Hi everyone,
The Blue server will be closed from 12pm GMT today for a period of at least 12 hours while the server upgrades to 1.14.4. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Updates will be posted on Discord. If you haven't joined Discord before, now is a great time!

http://discord.applecraft.org​

Good news!
The RED server is updating to Version 1.14.4.
The bad news is that this means that Red has been temporarily closed while the update takes place.

During the upgrade, the server processes every chunk in the world and converts it so that it's compatible with the latest version. As the Red server has 26,055,637 chunks (and yes, this is the real number!) this process is going to take a very long time.

The server will be closed from approximately 4pm GMT, and it is expected that it will be down for at least 12 hours.

I apologise for the long downtime, however if all goes well Red will be on 1.14.4 in time for the weekend.

Wish me luck! ​

Hi everyone!

Here are the latest updates for Applecraft:

Red and Blue Update To 1.14.4
Many of you have been asking when Red and Blue will update to 1.14, and the answer is: soon! The main reason we have not updated Red and Blue yet is that performance on 1.14 is far lower than 1.13, which means we'd see more lag in these worlds when we update. However, Paper have developed a patch for async chunk loading which has massively improved performance, which will hopefully be added to the official 1.14 Paper build in the coming week(s). I will be doing some testing next weekend in preparation for the upgrade.

However, we are still waiting on a few things final things before we can update Red and Blue to 1.14. I will update this list as we go:
• Async chunk loading added to master Paper build
• Shops plugin working in 1.14.4
• LegendShop plugin working in 1.14.4

Purple Upgrades
Purple is going to see some improvements this week, too! As part of upgrading Red and Blue to 1.14, I will be adding some new plugins to Purple (the Legend Shop, and Shops plugin) and updating spawn. Purple may experience some short downtime (max 30 minutes) during the week as I add in the shops world and configure some last minute changes. Once we ensure that shops work correctly on 1.14, we can then update Red and Blue.

Helper Applications Open
Good news! We are hiring our next round of Helpers again. Please visit THIS THREAD to lodge your Helper application. Helper applications will close on the 24th of August. We are particularly looking for Helpers from the Blue and Purple servers.

Build Competition
We will be starting a new build competition for Architect rank next weekend! The goal of this competition is to build a PVP arena. The winning builds will be used in a server event starting later in the year!​

Hello everyone,
After reviewing everyone's feedback on the Voice of the Server survey, I have made some very big (and exciting!) changes to Applecraft this weekend.

NEW 1.14.3 WORLD: PURPLE!
Do /purple to access the world.
You must be running the 1.14.3 client.
Purple features Keep Inventory, claims, and epic items!

NEW SERVER HARDWARE!
I have bought a new dedicated server for Applecraft.
Over the next week I will be migrating Red and Blue to the new machine.
The new machine will help improve overall server lag.

WILDERNESS MIGRATION
Unfortunately, we will be closing the Wilderness server on the 31st of July.
All Wilderness players will be able to transfer all their belongings to the Red server (which is more PVP/raiding focused than Purple and Blue).
A full explanation & FAQ regarding the migration is HERE.

OTHER FAQ'S
When will Blue and Red update?
Blue and Red will update as soon as possible, most likely within the next week or two after we confirm that Purple is stable. When Red and Blue update to 1.14 their borders will be expanded to generate 1.14 chunks.

Why did you open Purple?
I opened Purple to ease some of the pressure on the Blue server, which regularly has more than 100 players online at a single time. I also wanted a fresh 1.14 world with new villages and terrain generation.

Are Blue and Red closing?
Blue and Red will never close.
The Blue, Red, and new Purple server are intended to be long-term servers and will not be reset.

When will the Warrior crate be released?
As I spent most of this weekend updating the Purple world, the Warrior crate will be delayed by 1 - 2 days. ​

Hi guys! It's time to announce the new Helpers from this most recent round of promotions.

This time, we asked all Applecraft staff to vote to determine who should be chosen as Helper. We also reviewed people's playtime, timezone, and experience levels. I am delighted to announce the following new Helpers have been chosen:

~ BLUE SERVER ~
Jayscott
Kersplebedeb
Lethal5253
ManinaVan
Staralyte
Sweney

~ RED SERVER ~
FunnkieMonkey
Koree_
LithiumQQ
Nonamelikethis
SpaceHomo
TheLazyyFarmer

~ WILDERNESS ~
Elduff
Woody2minecraft

There were a lot of great applications this round. We are actually looking at promoting more helpers from this batch (in addition to the names listed above!) so if you haven't been chosen in this round, you may be chosen in the next week or so.

Thank you for submitting your applications - keep your eyes peeled for some exciting stuff coming in the next few days!​