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 ====== Iterations ======
-While many Minecraft servers undergo map resets, /int/craft is defined by it. The server has gone through the cycle of launch, death, and relaunch no less than 38 times in its 8-year history, and early players began the tradition of numbering these "iterations". In the early days, one iteration would often lead right into another, and each could last up to 2 months before players would find their progress reset by a new map. In more recent years, however, iterations are expected to last 1-3 weeks, and are often separated by months-long gaps where there is no online server at all.
+While many Minecraft servers undergo map resets, /int/craft is defined by it. The server has gone through the cycle of launch, death, and relaunch no less than 44 times in its 11-year history, and early players began the tradition of numbering these "iterations". In the early days, one iteration would often lead right into another, and each could last up to 2 months before players would find their progress reset by a new map. In more recent years, however, iterations are expected to last 1-3 weeks, and are often separated by months-long gaps where there is no online server at all.
 Iterations are themed around a historical period, for example, 500 BC Europe, World War 1, or Sengoku Japan. Each server is played on a map of the Earth, often the whole world, but sometimes localized to a specific region (a "crop") when the theme is more restricted. Players are encouraged (and sometimes mandated) to roleplay as nations or factions relevant to the region and contemporary to the setting, and to build their towns in the appropriate architectural style. Due to the nature of vanilla Minecraft gameplay, the earliest iterations were set in ancient history. With the deployment of gun plugins beginning in late 2015, roleplaying modern-era or even futuristic conflicts is now possible.
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 In 2019, during the lead-up to the [[Yugo Wars]] server, [[Jonathan]] devised a new nomenclature, dropping the ".0" from iteration numbers and preceding the number with an "i", standing for "iteration"; for example, Yugo Wars was called i30, as opposed to 30.0. This new system was based on that used by [[4craft]], where servers are known as v1, v2, v3, etc., and it quickly became popular among newer players.
-While some oldfags continue to use the ".0" numbering system, this is generally dropped when referring to newer servers. For example, World War 2 is known as iteration 38, i38, or just 38, but rarely 38.0. Servers before Filicraft (i28) are almost always referred to with the ".0".
+While some oldfags continue to use the ".0" numbering system, the "i" system has become prevalent in the modern era. For example, the 2021 [[World War 1]] server is known as iteration 34, i34, or just 34, but rarely 34.0. Servers before [[Filicraft]] (i28) are almost always named with the ".0" system.
 ===== Numbering Disputes =====
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 The numbering of iterations is not consistent, and only loosely agreed upon. In one famous example of inconsistency, the server succeeding 12.0 was actually called 14.0, skipping 13 because of the bad luck meme. [[Pandacraft]] failed so spectacularly that it wasn't counted at all.
-In mid-2016, the iteration numbering became muddied by a series of short-lived shitpost-tier servers, and with the exception of the historically-attested 20.0, the servers of this period are not well remembered by anyone at all besides [[Falklands]], who wrote their respective articles. This was further complicated by the January 2017 server being marketed as "Cold War", an attempt by the hosts to break from previous tradition, even going as far as a short-lived rebranding to "/int/pires", and the following three servers were also better known by their themes than any numbers. The result of this confusion was that, by June 2019's Filicraft, the server was variably referred to by numbers from 27 to 31. Later that year, a study was done by Jonathan to determine the proper iteration number for Yugo Wars before its launch, and it was determined to be 30, making the first Filicraft i28. This numbering was confirmed by [[roguelich|Ghoul]] in another investigation in 2022. Iterations 28 to 32 are widely associated with their given numbers.
+In mid-2016, the iteration numbering became muddied by a series of short-lived shitpost-tier servers, and with the exception of the historically-attested 20.0, the servers of this period are not well remembered by anyone at all besides [[Falklands]], who wrote their respective articles. This was further complicated by the January 2017 server being marketed as "Cold War", an attempt by the hosts to break from previous tradition, even going as far as a short-lived rebranding to "/int/pires". The following three servers were also better known by their themes than any numbers.
-The modern naming dispute began with the server now known as [[i33|Epochcraft 1]] in late 2020, which was at the time considered by many players to be an /int/craft server in all but name. Aware of the development and imminent launch of [[Xeth]]'s WW1 server, the hosts called their lower-effort project "32.5". This numbering was challenged by a small but influential minority, including YouTuber [[Onion Wizard|SpookyBone]] and blog editor Ghoul, who insisted it should be called 33. Despite Xeth also calling his server 33 (dubs checkem), it is now generally known as i34. "32.5" was retroactively rebranded as Epochcraft i1 with the launch of Epochcraft i2 by the same hosts, to be distinct from /int/craft.
+The result of this confusion was that, by June 2019's [[Filicraft]], the iteration number was unclear. Later that year, a study was done by Jonathan to determine the proper number for [[Yugo Wars]] before its launch, and it was determined to be 30, making the first Filicraft i28. This numbering was confirmed by [[roguelich|Ghoul]] in another investigation in 2022. Iterations 28 to 32 are widely associated with their given numbers.
+The modern naming dispute began with the server now known as [[i33|Epochcraft 1]] in late 2020, which was at the time marketed as an /int/craft server. Aware of the development and imminent launch of [[Xeth]]'s WW1 server, the hosts called their lower-effort project "32.5". This numbering was challenged by a small but influential minority, including YouTuber [[Onion Wizard|SpookyBone]] and blog editor Ghoul, who insisted it should be called 33, and their view eventually prevailed. Despite Xeth also calling [[i34|his server]] i33 (dubs checkem), it is now generally known as i34. "i32.5" was retroactively rebranded as Epochcraft i1 with the launch of Epochcraft i2 by the same hosts, to be distinct from /int/craft.
 More dispute arose from [[Onions]]' failed Ukraine server. This server was widely boycotted by the community, and was declared dead by the host after only a few hours due to low player count. This failure, as well as Onions' bellicosity, led Ghoul to declare the server illegitimate in [[https://intcraft.wordpress.com/2022/05/28/onionscrafts-launch-falls-apart-intman-lounge-mass-banned/|a blogpost]], claiming it is not worthy to be called "i37". Most players still consider it to be a canon server regardless in spite of its failure.
 While [[World War 2]] is generally known as i38, host Xeth referred to it as "i37" on his server website. Whether this is a knock against Ukrainecraft or against "32.5" is unknown.
+In early february of 2025, talks began of launching a celebratory iteration in honor of /int/craft's 10th anniversary. This effort was eventually headed by [[ADM8]] and [[Voth]], who began work on a server for the occasion featuring musket pvp and a nostalgic return to Chien's world map. Following the success of i40, however, the [[Host cabal]] of Portugoa sought to make a second server later that year, set during the Napoleonic wars.
+This worried ADM8, who had essentially only agreed to host the anniversary iteration in exchange for the right to host iteration [[i42|42]], so that it could be a reference to A Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy. The problem was that ADM8 would be busy for most of the spring, and the Host Cabal hoped to release their server during Summer that year. This allowed ADM8 mere weeks to develop what he had hoped would be a fully fleshed out idea, and so he insisted that [[i41|ia]] be officially recorded as "IA", meaning '/int/craft anniversary". In the end, diplomacy between the Cabal and ADM8 prevailed; [[i41|ia]] launched and was a minor success, and ADM8 was still able to release i42 before [[Jeetcraft|i43]]. Although decidedly half-baked and a little janky, most of the playerbase enjoyed it inspite of its flaws.