The Renegades

**The Renegades** were a minor group who existed during Season 3 of CrocMC. It was one of the first formal minor groups, actively partaking in server politics and interacting with other teams. **The Renegades** are best known for their base complex of **Renegade Retreat**, a Wild West-themed area on the far reaches of the server map.

## Overview

Formed from the remnants of CocoaMC's **Legendary Empire**, **The Renegades** made their debut in CrocMC during Season 3, after suffering major losses due to constant server resets on the Cocoa server. Corsair had plans to construct an old western base far from spawn to avoid the same fate as his previous builds, so he decided to camp in an eroded badlands roughly 30,000 blocks away.

The group consisted of Corsair, Xur, and Spacelotion initially, with Adi being temporarily being part of the group later on. **The Renegades** were a participant in the *Potato War*, engaging in a small skirmish with **Kmerhine** along the borders of **Renegade Retreat.**

## History

**Renegade Retreat** began in the latter days of February. Corsair used Chunkbase to find a suitable eroded badlands biome for **Renegade Retreat**, and he began building the colossal project immediately. Corsair finished his house first then went on to build Xur's house nearby. After some terraforming, Corsair created a small road system connecting all the buildings of the town. A stable was built beside Xur's house along with a building to house the zombie farm.

Other buildings included a saloon, a water tower, a train station, and several small cabins that were vacant throughout the team's existence.

Corsair would use the diamond/iron block duplication glitch to gain resources for the beacon pyramid which was made possible by Xur and Spacelotion. The admins never discovered this crime until next season when Corsair boasted about the act, but no punishment came as a result.

Other small bases were planned to compliment the **Renegade Retreat**, including **Bandit City**, **Mount Zion**, **Sundown City**, and **Railroad Grade**, but none of these projects were ever completed.

**The Renegades** were zealously pro-Wheat, and their religious practices staunchly opposed those of **Kmerhine**, who worshipped potatoes. This tension was at first subtle, as spawn builds featured signs and buildings that hinted appraisal to the respective gods, with periodic tampering being done between the two parties. For example, Corsair constructed the **Tower of Wheat** during one of the spawn parties, planting wheat crops within it. **Zentaly** would go into the build occasionally to replace the wheat crops with potatoes.

The tension was planned to be resolved in a 1v1 fight between **Corsair** and **Zentaly** at spawn to prove whose patron god was the strongest. Alas, this duel never came, as both players repeatedly rolled back the date of the fight due to both internal and external reasons. The fight would be cancelled altogether in the aftermath of the *GoldAlaskaBear* crisis, in which GoldAlaska, a member of **Kmerhine**, trespassed into **Renegade Retreat** unannounced. Corsair had given GoldAlaska the coordinates to the base much earlier in the season, hoping that she would come contribute to the base's progress. However, GoldAlaska would defect sometime in late February and join **Kmerhine** while Corsair was oblivious. Using the coordinates that Corsair gave her earlier, GoldAlaska came to **Renegade Retreat** and provoked the inhabitants there, especially Adi. Adi, being extremely agitated, engaged in combat with GoldAlaska, with Corsair, Spacelotion, and visiting Sil joining in. GoldAlaska logged at the foot of a eroded plateau, and at the request of Corsair, Adi surrounded Gold's logout spot with obsidian and filled the box with lava. GoldAlaska alerted the other members of **Kmerhine** of the ongoing situation, and they mobilized and headed for **Renegade Retreat** to save GoldAlaska and possibly defeat the rival Church of Wheat.

**The Renegades** were aware of this plan, and threatened to use lethal force against any **Kmerhine** member who dared trespass on Renegade sand. **Kmerhine** players stood on the nether side of the main access portal to **Renegade Retreat**, and waited patiently for Corsair to meet their demands of safely escorting GoldAlaska from the premises. Corsair never gave in, and when Turtle was brave enough to cross the portal into the overworld, Corsair killed him immediately, sparking anger in the opposing forces. A newer player, Tim, would ultimately step in to calm the situation by offering to escort Gold Alaska. **The Renegades** finally accepted the agreement, and Adi removed the trap. Tim escorted GoldAlaska from the property and fighting subsided. These events would come to be known as the *Potato War*, with no clear victor visible.

Corsair became an admin briefly, as upon his promotion his keyboard experienced major malfunctions, rendering him unable to use commands to properly administer or communicate in-game. This lead to a temporary departure from CrocMC, and the other three members of **The Renegades** would follow, but never to return.

## Notable Members

* Corsair - Sheriff
* Xur - Deputy
* Spacelotion - Deputy
* Adi - Member