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The MOTD and the server icon: what Minecraft's list shows first
What a server sends to Minecraft's multiplayer list: a 64x64 server-icon.png, two lines of MOTD and a player sample, and how to set each one.
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What a server sends to Minecraft's multiplayer list: a 64x64 server-icon.png, two lines of MOTD and a player sample, and how to set each one.
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