Butternut–SEC War: Difference between revisions

| conflict = SEC-ButternutButternut–SEC War

| caption = Combatants of the 2023 Butternut-SEC Conflict; SEC nations in blue and Butternut in yellow

| date = 4 June 2023 — present29 June 2023

| {{Combatant||August27|yes}}

| {{Combatant||Hg_80|yes}}

| {{Combatant||Spoonce|yes}}

| {{combatant||chosentwicelol||banned=yes}}

| {{combatant||SOGGYHOBO||banned=yes}} (Formerly Icarus)

| {{combatant||Dawsonisrainy||banned=yes}} (Formerly Icarus)

| {{combatant||PhysicsGamer|yes}}

The '''Butternut–SEC war''', colloquially referred to as the '''Buttsecs War''' ({{IPA|/bʌt sɛks/}} ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key butt—sex]''),<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/14c73ts/pls_drop_buttsecs_war_info_here/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/147j7eh/in_this_new_dark_age_there_is_only_war/jnxi1y5/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/14l77no/the_return_of_a_sorta_shitter/</ref> referredwas toan asinternational theconflict '''2023that Butternut–SECtook Conflict'''{{Citationplace during needed|date=June 2023}}, is a conflict taking place on [[CivMC]], between the forces of the [[Security Enhancement Coalition]] versusand the forces of [[Butternut County]] and(later augmented by remnants of [[Gang Shi]]). TheIt warwas hasthe resultedlargest inconflict massiveon devastation andthe inactivityserver insince the -,-[[Generic regionWar]], withsurpassing the capturedevastation of manymilitary Icenian playersinfrastructure and destructioncasualty counts of [[SEC]]any infrastructureprior by both Butternut forces and insiderswar.

The war began following the unbanning of the known raider and, former [[Estalia|Estalian]], and [[Generic War]] combatant [[Ez2Clutch]]-. Shortly after he soonwas unbanned, the SEC began a manhunt in order to bring him to justice for his past raiding and participation in the Generic War prior to his ban. Soon thereafter, in order to obtain supplies, he began raiding Icenia in partnership with [[Chosentwicelolchosentwicelol]], aanother raider infamous for menacing the government of [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenia]] and rumored to have had the backing of [[Estalia]],. one which theThe nation vehemently denied. At the time of the kickoff of this conflict, however,and this backing was assuredly nonon-existent longerat inthe effecttime of this conflict. Instead, a new benefactor emerged for the two raiders: [[Butternut County]]. Butternut's [[Bewsiejbewsiej]] had previously been considered a hero to Icenia following his vital role in clearing the [[Generic_War#Sack_of_Icenia|obbybombing of Icenia]], but the relationship between the two soured as promises to erect a statue of Bewsiejbewsiej in Icenia were not honored due to the Icenian Senate's reluctance following an incident{{Vague}} at Space Needle IV, Icenia City's skybunker.

=== Initial InvasionCombat ofin Icenia (4 June — 8 June) ===

The conflict sparked when [[Security Enhancement Coalition|SEC]] fighters [[Zolo17]] and [[Jaimiemie]] were pearled{{ by whom}}Ez2Clutch when athe manhunt for Ez2Clutchhim was interrupted by chosentwicelol. The pearls were then kited to [[Nuthole]], the Butternut vault - signaling to the world that the raiders now had the full support of Butternut County, and that this was no longer a simple raiding incident. Skirmishes began to break out within [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenia]] as SECMany fighters andfrom the Butternut raiders vied for pearls. Withacross the cityserver in danger, the Icenians engaged their automated defensesand log-on a horde of withers was released inside the city, aPvPers meansnew to keepCivMC thevolunteered raiders at bay. By 6 June, Butternut secured 2 more pearls - that of [[Raeders]], [[JuniorTide]], and [[Yodabird19]]. On June 7th, a further 3 pearlsor were claimedrecruited byto Butternut: [[Sapienfrfx]], [[Mushroom_Cultist]],significantly andswelling [[Spoonce]]. The tally was grim for the SEC: 8 pearls in Butternut captivity, with nothing to show for it. But on June 8th came a major SEC victory: Ez2Clutch was pearled by the Icenian [[Lagiacrus]], after falling into a sand trap and failing totheir escaperanks.

Amid the fighting, the imprisoned and former [[Gang Shi]] Minister of Diplomacy [[Fastestgrassfastestgrass]] was soon approaching the end of his sentence following his capture in the [[The "That's Nuts!" War|"That's Nuts!" War]]. Interested in an early release, Fastestgrassfastestgrass sought to cut a deal with the SEC to be granted an earlier release with the condition that he retire to the nation of [[Mercutio]]. However, before negotiations were completed, Fastestgrassfastestgrass and [[PhysicsGamer]] were illegally released by [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]]'s [[Red_Steel]] - a move that was met with ire by [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenia]], who had pearled PhysicsGamer following the [[Temporal Isles#The 1st Temporal Coup|Temporal Isles Coup]]. A bounty of 64d64 diamonds was immediately placed on PhysicsGamer's pearl by the state of [[Bloom]]<ref>https://reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/1444v5c/_/jne8v9j/?context=1</ref>, and Red_Steel was ejected from the SEC and had her Cortesian nationality revoked .{{Citation needed}}.

With SEC blood in the water, however, former Gang Shi leaders and fighters returned, seeking retribution for their own grievances following the sack of Gang Shi in the [[The "That's Nuts!" War]]. Freed from the heavily griefed Black Mesa vault with the help of [[Jindosh]] of the [[Fempire Union]], [[Gwua]] and [[Ch1pr|Ch1pR]], who had never been pearled following the war, returned to assist in the collapse of their enemies and began the construction of athe "Trader Joe's" skybridge to [[Whole Foods]], Icenia'san Icenian skyvault and XP farming complex. The Gang Shi fighters successfully recruited their former citizen, Fastestgrassfastestgrass, to renege on his plea deal and abandon Mercutio to assist in the bridging.

[[File:SEC-propaganda.png|thumb|left|349x349px|SEC Propagandapropaganda, a rallying cry created for the war effort made by [[VilyanZ]]]]

=== Exile of Icenian Government (12 June — present29 June) ===

On 12 June, the newly formed Butternut-Gang Shi coalition announced the "liberation of Icenia", and detailed a plan to fully demilitarize the nation, outlining their grievances and new rules for the wartornwar-torn nation.<ref>https://redd.it/147vjbg</ref> The coalition urged Icenians to turn themselves in for a reduced sentence, and assured that any peaceful citizens would not be harmed. Any individuals seen wearing protenchanted diamond or netherite armor, however, would be swiftly pearled. Soon thereafter a new announcement was made, this time by SEC Forces, showing 6 fighters. The announcement read, "Icenia doesn't need liberating. We will persevere".<ref>https://redd.it/1484qqi</ref> With Icenia under occupation, [[King Cupar]] of the [[Imperial Federation]] announced SECRA: the SEC Refugee Act, an initiative in partnership with the [[Blue Cross]] to provide refugee assistance to those fleeing the conflict.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/147j49w/secra_the_imperial_federation_and_blue_cross/</ref>

Skirmishes continued in Icenia as the coalition sought to snuff out the rest of the SEC Forces in Icenia and complete their demilitarization of the nation, when a new meta-incident occurred: using the newly implemented One-Time Teleport (OTT) mechanic, the Butternut fighter TkonicTkonicRabid successfully escaped a logbox, prompting the SEC to seek admin clarification. {{Citation needed}} The admins stated that this was not an exploit, howeverbut itrather wasan a mistakeoversight on their part. As such, using OTT to as an escape mechanism was valid for the time-being, at least until the next patch. {{Citation needed}} Jumping on the opportunity, the SEC used this newly found trick to free at least 5 trapped fighters and refugees, a move that drew considerable complaints from Ez2Clutch and Chosentwicelolchosentwicelol.

On 13 June, [[Gwua]] stated that the war would not end with the fall of Icenia, and that it was "just the beginning of the campaign", with the rest of the [[Security Enhancement Coalition]] firmly within their crosshairs. {{Citation needed}}. SEC fighters pearled a naked Butternut login in a door tunnel at Whole Foods. The same day, [[Bloom]] issued a bounty of 128 diamond blocks and Diet_Cola’s[[Diet_Cola]]’s spawnbook for the pearl of [[chosentwicelol]].<ref> https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/148oxwz/bounty_128_diamond_blocks_diet_colas_spawnbook_on/</ref>

The same day, [[chosentwicelol]] and [[Ch1pR]] were banned for using illegal client modifications, utilizing an outdated y-level version of [[Mods|CombatRadar]] and logging in with a cheat client respectively.

=== Skybridging the Butternut Vault (16 June — 17th17 June) ===

After multiple skirmishes on June16 16thJune, SEC forces began skybridging Nuthole, the Butternut vault. AtAs somethe pointskybridge duringapproached thisNuthole phaseon of the17 conflictJune, the former Icarians [[SOGGYHOBO]] and [[Dawsonisrainy]] both betrayed the SEC and defected to Butternut, assisting with their vault defense. SEC faced three losses due to the insiders in the skybridge: bewsiej pearled [[Awesome_Daniel]] and [[SeaRed]]; meanwhile [[JessieJinx]] was pearled by [[Dawsonisrainy]]. Later, Butternut faced 1 loss when [[auqust]] pearled [[Fur]], who was blocked off at the skybridge due to Butternut forgetting to add him to their groups. A few hours after the beginning of intense resistance by Butternut defenders, SEC abandoned their bridge and attack bunker, which was disabled shortly afterwards.

On June17 17thJune, Butternut restarted their attack on Cane Corp, in which both sides each suffered a loss, with [[asyhlshk]] pearling Highroll, and TheRealJewy pearling asyhlshk. Attacks persisted on June18 18thJune, and after a series of short fights with the defense there (consisting solely of [[Drekamor]]), [[Slushhi]] joined the defense and pearled [[SlothInASuit]] in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RJaaZsnmEQ single combat] . Continuing clashes resulted in [[Drekamor]] being pearled by TheRealJewy, and in turn TheRealJewy being pearled by auqust with assistance from Shadno. On June19 19thJune, while defending the Cane Corp bunker alone, [[VilyanZ]] was pearled by SOGGYHOBO. Butternut County successfully captured Cane Corp on June20 20thJune.

=== Attacks on the Bloom Vault (20 June — June 21 June) ===

InAt the initialstart attacksof the attack, 4 SEC fighters were pearled by Butternut forces. InAs followingthe attack attacksprogressed, TNT minecarts blew up Shadno twice, along with [[Jaydon_]] and auqust - however, Butternutthese deaths did not securecount hisas pearlpearls. Several Butternut fighters led by Bewsiejbewsiej then jumped into the skyvault to attack [[Xcios]], [[Hg_80]], and Shadno. In the midst of this battle, a third party entered the fight: multiple [[Elysian Pact|EP]] members, [[JKH]], [[ShadySauce]], [[Creepi0n]], [[Cissonius]], and [[BritishWanderer]] (with the later addition of [[What777]]) joined the SEC defenses. The two sides traded blows, with IbisMan pearling Xcios, and Shadno pearling 7joshh. Butternut{{who}} forces followed the EP members as they kited the pearl away from the fight, but were unsuccessful in recovery.

A few hours later, the Butternut forces regrouped and returned to Bloom Vault, andwhere Bewsiejbewsiej pearled [[Simpology]] (better known as NeoTide) from fall damage after jumping off the skybunker into the rings. Shortly after bewsiej pearled [[HG__80]], also due to fall damage in the rings, after he teleported down into an unfinished lodestone trap at the top of the ground bunker. After these losses with Butternut gaining safe entry to the main ground bunker via the lodestones, the SEC retreated out of theabandoned Bloom Vault. AfterwardsLater, Butternut fighter [[Cqrs0n]] alsopearled pearledSEC fighter Forged_TK on a field close to the vault.

With no remaining resistance, Butternut captured Bloom Vault and disabledbegan disabling it on 21 June, although the SEC made unsuccessful attempts to retake the vault in the following days.

=== Combat in Icenia City (21 June — present29 June) ===

On 21 June, Butternut forces partially disabled Icenia's work-in-progress Quagmire vault, and entered Icenia City afterwards. At the city, Shadno, with the help of JKHthejkh, [[S4NTA]], and Hugepoopiehugepoopie, pearled Cqrs0n and bewsiej (leader of Butternut County) - a major SEC win following a long series of Icenian defeats since the fall of CanecorpCane Corp and Bloom Vault.

=== Insiding of AP’s Reluctance and Temporary Banwave (28 June) ===

On 28 June, the AP[[Arsenio VaultPact]] vault Reluctance, SEC's final complete vault, was insided by SEC members [[PolyBit]], [[SQOpenSpellBook]], [[_BaniShed]] and [[BillyBopBeans]]. Belonging to a nation forcibly annexed by the AP, whothey had immunityrecently been added to its snitchesgroups in order to assist with an anticipated defense. All of the Butternut and Gang Shi pearls were freed besides Ez2Clutch, who was held at the Estalian Mushroom Bunker. Since the mass freeing eventAdditionally, Cqrs0nall hasbastions beenat re-pearledthe byvault [[Shadno]] andwere [[Auqust]]removed. has been pearled by [[Bewsiej]].

=== Attacks on SEC Nether infrastructure (20 June — present29 June) ===

On 20 June, pearled Gang Shi players [[Antea2404]] and [[___TheBoss___]] launched an offensive against SEC infrastructure in the Nether by disabling the farms and portal of [[Cortesia Del Mar]]. The same day, Antea2404, ___TheBoss___, and Ez2Clutch disabled the farms and portal of [[Yoahtl]].

On 26 June, pearled SEC forcesplayers{{who}} obbybombed the infrastructure of the [[Transport Union]], a neutral provider of tunnels, rails, and roads due to their usage by Butternut and Gang Shi forces to move around in the nether.

AnOn a Reddit opinion poll asking the global community their opinions on the war showed(taken thataround supportits formidpoint), SEC60% forcesof wasrespondents 60%indicated support for the SEC, compared to Butternut's 40%.<ref>https://redd.it/14783s9</ref>

On June 13th, [[NovaKaiserinNovaCeasar]], claiming to be the founder of Icenia {{Citationon needed}}CivCraft 2.0, and a director of the Transport Union, denounced the current IceniaIcenian government and wished Butternut and Gang Shi luck in “the process of its removal.” <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/1487y7x/denouncing_icenia_from_the_desk_of_its_founder/</ref>

On June 14th, Civformer serverCivMC developer and designer [[CaptainKlutz]] posted a satirical essay expressing frustration over players seeing Civ as a game to be won, rather than a collaborative creative medium.<ref> https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/1498qg3/my_complete_thorough_researched_and_illustrated/</ref>

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CskTvB_3INE Video of Bewsiejbewsiej's pearling]

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