#Minecraft legacy version

[theworstcreature]

Anybody know how to fix this error? I downloaded the windows 7/8 Minecraft launcher off the Minecraft website and every time I try to open it I get this error.

I’ve reinstalled many times and I’m not sure what else to do

This is 32 bit windows 7 btw

[whereispearlescentmoon]

Pearl’s Default Skin Evolution!

I’m making this post because since Wild Life I’ve seen a few times (genuinely I’m not just talking about the person I responded to earlier, I’ve seen it a lot) that people are confused about why Pearl is blonder in her Red Life skin! And then I started rambling when replying to someone and decided to just make my own post about it.

2016- May 2019

This first default skin is the one she wore in her OG build time lapses as well as Evo SMP (You can see it in her oldest ever Minecraft video, from 2016!)

She wore this skin until part of the way through Artisan SMP (I know people forget this but she was in two other SMPs between Evo and Hermitcraft), which you can only watch via streams saved on her YouTube channel in the Artisan SMP playlist!

Here are some skins she wore based on this one for events and holidays:

Also a fun fact, according to Pearl, the EVO murder mystery skin (dress) is the first one she ever made herself. Correction: Pearl made these skins herself, I just misheard something she said on stream a few weeks ago!

June 2019-Nov 2020

Her next default skin was this one:

The first video on her channel that she wore this was, as far as I can tell, “Transforming my Very FIRST Minecraft World | 2014 to 2019”. As you can probably tell, this was uploaded in 2019. She also wore it, as previously stated, during Artisan SMP, starting in Stream #23 which was in 2019.

Fun fact: it’s also her only default skin where she’s wearing a hat, and not a hoodie! Which is why her chibi drawings/emotes are wearing a hat, despite her hoodie being much more recognizable now. I believe she was using the chibi emotes first in 2020? She has one in the thumbnail of a vid from 2020 where she transformed one of Joel’s builds.

Here are some event (mostly MCC) and holiday skins she wore based on this one!

Nov 2020- Nov 2021

Pearl first wore this skin in Legacy SMP 2! She then wore it (or a version of it) until episode 14 of Hermitcraft season 8 and session 7 of Last Life. She actually has no episode 7 of Last Life uploaded, but you can see her wearing the Halloween version of it in other POVs. We are starting to get into familiar Pearl territory!

Here we see the start of some recognizable Pearl elements! The hoodie and jorts, for one, as well as having brown hair with blonde highlights. I lowkey like how chunky the blonde is, though I understand why it was changed. Pearl has actually said the original plan for this skin was to have the hair out, but her and the skin artist, Liv, decided against it in the end.

Here are her MCC/holiday/other SMP skins based on this one!

Yes I made Empires Pearl larger. This is because I want you to notice that shape of her loose hair is the same shape as her current loose hair!

Nov 10 2021- Nov 18 2021

This was the OG version of Pearl’s current default skin. The only difference is the hair, which was changed due to viewer feedback and to be closer to Pearl’s actual hair color.

Why is a skin she only wore for one week important then? Why, because of the only skin wore based on it during that week.

That’s right! The red pearl skin is based on a slightly blonder version of Pearl that only lasted a week! It just happens that during that one week, the final session of Last Life was filmed. This is why, when you see her gradient skins from Wild Life she seems to be getting blonder! Because it’s transitioning into her red skin she’s been using since Last Life.

Note: Her MCC 22/MCC Pride 24 skin as well as a Hogwarts (?) skin she wore at some point two years ago (I cannot figure out when so please tell me if you know) also have the blonder hair, but they were made after she had already switched to her current skin, so I think that whoever the skin artist was just decided they liked the blonder hair better for those looks.

Nov 18 2021- Current

Here we have our modern default Pearl skin, which I love deeply! Any MCC, event, or Hermitcraft skin that she’s worn since have been based on this one.

[flying-potato2]

the (lightly modded) minecraft server is running!!

dm me or send me an (not anonymous) ask to get the server ip !! u can also just reblog the post and tag that u want 2 join and i can send u an ask/dm with the server ip

required mods below cut:

Minecraft Version: 1.21.4

Loader: Fabric

Library/dependencies:

Fabric API

FrozenLib

Glitchcore

Terrablender

Combat+ core

owo

Cardinal Components api

Mods:

Wilder Wild

Biomes o' Plenty

Blahaj-fabric

Catenary

Cinderscapes

Copper Hopper

Extended Enchanting

Instant Feedback

Legacies and Legends

Potion Cauldron

Press G to Meow

Superb Steeds

Traveler's Backpack

Optional/Recommended (dependencies for these are not listed! you have to find that yourself):

Roughly Enough Items

Iris

Sodium

Lithium

Journeymap

Sodium Extra

Appleskin

Prism Launcher

Custom Biome Saplings

Polydecorations

Distant Horizons

[shinosarna]

Harry Potter hot take

I do not actually give a shit if you like Harry Potter or if you have a Hogwarts house in your bio.

I don't care if you make a show of not liking Harry Potter anymore - that is quite literal definition of virtue signalling.

What IS important that you don't support official releases. Pirate all of it. If you buy Harry Potter lego, buy bootlegs. If you play Hogwarts Legacy, play the pirated version. If you play those mobile games, play the cracked APK without microtransactions.

Purity politics in this regard are idiotic - it's easy to tell someone to not read Harry Potter, but now that we know that Neil Gaiman is a serial rapist - are you gonna tell people to not read Sandman or Good Omens? And how far does it go? Of classic fantasy and sci-fi authors, significant chunk were racist or sexist. Like, are you gonna tell people to not watch Star Trek because Shatner became a MAGA chud?

Just like material conditions are important, so are material actions. Consuming media isn't that important as long as you approach it critically, but material support is.

If terrible people will be enriched by supporting official release of the material... don't buy it. Gaiman gets royalties for adaptations of his books and comics, so don't buy them. Don't buy Harry Potter licensed stuff, because so does JKR. If you really need something physical , buy it second hand or fan-made.

But Shatner gets basically nothing from supporting modern Star Trek material, or Notch gets nothing by you buying Minecraft... so it doesn't matter if you do or not.

"But Harry Potter is racist -" significant chunk of works out there are either sexist or racist or something-ist. Consuming only 'ideologically pure' fiction is a terrible idea that will leave you consuming only fanfics and children's media - and then writing long essays about why certain fanfics or cartoons are irredeemable trash. And we just saw in recent years where that leads, right?

"So what, does that mean I should read Mein Kampf?" People DO read Mein Kampf for historical analysis. The question is why do you want to do that, and second part is keeping a critical mind to notice when writer is trying to influence you. Reading 'bad books' will not magically make you a worse person, and you're much more likely to be influenced by propaganda that you DON'T already know is bad.

Instead, try to focus on caring and supporting groups that are harmed by these authors. Instead of making a big show of not reading Sandman, support women and victims of sexual violence. Instead of posturing about how you don't read Harry Potter, support trans people.

[nether-have-i-ever]

Nether have I ever played Minecraft: Legacy Edition (the version for XBOX 360). Bonus diamonds if it was your first game!

[cerises-hood]

my dexter charming headcanons

as requested by @aniovandoblog :)

some of these might be/probably are canon! i’m just listing everything that MY version of dexter charming is.

pronouns are he/they

transmasc

questioning his sexuality

can’t help but feel like he’s living in his siblings’ shadows

very much in love with raven (i’m currently torn with my raven ships so idk if they’re dating…)

huge video game nerd (loves minecraft and hates fortnite because daring always beats him; plays animal crossing with raven and pokémon with maddie)

dreads legacy day and his destiny since he really doesn’t know what it is

received top surgery from raven and her magic

best friends with maddie

loves male manipulator music (radiohead, the smiths, etc.) but SWEARS HES NOT ONE

autistic

slouches

tom and jerry-esque relationship with humphrey

quintessential middle child

forgetful

aquarius sun, cancer moon, cancer rising

infp

really superstitious

lowkey afraid of ramona because she used to bully him in middle school

daring was the first person he came out to

used to own a surreal meme page on instagram

has better style than daring

his favorite topic to read about is monsters (he’s especially intrigued by vampires)

is afraid of the woods, raven shows him how to not be scared

his favorite color is actually sage green, despite the amount of blue he wears

REALLY wants to get blue streaks in his hair but he’s worried about how people will react (darling wants him to just do it)

has thick curly hair

really pasty complexion, and he blushes, his entire face turns fire engine red

used to be afraid of his father but isn’t anymore; he talks back and defends himself, his siblings, and his friends (especially raven)

link to my pinterest board for dexter:

i’d love to hear your hcs for dexter too! :)

[patchdotexe]

Tell us more about Dominic pretty please...

DOMINIC <3 YAY DOMINIC

Dominic is a really old oc from when we were in like... 9th grade? he's originally from a multifandom chat rp called KL and was kinda like. he was the woobie. he was the very pathetic punching bag with zero self esteem and so, so much depression. his family had superpowers and were constantly saving the multiverse from world-destroying threats and meanwhile Dominic was just a lonely kid whose powers didn't even work right

eventually we rebooted KL into the Limoliverse setting in 2015ish, which includes a rebooted Dominic, but we never did much with him publicly? or much with limoliverse in general outside of stickmolus. that was fun. he's plural! so there's the timid and awkward Dominic and the outgoing and scrappy Nicolai, working together with each other and with the rest of the heroes to save the world from an alien invasion

there's also a Kingdom Hearts AU from 2017 based off one of the rp plotlines, where Sora is a catboy (based off his original concept art), crashlands on Dominic's world, and recruits him to help save the day. the original rp was the foundation for a lot of what Dominic is like, and we do actually have the first chapter of the rewritten au up on our ao3 and vague outlines on where to go from there, its just that. writing is hard. writing weird oc-centric aus is even harder. :,) but if we ever mention Mirror, we're talking abt that

and then at the end of 2023 some of our friends were doing a minecraft server using the Dragon Survival mod, and we were trying to figure out what skin to use because we have a Very Extensive skin library and wanted to be somebody besides Leontids. And Then I Remembered We Made A Dominic Skin Once

Dominic was like. the only human on the server lmao. he did turn into a dragon eventually, but the general idea was he started out human, was learning ars noveau, and slowly transformed into a dragon because one of his gimmicks from the original rp was that he was an involuntary shapeshifter that adapted to his environment, and well. he's living with dragons. that's an environment.

and hey, speaking of dragons, they're pretty nice to him and he's getting to warm up to people that don't know about his years of emotional baggage and self-worth issues! and learning magic is kind of scary for him because his half-brother kinda sold his soul once for dark magic purposes, but he's having a lot of fun with ars glyphs. he misses home and was kinda hoping to find a way back, but getting to befriend magical creatures and fly and be a dragon was a relief from all the stress and fear he was constantly under and he finally had something he was good at and people that wouldnt subconsciously judge him for not living up to a perceived legacy

...which got us to realize what version of Dominic we were playing as. because despite how long it'd been, we were playing the original. like, this was basically a sequel to the rp universe, with references to characters from that (like Dominic's brother, and him naming a dog after his boyfriend) and his tools being named after various keyblades and the shapeshifting thing and his base being inspired by his original home and the general Personality. and it led to this weird character growth where he was actually able to Be Somebody.

he learned how to cook and was the one preparing meals for his friends! he learned gardening for both food and magic purposes! also i got to do a fun thing with the decoy spell where it uses your minecraft skin even if your model is changed, so when he got dragon-ified i switched skins so his decoy was Nicolai. that was fun

it ended up being a really nice evolution of him. he didn't get a proper "ending" like Twone did (another character from around that era that we brought back for a beasties server), but also he's always going from one adventure to another anyway. the future's a little brighter for him now :3

also one time when jorb visited us we got a migraine and were stuck on the couch saying "dominic" repeatedly as a vocal stim

dominic.

[kats-other-stuff]

hey there! any chance you have some info on the origins of the c!boatman? like, any/all of the boatmen? (I noticed there's a multiverse thing y'all got goin on so, y'know) oh, also I heard smth abt uh, shape-shifting? with the animal crossing stuff? any idea of what that's abt? C:

Well, you came to the right person. Everything starts in the Minecraft world that Legacy of the Scythe takes place in (dunno how familiar you are with that series exactly, it’s the original Failboat lore) which is where our c!Failboat is from. Using the Power of the Scythe, he can travel between different universes, and every time he decides to insert himself into one, a version of him is magically retconned in. So every single version of c!Failboat in canon that isn’t the Minecraft version is either actually just that guy in a different art style or a splinter of him if they have free will, like in the cases of Miitopia and Rapper Failboat. That’s what I’ve gathered from the lore I’ve seen.

The shapeshifting thing I think has to do with this post I made where I theorize about how the Power of the Scythe works. In short, Failboat can shapeshift because of the Power of the Scythe.

edited to remove a stupid mistake I made

[rosetheocto]

@kats-other-stuff @kat-idk (dunno which acc to tag) for some reason Tumblr wasn’t letting me answer the original ask so we’re doing this here now WEEEEEEEEE!!!

OK SO at first I really disliked the whole 4th Wall Shenanigans cuz I didn’t think it made sense with the previous Miitopia lore, but ACNH adding onto it and attempting to have it make sense (along with a certain theory/headcanon I’ll get into later) has definitely made me warm up to it a bit!! I’m less of an ACNH/LOS person than I am with Failtopia, but I’ve spent hours of my life thinking about how the multiverse stuff works before, so I’m at least semi-prepared to answer this! (although it still makes my head hurt a lot WHY IS IT SO UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED-)

ANYWAY One of those things that made my head hurt is the Land of Forgotten Memories (and there’s a Remembered Memories?? what the hell?) cuz like. there’s no way every single character Dan forgets about ends up in The Void right?. But, Fun’s theory about the people there being those forgotten intentionally changed a lot of my view on it!!

I don’t really like the idea of C!Fail being a god with the other iterations of him being a vessel personally, but I can see where that theory’s coming from! I imagine it as just the same guy with the artstyle shift, maybe what Rapper!Failboat is referring to with the other iterations of him are stuff like Pixelboat?? I think it’s clear that the Miitopia, (Legacy) Minecraft, and ACNH versions C!Fail are all the same guy.

As for how Hank discovered the Land of Forgotten Memories? (cuz it’s clear that’s what happened) I’m gonna show this theory/idea from Gnome. Dr. SHOOK fits a lot of the criteria for being able to go into the Land of Forgotten Memories, and cuz of Science & Stuff I think that he and Hank discovered it together and caused S2 to happen. I generally think Miitopia’s an exception to the Forgotten Memories’ rules cuz then there wouldn’t really be any timeskip lore for the rest of the S1 cast (but I’ve already said the intentional forgetting theory makes a lot more sense to fix that up cuz no way in hell is Dan gonna intentionally try to forget S1 Party Members). It would make sense for Hank to be the thing causing him + the Mystery Curse to discover the Land, cuz it’s clear right from the start that Dan HATES the guy and did see him as “just an abandoned bit, a forgotten joke” before S2! Of course he would at least try to forget him!

I also imagine that Hank + The Mystery Curse did meet Rapper!Failboat and/or Failwhale and Hank’s revenge against C!Fail was like. sorta the test plan or Plan A, and when they both failed that’s when they came up with the stuff we see in Collision/Divergence… ok rare Rose ACNH Lore Headcanon session over, hope that made enough sense lmaoo

[uboatan]

i wanna see something...

[maypop-the-dragon]

PSA: Free Software

Reading this may really save your time, privacy, and money! Reblog or share to spread awareness!

Folks often use software that’s expensive and sometimes even inferior because they don’t know there are alternatives. So to those unfamiliar: basically, free and open-source (FOSS) or "libre" software is free to use and anyone can access the original code to make their own version or work on fixing problems.

That does not mean anyone can randomly add a virus and give it to everyone—any respectable libre project has checks in place to make sure changes to the official version are good! Libre software is typically developed by communities who really care about the quality of the software as a goal in itself.

There are libre alternatives to many well-known programs that do everything an average user needs (find out more under the cut!) for free with no DRM, license keys, or subscriptions.

Using libre software when possible is an easy way to fight against and free yourself from corporate greed while actually being more convenient in many cases! If you need an app to do something, perhaps try searching online for things like:

foss [whatever it is]

libre [whatever it is]

open source [whatever it is]

Feel free to recommend more libre software in the tags, replies, comments, or whatever you freaks like to do!

Some Libre Software I Personally Enjoy…

LibreOffice

LibreOffice is an office suite, much like Microsoft Office. It includes equivalents for apps like Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, which can view and edit files created for those apps.

I can't say I've used it much myself yet. I do not personally like using office software except when I have to for school.

OpenShot

OpenShot Video Editor is, as the name suggests, a video editing program. It has industry-standard features like splicing, layering, transitions, and greenscreen.

I've only made one video with it so far, but I'm already very happy with it. I had already paid for a video editor (Cyberlink PowerDirector Pro), but I needed to reinstall it and I didn't remember how. Out of desperation, I searched up "FOSS video editor" and I'm so glad I did. There's no launcher, there's no promotion of other apps and asset packs—it's just a video editor with a normal installer.

GIMP

GNU Image Manipulation Program is an image editor, much like Photoshop. Originally created for Linux but also available for Windows and MacOS, it provides plenty of functionality for editing images. It is a bit unintuitive to learn at first, though.

I've used it to create and modify images for years, including logos, really bad traceover art, and Minecraft textures. It doesn't have certain advanced tech like AI paint-in, but it has served my purposes well and it might just work for yours!

(Be sure to go to Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Colors. I have no idea why that's not enabled by default.)

Audacity

Audacity is an audio editing program. It can record, load, splice, and layer audio files and apply effects to them.

Audacity is another program I've used for a long time. It is not designed to compose music, but it is great for podcasts, simple edits, and loading legacy MS Paint to hear cool noises.

7-Zip

7-Zip is a file manager and archive tool. It supports many archive types including ZIP, RAR, TAR, and its own format, 7Z. It can view and modify the contents of archives, encrypt and decrypt archives, and all that good stuff.

Personally, I use 7-Zip to look inside JAR files for Minecraft reasons. I must admit that its UI is ugly.

Firefox

Firefox is an internet browser, much like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Safari. While browsers are free, many of them include tracking or other anti-consumer practices. For example, Google plans to release an update to Chromium (the base that most browsers are built from these days) that makes ad blockers less effective by removing the APIs they currently rely on.

Aside from fighting monopolies, benefits include: support for animated themes (the one in the picture is Purple Night Theme), good ad blockers forever, an (albeit hidden) compact UI option (available on about:config), and a cute fox icon.

uBlock Origin

As far as I know, uBlock Origin is one of the best ad blockers there is.

I was on a sketchy website with my brother, and he was using Opera GX's ad blocker. Much of the time when he clicked on anything, it would take us to a random sponsored page. I suggested that he try uBlock Origin, and with uBlock Origin, that didn't happen anymore.

Linux

Linux is a kernel, but the term is often used to refer to operating systems (much like Windows or MacOS) built on it. There are many different Linux-based operating systems (or "distros") to choose from, but apps made for Linux usually work on most popular distros. You can also use many normally Windows-only apps on Linux through compatibility layers like WINE.

I don't have all four of these, so the images are from Wikipedia. I tried to show a variety of Linux distros made for different kinds of users.

If you want to replace your operating system, I recommend being very careful because you can end up breaking things. Many computer manufacturers don't care about supporting Linux, meaning that things may not work (Nvidia graphic cards notoriously have issues on Linux, for example).

Personally, I tried installing Pop!_OS on a laptop, and the sound output mysteriously doesn't work. I may try switching to Arch Linux, since it is extremely customizable and I might be able to experiment until I find a configuration where the audio works.

Many Linux distros offer "Live USB" functionality, which works as both a demo and an installer. You should thoroughly test your distro on a Live USB session before you actually install it to be absolutely sure that everything works. Even if it seems fine, you should probably look into dual-booting with your existing operating system, just in case you need it for some reason.

Happy computering!

[annwayne]

Get to know your mutuals!

Thanks for the tag @bagheerita <3 This was fun to fill out

What's the origin of your blog title? It's my and my partner's middle names smashed together bc I like the look of only text usernames.

OTP(s) + Shipname: Right now Alice/Todd is consuming me. I love my anxiety bean scientist and her chaotic neutral space-vampire. Before that I was on a mini Dove/Ghost kick because I reworked Dove's backstory completely. A bit ago I fell into a new fandom, thus the Arya/Lahnkush oneshot I wrote in two days. Oh, and I don't do shipnames because I can't remember them (I'm already remembering two names, why make a third???)

Favourite colour: Red! But anything in the cyan-blue-purple-red range is really pretty.

Favourite game: No I cannot pick. Right now I've been playing a lot of Repo with Perry, it's so much fun. Infinite Stars just had a new update, but I've been busy with homework and unable to play TnT. Legacy fave games would probably be Sims, Minecraft, Animal Crossing, and Pokemon.

Song stuck in your head: Mmm. I don't have a song in my head right now.

Weirdest habit/trait? Weird is a matter of perspective so I'll give a likely more unique habit. I cannot go to sleep unless I have three stuffed animals with me, Coral, Tiger, and Boobs. They support my neck, shoulder, and boobs (that's how Boobs got his name).

Hobbies: Drawing, writing, video games, reading, (cooking when I have the energy), sharing silly animal videos with Perry, and watching tv/movies!

If you work, what's your profession? I'm a student currently.

If you could have any job you wish, what would it be? Realistically? I want to start up my own lit agency. I want to get books I want to read published and I want to help authors have access to editors, advertising, and other aspects of publishing that publishers are slacking on right now.

Something you're good at: Giving constructive feedback on writing.

Something you're bad at: Sewing =n=

Something you love: Sunset at 10pm.

Something you could talk about for hours off the cuff: Star Wars squeal rewrites Star Wars squeal rewrites Star Wars squeal re-

Something you hate: Sunset at 4pm whomp whomp.

Something you collect: Plushies! Stickers. Magnets. And somewhat recently, DVD box sets lmao. Not for the collectors versions, but just so I own physical sets of my fave TV shows and movies.

Something you forget: Time. I can't keep track of days or events or anything. Sometimes I manage to remember and keep up with it all but usually no.

What's your love language? I mean I love all of the ways to show love, but I think spending time together and talking is my favorite way to be loved by someone.

Favourite movie/show: Leverage. I think it's Leverage lol. Considering I've started my second rewatch of the year in March, yeah it's Leverage.

Favourite food: I've been thinking about the Stardew Valley Cookbook's Eggplant Parm a lot lately. A lot of food is a favorite, but that dish was delicious. Otherwise, I'll never turn down a bit of chocolate.

Favourite animal: Lions. Big cats. Cats in general. But I really really really really love a ton of animals. Recently been looking up stuff about ermine's because I'm making a sonic oc lol.

What were you like as a child? When I was little, I was outgoing and loud. By highschool I was socially anxious around everyone but a handful of friends, very shy around strangers, and a strict rule follower (where I could be seen). I had a confidence and energy then that I've never had since.

Favourite subject at school? Our section in the archives was amazing and I loved that project so much. My current creating writing class is focusing a lot more on the process of creativity/the headspace to be creative, and so we're talking about exercises to stretch our creativity and that's been a lot of fun.

Least favourite subject: Tech writing :(

What's your best character trait? For the most part I'm a very open minded person. Like yes, there's things I was taught I gotta unlearn like everyone else, but when met with a totally new type of person without prior information, I accept what they tell me of themselves without question.

What's your worst character trait? Oh I'm so stubborn. When I know there's a Right Way to do things I can't handle watching others do it wrong. When I don't understand something (like a dumb rule or logic) I cannot let it go until I Understand.

If you could change any detail of your life right now, what would it be? I wish our rent was controlled and back at what we paid the first year we moved in, because nothing has been done to merit 100+ increase in rent every year.

If you could travel in time, who would you like to meet? My birth dad? I mean, technically I met him over zoom, but he died before I got a chance to meet him in person.

npt: @silverwings22 @aintgonnatakethis @wolveria and anyone who wants to join in :)

[craykaycee]

Be me!

>Load up Minecraft on an older version that you started with when you first played legacy console in elementary school

>Explore

>Start having a fun nostalgic time

>Start building a house. It looks like crap, but with these controls? Yeah it's okay

>More exploring

>DEEEEP cave! Definitely getting lost but don't care, cave diving! You have enough resources to go on forever

>Find diamond! :D

>Find diamonds and ravine! One diamond fell into lava :[ but that's okay

>Fall into lava.

>Immunity frames when loading worlds doesn't exist in this version

>Die.

>Log off.

[papagabu]

I just saw a YouTube short about showing up to your minecraft base in 2013 and it made me think. Maybe it’d be nice to go back and play one of the earlier versions of minecraft.

Like I’d say whatever Java version would be adjacent to the old Xbox 360 legacy edition version of Minecraft would probably be the most nostalgic for me.

[insirisarts]

Origins of Olympus - Reimagined

Prologue

Hello! I have been working for a while now on a reimagined version of an old Minecraft series I used to watch. This is in no way me commenting on the writing or story of the original series, I was just inspired to see how I could write it based on what we were given in the original. Also, if you see any way that I can improve my writing, or any grammar/spelling mistakes please let me know!

Please watch the original Origins of Olympus series, while this story does make major changes; the series made by the Origins MCRP crew is important to understanding the Reimagining, and it's good to support the original material if you can. It's free on YouTube with multiple perspectives.

Prologue:

In this world, we have been left behind by the gods. After the Twelve Olympians had defeated the titans and locked them away in Tartarus; they had returned to the acropolis upon Olympus. However, not before spreading their influence far and wide. Now their children reside to continue their legacy, fighting through trials of life and death in order to prove themselves in this harsh, new world filled with monsters and beasts alike. But now we focus on a select few children of these gods, whose story will tell the tale of both the greatest joys and the deepest sorrows. A story that has only just begun.

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'Delphyne is the name given, by some accounts, to the monstrous serpent killed by Apollo. She was my mother…’

A woman slithers past the cabins in the sacred oasis, making sure every one of them is properly cleaned. She checked every bed to be certain that the sheets and duvets were changed, and the drawers and closets were empty. Assured herself that all weapon stands were in perfect display condition. That each building was fit for the soon arriving children of the gods. The egos of the gods were sure to have passed on, and they would not accept anything less but the best.

Leaving the final cabin, satisfied with the cleanliness of the structures, she moved on. Gazing upon the lush plants surrounding the path, she took in the light atmosphere of the moon-lit area. Bright green grass, blooming flowers, well maintained bushes, and towering trees. She allowed herself to smile slightly, accepting the small moment of peace.

‘She wasn’t as vile as the story's make her out to be… she was only doing as she felt necessary to protect the Oracle of Delphi.’

Next was the mess hall and checking that it was suitably supplied with food and drink for the upcoming months. Inside the storage area of the building, were massive piles of the freshest meat and produce. Nectar and ambrosia, well-aged, lined the walls. It was more than plenty for the summer.

‘Despite all of her valiant attempts, she failed. Regardless of it all, her death doesn't pain me… and I do not ask for pity; I’ve had time to overcome my grief, and her legacy reigns on. That’s why I’m here. After her death, I had taken the Oracle to The Oasis of Demeter, a camp of sorts for the children of the gods to earn their worth. I, more so, see it as a sanctuary.’

Finally, she looked over the Oracle's abode, the house protecting the sacred being. It was her job to make sure they never got hurt.

‘And I plan to keep it, and you, safe.’

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“C’mon!” Came a shout in the dark, thundering hoofsteps following closely behind, the loud screeching of an axe echoing hauntingly in the clustered forest. The minotaur was hot on his steed's heels, making the poor horse panic. A cliff came into view and the animal had come to a sudden stop, sending its master flying into the rocks and moist dirt below. A shrill whine reverberated from the animal as it sprinted away. 

“Woh-woh-woh-woh!” exclaimed the ashen man, landing harshly with an “OOF!”. “Shadow! Shadow!” He cried, now covered in scrapes and patches of dark mud. A monstrous cry echoed from the cliff followed by the harsh thuds of what could only be assumed as fallen trees. The man had no time to collect himself before getting up and back into a sprint. The sounds of hooves squelching in the mud only made the man run faster to escape. Wishing that he had waited until morning to make his expedition.

Short on breath, he quickly took shelter behind a tree. Quietly he prayed to his godly father that the monster wouldn't find him. Slowly building his courage, he peaked around to aim his bow at the beast; he knew that his archery was nowhere near the skill of his father and siblings, but he was desperate. He took a slow steady breath, preparing to take aim… only for the monster to suddenly burst into flames. Confused, the man leaves his hiding spot and looks around, dropping the bow to a resting position. 

“Well…” he breathed. “Let’s hope that was you dad…” He mumbled to himself, cautiously walking away from the scene, he had a horse to find and a place to be after all.

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Arrows could be heard flying, followed by two pairs of feet running in the opposite direction. A man dressed in black, white and yellow sprinted past the surrounding monsters, sustaining minor injuries from attacks. A woman with hoven feet and horns turned to their adversaries and returned fire, trying her best to prevent any more harm to the other. As they made more and more distance between themselves and the beasts, the woman ushered the other to follow her. As grass bled into sand the pair took a small break, they finally lost their pursuers. There was still a lot of distance to cover to where they were going, but they had time as it was hardly noon. Snacking on their rations, they continued onward into the endless desert, keeping their eyes open for the gateway defended by towering statues.

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A young man rises from the estuary that connects the desert to the nearby gulf. His blue and brown eyes stare in amazement at the towering statues that guard the gate of the camp; lit overhead by the high-noon sun. Aquatic life all around him began to announce his presence. Offering a soft smile of appreciation, the man leaves the water. Sand sticks to his wet leg armor and skin, creating a dry grainy texture that itches, but it hardly distracts him from the wondrous scene. Towering trees reach over the marble wall, framing the sky beautifully. If he was going to learn anything about himself, it would be here. He is sure of it.

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Slowly, the world came to him. A fog lifted from his head as he stretched his arms and back, opening his eyes to gaze at the great Helios’s sun. It seemed to be slightly past noon, a moment where the bright chariot would be illuminating all of the surrounding world with little areas of shade. Glancing out to the land, he took in the beauty of it all; The sea of grass flowing in the wind, sparse spots of tree cover, an accumulation of rolling hills and distant mountains bringing it all together. It was serene. So, so serene. He felt so light. The world was still so fuzzy. He almost became dead to it again. Eyes slipping closed to soak it all in once more…

…Hm, wasn’t he forgetting something?...

Suddenly, he shot into full consciousness. A spike of adrenaline washing away the groggy listlessness in his mind. “I’m late!” He exclaimed, scrambling to get his things in order. Strapping his once abandoned satchel onto his belt, storing his red and white dual-bladed sword and grabbing his most recent gift from the gods. A purple and green sword that came around into a hook; making a sort-of eye shape, vines with rose thorns, black detailing on the blade, and a large purple rose as the cross-guard. “Oh gods, I’m going to miss the meet up and the tour if I don’t hurry!” He fretted, rushing to the camp for young demi-gods.

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Video Game Flag Wars: Round 1

Now that the National Pride Fusion Flag Wars has ended, we can return to the Video Game Flag Wars! The prelims decided which flag would represent each series, so now the tournament contains one flag per series. This does not include mods and fangames, as there are multiple flags from Hearts of Iron mods and Roblox games in the tournament. As there are so many flags even after the prelims, there will be 32 polls in the first round rather than the usual 16. Let me know what flag you want to win! See the brackets below.

Round 1:

1. Crimson Cult Banner (Thaumcraft) vs. Flag (Roblox BedWars) vs. Salmon Run Flag (Splatoon)

2. Unnamed Flag (Lego City Undercover) vs. Atlantic Federation (Valkyria Chronicles) vs. Homestead Banner (Palia)

3. Middle Eastern Alliance (Squad) vs. Shadowkin (Raid: Shadow Legends) vs Bilge Rat Adventures Flag (Sea of Thieves)

4. Saker’s Flag (Fable) vs. Novistrana (Republic: The Revolution) vs. Arstotzka (Papers, Please)

5. San Andreas (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) vs. Kirin Tor Offensive Banner (World of Warcraft) vs. Alliance of Galactic Travelers (No Man’s Sky)

6. Black Revolt (Kaiserredux) vs. Aquileian Republic (Supremacy) (Equestria at War) vs. Rescue Corps Flag (Pikmin 4)

7. Tropico (Tropico) vs. Sons of Liberty (Metal Gear Solid 2) vs. Commune of Revachol (Disco Elysium)

8. Mawkin Flag (Metroid: Dread) vs. Calchaqui (Europa Universalis 4) vs. Kazan Military Okrug (Thousand-Week Reich)

9. King Dedede’s Flag (Kirby: Triple Deluxe) vs. Meat Flag (Slime Rancher) vs. Flag of the Crown (Cult of the Lamb)

10. Communist Australia (Victoria II) vs. Delian League (Imperator: Rome) vs. Ominous Banner/Illager Banner (Minecraft)

11. Patagonian Worker’s Front (Kaiserreich) vs. Castle Siege (Super Smash Bros.) vs. Yara (Far Cry 6)

12. Stag Beetle Flag (Animal Crossing: New Leaf) vs. Fortnite (Fortnite) vs. Livonia (Arma)

13. Gaul Úr (Red Flood) vs. Strong Badia (Homestar Runner) vs. Super Earth (Helldivers)

14. Alam Melayu (Rise of Nations (Roblox)) vs. Tiki Tak Tribe (Donkey Kong Country Returns) vs. Sea Slide Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy)

15. Great Lakes Government (Kalterkrieg: Shadow of the Weltkrieg) vs. Principality of Kemerovo (The New Order: Last Days of Europe) vs. Joker Banner (Balatro)

16. Shadow Isles Clash Banner (League of Legends) vs. Rebel Corps, Phantom Thieves Version (Persona 5 Tactica) vs. Antarctica (3D Atlas (1996))

17. Generic Flag (Roblox) vs. Standing Flag (Dragon Blade RPG (Roblox)) vs. Zhu Xi's Legacy (Age of Empires 4)

18. Kitakami (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet) vs. South California (Cyberpunk 2077) vs. Watchers (Overwatch)

19. Avalar (Spyro the Dragon) vs. Union of American People's Republics (Red World) vs. Grey Warden Heraldry (Dragon Age: Inquisition)

20. Eusan Nation (Signalis) vs. Aurelia (Ace Combat) vs. Outer Wilds Ventures (Outer Wilds)

21. Columbia (Bioshock Infinite) vs. Sickle Moon Flag (Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker) vs. Eggmanland (Sonic Unleashed)

22. The Allied Nations (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3) vs. The Rebellion (Just Cause 3) vs. Federation of the Americas (Call of Duty: Ghosts)

23. Great Lake Revolutionary Council (Extremis Ultimis) vs. Courland (Empire: Total War) vs. Columbia (Crimson Skies)

24. Pontiac Province (Judgement Day: Aftermath of the Red Flood) vs. Communist Iberia (Hearts of Iron IV) vs. International Workers' Armed Forces (Krasnacht: Twilight of the Gods)

25. New California Republic (Fallout) vs. Deep Hollow Valley (Night in the Woods) vs. Victory Flag (Fall Guys)

26. Zheng Fa (Ace Attorney) vs. Golden Deer Banner (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) vs. Warbanner (Risk of Rain 2)

27. Blue Flag (Halo: Combat Evolved) vs. Wario’s House (WarioWare) vs. American Collective (Twilight of the Anthropocene)

28. Niflheim (Final Fantasy XV) vs. Republic of America (Dustborn) vs. American Empire (Pax Britannica)

29. Corvus (Dead Ahead (Roblox)) vs. Banner of the First Fleet (Monster Hunter)

30. Fillydelphia Contingent (Balefire Blues) vs. Federation of Anrakan Isles (Suzerain)

31. Yartar (Baldur’s Gate 3) vs. Hurons (American Conquest)

32. Falkreath Hold (Skyrim) vs. Assassin Jolly Roger (Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag)