Cat Hill–Empire Cold War
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| Common name | The cold war
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|---|---|
| Government | Not applicable |
| Ideology | DPRCH socialism and syndicalism; Empire ideology unstated |
| Established | 28 August 2026 |
| Members | DPRCH and The Empire |
| Territory | Separated settlements and surrounding areas |
| Status | Ongoing as of 31 August 2026 |
| Foreign relations | Rivalry without declared war
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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 said the relationship would be “like [a] cold war.”[1]
No war had been declared or fought by the end of the available record. The conflict consisted of geographic separation, mutual suspicion, treaty discussion, fortification plans, weapons research, arguments over player conduct, and persistent disagreement over who was escalating a war that both sides said they did not want.
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 a council later the same day.
Draft treaty
On 28 August, SockMonkeyyy circulated a proposed non-aggression treaty. 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,” so the document is treated as a draft rather than an agreement in force.
Military planning
DPRCH council members discussed an airship, howitzers, mortars, bunker-busting ammunition, mines, radar, autocannons, missiles, bunkers, and a cannon factory. The most aggressive statements were plans or jokes rather than reports of action. On 29 August, DPRCH members said their bunker and cannons were for defense. Empire-aligned players replied that nearby defenses and requests for gunpowder still appeared threatening.[2]
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.
Role of SockMonkeyyy
SockMonkeyyy alternated between mediator, council member, scout, and instigator. He drafted the treaty and urged both sides to keep the peace, but was also accused by both camps of exaggerating threats and proposing violence. His departure from Cat Hill on 29 August removed him from formal DPRCH affiliation without resolving the dispute.
Status
As of 31 August, both groups remained separate and armed planning continued. The server's baseline rules prohibited unauthorized griefing, random killing without a story context, and unilateral exile. Those rules reduced the space for open conflict but did not end the cold war.