How to upgrade

Multiverse-Core and ALL plugins are in BETA

Before reading any further, PLEASE backup all of your files. We will not be responsible for ANYTHING Multiverse-Core or its plugins do to your server.

Welcome to Multiverse 2

Hello there. Looks like you've gotten to this page because you want to upgrade to Multiverse 2! Thanks for being a tester and Multiverse user!

Before you begin

First you should checkout what is left before release. If something is on that page that concerns you, DO NOT install Multiverse 2. You should also understand the Multiverse-Core Tutorial. It contains a bit of terminology that you should understand (e.g., the difference between Multiverse-Core and Multiverse 2). Once you've read all of that, continue reading...

Step 1

Ensure that your plugins folder looks similar to this:

Make sure you leave your MultiVerse.jar and MultiVerse/ folder in place for now.

Step 2

Download the Multiverse-Core JAR from The Multiverse 2 Build Site

Place it in your plugins folder like so:

Step 3

Start your server. You should see something similar to this:
NOTE: Your lines will NOT be colored. I have colored them for reference. You should see all of the green lines and the yellow line. If your green lines do NOT match. Hop into our IRC (#multiverse on esper.net) channel for help.

Step 4

Stop your server.

Not sure why you need a picture of this, but here it is:

Step 5

• If you do not have backups yet, make a backup of MultiVerse/.
• Remove MultiVerse.jar and the MultiVerse/ folder.

Your plugins folder should look similar to this:

Step 6

Start your server! Everything should look good!

What's next?

Now that you've successfully migrated to the Multiverse 2 system, you may want to install the Plugins of Multiverse 2 or check out some very cool Custom Generator Plugins.