Servers/LOTR Survival

LOTR Survival is one of the more casual LOTR Mod servers, complimenting the power of the LOTR Mod with custom commands and features, coded to fit the server perfectly.

When you join, you can do whatever you want, be it exploring, fighting NPCs, building bases, fighting players, roleplay - and much more! We have a bespoke and original factions system, along with a plethora of other custom features, talked about in more detail below.

Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/JuaGD5m

Factions
We have 43 claimable factions on the server.

Anyone can join any faction without any requirements by using our faction lobby displays, which can be accessed in the lobby. On joining you are given the default faction rank.

Factions have a variety of features:
 * Editing a custom sign message in a lobby display.

Our factions system is controlled using the command /faction. To lead a faction, you need to fulfill the following requirements:
 * Editing a faction MOTD, broadcast to a faction member when they log in.
 * Setting and teleporting to a faction home.
 * Customising your and your members' titles.
 * 1000 alignment with the faction.

An overruling will have to happen if the faction already has an active leader. What will happen in an overrule: Faction leadership application: https://goo.gl/forms/RPJ2vdULhWEvfnyu2
 * A siegeable structure (see https://sites.google.com/view/lotrsurvival-sieges) located in the faction's territory.
 * A Discord account which is in our Discord server (https://discord.gg/JuaGD5m).
 * You should negotiate with the current leader to establish what each of you want and perhaps reach a compromise, e.g. the leader stepping down and letting you lead.
 * If negotiations fail you may siege the leader's structure, declaring the siege with the reason of wanting to overrule the leader's faction (a list of claimed factions' structure coordinates is at https://goo.gl/guALMD).
 * The siege victor will keep/receive the faction's leadership.

Sieges
Sieges are a regulated and scheduled conflict which take place at a siegeable structure.

Attackers are given siege machines to help them with the assault - we have custom-coded battering rams, siege bombs and siege ladders on the server. All detail surrounding how sieges work is available at https://sites.google.com/view/lotrsurvival-sieges

Creative plotworld
We have a creative plotworld (commonly called build) which anyone can use!

Use /build to enter the plotworld from survival - you can use the same command to leave the plotworld at any time. To create and manage plots, run /plot help Helpful hints:
 * Use /buildtimevote or /btv while in the plotworld to initiate a vote to change the time between night and day. This can be helpful for testing lighting.
 * Read our build rules carefully when you join build.
 * You can view our Dynmap for the plotworld here: https://lotr.mine.bz/build

Events
We have various types of events: You can win prizes and get rewards for coming to events, as well as having a lot of fun on a packed server!
 * Spontaneous and unscheduled events which we initiate if there are enough players online.
 * Planned events which are announced in advance.
 * Seamlessly coded and integrated events, which are designed like minigames. These can be re-played at any time.
 * 'Manual' events which are coordinated by staff - these tend to be large one-off events.

Any scheduled events are announced in our Discord server - join using https://discord.gg/JuaGD5m

Catapults

 * LOTR Survival has working catapults!
 * You can see the catapult firing animation here: https://gph.is/g/Zyn2yJb
 * A full description of how catapults work is below:

Reset alignment and achievements

 * If you ever want to start afresh on the server, you can reset your alignment or your achievements hassle-free by using /alignmentreset or /achievementreset

Time and weather voting

 * Anyone can initiate a time or weather vote by using /timevote or /weathervote
 * This lets everyone online vote for their preference of the time or weather.

Chairs

 * You can sit on any stair block if it has at least 2 blocks of free space above it - very helpful for RP situations!

Combat tagging system

 * If you go into combat with other players, you can't run any teleportation commands until you are out of combat.

Hired unit counting command

 * You can count your hired units with ease on LOTR Survival by using /unitcount
 * You can choose between counting the number of units (/unitcount count), or the price of all your units added together (/unitcount price).
 * You must specify a radius to count in - /unitcount  
 * If you need to, you can even choose to count your units which are in a specific squadron! (/unitcount  )

Survival arena

 * You can enter our survival arena by using /arena
 * This can be used for any purpose - from duelling another player to chaotic free-for-all fighting with other players.
 * There is a gate system which can be controlled using levers, to ensure fights are as fair as possible.
 * There is also a PvP-free spectator zone.

Lobby arena

 * Do not get this confused with the survival arena!
 * The lobby arena is a much larger and more 'natural' arena - it can be found in the lobby.
 * This can also be used for any purpose, although 1v1s are usually held in the survival arena.

Homes

 * You are able to set a home which has no cooldown - use /home
 * Keep in mind that there is a cooldown on setting the home - you can only set your home once every 24 hours.
 * Like LOTR Mod waypoints, using /home will teleport your hired units and mount, if you are riding one.

Ignoring system

 * You can ignore players using /ignore, and unignore players using /unignore.
 * Additionally, you may view any players you have ignored using /ignorelist
 * Ignoring a player will mean you receive no chat messages from them.

Custom crafting recipes

 * We have a number of custom crafting recipes - you can see all of them here: https://sites.google.com/view/lotrsurvival-craftingrecipes

Lobby shop

 * We have a lobby shop where you can buy things with in-game coins.
 * It currently stocks trader, smith and captain spawn eggs, as well as jukeboxes, music discs, catapults and catapult loads.

Dynamic player limit

 * The server's 'soft' player limit is set to 20, to make our tablist look neater.
 * However, when we hit 20 players (which has happened multiple times), the server allows more players to join.
 * Our 'hard' player limit is 40.

AFK system

 * You are set as AFK when you have not moved or chatted for 5 minutes.
 * You can also set yourself as AFK prematurely by using /afk - keep in mind that you have to be perfectly still, and not move your mouse at all.
 * When set as AFK, you are teleported to a lobby AFK chamber. Your name is also shown as italic grey in tablist. To leave AFK, simply move or chat and you will be teleported back to your previous location.

PvP immunity for new players

 * As a new player you receive 24 hours of PvP immunity - use it wisely!
 * If you wish to remove it early, you can use /removeimmunity

Tree chopping

 * We have our own server-side version of the popular Treecapitator mod:Tree chopping.png

Stats

 * You can view your lifetime stats using /lifestats.
 * We also have monthly stats which reset at the turn of every month - you can view these using /stats.
 * To check other players' stats, you can add their name after the /lifestats or /stats commands.
 * There are stats leaderboards for each category. View them using /topstats for monthly stats, or /toplifestats for lifetime stats.
 * We have a hall of fame in the lobby which displays the top players for each monthly and lifetime stat.
 * You can also view our stats on our web-based leaderboard: https://lotr.mine.bz/stats

Player kills counter on weapons

 * The number of players you have killed with an item is stored in that item's lore.

Team chats

 * You can create, join and manage team chats using /team help
 * These are an improvement on the LOTR Mod /fmsg system, as they don't require you to type /fmsg at the start of every message.
 * Instead you can just use /team to toggle team chat on or off, and /team select to select one of your teams to chat to.

Territory system

 * We have 45 official territories, which can be claimed by players.
 * Territories are neutral lands - i.e. they aren't controlled by certain factions in lore.
 * More information on territory claiming is available at https://goo.gl/forms/QPuFqIJtPT0d79gC3

TPA

 * You may /tpa to another player, and if they accept you are teleported to them.
 * If someone is irritating you by spamming you with TPA requests, you can use /tpa mute .
 * TPA on LOTR Survival is better than other common TPA plugins or mods; it teleports your hired units with you, and also your mount if you are riding one. You are even told how many hired units teleported with you!

Useful links

 * Rules: https://sites.google.com/view/lotrsurvival-rules
 * Discord server: https://discord.gg/JuaGD5m
 * Downloads: https://sites.google.com/view/lotrsurvival-downloads
 * Sieges: https://sites.google.com/view/lotrsurvival-sieges
 * Crafting recipes: https://sites.google.com/view/lotrsurvival-craftingrecipes
 * Faction leadership application: https://goo.gl/forms/RPJ2vdULhWEvfnyu2
 * Territory ownership application: https://goo.gl/forms/QPuFqIJtPT0d79gC3
 * Lore items: https://goo.gl/vQs5KL
 * Official Technic Modpack: https://www.technicpack.net/modpack/lotr-survival-official-modpack.1062456
 * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyzxoJFVXKGoikJ1QqeU2A
 * Website: https://lotrsurvival.enjin.com
 * Creative plotworld Dynmap: https://lotr.mine.bz/build
 * Stats leaderboard: https://lotr.mine.bz/stats