vs server is temporarily down, had data loss situation, restoring many things from backups

the webserver was also lost but i had a semi recent backup, looks like it restored okay

Hey guys, not sure if anyone still checks this anymore but heads up, I got into vintage story lately after Ark Survival Evolved servers went down (thats what i've been playing for years.)

Vintage Story is a minecraft like game with a much more involved progression system (upto a point), It's quite good. I've been enjoying it the last few weeks and wanted to have a reliable server that would be up to share with others.

So recently I finally did some updates to my server and setup a new install for Vintage story

It's "Anarchic Frontiers PvE" on the server list. already a handful of players have been joining, come visit if you want, the game is here https://www.vintagestory.at (I bought it off humble bundle, easy for US$ people)

I will always remember the time I spent on this server and the people I met. I truly enjoyed every moment of it, and its hard to believe that I started playing on the server at 14 (nearly a decade ago, now). Some days, it feels like yesterday. The server helped me through many phases in my life and allowed me to make connections I never thought I would. I hope each and every one of you are doing well in life, and maybe we'll see each other again one day. Best of luck, -Logan.

Logged on here today just for old times sake I knew the server had been down from trying to join. I quite literally grew up here, i joined when i was ten, and now i'm 20. I appreciate all of you, everyone I met and got close with and even tho I was a handful and probably annoyed the shit out most of you/made you mad I genuinely loved you guys and i say that with all my tiny little heart. I am forever thankful to have known you all. I know it's been a long long time and we're all grown now and have/still have lives but I hope one day in the future we can all play together again some day. I hope everyone's doing well and wish nothing but the best for you in your lives. I'm sorry if this is stupid but I miss you losers deeply <3

Signed your favorite curmudgeon 

For some reason, I decided to check the website today after several years of not playing.. and see this.

I have to say, this server taught me a shit ton of life lessons and allowed me to form genuine connections with people that I never thought I'd get through some video game. I had just turned 14 when vbelac and I found this guy who was hosting a minecraft server based on something called volunteerianism lol, I think we thought it was like a charity thing. Had no clue I'd learn about things like property rights, personal freedoms, justice, etc.

The server definitely helped me through my adolescent years, when I had a bad day there was an awesome community of players on here I could connect to, talk with, and have fun together. I'm 23 now, doing the college thing, got 3 A.A.S. degrees in IT through community college, now midway through a Bachelor's in Cyber Security through online university.

Seeing how society functions without centralized government control in a virtual environment was an interesting experiment. There certainly wasn't a lack of dramatic events. There were times when tempers soared, battles were fought, and homesteads were destroyed, but there were also times when rational understanding prevailed, peace was made, and cities prospered.

Whether a video game form of voluntaryism would transfer to the real world and work effectively, I don't know. Maybe one day in the far future if society is mostly independent thinkers it is able to work, but for now, I've learned that the majority of people not only want to be controlled themselves but also force other people to be controlled via governments, which is crazy to think about.

I do hope the worlds become downloadable for any player to load it up on their own machine and take a trip down memory lane though, that would be pretty cool.

If you ever need me, I think Savanah has my facebook.

All my best to every person on here and stay strong going forward in life.

I didn't even think the server was still up, every once in a while I check the website but it normally doesn't even open so I figured the server wouldn't be open either.

It's sad to see it taken down but like, as you said, it hasn't been active anytime recently

I hope you're still doing well, maybe we'll all get to play something else again in the future or something, whether it be minecraft or something else.

Well the server is finally concluded i guess, after nearly a decade.. I was going to just leave it on for like.. ever but apparently a security exploit was discovered which all old versions are vulnerable to, and the quick fix turns off all logging anyway so i can't even see whats going on on it..

So I guess after nearly a decade (although it was near completely inactive since 1.14) perhaps this is the end of the anarchic frontiers/voluntaryist minecraft server.

I will always cherish the times I had on the server playing with everyone, so did SavanahMile and I know many other people had meaningful experiences and friendships they will always remember, I hope everyone has a happy and enjoyable life out there in the real world, I miss you all and wish you all the best!

Sincerely Intangir

finally moved the anarchic frontiers (AF expedition) and Meiva expeditions to the astral realm

you can get there by logging in, sitting and holding still for about 30 seconds, and typing /astral when prompted

wrapped up some final archives on the old worlds.. they are finally retired but will live on in the memory palace (and our own memories)

its hard to close the book on stuff like this, i can never fully let go thats why i always archive everything and setup the astral server

life is often a constant kick in the face forcing you to let go of things you don't want to let go of, but nothing is permanent, not even my archives

 

ive got a ton of screenshots, ill have to sort through them some time

those were nice to see though

Hello all, I recently went through my screenshots folder to pick out some highlights from the golden days of the server and uploaded them to the album below. I hope you enjoy looking through these memories and if you saved any screenshots of your own I'd love for you to share them. Even if you haven't saved any screenshots, I'd enjoy reading any memories from the server you have to share.

This community may have just existed on a Minecraft server, but everyone you met was a real person with a full life behind the screen and those of us that stuck around for so long certainly built real friendships while playing a silly block game together

Hope you all are staying safe and doing well

 - vbelac AKA Jerry


https://imgur.com/a/5gEHHMf


P.S you should be able to find your own screenshot folder at
C:\Users\yournamehere\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\screenshots