@RegalKain: Hopefully you don't have to deal with too many newer players who are stumbling into your Ravenhearst server. If they're TRULY your friends, they'll take your advice and read up on the changes Ravenhearst makes so they don't cause you too many headaches!
If you can possibly help it, steer the newer players away from Ravenhearst until they're really comfortable with vanilla mechanics.
Watch out for biome dithering, too. If you're anywhere near the red zones, you may accidentally walk over one or two-square patches of radiation biome. Sinder made a great post about it somewhere, I just can't remember where.
Imagine when you and the squad get full Hazmat suits and trioxin with Master lock picks/kits. It'll all be worth it!