Pilot School Entrance Exam

Citizens,

For all of those interested in entering Pilot School and be an authorized Pilot with a license, complete this exam (copy and paste) and send it to cityofattica@gmail.com.

Planes mod will be released, and the Pilot School is exclusive to those who pass this exam. The pass mark is 70%, and there are 30 questions in the exam.

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(Part 1 Geographical Knowledge) (40 marks)


Short answers.

1. Where is the Attica International Airport (under construction) in relation to Spawn?

2. Which is furthest away from Attica City?

a. Masyaf
b. Helios
c. Rob's Village
d. Isenguard

3. List out 5 communities (regions) within a 500 block radius of World Trade Center.

4. List out 3 communities (regions) immediately North of Wayne Tower.

5. The Grandvalley lodge is located to the _______ of Southville.

6. List out 2 communities that have the following geographical features:

a. Chain of Mountains:
b. Valley:
c. River:
d. Snow biome:

7. Which settlement is perched on a mountain and is overlooking a snow-covered desert?

8. The community which owns the most floating structures is the _______ region.

9. Which community inhabits the closest snow biome to Spawn?

10. Which construction is the sole cobblestone structure in Attica?

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(Part 2 Navigation) (40 marks)


Answer in terms of distance (number of blocks traveled), 

1. You are lost at Masyaf Castle, list the best route to return to your home in Southville. (Without teleportation).

2. If you walk1200 blocks southwest from Spawn, which landmark will you hit?

3. If your X coordinate bearing is becoming less negative, and your Z coordinate bearing is becoming less positive, which direction are you heading?

4. A citizen is at Spawn and wants to visit your house @ (X: 450, Z -500). In which direction should the citizen walk?

5. Measure the distance (in blocks) between Attica International Airport and Grandvalley Lodge. (Bonus marks for precision)

6. A citizen is walking from Southville towards Hoth. The X coordinate bearing will become less ____ and the Z coordinate bearing will become less _____.

7. If you reside in Farmville, which quadrant of the map are you residing in?

8. Josh arrives at Isenguard having traveled 480 blocks South and 1456 blocks West. Triangulate his starting coordinates (X,Z)

9. Matthew and Kyle are stranded on an island @ X: 689, Z:-900. As a rescue pilot travelling from Attica International, which direction will be flying to?

10. The following criminals are at large: Damion was last seen at X -457, Z 300. Vamsi is at X 190, Z -900. Ken is at X -900, Z -300.

i. Which quadrant will you find Damion in?
ii. Assuming that Ken stays put, how many blocks South and how many blocks West does Vamsi have to travel to find Ken?
iii. You are a bounty hunter taking off from Attica International, which criminal would be located in least flight time?

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(Part 3: Practical Situation Awareness) (2 x 10 marks)


Answer in paragraph form. Marks will be awarded based on clarity and thought.


1. You are approaching a forest biome 5000 blocks SE of AIA with no clear landing space in sight. To your right is an ocean and to your left a mountain range. What will you do?

2. You are the only pilot online. A citizen is asking for emergency food rations @ X 415 Z -1500. Another citizen requires immediate transport from mobs @ X -1300 Z 320. Which situation will you respond to first and why?

END OF EXAM

Kyle's Farm

In-Game Couriers!

We now have couriers, aka In-Game Mail! Use it for long messages or business orders to offline players!

Usage

/letter [text]

Creates a Courier Letter with the supplied text. Hold the Letter in your hands and write /letter [text] again to add more text to the Letter. Use &nl or \n to insert newlines. Multiple page Letters are supported, use right-click and left-click to turn the page.

/post [playername]

Sends the Letter held in your hands to another player, name verified to be a player on the server. Depending on the config, the received Letter will be privacy-locked to that player (can be unlocked by simply adding text to it with /letter).

/courier fees

Lists the fees, if any, that apply for sending mail

/courier unread

Requests re-delivery of all unread mail, even if they have been delivered to you before

/postman

Intended for OPs only, if postman delivery happens seldom and you want to force one to appear. NOT NEEDED in actual gameplay.

To receive messages, simply poke the friendly postman when he appears or right-click him to receive the message directly into your hands or inventory.

The strings "%loc" and "%pos" will be replaced with the current X,Y,Z position in any Letters written, if surrounded by spaces. 

More info here: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/courier/

Regarding the 1.1 Update - Don't push the button just yet!

Citizens,

Opening your client today, you will find that there is a 1.1 update.

Don't update your Minecraft client! This is because the server is still a 1.0 server, so u don't update if you want to join the server.

You will be prompted to update, and if you accidentally and hurriedly click 'yes', then please notify Dennis immediately or send the server an email at cityofattica.blogspot.com.

Future Of Server

Hi Citizens,

Entering the new year, the Attica SMP Server will have a new direction and approach.

The server will be advertised and publicized to the general public starting March 1st.

Allow me to guide you through some of the planned changes, which will take place gradually.

1. A new spawn area.

This spawn area will have a Welcome Centre, gardens,apartment, hotel, mall, stores (admin and private shop), cafes and stock exchange. This spawn area will be the hub of all activity, and new players will all spawn there.

2. New Mods & Protections.


a. There is a new protection mod: the Residence Plug-in, which allows you to protect your own properties/houses, as well as define areas of ownership, so that you can charge rent or sell land you currently own. Only mark out areas you have structures in. For more info on how to use the Plug-in, go here.

b. You can now lock your doors by placing a sign and writing [private] on the first line and your name on the second. Instructional video here.

c. You can now repair your tools using a chest and gold. Place a sign on your chest and make it say [Repair]. More info here.


2. Revamped economy + pricing system.

All prices will be modified to promote private trading, sales and inter-player exchanges. Ores such as gold, iron and diamond will not be sold at admin shops. Diamond tools will also not be sold. This is to encourage players to mine, or buy diamonds from miners.

There will be a stock exchange where goods can be exchanged, based on a list of prices to prevent over or under-charging. This is also where the major corporations deal with one another.

3. Revamped Ranking System.


In addition to Admins, Mods and Mayors, there will be subclasses of Citizens: With each subclass, there will be 6 tiers of progression:

a. Trader- These are the hunters, gatherers, miners and all those who collect resources and trade /sell them to the builders.

Tier 1: Worker
Tier 2: Shopkeeper
Tier 3: Merchant
Tier 4: Entrepreneur
Tier 5: CEO
Tier 6: Mogul

b. Builder - These are the people that build structures, plan projects and execute them. They buy their material from traders.

Tier 1: Labourer
Tier 2: Foreman
Tier 3: Visionary
Tier 4: Architect
Tier 5: Master Builder
Tier 6: Prodigy

c. Politician - These are the people who help manage the server and exert influence in the server with popular support. They receive special admin commands corresponding to their levels.

Tier 1: Grunt
Tier 2: Superintendent
Tier 3: Clerk
Tier 4: Ambassador
Tier 5: Senator
Tier 6: Consul

What's happening around Attica?

Here's last week's notable screenshots and projects springing up in and around the city. I must say that the new citizens are quite industrious and diligent in gathering their materials for their respective abodes - some have even picked up trading!

Man's best friend.

Ferrasan's Floating House

Nuclear Test Site circa Summer 2011

Ferrasan creeps up on camwhore Batman

Dungeon! With a special appearance by an Enderman!

Assessing the situation...

Room cleared?

Or not - KFC579 is slain by a hiding zombie, as his compatriots 567kenison checks a chest idly and redblue23 arrives royally late.

Firepig102's Fort/Castle above a paranoid cacti defence.

The Pigsty in all its glory and ruined farmland.

Masyaf Mountains is an impressive example of stone masonry.

Of course, the stone mason and lord of the lands himself (567kenison) is also lord over a host of wild/domesticated lifeforms.

Including chickens...

Burning ones, in fact.

Finger licking good.

Ghasts... wait, what?

Masyaf Castle Towers teeming with lifestock.

That elusive and picture perfect moment of finding diamond. Ferrasan is of course no stranger to such moments as well.

The less than picture perfect moment of a staged group shot.

Like a bawse.

The adventures of Firepig102 and Ferrasan in lava pools.

More Masyaf Mountain panoramic views.

Left: New Wayne Factory Farms almost complete, thanks to KyleS's design & persistence; and also procrastination since the building is still unroofed.

Attica Central Towers rise above the development lands in Downtown Attica.
A partially completed railway will link this core structure with the Business District.

That's if the Ghasts spawning in the West Suburbs don't blow the City up.

Next post: On Mods, Christmas in Attica & NPCs.

New Residence Plug-in!

Dear Citizens of Attica,

A new job opens in these fair lands! Real Estate Agent. That's right! With Residence, you are able to map out, create and sell or rent your buildings at any price.

With this system however, those who are interested will have to learn the tricks of the trade. Creating your own residence and then selling it or charging rent will not be an easy feat. You can learn all about it here:

http://residencebukkitmod.wikispaces.com/Creating%2C+protecting+and+modifying+a+seclection

The guide will walk you through the selection and creation of a specific area (blocks included) of space you will be selling or renting out, and you map it out using a wooden axe (1 click in point A, 1 click in point B and so forth).

With new houses however, will be a leasing system from the government. More info? Read on or email cityofattica@gmail.com to ask further questions!

Stay sharp.