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| [[File:VKoViKs.png|left|thumb|Oldest known screenshot of Hausemaster.]] | | [[File:VKoViKs.png|left|thumb|Oldest known screenshot of Hausemaster.]] |
| Hause and George created 2b2t in late December 2010, becoming the de-facto owner shortly after due to George's poor Internet connection. Hause occasionally joined 2b2t from its creation until around 2015, and according to many old players, he would sometimes teleport to random people and give them items. Several of his appearances were made using the account server_operator. Hause said in an email at no point did they actively play nor follow what happened on the server, making updates and fixes was Hause's main interaction with the community. | | Hause and George created 2b2t in late December 2010, becoming the de-facto owner shortly after due to Georg for bed-trapping [[LandonMC]] after toro logged into his Minecraft account, causing a Rusher response video ultimately when controversy ensued. Torogadude eventually got his queue priority back (at least until the veteran queue was removed for everyone), and no one else had their privileges illegitimately revoked. Hausemaster later made a [https://www.reddit.com/r/2b2t/comments/4yq20l/2b2t_drama_there_is_none_its_just_a_block_game/ post] about the fiasco, saying that Minecraft is just a block game. |
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| As the years went on, Hause stopped appearing so often and eventually renamed his now removed Minecraft account. He rarely (if ever) appears on the server today.
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| Hause has done a relatively good job of taking care of the +3500 GB worth of memory server by continuously updating its Minecraft version, preventing the deletion of the original map, and paying the monthly $90 for the server's rent in which he pays for with his own money or donations from the community. If Hause fails to pay that $90 at the end of the month, the server shuts down forever, causing the end of the 2b2t world (unless he makes a new map). Currently, only 1 player corruption has happened on the server where everyone lost their items, but this was early in the server's history when not many valuable items had been added yet since Minecraft was still in the Alpha and Beta stages. Hause has also given maintenance to the server several times to fix lag or issues with the 7+-year-old server, usually causing the server to become unavailable for variable periods. The most severe time that the server was down was during 2012 when the server was down for three months. During this time, Hause changed the original IP of the server from 2b2t.net to 2b2t.org, which caused several people to believe the server shut down for good.
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| === Temp maps ===
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| Temp Maps are temporary maps made by Hause, usually to update and modify the old map. The server has had 5 temp maps so far, the first being at the beginning of 2013, the second being 3b3t in early 2015, the third being during the early stages of [[The Rusher War]] in June 2016, the fourth being in the summer of 2017, and the fifth in April 2018.
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| The first map was made for Hause to fix the massive lag on the old map. The second was to format the old map to Anvil format when the world height was increased to its current limit. The third was to add the queue system during the insane flood of new players and fix lag issues. The fourth was added to test new plugins for the server in preparation for 2b2t's update to 1.12.
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| === Patches and Game Breaking Rules ===
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| The only "rule" that Hause has added to the server is that it is illegal to use game-breaking tools that make the game unfair. He has added plugins to cause people using insane speed hacks and fly hacks to be kicked from the server. He has also patched several Dupe glitches, Backdoors, and other hack based glitches (i.e. Bed TP). Hause has been known to have used MC Edit to get rid of ridiculous lag machines and illegally placed bedrock, and once removed a giant wall around spawn (which ironically happened not long before rusher joined). Despite all this, he does let players keep duplicated items and usually takes his sweet long time patching things, causing players to be able to squeeze as much as they can out of glitches.
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| Hause has currently patched only one thing related to Vanilla Minecraft that does not involve hacking or glitches. This patch was for frost walker, an enchantment added in Minecraft 1.10, which several players used to freeze up entire rivers, builds with water, and even oceans.
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| Another object that has received plenty of attention is the elytra due to players finding glitches and hacks to cause infinite flight. Eventually, Hausemaster patched the first elytra glitch during the summer of 2016 (when elytras were first added) and the second during the time of the 5th Incursion. The third glitch, which used an exploit in the options provided in the hacked client known as Aristois, was patched on January 23rd, 2017, by Hausemaster as he now officially "banned" the elytras usage making it the second vanilla item removed from 2b2t. However, in 2019 it was once again enabled, with a cap on maximum flight speed when using hacked elytra flight.
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| He also disabled /kill for a time, to prevent the "apocalypse exploit" from being used (whereby a player would kill themselves while passing into the overworld through a nether portal, causing the game to think the player was both at their spawn point and the overworld side of the portal, forcing the game to load all the chunks between those two locations), but later re-enabled it after patching the exploit.
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| === Backdoor management ===
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| The server has currently been backdoored four times and the subreddit one time. The first two backdoors were caused by [[popbob]] during the early [[Facepunch Republic|Facepunch]] era. The second backdoor was caused by [[iTristan]] and [[Pyrobyte]] to allow for them to reach the world border and create more hacked items, and the third by [[the Tyranny]], which allowed for insane destruction.
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| The third backdoor caused the creation of [[32K Weapons|super weapons]] with insane enchantments like level 32K sharpness swords, knockback swords that could kick a person for flying and looting swords that could crash the server by making mobs drop thousands of items at once. The group also used the account to create player heads of various players. This was the event that has caused the existence of 32k items to exist on the server up to today, and now they are almost commonplace in the ever-inflating server economy.
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| The fourth backdoor was the most damaging to date. The Tyranny managed to get in contact with the admin [[georgebush420]] who colluded with them.
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| Hause stopped popbob's Thunder Hack by disabling thunder on 2b2t. The addition of illegal items was almost impossible to fix, considering that many players got their hands on them and began duping them. As more and more players began using these items, Hause attempted to fix the problem by manually deleting various groups of items, and partially succeeded, but not without accidentally deleting Sharpness axes in the process. Furthermore, not all illegals were deleted, which allowed for more duping (of course) and they remain a hallmark of the current 2b2t atmosphere even today. However, now there is a plugin to automatically revert these items to normal when their containers are loaded in.[[File:401px-2b2t-serverWaitlist-0.png|thumb|300x300px|Original Queue]]
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| === Queue and Rusher fiasco ===
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| [[File:Maxresdefault-1.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Old Queue from outside]]The current [[Queue]] system that has been implemented into 2b2t is the revamped queue suggested by [[TheCampingRusher|Rusher]]. Hause created the original queue to try to control the flooding from Rusher's video, however, it was not the greatest queue system. This caused a lot of people to be angry (especially oldfags), which Rusher noticed. Rusher suggested to Hause that he could buy the server to make it lag-free, but Hause declined the offer because 2b2t would arguably be much worse and wouldn't have it's original 'feels'. Rusher then suggested the current queue, which added the Veteran Queue system and Priority Queue. Veteran Queue gave the oldfags who joined before June 1, 2016, a smaller wait time depending on how long ago they joined. The Priority Queue offers a smaller wait time than even the Veteran Queue, but costs $20 a month. Hause liked the idea and so allowed Rusher and his crew to add and control the queue, which spawned a little hate. This, however, was able to be abused by Rusher, such as when he removed [[Torogadude]] from the veteran queue for bed-trapping [[LandonMC]] after toro logged into his Minecraft account, causing a Rusher response video ultimately when controversy ensued. Torogadude eventually got his queue priority back (at least until the veteran queue was removed for everyone), and no one else had their privileges illegitimately revoked. Hausemaster later made a [https://www.reddit.com/r/2b2t/comments/4yq20l/2b2t_drama_there_is_none_its_just_a_block_game/ post] about the fiasco, saying that Minecraft is just a block game.
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| === Spawn === | | === Spawn === |
| Hausemaster has flattened spawn in the past, which can be seen in some of [[xcc2]]'s world downloads. This meant he removed tall structures like lava-pillars and [[Lavacast|lavacasts]] to make escaping spawn easier. He also expanded the default spawn radius several times as the community worked harder and harder to enclose and control the spawn area during influxes of new players. According to [[THEJudgeHolden]], Hause built a few fields with animals in the nether when food was introduced. | | Hausemaster has flattened spawn in the past, which can be seen in some of [[xcc2]]'s world downloads. This meant he removed tall structures like lava-pillars and [[Lavacast|lavacasts]] to make escaping spawn easier. He also expanded the default spawn radius several times as the community worked harder and harder to enclose and control the spawn area during influx |
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| == Identity ==
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| Hausemaster is from Sweden, like georgebush420, and they know each other in real life, as confirmed in the original 2b2t Facepunch thread. It is also widely believed that georgebush420 is simply an alternate account of Hause's.
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| Interesting note: in 2014, Hause's email headers stopped being written in Swedish, as they had normally been written prior.
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| === Username origin ===
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| The name "Hausemaster" is of unknown origin. The name could be from his 2f2f days, in 2008, as one of the administrators on the now-gone 2f2f forums was named FLOOR_MASTER.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080226145558/https://forums.2fort2furious.com/userlist.php</ref> Hause's name on ''Team Fortress 2'' and the Facepunch forums was HOUSEMASTER. The "Hause" spelling could be from the "HOUSEMASTER" account already being bought on ''Minecraft''.
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| Another theory regarding his username is that it comes from [https://www.newgrounds.com/collection/arfenhouse Arfenhouse: The Movie] which was first released April 21, 2002. This is the story about the Arfenhouse, a large, faceless mansion in the middle of nowhere, owned by Housemaster, a strange bread-like hero person.
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| === Post-Rusher War===
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| After the war, Hause would do a few more things such as re-enabling elytras, then disabling them again later, (no) thanks to Fit. He also updated 2b2t to 1.11, which patched the 11/11 dupe. He also patched the Donkey dupe and llama dupe.
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| === Miserable fail ===
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| On April 25, 2017, Hausemaster attempted to enable elytras while using AAC as the server's new [[Anti Cheat|anticheat]]. On that day, over 90 people were kicked, even players that weren't using hacked clients. On the same day, over 100 emails were sent to Hausemaster telling him to remove AAC as there were too many false kicks, but none received a response. The change was later reverted.
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| === AAC re-added ===
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| After a short time, Hause re-added AAC in early May with a much better update 3.1.6 which reduced the number of disconnects and issues being reported on the server. While [[Hacked Clients|hacked clients]] are still buggy as hell, the raging has slowed down significantly.
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| ===1.12 server improvements===
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| Hause and George have currently been working on new plugins to help improve the overall gameplay of 2b2t. This reddit post listed the planned changes and improvements until it was deleted:
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| https://www.reddit.com/r/2b2t/comments/6h092r/2b2t_112_update_a_reminder_that_you_are_here/
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| == Bases ==
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| According to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTZLWHtip24 Fit], Hausemaster having his base was a commonly repeated meme. On August 8th, 2016, a rusher named GrayGraySage posted a Reddit post on that his friend had found a base named Hitlerville. Gray came to the base and that he spotted three members at the base: georgebush420, "[[Noodle]]", and "[[Baj]]". After he logged off and came back on the next day, the entire base had been removed, and chunks reverted. Many didn't trust gray about this. However, in November of 2019, [[ChromeCrusher]] found out that the base had been moved by using WorldEdit, and promptly [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUcMEE3OCy4 blew it up] with [[AlphaComputer]]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFTO-2_pC5s SalC1 recorded a video pre-grief], and noted how the bedrock patterns at the base's location is the same as under the one found by Gray's friend. The base was a mess, with crudely made swastikas thrown about, and a bizarre central fort made of gold, redstone, and other materials.
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| [[BarrenDome]] has also found a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ZSnVnqpVw supposed base] by Hausemaster. It isn't as massive as Hitlerville and only seemed to have one other member, "Nick". The only evidence for it being made by Hause is that there are books signed by Hausemaster (No screenshots though, so they might be a lie) and how weirdly the base was griefed. The grief showed signs of a world-edit.
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| == Drama ==
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| Hause has been criticized for directly interfering with the 2b2t world using MCEdit by adding / [[removing]] things such as massive lag machines. Hause has also been praised / criticized for adding End Portals to the world. The community of 2b2t likes to joke that Hause doesn't do anything with 2b2t unless he is high on cocaine and that he is a massive jew. Hause has also been notorious for not being involved with the server for long periods, letting players do what they wanted (which to some oldfags was a good thing) as well as giving Rusher control of the priority queue system. His game-breaking rules are criticized since the server is an anarchy server where anything should be possible but has received praise as these glitches and hacks would make the server pointless and not very fun.
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| == List of Admins ==
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| While it is generally recognized that Hause is the sole admin (at least meant to be) on 2b2t, it has been speculated and theorized that there are/were others. This is a list of all confirmed and possible Administrators of 2b2t.
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| * Hausemaster - The original owner. He also ran the official 2b2t website, as well as a Garry's Mod server which was less popular. The website indicates that Hause was growing tired of managing the server in 2013 until eventually he stopped altogether and handed 2b2t off to somebody else.
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| *"2builders2tools" / "2b2t" - The most probable current owner of the server, taking the reins from Hausemaster in July 2014. This is based on a message appearing on the server website in July 2014 stating that Hause had stopped running 2b2t and left the server to "an anonymous friend." The owner's personality changed after this message, and it is a personality still seen today. Hardly anything is known about him.
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| *server_operator - An account that would teleport to bases in the 2014-2015 era. In one instance this was done to assess the lag potential of the first few guardian farms on the server and their item collection and sorting methods.
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| *[[georgebush420]] - Suspected to be an actual person rather than just Hause's alt account (and vice versa).
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| *[[iTristan]] - Due to suspicions of possible collusion between him and Hause during the 3rd backdoor.
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| * Other [[Nerds Inc|Tyranny]] Members - It is also possible that Hause gave admin access to other members of the Tyranny, however very unlikely.
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| * [[Curtis]] - A close friend of [[TheCampingRusher]] who runs the [[queue]] system due to an agreement between Hause and Rusher that the queue would be [[The Archon|Archon]] run during the Rusher War. It is suspected that Curtis possibly has more power than anticipated. These suspicions rise from admin on the [[subreddit]] to even as far as in-game control. He is no longer an admin on the subreddit.
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| *Benjojo - Wrote a lot of the plugins for 2b2t back in 2012, and had an IP through his site to join the server if the 2b2t.net/.org domain didn't work. He quit 2b2t after believing it was filled with actual Neo-Nazis. On January 25, 2020, he was interviewed by [[fastvincent1]] in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilmPnFdUts this video]. His username was censored, but a 2b2t wiki admin did some research through the 4chan archives and [https://www.reddit.com/r/2b2t/comments/etw1tm/qna_with_benjojo_an_old_2b2t_staff_member/ reddit], and his username was also posted in the comment section by [[Jacktherippa]].
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| == Timeline of Administration events on 2b2t.org 2013-2016 ==
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| ''Note: This was originally written by James_Rustles. It can be found here, at https://puu.sh/otipg.pdf''
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| === '''General Points:''' ===
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| - The ‘Admin’ via email claimed to never have accepted plugins from players. But then in the same breath
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| acknowledges the Popbob backdoor of 2011
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| - The ‘Admin’ also confirmed that he disabled thunder via email then claims he didn't
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| - Tristan’s GitHub is full of plugins that 2b2t actively uses (they are even described as such) http://archive.is/NV4ci
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| === '''Random things of interest:''' All added to the timeline To be given exact dates: ===
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| '''[12-17-2010]'''
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| ''- 2b2t Minecraft map begun.'' Arguments over 17th or 20th
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| '''[Pre 2014]'''
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| - Hosting switched to OVH Specifically the partner SoYouStart with the auto-renew PayPal feature.
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| http://puu.sh/oti1U.png http://puu.sh/oti39.png http://puu.sh/oti42.png
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| '''[2014-2016]'''
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| - The tone of admin emails change (helpful to rude and cocky)
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| Nice: http://puu.sh/othdY.png Rude:http://puu.sh/otikt.png
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| - '''[Late 2014]''' Headers change from Swedish to English.
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| - '''[April 2016]''' Withers re-enabled when Tristan and co go base ‘hunting’ [date withers appeared @ spawn, 2016]
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| === Confirmed Events: 2014 ===
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| '''[2014-04-01]''' April Fools Event with Dragon spawned on limited size map.
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| '''[2014-07-31]''' Hause announces handing over the server to another admin
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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140820055953/http://2b2t.org/
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| 2015
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| '''[2015-04-01]''' April Fools, Admin uses Jihad and MidiRadio plugins (from Tristans GitHub most likely)
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| Tristan adjusted /Jihad and applied the changes almost instantly implying some access.
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| === Confirmed Events: 2015 ===
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| '''[2015-04-05]''' Withers reactivated temporarily for the wrecking of ores X:103k mesa base
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| '''[2015-05-29]''' Admin takes down the server after seeing /tell @a gets coordinates: http://puu.sh/othnl.png
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| '''[2015-12-24]''' Jared wrecks Imps
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| 2016 Where it gets interesting
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| === Confirmed Events: 2016 ===
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| '''[2016-01-31]''' Server goes down. Admin emails to say it's due to the PayPal issue.
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| http://puu.sh/oti1U.png
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| '''[2016 March/April]''' The Lands, out in the millions, accessed by bed teleportation and griefed.
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| ''[2016-03-29 ]: Major change happens here''
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| '''[2016-04-01]:''' No April fools for the first since the 2012 event
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| '''[2016-03-25]''' Oremonger rekt, lead by Cartman and Tristan. Tristan showed us all screenshots beforehand. Would not provide info on how he got them or how he got there. http://i.imgur.com/G3CJlYg.png Tristan, Jared, Taylo (Clyde?) go into the end (all portals already supposedly rekt) | | '''[2016-03-25]''' Oremonger rekt, lead by Cartman and Tristan. Tristan showed us all screenshots beforehand. Would not provide info on how he got them or how he got there. http://i.imgur.com/G3CJlYg.png Tristan, Jared, Taylo (Clyde?) go into the end (all portals already supposedly rekt) |
A screenshot of Hausemaster with other players, taken on March 25, 2013
Hausemaster speaking in chat
