Updates Eternal Networks DarkRP v1.5
 
Hello everyone!

This week’s update expands on the Mining Update and includes additional server optimizations to enhance long-term performance on the server! 🤩

Enjoy the updates, and happy gaming!

Mining Update Part 2 ⛏️

• Mining Update Part 1 introduced the foundations:
  
  • 99 Mining Levels
  • 7 Pickaxe Levels
  • 6 Skills with various perks
  • Ability to craft weapons
• However, the 7 Pickaxe Levels were not fully implemented due to model limitations. The original progression tree was intended to be:
  • Bronze Pickaxe Lvl 1
  • Steel Pickaxe Lvl 6
  • Black Pickaxe Lvl 11
  • Mithril Pickaxe Lvl 21
  • Adamant Pickaxe Lvl 31
  • Rune Pickaxe Lvl 41
  • Dragon Pickaxe Lvl 61
• Due to these model restrictions (allowing only 3 skins), the progression tree has now been compressed to streamline the system and improve playability:
  • With these changes it completes the original mining update and makes progressing the mining content easier for newer players
    • Bronze Pickaxe Lvl 1
    • Adamant Pickaxe Lvl 31
    • Dragon Pickaxe Lvl 61
• The Pickaxe progession follows the pickaxe progression from the original game OSRS (Old School RuneScape) similarly.
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• Now, I’ve always planned to make cosmetic crafting possible, but when Mining Update Part 1 was released, that feature wasn’t quite ready. With Mining Update Part 2, I’m excited to announce that you can now craft cosmetics through mining!
  
  To kick things off and pay homage to the original OSRS, you’ll be able to craft the Prospector’s Set. Since this is GMod, I wanted to put our own spin on it—it’s not an exact replica, but I’ve done my best to match the Prospector’s Helmet as closely as possible!
  
  In the original Old School RuneScape, the Prospector's Helmet was a highly sought-after cosmetic that represented achievement and progress in the mining skill, earned by exchanging 40 golden nuggets.
  
  Below, you can preview what the Prospector’s Helmet looked like in OSRS and how it looks on our Eternal server! Aswell as how to craft it!
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• I know the Prospector’s Helmet isn’t the most flattering item, so I wanted to include something that really stands out and shows off the hard work you put into reaching 99 mining levels. Now, you can also craft the Prospector Ethereal Wings—a badass cosmetic that completes the Prospector Set, exclusively craftable through mining!
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• These items won’t be easily obtainable and come with strict requirements. However, they’ll provide players with something to work toward and eventually earn. Similar to MMOs, these cosmetics will be referred to as Treasure Items. I plan to create additional Treasure Items for various server activities like Weed Growing, Meth Production, and more, I hope this gives players a long-term goal to strive for. It's important to note that these items are purely cosmetic and do not provide any gameplay advantages, as we are a PVP-focused server, and it would be unfair to give any player an edge.
  
  

• There were some performance issues on the server, but I’ve been working to optimize things, and I believe we’ve reached a good middle ground—definitely a lot better than before. I’d estimate about a 40% increase in FPS overall, and 100% increase in FPS after long-term play on the server!
• For now, I’ve removed the fishing addon as it was consuming unnecessary resources, and honestly, it wasn’t being used much. I do plan to bring it back eventually, but in a revised form.
• I’ve also removed the property rental feature, as it was creating invisible zones across the map, which led to significant performance loss, and it wasn’t being utilized either.
  
  

• Updated Gprotect to latest version
• ps I had to rewrite this from scratch 3 times since I kept accidently closing my tab it didnt save :*(