21 June 2026
The “Gobbler’s Fourth Banquet: Drinks”
We are anticipating that the “Gobbler’s Fourth Banquet: Drinks” server will commence on First July 2026 and be run for one year. As the name of the server suggests the Gobbler Entity’s attention is almost entirely captured by beverages.
To be coded ready for the start of the banquet, or very soon after, Gobbler scores will be doubled for a drink request.
On this server map, to be introduced at an unspecified date during the year, deluges of flood waters will be dropped all over the whole of the server map by the mercurial Gobbler. Mines and villages may become unusable as the water-level increases. Just as unpredictably some of the flood waters may dry up.
There will be methods introduced for players to function during floods and to influence the water height levels.
It is envisaged that players will be able to have more than one village. Only one village may be active at any given time. Thus well established, flooded villages may become re-activated if the map water-height re-exposes them.
A new feature of energy units will be introduced. Gobbler points, village or individual, may be used to purchase these energy units which will be a powerful draining management tool to reduce server-wide flood-water heights.
New attachments will be introduced to enable wells and tanks to drain surface water at measured one off rates or at continuous rates.
Kangaroo and Wallaroo invite players to join in their village, or if they prefer to play in their own village, or solo, as we all have the mutual goal to keep the water level as low as possible. As total chaos inevitably ensues with differing water-heights, we hope for the best, and beg some indulgence if the code is too ambitious and needs timely changing.
For the players to win, to defeat the Gobbler’s whims they will need to get the Ark to rest at the lowest point of the map. At the conclusion of the Banquet the Ark’s height above zero will be measured and stored for perpetuity, and may be used in a re-match.