News News Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:08:32 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:08:32 +0000 The Grotto - Minecraft Server https://grottomc.com/forums/News/ The Return of the King Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:17:33 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/the-return-of-the-king.14847/ https://grottomc.com/threads/the-return-of-the-king.14847/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey 1.21.4 Update
Big news for 2025 that will brighten your year, the server is back online and updated to 1.21.4!
It has been a long time since the last update and since then the server has been in disrepair and recently not running due to a server OS upgrade making the old Java required incompatible, requiring updating everything. I found some time and an itch recently to get it back up and running. Until now, the server has been running on the same dedicated server for...

The Return of the King]]> Reopening and 1.17 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:38:39 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/reopening-and-1-17.14846/ https://grottomc.com/threads/reopening-and-1-17.14846/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey The 1.16 Update Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:24:18 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/the-1-16-update.14845/ https://grottomc.com/threads/the-1-16-update.14845/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey
Cheers,
Hockeymikey]]> New Year, New Update Wed, 29 Nov 2017 06:51:51 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/new-year-new-update.456/ https://grottomc.com/threads/new-year-new-update.456/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey Update v1.1.1

Long time no see everyone, it's time for another update! This one doesn't have as many goodies as the mechanics update, you will still see many improvements.



Claiming Plugin Rewritten


The claiming plugin (NewWand) released last time was fairly buggy in usage. You might have gotten ghosted blocks or would bug out on you. I have rewritten the plugin to be more efficient and less of a mess. Ghosting of blocks now only appear if you are...​
New Year, New Update]]> 7 Mechanics Update | More News Thu, 26 Nov 2015 00:12:30 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/mechanics-update-more-news.69/ https://grottomc.com/threads/mechanics-update-more-news.69/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey [​IMG]

After many months of hard work and planning the mechanics update is finally here! This is a big update to the server adding a ton of new features and bug fixes. We will start tracking updates to the server with a version numbering system similar to what Mojang uses with Minecraft. The mechanics update...​
Mechanics Update | More News]]> 2 March Voting Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:59:49 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/march-voting.67/ https://grottomc.com/threads/march-voting.67/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey Hey Pirates,
Here's the voting winners for the month of March:
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1st Place: Niceb0y - 22
2nd Place: Callyn_w - 20
3rd Place: Slendermonkey224​


Thank you for everyone that participated in voting this March. If you are one of the winners please reply to this thread and you will be PM'ed your coupon code by me.
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April Rewards​
1st...​


March Voting]]> February Voting Sat, 14 Mar 2015 07:41:02 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/february-voting.66/ https://grottomc.com/threads/february-voting.66/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey Hey Pirates,
Sorry for the delay but I was busy on a vacation and sick so I wasn't able to get this posted. Without further ado here's the winners for the month of February!

1st Place: Nixara - 39
2nd Place: James_youngblood - 38
3rd Place: Aeolos - 25

Thank you for everyone that participated in voting this Feburary. If you are one of the winners please reply to this thread and you will be PM'ed your coupon code by me.

March...​
February Voting]]> 3 January Voting | Server update Wed, 04 Feb 2015 23:27:48 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/january-voting-server-update.62/ https://grottomc.com/threads/january-voting-server-update.62/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey Hey Pirates,
As January whines down and Valentines day is just around the corner, it's time for another server update post!

First on the agenda @StuffedMonkey has been promoted from Helper to Mod a few weeks back. Old news if you haven't been on for awhile so give him a congrats if you haven't already!

Mechanics Update

The staff has been busy working on an update for the server adding a number of new features. We'll leave you to speculate...​
January Voting | Server update]]> 2 Server Maintenance/Update Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:16:06 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/server-maintenance-update.61/ https://grottomc.com/threads/server-maintenance-update.61/ invalid@example.com (debbin) debbin
The server had been hacked and we managed to fix it but we were victim again earlier today (the perp has been banned so we should be good from here on out) and everything has been whitelisted for maintenance. It's nothing to worry about and the Grotto will be back up again super soon. Sorry for any inconvenience.]]> 1 December Voting | Custom Recipes Mon, 05 Jan 2015 05:24:35 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/december-voting-custom-recipes.60/ https://grottomc.com/threads/december-voting-custom-recipes.60/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey
With New Years behind us now brings an end to a few of our contests. There is no winner for the Christmas build contest since nobody entered.

We are planning in the future to add some custom recipes on the server. So if you have any ideas on some recipes post them in the comments.

Voting​
December just ended and it's time to announce the top 3 voters of the month.

1st Place: DarkTwister72 - 21
2nd Place:...

December Voting | Custom Recipes]]> 1 1.8 Update is here! Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:49:33 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/1-8-update-is-here.52/ https://grottomc.com/threads/1-8-update-is-here.52/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey
After weeks of testing by the staff, today we've rolled out the 1.8 upgrade! With this we get all the features added into 1.8 including banners, rabbits and slime blocks! But this means we will no longer support 1.7 clients to make sure you upgrade your Minecraft.

Other new features:
  • The end now resets it self after a random amount of time after the Ender Dragon is defeated.
  • There is now a Global tab list for all servers on the network,...

1.8 Update is here!]]> 6 December Updates Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:09:33 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/december-updates.49/ https://grottomc.com/threads/december-updates.49/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey
Thanksgiving is over with and that means the start of the holiday season. We have given the three spawns special holiday themed spawns for the month. Check them out in game! The staff have also planned many fun activities for the month that will be covered in this post along with various other updates we have.



Santa's WorkShop Build Contest

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Santa needs a new workshop this Christmas season and needs your help to build it! The...

December Updates]]> 2 Christmas Sale | 30% Off Sun, 28 Dec 2014 18:55:06 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/christmas-sale-30-off.54/ https://grottomc.com/threads/christmas-sale-30-off.54/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey
Have Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays from all of the staff]]> 1 1.8 Update Delay Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:15:48 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/1-8-update-delay.48/ https://grottomc.com/threads/1-8-update-delay.48/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey
I've been telling some players that we may be updating to 1.8 this Friday but sadly we won't be able to. After doing some testing on our test server we've found that many plugins, including MCTowns, have broke on the update and we have to wait until the devs update them. It hopefully won't be longer than a week but we'll keep you posted.

We are planning great this for this December so stay tuned.

- The Grotto Staff]]> 1.8 Update, Protection Update Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:40:53 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/1-8-update-protection-update.33/ https://grottomc.com/threads/1-8-update-protection-update.33/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey
I also added a few plugins to enhance the protection on the server. Players can no longer damage mobs if they are not whitelisted on your creative plot. And in the survival world players can't damage, leash, name, ect. mobs in your town region if they are not allowed to build in it. Crop trampling by players has also been disabled until a solution for...

1.8 Update, Protection Update]]> 2 Halloween Build Contest Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:49:19 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/halloween-build-contest.35/ https://grottomc.com/threads/halloween-build-contest.35/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey [​IMG]​
It's time for the first annual Halloween Build Contest! The contest will take place in the Creative world and will end on Halloween (Oct. 31st) at 12pm CST. The staff will be judging all builds personally and winners will be announced the following week.

How to Enter
1) Make a post in this thread and fill out the following info:​

Builders:
Build name:
Plot Location: (To find do...

Halloween Build Contest]]> 1 Staff Promotions, New Peak and Updates Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:47:11 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/staff-promotions-new-peak-and-updates.38/ https://grottomc.com/threads/staff-promotions-new-peak-and-updates.38/ invalid@example.com (KatePlaysMC) KatePlaysMC
-=Staff Promotions=-
KatePlaysMC (Myself) - Promoted from Moderator to Admin
 Wiggmuzzle - Promoted from...

Staff Promotions, New Peak and Updates]]> 3 October Voters, Build Contest, New Staff Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:37:11 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/october-voters-build-contest-new-staff.37/ https://grottomc.com/threads/october-voters-build-contest-new-staff.37/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey October Voting​With the last hours of Halloween ticking down last Friday marked the end of the October Voting for the month. And the winner with the most votes in October was sugarman1022. He will be receiving a free rank upgrade to Captain.

Congratulations to Sugarman1022 for his dedication in voting this month. Votes have been reset for the month so you have another chance to win again! You can view the top voters ingame with the command...

October Voters, Build Contest, New Staff]]> 2 Black Friday Sale Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:47:42 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/black-friday-sale.44/ https://grottomc.com/threads/black-friday-sale.44/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey [​IMG] ​
Hey Pirates!

To celebrate Thanksgiving and in tandem with Black Friday we are holding our own sale here at The Grotto! From now until Dec. 8th all items in the store are 50% off!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving
- The Grotto Staff]]> 2 Downtime: Moving Servers Sun, 23 Nov 2014 07:39:54 +0000 https://grottomc.com/threads/downtime-moving-servers.43/ https://grottomc.com/threads/downtime-moving-servers.43/ invalid@example.com (hockeymikey) hockeymikey Done Moving​Hi pirates,

The Grotto will be down for maintenance on:

Nov. 23nd, 12:30am - 2 am

We will be moving the server over to a new, more powerful machine. After the move it could take up to a day for the domain to point to the new server. All inventories, world files, ect. will be kept intact. We are not resetting anything on the server, just moving servers. Any questions ask in the comments. I'll update...

Downtime: Moving Servers]]>