Dirty Moss Boys

The Dirty Moss Boys (DMB) were a large group of players of different skillsets founded on October 17th, 2021. DMB consisted of former players of the semi-anarchy server SimPvP, who migrated over to Uneasy Vanilla to continue playing. While these players came from many different backgrounds, groups, and bases on SimPvP, they all formed together under one common banner on UV, founding several bases together.

=Members=

Below were the official members of the Dirty Moss Boys, listed in order of membership admission (Note: These members may vary in terms of activity on the server):


 * ostrich1414
 * willowienal
 * TheMustacheKing
 * LidGuy
 * AntHand
 * ElectricChugg
 * MFSIMPSON
 * GentleGiant69
 * cheesy_chips22
 * Coldsauce
 * Gsmack
 * SenorJeb
 * Zepheron
 * SkullerG
 * AntiFreezeFluid
 * whyrichard
 * xexc
 * MoWobbler
 * seventwotwerks
 * Kibbll
 * Sellout9
 * _Goujon_
 * 4Pilot
 * chipinazo
 * marcosgo16
 * Sengorn_Leopard
 * DakkaDok
 * _letrasado
 * Pxpl11
 * Juane9
 * Erleck

Below were the former official members of the Dirty Moss Boys, listed in order of departure:


 * f8tal_

=History=

SimPvP Refugees
Before they joined Uneasy Vanilla, all of the members of the soon-to-be Dirty Moss Boys played on a very similar semi-anarchy server known as SimPvP; however, rather ironically, they were members of several different groups (most notably the Order of Wilbur, the Church of Francis, GS Trading Co., and the Spanish Inquisition, to name a few). Unfortunately, to these players, SimPvP had been on a downward spiral, with the community becoming far more toxic, and the administration becoming far more strict. Growing tired of the rapid decline of their favorite server, two longtime SimPvP players--ostrich1414 and willowienal-- decided to depart from the server and discover a new one, similar in theme and style. Willowienal eventually stumbled upon Uneasy Vanilla, to which the two players joined and invited several other disillusioned SimPvP players as well.

That same day, on October 17th, 2021, ostrich1414 and willowienal founded a very basic and very small underground starter base only a couple of thousand blocks from spawn to get themselves set up and geared; soon after, TheMustacheKing, LidGuy, and AntHand joined them. This small base was purely established to help these players get gear, food, and other necessary items in order for them to travel out further; it simply consisted of a bed, a few chests, a small farm area, and an extensive mineshaft below. It was also during this early gearing process in which a player by the name of pdxb3 gave both ostrich1414 and LidGuy free god sets, giving the budding team a slight edge in their endeavors. Eventually, the crew was successfully prepared for further travel, and they would engage down one of the nether highways for thousands of blocks before settling on a stopping point.



After making a quick pit stop at a small island, the crew eventually moved to their second temporary base, located inside of an amethyst geode. Although this base was also quite short-lived, it proved crucial in giving the players more time to get geared and establish themselves. It was also during this time in which even more SimPvP players migrated over to the server to join them, often meeting ostrich1414 at the original starter base, where they would gear themselves and then travel all the way to the new amethyst geode base. ElectricChugg would be the next former SimPvP player to join the crew, followed shortly thereafter by MFSIMPSON, GentleGiant69, cheesy_chips22, and Coldsauce. As the growing team focused on further establishing themselves, getting better gear and better items, they were also gifted free aid from other established UV players with whom they were building connections with--most notably, around this time, Oztin, SuccForVBucc, and HazMattMC. Nevertheless, the crew proved self-sufficient at this amethyst geode base, and were getting ready to move out to their biggest project yet.



Birth of DMB and The Commune
Much like the original starter base, the amethyst geode base was only a small, temporary location to get the team ready to head out for a much bigger project: a new base which would last longer, possess more amenities, and get the crew even more established. Thus, on the night of October 18th, a mere day after joining UV, the group left the geode base and embarked on a journey through the overworld to their next spot, which was also planned to be located underground. Eventually, after a few thousand blocks, they stumbled upon a massive birch forest biome, with several mountains converging around a deep valley below. This seemed like the perfect place to start there biggest base yet, and upon arrival, the team worked diligently to dig underground and get the base ready for building.



This new underground base would eventually be named "The Commune", thanks to its status as a meeting ground for like-minded players of different backgrounds and skillsets to come together and work towards a common goal. As such, even more SimPvP players were invited to the server, this time meeting the original crew directly at the Commune. It was also during the early days of the Commune's growth when the as-of-then unnamed team decided upon their new name: the "Dirty Moss Boys", or DMB for short. Forming a new identity on Uneasy Vanilla, it was crucial that the budding team brand themselves in a unique way that shied away from their SimPvP lives; and, ironically, the "Dirty Moss Boys" name would be derived from a funny experience at the Commune. Cheesy_chips22 and AntHand, both desperate for moss, asked ostrich1414 to get some from spawn and bring it directly back to the base. Because of the difficult challenge of escaping spawn without dying, coupled with the perilous dangers along the nether ice highway (thanks to numerous pigmen and piglin spawns), it took ostrich1414 several grueling hours to *finally* bring moss to the two, which was then immediately cloned. By then, the seemingly basic moss block had become the group's defining symbol of resilience.

Unlike their first two temporary bases, the Commune proved to much greater in size and scope, with each member contributing to its growth. ElectricChugg worked to establish several farms in and around the base, from a raid farm to a melon and pumpkin farm, to working on breeding and curing villagers for the villager hall. Meanwhile, ostrich1414 would establish the base's sugarcane farm, cactus farm, and several small-scale manual crop farms, all while recruiting more members into DMB and frequently going end raiding. TheMustacheKing created a dual spider grinder and skeleton grinder, as well as working with LidGuy on a unique underground town, complete with houses and a small road system. AntHand focused on his own section of the base, creating a bee farm, a dripstone farm, two tree farms, and an excruciatingly difficult parkour course. Cheesy_chips22 handled much of the Commune's decorations and aesthetics, transforming the underground lobby into a lush, natural cavern complete with moss, plants, decorative walls, and a small pond. Willowienal created a bedroom loft located above this pond, with a small waterfall nearby it. And, as many more new recruits arrived at the Commune, they too incorporated their own touches to the base, whether in the form of direct building or resource collection via end raiding and mining.



The Commune proved successful in growing DMB's wealth and establishing their UV identity, but, of course, it was neither large enough nor well-equipped to handle the growing number of members within the team. As such, by early November 2021, DMB felt that their time at the Commune had come to an end, and opted to move to a final, permanent location farther away.

Evernia
While the Commune had successfully served its purpose in growing DMB's wealth and status, they had decided to finally embark on a journey much farther out to begin their permanent and official city. By November 6th, 2021, they had settled on a location which would soon become their largest, and final, base on Uneasy Vanilla: Evernia. Ostrich1414 would settle on a mushroom island for this district of the city, while TheMustacheKing and LidGuy would take a nearby extreme hills biome. Meanwhile, GentleGiant69 would set to work on establishing farms for the budding city--namely a gunpowder farm and guardian farm--while ElectricChugg began work on Evernia's villager trading hall, a hall significantly larger than the one at the Commune.

Due to Evernia being much further out than the Commune, it took many days from the initial founding date for DMB's members to arrive; as such, progress was rather slow. Ostrich1414 began work on a skyscraper which housed a melon and pumpkin farm, and then another nearby skyscraper that served as apartments for the city's members. TheMustacheKing also designed the city's main source of XP, a spider grinder, and GentleGiant69 would set up another farm, this time an obsidian farm. While progress was slow, Evernia was shaping up to be a much bigger and better base than the Commune, with better farms and more unique buildings. Unfortunately, Evernia would not last long as a base, continuing on for another two weeks before it would be promptly abandoned by the team.

Obsidian Farm Controversy and Departure
Unlike most obsidian farms, which are automatic and use withers, GentleGiant69's obsidian farm was manual, and required 3 accounts for it to work properly. A direct result of this caused one account to frequently die, and these death messages would often spam chat--although thanks to the /deathmessagestoggle command, this was hardly an issue. Nevertheless, UV's head admin, MrEDok, took notice of this obsidian farm thanks to GentleGiant69's death spam, and would frequently be seen investigating it on several occasions. However, since the farm was not automatic, and entirely manual, it was assured that the farm did not contribute any lag to the server.

On November 20th, 2021, MrEDok would conduct server maintenance on the server over the course of a few hours. When the server was brought back up, and several DMB members once again logged on to Evernia, they were greeted with an unsavory surprise: the obsidian farm entrance was completely gone, and the entrance to their trading hall--which was right next to it--was sealed up with an island that had been removed weeks ago. It was clear that something had gone wrong during the server maintenance that had affected these chunks; upon inquiring MrEDok, the DMB learned that he had manually removed their obsidian farm and rolled back the chunks, claiming "chunk errors" as the cause for concern. This immediately enraged the DMB; the obsidian farm that MrEDok had been so concerned with for many days leading up to the removal was the only thing removed at Evernia, whereas everything else was left untouched. Furthermore, no other players on Uneasy Vanilla at the time reported any tampering at their bases, meaning that the obsidian farm was the only thing removed during the server maintenance. Feeling that they had been unfairly targeted and lied to, a large majority of DMB's members quit both Evernia and the server, leaving only a few remaining members to dwindle until finally abandoning it for good.

Ostrich1414 would finish construction of his very last skyscraper, housing a sugar cane farm, before finally logging off on November 22nd, resulting in the official end of Evernia and the departure of the Dirty Moss Boys. Although they had enjoyed their time on Uneasy Vanilla and had made many new friends along the way, the threat of having their base tampered with did not sit well with many, and would lead to their downfall. Nevertheless, some DMB members still log on from time to time to check in on the server, and to see how Evernia is holding up.