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Hey there Shotbow! I hope all of you enjoyed The Shotbow Spookfest! Over the last month quite some things happened. We released the annual Shotbow Spookfest bringing you many special and exciting features such as XP-Codes, giveaways and a network-wide XP-Multiplier. Fasten your seatbelts because I'm here to take you through all of it.

Halloween Skin Contest Results
Last month a Skin Contest was held and the results are finally in!

• 1st place - 180db_ (Gold Rank)
• 2nd place - PandoraCall (50k Shotbow XP)
• 3rd place - WUSOWUSOWUSOWUSO (3 Shout-Tokens)

(Winners please check your forum PMs to claim your prize)
Note: All participants were put up to vote, I did not pick the winners myself.

Network Updates
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

Gamemode Updates
MineZ Updates
This month, MineZ has seen quite a few updates, the release of the MineZ Spookfest (5.1.0), patch 5.1.1, patch 5.1.2 patch 5.1.3, patch 5.1.4 and lastly patch 5.1.5.

The MineZ Spookfest came with a lot of exciting features, read all about it here.



Annihilation Updates
Annihilation brought some spooky updates during the October month. The lobby was converted into a spooky one, and a total of 4 Halloween themed maps were added to the map rotation, Spookstal, Spooks, Scaryon and Spookdrasil.

An Annihilation Lootdrop event was hosted on Modernstal. Once again one of our Media Creators lPirlo recorded the event and published on his YouTube channel!



Additionally, the Annihilation team hosted 9 clan wars this month. More coming soon!

SMASH Updates
The SMASH team worked hard on updating the base version to 1.16 and this came with a lot of exciting features such as new maps & items. Additionally, SMASH also participated in The Shotbow Spookfest bringing out a new map, 5 items and a new mob.

Read the full changelog here.

Warband Updates
During Halloween Warband had some exciting updates and events!

• Warband held several playtests during Spookfest.
• Three new game events were tested for Warband.
• A Lobby and a XP code were added.

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

• 1st - _BrightDarkness_ [1128]
• 2nd - sunbreathing [1098]
• 3rd - Cometcat13 [1095]

Network in General
Staff updates:

• SnowVi1liers was promoted to Full Admin
• ro_cks has been promoted to Full Builder
• Axyy joined the Film Crew

Other statistics:

• 1,627 in-game reports were handled in the last month
• There were 689 players banned in the last month
• 65 ban appeals were handled in the last month
• There were 51 support tickets resolved in the last month
• This month we achieved a peak playercount of 180 on October 23rd
• 46,672,697 XP was earned by players this month

Closing Words
Over the last couple of weeks we've really been pushing our socials (Twitter, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram) with amazing giveaways and enjoyable video content. Make sure to follow us there so you don't miss out on any of them!

I’m Axyy, and this was Dentril’s New Moon for this month. Winter is coming very soon, are you excited? I definitely am!

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What is happening?
During the month October we're bringing you many spooky updates and events. Make sure to regularly check our Twitter and Discord so you don't miss out on any of them! All Halloween updates are temporary and will later be changed / removed.

Network in General

• We will be having a network-wide 2x XP Multiplier until the end of October.
• Use code HALLOWEEN2022 for 10,000 Shotbow XP.

The return of Ghostcraft
Ghostcraft is back once again! For the rest of the month you will be able to enjoy one of the oldest and spookiest games on Shotbow. Join the server and click on the Ghostcraft NPC right at the spawn of our lobby.

Want to find people to play Ghostcraft with? Join our Discord and check out the Ghostcraft channel!

Annihilation

• The Lobby was converted into a spooky one.
• 4 Halloween themed maps were added into the map rotation, Spookstal, Spooks, Scaryon and Spookdrasil.

MineZ

• MineZ Spookfest was released bringing many exciting features! Read about it here.

SMASH

• New Halloween Lobby.
• Added Haunted Mansion Map.
• New Mob: Witch.
• New Item: Candle.
• New Item: Fang.
• New Item: Trapped Souls.
• New Item: Lightning Rod.
• Readded Peek a Boom.

Many more fun features were added to the game, read the full SMASH changelog here.

Warband

• Added a new Halloween themed lobby
• Halloween events are being hosted regularly, look out for Discord events frequently

Giveaways
Throughout the few coming weeks we will be hosting giveaways on our official Twitter account. Make sure to follow us so you don't miss out on any of them!

Halloween Events

• A SMASH Halloween event will be hosted on the 23rd of October (12:00 EST)
• An Annihilation Halloween event will be hosted on the 30th of October (10:00 EST)

Store Bundle
We've got an amazing Halloween package ready on the Shotbow store for only 50$!

The Halloween-bundle includes:

• Gold Rank
• Smoke, Magma & Flame Particle Effects
• 1 Shout-Token

To celebrate the Spookfest of 2022 we have decided to host a skin contest and anyone can participate! We have yet again some exciting prizes to compete for, so make sure to not miss out on this. This thread will help you to participate, and provides you with all the information you should know before submitting your in-game selfie. The Skin Contest ends on the 1st of November, winners will be contacted through the forums and announced in the Discord announcements channel.

Prizes:

• 1st place - Gold Rank for you or a friend.
• 2nd place - 50k Shotbow XP for you or a friend.
• 3rd place - 3 Shout-Tokens for you or a friend.

Rules:

• Submit as many skin designs as you want.
• Only Halloween themed skins will be taken into consideration.
• Do not submit any inappropriate designs.

Submit your skin:

1. Take a screenshot of your skin design on the Shotbow server.
2. Upload the screenshot to imgur.
3. Post the screenshot under this thread. (Designs with the most likes will be taken into consideration)

Hello Survivors!

Fall has come and we are excited to welcome you to the latest iteration of MineZ Spookfest! This update features a combination of returning and new locations, items and events.


Treat Chests
Once again, treat chests return! These supply drops have been a staple of Spookfest for the better part of a decade. Similar to last year, they will be run on an alternating schedule so that players from all over the world have a convenient time each week to participate in these epic events. Loot from these events are special, but rest assured, those who manage to grab a portion of the loot from the many chests that spawn during these events will walk away well rewarded. Below you will find all the information you'll need for this year, whether you're a seasoned veteran, or attending Spookfest and Treat Chests for the first time!

Treat Chest Schedule and Loot

We try our best to make sure chests are available to as many people as possible. For that reason, we've settled on this schedule for Treat Chests, which should feel very similar to last year! (All times in Eastern Standard Time EST)

Monday: 2 PM EST
Wednesday: 8 PM EST
Friday: 9 AM EST
Saturday: 4PM EST Weekend Chest
Sunday: 9AM EST Weekend Chest

Notifications:

Chest spawning is an important part of the nuance of claiming your prizes! At the scheduled start time, a server will be picked to host the supply drop, which will be followed by an announcement across MineZ with it's location and the countdown to the first chest spawn! Keep your eyes peeled for spooky business in the area, and head that way! Similar to last year weekend chests will have higher tiers of loot available compared to their weekday counterpart.


Chests spawn in after the announcement on a delay, and similar to the past year of 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 stay longer to keep up the fight to claim as much as you can!

Expiry:

You will notice that some of the loot you acquire throughout this update is marked as expiring. This is a system introduced to promote usage of (primarily) unique items, giving them a chance to change hands through combat and enhance fights instead of remaining hidden away in a bank vault. Of course we kept a fair share of collectible sets to encourage trading that will not be affected by expiry. We have added quite a few experimental items with this balance in mind this year, so be sure to let us know how it's working out!


As always, alting is not allowed, and all other MineZ and Shotbow Rules apply as normal.
Thrilling Journey


Spooky builds have become prolific throughout the many years of Spookfest. Each year the team has brought new and old builds back. This year we are happy to bring you a truly frightful offering of spooky builds. 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 halloween goodies and some even offer mini-games.

The Hunt for Golden Jack

For those observant explorers looking for a challenge, we offer you this thrilling headhunt. There are 13 golden Jack O’ Lanterns hidden in only spooky locations(none in instances). You may have to search more thoroughly for some, but if you are persistent you’ll be greeted by the smiling visage of these hidden gourds. Once you've found a head, simply right click it to be awarded a small fortune of XP. When you claim the last head, you'll be given some extra prizes along with a unique cosmetic to keep forever.



A Treat for You
As another new feature this year, we’ll be hosting a small challenge for any players interested in dungeons. Each rotation will feature a list of new dungeons which will offer a new cosmetic as a potential reward at the end of the dungeon.

Players will have a chance to earn this reward by opening any chest in the loot room of these dungeons.

Rotations should last at least one week to give groups time to organize dungeon runs and ensure everyone has had a chance to partake in this challenge.

Winter is Coming
A view of an ongoing project. Expect more sneak peeks and info throughout the late fall and early winter.



Spookfest is here and its return signals the turn into the school year and the expectation of two long events. They are normally a welcome change to the pace of the game and a time to relax and participate in large events. It’s been a long year and there are many questions about what is next for MineZ.

This past June MrJack posted about the state of the game and some of the hopes going forward. That was followed by the update Road Less Traveled in July and the PTR in early August.

We feel it is prudent to release another State of the game in November and will be working to collect our thoughts from the past couple of months in conjunction with the feedback we have received.

We're excited for Spookfest, creepy builds, supply drops and more.

Until the snow start falling and as always,

Thanks for flying Shotbow!