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A '''vault''' is the name given to large player-built structures used to store [[ExilePearl|pearled]] players or other valuables. A vault is typically built out of [[Citadel|reinforced]] obsidian and is considered one of the most expensive structures a nation can create on [[Civ]].
A vault is typically built at bedrock level, and consists of a single chest encased in a pyramid of reinforced obsidian. Often, additional fortifications are built to protect this pyramid, such as concentric rings of obsidian walls or [[Bastion|bastions]], or a nearby [[bunker]] to store defensive materials such as potions. Some consider the rings around a vault to be part of the vault itself. A variant of a bunker, called a sky bunker, is often built at the top of a vault to protect against [[Skybridge|skybridging]]. Depending on the number of surrounding rings, a vault can take hours or even days to break unchallenged.
Building and controlling a vault is considered an important step in a nation's sovereignty. Without a vault, a nation must either rely on other allied nations to hold their pearled players, or store their pearls in a less secure location such as a standard bunker.
Notable vaults include [[Mir]]'s Sanctaphrax on [[CivClassic 2.0]], with over 30 rings.
Vaults are featured in the [[Civ]]-adjacent alternative gamemode [[Bunkies]].
== History ==
Vaults have existed since [[Civcraft
The first ringed vault to be tested in combat was Clone's vault which had only two rings, the outer being a conventional ring with reinforced web traps that did not follow bastion fields, and the inner being a lava ring designed to drown attackers. Although it has to be said this vault conceptually didn't represent a change in how vaults were defended; stopping attackers from reaching the pyramid at all wasn't the overriding goal. A short time later, the Titan Vault saw the logical progression of several features of Clone's vault on a larger scale. Reinforced web traps in the rings were devastating, and enabled the pearling of the person who went on to design the Titan Vault. Other increasingly antiquated concepts such as lava and water chambers were left behind as ring designs became more standardized across different schools of thought. Later on, more advanced vaults were pioneered by the World Police of the era during and after the fall of Titan. Some of those vault technicians included: Diet_Cola, TealNerd, and ShadedJon. The general bastion layout and ring shape designed by TealNerd around this time is also where the term "nerd rings" derives from. Diet_Cola iterated on the concept and created the infinitely scalable and consistent style of ring Bastion grid that became the standard for some years after.
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==== Cringe Pit Home for Troubled Youth (Icenia) ====
The Cringe Pit was
==== Hyperion (Icenia) ====
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==== Lexington ====
[[File:BothSkybridgesLexingtonAttack.png|thumb|Lexington : Initial attack from east compared with final attack from west. On the far left the Western Alliance vault is visible]][[File:VaultSeige.jpg|thumb|The former [[Lexington]] vault.]]
[[Lexington|Lexington's]] vault was located at North world border, and had a 300 block radius trench surrounding it. This vault was the collective effort of a few Lexington players, but mostly taking influence from Aegis designers (most notably the ring layout). It was broken by [[SATO]]/Mir at the end of the [[Somber War]], in the [[Fall of Lexington]]. It had 8 rings and two separate snitch curtains.
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It was attacked by the Coalition on July 19th 2020 during the [[Infinity War]]. It was the last major [[NATO]]-owned vault.
==== Queen Alzabeths Vault Of Democracy (Bloom) ====
Queen Alzabeths Vault Of Democracy (QAVOD) was a Pinkerton-like vault built in [[Bloom]] in early-middle stage civclassics and designed primarily by [[shadedoom]]. Originally approved due to new friendliness, the project stalled until the collapse of the UNC when the Bloomean government eventually approved funding and resource allocation to the vault due to the loss of access to Varkonias Vault and Best Western due to the Infinite War between Mir and NATO. QAVOD was the first operational vault in the [[UDF]] until [[Columbia]] later joined. Sky defenses were never truly completed and the ground ring design was almost exactly the same as the outdated Pinkerton design. Due to the flaws in the design and the building of better vaults, security was incredibly lax, a garden was built on the outside of the rings, and players who fell into the vault typically were just added to the groups to be let out.
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==== Amalfi Vault (Hyperborean Confederation) ====
An unfinished vault that started being built during the [[War to End All Wars|JSDF Conflict]], but was never finished. Its original builder went mostly inactive before EOTW, and was never finished
▲=== '''CivMC''' ===
==== Rhodesia/USA Vault ====
Standing tall as one of the largest early game defensive structures on
[[File:Rhodesiavault.png|thumb|A photo of the rhodesian vault prior to the fall of Rhode Island and rise of USA]]
Terminus is a vault featuring 2 rings, a skybunker, and a large trench. It is currently Pavia's main vault and was the target of much of the conflict in the Northeastern theatre of the [[Generic War]], where it was able to withstand repeated attacks from USA/Rhode Island fighters.
▲==== Pavia Vault ====
==== Estalia Mushroom Bunker ====
The main base of Estalian power, the mushroom bunker sports a render trench which makes it difficult to appreciate in it's completeness. The trench has a complete snitch curtain and uses giant cubes of water as a means of defense against skybridges. The vault at the center is approximately 5 rings with counter-skybridging towers.
[[File:TerminusVault.png|thumb|A Photo of Terminus Vault, the Pavian vault that faced the main brunt of the attacks during the USA war. This is a photo of Terminus' snitch curtain and sky defenses.]]
==== Miami Bunker ====
Miami bunker is a mid-sized 3 ring vault built by [[Moloka]], [[Titan Industries]], and [[Icenia]] in [[Estalia]] after Titan fell during the [[Generic War]]. The bunker is designed and was co-owned by [[Gwua]], and [[gregy165]] until the latter and [[Walkers]] secretly removed all access due to the [[The Finite War|Finite War]].
==== Black Mesa (Formerly Hyperion 2) ====▼
Now owned and renamed to Black Mesa by the [[Holy Empire of Gang Shi]], this vault was originally designed and built by Titan Industries during the [[Estalia–Rhode Island War]]. After the conflict, Gang Shi added sky defenses to the design and iterated on the ground portion using the Titan Industries design as a basis. The vault features Chad Tower, and Electric Fence sky defenses, with the planned addition of snitch grid electric fences and cardinal sky bunkers. Ground defense wise the vault rings feature a new 3d bastion ground grid, and soul sand water traps previously developed by Titan Industries and iterated on by Gang Shi Engineers after the fall of Titan Industries. Black Mesa was fundamentally disabled during the events of [[Grasslands Gambit|Pearled Harbour]]. The land is now occupied by Estalia after gang shi chose to transfer primary ownership after losing the war.
==== Whole Foods (Icenia) ====
While not posing the usual characteristics of a megavault, Icenia sports a highly fortified and bastioned farm complex with a large outer trench. This farm complex was complete with traps, a snitch curtain, and a 2-ring vault at the center of the complex and serves as a major hub of Icenian activity. Over time, the fortifications of this complex had ballooned due to Temporal Isles' development of a vault less then 300 blocks away. Icenians feared that conflict during [[The Finite War]] might spill over into Icenian claims.
Destroyed by the Butternut-Gang Shi Coalition in the [[2023 Butternut–SEC Conflict|Buttsecs War]].
'''Reluctance (AP)'''
A massive 6 ring vault owned by the Arsenio Pact with considerable input from Cortesia Del Mar. It was destroyed by the Butternut-Gang Shi Coalition in the [[2023 Butternut–SEC Conflict|Buttsecs War]] after a large insiding that freed all of the pearls stored within.
'''Bloom Vault (Icenia)'''
A vault owned by the state of Bloom. Bloom vault featured boasts 3 rings, a snitch curtain, a large skybunker and sky defenses. It was supposed to act as a private vault for affluent citizens to store wealth in in highly secure storage pods.
Destroyed by the Butternut-Gang Shi Coalition in the [[2023 Butternut–SEC Conflict|Buttsecs War]].
==== Quagmire (Icenia) ====
A mega vault owned by Icenia north west of Icenia city, featuring an innovative design taking inspiration from many vaults such as the Cringe Pit and Rhode Island’s vault. It features many rings, sky defenses, an innovative bastion grid, and a snitch curtain.
==== Centuria (Kallos) ====
A 3 ring vault north of Kallopolis city planned to be around 7-8 rings with seperate groundbunkers on each cardinal axis.
Later stealth broken by the [[Elysian Pact]] in early morning in a preemptive attack on February 11, 2023 after claiming that [[Kallos]] was allegedly planning declare war on the EP.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/10zqi64/elysian_pact_statement_on_kallos/</ref>
▲==== Hyperion 2 ====
==Characteristics of a vault==
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The Hallow vault was known to use this mechanics until mining fatigue was disabled by the administration team.
== External links ==
* https://old.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/ckufj9/post_vault_pics/ - pictures of vaults from various Civ servers
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