buzzie71 Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Hello again, and welcome to a new story serial! As much as it was fun to explore the history of the Unity universe in Origins and Ancients, a lot hasn't been said about the day-to-day happenings of the world itself. Not everyone is out ushering in a new era of peace, after all, or dealing with the arrival of aliens that threaten to destroy civilization and the world. What does a more typical denizen of this map do during peacetime? What do cities and places look like? What things are there to do on the map? The story of the Spleef Diamond Cup hopefully begins to shed some light on those questions and more, through a story that is more light-hearted than the previous two story serials. Set after the Akro-Megatown War ends at the conclusion of Origins, the story follows a lone builder near the political and geographical heart of the map as he joins a friend and seven others to compete in a spleef tournament, the first to be held in the post-war era. As newbies to the venerated sport, they have a lot to catch up on as well as a lot of obstacles to contend with, not all of them solely from the team they play against. But they are determined to play their hardest, for they are in it to win. You can follow the story on Tumblr at https://unityspleef.tumblr.com/. The first segment of Part 1 of 3, available now, was posted yesterday on October 21; new segments of Part 1 will be posted every other day at midnight EDT until November 16. Additional posts will be made when the other two parts are released. A note to readers, especially newcomers to the universe: the story is set in a Minecraft environment whose mechanics parallel that available in rev 10/11 of PvE (around Minecraft version 1.6) - the days when iron grinders were built with pods of villagers, minecarts didn't stick to each other, horses were bred for their stats, and wings and Mending books and shulker boxes were still largely unknown or undiscovered. It is an old time, admittedly, but hopefully not one that is too alien compared to the present day. Once again, any resemblances to existing Minecraft/PvE counterparts are largely coincidental, though there are a few deliberate nods strewn about. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy the ride! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzie71 Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Part 2 is queued for release on http://unityspleef.tumblr.com/. The first segment was posted yesterday at midnight Eastern time, and segments will continue to be posted every other day until December 24. Things get a little more interesting after the League's first win... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzie71 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Bit late, but the last part, Part 3, is now queued for release on http://unityspleef.tumblr.com/ . The first segment will go out tonight at midnight (I think PST), and segments will be posted every other day at midnight PST(?) (see below) until February 24. Come see the end of the Diamond Cup tournament! Though things don't entirely go as planned... NOTE: I did move a few time zones to the west since I posted the last part, so new segments may go up a few hours later than usual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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