Shotbow

Greetings Survivors!

Spookfest has returned! MineZ Spookfest 2024 Phase I and II has arrived, bringing with it treats, feats and frights.

Treat Chests
Treat Chests have returned for Spookfest! These spooky supply drops have been a staple of Spookfest, and bring many different players together for the chance at getting some special loot. Loot from these events are special and those who manage to grab a portion of the loot from the many chests that spawn during these events will walk away well rewarded.

This year, we are testing a new scheme for treat chests, isolating the major ones to just the weekend. These drops are larger than normal and have a few special additions. These treat chests feature backfilling chests. This means that a Spooky Medium chest will also fill with some items from the tier below it. This looks like the following image. Weekday drops also spawn a few items from the treat chest loot pool, but do not spawn nearly as many chests or feature large Halloween builds.



We try our best to make sure chests are available to as many people as possible and we are accommodating our players all over the world. For that reason, we've decided on this schedule for Treat Chests! (All times in Eastern Standard Time EST)


You can view this years schedule in-game by typing the /drops command.

Chest spawning is an important part to be aware of during our Treat Chests to make sure you don’t miss the chance to grab some loot! At the scheduled start time there will be an announcement across MineZ with its location and the countdown to the first chest spawn! There will also be an announcement in the Shotbow discord for those who have the @Minez Notifications role!


Chests spawn in 10 minutes after the announcement, and similar to the regular supply drops, will not spawn all at the same time. Chests spawn in phases, little by little each of the chests will spawn in, staggered one after the other, and you'll either have to get out quick with the first drop of loot, or take control of the area and keep up defending to claim as much as you can! This year, the treat chests have very few, if any expiring items. The only items which are set to expire are items which would otherwise be too problematic to have in the game permanently.
As always, alting is not allowed, and all other MineZ and Shotbow Rules apply as normal.

Spooky Explorations

Spooky builds have become a staple throughout the many years of Spookfest. Each year the team has brought new and old builds back. This year we have added many new spooky and spine shivering additions. From returning favorites to new spooky builds, you’ll have quite a lot of exploring to do. Like previous years, spooky locations offer a variety of special halloween goodies and some even offer parkour challenges.

Step Right Up
Also new to Spookfest this year, the team has been hard at work creating a spooky dungeon for those of you brave enough to venture into it. We're not clowning around with this one. Best of Luck.

If you are brave enough to solo this dungeon, you will be eligible for a special contest. We will reward the first person to complete the dungeon SOLO and post their video to youtube with a special, unique prize(s). You must DM this video to a MineZ Staff member to claim your prize.

A Solo run of this dungeon is eligible when you alone, from start to finish, complete the entire dungeon with no other assistance from players at the time of your run. You may use any prior knowledge from group runs. You may not use any resource blocks which change the appearance of blocks.

The Spooky Skeleton Hunt


With the release of Phase II of Spookfest there are now two active Halloween Headhunts.

You may have to search more thoroughly for some that are well hidden, but if you are persistent you’ll be greatly rewarded! Once you've found a head, simply right click it to be awarded a small amount of Shotbow XP. When you claim the last head, you'll be given some extra prizes.


You can view info about this headhunt in-game as well by typing the /checkheads command
Closing

We're super excited for you all to explore Spookfest, head hunting, Treat Chests and more. These holiday events are always something to look forward too. Remember that Wonderland is not too far off!

Enjoy the spooky celebrations and as always,

Thanks for flying Shotbow!

Hey Shotbow!
Hope you are enjoying the start of autumn! Welcome to Dentril's New Moon of October 2024. I'm LangScott, and I'm here to keep you in the loop about what's been going on here at Shotbow!

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

• Development Team
• Annihilation Administrative Team
• MineZ Administrative Team
• Localization Team
• Build Team

Gamemode Updates
Annihilation Updates
The Annihilation Team has released Annihilation 4.0.0 which is their 1.20.4 update! There weren't many game play changes added to this update. Damage overriding is a thing of the past, with this update they made it so now, the player with the highest damage will add the remaining damage to the damage dealt. The stats have been revamped meaning we're looking for you to suggestion what stats you want showed in the GUI. They also added Resigned Imaging for phase changes and more, Improved player tracking for classes like Swapper, Mercenary and other classes, and they revamped team doors to make them disappear while your walk through for a smooth transition. More information can be found here.

SMASH Updates
Smash wants you to join us in getting the chills by joining their build contest! Here's somethings to know:

• Theme: Halloween/Fall (maps with other themes will be disqualified)
• Blocks: Only blocks from version 1.16 and earlier may be used
• Map Size: Limited to 100x100

More information can be found here.

Network in General
Staff updates:

• LangScott was promoted to Network Co-Lead

Other statistics:

• There were 302 players banned in the last month
• There were 41 support tickets resolved in the last month
• There were 69 ban appeals resolved in the last month
• This month we achieved a peak playercount of 177 on September 29th

Closing Words
That brings us to a close for our October Dentril's New Moon! Stay tuned for upcoming announcements about Spookfest! Things are getting spooky!
Best wishes,
LangScott

Hello everyone!

Summer is over, it is getting colder outside, and the days are shorter. Fall is approaching, and so is Spookfest! That is why we are excited to present you another SMASH Map Building Contest after 4 years! This time the theme will be Halloween/Fall.

Map Rules:

• Theme: Halloween/Fall (maps with other themes will be disqualified)
• Blocks: Only blocks from version 1.16 and earlier may be used
• Map Size: Limited to 100x100

Submission Rules:

• Textures: Default (Vanilla)
• Shaders: Not allowed
• Group submissions receive one prize amongst the group.
• Only one submission per person (if multiple are uploaded, only the first one will be considered)
• Submissions, if selected, will become the property of Shotbow.
• Submit your map either through Imgur or YouTube.

Contest Period:

The contest will run from 17th September 2024 until 10th October 2024. Maps submitted after the end period will not be considered.

To participate, reply to this post with your in-game name and links to screenshots/videos of your map.

Winners:

Winners will be announced during Spookfest. Prizes are:

• 1st Place: 50,000 Shotbow XP + Gold Rank
• 2nd Place: 25,000 Shotbow XP + Silver Rank
• 3rd Place: 25,000 Shotbow XP + 3 Shout Tokens

We look forward to seeing your spooky builds!

Good luck!