Autonomous French Territorial Entity of Sanom
 Autonomous French Territorial Entity of Sanom
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 View from the north-west ocean | |
| About | |
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| Founder |  APITEK
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| Owner | APITEK
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| Contributors |  Lixxide,  TerminaPaul_
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| Category | Towns |
| Underground? | No |
| Fortified? | Yes |
| Public access? | Yes |
| Public build? | No |
| Transport | |
| Road link? | No |
| Nexus link? | No |
| Rail link? | No |
| Boat link? | Yes |
| Portal? | No |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | X=16840 Y=77 Z=7434 |
| Dimension | Overworld |
| Map Link | |
The Autonomous French Territorial Entity of Sanom (abbreviated as AFTE of Sanom, AFTES or just Sanom) is a settlement located on a small island at the end of a peninsula, self-proclaimed in early 2024.
History
Before Sanom
The owner of AFTE Sanom, APITEK, started playing MCO in October 2018 with his old Minecraft account on his mother's computer. However, due to his young age, he did not speak English, was not familiar with online Minecraft servers, and did not know how to play. After a few minutes, he logged off out of boredom. A few years passed, he forgot about MCO, and lost access to his old account.
In February 2022, APITEK purchased a new Minecraft account, which is his current account. Now, APITEK speaks English, is used to playing on Minecraft servers, and is ready to enjoy Minecraft Online. He looked for a place to settle down, which he found in the Northwest. He played there for a few weeks during the winter break, but, out of boredom, he stopped playing again and forgot about MCO once more.
In early 2024, APITEK returned to Minecraft Online. He found that his old base was not located in a very interesting place and did not offer many opportunities or prospects for development. He abandoned it, took only a few items, and put up some signs explaining that he was leaving and that anyone could take whatever they wanted from inside.
Finding a new place and taming it
After leaving his old base behind, leaving almost everything behind, APITEK had to find a new charming place to develop. He browsed the Livemap on the MCO website and, in the east of the map, he found a peninsula with a small green triangular island at the end that appeared to be uninhabited. He took the Nexus to the Nexus Borderlands Hub - East (Orange) 3. What followed was an exhausting walk along the path and then through the woods until he reached his long-awaited island.
When APITEK arrived on his island like a valiant 15th-century colonist, he didn't know where to start to turn this wild place into a haven of peace. Like any player, he placed a few chests in the middle of nowhere, a crafting table, and a furnace. He began cutting down trees and noticed several things. First, the island was not completely deserted. There was a crafting table with a torch and a sign saying “public crafting table.” And there was also a cave dwelling in the south of the island, which contained only the bare essentials (a crafting table, a furnace, and a few signs that did not identify the owner). APITEK also noticed the island's strange topography. In the middle stood a small mountain about forty meters high.
This small mountain looked perfect to establish a little castle. With his questionable building skills, APITEK has constructed a small three-story stone castle with a small decorative tower. In reality, he only uses the second floor, where all his resources are stored. The first floor is empty, and the third floor is an attic and a terrace. What's very convenient is that the castle is built on the side of a cliff, so to get down to the lower part of the island, he just has to jump from the balcony into a small pool.
Developing the place
After building his castle for a few days, APITEK left MinecraftOnline once again for a few months. In October 2024, APITEK returned to MinecraftOnline for the fourth time. He realized the potential of his island and set out to build more things. He built a harbor in the bay near the castle. But while walking around the edges of his island, he realized that his neighbors, the Grand Duchy of Whynot, had started building a few fortresses on the other side of the canal they had claimed. APITEK didn't want to start a war and intended to resolve the situation peacefully. However, faced with the need to protect his island, he built a wall along the entire border with watchtowers. He put up some signs to try to make contact with his neighbors, but they never responded. APITEK called on two of his friends, Lixxide and Termina_Paul, to help him in his adventure. They built a few houses below the castle and some paths, but his friends soon deserted the server.
Seeing the other constructions on the server, APITEK realized that his island needed to have a specific theme in order to be interesting. APITEK is French, so he wanted to make his island a kind of French base on the server. He hoisted a few small French flags on the watchtowers. He cut down the forest that stretched across the hill to the west of the island and began to build a memorial to the wars in which France had fought. At the top of this hill, he began construction of an imposing French flag measuring approximately 30 meters by 40 meters.
A year later, on October 20, 2025, APITEK visited the Livemap on the MCO website. He noticed that a boat route had been built right next to his island, and that his town had been briefly documented on the wiki. He was flattered that his little island had attracted someone's attention and decided to return to the server, this time more seriously, expressing himself on the Discord server and in the chat. Unfortunately, during his absence, he had not secured his chests, which had been looted. APITEK continued his project to make the island more beautiful and more French. He finished building the two houses that had been without roofs for a year. He destroyed the French war memorial, which he found rather useless. He terraformed the coastline, cut down trees, and created a small lake in a cave.
