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Other projects that were happening around this time were the continuation of railwork, with new lines being finished and connected to the New Station. There had also been many abandoned houses littered about Aberdeen for months. It was decided that the ugly and/or unfinished abandoned houses around town would be torn down to make room for fresh new buildings. Some of the newfriends at this time would build houses upon these freshly cleared spots. Fred had returned after a hiatus due to handling real life stuff and began making plans for the recently acquired territory near his castle. The server would soon be updated from 1.12 to 1.14, and while few rejoiced at the new blocks that would come, there was also a scramble to revamp the botting system of the various Caledonian farms, as the update would render Macromod, the premier botting mod at the time, obsolete, forcing players across the server to switch to a new mod: AdvancedMacros. While there was talk about making infrastructure for a possible future Olympics, this idea was scrapped.

Some cultural advancements were also made, with the Caledonian National Anthem and National Motto being decided at this time. The Discord server was also boosted by newfriend 500Miles, which allowed the server Icon to be changed from the image of the Caledonian flag into a GIF of the Caledonian flag being blown in the wind. Despite the increase in the max number of emojis that the boost presented, this perk was not capitalized on at this time. These boosts would later be transferred by Miles to EstraPVP, Mir's PVP practice server, however, reverting the Caledonia discord back to it's old boostless self.

Some cultural advancements were also made, with the Caledonian National Anthem and National Motto being decided at this time. The Discord server was also boosted by newfriend 500Miles, which allowed the server Icon to be changed from the image of the Caledonian flag into a GIF of the Caledonian flag being blown in the wind. Despite the increase in the max number of emojis that the boost presented, this perk was not capitalized on at this time. These boosts would later be transferred by Miles to EstraPVP, Mir's PVP practice server, however, reverting the Caledonia discord back to it's old boostless self. (Strangely enough, Estra would also be deboosted soon later, as well.)

Caledonia once again cemented themselves as a prominent player in the Coalition with the Pinkerton Offensive at the beginning of February, in which several of the most prominent Caledonians aided in constructing the attack bridge and breaking bastions. The Consuls were especially important in motivating and preparing Coalition forces for the attack. Caledonia would be largely absent from the later assault on Corvus due to the spontaneity of the attack.

Caledonia once again cemented themselves as a prominent player in the Coalition with the Pinkerton Offensive at the beginning of February, in which several of the most prominent Caledonians aided in constructing the attack bridge and breaking bastions. The Consuls were especially important in motivating and preparing Coalition forces for the attack. Caledonia would be largely absent from the later assault on [[Corvus]] due to the spontaneity of the attack.

Around this time, an important policy would be solidified after much discussion among the Caledonian govenment around the concept of ''"Proper Claims Usage"'', with SwordMaster [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/es3pcj/a_problem_of_inactivity_how_inactive_claims_hurt/ publishing a rough essay] detailing some of the concepts discussed. After this, it was decided that the Northern-most New Sovian islands would be released as it was determined they would not see much use, and it might be better to allow a new nation an opportunity to build there. However, Appomattox would later take control of these islands, citing the same security reasons as Caledonia had before. Anticipating Brennau being effectively declaimed in the January 2020 Claims Map, Caledonia would claim a single island that de jure belonged to Brennau, a snow biome that had been used as farm land by Caledonia for many months. Because of the land usage, this action was seen as justified. SwordMaster's post would later encourage the [[Communist Cities Caretaker-Protectorate|CCCP]] to take responsibility over the claims of Provincia and free a few of Provincia's islands, effectively freeing more land for future possible nations. Many old inactive nations within the Southeast were cleared at this time, allowing more possibility for advancement of the Quadrant. Due to this policy of Practical Claims, it was expected that Caledonia would not expand, at least not for a long time, with enough land to house all the farms it could need and plenty of space to start a few cities.

Around this time, an important policy would be solidified after much discussion among the Caledonian govenment around the concept of ''"Proper Claims Usage"'', with SwordMaster [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/es3pcj/a_problem_of_inactivity_how_inactive_claims_hurt/ publishing a rough essay] detailing some of the concepts discussed. After this, it was decided that the Northern-most New Sovian islands would be released as it was determined they would not see much use, and it might be better to allow a new nation an opportunity to build there. However, Appomattox would later take control of these islands, citing the same security reasons as Caledonia had before. Anticipating [[Brennau]] being effectively declaimed in the January 2020 Claims Map, Caledonia would claim a single island that de jure belonged to Brennau, a snow biome that had been used as farm land by Caledonia for many months. Because of the land usage, this action was seen as justified. SwordMaster's post would later encourage the [[Communist Cities Caretaker-Protectorate|CCCP]] to take responsibility over the claims of [[Provincia]] and free a few of Provincia's islands, effectively freeing more land for future possible nations. Many old inactive nations within the Southeast were cleared at this time, allowing more possibility for advancement of the Quadrant. Due to this policy of Practical Claims, it was expected that Caledonia would not expand, at least not for a long time, with enough land to house all the farms it could need and plenty of space to start a few cities.

== Geography ==

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 Other projects that were happening around this time were the continuation of railwork, with new lines being finished and connected to the New Station. There had also been many abandoned houses littered about Aberdeen for months. It was decided that the ugly and/or unfinished abandoned houses around town would be torn down to make room for fresh new buildings. Some of the newfriends at this time would build houses upon these freshly cleared spots. Fred had returned after a hiatus due to handling real life stuff and began making plans for the recently acquired territory near his castle. The server would soon be updated from 1.12 to 1.14, and while few rejoiced at the new blocks that would come, there was also a scramble to revamp the botting system of the various Caledonian farms, as the update would render Macromod, the premier botting mod at the time, obsolete, forcing players across the server to switch to a new mod: AdvancedMacros. While there was talk about making infrastructure for a possible future Olympics, this idea was scrapped.
-Some cultural advancements were also made, with the Caledonian National Anthem and National Motto being decided at this time. The Discord server was also boosted by newfriend 500Miles, which allowed the server Icon to be changed from the image of the Caledonian flag into a GIF of the Caledonian flag being blown in the wind. Despite the increase in the max number of emojis that the boost presented, this perk was not capitalized on at this time. These boosts would later be transferred by Miles to EstraPVP, Mir's PVP practice server, however, reverting the Caledonia discord back to it's old boostless self.
+Some cultural advancements were also made, with the Caledonian National Anthem and National Motto being decided at this time. The Discord server was also boosted by newfriend 500Miles, which allowed the server Icon to be changed from the image of the Caledonian flag into a GIF of the Caledonian flag being blown in the wind. Despite the increase in the max number of emojis that the boost presented, this perk was not capitalized on at this time. These boosts would later be transferred by Miles to EstraPVP, Mir's PVP practice server, however, reverting the Caledonia discord back to it's old boostless self. (Strangely enough, Estra would also be deboosted soon later, as well.)
-Caledonia once again cemented themselves as a prominent player in the Coalition with the Pinkerton Offensive at the beginning of February, in which several of the most prominent Caledonians aided in constructing the attack bridge and breaking bastions. The Consuls were especially important in motivating and preparing Coalition forces for the attack. Caledonia would be largely absent from the later assault on Corvus due to the spontaneity of the attack.
+Caledonia once again cemented themselves as a prominent player in the Coalition with the Pinkerton Offensive at the beginning of February, in which several of the most prominent Caledonians aided in constructing the attack bridge and breaking bastions. The Consuls were especially important in motivating and preparing Coalition forces for the attack. Caledonia would be largely absent from the later assault on [[Corvus]] due to the spontaneity of the attack.
-Around this time, an important policy would be solidified after much discussion among the Caledonian govenment around the concept of ''"Proper Claims Usage"'', with SwordMaster [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/es3pcj/a_problem_of_inactivity_how_inactive_claims_hurt/ publishing a rough essay] detailing some of the concepts discussed. After this, it was decided that the Northern-most New Sovian islands would be released as it was determined they would not see much use, and it might be better to allow a new nation an opportunity to build there. However, Appomattox would later take control of these islands, citing the same security reasons as Caledonia had before. Anticipating Brennau being effectively declaimed in the January 2020 Claims Map, Caledonia would claim a single island that de jure belonged to Brennau, a snow biome that had been used as farm land by Caledonia for many months. Because of the land usage, this action was seen as justified. SwordMaster's post would later encourage the [[Communist Cities Caretaker-Protectorate|CCCP]] to take responsibility over the claims of Provincia and free a few of Provincia's islands, effectively freeing more land for future possible nations. Many old inactive nations within the Southeast were cleared at this time, allowing more possibility for advancement of the Quadrant. Due to this policy of Practical Claims, it was expected that Caledonia would not expand, at least not for a long time, with enough land to house all the farms it could need and plenty of space to start a few cities.
+Around this time, an important policy would be solidified after much discussion among the Caledonian govenment around the concept of ''"Proper Claims Usage"'', with SwordMaster [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/es3pcj/a_problem_of_inactivity_how_inactive_claims_hurt/ publishing a rough essay] detailing some of the concepts discussed. After this, it was decided that the Northern-most New Sovian islands would be released as it was determined they would not see much use, and it might be better to allow a new nation an opportunity to build there. However, Appomattox would later take control of these islands, citing the same security reasons as Caledonia had before. Anticipating [[Brennau]] being effectively declaimed in the January 2020 Claims Map, Caledonia would claim a single island that de jure belonged to Brennau, a snow biome that had been used as farm land by Caledonia for many months. Because of the land usage, this action was seen as justified. SwordMaster's post would later encourage the [[Communist Cities Caretaker-Protectorate|CCCP]] to take responsibility over the claims of [[Provincia]] and free a few of Provincia's islands, effectively freeing more land for future possible nations. Many old inactive nations within the Southeast were cleared at this time, allowing more possibility for advancement of the Quadrant. Due to this policy of Practical Claims, it was expected that Caledonia would not expand, at least not for a long time, with enough land to house all the farms it could need and plenty of space to start a few cities.
 == Geography ==

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