🎄 Christmas Update is now Live!
TakenSMP Changelog v1.1.0: Christmas & Tower Update!
⚙️ Server Maintenance & Deployment
This festive update is now LIVE! The server is back online with new content, a major holiday event, and balancing adjustments. Get ready to battle and build with the spirit of the holidays!
🎄 New Exclusive Content: The Christmas 2025 Crate is HERE!
The Christmas 2025 Crate has arrived, bringing with it a collection of legendary gear imbued with the magic of the season! This crate is the exclusive source for all Christmas 2025 Armorset pieces and Weapons.
🎁 Christmas 2025 Weapons & Shield
1. Christmas Sword (Netherite Sword)
* Ability: Naughty List: Consecutive hits on the same target deal increasing bonus damage. Switching targets resets the bonus.
2. Christmas Staff (Netherite Sword - Staff)
* Ability: Ornament Bombardment (45s Cooldown): Right-click to call down a barrage of 5 explosive ornaments on a target area, dealing 8.0 damage per hit.
3. Christmas Spear (Netherite Sword - Spear)
* Ability: Surprise Visit (20s Cooldown): Launch a projectile. Hit a target, then right-click again within 5 seconds to teleport directly behind them and deal 6.0 damage.
4. Christmas Shield (Shield)
* Ability: Debuff Block (120s Cooldown): Blocking an attack triggers a counter that applies a random debuff (Slowness, Weakness, Blindness, etc.) to the attacker.
🎅 Christmas 2025 Armor Set Bonus
The four-piece Christmas Armorset (Christmas Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots) activates a passive ability that rewards players for their patience.
1. Full Set Bonus: Gift Proc
2. Effect: Periodically receive a random gift (temporary buff or small coin reward).
3. Cooldown: The gift frequency increases with every piece of the Christmas set worn!
🏰 New Permanent Content: The Tower Set
A new Legendary armor set, the Tower Set, is now available! This heavy, defensive set is ideal for survivability.
🛡️ Tower Set Armor Bonus
The four-piece Tower Armorset (Tower Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots) focuses on raw defense.
1. Full Set Bonus: Tower's Fortitude
2. Effect: Wearing all four pieces grants a flat 20% reduction to ALL damage taken.
⚔️ Tower Set Weapons
1. Tower Sword (Netherite Sword)
* Ability: Ground Slam (15s Cooldown): Right-click to slam the ground, dealing 8.0 damage and launching all enemies within 5 blocks into the air.
2. Tower Spear (Netherite Sword - Spear)
* Ability: Tower's Nourishment (300s Cooldown): Right-click to instantly restore your full hunger and saturation.
🗺️ Gameplay & World Updates
🏰 Tower Dungeon (Tester Access Only)
1. The Tower Dungeon has been deployed! This massive PVE area is currently restricted to Testers and Staff only for final balance adjustments.
2. We are aiming for a full public release in v1.1.1. We appreciate your patience!
🛡️ Balance Changes & Item Reworks
1. Boss Lair Removal: The Boss Lair feature has been completely removed from the game due to ongoing stability and balancing issues. A new, more robust endgame PVE experience is planned for the future.
Happy Holidays and Happy Crafting!
The TakenSMP Administration Team
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