Empire of Victoria

The Empire of Victoria was an idea proposed by MAD MURDOCK4 to introduce a role playing element to The Old World.

## History

After a period of noticeable absence, MAD MURDOCK4 returned to the realm in late January, 2021 and completed work on his oil rig. Shortly after, he introduced the concept for what he was then calling New Victoria, an empire that would function in a similar fashion to the established communities, but with him as its ruler.

The area selected for the project was to the east of the existing communities at the time and it was intended to encompass a 1,500 block area. Eventually the name was changed to simply "Victoria" after Queen Victoria.

MAD MURDOCK4 reached out to WhiteLikePaste about his intention to create a discord solely focused around Victoria. Not wanting to split the community, and intrigued by what MAD MURDOCK4 was doing, WhiteLikePaste created a section in The Old World discord specifically for the project. There, MAD MURDOCK4 would post status updates on the growth and development Victoria.

Victoria came equipped with its own government, emergency services (including fire and ambulance), city maintenance team, banking system (that was managed through discord), and it's own job roles such as tree surgeon. There was also a news company that provided realm members information on what was happening with Victoria:

Victoria News Company
 February 13th, 2021
 February 14th, 2021
 February 14th, 2021
 February 15th, 2021

One of the residents Bloodmoon who is a Tree Suregeon in Victoria has this to say... "Oh man, working conditions in Victoria are something else, never in history have Lumberjacks, Factory workers and Road construction workers had to fight off a herd of the undead and exploding green mutants just to get the job done, but that's life and it isn't easy"

Our sources also say that if things don't improve there could even be a strike, but let's hope that doesn't happen.

 February 16th, 2021
 February 18th, 2021

The plan was for the empire to have a nuclear power station, airport, and hotels. Replicas of the twin towers were also planned. The area was to be surrounded by a large wall and visitors would require a passport to enter. The surrounding wall was started, but not completed. A residential area was established for permanent residents to claim their own plots.

The fall of the empire came when, after a second period of prolonged absence, MAD MURDOCK4 abruptly left The Old World resulting in the majority of the plans never coming to fruition. It is currently unknown why MAD MURDOCK4 chose to leave and abandon the project.

### Residents

During its existence, several realm members became residents of Victoria:

 SunBroHannah | February 15th, 2021

## Legacy

Although the project never fully materialized, WhiteLikePaste respected the amount of thought and creativity MAD MURDOCK4 put into it. The use of a currency in Victoria led to discussions around an official currency for The Old World and the creation of GEMS, which MAD MURDOCK4 was also responsible for naming.

## Future

There are plans to repurpose the land currently occupied by Victoria as an Achievement Amusement Park. However, this project has been significantly delayed. If it ever materializes the plan is for the large wall surrounding the area to be incorporated into it.