Server Updates

Hello everyone,

The maintenance is over, and Minecraft Middle-earth is back online on Minecraft 26.2! Besides the version update itself, we updated and tested our plugins across the whole network. This post has the highlights. The full changelog, one chapter per audience, is pinned in our new 26.x Update: Issues & Suggestions forum and linked below.

Thank you all for your patience while the servers were offline, and a big thank-you to everyone who worked on this update behind the scenes.

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Current Status

Server: Online, running Minecraft 26.2 (since 24/09/2026 at 02:00 CET)

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⚠ Before you join

• Pick 26.2 in the launcher. "Latest release" is now 26.3, so create an installation for release 26.2...

Introduction
The Guide Rank has been going through quite a few changes recently, both in the leadership of the rank, the responsibilities and expectations of the Guide team, and generally how the rank works. Some of these changes are bringing back things that have existed previously and other are brand new to the rank, but the hope is that all these changes will be positive for the rank, as they have been discussed extensively on all layers of the MCME community. The object of this post is to inform the server on all the changes to the rank to create clarity, but if any further explanation is needed, feel free to message any of the Guide leaders. Without further ado, lets hop into...