The Battle of The Crucible was a major vault attack during the Infinity War. After Columbia discovered that NATO officials had insided the country and significantly griefed their vault in an attempt to take control. Entente and UDF fighters rushed to the vault to defend it from an incoming attack later that afternoon, as NATO attempted a retaliatory attack. Unlike most vault attacks, NATO officials began their offense at bedrock level, working their way inwards.
At the onset, only eight defenders were at the vault at the time, but fighters from Mir and later most Entente countries helped defend the vault. Several NATO attempts at breaking through defenses were made but had stalled. A fatal mistake by Bob_The_Builder allowed Entente forces to gain the upper hand; he was pearled after being discovered behind enemy lines. NATO officials eventually retreated after this occurred. This event arguably marked the turning point for the war; although the Siege of Columbia and Valyria continued, NATO fighters began to burn out due to continued attacks which would lead to the end of the Infinity War within a few months. (Full article...)
Gang Shi was defeated in a war against the SEC; this was incited due to boiling tensions between the two alliances as well as pearling buildfriends in Yoahtl, among others.
Claims by Gensokyo in Alenarith were called into question, citing inactivity and the newly found lack of defense following the war with Gang Shi. However, this led to some personal attacks against Gensokyo from prior incidents.
Warmia attempted to annex Lesneria and Wlazestan, two associated states in the Cinian Union; this was blocked by Edius who accused the country of blatant territorial expansion.
Magnileve and the Unified Map Project announced they would resume polygon-based claims; this was refuted by some who disputed the authority of global claims maps.
CivReign had few players log on this past weekend. Admin Cortwade states that they would continue to work on the server "however and whenever we can, and that will not change," hoping to bring players back onto the server soon.
Return of the Civ is continually improving on their server, attracting many players from currently dormant Vintage Civ.
