Springfield

Springfield (or "SF" for short) was a Minecraft server previously owned by GodOfLegoz that focused on realistic city role-play as well as building. It was founded on June 28th, 2016 using a flat world. Springfield had 4 different worlds, referred to simply as "SF1" to "SF4". Springfield eventually closed on September 6th, 2021 after attempting to branch into a network (which was then called "The Springfield Network").

## Establishing

Springfield was established on June 28th, 2016 by GodOfLegoz using a flat world (which was then considered SF1). There were no builds when it was released to the public. For several years, the "first" build of Springfield was always considered to be a courthouse, however, in 2021 it was discovered through an old screenshot that the courthouse was not the first building of Springfield. It is unclear today what the first building initially was.

Springfield grew throughout the coming months with the introduction of a monorail, a hill, school, nuclear power plant, and several different businesses and homes. Springfield also introduced a custom minigame called "Jedi vs Sith". The original Overlord Virus was unleashed in Springfield, utilizing an obsidian block (as crying obsidian was not yet available). The main currency of SF1 was diamonds, as no official currency was made.

## Springfield2 (SF2)

Towards the end of 2016, Springfield announced a new world (then referred to as SF2). It was planned to be worked on throughout early-2017, however, SF2 was released to the public early. SF2 was one of the longer-used worlds in Springfield. Springfield2 had several districts, including an island called "Carson City". Carson City held the Carson City Mint, and the Reichstag (which was then considered the main government building of Springfield). The currency also switched from diamonds to $ (using /bal).

The Kellogg Mint Co. was established in SF2 in an effort to mint private currency using gold. The Kellogg Mint Co. did not last very long and was closed months later. The SFPD (Springfield Police Department) was defined during SF2. They had several stations, both in the island, and on the mainland. Many people held the position of chief, SavageShannon, CederSam, and ShadowTigerCool. There were several businesses and companies including "Albom Inn", an inn using an extension of GodOfLegoz' house, "Phat Resort"/Hotel, a hotel/resort across from Spawn, the Springfield Mall, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), an antique store, a banner shop, and several others. Around this time period was when Jedi vs Sith was canceled.

Springfield2 was also the time when vehicles such as planes and cars were developed. They provided a quicker mode of transportation then the monorail of SF1.

## Springfield3 (SF3)

Springfield3 was announced as the "final world" of Springfield during late-2018. It was planned to incorporate a variety of elevations and was claimed to be the "most-realistic" world of Springfield. However, development stalled for quite some time. GodOfLegoz wanted to release SF3 before the Summer of 2019; so, in an effort to meet this deadline, development was rushed. Springfield3 was released on April 15th, 2019. The new world featured many skyscrapers, a "mining" system for earning money, several skyscrapers, apartments, and different districts. Unlike SF2, much of Springfield3 was set in strict survival-mode, and without the leniency provided during SF2.

Springfield3 also introduced a new form of plots, priced based on their size and location. The vehicles were also revamped. Springfield3 was widely unpopular due to development being rushed, and the difficulty of earning money. Springfield3 had a Presidential Election on November 4th, 2019. SavageShannon won the title of "President" on December 1st, 2019, however, the presidency did not have too much effect in SF3.

## Springfield4 (SF4)

On Feburary 8th, 2020, realizing the unpopularity of Springfield3, GodOfLegoz announced the development of the final world (now referred to as SF4). Like SF3, it was claimed to be the "most-realistic" world of Springfield. Development was briefly opened up to trusted players of Springfield in an effort to help increase progress. Several images trailer images were released throughout the time period of January 10th, 2021 to March 30th, 2021. Springfield4 was released on April 10th, 2021, with a new presidential election.

Springfield4 had the capabilities of players being able to join on both Bedrock and Java (a feature which would later be used in Minedonia). Players would start out with $100.00 and the choice to rent from three different styled apartments. The goal of Springfield4 was giving the players the option to choose their path. On May 15th, 2021, Springfield reintroduced Jedi vs Sith in a separate world. The Executive Mansion replaced the Reichstag as the government building of SF1 to SF3. On May 19th, three civilians stormed the Executive Mansion in a protest against the government, and President Colt Beer. This was considered to be the last noted major role-play event in Springfield before its closure.

## Expansion and Downfall

In an effort to expand Springfield, GodOfLegoz announced the creation of "The Springfield Network" by adding Towny, along with the main role-play world on June 13th, 2021. Towny was released on July 5th, 2021. On July 10th, 2021, the main role-play world was closed off to the public due to a "lack of popularity". On August 18th, 2021, The Springfield Network released the "Creative Section", their second section of the network. On September 6th, 2021, due to the lack of popularity of "The Springfield Network", and the fact that the main role-play world was removed, the Springfield Network announced it would close for good.

## Post-Springfield

While not officially announced, Minedonia is some-what considered to be the "successor" to Springfield. Some parts of Minedonia were made to resemble SF1, including the monorail, spawn, and the hill.

The Overlord Virus in Minedonia was a variant of the one in Springfield.

On September 5th, 2022, a residential district called Springfield Square was established which comprises of original houses and buildings from several of Springfield's worlds.