24 March 2023

Prison Reset

Hey everyone, welcome to the Prison reset announcement!

The current season of Prison has come to an end and the realm will be resetting this Saturday March 25th @ 1:00 PM EDT / 4:00 AM AEST / 5:00 PM GMT.

To comply with EULA regulations, we will no longer be issuing payouts on The Archon. This includes the Prison realm.

Map Points

Each week, the top three teams will be given the following points:

1st Place - 3 Points
2nd Place - 2 Points
3rd Place - 1 Point

Players who are members of teams in the top 3 positions will have numbers next to their name in chat depending on what position they're in. Show off in chat that you're the best Prison player on the server!

Team Size
For the upcoming season of Prison, there will be up to 7 players per team with an opportunity to upgrade it to 9.

Economy Changes

In an effort to create a more relaxed and enjoyable experience for Prison players, we have revamped the economy to be more overpowered. This means that ranking up will now cost significantly less, allowing you to progress through the mines at a faster pace.

As well as this, we've decided to remove weekly payouts and instead, the value will remain constant throughout the entire season. This means that you'll no longer have to worry about losing your hard-earned value each week and can instead focus on enjoying the gamemode.

Prestiges

We've made some major changes to our Prestige system! In addition to our economy revamp, we've added a whopping 175 new Prestiges, bringing the total up to 450.

The Prestige system has also been changed. Previously, players would start at Mine A and have to work their way up to Mine Z before they could begin prestiging. However, we've changed that so now players start in the Starter Mine and can begin prestiging right away!

We've also updated the way prestige levels are displayed in chat. Instead of showing your prestige level, it now shows the number of the prestige mine you're currently at. For example, 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 etc. Additionally, we've updated the prestige messages to reflect this new system.

Rules Overhaul

We've updated to rules to accommodate the more casual direction we are heading in on Prison. Please be sure to check out and keep up to date with the latest rules to avoid being caught out! The Prison specific rules can be viewed here:

Outpost

A handful of changes have been made to the benefits of capturing the Outpost. We've listened to your feedback and have decided to update the rewards to make them even more beneficial.

Additionally, instead of gaining access to a new mine, plots will now receive a +0.5x sell booster, the ability to fly at spawn, all mines, and the Lost World, as well as a +0.25x skill exp. These changes will help players progress even further in the game and make the experience even more enjoyable.

QoL Changes

Last but not least, here are a number of miscellaneous changes that will improve the overall quality of life on Prison:

Renamed the Tool Box crate to Mining Madness crate.
Renamed the Lost Treasure crate to Fishing Festival crate.
Increased the chances of receiving Fishing Festival crates from fishing.
Festivals now occur 3 times a day instead of 4.
Buffed rewards in Vote, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, Epic, Mining Madness, and Fishing Festival crates.
Nerfed the requirements for Vote Parties and buffed their rewards.
Nerfed the token chances in Contraband crates.
Nerfed the durability of Custom Ores in the Lost World.
Reduced the radius of Atomic Warheads from 13 to 10.
Increased the amount of charges for the Minebreaker Enchant from 10k to 100k.
Removed Curses as a feature.
Removed unnecessary plot flags and created two new ranch permission-related plot flags.

Note to Players

This reset is the beginning of a move towards a fully casual realm. With the changes, any comments, suggestions, or feedback is welcome in #player-suggestions in the main Discord, or from council and plot leaders in TheArchon Community Discord.

We are looking forward to seeing you all for the new casual season of Prison on Saturday March 25th at 1:00 PM EDT! Feel free to let us know what you think about the upcoming season on our Discord server. Keep up-to-date on the latest on Discord, Twitter, and the forums website.

Prison Reset