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Welcome to The MeepTimes, the twice-monthly update to keep the community in the loop with what’s new, behind the scenes, and in the works.​

Community/Server Events

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Valentines Decorations
Meep tuned up its Valentine’s spirit with the holiday. Spawn was revamped to better fit the occasion, and the admins got a slight makeover!

Server-wide xp Boost
All players enjoyed a 1.5x xp boost for all jobs last weekend!

Server Updates
Discord
Discord got a slight revamp. A Media channel was added for posting media and general image content. A Media Channel role is required to post there, and can be requested in the new Staff Help channel. Additionally, a Town Recruitment Channel has been added.

Bank
The bank will be removed shortly. Once it is removed, players will be unable to buy and sell gold from the server.

Spleef
The prize for winning Spleef has been buffed to 2.5k.

Player Reports
Player Reports are now invisible to the general public, with threads accessible solely to staff and the thread poster.

Plot Ownership
Maximum amount of plots able to be owned by one player has been buffed to 500.

Bugs Squashed

Parkour Lighting
Lighting in a few areas of parkour has been improved. Additionally, some areas have been changed to better withstand any possible worldguard failures.

Vein Miner
VeinMiner perk now is actives by standing normally instead of crouching. Crouching will now act as a disable, as well as usage of /vm toggle. When reaching the proper level, VeinMiner will automatically be toggled off for you.

MeepTimes Contests
In this section, the community will get a chance to participate in a quick contest in each MeepTimes! There will be a 25,000 prize (from the MeepTimes writers) for one lucky winner, who will be chosen by random number generator. To be entered, just reply to the thread with an answer! Winner will be paid with the release of the next MeepTimes.

The question for this issue is: What’s your favorite song to dance to?

The winner to last week’s Meeptimes question was @Meznik, who always ignores the superbowl and plays Meep instead.


Humans of MeepCraft ft. @SirCallow

Callow standing amidst his slightly disorganized living room.​

You’re a pretty old player. When did you first join Meep?
Forums shows I joined the website in February of 2014, but I actually joined the server in late 2013 I believe.

Impressive. What’s kept you around for so long?
The last few years I have been super busy with working jobs and school, but it pulled me back recently. I just love the community so much. Except for a few, it is very friendly.

What’s changed over the years?
Biggest thing for me this time around was the new towny and all the job commands I had to relearn. It is coming back to me fairly quickly and I think I adjusted well.

What brought you back this time around?
I think getting to be a part of something bigger is really cool. Being in town staff and contributing to projects is similar to real jobs I have. It’s like work but enjoyable I suppose.

You mentioned your work. What do you do? Do you enjoy it?
I work 7 days a week, about 65 hours in total, and then school. It is a lot to balance but it keeps me busy. If I have nothing to do I often get into a swing of procrastination, so I am always looking to stay busy.

For the most part, I do IT support so I am constantly talking to people and fixing problems. It has definitely helped me reason through issues better.

Does it get stressful?
Yes, it certainly can be. I do get sent out to meet CEOs and such a lot (for good reasons). I was told I got the job because all the other applicants were not social.

What do you study at school then?
Network administration, so computer related coursework. Only one class at the moment, I take it online. I would take more but I am paying for it myself and want to get a good grade in it. It’s going well at the moment.

If you ever get any spare time, what are some of your hobbies?
I do like building computers for other people, and I am into photography as well. Lots of research goes into decisions for camera lenses and PC parts.

What do you enjoy about building computers?
There is just something so satisfying to me when it works on the first attempt.

Is that often?
For me, it is. I have good luck with it

What are your favorite subjects for your photos?
I enjoy landscapes mainly just because I don’t have a ton of friends that enjoy modeling, although my sister does go along to model for me sometimes. Street photography as well.

So more populated settings?
Indeed, I like the business of crowded streets.

If you could go anywhere in the world for a photoshoot, where would you go?
Ooh that is a tough one. I reaally like castles though so I think I would take a trip to Europe and get a bunch of pictures of those. Probably sunset or early morning fog on those. Empty of people, almost a spooky vibe if I could capture that properly.

I also work out, but it has been so cold here in Indiana I have stopped the last few weeks.

How cold does it get where you live?
The coldest this winter was -25 F at one point. 5 years ago it was -40 with windchill I believe.

No wonder you won’t exercise right now. Is there a lot of snow and ice?
Yeah, I don’t want to die. Recently we had a warm day, so no snow although it is still slippery in some places. I fell the other day on the ice. It scared the cat I was holding but that was it.

Do you prefer the heat or the cold?
If I had to pick, it would be the cold probably. I can always put on more layers.

Anything else you’d like to add?
I am still getting caught up with current events but I do try to get on for a little each day to see what the happenings are

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This issue was created by: @qazini @Mettekes @CluelessKlutz​

 

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Welcome to The MeepTimes, 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.


Server Updates
1.12
The world of color has come to Meepcraft as the server moves to be running fully in 1.12.1.


Meepcraft Advancements
Custom advancements have been added to the towns world that reward you for achievements in towny. To view these achievements, go to the towns world, press “l,” and go to the crafting table tab. Alternatively, you can press esc, then go to the advancements menu from there.


New Voting Items
The grappling hook, villager tamer, and glass pickaxe have been added to the vote crate rewards! The glass pickaxe breaks any glass panes and blocks instantly, the villager tamer allows you to put a lead on villagers, and the grappling hook allows you to teleport to a location you select.


Towny Upkeep Calculator
Using /t plots will display all upkeep and tax information about your town. It will display the exact number of plots in your town, the number of each type of plot in your town, taxes collected from each kind of plot, and number of each plot type owned by players.


Towny Plot Types
The jail and farm plot types have been added as part of the larger towny plugin update.


Skyblock Shout Tax
Shout tax no longer takes Skybucks while in the Skyblock world.


/warp Parrot
Due to a Minecraft bug that prevents parrots from spawning naturally in Jungle biomes, an admin shop was created at /warp parrot to allow users to buy parrot spawn eggs for 10,000 Meebles.


Hostile Mob Stacking
Hostile mobs no longer stack in grinders and in the wild.


Skyblock Ore Generators
By upgrading your island using Skybucks, you can now generate ores directly on your island!


Bugs Squashed

Updating Worlds

All worlds on the server except Boomo and Infected have been updated to 1.12, meaning players will not get stuck in a world that is updated to 1.12.


Voting
Updated to 1.12, voting is back up and running.


Jobs
The jobs plugin is back up following the 1.12 update.


Embassy and Shop Taxes
Taxes collected from embassies and shops is collecting again.


Animal Breeding
Changes were made to the mob stacker plugin, leading breeding to work in Towns again.


The Project - 1.12 Update

What is the 1.12 Update?
The “World of Color” update to Minecraft debuted on June 7th, 2017. Since then, our developers and administrators have been hard at work to get everything running properly in the latest version to allow more players to join.


Who’s been working on it?

• @LordInateur - Our Tech and main worker on this project, he devoted so much time into this and deserves a huge Thank You from us all!
  
  
• @Fuzzlr - Helped Lord during the conversion.
  
  
• @xT3Kx - Worked on planning out the conversion, what needed to be prioritised. He also worked alongside Lord during the conversion.
  
  
• @KlutchDecals - Helped organise the conversion.

Let’s Talk!


Over the past week questions have been sent off to some of the key people involved in this project. Using their answers, let’s get some insight on this week's project - 1.12 Update!



What was your role?

I updated MeepCraft past the Minecraft World of Color update into 1.12.1. - @LordInateur

I showed Lordinateur the inner workings of MeepCraft’s infrastructure so that he would be able to make the necessary changes. It was a pleasure to work with Lordinateur. I was impressed with his professionalism and his ability to expedite the project. - @Fuzzlr

Basically my role was to get the ball rolling. Plotting out what needs immediate fixing and what can wait to be fixed if it breaks. As worrying as to if something would break, it was pretty quick and smooth and required little fixing. I worked very closely with LordInateur to get everything done, props to him because he did most of the work. - @xT3Kx

My role in the update was just organizing it. I didnt have much of a "technical" role. I knew that everyone wanted these blocks and that new players wouldnt stick around long if we didnt have some of the games newest blocks. - @KlutchDecals


How difficult was it to implement?
This update was a large update, and a lot of things behind the scenes changed. The toughest part was getting through the relatively large number of bugs, but nearly everything should be back to normal! - @LordInateur

The implementation was extremely difficult. It changed the way almost every single plugin worked and everything needed to be updated. Lordinateur dominated this update and I cannot thank him enough. - @KlutchDecals

I had it quite easy because LordInateuer did all the heavy lifting server side. So quite honestly 2/10 on the difficulty scale. - @xT3Kx


Did you enjoy working on it?

Definitely. I've been a Meeper for several years now and so it was wonderful working behind the scenes to make everyone's Minecraft experience more enjoyable. - @LordInateur

Its extremely stressful when going through an update as major as this. When we have to update core elements like towny, there’s always risk involved. Seeing half the plugins break and need updating gets scary as you know every player will be gunning for you if something breaks. - @KlutchDecals

I do enjoy working on things server related when I have the time. I've been on Meep for quite a few years and have always loved giving to the community and a lot of people wanted the update so we brought it. With collaboration from LordInateuer and Klutchdecals we have much more in store as far as aditions go as well so stay tuned. - @xT3Kx


What do you think the players of Meep will enjoy most about the 1.12 update?
I think the players will enjoy the new blocks the most. The beds, terra-cotta, and parrots are really cool additions and i can’t wait to see the new builds people make with them. - @KlutchDecals

It seems that parrots have been the hype lately! And I'm sure that the architects and artists that we have on the server will enjoy the new colors that come with the concrete blocks. - @LordInateur

Well parrots of course. The new colors and terracotta blocks are also quite cool, but we all know parrots are the main attraction with their ability to mimic sounds and driving you insane. - @xT3Kx


What is it like when you're going through the process of making significant changes like this?

When performing a software update like this one, it is important to have as little downtime as possible and ensure that all player’s data is stored safely. An upgrade like this one is often irreversible so it’s important to perform all the changes correctly the first time. - @Fuzzlr

It really keeps you on your toes because a lot of times we have to update servers while people are playing it. We strive to maintain as little interruption as possible, and everything is definitely worth it in the end. - @LordInateur

Communication is key. We stayed up quite late some nights discussing issues and the road map for what server was next to be updated. Combing over the issues and possible complications is always hit or miss with an update like this. Many required a simple update or in a few cases a rewrite to be compatible for the new version so that's always a tedious task of seeing what actually works on the live server. I can't say it enough though, with the help of LordInatuer the live testing went very smooth with little complications. - @xT3Kx


How do you feel the work you are putting into the new features will affect the server and engage players?
The upgrade to 1.12.1 will definitely make the server more appealing to new players, as well as old players. It is important to keep the game up to date so that the experience does not fall behind other servers. One of MeepCraft’s key attractions is that we are one of the longest lasting communities. We have an emphasis on security, and we make sure that player creations are stored very safely on our servers so that they continue to enjoy their in-game progress in the future. The update to 1.12.1 allows us to continue maintaining a great in-game experience as Minecraft continues to evolve. - @Fuzzlr

These new features keep our players engaged by making it exciting for them log on and play... we always want to keep the level of monotony at a minimum so that even older players have a reason to come on and experience the implementation of new ideas. - @LordInateur

Hopefully the work that’s going in will make players just have an overall better experience. It’s never fun to see blocks you can’t use and i’m glad that major update went well. I need to take as little credit as possible as Lordinateur and Fuzzlr are the 2 main people to thank for the 1.12 update. We could not have done it without them. -@KlutchDecals

I have high hopes for new features, but as always it is hit or miss. Some members of the community might love them while others don't. We are doing our best brainstorming and executing strategies to make Meep more fun for current players and engaging for new players. We do have a road map to become EULA compliant which will bring the edition of new perks and goodies. - @xT3Kx


Do you have anything you would like to add?

I just wanna add a thank you to everyone for dealing with a few days of silly errors and broken plugins. Im human and make mistakes but I always have the servers best interest in mind. I hope the players will like all the additions we have coming soon and try to bring as many people to Meep as they can. - @KlutchDecals

I'd like to thank LordInateuer for such a smooth transition and all his hours of hard work, he is the real MVP. Also KlutchDecals, TeamRisk and Reggles44 for constantly helping behind the scenes to help us move the update along. Most people don't see what is going on behind the curtain, but these guys have played a good role in helping us with the update and what's up and coming. - @xT3Kx

It's great to work on the server, and players should feel free to reach out to me at any time if they have new ideas... I'm pretty much always on our Discord. - @LordInateur


Authors Note:
I Just want to thank, on behalf of everyone, LordInateur, Fuzzlr and our Admins for their hard work on this upgrade!!


Storytime with the Crew - Horneman’s Concrete Catastrophe

It was a rather unusual day. New blocks had appeared out of nowhere called glazed terracotta, concrete powder, and concrete were discovered. Parrots were found as well, but Hornemans cared nothing for them because there was no way to farm them.


Deep within his lair of cactus, Hornemans smirked as he held the colored blocks in his hand. “I shall rebuild my empire once again!” Looking out the windows of the lair, he could see thousands of cactus blocks falling, “And I know just how to do it.”


***


The next day, smkorpi had geared himself up to go to the End. “Gonna be a long day of mining endstone,” he reminded himself. Holding a sword firmly in his grasp, he leapt into the swirling vortex of the End portal, preparing himself for the fight to come. Suddenly, he felt blocks raining down on him from seemingly nowhere. “What in the wor . . . “ smk started, but was cut off by a massive explosion nearby. Running to the edge of the obsidian platform, he could see hundreds of blocks that looked like sand that had been splattered with a rainbow running in a massive conveyor belt. At the end, he could see it all compacted into solid colored blocks, then get blown up by TNT.


All the while, Hornemans looked down at his glorious creation. “My concrete farm will mass produce all these new blocks and take over the markets before they can even truly begin.” he whispered.


Quietly sneaking along the sidelines, smkorpi crept closer to the tower in the middle of the concrete factory. It didn’t take a genius to figure out who was inside, either. “Well, he always makes himself known,” smk muttered under his breath, looking at the giant ‘H’ made entirely out of gold blocks. “It seems Hornemans is at it again with his farms. I need to get back to the Overworld to tell Klutch and xT3kx.”


“Not so fast,” Hornemans boomed. “You won’t be going anywhere, in fact. No one knows about this farm that produces hundreds of thousands of concrete for me, and they never will! My employees will see to you now,” he chuckles. Suddenly, two heavily armored players stepped out from behind Hornemans, each carrying a glowing diamond sword that radiated power. “They will all pay for laughing at me so long ago. No one understood how genius my application really was,” he griped.


Chuckling slightly, smkorpi thought to himself, “Maybe because your ‘genius’ was copying another one from the internet.


“Now get him!” Hornemans commanded. Sprinting after him, the guards charged, quickly gaining ground on the younger smk. Breathing hard, smk reached the exit End portal swiftly, only to be met by an empty bedrock bowl.


“No!” he yelled. “Why is the portal closed?!” The guards were almost upon him when he made the split second decision to run to the outer End islands to devise a new play of escape. Pillaring with incredible speed, he reached one of the gateways, and chucked an enderpearl into the mysterious glowing portal. Breaking into a run once again, he dashed into the chorus forests, guards in hot pursuit. They too had brought plenty of enderpearls. Abruptly, a sword appeared in front of smk’s face. Smacking straight into it, he fell to the ground, slightly dazed. When he opened his eyes, the two guards were looking down on him, smirking sinisterly. Each grabbing one of his arms, they carried smk back to the main End island, where they locked him in a cage of solid obsidian from the towers.

***

Another adventurer was trekking through the overworld, eager for adventure. BlendyCat went hither and fro in the towny world, slightly disoriented after having been in Skyblock for so long. However, his friend smk had asked him to play Towns with him for a time after the new blocks and animals had appeared. Arriving at his friend’s house, he stood at the front door. Noticing the back door was unlocked and swinging open, Blendy went around the building, only to find a large set of stairs going deep underground. “Fifty-nine, sixty, sixty-one, sixty-two,” he counted to himself before reaching the bottom step. The room was absolutely silent except for the gentle yet sinister hum of the portal itself. “Guess he already went through . . . without me,” Blendy sighed. “Guess I’ll just have to catch up later!” as he leaped into the black vortex. As with smk, he was astonished to see so much concrete pouring out. Following the trail, Blendy arrived at the very same concrete factory. This time, on the other hand, a large stone box with iron bars stood to the side. Inside the makeshift cage, he saw none other than . . . smk! “So that’s where he went.”


Sneaking around the side of the camp he came near the cage before whispering, “smkorpi.”


Waking slowly, smk replied, “Blendy, I can’t believe you’re here. You need to get back to the Overworld and warn them. Hornemans is building a . . . ahahahaha.”

“A what?” Blendy asked, confused.


“That wasn’t me,” smk stated. Both looking behind them now, they could see Hornemans standing there once again with his two guards.


“Would you look what we have here. A rescue?” Hornemans declared, laughing slightly. Before the guards could come any closer, Blendy promptly slashed the lock on smk’s cell with his enchanted blade. Drawing out his own blade, smk nodded to Blendy to pick a target. Each engaging a guard, the enchanted diamond swords swung and crashed against each other as the duo fought the guards. Not being much of a Pvper, Blendy struggled to keep up with his opponent by narrowly parrying swings. Faring better against the other guard, smk landed several hits, then blocked the counter-attack in mere seconds. Swiping at the guard’s feet, smk’s weapon collided with the armor, catching the guard off balance. Ting! Ting! Ting! More blows met each other only to be canceled out.


With another swing, this time at the guard’s helmet, smkorpi landed the final blow to his opponent, then swiftly ended the stalemate between the other guard and Blendy. “Whew,” they both sighed. Approaching Hornemans now, they could see the nervous look on his face as he calculated what his next move should be. Within moments, he unexpectedly bolted away, running straight for his tower. Chasing after him, Blendy and smk sprinted into the tower, only to see the floor was an enormous cactus maze.


“We don’t have time for this!” Blendy cried, and chopped down cactus left and right, cutting a path straight through the middle. In the next room, it was the exact opposite. One needed to bounce from cactus to cactus to avoid falling into the pit of instant death. Outsmarting the tower once again, smk built a simple bridge of cobblestone across. Reaching the very top of the tower, Hornemans drew a sword of his own, a shield, and armor, for once. Sending Blendy away to create the exit portal once more, smk calmly approached Hornemans, enchanted sword drawn and ready to strike. Rapidly, Hornemans launched several swings at him, none of which collided to smk’s armor. With a mighty swing, smk drove his sword through Hornemans’s shield, shattering it to bits. Launching a counter-strike, Hornemans’s Cactus Blade swung once more at smk, grazing his skin a bit, and chopping a hole into his armor. Before they could finish their battle, a third person came out of nowhere, scaring both fighters backwards; it was Klutch.


“So I hear you’re having fun with concrete, Hornemans,” his voice boomed even more deeply than Hornemans’s. Nodding slowly, Hornemans raised his head up, then back down again. Within the hour, the machines had been cleaned up, and bug patched to keep anyone else from successfully making a concrete factory.


Following their epic duel, smk and Blendy both obtained the endstone they had desired, but both agreed it wasn’t their passion, and returned to their mighty fortresses in the sky.


Welcomes and Farewells

Congratulations to @CasualJaden on being accepted as a developer! Don’t know Jaden? Check out the interview with him below!


Humans Of MeepCraft - Feat. @CasualJaden



How did you first find the server?
Well when I was 10 years old I had played single-player for a couple months, but I started getting tired of it. So I was looking through the server lists, but I didn't quite like how all the servers were primarily minigame-orientated. I found MeepCraft and I instantly fell in love with the community as well as the balance of minigames to Towns.


What do you enjoy the most about the server?
Although I enjoyed the minigames that other servers provided, I didn't like the lack of community and I wanted the sandbox aspect of Minecraft to be included while retaining the challenges of survival. I soon discovered Towns, and while looking for a Towns server I discovered MeepCraft. I loved the original minigames and the presence of Towns, but most of all I loved the community. They would always welcome and greet you and it didn't take long for me to settle into a town and start making friends.


What do you think of 1.12 so far?
The 1.12 update has been pretty exciting for me. Some of my favorite features are the modified color scheme, the addition of terracotta, and the addition of parrots. The addition of functions should also be very useful for vanilla modders and mapmakers as well. I can't say that I find the recipe book useful because I've already memorized nearly all of the crafting recipes.


What lead you to apply for tech?
I've always enjoyed programming and computers. When I was 10 years old I started getting into programming and I instantly fell in love with the possibilities. When the summer started I knew nothing about programming plugins, but I had about two years of Android development experience, which mainly revolves around Java. I knew that I wanted to help the server one way or the other, so I started learning Bukkit API and I made my first plugin in a couple of days. I loved the idea of interacting with the game with code, so I gradually learned more and more, and produced two more plugins.


What is your favorite Star Wars movie?
My favorite Star Wars movie would probably be Revenge of the Sith. I love the change in plot and I feel like the movie is a major climax in the series. Although the result is tragic, things like the rescue of Chancellor Palpatine, the fight with General Grevious, the execution of order 66, and most importantly, the creation of Darth Vader make it the most exciting movie to watch.


Anything else you’d like to add?
I'd like to thank the community for supporting my application. Without the community's support, the assistance of Vampire and Shellcode, and the staff behind it all, I would not have this wonderful opportunity to help the server. This server is growing everyday and I hope to see it improve even more. I'd also like to encourage all veteran players to give MeepCraft another shot. Right now our staff are working hard to introduce a new update known as the Rank Update. This will introduce EULA compliance, without sacrificing the features that _you_ payed for. The way this will work is by introducing "keys" that players will have a small chance of obtaining. These keys will introduce effects as well as temporary perks for players who have not purchased the necessary ranks. In addition, new perks are being added and brought back as well.


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This issue was created by @CluelessKlutz @Midnight_Galaxy

 

Welcome to The MeepTimes, 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.

Server Updates

New Effects

A series of new effects have been added! Use /h to display the menu of effects, and click on one to use it.

Bugs Squashed

Voting

Returning to the server once again, voting has been redone and fine-tuned! Do /vote in spawn to get the links to the four websites you can vote on. Receive 2,000 Meebles instantly as you vote, with the chance to win rare prizes. Oh, and one more thing! Every 100 votes there will be a vote party in spawn for some great extra prizes! So make sure you take advantage of this great new feature!


Community/Server Events

Mowglisid’s Concert

Sad about @Natsu taking some time away from the server, @Mowglisid decided to host a “Byby Natsu” Concert on Discord. Singing songs he wrote himself, the concert which lasted more than an hour was enjoyed by many, until @Niiicck summoned in Dyno to play something else. See here for the thread.

Storytime with the Crew

To read what happened previously, check out Meeptimes #26 and #27.

The party had assembled with T3k at the head; Kling, Megastuforeo, CluelessKlutz, and CyborgZeroX set out to find the dastardly device the rumors spoke of. They traveled over steep mountains, through deep chasms and across raging oceans. Stopping at villages and towns, they asked as many people as they could about the whereabouts of a gold foundry. To no avail, they returned to the fortress of NinjaRoxy.

As they entered the gates, Megastuforeo happened to gaze back at the stunning Egyptian architecture the neighbors had built. “Ah, what a beautiful building.” He noted.

As he looked closer, he noticed a diminutive brown creature scurrying around the building, a large and heavy looking sack on his back. A split second view of shimmering contents has Mega even more intrigued. “Hmmm, I wonder,” Mega thought to himself. “Guys, take a look over there. I just saw a villager carrying lots of gold leave the Sphynx.”

Scratching his head, Cyborg mused, “That’s Quest Blaster’s place. I heard he recently acquired a large inheritance from his uncle.”

Puzzled, Clueless added, “I’ve spoken with Quest Master a multitude of times. See, he’s Quest Blaster’s brother, but he’s never mentioned even having an uncle. I’d highly recommend we investigate this paradox.”

Kling shook his head, “And there is our daily vocabulary lesson with Ck.”

***

“Alright then, so that’s settled?” T3k asked.

“Legend plan, mate,” Kling concurred.

“I’ve got the TNT already,” Cyborg mentioned. Sneakily, the party placed each block of explosives carefully, with a single wire of Redstone leading to the circuit.

“Great job on the calculations, Ck,” Mega mentioned.

“Anytime, just remember to be careful, and not hit the lever before . . .” Looking over at the lever, the two observed Pandabear711 pass by, examining the lever carefully.

“No, Panda, no!” Mega yelled, but as they say, curiosity kills the cat, and apparently pandas are no different. Panda kicked the lever once before strolling away.

“Take cover!” Clueless shrieked. Explosions rocked the earth beneath their feet as the first in the reaction ignited, leading down the avenue of destruction.

The explosions carried on for a good five minutes and it was at least ten before the dust and debris began to settle, granting clear sight to the group once more.

“Well, that was close,” Kling remarked. “You’d have thought we were playing Boomo on that thing.” Chuckling, the group walked into the damp tunnels beneath the sphinx and into the world below.

***

Deeper and deeper they traveled, barely able to see hands a mere foot from their face. After what felt like miles, the tunnel leveled out into a vast construction of glimmering quartz and sparkling blocks of pure gold. Pistons clanked and moved on the enormous machine in the middle of the room, gold pouring off of the conveyer belt on the other side.

“I’d say we’ve come to the right place.” T3k remarked. Suddenly, two villagers jumped out of the shadows, swords drawn.

“How’d you get down here?” the first mused.

“Doesn’t matter, we’ll take care of ‘em.” the second guard stated in the most arrogant of tones. He widened his stance and prepared for the fight. T3k sauntered towards him, gripped the hammer’s handle solidly and swung.

T3k landed a mighty blow on his opponent, the hammer fully denting the other’s armour and causing the enemy to collapse like a marionette without its puppet master. The conspirator looked up at T3k from his position on the floor, eyes dark and wide.

“What is that thing made of?!” He uttered before his eyes rolled back and he slumped against the sandstone floor.

Not wanting to end up the same way as his partner and being of a cowardly nature, the other villager laid down his sword and surrendered himself to capture.

“Well, that takes care of those two. Fan out and see if there’s anyone else down here.” Laughter echoed throughout the chamber.

They were not searching for long until the main suspect appeared. Stepping out from the dark shadows near the roof, Quest Blaster slowly walked forward, flanked by Valeria and Romeo.

“Found me at last, have you?” he sneered. “It’s certainly taken the oh so mighty staff members long enough to catch on to us.”

Shaking his head, Kling laughed, “Cocky, are we? You saw what happened to the last two to think that way.” Grin faded, Quest Blaster summoned more guards to fight the valiant party. The fight began.

“Did I ever mention I liked PvP a while back?” Clueless half-whispered to Cyborg as they fought side by side against the onslaught of guards.

“I’d like it more if these guys weren’t so annoying, because they’re keeping us from going after Quest Blaster.” Sighing, Clueless nodded.

“You guys handle the guards, I’ll go after him.” T3k commanded. Thus, he ran off, carrying the special weapon Klutch had lent to him: the Magnus Malleus, a mythical war hammer that had been nicknamed, “Ye Olde Banhammer.”

Catching up to Quest Blaster, he raised the hammer high above his head, preparing for the first hit. Quest Blaster drew his enchanted diamond sword out of its sheath. “It’s amazing what you can buy with enough money,” the dark villager grinned, gathering together his set of solid diamond armor. Clashing together, metal grinded as the fight began. Back and forth, they swung.

Eventually, they began to tire, and swings became less frequent. Finally, T3k used the last of his strength to raise the hammer, and crashed through Quest Blaster’s worn down defenses. He had won.

***

Several days had passed since Quest Blast had been defeated, and T3k stood in the grand hall, or not so grand yet, of the new castle he was building with Klutch. “So, what’re we gonna do with the remaining gold stash we retrieved?” T3k inquired.


Thinking not too hardly at all, Klutch grinned, “I think I have an idea.”

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Got an idea for the next story? Submit it to any staff member to see if your idea will be our next saga!

Humans Of MeepCraft - Feat. @Ellie J (Pandalady404)

Who are your biggest Meepcraft pals and why?

“My biggest Meepcraft pals are @~MiaCorn~, @Tweide, Aubo, Galaxy (Ukiyo), and @EllieEllie because we all care about each other and want to spend time together. We usually pass time by improving Mia's town or just chatting about anything we want!”

What is your favorite thing to do on Meep?

“My favorite thing to do on Meep is farm. I own a café in Mia's Town Silver Wing with an underground farm. ”

How do you make meebles?

“I earn most of my money by fishing and farming.:

What is your favorite aspect of Meepcraft? When did you join and what keeps you around?

“I can't choose between the people and the set up. It's amazing that I can have a home in a town, play in minigames, do parkour, and participate in all the other things Meep has to offer! I joined Meep in mid 2014. I was searching for servers with Skyblock (it was the only thing I liked to play at the time) and came across Meepcraft. I played for a while and dropped it (I don't remember why) until early December of 2016. I was deleting old servers I didn't play on anymore and saw Meep at the very bottom of my page. I didn't remember what it was until I logged on. Since then, I haven't stopped and I've been getting on daily. “

Is there anything you’d like to add?

“Thank you for your time ,

Pandalady404”

Welcomes and Farewells

This time, we bid farewell to a great friend and Supermod. Thank you @Niiicck for all the time you have put into the server over the last 11 months, and good luck in the future! We hope you decide to come back soon enough!

At the same time, we also congratulate @MiniArch_ on being accepted as an architect!

Get involved with the MeepTimes

With every release of the paper we will pick a cover photo and a (free) advertisement submitted by the community. The owner of each piece of content will receive 4,000 meebles and have their name featured in the article, below their content. Fill out the form here to submit content. Happy Meeping!

The next issue of The MeepTimes will be released March 31 2017! See you then!

This issue was created by @CluelessKlutz @MoonlitMadness @Noahnda @EllieEllie

 

-See the new Christmas decorations done by the lovely Courtney at /warp spawn!​

Welcome to The MeepTimes, 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.


We decided to skip our last edition of MeepTimes due to not much changing!


New Additions/Changes

Weaponsmith
You can talk to our new weaponsmith in kitpvp instead of typing /kit.
Little known fact - His real name is Jonathan.

Bugs Squashed

/warp waterpark
Boats at Spawn now spawn and despawn regularly! They’ll despawn after a moment when not in use.

/warp mobs
Mobs can no longer escape their arena! Bash away!

Recently Accepted Suggestions

Nation improvements
With all the new towns springing up, large nations are all the rage
Trello card


Pholos in spawn
Want to advertise in Spawn? How about you rent a player hologram for everyone to see?
Trello card


Disguise note update
When using a disguise note, you get 30 minutes of using the command instead of it automatically /dis’ing you.
Trello card


Server Events

Halloween!
Muunkee and n00bslayer hosted a game which consisted of finding 16 random signs around spawn that were snippets from horror movies or tv shows. Find more about the event look right here.

Halloween Event

Just like last year we hosted the Halloween Event for a day where you had to defeat and kill the evil mobs and gathered up your pumpkins for special items! Everybody seemed to like it a lot this year as well. More about the event look here.


Humans Of MeepCraft - Feat. PegasusFirestar


How did you first find the server?
I was searching for Minecraft servers almost two years ago, in February 2015, Meep came up on a popular server list and I figured to give it a shot c:


What do you enjoy the most about the server?
I love the community for the most part, and the minigames are fun haha.

How did you come up with your name?
Yikes, long story except it’s not that long. I was making up a username for the Apple Game Center. Firestar was taken obviously because of the Warriors (I had no idea what that was at the time.) And Pegasus was taken, shocker. So I just kinda put those two together. I was also obsessed with My Little Pony, yikes.

So, you’ve obviously been playing Minecraft a while, correct?
Yep! I actually started playing not too long before I joined the server. I had actually kinda been playing more on my friends’ computers, but never had an account.

What is your funniest memory from learning to play the game?
One was when Switchkawaii and I became friends again after a long time, we had no idea who each other was. It turns out we had been in a town together when she had a different username! My first town, actually. It was pretty cool. Funny, too, we laughed!

Anything else you would like to add?
High_Moon is open to people who need a town or an embassy plot. (Yay! Advertising!) I’m not good with public messages, lol. Maybe also /pwarp black bc it’s pretty cool.


Welcome to the Team!

Welcome @n00bslayer_99 to the helper squad! A big congratulations to @Kling and @GroovyGrevous on their promotions to SuperMod! Make Meep proud guys!

Last but not least congratulations to @Courtneyyy on all of her hard work and dedication to get to the Administrator position. She has truly worked so hard to get to where she is now, hope you enjoy Admin Courtneyyy!

Get involved with the MeepTimes​

With every release of the paper we will pick a cover photo and a (free) advertisement submitted by the community. The owner of each piece of content will receive 8,000 meebles and have their name featured in the article, below their content. Fill out the form here to submit content. Happy Meeping!​

The next issue of The MeepTimes will be released 25 November 2016! See you then!​

This issue was created by: @Courtneyyy, @Muunkee, @Cluelessklutz, @NickxGold​

 

On January 8th, 2012, MeepCraft was born. It's incredible to see how much this server has grown and changed these past four years. I am honored to be apart of a server for almost 3 years to end up here. I see many possibilities entering into our fifth year and I can't wait for you guys to spend another long year with us.

Check out our new media team member's (@Bloopers) birthday video!



Also be sure to check out @Bluapol's! Click here.

Happy Birthday MeepCraft!

 

Someone deleting the files will NEVER. EVER. Happen again.

 

gg meepcraft you shouldn't have denied me! you will rue this day!!!! @kyle_docherty7 @Draqq @ShadowVirus52 Boabycorp rules once again!

 

This is by far the WORST update to meepcraft fuzzlr has EVER thought of. This is insane and I can tell you this, Meepcraft will experience less player activity per week.

As I see it you're always trying to get players onto meep, But if you remove a heart of the attraction, What's left? It's like selling a gold mine for 1000000 million, but without any gold! This is even worse than removing jobs!

Vshop is there to help you when you need it, to bring help to those newbies that need cheap stuff and not stock prices like other servers have. There's a reason I play meep, Vshop, The items and because I have a rank. Vshop is a giant part of meepcraft. You cannot leave a living body to live without a heart. That's impossible.

For example, You're stuck in wild, In a hole, You need 2 bricks to stack up or whatever. You can buy 2 stone for 1 meebles and get on with your life... Instead we have to buy 2 stone for whatever price you sell it at, And now from the looks of Meepshops, your prices are over the extremes. Diamonds for 20k? wow. This will be the most effective disaster meep has ever seen. You can still cancel the posts and warnings. Fuzzlr, you have a chance here...

Oh and another point, for those people that have worked for weeks gathering 100k stonebricks and other items and have put it on vshop, How are they supposed to bring those items into chests with /cancel without crashing the server? Are you kidding me...? You have no idea..

-1000 Worst Idea Ever Spoken Of

 

I took this picture THIS morning. Fuzzlr, I hate to break it to you, but as much as your staff has improved over the past 6 months, you do not have 24/7 staff on your server.

 

I don't quite get your logic here,

It's spamming - It's not spamming, only certain players are spamming, which there are already many staff and rules in place for that.
Annoying - You think players chatting is annoying??
Can not be moderated until after you're out - How is this a problem?

The server(s) go down near enough everyday, sometimes for a few minutes sometimes for an hour+ and players want to continue communicating, even if it's via the void. I really don't see why the staff are restricting this. If new players join the server when it's down and there's no one in void telling them what happened, they are just going to leave and go on to an alternative server.

 

Heh.... These architects....?
I'd like to report candy and Joek for griefing my build with a captured pokemon.

 

Not bad. Could've been a lot worse, glad things turned out so well.