CalvinTown

General Landmark/Town Information

Founded: May 19th, 2024

Mayor: [MOD] calvin

Population: 290+

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 begins.

History

Early Development (Downtown District)

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.

Expansion (Upper CalvinTown Estates, Lake Valley & Decency Village)

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 become Lake Valley, which remains the most populous district to this day.

Further Expansion and Organization (Shady Lanes, Calvin Desert & Steve Fortress)

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 interested 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)

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. Thankfully, CalvinTown has been controversy-free since, and it was a great lesson for the town leadership in problem solving and risk management.

Renaissance (Beacon Bay, Calvin Caverns, & Pirates Bay Districts)

Downtown CalvinTown, as of June 26th, 2024

In its recent days, CalvinTown has exploded. 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. The town now has over 100 members and receives new builds every single day, with many large infrastructure projects in existence and underway. One notable example is Calvin Caverns, an underground city district with a unique dwarven vibe, created by the player jurckurc. The town is now the largest in the history of the server by densely populated land size, and population, and hopes to only grow more as the days go by.