Assam

**Assam** is a northeast Indian city founded by CyberVinny on April 1, 2021. Its history has been marked by overall peace and isolation, due to its rather long distance from any major nation/city. Because of this near constant state of peace and isolation, Assam stands out from most cities for its varying architectural builds, oftentimes drawing upon real life buildings/cities.

## Beginnings

Assam's initial location was going to be the mountainous terrain of modern-day Laos. However, due to protests from CyberVinny, the eventual town's mayor, The flat ground of modern-day Assam was chosen.

For a very long time, Assam's architectural tradition was non-existent. Initially, users CyberVinny, Sijang\_, and JerryDZH invested much of their work into developing the agricultural power of Assam. The first somewhat major projects were the terracesWhat is now referred to as, "The Mountain Farm," large chunks were cut under a mountain and had farms installed, with the staple crop being potatoes. The Mountain Farm continues to be used and played a vital role in Assam's Great Leap Forward.

The first building created was the Nueva Silang Shrine, built by Sijang\_. Built to commemorate their previous town in Gladia, Nueva Silang, the entire shrine was made of stone brick, drawing upon Angkor-era Cambodian architecture. Inside, the entire history of the town, from its founding to its demise, was written all along the shrine's walls.

## Architectural Tradition

Now one of the largest and most expensive single construction is the Assam State Monastery, inspired by Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Starting off as a project of Sijang\_, with the help of CyberVinny and countless other town members, the monastery was initially built using only stone bricks, stone, and andesite. This was largely because Assam did not have the money to buy any other material. As a result, construction relied heavily on creating depth using the blocks and the silhouettes.

The next major project was Japantown, undertaken by AmbientGoose721. Built using woods and blackstone, the district features a layout and architectural style inspired by rural Japanese villages. It features a Yoshinoya, a sushi bar, barbeque stand, the brewery, and 2 houses. The district is the most used district in Assam, excluding HQ.

The next project was a single building, Hotel California, undertaken by users CyberVinny, AmbientGoose721. Named after the famous released by the Eagles in 1976, it was built to be an actual hotel and with furnished rooms and amenities such as a cafeteria and an outdoor pool. Despite its secure front lobby, there is an open entrance to the right side of the hotel on Diane Feinstein Parkway. The pool, though, was added a bit later on after the hotel was completed.

The next major project was the Legislature Building, once again undertaken by CyberVinny, AmbientGoose721. The building was constructed to help formalize decision making in the now growing Assam state. It features Assam's first library, town map, a room for parliament, a cafeteria, and Assam's first museum. The parliament room features desks for each member of parliament and their role (some evidently have more roles than others). Though mostly designed by CyberVinny, AmbientGoose721 designed the museum on the second floor. The Legislature also features a balcony where speeches can take place, which they have, similar to the royalty of England and their balcony or King Bob (minion) and his balcony.

The next, and somewhat controversial, project was the church, undertaken by user bigboi5315. The nature of the building's symbolism wasn't of controversy, but rather it was built using granite, diorite, and oak wood. Built in the shape of a cross, the roof was also initially not centered on the building. Although, we do believe that many of the "mistakes" of the church were meant to be fixed later on by bigboi5315 himself. Eventually, user CyberVinny forcefully changed the materials of the church to andesite and dark oak and evened out the blocks. The granite flooring was preserved.

Around this same time, the Irvine District and Airport were constructed, on the western borders of Assam. Undertaken by users bigboi5315, AmbientGoose721, and CyberVinny (especially on the airport), these were the last major architectural projects before the collapse of Indus and the Century of Humiliation. Built taking inspirations from Irvine Spectrum, in Irvine, California, it features a shopping area, apartments, a bank, an airport, an office building, and an Arby's restaurant (built much later on as an addition). The shopping area includes shops such as the Hello Kitty Cafe, a leasing "centre," a krama shop, Barnes and Noble, Tim Horton's, Wetzel Pretzel, and other shops. User JerryDZH, later on, included a car dealership in the shopping area. The Putra Mosque and a house built using real-life proportions was added shortly after.

After the Century of Humiliation,

## Joining Indus

The integration into Indus is considered to be Assam's first break into entering politics with other towns nearby. Still, despite the citizens of Assam holding a positive image of Indus, which remains to this day, the town still attempted to distance and isolate themselves from the nation. This trend of persistent isolation, so that it does not side with any nation so much, nor promise the nation so much, is still practiced today with other nations.

## Century of Humiliation

For a short time, Assam's consistent peace was disrupted towards the end of Indus's reign. Assam suffered 3 invasions from different powers. Due to the fact that many of its members weren't as up to par compared to others in fighting, Assam lost all three battles. In the final battle, negotiations between CyberVinny and the invading power gave Assam a chance at surviving. Assam's bank, at 200k before the wars, was quickly drained and the town was at risk of becoming ruins. Eventually, a deal was brokered and Assam was then left with 60k.

For the next few months, the bank would not grow very much, but rather was stabilized at around 30k-60k after the town was officially made peaceful, and no one would be able to siege. Still, construction projects continued and it was still during this time some of the most elaborate and bold projects in Assam's history such as Jetsun Pema Province and the Historical District.

## Great Leap Forward

Around the beginning of September 2022, Mayor B.M. Austria released a 5-year plan meant to revitalize the Assam state. The plan included:

* 100% GDP growth by the end of the year
* Gradual re-armament of the military
* Economic integration with the other states
* Greater bi-lateral ties with other states
* Full completion of The Mountain Farm
* Abolishment of capitalism

While completion of the Mountain Farm and a GDP growth that caused the bank to go from 60k to 300k in a couple days occurred, Assam is the last active power on the Indian subcontinent and much of Central/Western China. The huge stock of fishing missions helped provide the first large amounts of money, along with voting and completion of those missions. Next, prioritization of completion of town/nation missions using the mountain farm and advances in farming practices helped huge strides in GDP growth to be possible.

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