Better Sprinting Mod:
http://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/better-sprinting

My understanding is that it let's you sprint without holding your hand uncomfortably on the ctrl key.

If you are banned on Craftymynes the idea is that you woul still be able to log in to the dummy server which gives verification codes. Thus, banned players would still be able to make a forum account.

What I most fear is that the first official news we will have will be "New 1.9 Server is up (posted 10 hrs ago)" You can't predict when 1.9 will be released, but you can certainly give a guarentee for how much warning players will get. It also would be nice if you would assure player that they will have time to give input. Here is a draft of what I would like to see in an official statement:

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Dear CraftyMynesCommunity,

A lot of you have been asking questions about whether CraftyMynes will make a 1.9 Server. Here is what we can tell you so far: When/If we make major changes for 1.9 we will announce them on this forum at least 5 days beforehand. Also, if any players wish to be involved in planning for 1.9 you can join the 1.9 planning group here (link).

Thanks
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I would love to contribute to making 1.9 CraftyMynes awesome, but I want to do it in a productive way that will actually help and not cause more work for staff. For instance I could post suggestions and ideas for villager trades, but I've received no indication that this is wanted/helpful.

Please don't mistake my questions for impatience. Take all the time you need to make a high quality server.

Peter (Pand1024)

There is a trick I've seen used on other forums to validate people's minecraft accounts. This would be useful for checking that people are actually who they say that they are on the forum. When users go to make an account on the forum they are directed to connect to a special minecraft server that only serves to give them a verification code. This verification code then let's them complete the registration process for the forum.

I just thought that something like this would be useful, especially if further website integration with the server is desired in the future.

There's been a lot of talk recently about changes to CraftyMynes for the release of 1.9. While I have lot's of my own opinions on what should be done, what I most want to have is clear timely information before the change about what's going to happen.

Below I'm going to list what information that I would like to see from most important to least important.

• How much notice will there be for the switch to 1.9? (and where will it be announced?)
• Is there a way for interested players to get more involved in planning for 1.9?
• Will there be more than 1 dragon egg obtainable in the world?
• Will there be access to an end portal from spawn like there is today?
• Will there be community input on villager trades for the new server? (and where?)
• What villager trades will be available?
• Will there be ranks (vip, vip+, etc)?
• Will there be periodic resets (i.e reset under 1k, reset end, etc.)
• How large will the world be?
• How long can we expect before another reset or major change?

It would be great if others can add their questions they most want to know about!