📣 The State of Valegate

🗓️ Published: October 2025

✨ A September roundup: celebrations, staff changes, events and technical progress ✨

🎉 Kitkat & Tryhard’s Engagement Celebration

Last month we hosted our very first event, and what an unforgettable one it was. The engagement celebration for Kitkat and TryhardArtist was truly special. 🙌 Huge thanks to the staff team for making it happen.

Special recognition goes to Glove and Mina for their incredible build work. 🛠️ The event would not have been the same without the creativity, time, and effort you both poured into it. Thank you to every staff member who contributed behind the scenes. 💖

👥 Staff Team Updates

We also want to share some important updates about our staff structure:

Maddie has stepped back from her Owner role into a Consultant role. She continues to contribute without Owner responsibilities.

Iono is now Network Manager, overseeing systems and supporting teams. ⚡

🎃👻 Valegate Halloween Build Contest 2025 👻🎃

Dust off your spooky skeletons 💀 and bring your most haunted imaginations. Keep it simple but spectacular with a Build Contest. 🕸️

🕸️ Theme

Haunted Realms: haunted houses, cursed landscapes, ghostly graveyards, or anything Halloween-themed. 👻

🪦 Rules

Solo or Duo builds only (max 2 builders) 👥

Builds must be started after this announcement 🏗️

No plagiarizing or stealing builds ❌

Follow all server rules 📜

Submit screenshots and coordinates 📸

Builds can be on either gamemode 🎮

Deadline: 30th October ⏰

Judging: 31st October 🏆

⚖️ Judging

Quality ⭐

Originality ✨

Relation to Theme 🎨

🏆 Prizes

Custom Cosmetics 💄

Discord Nitro 🎁

Valegate Store Gift Cards 💳

More spooky surprises 🎃

Plus, one lucky person who reacts to this announcement will receive a custom chat tag. ✨
Shout out to Vyzaur for helping draft this announcement 💜

🛠️ Beyond the Vale: The Copper Age (1.21.9)

With the release of Minecraft 1.21.9 we are preparing to bring Beyond the Vale into the new age: The Copper Age. ⚒️

Internal plugins updated ✅

Waiting on core dependencies before pushing live ⏳

Expected rollout in the next week or two 📅

Thank you for your patience as we ensure everything is stable before the upgrade. 💛

🧪 Slimefun Update

Slimefun development has largely stagnated. Addon developers have slowed or halted updates, and there has been little communication from the main development team. The last update was from Biscuit on September 25th:
"I will try my best to post an update soon, sorry guys."

For now, Slimefun remains as-is until a stable release. Some players are disheartened by the lack of 1.21.x support. 😔

💛 Closing Thoughts

Valegate has had a strong start. Between events, staff transitions, contests, and updates, the future is bright. 🌟

Thank you for being part of this journey. 🙏

Here is to the next chapter. ✨

The Valegate Team 💚