Announcement: Expanding!

Acheron Expanding!

As mentioned in the suggestions thread, we will be expanding the city soon!
This will require alot of work though. Hills need to be flattened and trees need to be cut.

Been thinking on increasing the size of the zone by another 175 blocks (350 blocks total). This will allow us to make way more plots. We are also going to create the floating ring around the city with the floating islands where the plots will be located on.

A specific date for the beginning of this great project is not set yet. Need to plan things out with Nero and contact Orc for the bigger zone.


Since this really needs a shitload of work, we are looking for people working on leveling the hills and cutting trees in their spare time. No tools will be supplied! Your reward will be a free plot when everything is done!

If you wan't to help, please fill out this form:

Code:

Forum name:

Ingame name:

Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?: (Yes/No)


Furthermore, i would like to mention that all resources and intresting, unclaimed things you may find during the expansion project can be kept.

Finders, keepers!

Please post here, telling us your ingame name and make a clear statement you want to help us.

This way we can note you down. If we see you helping us regulary on the project, you will be able to choose your favorite plot in the newly expanded area.

Important Note:

Please keep in mind that propably many players will be helping out, so it is possible that the plot you choose in the end of the project could already be claimed by someone else. Please show some understanding in this case and choose a different plot. In the unlikely, but possible event more people will help out expanding Acheron than we can offer plots, we will figure out a way to solve this problem.


I am happy (and quite releaved) to announce that i have completed the construction map for the expansion project! I'll show you 3 versions of it, to make things clearer.

Total Overview:

Spoiler:

Ground Construction Map:

Spoiler:

Air Construction Map:

Spoiler:

I highly recommend you guys to download the map you want to work on to be able to zoom into it.
Im pretty sure the maps are free of any pattern errors, but i would still appreciate it if you check through the patterns yourself and search for a misstake. If you find one, please inform me.

Does this mean we have to get rid of the apartment complex over that ridge? Or is it good?

Rykleos wrote:Does this mean we have to get rid of the apartment complex over that ridge? Or is it good?

Depends on how big the new zone actually will be. Orcworm replied, he said it won't cost anything to expand the zone. We might also make it even bigger if possible.

Giygas wrote: Orcworm replied, he said it won't cost anything to expand the zone.

Love this!

Im starting to work on the construction plan now, but i can already tell, this will be a hell to design.

350 blocks² is a lot, i can see that already on my measured sample in photoshop.
Theoreticaly, i could add 3 ground level rings and double air ring but i fear that Acheron would turn out as one horrible clusterfuck then.

I have an idea though.
I'd say the next ground ring will be the last ever made for Acheron. Then we go for the double air ring and past that point, i can imagine like 8 smaller circles around Acheron with plots in them.

I have no idea if this will work out yet. I have to try and scatch it all up.

EDIT:

Here i got a rough, shitty, horrible scatch i tossed together in less than a minute to give a rough image of what im talking about.

Spoiler:

Sure, expanding this way leaves a lot of unused space, but these spaces can be turned into beautiful meadows full of flowers, or we could connect the circles with streets in a circular shape, which would create more plots.

Sorry for the double post...

Rykleos wrote:Does this mean we have to get rid of the apartment complex over that ridge? Or is it good?

And sorry for the late reply on this.

Well the Acheron Zone is pretty much growing by 100% in size so i guess every building that is too close to Acheron is forced to move... but lets face it, that giant tower wasnt used by anyone anyway.

Would you feel better if we offer you a plot in the new ground ring?

I will Help!

Allright! I know your forum name and your ingame name are the same but for the rest of you, please follow the guidelines to make it easier for us.

NeroTheDarklord wrote:Please post here, telling us your ingame name and make a clear statement you want to help us.

This way we can note you down. If we see you helping us regulary on the project, you will be able to choose your favorite plot in the newly expanded area.

Forum name:

Ingame name:

Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?:

Forum name:Xbot668

Ingame name:Xbot668

Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?:Yes

Also the follow would make work easier, IMO: If the height of what we are bringing the land down/up to was given(achieved with /getpos, it tells height) And if a barrier could be placed somewhere, signs, fence, w/e so that we all know where the bounds are and have a set plan to follow rather then everyone digging out to who knows where.

Also what kind of material besides dirt are you going to need for construction? I assume either cobble or smooth stone. Also glass and glowstone as well if the part of the city that is already made is to be followed. I like to know this stuff, just because its interesting to me

Forgot to delete that copy and paste, Xbot ;p

I would like to grow some trees for you

Depending on the price of the floating island plots, an how pretty they are, I will most likely be interested

E Karney wrote:I would like to grow some trees for you

I said cut trees, not grow. That also would apply to the trees on the hills only.


Also we need more workers! Please write a form like xbot did. I'll start a list of helpers on the first post.

lolyounoob1 wrote:I will Help!

I know you may have posted that before the form. But could you please fill out the form xbot made (Also found in first post)?

I am happy (and quite releaved) to announce that i have completed the construction map for the expansion project!. Ill show you 3 versions of it, to make things clearer.

Total Overview:

Spoiler:

Ground Construction Map:

Spoiler:

Air Construction Map:

Spoiler:

I highly recommend you guys to download the map you want to work on to be able to zoom into it.
Im pretty sure the maps are free of any pattern errors, but i would still appreciate it if you check through the patterns yourself and search for a misstake. If you find one, please inform me.

These maps will also be updated in my first post on this topic.

Forum name: Psychotron_3000

Ingame name: Psychotron_3000

Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?: Yes, I do. One thing though, would it be okay to have a teleporter linked to Acheron from Redwood Cove? :3

I dont see a problem there.
Just ask Galwail for the code.
Eversince the founding days, we use his shop code to access Acheron.

Maybe I'm just blind, but where are the marking points for this expanded zone?

Orcworm wrote:Maybe I'm just blind, but where are the marking points for this expanded zone?

I guess we miss some rules about expansion.
What do you need us to do?

I need you to mark the four corner points for this proposed zone, unless you want me to guess where you want it ;p.

Nero and me are going to mark the 4 corners using magic beacons. I'll pm you when done.

Orcworm wrote:I need you to mark the four corner points for this proposed zone, unless you want me to guess where you want it ;p.

Wer making the corner points of the zone right now.
They will be towers of glowstone.

Forum name:Lolyounoob1
Ingame name:lolyounoob1
Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?: yes

Forum name:Rykleos
Ingame name:Rykleos
Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?: NO!!!!111!!1one! Just kidding I'd love to help ^.^

NeroTheDarklord wrote:

Orcworm wrote:I need you to mark the four corner points for this proposed zone, unless you want me to guess where you want it ;p.

Wer making the corner points of the zone right now.
They will be towers of glowstone.

Alright, cool, hopefully I'll be able to get it done before I head off for the night.

Orcworm wrote:

NeroTheDarklord wrote:

Orcworm wrote:I need you to mark the four corner points for this proposed zone, unless you want me to guess where you want it ;p.

Wer making the corner points of the zone right now.
They will be towers of glowstone.

Alright, cool, hopefully I'll be able to get it done before I head off for the night.

Well you better go get some rest... theres no point in waiting for us today anymore.
We have difficulties with measuring things right, so we will take a while. Lets do it all tomorrow.

Got the corners set. I PM'd you Orc.

The zone has been expanded! The project starts NOW!

Forum name: phontus101

Ingame name: phontus101

I gladly submit. Anything to help my hometown.

ingame and forum name: Monstaboi
will i help? yes, i will clear just about ALL the trees, contact me ingame

I'll sell(edit GIVE) you 30 stacks of glass....for the outer ring in the air. I got a post in the trade section for a little more info.
Forum Name:uberblake
Game Name:uberblake
Helping: YES!

I redesigned the city center.
Instead of a news board and all kinds of stuff, it now is a teleport rune!
You can use it to reach Acheron and to get up to the Sky Ring!
The code for Acheron is 4 times fire!

Forum name: jasonnator

Ingame name: jasonnator

Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?: Yes

Forum name: Ryoman
In game name: Ryoman123
I submit that i will help with the Acheron expansion project.

Forum name: TheBikeBoy

Ingame name: TheBikeBoy

Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?: Hell yeah!

give me a shout if you need any more slabs... we're on the way to those 10 million you wanted Nero

*Edit*

ummm i'm having serious trouble getting online, one laggy fail after another, i think its a problem at my end...

Spoiler:

Wer good with slaps right now.

Areas that still need work:
Construction on the Sky Ring,
Construction on the ground expansion,
steamrolling the hills and mountains

I can smelt 9 stacks of glass for you and collect some obby.

You have my axe!

(translation: Gimli for "Ill help" )

Ryoman wrote:I can smelt 9 stacks of glass for you and collect some obby.

Sounds good! Go for it, especialy the obby!

BUD_the_Slacker wrote:You have my axe!

(translation: Gimli for "Ill help" )

Giygas is very precise about the formular he posted in his first post.
Please use it to be officialay assigned

Forum name: godjmike

Ingame name: GoDjMike

Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?: Absolutely.

forum name:serioussam


ingame name:serioussam97

do you submit that you wish to halp in tha expansion of archeron? absotuelty

i want to help with expansion
ingame name: Ultimor12


forum name: Ultimor12

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Forum name: Unforgiven389

Ingame name: Unforgiven389

Do you submit that you wish to help in the expansion of Acheron?: YES!

I can help choppin down the trees. ^_^

I realyzed people have difficulties working with the size increased maps. So i added an original size version of each map in the spoilers. If you download them, you can count 1 pixel as 1 block

Alright Nero, you might like this, Orc gave the okay for me to help you expand the city based on the fact that it would take, as you said, weeks to finish it, and an impossibly large amount of diamond picks and shovels. Glad to help out

Maybe instead of a giant flat area you can use the hills and make it natural..

Jarvisd wrote:Maybe instead of a giant flat area you can use the hills and make it natural..

Yea, Redwood did that and it looks quite nice, but Nero and Giygas already have plans drawn out, so we're kind of stuck with one option unless they change their minds about Archeron's expansion.

So do the other cities get some more world editing?

We could maybe add some smaller hills in the Areas where aint any plots. But once we regrown the forest it will looke natural again anyways.


Added all Helpers to the list, sorry about that I was a bit busy.