Takadokia
Takadokia | |
"A land of islands, canals and luxury!" | |
About | |
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Founder | HY_Turkic, LolePlay_PL |
Category | Towns |
Underground? | No |
Fortified? | Partially |
Public access? | Yes |
Public build? | No |
Size north to south | ~800m |
Size west to east | ~1000m |
Transport | |
Road link? | Yes |
Nexus link? | Yes |
Rail link? | Yes |
Boat link? | No |
Portal? | Yes |
Location | |
Coordinates | X=-4494 Y=64 Z=9189 |
Dimension | Overworld |
Map Link |
Takadokia (previously known as The Midlake Island(s), New Sardinia and New Northwest Verico) is a town located at the southern part of Lake Ganaz. It was originally founded by players HY_Turkic and LolePlay_PL. It was first founded in September 2019, and it grew and grew, and growing to a point where it had control of almost all the islands in the southern part of Lake Ganaz. Though Lole is seen as a co-founder, their involvement in Takadokia is relatively minor, with them being absent for a large majority of the town's existence. While Lole was gone, HY, with the help of a few contributors, made the settlement bigger and bigger.
It has a Nexus link that connects to South (Lime) Hub 3, which is located in Takadokia Velazzo Station. It also has an FRS connection which connects to Takadokia Lole Station. Vizima is the nearest warp, and is about 1000 blocks away.
General Information
Takadokia is located about 14,000 blocks away from spawn and is basically a town built on the ocean and a few scattered islands. It has a few notable landmarks, including the massive Takadokia Lole Station. While the overall area of the town is massive (having an area of around 800,000 meters squared), most of said area is ocean rather than actual landmass. Most of the buildings in Takadokia are located in small and spread-out islands, which are connected by vast roads of cobblestone and ice (the latter being for fast travel).
It is self sufficient for the most part, with it having both an animal grinder and a mob grinder. The capital district of the town is Velazzo, home to many apartments and the Governor's Office, not to mention Takadokia Velazzo Station, which includes the Nexus link and the Nether portal. The oldest district is The Midlake Islands, with it being the origin of Takadokia and the location of the East Midlake Museum, which features recreations of old builds on the island and the oldest building in the entire town, the East Midlake Rest-Base.
Most buildings in Takadokia are built and maintained by founder HY_Turkic, though there are plenty of builds that are works of other players; see Residents for a full list of inhabitants.
Districts
Districts are historical divisions of Takadokia. Each piece of land in Takadokia is in or around one of these districts.
In the past, there were two types of divisions; regions and states/cities. States (later known as cities) were small areas of land that existed as real divisions of Takadokia. Regions were bigger groupings of land, and states/cities were brought together in regions based on their geographic location and other factors.
The states/cities/towns system was abolished since they were too small, and the former regions were turned into districts.
Velazzo
Velazzo is the capital and largest district of Takadokia, being made of three islands; Velazzo, Freska and Vysoky. It was created when the districts of Asariguene, The Modiki Islands and Nortlagos were combined. It contains the Nexus link of Takadokia and the Governor's office. The name Velazzo mainly derives from two words from different languages meaning "middle"; Arabic "وسط" (wasat) and Italian "mezzo".
Velazzo Island is the biggest island in the district, and by extension, Takadokia. Vysoky Island and Freska Island are very close in size. Vysoky, originally named Etrieri, means "tall" in Czech, referencing the music tower of Vysoky being very tall. Freska Island comes from the old name of the town that used to be on it, Puerto Freska, and it is a feminine version of Freskooo's name.
The land that one day became part of Velazzo was first claimed as the Southern Territory back in early February 2020, and said territory became the state of New Azerbaijan (later Asariguene). Not much later, the Modiki Islands were founded and then later Nortlagos. They were separate states/districts for months, until they were united in December 2020. The islands of Asariguene and Voishah were combined into the island of Velazzo, leaving Vysoky the only one of the Modiki Islands.
The district houses Takadokia Velazzo Station which, unlike its much bigger cousin, Takadokia Lole Station, isn't made to provide FRS services (even though the FRS road branching out from TLS connects to the station), rather it is made to house the Takadokia Nexus link and Nether Portal. The building was originally just referred to as "Takadokia Nexus Link" until it was renovated.
The Midlake Islands
The Midlake Islands district consists of the East, West and South Midlake Islands. This district is the birthplace of Takadokia, and East Midlake Island especially holds historical significance. It was the capital of Takadokia before HY decided he wanted the capital to be at the centre of Takadokia. It houses the East Midlake Museum, where the old artifacts and buildings inside of East Midlake Island lie.
Grande Sardinia
Grande Sardinia was the third state created for the New Sardinian Federation around February 2020. It originally started as Project Vizima; a bridge building project that would connect then-New Sardinia to the warp city of Vizima. It was later renamed to Project Grande Sardinia and was transitioned from a bridge-building project to a state-building project, where the cultural and political centre of New Sardinia would be. It was to be split into to states; Fondare and Grande Sardinia, the former of which would've been the political centre and the latter would've been the cultural centre. If Project Vizima was considered part of Grande Sardinia's history, then it would be the second district, but the establishment of Project Grande Sardinia is thought of as when Grande Sardinia was created.
In January 2024, the district was heavily altered, with the Stone Plaza being finished and new residences being built.
Nea Makedonia
Nea Makedonia is a Greek-inspired district. It is about the third biggest district, after Loletown, Hafkletta and North Ganaz, by size. It contains a humungous apartment built by Kotobuki_. It also contains the Bunker Museum.
Debulane
Debulane is the most eastern district of Takadokia. It doesn't house much and is uncompleted and abandoned, with it still having the town borders. It contains a mosque and apartment, both under construction.
Verican Lebanon
Note: This district is not part of the Republic of Verico, only its name references Verico.
Verican Lebanon is the second most southern district; second to Hafkletta. It used to contain Takadokia's Nether portal (until it was moved to TVS). It currently contains one apartment. It is based on the country of Lebanon.
It was named due to a sign on the island saying "claimed by Verico" (presumably placed by Beeraeka), but HY wanted to build on the island so he started digging the island anyway. he put the sign on a tower so it wouldn't be grief. HY now realises it was grief to build the tower around the sign, and he sorted it out with Eclypto18 and Beeraeka confirmed that Verican Lebanon was part of Takadokia in Discord DMs.
Verican Lebanon was supposed to be renamed to "Sardinian Lebanon" after New Northwest Verico became independent, but HY kept the old name anyway, and thus today it is the only district in Takadokia to have a relation to Verico in its name.
Hafkletta
Hafkletta is one of two main districts that is located on the mainland, i.e its not an island. It was founded around April 2020, and is an Iceland-based district due to the area that would become Hafkletta being snowy. It is the most southern district in Takadokia. Currently, it is almost empty with few builds.
North Ganaz
North Ganaz is one of the biggest districts and, as its name suggests, is in the northern parts of Lake Ganaz. It was founded on December 21st, 2020.
Old Loletown
Not to be confused with Loletown 2.0, a city founded by LolePlay_PL near Takadokia.
Old Loletown is a big district, located about 3,000 blocks away from the main islands. Before merging it consisted of two former districts; The Free State of Loletown and Sardinian Eden, and they were combined for convenience. It is the only district of Takadokia not located in or right next to Lake Ganaz. Its merger took place on 21st of December, 2020. It is the location of HY's first house, Lole's old base, and a mini version of New Eden. It is a bit of a special place for HY since it is the location of his first ever house and, by extension, his first build ever on McO. The district is named after HY's old friend, LolePlay_PL.
Notable Attractions & Landmarks
East Midlake Museum, a museum containing Takadokia's earliest builds, located on East Midlake Island.
Takadokia Lole Station, a humungous FRS station.
Lettuce Skyscraper, tallest building in Takadokia, built by Freskooo, located on Freska Island.
Pezzo Hotel, a hotel carved out of a chunk error, located in Grande Sardinia.
Vysoky Palace, a palace that also quadruples as an apartment, a hotel, a mega farm and a music tower, located on Vysoky Island.
Takadokia Ship, a massive ship made for Takadokia, built by Wolf_War.
Takadokia Crystal, a beacon crystal built by Darkerfly.
Pink Towers Compound, an apartment complex located in Grande Sardinia.
Transportation
In Takadokia, there are a few means of transportation for travel within or to the town.
Bridges
Takadokia is full of cobble bridges that connect the districts together and it predates any other means of transport within/to the town. Sometimes there are a few 2-block wide gaps with trapdoors to let boats pass through.
Ice Road
The Ice Road is Takadokia's attempt at making a fast-speed transport system and it was inspired from the Ice Highway of New Eden, and once HY saw them he wanted to build a version at his own place. Although the Ice Road is slower than its New Eden counterpart, it is faster than just running. In the Ganaz districts branch of the Ice Road, it encircles the district of Velazzo, with the stops being around those edges. It was recently renovated for it to be smoother so less turns were to be put. It has branches in the Ganaz districts of Takadokia and the district of Old Loletown. There is also an old branch in the former United Duchies of North Sand Island that now belongs to Sand Island and the company that regulates Takadokian Ice Roads does not regulate the one there.
The Ice Road is regulated by the Takadokian Ice Road Company.
Transport Stations
In Takadokia, there are two stations which provide transport services to and from Takadokia.
First, there is Takadokia Lole Station, which was made to provide FRS rail and road services. Its construction started around mid-May of 2020 and the building was completed around mid-June. It was built around the border of Takadokia because at that time it was all ocean. It is perhaps one of the largest FRS stations in Freedonia.
The Takadokia Velazzo Station is a smaller scale station which provides Nexus and Nether portal services; typically it is the first building a visitor will see in Takadokia.
The two stations are connected to one another via road.
Residents
In order to become a resident and/or secure build perms in Takadokia, you must agree to the town rules located in the Nexus link. Once you have agreed to these rules, you will be given build perms and your name will be written here on the category below. This shows that you have agreed to the town rules.
Post-2023
The players in this category have agreed to the February 2023 town rules.
- NightSteak9 - 11 Jan 2023
- Luigifan100 - 5 Feb 2023
- Leo_Belgicus - 22 Feb 2023
- E6V - 8 March 2023
- FuzbolMC - 11 March 2023
- _WizardDev_ - 6 Jan 2024
Pre-2023
The players in this category were given a residence in Takadokia before January 9th, 2023. They are not subject to the new town rules.
History
Founding of The Midlake Islands
"BTW lole do you wanna help me find the leaf bridge" - HY_Turkic
On the 9th of September, 2019, HY and LolePlay_PL stumbled upon a small island while exploring and they set up temporary camp on the island, which quickly became a permanent stay. Both Lole and HY tended to the island (which was named "Midlake Island"). HY discovered and built a small bridge to another island naming it West Midlake Island. He built a small hotel, port and farm there, renaming the first island "East Midlake Island". After some time, Lole went inactive. At the very end of the Midlake era, HY established Project Vizima (later Project Grande Sardinia).
"Project Vizima is the best project" - HY_Turkic
New Sardinian Federation
On February 4th, 2020, HY incorporated the Midlake Islands into a new federation; the New Sardinian Federation, which had 6 official states; East Midlake Island, West Midlake Island, South Midlake Island, New Azerbaijan, Voishah and Vysoky.
Around this time, the town of Sand Island became a part of New Sardinia, which started a long bond between the two, with fights along the way.
The Federation only lasted sixteen days, but it did lay the groundwork of what would become modern Takadokia. The name New Sardinia would be used all the way until the adoption of the name Takadokia, and was the name of the town when it gained independence from Verico.
Purchase from Verico
"ok i hereby appoint you governor of new south verico" - Beeraeka
In February 20th, 2020, Beeraeka bought New Sardinia for 15 iron blocks, starting the Verican rule of the town. New Sardinia was rechristened New South Verico (later New Northwest Verico, NNWV for short, to correct a naming error). It was under Verican rule that Takadokia was expanded into basically its modern borders. During this time, NNWV enjoyed high self-governance, being independent in all but name, and HY even got into an argument with Beeraeka upon seeing he had cut a tree in New Azerbaijan (HY now thinks this argument was unnecessary since Beer did buy the place after all).
This meant that not much changed upon NNWV's independence from Verico. Once HY declared independence from Verico, now being wealthier than he was when Beer bought New Sardinia, repaid Beer back the 15 iron blocks that he used to buy the place.
Independence from Verico
"I hereby declare NNWV the Second Republic of New Sardinia!" - HY_Turkic
Originally named the Second Republic of New Sardinia, The Commonwealth of New Sardinia was formed after an argument between Beeraeka and HY, resulting in the succession of NNWV from Verico, but not from Bedrocco. For the new name of the now independent NNWV, HY used the old name for the town, New Sardinia. Not much changed in New Sardinia after its independence, other than the name change of the Nexus link.
Sultanate of Takadokia
Not long after its independence from Verico, New Sardinia was once again renamed, this time to Takadokia. This name change was following the adoption of Islam as the official religion, and Turkish/Takadokian as the official language. HY wanted a name that would reference the big leap forward his settlement had taken. He took the Arabic word for "progress" (تقدم taqadum) and combined it with the name of the ancient city of Cappadocia, birthing the name Takadokia. Takadokia became a sultanate, with Beer instated as the sultan.
United Bedrocco States
A month after Takadokia was born, it was made a part of the United Bedrocco States (UBS). The UBS was a state of the Bedrocco Empire, consisting of three cities; Takadokia, Sand Island and Cascadia Wood. It was created to quell conflict between Takadokia and Sand Island, who were at the time fighting for newcomer residents. Pretz used the union as a platform for bragging about the fact that the UBS had more citizens than New Eden, while HY sighed in relief as the months old conflict between Sand Island and Takadokia would finally be over. Later on, Cascadia Wood joined the UBS.
Full Independence from Bedrocco
"I, the Governor of Takadokia, hereby declare independence from the United Bedrocco States and the greater Bedrocco Empire. I will propose a new constitution a day or two after this." - HY_Turkic
After a few months of being under the UBS, HY had enough of foreign rule as a whole. After 5 months of Bedroccan rule, Takadokia officially left the UBS and the Bedrocco Empire, becoming fully independent. After this, not much changed. HY wanted to know which kind of government he should use, and snakyman suggested that Takadokia should be turned into a "normal ass city", which HY found a very convincing argument. Thus, Takadokia became just "Takadokia", marking the first time it was just a normal town since the Midlake Islands settlement in January 2020.
in December 2020, HY decided that the towns of Takadokia had to go, leaving only the districts. His reasoning was that the towns were too small. And so, he, with the help of Lole (who had just came back), got rid of the town borders, leaving only the districts. The districts were not to be removed, only the towns.
Renovations
"Takadokia looking sexier every renovation I do to it" - HY_Turkic
In late December 2020, HY started doing renovations of old places and buildings in Takadokia. These renovations initially started with the creation of the East Midlake Museum, a museum containing Takadokia's earliest builds, built around the East Midlake Lighthouse and Rest-Base (latter of which is the first building in Takadokia). Next, he moved on to the district of Asariguene, where he redid the Nexus link and the governor's office. Wooden roads were added for convenience in almost all Takadokian Islands. The organisation of districts changed as the Free State of Loletown and Sardinian Eden were combined into Old Loletown, and the central districts of Takadokia were combined into the district of Velazzo. There were also some other minor changes that were made to clean up the town in general.
Around this time, the expansion of Takadokia ceased, and HY focused on populating the town.
Gallery
Below is a gallery of screenshots taken of Takadokia's variety of locations.
A view of Velazzo Island.
A view of East Midlake Island.
A view of West Midlake Island.
A view of Grande Sardinia.
A view of Freska Island.
A view of Vysoky Island.
A view of Verican Lebanon.
A view of Hafkletta.
A view of North Ganaz.
A view of Sardinian Eden. Pictured is 2b2tLegends.
A screenshot of East Midlake Island taken before the construction of the museum.
The first ever screenshot of Takadokia, taken in East Midlake Island in September 2019.
A view of Takadokia Lole Station.
A view of the Lettuce Skyscraper in Freska Island. Pictured is Darkerfly.
An old view with the Takadokian flag on display in Velazzo Island. Pictured is Raflamar.
A sign reading New Northwest Verico, one of the former names of Takadokia. Taken in the UDNSI, formerly part of Takadokia.