Minecraft Username:
atkrye
Name of Project:
Law's Edge
Location of Project: (Either screenshots, a link to the map or coords)
As of yet im still not even sure if it is possible in this world. If it is I would like to put it in the desert i put a link to in the original post.
Size of the project: (The more exact you are the more likely it is you will be granted permission)
As big as possible. Large open spaces will be needed to give that real feel for a wasteland without law- with the 'gangs' hopefully having separated small settlements.
Intention of the project: (Is it a fortress, a keep, a castle, a maze, a dungeon etc etc. DO NOT! apply for ahouse, as builds will be public.)
The project is intended to bring a hardcore element to the server. Although I love hollowworld, there are times when I wish I could just break the laws, and go out and murder and steal.
Laws Edge would be an out of the way area which would allow players who wish to to literally go out and play as a bandit or thug without having to worry about being banned (as long as they keep it within the area).
The area is planned to be a 'sort of town' which would be a sprawling mess of buildings- with alleys and hidden tunnels. It would be just like what you would expect from a place without government.
The overall plan is for people to move to this 'town' and build a house where they can find space (or barter for it). There will be certain building restrictions as will be explained later, but the plan is for it to look like a natural sprawling town. Players will then be able to murder and steal in the town, and hopefully form into gangs which would compete for rule of the town.
It would overall add a whole new element of trusting your gang and neighbors and would be a great roleplay and community experience.
The planned laws (only apply within the area!) are:
Gameplay:
-Pvp is fine, as are revenge killings and vigilante justice
-Stealing is fine, and lockette should probably be banned
-Scams are perfectly acceptable
-Griefing is not allowed, as usual
-All other gameplay rules, such as xraying and general cheating are not allowed
Building:
-Buildings must be kept simple and small, as to maintain the feel of a lack of order. Anything larger should attempt to look poorly built- even possibly slightly lobsided
-Building materials must be cheap, again to improve the bandit feel
Reason for inability to claim plots personally: (Why is it unrealistic to claim yourselves?)
1. Because the town shouldn't belong to anyone. It is ruled by the currently most powerful, so the whole mayor system doesnt work.
2. I like many other people will want to visit the town as my criminal alter ego ('The Vaquero') so I will want to be able to still have the usual Hollowworld experience at the same time.
Residents: (Who will live there after its completion?)
Anyone who wants to. I want the project to be free to build- so anyone can set up home here and even play as their criminal 'alter ego'. However, I know of several people who have expressed an interest in living here.
Builders: (Who will help build the project?)
Myself, billybob579, and literally anyone else who wants to help- or rather who wants to get in quick and get set up in order to rule any newcomers.
Why is this a good addition to HollowWorld? (I want a full reason, not "It will look good")
It would be a truly unique experience.
Every nation ever has crime. A town like this would allow players to let their slightly more lawless side out- with rules such as murder, theft and such being absolutely fine within the borders of the town. Players would be able to take on criminal alter egos and have their own bid at ruling Law's Edge.
Rp would be great in the town, with many players' alter egos forming together in gangs and having gang wars and such entirely independent of the rest of the world. There would be a huge stress on trusting your friends unlike anything else in Hollowworld. Hopefully, there would be a general aim to rule Law's Edge so the compeition and resulting roleplay rivalries would be brilliant.
Also, as the town would be free to build (i.e. dont have to join to build, just build where there is space), it would be great for new players who don't have towns yet. If there is a new player who doesn't want to choose a town yet, and wants to get to know the server first, they can simply set up shop in Law's Edge and hang out until they have made a decision.
It also opens Hollowworld up to players who would otherwise ignore it because it is not a traditionally 'hardcore server'- whereas murdering and stealing are closer to this. A place like this could even bring a few new players to the server who might even play solely in the Law's Edge area.
It would overall make a great contribution to the server's community, roleplay and would make the server seem more realistic, given its input of criminality that would be expected in a kingdom of Altera.
Used materials:
As it is supposed to be bandit-y so i would imagine there would be a focus on easy to find materials, such as planks, logs and sand/sandstone
Inspiration:
I suppose given the concepts, there is a fair bit of inspiration from Westerns (although this isnt very medieval, the building style, rp talk and such can be adjusted to suit medieval times). However, In general, inspiration is simply taken from general thievery and bandits in history, cinema and games.
RP explanation/introduction: (I expect a nice, well thought out full length paragraph. I will litterally decline it for solely a bad RP section. Make it nice. If you arent the best story teller dont worry, as long as you made it obvious you put effort in, ill most likely grant it. Also feel free to ask me Lars or Fitz or any of the rolemasters for help)
When Queen Grief struck altera, and the entire world left their possessions and homes behind, certain individuals felt cheated out of their hard work.
Two certain individuals, known as The Vaquero and Mad Murderin' Bill (although they look suspiciously like atkrye and billybob579 in leather hats), decided to find a spot where they could escape the law to earn back their belongings, through cheating embezzling and stealing. The spot quickly grew out of control, with any sense of order being lost, and only the strongest ruling. People banded together into gangs that terrorized neighborhoods.
People do what they can to survive. They steal and murder and the only form of justice is vigilante justice.
It exists as a place of haven from the law, and quickly became known as Law's Edge.
Planning: (If youve got any screenshots/sketches/proof of concepts, please put them here)
I have no plan. Like I say, I want it to look like a natural sprawling town, and easier to just let that happen as apposed to planning it.
Links to previous work: See attached images. There's a town I worked on from an old server, and a huge cavern I worked on in an old server. However, since it will mainly be resident built it my work should only really apply to my own house 
