History

• 2012/08/27 ExpHC closed
• 2012/08/24 Updated mods for 1.2.5 rev6
• 2012/08/05 Updated IC2 Forums and Bukkit Forums posts for 1.2.5 rev5
• 2012/08/04 Updated mods to 1.2.5 rev5, updated reddit, MC Port Central
• 2012/07/10 Updated mods to 1.2.5 rev4; updated reddit, MC Port Central, IC2 Forums, Bukkit Forums
• 2012/06/15 Posted to IndustrialCraft^2 forums
• 2012/06/15 Updated mods to 1.2.5 rev3
• 2012/05/27 Updated Bukkit forums post for 1.2.5
• 2012/05/24 Updated MC Port Central forum post for 1.2.5
• 2012/05/21 Updated mods to 1.2.5 rev2
• 2012/05/11 Posted to /r/mcservers [Anarchy] Experimental Hardcore Post-Apocalyptic Server - updated to 1.2.5! Guns•Helicopters•IndustrialCraft^2•Buildcraft•Railcraft•Trees++•Hot Air Balloons•Smart Moving•AnimalBikes•Penguins•Netherrocks•QuickBench•RealisticChat - 16k map, 1 Gbps, 24/7 VDS -- whitelisted, apply to ExpHC within!
• 2012/05/11 Updated to 1.2.5
• 2012/04/27 Posted to /r/mcservers
• 2012/04/14 Posted to Bukkit forums ExpHC: Hardcore Post-Apocalyptic [Modded] RP2•IC2•BC•Hot Air Balloons•Trees++•AnimalBikes• and more!
• 2012/04/08 Posted to /r/admincraft, Minecraft Server Finder
• 2012/04/07 Posted to /r/mcservers [Anarchy] [Hardcore PvP] Experimental Hardcore Post-Apocalyptic Server [Modded] RedPower2 | IndustrialCraft^2 | Buildcraft | Forestry | Trees++ | Hot Air Balloons | AnimalBikes | radios | custom plugins – 16k spawn, 1 Gbps uplink, 24/7 VDS – ExpHC is ••whitelisted••, apply within! (reposted day after)
• 2012/03/30 Relaunched as ExpHC 1.2.3! Posted to /r - [ExpHC] Updated to 1.2.3, new map + mods, latest CMA and CMRC
• 2012/03/24 Posted to MC Port Central [1.1] ExpHC - Hardcore Post-Apocalyptic IC|RP|BC|F|PC|BWM|Planes|NS|RC|SM|MFC (archive)
• 2012/03/23 Added brand new exclusive chat plugin, CakeMushroom's RealisticChat, with shouting, walkie-talkies, and more (/r/ma, /r/cma)
• 2012/03/16 Added Random Spawn plugin for safe randomized spawn points (replaces randomSpawn feature of CMA)
• 2012/03/08 Posted album first days on the new server, documenting the first legit (non-testing) gameplay (comments)
• 2012/03/02 ExpHC launched! via post in /r/cakesminerapocalypse: [ExpHC] New Experimental Hardcore Apocalypse Server - now online

Pre-history: (before ExpHC was started - excerpt of events which helped inspire this server)

• 2012/02/13 Miner Apocalypse opens, high-cap server with random spawn, no death bans
• 2012/02/01 Solitude - An Apocalypse Server relaunches, now with RadioBeacon (where it debuted) for fixed and mobile radios
• 2012/01/21 Solitude V1 - Nuclear Winter at Blocktopia opens, with random spawn and death bans, plus radiation, world-wraparound, radios, apocalypse theme
• 2012/01/20 Cake's Miner Apocalypse reaches 1.0, developed by cakenggt (RagingBartender), with radiation, radios, and many other apocalypse/solitude-related features
• 2012/01/09 Telgy's Hardcore/Apocalypse Server opens, 18 slots and whitelisted, random spawn + 6 hour death ban /r/mcapoc
• 2012/01/08 Random spawning takes /r/minecraft by storm: Random idea that just hit me: Minecraft world
• 2011/10/9 Savoie (smavi) launches the Hardcore SMP server, inventing long-term (originally permanent) death bans, reminiscent of Hardcore Mode in SSP world 1, /r/hardcoresmp, hcsmp.com. TODO: link to original post
• 2011/10 Notch adds Hardcore Mode to delete the world on death, SSP in 1.9pre2, inspired by PCGamer article
• 2011/09 PCGamer: The Minecraft Experiment, day 1: Chasing Waterfalls, about deleting the world on death