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Civilizations Factions: Season 2 Open Beta Announcement
The time has come. After two years of development and a complete ground-up rewrite, we are finally ready to open the gates for the Season 2 Open Beta.
Release Date
The Open Beta will officially launch on 22 March @ 12pm EST / 4pm GMT and will run for two weeks.
Important Information: Expect Issues
There will be bugs. Unlike the SMP and RPG updates where we were able to build on existing systems, this is a brand new release where every single line of code has changed.
This is the first time we are bringing all of our new features together on one live server. Systems that worked perfectly in isolated tests may break when they interact with each other under a full player load. With over 70,000 lines of new code, things will not go perfectly from the start. We are expecting a rough ride and we need your help to fix it.
Please be prepared for:
- Major Instability: Things will break. Features may be disabled entirely while we fix them.
- Unscheduled Downtime: The server may go offline without warning for emergency maintenance.
- Live Patching: We will be fixing bugs in real-time. This might cause temporary lag or restarts as we push updates.
The Evolution: A Complete Overhaul
Since Season 1 ended in late 2024, we have spent two years grinding through a massive rewrite. We scrapped the old foundation and started from scratch. Every single system you interact with has been replaced.
- Custom Factions & Civs Plugin: A fully custom core built for performance and modern gameplay.
- Rewritten Bosses: Our boss plugin has been completely rebuilt with new code and optimisations.
- Overhauled Dungeons: Custom-built instances with unique challenges and rewards.
- Overhauled KOTH: A brand new King of the Hill system rebuilt from the ground up.
- All New Envoys: Introduced supply drops around spawn.
- All New Economy: A fully refreshed Admin Shop and Petal Shop.
- All New Progression: Every kit and crate has been remade and rebalanced from the ground up.
- All New World: A brand new spawn and custom world generation.
- All New Cosmetics: A massive collection of new tags and cosmetics.
- Architectural Rewrite: Over 70,000 lines of code, 500+ tasks, and 400+ commits to move away from legacy systems.
- The world height limit is 319
- We are using 1.18+ Cannon Mechanics
- The server is on 1.21.10
- The minimum Y level is 0
- The server uses 1.8 PVP. There are some caveats, like offhand still being enabled
- Only ranks will be purchasable through the Petal Shop during the beta
Bug Bounty & Rewards
We are continuing our Bug Bounty program for the Open Beta. We want to reward the players who help us find the cracks in these new systems. We are tracking the Top 5 Reporters who submit the most confirmed bug reports.
The Prizes:
- 1st Place: 250 Petals + Custom Tag + 3x Easy Boss Crates
- 2nd Place: 100 Petals + "Codebreaker" Tag + 2x Easy Boss Crates
- 3rd Place: 50 Petals + "Codebreaker" Tag + 1x Easy Boss Crates
- 4th Place: "Codebreaker" Tag + 1x Easy Boss Crate
- 5th Place: "Codebreaker" Tag
Participation Reward: Anyone who plays for at least 6 hours during the beta window will receive the exclusive "GOATED" tag at launch.
How to Participate
The goal of this phase is stress testing. Jump in, play like normal, and try to break things. If you find a bug, please report here: https://forms.gle/Jruou1mzNoLmyAp86.
Assign the Factions Updates role in Discord to get pinged for future changes!
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