<aside> 💡 "I love when a plan comes together." [H. Smith]
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The first striking element of our urban planning is probably that the city is the main actor to its own development, as it directly controls and lease most if not all of the central parcels (more than half of the city), acting as a base of operations to facilitate activities and lifestyle. To present a few : the docks, the campus, the mall, the food supply, the sanitary and transport systems...
Work in progress until we know more and have a clearer view of game systems, KoE and Exposition phases. For now, you may want to check the early preview yet custom-fit layout of constructible zones and municipal buildings that will make the ambitious city functional.
Though the town is packed with meaningful places, a few particular landmarks are - figuratively and litterally - primary figures to the city.
Watch Tower at the entrance of the campus is home to many community services like the tourism office, the safety watch (constable, baillif, investigator, firefighter), the contract vault.Amphitheatre is one important venue when it comes to entertainment and art, but is also home to district-level and town decision-making councils. Depending on the land layout, it should be found at the other end of the grande avenue, overlooking the plaza that stretches for more than four parcels (~250m) towards the aforementionned watch tower.Trading Palace towers over the emporium (seaside harbor) district, gate to the docks, flanked by the caravanserail and coach station, the refined trading post hosts regular auctions and shows, act as omiyage (gift) shop, self-storage and warehouses to lease aplenty. No surprise then to find the smiths (forge), designers (atelier) and stylists (studio) just across the street.Grocery Market, between the auberge and the farm, acts as food market, granary and sturdy composite storage for food and beverages. Tough we like to not put all our eggs in the same basket, the place serves as our main food triage since most consumables go through it at one point of their process, from its refreshing cellars to its many preservation rooms.Race Track, circling around the ranch with different possible paths available across the whole city on race day, both to the enjyment of mann and animals (with a focus on horse-racing, but not only, a legacy inherited from the initial rush of purebreed horses from bloodliners). As for the sports arena, there are a free-for-all pit for team tactics and a dueling ring to practice at leisure, the jousting range is close-by, next to the spectator tribunes along the straight at the back of the ranch.Beach Resort is our largest inn, composed of stilted bungalows spread along the sandy coast : definitely a relaxing place to settle after an intense day of work or to pass some quality holiday time.Not the least, adjacent to workshop central, the Skyfall Academy has its campus cover a whole district, both orphanage and boarding school, it adds to the city's splendor : each ward/student a jewel in the making (more on available lessons or career paths in the Knowledge section) given room to soon stand tall and on their own.
But lets start with one poor image (below), rather than my thousand words : one of the many possible layouts (due to unknown topography): commercial promenade hosting the auberge and artisans' workshops, flanked by the seaport and ranch arena districts, boulevard arcing around and between landmarks, from emporium to granary, art & métiers campus for the academy and orphanage nested near the watchtower, while the stream is flowing down through the riparian orchard, then, more inland extends the belt of grovefields, most sustaining the gourmet town and then some.
Another design concern was to avoid an urban sprawl debacle. The city, despite being able to sustain many extra population (tourists, guests, students), is not meant to become a capital (or maybe barely in many years), but a balanced place of living, work and leisure : as both an attractive tourism spot and a refined education setting, a challenge our citizens are eager to resolve on a daily basis. Will it become your own place of cultivation as well?
Sure Aurora Beach will only incorporate what follow the plan approved by the voices council. Quite a strict approach about where, how and what type of buildings and areas are to be used (not within your lease though, feel free to experiment at home or at work, just remember not to explode the whole neighborhood, will ya) : for very good reasons that you are probably well-aware or that you'll discover as you keep reading.
Simply put, initial land incorporation always mean a legacy : logged by contract in the town's archives, the dynasty/family is then generally entitled to a part of the subsequent production, or equivalence, issued from the parcel's activities. With the chores/creds system in place, smooth production is somewhat guaranteed anyway.
As a player, you improve the city along its path of development not only by your presence, but also what you bring to the table, skills and personnality. Yet during KoE and Exposition, there will be plenty perks than even the most "standard" bloodliners will come with : for instance, since purebred horses, mules and pets are a given, we're already preparing the facilities (ranch, paddock, pasture, racetrack, jousting arena, coach station, parking slots and pet park to name a few) to take care of your mounts and pets so that their boons can follow your soul and dynasty though the generations.
And if you fancy using your EP into such kits to help with the initial development of the city, we can't thank you enough yet we can make sure you get creds for your deeds and a legacy VIP treatment at the place (can translate to regular rebate at the place, reservation for future first-time higher quality item, etc.). Don't worry, with our additionnal focus on tourism, cross-skill and quality, there won't be a shortage of visiting customers to supplement our inside market. That's why we need most the help we can get to be ready to welcome them in the best conditions we planned.
As pleasurable as receiving support is, we can't stress enough that what we really need is for you to enjoy your playtime among us, if you feel we're on similar vibes, do not hesitate any more. ;)