15/04/2021
Hi, Maharlika people!
I’d like to start this off by thanking everyone here. We wouldn’t be here without you all. Us three Devs - Me, lorddy and every0ne - started the Maharlika Project as just something to do for fun. We just wanted to build, design, and develop a Rust server. We just really enjoyed making a custom map, monuments and plug-ins that were heavily inspired by the Philippines. You guys made into something else - a home. We were inspired to continuously work on this more as we receive your feedback everyday. This passion project really made us learn a lot and pushed our skills and with that, we can’t thank you enough.
Maraming salamat sa mga bumisita at mas maraming salamat sa mga tumira.
I honestly thought there would be maybe 20 people playing on our server, and expected 15 of those would be our friends who we’d have to force to play. We actually ended up with more than 800+ unique players on our server and even peaked at 60. We didn’t really expect for this project to be this big. We really appreciate the overwhelming support we have received - from our VIPs, our beta testers, and everyone else from our quaint community. It has been a pleasure working on this with you guys.
Wipe 4 will be our longest wipe in the server (3 weeks). We will be having the new Manila City this wipe as well as some changes in some of our puzzles. We will also be keeping the Easter event because why not, it’s my favorite event. I’m also adding the Pookie Cafe where you can purchase a pookie. The bear will keep you company in your house and help you when you’re fishing. I am suspending our 1st Premium packages for the VIP starting today.
With the changes coming our way, the HDRP (high definition render pipeline) backport being the biggest one. We face a challenge where we have to redo everything we have worked for for the past months. We do not have the required tools for us to keep up with the HRDP as it is very new. We have given a lot of time and energy into making the map the first time before we were actually able to launch it for testing. Upon careful evaluation, Maharlika cannot keep up with what this upcoming update requires. It simply is not feasible for us to have a map ready by this next forced wipe (April 6th).
After this wipe, we will be closing Maharlika PH until we are able to keep up with Rust’s changes. This also allows us to reflect on which direction we wish the project to go. We will be using this period to develop the server to be able to give you guys a better experience. We are still open for suggestions and your feedback, of course. Maharlika has become bigger than just us three. We are also open to the idea of expanding our team so if some of you guys want to dabble on the world of RustEdit, plug-in modifying, graphic design, video editing, or anything that can help Maharlika, feel free to open a ticket in the Discord server or email us at [email protected]
TLDR: HDRP is Maharlika’s greatest threat right now. Maharlika will be closed starting May 6. Pookies added FTW. Thanks.
