Erebus

Erebus ( prounounced air-eh-vaws) was a vibrant city located in the End Dimension on the Dogcraft Server, Survival 3. The city was founded by  dmgdog who was quick to ask friend,  TrainerMoon to assist in the planning and running of the city. Erebus opened it's doors to the public during Erebus Opening Day on the 23rd February 2020. The event lasted 8 hours. including many minigames such as spleef, minigolf, elytra races and Who wants to be a millionare, hosted by Events Team Leader,  William278

Erebus
Survival 3
Erebus Logo made by Mayor,  TxpMC
Settlement
World	Survival 3
Founded	10th December 2019
Mayor(s)	dmgdog  TrainerMoon  TxpMC
Contributors	Kingcreeper1  expedtadam  TheWhiteTigerNL
Dimension	End
Map

History

The idea of building a base in the end dimension was something founder,  dmgdog had been thinking about for a while. However initially, dmgdog planned the city to be a solo project. On the 10th December 2019 dmgdog found an island on which he thought would be perfect to situate Erebus in. After posting a screenshot of the map on the Cyberdog Nation Discord Server, other players were intrigued about the idea of having a city in the end dimension, since it hadn’t been done before on Dogcraft.

The Team

A few days after dmgdog started work on the island, he realised that the project would be too large to complete alone, so he set up a Discord Server to be able to communicate with other players about the project.  TrainerMoon was appointed as a second mayor, to help organise and watch-over the project, to assure the city ran as smoothly as possible. After an announcement was made, looking for people to join the build team, three eager players,  TxpMC ,  Kingcreeper1, and  expedtadam all said that they were interested in helping prepare the city for the opening. On the 24th December 2019,  TheWhiteTigerNL was appointed as the fourth builder of Erebus. On Saturday, 22nd February 2020, one day before opening day, TxpMC was promoted to Mayor after their commitment to the development of the city.

Initial Planning

The initial city plan for Erebus

After the build team was assembled, everyone was excited to get started, however dmgdog struggled to clearly present his initial plans and ideas about the city to the other builders which led to a small amount of confusion and curiosity. It was decided that the city would be split up into 3 main sections; The Main City, the Rural Area, and the Mountainous region.

Initial map of Erebus

A mini-game area was also added to a connecting island, where games will be built for the opening day in 2020.

Work began on the server as dmgdog, Kingcreeper1, TxpMC and helper,  nossi345 flattened the terrain in preparation for building the city.

This was followed by creative building, where the team built a mock landscape and started to design the town hall.

A mock landscape made for Erebus

Final Plan

After two months of development in Erebus, dmgdog finally decided on a conclusive plan for the layout of the city. Erebus will be divided over three end islands.

The Main Island

The main island, called The City Of Erebus. This was where all the player plots were, as well as home to the Town Hall and other important buildings. To the South lay Mushroom Meadows; a more rural landscape covered my magical mushrooms. The swampy marshlands filled with purple gunk fills the centre of this space using glass layers to produce this effect.

The North District

The North part of the main island was reserved for additional plots in anticipation they were to all be claimed on opening day, and this was the case. The Erebus Build Team worked hard after opening day to roll out these plots as soon as possible. This area was a more residential side of town, including the unfinished Council building and Plot contest winner,  Princess223's plot.

The Minigames Island

To the South-West of the main island is the minigame area. This area was designed specifically for opening day. It hosted games such as mini-golf, parkour, and elytra course, and an iceboat track.

278 Studios

278 Studios is the island to the West of the main island, an idea from  William278. Here is the location of one of the many exciting events that were played on Opening Day, hosting Who Wants to be a Millionaire

The Town Hall

The town hall was the center-piece of the island, where information about the city, offices for the builders and founders, and storage/utilities for the builders to use whilst building the city.

After many unsuccessful attempts at designing the town hall himself,  dmgdog asked the build team to help him.  TxpMC and  expedtadam combined elements of both their designs to create a stately, but practical building. The hall's palette consists of endstone bricks, smooth quartz variants for the walls, and purpur for the roofs. The interior is a cozy and modern design, with the use of vegetation to add colour to the build.

On the ground floor, there are two signs located at the rear of the building, displaying important information about the city. In addition, there is also a gift shop, a set of toilets, and the map of the city.

The first floor consisted of 5 office spaces, free for Erebus Builders to design with a cafe and common room area.

dmgdog and  TrainerMoon's offices were located in the central tower on the second and third floor respectively.

The basement was for access of the build team only, however there was viewing access from the ground floor in the form of a glass window. The basement had a storage area for city projects and a super smelter.

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  Town Hall front

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  Rear side of Town Hall

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  Entrance to Town Hall

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  Gift Shop

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  toilets

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  Cafe and common room

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  Team meeting room

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  Builder's storage

Maps

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  01/12/19

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  02/01/20

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  01/02/2020

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  01/03/2020

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  31/03/2020

Erebus YouTube channel

On the 2nd January 2020, Erebus created there own YouTube channel.

Under the command of  TxpMC, this channel would be used by the city to give the players an idea of what Erebus was all about. After the premiere of the city trailer. after the premiere of the trailer, and the announcement of the opening day, videos where rapidly produced such as the ‘’Erebus quick start guide’’ or ‘’the grand opening recap’’ As of right now, the channel has been transformed into Alina’s official YouTube channel.

• A tutorial video, where all the important things you need to know will be told.

• Update videos about the city.

• And even it’s very own news program.

Past Videos

• Erebus Teaser Trailer (02/02/2020)
• Erebus Quick Start Guide (23/02/2020)
• Erebus Introduction Video (23/02/2020)
• Erebus Opening Recap Video (27/02/2020)
• The Time Machine (16/03/2020)

Erebus radio station

On January the 6th, Erebus started their own radio station called (E.R.S). It was founded by:  dmgdog ,  TheWhiteTigerNL ,  Kingcreeper1 and  expedtadam. On this 6th of January is when they had their first music call which lasted a shocking 9 hours. A radio station was built in the city by TxpMC.

List of Helpers

•  RY44
•  Cookies58_
•  nossi345
•  SuperCake2017
•  Broga_
•  blueartistic813_
•  EtaThetaZeta
•  DragonFire441
•  Fazat_
•  Mrs_Diss
•  Pigeon_Confirmed
•  William278
•  misterblue28
•  ivorysnape
•  MaseratiMan
•  skyhook2415
•  Lakosius
•  Zillaz
•  Ragecage295
•  marbou9
•  OldManLP85