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 //Not to be confused with [[16.0]] or [[world war 1 2017|25.0]].//
-**World War 1**, officially called **The Great War** and often referred to as **i34**, was an iteration hosted from 15 January to 6 February 2021 by [[Xethyr]], in his first attempt at hosting. It is notable for the "Scramble for Africa" event, as well as for the intensity of its warfare that nonetheless resulted in no clear victor; the Great Powers fought for a cumulative 24 hours across three weekends, but none of them lost their capital. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest iterations of all time.
+**World War 1**, officially called **The Great War** and often referred to as **i34**, was an iteration hosted from 15 January to 6 February 2021 by [[Xethyr]], in his first time hosting. The server is notable for its "Scramble for Africa" event, as well as for its intense warfare that nonetheless resulted in no clear victor. The fighting lasted for a cumulative 24 hours across three war weekends, through which each of the server's six Great Powers survived to the end.
-It held the record for highest player count on /int/craft (251) for over two years, until finally beaten by Xeth's succeeding server, [[World War 2]]. It also holds the record, tied with World War 2, for being the longest-lasting modern iteration -- 4 weeks, including five days of war.
+i34 held the record for highest player count on /int/craft, 251, for over two years (until finally beaten by Xeth's succeeding server, [[World War 2]]). It also holds the record, tied with World War 2, for being the longest-lasting modern iteration -- 4 weeks, including five days of war. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest iterations of all time.((https://intcraft.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/ghouls-ramblings-death-of-int-craft/))
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 ===== Development =====
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 ==== European Theater ====
-A large European coalition had formed against the Norse due to their hostile actions against many nations throughout the week. Among the Norse enemies were Russia, Germany, France, the Dutch, Serbia, and the Ottomans. The night before the war was to take place, Germany abruptly switched sides, and the rest of the coalition viewed this as a grave betrayal.
+A large European coalition had formed against the Norse due to their hostile actions against many nations throughout the week. Among the Norse enemies were Russia, Germany, France, the Dutch, Serbia, and the Ottomans. The night before the war was to take place, Germany abruptly switched sides, and truce locked itself with its now former allies. The rest of the coalition viewed this as a grave betrayal, assuming that they were now the targets of Neo-Norse invasion with German support. With the Norse opting to noob stomp Morocco instead, this left 3 of the largest factions --France, Germany, and Russia-- with nothing to do on war day. Shortly before war was enabled, a discord call with relevant nation leaders and jannies was organized and Stryker demanded to have the French-German truce broken, as the ultimate goal of the iteration for France was a long-planned 1v1 brotherwar with Germany. Leite agreed, and the battle had begun.
-On the first war day, the coalition had success against Germany while the Norse were busy elsewhere, claiming practically to the gates of Berlin. Kaiser LeiteArts abdicated and FireRest125 took over as Führer. On the second day, with Norse help, Germany was able to completely reverse their disastrous territorial losses from the previously, and the frontline moved back into France. Kalmar also fought off Russia in Finland, and, in the last hour, launched a naval invasion against the French port of Brest. By the war's end, Kalmar occupied all of Brittany.
+At the beginning of the first war day, France and Germany went to blows in the largely unfortified rhineland. France lacked it's typical large defense systems, assuming that they'd be invading Scandinavia and years of never being properly invaded. Germany had a slight advantage in numbers and pvp skill, and inched towards the outskirts of Paris. Although not much ground had been lost, it nonetheless greatly worried the high command of France. Facing defeat and feeling personally betrayed by both Stongduke and Leitearts, Stryker abandoned the foreplanned 'honorable brother war' notion and called upon all allies for help. The byzantines aided France briefly before having to attend to their own wars in the near east against Britain. Russia, still trucelocked, joined in full force against Germany as infantry. This allowed the French to focus entirely on claiming land, and drastically tipped the scales in total army size in France's favour. The new 'Coalition' was able to conquer Frankfurt, and claimed practically to the gates of Berlin. Kaiser LeiteArts abdicated and FireRest125 took over as Führer.
-The next Saturday, it was widely expected that the fall of France was imminent. This was not to be the case. Boosted by an excellent turnout, [[Stryker]]'s leadership, and Swiss and Russian help, the French pulled off a miraculous victory and pushed back into Germany. Fighting in the main fronts of the European theater did not take place on the 4th war day. On the 5th, the final Saturday, Germany had a huge turnout and once again fought up to the walls of Paris, while Kalmar attacked Estonia and Russia. However, the eastern front against Russia collapsed, France fought back, and the war ended with the frontlines roughly on the modern German borders. Post-war, jannies created a town of "Hyperborea" and flew around and killed many players with their advanced weapons. Then, the serb died.
+On the second day, with Norse help, Germany was able to completely reverse their disastrous territorial losses from the previously, and the frontline moved back into France. Kalmar also fought off Russia in Finland, and, in the last hour, launched a naval invasion against the French port of Brest. By the war's end, Kalmar occupied all of Brittany. Despite the daunting shift in advantage, the French refused to back down and prepared for what would become the largest siege in /int/craft history.
+The next Saturday, it was widely expected that the fall of France was imminent. This was not to be the case. Boosted by an unprecedented turnout, [[Stryker]]'s tenacious leadership, Swiss mercenaries, and Russian help, the French pulled off a miraculous victory and pushed back into Germany. Fighting in the main fronts of the European theater did not take place on the 4th war day. On the 5th, the final Saturday, Germany had a huge turnout and once again fought up to the walls of Paris, while Kalmar attacked Estonia and Russia. However, the eastern front against Russia collapsed, France fought back, and the war ended with the frontlines roughly on the modern German borders.
+Post-war, jannies created a town of "Hyperborea" in Denmark. They flew around and killed many players with their advanced weapons. Then, the serb died.
 Major engagements during the war were the [[Siege of Frankfurt]] in the first day, and the [[Battle of Paris]] on the third.
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 ===== Legacy =====
-World War 1 has been retroactively seen as a high water mark for /int/craft, and the culmination of the [[uhfiliate|Fili]]-[[Onions]] era of servers. Subsequent servers failed to live up to its level of success, arguably until Xeth's second iteration, [[i38]], by which time, 2 years later, the playerbase had dramatically changed.
+World War 1 has been retroactively seen as a high water mark for /int/craft, and the culmination of the [[filicraft|Fili]]-[[Onions era]] of servers. Subsequent servers failed to live up to its level of success, arguably until Xeth's second iteration, [[i38]], by which time, 2 years later, the playerbase had dramatically changed.
+World War 1 saw the last appearance of many famous metagroups, including the British, [[Trenchgang]], WoopWooper's group, the united [[TaP]]/[[Voltz]] groups, and the united Strykergang. It also arguably saw the peak strength of the neo-Norse, [[Spookygang]], and [[Domsquad]] (the Swiss), and was the most powerful showing from Strykergang ever, peaking at around 35-40 players online in Paris, making it arguably the largest army fielded by a native /int/craft-born faction of all time. One of the few groups on i34 to go on to greater success was Morocco, who became known as the [[Fleepers]] and became a major power on [[i35]], [[i36]], and Epochcrafts 3 and 4.
-World War 1 saw the last appearance of many famous metagroups, including the British, [[Trenchgang]], WoopWooper's group, the united [[TaP]] group, and the united Strykergang. It also arguably saw the peak strength of the neo-Norse, [[Spookygang]], and [[Domsquad]] (the Swiss). One of the few groups on i34 to go on to greater success was Morocco, who became known as the [[Fleepers]] and became a major power on [[i35]], [[i36]], and Epochcrafts 3 and 4.
+The Western Front of World War 1 is generally agreed by most notable players to have been the largest and most competitive series of battles ever in /int/craft history. In many ways it was the culmination of /int/craft's development as community and as a server, seeing Total War between the community's strongest factions at their absolute military peaks. The determination on both sides to fight at full capacity and to never back down even while facing certain defeat was legendary. The magnitude of this war will most likely never be imitated, and is still passionately discussed by reminiscent veterans.
 ===== List of towns and nations =====
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   * **United States**
     * ★ **Basilan**
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+===== Related articles =====
+  * [[Siege of Frankfurt|★ Siege of Frankfurt]]
+  * [[Battle of Paris|★ Battle of Paris]]
+  * [[switzerland_ww1|★ Switzerland]]
+  * [[Mogadishu]]
+  * [[Long Island Iced Tea]]