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22 Apr 2013 01:35 PM | Leon in Ozzy Furocity

So you want to join us on Minecraft? [Updated]

Awesome! Here is your 8-Step guide on how to get setup to play on our server.
Ozzy Furocity runs it's own Technic Pack called "Oz Technology". It's similar to Feed The Beast and uses the Technic Launcher.
Our server is hosted on a dedicated machine in Sydney, Australia.

Read the Whitelisting thread so you can get white-listed on the server as quickly as possible. The most important part is setting your Minecraft username in your profile.
Read the Server Rules. No really, please be sure that you do. If you have any questions please make a new thread and we'll do our best to answer you.
Take the time to update your version of Java if you haven't recently. If you have a recent machine, you'll probably want to download and install the "Windows x64" version. If you're on an older machine, download the "Windows x86" version. If in doubt, you can skip this step.
Download the Technic Launcher, it's a custom launcher that allows us to distribute the pre-made mod pack that we use for our servers. Save it somewhere where you can easily find it!
Open the Technic Launcher and on the Main Screen, Select "Add New Pack" from the side bar on the left hand side.
Copy and paste
```
http://www.technicpack.net/api/modpack/oztechnology
```
into the text box, then click "Add Modpack"
Select OzTechnology from the side, type in your username and password and click "Launch". This will close the launcher and boot up the modded copy of Minecraft. It may take a while the first time you do this or when we update the modpack, as the files will need to be downloaded.
OzTechnology will now Launch. From the Main Menu, select Multiplayer => Add Server

Server Name: Ozzy Furocity
Server Address: mc.ozzyfurocity.net:25575

That's it! You're good to go. Double click on the server you just added to join it.
If you have any issues, download a copy of the Teamspeak Client and join our Teamspeak Server (ts3.ozzyfurocity.net) and we'll help you out.

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'The Hell is that Sound?' - Wheatley...

31 Oct 2012 09:04 PM | Rythmear in Ozzy Furocity

"When the devil is too busy, and death's a bit too much... they call on me, by name you see, for my special touch..." - Voltaire, 'When You're Evil'

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Idea vs Execution: A Wheatley Retrospective on...

26 Oct 2012 03:29 PM | Rythmear in Wheatley's Corner

"Man is the only animal that can be bored."
-Erich Fromm

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Playing by Torchlight: A Wheatley Review

21 Oct 2012 08:01 PM | Rythmear in Wheatley's Corner

"There is never any real danger in allowing a pedestal for a hero. He never has time to sit on it. One sees him always over and over again kicking his pedestal out from under him, and using it to batter a world with."

-Gerald Stanley Lee

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Dishonored: A Wheatley Review

14 Oct 2012 12:17 AM | Rythmear in Wheatley's Corner

“Death before Dishonor… Death BEFORE Dishonor… But what I want to know is; just how much dishonor are we talking about here? I would for instance fellate a Smurf, before I chose Death.” – Dylan Moran

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Live Reporting: Now ‘Live’ On Ozfur!

05 Oct 2012 07:46 AM | Leon in Ozzy Furocity

You know, I noticed an interesting fact yesterday. Having a look over the past 30 days of bans, the vast majority were completely automated. Thanks to the hard work of people in and around OzFur, we’ve been using mechanisms to detect and deal with cheaters, known trade scammers and most recently advertisers all without requiring the intervention of a moderator.

However, sometimes there are things that happen on our servers that do require moderator intervention and during those times it can be hard to get things dealt with if a moderator isn’t around. Given that we have more servers than moderators (due to our high standards and recruiting practices) a new way to get moderators where they needed to be was devised.

We are now trialling a new system which was designed in-house. Players can now report misbehaving players using the !report command, select a reason and level of urgency. When a report is filed, every moderator playing on an Ozzy Furocity server will be given a notification within 30 seconds and offered a “one click” instant transfer to the server the report originated from. A global message is also posted on Teamspeak for the moderators who hang out there. It couldn’t get any easier :3

Now this is not a replacement for taking screenshots / demos, as sometimes a moderator may not be available…but in the vast majority of cases a moderator will respond. Abuse of this feature (or sustained unverified reports thereof) may result in a permanent ban from Ozzy Furocity. As a general rule, “Normal” urgency should be used for inter-personal disputes/issues. “High” urgency should be used for issues that affect the whole server (IE: Cheaters/Exploiters)

Later on, we may implement reputation and trend analysis algorithms to reports that will ignore the whiney types of people and remove the people who get a report a day from different people...but that is just an idea as this stage.

Regardless, enjoy the new future and use it responsibly.

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OZ Radio To Change

31 Aug 2012 11:42 AM | Loopy Legend in Ozzy Furocity

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Sound Project about 20% done

14 Aug 2012 03:03 PM | Loopy Legend in Ozzy Furocity

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Mad Chatters: Orcs Must Die 2 Endless CHALLENGE

08 Aug 2012 06:02 PM | Rythmear in Wheatley's Corner

"Well I can make orcs dance too... and by dance I mean Die when I poke them with my bladestaff!" - The Apprentice

Are you a bad enough dude/dudette to beat the Mad Chatters performance in Orcs Must Die 2?

Survive against the horde longer than us and win a prize!

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Special Oz Radio Podcast

03 Aug 2012 11:26 AM | Loopy Legend in Loopy's Corner

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