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Valex was a corporation
Valex Corporation is centred on Remnant, its capital city in the Plus Minus [[quadrant]]. Remnant draws influences from a variety of Cyberpunk and Science-Fiction sources, such as Blade Runner, Gattaca, and TRON. Many different plots, activities, and opportunities are available for visitors and potential citizens. Other settlements under the Valex banner include Crystal Coast and Censure. Valex is also a member of the [[NEA|North-Eastern Alliance]].
== History ==▼
Valex was founded by a small group of refugees from [[SPQR (Civcraft 2.0)|SPQR]] amidst political turmoil. Desiring a break from the past and making the most out of the opportunity to try something new, a cyberpunk theme and corporate governance style was chosen (Draft structure can be viewed [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9W0RCbU4GqCRkJYSlEyMFhsUjFaVy03LTNIRjVCbXIxdmpJ/edit?usp=sharing here]). Since then, both old and new friends have joined the corporation and its city, which quickly developed into a thriving nation.▼
Jaghut, Direct of Strategy, explains Valex's current focus in an interview appearing in the [[Fellowship Tribune]]: ''"The last round of share issues went far beyond our expectations, and provided the financial basis for the company to keep paying dividends at their previous levels for months if necessary. However, at the same time a sharp increase in competition in materials and a sharp decrease in activity meant that continuing on as usual would only yield mediocre results. Financially, income streams from material wealth was diminishing at that time and we now had the funds and resources to differentiate ourselves - all our initial goals had been achieved, so we turned to the future. What would the Valex of tomorrow look like? How would it continue to be unique? We've significantly increased the wealth of all shareholders and built an amazing little city in the process, but what next? We made the decision then to focus on long-term projects - projects that would not merely turn a small profit, but help build a safer and more prosperous server as a whole - to enable a higher achieving Civcraft. I see the Valex of today as an investment vehicle to help enable those unique projects."''▼
The name 'Valex' comes from a portmanteau of Valcar and Alexandria - two proposed names of a concept village to be built under the SPQR banner prior to the split.▼
Plans and structure were discussed only a few days before the project was started, officially beginning construction on 18th October, 2013. Some of the initial scenes of the early stages of Remnant are charted in [http://imgur.com/a/9vNht this album]. The initial challenge of starting the city was the inhospitable terrain - while extensive terraforming took place, most larger builds adapted to the steep cliffs.▼
Initial plans focused on constructing the base of Remnant and proving the worth of the Corporate structure - untried at Civcraft 2.0 or at such a scale at all. With initialisation of the project and design of the city helmed by CEO Logic_Man, the return of Poopdish to Civcraft led to an aggressive focus on material sales which expanded the companies profits immensely - peaking with a Market Capitalisation of over 22 thousand diamonds. This phase of Valex is charted in the Financial Statements generated in the period below:▼
* [https://mega.co.nz/#!LpA1hD7R!AVO4C2lNpfpuzvZdi1R5yk0bV_EGN9JCUgG8N4CGuG8 November 13]▼
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6WzqNRk_wjiMjJ3MzB4Y09Lb1E/edit?usp=sharing January 14]▼
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6WzqNRk_wjiRmVkZjdaSFhRLTQ/edit?usp=sharing Febuary 14]▼
* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6WzqNRk_wjiLU5zM205ZklHdk0/edit March 14]▼
Following this outstanding and unexpected success, Valex shifted in focus to an investment approach - seeking to use its material wealth to better [[Civcraft 2.0]] as a whole. Whilst still conducting modest material sales, its most productive citizens now focus on individual projects - such as contributing to the [[Lightbarrow|Lightbarrow Cooperative]]. Derg, a former CEO, went on to become the Sovereign of [[Fellowship]], while Poopdish stepped down from the leadership to enable Logic_Man to take control of Valex forward in its new era.▼
== Projects ==
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Remnant was founded as the capital of Valex, and from the start the theme chosen was cyberpunk.
This is reflected in not only its government structure, but the architecture and design of the city and its builds.
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==== Triple Helix ====
The ‘Triple Helix’ is notable for not reflecting themes of the influence of corporate power, but of social commentary. At a basic level, the Triple Helix is a representation of a human DNA string, but with an extra strand.
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==== The GRID ====
Inspired by the imposing monolithic structures depicted in Blade Runner, [http://i.imgur.com/reSfwSv.png the GRID] serves as Valex's Colosseum and is a striking monument that has the capability to house a wide variety of events.▼
[http://i.imgur.com/reSfwSv.png Image of the GRID]
▲Inspired by the imposing monolithic structures depicted in Blade Runner,
=== Crystal Coast ===
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An exclusive collection of luxury plots in a stunning waterfront town, the in-development Crystal Coast is situated in an island bay between Remnant and [[Fellowship]].
=== Censure ===
* [http://i.imgur.com/G0pzgFC.png Image of Censure]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/Censure Subreddit r/Censure]
An agricultural focused settlement sponsored by Valex and structured as a monarchy led by King Derg, Censure is a small
Somewhat isolationist by nature, Censure is far enough from city centres to be quiet and peaceful, while not remaining too distant from trade and travel points. There are several opportunities to contribute, such as building, landscaping or helping with its famed agricultural output.
▲== History ==
Travellers are welcome to stop by and restock their supplies, while a relaxed build code and free materials let citizens quickly set up a secure base for the beginning of their Civcraft adventures.
▲Valex was founded by a small group of refugees from [[SPQR (Civcraft 2.0)|SPQR]] amidst political turmoil. Desiring a break from the past and making the most out of the opportunity to try something new, a cyberpunk theme and corporate governance style was chosen (Draft structure can be viewed [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9W0RCbU4GqCRkJYSlEyMFhsUjFaVy03LTNIRjVCbXIxdmpJ/edit?usp=sharing here]). Since then, both old and new friends have joined the corporation and its city, which quickly developed into a thriving nation.
==== History ====
▲Jaghut, Direct of Strategy, explains Valex's current focus in an interview appearing in the Fellowship Tribune: ''"The last round of share issues went far beyond our expectations, and provided the financial basis for the company to keep paying dividends at their previous levels for months if necessary. However, at the same time a sharp increase in competition in materials and a sharp decrease in activity meant that continuing on as usual would only yield mediocre results. Financially, income streams from material wealth was diminishing at that time and we now had the funds and resources to differentiate ourselves - all our initial goals had been achieved, so we turned to the future. What would the Valex of tomorrow look like? How would it continue to be unique? We've significantly increased the wealth of all shareholders and built an amazing little city in the process, but what next? We made the decision then to focus on long-term projects - projects that would not merely turn a small profit, but help build a safer and more prosperous server as a whole - to enable a higher achieving Civcraft. I see the Valex of today as an investment vehicle to help enable those unique projects."''
The town of Censure started life as a small settlement called El'Harim, founded September 2013 by Griffin777xD a dedicated [[newfriend]] who had spent the month previous travelling Civcraft.
Following sustained recruitment efforts, the town started to take shape, especially with the arrival of the then-newfriend Derg.
▲The name 'Valex' comes from a portmanteau of Valcar and Alexandria - two proposed names of a concept village to be built under the SPQR banner prior to the split.
The town progressed quickly, obtaining factories at a fast pace, and terraforming the terrain to allow for food produce and tree farms. A notable challenge encountered however, was the frequent issue of visitors stopping and eating the hay roads of the town.
▲Plans and structure were discussed only a few days before the project was started, officially beginning construction on 18th October, 2013. Some of the initial scenes of the early stages of Remnant are charted in [http://imgur.com/a/9vNht this album]. The initial challenge of starting the city was the inhospitable terrain - while extensive terraforming took place, most larger builds adapted to the steep cliffs.
After a period of declining activity amidst the struggling leadership of Griffin, Derg took on more and more responsibility for developing the town. It was during the time that this name of the town was changed to Censure, to reflect the changing demographics of the town and its neighbours.
▲Initial plans focused on constructing the base of Remnant and proving the worth of the Corporate structure - untried at Civcraft 2.0 or at such a scale at all. With initialisation of the project and design of the city helmed by CEO Logic_Man, the return of Poopdish to Civcraft led to an aggressive focus on material sales which expanded the companies profits immensely - peaking with a Market Capitalisation of over 22 thousand diamonds. This phase of Valex is charted in the Financial Statements generated in the period below:
Following a brief power struggle, Valex Corporation installed Derg as its administrator and reformed the government to a monarchy.
▲* [https://mega.co.nz/#!LpA1hD7R!AVO4C2lNpfpuzvZdi1R5yk0bV_EGN9JCUgG8N4CGuG8 November 13]
▲* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6WzqNRk_wjiMjJ3MzB4Y09Lb1E/edit?usp=sharing January 14]
▲* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6WzqNRk_wjiRmVkZjdaSFhRLTQ/edit?usp=sharing Febuary 14]
▲* [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6WzqNRk_wjiLU5zM205ZklHdk0/edit March 14]
Since that time, expansion of the town has seen little progress as its citizens focus on producing materials and goods for its neighbours to the south.
▲Following this outstanding and unexpected success, Valex shifted in focus to an investment approach - seeking to use its material wealth to better [[Civcraft 2.0]] as a whole. Whilst still conducting modest material sales, its most productive citizens now focus on individual projects - such as contributing to the [[Lightbarrow|Lightbarrow Cooperative]]. Derg, a former CEO, went on to become the Sovereign of [[Fellowship]], while Poopdish stepped down from the leadership to enable Logic_Man to take control of Valex forward in its new era.
== Structure ==
=== Shareholders ===
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Valex is owned by its shareholders - there are currently 20 individual shareholders who own 2600 shares between them. Shares may be exchanged freely between citizens and non-citizens of Remnant for any reason, including profit, political reasons or as a gift - all that is required is public notification of the share transfer on the subreddit. New Shares are issued when a majority of Shareholders vote to do, and are typically put up for open auction.
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9rrqRCDbpjQTjgyZy1UU3Y4Rk0/edit Investors Statement] from 1 February 2014
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqWzqNRk_wjidFBaMHFYcDl3REY2ZzF5bGVJbmNiTnc&usp=sharing Current Shareholder Breakdown]
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