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Founded: May 19th, 2024 | Founded: May 19th, 2024 | ||
Mayor: [MOD] calvin | Mayor: [S. MOD] calvin | ||
Population: | Population: 900+ (Largest in server history) | ||
Coordinates: +6857 X, +5403 Z | Coordinates: +6857 X, +5403 Z | ||
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== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
On May 15th 2024, calvin joins the server for the first time. After exploring, calvin set up a house on Poland Island outside of spawn, but seeing as the island (and most server towns) were inactive, he logged out, intending to never log on again. Later, calvin relogs to show a friend the house, and is greeted by a player named "Fearborne." Fearborne tours calvin through ShantyTown to his town, Pirates Bay. Pirates Bay was on it's last legs at the time, and this would be Fearbornes last logout date for a month or so. calvin calls it a night as well, but a few days later, returns to the server. Seeing that joining a town would be futile, calvin sets out to create his own town. He crosses the railways of the URO, and finds a picturesque valley to develop his town on. The valley had been previously claimed by the player "shiki_89" for intention of building "Shikiopolis," but the project was abandoned. calvin contacts Skiki on discord and the land is given to him to develop on. Thus, CalvinTown officially | On May 15th 2024, calvin joins the server for the first time. After exploring, calvin set up a house on Poland Island outside of spawn, but seeing as the island (and most server towns) were inactive, he logged out, intending to never log on again. Later, calvin relogs to show a friend the house, and is greeted by a player named "Fearborne." Fearborne tours calvin through ShantyTown to his town, Pirates Bay. Pirates Bay was on it's last legs at the time, and this would be Fearbornes last logout date for a month or so. calvin calls it a night as well, but a few days later, returns to the server. Seeing that joining a town would be futile, calvin sets out to create his own town. He crosses the railways of the URO, and finds a picturesque valley to develop his town on. The valley had been previously claimed by the player "shiki_89" for intention of building "Shikiopolis," but the project was abandoned. calvin contacts Skiki on discord and the land is given to him to develop on. Thus, CalvinTown officially began. | ||
== | == Development == | ||
=== Early | === May 2024 - Early Age Begins (Downtown District) === | ||
[[File:Early-Downtown.jpg|thumb|The early development of CalvinTown, later to become the downtown area]] | [[File:Early-Downtown.jpg|thumb|The early development of CalvinTown, later to become the downtown area]] | ||
calvin began his project by developing a mine with help of his IRL brother, and building a home, along with a town hall (later becoming the CalvinTown hotel). The town received its first members at the time and its first builds, including 1mcslender's bar, mog60_09's shack and hole in the wall arcade, and Spectric's stone thing. It remained the only area of CalvinTown until the town expanded up the hill into Upper CalvinTown Estates. As CalvinTown continued to grow rapidly, buildings popped up left and right in downtown, making it the collection of skyscrapers it is today. It is the most densely built area of CalvinTown to this day. | calvin began his project on May 20th by developing a mine with help of his IRL brother, and building a home, along with a town hall (later becoming the CalvinTown hotel), and a fishing hut. That morning, calvin wrote in chat "i am working on the ever growing calvin town," signifying the first ever use of the town name (later changed to CalvinTown). The town received its first members at the time and its first builds, including 1mcslender's bar, mog60_09's shack and hole in the wall arcade, and Spectric's stone thing. It remained the only area of CalvinTown until the town expanded up the hill into Upper CalvinTown Estates. As CalvinTown continued to grow rapidly, buildings popped up left and right in downtown, making it the collection of skyscrapers it is today. It is the most densely built area of CalvinTown to this day. | ||
=== Expansion (Upper CalvinTown Estates, Lake Valley & Decency Village) === | |||
=== End of May 2024 - Expansion Age Begins (Upper CalvinTown Estates, Lake Valley & Decency Village) === | |||
[[File:Early-UpperCalvintown-andLakeValley.png|thumb|An early view at the development of the Upper CalvinTown Estates District]] | [[File:Early-UpperCalvintown-andLakeValley.png|thumb|An early view at the development of the Upper CalvinTown Estates District]] | ||
As CalvinTown continued to grow beyond the valley, players began creating their own "neighborhoods" which would later become districts. Some early adopters of CalvinTown and recruiters include elfim_desu, and frxsty_original, the latter of which was mayor of the town temporarily while calvin was on leave for vacation. Randomizers, who would become the map maker for CalvinTown created Decency Village, a homeless encampment styled area in the desert area behind downtown, and Upper CalvinTown Estates blossomed during that development as well. Upper CalvinTown Estates grew so large in fact, that it had to be split into two districts, the western side | As CalvinTown continued to grow beyond the valley, players began creating their own "neighborhoods" which would later become districts. Some early adopters of CalvinTown and recruiters include elfim_desu, and frxsty_original, the latter of which was mayor of the town temporarily while calvin was on leave for vacation. Randomizers, who would become the map maker for CalvinTown in its early months created Decency Village, a homeless encampment styled area in the desert area behind downtown, and Upper CalvinTown Estates blossomed during that development as well. Upper CalvinTown Estates grew so large in fact, that it had to be split into two districts, the western side becoming Lake Valley, which remains the most populous district to this day. | ||
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=== | === June 2024 - End of Expansion Age and Formal Organization (Shady Lanes, Calvin Desert & Steve Fortress) === | ||
[[File:Shady-Lanes.png|thumb|Shady Lanes District, as of June 26th, 2024]] | [[File:Shady-Lanes.png|thumb|Shady Lanes District, as of June 26th, 2024]] | ||
As CalvinTown blossomed past 50 members, more consolidation of leadership was required. This was also around when calvin was accepted to become a Mod on OSM, so the time was not as available for him anymore. District Leaders were set up to control each district, one for each district. It helped to keep areas in check and helped with general recruitment to have more leadership on board with the town. Around this time, another staff member known as ZinStarz joined the town, and an administrator, Beezle, took | As CalvinTown blossomed past 50 members, more consolidation of leadership was required. This was also around when calvin was accepted to become a Mod on OSM, so the time was not as available for him anymore. District Leaders were set up to control each district, one for each district. It helped to keep areas in check and helped with general recruitment to have more leadership on board with the town. Around this time, another staff member known as ZinStarz joined the town, and an administrator, Beezle, took interest in the project and contributed in various ways. The town was picking up traction incredibly quickly, and expanding like wildfire. A popular builder on the server, gyurto, made infrastructure go through the town that allowed for even easier connection. Calvin Desert was developed by the player Geogaddiiii, starting a casino which ran weekly lotteries and slot machines. Steve Fortress remained uninhabited until June, when it was developed by a player named Jols. Various players took part in developing Shady Lanes. | ||
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=== Controversy (Castle Plains District) === | === Controversy (Castle Plains District) === | ||
[[File:2024-06-10 14.37.56.png|thumb|Castle Plains in early development]] | [[File:2024-06-10 14.37.56.png|thumb|Castle Plains in early development]] | ||
One night while playing, calvin came across a new player named klaus_w, who appeared to be relatively chill and dedicated to making the server a better place. klaus_w developed one of the most impressive districts, known as the Castle Plains district. However, it was built in controversy. First, a player named black_frieza who originally built in CalvinTown was banned for "interfering" with builds against klaus' will. black_frieza was never seen again, and his ban was one of calvin's biggest personal failures as a leader. TrollfacePvP, soon joined and attempted to rebrand the district and revolt against calvin to become independent, but this was crushed by staff. Trollface then began a feud with the admin Beezle, which ended in his ban for harassment. klaus_w also turned out to be quite the cruel leader, and was warned for such behavior. In revenge, he griefed all of his rivals and was banned, never to be seen again. Since then, Castle Plains has been quiet and peaceful, slowly developing after the controversies. | One night while playing, calvin came across a new player named klaus_w, who appeared to be relatively chill and dedicated to making the server a better place. klaus_w developed one of the most impressive districts, known as the Castle Plains district. However, it was built in controversy. First, a player named black_frieza who originally built in CalvinTown was banned for "interfering" with builds against klaus' will. black_frieza was never seen again, and his ban was one of calvin's biggest personal failures as a leader. TrollfacePvP, soon joined and attempted to rebrand the district and revolt against calvin to become independent, but this was crushed by staff. Trollface then began a feud with the admin Beezle, which ended in his ban for harassment. klaus_w also turned out to be quite the cruel leader, and was warned for such behavior. In revenge, he griefed all of his rivals and was banned, never to be seen again. Since then, Castle Plains has been quiet and peaceful, slowly developing after the controversies. | ||
=== | === Late June-July 2024 - Beginning of Golden Age (UCOSM, Beacon Bay, Calvin Caverns, Grisapoly, & Pirates Bay Districts) === | ||
[[File:2024-06-26 23.43.22.jpg|thumb|Downtown CalvinTown, as of June 26th, 2024]] | [[File:2024-06-26 23.43.22.jpg|thumb|Downtown CalvinTown, as of June 26th, 2024]] | ||
The Beacon Bay district was founded by TheGreatBeeTrain and developed heavily by the player unsh1ft. It has a treehouse theme. Pirates Bay and CalvinTown merged on June 26th, 2024 to allow for further expansion of the town. In July, Calvin Caverns, an underground city district with a unique dwarven vibe, was finished by the player jurckurc, with help from a large digging team. The town during this time became the largest in the history of the server by land size and population. Later in June, CalvinTown also merged with Grisapoly to create the Grisapoly district. During this time, calvin was promoted to a Mod of OSM. On July 14th, 2024, calvin teamed up with fellow OSM icon gyurto to establish the United Cities of OSM (UCOSM), a collective of cities in the Spawn 2024 region containing over 20 cities, thousands of players, and tens of thousands of builds. The UCOSM remains intact to this day. | |||
=== Late July-September 2024 - End of Golden Age (CalvinTown Nature Park, West CalvinTown, New Atlantea, Tiny Town, Calvin Junction, NotchFaceLand District) === | |||
During the months of July to September, projects continued to flourish in CalvinTown. Players like TiredToonz, Tellow, Eichi, supa_cracked, Jols, and more took on and finished huge projects such as the Calvin Junction of OSM roads, Calvin Frontier Camp, Tiny Town, and New Atlantea. The player Terpsfascia joined forces with some friends to create a remake of the Temple of Notch in CalvinTown, found among other builds in the NotchFaceLand district. The CalvinTown subway was completed at the time and connected each district. During this time, calvin was promoted to a Senior Mod of OSM. calvin also facilitated the connection of various CalvinTown districts with the United Railroads of OSM, Bella Villa road project, and HuyDarwin's road project, to better connect the town with the infrastructure of the server. | |||
=== Late September 2024-January 2025 - Dark Age (White Square District, New Nameful Link) === | |||
During the months listed above, CalvinTown dropped to a period of low activity where builds and members were still coming up, but few and far between. Eichi left the server at this time, among others, and many of the old CalvinTown players moved on with life. Notable projects during this time were the link from New Nameful to CalvinTown being completed and the White Square District being created and developed. | |||
=== February-April 2025- Legacy Age (Landmark Leaderboard, District-010) === | |||
In 2025, Spawn 2024 moved away, seeming cementing the end of CalvinTown's growth for good. However, the implementation of the Landmark Leaderboard drew renewed interest in CalvinTown due to its history and top position on the leaderboard, usually sitting at spot #1 or #2. New members began to join again and new builds appeared, such as Levinders spleef arena, and the Calvin Cathedral. CalvinTown now stands as the #1 most mentioned, visited, and built-in town in server history, and still one of the most active to this day. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 3 April 2025
General Landmark/Town Information
Founded: May 19th, 2024
Mayor: [S. MOD] calvin
Population: 900+ (Largest in server history)
Coordinates: +6857 X, +5403 Z
Landmark command: /lmk CalvinTown
Origin
On May 15th 2024, calvin joins the server for the first time. After exploring, calvin set up a house on Poland Island outside of spawn, but seeing as the island (and most server towns) were inactive, he logged out, intending to never log on again. Later, calvin relogs to show a friend the house, and is greeted by a player named "Fearborne." Fearborne tours calvin through ShantyTown to his town, Pirates Bay. Pirates Bay was on it's last legs at the time, and this would be Fearbornes last logout date for a month or so. calvin calls it a night as well, but a few days later, returns to the server. Seeing that joining a town would be futile, calvin sets out to create his own town. He crosses the railways of the URO, and finds a picturesque valley to develop his town on. The valley had been previously claimed by the player "shiki_89" for intention of building "Shikiopolis," but the project was abandoned. calvin contacts Skiki on discord and the land is given to him to develop on. Thus, CalvinTown officially began.
Development
May 2024 - Early Age Begins (Downtown District)
calvin began his project on May 20th by developing a mine with help of his IRL brother, and building a home, along with a town hall (later becoming the CalvinTown hotel), and a fishing hut. That morning, calvin wrote in chat "i am working on the ever growing calvin town," signifying the first ever use of the town name (later changed to CalvinTown). The town received its first members at the time and its first builds, including 1mcslender's bar, mog60_09's shack and hole in the wall arcade, and Spectric's stone thing. It remained the only area of CalvinTown until the town expanded up the hill into Upper CalvinTown Estates. As CalvinTown continued to grow rapidly, buildings popped up left and right in downtown, making it the collection of skyscrapers it is today. It is the most densely built area of CalvinTown to this day.
End of May 2024 - Expansion Age Begins (Upper CalvinTown Estates, Lake Valley & Decency Village)
As CalvinTown continued to grow beyond the valley, players began creating their own "neighborhoods" which would later become districts. Some early adopters of CalvinTown and recruiters include elfim_desu, and frxsty_original, the latter of which was mayor of the town temporarily while calvin was on leave for vacation. Randomizers, who would become the map maker for CalvinTown in its early months created Decency Village, a homeless encampment styled area in the desert area behind downtown, and Upper CalvinTown Estates blossomed during that development as well. Upper CalvinTown Estates grew so large in fact, that it had to be split into two districts, the western side becoming Lake Valley, which remains the most populous district to this day.
June 2024 - End of Expansion Age and Formal Organization (Shady Lanes, Calvin Desert & Steve Fortress)
As CalvinTown blossomed past 50 members, more consolidation of leadership was required. This was also around when calvin was accepted to become a Mod on OSM, so the time was not as available for him anymore. District Leaders were set up to control each district, one for each district. It helped to keep areas in check and helped with general recruitment to have more leadership on board with the town. Around this time, another staff member known as ZinStarz joined the town, and an administrator, Beezle, took interest in the project and contributed in various ways. The town was picking up traction incredibly quickly, and expanding like wildfire. A popular builder on the server, gyurto, made infrastructure go through the town that allowed for even easier connection. Calvin Desert was developed by the player Geogaddiiii, starting a casino which ran weekly lotteries and slot machines. Steve Fortress remained uninhabited until June, when it was developed by a player named Jols. Various players took part in developing Shady Lanes.
Controversy (Castle Plains District)
One night while playing, calvin came across a new player named klaus_w, who appeared to be relatively chill and dedicated to making the server a better place. klaus_w developed one of the most impressive districts, known as the Castle Plains district. However, it was built in controversy. First, a player named black_frieza who originally built in CalvinTown was banned for "interfering" with builds against klaus' will. black_frieza was never seen again, and his ban was one of calvin's biggest personal failures as a leader. TrollfacePvP, soon joined and attempted to rebrand the district and revolt against calvin to become independent, but this was crushed by staff. Trollface then began a feud with the admin Beezle, which ended in his ban for harassment. klaus_w also turned out to be quite the cruel leader, and was warned for such behavior. In revenge, he griefed all of his rivals and was banned, never to be seen again. Since then, Castle Plains has been quiet and peaceful, slowly developing after the controversies.
Late June-July 2024 - Beginning of Golden Age (UCOSM, Beacon Bay, Calvin Caverns, Grisapoly, & Pirates Bay Districts)
The Beacon Bay district was founded by TheGreatBeeTrain and developed heavily by the player unsh1ft. It has a treehouse theme. Pirates Bay and CalvinTown merged on June 26th, 2024 to allow for further expansion of the town. In July, Calvin Caverns, an underground city district with a unique dwarven vibe, was finished by the player jurckurc, with help from a large digging team. The town during this time became the largest in the history of the server by land size and population. Later in June, CalvinTown also merged with Grisapoly to create the Grisapoly district. During this time, calvin was promoted to a Mod of OSM. On July 14th, 2024, calvin teamed up with fellow OSM icon gyurto to establish the United Cities of OSM (UCOSM), a collective of cities in the Spawn 2024 region containing over 20 cities, thousands of players, and tens of thousands of builds. The UCOSM remains intact to this day.
Late July-September 2024 - End of Golden Age (CalvinTown Nature Park, West CalvinTown, New Atlantea, Tiny Town, Calvin Junction, NotchFaceLand District)
During the months of July to September, projects continued to flourish in CalvinTown. Players like TiredToonz, Tellow, Eichi, supa_cracked, Jols, and more took on and finished huge projects such as the Calvin Junction of OSM roads, Calvin Frontier Camp, Tiny Town, and New Atlantea. The player Terpsfascia joined forces with some friends to create a remake of the Temple of Notch in CalvinTown, found among other builds in the NotchFaceLand district. The CalvinTown subway was completed at the time and connected each district. During this time, calvin was promoted to a Senior Mod of OSM. calvin also facilitated the connection of various CalvinTown districts with the United Railroads of OSM, Bella Villa road project, and HuyDarwin's road project, to better connect the town with the infrastructure of the server.
Late September 2024-January 2025 - Dark Age (White Square District, New Nameful Link)
During the months listed above, CalvinTown dropped to a period of low activity where builds and members were still coming up, but few and far between. Eichi left the server at this time, among others, and many of the old CalvinTown players moved on with life. Notable projects during this time were the link from New Nameful to CalvinTown being completed and the White Square District being created and developed.
February-April 2025- Legacy Age (Landmark Leaderboard, District-010)
In 2025, Spawn 2024 moved away, seeming cementing the end of CalvinTown's growth for good. However, the implementation of the Landmark Leaderboard drew renewed interest in CalvinTown due to its history and top position on the leaderboard, usually sitting at spot #1 or #2. New members began to join again and new builds appeared, such as Levinders spleef arena, and the Calvin Cathedral. CalvinTown now stands as the #1 most mentioned, visited, and built-in town in server history, and still one of the most active to this day.