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OpFactions - PikaNetwork 2022
December 23rd, 2022, 17:00 GMT / 13:00 EST / 12:00 CST / 10:00 PST
As the season has come to an end it is time to continue the cycle with another OpFactions reset. It is time for another season for top factions to compete against each other.
In this reset, we have focused on fixing bugs and fine-tuning the existing features to provide a better gameplay experience for our players.
We are dedicated to bringing new and exciting content to our game, but this season we wanted to prioritize the overall stability and enjoyment of the core gameplay. We have spent a lot of time fixing bugs and improving the game's stability, and we hope that these changes will make your experience even better.
We are grateful to all of our players for their support and we hope that you will have a great time playing the new season of OpFactions.
Thank you for your continued interest in our faction server.
Are you ready to hop into a new season?! Say no more. The update will be released this Friday, December 23rd, 2022.
It will begin with a one-week grace period, after which a map lasting 5 total weeks will begin.
December 23rd, 2022
17:00 GMT / 13:00 EST / 12:00 CST / 10:00 PST
play.pika-network.net
Please note: The release time can be a couple of minutes later, we are trying to reach 7 PM CET.
Grace Period (no explosions): 10 days.
First hour: No flight, No wilderness command, No hunger loss, No ender pearls.
World Corners: 20
Faction size: 20 members
Faction shield: 18 hours
Cannoning speed: 3 seconds
Season length: 5 weeks
The season will end 1 day after the start, on a Saturday instead of a Friday so all factions have a fair chance of playing on the last day.
It will begin with a one-week grace period, after which a map lasting 5 total weeks will begin.
December 23rd, 2022
17:00 GMT / 13:00 EST / 12:00 CST / 10:00 PST
play.pika-network.net
Please note: The release time can be a couple of minutes later, we are trying to reach 7 PM CET.
Grace Period (no explosions): 10 days.
First hour: No flight, No wilderness command, No hunger loss, No ender pearls.
World Corners: 20
Faction size: 20 members
Faction shield: 18 hours
Cannoning speed: 3 seconds
Season length: 5 weeks
The season will end 1 day after the start, on a Saturday instead of a Friday so all factions have a fair chance of playing on the last day.
Giveaways
If you would like to start the season on the right track, we've got you covered! We are running a giveaway that includes ranks and store coupons! If you would like to enter the giveaways, go ahead and visit our official post!
End of the world
We will be hosting an end-of-season event to celebrate the end of the season. At around 3 days before the release, we will be placing reset signs at spawn which you can click and claim a number of rewards; Free items, Free gkits, Millions of in-game money, and Tons of free experience to level up your overpowered armor. Everyone will be able to finish their rank-ups because you can get everything for free. You can fight with everyone without the fear of losing your gear you have weeks to gather. So clearly this is the event everyone should participate in! Hop on OpFactions and have fun!
Changelog
The following are the most important features/modifications implemented toward this season's map and functions.
Notice! About the Grace PeriodThis season instead of 7 days of the grace period you will have a total of 10 days grace period, and here is why:
As this map will be released just a day before Christmas it means the grace period will end on December 30th. On December 31st to give everyone a fair break we always enable the grace period each year, so that everyone can enjoy this last day of the year and go out with a bang without having to worry about someone lighting fireworks in their base.
Because of this, it would mean there is a grace period from December 23rd until December 30th, then a few hours later on December 31st the Grace Period would enable again and 24h later it would be disabled again.
We feel like this isn't something that would be appreciated so we decided for the whole new years weekend we will be enabling the grace period and extending it until 8 PM CET on January 2nd, 2023.
Payouts! Faction Top Rewards
This new season of OpFactions we will have bi-weekly rewards for the top factions! This will go on until the end of the season which will last exactly 5 weeks or 35 days and end with the final payout. View all the dates in the /payouts menu.
(!) The season will end 1 day later, on a Saturday, to give everyone a full last day to participate.
End-of-the-season rewards
First place: $350 USD PayPal and €500 worth of Iron currency.
Second place: $150 USD PayPal and €350 worth of Iron currency.
Third place: €250 worth of Iron currency.
Bi-weekly rewards
First place: €75 worth of Iron currency. Second place: €50 worth of Iron currency. Third place: €25 worth of Iron currency.
New! Spawn
A new season means a fresh start, and this one kicks off with a brand-new spawn. Get ready to brave the cold and conquer snowy battlefields in the winter-themed season of OpFactions.
This season promises to be full of exciting battles and wintery fun.
Don't miss out on all the action and join us in the new winter-themed world of OpFactions.
A new spawn with a new winter theme
Are you looking for some help? There are plenty of NPCs explaining all the features. 
Supply drops can be found all around the warzone, this season with more drops at once.
A new seasonal crate has been added again.
Updated! Worlds
As every season needs a spawn we will also need some worlds for you to start your base in. There will be an overworld and an end world like all seasons, and worlds themed to the worlds fitting for this reset.
There will be a total of 20 corners, these being the following
 Overworld |  The End |  Ocean World |  Desert World |  Snow World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To enter this world head to /spawn. | To enter this world head to /warp end. | To enter this world head to /warp ocean. | To enter this world head to /warp desert. | To enter this world head to /warp snow. |
 The border will be 10,000 x 10,000 (5,000 to -5,000) | The border will be 10,000 x 10,000 (5,000 to -5,000) | The border will be 7,500 x 7,500 (3,750 to -3,750) | The border will be 7,500 x 7,500 (3,750 to -3,750) | The border will be 7,500 x 7,500 (3,750 to -3,750) |
 The spawn will be in the middle of the border. | The spawn will be in the middle of the border. | The spawn will be in the middle of the border. | The spawn will be in the middle of the border. | The spawn will be in the middle of the border. |
 There are 4 KOTHs, located North, East, South, and West of spawn. | There is 1 KOTH near the world spawn. | There is 1 KOTH near the world spawn. | There is 1 KOTH near the world spawn. | There is Outpost KOTH near the world spawn. |
New! Christmas ZoneThe Christmas Zone is now open and ready for you to join the holiday fun! This temporary new Dark Zone is filled with both PvP and PvE challenges. As a holiday hunter, it's up to you to take on mischievous elves and emerge victorious. But be warned, the elves won't go down without a fight.
One of the highlights of the Christmas Zone is the Santa boss that spawns every four hours.
This formidable enemy will test your skills, but defeat him and you'll be rewarded with a Christmas Lootbag filled with powerful items to help you dominate the battlefield.
Gather your faction and head to the Christmas Zone to participate in the holiday mayhem. Happy hunting!
New! Legendary KOTHsOpFactions is excited to announce a new feature: Legendary KOTHs. These are like regular KOTHs, but with an upgraded loot table.
We apologize for not being able to offer Weekend KOTHs last season due to issues with the plugin and a flexible loot table.
Legendary KOTHs during weekends.However, we have fixed the plugin and will now be able to offer Legendary KOTHs on Saturdays and Sundays. These days are when most players have time to play, and we want to reward them for choosing to play on our Factions server with great rewards.
Start your own Legendary KOTH.Players can also start their own Legendary KOTHs by using the Legendary KOTH Starter Box, a new item found in the Boss Lootbags from the Dark Zone. This box contains a random KOTH starter for an available KOTH. Once you use this item, the KOTH will start as a Legendary KOTH with the improved loot table.
New! Faction Shop
A new feature for you and your faction: the Faction Shop! Using the /f shop command, players can now purchase a variety of items to help them in their factions.
A selection of items.Some of the items available in the Faction Shop include shockwave tools, sets, creeper eggs, and chunk busters.
These items can be purchased using either money or faction tokens.
Faction TNT.In addition, players can also buy TNT that will be added directly to their faction's TNT bank.
We hope that the Faction Shop will make it easier for players to get the tools and resources they need to succeed in OpFactions.
Updated! Black MarketIn an effort to make it easier for players and factions to access essential items, we have added a selection of these items to the rotational shop in the Black Market.
These items include things like resources, tools, and other useful items that can help players and factions thrive. We hope that this change will make it easier for players to get the items they need to succeed on the server.
| TNT Wand (250 uses) | KOTH Starter |  Throwable Charged Creeper Egg |  Chunk Buster (Tier I) |  Sand Wand (200 uses) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 in stock. Cost 50 Souls/ea | 3 in stock. Cost 500 Souls/ea | 3 in stock. Cost 500 Souls/ea | 16 in stock. Cost 200 Souls/ea | 50 in stock. Cost 100 Souls/ea |
Updated! Pets
Some balance changes to pets in our game have been made for this season.
We understand that pets are a beloved and integral part of the gameplay experience for many players, and we want to make sure that they are balanced and fair for everyone.
To accomplish this, we have carefully examined how pets perform in different situations and made the necessary adjustments to ensure that they are a useful and valuable part of your in-game strategy. We hope that these balance changes will make pets even more enjoyable for players. Thank you for your interest in our game.
 Bear Pet |  Whale Pet |
|---|---|
| Cooldown increased: 60 seconds > 90 seconds Absorption Level increased: (Pet Level / 7) + 1 | Cage size increased: +1 block on each side Cage adjustment: Removed the iron bar above you |
Updated! Faction Shield and Base ClaimsWe have made an update on how faction shields work in our game. Previously, all claims made by a faction were protected by the faction shield. However, we have now changed this so that only claims directly connected to a base claim will be protected by the faction shield. This means that only claims that are directly connected to a faction's base will be protected by the shield. We hope that this update will make it easier for players to manage their factions and protect their claims.
Spawners in base claimsOn top of that, because of the way our season works with base claims we also decided it's in our best interest to keep the competitive integrity of the gamemode by making spawners only work in base claims. This means you can no longer grind for a whole season to build a base in the last week. Spawners will now only activate in a base claim.
Updated! Faction Raid TimersThe changes to the shield logic also apply to Raid Timers. These Raid Timers will now only be activated when you are shooting at a claim that is directly connected to a base claim.
Removal of Raid Timer limitations.Many players have claimed the land around bases which makes the base nearly impossible to raid with our current raid timer system. From now on, however, explosions will work in other factions’ claims even while you have a timer on a different faction. This will eliminate the problem of unraidable PVP bases and allow players to raid bases without anything getting in their way.
Raid timer logging.Once you have started a raid it will now be logged within your /f logs, the same goes for when your raid ends. Once the raid ends these logs will be added to the target faction as well. This makes it easier to keep track of which raid happened during what period of time.
Updated! Infinite ChestWe have made some updates to the Infinite Chest to make it even more useful and convenient for players.
The bugs regarding Infinite Chests and Chunk Busters has also been fixed this season.
Capacity and Sell Timer.In addition, we have increased the maximum upgrade for capacity, so players can store even more items in their Infinite Chest. We have also made a change to the maximum upgrade for the sell timer, which will now make the sell timer disappear altogether. This means that players can sell their items at their convenience, without having to wait for the sell timer to expire.
Updated! Infinite Blocks
We have made an update to our factions server feature called Infinite Blocks, we will now introduce a separate /shop section specifically for infinite blocks.
These blocks can be purchased and used in player builds.
The infinite blocks now available in the /shop section include:
Sand | Netherrack | Obsidian | Cobblestone |
|---|
Fixed! Bugs
We did our best to polish and fix as many existing bugs inside the OpFactions server. We have looked through all the bug reports and managed to fix them. If you come across any bugs with the new release, make sure to report them at our forums under the bug reports section.
Here are a few of the bugs we squished out:
- Fixed autosell and harvester hoe.
- Fixed and re-enabled duels.
- Fixed the /lootbag command to preview lootbags.
- Fixed spawner upgrades on some mobs not working.
- Fixed iron bar being above your head in warden cage.
- Fixed some masks abilities not working.
- Fixed being able to change genbucket directions outside of your own claims.
- Fixed ichests being chunkbusted making it so you can not place one in that chunk again.
- Fixed printer kicks.
- Fixed eternal rank chat color acces.
- Fixed eternal rank coinflip no tax perk.
- Fixed eternal rank 20% pet exp.
- Fixed eternal rank 20% skill exp.
- Fixed eternal rank -15% pet cooldown.
- Fixed not receiving swords experience while grinding.
- Fixed /f top help showing wrong messages.
- Fixed not being able to preview seasonal crate.
- Fixed glass colors being wrong in /chatcolor.
- Fixed not being able to creeper egg spawners when an ichest is placed next to it.
- Fixed being kicked out of printer mode when flying sometimes.
Misc. Updates and changes.
After receiving some suggestions about modifying a couple of things, we have decided to make the following modifications in order to make everyone's Factions experience much better. We have modified a few features which were present on the previous map, and here is the list including those modifications, along with a justification for the majority:
- Updated all plugins
- Updated /payouts menu
- Updated seasonal crate rewards
- Made the username of Eternal rank bold with their rank color.
- Added a new reset lootcrate.
- Added a new seasonal crate.
- Added a command to remove masks from helmets.
- Added pet candy to level-up your pets.
- Nerfed needed experience in swords and axes skill.
- Added new Christmas tags.
- Nerfed Werwolf Mask.
- Added chunk busters to the /shop as well.
- Increased the price of TNT in the faction shop.
- Made Shockwave tools Efficiency 20 so that it instantly breaks any blocks.
- Spawner upgrades will now also cost experience.
Please note: Any suggestions for changes feel free to leave them in the comments.
Question and AnswersWhy does OpFactions reset?
OpFactions is already up for some time. A reset has to happen to change and improve with new features, to make the game more exciting for you all! This then allows you players to have a fresh start and new players can begin to play without any significant disadvantage.
This means all items, money, and the map will be reset. Nothing will be kept leftover from the previous map. I know this must be a disappointing revelation for a lot of you, but think about the exciting new changes, the new alliances you can forge, the new map, the new features and updates the different kinds of gameplay, and style is provided with this update will surely make it a worth-while and exciting reset!
Below you can find what you will lose and one for what you will keep
What will I lose?
- Your claims
- Player level & premium reward pass
- All items in your inventory and ender chest
- Any currencies such as money and exp
- Chatcolor permissions.
- Seasonal ranks and perks
What will I keep?
- Purchased Ranks & Rank Upgrades
- Purchased Perks
- Won out of crates commands/ranks
We hope to see you on our new OpFactions server soon!
If you have feedback or any suggestion, let us know we'd love to make this as good as we can.
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If you have feedback or any suggestion, let us know we'd love to make this as good as we can.
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