Public Mall - Privately Owned Overview: I have been thinking about making a large mall, where players can use to setup their own shops (like bazaar). So far I am thinking about making it similar to Bazaar by how people can purchase/claim a store inside the Mall. These shops will be 9x15. All chests will be preplaced, however, the store owner has the option to edit the inside of their store to their liking. Location: This mall (If I go forward with this project) will be located North of Megaton, or outside my store, /warp kco. It will be made floating on the ocean with ocean walls surrounding it (so it doesn't look like a hastily made platform in the center of the ocean.) The store will be built South of Megaton outside the town wall. Build Shape: This mall will be a large and simple rectangular prism square. with a large garden/atrium inside with stores surrounding it on 1 (in the future 2) levels. Outside of the store there will be 4 main entrances on each side corner of the build. The shape will be rectangular square, but there will be enough detail/depth as to not bore the eye. Getting There: As for right now the only way to get there is /warp kco (as I said before), but later on in the build I would plan on making a separate public warp to the new mall (need ideas for the name if possible). The only way to get here at the moment is either by walking or if you live in megaton it's just south of the city. However in the future I will have a warp there. Either warp "market" or "agora." Sponsorship: Option 1: To make this mall stand out I will take in sponsors to operate the main oreshop that will be centrally located inside the atrium. These sponsors would get free representation of their store (if they have one) and also be able to sell hot selling items like Gold/Diamond/and Iron. note: these stores have to be stocked, and set at a reasonable price COST: TBD Option 2: On top of that I would plan on making a store list inside the mall of other shops such as bazaar, kco, techtower, and the many other shops that are on the server. This sponsorship would be free to all who ask to be listed. COST: FREE Protections: This mall would not be protected so players can edit the insides of THEIR shops freely. Yes you could be griefed, and that does worry me, but the ease of access to the shop owners is worth the cost to me. Mall Specs: 12 stores one each level (1 level at first) ceiling height 8-10 blocks location - North of Megaton / warp kco South of Megaton outside city walls Cost of store (not determined, but less than 5k for life) Please leave a comment and vote on the poll on whether of not you like this idea. If I get an outstanding positive feedback on both the poll and comments I will most likely go forward with this project. Note, I do realize this is very similar to bazaar, but I will make this mall much larger, and accessible to all players. NOTE: If I do go forward with this idea I will make another post later on, with the progress of the build along with the new updated specs and info about how it will operate. Thank you! ADDITIONS: I might make a monitoring system where if a shop owner has been inactive from the server for 2-3 months I will file an admin request to remove the items/shop signs and put their removed store items into a chest somewhere inside the mall that I would lock, and claim for myself after 2 more months (so 4-5 months is the time a shop owner can be gone w/ out loosing their store completely). I hope this would be enough time, and a good way to keep the shop clean of inactive store owners. UPDATED: 1/5/15
With the name suggestion thingamabob, would the name need to be related to your name, or would it be able to be just a randomly thought of name that sounds nice?
More of a random name, I would do mall but that is obviously taken xD. I am considering the name Agora for the "mall" Agora means the same thing as shopping center so I think it relates very well to what I plan on making.
I decided on towny protection at Bazaar mainly to protect the villagers from mob invasions but it is an impediment as far as giving people access when they are already members of another town. The main issue with unprotected shops is with item frame rollbacks. Was frame locking ever implemented? I know it was discussed at one point but I can't remember how far it got. Another thing that would be handy for a public mall would be a way to monitor other people's stock levels and evict inactive shops. What's used at the admin shop to show when shops are out of stock?
I think for the mall I would have some guidelines for shop owners to be aware of. Such as, like you said, not using item frames because of apparent issues with rolling them back. Addition: Also I might make a monitoring system where if a shop owner has been inactive from the server for 2-3 months I will file an admin request to remove the items/shop signs and put their removed store items into a chest somewhere inside the mall that I would lock, and claim for myself after 2 more months (so 4-5 months is the time a shop owner can be gone w/ out loosing their store completely). I hope this would be enough time, and a good way to keep the shop clean of inactive store owners.
I think this is a great idea! I like shops owned buy one player, but mainly other players selling items. Would it be a good idea to make sure everybody in it is selling different things for the most part? I know that variety is key in shops like this and Bazaar.
Updated the post: - Location is moved to south of megaton, outside of the town wall. - Shape = square - # of stores = 12. Will add another floor if I sell out.
Don't use item frames for your own sake, they create an unreal amount of lag when there's a lot of them
Yeah, in the owners manual for the mall shops I would say to not use item frames, and to use the blocks themselves insteadthem.
Mega and I have made a ton of progress on the build so far. Almost finished! If you want to check out the build so far go to /warp market Please leave any comments if you have any questions or concerns. Will make another post for the mall once it is finished.