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|combatant1=[[Democratic People's Republic of Cat Hill]] | |combatant1=[[File:Flag of Cat Hill.png|22px|border|alt=|link=Democratic People's Republic of Cat Hill]] [[Democratic People's Republic of Cat Hill]] | ||
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|commander1={{Commander icon|username=MadShib|page=MadShib|label=Shiby|role=Interim Chairman}}{{Commander icon|username=catgirlfeet|page=catgirlfeet|label=x|role=Interim Minister of Industrial Labor}}<span class="csw-commander-note">DPRCH Council collectively</span> | |commander1={{Commander icon|username=MadShib|page=MadShib|label=Shiby|role=Interim Chairman}}{{Commander icon|username=catgirlfeet|page=catgirlfeet|label=x|role=Interim Minister of Industrial Labor}}<span class="csw-commander-note">DPRCH Council collectively</span> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:05, 6 September 2026
| Cat Hill-Empire Cold War | |
|---|---|
| Part of the political history of the Create Server | |
| Date | From 28 August 2026; September political transition |
| Location | Cat Hill, Empire settlements, Spawn Island, and shared server territory |
| Status | Initial rivalry followed by the formation of Chickaloon in September |
| Result | No declared war in the opening phase; initial treaty remained a draft; later border negotiations and mine incident |
| Belligerents | |
| Commanders and leaders | |
 ShibyInterim Chairman xInterim Minister of Industrial LaborDPRCH Council collectively
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 JudeCentral political figure; no formal commander recorded
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| Strength | |
| Opening phase: eight documented members; additional aligned players | Opening phase: one listed member |
| Casualties and losses | |
| None recorded through 31 August | None recorded through 31 August |
The Cat Hill-Empire Cold War is the political and strategic rivalry between the Democratic People's Republic of Cat Hill and The Empire. The term comes from DPRCH discussion on 28 August 2026, when catgirlfeet compared the relationship to a cold war.[1]
No war had been declared or fought by 31 August 2026. The conflict consisted of geographic separation, mutual suspicion, treaty discussion, fortification, weapons development, and disputes over the rules governing violence and property. Both sides stated at different times that they did not want open war.
Terminology
In general usage, a cold war is a condition of sustained hostility that stops short of direct large-scale fighting. On the server, the term referred to military preparation and diplomacy without a deliberate battle. The conflict was not comparable in scale to the historical Cold War.
Background
The immediate background was the proposed exile of Jude on 27 August. Jude and allies developed a separate settlement that became known as the Empire. The DPRCH organized its council later that day. Public Minecraft chat confirms that Cat Hill and a separate Empire base were both recognized by 28 August.[2]
Belligerents and leadership
The DPRCH side consisted of the council state and its members during the opening phase. MadShib held the interim chairmanship and catgirlfeet served as Interim Minister of Industrial Labor, while the council retained its stated collective authority.[3] The Empire side centered on Jude. The Empire had no formal commander or imperial rank, although Jude was central to the original territorial split.
Diplomatic efforts
On 28 August, SockMonkeyyy circulated a proposed non-aggression pact. It prohibited attack, raiding, griefing, intentional killing, territorial violations, and assistance to hostile action. The signature and date fields were blank. Later messages continued to describe the pact as something the parties had been trying to sign, leaving it a draft rather than an agreement in force.
Military preparations
DPRCH council members discussed an airship, howitzers, mortars, bunker-busting ammunition, mines, radar, autocannons, missiles, bunkers, and a cannon factory. Most references were proposals rather than completed deployments. On 29 August, DPRCH members said their bunker and planned cannons were defensive. Empire-aligned players replied that nearby defenses and requests for gunpowder still appeared threatening.[4]
Many proposed systems were not yet operational. Cannon construction consumed several days of troubleshooting. A later mishap damaged part of the Empire base, but the chat attributes it to a technical error involving chunk loading rather than deliberate fire.
The server also developed high-impact magic described by players as “nuke” spells. Public Minecraft chat records that one spell removed a large area and was subsequently nerfed.[5] The term referred to a destructive game mechanic, not an actual nuclear weapon.
Incidents
Base visits and surveillance
On 31 August, catgirlfeet stated that Jude's base was visible from the Cat Hill capitol. This amounted to mutual observation rather than a battle.[6]
Spell and cannon damage
Parts of the Empire base were damaged, and high-impact spells caused repeated crashes. Participants disputed the causes and responsibility. Neither nation acknowledged authorizing a deliberate attack.
Role of SockMonkeyyy
SockMonkeyyy alternated between mediator, council member, scout, and instigator. He served briefly as a DPRCH commissar, drafted the treaty, and urged both sides to keep the peace. His departure from Cat Hill on 29 August removed him from formal DPRCH affiliation without resolving the dispute. As of 31 August, he remained in communication with both nations. Members of both blocs alleged that he spread misinformation or fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) between them. The allegations remained unresolved.[7]
Rules and status
The server's baseline rules prohibited unauthorized griefing, random killing without a story context, and unilateral exile. On 31 August, public Minecraft chat discussed whether the Cat Hill capital could be struck with a spell. catgirlfeet responded that an unapproved strike would count as griefing and could result in a ban. Later that morning, she stated that she did not want a war at that time.[8]
By 31 August, both groups remained separate, weapons development continued, and no deliberate battle had been recorded. Subsequent developments changed the political setting.
September transition
On 2 September, Tyson described a new period of peace and referred to the Empire in the past tense. On 5 September, he and Jude declared Chickaloon, negotiated with Cat Hill and received explicit recognition. The Treaty of Chickaloon was a new agreement, separate from the August draft.[9]
The Chickaloon border dispute and the later 5 September mine incident are covered separately. The latter included actual explosions, damage, reported ownership checks and retaliation, so the opening period's description as an unarmed rivalry should not be applied to every later event.[10]
References
- ↑ DPRCH Council chat, message by x!, 28 August 2026 at 02:36 UTC.
- ↑ Minecraft server public chat, 27–28 August 2026; archived logs 2026-08-27-2.log.gz, line 491, and 2026-08-28-2.log.gz, lines 1075–1078.
- ↑ Leadership and development update supplied by the server owner, 31 August 2026.
- ↑ Broad group chat, 29 August 2026 at 23:47–23:52 UTC.
- ↑ Minecraft server public chat, 31 August 2026 at 03:35–05:14 UTC; archived logs 2026-08-31-2.log.gz, lines 4700–4717, and 2026-08-31-5.log.gz, lines 2462–2463.
- ↑ Minecraft server public chat, catgirlfeet, 31 August 2026; archived log 2026-08-31-2.log.gz, line 2102.
- ↑ Leadership and development update supplied by the server owner, 31 August 2026.
- ↑ Minecraft server public chat, 31 August 2026 at 06:50–07:14 UTC; archived log 2026-08-31-5.log.gz, lines 3868–3878 and 4181–4198.
- ↑ Minecraft server public chat, 2 September 2026 to 5 September 2026, times recorded in the cited lines (UTC);
2026-09-02-2.log.gz, lines 61614, 61616;2026-09-05-2.log.gz, lines 2323, 2542, 2632, 3076, 3079. - ↑ Minecraft server public chat, 5 September 2026, 06:46:15 to 07:50:07 UTC;
2026-09-05-2.log.gz, lines 44750, 44829, 45086;2026-09-05-3.log.gz, lines 2295.