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Timeline of Events on Quotro

This article lists all notable events that have occurred on Quotro.

## 2010

* 11th December - Soon after 9pm the world was created.
* December - The first base underground in what would later become Spawnsville was created with a crafting table.

## 2011

### January

* Early January - The first phase of the Spawnsville Building was built - the world's first true building and the first base of ThatIsPeter.
* The first mine was built under the Spawnsville Building.
* Two extensions were added to the Spawnsville Building, bringing it to the height it stands to this day.
* The Atrium is built and becomes the second base of ThatIsPeter.
	+ Lava is encountered in the first mine.
	+ An outpost is built around the lava with chests and a single tree farm.
	+ The tree farm is extended upwards until it reaches the surface.
	+ A glass dome is built to cover the atrium.
	+ A furnace room, throne room, bedroom, farm and store room are all built at the base of the atrium.
* Land reclamation begins around The Atrium.
* Treewood Bach is built - the first building on what would become Capital Borough and the second building in the world.

### February

* De Mooie Boot and a dock are built adjacent to The Atrium
* The world's third building - The Dock Building - is built, thus founding Port Thomas.
* Minecolony is installed and the area that would become Capital Borough is covered in NPC farms, mines and lumber jack huts.
* The Southern Viaduct starts construction. The first section is covered in rails. A Lava Fountain is built over the start.
* Lighthouse Tower is built.
* Port Thomas Information Centre is built. It was the fifth building in the world and the last for which sequence is known for sure.
* Between the 9th and 15th of February the Southern Canal was extended to its final length. Huts at Honeyfield, Panda, Survival Peninsula and Lapis were created during the construction, officially starting these settlements.
* 15th February - A mine disaster in Lapis Mine occurs losing diamonds. A memorial is built in Lapis.
* An additional hut at Birch was created.
* Between 9th and 22nd of February the town of Port Thomas grows rapidly. In this period:
	+ The Small Pyramid was built.
	+ Max Tower was built.
	+ The Parliament of Quotro (now Port Thomas Museum) was built.
	+ The Port Thomas Canal is dug, creating Capital Island.
	+ A road between Port Thomas and Spawnsville was built. The first road bridge, a welcome gate and a customs building were all built at the entrance to the town.
	+ Circumference Road is built around Capital Island.
	+ A hut was built at Spawn Point.
	+ The Church of Notch was built.
	+ Four other buildings in Port Thomas were built on High Street and Circumference Road.
Stone Tower

Stone Tower in February 2022

**Stone Tower** is a high-rise building in central Port Thomas. The building has always served as the headquarters of Atrium Mining Company. Upon completion in January 2012 is was the third tallest tower on the server, it is currently the 39th tallest as of February 2022.

In June 2021 the building was extensively renovated and extended.

## History

In February 2011 the site of the tower was first used as lumber farm in the early days of Port Thomas. Lumber operations were assisted by minecolony villagers. In April 2011 huts were built on the site of the tower. The current footprint of the tower was occupied by four huts. In around August 2011 four huts were merged to create a museum, including two of which that are under the present building.

In late December 2011 two of the huts were demolished and Shepherd's Tower was built in their place and completed in January 2011. These were the second set of buildings to be demolished on the server, after only the Three Lost Huts a few months prior. Soon after Shepherd's Tower was complete, Stone Tower was built next door on the site of another two huts. Curiously, only one of these huts was demolished, while the tower was built atop the second hut. The original entrance and front façade of the old hut remained and could be accessed via a discrete alley behind the tower.

For many years Shepherd's Tower and Stone Tower stood together prominently. Their close proximity, identical heights and the fact the were constructed not long apart led to the two towers being seen as siblings on the Port Thomas skyline.

In June 2021 Shepherd's Tower was demolished and a southern wing was added to Stone Tower using the adjacent land. This extension gave the tower more usable floor area per level and thinned out the number of high-rises in the area which had become extremely dense. In addition to the extension the a original staircase was replaced by a bubble elevator and compact staircase. The ground floors were also completely remodelled and a section of Circumference Road was removed to give the tower a small plaza around its entrance.

As part of the basement renovation most of the original hut remaining under the tower was removed, although a small piece of wooden wall with a window can still be seen adjacent to the back alley entrance.

Stone Tower was the only building in Port Thomas visited by Saplow and TheMisterEpic during their visit of the server.
Experimental/v1.0.0 Version

## First Public Release

This was the first public release of the Lots O' Ores mod. This was released for Minecraft 1.12.2 and is still downloadable today.

This First Public Release was released on the 10th of March 2018. There were no pre-releases of this mod nor were there any testing version, it was just released without anyone knowing.

The Picture you see there was most of the Item Added, excluding some.

## Features

### **Additions**

* New Items:
	+ Copper Sword
	+ Copper Shovel
	+ Copper Pickaxe
	+ Copper Axe
	+ Copper Helmet
	+ Copper Chestplate
	+ Copper Leggings
	+ Copper Boots
	+ Emerald Sword
	+ Emerald Shovel
	+ Emerald Pickaxe
	+ Emerald Axe
	+ Emerald Helmet
	+ Emerald Chestplate
	+ Emerald Leggings
	+ Emerald Boots
	+ Lapis Lazuli Sword
	+ Lapis Lazuli Shovel
	+ Lapis Lazuli Pickaxe
	+ Lapis Lazuli Axe
	+ Lapis Lazuli Helmet
	+ Lapis Lazuli Chestplate
	+ Lapis Lazuli Leggings
	+ Lapis Lazuli Boots
	+ Meteorite (Ingot) Sword
	+ Meteorite (Ingot) Shovel
	+ Meteorite (Ingot) Pickaxe
	+ Meteorite (Ingot) Axe
	+ Meteorite (Ingot) Helmet
	+ Meteorite (Ingot) Chestplate
	+ Meteorite (Ingot) Leggings
	+ Meteorite (Ingot) Boots
* New Blocks:
	+ Meteorite Ore (Coal)
	+ Meteorite Ore (Ingot)
	+ Meteorite Ore (Gem)
	+ Copper Ore
Stephens District

Flag of the Stephens District

Location of the Stephens District in Quotro

The **Stephens District** is smallest and most built up of the eight districts of Quotro. The district is dominated by Port Thomas and its surrounding suburbs, but also has significant agricultural areas. Spawn Point is located within the district.

## History

The Stephens District is one of the four original districts. When it was created, Stephens was mostly small towns surrounding the Capital District, which contained the city of Port Thomas.

In 2012, as Port Thomas expanded, the Stephens District annexed the Capital District, which is now one of the districts five boroughs. The district has seen numerous other territory changes during its existence.

## Geography

The district is small and covered by mostly forest biome with some desert along the west coast. The biomes are difficult to to distinguish due to the extent of development.

The Stephens District is bordered by the Cismac to the west, the Void District to the east and the Biomes District to the south.

The southern half of the district is centred on Port Thomas and almost entirely covered by its suburbs. Union City - the *de facto* capital of Quotro - is in the north east corner of the district. The western area of the district contains the Westland military site. The towns of Oostad and Oostad West occupy the relatively sparsely built northern areas of the district. The areas around Oostad are intensively farmed, except for Oostad National park - the largest forest and remaining natural area in the district.

## Politics

The district council is based in the Spawnsville neighbourhood of Port Thomas. The district is divided into six boroughs - the most of any district. The boroughs are largely ceremonial as the whole district is controlled by ThatIsPeter.

## Trivia

* The district got its name from a BIC Stephens Vivid ThatIsPeter glanced at while trying to come up with a name.
The Shire Borough

## The Shire

**The Shire** is a borough of the Daydream District. It is vastly empty, and features only a small number of buildings, the majority of which are naturally spawned in villages.

The Shire's largest township is Diddlysquat, more commonly known as Liberton, a quiet and quaint town with a number of farms and a small working quarry.

The lower border of the Shire was changed when Vatican Castle was in its planning stages, so as the castle would remain entirely within a single borough, and the Shire lost a small area of land to the borough of Narnia. To keep the areas of both boroughs consistent, the Shire gained an equal area of land south of Liberton. The border alterations can be seen as the small, rectangular indents along the southern border.
Player Proof Fence

The fence southwest of Lapis

The **Player Proof Fence** or simply **The Fence** is a 19.6 km long fence that surrounds the Kingdom of Quotro. The first phase of the fence was completed on 29 May 2012, which surrounded the western 60% of Quotro. The fence was later expanded to make the world a square. After being enforced by a borderguard, the fence remained uncrossed for over six years until February 2019.

## Description

The fence forms part of the border of all districts, except Stephens District and Soviet District, although the Soviet District does border the original eastern segment of the fence. The fence is mostly made of oak fence with a thickness of one block, which means that it grows in height to pass obstacles.

The fence is substituted for wooden planks when it crosses water. Some of these water crossings have been removed on the old eastern fence, but most of that segment remains to show district borders.

The fence is extra tall in Cornerstone, here the regular fence is placed on a two block tall wooden wall. The southern border at the terminus of Tres Grande Road also has wood plank base.

## History

Concerned at the growing size of the world, ThatIsPeter commissioned the fence to contain growth. At first, a 100 m long wood block line was placed on the southern border, but it soon became apparent that a fuller fence was required after players made further exploration. The fence took about a week to build in May 2012.

The fence was initially enforced only by honesty, but by September someone had crossed the fence and explored about 3000 blocks to the east. ThatIsPeter looked for a plugin to backup the fence, but none could support the rectangular border and insisted on squares. On 5 September 2012 borderguard was installed. The border coincided with the north, south and west fence segments with new territory opening to the east. The fence was extended to encompass the new square and the old east fence remained as a border between the eastern districts (Daydream District and Velo District) and the rest of Quotro.

By 2019 the concern with hard drive space had waned and ThatIsPeter mulled removing the fence, but was concerned removing it and creating more land would reduce the intensity of building within the main square of the Kingdom of Quotro. Keristero created a plugin that allowed monsters to spawn beyond the border, as well as blocking teleportation. On 8 February the plugin was complete, borderguard was removed and the fence was crossed for the first time. The first border crossing was built on the north border later that day. The fence remains and is arguably more important than ever with monsters relentlessly attempting to cross it.

## Notable Sites

* Northern border crossing near Winterfell
* The fence passes through an NPC village south of Frankfurt
* Cornerstone at the southwest corner
Blockunit

In the Kingdom of Quotro a **blockunit** is the elemental geographic information unit. Every settlement, island, district, borough and metropolitan area is built from one or more blockunits. As of May 2020, the entire Kingdom is divided into 302 blockunits.

Blockunits were created in October 2019 to make geographic information much easier to keep track of. Information only has to be stored at the blockunit level and information about other areas is automatically calculated by summing groups of blockunits.

## Attributes

Each blockunit has eight attributes, and each attribute can only have one value:

1. A unique four digit identification number (e.g. 1001)
2. A description (e.g. "Capital Gate")
3. The district the area sits in (e.g. "Stephens")
4. The borough the area is a part of (e.g. "Upper Hammerhead")
5. The settlement, or "Unaffiliated" if the area is not part of a settlement (e.g. "Port Thomas City")
6. The landmass on which the blockunit rests (e.g. "Central Is.")
7. The building count within the area (e.g. 36)
8. The land area of the blockunit in m² (e.g. 9,506)

If a situation develops where an attribute would require more than one value (for example if a new landmass is carved off an old one) then a new blockunit must be created.
Oostad West

Oostad West from the air

Overview of Oostad West

**Oostad West** is an industrial town in the northwest of the Stephens District. The town is home to rail yards, an oil refinery and Nordbord Wastewater Treatment Plant.

## Geography

The town is on the west coast of Stephens Island and overlooks Dolphin Island of the Cismac District. To the east lies the Oostad Agriculture Region, Oostad National park and the town of Oostad. To the south lies North Shore.
ThatIsPeter

ThatIsPeter's current skin as of 10 April 2021.

**ThatIsPeter** is the prime minister and likely creator of Quotro, the mayor of the Stephens District and the chairman of both the Bays-Hammerhead and Bright Eyes Boroughs. He has also founded many other settlements outside of these areas and maintains an extensive range of holiday homes throughout the server.

## Trivia

* ThatIsPeter's residence is currently along Brunel Street in Union City.

## Gallery

ThatIsPeter swimming with a cluster of Steves. Taken by Diamond\_Girl on 7 August 2011.
Spook of House

ULTIMATE DANGER, NO ENTRY, 100% NASTY BAD BAD

This particular house in Centerton is notable for it's high levels of "Spook". The abnormal Spook levels come from several factors

* It looks old
* The photo is taken at night
* ThatIsPeter is featured in the photo, but how did he take the photo??????
* Grammar bad
* Sign lets you know it consists entirely of NASTY BAD BAD
* How did a tree grow in there?

Unfortunately crucial information was lost from the warning sign during the Sign Apocalypse. As a result, most people dare to venture into the House despite it's spook.
Gold XP Farm

The farm in September 2019 after restoration

The **Gold XP Farm** is an automatic gold and experience farm located in The Nether. Designed by Scicraft and built by ThatIsPeter, the farm is currently the most efficient method of gaining experience on the server.

## History

The farm was built in October 2018 to make getting experience easier. It largely replaced the Mobfarm located in the Flat World for experience, although this is still used for mob loot.

In April 2019 the Gold XP Farm was corrupted in a failed attempt to update the server from 1.13.2 to 1.14. The farm was made unavailable and the Mobfarm once again became the primary experience farm. In September 2019 the server was successfully updated to 1.14.4 and the Gold XP Farm was restored.
Spawnsville

View towards Spawnsville from Central Port Thomas, September 2019

**Spawnsville** is a neighbourhood of Port Thomas City and the seat of the Spawn Borough. Spawnsville is named for Spawn Point from which the neighbourhood grew around and the Spawnsville Building - the first building built on the server.

## Description

Spawnsville is a diverse neghbourhood with three general areas. The neighbourhood centres on Spawn Point a public area with retail, public services and Spawnsville Park. North of Spawn Point are the government buildings of the Stephens District, which include the District Council Building, Courthouse, Library and Police Headquarters. Spawnsville Castle lies south of Spawn Point. The remaining areas to the west are mostly low rise and residential.

## History

Spawnsville was founded in January 2011 with the construction of the Spawnsville Building. The area was not developed for several months while Port Thomas was being founded, but by mid 2011 a small town had been developed. Dad Tower was constructed in October 2012 and proved controversial. The building was the tallest in the world and out of place in the low lying area. The building was reduced to a much more modest height in August 2018. The government area was developed from 2012 and was completed with the Police Headquarters in 2015.

When districts were first created in August 2011, Spawnsville became the capital of the new Stephens District. In 2012 the Stephens District annexed the Capital District and Port Thomas. Although Port Thomas was a much larger city, Spawnsville remained the capital of the District. In 2015 Spawnsville annexed White Heights. Spawnsville itself was then annexed by Port Thomas in March 2016 as it grew beyond the bounds of Capital Borough. Spawnsville is now only a neighbourhood of Port Thomas City, but still remains a unique identity.

## Landmarks

* Spawnsville Building
* Spawn Point
* Spawnsville Castle
* Colegium Montis
* Dad Tower
The Great Floods of 2018

In late July 2018, a great natural disaster struck the underwater city of Atlantea, not unlike the one that befell its namesake, Atlantis. A devastating flood destroyed much of the area and filled the town with water.

## Event

The catastrophic event was triggered by changes brought in with the Minecraft "Aquatic" update, which rendered all previously watertight items no longer so. Given Atlantea's precarious placement at the bottom of Lake Void, this proved disastrous to the town's Central Business District, and also the entry walkway into the suburb.

When all of the sign and fence retaining walls abruptly failed to hold back the ocean, the entire area flooded, destroying gardens and street decorations, and making the streets and buildings accessible only by swimming. Only an unexplained miracle prevented the farm building from also becoming a victim to the waters.

This was one of the greatest tragedies in Quotro's history, but fortunately no lives were lost, and the damage was rather localised (it is possible that the changes have affected other areas in the kingdom, but nothing of the like has yet been discovered).

## Aftermath

Although the situation seemed hopeless, months of exhaustive work, plagued with multitudes of setbacks, finally saw the underwater streets once again restored to their navigable, dry glory. The whole suburb has now been cleared of unwanted water, including the entry walkway from the ocean's surface.

Despite the remarkable reparation, the town remains to this day under constant threat of a repeated flooding incident, and the chances are high of this recurring in the future. Underwater construction has all but ceased in an effort to avoid increasing the risk.
Bays-Hammerhead Borough

Location of Bays-Hammerhead within the Void District, within Quotro.

**Bays-Hammerhead** or **Lower Hammerhead** is a borough in the Void District. The seat and largest city is Rutherford. The borough was formed when Inner Void was split into Bays-Hammerhead and Pumpkin boroughs.

## History

The borough was formed in 2017 as the Inner Void borough, but was renamed when the Pumpkin Borough gained independence.

## Geography

The borough is made up of two regions, the Bays region and the Lower Hammerhead region. The Bays regions consists of the Bays Peninsula of Stephens Island and Bays Island. Lower Hammerhead is the south-eastern two thirds of the large Hammerhead Peninsula on Central Island.

## Culture

The borough is one of two boroughs controlled by ThatIsPeter outside of his native Stephens District. This, along with its proximity to Stephens, makes the borough function largely as a puppet of the Stephens District. The building style is similar to Stephens.
Lynott

Lynott is a modest Medieval inspired town in the Gilead borough and was founded by User Jasperfrendgost. Lynott derives it's name from Phillip Lynott, the frontman of Irish rock-band Thin Lizzy. the Township is nestled between a significant range of hills, the vast Quotro siberia and some desert to the North. the proximity of these Biomes went initially unnoticed and so some minor terraforming has been undertaken to create some harmony throughout. Lynott is the first significant building effort which encroaches the wild Siberia
Port Thomas Central Station

The main platform hall of the station.

**Port Thomas Central Station** is the primary minecart railway station of Port Thomas. It is the largest railway station on the server with four lines being served. The station houses a Sparksucks Coffee shop, a comprehensive rail map wall, as well as a ticket counter and administration offices. The station opened in March 2019 and replaces the old station of the same name and is located on the site of the Small Pyramid that was destroyed during the 2019 Pyramid Bombing.

## Description

The station's main entrance is through a large stone building on James Street. The building houses management offices for the station and other facilities upstairs. A double staircase takes visitors to the first basement level where ticket sales are located. A second set of stairs bring visitors down to a mezzanine over the main platform concourse, which has a Sparksucks Coffee at the north end. The last sets of stairs access the platform concourse where all minecarts arrive and depart. The Southern Line and the Airport Express line both terminate here, whereas the Central Line and Jackson Line both pass through. Opposite the main staircase there is an annex, which houses a large rail map and a second exit. The second exit takes visitors to Spawn Point via a short tunnel.

The second exit in Spawn Point also has the unusual effect of making the building taller. The second exit is the lowest open air exit to the building, so the total height of the building is measured from Spawn Point to the the tip of the main building on James Street, despite these point being about 100 m away and in different boroughs.

## History

*See also: Old Port Thomas Central Station*

The original station was the first railway station on the server. Predating powered rails, it originally used booster carts to propel carts along its single line towards Capital Gate. Over the years lines were added to and removed from the station. The building ultimately housed three routes atop a tall building with a woefully inadequate footprint. These routes were finally moved to the already overcapacity underground platform in 2015 and the above ground portion of the building (besides the entrance) was abandoned.

In January 2019 the pyramid bombing vacated a large section of land in the city centre. It was decided to move out of the patchwork station and build a large, fit for purpose station on the new site. Construction began in the days after the bombing and was completed on 9 March 2019.
Cismac District

Flag of the Cismac District

Location of the Cismac District in Quotro

The **Cismac District** is one of the eight district of Quotro occupying the north-west corner of the world.

## Geography

The district is bordered by the Biomes District to the south and the Void District and Stephens District to the east.

## Trivia

* The district got its name due to its large collection of islands in the shapes of many different creatures.
Jackson Beach

Jackson Beach skyline from Hillville, February 2022.

**Jackson Beach** is a major neighbourhood and secondary business district of Port Thomas. It is the borough seat and commercial hub of the Jacksons Borough. Founded in August 2011, it was the first settlement founded by ThatIsPeter after the server was made multiplayer. In March 2016 the city of Jackson Beach was annexed by Port Thomas City. Jackson Beach is the home of Quotro's entertainment industry. Two of the city's three main recreational beaches are located in Jackson Beach.

## History

Jackson Beach was founded soon after Hillville so that ThatIsPeter could build with Shield Pearl but without interfering with his district. The fledgling settlement was named after either Michael Jackson or Peter Jackson. Jacksons Borough would eventually take its name from the settlement.

Development of Jackson Beach started in the south directly opposite Hillville. In 2013 development of Port Thomas started spilling into the northern reaches of Jackson Beach. Eventually the two developments combined into one urban area, but to this day the historic centre of Jackson Beach can be distinguished from the Central Port Thomas style development. In March 2016 the city of Jackson Beach was annexed by Port Thomas City. In 2019 the tallest tower on the server, Media Tower, was built in Jackson Beach.

## Geography

The neighbourhood is situated on a peninsula that was originally a plains biome. The isthmus that connects the peninsula to the rest of Middle Island was once narrow and sandy, but this was entirely excavated in 2011 for glass and sandstone to build Port Thomas Spleef Arena. This area has since been landscaped and now houses high-rises, but the area is still two metres below sea level due to the sand mining. Significant areas of Jackson Beach lie on reclaimed land, particularly around the isthmus.

Within Port Thomas, Jackson Beach lies south of the neighbourhoods of Statue Island, West Shore and Creston. The city of Southside is to the west and Point Peter is to the south within the Stephens District. The town of Hillville in the Biomes District also lies to the south over Jacksons Inlet.

## Landmarks

* Media Tower
* Jackson Beach Spleef Arena
* Jackson Tower
* The Edge
Ogre

Seldom found outside their mountainous home of Nietskiel, Ogres are one of the more mysterious races of Gaia. Sharing their territory with Giants, and yet generally being about half the size of them, Ogres have evolved to be highly aggressive to survive.

 Physical Description

Typically standing about ten to twelve feet tall, and owing to their lifestyle Ogres are generally incredibly muscular. Their skin colour generally ranges from light grey to dark blue, although almost green specimens have been identified, a callback to their orc ancestors.

Moderately sexually dimorphic, females are generally shorter and less muscular than the males, with smaller tusks.

## Culture

### Diet

Without any established method of farming or shepherding, Ogres typically subsist on gathered foods. While being omnivorous, they have a distinct fondness for meat which they will often cook on large bonfires - though will sometimes eat raw. A curious outlier to this carnivorous trend is the onion, which Ogres will often choose over meat if given the choice. The reasoning for this is unknown.

### Religion

There is very little evidence to currently suggest that Ogres are naturally spiritual. Ogres that have learned the language of the other civilised races are generally quite foreign to the concept of a deity. Nonetheless, they are often quite receptive to religion if introduced to it from elsewhere.

### Language

The language of the Ogre is called Ogun. It's a guttural compounding language, containing only one or two hundred words, which are strung together to form increasingly complex sentences.

### Relations with other races

Although distance plays a large part (the only races that Ogres have frequent contact with are Giants), there have not really been any particularly fruitful encounters of Ogres from other species. More often than not they are warded off from a distance with shows of aggression, and if any smaller races approach after that - they are often killed or maimed.

As always, there are a good few exceptions to this rule. Ogres that have left their homes of their own accord are generally quite receptive to other races, in some cases becoming an (albeit rare) sight in some of the larger cities.
Kingston

View of Kingston from Gallowpolistad

**Kingston** is a town in the Pumpkin Borough of the Void District.

## History

The town was started on a small peninsula in late 2011 and grew along the coast. In 2017, major expansion was done inland on the bank, with the M1 Motorway extended past the town.

## Geography

The town is situated in Dragon Bay on Central Island. The Hammerhead Peninsula lies across the bay to the west. Gallowpolistad lies immediately to the north. Neighbour and Pumpkin City are nearby to the north and south respectively.

## Transport

The town is connected by rail to Moscow and Rutherford by the Soviet Line and to Qualterzaxym Island by the Qualterzaxym Line. The towns rail connections are unique in that the two lines do not share a station. The town is also connected by road to Rutherford to the west, Neighbour to the north, Liberton in the east and Pumpkin City to the south. The town is also well serviced by water, with many docks and a small port.
Craftcorp Building

Craft Corp Building in February 2019

The **Craft Corp Building** is a historic high rise building in central Port Thomas. The building was first built as a small two storey house before being extended into a high rise. After being extended into a high rise building, the tower became both the tallest building and tallest tower on the server, succeeding Hotel Skyward Port Thomas and the Max Tower respectively. The building lost both titles about a month later to Quotro Business Centre building one. The building has for its entire life housed the headquarters of Craft Corp for which it takes its name.
Sounds District

Flag of the Sounds District

Location of the Sounds District in Quotro

The **Sounds District** is the southern-most of the original four districts of Quotro.

## History

The first regions of the district were generated in early February 2011 during the construction of the southern cobble viaduct. The viaduct terminated in Lapis whereupon the first settlement in the district was built. The capital city, Carotown, succeeded this, as the abundant and flat swamp lands of the Sounds District made viable settling grounds.

To begin with, the Sounds District had strict nationalistic policies, such as building restrictions without permits. These regulations have since been loosened forcefully when the Lynott settlement was established in breach of these rules. Today, the Sounds District prides itself on its largely untouched late Alpha and early Beta generated terrain, as well as openness to individual players' creativity, sense of community, and gameplay needs.

## Geography

The Sounds District borders the Biomes District to the north and west, the Soviet District to the northeast and the Velo District to the far east.

## Notable Places

* Carotown
* Lapis
* Lynott
* Arstotzka
* Canal
* Survival Peninsula

## Trivia

* The district got its name because of the many fjords/sounds in it.
Building

A building is an enclosed, habitable structure. Building counts are widely used on Quotro as an indication of the size of a settlement or area, and the political power of a player or group.

## Definition

The Local Government and Settlements Act, 2016 officially defines a building as an at least partially player built structure that must

1. Have an area exceeding 16 square meters (walls are only counted if they are above ground)
2. Have at least one room, which is an enclosed structure with
	1. At least one light source
	2. An accessible entrance
	3. Space for a two block wide cube to sit flat on the ground, with all furniture removed
3. Not share any blocks with another building, except underground or anywhere above ground if passage is still possible between the buildings.
4. Not be floored by any of the following forbidden blocks:
	* Dirt, grass, crops, podzol, mycelium, grass path or coarse dirt
	* Sand, except red sand.
	* Leaves
	* Liquids or other non-solid blocks.
	* Slime blocks
	* Any block that is not a full one metre long and wide.
	* Doors
	* Trapdoors, unless there are at least four other acceptable blocks in the room.
	* Redstone repeaters or comparators
	* Any block without a flat top surface, except stairs
	* Barrier blocks, structure void or air.
	* Ice, packed ice or blue ice.
	* Snow layers
	* Beds
	* TNT

## Derivative Definitions

### Tower

A tower is a building that is at least 30 m tall from the floor of the lowest open air door to its highest point, or has at least 30 m of artificial prominence. The artificial prominence is the shortest height from the highest point to natural terrain. The height of a tower is the greater of these two heights. For example, a building may have a height of 30 m when measuring from its lowest exterior door to its highest point, but may be 32 blocks tall if it has a two metre foundation.

### High-Rise Building

A high-rise building is measured the same as a tower, but instead of measuring to the absolute highest point, it is measured to the architectural tip - i.e. the highest point that is part of the design of the building. The architectural tip would be lower than the absolute height if the highest point is, for example, an antenna or an air conditioning unit. A spire is included in the architectural height. A high-rise building must have at least one floor for ever 8 m of height, otherwise it is only a tower (all high-rises are also towers). A high-rise building with a height of at least 64 m is also referred to as a skyscraper.
Dark Harbor 2018

## Icons

* The Captain
* Graceful Gale
* Voodoo Priestess

## Monsters

* Chef
* Samuel the Savage
* Scary Mary
* Half Hatch Harry
* The Ringmaster
* Iron Master

## Haunted Houses

* Feast: Chop-chop! It’s time to report for duty as the new line cook on board the world famous Queen Mary. However, all is not what it seems as the kitchens have gone dark and the smell of rank, rotting meat fills the air. From dinner service to the kitchens, the angry spirit of an evil Chef washes back from a watery grave to serve the high-class Queen Mary passengers of 1948. Face the souls of poisoned travelers, gruesome ship staff and of course, the horrific Chef now serving the living to the dead. Let The Feast begin.
* B340: A series of inhuman crimes tormented the Queen Mary passengers during a routine cross-Atlantic voyage in October of 1948. Follow the lead detective on the scene as he uncovers the evil truth behind one of the most notorious criminals to ever invade the luxury liner: Samuel the Savage. The investigation follows a sinister journey filled with terrifying twists and turns that point to the most infamous stateroom on the ship: B340.
* Lullaby: It has been long rumored that Mary, the little girl who drowned in the Queen Mary First Class Swimming Pool in 1952, has haunted the dark corners of the luxury liner since her untimely demise. Many experts theorize the haunting derives from Mary’s spirit attaching itself to the little girl’s stuffed toy bear. Perhaps the bear holds the gloomy secrets behind the wicked ghost of Scary Mary and why she still sings her eternal Lullaby.
* Deadrise: The Grey Ghost rises once again, set out on its annual ghastly voyage damned to its eternal battle on the living. With the fearless captain at the helm, guests will walk among the rusted carcass of the Grey Ghost as its full steam ahead into the flames of war. Those unfortunate enough to be caught in the ships warpath may either salute the captain or like an anchor, sink to the depths of the watery tombs.
* Circus: It’s the night before a dust-covered, rickety old circus opens to the public. Sneak beyond the curtains to unveil the horrors lurking within the shadows of the big top. Hosting a menagerie of monsters and sinister creatures, the one and only Ringmaster returns with unadulterated and unbelievable horrors for all who step inside Circus!
* Intrepid: All Aboard! The Ghost Train Waits...A phantom coach forces the Queen Mary’s original ship builder to relive his wicked wrongdoings to shipyard mates, Scottish brethren and plagued family that led to the Iron Hell his soul rots away in. Follow the spine-chilling path to an evil sea witch where a deadly pact was made spawning the horrific half-metal, half-creature known as the Iron Master.
Circumference Road

**Circumference Road** is a major road in central Port Thomas. It is named as such because it originally circumnaviaged the coast of Capital Island. Over the years, land reclamation has moved the coast far from the road in all directions. Circumference Road has seen some minor realignment since it's original routing, however it remains a good indication of the original coastline and serves as a border between the old part of the city and the newer areas built on reclaimed land.

## Trivia

* Circumference Road has the most high-rise buildings of any road on the server
* It is the longest road wholly within Central Port Thomas
Cube Square

**Cube Square** is the largest public square in central Port Thomas. One of the most prominent locations in the city, it is widely considered the centre of the modern part of Port Thomas. The square is located entirely on reclaimed between Statue Island neighbourhood and Quotro Business Centre. The square is bisected by Officer Street.

## History

Until 2012, the area that is now Cube Square was a narrow strait between Capital Island and Statue Island. Officer Street crossed the strait with a wooden bridge.

In mid 2012 the two islands were joined by reclaiming the land between them. The bridge was removed and Officer Street was realigned to run along the new ground. Monopoly Street was added running East-West in this new area. Soon after Razor Centre and the first parts of the square were constructed. In November 2012 an isometric cube was later drawn in the square in front of the Razor Centre and the area was named Cube Square.

The early square had a waterfront until November 2012 when further land reclamation was undertaken south of the square. The remaining water to Capital Gate was reduced to a narrow canal as it is today. An apartment block was built in this area and the square was framed with buildings on all sides. A large fountain was later built in the middle of the western area of the square.

On 22nd November 2012 the square was attacked by a griefer. Streetlights and shopfronts were damaged. The attacks were politically and boredom motivated.

The square changed little for three years until it received a facelift in 2015. The cube decal was completely redone with coloured glass and a black terracotta frame. A new black terracotta and coloured glass snake artwork was installed and the fountain was given a black terracotta frame to match the style. Street lights were replaced and new signs were added at the entrances to the square.

The next major changes to the square were in April 2019. Quotro Business Centre building 2 was demolished and the square extended into this space. Monopoly Street east of Officer Street was also reduced and further space was given to the square.

In October 2021 the Bollard Centre at the south end of the square was demolished. It was the last surviving building facing the square built on Statue Island before it was joined with Capital Island. The Bollard Centre was promptly replaced by a taller building set back further from the square, which allowed the square to again extend somewhat. As part of this work the rest of the square was given a second facelift. The fountain was completely replaced and new decals were added to the surface of the square. Monopoly Street was completely removed and this land was also used to further expand the square.

## Trivia

* The server's icon was captured in Cube Square in February 2015 from a screenshot standing around -300, 137 looking directly up.
* The square is almost entirely above the Quotro Business Centre Mall
* It is the largest public square in the Stephens District outside of Union City
Whitewood Tower

Whitewood Tower, pictured the day of it's demolition.

Whitewood Tower was the first building in Sunnyside to be built largely out of concrete. It consisted of apartments from floors 1-5 with shop space on the ground floor.

## History

Although the mayor considered it a nice building, he felt that it engulfed the surrounding buildings and took away from Sunnyside's charm. On June 5th, 2023, Whitewood Tower was demolished and a park was put in its place.
Craft Corp

Company headquarters in Port Thomas

The **Craft Corporation** usually simplified to **Craft Corp** is a private holding company based in Port Thomas. The company is owned entirely by ThatIsPeter. The company's asset base includes businesses, high-rise buildings and hundred of houses. Most of the projects constructed by ThatIsPeter are owned by the company, except his private residences and public works, which instead are owned by himself personally and the Government of Quotro respectively.

## History

The company was founded in early 2011 and soon moved into its first headquarters: the Craft Corp Building. In 2012, the building was sold to herkys, but the company remained based in the tower (despite owning nearly every other building in the city). Wanting to update the old building, the building was traded for Checkered Out Apartments in 2015.
Quotro Wiki

## Welcome to Quotro Wiki

> Quotro is a survival Minecraft server started on 11 December 2010. It has developed a complex history and landscape. This wiki is a collaborative project that anyone can edit.
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## Quick-links

* All categories on the wiki
* Multiplayer server profile
* Quotro Google Drive
* Facebook page
* Live server web map
* Quotro Discord
Amesfield

Amesfield on 22 October 2012, with Caldrose visible on the right.

Amesfield was a settlement perched atop a hill north-west of Caldrose, and south-east of Port Ari along Grass Road.

## History

Little information is available on Amesfield due to its small size and low-key visibility on the server. It is suspected to have been founded in early 2012 before May.

### Removal

Amesfield was removed sometime in 2020 due to serving no use. There were no future plans for Amesfield - most likely due to its unconventional location atop a steep hill. Few have known of its existence and its removal has had no effect on the server.
Port Thomas Spleef Arena

Overhead flight ~~ Spleef arena at night

The **Port Thomas Spleef Arena** also known as the **Port Thomas Pyramid**, the **Spleef Pyramid** is a spleef arena and landmark in the Treewood neighbourhood of Port Thomas. The building was also known as the **Big Pyramid**, but the term has fallen out of use since the destruction of the Small Pyramid in 2019.

## History

The pyramid was constructed in March 2011 over the water off what was then the coast of Treewood. The shell was complete on the 10th of March with a gold block at the pinnacle. At the time it was the largest structure ever built by many measures and it remain to this day the largest building by footprint in central Port Thomas.

The pyramid sat empty for nearly two months until it was fitted out with its wooden interior. The fit out was mostly complete by late April 2011, but has never been officially completed.

In 2018 the ground floor was renovated. Most of the empty rooms were removed and shops were added to the north and eastern sides of the structure.

## Trivia

* The gold block at the pinnacle is a popular place for graffiti
* A high-rise was originally defined as a building at least as tall as the Port Thomas Pyramid (30 m)
* The interior has never been officially finished
* It is the only building in Port Thomas that was built directly over water, rather than on reclaimed land. It technically sits on its own lake.
* In 2017 it reclaimed the title of the world's largest pyramid after the removal of the Rutherford Pyramid.
Flag of Quotro

The **flag of the Kingdom of Quotro** is a tricolour flag arranged in four vertical bars. The green and yellow represent forest and desert enclosed by blue water. The green bar is always closest to the flagpole; this is because the forest is the more valuable biome and the pole side of the flag is more protected. The blue can also be interpreted as the outlands framing the Kingdom of Quotro into its square shape.

A variant on the national flag is the civil ensign. The civil ensign substitutes the blue for red. The civil ensign is much less common, but can be seen flown at the stern of some civilian vessels.
Bright Eyes Borough

Location of Bright Eyes Borough within Cismac, within Quotro

**Bright Eyes Borough** is a borough in the Cismac District. It is the smallest borough on the server. Most of the borough's territory is the island of Bright Eyes, but it also encompasses the small exclave of Fort Fox and a tiny six block exclave surrounding some chests. Both exclaves are on Iowph.
Spawn Point

The square at spawn point, with the point itself to the right.

*Not to be confused with Spawn Borough in which Spawn Point is located.*

 The **Spawn Point** of Quotro is located in the Spawnsville neighbourhood of Port Thomas. The point itself lies on the east side of a large square simply referred to as **Spawn**.

## History

Spawn Point has always been at x -203.5, z -61.5 and south facing since the world was first generated. The altitude however has changed with makeovers. There was previously a raised hut encompassing spawn point, but this was removed in November 2014.

## Politics

Although the Stephens District administers the area, it is neutral territory. No flags are flown and political material is forbidden from being displayed. Free access must always be given to Spawn Point; this means that the Stephens District cannot close its borders without provisioning some free route to Spawn Point. The neutral area is small, encompassing only the four chunks around the point.

The point is an important reference point on the server. According to Quotro law, all properties must have a public access way to Spawn Point.
Bright Eyes (Island)

**Bright Eyes** (formerly known as **New Britain**) is a natural island in the Cismac District. It makes up the majority of the territory of Bright Eyes Borough.

The island has a complex political history. It was first generated as part of the Stephens District in around July 2011. The island was soon transferred to the Cismac upon its creation. The northern half was then annexed by the Stephens District soon after. The northern half was once again returned to the Cismac in 2014.
Quotro Siberia

**Quotro Siberia** is a large region of snow biomes spanning four districts in southern Quotro. Covering nearly 10% of the world's area, it is by far the largest snowy area and one of the most notable features of the map. It covers over half the land of the Soviet District and significant areas of the Velo District, the Sounds District and the Daydream District. The city of Lynott on the western edge is the only settlement in the area.