June Newsletter

Foreword

Hello Merry Men, and welcome back to the Monthly Arrow! May was a busy month, and it’s looking up to be a busy summer, so let’s get right to it!

Community

May saw the completion of our Sons of the Forest playthrough. After many months of fighting cannibals and mutants alike, building 2 well defended bases, and multiple grueling cave dives, the Merry Men finally discovered the secrets of the Island and completed the story. If you are interested in discovering what the SotF story has to give, DeadVale has typed up a summary of what was pieced together in the Sons of the Forest community thread in the Discord. Thank you again to CanadianMoose for organizing and hosting this community game!

May saw the continuation of the Baldur’s Gate 3 playthrough, with the Merry Men fighting through the Githyanki Creche in record time and moving onto Act 2. The story deepens every week, as well as the strength of the party. June will likely see the Merry Men near completion of Act 2, with Act 3 beginning in the next month or two. If you are interested in joining, please message DeadVale on Discord.

Over on the Community Vanilla Minecraft server we would like to highlight some passion projects from two of our members.

First off is ThiccBoiBen with his fortress atop a mountain. Very much a purist with no sharers or texture packs to be seen, his style is recognizably his own. Complete with a reinforced stone wall protecting the many buildings within, it’s noticeable that just as much detail has been used on the outside as was on the inside.

Next up is Tay with her cherry Grove village. After talking with Tay, her goal from the start has been to build a town that every structure has a purpose with a villager living and working out of it and any farm is hidden by the town to give a Cottagecore feeling.

It’s incredible that both of these passion projects were built completely by hand and with such an attention to detail. It is truly special to see projects like this come to life and we thank both Tay and ThiccBoiBen for letting us share their work for all to see. If you have any questions about the Community Vanilla Minecraft server and would like to be white listed please contact RemyBell on Discord. If modded Minecraft is more your style, message Jelty for more info on his ATM10 server.

This summer will see the two year anniversary of our Discord! The Merry Men has grown to be an incredible group of incredible people, and to celebrate every Merry Men, the Administrator staff has created a special challenge coin available to every Merry Men! These coins are limited in stock, and there will NOT be another run of these coins. To learn more about the coins, please head over to the “Challenge Coin” category in the Discord. The Admins cannot wait to show what they have in store for this two year celebration. Be on the lookout for updates related to the coins and other two-year events in the coming weeks.

And that’ll wrap up this month’s community section! As always, be on the lookout for spontaneous events in the Discord, and feel free to suggest any ideas to the Admin staff on the Discord. The More the Merrier!

Star Citizen

Defensecon is over, the dust has settled, and it’s time to look forward.

An exciting month of new ship sales and new features has passed over us, and now June gives us a chance to breathe. On the ship side, we know of the Railen releasing during Alien Week in mid-June with 4.8.2. With the Railen, CIG has teased a second “industrial” GATAC ship releasing around the same time. Not much is known about it, but it is said to be inspired by a scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Keep an eye out for more info in the coming weeks. Alongside 4.8.1 and 4.8.2 are a few new mission types, giving a little bit more variety to our combat players. After the chaos of 4.8.0 and Defensecon, it’ll be nice for June to give us (and the servers) a chance to recover and settle back in.

Later this month, Doc is planning on running a murder mystery roleplaying event in Star Citizen. For more info on that, message him on Discord. There are also a couple more small, fun events being planned, so be on the lookout for info on those in the coming weeks.

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Now for the juicy bits.

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Final Words

And that’s all for this month’s Monthly Arrow. Be on the lookout for more information on the upcoming 4.8.x patches for Star Citizen and ██████████ ████ ███████, as well as any additional events that may pop up. Until next time, we’ll see you in the ‘verse.

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