CivWiki:Featured

Each week, a summary (roughly 1000 characters long) of one of CivWiki's featured articles and current events appears at the top of the Main Page as the Featured article.

This page serves as an archive for each featured article and current events, as well as a way to see those currently in a draft.

May 2022

May 30, 2022

From the Featured Article 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 at the end of Civcraft 2.0, the admins 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, RPG-like progression. After the end of CivTemp in May 2016, its launch was delayed by two weeks in July due to cave generation issues. 3.0 was launched on July 30, 2016 with 15 unique shards. Although the initial launch was successful, many complained about the unequal distribution of RealisticBiomes with ores and crops which increased scarcity, the increasingly hostile and insular interactions with other players for space, frustrations with the slow tech tree, and the 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, announced that he would be stepping down, effectively shutting down Civcraft 3.0 as population dropped. (Full 'article'...) See recently featured articles Submit a featured article

Current Events A frame from a highly reposted gif from discord user HaKr_ anticipating the release of launch. CivMC released on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 7pm EDT. (Hopefully, for real this time.) Join their discord here. Vintage Civ 2.0 released on Friday, May 27, 2022, despite technical issues on launch. 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_ announced that they would be delaying launch by a week, roughly four hours from the announced launch of the server. This initially came as a shock to the community, but after a second announcement outlining greater issues hindering the launch, the community was more receptive to the decision. As a result, a whole lot of memes were created out of this announcement, due to the ambiguous nature of the first announcement and high amount of hype prior to launch. CivReign announces the winners of their Ancient Wonders contest. Archive Submit a new current event

May 23, 2022

The featured article this week was contributed by User:Des23.

From the Featured Article A screenshot of World Police fighters breaking the Nox vault during Civcraft 2.0. The World Police (abbreviated WP) has been a label used to describe various people, groups, and organizations throughout almost all of Civ history. The uniting characteristic of those who've earned the moniker "World Police", whether organized or unorganized is the heavy involvement in international combat operations. This usually involves bounty hunting raiders but also more notably taking part in wars against PVP-oriented groups, such as the HCF. The origins of the World Police date back to the formal organisation that beared the name on Civcraft 1.0, evolving into a more informal network of fighters on Civcraft 2.0 before becoming the formal patchwork of alliances of nations on CivClassic 2.0 that most are familiar with. Across all servers, opinions on the WP are mixed as many not only associate them with crime fighting but also alt-raiding, sovereignty-breaching, and permapearling. (Full article...) See recently featured articles Submit a featured article

Current Events A picture for a petition on PvP policies on CivMC. CivMC releases on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 7pm EDT. Join their discord here. Vintage Civ 2.0 releases on Friday, May 27, 2022. Join their discord here. CivReign updates users on development of its 2nd beta, and allows users to vote for the Wonders of the World contest. Many nations from past servers announce their return on CivMC, including Icenia, Yoahtl, Mount Augusta, and Southshire. A post by adeadhead examines a temporary config for CivMC, causing panic only to be confirmed as temporary by CivMC admins. A poll was created by Gjum to ask which map mod will be used on CivMC. An AP(R) Civ History exam was created by TheJqmn, testing the very annals of your Civcraft knowledge. Archive Submit a new current event

May 16, 2022

Articles were contributed by User:Thejmqn.

From the Featured Article A render of Salisbury, the capital of Gabon. Gabon was a nation located in the northwest quadrant of CivClassic founded on June 10th, 2018. Gabon existed as part of a political union with the larger nation of Varkonia until October 2020 when a referendum was held resulting in the nation's independence. Gabon was well-known for its high-quality builds and stable government. Its capital, Salisbury, was one of the largest cities on CivClassic. Gabon is planning on moving to CivMC when the server releases as the nation of Pavia. Want to submit your own featured article? Submit here!

Current Events The Flag of Estalia. CivMC announces its release date as May 26, 2022. CivReign determines the winners of the Seven Wonders of the World Challenge. Estalia, a nation with citizens from the CivClassic nations of Mir and Hjaltland, announces its intention to play CivMC. Lambat holds a referendum and unanimously votes to play on CivMC Want to submit your own current event? Submit here!