Craft Down Under News #3 - November 11, 2024
Well folks, it's time for the third edition of Craft Down Under News - a little later than planned, but we should be fairly regular from here on out: more on that later.
The Craft Down Under website - https://craftdownunder.co/ - is continuing to get better and better; Iberius has been tirelessly grinding away at new features and performance upgrades, including:
- Lightning Fast Leaderboards - what was previously a delay of 2.5s to load has now been reduced to just 473ms, which is an 80% improvement! Stats are refreshed every 8 hours.
- Sign-in Button - available in the top right corner
- Cookie Consent - now proper cookie management exists for better user privacy
Recent Events in the Community
Recently we have been trying to amp up events to get everyone together for the holidays - as well as just for fun - while at the same time raising awareness of the amazing community within CraftDownUnder.The first big event recently was the BigChadGuysPlus PokeTournament, as mentioned in the last blog. The runners-up were Squidpotato, adrikun and Cleocola, with the champion of the tournament being CelestialShado! ChampionShado (as they wish to be called now) won the choice of any Ultra-rare rarity Shiny Pokémon, and a TM also of their choice! Well done, Champion!
After the tournament, we held a spooky Halloween Event that left players running from building to building in a spooky map. There were killers on the hunt searching high and low for the survivors hiding in any spot they could find, desperate not to be caught. It was an amazing event and left a lot of people wanting more!
We hope you enjoyed the awesome builds from our building team and had fun playing alongside the community here at CraftDownUnder!
DeceasedCraft was a special event modpack we put up just for the spooky season. With a prefix title and badge on offer for those who were willing to kill an incredible amount of zombies in a dead city, the server was soon filled with dead players - and undead mobs.
Please keep an eye out for upcoming events in our discord under the server-events section and don't be afraid to jump in and participate.
For our next New Modpack feature, we'd like to talk about a new addition to the CDU server portfolio: Craftoria!
This modpack was added to the Craft Down Under server family on October 19th, and is definitely worth checking out. The only limit to what you are able to accomplish is your imagination. There is a beautiful blend of exploration, mystical magic, and technology that will keep you busy completing one task after another. You can start your adventure however you please, and once you are settled and ready to really dive in, the Craftoria quest book will assist in leading you through all the activities that are available for you to discover.
When entering this new world, you will not only see new structures as well as new biomes but you will discover all the little changes and additions including new skins to your favorite items, powerful equipment and trinkets to implement into your regular mining activities.
We don't want to spoil all the fun, so when you're ready, hop online and start your new adventure in Craftoria. See you there!
This time on the pack spotlight feature, it's time for us to acknowledge a fan favorite here in the community - Create Astral!
Create Astral is a modpack that is out of this world - literally and figuratively.
While there are plenty of progression packs that involve space, most of them only let you go there at the very end of the journey. Not so with this pack! You'll be setting foot on the Moon, Mars and Mercury in no time - while harnessing the unique properties and mechanics of Create, of course.
There are so many unique structures to discover and alien landscapes to build on and innovate in. It's clear this pack was made with progression enjoyers in mind, so if that describes you, you're in for a treat.
It's been a Craft Down Under staple for quite a while and it still remains fairly popular, so check it out while you can - it even impressed blogger editor Espilae so much he's just dying to jump right on in when he has time!
It's time to focus on another hard-working member of staff - this time around, it's The_Nooby_Noodle!
Noodle is one of the longest serving staff members in Craft Down Under, having been here for about two and a half years. Apparently, they were even the first staff member, not counting Olivia and Sauramel!
Their favorite thing about working with Craft Down Under is the community - like a family, but in a supportive way, not an overbearing way. Noodle is also the one behind the Craft Down Under YouTube channel - while the channel has been on a bit of a break as of late, they plan on making new videos for it soon. Watch that space!
Noodle's favorite modpack at the moment is All The Mods 10, because of all the magic and tech mods they've managed to stuff inside. However, Medieval Minecraft will always have a special place in their heart, as it was their very first.
The_Nooby_Noodle has been a great subject for the spotlight, and we thank them for stepping on into it!
That's all from us here at Craft Down Under News - but first, a small announcement: this blog will be released from now at a regular pace of every two weeks, on a Monday. So stay tuned, and see you then!
