
More accurate paths.
More redstone integration on rides
Complete redesigns for Soarin and Mission Space
MANY More things to see and do in World Showcase

We are working on a few resorts as well, including the Grand Floridian. Grail is working on the main building, JoshtheLego is fixing the pathways and other buildings. mixmaster and a few others are working on getting the parking lots outlined. More news on this in the future.

Creative:

As for creative server, we’re also aware that it will go down every hour or two but due to some reason, the RAM slowly increases to the max and forces the server the restart which can cause to rollback any progress.  We are also looking into it hoping to have the resolved as soon as possible.  Another note to creative, please do not teleport to plots that are extremely far, this will cause your account to stuck and unplayable but can be saved if you contact with a Cast Member on mumble.  We’re also going to fix the “/plotme auto” command.

Website:

Also if you’ve sent a message through the “Contact” form here on the website, I spent about four hours going through 496 forms dating back since July and if you have sent a ban appeal between July-November 2013, majority of you have been unbanned.  To those who submitted around December, please fill out the ban appeal section in the forums.  Also to those who sent a message concerning their donor status and tag, those will be fixed soon in the upcoming weeks.

If you submitted a staff application before last Thanksgiving, those have been disposed due to being out of date and there is now a new format when submitting an application.  I am also handling that and we actually tell you if you have been chosen or not.

Any characters that have been claimed but not yet created yet will be soon unclaimed and will be open to everyone, more details during the meeting on Sunday.

New Staff:

ArgoBargo14- CM
ActualFacts- CM
_AlphaUnit_- CM
Gamingdude88- CM
Splashmandx- CM
SkyNexus- CM
kaderaid- CM
Benhamington- CM

Hello_Spencer- intern
Swine_Monster- intern
punktherocker- intern
xxlostspiritxx- intern
Kooldude70- intern

This is all I have on my end and there was a lot more covered in the meeting.  Thank you so much for your appreciation, patience, and dedication to be with us as we’re handling these server issues along with daily real life issues with a lot of us in classes and to those up north dealing the harsh “Frozen” weather.

Enjoy your stay here in Imaginears Club.

-VirusElite524, Manager

So as we wrap up the year, we look back and see the progress and things that happened and I gotta say, a lot has happened.

From Cruise Ships to new management, the server has changed so much since the beginning. The list below displays the major events that happened this year. What’s not included (due to not remembering when) is stuff like the reset of creative (twice), who became staff, small events, random events, milestones, and a lot more things that are left out.

On behalf of the staff of the Imaginears Club, we thank you for your support and appreciation you’ve given us and we hope that you will continue on along with us as we have more in store in the future.

January: HWS opened, Work begins in AK
February: New MK begins
March: Progress
April: 50K Guest
May: May the 4th Star Wars Weekend Event
June: 70K Guest
July: 80K Guest
August: 2 Year Anniversary, New MK Opens
September: 100K Guest
October: 50% of AK, Premiere of HalloWishes
November: MineCon, Premiere of Wishes
December: Disney Dream Cruise Ship, Premiere of Holiday Wishes and Fantasy in the Sky

So much has changed and improved since just a few days ago. Here is a complete list of all the changes and additions;

Top of the line hardware provided by McProHosting:

• 8 core processor
• 32gb RAM
• 1gb/s connection

All new Magic Kingdom:

• Old MK is gone!
• Every ride has been updated
• Meetups with actual characters have been added
• Details and scenery have been significantly improved
• Shows are now mostly automated
• Rides now have spam-free launchers
• NEWS items have been added to announcements
• Shortcut commands have been re-added (/apply, /mumble, & /guide)
• More places and food selections to eat! (ex; Turkey Leg)
• and SO MUCH MORE…

Warps have been cleaned up & improved:

• Uses WDW’s official abbreviations
• Are shorter for convenience
• Cleaned from 400+ warps to just over 100

The Main map is back online:

• Shows where Guests are located
• High resolution imagery

Resource Pack updated:

• Music added
• textures improved
• clothing added
• pins coming soon
• made by DaFuze (with a little help from Walt)

Magic Kingdom will always be a work-in-progress, but it is now much closer to 1 to 1 construction. Our shows are bigger, louder, and more fun than ever. Our rides are more immersive, detailed, and true-to-life.

We’re so proud of our CMs and Imagineers for the work they did. We hope you will take a moment to thank ALL of them. We certainly do.

Cheers,

Walt__Disney