The Freelancers

Freelancers
Status	Inactive
Founded	Sep 2, 2016
Members	~25-30
Bases	15+ Outposts, 1 Official Base (Freelancer HQ)
Events

The Freelancers banner

The Freelancers is a building, exploration, supply, and diplomatic group originating on 2b2t in late summer 2016. Its activities included constructing and repairing bases, exploring the world, maintaining outposts, supplying equipment, and developing relationships between groups. Members could belong to other groups while remaining Freelancers.

Brief History

Founding members Jin_Masamune, Tullnation, and OhThatYes first met while travelling to the Valley of Wheat. SoloPlayer88 later met Jin_Masamune. Together, Jin_Masamune and SoloPlayer88 brought together their respective friend groups to establish The Freelancers in late summer 2016. BigMacJack joined during the group’s early period.The group’s name and activities remained secret until October 2017. Jin_Masamune, also known as 6below, joined 2b2t in mid-2013 during the Second Incursion and was the group’s earliest-joining player. SoloPlayer88 and WarLordN1k helped maintain relations with other groups. WarLordN1k endorsed a non-aggression agreement on behalf of himself, Jin_Masamune, and SoloPlayer88.

The group’s Freelancer Free Roam Clause allowed members to join other groups without giving up their Freelancer membership. Members were expected to respect both groups’ rules and protect confidential information. The Freelancers did not require members to disclose the private bases or information of other groups they belonged to.

In 2016, The Freelancers became the first organized group to begin digging the Nether’s −Z highway. Members established milestone builds and outposts along the route. Many of the milestone builds were subsequently griefed, while some outposts survived into the group’s revival period.

Conflict with Infrared

On June 20, 2018, Retronautx and his group, Infrared, discovered and griefed one of SoloPlayer88’s personal bases. Following the attack, The Freelancers declared war on Infrared, marking it as the group’s first declared enemy. The destroyed base was not Freelancer HQ. The actual headquarters was a separate location that remained undiscovered. Earlier versions of the group’s history incorrectly identified the destroyed personal base as the headquarters.

Membership and Projects in 2018

An agenda for a voice conference scheduled for October 6, 2018, recorded 28 members, excluding recruits, while noting that more than half were inactive on either 2b2t or Discord. Proposed discussions included promotions, duplication supplies, construction projects, and a planned second base called The Benevolent, referred to as HQ 2.

The agenda also proposed discussing whether the group should assist its allies during the 7th Incursion or withdraw to concentrate on internal projects. It did not record the outcome of that discussion. Members also provided indirect support to allied players during several incursions between 2016 and 2022.

Activities, Bases, and Outposts

Over its history, The Freelancers established three main headquarters bases and more than 100 outposts. These are cumulative historical totals, rather than a count of bases and outposts currently active or intact. The Freelancers explored spawn and the wider world, built and repaired structures, maintained outposts, and helped other players and groups. Their internal rules protected Freelancer and allied base coordinates and prohibited griefing monuments and large bases considered worth preserving. Members needed leadership permission before bringing new recruits to official Freelancer bases. The group also supplied duplicated equipment and building materials to members and affiliated groups. On January 12, 2019, SoloPlayer88 discussed duplication activity with Alan_Foster, listed remaining equipment and materials from a damaged stash, and offered additional kits to members.SoloPlayer88 generally preferred Overworld travel to the Nether highways. He traveled between quadrants, left dated signs, and established outposts for traveling members. He maintained a coordinate book and an approximately 30 GB screenshot archive organized by year, month, and day, documenting his visits and helping identify the outposts he had established.

Endless Melon Project

On February 17, 2019, SoloPlayer88 and LizardMods undertook a large melon-placement project around the central island in The End. Dated in-game signs credited both players and The Freelancers, using the names “Endless Melon” and “Endless Melons.” The project involved covering the area with approximately five to seven layers of melons, rather than a single surface layer.

Relations Explained

The Freelancers’ closest historical allies were Emperium, The Vowers, and The Communist Party of 2b2t, also known as The Soviets. Infrared and Armorsmith’s Followers were enemy groups.

In July 2018, a non-aggression pact with The Communist Party of 2b2t provided for non-hostility, protection of sensitive information, and permanent diplomatic representation. It named WarLordN1k as the Freelancer ambassador and Michu as the Communist Party’s ambassador and required ambassadors to be present in both groups’ Discord servers.

SoloPlayer88 and WarLordN1k also maintained contacts with The Society, Astral Order, The Last Templar, SpawnMasons, −X Diggers, Unidad, Goodwill Trading, Highland, and Vortex Coalition. Diplomatic contact did not necessarily indicate an alliance. These relationships describe the historical group, rather than confirmed renewed agreements following the 2026 reboot.

United Group Embassy

The Freelancers were a member group of the United Group Embassy (UGE), an inter-group organization formed in early 2018 to reduce conflict and encourage cooperation between groups on 2b2t. SoloPlayer88 and WarLordN1k worked together on the Freelancers’ diplomatic relations, with WarLordN1k communicating directly with SoloPlayer88 about proposals and relations with other groups.

On July 8, 2018, WarLordN1k informed SoloPlayer88 that The Soviets wanted a formal non-aggression pact outside the UGE. He forwarded a draft for discussion, and the two discussed the proposed relationship.

Members

Early members included Jin_Masamune, SoloPlayer88, WarLordN1k, Tullnation, OhThatYes, BigMacJack, Coroag, VillageIdiot, Coocoodog123, Goodzixt, LizardMods, and Neongray, among others. Alan_Foster later joined while retaining his position as founder and owner of The Vowers. His membership reflected the Freelancers’ policy of allowing members to remain part of other groups.

Reboot and Current Relations

After being largely inactive from 2022 to 2026, The Freelancers began preparations for a reboot on October 1, 2026, led by founding owner SoloPlayer88.

As of October 1, 2026, historical group relations remain unconfirmed. Past alliances, agreements, and enemy designations should not be assumed to remain active.

Relations

• Emperium – Allied
• The Vowers – Allied
• The Society – Friendly
• The Asylum – Neutral
• Unidad – Neutral
• Astral Order – Friendly
• The Last Templar – Friendly
• SpawnMasons – Friendly
• The communist Party of 2b2t (The Soviets) – Allied
• -X Diggers – Neutral
• Goodwill Trading – Neutral
• Highland – Poor
• Infrared – Enemy
• Armorsmith's Followers – Enemy
• Vortex Coalition – Neutral