Shotbow

Hello Shotbow! It's finally the beginning of the summer season, and the whole network is jumping with anticipation of what's to come! The past month has been lively with new content from both Shotbow and our community, and more opportunities to join the two together as well! Check out the return of the Film Crew Applications, as well as some familiar ones like the Annihilation Mini Admin Applications, which are still open for submission! We're looking forward to continuing to involve the community and expand the team during the summer, as we look forward to more updates and content releases!

MineZ Updates
The MineZ team has been hard at work behind the scenes on content to come, but that's not to say nothing came out this month! As always, you should check out the MineZ Changelog for more info about the latest legendary reworks, headhunts, new items, and bugfixes that are now live! Additionally, there have been a whole host of events going on the past month(and not just on MineZ!), from PvP events on live, to wave events on the event server! You can check out one of the wave events, here!

We've also been actively discussing what more is to come, as well as hosting plenty of polls over in the MineZ Community Board discord, which we recommend joining for great insights on the future of MineZ, and a good opportunity to help provide feedback for all updates!

Warband Updates
Lots has been happening for Warband in the past month, with playtests galore on our back-to-back event filled weekends! You can check out one of many of our Warband Alpha Playtests here! We also recommend joining the Shotbow Discord for sneak peeks at what's to come!

Death by Void Updates
Death By Void has returned to the overworld, fixing some longstanding bugs along the way. Check it out if you haven't already!

Statistics
Network in General
Discord updates:

• You can now add notification roles on our Discord to be notified of events and updates, see the #notifications channel on Discord!

Staff updates:

• GunOverdose was promoted to Full Staff and Marketing/PR Co-Lead
• angry_nacho joined the Marketing Team
• SmallSpoon joined the Marketing Team
• OrcaHedral joined the Warband Team as a Jr. Specialist
• sdf007 joined the Localization Team

Other statistics:

• There were 561 players banned in the last month
• This month we achieved a peak playercount of 246 on May 1st

Closing Words
Get excited for a busy summer! We here at Shotbow are always looking forward to what's next, and always more excited to get to share it with you all. Keep an eye out for some new releases, more videos, events, passion projects (such as the ToggleSneak mod made by our very own Galap), and the upcoming 10th Anniversary for Shotbow!! More to come on that later. But for now, I'm MrJack, and thanks for flying Shotbow!

Shotbow Is Looking for a Film Crew!
Hello Shotbow! Things have been busy all across the Network with gamemode updates, staffing changes, and so much more. As we witness all of this change, one thing echoes in our mind, and that's to film it all so others can experience it too!

You may think "what happened with the last round applications". Well let me apologize to the people that applied last time, we weren't very clear on our part with some questions. If you did apply and are still passionate about joining the film crew I recommend re-applying!

What You Need to Know
As members of our Film Crew, you'd be responsible for the creation of lots of different content - tutorials, promotional videos, cinematics, and much more! Working closely alongside our Marketing Team to ensure our content gets to where it needs to be, we're looking for those who have a passion for the Network, and want to see Shotbow grow. Our Film Crew will be here to entertain, inspire, and bring the existing community together while also reaching new audiences!

Our Film Crew will work as a team on a multitude of projects, and as such, cooperation is essential! We're looking for passionate members of the community, and we know there's already a fair few of you out there!

The Application
You can find the application for joining the Film Crew here. Please keep in mind that applying does not guarantee you a position on the team. We're looking forward to all who apply, and are excited at the prospect of having a dedicated Film Crew team. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, so get your portfolios ready! Please DM either MrJack or PokeTheEye if you have any questions.

The moment you applied we are going to try and get back to you within 14 days. If you didn't receive a message after 14 days, you are allowed to message me once about it as a reminder. Messaging me or another staff member multiple times about your application, you'll be automatically denied.

Applications will close June 19th 2022.

Hello, Shotbow! Happy May! This month's edition of Dentril's New Moon is full of exciting updates, so let's jump right into it!

Network Updates
Team Updates
Last month, we announced the creation of the new Helper rank. Thus far, the rank has been a great help in recognizing the work of people on the team who don't fall into our previous staff categories.

We have decided to rename Helper to Specialist, because we feel the term "Specialist" better encompasses what the rank is meant to be: a rank for those who specialize in a certain aspect of a game: whether it be balance, game design, configuration, etc. There are still two tracks, which are now called Jr. Specialist and Specialist. This month, we are excited to have brought on our first Jr. Specialists to the team, which will be shown in the staff updates section below.

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

• Development Team
• SMASH Administrative Team
• Localization Team

Social Media
We are starting to make more use of social media platforms! Follow Shotbow on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for exclusive sneak peeks, XP codes, and more!

Gamemode Updates
Annihilation Updates
Over the last few months, the Annihilation team has been working hard on an update which was released this month: Obvious Osmium! The update contains a TON of new stuff, including a new class, balance updates, a new end battle, and much more! You can read the full update thread here.

You can also check out the update's teaser trailer here:



MineZ Updates
MineZ has had a whopping 7 patches released this month, with tons of gameplay, build, and balance changes. Check out the patchnotes log here.

Statistics
Network in General
Staff updates:

• Roquel was promoted to BAC Lead
• Rinjani was promoted to MineZ Admin Co-Lead
• _BrightDarkness_ was promoted to Administrator
• trevorix became a Slaughter Jr. Specialist
• Viral333 joined the team as a MTA Jr. Specialist

Other statistics:

• 2,484 in-game reports were handled in the last month
• There were 1,126 players banned in the last month
• 57 ban appeals were resolved in the last month
• There were 77 support tickets resolved in the last month
• This month we achieved a peak playercount of 289 on April 9
• 69,057,744 XP was earned by players this month

That's all for this month. I'm your host, Mistri — thanks for flying Shotbow!