Hail, traveler.

It has been such a long time since I’ve seen the true light. The light of the sun. Not even the stars glimmered as we sat in the night…. No more. Now we approach the Reign of Dawn.

Oh, what’s that? You’ve traveled so far and so long you must have forgotten your destination.

I suppose it is to be expected.

The twilight’s charm has that effect on the mind. Soon, I suspect, you will remember.

Perhaps it is a kingdom to which you shall arrive, beckoning you forth to the throne. Or, perchance, a mighty republic to which you swore to defend with the sword. Or, maybe, just maybe, you’re like me. My home was lost and forgotten long ago--now I aim to find a new one.

I can see it on the horizon now.

Prepare yourself--and good luck.

Hello everyone!

CivEx: First Light is finally arriving. It’s been a crazy journey and I am so glad for all of you that stuck with us (or even checked now and again to see where we were). For those that are new, which I suspect will be quite a number, definitely check out this post which fully details all of the features that will be available at launch (especially useful if you want to see the differences between First Light and other civ servers). You should also definitely check out our rules and join the discord.

For those that don’t know, First Light is an interim version. It will be used both to test the new suite of plugins and gameplay style we’ve been developing, and engage the community will a fully functional server that shall span many months of play. It is based on a fully featured civ suite (with minor modifications which you can find by looking through the feature list and dev posts). There will be regular updates for both maintenance and content throughout the life of the server--indeed several concepts are already planned and being worked on right now. Additionally, there will be in-game lore events, additional maps (all of which are custom-made), and more. The world is populated with over fifty custom mobs, with factions of mobs that vary from region to region. Hundreds of new items that can be used to brew potions and enchant tools can be acquired by defeating these monsters. New ores can be found across the world with a whole new tier of weapons and armor now existing over diamond. And really, all of that only scratches the surface.

First Light will be releasing on Friday the 18th

The specific time will be announced 24hrs in advance, so keep an eye on the discord and subreddit for it. You can plan for somewhere around 12-5pm EST.

Rewards

While we do think that playing on First Light will be its own reward, to further incentivize serious play we’ve come up with a group of bonuses that will be given out in the next iteration to those that participate in various ways. To determine whether an individual qualifies, a variety of factors will be considered, including community input. Here is a list of the rewards and the qualifications for them: