History of Bow Network

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## The start of something great (3-6-22)

It was a Saturday like any other. But not for BowFun. I was deep in thought about starting another Minecraft server. I had run a few servers in the past, only one of which was public (but saw little success). I was thinking about this one (now-deleted) video from Lynxwastaken called "Underwater survival". I decided I would try it out again, so I downloaded PaperMC and BungeeCord. I looked over a few guides and set everything up. I built a quick spawn, and there it was. We had 3 servers originally. These were Survival, PVP, and Water World (although the only picture at the time said Coming Soon). This was on March 6th, 2022. I had to just think about what would be coming.

## The logo and Discord (3-7-22 - 4-15-22)

It was the next day, March 7th, 2022. I decided to get started on making major progress. I created a quick logo. The idea was that it would be a Bow logo on a grass block. This logo wasn't the greatest, but it would do. I now made a Discord server. Things were working out great. Fun fact, I even made a wind sock that has the old logo on it.

## Friends through Bow Network (April-May '22)

I met some other people who were interested in what I was doing on Bow Network. Those people are now known as DevKorbi7 and Masterblade. We determined that we should make a Lifesteal server, so we got started on planning for that.

## Getting improvements (8-12-22 - 9-21-22)

I decided the current logo wouldn't do, so I got to work on a new logo. I decided I wanted to have a more elite feel to the logo, so the main color would be gold. Also, I wanted to have points sticking out on all sides to represent the cardinal directions of a compass. I added rubies to the points to continue an elite feeling. Finally, I was going to add a water wave, but decided against it. And there we were, a Bow Network logo I was happy with.

Around this time, I also decided to buy a new lobby. I checked all over before finding a great underwater-themed map. I bought it (it was quite cheap) and loaded it onto the server. I also decided to remove Survival in favor of Lifesteal. Now, we had our servers (Lifesteal, PVP, and Water World). I built the Water World map. I also got rid of Supporter rank and made Legend rank.

## Shiny Gems (10-19-22)

I had a little free time, so I took a break from what I was doing to make another currency on Bow Network. This currency is called Shiny Gems, and is a premium currency used to purchase cosmetics. I decided that Shiny Gems would cost 10 cents per gem. We made it and didn't give it a second thought for a while.

## A Sad Loss (11-13-22)

Sadly, Masterblade decided to leave. He may be no longer on the team, but he’ll never be forgotten as a part of Bow Network's early days.

## New Lobby (12-7-22)

So I decided to get a new lobby. Luckily, I had won a lobby on an advent calendar on a website called Dollar Builds. After I set up the new lobby, I moved the old one into Water World.

## The Chat Plugin (12-19-22)

I also got a chat plugin called EpicChatPRO from BuiltByBit. This plugin was amazing for the server at the time, but little did we know the problems it would cause.

## The Darker Times (December '22 - May '23)

We made very few modifications during this time, and the server died for a little. There were a few changes, like new lore and switching the operating system of the server that hosted Bow Network at the time.

## Lore Changes (January - April '23)

This was the only event during the Darker Times. I wrote the first iteration of the Elite Wars and Battle Legends lore around this time.

## The Cosmetic Rush (7-28-23 - still going)

I gave a second thought to Shiny Gems! I added a bunch of packages to the store to allow players to get Shiny Gems. I also started designing cosmetics for players to buy. This is an ongoing event as we strive to have the best cosmetics of any server.

## Trouble (7-29-23)

So I had trouble with our (old) chat system, our ban system, and our economy plugins. It seemed like our chat system (EpicChatPRO) wouldn’t update and our economy plug-in (The New Economy) is having data-base problems. Our ban system didn’t seem to be working right, so I got a new one. As of 08-07-2023, I have replaced the chat system and the ban system has been fixed.

## Another Friend Joins! (08-10-2023)

I found someone else who was interested in Bow Network. They are now known as The D3vil. This player joined as a moderator.