Teleporting Between Zones

Teleporters,  going between Zone 1 and 2, have been placed outside the post offices in zone 1 and 2, for your convenience. To activate, simply stand on the signposted pressure plate. 

The locations of the Teleporters, can be found at -232, 73, 141 for Zone 1; and 12, 67, 85 for Zone 2.

Update: EHEMS Offline for Maintainance - Now back online

Apologies for any inconvenience caused but the server is currently offline for maintainance. We will update you here when it is back online.

Also, apologies but the monthly meeting will not be running today, due to family illness. Apologies for the short notice.

UPDATE: EHEMS is now back online and should be more stable than before. If you have any problems, please email us at feedback@eheminecraft.co.uk.

Chat Service Update

Following our trial for using a chat service alongside EHEMS, due to lack of interest and alternative, easier, options we shall not be using a chat service for the time being.

Many members have started to use Skype, to talk whilst online, which seems to be working well. If you would like to speak with anyone online, we would remind you to ask your parents for permission first.

Happy Crafting :-)

More Server Issues - Sorted!

Apologies to all for the inconvenience but there seems to be some issues with the VPS server, EHEMS resides on. We are trying to get the server back and will have it back by the morning, at the latest.

Apologies again.

UPDATE: Well, EHEMS is back on! Hopefully for longer this time ;-)

Server Updated to 1.8.3

Well, we've finally gone and done it! The Essex Home Ed Minecraft Server (EHEMS) has been updated from 1.8 to 1.8.3!

What does this mean for you? Hopefully, less bugs and issues (if you were having any) and the ability to use the latest version of Minecraft. For those wanting to know more, info about the changes in this version (and others), can be found here.

Happily, 1.8.3 is backwards compatible, which means, you do not have to update your minecraft version, if you do not wish to. However, if you do want to use the latest version of minecraft, this is now possible on the Essex Home Ed Minecraft Server too.

Our thanks to Mortaxe3, for finally getting us to take the plunge. May his skills and innovation continue to flourish and benefit others, as they already do :-)

Happy Crafting All :-)

Chat Server (Mumble) Trial

For the next two weeks, the Essex Home Ed Minecraft Server (EHEMS) will be running a trial of the gaming chat service Mumble.

To join the EHEMS chat Channel, only after getting your parents permission please, you need to download mumble (from here) and enter the following details:

 

              Server Name: Mumble Server

              Address: EHEMS.mumble.com

              Port: 3701

The password, will be on the public notice board on the server. This can be found at coordinates X:-232, Y:73 Z:141 (your coordinates can be seen by pressing the f3 button, or fn and f3 together, depending on your computer).

Please note, the same rules for EHEMS are also in place for the EHEMS Chat Channel. The rules, along with information about how they were formed, can be found here. However, regarding chat, they are summed up in the following courtesies: 

1. No swearing or name calling.
2. Be as nice to others, as you would like them to be to you.

Anyone that is found to be persistently rude to other users, will be removed from the chat channel and the service will be reviewed.

Having said that, you are all a lovely bunch, so there shouldn't be any problems. We hope you have many lovely times chatting and creating with friends. Please let us know what you think of the chat channel and whether you would like to keep, loose or change it.

At the end of the two week trial, the mumble chat service, and others, will be reviewed (along with feedback received) and a decision will be made about the future of chat on EHEMS.

EHEMS Update: A Brave New World (Survival)

Well, changes are afoot on Essex Home Ed Minecraft Server! Namely with a new survival world on the server, in addition to our regular, creative world.

To join the survival server, you just need to enter the following details into your multiplayer server details:

              Server Name: EHEMS Survival

              Server Address: ehems.serveminecraft.net:30003

 

If you have any difficulties logging in, please let us know at feedback@eheminecraft.co.uk

 

There is also a new chat service being trialled by EHEMS. To join the chat channel, after first getting your parent's permission please, you need to download mumble (from here) and enter the following details:

 

              Server Name: Mumble Server 

              Address: EHEMS.mumble.com

              Port: 3701

The password, for the mumble chat channel, will be online, on the EHEMS notice board on the server. This can be found at coordinates X: -732, Y: 73, Z: 141. Your coordinates can be seen by pressing the f3 button, or fn and f3 together, depending on your computer.

There is currently also a teamspeak trial available, if you would rather use Teamspeak, please let us know at feedback@eheminecraft.co.uk.

Our thanks to Mortaxe3, again, for all of his hard work to get the new survival world up. Quite simply, it would not be there without him. 

Happy Crafting guys :-)

 

 

EHEMS Back Online With Changes to OP Ranks

Our thanks to Mortax3, for finding the best save available, to restore the server.

The server has now been rolled back to a couple of days ago, before the damage occurred. Our sincere apologies to anyone who has lost any work they have done in that time.

In light of recent (and past) events, the following changes have been implemented on the server:
- The protected zone has been expanded, to increase the protection for Zone 2. If you have any problems accessing your things in Zone 2, please just let us know, so you can be given the appropriate permission or have your creation relocated to the (soon to be created) Zone 3.
- Regular members have had their OP Ranks upgraded, to enable access to Zone 2 and teleporting. To teleport to a location, type /tp x y z in the chat bar (substitute the numerical coordinates for x, y and z).

Members of EHEMS are respectfully reminded, that it is against the rules of the server to destroy anything made by another member.

Please email any comments or queries to us, at feedback@eheminecraft.co.uk.

EHEMS Offline for Repairs

Following another incident of seemingly meaningless sabotage on the server, the server is currently offline whilst Mortax and his wonderful family work their magic to get a rolled back version of the server back online.

Thanks to their help, this and future damage will be able to be "deleted", as the server is reset to the day before the damage happened.

We apologise to anyone and everyone negatively affected by this and for the delay getting the server back online. I will post here once the server has been fixed and is good to go again.

Could we remind everyone that it is one of the main considerations, that we require from members, that they do not destroy anything made by others. It is just not fair.

Those wishing to destroy buildings in minecraft are invited to find a space, away from the main buildings and construct something to their liking. That way, no one will mind when you destroy it and peace is restored. You never know, you may end up finding that the creative side is also more rewarding?

Our thanks to Mortax and Pops again, for making a horrible situation, much less so.


UPDATE:
The old (damaged) server is currently back online, until an intact version can be uploaded. Consequently, you may wish to hold back on any epic building for now, as the server will be updated later.

Merry Christmas!

Hi Everyone,

It's Mortax!

It's Christmas time, the best time of year for lots of us.

Well, I built a massive Christmas Tree on top of the train station!
It has baubles that have coloured wool inside them in the day, and at night this becomes glowstone and they light up!

The train station is still accessabile via the double oddrs below the tree, pics are below!

Also Mojang and Teltale Games have teamed up to make a story version of Minecraft, where you lead your own adventure!

Click here to play a very small demo: https://mojang.com/2014/12/play-info-quest-ii-you-might-learn-something/

And here for more info on it: https://mojang.com/2014/12/play-info-quest-ii-you-might-learn-something/

What have you asked for or got for Christmas? Post in the comments below!

Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!

It's A Christmas Miracle!

Hi Everyone,

It's Mortax again!

Well, I logged onto the server today and found the post office full of presents!
Well, kind of. All the chests have been wrapped and look like presents!

This is very special as it only happens for 3 days a year, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, so log on now to see it. Another special thing at Christmas is the splash, the funny text on screen when you start Minecraft, well normally it says something random like 'Puppies For Everyone!', but now it says 'Merry X-mas!'.

I have pics below of the post office.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Server Fixed!

Hi Everyone, Mortax posting.!

Just wanted to say that we have successfully uploaded a copy of the server from 2 days ago.

For anyone who does not know, some blew up lots of stuff on the server (Main suspect, EnderBoyElliot), including the:

• Post Office
• Command Block Centre
• Big Ben
• Anaiah's Diamond Hotel
• The Head Houses
• My Giant Cartoon Head

Sorry if you lost something you built, but this only goes back 2 days so don't worry, all you stuff wont be gone!

Happy Building! :)

EHEMS Goes to Insomnia 53!

Well, insomnia 53, the UK's biggest gaming convention has now closed it's doors on an absolutely epic weekend.

The gaming festival enabled fans of youtubers, to get a chance to meet many well known and much loved youtubers. The line up, of who was there, can be seen in the images below. Not only were there meet and greet sessions but in between, the lovely youtubers, being epic and all, would mill around chatting, signing and letting peeps take lots of pics. Their patience and warmth was legendary!

We were lucky enough to go along and have uploaded some pictures. A massive thank you to everyone we met (especially LD ShadowLady, The Diamond Minecart, Yammy, Smallishbeans, and Simon & the Sidemen), for being quite the loveliest bunch of youtubers we have ever had the pleasure of meeting :-)

PS Anaiah26 had the courage to ask LDShadowLady and The Diamond Minecart, if they would visit our server and they have said that if we get our details to them, they will! So now for us to do our bit (apologies for not having the foresight to preempt, or even think of Anaiah26's idea and go prepared).

Anaiah26, despite the look on her face, had a fantastic time! She her usual chatty self with them but I think the 

awe of the situation got to her a bit, when she got to have pictures taken with them!

EHEMS Moves Home and Lag Becomes A Thing Of The Past!

Essex Home Ed minecraft server has now relocated to a VPS (Virtual Private Server), to help improve the connection and stability for members.

Humoungous thanks go out to Mortax3 and his extremely generous Dad, for their generosity and help with moving the server over. Their help was invaluable and we will now be using their server, to host ours.

Due to the wonders of modern technology, you guys will not have to make any changes to your logging in details, so you can log on and mine away whenever you get the time.

Should the redirecting service fail at any point, and the server be unreachable, you can log directly into the server using the server address: 208.131.156.190:25565.

Please do let us know if you have any problems. You can email us at feedback@eheminecraft.co.uk.

Happy Minecrafting Guys and Girls :-)

10% Off Insomnia Gaming Festival: 21-23 November 2014

Hi Minecrafters,

As you may know, the hugely popular Insomnia Gaming Festival will be held in Coventry this year, on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of November. It will feature many game related exhibitions and activities, as shown here, including a Minecraft Zone.

This year, there will be many well known youtubers, such as The Diamond Minecart, LDShadowlady, Yogscast and many others. A list of the special guests going this year can be found by clicking here.

For those who wish to go, you can get a 10% discount off the ticket price, if you enter the code i53sm10, on the website here.

We will be going on the Sunday and will post some pictures after the event.

Happy Minecrafting :-)

Reduce Loading Time --- November

Hi All,

Mortax again!

Here is a link to access post from just November, rather than all posts, so it should reduce loading time when you want to check the blog.

CLICK HERE

It will not work until the 1st November.
Bear in mind, if there are no posts in November, it will just say 'No Posts'.

You can also access posts for a particular month by clicking the button an the side.........

  

.........and then selecting a month.

Happy Building!

Server Down due to Power Cut!

Sorry all but due to work being done, the electric has been turned of for the day, so the server will be offline too.

Just as well this months meeting was cancelled!

1.8.1 Comes Out Soon!

Hi Everyone,

Mortax Posting!

Just wanted to tell everyone 1.8.1 one is coming out soon, to fix all the bugs 1.8 came with!
It should be out in a few days time.
You can find the list of bugs it fixed Here, or just look below! Some browsers do not support the box below, so if yours doesn't, just click the link.

Happy Minecrafting!

Useful Link To Reduce Loading Time By.........A Lot!

Hi All,

Mortax again!

I am posting this link, as it just shows the posts for October, so will save loading time by a lot!

CLICK HERE

You can also access posts by clicking the button an the side.........

  

.........and then selecting a month.

From now on I will try and post at the end of each month, and post a link for next month.

If not, use the method above.

Happy Building! :D

Minecraft Parody of Wrecking Ball Song...

Just to share a video Anaiah26 showed me earlier, as it made me smile. Hope it makes you smile too.

The video of the Minecraft Parody of Wrecking Ball can be found by clicking here.

PS Apologies if the server seems slower since the "upgrade" to fibre optic. Although the download speeds have improved, uploads speeds have decreased! This is bad for the server and is being looked into. I will update you when the issue has been resolved.

EHEMS Back Online

I am happy to report that the Essex Home Ed Minecraft Server is now back online and good to go!

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Happy Minecrafting All :-)

EHEMS Offline to Upgrade to Fibre Broadband

Apologies all but it seems that, although I planned to upgrade the internet when the server was offline tonight, the powers that be have disconnected the old service, so I will have to upgrade now.

Consequently, the server will be offline whilst I reconfigure the router etc.

The website will be updated when the upgrading procedure is completed.

New Forum for EHEMS!

There is a new forum for the Essex Home Ed Minecraft Server. A place for you to ask and answer all and any minecraft related questions. 

Members can sign up to the forum with an email address of their parent's choosing. Please send an email to us, at feedback@eheminecraft.co.uk, telling us your (or your child's) minecraft name when you sign up to the forum, to help us to ensure that only members join.

The forum can be accessed by the forum tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

September EHEMS Meet-Up Cancelled

Due to a clash with another outing taking place on 26th September, we will be cancelling this months EHEMS get together.

Apologies to anyone that hoped to come along. If enough of you request a desire to meet still (you can email us at feedback@eheminecraft.co.uk), we could still go ahead. Try to let us know over the weekend if this applies to you though please.

Until the next time :-)

EHEMS Meet Up - Friday 26th Spetember

Please find below, details of the September meet up of Essex Home Ed Minecraft Server Members.

We look forward to seeing those of you that can make it there and hope to see others in the future :-)