Eden
| Eden | |
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| Base | |
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| Name: Eden | |
| Formed: Late September 2011 | |
| Abandoned: Approximately November, 2012 | |
| Coords: -21 650, -4 500 | |
Large building project taken on upon by Boxyliz, LittleBoxofEmo, worldruler086, LoneSoldier55, lavadude42, EricCMiller, and a few others. It was griefed causing it to be abandoned. After its abandonment many members continued on to Avalon, The Hive, and Valhalla.
Construction
The heads of the project were BoxyLiz and LittleBoxOfEmo (aka Box). The base building consisted of a cylindrical construction in the ocean that streched down to bedrock, with an obsidian shielding on the outside of the upper layer and an unfinished dome. Many staircases and layers extended down into the depths until bedrock was hit, however the center of the structure remained largely clear, allowing for one to fall from the top of the map to the bottom of the map. WorldRuler086 and EricCMiller also helped greatly in the construction of the main dome, along with Lavadude42. Other memebers eventually joined, including mitte90 and LoneSoldier55.
Layout
The basic layout of the base was a large circular hole down to bedrock. At bedrock there was planted grass and various other things. A large staircase went up to the top. From the staircase a lot of rooms were available, housing a whole bunch of things. The top was to consist of an obsidian/wool dome, but it was never finished, and the wool was burned off. The obsidian however is still there. There were also several underwater glass domes connected to it, although they were only partially finished.
Since the finishing touches were still being placed on Eden at the time of it being abandoned (and subsequently raided three days later by YoungsMC), many areas still staged construction materials instead of practical purposes. The base included the following:
- Docking area for boats (Shown in image)
This area was to allow access and launching of boats to and from Eden. Was complete with a launching platform, which allowed the placement of a boat on land, then filled the area with water and forcing the boat into the channel provided.
- Bedrock Garden
Dubbed so because it was at the bedrock layer. A simplistic garden with glowstone lamps and a full variety of plants. This occupied the entire bottom layer of Eden, and was shaped akin to a public park. Also contained a hut used for storage of gardening materials. Was damaged in an accidental TNT detonation, but later repaired by LoneSoldier55.
- Game Room
Damaged in a TNT explosion but repaired by LoneSoldier55. Contained space for a full sized Chess Board, used for procrastination of on-going building projects. Contained a glass overlook into the Bedrock Garden, and had a great deal of snacks.
- Storage
Consisted of multiple minecarts with chests placed onto tracks. Shortly before abandonment of Eden, this was revamped into a Piston-door based storage system. One would approach the front of the chest and step on a pressure plate, which would hold the window to the chest open for access. Upon stepping off, the access window was closed. Chests were sorted into different divisions of the system, and the system consisted of an upper storage area and a lower storage area.
- Armory/Potions Room
Contained most items needed to craft potions and a fast-dispensing loadout system of armor and potions. Also contained a small archery range.
- Lodging
A large area dedicated to housing the members of Eden. Each player was given a space in the wall to make an entrance, then expanded into the rock accordingly as this was below sea level.
- Farm-Production Area
Located adjacent to the general storage facility. Initially was a park, but was eventually repurposed to a chicken farming machine and a light automatic wheat farm.
- Science Department
A small open room with grass squares for experimenting with Minecart systems and redstone electronics.
- Biospheres
A project undertaken at the bottom of the ocean. Was still under construction when abandonment took place. Consisted of many interconnected underwater glass domes which housed a specific biome, as well as the central dome which contained a map of the biospheres. 4 Biospheres were created, and one housed a Jungle Biome.
- Railway Department
A small room located nearby the main storage facility. Contained railways that lead to different areas of the map, most notably any active Mob Spawners and new biomes. The railways did a quick underwater loop around Eden and then proceeded to their destinations.