If you're planning out your projects for the next year, consider looking at our list of public building sites!

The main list is now included in our wiki with more information about each entry, its location and how to get there. Give it a look!

Thanks to Exodio for doing a lot of the early work on this!

To give our brave Kenorland challengers a chance at surviving, new safe points have been added to the world. Each one is located 500 blocks away from spawn, in the four cardinal directions, and comes equipped with its own glass dome, bed and chest.

If you're looking to explore an area that's in better shape, any of these could make for a good staging ground!

Some are already doing their yearly recaps, but we at the Creeper's Lab prefer to complete the year first. And what better way is there to complete it than with our traditional offerings? This month:

• The Advent Calendar returns
• Christmas cards coming up
• Anarchy in Kenorland
• Hunter's Lodge
• Guilds

Let's follow up on a few things, including the end of our Halloween event and the current hunt for achievements!

It's been entirely too long since the last update, but here we are at last: 50 new achievements are now waiting for you to score them, making for a grand total of 200!

The Creeper's Lab has reached another milestone today, reaching its 12th year! How exciting is that? Let's look back at what happened in the past year!

We leave the orange and pumpkin spice behind (never!) to look at a fresh set of challenges for November:

• Race Away Halloween event
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

Get the most out of these before the start of the holidays season!

It's time for our yearly tradition of an Halloween event! Can you dig it? You better, because it involves archaeology!

Do you like earning achievements and tracking your progress? Do you play games on multiple systems and platforms? Would you like to get an overview about all this in a single location? Then discover the latest creation of Doctacosa - Osmium!

It was hinted at the beginning of the month, it has now happened - Race Away has leveled up!!

Spooky month begins! Our traditional Halloween event will start later this month, so you can look forward to it. For now, you can turn your attention to:

• Race Away
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

Also, please note that we still have problems with the update to Minecraft 1.20.2. For now, Java players, use 1.20.1 for the best results.

Consider this a general announcement for all Minecraft players: the main Minecraft wiki that many have come to rely on has moved to a new host! You'll now find it at minecraft.wiki.

We enter the period of Pumpkin Spice everything. Unfortunately, we can't have this taste ready for you in-game. Fortunately, we can still give you some challenges:

• UHC encore
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

Our contestants braved the nearby apocalypse, reached Granite Town and made some interesting builds. It's time for the results!

A quick reminder to all our players that you have a week to go for the current building contest, with the goal of creating a hardened town. If you need to finish your entry, or claim a lot to start building, keep the deadline in mind!

Do you like watching videos and curated visuals of people's builds? We have fresh content for you, check it out below!

"Please listen closely as our menu options have recently changed."

Now that people have had the chance to gather some pink petals, it's time to look to our newest set of challenges! This month:

• UHC
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

And don't forget about our ongoing building contest!

The Creeper's Lab Companion, our app, has a new feature that many of you might be interested in: Moosemart search, letting you quickly check through all available trades. Also, an improved layout!

Some of you have asked, now it's time for the answer: yes, our next building contest is ready! This time, you will be building a hardened town, following Stone Ville's destruction!

BOOM! It's time for a new round of TNT Tag! Come with us to try and outlast everyone else in the arena. Merit Points and special prizes will be given to the top three winners. This is easy to learn; everyone is welcome. This will take place in the minigames wing of the lobby, this Saturday at 10pm Eastern time. See you then!

The game servers have been updated to officially support Minecraft 1.20! Read on for some information related to the new content.

Half of the year is gone already (noitsnotrealshutup), so onward to the other one, with a fresh rotation of challenges

• Death Seeker
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

Some good news today for potential Patreon backers: billing will now happen on your anniversary date of joining rather than the first of the month, avoiding a potential double billing issue. Additionally, there's a new trial mode for the cosmetic perks, so you can try them out without having to pay. Read my full update on Patreon for the details!

The yearly postcard for backers at Level 5 and higher is coming up in a few days. If you wanted to back me, or increase your current pledge, now's your chance to get your card. Thank you!

A set of improvements is now live for the chat system, with improvements for in-game, Discord and IRC. On the menu: better displays and a wider selection of commands!

Minecraft 1.20 has been released today for both Java and Bedrock, and we now support the latest version. But beware - Cimmeria will be resetting soon!

UPDATE: 1.20.1 also works as-is.

The new month brings new challenges to you! Which ones will you attempt?

• Randomizer
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

This is a heads-up to everyone who might not have migrated their Mojang Accounts to Microsoft ones yet: you have until 19 September at 11am (Eastern time), after which you will no longer be able to login.

This has been announced back in 2020 and most everyone here has already done it. Still, you might want to double-check just to make sure: if you don't do it, you will not be able to play anymore!

May Day! Not the emergency kind, though, just the first of a new month. On your plate this time:

• Race Away
• Advancements Hunt results
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

The network has been updated to Minecraft 1.19.4! This brings the usual optimizations and bug fixes. Notable changes are better horse breeding mechanics and an array of new accessibility settings. No new blocks or items are included in this one.

Updating is recommended for all, especially if you had problems with stability or auto-completion in commands.

Easter brings along two challenges for you to tackle: Peter Cottontail and Thumper are back for an encore at Easter Island, while Zombie Jesus roams at the lodge!

I'm happy to add today a feature that many of you have asked about before: news notifications in the Companion, the Creeper's Lab app!

Welcome to April, month of fools! Now that we've left the silliness aside, here's a return to more grounded activities.:

• Vanilla advancements
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

Rebbica invites you to another run of leprechaun hunting at the Hunter's Lodge, today only!

The same guidelines as last year apply, plus some improvements building on the Lodge refresh that's happened since then. Look for the appropriately green building, face the leprechauns, gather coins and trade them for all kinds of interesting items!

Again, this runs today only. Good hunting!

The shortest month of year is done, now onwards to a new set of challenges, including a brand new one:

• Emerald Rush
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

Event this Saturday at 10:30 PM EST ( 1 and a half hours after event night starts. Meet at ‘Fowl Weather’ in Groovys Game district. Will have brackets set up and 1st - 3rd place will get extra goodies by way of a shulker box. Come shoot some chickens and win some goodies!!

The Creeper's Lab takes another step online, with our news now available through the Fediverse. If you're looking for a new social media home, this could be for you!

Horsemen Acolytes and candidates, read on for some information relevant to you.

We're introducting today a new affilite server to the Creeper's Lab - Siralan! Run by Coneva, this new location aims to provide you a new feeling of survival adventure. Read on for some important details!

I have pushed online today a set of improvements to one of the most visible elements of our community: the chat system!

Most players here will be familiar with doorgunnerjgs, a regular that's been with us for many years. Unfortunately, I have to inform you that he passed away last week, on January 31st, at the age of 79.

Whenever you're exploring and you face tall grass, you're never sure what's hiding behind it. Worse, if you're playing in science areas, you can't hit mobs through it. What a bother.

We have added a new server plugin to solve exactly this: if you try to attack an enemy through any tall plant, your hit will carry instead of being stopped by the scenery. Thanks to GodofRandom23 for the suggestion!

Welcome to the second month of the year already, with a fresh set of challenges:

• Ongoing Chinese New Year
• Grindatron results
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks

Scattered across Laurasia are many sites with lore and history. These places are near and far. Rich with stories of travel and triumph. Be one of the first three to find all 8 and return to Central with a token from each one to win a prize!

This Saturday, at the start of Event Night, Groovy would like to invite you to an event. The event will take place on the newly completed Buddha island (which he asks you not visit until the event). The event will be a scavenger hunt locating 8 special items hidden accross the island. Specific details will follow on Event Night. First, second and third prize will get very nice shulkers full of goodies as well as the traditional merit points awards for events. Additionally, anyone who finds all the items will be awarded a shulker of goodies as well. The event will start at the beginning of event night, we will meet at Groovy's nether hub which is located on the east line out of Ender Station. Once you get to Ender Station just look for the GroovyBanana sign, go down that line, run past the portal till you get to the Nether Hub. See you there!

Chinese New Year has come once again and this year, it's the Year of the Rabbit! This means the Year Dealer has a new book for you.

To better integrate your online identity, we now have a proper way to link up the accounts you use for the Creeper's Lab and Discord!

Happy New Year to all! Here's your monthly rotation of challenges and events:

• Grindatron returns to Kenorland
• Hunter's Lodge
• Horsemen Quests
• Guilds tasks