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July 13, 2012
9:55 am

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With the soon to be introduced airship dock at spawn. My curiousity started to unravel last night when the server went down.

Curiouser, and curiouser, I started think about the possibilities with airships, and their potential use in VC.

If it's at all possible, my ideal plan would be to make a vessel that acts as an airship portal, however, is large enough that it would dock to a large building (think 1920 zeppelin docked to empire state building's spire). Making it a structure in itself, complete with rooms available to host home locations. This would only contradict the "no floating structures" rule. However being that It serves a purpose to the players in game, it falls into the category of airship portal as well. Technically speaking, it would be bound/tethered by "ropes" to a central position, to keep the realism of it not floating away.

I like that VC keeps an ongoing theme with it's portal ships, but I have seen new-age styles made in other harbours.

any thoughts on the subject?

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July 13, 2012
11:28 am

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My only concern is that it technically exists in two places. Would someone buying a room in it then own two rooms?
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July 13, 2012
2:22 pm

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Emulated said
My only concern is that it technically exists in two places. Would someone buying a room in it then own two rooms?
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No,

Similar to how the harbour is set up now at spawn, I was contemplating creating a similar installment... Now however, I'm being told by a fellow resident this wont be acceptable near his residence. lol... but the idea is still brewing, I'll start planning a bit further in creative mode, and present a final product at a later date.

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July 13, 2012
5:21 pm

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I was contemplating this in regards to the clock that will be constructed at Freya. I shot this down not because its a terrible idea but because it is a fishing village and airships don't belong there IMO

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July 13, 2012
8:40 pm

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It seems like TSWG's dock would operate the same way the Vetropolis Airship Docks will work, at least as far as I understand them. Where blimp/balloon type airships will be floating and tethered to the docks.

I'm planning on doing something very similar for Highmoor's Skyport. The port itself will be built into the northern side of the moor, with the piers extending out over the lake. Airships will dock along the piers.

I think a lot of us are making certain assumptions about the airships based upon things like Final Fantasy and how blimps work, not to mention Steampunk fiction. But if the standards the server will require will be different than the assumptions, those will need to be known.

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July 14, 2012
7:12 pm