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MC 1.20 Update

Posted 2 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

The "egg" building competition is now OPEN!

Head over to /warp BC to find out more and start your entry.

Winners can negotiate prizes with staff, such as WorldEdit commands and /sit!

Ends on April 15th.

Good luck!

We have promoted 4 members to new heights, in recognition of their exceptional impact on our community!

Congratulations to Malaclord and Kieran on their promotion to Architect, following years of dedication to the community and their projects; one of the highest honours we bestow upon non-staff!

Congratulations to Zalidia on their promotion to Artisan, long may you continue to push boundaries of what is possible in a virtual theme park!

Congratulations to suntin on their promotion to Archduke! They have worked hard to maintain our historically significant FridayFunLand theme park, while preserving its original features and incorporating references to its initial creator.

This event along with many others has been recorded on our Timeline - check it out on our wiki.

In other news, we're now running Minecraft 1.19.3! ๐ŸŽ‰ย 

You've been able to connect with MC 1.19.3 for a while, but the underlying servers have still been on 1.19 and 1.19.2.

The extra secret-ish location of our treasure hunt is now open!

Head over to "/warp festive22" where any member Yeoman and above may build something to contribute to our festive village! It could be a gift dedicated to another member, a snowman an ice rink, ferris wheel, rollercoaster... any festive attraction! ๐ŸŽก

While you build, you may discover items from our treasure hunt! ๐ŸŽ

This isn't a competitive building competition, it's just for fun, and you may work on something alone or with other people - it's up to you! ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

The Shire's staff team wishes you all the best for the festive season! ๐ŸŽ„

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Railway Status

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.
Hestia Good service
Hyperloop Good service
Juris Good service
Lamia Good service
Mainland Metro Good service
Norshire Full Service Vespinae - Riverwood Grand. Part Service Ski Resort - Orton. No service Orton-Laurelian International Hope
Nysa Nuovo Firenze station is closed. Otherwise, good service.
OmegaLoop Good service
Phobean Subway Good service
Quintus Part-suspended New Vashon to Silex-Civis
Riverwood Intraurban Riverwood Grand Closed
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.
Zelos Good service