Location:Strongmush Island
| Strongmush Island | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | Classified |
| Biome | Mushroom Island |
| Founded | ~February 25, 2026 |
| Founded By | samboyd |
| Status | Abandoned |
Strongmush Island was a forward operating base established by samboyd on a mushroom island situated above a stronghold, relatively close to spawn. Built during samboyd's exile from Location:The Island, it was intended as a spawn infrastructure hub for new players. The base became the site of Event:The Strongmush Betrayal on February 26, 2026, when vphlIo launched a surprise attack that nearly killed samboyd.
Overview[edit]
After the murder of Sigward_f fractured the original Island alliance, samboyd relocated hundreds of thousands of blocks away from Location:The Island. While in exile, he discovered a mushroom island positioned directly above a stronghold — a rare geographic coincidence he named "Strongmush Island."
The location was ideal for spawn infrastructure: close enough to spawn that new players could reach it, with a stronghold for End access and the mushroom biome's natural hostility suppression for safe building.
History[edit]
Founding[edit]
samboyd established Strongmush Island around February 25, 2026, with plans to build grinders, farms, and starter gear to support the server's growing population of new players — most of whom were dying within minutes of joining. Despite the split with vphlIo, samboyd shared the coordinates as a gesture of continued cooperation. The two discussed building spawn infrastructure together.
The Attack[edit]
February 26, 2026 — 02:02 UTC
vphlIo traveled to Strongmush Island while samboyd was underground, working on a grinder near the stronghold. When vphlIo arrived, he noticed samboyd was wearing armor:
"chestplate really?"— vphlIo
"just in case i get pranked"— samboyd
"I see how it is"— vphlIo
vphlIo attacked with a sword. samboyd, caught mid-build, was nearly killed and combat-logged — disconnecting from the server to save his life.
vphlIo then camped samboyd's logout position for over twenty minutes, logging in and out at the exact coordinates. samboyd briefly reconnected — lasting four seconds — before disconnecting again. vphlIo called for reinforcements:
"james order 66"— vphlIo
tuodjw logged in immediately. With two hostile players covering the logout position, any attempt to return would be a death sentence.
The Stasis Pearl Escape[edit]
samboyd activated his contingency plan: a stasis pearl he had pre-positioned at a safe base far from Strongmush Island. Using an alt account to load the chunk containing the pearl, samboyd signaled from Discord:
"pull it"— samboyd
He logged into Strongmush Island one final time. The stasis pearl activated, teleporting him to an undisclosed location far from the trap.
Current Status[edit]
Strongmush Island was abandoned after the betrayal. The grinder and infrastructure samboyd had been building were left unfinished. Neither samboyd nor vphlIo has returned to the location.
See Also[edit]
- Event:The Strongmush Betrayal — Full account of the attack and escape
- Location:The Island — The original base samboyd left before founding Strongmush
- The Murder of Sigward_f — The killing that triggered samboyd's exile