Cape Cocoa

The Maritime State of Cape Cocoa, or simply Cape Cocoa, is a Parliamentary Republic in the shallow Southeast on what was formerly Lenin Isle territory. It was founded by AK (IGN operationguyMCS) and Eloc (IGN Eloctrasyd) in early March of 2021. Cape Cocoa has since then established itself as a peaceful building nation, and has experienced rapid growth in population and infrastructure.

Pre-CivClassic
AK had joined CivClassic in mid 2019 in the hopes of finding a build server with an emphasis on nations and civility. He was initially a resident of Aurum (which later became a province of Varkonia), who helped SirFriendzone build some infrastructure. After building an Abbey in South Aurum, AK set off to explore the world, until he fell in a decrepit elevator on his way to Hvalsey, Yoahtl.

Since then, AK took a break from CivClassic, but having been so inspired by its workings, started his own Civ server with a community based in Scratch called ScratchCiv. The server inevitably shut down after nearly a year of activity due to the security of the young server population being threatened by a doxxer. Talks of reviving ScratchCiv are in place, but action to do so likely won't happen until 1.17 releases.

After the decline of ScratchCiv, AK eventually came back to CivClassic with the hopes of starting his own build nation. He invited the mod team to come join him in the search for land to settle, and in early March of 2021, AK and Eloc decided to reside in the wooded cliffs of what was formerly Lenin Isle territory.

Settlement of Cape Cocoa
A reddit post was made to formalize the land claims of Cape Cocoa, and was added to the map promptly after its submission into the Unified Map Project.

The first dwellings were built on the side of the cliff face, with the Cliffside Boardwalk being the only path that connected the cliffside dwellings to the surface of the cliff. AK's cliffside dwelling later expanded upward and became the Traveller's Inn, while the room carved into the cliff was later developed into a tunnel that started the creation of Cape Cocoa's Underground.

Local expansion
Floating sea farms were built on the shallow waters at the base of the cliff, and the building of the first Coast Cabins were overseen by both AK and Northstar (IGN Northstar404).

The claiming of more land west and north of the original claim led to the establishment of four precincts, along with a unique layered-sector system. The building of housing was promptly prioritized as more and more people from ScratchCiv came to join Cape Cocoa and ultimately CivClassic. Later on as the population grew more and more, communal storage and factories got moved to an industrial quarter in Southmarket as a step toward zoning and organizing the town's infrastructure and resources.

Around Mid-April, the construction of the Town Hall was completed, and along with it came an official Constitution document and a flag change. The Constitution established Cape Cocoa as the Maritime State, and its contents were drafted by AK and Block (IGN RarelyUseful).

Establishment of Parliament and the Grand Court
Shortly after the signage of the Constitution, on April 18th general elections were held to determine new leadership positions in the young state. This resulted in the appointment of AK as Cape Cocoa's first Prime Minister. Eloc and Northstar became the first representatives of Parliament, representing Elonorth and Southmarket respectively. Finally, klabss (IGN Krazvalt) was made the first Grand Justice of Cape Cocoa, which also makes him the first Senior Justice.

Structure
Cape Cocoa is a Parliamentary Republic, meaning that representatives of Parliament are elected by the public to perform legislative and executive action. Representatives of Parliament can propose bills and hold votes to pass bills, after which they are sent to the Grand Court to be reviewed, signed, and officially passed as law.

The leader of Parliament, the Prime Minister, also serves as the head of foreign matters.

A general election is held every month for Representatives of Parliament (Prime Ministers are voted every two months). Up to three Representatives may be elected per precinct (one corresponding to each layer), and two Representatives may be elected per colony (if any) of Cape Cocoa. A Representative of one precinct may not Represent multiple precincts, but can represent multiple layers within their own precinct.

Up to three Justices may be appointed in the Grand Court. If any spots are vacant, Justices may be elected in a general election. A sitting Justice who serves the longest consecutive term is called the Senior Justice, and signs documents on behalf of the entire court.

Geography
Cape Cocoa is located in a wooded cliff in the shallow Southeast of the map (+, +). It encompasses territory formerly owned by Lenin Isle, as well as a part of the island north of the mainland. The infrastructure of Cape Cocoa does extend beyond solid ground; as some buildings are also built on the side of the cliff as well as on the shallow shores.

Precincts
The territory owned by Cape Cocoa is split into precincts, which entail different voting/building sectors of the state.

As of May 1st 2021, there are four precincts within Cape Cocoa's borders.

The Proper
The Proper, or Cape Cocoa Proper, is the main part of Cape Cocoa and is the most densely populated precinct. It is named due to it being the centralized area, as well as being the site of its first buildings.

The building style here is more town-like, and consists of many wooden structures built out of oak, dark oak, and stone brick.

Southmarket
Southmarket, aptly named, covers the region south of The Proper, and is planned to be a more urbanized area of Cape Cocoa. A large arch bridge extends out to the east of Southmarket, splitting itself in half to allow passage into the precinct before further extending into eastern Crownest.

Crownest
Crownest is the largest precinct of Cape Cocoa, and is currently undeveloped territory. Plans of establishing parks and conservation areas are being made in an effort to preserve the roofed woods that grew naturally here. The first sightings of Crowzen the Stone Man were made here, though most of his sightings are in The Proper or Southmarket.

Elonorth
Elonorth, named after Eloc and Northstar, is a mesa that is located on an island north of mainland Cape Cocoa. It was chartered by Northstar with the prospects of setting up a mob farm; in particular a blaze and skeleton farm due to spawners being found in the region. Elonorth is also Cape Cocoa's main source of terracotta.

Layers
The territory owned by Cape Cocoa is additionally split into three layers. This unique sectorization policy is a result of the terrain of Cape Cocoa, and the objective of maximizing the efficiency of the land.

Upstairs
The Upstairs layer encompasses the top overground layer on cliffside land. Most tourist attractions are usually located Upstairs.

Underground
The Underground layer takes up the space between the Upstairs and Downstairs layers. Due to its size, the Underground is split into two sublayers:


 * The Trenches are the upper-tier, and consist mainly of lower-classmen residences and industrial areas.
 * The Strongholds are the lower-tier, and are planned to have Downstairs residences and transportation tunnels.

Downstairs
The Downstairs layer entails land and shallow waters at the base of cliffside land. Typically docks and floating farms are built here.

Demographics
The population of Cape Cocoa as of May 1st, 2021 is at least 12 people. At least 91% of the population consists of brand new players to CivClassics. 50% of Cape Cocoa's population migrated from ScratchCiv, whereas 75% of Cape Cocoa's population came from Scratch in general. In addition to known in-game members, many people in the Discord Server are known as observers. They were told about Cape Cocoa (and CivClassic in general) by citizens, but choose not to formally join until later.

There is one known non-citizen of Cape Cocoa residing within its borders, that being CrowzenR the mystical Stone Man.

Religion
CrowzenR, the stone man, is a shadowy mysterious figure whomst we know nothing about other than his stone skin. With this stone skin, he creeps around stone areas trying to remain hidden, yet can commonly be seen peeking around corners. Nothing is known about this character, yet he has been spotted around cape cocoa many times. Because of this, Northstar created a statue T-posing over the waters to appease our shadowy friend and to intimidate those who might cross us. If any information is known about this indivicual, we would really like to know.

The Traveller's Inn
The Traveller's Inn is a dark oak structure located near the cliffisde of The Proper. It is the first building built in Cape Cocoa, and serves as a resting point for travellers as well as temporary lodging for new arrivals.

The Candlesmith Café
The Candlesmith Café is a cafe built by klabss on the top of a flattened hill in The Proper. Though currently under construction, it is notable because it references a Scratch project of the same name. The café also doubles as klabss' house.

Town Hall
The Town Hall is located at the base of the heights in the western part of The Proper. It is the building in which the Constitution of Cape Cocoa was drafted in, as well as where most government activities take place.

Southmarket Bridge
Southmarket Bridge is a bridge that connects The Proper, Southmarket, and Crownest together. There is currently an incident where the bridge was unintentionally extended by an unknown individual, resulting in an overhang and the destruction of a hill. Prime Minister AK ordered the destruction and/or rebuilding of the end, though no formal action has take place yet.

The Light house
his very cool and amazing build, built by Eloctrasyd, is a beacon of hope to oncoming sea travelers. It is located on the coast around the lower district.