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Hello there Shotbow! Welcome to the May 2023 edition of Dentril's New Moon. I'm your host Axyy, and I'm here to take you through everything that happened last month!

Network Updates
Spring Screenshot Contest Results
Last month we held a Spring Screenshot Contest and the results are finally in!
(Please note, I did not pick these winners myself. I put all selfies up to vote and then gave the staff team the chance to vote for their favorite one)

• 1st place _Specs_Coffee - Gold Rank & 25k Shotbow XP for you or a friend.
• 2nd place kirbyyoyo - Silver Rank & 25k Shotbow XP for you or a friend.
• 3rd placeSakkeTheSloth - Pig Balloon & 10k Shotbow XP for you or a friend.

Winners, please check your forums inbox to claim your prize!

Team Applications
Ever wanted to join the Shotbow Staff Team? The following teams are accepting applications:

• Development Team
• Annihilation Administrative Team
• Warband and Wasted: Control Staff Team
• Event Helper Applications

Gamemode Updates
Annihilation Updates
The Groupstage rounds of the Annihilation Clan Tournament of 2023 is done and the first 2 quarter finals have also been played, which are also available on the Shotbow YouTube channel. We welcomed back a very special member of our community, Murgatron who took care of the livestream commentary along with giew and Friendly123.



Additionally, after doing many playtests Arid was officially added to the Annihilation map rotation.

MineZ Updates
This month, the MineZ team released patch 5.2.7 and 5.2.8. Read all about it here.



Statistics
SMASH Rankings
The Spring season has started, here are the current standings:

• 1st - Tibi14 [1098]
• 2nd - Shumashuma4 [1091]
• 3rd - SpringGrain7851 [1075]

Network in General
Other statistics:

• 1127 in-game reports were handled in the last month
• There were 259 players banned in the last month
• 47 ban appeals were handled in the last month
• There were 22 support tickets resolved in the last month
• 106,838,798 XP was earned by players this month

Closing Words
I'm your host Axyy, and this was Dentril's New Moon for May of 2023!

Hey there Shotbow, happy Spring! I hope you're all having a wonderful day, I'm your host Axyy and I am here to take you through everything that happened last month, let's get right into it!

Network Updates
Springfest: New Lobby, Events & Screenshot Contest
Springfest was released and it came with a lot of exciting content such as the Spring Store-Bundle, a Screenshot Contest with amazing prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, a new lobby, included with a head-hunt and much more!

Read all about it here, in the Springfest announcement thread.

Team Applications
Ever wanted to join the Shotbow Staff Team? The following teams are accepting applications:

• Development Team
• Annihilation Administrative Team
• Warband and Wasted: Control Staff Team
• Event Helper Applications

Gamemode Updates
Annihilation Updates
The Groupstage rounds of the Annihilation Clan Tournament of 2023 are almost over, which means we will soon be able to proceed to the knockoutstage. We're aiming to stream all of our groupstage games to the Shotbow YouTube Channel, bringing back a very special guest, stay tuned!

All groupstage matches have been recorded and the highlights are posted to the Shotbow YouTube channel.



MineZ Updates
This month, the MineZ team released patch 5.2.6. Read all about it here.



Statistics
SMASH Rankings
The Spring season has started, here are the current standings:

• 1st - Tibi14 [1026]
• 2nd - sunbreathing [1024]
• 3rd - starpowerkiller [1018]

Network in General
Staff updates:

• Axyy was promoted to Full Admin & Community Manager
• Jarool joined the SMASH Team as Mini Admin
• Daggez joined the SMASH Team as Mini Admin
• giew was promoted to Event-Staff

Other statistics:

• 1353 in-game reports were handled in the last month
• There were 213 players banned in the last month
• 59 ban appeals were handled in the last month
• There were 32 support tickets resolved in the last month
• 65,223,589 XP was earned by players this month

Closing Words
I'm your host Axyy, and this was Dentril's New Moon for April of 2023!

Welcome to the official Shotbow Springfest of 2023! I hope you're ready because once again we've got a lot of exciting updates for all of you to enjoy!

Network in General

• We will be having a network-wide 2x XP Multiplier through March & April.
• Use code SPRING2023 for 15,000 Shotbow XP.
• 2x Annihilation Rank points during the first week.

Spring Lobby & Head Hunt
Again, a huge thank you to our builders for building a brand new spring-themed lobby. You will once again be able to go and look around for 10 hidden heads within the lobby for an exclusive particle trail only obtainable during this year's Springfest!



Easter Events
During the next few weeks we will be hosting numerous Easter Events on Annihilation (custom map) & SMASH, make sure to stay alert on the events section in our Discord server.

Gold Rank Twitter Giveaway
As a gift, we’re giving away a Gold Rank! The perks are:

• 7 months of premium
• Gold rank icon
• MUCH more...

How to enter:

• Retweet this tweet
• Follow @ShotbowNetwork on Twitter
• Tag a friend in the replies on Twitter

The giveaway ends on the 10th of April 2023, good luck!

Spring Bundle
We’ve released a Spring Bundle which is now available for $39.99 in the store! The Spring Bundle includes:

• Gold Rank
• Combat Taunt Pack (SMASH)
• MJOLNIR & Firework of the Dawn (MineZ)
• Cherry Blossom (Exclusive Particle Trail)
• 3 Shout Tokens

In celebration of the Shotbow Springfest of 2023 we are hosting a Shotbow Spring Screenshot Contest. Make sure not to miss out on this opportunity as we have fantastic rewards to compete for once more. You can participate and get all the information you need from this thread before submitting your in-game screenshot.

Prizes

• 1st place - Gold Rank & 25k Shotbow XP for you or a friend.
• 2nd place - Silver Rank & 25k Shotbow XP for you or a friend.
• 3rd place - Pig Balloon & 10k Shotbow XP for you or a friend.

Rules

• Screenshots must be taken in-game on the Shotbow server.
• Only Spring / Easter themed selfies will be taken into consideration.
• You may edit your screenshot as you like.
• Shaders, edits (texts such as Happy Easter!) and resource packs are allowed.
• Do not use any inappropriate texts or images.
• Screenshots do not have to be selfies, however it is allowed.
• You may only submit 1 screenshot

Submit Your Screenshot
You can submit your screenshot by simply uploading it to imgur and submitting it to this thread.

Deadline
The Screenshot Contest ends on the 30th of April 2023, winners will be contacted through Discord and announced on both on the Forums and in the Discord announcements channel!

Good luck to everyone!