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The '''Doom City Conflict''', sometimes known as '''Operation Doomsday''', was a conflict initiated on [[CivMC]], having begun on December 12th, 2023 and ended on December 19th, 2023. The initial conflict was sparked due to a disagreement over the [[Mount Augusta|Mount Augustan]] nether portal, formerly belonging to Cortesia Del Mar and [[Mehri]]. Following disagreements between [[Doom City]] and [[Mount Augusta]] over the portal, members of [[Doom City]] ([[Laconia|Laconians]]) raided and stole from [[Arsenia|Arsenia's]] factory bunker and [[Arsenia|Arsenia's]] Birmingham Bunker, eventually resulting in [[SymSquid]] being pearled by [[SQOpenSpellBook]]. <ref name=":2">https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18jditn/gloom_city/</ref> On December 19th, the conflict escalated significantly at the border between [[Mount Augusta]] & [[Doom City]] when [[Laconia|Laconian]] fighters disabled a bunker being built on the [[Mount Augusta|Mount Augustan]] border, causinginitiating a bowfightfight betweenthat caused SQOpenSpellbook andto theretreat presentuntil Laconiansreinforcements arrived. TheyDoom wouldCity fighters then enterentered Mount Augusta, to "[place]placing an obsidian wall on "[their]{{who}} plot [as a] defensive measure" <ref name=":4" /> beforedespite additionalthe BUILDland fightersbeing arrivedderelicted andthrough theyMount wouldAugustan retreat.law Latermonths throughout the day,prior. [[Nightmarr]], [[SymSquid]], [[Defender4488]], and [[SQOpenSpellBook|SQOpenSpellbook]] were all pearled as fighting between the two factions continued; leading [[Defender4488]] to declare that a state of war existed between [[Doom City]] and [[BUILD]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Defender4488|sender=Defender4488|date=12-19-2023|url=https://discord.com/channels/912074050086502470/960952809447100416/1186761629946351766|text=Doom City will have to fight all of MTA's allies|channel=general|server=CivMC|access-date=}}</ref> Later that day, BUILD would formally announce its surrender after "independent fighters" from [[Estalia]] signaled their intent to bridge the vault of [[Fempire]] unless [[SymSquid]] was released.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18mlxl3/builds_surender_and_a_word_from_myself/</ref>

In the aftermath of the [[Butternut–SEC War]], the nation of [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]] was disbanded following the departure of many of its members from [[CivMC]]. This left the portal to be claimed by [[Mount Augusta]] with [[Mehri|Mehri's]] blessing<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18mgzj9/a_message_to_doom_city_from_mehri_regarding_the/</ref>. [[Mount Augusta|Mount Augustan]] officials began attempting to share the portal 20% between five nations, [[Ila'Kyavul]], [[Mount Augusta]], [[Rivia]], [[Wayrest]], and [[Doom City]]. During the early stages of MTA's nether portal project, whoDoom ignoredCity council member, [[ShadySauce]], discovered several Mount Augustan officials using Doom City's private iceroad between Doom City's fortress, Mt. Doom, and the requestsCDM portal. This prompted immediate discussion between ShadySauce and then MTA governor, [[ComradeNick]], in which both parties had reached an agreement for Doom City to retain their preexisting private iceroad into the portal, as well as [[Doom City]]'s nether farms to remain private. Months later, upon the return of two inactive Doom City members, [[FRESH candy]] and SymSquid, discovered Doom City's private entrance into the portal to be locked, which sparked arguing and later negotiations to remerge between ShadySauce and ComradeNick. This later fell through due to the trapping of the portal. During the latter half of the [[War of the Icenian Coalition]], [[SymSquid]] began raiding [[Arsenia]], breaking into a lightly defended factory bunker and looting many of the factories inside.<ref name=":2" /> This would lead to a series of events that would eventually conclude with [[SymSquid]] being pearled by [[SQOpenSpellBook|SQOpenSpellbook]] and held in the [[Fempire Union]] Vault.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/nClC3gq</ref> Reparations for [[SymSquid]] to be released were set at "3 stacks of xp, 32dbs, and materials to make a bastion factory OR 32 vbs" <ref name=":2" /> for his involvement in stealing these items from [[Arsenia|Arsenia's]] factory room. However, [[SymSquid]] would escape his pearl due to server crashes just prior to the December 19th conflict.

FollowingIn early July, shortly after the collapse of CDM and the subsequent claiming of the area by MTA, negotiations began between Doom City & MTA on arrangementsnegotiated for continued use, with Doom City maintaining that they be allowed to retain atheir preexisting private entrance, iceroad, and iceroadfarms, with other nations allowed to continue to use the public access route. OnMonths later, on December 12th11th, members of Doom City attempted to use the formerly CDM owned nether portal, travelingonly throughto thefind publictheir once private entrance asinto directedthe portal was locked and their private iceroad had continued to be used by MTA. dueThis prompted Doom City members, FRESH candy and SymSquid, to ongoingbegin breaking the bunker door and arguing with then MTA governor, ComradeNick. After a few minutes, the situation deescalated following negotiations remerging between ShadySauce and ComradeNick regarding their previous agreement of the portal. Both parties soon came to a compromise and agreed to continue fleshing out its execution the following day. The subsequent day, SymSquid (Doom City) found himself trapped in a reinforced footgrinder, and escaped shortly before [[Butter_Villager]] arrived in prot. At this point, the portal negotiations had reached an abrupt stop, and ComradeNick stated the trap had now been removed. Shortly afterwards, however, GiveMeNoods died from fall damage after traveling through the portal and discovering that water drops were removed. <ref name=":4">https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18mgbgu/doom_citys_response/</ref>

On the morning of December 19th, a border conflict between Doom City & MTA devolved into violence. Both sides contend that the other initiated hostile action, with Doom City arguing that they entered MTA to fortify their own property,<ref name=":4" /> and MTA contending that they had been subject to an unprovoked attack.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18m96da/terror_on_the_bridge/</ref> As additional BUILD fighters arrived in MTA, Doom City members, who found themselves outnumbered, briefly retreated across the river before fighting continued, eventually resulting in the bridge marking the border being covered with obsidian.<ref name=":1">{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Nightmarr|sender=Nightmarr|date=12-19-2023|url=https://discord.com/channels/912074050086502470/960952809447100416/1186711674942660628|text=Image of Doom City / MTA bridge covered in obsidian|channel=general|server=CivMC|access-date=}}</ref> Various battlefront skirmishes resulted in Nightmarr, SymSquid, and Defender4488 all pearled in fights near the MTA border, leaving the score at 2-1 in Doom City's favor. Hours later, SQOpenSpellbook was pearled by GGJoe, also inside MTA, setting the score at 3-1. After SQOpenSpellbook was pearled, Doom City would release a statement making it clear that they intended to press claims on SQ <ref name=":4" /> for the insiding of the [[Arsenio Pact]] during the [[Butternut–SEC War|Butternut-SEC War]]. A statement from FE Flags, the last governor of AP, would later denounce this action. <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/18mmf9y/thoughts_from_the_last_ap_governor/</ref>

In an attempt to bring hostilities to an end, [https://imgur.com/a/D3eX0tK Vinland offered to facilitate negotiations] in their Embussy located in the neutral nation of [[Dirt]].