2016-05-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC by IdahoSciGuy

Hello all you benders of the Avatar world! Idaho is here with yet another Weekly Soon to quench your thirst for AvatarMC news. We have some really big additions this week, so you might even say it’s the quenchiest!

Player Housing Direct Link

Have you ever wanted to feel like you live in the major cities from the TV show? Now you can! We have adapted an existing player housing plugin so that it works with the homes that have already been created. Here are some super friendly mushrooms juicy details!

Players can not buy houses outright, only rent them.



Houses can be rented for a maximum of 30 days.



Players can rent a house by right-clicking the sign near the front door of a house.



Players can extend their rent by another 30 days by right-clicking that same sign within 7 days before their rent expires.



Players can only alter the interior of a house.



If a player's rent expires, all contents of the house will be removed and the house will be up for rental again. Staff will not be able to restore any lost contents.



Players can also unrent a house -- for example, if they want to choose another house instead -- by holding Shift and right-clicking the sign. Players will receive a reimbursement; however, it will be lower than the house's rental price.





Right now, the only houses available for rent are located in the northeastern district of the Fire Nation Capital. Also, players may only rent one house at a time. Therefore, alts may not be used to claim multiple houses. There are a limited number of homes, so we want to make them available to as many people as we can! Rents vary dependent on the type and size of home in question, so make sure to go take a look before you rent!

New Bounty Plugin Direct Link

Premiering this week is a new plugin that streamlines the bounty hunting process, making it much more user-friendly for all of us itching to get some hunting done. Here's some basic info on how the new plugin works:

Placing a Bounty Direct Link

Travel to a bounty master NPC.



Right-click the NPC and click Place Bounty .



. From the displayed list of online players, click on the head of the player you would like to place a bounty on.



When you click the head, you will be asked to enter an amount.



The bounty master takes a 5% cut from the amount you have entered.



A notification about the bounty having been placed will be broadcast to all online players.



If you have an existing bounty set on a player, setting one again will upgrade the existing bounty by the amount you specify.



You may monitor your current bounties by right-clicking a bounty master NPC and clicking Your Bounties.





Seeing Available Bounties Direct Link

Right-click a bounty master NPC and click Collect Bounty .



. A list of all players with bounties on them will be displayed, from most to least expensive.



If you have a bounty in your log, you may collect it here. Bounties you can collect will have a green "Can be collected" label.



label. If you have a bounty on yourself, you may also pay it off here. This will prevent the bounty setter from collecting your head. Bounties you can pay off will have a green "Can be paid off" label.





Picking Up a Bounty Direct Link

Confirmation of the target's death is placed in your bounty log. You can check it at any time using the /bountylog command.



command. Once you collect a bounty, you will immediately receive the reward.



If a bounty you have placed has been collected, you will receive a notification (provided you are online at the time).





Getting a Skull After a Bounty Direct Link

If you have a bounty that has been collected, you can right-click a bounty master NPC and click Your Bounties to collect the head of the target player. Bounties that you can collect heads from will have a green "Can be picked up" label.



to collect the head of the target player. Bounties that you can collect heads from will have a green label. You may only collect the head once per bounty, so don't lose it!





The bounty system has been around for months, and we are so excited to make it simpler, and more importantly, much more fun to use! Make sure to try it out on the server! You can find bounty master NPCs in most major towns and cities of the world.

Bug Fixes Direct Link

As usual, we’ve been working on bugs that are present on the server (Remember that pesky tree bug?). Here is a short changelog of changes this week:

Fixed a bug with vehicles in Fast Travel areas.



Fixed a bug that caused dark oak saplings to grow into regular oak trees.





Builds Direct Link

Last but not least, the second sprint is coming to a close for the Build Team, which means that Saturday will mark the deployment of the latest updates to the Southern Water Tribe! This update brings changes and expansions to many areas, with special attention given to the financial and industrial districts.

That's it for this week! Join us for another rousing update on all things AvatarMC next time on the Weekly Soon! Idaho, out!