Shotbow

Hello, old and new players of MineZ.

Recently, I have heard some people saying things about MineZ and I want to put the record straight.

This past summer, I meticulously worked on rewriting the MineZ code base from the ground up, and I am happy to finally report that this is almost done (just a few things left to test and complete). These changes fix most longstanding bugs and problems that the current MineZ has had, and will allow us to finally build upon the game and add new features into MineZ.

Once I have completed my last few projects within the code, I will be opening up a brand new PTR server for MineZ. The PTR server will allow me to see how players interact with the code and allow you to experience the new MineZ while providing feedback. This will allow you to have a direct impact on balancing and improving the game! This is something I am so excited to make because with this PTR server, I can create some insane stuff and let you see if it meshes well with the main game, all the while not affecting the live servers in any way!

I’m happy to finally peel the curtain back on the development of this game. I hope this will make MineZ what it once was and build upon it for a future where players can always return and enjoy it!

Thank you,
- Doc

P.S – The build team has toiled throughout this process, so I thought I'd just leave you with this — coming with the release of the re-write, after PTR testing has been completed.

Hello everyone,

Today we sadly say goodbye to Civ-War who have been hosted on Shotbow for just over the past year now (August 2017). Civ-War was a spin-off of Civcraft that was originally hosted on Shotbow years ago and eventually became its own stand-alone game mode. The game mode was incredibly detailed and complex, no small feat for the development team behind it and we applaud them for all their efforts.

Owing to the game modes' complexity came the enormity of hosting it on Shotbow. We've seen Civ-War have a respectable following, however, we could not sustain their usage. With that, we had to make the tough decision to look at other uses for the hardware being used and we have a plan to allow our development team to start work on a new project, one we hope will increase our stability in the coming months.

We wish Civ-War and it's team all the best wherever they move onto next. Having played the mode myself I have no doubt that they will continue to find fans of the Civilization style game mode in the Minecraft community.

You can keep up to date with Civ-War over at https://www.civ-war.com/