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2026
2025
Season 5 World Downloads
With the end of Season 5 coming very soon, we have taken a snapshot of the Green, Blue, Nether, and End worlds. These are now available for download. Downloads (files are .tar.gz): * Green (18.26 GB) * Blue (16.5 GB) * Nether (6.39 GB) * End (1.32 GB) To
Craftadia Season 6 Vaults
Hi all, I'm really glad to finally be able to announce this! The team has been incredibly hard at work for the last few months getting everything ready for the final big push to the new season! The final step in that procedure is the vaults! We've had lots of
2024
Craftadia info drop #2
Hey all! Another one of these again! This week we'll be going over some questions that were raised from last weeks and showing off a few new exciting things! To start with though I'd like to address some players concerns I've picked up on from last week regarding the Live
Craftadia info drop #1
Hey there Craftadians! I'd originally posted some of this as a discord announcement but in future the longer form announcements and "info-dumps" will be using this. We're hopefully going to be using this feature a bit more in the future as we share more exciting things! As we get closer
Crafting Updates
Happy November Craftadians! Over the past few weeks we have been making some updates to custom item crafting. Most of the recipes for crafting custom items/blocks have been buffed - meaning that you will now get more items from your input. Ordinarily this would have been a changelog post
Craftadia Season 5 Changelog
Good afternoon everyone, Season 5 is almost here! Check out what we have in store below. 👇 Shop Adjustments 💎 * Removed Black Market. * Removed Shop Vendors (Except Special Items). * Introduced Invisible Item Frame Wands. Towns & Claims 🏠 * Access to editing signs and flower pots has been moved to "Decoration & Interactions." * The ability to
Season 4 World Downloads
With the end of Season 4 coming very soon, we have taken a snapshot of the Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Nether, and End worlds. These are now available for download. Downloads (files are .tar.gz): * Red (16.18 GB) * Yellow (14.72 GB) * Green (18.26 GB) * Blue (16.5
2023
Craftadia Season Five
Greetings Craftadians, Season 5 is finally here with all new content, upgrades, rebalancing, and a better playing experience. There is no public release date yet. Stay active in our discord to know our launch date first. Back To Basics 💎 Craftadia's economy has changed quite dramatically over the past few years.
Craftadia 2023 Summer Update ☀️
Greetings Craftadians, Welcome to the first blog post under the brand new Ownership. In case you're not in Discord, my name is JMCW, and I am one of the new Craftadia owners. I've enjoyed meeting you all the last couple of weeks, so I'm excited to finally launch some of
2022
Summer Madness - Blog #49
Greetings Craftadians! Today, we discuss the upcoming release our new event crate, The End, our Summer Update, Bug fixes and more! This update will be releasing on Friday 22nd July, we can't wait for you all to see it! Summer Crates With summer arriving, we'll all be spending more time
Easter Extravaganza - Blog #48
Greetings Craftadians! Time truly has flown by since Season 4's release about 3 weeks ago! Today, we will be discussing a brand new event crate, new server wide event, latest additions and bug fixes to the server since Season 4 started. Easter 2022 Crate 🐣 The Easter Bunny has arrived at
Season 4: It's Finally Here!
Greetings Craftadians, As you're reading this, Craftadia Season 4 is already live and ready to play, but our work doesn't stop here. We will be working on launch bugs and quality of life improvements in the coming days, and preparing new content that will be drip-feeding over time to keep
Season 4: Caves and Cliffs Part II
Greetings Craftadians, As many have suspected, with the Mojang's release of 1.18 back in November, Season 4 is coming just around the corner. This will begin another historic journey for Craftadia, we have had three seasons worth of memories with the past ownership, now it is time for a
Winter has Arrived - Blog #47
Greetings Craftadians! We want to start off by thanking everyone for their patience during the ownership transition, it was a lengthy wait for us all but it is finally coming to an end. Now lets get into what you can look forward to coming up! Meet the New Leadership❓ With
2021
Haunted Hallows - Blog #46
Greetings Craftadians! As we get closer to Halloween, we're rolling out some seasonal content including a new crate, multi-faceted event, and resource-world specific Halloween mobs! Halloween 2021 Crates 🎃 The Wicked Witch has arrived at Spawn, with a ton of new offerings! We've additionally activated a 25% Sale on every package
Content Overload - Blog #45
Greetings Craftadians! There's quite a lot to go over today, so I'll just jump right into it. Buckle up, this update's a big one. Pirate Flag Hat Promotion & Bonus Keys 🦜 We're releasing a store promotion today to unlock the Pirate Flag hat. Spending $25.00+ in a single purchase will
Dead Man's Chest - Blog #44
Greetings Craftadians! Today, we're releasing a brand new event crate, discussing our tax milestone, celebrating 150,000 unique players, discussing staff, and hinting at upcoming updates. Pirate Crates 🦜 Captain Jack has arrived at Spawn, with a ton of new offerings! We've additionally activated a 15% Sale on every package on
Opening Ceremony - Blog #43
Greetings Craftadians! We promised a couple large-scale updates coming over the next few weeks in our last blog post. We're happy to announce the introduction of two of those updates today. Olympic Games 🏹 The Olympics are coming to Craftadia! Compete in a series of mini-games against other players to earn
Retro Rewind - Blog #42
Greetings Craftadians! Today, we're releasing a brand new event crate, announcing our Beach Party build competition winners, addressing taxes, and giving a sneak peak at what's to come in the near future. Retro Crates 🕺 Disco Dave has arrived at Spawn, with a ton of new offerings! We've additionally activated a
Tiki Time - Blog #41
Greetings Craftadians! For phase two of our Summer Celebrations, we're rolling out a build competition, a Summer 2021 Event Bonus Item, and brand new seasonal heads in the Head Merchant! Beach Party Themed Build Competition 🌴 Until Sunday, August 8th at 5:00 PM EST, all users will be able to
Summer Sunshine - Blog #40
Greetings Craftadians! Craftadia Season Three is all about pushing our existing boundaries to all new limits. That extends to both free and premium content, meaning that we're making a conscious effort to make each and every seasonal event as exciting as possible. New Cosmetic Types 🦩 We're adding two brand new
Season Three: Available Now
Greetings Craftadians, As you're reading this, Craftadia Season Three is live. Season Three's release is definitely the smoothest release we've done so far. We hope that the community feels the same way; running on brand new Minecraft software is not an easy feat, especially at scale with hundreds of players.
Season Three: Miscellaneous Upgrades
Greetings Craftadians! This is the last blog post covering upcoming content prior to the launch of Season Three. In this post, we're talking about some miscellaneous systems that we're adding/upgrading with Season Three. These blog posts prior to Season Three will serve as a brief overview of new systems,
Season Three: Crops & Blocks
Greetings Craftadians! We're introducing tons of new crops and blocks with Season Three. Grow blueberries, strawberries, pineapples, and more, while building with new naturally-spawning blocks and craftable variants of existing blocks. These blog posts prior to Season Three will serve as a brief overview of new systems, but should not
Season Three: Economy
Greetings Craftadians! We're back again this week to discuss Season Three's economy. These blog posts prior to Season Three will serve as a brief overview of new systems, but should not be taken as a comprehensive guide for what it to come at launch or mid-season. Craftadia's guides will be
Season Three: Towns
Greetings Craftadians! This is your first look at new content coming in Season Three. This post is entirely focused on systems surrounding Towns! These blog posts prior to Season Three will serve as a brief overview of new systems, but should not be taken as a comprehensive guide for what
Season Three: Caves and Cliffs
Greetings Craftadians, It's been exactly two years since Craftadia opened its doors publicly. First and foremost, happy anniversary! To old and new players alike, this post is another monumental announcement in Craftadia's history. Craftadia Season Three is finally happening. We've learned our lessons from the Season One → Season Two transition,
Gems Galore - Blog #39
Greetings Craftadians! Sharpen your tools and ready your swords, because a brand new precious gem has arrived, alongside some fantastic new decoration updates! Moonstones & Gem Update 💎 Following the introduction of Gemstones, we're now introducing a brand new precious gem called a Moonstone. Moonstones are found in the resource world deep
Pandora's Box - Blog #38
Greetings Craftadians! Mythology Crate ⚡ Thanks to the feedback provided in #community-polls on our Discord, we're releasing the Mythology Crate! We've additionally activated a 25% Sale on every package on the Store in celebration of the Mythology Crate! Some special highlights to mention: * If you have Optifine, you will be able
Down The Rabbit Hole - Blog #37
Greetings Craftadians! Limited-Time Bundles 🐰 With this update, we're introducing two brand new limited time bundles to the Craftadia Store. Easter Egg Bundle 🥚 This bundle contains the following: * Baby Chick Pet * Egg Shovel * Carrot Sword * Pixel Rabbit Spray Bunny Bundle 🐇 This bundle contains the following: * Bunny Ears Hat * Bunny Helmet * Bunny
Flowers & Fairies - Blog #36
Greetings Craftadians! Spring is upon us... so let's jump right into some fun festivities! Spring-Themed Build Competition 🌻 Until Saturday, April 3rd at 5:00 PM EST, all users will be able to participate in this build competition, with the theme being Spring! The only requirement with this competition is that
Knights of the Round Table - Blog #35
Greetings Craftadians! Fantasy Crate 🔮 For the first time, we're releasing a community-conceptualized event to Craftadia. Thanks to Ecliptic's suggestion on our Feedback Site, we're releasing the Fantasy Crate! We've additionally activated a 25% Sale on every package on the Store in celebration of the Fantasy Crate! Some special highlights to
Fight or Flight - Blog #34
Greetings Craftadians! We're excited to announce some much anticipated improvements to our Back Mount and Dungeon systems, as well as some smaller updates. Back Mounts 🎒 We've made some drastic improvements to our back mount system to allow for smooth and controlled animations on everything attached to your back. At this
Year Of The Ox - Blog #33
Greetings Craftadians! It's time to kick off our Lunar New Year festivities! Lantern Event 🏮 Lanterns will appear randomly all around Spawn for the next two weeks. There are roughly 50 different locations they can appear at (where Lanterns will either be floating or on the ground). You'll get a message
Love Is In The Air - Blog #32
Greetings Craftadians! Almost exactly one year ago, we released the "Valentines Day Bonanza" update, which brought with it the Marriage Update & Valentines Crates. We're here today to give the Marriage system some awesome updates! New Marriage Island 💝 The Marriage Island has been completely re-designed to be larger and feature more
Confetti Celebration - Blog #31
Greetings Craftadians! We've got big PVP changes, bonus keys, and confetti cannons in store with this blog post. New PVP Arena 🤺 Most of you will have probably already noticed this change, which we discussed in our previous blog post. Our PVP arena has been completely re-done. The coliseum is no
Ringing In 2021 - Blog #30
Happy New Year, Craftadians! New Years Crate 🎆 Our first new Crate of the New Year has arrived, with a lot of special additions! We've additionally activated a 25% Sale on every package on the Store in celebration of the New Year! Some special highlights to mention: * For the first time
2020
Elf Overload - Blog #29
Greetings Craftadians! We're excited to announce that Phase 2 of our Winter Update has been rolled out. Elf Event 🎅 Elves will appear at Spawn periodically in randomly selected locations. When a message pops up in chat, head to Spawn and find these elves. Clicking on them will give you event
Snow Day - Blog #28
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock... Craftadia's winter celebrations have started! This is just half of what we've got planned for the rest of the month, so stay tuned! Christmas Crate 🎅 Santa Claus has arrived at Spawn with a brand new set of tools, armor, items, and cosmetics. The
Adventure Upgrades - Blog #27
Greetings Craftadians! We're releasing an update today that covers some brand new content and changes we're making to the Quests and Skills systems. Skills Upgrade 💨 We're leveling up our Skills system with the following additions: * 10 new skill tiers have been added to every single skill. * Shovels will now work
Cleaning Out the Cobwebs - Blog #26
Greetings Craftadians! Halloween has come and gone, with more holiday celebration right on the horizon. Regular Spawn Returns 🎈 Our Halloween Spawn has been swapped with our normal Spawn, but with some added fun! Introducing the Seaside Parkour, a brand new parkour experience accessible from the Docks of Craftadia (or /warp
Trick or Treat - Blog #25
Greetings Craftadians! It's time for the second wave of our Halloween update, which includes some spooky new mobs, a build competition, and a new store promotion! Halloween Mobs 🧛 For the first time in Craftadia's history, we're adding new, limited time mobs into the game. We're introducing the Vampire, Frankenstein, and
Pumpkin Picking - Blog #24
Greetings Craftadians! The Wicked Witch has taken over Spawn with a legion of undead trick-or-treaters. Piglin Rank 🐗 We're introducing another new rank with this update. Presenting... the Piglin rank! The Piglin rank works in a very unique way compared to other ranks. Rather than being a milestone-based rank, this is
The Bears and the Bees - Blog #23
Greetings Craftadians! Let's sit down and discuss the bears and the bees... Ice Dungeon 🧊 The Glacial Grizzly is back with her legion of frozen minions after a much needed hibernation. We're thrilled to reveal that we've completely renovated the Ice Dungeon to bring it more in-line with our new take
Hellforged Hoglins - Blog #22
Greetings Craftadians! Blog #22 is here with a brand new dungeon experience, as well as an exciting limited time Store promotion. Hell Dungeon 👺 The Hellforged Hoglin and his horde of Zoglins, Wither Skeletons, Piglin Brutes, and Blazes have invaded a sector deep within the Nether Dimension. We're excited to announce
Piglin Incursion - Blog #21
Greetings Craftadians! I'm back with Blog #21 to discuss the winners of our most recent Nether-themed build competition, and our brand new seasonal crate! Nether Crate 😈 The Piglin King has arrived at Spawn with a brand new set of tools, armor, items, and cosmetics. The Nether Crate will be available
Cost Control - Blog #20
Greetings Craftadians! Here's Blog #20, discussing a couple changes we're making to the economy with the upcoming 1.16 update, as well as the announcement of a brand new build competition. 1.16 Update ⏰ To ensure that our engineers have ample time to complete our update processes, we're pushing the
Hell Let Loose - Blog #19
Greetings Craftadians! We're back with Blog #19, containing details on a ton of exciting updates coming to Craftadia over the next week. 1.16 😈 It's finally here. We're targeting Monday, September 7th to upgrade Craftadia to the highly anticipated Minecraft Version 1.16.2. We'll be taking the network down
Blast From The Past - Blog #18
Greetings Craftadians! We're super excited to release an update today containing a much anticipated change that we hinted at roughly two months ago during our one year anniversary celebration. New Spawn ⛲ You heard it here first, the Season 1 Spawn is officially back! That's right, every element of our Season