The Exchange

WhiteLikePaste (courtyard/basement level

jasons25 (job board)

2nd Incarnation

Black1ightningg

The Exchange is a community build intended to make trade between players easier. It is located next to The Tower on the land previously occupied by The Ciole Building, Skyscraper 2, and the original incarnation of the build.

## History

The idea for The Exchange was originally suggested by Madd Trucker49 who had seen a similar type of trade system on a previous realm. The idea was presented to the members of The Old World and jimebersole and Jollycapthoke picked up the project.

### 1st Incarnation

The structure for the build was completed in a single day and could be accessed via a bridge connected to Tower Island or from New Spawn Road. A large nether portal was located on the second floor and served as the primary entrance point to the Nether Hub.

Opposite the nether portal was a Job Board where players could post jobs for other players. This concept had originally been added to The White House by Jasons25, but it was determined that The Exchange would be a more suitable location.

Shortly after the initial build was complete, WhiteLikePaste designed the courtyard located behind the building. He also added a basement level when expansion became necessary. An additional room for storing items from inactive players was added to that floor as well.

He also commissioned ChozoLegacy1129 to clean up the area next to The Exchange and make it more inviting to players. Chozo decided to turn the area into a park, which WhiteLikePaste named Chozo Park, after him.

#### Griefing Incident

A now infamous griefing incident occurred on January 1st, 2021 when several new realm members joined to participate in The Dome, but instead burned down The Exchange and denied any involvement.

The grief was easily repaired using MCC ToolChest, but messed up something with syncing of the nether portal. As a result, players returning to The Exchange from the Nether Hub return in a slightly different location from where the portal is actually located. There have been several attempts to correct this, but none have been successful.

### 2nd Incarnation

By 2021 the realm had outgrown The Exchange. Although WhiteLikePaste had attempted to expand the build initially, it was clear that the original design would no longer accommodate the amount of players in the realm.

He reached out to the realm members to see if anyone would be interested in designing a completely new building. Several people expressed interest, but ultimately Black1ightningg picked up the project. The redesign took roughly a week to complete.

The redesign of The Exchange was referenced in the 1st Edition of The Realm Report, which was posted to The Old World YouTube Channel on May 25, 2021.

### Functionality

The purpose behind The Exchange is to simplify trade between players. Each member of The Old World is assigned a barrel with their name, and a Redstone Lamp above it. When a player puts something into another players barrel, the Redstone Lamp lights up to indicate that there is something inside.

## Future

There are plans to incorporate some type of GEMS functionality into the new model of The Exchange.