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{{Infobox civilization|image=FlagLumiere.png|name=Lumière|caption=Flag of Lumière|subheader=Consulate of Lumière|location={{Coord|-8200|-2600|250}}|image2=Lumierecoa.png|caption2=Coat of Arms|capital_city=Lutèce|preceded_by=* {{flag|Grand Imperium}}
{{Infobox civilization|image=FlagLumiere.png|name=Consulate of Lumière|caption=Flag of Lumière|subheader=Constituent member of the CCCP|location={{Coord|-8200|-2600|350}}|image2=Lumierecoa.png|caption2=Coat of Arms|capital_city=Lutèce|preceded_by={{flag|Grand Imperium (CivClassic 2.0)|name=Grand Imperium}} (Province of Isi)|demonym=Lumerian|government_type=Oligarchy with some democratic elements|position_title1=Consul|subreddit=[https://reddit.com/r/lumiereciv/ /r/lumiereciv]|position_name1=[[AmandaCC]]|position_title2=Archbuilders|position_name2=*[[Lanni]]
* [[Revolutionary Confederation]]|demonym=Lumerian|government_type=Oligarchy / Autocracy|ideology=N/A|position_title1=Consul|subreddit=|position_name1=[[AmandaCC]]|position_title2=Archbuilders|position_name2=*[[Lanni]]
*[[NebulaSSR]]
*[[NebulaSSR]]
*AmandaCC|position_title3=Judges|position_name3=Vacant}}
*AmandaCC|position_title3=Judges|position_name3=Vacant|Archiectural Style=* Haussmannian
* Beaux-Arts|alliance=[[Augustan Federation]]|language=English</br> French (partially)|area=0.62 km^2|general_custom_title1=Part of|general_custom_value1=[[Confederation of Cities Communes and Protectorates]]}}'''Lumière''' (/lymjɛʁ/), officially the '''Consulate of Lumière''', was a constituent Republic of the [[Confederation of Cities Communes and Protectorates|Confederation of Cities, Communes and Protectorates (CCCP)]] situated in the northwestern quadrant. It was formed in June 2021 as a sovereign nation<ref name=":1">Announcement post: https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/nrye6u/claims_of_the_consulate_of_lumi%C3%A8re/</ref>, before joining the CCCP<ref name=":2">{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discordapp.com/channels/846116287452545025/846117237873573918/902635984921980949|text=Attention citizens and friends of the nation! We have incorporated ourselves into the CCCP (Confederation of Cities, Communes and Protectorates)! The main reason for this is our activity level, which for a bit now has been fairly low. Each time I wanted to play civ, I felt obligated to work on Lumière in some way, and civ became to me like a chore instead of like a game. I'm hoping that by incorporating ourselves into the CCCP, people who wish to play in Lumière can still do so (me included, just a bit less) while also diminishing the burden of governance and protection. (...)|date=October 26, 2021|access-date=October 26, 2021|channel=announcements|server=Lumière}}</ref> in late October of 2021. It bordered [[Gabon]] to the south, [[Lusitania (CivClassic 2.0)|Lusitania]] to the north, [[Kaltsburg]] and the region of Redgarden to the west, and was close to [[New Thoria]] to the east.


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==Etymology==
'''Lumière''', officially the '''Consulate of Lumière''', is a sovereign nation in the northwestern quadrant first publicly announced in June 2021<ref name=":1">https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/nrye6u/claims_of_the_consulate_of_lumi%C3%A8re/</ref>.
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The name "Lumière" comes from the french word for "light", also holding a significant meaning as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumi%C3%A8res a historically important philosophical movement in France.]


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The name "Lutèce" comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutetia old roman name for the capital of France], being renamed to Paris around 310 CE.
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== Etymology ==
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The name "Lumière" come from the french word for "light", also holding a significant meaning as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumi%C3%A8res a historically important philosophical movement in France.]

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The name "Lutèce" comes from the old roman name for the capital of France, being renamed to Paris around 310 CE.


== Geography==
== Geography==
The territory of Lumière is located around the city of [[New Amsterdam]], an area filled with multiple different biomes, including badlands, beaches, forests and savannas. Lumière's land encompasses a very similar area to the province of Isi of the [[Grand Imperium]].
The territory of Lumière was located around the city of [[New Amsterdam]], an area filled with multiple different biomes, including badlands, beaches, forests, savannas and plains. Lumière's land encompassed a similar area to the province of [[Grand Imperium#Isi|Isi of the Grand Imperium.]]
[[File:MapLumiereJuly2021.png|none|thumb|Terrain Map of Lumière, showcasing its biome diversity and territorial extent.]]


==Pre-Foundation==
==History==


=== Origins ===
===Pre-Foundation===

====Origins====
Lumière was originally planned to be a county within the [[Lusitania|Kingdom of Lusitania]]<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/742831212711772261/742932187418066945/813061685769797692|text=maybe when i build the Lusitan Library it'll be in my very own county|date=February 21, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=off-topic|server=Mount September}}</ref>, with its main attraction being an enormous library and beaux-arts style builds<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/742831212711772261/742930929881710622/828724636770238505|text=I wanna build this with some slight modifications to the design|date=April 5, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=nomic|server=Mount September}}</ref>, likely being put within the old county of [[Tungsten]] due to the large amount of unused land it possessed; the county would have been headed by [[AmandaCC]].<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/423643137546780674/815643246771830815|text=I was thinking of making [a county] in Tungsten due to the open space available there|date=February 28, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lusitania}}</ref>
Lumière was originally planned to be a county within the [[Lusitania|Kingdom of Lusitania]]<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/742831212711772261/742932187418066945/813061685769797692|text=maybe when i build the Lusitan Library it'll be in my very own county|date=February 21, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=off-topic|server=Mount September}}</ref>, with its main attraction being an enormous library and beaux-arts style builds<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/742831212711772261/742930929881710622/828724636770238505|text=I wanna build this with some slight modifications to the design|date=April 5, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=nomic|server=Mount September}}</ref>, likely being put within the old county of [[Tungsten]] due to the large amount of unused land it possessed; the county would have been headed by [[AmandaCC]].<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/423643137546780674/815643246771830815|text=I was thinking of making [a county] in Tungsten due to the open space available there|date=February 28, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lusitania}}</ref>


However, due to there being not much space in Tungsten to expand from the library to make other builds, or at least not enough for AmandaCC's ambitions, it was decided that it was perhaps better to claim some unclaimed land large enough to not only fit the library but a big city as well<ref name=":0">{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/423643137546780674/825348367189016597|text=sadly not [building the library] in Lusitania because I wouldn't have the space to build lots of buildings and other cool stuff, here is the the area I wanted|date=March 27, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lusitania}}</ref>. An island located near the defunct nation of [[Tierra de Conciencia]] and underneath [[Varkonia]] was chosen, with it's proposed claims changing from a small piece of the island to just build the library with potential expansion<ref name=":0" /> planned afterwards to claiming a much larger piece of the island.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/423643137546780674/825758897775837214|text=this is my planned claims + the grand library|date=March 28, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lusitania}}</ref> The proposed island of Lumière was to be claimed after AmandaCC had finished constructing her library in [[Mount September]], however some visits to the island beforehand revealed it's terrain was very irregular and that large amounts of terraforming would be needed to build the library and most buildings.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Metriximor|sender=Metriximor|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/422250595911729155/830125723603828786|text=huge build with non flat terrains are rip|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=general|server=Lusitania}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Metriximor|sender=Metriximor|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/422250595911729155/830125787159724044|text=that whole island is incredibly hilly|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=general|server=Lusitania}}</ref>
However, due to there being not much space in Tungsten to expand from the library to make other builds, or at least not enough for AmandaCC's ambitions, it was decided that it was perhaps better to claim some unclaimed land large enough to not only fit the library but a big city as well<ref name=":0">{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/423643137546780674/825348367189016597|text=sadly not [building the library] in Lusitania because I wouldn't have the space to build lots of buildings and other cool stuff, here is the the area I wanted|date=March 27, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lusitania}}</ref>. An island located near the defunct nation of [[Tierra de Conciencia]] and underneath [[Varkonia]] was chosen, with it's proposed claims changing from a small piece of the island to just build the library with potential expansion<ref name=":0" /> planned afterwards to claiming a much larger piece of the island.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/423643137546780674/825758897775837214|text=this is my planned claims + the grand library|date=March 28, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lusitania}}</ref> The proposed island of Lumière was to be claimed after AmandaCC had finished constructing her library in [[Mount September]], however some visits to the island beforehand revealed it's terrain was very irregular and that large amounts of terraforming would be needed to build the library and most buildings.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Metriximor|sender=Metriximor|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/422250595911729155/830125723603828786|text=huge build with non flat terrains are rip|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=general|server=Lusitania}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Metriximor|sender=Metriximor|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/422250595911729155/830125787159724044|text=that whole island is incredibly hilly|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=general|server=Lusitania}}</ref>


Thus, it was decided that the claim needed to change locations to a flatter area, and the area New Amsterdam was quickly spotted due to it's flatness both in it's very tall badlands biomes and central beach.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/422250595911729155/830128334288977921|text=honestly I can [build] to the east of this area, including the part [attached] to the mainland that's also really flat|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=general|server=Lusitania}}</ref> A proposition made was that [[New Amsterdam]] would be renovated before expanding the city outwards, since it seemed easier than building a city from scratch<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/422250595911729155/830165028396990464|text=I feel like renovating and expanding a small town is more realistic than building a huge build in a OMN that just started|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=general|server=Lusitania}}</ref>. However, once it was discovered that the reinforcements in New Amsterdam had not completely decayed and that renovating it would take much more work that initially thought{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}, the small team of Lumerians that had been recruited thus far decided it was better to build a new city in the badlands to the east of New Amsterdam{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}, settling on the name Lutèce.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Thus, it was decided that the claim needed to change locations to a flatter area, and the area New Amsterdam was quickly spotted due to it's flatness both in it's very tall badlands biomes and central beach.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/422250595911729155/830128334288977921|text=honestly I can [build] to the east of this area, including the part [attached] to the mainland that's also really flat|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=general|server=Lusitania}}</ref> A proposition made was that [[New Amsterdam]] would be renovated before expanding the city outwards, since it seemed easier than building a city from scratch<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/422250595911729153/422250595911729155/830165028396990464|text=I feel like renovating and expanding a small town is more realistic than building a huge build in a OMN that just started|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021|channel=general|server=Lusitania}}</ref>. However, once it was discovered that the reinforcements in New Amsterdam had not completely decayed and that renovating it would take much more work that initially thought<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=NebulaSSR|sender=NEBULA|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846117399194370068/846124655378300978|text=we would have to either re-reinforce or destroy alot of shit|date=May 23, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lumière}}</ref>, the small team of Lumerians that had been recruited thus far decided it was better to build a new city in the badlands to the east of New Amsterdam<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846117399194370068/846125746871337021|text=and [Lutèce would be] on the sahvana areas [NOTE: AmandaCC incorrectly thought the modified wooded badland biomes to the east of New Amsterdam were savhanna biomes]|date=May 23, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lumière}}</ref>, settling on the name Lutèce.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846117399194370068/846126608691757087|text=yeah Lutèce is fine|date=May 23, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|channel=citizens|server=Lumière}}</ref>


=== Preparations ===
==== Preparations====
Prior to any official announcement, some farms were renovated on the would-be claims of Lumière to start working towards XP production, a storage bunker was partially built, and ideas on how to organize the city of Lutèce were discussed thoroughly, including the style it would be built it and the arrangement of the roads.
Prior to any official announcement, some farms were renovated on the would-be claims of Lumière to start working towards XP production, a storage bunker was partially built, and ideas on how to organize the city of Lutèce were discussed thoroughly, including the style it would be built it and the arrangement of the roads.


== Early History ==
===Early History===
[[File:LuteceFactoryBuildingJuly2021.png|thumb|The Lutèce public factory and storage building in mid-July 2021.]]
The territory Lumière was first publicly claimed on June 4th 2021 on reddit. The claims were announced earlier than was planned, with AmandaCC stating "In short, this is a claim to avoid other people claiming this area, but we'll start building a proper city very soon!"<ref name=":1" />
The territory Lumière was first publicly claimed on June 4th 2021 on reddit. The claims were announced earlier than was planned, with AmandaCC stating "In short, this is a claim to avoid other people claiming this area, but we'll start building a proper city very soon!"<ref name=":1" /> It was about four days later that the first roads in Lutèce were built, made from stone bricks, stone and polished blackstone. On the 13th of June 2021, the first building in Lutèce, [[NebulaSSR]]'s house, was completed.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846124680543993886/853592336620322867|text=Lutece's first building! This will be @NEBULA 's house|date=June 13, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|channel=builds|server=Lumière}}</ref> The first build in Lutèce established its previously agreed upon style: late 19th century to early 20th century french architecture, notably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haussmann%27s_renovation_of_Paris Haussmannian] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture Beaux-Arts stye] buildings.

On the 17th of June 2021, AmandaCC announced the expansion of Lumière's claims to include a portion of the Medi Sea for the purpose of mining sand, but almost immediately retracted it <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/o27yru/disregard_previous_post_about_lumiere/</ref> after protests from the [[Metriximor|King of Lusitania]]<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Metriximor|sender=Metriximor|url=https://discord.com/channels/797908768297713722/798296346565541949/855186479755558972|text=Plz unclaim :glad_gun~4:|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|channel=pm-general|server=Unified Map Project}}</ref>, explaining that claiming a part of the Medi Sea stood against the Council of the Medi Sea and its principle of equality.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Metriximor|sender=Metriximor|url=https://discord.com/channels/797908768297713722/798296346565541949/855186701466468363|text=Because [claiming the medi sea] goes against the spirit of the council of the medi sea |date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|channel=pm-general|server=Unified Map Project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=Metriximor|sender=Metriximor|url=https://discord.com/channels/797908768297713722/798296346565541949/855187004711239730|text=Claiming [the sea] like that goes against the principles of equality and stuff|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|channel=pm-general|server=Unified Map Project}}</ref>

On the 25th of June 2021, Lutèce was connected to [[Nouvelle-Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]], [[Lusitania (CivClassic 2.0)|Lusitania]] and Colissipo by rail, but an aesthetic underground rail station was not constructed; however there are plans to eventually design and build one,<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846117237873573918/857891937365524480|text=Although not exactly pretty (for now), the Lutece rail station now exists and is connected to the /dests: LumiereNA; Colissipo; Lusitania.|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021|channel=announcements|server=Lumière}}</ref> and it was only more than two months later, on the 28th of August 2021, that an overland station was built<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846124680543993886/881170537857024010|text=Overground station build is finished, however the overland rail is still to be built, hopefully it will be done in the near future! :D|date=August 28, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021|channel=builds|server=Lumière}}</ref>, in preparation for the construction of the final part of the L-Line, which would connect Lusitania and Lumière on an overland rail.

The island of Riarexmer, renamed to Corse ("Corsica" in french), was claimed on the 4th of July 2021<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/odm6uq/the_consulate_of_lumi%C3%A8re_claims_the_island_of/</ref>, with AmandaCC saying "the reason for this claim is to secure ourselves a plains biome to farm in", further explaining that the Lumerian government was planning to create a flower farm in Corse.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/odm6uq/the_consulate_of_lumi%C3%A8re_claims_the_island_of/h412akn/?context=3</ref>

Lumière's first food bank was built on the 17th of July 2021. Located close-by to the factory building, it provides bread to "friends of Lumière" as well as potatoes and fish to citizens.<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846117237873573918/866142339863805962|text=(...) The Lutèce Food Bank has now opened, only a few dozen blocks away from the public factory building! Citizens (those having access to LUM-II) may take potatoes or fish (we might add meat in the future as well) and friends of the nation (those having access to LUM-I) as well as obviously citizens have access to droppers which dispense loafs of bread! (...) |date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|channel=announcements|server=Lumière}}</ref>

=== Inactivity and Merger with the CCCP===
Starting in late July, inactivity in Lumière dropped heavily, until the only player that was regularly active was AmandaCC. According to her, because of this inactivity, the server started to feel like a chore and not a game, and she hoped that this merger with the CCCP would allow people to still play in Lumière while "diminishing the burden of governance and protection"<ref name=":2" />.


Ultimately the activity of Lumière remained low until the [[CivClassics Shutdown|End of the World]].
Around the 8th of June 2021, the first roads in Lutèce were built, made from stone bricks, stone and polished blackstone. On the 13th of June 2021, the first building in Lutèce, [[NebulaSSR]]'s house, was completed.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} The first build in Lutèce established its previously agreed upon style: late 19th century to early 20th century french architecture, notably Haussmann and Beaux-Arts buildings.
[[File:CCCP Republics.png|600x600px|thumb|Constituent Republics of the CCCP, Lumière is labelled as the number 2.|alt=]]


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Consulate of Lumière
Constituent member of the CCCP
Flag of Lumière
Coat of Arms
General
Location-8200, -2600
DemonymLumerian
AllianceAugustan Federation
Capital cityLutèce
Area0.62 km^2
Part ofConfederation of Cities Communes and Protectorates
Government
GovernmentOligarchy with some democratic elements
• Consul
AmandaCC
• Archbuilders
• Judges
Vacant
Formation
Preceded by Grand Imperium (Province of Isi)
Culture
LanguageEnglish
French (partially)
Links
Subreddit/r/lumiereciv

Lumière (/lymjɛʁ/), officially the Consulate of Lumière, was a constituent Republic of the Confederation of Cities, Communes and Protectorates (CCCP) situated in the northwestern quadrant. It was formed in June 2021 as a sovereign nation[1], before joining the CCCP[2] in late October of 2021. It bordered Gabon to the south, Lusitania to the north, Kaltsburg and the region of Redgarden to the west, and was close to New Thoria to the east.

Etymology

The name "Lumière" comes from the french word for "light", also holding a significant meaning as a historically important philosophical movement in France.

The name "Lutèce" comes from the old roman name for the capital of France, being renamed to Paris around 310 CE.

Geography

The territory of Lumière was located around the city of New Amsterdam, an area filled with multiple different biomes, including badlands, beaches, forests, savannas and plains. Lumière's land encompassed a similar area to the province of Isi of the Grand Imperium.

Terrain Map of Lumière, showcasing its biome diversity and territorial extent.

History

Pre-Foundation

Origins

Lumière was originally planned to be a county within the Kingdom of Lusitania[3], with its main attraction being an enormous library and beaux-arts style builds[4], likely being put within the old county of Tungsten due to the large amount of unused land it possessed; the county would have been headed by AmandaCC.[5]

However, due to there being not much space in Tungsten to expand from the library to make other builds, or at least not enough for AmandaCC's ambitions, it was decided that it was perhaps better to claim some unclaimed land large enough to not only fit the library but a big city as well[6]. An island located near the defunct nation of Tierra de Conciencia and underneath Varkonia was chosen, with it's proposed claims changing from a small piece of the island to just build the library with potential expansion[6] planned afterwards to claiming a much larger piece of the island.[7] The proposed island of Lumière was to be claimed after AmandaCC had finished constructing her library in Mount September, however some visits to the island beforehand revealed it's terrain was very irregular and that large amounts of terraforming would be needed to build the library and most buildings.[8][9]

Thus, it was decided that the claim needed to change locations to a flatter area, and the area New Amsterdam was quickly spotted due to it's flatness both in it's very tall badlands biomes and central beach.[10] A proposition made was that New Amsterdam would be renovated before expanding the city outwards, since it seemed easier than building a city from scratch[11]. However, once it was discovered that the reinforcements in New Amsterdam had not completely decayed and that renovating it would take much more work that initially thought[12], the small team of Lumerians that had been recruited thus far decided it was better to build a new city in the badlands to the east of New Amsterdam[13], settling on the name Lutèce.[14]

Preparations

Prior to any official announcement, some farms were renovated on the would-be claims of Lumière to start working towards XP production, a storage bunker was partially built, and ideas on how to organize the city of Lutèce were discussed thoroughly, including the style it would be built it and the arrangement of the roads.

Early History

The Lutèce public factory and storage building in mid-July 2021.

The territory Lumière was first publicly claimed on June 4th 2021 on reddit. The claims were announced earlier than was planned, with AmandaCC stating "In short, this is a claim to avoid other people claiming this area, but we'll start building a proper city very soon!"[1] It was about four days later that the first roads in Lutèce were built, made from stone bricks, stone and polished blackstone. On the 13th of June 2021, the first building in Lutèce, NebulaSSR's house, was completed.[15] The first build in Lutèce established its previously agreed upon style: late 19th century to early 20th century french architecture, notably Haussmannian and Beaux-Arts stye buildings.

On the 17th of June 2021, AmandaCC announced the expansion of Lumière's claims to include a portion of the Medi Sea for the purpose of mining sand, but almost immediately retracted it [16] after protests from the King of Lusitania[17], explaining that claiming a part of the Medi Sea stood against the Council of the Medi Sea and its principle of equality.[18][19]

On the 25th of June 2021, Lutèce was connected to New Amsterdam, Lusitania and Colissipo by rail, but an aesthetic underground rail station was not constructed; however there are plans to eventually design and build one,[20] and it was only more than two months later, on the 28th of August 2021, that an overland station was built[21], in preparation for the construction of the final part of the L-Line, which would connect Lusitania and Lumière on an overland rail.

The island of Riarexmer, renamed to Corse ("Corsica" in french), was claimed on the 4th of July 2021[22], with AmandaCC saying "the reason for this claim is to secure ourselves a plains biome to farm in", further explaining that the Lumerian government was planning to create a flower farm in Corse.[23]

Lumière's first food bank was built on the 17th of July 2021. Located close-by to the factory building, it provides bread to "friends of Lumière" as well as potatoes and fish to citizens.[24]

Inactivity and Merger with the CCCP

Starting in late July, inactivity in Lumière dropped heavily, until the only player that was regularly active was AmandaCC. According to her, because of this inactivity, the server started to feel like a chore and not a game, and she hoped that this merger with the CCCP would allow people to still play in Lumière while "diminishing the burden of governance and protection"[2].

Ultimately the activity of Lumière remained low until the End of the World.

Constituent Republics of the CCCP, Lumière is labelled as the number 2.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Announcement post: https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/nrye6u/claims_of_the_consulate_of_lumi%C3%A8re/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Detective Amanda CC (October 26, 2021). “Attention citizens and friends of the nation! We have incorporated ourselves into the CCCP (Confederation of Cities, Communes and Protectorates)! The main reason for this is our activity level, which for a bit now has been fairly low. Each time I wanted to play civ, I felt obligated to work on Lumière in some way, and civ became to me like a chore instead of like a game. I'm hoping that by incorporating ourselves into the CCCP, people who wish to play in Lumière can still do so (me included, just a bit less) while also diminishing the burden of governance and protection. (...)” – via Discord (#announcements). Lumière. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (February 21, 2021). “maybe when i build the Lusitan Library it'll be in my very own county” – via Discord (#off-topic). Mount September. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (April 5, 2021). “I wanna build this with some slight modifications to the design” – via Discord (#nomic). Mount September. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (February 28, 2021). “I was thinking of making [a county] in Tungsten due to the open space available there” – via Discord (#citizens). Lusitania. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Detective Amanda CC (March 27, 2021). “sadly not [building the library] in Lusitania because I wouldn't have the space to build lots of buildings and other cool stuff, here is the the area I wanted” – via Discord (#citizens). Lusitania. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (March 28, 2021). “this is my planned claims + the grand library” – via Discord (#citizens). Lusitania. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ Metriximor (April 9, 2021). “huge build with non flat terrains are rip” – via Discord (#general). Lusitania. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  9. ↑ Metriximor (April 8, 2021). “that whole island is incredibly hilly” – via Discord (#general). Lusitania. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  10. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (April 9, 2021). “honestly I can [build] to the east of this area, including the part [attached] to the mainland that's also really flat” – via Discord (#general). Lusitania. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  11. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (April 9, 2021). “I feel like renovating and expanding a small town is more realistic than building a huge build in a OMN that just started” – via Discord (#general). Lusitania. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  12. ↑ NEBULA (May 23, 2021). “we would have to either re-reinforce or destroy alot of shit” – via Discord (#citizens). Lumière. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (May 23, 2021). “and [Lutèce would be] on the sahvana areas [NOTE: AmandaCC incorrectly thought the modified wooded badland biomes to the east of New Amsterdam were savhanna biomes]” – via Discord (#citizens). Lumière. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  14. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (May 23, 2021). “yeah Lutèce is fine” – via Discord (#citizens). Lumière. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  15. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (June 13, 2021). “Lutece's first building! This will be @NEBULA 's house” – via Discord (#builds). Lumière. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  16. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/o27yru/disregard_previous_post_about_lumiere/
  17. ↑ Metriximor (June 17, 2021). “Plz unclaim :glad_gun~4:” – via Discord (#pm-general). Unified Map Project. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  18. ↑ Metriximor (June 17, 2021). “Because [claiming the medi sea] goes against the spirit of the council of the medi sea” – via Discord (#pm-general). Unified Map Project. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  19. ↑ Metriximor (June 17, 2021). “Claiming [the sea] like that goes against the principles of equality and stuff” – via Discord (#pm-general). Unified Map Project. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  20. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (June 25, 2021). “Although not exactly pretty (for now), the Lutece rail station now exists and is connected to the /dests: LumiereNA; Colissipo; Lusitania.” – via Discord (#announcements). Lumière. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  21. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (August 28, 2021). “Overground station build is finished, however the overland rail is still to be built, hopefully it will be done in the near future! :D” – via Discord (#builds). Lumière. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  22. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/odm6uq/the_consulate_of_lumi%C3%A8re_claims_the_island_of/
  23. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/odm6uq/the_consulate_of_lumi%C3%A8re_claims_the_island_of/h412akn/?context=3
  24. ↑ Detective Amanda CC (July 17, 2021). “(...) The Lutèce Food Bank has now opened, only a few dozen blocks away from the public factory building! Citizens (those having access to LUM-II) may take potatoes or fish (we might add meat in the future as well) and friends of the nation (those having access to LUM-I) as well as obviously citizens have access to droppers which dispense loafs of bread! (...)” – via Discord (#announcements). Lumière. Retrieved July 17, 2021.


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