Spawn

In Minecraft worlds, a spawn is considered to be the area around the origin points of the X and Y coordinates (0, 0 also known as the origin point). The Uneasy Vanilla spawn region is the location where all players first start out on the server. Players are randomly spawned in areas 100 to 500 blocks away from the origin point. Like many other anarchy-style Minecraft servers, players build many structures that can make it difficult to start the game as a new player.



Early History
There were many natural elements of the Spawn of Uneasy Vanilla. Some of the naturally generated structures at spawn included a few villages, which have been looted and destroyed over time. Forests and trees have been destroyed by players both for use of wood by new players, and by deliberate burning to make it uninhabitable. The "1k Wall" was built early by TLMG and KR0W and featured a large cobblestone barrier erected at the 1000 block mark in each direction. Another iconic structure was the Dirt Hotel, a large tower constructed primarily of dirt blocks.



Lavacasts
Lavacasts are structures created by placing flowing lava and then placing water over it to instantly create large cobblestone block structures. A great lavacast was created in March of 2020, being one of the first and biggest lavacasts on the server. It rises up from 0,0 in the four cardinal directions, forming a + shape. Underneath it is the remains of the The Old Capitol of the Spawn Republic. Many other lavacasts were built since then, including the 1k Wall, which was created by building a large bridge structure, and then placing lava.

Enter Frozentime_m
Frozentime_m was a newer player who started playing the server in June of 2020. He is responsible for building numerous structures near spawn. One of these early structures included a large nether portal tower, which was ultimately griefed. He also built the Satan Spikes, large mountains of lava placed around the 666 coordinates in each quadrant.

Frozentime_m's biggest and most well known structure and spawn is known as Lavacastlands. Although many players had built lavacasts before, Lavacastlands was a large series of lavacasts that started at 300 blocks from the origin point, reaching the 1k wall in each direction. The project took many months to complete and was finished in November of 2020. This effectively covered all of the natural terrain at the Uneasy Vanilla Spawn.



The mapping the entirety of the spawn region is another task done solely by Frozentime_m. Several maps at different scales have been made, but the default scale is frequently updated. It is rumored to be available for copying by players on a floating island somewhere...

The Spawn Jungle
The Spawn Jungle was a large jungle biome in the positive XZ quadrant. For many players, it was the closest source of wood when first starting on the server. It was looted and burned over time, with Frozentim_m's Lavacastlands finally removing it from the server.

Other Structures
DervenOmega built the Spawn Dragon, a large dragon statue made of prismarine. It was later griefed.

Butts_Mahoney built the Spawn Skull. It too was griefed

Amkhz built many "trees" made of terracotta blocks to fool new players. Initially they were part of a treasure hunt he organized, but he has continued building them for fun.

2021 Events
Spawn had some large scale change during 2021.

Several highways and roads were built by various players.

Tetedemile used TNT dupers to destroy a large chunk of terrain outside the 1k Wall on the eastern side.

When the server updated to Version 1.17 in July, moss blocks were used to spread trees and grass easily. Badmines is notable for being the first player to bring moss blocks to spawn as they were only obtainable through shipwrecks generated in the new chunks. Moss was spread throughout the lavacasts.