Timeline

2010

October

• 15th: Ctshiner creates our first Minecraft server, Fraggle Rock https://youtu.be/4Za3_1hvB3E
• 20th: Ctshiner creates The Shire after Fraggle Rock server files mysteriously disappear
• Ctshiner creates the "Hi" symbol at the Shire Spawn
• Nebbers and MMerkler join The Shire for the first time

December

• 20th: The Shire goes Public with the release of our first Youtube video https://youtu.be/i1Bbqg34m2U
• nebbers' secret stash was made
• A massive forest fire is discovered by nebbers and akumuko near Bloodmist

2011

February

• Construction is started on Greg's Castle (built by chocolatemilk2), north of Equos

April

• Falore is built in secret by AlphaFish. A server-wide search to discover the secret location ensues

May

• Shire Transit Authority inter-city link rules and regulations are established, requiring approval and STA supervision of highways and railways connecting between projects

June

• World Border expanded from 2500 to 3000 blocks
• Skyland Map is added
• 27th: AlphaFish is promoted to LADY

July

• WorldGuard is added
• Shirecraft.us domain is registered
• Shire Government Office building is opened to Donators

August

• Shire Loop 1, a major road through the Mainland, is finished
• Architect rank is created. Shanevr722 and Studmuffin are the first to receive the rank

October

• 3rd: Arcticstar is promoted to Arbiter
• 15th: Nebbers attempts to retire. He's pulled back in several months later to upgrade the server

December

• 12th: Tyrozone is established (replacing dedicated world Tyroland)

2012

January

• Experimental worlds Kepler (for Artisans and up only) and Flatlands created

February

• Flatlands and Kepler removed
• Shai-Ling railway station rebuilt

March

• Andrewpo (CoffeeandChill) promoted to Lord
• The world is expanded to 4000x4000

April

• Maven and Viceroy ranks introduced

May

• Skylan Mountain is created and Skylan Mall is buried within. (/warp skylan). The first of many 'hollow' mountains to enclose old builds
• New Vashon is abandoned by its creator xXAndrew for the first of several times
• DeathCube mini-game added to FridayFunLand
• Campaign to create warps for each rank is launched

June

• Skylands map is salvaged for parts - Balesgar and Aelous rescued and moved to main world. StudMuffin's Last Stand PVP map is tragically lost. It can still be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/FDr-o-uOiqM
• Infrastructure Build Competition https://youtu.be/LAw8zMIvTd4

July

• Oranjestad is Founded by nebbers

November

• World border expanded to 5000x5000

December

• Christmas riddle challenge launched

2013

March

• Parks/Garden Build Competition

July

• High Fantasy Build Competition
• Aethos Cathedral, built by Aedesius, is finished /warp Atheos

September

• Mainland Subway railway line is completed
• Houses Build Competition

October

• Railway line built between Gong-Chengshi and Budapest (Ophion Line, later merged with Quintus Line)
• Railway line built between Spawn and Barad Dur (Hestia Line)

December

• Winter-themed Build Competition
• New Forum is launched, transitioning away from Forumcommunity.net

2014

January

• Mainland Station is completed by Jommers and Aedesius

2015

July

• Lord_Drekar promoted to Lord

September

• Sammiches822 promoted to Arbiter

2016

June

• Riverwood construction started

2017

February

• 5th: Antheus promoted to Viceroy

2018

February

• 11th: Antheus promoted to Archduke

2019

August

• New Spawn railway station opened

2020

February

• Cresent_Kid promoted to Archduke

March

• AnotherViking promoted to Maven
• 21st: Antheus promoted to Engineer

October

• Spooky building competition

November

• 14,000th unique player connected to the server

December

• 10th: Zhenya17 promoted to Viceroy

2021

January

- Bridges competition