2017 Fundraiser

Donations

Nerd.nu was founded in 2009 on the concept of fair play and the idea that when it comes to gaming, everyone should start with equal footing — and after almost eight years of operation, we haven't strayed from these important values. Many online gaming services allow users to pay for in-game perks or specialized access, but here at Nerd we firmly believe that money should be given not for the in-game rewards it might bring, but as a way of showing your appreciation for and supporting the costs of the services we provide.

By contributing to nerd.nu, you will be helping to pay for the hardware our servers are run on. We'd like to encourage you to contribute whatever amount you feel comfortable with. No matter what amount you choose, all contributions are greatly appreciated.

Miscellaneous Info

We are trying something totally different this year instead of the normal CTF event. We'd love your feedback after the event is over - what did you like/dislike etc. Keep an eye out for a forum post after the event where you can share your feedback with us!

• This years fundraiser will be taking place August 4th through August 6th 2017 on event.nerd.nu
• As in previous years, all other servers will be disabled for the duration of the event so you can fully enjoy the experience with everyone!
• Servers will be taken down around 8pm EDT Friday followed by event server opening up to everyone!
• Normal gameplay on the servers will resume Sunday evening.
• The event server comes with a custom resource pack, If you do not wish to download on entry you can manually download it here and run it locally. Its not required but very highly suggested otherwise you'll lose some of the fun! Only a handful of items have been altered to enhance gameplay, you can still use your normal resource pack (if any) for most everything else.

Commands

The following commands can be used at any time during the fundraiser:

• /warp lobby - Allows you to travel directly to the event lobby from your current location
  There is a 5s delay on this command to prevent abuse
• /warp carnival - Allows you to travel directly to the Carnival spawn from your current location
  There is a 5s delay on this command to prevent abuse
• /warp city - Allows you to travel directly to the Apocalypse world from your current location
  There is a 5s delay on this command to prevent abuse
• /modreq <message> - Submits a modreq for staff
• /clanchat - displays the clanchat commands for you to use

The Apocalypse

The Apocalypse

Server address	event.nerd.nu

You will spawn in the heart of a giant city, surrounded by skyscrapers and mountains. There's nothing left of civilization except their left-over buildings and .... their corpses. Zombies roam the streets, and they've gotten smarter.....can you survive?

Info

• The Apocalypse map is 3000x3000 (centered at about -20k x -20k to avoid breaking minimaps)
• This is the only world that allows building.
• All portals are disabled
• The zombies that inhabit the city are smart. Even smarter than you'd think. They'll try everything they can think of to reach you within your base, from pillaring to building down from above, to breaking through walls!
• Certain blocks will give you a better chance of surviving their attacks. Obsidian may hold out the longest, but everything will give in to them eventually. Build wisely.

Goals

• Survive - This post-apocalyptic world contains monsters stronger and smarter than normal. It's going to be harder to survive than your typical first night.
• Rescue Villagers - Villagers will randomly spawn in the world, catch them (by clicking on them) and run them back to spawn to save them! But be careful, your villager can be stolen if you're not fast enough!!! For every saved villager you will receive a token (proof of rescue) as well as a prize! The players with the most rescues at the end of the event will have their achievements displayed in the lobby!
• Build a Base - You will not have to fight eachother during the event but you WILL have to fight off hoards of the undead. Build yourself a base to protect yourself from the zombie hoards! Screenshots will be taken after the event and put up for the community to vote on their favorites!
• Other Stats will be collected during the event with a follow up post after the event with tallies!

Weapons

Available for purchase from a totally-not-shady villager in the Ticket Tent, you'll have some nifty weapons available to you for the duration of the event!!

• The Sawed-off Shotgun
  A short barreled shotgun that someone literally hacked the end off of. Terrible aim but what can you do in a pinch.
  • To shoot: right click
  • To reload: right click when the gun is empty and it will automatically reload
  • Shoots "Shotgun Shells"
  • Tips: The shotgun is best at close-range dispersal. It shoots 9 shots at a time to damage a large area of enemies. The aim gets worse the farther away you are, but close up does quite a bit of damage.
• The Handgun of Handiness
  A standard pistol that shoots bullets, pretty accurate if you're crouching and does extra damage if you shoot your enemy in the back or get them with a headshot.
  • To shoot: right click
  • To reload: right click when the gun is empty and it will automatically reload
  • Shoots "Bullets"
  • Tips: Crouch while using this gun to negate the knockback effect. Also, getting a headshot will double the amount of damage you're dealing and almost always one-shot a zombie. Accuracy is best at mid-range.
• The Huntsman Rifle
  A bolt action rifle with a night vision scope. Great for sniping zombies from afar, and does double damage on headshots.
  • To shoot: right click
  • To reload: right click when the gun is empty and it will automatically reload
  • Shoots "Huntsman Shells"
  • Tips: Left click while holding the gun to activate the Nightvision Scope (this will turn off automatically on reload). Not great for close-combat (also sadly you wont be able to interact with blocks while holding it so no running through doors), but really good at picking off zombies from a distance.

The Carnival

The Carnival

Server address	event.nerd.nu

The Carnival is a place where you can go to get away from all the death and fighting of the Apocalypse. Some of the games even award tickets which you can use to trade in the Ticket Tent for additional gear and supplies!

Games

• Archery Challenge - [1 ticket] - built by Bluuefuzzy - Light all four redstone lamps with nothing but your archery skills!
• SnowFlo - [1 ticket] - built by Silversunset - Toss the snowball into the hopper and win a prize!
• Mob Shooting Challenge - [1 ticket] - built by Buzzie71- Shoot skeletons into the hole using snowballs for a prize!
• Whack-a-creeper - [1 ticket] - built by Silversunset - Knock the creeper into the hole using snowballs for a prize!
• Strength Meter - [1 ticket] - built by Cujobear - Jump on the pressure plate and see if you're strong enough to turn the lights on!
• Parkour - [64 tickets] the first time, [16 tickets] each time after - builty by dumbo52 - Get to the top of the tower with the flag. Its gonna be a bumpy ride!
• Lottery - [1 ticket] - built by bermudalocket - Press the button to try your luck!

Events

Events will be run at scheduled times by staff and prizes awarded accordingly. Keep an eye out for times!

• Speedbuild - built by Excessivetoker - Saturday 9pm EDT with the Cadmins!
• Thimble - built by Cujobear - Friday 10pm EDT with Padmins!
• Dunking Booth - built by Mewcifer - Various times (Watch in-game for announcements!)
• Spleef - built by heysofia - TBD
• PvP Arena - built by Zomise - TBD
• Connect Four - built by dumbo52 - TBD
• Vertical maze - built by MasterCommaThe - TBD

Community Maze

The community maze was built by players before the event. They have been placed on the Carnival world from easiest-to-hardest (from what we can tell!) and completing mazes may get you some nifty treats!
Thank you to those who have contributed - In no specific order (ok maybe a little specific): Abitcat, Aharit, Benergy09, c45y, fazaden, Hafishgr, Heysofia, imthomass, King_of_Queso, Schererererer, ThelVadumee, triztin, venom20078, Zomise

• Prizes for each maze are 20 tickets on first completion (10 on any subsequent runs) and a special maze token.
  
• Special prizes will be awarded for those who collect 5, 10, or all 14 maze tokens

The Ticket Tent

Some games in the carnival will award tickets that can be used to obtain gear and materials to bring back to the city. Any time you trade with a villager in the Ticket Tent your traded item will be sent DIRECTLY to your end chest so make sure your end chest has space for your trades - if your chest is full the trade will be refused by the villager.

Chuckles	Ronald	Pennywise
Sugar Cane [3 tickets]	End stone [10 tickets]	Sawed-off Shotgun [100 tickets]
Seeds [3 tickets]	Netherrack [10 tickets]	Handgun of Handiness [150 tickets]
Cocoa Beans [3 tickets]	Quartz Ore [10 tickets]	Huntsman Rifle [200 tickets]
Ink Sack [3 tickets]	Soul Sand [10 tickets]	Unbreaking II [75 tickets]
Netherwart [3 tickets]	Ender Pearl [20 tickets]	Thorns II [75 tickets]
Cactus [3 tickets]	Shulker Shell [20 tickets]	Feather Falling II [75 tickets]
Oak Sapling [3 tickets]	Blaze Rod [5 tickets]	Protection II [75 tickets]
Birch Sapling [3 tickets]	Glowstone [20 tickets]	Fortune II [75 tickets]
Spruce Sapling [3 tickets]	Sand [10 tickets]	Knockback Stick [75 tickets]
4 Dark Oak Saplings [3 tickets]	Gunpowder [5 tickets]	50 ticket voucher [50 tickets]
Acacia Sapling [3 tickets]	Nametag [5 tickets]	50 tickets [1 50-ticket voucher]
Jungle Sapling [3 tickets]	Ghast Tear [20 tickets]
Chorus Flower [3 tickets]

Rules

• All community rules spelled out in the Nerd.nu/Rules page are valid during this event.
• Event specific rules are as follows:
  • No PvP unless in designated arenas
  • Using LWC items to bypass game mechanics is not allowed (i.e. you can't build a fortress out of furnaces).
  • Standard griefing rules are in effect during this event.
  • The villager token storage area is not to be used for personal storage. Any chest found to have items other than villager rescue tokens may be wiped without warning

Roll Credits

Thank you to everyone who helped put this event together! If I've missed anyone I apologize..

• The lobby for our event was built by Sir_Didymus! Beware the giant zombies!
• The Carnival spawn tent was built by Silversunset, with decorative help from buzzie71, bermudalocket, and other staff
• The Carnival games were built by various staff with additional decorations added by Heysofia to make it beautiful!
• Apocalypse spawn was built by Silversunset and then "improved' (read: totally rebuilt) by bermudalocket
• The Community Maze was organized by Sir_Didymus, built by players and set up in the carnival by Sir_Didymus and Barlimore (thanks!!!!!!)
• The Apocalypse world also contains buildings custom made by various mods, thank you to everyone who helped out!
• Special thanks to bermudalocket for basically being my gopher during setup.
• A big thank you to the tech admins for making sure everything worked on 1.12, setting up the server, writing up plugin changes, and overall magic!!