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= Mount Augusta =

Mount Augusta is a democratic-autocratic city-state located at (+2600, +2100). It was originally founded in Civcraft 1.0 by Mitchellspakes and has one of the longest running histories of any city in Civcraft. In 2.0, Mount Augusta was reformed by LeonardU.

The 2.0 Mount Augusta retains certain features of the 1.0 city. The Independent Principality of Loveshack is still located within Mount Augusta, and the sides of the streets and roads are mostly lined with spruce wood. An identical recreation of the Arch from 1.0 Augusta, the 1.0 Augustan Communist Party Headquarters and a recreation of the 1.0 courthouse are also to be found.

= History =

In Civcraft 2.0, Mount Augusta was not immediately reformed, unlike many other heavily populated cities from the first map. Many Augustans continued with other cities (such as New Augusta, Carson, The Commonwealth and Lio) or simply became inactive.

Founding
It was not until a number of months into 2.0 when LeonardU made a call to Augustans to come together again and recreate the city on the new map. Off to the side of a quiet road leading into the deep (+,+), the first ground was broken and Mount Augusta began again. Old and new residents came to the location and the core of the city quickly sprang up.

Early Months
The city grew quickly and became a significant member of international trade, due to its ideal location along the CIC Yellow line, between Carbon and Holy Tree.

First period of decline (dark ages)
After a fast initial growth, interest in the city started to die down along with a start of raids. These raids included IRO'd streets, and theft, notably Zaphod100 (caretaker mayor at the time) losing the majority of his valuables. The city fell into disrepair, with it only having 1 permanent resident (Zaphod100) in the April CAI.

First Golden Age of Mount Augusta
A player called Wanado144 joined the city and together with Zaphod100 cleared the city up and got interest going again. Many new citizens, primarily British players and their friends, joined and the city started to experience rapid urban growth. By June the city hit its peak population in 2014, with 27 active citizens. This period is generally seen by the people who were around at the time as the first Golden Age of Mount Augusta in 2.0, as the population grew rapidly, economic output and prosperity increased, and Mount Augusta developed new ties with other nations.

Revival of Shallow Plus Plus
The entire Shallow Plus Plus saw a major increase in activity during May-July of 2014, partially thanks to the increase in activity of Mount Augusta and her economic growth.

The city of East Ridge, which had been established north in early April, grew in parallel with Mount Augusta, at times reaching higher population and activity than Mount Augusta during May and early June. Mount Augusta and East Ridge developed close and friendly relations, and a rail line was quickly set up between the cities. Many old East Ridgians moved into New Detroit and Mount Augusta after the summer.

Other settlements around Mount Augusta sprung up and were revived in June 2014. The desert city of Goodsprings was settled once again, and the city of New Detroit was established on the west bank of the (later named) Santzu River. The growth of these two cities and their close proximity to Mount Augusta set the scene for the establishment of Gensokyo and lengthy political tensions that were to dominate the atmosphere in the region for nearly half a year after the summer of 2014.

The New_Yardbird Incident
In July 2014, after a serious quarrel between some of the older members and ShadedJon (a returning member from 1.0) these old members planned to leave the city and make their own settlement. Over late summer of 2014, goods were moved and the old members who had revived the city in May started to leave. The plan fell through, some members returning to Mount Augusta. This angered New_Yardbird, who had been a central figure in this exodus. He decided to destroy most of the city's factories which had been managed by him, IRO the streets and kill players in the city. He repeated this stunt three times, with no discernible purpose. This led to the resignation of Zaphod100 as mayor and his temporary departure from Civcraft, and the rise of ShadedJon as mayor of Mount Augusta.

The end of July 2014 can be seen as the end of the First Golden Age, after which activity slowly declined and growth stagnated from the peak of June, the like of which would not be seen until April 2015.

The Autumn of Drama
In August, Mount Augusta was still enjoying a relatively high level of activity compared to most cities, coming third on the GIMP survey. For most of the rest of 2014, the average population slowly declined in Mount Augusta, although minor growth spurts did occur. During this period, Gensokyo grew rapidly in terms of population and land claims, which caused lengthy disputes with Mount Augusta, mostly fueled by individuals from both nations, and the proximity and growth of New Detroit.

In early January 2015, the Gensokyo-Augusta Treaty of Friendship was ratified by both member states, ending the political tensions that had existed since the summer of 2014 by officially establishing borders between Mount Augusta and Gensokyo, and normalizing the political relations between the states.

The Rumble in Mount Augusta
The Rumble in Mount Augusta was a minor battle between members of the Eden Group and a coalition of Nox and Chanadians. Due to the presence of Papa_Pound, a coalition of primarily Eden/World Police arrived and began to make a show of force, as if to intimidate both the city of Mount Augusta and its people.

The Goten Crisis
Main Article: Goten Conflict

Goten, a district of New Detroit seceded from Gensokyo, and ceded themselves to Mount Augusta. This action broke the Gensokyo-Augusta Treaty of Friendship. A coalition of foreign soldiers arrived in Goten, and it was thought that violence would break out in Augusta. While there was little violence, and the coalition was soon disbanded, Gensokyo no longer felt safe near Augusta, and sold their western lands to Bryn, retreating to their eastern lands.

The Nox War
Main Article: The Nox War

When the conflict between the World Police and Nox became violent, Augusta initially stayed neutral, dissolving their defence pact with Nox. However, when Nox DRO griefed Aurora, a group of Augustans went to clear DRO, and ended up pearling a Noxian that attacked them. This caused Nox to attack Augusta, but they were held back by the combined forces of the World Police and Augusta, who later launched an assault on the Noxian Vault, becoming the first group to successfully break a megavault.

The End of 2.0
On the 10th of January 2016, it was revealed that 2.0 was going to end. The server went into chaos, with much violence erupting across the server. Prof_TANSTAAFL resigned as mayor, and plans for Augusta 3.0 were made.

= City services and features =

Mount Augusta has a strong civic personality, with a diverse set of useful resources for new and established players. The publicly available services in Mount Augusta rival many centrally-controlled towns, and are generally open to visitors as well.

Nether Factory

Installed principally by Blue_muffinboy and with significant donations from ProgrammerDan, Thoths, AMB, and countless others, Mount Augusta was one of only a few cities to install a Nether Factory within moments of its availability on the server. Now boasting connections to Carson, U3P's hub, the Hexagon, and other nether locations, Mount Augusta is positioned to be just as central to travel in the Nether as in the overworld. Contact Blue_Muffinboy (also belial418) or ProgrammerDan for issues concerning access.

Metro

Installed by MSToodles and Blue_muffinboy, the Mt. Augusta Metro links all corners of Mount Augusta into a central rail system, and includes connections to New Detroit and Istanbul. It can be conveniently accessed from the ground floor of the CIC, which leads to the hub; from there, other destinations are clearly listed. Don't get lost in Mount Augusta again!

Markets

AUDI

Just north of the CIC station in central Mount Augusta is the AUDI (Augustan Urban Development Initiative) financial district, managed by Ladezkik. This used to host most of the shops and stands in the Grand Market, and was established by Ladezkik and delphsta in June 2014 in order to encourage high-quality urban development in Mount Augusta, as at the time the city was riddled with cheap newfriend shacks springing up.

AUDI set up a new model for urban development in Mount Augusta, as it was an entire district that was privately claimed, and people had to submit designs for approval before construction in order to keep up a higher standard for buildings near the CIC.

Currently the AUDI is home to a handful of small shops, large corporate headquarters, and the HighTillIDie Memorial Tower modeled after the CN Tower. Most of the shops that used to fill the AUDI were run down in favor of the more recent Al-Ishaar Market on West Side.

Al-Ishaar

After the summer of 2014, Mount Augusta saw a small influx of people from New Danzilona. One of these people was Weishaar, the old Grand Lorax of the Danzilonan Danzmarket district, who proceeded to establish a market district based on the same model in Mount Augusta. This district was initially branded as the Moon District, but the close proximity of Istanbul and some of the greatest deserts on Civcraft prompted the branding of the district as Al-Ishaar.

The district saw only minor growth over the rest of the year, as the growth of Mount Augusta had stagnated and population had declined, and Weishaar went inactive for several weeks. In March 2015, Weishaar returned and began aggressive development of Al-Ishaar, aided the rapid resurgence of population in Mount Augusta.

Other Shops

There are some shops outside of the AUDI and Al-Ishaar districts, mainly to be found along the East-West highway. It is recommended to wander around the town, as at times people set up shops at their homes.

Food Farms

Mount Augusta has two principle public farms, the first is contained in Little Vanier just South-East of the CIC and has melons, carrots, and wheat. The second is much larger, and located North/North-East of the CIC, just outside of Istanbul. This large farm hosts wheat, melons, carrots, pumpkins, and potatoes. All that is asked is to replant the field whenever something is harvested. As a rule of thumb, any fields in Mount Augusta can be harvested in an emergency, so long as the crops are replanted.

Quarries

At last count, Mount Augusta has two public stone quarries. One is in the middle of the city behind Altegron's stone-selling shop, and the other is on the south road leading out of Mount Augusta, hosted by House Wowls.

Tree Farms

There are numerous public tree farms all through Mount Augusta, both on the south, east, north, and west of the city. Although Oak is the dominant tree type, three areas of Birch trees also are maintained, one to the South East of CIC, another to the north of Little Vanier, and a third in the eastern shadow of Istanbul.

Gold Farm

A recent addition to the city's public services due to donations by many of its premier residents in both time and materials is a very large gold farm (portal farm) to the north of the city. Some of the chests and hoppers may be citadel protected to prevent abuse, but its purpose is public -- contact Blue_muffinboy for access.

Cactus Farm

On top of the gold farm exists a large public cactus farm. Similar to the public gold farm, this may have some restrictions to prevent abuse, but its intent is to be public. Ask in chat for help or access.

Factories

There are two main public factory buildings in Mount Augusta. The first was established by Wanado144 (although many think it was R3NNYB, as Wanado left a sign thanking him for some donations on the entrance to the building, it is now known as R3NNYB's factory building) and holds a diverse and eclectic mix of useful factories, and is completely open to the public. It is located to the south west of CIC, just down a rise if you take Controversy St. to its end and continue south.

The second is organized and run by the Mount Augusta Factory Organization (MAFO), presided by ProgrammerDan and run by donations (same as Wanado144 and R3NNYB's facility). It is located to the south east of the CIC -- take the road south from CIC until you reach LeonardU's Big Gay Forum and Bathhouse, then head east, the factory building will be on your left. This building has two levels -- the first is entirely open to the public and contains many useful factories, including a public Ore Smelter. The second layer is public, but access restricted -- inquiries for access should be forwarded to ProgrammerDan or any of the appointed factory managers. It contains high cost or sensitive factories, such as sword smithies and fancy smelters.

Information on both factory buildings can be found in this spreadsheet illustrating what is available, and what is needed to keep it running.

Ore Exchange

Although currently limited to iron and diamond, Mount Augusta hosts an ore exchange funded by Altegron, within the MAFO complex. It can be found by following the only staircase down within the MAFO building, and ores can be exchanged at cost, with no overhead.

= Notable CivCraft 2.0 Events =


 * Reformation in January, 2014: Following the call by LeonardU, the city of Mount Augusta was reformed and the 1.0 constitution was ratified.


 * Arch rebuilt [date]:


 * Courthouse rebuilt [date]:


 * Enablement Act [20 Oct 2014]: At first assumed to be a joke, an enablement act passed with overwhelming majority, establishing autocratic powers in the Mayor of Mount Augusta.

= Chronology of Mayors =


 * 30 Jun 2015 to // 15 Jan 2016 //: Prof_TANSTAAFL


 * 24 Sept 2014 to 30 Jun 2015: ProgrammerDan


 * 19 Aug 2014 to 19 Sept 2014: ShadedJon


 * 30 May 2014 to 10 Aug 2014: Zaphod100


 * 8 Jan 2014 to 30 May 2014: LeonardU


 * - to Apr 21 2013: nickyd614

(Further history is available, but difficult to glean from the subreddit)

= Other Officials =

Aside form the Lord Mayor and Judges, Mount Augusta has two other government offices: the Diplomat and the Cartographer.

Diplomat

Current Diplomat:


 * Ladezkik

The Diplomat works as the aide of the Lord Mayor in matters of foreign politics, to keep up friendly and fruitful relations between Mount Augusta and other nations, and to keep an eye out for foreign developments. The Diplomat is also responsible for the establishment and maintenance of Embassies abroad. The office was established in March 2015 in accordance with the Empowerment of Foreign Policy Bill.

Cartographer

Current Cartographer:


 * Wanado144

The Cartographer works to keep track of land ownership within Mount Augustan territory, and to maintain a record of the acknowledged borders with other states. The office was established in November 2015 in accordance with the Accountability in Land Claims Act.

= Laws, Justice and Judges =

Current Judges, term ending August 23, 2015:


 * goldenegg55
 * Nightwinga
 * Njordomir
 * Vicccyy

All crime committed in Mount Augusta is subject to resolution according to the Constitution, with sentencing following the Criminal Code. Trials can be held in-game, but all trials must be recorded in the Justice Subreddit (which can also be used for other legal proceedings).

For extradition requests, make a post on the main subreddit. All extradition requests require a 3/4 vote on a resolution to allow the extradition (Section III part E in the Constitution).