NewTown

The contents of this article are from before the Second Great World Shift and pertain to Shuttlecraft 2.
 As such, all features mentioned are present only on the old world map.

## NewTown

Christmas in NewTown (December 2020)

Flag of NewTown

## ShuttleMetro

### Lines

Serena Line, Ocean Line

On the western side of the Big Water, NewTown is the acting spawn town of ShuttleCraft, as of January 21, 2021. It was founded in October 2020 by Terashi, with the idea that it would be a town for new players. Today, it continues to serve that goal and has risen above its founder's initial aspirations, as many long-standing players have at least one form of residence here. It continues to grow even to this day - what new, exciting things may arise in this wonderful city next?

## History

Several months before the town's potential was fully recognized by the playerbase, NewTown was simply a vision, a small, informal project that Terashi started shortly after joining Shuttlecraft in October 2020. The idea is that the city would serve as a location for new players to start their ShuttleCraft journey together, providing some on-site services like pre-grown fields. In around only a week, server members Churrokat and Slobb left their mark on the town with a few humble homes, while Terashi focused on a city hall and a McMMO herbalism farm. On October 19, 2020, MORTHRIN and OutrightWings joined the server and NewTown in the same day. At the time, no one, including themselves, knew that they would have such a profound role to play in the future of the city. These players simply added their own additions to the town, in the form of three houses that were later called "The Unorthodox Three". Around the same time, Rshuttle1337, who seemingly had predicted a level of future activity with the city, was working on perfecting the ShuttleMetro line that specifically routed towards NewTown. Yet, the project was still a collection of largely unfinished and rather incoherent parts that made an awkward whole.

Things soon started to change. Invader4679, a long-standing player, built up a manor on the southern side of NewTown, the largest local build of its time. This seemed to start silent build war, as MORTHRIN and OutrightWings built a slightly larger mansion on the other side of the city. Soon, however, the two parties learned to work together, as they began to have similar visions for an expanded NewTown. By this time, Slobb and Terashi were gone to server inactivity, and the trio were given the opportunity to start carving out a future of their own vision. Largely led by MORTHRIN, a push was made to improve current infrastructure. It started with the addition of a very large community field on the western side of NewTown. Shortly after, Morth and Wings renovated the city square, adding in proper paths, a large custom spruce tree in the center, and a brand new city hall. The project was shaping up to have an entirely new look.

From that point, NewTown experienced a rapid period of growth, largely between December 2020 and January 2021. Several features were added including a coffee roaster, tavern, proper station, and post office. New members, including FadelessGuide, Kitabby, and MisTievous, added their share of bases to NewTown, and several existing players migrated to the city to leave their mark with a residence of some kind. Due to the seemingly sudden growth of the project, the tradition was developed to feature every resident of the city once in some build or feature across the town. It was around this time that the NewTown Mayoral Committee was founded, and a proper system of governance was quickly developed. NewTown even created a formal law, which continually serves to keep order in city boundaries.

On January 21, 2021, NewTown was officially made the spawn town of Shuttlecraft. Rshuttle1337 reasoned that its popularity, among other things, would make it viable for this purpose, and the mayoral committee readily agreed. A new spawn house was designed and built that day, supplied with a number of resources for new players, including an official in-game reference to the infamous entity known as Chu. For a while after that time, no extensive progress was made, despite the fact that a few players have come and gone since then.

As of March 2021, a fresh push towards revolutionary progress has been made by the committee, including projects such as Pillager Land, the Community Raid Farm, and the NewTown Subway. Later that same month, the NewTown Plushie Collection made an appearance, creating a craze that has continually brought the city funds to perform needed renovations and host community events. Many other developments are on the horizon, and even the committee doesn't know what to expect from the city next.

## Points of Interest

* Terashi's Domain
* Shuttle Estate
* The Unorthodox Three
* Invader Manor
* Nachbaren Estate
* NewTown Station
* The Giving Tree
* Community Fields
* NewTown City Hall
* Blasted Beer and Bed
* NewTown Coffee Co.
* Cornemer's Conduit
* Fedoresu No Ei
* Spawn House
* Post Office
* The Pesky Bird
* Malguur Island
* L'Incendie Furieux
* Stal House
* Pillager Land
* NewTown Community Raid Farm
* NewTown Subway
* NewTown Exchange Union

Morning in NewTown, March 7, 2021Night in NewTown, March 7, 2021
## Trivia

* NewTown was only a temporary name. When it finally came time to reconsider its permanent title, the name had been used so much that it didn't seem right to go with anything different, so NewTown stuck.
* MORTHRIN originally plotted to take sole leadership of NewTown, but eventually conceded this plan when he realized the benefits and perception of a committee versus a single mayor.
* It is now common practice to address highly-concentrated wooden builds, without detail or respectable build quality, as "Terashi-era Architecture". While Terashi was a kind player with an honorable vision, building skill was not among his many attributes. Hence the reason his original town hall no longer stands.