Craft Down Under News #1 - September 19, 2024
Welcome, folks, to the first ever edition of the Craft Down Under News - a fortnightly newsletter that not only lets the community know about upcoming events and giveaways, but will provide a spotlight for new and existing modpacks and community members.
This is a two-person operation, and your humble editors are:
- Shadycat is a first-time mom and long-time Minecrafter, working with Craft Down Under as a fun side hobby. She enjoys getting to know and helping the community any way she can, while learning new things about modpacks and the servers that support them. Her favorite modpack is BigChadGuys+, and is the proud owner of two black cats and dogs!
- Espilae is a modded Minecraft tragic, having been around in the Craft Down Under community for a while. He enjoys progression and quest-based modpacks, particularly expert ones for that extra grindy tech tree challenge. He's a freelance writer by trade, and plans to get into Chroma Endless 2 when he has a spare second.
Craft Down Under is about to hit an incredible milestone of 15,000 members! There are literally only fifty places left in the competition, so act fast!
Until the CDU Discord server reaches that milestone, all members are entitled to one free entry for the chance to win the following prizes:
- 2x Ascended Community-Wide (LIFETIME)
- 2x Mythic Server-Specific (LIFETIME)
- 1x $50 Steam Wallet (AUD)
- 1x Discord Nitro (12 Months)
Good luck!
For our first New Modpack feature, we'd like to talk about a brand new pack that has just arrived on two Craft Down Under servers: Jetpack Cat!
This massive modpack is best described as "Minecraft, Pokemon and Doom, all at the same time", and boy howdy is it an experience and a half. With over 1,600 different mobs and almost as many variant mob textures, you'll be given a gun and a prayer to fight your way through a crazy combat-driven world.
This pack is all about survival, mobility and exploration - lots of tools and powers to find, as well as the 12 Eyes of Ender needed to reach the End and complete the game.
Jetpack Cat is now online on the Craft Down Under network, with both US and AU server locations to choose from.
If this sounds like your jam, check out the trailer, and we'll see you in game!
It's time to shout out a pack that we've had for a while at Craft Down Under, and it deserves all the love it can get! It's Cottage Witch!
If you feel like getting to be one with nature and exploring a world that has magic from your wildest dreams, then it's waiting just around the corner! The Cottage Witch Modpack is a beautifully blended mix of vanilla Minecraft meeting the world of magic.
Interested in decorating your hut in the woods, perfect for brewing your favorite potions? You can! Want to tend and raise mythical creatures? You can! or How about hopping on your broom and exploring, learning and fighting along the way? You absolutely can!
This modpack is described as “modern, contemporary eclectic witchcraft practice that utilizes domestic magic”, and with these practices you are able to craft spell books personal to you in order to be ready for just about anything! The best part is, once you have gotten past the awe of entering this server there is a helpful questbook that not only helps familiarize yourself with all the different content but also keeps you busy looking for new things so you don't get bored.
Check it out soon - your comfy witch life awaits!
In every newsletter we want to give a shout out to those who make CDU possible, and one of those contributors is our staff member, events manager and admin, Doc!
Doc has been with Craft Down Under for over a year now, and we love to see that kind of tenure. They work on tickets and general tasks around the server like helping other staff learn the ins and outs of the community, all the while brainstorming with our events team for the best experiences they can put together for us to enjoy. Even in the busiest and wildest times, we are still able to trust that Doc will be there helping along while also bringing their positive energy and excitement!
Fun fact: we knew Doc was cool, but little did we know they spent their free time not only working on motorcycles BUT they also own a 1992 Softail and ride it to relax and enjoy their downtime. Admin, events manager AND a biker? What else don't we know about you, Doc?
Doc's favorite mod pack is All The Mods 9 even though recently you are more likely to see them playing on Fantasy Minecraft. Doc is hoping that moving forward we can call attention to our Community Game Nights so that all of you can come join us when they are announced in the discord, we would love to see you there so keep an eye out. Let's give a round of applause and a big thank you to our one and only Doc and thank you for being the first of what we hope will be many staff member spotlights!
Now here's a preview about an upcoming event, just to whet your appetite before we leave you!
Who loves fall and the spooky season? We do, and we can not wait for Halloween! We love being able to celebrate the seasons with our community and always urge our players and other community members to keep an eye out for upcoming events, whether they be for a holiday or be it for a special occasion of our own. We heard it through the grapevine that there are going to be some events coming up soon and one of those will have you running for your life!
Be sure to get ready to be sneaky and courageous while exploring a map to save yourself and those around you as fast as you can. There is going to be a player that resembles an evil you all may already know lurking around, are you one of the people that will make it on your own? Or will you try to help out your fellow survivors on the way? Be ready for a frighteningly good time to come, how will you survive?
That's all from us here at Craft Down Under News - see you all in two weeks!
