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Hey Shotbow! It's that time again – the annual Shotbow Spring Festival is back, and it's better than ever! Get ready for a blast of spring vibes with colorful fun and exciting events. We're bringing you a festival full of surprises that'll have you hopping with joy! So, join us, bring your friends, and let's make this Spring Festival a celebration to remember!

I'm your guide Axyy and will take you through everything that's happening during Shotbow's Spring Festival 2024. Get ready for some Easter fun like you've never seen before!

Egg-citing Network Updates
Guess what? Exciting things are happening on the server! Rumor has it, there are some egg-citing changes coming our way that'll give everyone a delightful surprise!

• We will be having a network-wide 2x XP Multiplier until the end of April.
• Annihilation is enabling a 2x Rank Points Multiplier during the first week.
• Use code EASTERFESTIVAL for 15,000 Shotbow XP.

Easter Beats Concert
A big shoutout to our amazing builders who've crafted this egg-citing Easter Lobby masterpiece! It's not just about the fun, though – we've hidden some seriously cool eggs for you to find. Grab 'em, and you'll score some fantastic cosmetic rewards!

Please note, this cosmetical reward will only be obtainable during this year's edition of Springfest!


Shotball Beta Testing
We're excited to announce that during this edition of Springfest we will frequently be running test games of our newest game, Shotball! Please keep an eye on our Discord server for updates on times and dates. Stay tuned for more information, it's coming your way soon!

Event Marathon
Come join us on March 23rd and 24th for an awesome Event Marathon hosted by The Events Team. Get ready for a blast with lots of cool prizes, special XP codes, and tons of fun!

Saturday
Warband: Saturday, March 23, 2024 12:00 PM EST
MineZ: Saturday, March 23, 2024 16:00 PM EST
Annihilation: Saturday, March 23, 2024 23:00 AM EST


Sunday
Annihilation: Sunday, March 24, 2024 01:00 AM EST
Smash: Sunday, March 24, 2024 10:00 PM EST
GG: Sunday, March 24, 2024 14:00 PM EST
MineZ: Sunday, March 24, 2024 16:00 PM EST

More information regarding event information and prizes can be found in the Event Section on our Discord server.
(TImes & dates on Discord are automatically converted to your timezone)

Easter Bunny Gives Gold
Hop on over to the Shotbow Discord because it seems like the Easter Bunny has paid us a visit! Get ready to join in on the fun with a special Gold Rank giveaway, ending on April 1st. All you have to do is hop on over to the announcement channel and react to the giveaway message to enter!

Goodluck!

Spring Festival Ticket (Store Bundle)
Join the festivities with our Spring Festival Ticket (Store Bundle)! This exclusive pass grants you entry to our spring celebration for only $34.99, featuring:

• Gold Rank
• Unpainted Easter Eggs (Exclusive Trail)
• Suspicious Easter Eggs (Exclusive Trail)
• Easter Balloon Set (Exclusive Balloons)
• 25k Shotbow XP

Secure your ticket now in The Shotbow Store and let the festivities begin!

Easter Selfie Contest
Spring is in the air, and it's time to show off your festive spirit with our Spring Selfie Contest!

Here's how to join in on the fun:

1. Take a Spring and/or Easter-themed screenshot/selfie on the Shotbow server.
2. Upload your masterpiece to this thread for everyone to admire.

The prizes are as follows:

• 1st Place: Gold Rank & 15K Shotbow XP
• 2nd Place: 1 month Shotbow+ & 15K Shotbow XP
• 3rd Place: 15K Shotbow XP

The contest closes on April 30th, and winners will be will be chosen by our amazing staff team through a voting process be announced at the start of May.

So grab your camera, get creative, and let's see those Spring selfies!

Annihilation Update - Duel Mode (3.3.0)

Hi everyone!

We are thrilled to announce our latest update Duel Mode!

This is a no content update. That means there were no class or mechanic changes. Instead, this update introduces Duel Mode and brings a much needed refactor to lots of core internal code.

What is Duel Mode?
Duel Mode is exactly like normal Annihilation, except only teams Red and Blue will be joinable and only maps that support two teams will be available to vote on. We will be expanding our selection of duel compatible maps in the future. Duel Mode will not follow the map rotation for now because an informal vote was conducted on Discord, and having no rotation was the most popular choice. This may change in the future.

When will Duel Mode be active?
Duel Mode will activate automatically when there are fewer players on Annihilation. We're currently experimenting with the logic that determines when Duel Mode will activate so we can deliver the best experience.

Why Duel Mode?
Duel Mode only requires 10 players to start a match, meaning they will start quicker. Only have two teams means that you will be less spread out, and more likely to have an action packed game.

Why only Red and Blue?
Maps in Annihilation are like normal Minecraft worlds, and they usually contain coloured blocks for each team (like wool and glass in bases). Annihilation doesn't currently support switching these coloured blocks automatically, so it was more efficient to stick with two teams that will work with all of our maps.


If you find a bug in Annihilation and want to have a chance of owning a special Bug Finder cosmetic, you can report it on our official Discord by using this command: !support bug <IGN>.

Thanks for playing Annihilation!

Welcome to Dentril's New Moon of March 2024! Hope you're doing well and ready for whatever comes your way. I'm Axyy, and I'm here to fill you in on all the cool stuff that went down at Shotbow last month. Fasten your seatbelts, because here we go!

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
• Warband and Wasted: Control Staff Team
• Localization Team
• Build Team

Suggestions & Feedback Sub-Forum
We're happy to introduce the ⁠game-suggestions & ⁠network-suggestions sub-forum to our Discord server, a place where you can share your ideas to make your experience on Shotbow even better!

Before using this system we've outlined some rules & guidelines, make sure to read them first.

Click here for our Discord server!

Event Team Recap
Last month, the event team at Shotbow hosted a bunch of fun events!

In MineZ, they had: Firespire Parkour, Travelers Tavern Hide-n-Seek, Whitehaven Valentine's Day Brawl, MineZ Exolesco's Tunnels Hide-n-Seek, Boat Race, and Floating Island Knockout.

For Annihilation, they organized: 7 1v1 Normal/OP Games, 7 1v1v1v1 OP Games, The Sudden Death Event, All vs Red, Miners Game, 15 Friendly Clan Wars, 10 Practice Clan Wars, and 11 Tournament Clan Wars.

And in SMASH, they hosted the Smash Explosion Extravaganza!

Gamemode Updates
Annihilation Updates
The Annihilation Tournament has officially begun! We've already played 11 games, and now we're onto the final stage of the group stage matches. Once these matches are done, we'll move on to the knockout stages. Stay tuned for more intense battles ahead!



Click here for the original post!

MineZ Updates
The Coldsnap Update is here, making the snowy areas cooler than ever. Explore the new stuff we've added and face off against the Frozen Giant, a tough boss in the Frost Peaks.

We've also updated the loot you can find in supply drops, so keep an eye out for some special Valentine's Day items. And if you're interested, you can apply to join our Mini Admin team!

In the community spotlight, check out Plusouplus's Discord challenges and Beyond_Rogue's discoveries in MineZ too.

Want more info on the update? Take a look at the original post and changelog. Get ready for MineZ 1.16 – it's on its way!

Click here for the orginal post!

Statistics
SMASH Rankings
Here are the current season standings:

• #1 - _BrightDarkness_ (1163)
• #2 - naqare (1151)
• #3 - Cometcat13 (1121)

Network in General
Staff updates:

• LangScott was promoted to Full Admin and joined the BAC Team
• Fin1892 was promoted to Full Builder
• Roquel joined the Development Team as a Jr. Developer
• Axyy joined the BAC Team

Other statistics:

• There were 222 players banned in the last month
• This month we achieved a peak playercount of 193 on February 17th
• 36,550,994 XP was earned by players this month

Closing Words
Thanks to everyone who played on the server this month! We're glad you're here. As winter fades away, there's something mysterious happening. Look out for hints about a new update. Will it bring spring flowers or Easter surprises? We'll have to wait and see.

See you next month!