Butternut–SEC War
| 2023 Butternut–SEC Conflict | |||||||
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 Combatants of the 2023 Butternut-SEC Conflict; SEC in blue and Butternut in yellow | |||||||
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20+ Fighters | 15+ Fighters | ||||||
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| 20 Pearled (as of June 20, 2023) | 8 Pearled (as of June 18, 2023) | ||||||
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The 2023 Butternut–SEC Conflict (colloquially referred to as the Buttsecs (/bʌt sɛks/ butt—sex) War[1], or the War of Grievances[citation needed]) is an ongoing conflict taking place on CivMC, between the forces of the Security Enhancement Coalition and an assortment of belligerents with the backing of the nation of Butternut County.
Background
The war began following the unbanning of the known raider and former Estalian and Generic War combatant Ez2Clutch- he soon thereafter began raiding in partnership with Chosentwicelol, a raider infamous for menacing the government of Icenia and rumored to have had the backing of Estalia, one which the nation vehemently denied. At the time of the kickoff of this conflict, however, this backing was assuredly no longer in effect. Instead, a new benefactor emerged for the two raiders: Butternut County. Butternut's Bewsiej had previously been considered a hero to Icenia following his vital role in clearing the obbybombing of Icenia, but the relationship between the two soured as promises to erect a statue of Bewsiej in Icenia were not honored due to the Icenian Senate's reluctance following an incident at Space Needle IV, Icenia City's skybunker.
Invasion
Initial Invasion of Icenia (4 June — 8 June)
The conflict sparked when SEC fighters Zolo17 and Jaimie were pearled during their manhunt for Ez2Clutch and kited to 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 as SEC fighters and the Butternut raiders 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 the raiders at bay. By 6 June, Butternut secured 2 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 nothing to show for it. But on 8 June came a major SEC victory: Ez2Clutch was pearled by the Icenian Lagiacrus, after falling into a sand trap and failing to escape.
Butternut Banwave and Reversal (8 June)
On 8 June, a banwave swept across CivMC, with many Butternutters caught in it as a result of suspected association, a recently implemented rule designed to curb toxicity on the server - however, after a short period and pleas against the bans[2], the bans were lifted. Whether or not this was as a result of the pleas, or the end of their sentences, is not known.
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 "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's Red_Steel - a move that was met with ire by Icenia, who had pearled PhysicsGamer following the Temporal Isles Coup. A bounty of 64d was immediately placed on PhysicsGamer's pearl by the state of Bloom[3], and Red_Steel was ejected from the SEC and had her Cortesian nationality revoked[citation needed].
Invasion of Whole Foods (11 June)
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, who had never been pearled following the war, returned to assist in the collapse of their enemies and began the construction of a skybridge to Whole Foods, Icenia's skyvault. The Gang Shi fighters successfully recruited their former citizen, Fastestgrass, to renege on his plea deal and abandon Mercutio to assist in the bridging. In the early hours[when?] of 11 June, Whole Foods was successfully bridged - and its pearls released. Later that day, Butternut's forces secured the pearl of ChrisChrispie, the President of Icenia.
Exile of Icenian Government (12 June — present)
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 wartorn nation.[4] 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 prot or netherite, 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".[5] 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.[6]
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 Tkonic successfully escaped a logbox, prompting the SEC to seek admin clarification.[citation needed] The admins stated that this was not an exploit, however it was a mistake 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 Chosentwicelol.
One 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]. Also on June 13th, SEC fighters pearled a Butternut login in a door tunnel at Whole Foods.
The same day, Bloom issued a bounty of 128 diamond blocks and Diet_Cola’s spawnbook for the pearl of chosentwicelol.[7]
Attacks on Cane Corp and Loss of Gang Shi and Butternut combatants (14 June — 15 June)
On 14 June, Butternut (chosentwicelol) attacked Cane Corp, Icenia (defending: MechanicalRift, Shadno, Drekamor). It was a small skirmish with inconclusive results. The next day, Butternut County renewed their assault with an attack by TheRealJewy, bewsiej, IbisMan, and Gwua. SEC mounted a defense with MechanicalRift, Shadno, and auqust. The SEC achieved a surprise victory, pearling Gwua, after he fell into a fall trap and failed to escape with a pearl.
The same day, chosentwicelol and Ch1pR were banned for using illegal client modifications.
Departure of Ez2Clutch (16 June)
On 16 June, Ez2Clutch announced his departure from CivMC—citing his indefinite pearling (having been pearled on 8 June after the initial invasion of Icenia) and real-life distractions.[8]
Skybridging the Butternut Vault (16 June — 17th June)
After multiple skirmishes on 16 June, SEC forces began skybridging the Butternut vault. At some point during this phase of the conflict, the former Icarians SOGGYHOBO and Dawsonisrainy both betrayed the SEC and defected to Butternut, assisting with their vault defense.
On 17 June, in an attempt to get closer to the vault, SEC faced three losses due to insiders in the skybridge. Bewsiej pearled Awesome_Daniel and SeaRed; meanwhile JessieJinx was pearled by Dawsonisrainy. Meanwhile, Butternut faced 1 loss when auqust pearled Fur, who was blocked off at the skybridge.
Continued Attacks on Cane Corp (17 June — 20 June)
On 17 June, Butternut began another attack on Cane Corp, in which both Butternut and SEC each suffered a loss, with Highroll being pearled by asyhlshk, and asyhlshk later being pearled by TheRealJewy. On 18 June, SlothInASuit came to Cane Corp, Icenia. After a series of short fights with the defense there (Drekamor), Slushhi joined to help at the bunker - resulting in SlothInASuit being pearled by Slushhi. Armed clashes at Cane Corp have continued since then.[9] This resulted in Drekamor being pearled by TheRealJewy, and in turn TheRealJewy being pearled by auqust with assistance from Shadno. On 19 June, while defending the Cane Corp bunker alone, VilyanZ was pearled by SOGGYHOBO.
Butternut took Cane Corp on 20 June.
Attacks on the Bloom Skyvault (20 June — present)
Following the fall of Cane Corp, fighting has moved to the Bloom skyvault. On 20 June, MechanicalRift was pearled by bewsiej, SEC's Huskydog9988 was pearled by Butternut's Killmanator, SEC's Lodish was pearled by Butternut's 7joshh, and SEC's matt4fun9 was pearled by Butternut's jbblocker. Shadno was killed four[unreliable source?] times by IbisMan's TNT minecarts without getting pearled.
Reactions
An opinion poll asking the global community their opinions on the war showed that support for SEC forces was 60%, compared to Butternut's 40%.[10]
On 13 June, NovaKaiserin, founder of Icenia[citation needed], denounced current Icenia and wished Butternut and Gang Shi luck in “the process of its removal.” [11]
On 14 June, Civ server 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.[12]
See also
References
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- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/147j49w/secra_the_imperial_federation_and_blue_cross/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/148oxwz/bounty_128_diamond_blocks_diet_colas_spawnbook_on/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/14b0q5c/its_my_time_to_say_goodbye/
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