Update Notes

* Updated OS/packages of the old VPS (final uptime was 856 days, rip)

* Updated TeamSpeak 3 server to 3.11.0

* Updated SuperVanish fake messages to be indistinguishable from regular join/leave messages
* Modified JoinMessagePlus to respect SuperVanish state
* Updated SurvivalGames to 7.1
* Updated CUCommands to 1.2.7
- Removed KeepChunks

- Removed Killerteddy

* Updated BungeeCord to to Waterfall #395
* Updated all servers from 1.16.4 (#288) to 1.16.5 (#468)
* Updated GeyserMC to 1.2.0
* Updated WorldEdit to 7.2.2
* Changed Votifier BungeeCord integration to use proxy instead of plugin messaging
* Fixed Creative not having vote rewards
* Discord: Disable messages from #memes and #nsfw from showing up within #starboard
- Removed Killerteddy

* Updated CUStatus to 1.2.5, fixes CUPoints toplist
* Fixed enforcement links pointing to old forms in main website

* Minor theme fixes for CU 2020
- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added CUStatus to Brink of Chaos and Beta 1.7.3

+ Added player counts to Brink of Chaos and Beta 1.7.3 on homepage and forums server info blocks

+ Added timeline events for 2019 (view timeline here)

* Updated to IP.Board 4.4.9.1

* Fixed forums and homepage becoming inaccessible if MC server status file becomes unavailable

- Removed Killerteddy

Chaotic United has relaunched! Here is the full list of changes and updates to the community.

Minecraft:
+ Added plugin: BattleArena
+ Added plugin: EssentialsX
+ Added a new in-game UI (/play)
+ Added plugin: MobArena
+ Added MobArena map: Heat
+ Added MobArena map: Ruin
+ Added MobArena map: C-173
+ Added Parkour map: Sandstorm
+ Added Parkour map: Oasis
+ Added Parkour map: EndParkour
+ Added Arena map: Tomb (formerly Quake)
+ Added Arena map: Labrynth
+ Added Arena map: Beaver Creek
+ Added new gamemode: MobArena [NEEDS FURTHER TESTING FROM
COMMUNITY]
+ Added new gamemode: The Arena [NEEDS FURTHER TESTING FROM
COMMUNITY]
+ New Survival spawn
+ New Factions spawn
+ New Minigames (Arena) spawn
+ Added hub items, you can now get anywhere on the server from the hub without any
commands
+ Added plugin: SilkSpawners
+ Added plugin: SpawnerShop
+ Added plugin: ZHorse
+ Added new emote: /sad
+ Added new emote: /thinking
+ Added new plugin: SmartSignEditor
* Updated creative spawn
* Updated SkyBlock spawn
* Updated hub
* Parkour now has Easy, Normal, and Hard modes - Easy mode has 0.25x the award,
with a checkpoint being able to be set anywhere, and Hard mode has 10x the award
with no checkpoints
* Parkour will no longer re-grant the same checkpoint twice, which means you can't fall
and re-unlock a previous checkpoint
* All faction management commands (ie, renaming, promoting, demoting, creating,
disbanding, etc) are now able to be run anywhere, not just within Factions
- Removed plugin: Stables
- Removed Killerteddy

Website:
+ New website design
* Nuclear District site theme now uses new logo
* Website now behaves much better on mobile devices
* Helpcenter index now has a unique icon for each page, including some icons from
FontAwesome 5
* Legacy CU Staff, ND Staff, and Veterans pages now use a static image instead of a
3D render - the old 3D render stopped working
* Rules entry on the helpcenter redirects to the main rules page on forums
- Removed Killerteddy

Forums:
+ Added new CU themed group badges
+ Added Download center
+ Added Blogs
* Fixed group badge display/sizing issues on most themes
- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added Sigmund vendor (blacksmith) to Survival spawn
- Removed Killerteddy

Some changes have been made to CU's guidelines and Discord server.

+ Added rule: Do not discuss marijuana or other illegal drugs in public chats

- Removed #420 channel from Discord to avoid issues with Discord's TOS, US law, and as a response to strong community backlash

- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added some additional announcements
* Updated CUItemSpawn to 1.1.1
* Updated CUPackage to 1.2.13
* Updated donation store descriptions to remove Chat Formatting perk from Chaotic and Benefactor descriptions, and add it to Creator
* Chat Formatting perk (formerly a Benefactor and up perk) is now available to Creators and above
* Fixed a typo (from literally 2014) where Chaotic rank lists either a 200x200 plot, or two 100x100 plots - now lists up to 4 100x100 plots as 200x200 plots no longer are an option (and also two 100x100 plots would be less space than a 200x200 plot smh)
- Removed the glass barrier in front of SurvivalGames signs since im an idiot and forgot to do that
- Removed Killerteddy

MC Server:

+ Implemented BungeeCord
+ Added server: hub
+ Added server: sv
+ Added plugin: VentureChat
+ Added plugin: BungeeTabListPlus (BungeeCord)
+ Added plugin: PlaceholderAPI
+ Added plugin: BungeePerms (BungeeCord)
+ Added plugin: ServerUtils (BungeeCord)
+ Added navigation bar to dynmap webpage
* Updated CUPackage to 1.2.4
* Updated Announcement to 1.0.8
* Updated NuVotifier to 2.7.1
* Updated Autorank from 3.8 to 4.4
* Reconfigured Autorank to use MySQL instead of flatfiles in order to track time cross-server
* Ported Announcement from Bukkit to BungeeCord
* Start rebranding in-game CU prefixes from Cyan (&3) to the custom blue color used on forums
* Minigame permissions are now only granted in the Minigames world
* Survival economy permissions are now only granted in Survival worlds
* SkyBlock permissions are now only granted in SkyBlock worlds
* PermissionsEx group/user data is now shared between servers
* Chat is now cross-server
* Redesigned tab menu
* Changed page title for dynmap webpage, now displays as "Chaotic United Livemap" followed by the server name instead of the server MOTD
* Increased maximum MySQL connection limit to accommodate multiple servers and increased database usage
* Fixed world spawn for Hub world still being set at the Halloween 2020 hub
- Removed Killerteddy

Website:

+ Added Ruin Community to Partners page

- Removed Killerteddy

Don't mind me, just fixing some DNS entries.

+ eldewrito.chaoticunited.net is now an alias of dewrito.chaoticunited.net

* Fixed invalid DNS record: dewrito.chaoticunited.net

- Removed Killerteddy

We're back, baby!
 
Minecraft:
+ New Hub spawn
+ New Survival spawn
+ New Creative spawn
+ New SkyBlock spawn

+ New plugin: NDParkour

+ New plugin: CraftBook
+ New plugin: UltimateCosmetics

+ Added a cosmetic Aura for each rank

* Modified /list to be more organized, all Staff and Donator ranks are merged into a single category

* [Veteran] rank changed to [Retired] to end confusion between the MC and Forums rank

* Ingame /rules command replaced with the MC rules that can be found on the site (old rules can be viewed by doing /oldrules)
- Removed Killerteddy
 
Website:
+ Added new theme styles
+ Added special Nuclear District theme, based off of the ND website
+ Added a video background to the homepage
+ Added TeamSpeak server status to the homepage
+ Added an about page
+ Added Twitch feeds page
+ Added a DMCA protection badge to the entire website
+ Obtained nucleardistrict.net domain name
+ Obtained NuclearDistrict IP.Board license
+ Added a Veterans page (only memorable old staff who cannot be forgotten - #GoodbyeND)
+ Added a credits page, crediting all of those who had a direct or indirect impact on Chaotic United's legacy

+ Added an awesome video to the homepage
* Forums navigation tab is now Community, as a dropdown with community elements
* Modified Theme editor to be in a tab layout, to prevent the editor from going off the screen
* Moved old themes into a 'Classic Themes' tab

- Removed Community Focus section, replaced with a button to go to forums, similar to the first ND website
- Removed Killerteddy
 
Forums:

+ Added new theme 'Windows Classic'
+ Added new theme 'Dawn - Light'
+ Added new theme 'Dawn- Dark'
+ Added new theme 'Chaotic United - 2016'

+ Added new theme: Nostalgia

+ Added new theme: United AlyCraft

+ Added new theme: Chaotic Blue

+ Added forum 'TeamSpeak 3'
+ Added forum 'Garry's Mod'
+ Added forum 'TeamFortress 2'

+ Added forum icons to every forum
* Migrated all forum threads from NuclearDistrict into the CU forums
* Updated profile content count to account for ND threads
- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added plugin to Beta 1.7.3: Craftbook
+ Added plugin to Beta 1.7.3: CraftbookCircuits
+ Added plugin to Beta 1.7.3: CraftbookMechanisms
+ Added plugin to Beta 1.7.3: CraftbookVehicles
+ Added page to donation store showing all donation history
* Updated Donation Terms to clarify a few poorly written points
* Improved all rank descriptions on donation store with better formatting and organization, as well as adding some permissions that were undocumented and removing other permissions that no longer function
- Removed the following permissions from Donator on Beta 1.7.3: Fly mod permission, /heal, /feed, /repair, /back
- Removed the following permissions from VIP on Beta 1.7.3: /item, /itemdb, /god, /spawnmob
- Removed Killerteddy

* Enabled Discord messages being logged to MC console

* WIP upgrade of NDParkour to v1.5.0

* Changed Elaztek Studios login button text from 'Elaztek Studios' to 'Elaztek' in order to prevent text getting cut off

- Removed ElDewrito from forums navigation (expect its subforum to be archived as well as the navigation menu entry on main website to go away soon too)

- Removed Killerteddy

An epic update has been applied to the whole network.
 
+ Reintroduced the Minecraft Livemap, seen at http://mc.chaoticunited.net:8123
+ Enabled Votifier and fixed all existing CU server entries
+ Added new IP: mc.unitedalycraft.com
+ Added new IP: ts.unitedalycraft.com
+ Added new domain: unitedalycraft.com
+ Reactivated IP: chaoticdistrict.no-ip.biz
* Migrated Unitedalycraft.com to haloman30's domain account for better management
* Made some backend changes to improve URL displaying (no more index.php?/pages/index.html)
* Migrated the Minecraft server to a VPS (donate guys I can't keep this shit online by myself)
 

* Updated Survival info signs in Hub to be accurate

* SoggyBreadstick, DownTown74, and Nish have been moved to their original Donation ranks

* Jayden has been moved to Retired

* Ivory has been moved to Advisor

- Remove staff NPC's in Hub for Scrimivory, Evosite7 (____Jayden), DownTown74, NGminer16, and SoggyBreadstick

- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added WIP version of CUStatus

+ Added a (modified one that is part of megaspawn) version of an old ND island spawn (TODO: replace with original version)

* Staff Applications can now only be viewed by their author or by staff members

* Fixed a bug in Temple parkour where the lava hallway platforms wouldn't activate

- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added categorized theme menu to the following themes: Chaotic United - 2019 (Dark), United AlyCraft, CU Theme - Light, NuclearDistrict's Theme
+ Made the following themes public (some are really old and shit so be warned): Chaotic United - 2016 (Dark)
* Fixed incorrect redirects on some resources at api.chaoticunited.net
* Fixed style issues with the following themes: Chaotic United - 2020, Chaotic United - 2020 (Dark), Chaotic United - 2019, Chaotic United - 2019 (Dark), Nuclear District - 2020, CU Theme - Light, NuclearDistrict's Theme, United AlyCraft, Chaotic Blue, Chaotic Green
* Updated TeamSpeak 3 server to 3.13.6
- Disabled award due to redundancy: Pot of Gold
- Disabled award due to redundancy: Angel
- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added CraftBook to Creative server
+ Added CUItemSpawn to Creative and Hub (cu) server

+ VIP rank now has access to a new "Death Chest" perk, where their inventory items are stored in a chest near their death location. Only available in Survival (NOT Semi-Vanilla)

* Updated CUPackage from 1.2.7 to 1.2.8
- Removed 'Live Streams' link from Community dropdown menu (the page can still be found at https://chaoticunited.net/material/live.html, but will no longer be maintained)
- Removed 'Team Jobs' link from Team dropdown menu
- Removed Killerteddy

Main MC Server
+ Added new plugin: CUCommands (based on WFCommands by Windwhistle)
+ Added new plugin: CUWarps
+ Added new plugin: CUPoints
+ Added new plugin: CUSlimeballJump
+ Added new plugin: CUUnenchant
+ Added new plugin: CULeashTP
+ Added new plugin: CUSpleef
+ Added new plugin: CUSilkSpawners (based on WFSilkSpawners by Windwhistle)
+ Added new plugin: ImageMap
+ Added new plugin: HeadsPluginAPI
+ Added new plugin: HeadsInventory
+ Added new plugin: LogBlock
+ Added new plugin: Carz
+ Added new plugin: CUShop
+ Added new TheRedCore arena: Waterworks
+ Added new TheRedCore arena: Red Carpet
+ Added new Parkour map: Temple
+ Added new Parkour map: Cold Cookies
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Added support for CUPoints (stored using old NDPoints config options)
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Lobby spawn, arena starting point, and checkpoints now have support for yaw and pitch
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Added resumable sessions - if a player disconnects from the server or leaves the game, they will have the option to resume their previous session
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Added ability for players to adjust their yaw/pitch for the current checkpoint
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Added ability for moderators to kick players from a parkour game, and choose whether or not to remove their current session upon doing so
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Added ability to view session details via /pkr session
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Parkour arenas can be hidden (they won't show in the arena list), and locked (only admins can join them)
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Playernames show in different colors on the scoreboard depending on the chosen difficulty
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Parkour arenas now have a display name, and the arena YML name is now stored in lowercase, as YAML config options are case-sensitive
+ NDParkour 1.4.0: Arena display names can be used for parkour signs
+ New hub, based on the previous design but has much more modifications than previous iterations
+ New survival spawn built
+ New creative spawn built
+ New SkyBlock spawn built
+ New appearance for /play UI
* Main server now utilizes PaperMC (PaperSpigot)
* Updated CUXPSell for 1.14
* Updated CUPing for 1.14
* Updated NDParkour to 1.4.0
* Updated TheRedCore to 1.1
* Updated MobMoney for 1.14
* Moderator permissions are now based on the permission setup from Semi-Vanilla
* TheRedcore 1.1: Support for WorldEdit 7.x
* NDParkour 1.4.0: Trying to join a parkour arena when a previous saved session exists will warn the user and prompt them to either resume their session or confirm to delete it
* NDParkour 1.4.0: Checkpoints now save their location at the center of the block, rather than the edge
* NDParkour 1.4.0: Scoreboard shows a status indicator if a player enables admin bypass mode
* NDParkour 1.4.0: Scoreboard is now removed from players upon plugin reload
* NDParkour 1.4.0: The parkour arena area selection wand (/pkr wand) no longer acts as a global toggle for all users
* NDParkour 1.4.0: Scoreboard updating, admin bypass, and wand lists now rely on player UUID's rather than usernames
* NDParkour 1.4.0: Various internal code cleanup and organization
* NDParkour 1.4.0: Join commands are no longer case-sensitive
* NDParkour 1.4.0: The parkour arena list is no longer an admin-only command
- Removed plugin: FOLogBlock
- Removed plugin: McMMO
- Removed plugin: Jobs
- Removed plugin: UltimateCosmetics
- Removed plugin: ImageOnMap
- NDParkour 1.4.0: Players can no longer create NDParkour signs (they shouldn't have been able to in the first place)
- Shut down Semi-Vanilla server
- Shut down Bungee hub server
- Shut down BungeeCord server

Website
+ Added new section to Minigame Map Browser: Spleef
+ Added new section to Minigame Map Browser: TheRedCore
+ Added new site theme: Chaotic United - 2019
+ Added Parnters link to main website navigation

Forums
+ Added new forums theme: Chaotic United - 2019
+ Added a variety of new Awards
* Previous awards have been given new icons
* Updated to IP.Board 4.4.7
* All groups can edit their own content
* All groups can view display name history
* All groups can now create Read-Only clubs
* All groups can now upload paid files in Downloads
* All groups can now upload attachments in private messages
* All groups can now change their star ratings for content
* All groups can now close their own polls
* Premium and Veteran can now override recipient storage quota
* Increased Member daily reaction limit from 10 to 30
* Increased Member attachment storage limit from 500kb to 1mb
* Increased Senior Member PM storage quota from 50 to 75
* Increased Senior Member Profile Photo size from 1mb to 2mb
* Increased Senior Member Profile Photo width/height from 500px to 1024px
* Increased Senior Member daily reaction limit from 10 to 50
* Increased Senior Member attachment storage limit from 500kb to 4mb
* Increased Premium and Veteran Profile Photo size from 1mb to 4mb
* Increased Premium and Veteran Profile Photo width/height from 500px to 2048px
* Increased Premium and above PM recipients per conversation from 5 to 10
* Increased Premium and above PM storage quota from 50 to 150
* Increased Premium and Veteran daily reaction limit from 10 to 75
* Increased Premium and above attachment storage limit from 500kb to 16mb
* Increased Game Helper Profile Photo width/height from 250px to 2048px
* Increased Game Helper Profile Photo size from 500kb to 4mb
* Increased Game Moderator Profile Photo width/height from 150px to 2048px
* Increased Game Moderator Profile Photo size from 500kb to 4mb
* Increased Forum Mod Profile Photo size from 50kb to 4mb
* Increased Forum Mod Profile Photo width/height from 150px to 2048px
* Increased Manager and up daily reaction limit from 100 to Unlimited
* Increased Administrator PM recipients per conversation from 500 to Unlimited
* Increased Administrator maximum blog count from 25 to Unlimited
* Increased Administrator display name change limit from 3 times per 30 days to Unlimited
- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added subforum: chaoticunited.com
+ Added subforum: registartion (yes it's a typo, and yes it's on purpose)
+ Added subforum: Runescape Server
+ Added additional fields to Bug Tracker submission form to aid in quality bug submissions
* Fixed some layouts not displaying properly on Chaotic United - 2021 (+Dark) theme
* Fixed shoutbox text input not being dark mode on Chaotic United - 2021 (Dark) theme
* Fixed a bug where users below Benefactor could claim plots in /warp benefactor
* Fixed shoutbox not being usable
* Increased server render distance in hub from 8 to 16
* Begun importing old CU forum topics from Wayback Machine
- Removed Killerteddy

This is a bugfix update, and is mostly focused on the MC server (however some small tweaks were made to the main webpage)

Minecraft:

+ Added new plugin: ChatControl

+ Added a chat filtering system to block most URL's (several are excluded) and all variations of the N word. In addition, swastika symbols are blocked as well

+ Added aliases for /bal and /baltop to point to /money and /money top

* Modified several announcements to be more correct and helpful

* Disallowed false economy status from /money top

- Removed TS3 from ingame announcements

- Removed Killerteddy

Website:

- Removed the secondary navigation menu as it served no purpose.

+ Added emote to Discord and Forums:
+ Added plugin to Semi-Vanilla: MineQuil
* Changed minimum /rtp radius to 100 (was 10)
* Changed maximum /rtp radius to 5000 (was 1000)
- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added new Hub

+ Added gamemode: Semi-Vanilla Survival

+ Added plugin: BoatRace

+ Discord: Added channel: #gaming

* Moved spawn location for Semi-Vanilla to the final spawn

- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added 'Guides' category under 'Minecraft' in Helpcenter

* Changed GriefPrevention claim block price - is now 2.50/block instead of 5.00/block

- Removed Killerteddy

+ Added emoji to Forums and Discord:

+ Added emoji to Forums and Discord:

+ Added emoji to Forums and Discord:

+ Added emoji to Forums and Discord:

+ Added emoji to Forums and Discord:

+ Added emoji to Forums and Discord:

- Removed Killerteddy