Well gang, summer is here, yet still no settlements and no new map. That sucks, but that doesn't mean that all of summer will! And it is to stop summer from sucking and to also celebrate MineZ very first birthday (quite coincidental time, don't you think?) that we present to you our new project:

MineZ : Survive & Conquer!

By Tetraporc, LeeeroyJenkins98, 6_Pool & anyone else that helpe d





A game of strategy and conquest within MineZ!

Run by players, for players!

Two teams, one ravaged land and an endless horde of the Undead!

Side note: Since this will not be run by admins, this is going to require a lot of trusting on the part of the people playing. If you are planning to lie or cheat, just know that there is no prize or reward for winning. So don't waste our time or yours.

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Long ago, in ancient times past, a great and powerful evil roamed the land, slaughtering any that stood in its path. This evil was the Dark Lord Highoth and his vast armies rampaged through the Realm, pillaging, looting and burning everything in sight. Desperate to end Highoth's inexorable advance, a small troop of brave men, lead by General Porcius, gathered at Stillwater Motte, where they stood their ground in a final stand for Mankind. This challenge did not go unnoticed, and so Highoth rushed all of his forces to Stillwater Motte to crush once and for all any opposition to his rule. Porcius and his men fought valiantly, but were eventually overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of the seemingly endless armies of the Dark Lord, and Stillwater Motte, the last remaining fortress of Man, fell...

But the sacrifice had not been in vain! For while the battle raged and the steel clashed, a young man by the name of Nodos Grimm managed, against all odds, to infiltrate the Dark Mansion, where he challenged the Dark Lord to single combat. Highoth accepted the challenge, knowing that no weapon of the Mortal Realm could harm him. But Grimm's weapon was no ordinary weapon, it was the Blade of Diamonds, forged in the fires of the Sacrificial Pit! Grimm landed the first and only blow. He had severed the Dark Lord's right arm. Gravely wounded,

Highoth used his dark magic to return to the UnderWorld to mend his wounds.

The Dark Lord gone, his armies were now vulnerable and having heard of the young hero's exploit, they fled across the Southern Sea to avoid Grimm's wrath, but they threatened to one day return to set the Realm ablaze once more. Grimm was named King of the Realm and he vowed that, as long as he or his descendants were on the throne, that the Realm, later renamed Kingdom of Grimm, would be shielded for any and all Evil.

Many years passed. Years turned to decades, decades to centuries. History became Legend, Legend became Myth and Myth was all but forgotten. And ever since, a Son of Grimm has ruled over the Kingdom.

Eventually, people forgot the past and grew malcontent. The Eastern Territories, the newest provinces of the Kingdom of Grimm, decided that they were done paying taxes to the Crown of Grimm to fund an army that would never wage war. After all, the Dark Lord's Army was just a myth.

Thus, the Eastern Territories decided to declare their independence and to secede to form the Eastern Territories' Republic, claiming that the right to rule was bestowed not by crazy stories of the past, but by the People. Anthodas Grimm, King at this time, responded that it was his birthright to rule! And so a bloody civil war ensued. The King's Army finally waged war, even if it was against those that had paid for their weapons and armor...

The war went one for several years, no side ever gaining the upper hand on the other. In an attempt to end the war once and for all, one side, the records do not say

which one, combined Science, Alchemy and the Darkest of Magics to create the ultimate biological weapon : the Plague of the Undead. But this disease could not be contained, and spread all across the land.

To this day, both sides blame the other for the Plague and to this day, the fighting continues.

Between the Kingdom of Grimm and the Eastern Territories Republic.

Between the Living... and the Undead.

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Oof, now that that is out of the way, how's about we tell you how to play?





How to play:

Basics





-There will be 2 teams: the Kingdom of Grimm (Lime Green) and the Eastern Territories' Republic (Red)

-The MineZ map will be divided up into 22 different territories. each team will start with 11 territories.

-To win, a team must capture all of the territories or kill/capture the entire enemy team

-MineZ: Survive & Conquer will only be played on US6-Public, which will be known as the War Server

-If you die on the War Server, for any reason, you are COMPLETELY DEAD FOR EVER and may not participate in the War anymore

-When on the War Server, you must be wearing at all times at least one piece of dyed leather armor dyed to your team's color (Red for Red Team, Lime Green for Green team). It can be any piece of leather armor. Helmets will reduce your armor value by less, but they will also break faster...

-Both teams HAVE to have a leader (to make organizing things simpler). Every 2 weeks, you can challenge someone's position as leader, but you must have a valid reason for why they are not fit for command (like 'Because of his stupid idea, half of our troops got captured!', not 'he's a big stinky head and I wanna be the leader')

The Map

-The color of the circle inside the territory represents the team that owns the territory. Red for Red Team and Lime for Lime Green Team.

-The locations that have a circle around them are the locations that must be assaulted to capture the territory

-The towns with crosses next to them are Prison towns (those will be explained later). Since I may have missed same, any town with an iron door is a prison town

Capturing a territory

-A team can only capture a territory that is adjacent to one of the territories that it already owns

-You can only start capturing territories on Saturdays (capturing day), from 12 PM (noon) EST to 1 PM EST

-To capture a territory, you must either eliminate (kill, capture or chase off) all of the defenders at the assaulting location or, if the assaulting location is abandoned, you have to must hold it for 15 minutes. If ennemy troops show up before the fifteen minutes are up, then the assault location counts as defended.

-A team can try to capture as many territories as it wants on Saturday, as long as they are adjacent to territories that it owned before the current capturing day

-When assaulting a location, you cannot log in inside the location. You must walk from one of your territories to the assaulting location.

Prisoners





-At any given time, a player from either team can surrender to the enemy to avoid being killed by saying 'I surrender!' (Don't say 'We surrender!' as some of your comrades may choose to run away or to go down swinging and this would confuse the enemy team as to who has surrendered and who hasn't)

-Once you've surrendered, you must drop ALL of your armor and your weapons except for your team markings (dyed leather armor). You will then be considered a prisoner of the closest prison town. You don't actually have to go to the town and be locked up, it'll just be pretend-jail

-As a prisoner, you cannot play on the War Server until you are freed (but you can play on other servers)

) -The only way to be freed is if your team captures the territory in which your prison town is located (or if the team leaders agree on a prisoner trade

War Crimes





A war crime is when someone isn't playing by the rules...

Committing a war crime will result in a 2 week from the War. Failure to comply to this sentence or a second offense will result in a permanent ban from the War and any and all Tetra-brand events to come. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time...

List of War Crimes:

-Executing people that surrender

-Being on the War Server without team markings (dyed leather armor)

-Being inside enemy territory outside of the capturing period (Saturdays, 11:30 AM (noon) to 1:30 PM)

-Betraying your team

-Falsifying reports of any kind

-Non compliance with a war crime sentence

-Playing on the War Server while imprisoned

-Surrendering and then attacking the enemy

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Reports





There will be 4 types of reports: Death Reports, Capture Reports, Surrender Reports & War Crime Reports.





For reports of any kind, proof will be required. Video proof will always be better, but a simple screenshots will suffice. However, it must contain 2 base requirements:





1. Proof that it is on the War Server (Do /minez server while on the War Server)

2. A date & time stamp (Take a first screenshot, then take another one, this time with the time stamp message that will have appeared)





You will submit reports by sending me a private message on this website or reddit. Since I won't be partcipating in the War, I will be the referee. Also, if you are from another time zone then EST, specify which one.





Death Reports:





While on the War Server, if you see anyone on either teams (Not just the enemy team!) die, screenshot the death message and report it. Make sure to have both base requirements.





Capture Reports:





These will require a little more than Death Reports:





If the assault location is abandoned, you must take 2 screen shots. One when you start capturing and another one fifteen minutes later. O n top of the 2 base requirements, your screenshots must both show you typing 'I CLAIM THIS LAND IN THE NAME OF THE KINGDOM OF GRIMM/THE EASTERN TERRITORIES' REPUBLIC!', you wearing your team markings and not sneaking (F5 mode) and your coordinates (F3 mode).





If the assault location is defended, then all your screenshots need to contain are both of the base requirements, your coordinates (F3 mode), you wearing you team markings (F5 mode) and all of the death messages of the fight and some of the enemies.





Surrender Reports:





They must contain both of the base requirements, plus the person surrendering and you telling them to which prison town they are considered to be locked up at.





War Crime Reports:





They must contain both base requirements, and certain war crimes will require additionnal things:





-Executing people that surrender: must show you tying 'I surrender!' and your death message

-Being on the War Server without team markings (dyed leather armor): must show the person not wearing dyed leather armor (not just their name on the server list, their actual character)

-Being inside enemy territory outside of the capturing period (Saturdays, 11:30 AM (noon) to 1:30 PM): must show your coordinates (F3 mode)

-Betraying your team: must show the death message





-Surrendering and then attacking the enemy: must show the person surrendering and any death messages





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If you want to participate, just post your in game name and what team you'd like to be on. You have until Friday 12 PM (noon) EST next week to sign up and then the War will begin on the next day, Saturday, June 22nd. After that, the team rosters will be closed. I will create 3 conversations on this website, one for each team and one to posts updates, like capture territories, war crimes and reports.





If I left anything out, feel free to ask/suggest. If you have any questions, ask me, 6_Pool or LeeeroyJenkins98.