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Each week, a summary (roughly 1000 characters long) of one of CivWiki's articles and the Civ community's current events appear at the top of the Main Page as the Featured article. This page, its features and reporting of is managed by User:Specificlanguage and oversees the complete editing process of these features, as well as the associated newsletter for each week. This page serves as an archive for each featured article and current events, as well as a way to see those currently in draft. If you notice an error in an upcoming TFA summary, please feel free to fix it yourself; if the mistake is in today's or tomorrow's summary, please leave a message to Specificlanguage. Articles can be nominated for Featured article at the form, and articles with a date connection are welcome! Feel free to bring questions and comments to the talk page.

Note: Unlike actual featured articles on Wikipedia, articles are generally required to have good content but do not indicate the quality of an article, it mostly indicates a key moment in Civ history.

Featured articles & current events

March 2024

March 26, 2024

This week's featured article was written by User:BritishWanderer.

From the Featured Article

Fempire's capital, Mosskow.

The Fempire Union is a nation spanning three iterations, going back to Devoted 2.0, focused on a democratic centralist government. The iteration on CivMC sits in the snowy half of the continent of Impendia. After continued conflicts in their region throughout the first year with the Bergburg–Fempire_War, The Generic War, and Gang Shi, they founded the BUILD alliance with Mount Augusta & the Imperial Federation.

Although themed after the Soviet Union, their philosophy is also focused on inclusive policies and unity. As a result, their builds range from a style of constructivist to Baroque, with quirky structures and a colorful palette dotted in between. They also focused on infrastructure with long ice roads and rails to connect their country to other nations, particularly during the wars. They also participate in the International Hockey League, competing as the Fempire Punks. To this day, they continue to be a bastion of friendship and inclusivity across the server. (Full article...)

Current Events

Pacem's main square, at night.
  • Icenia announced non-aggression pacts with Exyria and Pavia, committing to open dialogues and mutual relations with each country.
  • Pavia announced the death of BritishWanderer V, with his successor, BritishWanderer VI being elected soon after.
  • Lysika_Lanteriel inquired about outstanding claims for Ez2Clutch, DockerImage and dredd_kiji; although the latter two's posts did not gain any traction, significant arguments were made for Ez2Clutch's pearl by Icenia and Nara.
  • Owain_X is working on the next iteration of CivRush, which looks to be desert themed.
  • CivMC pushed a minor update for small optimization and quality of life fixes.

March 18, 2024

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From the Featured Article

An overhead view of Fish.

The Kingdom of Fish was a nation on CivClassic, founded as a successor state of the Kingdom of Wyvern on CivUniverse, and Kraken and Nymph on CivClassic. Aimed as a friendly, casual and buildfriend nation, the country hosted a number of builds in its hilly coastal setting that made it a quintessential fishing village. The country’s leaders were made up of players from the succeeding nations. In its early days, the kingdom made friendship treaties with Acadia as well as holding a fish festival during July of 2021.

In summer 2021, council members the__druid and JayTeeR raided Acadia’s vault and were pearled by Kayla in the The Crucible vault. Seekinq used the opportunity to push the nation’s policy closer to a build nation, along with joining the Plus-Minus Concordat to promote defense and a stronger economy throughout the region. Today, most residents of Fish are now members of Griffin on CivMC. (Full article...)

Current Events

Looking down Pavia's main street.
  • IbisMan, a wanted criminal in many territories after his participation in the Grasslands Gambit was pearled in Icenia after being chased by matt4fun9 from the Imperial Federation.
  • Pavia's Monument Group announced it would be offering services for companies to offer IPOs.
  • Winterbourne announced several additions to their family after several players connected with Princess Bow of the territory.
  • CivMC announced and clarified a new rule that allowed bots to read passenger data.
  • Icenia won their latest match in the International Hockey League, beating the SPQR Gladiators.

March 11, 2024

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From the Featured Article

Fempire's capital, Mosskow.

SPQR’s iteration on CivRealms 2.0 was the continuation of the long-running SPQR state, a Roman-themed nation committed to being reflective of Roman architecture and political system. The nation was established after their iteration on CivClassic was obbybombed by NATO forces during the Infinity War, and was aided by Alexandria to claim land on the continent; they would go on to be a faithful ally throughout the iteration. Setting on a mesa, the country would eventually prosper as they built a Temple of Saturn which harked back to their roots on Civcraft as well as a tribute to their CivClassic iteration.

By late June 2020, the country was thrust into the First Hell War following discoveries of bastions placed under their territory by Hell. Although they were late entrants into the war, the country joined the allies on the final vault push later that summer. Other notable events included expeditions to the New World, and encountered conflicts with the Imperial Federation and Norlund. As CivRealms activity declined, they eventually returned to CivClassic and reclaimed their land following the conclusion of the Infinity War. (Full article...)

Current Events

Volterra's main boulevard in the heart of their capital.
  • Mount Augusta elected Logic_Man and scramble0 to new judge terms.
  • The Icenia Isopods defeated the Baile Wolves in the International Hockey League from 18-3.
  • CivRush held its first iteration focused on improving PvP mechanics, lasting only a couple of days.
  • Pripyat's zoo opened with help from the Maester Alliance.
  • CivMC made a minor update, with some quality of life changes for players.

March 4, 2024

From the Featured Article

A confrontation between UDF fighters and NebulaSSR.

The Mount September Ice Road Conflict was an incident between the UDF and the Augustan Federation over defensive infrastructure on CivClassic. The dispute started over an ice road built during the War of the Coalition that overlapped plans for a vault in Mount September. This was combined with other grievances from Icenia over the community of Mount September, particularly minemaster933. A court ruling in Mount September in late August found SirTwiggles of Imperial Truidence guilty for trespassing on NebulaSSR’s bunker on Icenia’s ice road nearby. UDF interpreted the ruling as being unable to use the ice road without consequence, and sought military action.

After a continued public argument against UDF and Augustan Federation officials, several fully armed UDF officials appeared at Nebula’s bunker, ready to attack. Although they continued to confront each other, no PvP conflict occurred. Both sides made peace and players from Kallos and Mount September helped clean up the damage. The conflict came at a time when the last major war (the Infinity War) had concluded a year before; Punitive measures were placed on Mount September citizens, and started the general unravelling of the Augustan Federation's outer allies such as Lambat. The image that resulted from the conflict remains an iconic picture of Civ, and the incident itself shows a success of diplomacy on the brink of a possible war between major powers. (Full article...)

Current Events

The harborfront of Shiroyama, Nara.
  • CivMC launched the transport update, which added faster rails and horse buffs, along with other highly requested minor features like map copyrights and an introbook command to welcome new players.
  • The Ascendancy of Sovereign Nations, a new alliance, was announced with SPQR, Volterra, Nara and Icenia being the primary signatories. This coincided with the exit of Pavia and Estalia from the Elysian Pact; the first three nations mentioned are still part of the alliance.
  • Monument Bank announced they would be merging accounts from the Bank of Icenia and opened a new branch in the Imperial Federation.
  • Mount Augusta saw an impeachment of JakeTheMonkey due to his implication in helping raid Coolchacha97, a cupboard member.
  • Icenia completed its latest elections with Xcios and JuniorTide taking seats in the Senate following their temporary ban.
  • CivRush is an upcoming server made by CivRev owner Owain, which is intended to have short lifespans to test out new gameplay mechanics; their first event focuses on PvP and is set to start on Saturday, March 9. See more information on their discord.


February 2024

February 19, 2024

From the Featured Article

An overview of Airhaven, from RektTangle.

Airhaven was a town in CivClassic located in the southwestern part of the map. A snowy, tranquil retreat along the busy HITS corridor, the country prided itself on its builds and peaceful policy. It was built on top of a cave and in extreme hills on purpose to discourage farms ore excessive mining from being made and to focus on builds. The country continued maintaining a peaceful policy throughout its lifespan, enjoying benefits from peace initiatives such as the Order of the White Lotus and healthy relations with nearby Resimere, Pacem and later Yoahtl.

The country benefited from tourism heavily due to healthy reviews from other players, similarly compared to other tourism-focused nations like Lusitania. However, it fell inactive shortly after the Somber War and the country was annexed by Beretia in 2021, but did not change the area. The leader of the country, CaptainKlutz, eventually became a superfriend in 2021 and focused on content creation efforts for Civ afterwards. The legacy of the country lives on in its effort to maintain peacefulness deliberately by its nation placement. (Full article...)

Current Events

A sunset in Pripyat.
  • Transylvania pearled Kaowta leader Plrog over general suspicions of grief; they agreed on terms to never interact with each other again.
  • Mount Augusta mayor Sakana-otoko was pearled by Doom City following trespassing of the territory alongside wanted criminal IbisMan; Sakana said they did not harbor malice towards the country.
  • Danzilona's New Swisston was raided by the Red Brigade and was unintentionally aided by players from Northfort who gave them tips on the server. They have since left.
  • Estalia pearled Imperial Federation chancellor Potato_Duke over a small incident; they reached a quick settlement and had positive reviews.
  • Monument Bank opened a new branch of their bank in Shockton, Volterra.
  • CivMC released a minor update that fixed some small bugs from the 1.25 update, along with introducing Okx as a new admin.

February 12, 2024

From the Featured Article

Wayrest, a town made for pearled players within the Nether on CivMC.

ExilePearl is a Civ plugin that allows players to exile and imprison other players within a ender pearl, limiting their gameplay to another dimension, usually the End. Originally known as PrisonPearl when introduced during Civcraft, the plugin is known as the main mechanic for player-enforced justice within Civ. In order for players to continue keeping a player bound within the pearl, fuel is needed, usually within the form of essence on modern Civ servers; otherwise the player is freed from the pearl.

Devoted 3.0 introduced an alternative called ExilePearl, which the plugin is named after today. It provided an alternative means of punishment by not allowing players to be present within a certain radius of their pearl, although upgrading pearls to proper prison pearls were allowed. Exiling was adopted by later servers like CivClassic, it was not a popular mechanic, and the prison mechanic has been the sole force. CivMC pearled players play in the Nether rather than the end in previous iterations; due to its survivability some portals, cities and emergent gameplay has formed among pearled players. Although the plugin has been controversial especially in large wars, it is well-known among Civ players as an effective means of player-delivered justice. (Full article...)

Current Events

A snowy evening along Winterbourne Harbor.
  • Icenia approached SPQR and Volterra for an alliance; while they reached an initial agreement, upon notification into the Elysian Pact, mass disarray occurred as NameLayer and discord groups were purged.
  • As other Elysian Pact members recovered from the situation, Estalia and Pavia, for different reasons, began to negotiate their departure from the alliance. Results have yet to be made.
  • SlothInASuit was raided of estimated wealth up to 4,000 diamonds by Kibbles and SquidHasTheBad, who are currently wanted by Icenia for their participation in the Grasslands Gambit.
  • Monument Bank announced two new international locations in Nara and Baile, which can be used for both deposits and withdrawals.
  • Pripyat opened a new rail station that connects Mount Augusta, Danzilona and Nara.
  • Vintage Civ are continuing to develop their newest iteration, and gave small updates to the PvP and weapon system.

February 5, 2024

From the Featured Article

The flag of Nipplerock.

Nipplerock is a recurring country in Civ run by Gantoe. The country claims itself as a "powerful threat", but it is mostly known for its intentionally jokey nature as a country. Its leader is well known for self-destructing TNT in large populated areas and showing as propaganda. Its continued longevity and commitment to "terrorist" acts have been lovingly joked throughout the Civ community.

The country has a longstanding feud with Hexcorp since Civcraft 2.0 after being defeated in their home turf during the Battle of Talahassee; continued campaigns against the organization continued when it was part of The Commonwealth during CivClassic. The country has also "defeated" other nations such as Tierra de Conciencia and Pacem in past iterations. Although Nipplerock does not currently hold territory on CivMC, Gantoe continues to carry out TNT raids in populous cities. (Full article...)

Current Events

Along the bay in Blue Cove, Icarus.
  • CivMC re-released their 1.25 update, which was the long-awaited fishing update. Nearly all changes in the previous update made it over, with some minor additions.
  • Icenia raised their bounty of Kibbles and SquidHasTheBad to 94 blocks of diamonds respectively, as punishment for aiding chosentwicelol in various wars against Icenia.
  • Dalgon announced they would be joining Nara, after being closely associated with them over the course of the server.
  • A valley north of Yoahtl was flooded following the Grasslands Gambit.
  • Monument Bank released their January 2024 report, with the diamonds increasing to its highest point during a period of inactivity.
  • CivRev announced a scarcity-like iteration called CivRush, intended to have short, small maps but will experiment new gameplay mechanics for their upcoming 4th iteration.


January 2024

January 29, 2024

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From the Featured Article

Malina, the capital of Mercutio. Mercutio came 3rd place in the wiki editing competition and won a featured article slot.

Mercutio is a nation founded on CivMC known for its exquisite builds, community, and integration into its jungle environment. Self-described as a “newfriend nation”, the country was founded the autumn after CivMC’s launch. Although the countries lies near Icarus, Icenia and Kaowta, the country has seen very little direct content and has developed a peaceful culture well-suited to their tropical land. They have also contributed to humanitarian aid with the clearing of a water wall of grief.

Due to their peaceful policy, the country developed its own unique culture. The country’s main capital, Malina has an architecture style that is distinctly grown in with the jungle landscape within the Northwest region. Their participation in the Olympics netted them many medals at the Shiro-Swisston Olympics, while they continue to participate in the server’s hockey league. They have friendship agreements with several countries and are well known as peaceful mediators for conflicts across the server. (Full article...)

Current Events

A sunrise alongside Groveheart Keep in the Imperial Federation.
  • A water wall was made over Mercutio; several players from nations across the server came to assess the damage and run flying machines to clean up the water wall from the source.
  • Rotteburg and Derzavia claimed over each other, but diplomacy broke down and Derzavia intended to wager war against the new nation. By the end of the weekend, Derzavia was found to be raided.
  • Estalia attempted to pearl Icenian Sdorr near the Icarus vault, working off of false suspicions.
  • Cortesia Del Mar announced their departure from the Civ genre, but asked other parties to leave their infrastructure alone.
  • The newsletter's poll revealed that many players had thought about leaving Civ due to stagnant gameplay and an unhealthy community.

January 22, 2024

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From the Featured Article

The end citadel on CivClassic, built by Peter5930 while in exile.

Peter5930 is a Civ player mainly known for playing within The Commonwealth during Civcraft 2.0 and CivClassic. During the early days of Civcraft 2.0, he faced many conflicts with Carson as well as being a double agent during the HCF War. When he returned for Commonwealth’s iteration in CivClassic, Peter was pearled by Lexington during the Somber War due to continued grievances following the HCF War. He took on the mantle of King of the Commonwealth following brinton bestowing him the title. During his exile, he built the End Citadel which provided respite for imprisoned players in the end.

Although he was released and spearheaded renovation efforts in Westminster, Commonwealth’s capital, he remained a stoic figure and slowly became inactive. However, his slow disappearance despite his position of power granted several players, led by reffelruz of Meditat, to idolize him and founded a religion around him. The Commonwealth’s revival on CivMC established this philosophy with the Declaration of the Eternal King. The religion with scripture, construction of temples, and the coronation of Bowilla as king following in his footsteps, have continued to this day. (Full article...)

Current Events

The Rijkspaleis in Icenia, a European-inspired build in former Butternut territory.
  • SoundTech announced his departure from the admin position, with Diet_Cola withdrawing a couple days later, citing personal balance.
  • Vintage Civ is continuing development for their next iteration, working on major overhauls to the tech tree, world generation, Bastions, world exploration, and agriculture, among others.
  • President Kaprediem and King Bowilla of Lambat and The Commonwealth, respectively announced their departure from the countries they lead.
  • MippyMagic, a newfriend recruited by Baile was pearled in Mount Augusta following a coordinated effort among many countries.
  • SlothInASuit was pearled by Doom City following their trespassing of the latter's vault after the Doom City Conflict.

January 8, 2024

From the Featured Article

The Lux Capital in Amicitia.

The Kingdom of Amicitia, better known as Amicitia is a nation on CivMC focused on diplomacy and spreading kindness across the server. Initially beginning as a tribe in the early days of CivMC, they moved and developed several islands in the Southern Sea, which would become the Lux Capital. They brokered friendly relations with Mount Augusta and became one of the founding members of the BUILD alliance. Despite their involvement in minor conflicts with Nassau and playing a supporting role in the Doom City Conflict, the country has enjoyed a continued peace.

Although the country has a King and elected Prime Minister, the country has a tight-knit playerbase. The country also produces a large amount of literature, ranging from The Sapphire Wave, the country’s official media service, to the creation of several in-game books. The Lux Capital and its associated islands have a steampunk and Victorian build style, as well as continued builds and development despite their small land footprint. The country continues to be active and be an excellent diplomatic partner. (Full article...)

Current Events

Grand classical roman architecture in SPQR.
  • Dark_FFC was pearled by SPQR following revelations of deliberately stealing and insiding Kar Kazdun.
  • Several Icenians were banned following their knowledge of a VPN raider.
  • SQOpenSpellBook was freed from Doom City following their involvement in the Doom City Conflict. They eventually relinquished land from the country to be used by others.
  • Lambat announced that SamBonusG would be appointed Prime Minister, and would act as co-head of state with President Kaprediem.
  • The Monument Group announced record high earnings per share in their latest earnings report.
  • CivCubed announced they would be closing their first beta iteration with the promise to come back later.