As of 30 June 2024, we have finished the automation of most MTR lines, with the Kwun Tong and Tuen Ma Lines recently just being upgraded. This means there's only the Island and Tsuen Wan Lines left to be upgraded. My goal is to finish the upgrade of the Island Line, however, the section between Sheung Wan and Kennedy Town Stations is still not yet done. As for the Tsuen Wan Line, I have decided that it will stay in manual mode and will not be upgraded. Moreover, there are actually still a few stations that are yet to be updated (Tsuen Wan West, Mei Foo, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, Jordan, Tsim Sha Tsui/E.TST), so I also aim for updating them as soon as possible.
Given that there is still progress to be made in MCMTR, the Minecraft server will not be closed right away. It will be whitelisted instead (though occasionally I might decide to turn it off and let players join!). I will continue to work behind the scenes and will continue to publish updates on the Discord server, post photos to Instagram and videos to YouTube.
The video series will continue until all videos have been published. In fact, as of publishing this announcement, there is still around 30 episodes not yet done.
As we are approaching the end of finishing our original mission in MCMTR, which is to finish rebuilding all MTR stations and let players ride on the MTR network in Minecraft in automated trains, the possibility of officially reopening the server will be slim. If you are interested in a more realistic version of the MTR in Minecraft, please check out our sequel to MCMTR: MTR Crafters - a 1:1 recreation of Hong Kong's MTR network in Minecraft using the Minecraft Transit Railway mod.