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| date = October 4, 2014 - December 26, 2016<br>({{time interval|October 4, 2014|December 26, 2016}})
| date = October 4, 2014 - December 26, 2016<br>({{time interval|October 4, 2014|December 26, 2016}})
| worlds = [[New World]]<br>[[Old World]]<br>[[Lab World]]<br>[[Games World]]<br>[[Space World]]<br>[[Staff World]]
| worlds = [[New World]]<br>[[Old World]]<br>[[Lab World]]<br>[[Games World]]<br>[[Space World]]<br>[[Staff World]]{{efn|Accessible to MRT staff only}}
| ending = Expansion of the world to 36,000 by 36,000 blocks
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== Background ==
== Background ==
[[File:7vzQfYC.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Image announcing the Gamma server opening date featuring [[Central Park]], released on August 31, 2014]]
As the [[Old World]] became more crowded, the MRT staff began discussing at the January 2014 General Staff Meeting whether the world would be expanded or a new world would be added. The main issue with expanding the world outwards was that the new 1.7 update changed the way ''Minecraft'' worlds were generated. With the update, if the world was expanded, there would be disjointed biome generation between the original and expanded land. Ultimately, it was decided that the Multiverse plugin would be installed and a new city-building world would be created.
{{external media
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On June 23, 2014, it was announced that Frumple had been generating new, random seeds for the New World. The MRT staff stated that the criteria for the "good" seeds included that the seed had a "significantly sized mesa biome", a "significantly sized snowy biome", "interesting water features", and that the spawn point was adjacent to a plains biome. The world settings were announced as being generated in ''Minecraft'' version 1.7.9, large biomes enabled, and structures turned off.
The Gamma server was opened to the public on October 4, 2014, with five new worlds being created: New, [[Lab World|Lab]], [[Games World|Games]], [[Space World|Space]], and [[Staff World|Staff]]. The latter four worlds were created to prevent labs, games, and spaceships from taking up space on the New World, as it did on the Old World.
=== Pre-opening construction===
{{multiple image|perrow = 2|total_width=400|align=right
| image1 = Central City planning before Gamma.png
| image2 = Central City original road plan.png
| footer = The original plan for [[Central City]] (left) and the original road plan for Central City (right)
}}
In mid-2014, the new server machine was purchased and the New World was whitelisted to MRT staff only. The MRT staff built the initial 11 MRT lines. The land surrounding spawn on the New World was flattened, with the exception of [[Central Park]], and a grid was created for [[Central City]]. The spawn areas of the three other worlds were also constructed before the server was opened to the public.
===Ranks===
The MRT staff decided to change the ranks system as the current system had little incentive to develop towns. The new rank system was thus created with the goal of incentivizing town development on the New World. After Member, a new 'Citizen' rank was added, being awarded to given to members who had built a home and a business. A 'Trustee' rank was added above Citizen, replacing the Old World's 'Trusted' rank. The rank had the same permissions as Trusted and required three endorsements from existing Trustees and for MRT staff not to veto the promotion during a 24-hour veto period.
New ranks between Trustee and Moderator were created and were achieved by building towns. Councillor and Mayor required players to receive two endorsements from MRT staff, while Senator, Governor, and Premier were awarded during General Staff Meetings. Each rank had build count suggestions that needed to be met to be eligible for promotion. Additionally, certain builds that were previously banned became rank-restricted. Initially, stadiums were allowed for Senators and above, while airports were allowed for Governors and above.
There were some proposals for a parallel ranks system for players who did not prefer to build towns, such as growing companies or building road infrastructure, but this never came to fruition.
=== Plugins ===
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# new plugins - money, ucars
# new plugins - money, ucars
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<!--===Origins of Expansion===
By the beginning of 2014, it had become apparent that the Old World was becoming too crowded. Space was becoming a premium. Every MRT station had been claimed, and more and more obscure places were being used for new towns. There were [[Kitania|towns on artificial islands]], [[Chrome City|towns in jungles]], and even [[Green Cloud|towns floating in the sky]]. Something had to be done. At the first GSM of 2014, Staff began discussing solutions to add more land for people to go on.
===Expansion Versus Addition===
There were two main proposals being discussed by Staff. The first was the expansion of the existing world to add more land onto it. The second was to create an entirely different world which people could build on. The issue with addition though was with the new 1.7 update that completely changed the way worlds were generated. Either the new server would have to stay in 1.6 and generate the world expansion in that update, or 1.7 would be used, creating a large disjoint border between the expansion and the original world. In the end, the addition was chosen.
===Controversy Over Change===


===The Beginning of Construction===
== Major events ==
Construction involved the acquisition of a new server machine for the server in mid-2014, which was whitelisted for Staff. The New World was generated, and Staff began building the MRT lines out. In addition, a grid was laid out for Central City which flattened most of its natural terrain, the exception being Central Park. In addition, several other worlds were created: a Games World, a Lab World, a Space World, and a Staff-only world. This kept out several "meta" builds from the main New World, most notably labs, which had previously required the burrowing of giant underground areas.
=== Shared Municipalities ===
===Rank Changes and Planning===
<!--Shared municipalities (SMP) first arose when [[Arcadia (Old World)|Arcadia]] was founded on August 29, 2014, by {{u|ArdyArd|snaf014}}, {{u|tarheelscouse}}, and others. It brought up the idea of having multiple districts, each with its own mayor who would collaborate. However, shared municipalities did not develop until [[Saint Roux]] was founded by tarheelscouse, {{u|bestmate66}}, and {{u|AP_Red}} in 2014. After they created the city together, SMPs were created to allow collaborations similar to Saint Roux. People in the SMP would get all the perks of the rank above if there was at least one city within the SMP with a higher rank. An example would be that if a Senator and Mayor was in an SMP, the Mayor would get all the perks of Senator, including building transit hubs and stadiums. However, a Governor and a Councillor town in the same SMP would mean the Councillor town would only get Mayor perks. Premier cities, which does not benefit from being in an SMP, offer nothing to SMPs if a member is a Governor.
Staff also decided that it would be prudent to change the ranks system. Previously, under the old system there was little incentive to try to develop towns. A new ranks system was created to incentivize town development. After Member, there would be a "Citizen" rank which would be given to members who had built a home and a business, and a "Trustee" rank which would have the same permissions as Trusted, but easier to get as it only required three endorsements from existing Trustees and for Staff not to veto the promotion during a 24-hour veto period.  


All ranks between Trustee and Moderator would be achieved by building towns. Councillor and Mayor would be received with two Staff endorsements, while Senator, Governor, and Premier would be awarded during GSMs. In addition, certain builds previously banned to all would now be rank-restricted. For example, stadiums would now be allowed for Senators, while airports would be allowed for Governors. There were also some proposals for a parallel ranks system for those who preferred to do other things such as growing companies or building infrastructure (e.g., roads) but this never came to fruition.-->
In August 2016, the issue arose that SMPs were losing their original meaning, so it was discussed on August 20, 2016 at the GSM. Changes included that when proposing SMPs, the staff required greater reasoning behind the proposal such as present goals and plans. The staff want to avoid SMPs being created solely to get a bigger airport. Some airports that were allowed to be built to a larger scale than the original town because of original SMP rules included [[Achowalogen Takachsin-Covina International Airport]], [[Horizon National Airport]], [[Ilirea-Vermilion International Airport]], and [[Union of Central Western Territories International Airport]]. It wanted to be made clear that if towns want to band together and work on an airport, then they could do so. All that would be required was a Governor town willing to collaborate and share. It was set to discourage SMPs being formed in this situation purely to get a bigger airport.  


== Major events ==
At the December 2016 GSM, the staff proposed the changing of the rules of SMPs. The website post, posted on December 25, 2016 by {{u|Frumple}}, explained the proposal:
<blockquote>
The staff would like to propose removing most of the rules around SMPs, particularly around the sharing of perks between ranks. So far, staff have been unable to enforce SMP restrictions, and it’s too complicated to keep track of whether a player can build or not build something based on their SMP. Therefore, we would like to propose the
 
*Sharing of perks in SMPs, and SMPs in general, will be eliminated with one exception. The exception is that players may still work together on a single large airport if at least one of the players is of Governor rank. Any players within this group, regardless of their rank, can participate in the construction of this large airport.
*To allow towns that are very close together to still build road and rail connections, as part of this proposal we will allow unlimited connections within 300 blocks. The rules for connections outside of 300 blocks will still apply according to your rank.
*Also, as an addendum to the Senator Airfield rule, we initially mandated that if a player initially constructs or helps out in building a large airport, but they haven’t yet built their own small airfield, then they forfeit the right to build the small airfield. However, on further consideration with these SMP rules, this restriction would be lifted. Under these new rules, Senators would be able to build their own airfield in any case regardless of whether they built a large airport.
 
Once again, this proposal is not finalized and will be discussed at the next GSM.
</blockquote>-->
=== Colafest ===
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Colafest may have only peaked for a short time in early January 2015, but the effects were seen all the way through the summer. Colafest started with the deletion of many pages on the wiki by colaja953. One of the first major changes to occur was the ban of colaja953 and the resignation of yeamanator132 from mod, and eventually, a ban due to suspicions of have colaja953 possibly being linked to having access to the account. {{u|Music3_0}} also resigned from mod as he disagreed with some of the ways the situation was dealt with, mainly yeamanator132's ban. Shortly after, {{u|thomasfyfe}} recovered all the pages which were deleted by colaja953 on January 2, 2015. After this, Frumple put mumble on severe lock-down, changing the password every few days and only allowing people to get the password in batches. This was thought to be the last of Colafest, however, it was not.
 
February came about, and angelzer0 had placed chests in Central Park where members could send Valentine's Day cards to one another. In one book, however, there was a link to an email thread with private details about {{u|Frumple}} and {{u|chiefbozx}}. This link then was spread to the MRT Skype chat and the MBS Twitter. When this information was given to the staff, Music3_0, {{u|rocketscience|0rocketscience0}}, and {{u|Skelezomperman}} received double warnings for an infringement on privacy. Who placed the book is still a controversial subject among many members. Theories have surfaced as to whether it was placed by Music3_0 or colaja953. Frumple has claimed it to be Music3_0. Frumple then announced that privacy is of the utmost importance on the server. This led to the issuing of double warnings for giving out the personal information of oneself or others, whether accidentally or on purpose.
[[File:Music ban tweet.PNG|300px|thumb|[[MBS]] tweeted regarding Music3_0's ban.<br><small>photo courtesy MBS Twitter</small>]]
By the time the second Eagle Awards came around, most had thought Colafest had faded away completely, but were all proved wrong when Music3_0 was banned after the event due to remarks to other players and past infractions. This shocked many people since Music3_0 was known by many people in the community and that the ban occurred rather suddenly. After Music3_0's ban, colaja953 occasionally came onto the server with alternate accounts. However, after they were found out, Colafest had died out almost completely.
 
After about two months after Music3_0's ban, a new guest joined the server called Katyalina, who claimed to be colaja953's girlfriend. At first, some people had their reservations, but most people had treated her as a normal guest, discounting her association with colaja953. However, due to the reservations of staff members, she was never able to get member. Later, she started acting weird and started to make rude comments to many other players. Many assume that colaja953 got a hold of her account and used it to abuse the server again. Katyalina was then banned and Colafest had died down.
 
Colafest generally caused havoc and overreactions. People became suspicious of new guests during this time, causing people to question whether they were colaja953 or just a random guest. From then on, colaja953 has sometimes popped on the server with alternate accounts.-->


== Major builds ==
== Major builds ==
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== Transit ==
== Transit ==
# project rebus -> keep the Old World somewhat relevant (airport old world ban lifted? - check when building on old world was prohibited)
=== MRT system===
[[File:New World MRT plan in mid-August 2014.png|200px|thumb|right|The planned map of the [[New World MRT system]] in August 2014]]
=== Roads ===
#roads and wards (thomas proposal march 29, 2014 gsm)
#roads and wards (thomas proposal march 29, 2014 gsm)
# project rebus
=== Warp trains ===


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
#TBAThon
#TBAThon
=== MRT Discord ===
{{main|MRT Discord}}


== Member demographics ==
== Member demographics ==
At least 275 players became Members during Gamma. New countries that have members that were accepted from included Bulgaria, Iran, Latvia, South Korea, and Taiwan.{{efn|Location data was self-reported through member applications.}}
At least 277 players became Members during Gamma. New countries that have members that were accepted from included Bulgaria, Iran, Latvia, South Korea, and Taiwan.{{efn|Location data was self-reported through member applications.}}


The following is a non-comprehensive list of players that became members during Omega, taken from the Member List listed in alphabetical order:{{efn|Some players' usernames may not reflect their username when they were accepted for Member, as this list was taken from the Member List in September 2023. Alternate accounts are not listed.}}
The following is a non-comprehensive list of players that became members during Omega, taken from the Member List listed in alphabetical order:{{efn|Some players' usernames may not reflect their username when they were accepted for Member, as this list was taken from the Member List in September 2023. Alternate accounts are not listed.}}
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* beanXboy
* beanXboy
* {{u|Beeskee}}
* {{u|Beeskee}}
* {{u|Ben6331}}{{efn|Currently banned|name=banned}}
* BigRocker_Ending
* BigRocker_Ending
* billociraptor
* billociraptor
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* C0olkid26
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* {{u|Callumjk}}
* {{u|camelfantasy}}{{efn|Currently banned|name=banned}}
* {{u|camelfantasy}}{{efn|name=banned}}
* CapoEscobar
* CapoEscobar
* CapsMinecraft111
* CapsMinecraft111
* Captain_Cavy
* Captain_Cavy
* {{u|CaptLincoln}}{{efn|name=banned}}
* {{u|cardinalland}}
* {{u|cardinalland}}
* Castran
* Castran
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* Member_Me
* Meowarino
* Meowarino
* {{u|Mercury203}}{{efn|name=banned}}
* Michael41502
* Michael41502
* {{u|minebuilder1223}}
* {{u|minebuilder1223}}

Latest revision as of 01:29, 20 September 2023

Gamma
Time spanOctober 4, 2014 - December 26, 2016
(2 years, 2 months and 22 days)
World(s)New World
Old World
Lab World
Games World
Space World
Staff World[a]
Ending eventExpansion of the world to 36,000 by 36,000 blocks
Technical information
Server hostSoYouStart (OVH)
Minecraft versions1.6.2 - 1.11.1
MRT era chronology
Alpha (2012–2013)
Omega (2013–2014)
Gamma (2014–2016)
Epsilon (2016–2020)
Zeta (2020–present)
Delta (2023, planned)

Gamma is the third MRT era, spanning from the introduction of multiple worlds through the installation of the Multiverse plugin to the expansion of the New World from 20,000 by 20,000 blocks to 36,000 by 36,000 blocks, lasting from October 4, 2014, to December 26, 2016.

Background

Image announcing the Gamma server opening date featuring Central Park, released on August 31, 2014

As the Old World became more crowded, the MRT staff began discussing at the January 2014 General Staff Meeting whether the world would be expanded or a new world would be added. The main issue with expanding the world outwards was that the new 1.7 update changed the way Minecraft worlds were generated. With the update, if the world was expanded, there would be disjointed biome generation between the original and expanded land. Ultimately, it was decided that the Multiverse plugin would be installed and a new city-building world would be created.

External image
image icon MRT Candidate Seeds album

On June 23, 2014, it was announced that Frumple had been generating new, random seeds for the New World. The MRT staff stated that the criteria for the "good" seeds included that the seed had a "significantly sized mesa biome", a "significantly sized snowy biome", "interesting water features", and that the spawn point was adjacent to a plains biome. The world settings were announced as being generated in Minecraft version 1.7.9, large biomes enabled, and structures turned off.

The Gamma server was opened to the public on October 4, 2014, with five new worlds being created: New, Lab, Games, Space, and Staff. The latter four worlds were created to prevent labs, games, and spaceships from taking up space on the New World, as it did on the Old World.

Pre-opening construction

The original plan for Central City (left) and the original road plan for Central City (right)

In mid-2014, the new server machine was purchased and the New World was whitelisted to MRT staff only. The MRT staff built the initial 11 MRT lines. The land surrounding spawn on the New World was flattened, with the exception of Central Park, and a grid was created for Central City. The spawn areas of the three other worlds were also constructed before the server was opened to the public.

Ranks

The MRT staff decided to change the ranks system as the current system had little incentive to develop towns. The new rank system was thus created with the goal of incentivizing town development on the New World. After Member, a new 'Citizen' rank was added, being awarded to given to members who had built a home and a business. A 'Trustee' rank was added above Citizen, replacing the Old World's 'Trusted' rank. The rank had the same permissions as Trusted and required three endorsements from existing Trustees and for MRT staff not to veto the promotion during a 24-hour veto period.

New ranks between Trustee and Moderator were created and were achieved by building towns. Councillor and Mayor required players to receive two endorsements from MRT staff, while Senator, Governor, and Premier were awarded during General Staff Meetings. Each rank had build count suggestions that needed to be met to be eligible for promotion. Additionally, certain builds that were previously banned became rank-restricted. Initially, stadiums were allowed for Senators and above, while airports were allowed for Governors and above.

There were some proposals for a parallel ranks system for players who did not prefer to build towns, such as growing companies or building road infrastructure, but this never came to fruition.

Plugins

External documents
document icon Economy Proposal document
  1. new plugins - money, ucars

Major events

Shared Municipalities

Colafest

Major builds

Central City

Transit

  1. project rebus -> keep the Old World somewhat relevant (airport old world ban lifted? - check when building on old world was prohibited)

MRT system

The planned map of the New World MRT system in August 2014

Roads

  1. roads and wards (thomas proposal march 29, 2014 gsm)

Warp trains

Culture

  1. TBAThon

MRT Discord

Main article: MRT Discord

Member demographics

At least 277 players became Members during Gamma. New countries that have members that were accepted from included Bulgaria, Iran, Latvia, South Korea, and Taiwan.[b]

The following is a non-comprehensive list of players that became members during Omega, taken from the Member List listed in alphabetical order:[c]

Notes

  1. ↑ Accessible to MRT staff only
  2. ↑ Location data was self-reported through member applications.
  3. ↑ Some players' usernames may not reflect their username when they were accepted for Member, as this list was taken from the Member List in September 2023. Alternate accounts are not listed.
  4. ↑ a b c d e Currently banned
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