It's a rainy day for some of us, take this opportunity to stay dry and tackle a fresh batch of challenges instead! For you this month:

• Kenorland: Grindatron
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds Catacombs
• Guildhall Tasks

Today, the game servers have been upgraded to the newest release of Minecraft, 26.2!

This is the Chaos Cubed update, which introduces sulfur caves, sulfur cubes, a new music disc, and more! For the full list of changes, you can check on the official news post. We recommend updating your game client now to get the best results! An updated resource pack is also available to include music for the new disc.

And if you're wondering where to find the new sulfur stuff, well...

With everyone busy with summer, Midnightpickler6 has decided to extend the decoration contest by two weeks. This means you now have until 9 August to claim a room and decorate it to the theme marked on its entrance. For more, see the original news post!

Don't get too focused on that Grindatron and assorted challenges, for we have an extra thing for you: a new building contest! For this one, instead of creating a new building from scratch, you'll be decorating a room. Continue on for the full details!

As part of the server maintenance that's been ongoing since last weekend, the world maps had been taken temporarily offline. Rather than just bringing back DynMap, we have something new for you. Introducing: BlueMap!

A bit late but never incomplete, here is a fresh batch of challenges for you! Some players have already gotten a head start, so read on for the full details

• Kenorland: Grindatron
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds Catacombs
• Guildhall Tasks

This update has two parts: new hardware and a new Minecraft version! Welcome to Minecraft 26.1.

Some heavy server maintenance will happen this weekend, making the game servers unavailable for several hours at least. This will involve two major tasks:

• Everything will be moved to a new, more powerful dedicated server.
• We will update to Minecraft 26.1.

The work is planned to begin on Saturday morning. It's hard to estimate how long this will take. While the target is to have the game servers up and running to some level by the end of the day, the work could spill over to Sunday depending on how things go.

Thank you for your understanding!

Minecraft 26.2 was released earlier this week, and we've now added support for it. This means you can now join the network using the latest version of the game, but the game servers are still running 1.21.11 at the moment. This is also the version you should keep using for the best results.

A proper servers update is in the planning stages, keep an eye on this space for more news!

midnightpickler6 is inviting you to a scavenger hunt, this weekend, at the start of Events Night! Everyone gets at least a participation prize.