#07 The MeepCraft Times April 1st, 2016

“Whoops!” ® @inndev 2016

Welcome to The MeepCraft Times, the twice-monthly update to keep the community in the loop with what’s new, behind the scenes, and in the works. This will be published every other Friday.

New Additions

Infected

It’s back and running better than ever! Don’t worry about your coins, they’re still there too! ( /warp infected )

TeamSpeak

We moved Teamspeak servers to a less crashy, more Meepy one! Enjoy! ( ts.meepcraft.com )

/back cooldown

We have added a 5 minute cooldown on /back due to a breach of the EULA. #bigsorry.

Community Events

Easter/Spring Build Contest

Show off your festive skills once again in this spring/Easter themed contest for a chance to win 5 stacks of diamond blocks! ( more info )

AFK Party

When @Cooleysworld goes AFK, there is no chill. ( Gallery )

Recently Accepted Suggestions

PvP remake
We have decided to make our own unique pvp to add onto the new 1.9 additions, this will include a 1 minute cooldown on bows and splash potions, ender pearls in terrarium and much, much more! ( trello card )

Command blocks as decoration

A new fancy block to decorate your house with! ( trello card )

Marriage plugin

Being able to marry your loved one will add a new twist to Meeps fantastic community! ( trello card )

Squashed Bugs

The Sqaushening

Yesterday at 21:00 PST, a wild chair came out into the open and @Fuzzlr had to take it out with a salmon! It was very effective! ( more info )

Special Player Interview: @Cityisfan

“A Chilly Morning” ® @Cityisfan 2016

What is your favorite thing to do on Meepcraft?

“My favorite thing to do on Meepcraft is...oh gotta think I feel like I’m on a game show…probably minigames and infected with my friends. I’m the last human in infected right now.”

Congratulations! You have just found a genie. He will grant you any three wishes. What shall they be?

“More wishes, happiness, an unlimited supply of chocolate”

What is your favorite food?

“Oh you can’t do this to me, I love all food! I reckon one of my favorite things is a nice juicy burrito. If someone asks me where to go for lunch I say let’s go eat burritos that’s how much I love burritos.”

How did you find Meepcraft?

“I was looking on server lists and I wanted a new towny server and I said “oh this one has good listings” so I went on and got hooked ever since.”

Who are your favorite players on Meepcraft?

“Uh, oh…...don’t do this to me please! One of my favorite people is @summrs, @MoonlitMadness, @Ender_Bunnies, @xMetzy, @Fortemizuki, uh omg...I’m gonna miss out people @FatIsNoob...omg so much pressure! Did I say Dawney? @TechnoTyson, @Waddy_Bruh, @Junelawnchair, uhh…..um idk who else...sorry.”

What is your favorite sport?

“What’s sport? Lol jk I have to say my favorite sport is...god..um...let’s just go with rugby it’s a nice sport let’s just go with rugby I don’t watch it but I understand it. Thanks for giving me flashbacks Peri, way to go back to primary school for me.”

Welcome to the Team!

Let’s give a warm welcome to our four new tremendously cool helpers: @LordGalaxy , @Blendyz , @BarackObama and @Jwarian ! We’re super stoked to see what you three will do to improve Meep lives everywhere!

Get techy with it! Welcome @lordusan and @Shellcode to the terrific tech squad! We can’t wait to see what comes out of the coding cave!

Get Involved with The MeepCraft Times!
With every release of the paper we will pick a cover photo submitted by the community. The owner of the selected photo will be awarded 25,000 meebles and be featured on the front page of the paper. Start a forum conversation with @junelawnchaired to enter a picture. It MUST be on meep and no chat lines. Additionally if a submitted picture is repurposed elsewhere in the paper, you will be awarded 5,000 meebles. ( special submission link )

The next issue of The MeepCraft Times will be released April 15th! See you then!

This issue was created by: @adlovesdogs , @junelawnchaired , @Cherrykit , @Klitch , @Miku & @PeriHeika

Happy April Fools Day!