This summer i hope to start a new community project on FTB which would be to build a themed town/city.

It would involve first clearing out a huuuuge plot of flat land, which isnt actually that hard in FTB, then layout out roads and plots, and then building!

Let me know if you have any ideas!

*UPDATED*

So we have settled on a futuristic town/city!

The building materials should be the likes of marble crystal basalt engineers block (these things look epic) and most blocks a like.
Im not "banning" anything but stay away from logs and planks for the main part of the structure but obviously use them for the finer details and interior .

This still wont be until summer but just letting everyone know in advance!

Michael, you might want to make a different age... Something about that world is unstable if it has any debuffs at all. Something you put in (or left out) caused the age to be missing something vital for an age to make sense, having two or more conflicting pages, or is using a page with inherit instability.

While weakness on its own is harmless, some forms of instability take time to show up. If you're going to be making a giant summer long project, you might want to get it right the first time. Also, some symbols are pretty important when writing an age and you'll definitely want to make sure you have them to ensure the safety of the age's inhabitants and the age itself.

Of course that's just my two cents... Or whatever the UK uses...
Other than that I love the idea of another world.

On topic:
Could you elaborate on each of the themes in the original post? Materials are kind of vague...
In my head, what I imagine those to be is probably different from yours xP

There is a problem with this idea Mich....

There is a potential for the world to be wiped one week if for some reason we're all not in there for a while. Unlikely if it is popular.

The other problem is glitches and bugs with some mods and myst craft. Techmav confirmed after some searching that there is indeed a bug with Mystcraft and the power armor. So the likelyhood of something crashing the server from within a myst age is higher the more players go into that one age.

Not trying to down the idea it is a good one. But there are a few things we need to keep in mind before venturing on a project like this.

I'd stay away from making it in an age.

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I like the idea of a community project, but plots just doesn't make room enough for creativity. So what about if you mark out the land you're gonna use yourself?

Valid point Koeh although for a themed city i would prefer predefined plots. Just makes it look prettier. And i'm sure there will be different sizes available like for appartments, commercial area, skycrapers...

I wouldn't mind attempting another skyscraper once i've got the resources. Ashcreek tower Mark 2

i think for a proper city plots would be a must. A variety of sizes would be available...just neatly layed out! And that wopuuld be great draze your sky scrapers are pretty awesome .

I'd like to help building a city Building public places and monuments

Nice idea Michael - you are becoming quite the town planner
Do we have to have a rigid theme though?
Maybe specify materials that can be used, but more like a list of 10 for example.

So there is a nice variation but it still looks neat and collaborative.

If it was futuristing i could easily set up a world to gather crystal and glowstone for public use or gather it myself and fill some resources chests at the new spawn.

Sounds fantasticle and i think we have settles on a futuristic, ill update the main body of the thread for more info.

I myself was thinking about a magic theme... but since its futuristic *beep boop*

I personally would love to see the USS Enterprise built full scale with working shields, torpedos, transporters, warpcore, turbo lifts etc... the full works. Maybe built in the "end" so it can look like it's in space.

But aside from that ^ a cool community built city to house a server spawn zone would be epic. since lets face it our FTB spawn right now is.... well... not really existent?

Anyone ever given thoughts to a rail system?

I'd like to help...

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Feed or Fek?

Fekkit!

There could be a space port then

might be better to keep it ftb as fekkit probably wont allow mod blocks for flooring meaning the "futuristic" part might not be as good

I personally would love to see the USS Enterprise built full scale with working shields, torpedos ......

robinhood06

Torpedoes with us in it right ? xD

just don't build it to scale with working frame motor flight ;P

Clearing land just now

OMG can you imagine the server lag with all those blocks moving by frame *blinks* i think i'll go hide under a rock now. lol.

i think the whole city should be movable by frames!...Kidding...I think...