What would you like to see in the spawn? What would you want to be removed? Im looking for ideas on what to add to the spawn...such as coliseum, library etc... I would like to come up with a list of things that you guys would want to see added to the spawn. The buildings should have a purpose meaning that the community would want to use them i dint want buildings that "look cool" but have no function.
Central spawn building(obviously): It could have a rules/general info board like the current one does but if a board is included it should be more prominent than the current one, which is off to the side in one of the 4 extra rooms. Transport center: This one I'm not sure about but it could have portals linking to other worlds, a local transport system(local meaning that map) or both. From what I've read the idea of local transport was rejected 3 times so I doubt that will ever happen and I am unsure if there will be warps in the new map group if there is going to be a new map group. Bank: I don't think it needs to be as tall since it dwarfs everything else at spawn currently. It could have the ceiling height lowered, be more spread out, or both. I would also say make it a single building rather than 2 mirror imaged buildings and maybe have it extend underground. General Purpose building: A building that can accommodate most any activity, mainly gatherings, that the server may encounter. I'm mainly thinking of the auctions that I have seen on the server a few times but the building could be used for more than that. Mall: Self explanatory. If you would like I could build a new mall to fit the new spawn style. Market Place: I think the mall is sufficient for trading but people like to have there own shops. Rather than have it divided into 4 areas with warps, I think it should be designed like an outlet center: localized, people still get to build there own shops, and fewer warps. Coliseum: I don't pvp so i know little about the coliseum ?Library?: Purely aesthetic and, for the most part, useless but it does look nice. ?Art Museum?: Somewhere for the best pixel art to be featured. Due to space and the fact that people will probably whine about not getting in or pester admins/mods about it, I expect this to be thrown out. ?Church?: I'll be honest I built the church for no good reason at all and never expected it to end up in spawn, not that there's anything wrong with that. Once again purely aesthetic and little use. I am aware that this a TL;DR post but I'm full of ideas. If you would like I would be happy to help on my spare time.
Also cerburus I can show you the spawn that I am working on atm and get your opinions on where things should go. We can try to position the buindings in the most efficient way, so people can find their way around.
I personally think our spawn is fine as is! Why add something when we don't need it? Also I don't think there's a lot of room... not space-wise, but symmetry wise, if we add something it might throw off the symmetry of the spawn. But I could be wrong, like always lol.
What I would like to see in the spawn is maybe a theme maybe make it snowy or something than just a plain one.
I have seen the spawn before on the creative live map and it was very impressive and it looks like someone put a lot of time into the terrain. I haven't seen it in game though. The design is vary adventury but not much room for stuff to be built. That's the main issue with an island design, especially one with islands that are more like mesas. Also, no offense, but the big tree thing is kinda ugly and i would remove it, but that's just me personally. I did think that the current spawn is a bit young to be replaced but didn't question it. If you decide to simply add on to the current spawn i would be glad to help with that. If you want suggestions I'll pm you.
Well my whole idea behind the new spawn was to create something that would keep players "contained" without making it seem like they were trapped. (if that makes any sense) I did not want to just put a huge wall around the spawn so i built the islands instead. They can roam around on these islands and do whatever and at the same time they are only confined to that space. We could also do some kind of floating things? In between the islands? Not sure yet. I also wanted a "theme" such as redwood, white wool, stone, and planks. Something unique that way all the buildings will flow together nicely. As for the tree...lol i will delete that it was a sad attempt at a tree i do admit. I did make another one though if you want to check that one out. I heard that voxel sniper was better than world edit for making things like that, and a lot of big build servers use that instead.
With all do respect Yard, a new spawn was just built and added around 3 weeks ago, I believe. Why would we need a new one?
jumping back to the beginning of the post where some different building ideas were thrown out, I liked the idea of a library. maby not much use now, but with the next updates when we can start crafting spells and enchanting armor/weapons/ect... a library is a good place to have everything related to that. or maybe have a magic store/mage guild with the library theme instead of an actual library. I like our mall system as it keeps everything in one spot and everything is categorized so well that I can find what I am looking for without looking at 100+ chests without finding one selling what I want. However, as wonderful as it is, and as well as it works, why not have each section in the mall have its own store. I know it kinda already has it's own store space, but not its own building. what I would like to see is a shop selling plant stuff to look like a giant mushroom or a pumpkin "with the face on it naturally." and we can have one look like a diamond, or something else for that matter. Basically, just make the mall sections into stores. we can keep them in the confines of the supper mall complex and just work on the front face of the shop....or we can make each one look like something cool and expand the mall "shell" a bit to keep all the unique shops inside.... or we can give them each their own unique building outside. we could keep the current order of the shops, to make it easier to remember, and have pathways going around to the shops with "similar to what we have now" a fountain in the middle, or something totally not a fountain in the middle. Mostly I just wanted to share my library thought, and I know that my idea about the shops would make them look less "professional" or more "unrealistic", but you know, sometimes you need unrealistic structures to add a bit of character. sorry it was so TL;DR