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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict =
| image = Buttsecs.png
| caption = Combatants of the 2023 Butternut-SEC Conflict; SEC nations in blue and Butternut in yellow
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* Widespread damage to SEC military infrastructure, particularly that of [[Icenia]]
* SEC and TU nether infrastructure heavily griefed
| combatants_header = Combatants
| strength1 = 15+ Fighters <br/> 25+ Support Personnel
| strength2 = 20+
| casualties1 = 23
| casualties2 =
| combatant1 = [[File:SEC_Logo.png|25px]] [[SEC]]
{{Collapsible list
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| {{Combatant||Drekamor|yes}}
| {{Combatant||NEBULANDD|yes}}
| {{Combatant||August27
| {{Combatant||Kingstell}}
| {{Combatant||Slushhi}}
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| title = {{Flag|Icarus}}
| bullets = true
| {{Combatant||Zolo17|yes}} (Leader)
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| {{combatant||Ez2Clutch|yes}}
| {{combatant||chosentwicelol||banned=yes}}
| {{combatant||SOGGYHOBO||banned=yes}} (Formerly Icarus)
| {{combatant||Dawsonisrainy||banned=yes}} (Formerly Icarus)
| {{combatant||ZibeKabir}}
| {{combatant||Cqrs0n|yes}}
| {{combatant||Airakazz}}
| {{combatant||Fur}}
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| {{combatant||7joshh}}
| {{combatant||TheRealJewy}}
| {{combatant||PhysicsGamer|yes}}
| {{combatant||ObedientSlave}}
| {{combatant||Killmanator}}
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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>
== Background ==
The war began following the unbanning of the known raider
== Overworld War ==
=== Initial
The conflict sparked when [[Security Enhancement Coalition|SEC]] fighters [[Zolo17]] and [[Jaimiemie]] were pearled by Ez2Clutch when the manhunt for him was interrupted by chosentwicelol. The pearls were then kited to [[Nuthole]], the Butternut vault - signaling 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 SEC and Butternut fighters vied for pearls. With the city in danger, the Icenians engaged their automated defenses - a horde of withers was released inside the city, a means to keep Butternut forces at bay. By 6 June, Butternut secured 3 more pearls - that of [[Raeders]], [[JuniorTide]], and [[Yodabird19]]. On 7 June, a further 3 pearls were claimed by Butternut: [[Sapienfrfx]], [[Mushroom_Cultist]], and [[Spoonce]]. The tally was grim for the SEC: 8 pearls in Butternut captivity, with no enemy pearls to show for it. But on 8 June came a major SEC victory: Ez2Clutch was pearled by the Icenian [[Lagiacrus]], after falling into a vault-bastioned sand trap and failing to escape. The SEC leadership then made the decision to extradite Ez2Clutch's pearl to Estalia, which held grievances against him for his betrayal in the Generic War.
=== Butternut Banwave (8 June) ===
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=== Freeing of Gang Shi Combatants (8 June) ===
Amid the fighting, the imprisoned and former [[Gang Shi]] Minister of Diplomacy [[fastestgrass]] 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, fastestgrass 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, fastestgrass 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
=== Invasion of Whole Foods (11 June) ===
With SEC blood in the water
Immediately after the server restart on 11 June, Whole Foods was successfully bridged with no SEC resistance after [[Haxx0r]] sabotaged its curtain and bunkers.
[[File:SEC-propaganda.png|thumb|left|349x349px|SEC
=== Exile of Icenian Government (12 June — 29 June) ===
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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 war-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 enchanted 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 TkonicRabid successfully escaped a logbox, prompting the SEC to seek admin clarification.
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.
[[File:Skirmish between Butternut and SEC.png|thumb|Skirmish between Butternut (chosentwicelol) and SEC (Shadno, MechanicalRift) at Cane Corp, Icenia]]
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After Cane Corp fell on 20 June, Butternut and Gang Shi launched an offensive against the Bloom vault with a skybridge aimed at the skybunker. SEC forces defended with a counter skybridge, but failed to prevent Butternut and Gang Shi from advancing into the vault; combat ensued inside the vault.
At the start of the attack, 4 SEC fighters were pearled by Butternut forces. As the attack progressed, TNT minecarts blew up Shadno twice, along with [[Jaydon_]] and auqust - however, these deaths did not count as pearls. Several Butternut fighters led by bewsiej then jumped into the skyvault to attack [[Xcios]], [[Hg_80]], and Shadno.
In the midst of this battle, a third party entered the fight:
A few hours later, the Butternut forces regrouped and returned to Bloom Vault, where bewsiej 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 abandoned Bloom Vault.
With no remaining resistance, Butternut captured Bloom Vault and
=== Combat in Icenia City (21 June — 29 June) ===
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On 28 June, the [[Arsenio Pact]] 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, they had recently been added to its groups 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. Additionally, all bastions at the vault were removed.
Butternut forces
[[Kingstell]] escaped Reluctance with the pearls of [[PhysicsGamer]] and [[Cqrson]], who were killed during the attack. After he jumped into Pavia's vault trench with the pearls and handed them over, [[BritishWanderer]] successfully negotiated an exchange for the pearls of [[Spoonce]] and [[Hg_80]] (Pavian citizens who volunteered for the SEC) with Butternut.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/912074050086502470/960952809447100416/1123687674075689073</ref>
On 29 June, Butternut forces successfully captured and disabled Reluctance. This was widely considered the final deciding factor of the war, with all operational SEC pearl holding structures having been taken by Butternut-Gang Shi forces.
== Nether War ==
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=== Attacks on SEC Nether infrastructure (20 June — 29 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 21 June, Antea2404, SlothInASuit, ___TheBoss___, and Ez2Clutch attacked the nether infrastructure of [[Icarus]]. They disabled the farms and portal, and looted storage in the vicinity.
By the end of the war, all SEC portals and nether infrastructure had been secured and looted by the Butternut nether forces.
=== SEC Attacks on Transport Union (26 June) ===
On 26 June,
== Aftermath ==
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== Reactions ==
On a Reddit opinion poll asking the global community their opinions on the war (taken around its midpoint), 60% of respondents indicated support for the SEC, compared to Butternut's 40%.<ref>https://redd.it/14783s9</ref>
On June 13th, [[NovaCeasar]], claiming to be the founder of Icenia on CivCraft 2.0, and a director of the Transport Union, denounced the current Icenian 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>
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On June 14th, former CivMC 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>
* [[List of Conflicts on CivMC]]▼
==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CskTvB_3INE Video of
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCZSsi6Kqeo&list=PLWBtRizVhfe7Kr42YsHuoIvaCCLMB7BQO Video of Ez2Clutch's POV pearling multiple SEC members]
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