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[[File:Gensokyo-civcraft3.png|thumb|A render of the [[Gensokyo]] temple under the trees of [[Eilon]] in [[Civcraft 3.0]].]]
 
'''[[Civcraft 3.0]]''' (also known as '''Civcraft: Worlds''' or simply '''3.0''') was the final iteration of the [[Civcraft]] line of servers. Announced during at the end of [[Civcraft 2.0]], itthe wasadmins wanted the iteration to be more ambitious by being the first Civ iteration to introduce sharding, a way of breaking up the server into pieces and handle the massive load of players, and also overhaul Citadel and FactoryMod to make a slower, scalingRPG-like progression. After the end of [[CivTemp]] in May 20172016, its launch was [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/4t7eb6/status_update_3_launch_delayed_for_map_quality/ delayed by atwo weekweeks] in July due to cave generation issues. 3.0 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/4vcdwm/30_launch_day_post_2_electric_boogaloo/ was launched] on July 30, 2016 with 15 unique shards. Although the initial launch was successful, many complained about the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/1e1dj8/on_artificial_difficulty_realisticbiomes/ unequal distribution of RealisticBiomes] with ores and crops which [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/51dfrs/why_are_there_so_few_players/d7bslak/ increased scarcity], the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/4vwsa9/regarding_land_claims/ increasingly hostile and insular interactions] with other players for [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/4zkqgl/rokko_steppe_political_map_82516/ space], frustrations with [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/542v6a/solution_to_the_30_grind/ the slow tech tree], and the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/52q129/size_of_30_map_compared_to_20/ small size of shards.] Although many efforts were made from the admins to remedy these issues and recover the player base, in October 2017, ttk2, the owner of the server, [https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/55cukp/saying_goodbye/ announced that he would be stepping down], effectively shutting down Civcraft 3.0 as population dropped. '''([[Civcraft 3.0|Full 'article'...]])'''
 
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[[File:Civmc-release-frame.png|thumb|A frame from a highly reposted gif from discord user HaKr_ anticipating the release of launch.|200x200px]]
 
*'''[[CivMC]] releasesreleased on [https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/launch?p0=43&iso=20220602T19&msg=CivMC%20Launch&ud=1 Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 7pm EDT.]''' (Hopefully, for real this time.) Join their discord [https://discord.gg/civmc here.]
*'''[[Vintage Civ]]''' 2.0'''2.0 released on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J12nGdJtZDc Friday, May 27, 2022.] Join their discord, [https://discord.ggcom/channels/927062370352762941/jBU3bCGFXR937503678477262908/979958210599485450 despite technical issues on herelaunch.]
* Prior to [[CivMC]]'s launch, more nations announced their intention to play like [[Pavia]] and the [[Free Danzilonan Republic]].
* On [[CivMC]]'s original release date (May 26), admin Infra_ [https://discord.com/channels/912074050086502470/952312337065451530/979461906295316520 announced that they would be delaying launch by a week], roughly four hours from the announced launch of the server. This initially came as [https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/uyfp9q/soundtech_buddy_friend_just_launch_the_thing/ a shock to the community], but after a second announcement [https://discord.com/channels/912074050086502470/952312337065451530/979486355690254396 outlining greater issues] hindering the launch, the community was more receptive to the decision.
* As a result, [https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/v0247k/apology_from_the_civmc_admin_team/ a whole] [https://youtu.be/v0z2SPLe0lA lot of] [https://youtu.be/ll4k9ZKhifw memes] [https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/uygkdd/problem/ were] [https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/uz3496/ahri_lied_cave_gen_died/ created] out of this announcement, due to the [https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/uyfp9q/soundtech_buddy_friend_just_launch_the_thing/ ambiguous nature of the first announcement and high amount of hype prior to launch.]
* ''More news coming soon!''
* [[CivReign]] [https://discord.com/channels/874786745600856114/874787095569391648/980640313427247134 announces the winners] of their Ancient Wonders contest.
 
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