General Master Plan for the CDS

Citizens’ Survey results

Moon Adamant — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:42:45 +0000

We have closed the survey period, having gathered answers from above 1/3 of the CDS population.

Here is a small resume of the survey – raw data can be found here.

The General Master Plan for the CDS – 2008

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:17:52 +0000

This is the blog to host the information of the General Master Plan for the Confederation of Democratic Simulators, developed by the New Guild during the Spring of 2008. Many thanks to Symo Kurka who coordinated and developed the work you will see here.

Citizens’ Survey

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:15:33 +0000

We are interested in knowing more about what you, the The CDS citizens, envisage in terms of expansion, character and future of the CDS.

So please take a few minutes to fill in this survey.

This data will be used to refine the GMP as we evolve our territory.

(updated 12/07/2008)

Map 00 – Neighbours

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:12:36 +0000

And yes, we are not alone… neither are we free to expand anywhere.

And yes, this is exactly the map you see in your “Map” menu.
I suggest that you have a look at it and visit neighbour sims from time to time.

Some sims seem to be abandoned or unaccessible (Rivet Town). Others are usually very crowded (Apollo).
We also have some interesting high level neighbours (Montana State University)

MAP 01 – Actual CDS sims in May 2008

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:10:08 +0000

The CDS Sims in May 2008

MAP 02 – Sims’ Territory Parameters

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:09:31 +0000

This table shows relevant data about the CDS territory in May 2008

Map 03 – Cluster Expansions

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:08:55 +0000

This is the basic GMP idea, to expand our territory around in available sims with CLUSTERS of themed sims.

We therefore have to complete our three current clusters (Colonia Nova, Alpine Meadow, and Neufreistadt), and we can start discussing about three new cluster themes.

RA decides new cluster themes (evaluating proposals of citizens and strategic choices) and decides if a whole cluster or just a number of sims within it have to be developed privately (respecting of course GMP parameters)

Theme clusters are joined by CONNECTION clusters, which are reserved to Guild development.

Map 04 – Topography

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:07:45 +0000

Shows areas destinated to mountains, hills, flat and sea.
Topography is defined by simple parameters:

Mountain = two sim corners above 100 mt height (like AM and NFS)
Hill = max eight under 99 mt height (that is a bit more than half of AM’s height)
Flat = max 40 mt (have in mind that in SL sea level is at +20 mt)
Sea = 4 corners at 20 mt, at least 40% of total surface is effectively sea. No height restrictions.

THEMES

Shows the way our three sims can expand their territory in a CLUSTER.
AM will divide CN from NFS even in future expansion. In this map CLUSTER 4 is identified with Mediterranean Theme (which includes Arria Perreault’s proposal of Nea Chora)

DENSITY

This is a draft proposal for RESIDENTIAL densities, which means number of new citizens (but does NOT mean number of visitors or active population). Residential densities have to match with strategic plans. Here the average population estimated would be:

ROMAN CLUSTER = about 280 citizens
ALPINE CLUSTER = about 60
MITTELEUROPA = about 240
MEDITERRANEAN = about 180

Map 05 – Infrastructures

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:07:08 +0000

They guarantee ground or sea communication between sims.

This map shows the main infrastructures. Each sim develops a more detailed secondary infrastructure plan.

Main infrastructures are mandatory, and designed by Guild or subject to Guild approval.

The proposal in this GMP map matches either with topographicor historical issues. (ie. the “square” road grid of Roman theme, the mountain ways, the harbours at sea borders or in islands).

Table A – Sum up for the Roman and Alpine Clusters

Moon Adamant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:00:25 +0000

Sum up of the expansion of the current themes