Emotes, Chat Signs, Player Nametags, oh my!

This week we didn't really release anything major in anticipation of our suuper secret project that will be released either tomorrow or the next day.

This being said, There isn't anything overly exciting in this patch, however, I'll go ahead and go over what we did do!

Bedrock Support

We've added support for Minecraft on the Phone, Xbox, Playstation, and Windows 10 Edition. It's the same server, but you can now connect from anywhere!

To connect, use the IP play.thecovemc.net with the port 19132.

Server Events

We're going to be hosting some events with the whole community very soon! All events are open to anyone :) Please get the Minecraft Events role from #🥐roles in our discord to be pinged about these in the future.

Homecoming (Saturday, June 19, 10 PM EST) Show up in formal skins to this big Minecraft dance party! Feel free to stream (or make any other content), and if you'd like you can even bring a date! This will be a good time to hop in a vc to make new friends!

Hide & Seek (Friday, June 25, 10 PM EST) Players will have 15 minutes to hide in a 500 block wide, randomly generated, indestructible world! When time runs out the Honchos will be searching for (and killing) every contestant! Last player standing wins!

Manhunt (Saturday, July 3, 10 PM EST) Players will track down and try to kill the Honchos. Anyone who manage to get a kill will win a prize!

Duo UHC Tournament (Friday, July 9, 10 PM EST) This will be a huge survival pvp tournament with a cash prize. The entry fee will be $5 per player. 75% of the money will go to the last team standing, while 25% will go to a charity of the winner's choice. More details & signup for this event will be announced soon.

Sandcastle Build Contest (Saturday, July 17, 10 PM EST) Contestants will have 30 minutes to build something out of sand/sandstone! The best build wins a prize!

We're super excited to see what you guys make, and the fun we'll have :)

Emote integration, the chat, and the tablist

We've started integrating emotes in a lot of places.

In the coming days, I'll release a full list of emotes usable on the server. Right now there are over 2,200 emotes you can use, but nobody knows how right now :)

Here's what to expect when you see one of these emotes in context of a player.
When you see a house, it means the player is in a town.
When you see a shield, the player is an admin.
When you see the twitch logo, the user is streaming.

Our tablist now has a shiny new logo as well!

The tablist

World Border

Due to Popular Demand, we've expanded the world border to be twice the size! It now has a radius of 10,000 blocks, totaling a diameter of 20,000 blocks wide!

absolutely yuge!

Sitting

A highly requested feature for roleplaying was the addition of being able to sit on different things, like slabs, stairs, and lily pads to name a few!

the nuttiest one sitting :)

Models and progress

We've been on a modelling spree for different things on the OpenSMP! We're gonna release these to the public soon, but we've got new hats, and all sorts of stuff in the works!

our shiny new pirate hat

Sparrow, your helpful companion

This week we introduced Sparrow, a play on a certain pirate character from a certain unnamed mega digital media corporation's movie :)

Right now, he can only be seen in chat giving helpful tips every once in a while, but expect more of him soon!

If you don't want to hear what he has to say, simply toggle him off in your quick menu by double tapping your 'f' key or by typing /qm.

sparrow in all of his helpful glory

Suuuuuper Seeeeecret stuff

Goodness gracious, I wish I could tell all of you folks what we've got going on behind the scenes. We've got a lot of content being made for a certain few gamemodes. I can talk about one of those right now.

Codename K.O.T.I.

King of the Island is a gamemode I dreamed up the other day. It's a PvP oriented gamemode and right now we don't have much content for it. We will have custom models for custom workbenches, loot crates, world generation buildings, crate drop hotspots, and so many other fun features.

You'll spawn on an island with a diameter of about 500-1000 blocks and have to fight and build your way to the top!

I expect that we'll be able to run a beta test of this gamemode within the next week or so. I'll keep you all posted on specifics and when this is going to happen.

the island where the fighting and building will take place.

Creatives and Excited People wanted!

Feel like you have some exciting ideas? Want to help out moderating the server? Want to make our servers even better?
We're currently looking for people who fit these attributes to fill positions in moderation roles, building roles, and general content creation roles.

If you're interested, see the following:
Mod Team - We are looking for a few people to help us out with moderation on the Minecraft & Discord servers. This would include kicking/muting people who aren't following the rules & other basic mod responsibilities. https://forms.gle/D5akMwM4xfyiQRUw7

Build Team - We're seeking builders to help out with some of the events announced above, as well as some new game modes we've been developing! https://forms.gle/feEBCZBh2CbXmPmK7

Marketing Team - We're looking for people who are either experienced with image/video editing software or are interested in helping out with advertising The Cove! https://forms.gle/m78zfUzsceJL8Ae68

We are so excited to see what the future of The Cove holds and want you to be a part of it!

Conclusion

I know this was a light content patch, but the wait for these things will be so worth it. We always strive to make the most unique and fun features for our server, and we want you to be there to see them :)

We love you guys, and are so happy you're hangin' out with us :)
TheCoveMC team.