This is the current state of the continents due to the fallout from Dagon Fel’s volcanic eruption. The ash storm has snuffed out all life and the perpetual darkness has turned these once vibrant biomes into a cold and desolate tundra. Dagon Fel has seen the most devastation due to large lava flows and firestorms, which have incinerated everything on the continent.
Heavy winds blow south, spreading the ash storm further where it will soon reach the shores of Orrostar. And a deep rumbling can be felt beneath the earth..
The Ancient World is now in the Pre-Darkness phase of Age of Darkness on Minecraft Java version 1.19.2.
The Red Mountain Volcano on Dagon Fel has just erupted and is spewing megatons of ash and fire into the upper atmosphere of the world.
Sadrith Mora’s flora dies off due to heavy ashfall
Dagon Fel & It’s surrounding continents are immediately effected, with the ash storm expected to reach the rest of the Ancient Realm in the coming weeks / months. Here are some things to expect from this age;
Global Darkness as the atmosphere is filled with thick ash, preventing sunlight
New mobs appearing on the surface world, some of which The Ancient World has never seen
Quite possibly a limited playing area to the Old Mainland, due to the severity of the ash storm in proximity to Dagon, the Continents & Orrostar may be completely uninhabitable
Global temperature drops
Most life on the surface will perish, with crops no longer growing, or animals spawning
A new livable spawn which offers safe refuge from the storm
a total dissolution of Factions gameplay in favor of a new experience
*more challenges to come as the age develops with time*
Age of Darkness will be the most world changing age that The Ancient World has seen in almost a decade. It is poised to leave it’s mark on the world for years to come. To this day, despite the many ages, wars, rifts, and server events we’ve done, none of them have had the global ramifications that we are about to see with the Age of Darkness. Entire forests will die, you will no longer recognize the world as you struggle to explore and survive what is now a total wasteland which feels completely alien.
With the dissolution of Factions players must adapt and work together if they want to survive this new reality. Things will not be as they’ve been for many ages and learned habits are no longer viable. A fully livable, functional and capable spawn will be more critical than ever before and will be one of the first things the community will be working together on in preparation for the coming Darkness.
But such things shouldn’t be taken for granted. Sacrifices are being made here in order for this age to stay true and faithful to it’s name and reputation of being an age that is feared by all. Coming out of the original Age of Darkness it took years for the over-world to fully recover it’s natural beauty and splendor. That is all being washed away in the coming months as the Darkness makes it’s mark on the world once again.
There is no specific time & date for when Age of Darkness officially begins as it is a developing situation on the server. But prepare yourselves for an Age of Darkness that is true to form.
A new map render of TAW is now available as a Download.
This one looks a lot different than our map renders of the past but it functions mostly the same way. Since Minecraft version 1.13 I’ve been unable to make new renders using our old mapping software because it’s either been outdated, or the newer development versions don’t seem to want to play nice with TAW.
While I’m personally not 100% satisfied with this new render, it’s all we have for now. So I hope you all find it useful in the meantime.
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The previous Factions plugin we were using was buggy and was causing crashes on the server. It’s now been removed and replaced with a new plugin called Medieval Factions.
Medieval Factions is a system of mechanics that allows for the simulation of sovereign nations in Minecraft. Players can create nations, claim territory, engage in warfare or politics, write laws or hold dueling tournaments, and generally are able to attempt to recreate society somewhat.
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