Iteration 3

**Iteration 3**, also **Season 3** is Magna Terra's current "version"/phase. It began after the abrupt end of Iteration 2 due to lack of funds (see History of the Server) and continues to this day, though steady progress has been made and a server launch is promised this summer, expectedly in early/middle July. Iteration 3's history has not been divided "officially", however, there are, arguably, some rough time periods in which it can be split in. Below you can find one interpretation of the events of Iteration 3.

## The Initial Pre-Release

Following Iteration 2's previously mentioned abrupt end, Iteration 3 was immediately announced. A vote was created by Zenith, the server's owner, to decide its future. There were 3 options:

1. An early launch with lessened features;
2. An "aurea mediocritas" - a middle path, which would mean the server's release within a few months but with better features than the first option;
3. A late launch with improved mechanics, compared even to Iteration 2.

The third option won, and Zenith took to developing the server again. The gathering of funds was an excruciatingly long period which lasted for a few months, maybe even well into the Late Pre-Release (see below). Nevertheless, this became a reality to which the playerbase adjusted, either in hope of the server finally opening or as a secondary option upon "migrating" to other Minecraft servers.

In this period, most nations which exist today were created, and a notable influx of new players to the server meant that the creation of new and before-unseen states would inject life into the MT community. However, this could not be sustained forever, and after some events such as the Israeli-Syrian Conflict, the creation of WAON and the JA and the subsequent conflict between them, the server entered into what can be called the Dark Ages of Iteration 3. It should however be mentioned that, in the Initial Pre-Launch period, there were more events than the aforementioned, the Discord server of MT being notably active. However, due to unforeseen events such as Oakania's departure from the server, this activity dropped to a halt.

## The Dark Ages

The Dark Ages were one of the bleakest periods in Magna Terra's history. They represented a point of very low activity and, especially combined with the abrupt and, by many, unwanted end of Iteration 2 but also due to other events, it led many to believe that Magna Terra would die off. While the "cold war" between the two mega-alliances continued and was eventually resolved diplomatically, leading to the de facto dismemberment of WAON and inactivity within the JA's ranks, this only led to a further deepening of server activity. Many thought that it would take a Deus ex Machina to save Magna Terra at this point, yet, perhaps surprisingly, one did come.

In an auxiliary period of the Dark Ages, which, depending on who you ask, may either be part of the time period currently discussed or the Late Pre-Release, Zenith came out with a big announcement, in which he talked about the apparent end of Magna Terra unless it would be soon revived. To thie extent, he started an advertising campaign and created a GoFundMe page, on which the big sum of CAD 4000 was marked as the goal. This was an "utopian" amount, with which Zenith hoped to be able to hire developers and fund a more far-reaching advertising campaign. However, much of the community was disheartened by this announcement due to the magnitude of the required sum of money.

Politically, the Dark Ages were a period of, as before mentioned, complete lack of interaction between states.

## The Late Pre-Release

If the "4000 CAD announcement" was disheartening to the community, then the following was the Deus ex Machina needed. Zenith announced a great lessening of the needed sum and the continued "normal" development of Magna Terra, as well as, sometime later, a launch in the middle Summer of 2023, with a test-server to be opened for donators after 9/12/23 and one for normal members approximately one month after that.

This announcement was very well-received by the community and, with the return of the SPQR's and the Diyakenid Empire's members from another Minecraft server, Magna Terra was back on its feet. In spite of this period being quite short-lasting, it is one of the most important in the server's history due to the great revival of the community caused by it. Old nations became active again, the wiki on which you are currently reading this began being developed and newer nations were popping up by the day. Finally, Magna Terra's future seemed bright, and with the activity-crushing WAON and JA being de facto disbanded, new alliances, pacts and spheres of influence could finally be established by the old, returning and new players.

Also check out the 'History of Iteration 3' page for a list of important events relating to the in-game universe.