Hello everyone,

The holiday season is here, and we want to take a moment to wish you all a joyful and cozy time filled with love, laughter, and gaming! As the year comes to a close, we hope you’ve enjoyed all the adventures we’ve shared together.

To celebrate the season, we’re excited to announce:

30% OFF Winter Sale on everything in the store until December 31st, 11:59 PM UTC! 

Winter Head Hunt

The famous Head Hunt is now live in the Towny and Creative spawns!

• Search for 50 winter/holiday-themed heads hidden in each spawn.
• Win great prizes by finding them all!
• Use /winter info in-game to get all the details.

Grab some hot cocoa, log in, and enjoy the festivities! Thank you for being an amazing part of our community, and here’s to even greater adventures in the new year!

With love,

 - SK Staff

Hello everyone,

First and foremost, we want to assure you that your voices have been heard. We take incidents like the one that occurred in the past few days very seriously and are working diligently to improve the way we address and resolve such matters.

Our staff members are here to help make your experience on ShadowKingdom as enjoyable as possible. If you have a question, find something that isn’t working as expected, or need assistance, please reach out to an online staff member. If they can’t directly assist you, they will escalate the matter to the appropriate person.

When no staff are available, you can:

• Use the in-game ticketing system (/ticket open <message>).
• Message a staff member on Discord.
• Post on our website here.

We are committed to improving our responsiveness across all these channels to provide better and faster support.

We also want to emphasize that reporting incidents promptly is crucial. Staff cannot monitor every in-game chat or event 100% of the time. If you witness an issue, please report it to us directly with as much detail as possible—this includes screenshots, timestamps, or any other relevant information. This allows us to address situations fairly and efficiently.

When addressing incidents, we strive to make informed, fair decisions based on all available evidence. Player history is considered only when relevant to the matter at hand. If you feel that a decision was unfair, we encourage you to submit an appeal through our forums here. Appeals give us the opportunity to hear your perspective, reassess decisions, and correct mistakes when necessary.

We must also stress that breaking rules as a form of retaliation is never acceptable. Each instance of rule-breaking will be handled separately and judged accordingly. It’s always best to report the issue and allow staff to manage it on your behalf.

Finally, we want to apologize to everyone affected by the recent incident. The way this situation was handled fell short of our standards, and we regret the impact it had on the community. Internally, we are implementing changes to ensure better handling of issues and improved assistance for our players moving forward.

Thank you for your understanding, patience, and for being a part of this community. We remain committed to creating a safe, fair, and enjoyable environment for everyone.

Sincerely,

The SK Staff Team

Hello everyone,

About an hour ago, Towny v6 - Jurassic Kingdom officially launched, and it’s amazing to see so many of you joining for the very first moments!

A full announcement and detailed changelog will be coming soon, so you can discover all the new features and changes compared to Towny 5. In the meantime, feel free to hop on, explore, and test out some of the exciting new additions already live!

To celebrate the launch, we’re hosting a 25% sale on everything in the store until Sunday, December 15th, 11:59 PM UTC. Don’t miss this chance to grab a rank or some awesome boosters at a discount!

This has been a massive effort to modernize and elevate the ShadowKingdom experience, and we’re thrilled to finally share it with all of you. Let us know what you think—we can’t wait to hear your feedback!

Thank you for your continued support, and we hope you enjoy Towny 6 as much as we do.

Much love,

The ShadowKingdom Team

Hello everyone ,

After months of hard work and development, we are thrilled to announce that Towny v6 - Jurassic Kingdom is finally ready to launch! The server will officially open its doors tomorrow, December 8, 2024, at 7pm UTC.

We’re so excited for you to explore all the incredible features, updates, and changes that Towny 6 brings compared to Towny 5. To make things even better, we’ll be posting a full announcement tomorrow that dives into all the new and improved aspects of this amazing new version.

Mark your calendars, set your alarms, and get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey in Towny 6!

Thank you for your patience and support—we can’t wait to see you there!

The ShadowKingdom Team

Hello everyone,

We’re excited to bring you the latest updates to our server! This changelog covers a variety of fixes, changes, and known issues. Let’s dive into the details:

Fixes

1. Fixed Magic Dust Shop.
2. Fixed no platform under some of the shop floors.
3. Fixed spawn enchantment table not getting up to 30 level options due to carpet.
4. Fixed daily shadowpass quests not refreshing.
5. Fixed free shadowpass weekly quests sometimes containing premium quests.
6. Fixed crates not working on the release.
7. Fixed Rare Crate not correctly giving the Core Crate Key.
8. Fixed the names of the diamond armor rewards from the Vote Crate starting with '&b'.
9. Fixed spawners dropping when mined (even without Silk Touch).
   • The correct behavior now applies, where natural spawners drop 2–6 Spawner Shards when mined.
   • Player-placed spawners can still be mined without issues.
10. Fixed a bunch of permission issues to allow new or changed game features to be used.
11. Fixed mining quartz ore not paying in the Netherworker job.
12. Fixed unintended crafting recipes to custom items being part of the game.
13. Fixed the Multiplication CE needing Souls to operate.
    • If you already have a book that does state the need for them, please ask an admin to replace the CE with a new one.
14. Fixed dinosaur mobs causing a lot of lag.
    • Dinosaurs now use the same spawning behaviors as passive mobs (cows, pigs, etc.).
    • This also fixes the issue of them spawning inside towns.
15. Fixed the pinata sometimes jumping into the spawn build itself during a pinata party.
16. Fixed money/exp pouches pinata party rewards not working.
17. Fixed crabs not being able to deal damage in the fishing pool at spawn.
18. Fixed rank kit previews not matching the actual rank kits.
19. Fixed vote tokens/treasure tokens not stacking when given separately (like when voting or finding multiple TH crates).
20. Fixed towns of type "Settlement" not being able to set an outpost.
21. Removed access to a few game-breaking commands in TH (/speed, /top, /backpack, etc.).
22. The server now remembers your choice to show or hide the scoreboard (using /board or /scoreboard) when you leave and join again.
23. You are now able to hide yourself from the dynamic map using /hide.
    • Use /show to reappear on the map.
24. Fixed the "$100 added to the lottery pot" reward from voting.

Changes

1. Changed magic dust prices to match other in-game valuations.
2. Removed the differences in night and day durations between different seasons.
3. Removed the green aurora effect, as it also affected players underground/in their bases.
4. Reduced the differences in chance of precipitation between the different seasons:
   • Spring: 20%;
   • Summer: 10%;
   • Fall: 25%;
   • Winter: 30%.
5. Adjusted the length of a single season to better match the "5 seasons per era" objective.
6. Adjusted the new chat filter to make it less picky. Further adjustments may be made in the future.
7. Improved the value of the rewards in the Vote Crate + switched some low-value rewards out for money/exp pouches.
8. Changed the required percentage of online players to sleep and skip the night to 50%.
9. Changed the color of towns on the dynamic map for better visibility.
10. Slightly increase the amount of McMMO xp needed to level skills.
11. Dinosaurs now also drop items + exp when killed.
    • Aggressive dinosaurs have a 50% chance to drop treasure tokens, along with other items.
12. Increased the announce timer from 5s to 20s when a pinata party starts.
13. To prevent players from missing out, every online player will receive 5 Vote Tokens and a Vote Crate Key at the end of a pinata party.
14. Added TH crate locators to the pinata party rewards.
15. Disabled fishing tournaments that require different biomes.
16. Replaced the TH crate locator with a spawner shard in the treasure shop.
17. Changed the active fishing tournament message in the scoreboard to prevent it from being too wide.
18. Reduced the needed votes to receive your daily Vote Crate Key from 5 votes to 4 votes.

Important Known Issues

1. Black Scroll purchase in /ce: This is a plugin issue reported to the developers. We're awaiting a response.
2. Voting Leaderboard isn’t working: A fix should be implemented within 24 hours.
3. LWC protections can be bypassed using hoppers/hopper carts: This is a plugin issue we can't resolve ourselves. Abusing this issue is against the rules and will be taken very seriously.
4. Our resource pack plugin doesn’t support 1.21.4: It’s recommended to keep using 1.21.1 for now.
5. The /vp claim command doesn’t work for the Vote Crate Key: A fix should be implemented within 24 hours.
6. Elytras cause weird behavior in the TH arena.

Thank you for your patience and continued support! If you have any questions or encounter further issues, let us know.

Much Love,

- SK Staff