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๐ŸŽƒ Our Halloween competition starts FRIDAY, 20 October 2023 at 18:30 UTC.

๐Ÿ™Œ To spice things up, we are allowing everyone to use the powers of their current rank! This means there will be a winner for each rank group! This is how we are dividing up the ranks for this competition.

The groups are:

  • Tyro
  • Yeoman / Duke
  • Maven / Viceroy / Artisan / Archduke
  • Architect / Engineer
  • Lord / Arbiter

๐Ÿ”„๏ธ The theme is Shire Mainworld Spooktacular!

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ You will decorate a warp that currently belongs to you in the MAIN WORLD. That's right, folks. You'll be building in the Main world! (if you do not already have a warp, then we will make one for you at your current WIP)

๐Ÿ’ƒ This competition is open to everyone, including Tyrules who will use their Tyrule plots for their entries. Gaijin may compete with performance art at Spawn.

๐Ÿ—๏ธ There is no limit to how much you decorate your warp/area. The more we get to explore your builds when judging, the better! Sky's the limit! Looking at YOU, architects!

โš’๏ธ You may use the powers afforded to you by your CURRENT RANK. Any competitors getting help from higher ranks will be disqualified. The ONLY exception will be Mavens/Viceroys getting help with /fixwater or /superpick as Artisans/Archdukes have those powers. This help can ONLY come from a staff member.

๐Ÿงญ To enter, please let a staff member know which of your warps you will be decorating so we can make note. For those without warps, please let a staff member know where you plan on having your warp.

๐Ÿšซ Please donโ€™t start early because to keep things fair, we will be going around each area to check for recent changes prior to the start time.

๐Ÿ’ฏ Please note that the entire main world has been backed up, so we can easily restore your area to its previous state after your entry has been judged.

๐Ÿ†Wishing everyone the very best of luck!

Thanks for being a part of one of Minecraft's oldest communities, with no main world resets since 15 October 2010!

Events ๐Ÿ“…

  • Treasure Hunt: On NOW, ends Wednesday 18th. Track progress on the anniversary treasure hunt leaderboard.
  • Halloween Build Competition: Nominate a region you own, start decorating it for Fall/Halloween from the start time we will announce, then our staff team will judge! In-game prizes available for the most innovative designs. We'll check all nominated areas just before the start time, so please don't start early! To keep things fair, there's no WorldEdit or VoxelSniper allowed for this competition. You can pick up to ONE other person to work with. Each person may only contribute to one entry.
  • Halloween Treasure Hunt: Pumpkins and candy will soon be raining from the sky, in exchange for in-game cosmetic perks for those who find the most! Starts 26 Oct. Ends 1 Nov.

Other Activities ๐ŸŽจ

  • Adopt A Project initiative: Found an abandoned project you'd like to take over? Pop a message in #โ ๐Ÿ“‘projects on Discord with a screenshot, some coordinates, and what you'd like to do to improve the area. You must use the "๐Ÿš๏ธ Adopt A Project" tag on your post so we don't miss it! Wait for staff to confirm it's OK for you to take over a project, never alter someone else's build without their consent or approval from our Staff team.
  • Shire Census 2023: We said this last year, but we mean it this time! We've got a bunch of data from 2015 (you can view it in-game at /warp census!) and we'd love to see how this has changed over the last 8 years. We'll only reveal the aggregated data, we respect your privacy and won't say who has given each answer. What countries are best represented by our players? What's the most popular pet? All will be revealed!

Following two and a half years of construction, Kiwimango amusement park is ready to open. Join us in-game this Sunday at 13:00 UTC for a tour!

MC 1.20 Update

Posted 8 months ago by CoffeeAndChill.

The main server has been updated to 1.20, so you can enjoy the new features including bamboo and cherry wood. Have fun!

Join us this Saturday at 4:30 PM UTC for the grand opening of our Trails and Tales survival server.

Get ready to embark on exciting adventures! Why not get planning in our #survival channel on Discord?

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!


1.19 Recap

- We baked 5584 loaves of bread ๐Ÿž, and 540 cookies ๐Ÿช

- 1072 creepers were slain โ˜ ๏ธ by players (much more in farms! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ)

- We slayed the Ender Dragon TWICE ๐Ÿฒ

- 506 Ancient Debris was uncovered โ›๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ to make 126 Netherite Ingots!

- We harvested 7611 potatoes ๐Ÿฅ”, 5597 carrots ๐Ÿฅ•, and 30272 wheat ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŒพ! That's a lot of wheat! ๐Ÿ™€ย 

- foxface mined the most blocks โ›๏ธ , cooked the most food ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ , and did the most farming ๐Ÿชด (top player, much?).

- gghosty slayed the most monsters! ๐Ÿ’€ย 

- gghosty came top for advancements, with 12 more than the next best score! ๐Ÿฅ‡ย 

- Aedesius retained their top player of all time stat which incorporates advancements and skills data ๐Ÿ“Š - CONGRATS, but watch out for our rising star of 1.19! ๐Ÿ†


When survival!?!?

The survival server opens on...

๐Ÿ•ง Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): Saturday at 12:30 PM

๐Ÿ•ค Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): Saturday at 9:30 AM

๐Ÿ•  British Summer Time (BST): Saturday at 5:30 PM

๐Ÿ•ก Central European Summer Time (CEST): Saturday at 6:30 PM

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Aether Good service
Cerelia Riverwood Grand Station Closed; Disembark at Ampitheatre
Dulcia Good service
East Shire Transit Good service.
Empire Part-suspended. Good service Sunspear-Venice, and good service Emerald City-Prontera. No other services are operational.
Franco Good service Venezia Cipriana - Lythia University. No service Lythia-Epsilon.
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Lamia Good service
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OmegaLoop Good service
Phobean Subway Good service
Quintus Part-suspended New Vashon to Silex-Civis
Riverwood Intraurban Riverwood Grand Closed
Schnellzug Good service
Skira Good service
Thule Good service
Vadam Good service
Venezia Metro Good service Valeria-Cipriana (outer loop). No service on other routes.
Venezia Overground Good service
West Shire Rail Good service Caffa-Solentse, UoC West-Thothum, and Zege-Groenevelden.
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