WE WILL BE EXPLORERS!
Explorers of a land lost long ago. The ancient Kingdom of Ulidia.
Ulidia was a vast coastal country which was inhabited by an ancient powerful race. The Ulidian Empire was noted for its military prowess and sweeping architecture. This kingdom ultimately met its' downfall when civil unrest began among the lower class civilians. Most of the inhabitants were slain brutally in the ensuing war. Entire generations vanished from the land. The last remaining survivors packed their belongings and sailed over the sea in what sea-faring ships could be salvaged. With no one to care for their kingdom, their lands and kingdom fell into disrepair. The unrelenting forces of time and nature buried what was left.
It is at this point, a millennium later, we find ourselves arriving in the ruins of Ulidia. A vagrant group of explorers seeking respite from a tyrannical despot who enslaved us in our previous land. We were the few to escape and endeavor to find a new home. A place to begin anew.
So who is this "group of explorers"? Why they are called the LIONS!
And YOU are a part of that intrepid group of explorers!
When you finally arrive in the new land (Ancient Ulidia), we will be staying in a town that the Lions have already developed just enough to help initial survival. But the great ruined city of Ulidia will be very nearby, and will need rebuilding and help to restore it's former beauty. This should be the primary residence of the Lions once it is rebuilt.
And as such there will be an immediate need for roles to filled. We will need to work together if we plan to survive and rebuild the great City of Ulidia. We will need builders at home to help build the "Lion Empire" that will put a mark on the map of where the Lions began their new life. A kingdom of epic proportions must be erected in our new homeland to let all know that the LIONS have arrived.
We will need intrepid explorers to seek the riches of the world and return home to tell the tale. They will be explorers of the oceans wild and discover new lands to colonize for the Lions! Maybe you'll find evidences of that ancient civilization when they fled across the sea? There may even be hidden treasures to bring back to Ulidia for the Lions to share in the spoils.
And of course the most important job - hardy miners and adventurers to delve into the depths of the earth to retrieve her treasures for use by all. To bring back the fruits of the deep places. A building will never raise itself! So we must send the daring miners & adventurers into the heart of the earth to bring back it's abundant, yet well defended, resources. Delving where no man of a faint heart could ever dare to venture. Sometimes they will even need to descend into hell itself to fight back the spawn of evil that dwell there.
But no matter what happens. We will fight for this land against the wiles of the world. No matter what monster might try to steal this land from us - we won't allow it!
Because we are LIONS! And this is ULIDIA!
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MC 1.0 - KINGDOM of ULIDIA Ruleset
- Players are encouraged to contribute buildings and structures to the main city of Ulidia.
This means please don't run off way into the land and make your primary home in the middle of nowhere. Let stay together and work together! You can still go off on your own and "explore" and build additional homes & structures. But lets try to make your main base of operation and home the City of Ulidia.- Ulitize specific areas for mining, farming, building, etc.
For example, build farms in a specific location (a flat open plains area, fenced in and lit to keep monsters & animals out) and allow everyone to contribute to the farm. For mining, create a "cave/mine" entrance a distance away from the city (don't mine right underneath the city if possible).- Do the best you can to make your buildings visually pleasing as well as functional.
Just don't make a giant square block of cobblestone. Give it some windows, turrets, torches, peaks & spires!- Joint build projects are encouraged.
See what you can build together! Think of a great building/structure and have everyone help. Maybe that means having someone go get all the supplies and mine while you build - or vice-versa.- Signs! Signs should go everywhere... let us know whose building it is and what is it for!
Label your houses and farms with signs. Make roadsigns to direct people to useful things (mob spawner, farms, etc).- If you must wander off to build, connect it back to town with roads, lights and signs.
You are welcome to run off and build, but please please please connect it back to town with a road so we can go see what you made! Make sure it's lit and if possible keep it protected with fencing, moats, etc. to keep monsters away from the road.- SHARE RESOURCES!
There will be a "Bank" for loads of chests where you can store resources to share with everyone. Don't have enough cobblestone? Go check the bank for extra. Have extra cobble? Go deposit it at the bank! SHARE!- HAVE FUN, BE NICE & EXPLORE!
MC 1.0 - FAQ
Q: So what happens next?
A: Prepare yourselves for the new map. Hone your mining skills, prepare to explore the new wide world and get ready to defend yourselves from the monsters that will try to destroy our city!
Q: When does this new map launch?
A: As soon as 1.0 releases I will work on creating the new map and deploying it as fast as possible. I will let you all know of the progress.
Q: What will be the ruleset?
A: 100% Pure Survival on Normal. Monsters will spawn, day & night will exist. No creative mode allowed.
Q: Will Admin's be able to fly and use creative mode?
A: No, Admins will not use Creative Mode at all. The only exception is if something catastrophic happens. For example, the server crashes and some chunks get corrupt destroying some of our buildings. Then we will use Creative mode to restore what was lost.
Q: Will my inventory & items come over?
A: This time around I'm afraid not. But don't worry! There will be a basic stash of items in the new town & city for everyone to help themselves to and get started (basic weapons, armor, etc).
Q: I'm going to lose all my buildings!?!!?!?!
A: Yes you will. I will backup the world for later use if so deemed.
Q: Will there be anything "special" about the map?
A: Well yes indeed there will be. There will be special structures around the world that may lend themselves the greater lore of the world. Some will be very very far away and hard to find. And as such... may harbor great treasures to share with everyone back in Ulidia.
Q: Will there be any events?
A: Yes there will! Depending on interest, there will be occasional "Monster Attacks" when mobs of enemies invade the city trying to drive the Lions out!
Q: Will the Nether exist?
A: Oh it will be there! In fact it will be a completely revamped Nether with ancient ruins and new evils to battle...
Q: What if I have more questions!?
A: Then please write back to this email and I will answer them
