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Well, it's been a pretty intense few weeks of coding. We moved the Ark cluster over to the new, better, faster, and stronger server. I had to tweak a lot of code to get the 4 Hammers Forge infrastructure ready for seamless hardware expansion. It’s been going fairly well—some setbacks, but that’s how it goes. I’ll get back to adding the fun stuff to server management soon enough.

We also announced our monthly building competition to encourage that creative building energy we all love. I haven’t nailed down a prize yet, but it'll be something cool and worthwhile. For now, the judging panel consists of me and Tish, the experts (of course). We might implement a voting system down the line if this really takes off. The rules as of now are build something spooky in any game that 4 Hammers Forge hosts and upload some screenshots and or a video to YouTube and link it. I'll make a form on the website or create a discord channel to submit to for now.

As for the games we’re eyeing in the near future, it's probably going to be a mix. VRising on Razed's Brutal server is there for people who need a challenge and enjoy getting their face punched in. Over on the Ark cluster the new map, Astereos, has been a lot of fun, and we're hoping to tackle the Medusa boss one of these weekends.Fear Ascended won’t release until October 30th, which is kind of lame. Spooky season starts October 1st, WildCard, get it together!

Speaking of spooky season, I’m really hoping Valheim drops the Bog Witch update before the end of October. That would be perfect for building something creepy.

Here’s a build I worked on about a year ago. To be honest, I don’t remember which map it’s from—or if I even have the right map. It’s lost forever in the swamps. But, I do have a few screenshots to get you all inspired!