Shadows of Aethro Update - Sept. 30, 2025

📜 Idle Colony Reclaim Policy — Why It’s Necessary

As Shadows of Aethro continues to grow, we need to keep the world playable, fair, and free of abandoned clutter. One of the biggest sources of dead land and unnecessary lag comes from colonies left behind by players who no longer log in. NPCs still pathfind, blocks stay claimed, and huge areas of land are locked off with no one around to use them.

To fix this, we are introducing a strict Idle Colony Reclaim rule.

⚔️ The Rule

Colonies tied to accounts inactive for 20 days may receive a Discord notification as a warning. (Not guaranteed.)

Colonies tied to accounts inactive for 30 days will be automatically reclaimed and deleted.

Reclaims are final — no appeals by default.

Exception: If you know you’ll be gone longer than a month (vacation, deployment, medical, etc.), open a ticket before you leave. We may hold off on reclaiming your land on a case-by-case basis.

Staff may reclaim earlier if the colony causes extreme issues (grief placement, lag impact, broken pathfinding, etc.).

Applies equally to all players, including supporters.

🧙 Why We’re Doing This

World Health: Dead colonies eat up land, prevent new players from settling, and make the world feel abandoned.

Server Performance: MineColonies NPCs keep running even when players are gone, causing lag for everyone else.

Fairness: Allowing inactive players to lock down land forever is unfair to those actively playing.

Clarity: Simple rule — if you haven’t logged in for 30 days, your colony is gone unless you’ve contacted us beforehand.

⛔ No Special Treatment

Supporters do not get extra time. They already have perks through claims, forced chunks, and ranks. Allowing them to hoard land forever would punish active players.

✔️ What You Can Do

Don’t panic — 30 days is a generous amount of time.

If you’ll be away for longer, open a ticket in Discord before you leave.

If you return after 30+ days without notice, your colony will already be reclaimed. Starting fresh is the only option.

🏴 Final Note

This policy is not about punishing players. It’s about protecting the community. By keeping the world clear of dead weight, we ensure Shadows of Aethro stays fun, fair, and performant for everyone who’s actually here playing. If you have any questions, please create a ticket and a member of the staff team will be happy to assist.