Hey everyone! It's been awhile, hasn't it? Interest in the server has been steadily dropping still, and now it is a bit up but still not great. We needed ideas to bring interest back... how about a festival?
For those who have been following us for awhile, you may have heard of a little something called Chickenfest which is a tradition dating back to the server that predated Superstes Noctis. That old server was mostly in Creative mode, so Chickenfest (which started very spontaneously) was seriously just a large structure way up in the sky that was repeatedly and rapidly spawning chickens to fall on the ground below. Needless to say, things got a little out of control.
Since then, we've celebrated Chickenfest on an extremely irregular basis. The first Chickenfest was in August 2013, and there is no concrete record (that we can find) of when the follow-ups were... apart from an adventure involving Chickens last year on Superstes Noctis which we jokingly dubbed "Chickenfest 2017" but was really just Angie and Timothy spamming Miranda's restaurant/bar build with chicken eggs. That was definitely the most lackluster iteration of the festival to date, but it was still entertaining for the three of us involved with it... however, the plan to bring back Chickenfest this year is going to require more planning and a larger scale to attempt to bring back Superstes Noctis, at least a little bit.
Chickenfest 2018 is currently scheduled for a full week: Monday, February 26 to Sunday, March 4 with a finale event on the last day of the festival.
What's the plan for Chickenfest this year? Right now we just have preliminary ideas, but the core of the festival is obviously... poultry. The plan is to fill the week full of chicken-themed activities, a few of which include:
A temporary chicken exhibit (with live chickens) in a fenced-in area in Noctis Square.
A special chicken shop (with cooked chicken) next to the chicken exhibit in Noctis Square.
Chicken-themed events at community builds at or near spawn, such as the horse track and bumper boat arena.
A massive Chickenfest sign atop Noctis Manor.
Chickenfest decorations on several community builds at or near spawn.
An egg booth for aquiring chicken eggs that are to be thrown every which way in the festival area (spawn and surrounding areas) to enhance the hilarity and insanity of the festival.
A special guide to all official Chickenfest activities, their locations on the server, and the times they are available if applicable.
Again, to clarify... Chickenfest is still early in the planning phase. Work on those above bullet points is to commence shortly to ensure readiness for the festival, but other ideas are still being formulated and the final design and experience of the festival is yet to be seen. There will hopefully be videos (or livestreams) of Chickenfest as well, over on Timothy's YouTube and/or Twitch Channels... for news on that, stay glued to his Twitter account. This post may also be updated as time goes on with more details, and hopefully the Chickenfest guide when that is completed as well.
If you're a member of the Superstes Noctis server, we hope to see you the week of Chickenfest and would love your input on the planning process as well. If you're not a member of the server, we hope you'll enjoy the content created regarding Chickenfest and would appreciate any constructive feedback you may have for us as well. In the meantime, we wish you (and your chickens) the best of luck in your continuing battles to survive the night!
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