Minecraft 1.5_02 [SERVER UPDATED!]

[size=36pt]Beta 1.5.2![/size]
YOU'LL NEED TO DOWNGRADE TO PLAY ON THE SERVER! Downgrade tutorial here!
[size=24pt]SERVER UPDATED TO 1.5.2 (Some plugins not working! See update 3)[/size]

Minecraft 1.5 Update: Rain and Snowstorm Gameplay

Well thats it folks! 1.5 is out and we are trying to re-bake the 1.5 cake! This post is to fill you guys in on some new server information and let you know that we're hard at work baking up 1.5!

You can find the changes here.
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A lot to look over, we know! But in terms of the server we are just waiting for 1.5 Bukkit to come out, all plguins are ready so it should be a matter of downloading a little file when they are ready! Also some more good news, we'll have MCMMO, and yes your stats will be kept. We'll keep a change log of whats happening to update the server in this post! Thanks ~The CakeCraft Cooking Team

UPDATE:
The Bukkit team has just relayed a message to us reguarding the update! Read it here first!

UPDATE 2!
1.5_01 is now release and as promised in the Bukkit post above, they're going to start working on the update. I suspect we'll be ready for prime time soon! Hold on everyone! I have a four slot SMP server if you'd like to join for 1.5_01 its vanilla. Here is the IP: 72.51.33.136:27265, it will be closed to the public after the update!

[size=24pt]UPDATE 3:[/size]
1.5.2 Released, please hold on as we update. We appreciate the patients over the past few days. Thanks bukkit team. Hoping for a recommended build!

Plugins not working thus far:

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  [li]Minecraft Mainia (ALL)[/li]
  [li]Citizens[/li]
  [li]Multi Verse[/li]
  [li]A few more, testing[/li]

Changelog

Code:

12:30 PM 4/21/2011
BUKKIT RELEASES 1.5.2 UPDATE, updating hold on! Some plugins not working. (see update 3)

11:43 AM 4/20/2011
Attempting to fix iconomy and towny, wish me luck!

11:27 AM 4/20/2011
Created a downgrading tutorial. http://cakecraft.us/index.php/topic,178.0.html

10:13 AM 4/20/2011
Update 1.5_01 RELEASE! Waiting for Bukkit to update. Fixes include:
 Game no longer crashes from "internal server error" created by bugs in 1.5_01's Server in SMP,
 Players no longer get the "dirt screen" when taking something out of the Crafting Table
List of changes can be found  [url=http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Version_history]here[/url].

10:05 AM 4/20/2011
Bukkit Staff relays a message to the community!

6:10 PM 4/19/2011
Installed MCMMO, checking if stats are valid!

6:06 PM 4/19/2011:
Updated all plugins to 684, preparing test vanilla server. Hold on guys! ~Madcow

i hope you guys update the server as soon s possible... its spring break where i am and i have nothing else i want to do than play minecraft on my favorite server! ;D

Me too D:

May the force speed the new Bukkit update on its way to us.

Statement released by Bukkit regarding the 1.5 update.

As is the case with every Minecraft update, we saw our usual influx of extra traffic from people wondering if we have a build of CraftBukkit working with the Minecraft update seconds after release (seriously). Usually, you'd see a pretty standard post from me stating we're working on an update and providing the usual advice that you aren't forced to update. However, this time there was a distinct lack of communication from the team regarding the status of the update, other than the usual "we're working on it". Couple this with the slow development occurring lately and we can forgive people for posting the expected "is Bukkit dead?" or "what's going on?" posts. I hope this post will explain everything.

Will there be a CraftBukkit for Minecraft 1.5?
Given the reports of showstopping bugs present in 1.5, there's a high chance a new bugfix update for Minecraft will be out tomorrow or even several times this week. As a result, it is unlikely we will be releasing a 1.5 compatible build and, instead, will be waiting for something stable to work with.

Due to the nature of the project and the methods we use to provide Bukkit for Minecraft, any update - no matter how small - requires us to figure out the mapping of obfuscated classes and update our code. This takes a lot of time and work, so hopefully you understand our decision.

Having said all this, we recommend that you stay on 1.4 for a while until the patch storm subsides if your server depends on Bukkit.

Further, I wanted to apologise for the lack of communication regarding this update. I was really hesitant announcing this since it would only serve to disappoint and annoy people, however, I noticed quite a few supportive comments on here and IRC that pushed me to post this announcement because the people that have supported us through everything deserve it.

Why are things so quiet? Why is the update taking so long?
Before I answer this, I think it is appropriate to cover what usually happens when we're aware of an update coming soon. Whenever we recieve word of a Minecraft update (which, contrary to popular belief, is generally the same time as everyone else), we place all development in the Bukkit project under a code freeze to prepare for the update and make things easier. That being said, last week thursday we were expecting a Minecraft update and appropriately placed the project under a code freeze. Unfortunately, the update was delayed and pushed to the next week, resulting in a much longer code freeze than normally occurs. Naturally, this lead to activity within the project seeming critically lower than it really was and prompted some people to post the inevitable "what's going on?" thread.

On top of the code freeze, we're working on some larger changes to Bukkit or CraftBukkit that require quite a bit of time to complete and will only be commited to the public code when they are ready. Quite often you'll find that, while you don't see any updates, we definitely are still working hard programming awesome things and appreciate your patience and support.

So why is this update taking so long? After we had updated for Minecraft 1.4, we came across some annoying chunk related issues and bugs that were incredibly difficult to pinpoint due to confusion with the new obfuscated names mappings (d -> c and c -> d). Naturally, these kinds of issues were unacceptable for the project and we immediately got to work on improving our update process to avoid issues of this nature in the future. While I think we can all agree with this decision, the unfortunate result is the delay we're currently facing since we're not yet done improving the process. The good news is, we're nearly done improving our update handling process and the wait will definitely be worth it come future updates.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Thank you very much Jake! I saw it as I woke up this morning, I added it to the main post. Anyway I hope to see you on the server today, I'm fixing iConomy and installing a few more plugins.

~The Madcow