Zahldar
Member
I have volunteered to build an arena for the server. The plan is, from what Wooty told me, to make a new world for an arena (The End will be used, presumably.), where it will serve as a combat area for bosses such as Withers and Ender dragons. Complete creative freedom has been granted to me; but having considered that this is for the server and everyone in it, I'd like input from the community.
[collapse='Explanation of current plans here.']As of now, I'm pursuing a sort of 'medieval' theme. The outer walls, at 200 blocks long and wide, are made of Stone bricks. Each wall is nine bricks high, but I hope to raise that to thirty-one; the reasoning being that a massive wall would more easily give any players a sense of how large the arena is while making it difficult to build their way out. The ground will mainly be grass. I also hope to have a sort of 'mountain' directly in the center with some sort of castle or keep next to it. Perhaps a few scattered huts and/or trees. All of this I hope will give a sense of volume to the arena, instead of just sticking people into a flat map. After all, vertical variety is extremely important in a map of any kind.
Ideally, the castle will be in ruins so that while it won't completely shelter players from harm, it should give them a slight feeling of safety. Of course, it could easily become a death trap when fighting the Ender dragon. It will be accessible to the Wither skeleton as well. A few broken walls with staircases leading to them should give players a great place to stage an arrow-based assault on both the Wither and Ender dragon; but if you're hit and fall down, you can kiss your behind goodbye.
From there, a few scattered huts in loose village formation. Maybe a few trees.[/collapse]
My plans are, however, subject to change. I may scrap them completely, depending on what the community decides.
So feel free to drop any suggestions in this thread, and discuss them. Even if it involves a completely different idea than what I'm currently going with, just toss it out. And if you'd like to help with the build, just ask. I'll need all the help I can get. If you want to see the build for yourself, just use /warp 353 while in the Creative world.
[collapse='Explanation of current plans here.']As of now, I'm pursuing a sort of 'medieval' theme. The outer walls, at 200 blocks long and wide, are made of Stone bricks. Each wall is nine bricks high, but I hope to raise that to thirty-one; the reasoning being that a massive wall would more easily give any players a sense of how large the arena is while making it difficult to build their way out. The ground will mainly be grass. I also hope to have a sort of 'mountain' directly in the center with some sort of castle or keep next to it. Perhaps a few scattered huts and/or trees. All of this I hope will give a sense of volume to the arena, instead of just sticking people into a flat map. After all, vertical variety is extremely important in a map of any kind.
Ideally, the castle will be in ruins so that while it won't completely shelter players from harm, it should give them a slight feeling of safety. Of course, it could easily become a death trap when fighting the Ender dragon. It will be accessible to the Wither skeleton as well. A few broken walls with staircases leading to them should give players a great place to stage an arrow-based assault on both the Wither and Ender dragon; but if you're hit and fall down, you can kiss your behind goodbye.
From there, a few scattered huts in loose village formation. Maybe a few trees.[/collapse]
My plans are, however, subject to change. I may scrap them completely, depending on what the community decides.
So feel free to drop any suggestions in this thread, and discuss them. Even if it involves a completely different idea than what I'm currently going with, just toss it out. And if you'd like to help with the build, just ask. I'll need all the help I can get. If you want to see the build for yourself, just use /warp 353 while in the Creative world.
