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Intro

Good morning audience, Chief here, and welcome back to another episode of The Snapshot: your somewhat-weekly news update from the Minecart Rapid Transit, or MRT, server. We've got tons of news to catch up on since there hasn't been an episode the last two weeks: my computer crashed for week 34 and I had to get it serviced that week, which went through the week 35 air date. Also, I've been super busy with school and all things associated with it. But enough about me, let's get into the server's news. And there's a lot of it!

Featured Station

This week, the Featured Station is  Y13  Ocelot Bay Station. There's not a lot of development here at Ocelot Bay, but a couple of roads do go nearby, such as those towards  G11  Redstone Gaming Centre and  G10  Robin's Hill. Ocelot Bay, however, is the middle stop of YoshiJL's LRT  780  line, and is also the midway access point for the LRT  790  Airport Express to MRT International Airport. Ocelot Bay is still a natural jungle, so check it out at  Y13 .

Big Announcements

Minecraft 1.5 update!

The MRT has updated to Minecraft 1.5.1! This new version of Minecraft includes tons of new redstone-related features, such as comparators, daylight sensors, hoppers, explosive minecarts, and new awesome quartz. Please update your client and all of your client mods to 1.5. Because we are running on a Beta Build, there are bound to be bugs, and one notable one has been reported (BUKKIT-4161) to the Bukkit team. At the moment, empty/occupied minecart detectors that use tripwire or plate-on-a-fence detectors are not working, and so all transit systems that use these detectors (including the MRT, TerminusConnect, Cyan Line, many local subway or metro systems, and MyTransit) are all non-operational until a Bukkit update is available. In the meantime, please hold down your forward key (W by default) to pass through and trigger the detector, or don't use the system until the issue is fixed. We will keep you posted.

New plugin!

During the update, we added a new plugin to the server: EasyElevator! This plugin allows Members and up to create elevators that actually work. Examples of working elevators have been set up in Spawnpartments, the Admod Building, the MRT Police Station, and several other locations across the server. If you would like help with an elevator installation, please contact Soleurs, ajhoopspro or Just_robinho.

Staff meeting!

On April 14, a general staff meeting was held to discuss many things about the server, including members, warnings, promotions, rules, and the roads and rails of the server. We would like to revamp the rules in a way that makes them easier to understand, so we've come up with some proposals and have outlined them on the wiki for everyone to see. Please go to the talk page on the wiki and vote or debate the rules, so that you can ensure that the rules are written in a way that makes sense to you and that are fair. Please note that the roads and rails are still being discussed, and we will present the new roads and rails rules and procedures once they have been decided. We will put these rules into effect separately from the others.

Promotions

One of the things discussed at the meeting was new staff members, and Tom_Pairs was brought on as a Moderator. He is located in office 6A of the Admod Building, where playman's office used to be. Tom has been appointed as the director of defense for his creation of the Atlantis Defense Force. Congratulations Tom, and welcome aboard!

Beta Server

Our beta server has been set up, where we are testing things such as command blocks, scoreboards, and explosives. To get the address, go to spawn and head behind the Green Line stairs. Please note that it has much more limited space than the main one, and staff may ask you to leave if major tests are taking place. A link to the Beta dynmap is on the wiki.

Road and Bus Construction Updates

 I-200  is being built to serve Big Lake, Robin's Hill, Tulsa and Orwyn. To see how the construction is coming along, head to my office and take the chiefproject warp sign.  I-200  will allow the  1  route to connect to more towns, and not be just a one-town express bus. In addition,  8  will be serving towns in the southwest area of the map such as Chargestone and (hopefully) Whelburn.

Spawn City Expansion Project

New land is available for use in the northern part of Greater West Spawn. Although a big portion of it is in use by the new Admod Building II, which is still under construction, the majority of the land is still up for grabs. Please feel free to take land and build on it. The station near it is  G15  R6  Greater West Spawn and it will probably be renamed soon.

Staff Drop Box

If you would like to send us questions in-game, you can do so by writing them in a book and dropping them off in hoppers located near the spawn room. Please make sure you have signed the book when dropping it into the hopper so we know who to reply to. When you hear the note block sound, your message has been delivered safely.

Small Announcements

•  G16  Financial District-SCTC has been renamed.
•  G25  Chargestone-Kipener has been renamed.
•  R10  Lakewood has been renamed.
• qwolf1999 has built the MRT Bank in Spawn City, right across from the Bus Depot. It will be open in early May.
• Just_robinho has built MRT National Hall, and would like everyone to check it out!
• Plan on having an Anniversary PVP and Spleef tournament on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14, to celebrate the server being online for a year. Details will be available in mid-May, but if you're going to be around then, look forward to it!