TD;DR: New 1.9 server, 1.8 world can sill be accessed at: legacy.craftymynes.com
With a new version of Minecraft comes a new set of challenges for server owners. Over the last few weeks I have been testing the 1.9 Snapshots, finding out what is new, what has changed and what I need to do to get ready for release.
When I first heard about 1.9, my original plan was to delete the end but keep the overworld to allow for the new dragon fight, floating islands and fortress. As the Snapshots progressed, more and more features were added including the new command blocks. When I saw the new command blocks, I was excited, I could finally optimize the terrible system that has been running the server almost a year and a half.
As I started trying to convert the system I quickly realized that combining all the triggers into one "cmd" trigger would greatly reduce the amount of scores on the scoreboard. Right now each player has on average 35-45 scores, with just shy of 100k players, we have about 4 million scores on the scoreboard. Our new system would remove scores that aren't needed and combine others into one easy to use trigger. Our new system is down to just 5 scores on average, per player.
With this system being completely incompatible with the old one, along with many other reasons, we have decided to create a new 1.9 server that gives the old a fresh new look while still keeping with CraftyMynes core values. Below are some of the reasons we are creating a new server as well as some of the changes/improvements that will be taking place.