The Commonwealth (CivClassic 2.0)
| Commonwealth | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Commonwealth | |
| Capital City | Westminster |
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Leader (King) | Peter5930 |
| Founders | People from Civ2.0's Commonwealth, Lio, Neverwhere , Thule, Civ3.0's Concordia |
| Location | [1] |
| Demonym | Commonwealthians, Wealthians |
| Other Settlements | Strasburg, Taliesin, Meditat, Victoria, Arran, Hexcorp |
| Subreddit | r/CivCommonwealth |
The Commonwealth is a nation based in the southwest(-,+), and is a conglomerate of city states comprised of members from many former Civcraft Nations. Peter5930 is the current King. It was formally part of both the Western Alliance, and is now currently part of SATO. The Commonwealth promotes free trade and transportation throughout the rest of the server, by use of its large Shopside mall and train station. Each of the city states, known colloquially as boroughs, retains local political and economic independence while referring federal matters of state to the King and Council. Leadership, architectural style, political ideology and economic specialization are unique to each borough. Boroughs include the mountaintop retreat of Strassburg, the corporate offices of Hexcorp, the man-made island of Taliesin, the desert metropolis of Meditat, the industrial centre of Arran and the capital city of Westminster, with its new upcoming city area, Victoria, memorializing the attacks on Westminster during the Somber War.
History
Early Days
On 14 May 2017, King Cowguypig made a post on the subreddit calling for all players to join Commonwealth in CivEx 3.0. The town that resulted was a smaller town than former iterations, and they did not have a lot of political leverage or influence, it brought many of the former Concordia and old Commonwealth players back again.
As many civ players know, CivEx 3.0 died very quickly, and with the launch of CivClassic on 2 June, Commonwealth swiftly moved over, creating what would be Westminster and Strassburg (created by fadedsoul) on a small island and a mountain nearby, respectively.
Westminster quickly became infamous for their incomplete canals, at the time called trenches, and its extra security measures; many regarded it (and still do today) as a maze to navigate. Some were even inclined to stop people from making bridges across these trenches in favor of tunnels under the canals.
Soon after the move, many different settlements appeared near the capital and became settlements of the Commonwealth. One of the more notable ones was Southshire, founded by Orinnari and StrPlatinum on 25 June 2017, roughly 800 blocks away on a peninsula in the south.
Meditat was settled by ZeeTip and mike0war on a desert far to the northwest of Westminster 5 July 2017. It focused then on factories and xp farms, but now is famous for becoming a beautiful oasis in the desert.
On 6 July 2017, a rail line was connected to Hexcorp and soon after became a borough.
Prelude to the Somber War
On 21 July 2017, six Lexington citizens alt-raided Commonwealth. It was the first major attack on the server thus far, and had become extremely devastating to the town. The altraids continued for many days thereafter. Short sentences were given to the raiders, as a false hope for being a future threat to the raiders.
On 13 August, sintralin pearled Bewsiej and handed his pearl to CW as part of the aforementioned deal, but mistakes on coal consumption made him release early, on 22 August. This bunker fiasco resulted in CW officials removing the Lexington bunker in the city.
In late August, tensions rose in CW when ZeroRussia, CarrieUnderwear, and GeneralWindu raided ThePayman's and Ez2Crew's factory building. Arbitration was offered, but Payman and Ez2Crew eventually left the Commonwealth to join Lexington. Both parties have since become inactive.
At the September elections in Southshire, Saren_Solaris became elected in Southshire, and it eventually became one of the most active cities on the server. It became known for its superior canals than Westminster's, and impressive, frequent, structures. However, during mid-September sintralin contacted the Chancellor of Southshire, StrPlatinum, to offer Southshire secession to Lexington. It was almost accepted, however, with brilliant negotiation from sashimii, possible war was averted.
On 21 September 2017, CW was attacked by Bewsiej, XyngSnow and Posedion. Peter5930 was pearled but eventually got out at the cost of a beacon.
On 24 September 2017, the Battle of the Boeing 911 occurred. It was an important fight as it was the only time the Boeing 911 was actually used for fighting purposes, along with Lexington alts fighting to take it.
On 26 September 2017, Brinton seized the throne from Cowguypig in order to have a more aggressive position in the soon-to-be war against Lexington.
On 27 September 2017, it was discovered that Saren_Solaris had been in communication with poortea to cause Southshire to secede from the Commonwealth and start a war. Saren was promptly pearled by CW following it.
On 4 October 2017, Peter5930 discovers an illegal iron farm and reports it to the admins. Lexington repaid the iron but were compensated with 120 compacted stacks of obsidian.
On 8 October 2017, as tensions grew further, Sintralin messages StrPlatinum threatening to treat Southshire the same way as CW if they don't declare neutrality in the war.
The following day, sintralin and Lexington declare war on the Commonwealth, using the breaking of Lexington's bunker in Commonwealth as a casus belli.
Amidst The Somber War
On 9 November 2017, Nymph was founded on a far west island by former Kraken founders Seekinq, SpankMeHarder, JayTeeR, _Monkee, and ItzJosh.
Governmental Policies
The Commonwealth espouses traditional liberal policies, guaranteeing individual economic freedom and ownership of one's self while providing voluntary federal projects, leaving local administrative action such as building regulations to each borough's discretion.
The Commonwealth prioritizes the following policies:
- Free markets, to encourage the individual citizen's industriousness, and to decentralize power and authority
- Internal security infrastructure in the capital city(walls, moats, canals, maze-like city layouts, tunnels, etc.)
- Free trade between boroughs, facilitated by a public interborough rail system and Shopside, the nation's most secure marketplace
- Pro-immigration, providing a welcoming path for newcomers to become citizens through involvement in public projects and the acquisition of property
Westminster Station, located at the heart of the capital, connects each of the boroughs, and provides travel between all other nations in the southwest. See Commonwealth Rails for more info.