Macrochasm : A nostalgic step into the past (MINECRAFT)
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I recently remembered that I used to have a Facepunch account. A week or so ago I linked it to my current login and went about on my day.
I won't tell you that I'm new to Macrochasm, or that I'm going into this as clearheaded as chezhead went into 2b2t almost a decade ago. I have been on for some time, but this server deserves attention nonetheless. It has... charm. Charm that's difficult to find in 2b these days, with all the lag, crashes and, well, discovery. Everything has been done already, people have come and gone, and the server is approaching it's 10th birthday, slowly gasping for it's last breath.
What if we could start over?
What if there was a server where the same principles of minecraft anarchy were followed (no rules -- hack, steal, grief, exploit) but we got a fresh start?
Not a fresh start as in a new map, but as in... A completely fresh start. All the way from the minecraft beta.
Introducing Macrochasm.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/402995/264d411a-e20a-4986-8b5d-d165e183b896/1.png
Spawn - ground shot.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/402995/0611d44f-d13c-428d-b01f-1ad80d5680f6/2.png
Spawn - aerial shot.
Macro started in minecraft beta 1.8. At the time of writing, the version is 1.1 and the server will continue to update over time. The community is solid and the server is still a baby, but it being in version 1.1 (update hit yesterday or earlier today, depending on where you live) gives it the charm that we all thirst for. The long nights you spent playing minecraft when everyone in your house was long asleep. Coming home from school and working on your wooden house. It's all there, and it's still anarchy, but you can be there now and watch it develop from the start.
You can dig through the ruins and find fruits of other people's hard work lost to the test of time, be the one whose ruins will be found two, three, four, five or more years from now, or be the one who will turn those builds into ruins. It's up to you.
So if there is any strength left in you, any youthlike curiosity and will to explore, I invite you to join me. Join us.
macrochasm.tk:34123
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/402995/0d2c56f9-476a-44ee-a46d-585826a63220/3.png
You've got me curious, hope neat things come out of it. Best of luck to you, I'll follow the thread in case more people get interested in it.
Thank you! I'll make sure to update everyone on what's going on. Currently heading back to spawn to build a small inn for fellow Facepunchers.
Speaking of updates, the server might update to 1.2 sooner than expected because 1.1 is very unstable. Or so I've heard.
Somewhat-of-a-bump. Sort-of-base is still standing and filled with stuff. I left some armor, food, tools and building materials (if I remember correctly, around 12 double chests). Getting to it is as simple as following the -X upper(aerial) overworld highway and taking a left turn at around -650. Will continue to update if anything else happens or if the base gets griefed. I will expand it soon.
Server has been relatively quiet. 1.1 has proven to be pretty unstable for Windows users, so crashes are pretty common. Not a lot of people on. 1.2 should hit soon.
Alright, some big news today!
Firstly, today will be the start of the first crusade (v2). People will protest 1.1, so I suggest that you people steer clear from spawn today and the following weekend (if anyone came yet, that is, i haven't checked the chests thoroughly but everything seems to be in place).
I have started expanding the base a bit too.
Lastly, I took this cool picture :=)
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/402995/25e10186-966c-4736-ac46-47d83c5268fa/2019-02-01_15.52.22.png
(P.S. : I'll fix that tower later, it's a thorn in my eye too)
Eh... I was hesitant to post this update because I'm not 100% sure that the information is true, but it's worth sharing. There's quite the amount of evidence to back it, too.
The owner of the server recently went completely offline. He was, according to some, arrested for plotting a murder, and according to others for having CP. It's a long and confusing story but that's the in-a-nutshell. I'll report back later when I gather more info.
If he used to play on 2b2t it wouldnt surprise me. Some of the old hardcore players were demented
Well, the arrest may very well be a publicity stunt, but I certainly agree with you. Server is kind of going through a community crisis at the moment. It's still up due to it being hosted by the other owner (there are two, so the server should be fine).
As in, the arrest was a lie or he got arrested intentionally?
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/224422/8b14f6c5-ceb0-42b7-89ff-3a5f0493fe37/v.png
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/402995/5e20aa9f-b525-4b89-a770-5de4a919eeca/v.png
Well, probably more like a lie. Nothing's sure right now, though.
No real updates, server has been pretty quiet. People are still playing, though. If anyone wants to join, I'd highly suggest for them to do it now, as your chance of survival is way higher.
Owner's discord account got deleted. Community of life support. Nothing other than that so far.
Damn, no other juicy details?
No, I'm sorry. We might have a possible date for his trial, though. If I recall correctly, it's some time in mid march and we have a person willing to go to it. Again, nothing is sure right now, and I'll report back with more news.
So an account joined the macrochasm discord yesterday, and within 10 minutes it got the highest role that, afaik, only the owner had and posted this in the announcements section:
"Hello @everyone, I will be taking over for Jared. The server will continue as normal from now on and updates will be scheduled properly.
over the next few days I will be sorting things out here.
the server is still funded through the end of february or march
and i will be taking suggestions for how to restore this server, thanks"
So yeah, we have an owner again, I guess..?
Community has kind of sprung up after the announcement. In my opinion this very well may be the alt of the old owner. As usual, I'll report back with more info.
Big news!
1.2.5 is scheduled to hit soon, (most likely later today or tomorrow), as announced by the new owner. I talked to a few other members of the community, and this will most likely make us start playing again. The unstableness of 1.1 and the lack of a proper owner kind of killed the server, but now both of those problems are fixed, so I'm looking forward to playing again!
Old owner is back, server got a really big boost in interested people. We have a party scheduled next friday (I'll post the official server discord soon, you can find the 1.2.5 party discord in the #advertisement channel) and everyone is welcome to join.
I might join in.
It's been awhile since I had lava poured into my dirt house!
Feel free to join, the server isn't very busy right now. The party kind of flopped because all 15 of us were either offline or doing something else, but I believe we'll hold it some other day ;)
As far as the discord goes, I'll be posting the invite later today, or worst case scenario tomorrow.
so the arrest was a publicity stunt, eh?
ain't got shit to do today so I tried to join but
https://i.imgur.com/0MJNo9M.png
haven't played minecraft in years, am I doing something wrong or is the server address in the first post wrong?
I have the same error.
Strange. Maybe the server was down, but I highly doubt that. Could it be your internet? And were you running 1.2.5 for sure? Even if so, I'd suggest using MultiMC over the standard launcher. It makes running these older versions a breeze.
If it keeps happening even with MultiMC, let me know.
Now, as promised:
https://discord.gg/3nEaCjU - Macrochasm discord server
Macrochasm - Macrochasm website
oh right, I completely overlooked the game version
Well guys, a long time ago old 2b2t players used to post here, they ended up getting banned because they were extremely toxic ( i think ) and the facepunch staff didnt want them here lol
2b2t i mean you can see a heck ton of banned players here and familiar names
Alright, nice (if you joined)! Feel free to visit the sanctuary I built; I'm pretty sure it's still standing. If not, we can meet in person and I can drop you some stuff off.
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