CMP2

The **second edition of the CMP** Minecraft server has started in June 2021, on Minecraft version 1.17—the Caves & Cliffs Update.

## Early Troubles

When the server has started for the first time, a bug has been present in the server software used. The bug caused the server to fail to generate new chunks quickly enough, and therefore the server would freeze and eventually crash. This kind of crash would be dubbed a **hard crash**. Because of this bug, playing on the server anywhere far from spawn chunks was very difficult, as any kind of travel faster than sprinting on the ground was likely to cause the bug to occur. Not even updating to Minecraft 1.17.1 seemed to help. Later, it turned out that the bug was caused by the version of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) used. Updating the JVM to the latest version resolved the issue entirely. The server hasn't experienced this bug ever since.

## Lost & Found

On August 14th, 2021, a problem with the MEGAsync app has caused the server's world to be reverted to an earlier version. The issue was that the version it reverted to was the most up-to-date backup at the time. Since the only other version of the world that existed was stored on a computer the server admins didn't have access to at the time, the world was presumed to be lost forever. After more than a week of searching and scouring the files, the server admin has managed to gain access to the aforementioned computer. Exactly 10 days later—on August 24th, 2021—⁣qeaml has managed to recover the latest version of the world. Although at that point the hype of the server has died down, and the server was rarely played on.

## First economy

This was the first edition to feature a full-blown economy. Although it did not have enough time to mature, it still had some meaning on the server. One of the most notable builds related to the CMP2 economy was the **Auction House**, where players could auction off or trade unique items. The only unique items ever produced on the server, however, were the **Appreciation Tokens**. They are unlike all other items—as they are truly *one of a kind*. Such tokens were special, as they would carry over to the next edition of CMP. Unfortunately, these appreciation tokens never amounted to anything, as they did not carry over to CMP3.

The first proper motivation to participate in the economy was the **Post Office**. From there, both the **President** and regular players could send packages, letters, and newsletters to all other players out for a small fee. The owner of the Post Office—⁣qeaml⁣—also sent out their own newsletter updating the players on events that have recently happened in the world, such as **MelonFan3313** becoming the official president of the server. It was also possible to apply to become a mail man, and get paid for each letter, package, and newsletter copy delivered. Sadly, entrepreneurs have built their own shops not far along the **North Road**, which turned out to be much more profitable than delivering mail. Most notably, these shops included: qeaml's Mass Construction Services, Child's Pet Services and the Domi Space Agency. It should be noted that after MelonFan became president, he launched several projects that aimed to help fund these shops, which essentially killed the possibility of someone becoming a mail man.