The EpicQuestz Newsletter
ISSUE 69 - 5 October 2025
Hello again. Five weeks have passed since the previous newsletter, and things have happened! Let us carefully dive into news about project progress, but also about the technical side of the server. Indeed, as you will see, we have unlocked new building blocks…
-@LimeeFox
There has been no progress on this project since the previous newsletter, but the next steps will include further work on the poorer district, to the south of the city, where more workshops and warehouses will be built. In parallel to this, we’re thinking about the layout of the city further upstream, north of the bridge. A fisherman neighborhood is already laid out there
- Project Leader, @LimeeFox
Massive progress! Even after the already very productive previous month, when dozens of interiors were completed, over a dozen more have been approved in the past 4 weeks! The Builders have been very motivated and very creative with the recent interiors, especially in regards to custom objects (using our new Easy Armourstands plugin). You can also use it as a traveler, on your own plots!
We’ll keep building interiors only until the end of the year at-least. After that, we’ll move on to individual house plots, gardens yards, etc…
- Project Co-Leader @LimeeFox
Progress on Cirith Ungol, as usual, has been slow and intermittent, but regardless, we make progress, most particularly in Shelob’s lair. First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone who participated in our Cirith Ungol build session and/or completed our associated survey, particularly @DragonLordPixal for the texturing of the lair and @marcoiscool for his decoration work. Without everyone’s participation, I would have never figured out how to do Shelob’s lair. While there is much work that needs to be done, I now have a clear vision of what it can be thanks to the ideas of the people. It shows that anyone can make a huge difference, regardless of rank. I hope to come back sometime to continue our Cirith Ungol build sessions.
- A project builder, @Grissum1
In my typical spontaneity I’ve done some unprompted work around the 4th gate area, and added to the army of floating buildings nearby. Otherwise, there isn’t much to report. Hopefully I will make more progress in the coming weeks.
- Project Leader, @the_pharaohs_cat
No news on this front, however we do want to remind you to follow us on Instagram as we sometimes post pictures of our maps and builds, including in-progress maps!
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As hinted in the editor’s note at the beginning of this newsletter, there are exciting news regarding new blocks and other cool features… We updated our server to 1.21.8!!
The new blocks include: Bush, Cactus Flower, Firefly Bush, Leaf Litter, Wildflowers, Short Dry Grass, Tall Dry Grass, as well as new animal variants (cow variants, chicken variants, pig variants).
Additionally, we have expanded the world size limit in Largeplots as practically every plot within the previous world border was already claimed, and newcomers could only claim plots out of bounds.
Remember that as a traveler, you have access to 8 small plots (/warp plots_small) and 2 large plots (/warp plots_large). As a Builder+, you can claim more plots (do /apply to learn more!). If you donate with /donate, you can claim Donor plots at /warp plots_donor which are 500x500 blocks large.
There have been no new promotions.
Today, I would like to feature a few builds.
First, let me begin by featuring @Sco 's (known as Scosher in-game) beautiful street from Umbar, built as a team lobby for our second server, Empire War, where players spawn to select a class and attempt to take Edhellond from other players, in a team PvP battle!
The second build I would like to feature is a plot made by xyz420, notanub2 and The_Boat_Gaming
And another plot by The_Boat_Gaming
While progress has slowed down over the past few days, some builders continue to dedicate a few hours every week to work on our maps. There’s always something to do, thanks to our job plugin system developed in-house, so watch out for our social media posts, and patiently await the next newsletter!
If you would like to join the build team, the applications are open: https://forums.epicquestz.com/t/how-do-i-get-promoted-to-builder
Have a nice time building!
BI-WEEKLY QUIZ:
How many palantírs are known to exist in Middle-Earth?
Answer to the previous quiz: Of course, the individual whom Túrin Turambar seized Amon-Rûdh from is none other than Mîm the petty dwarf!