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{{Infobox Settlement
{{Infobox Settlement
|title       = City of Havana
|title             = City of Havana
|image       = 2018-10-18 21.39.39-edit3-cropped.jpg
|image         = 2018-10-18 21.39.39-edit3-cropped.jpg
|caption      =  
|image2        = Ren Statue.png
|world       = [[Survival 2]]
|image3        = Westgate road.png
|mayors       = {{Player|_edo}},<br>{{Player|Brianetta}},<br>{{Player|darparniox}}
|collage        = true
|contributors = Council: {{Player|Aeghu}},<br> {{Player|FredRaket}},<br> {{Player|marbou9}},<br> {{Player|Samantha_Argos}},<br> {{Player|Skelleton123}}
|caption       = [[Grand Central Station (Survival 2)|Grand Central Station]] seen from the harbour
|founded     = 2<sup>nd</sup> September, 2017
|caption2      = [[ReNDoG]]'s statue
|xcoord       = -1850
|caption3      = Mediterranean buildings on Westgate road
|ycoord       = 64
|world          = Survival 2
|zcoord       = 4200
|mayors       = {{Player|_edo}},<br>{{Player|Brianetta}},<br>{{Player|darparniox}}
|dimension    =
|contributors = Council:<br> {{Player|Aeghu}},<br> {{Player|FredRaket}},<br> {{Player|marbou9}},<br> {{Player|Sam_Argos}},<br> {{Player|Skelleton123}}
|status      = {{Defunct}}
|founded       = 2<sup>nd</sup> September, 2017
|railway     = [[Survival Railway Network (Survival 2)|SRN]] Grand Central Station
|xcoord         = -1850
|nether       = [[Nether Transport Network#Survival 2|NTN]] Hub
|ycoord         = 64
|zcoord         = 4200
|railway       = [[Survival Railway Network (Survival 2)|SRN]] Grand Central Station
|nether         = [[Nether Transport Network#Survival 2|NTN]] Hub
}}
}}
'''Havana''' was a prominent city in the [[Survival 2]] world. It was founded on September 2<sup>nd</sup> 2017, the same day the Survival 2 world was launched. It is located ~1500 blocks south of [[Spawn (disambiguation)|Spawn]] and can be easily reached via the railway track departing from [[Spawn Station (Survival 2)|Spawn Station]]. In Havana players would arrive at [[Grand Central Station (Survival 2)|Grand Central Station]] which was the centre of the [[Survival Railway Network (Survival 2)|SRN]] and the NTN. Havana also provided the basic needs for the starting player: food, wood, stone, maps ([[Great Survival Map]] project), enchanting, etc.
'''Havana''' was a prominent city in the [[Survival 2]] world. It was founded on September 2<sup>nd</sup> 2017, the same day the Survival 2 world was launched. It is located ~1500 blocks south of [[Spawn (disambiguation)|Spawn]] and can be easily reached via the railway track departing from [[Spawn Station (Survival 2)|Spawn Station]]. In Havana players would arrive at [[Grand Central Station (Survival 2)|Grand Central Station]] which was the centre of the [[Survival Railway Network (Survival 2)|SRN]] and the NTN. Havana also provided the basic needs for the starting player: food, wood, stone, maps ([[Great Survival Map]] project), enchanting, etc.
[[File:Ren Statue.png|thumb|220x220px|''Famous ReNDoG statue on the savanna hill of Havana '']]
==Style==
==Style==
The stylistic objective of Havana was to create a urban, dense and 'lived-in' city with a summery and welcoming atmosphere. There was no intention to replicate real life Havana, but several aspects have been used as inspiration.
The stylistic objective of Havana was to create a urban, dense and 'lived-in' city with a summery and welcoming atmosphere. There was no intention to replicate real life Havana, but several aspects have been used as inspiration.
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*Buildings must be built without gaps between them, unless otherwise discussed. Frequently, blind walls are required.
*Buildings must be built without gaps between them, unless otherwise discussed. Frequently, blind walls are required.
*Buildings must consider their surrounds before themselves.
*Buildings must consider their surroundings before themselves.
*Multi-story buildings are recommended.
*Multi-story buildings are recommended.
*Green-space should be limited and deliberate - 'spare' space should be occupied by urban features.
*Green-space should be limited and deliberate - 'spare' space should be occupied by urban features.
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Aesthetic ideas are suggested to achieve this:
Aesthetic ideas are suggested to achieve this:


*Modern era - 19ᵗʰ and 20ᵗʰ century architecture.
*Modern era - 19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> century architecture.
*21<sup>st</sup> century, Art Deco, or Neo-Gothic elements may fit.
*21<sup>st</sup> century, Art Deco, or Neo-Gothic elements may fit.
*Bright colours! Usually, through terracotta or concrete.
*Bright colours! Usually, through terracotta or concrete.
*Warm and summery palette/elements. Eg. Sandstone, parrots, palm trees, etc.
*Warm and summery palette/elements. Eg. Sandstone, parrots, palm trees, etc..


==City Management==
==City Management==
Havana had a unique management style and citizenship process. The city was founded on being holistic and inclusive. These principles manifested in many ways. [[File:Havana-map-17-final.png|thumb|220x220px]]
[[File:Havana-map-17-final.png|thumb|link=Special:FilePath/Havana-map-17-final.png]][[File:Ren Statue.png|thumb|Famous ReNDoG statue on the savanna hill of Havana|left]]Havana had a unique management style and citizenship process. The city was founded on being holistic and inclusive. These principles manifested in many ways.  


Decisions were made considering as many opinions as possible, which meant that discussions were usually long and extensive. This ensured that the city was created cohesively, but discussion often became exhaustive and left members temporarily demotivated. Havana was occasionally criticized for being too slow to react or too bureaucratic.
Decisions were made considering as many opinions as possible, which meant that discussions were usually long and extensive. This ensured that the city was created cohesively, but discussion often became exhaustive and left members temporarily demotivated. Havana was occasionally criticized for being too slow to react or too bureaucratic.


The citizenship process involved creating a public build and making sure it fit the city. This often involved discussion on the build itself, then a design process in creative, before the build was made in Survival 2. The process was a heavy ask for new citizens compared to the processes of other cities. No fee was in place to start building, which meant that there was a low barrier to entry to start an application, but a high barrier to finish that application. The result was many unfinished or slightly unsatisfactory builds throughout the city, which would take extra effort from mayors to fix retrospectively.
The citizenship process involved creating a public build and making sure it fit the city. This often involved discussion on the build itself, then a design process in creative, before the build was made in Survival 2. The process was a heavy ask for new citizens compared to the processes of other cities. No fee was in place to start building, which meant that there was a low barrier to entry to start an application, but a high barrier to finish that application. The result was many unfinished or slightly unsatisfactory builds throughout the city, which would take extra effort from the council to fix retrospectively.


Ultimately, the management practices of the city meant a lot of extra work for citizens and council/mayors, but it is unlikely that the unique feel of the city would be present without them.
Ultimately, the management practices of the city meant a lot of extra work for citizens and council/mayors, but it is unlikely that the unique feel of the city would be present without them.


==History==
==History==
[[File:First Havana drawing.jpg|thumb|Very first sketch of Havana layout, by _edo, in June 2017]]


===Conception===
===Conception===
Havana was conceptualized in June 2017 primarily by ''_edo'', with ''Brianetta'' and ''darparniox''. The city was born as a response to the wider [[Spawn (Survival 2)|Spawn]] area, after the trio held frustrations during the building of [[Spawn Station (Survival 2)|Spawn Station]] as a [[Survival Railway Network|SRN]] delegation. Havana was intended to be a much more practical and cohesive settlement than Spawn.[[File:First Havana drawing.jpg|thumb|220x220px|''Very first sketch of Havana layout, by _edo, in June 2017'']]
Havana was conceptualized in June 2017 primarily by ''_edo'', with ''Brianetta'' and ''darparniox''. The city was born as a response to the wider [[Spawn (Survival 2)|Spawn]] area, after the trio held frustrations during the building of [[Spawn Station (Survival 2)|Spawn Station]] as a [[Survival Railway Network|SRN]] delegation. Havana was intended to be a much more practical and cohesive settlement than Spawn.


Plans for the city centre were refined and building styles experimented with in the following month. ''Skelleton123 ''and then ''Aeghu ''were recruited in this process and the city centre was almost entirely finalized by mid-August and ready for Survival 2 launch.
Plans for the city centre were refined and building styles experimented with in the following month. ''Skelleton123 ''and then ''Aeghu ''were recruited during this process and the city centre was almost entirely finalized by mid-August and ready for Survival 2 launch.


===Early Days and the New Year===
===Early Days and the New Year===
Survival 2 launched on the 2<sup>nd</sup> of September and construction of the city began immediately. The central plaza, Noob Square, and a temporary base underneath was the first to be built. The iconic 'Ren on a hill' statue, Grand Central Station, and Havana City Hall were all complete or close to it nearing the end of September. Activity had begun in the desert industrial area of the city. Two iron farms were built by ''marbou9'', who became the first citizen of the city and would join the city council soon after.
[[File:Havana builders.png|thumb|The initial Havana builders team]]
[[File:Havana sept.png|thumb|220x220px|''Havana in mid September'']]
Survival 2 launched on the 2<sup>nd</sup> of September 2017 and construction of the city began immediately. The central plaza, Noob Square, and a temporary base underneath were the first to be built. The iconic 'Ren Mountain' statue, Grand Central Station, and Havana City Hall were all complete or close to it nearing the end of September. Activity had begun in the desert industrial area of the city. Two iron farms were built by ''marbou9'', who became the first citizen of the city and would join the city council soon after.
Before the end of the year, the recognizable Promenade was built, as well as the beginnings of the city block alongside it, with many urban builds, such the El Floridita cafe. Three brothers, ''herocreep221, heroblaze224 ''and ''ScaryMJDiamcreep ''built an awkward cookie factory in the north which was remedied somewhat by a design overhaul. A zoo further west had been laid out with some inhabitants, bathhouses built, and the first [[Embassies|embassy]] of the world built by the [[Akkara City|Akkara]]n mayors.
 
[[File:Havana builders.png|thumb|220x220px|''The initial Havana builders team'']]
Before the end of the year, the recognizable Havana Promenade was built, as well as the beginnings of the city block alongside it, with many urban builds, such the El Floridita cafe. Three brothers, ''herocreep221, heroblaze224 ''and ''ScaryMJDiamcreep ''built an awkward cookie factory in the north which was later remedied somewhat by a design overhaul. A zoo further west had been laid out with some inhabitants, bathhouses were built in the east, and the first [[Embassies|embassy]] of another city was built by the [[Akkara City|Akkara]]n mayors.
Building activity was steady but slowly declining in the following four months. Large builds included botanical gardens that were built next to the zoo, the SRN's Headquarters in the city centre, [[Havana Library]] opened, as well as the Art Museum with all minecraft paintings.
 
Building activity was steady but slowly declined in the following four months. Large builds included botanical gardens that were built next to the zoo, the SRN's Headquarters in the city centre, [[Havana Library]] opened, as well as the Art Museum with all Minecraft paintings.


===Post Base-tour Rush===
===Post Base-tour Rush===
First server base tours for Survival 2 with [[ReNDoG]] were recorded on the 21ˢᵗ of April. The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvI97e8Pc9A&feature=youtu.be Havana base tour] was the first video to be released onto Youtube on the 24ᵗʰ and created one of the biggest new player rushes in server history. Much of the attention of was on Havana itself and the city became a hive of activity from new and existing players, and buildings under construction at any one time exceeded five for weeks. The resulting months builds included significant expansion to the western roadside and police, hospital and fire buildings, the addition of the [[Havana Slums|slums]], two roman builds in the east, [[Great Survival Map]] building, a large hotel at the northern end of the city, Havana map art gallery, phantom shelter (believed the be the first on the server), and water treatment facility, among other builds. During this time, a writing competition was also run through the Havana Library, by ''Sam_Argos.''
[[File:Westgate road.png|thumb|Westgate road buildings, during the base tour rush]]
[[File:Westgate road.png|thumb|220x220px|''Westgate road buildings, during the base-tour rush'']]
The first server base tours for Survival 2 with [[ReNDoG]] were recorded on the 21ˢᵗ of April, with ''Skelleton123'', ''darparniox'' and ''marbou9'' as tour guides. The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvI97e8Pc9A&feature=youtu.be Havana base tour] was the first video to be released onto Youtube on the 24ᵗʰ and created one of the biggest new player rushes in server history. Much of the attention of was on Havana itself and the city became a hive of activity from new and existing players, and buildings under construction at any one time exceeded five for weeks. The resulting months builds included significant expansion to the western roadside and police, hospital and fire buildings, the addition of the [[Havana Slums|slums]], two Roman builds in the east, the [[Great Survival Map]] building, a large hotel at the northern end of the city, the Havana map art gallery, phantom shelter (believed the be the first on the server), and water treatment facility, among other builds. During this time, a writing competition was also run through the Havana Library, by ''Sam_Argos.''
Through June, July and August activity steadied but was still constant, as newer citizens grew into the city community. During this period, much of city activity was catch-up work and tying loose ends from the previous busy period.
 
Through June, July and August, activity steadied but was still constant, as newer citizens grew into the city community. During this period, much of city activity was catch-up work and tying up loose ends from the previous busy period.


===Later Stages and Survival 3===
===Later Stages and Survival 3===
The latter stages of the Survival 2 world saw a revival of activity from the older members of the city, adding to and generally finishing up old projects. The Havana fortress was expanded and walls built, and the Department Store finally furnished. A long-planned post office was built, and several city blocks received buildings with the intention of completing them. The large minecraft version museum building was constructed as well as most of the cathedral opposite the fortress. A long time after the other two had been banned, the final cookie company brother resurfaced and caused angst among the city council, which was partially resolved with trust arrangements. A [[Havana Treasure Hunt|treasure hunt]] was held to mark the 1ˢᵗ anniversary of the city, with good attendance.  
[[File:Postoffice.png|thumb|View of the completed 'post-office' block|left]]
[[File:Postoffice.png|thumb|220x220px|''View of the completed 'post-office' block'']]
[[File:Havana end photo.png|thumb|A small handful of citizens at the end of Survival 2|alt=]]The later stages of the Survival 2 world saw a revival of activity from the older members of the city, adding to and generally finishing up old projects. The Havana Castle was expanded and walls were starting to be built, and the Department Store was finally furnished. A long-planned Post Office was built, and several city blocks received buildings with the intention of completing them. The large Minecraft version museum building was constructed as well as most of the cathedral, west the fortress. A long time after the other two had been banned, the final Cookie Company brother resurfaced and caused angst among the city council, which was partially resolved with trust arrangements. A [[Havana Treasure Hunt|treasure hunt]] was held to mark the 1ˢᵗ anniversary of the city, with good attendance and reception.  
Activity in the city continued until the final day of Survival 2. The [[Hydropolis|Hydropolian]] embassy was completed only 12 hours before the closure of the world. Final goodbyes were sent and citizen pictures were made on impromptu seating in the final week.
Activity in the city continued until the final day of Survival 2. The [[Hydropolis|Hydropolian]] embassy was completed only 12 hours before the closure of the world. Final goodbyes were sent and citizen pictures were made on impromptu seating in the final week.
[[File:Havana end photo.png|thumb|220x220px|''A small handful of citizens at the end of Survival 2''|left]]{{Navbox Survival 2}}
 
==List of Builds==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''Build'''
!'''Location'''
!'''Creator(s)'''
!'''Notes'''
|-
|[[Grand Central Station (Survival 2)|Grand Central Station]]
|Downtown Havana
|{{Player|_edo}}
|Center of Survival 2's [[Survival Railway Network (Survival 2)|SRN]]
|-
|City Hall
|Downtown Havana
|{{Player|Aeghu}}_edo
|Information hub for Havana
|-
|Starter Farms + Tree Farm
|Downtown Havana (stretching North)
|_edo
{{Player|FredRaket}}
|Free-to-use starter farms, including cobblestone, wood, food (wheat) and enchantments. The wood farm was designed by _edo, built in sur2 by Fredraket.
|-
|Harbour
|Downtown Havana
|{{Player|Skelleton123}}
_edo
|Unfinished, planned for 1.13.2
|-
|Lighthouse
|Ocean
|{{Player|Mr_Quasi}}
|
|-
|SRN HQ
|Main Road (Southern half)
|{{Player|darparniox}}
|Information hub, donation center and
storage for the SRN
|-
|SRN Secondary Line Offices
|Main Road (Southern half)
|darparniox
|
|-
|Grand Survival Map Building
|Main Road (Southern half)
|Skelleton123
|Grand Map positioned vertical,
planned to be horizontal in 1.13.2
|-
|Quasi's Embassy
|Main Road (Southern half)
|Mr_Quasi
|
|-
|Akkara Embassy
|Main Road (Southern half)
|{{Player|LAK3RS}}
{{Player|William278}}
|
|-
|LilMonster's Hell Shop
|Main Road (Northern half)
|{{Player|LilMonsterGaming}}
|
|-
|Havana Cookie Company (HCC) Shop
|Main Road (Northern half)
|{{Player|herocreep221}}
{{Player|heroblaze221}}
 
{{Player|ScaryMJDiamCreep}}{{Player|Aeghu}}
|Original build by the first two,
renovations by the other two
|-
|Havana Cookie Company Factory
|East of HCC Shop
|herocreep221
heroblaze221
 
ScaryMJDiamCreep
 
Aeghu
|Original build by the first two,
 
renovations by the other two
|-
|Havana Water
|North of HCC Factory
|{{Player|Xman404}}
|
|-
|Phantom Shelter
|Between Akkara Embassy and Slums
|{{Player|Bubblewingss}}
|Never used for actually Phantom protection since the Survival 2 world never upgraded to Minceraft version 1.13
|-
|[[Havana Slums]]
|Between Tree Farm and HCC Factory
|{{Player|SamanthaArgos}}
|Group of buildings. Has its own Wiki page.
|-
|Havana Castle
|North Entrance of Havana
|Skelleton123
{{Player|marbou9}}
|
|-
|North Gate
|West of Havana Castle
|Skelleton123
marbou9
 
darparniox
|Features flags representing all Havana citizens
|-
|Cathedral
|Between North Gate and Spawn Road Gate
|Aeghu
|Unfinished
|-
|Spawn Road Gate
|West of the Cathedral
|Skelleton123
marbou9
|Gate to the road to Survival 2 Spawn
|-
|_gewoon_iemand_'s village
|North of Spawn Road Gate
|{{Player|_gewoon_iemand_}}
|
|-
|Havana Graveyard
|North of City Walls
|{{Player|Meetmycat}}
|
|-
|MC Versions Museum
|Museum Road
|{{Player|Arkhangellsk}}
|Exterior finished, interior unfinished
|-
|Mob Head Museum
|Museum Road
|marbou9
|Houses one of the two largest
[[List_of_Heads#NPC_Heads|Mob Head]] collections on Survival 2
|-
|Hydropolis Embassy
|Museum Road
|{{Player|DragonFire441}}
|Not part of all world downloads, built on
the last few days of Survival 2
|-
|MC Art Museum
|Museum Road
Library Square
|{{Player|RY44}}
|Houses all Minecraft paintings
|-
|Map Art Museum
|Museum Road
Library Square
 
Havana Promenade
|{{Player|heatjr}}
|Houses map arts made by players
|-
|Shrine of the Endergod
|Library Square
|{{Player|Dragonranger35}}
Skelleton123
 
marbou9
|Building(s) by Dragonranger35, terraforming
by Skelleton123 & marbou9
|-
|Havana Hotel
|North of Art Museum
|{{Player|RetroSquirrel}}
|
|-
|Cookies' Clothing Boutique
|East of Hotel
|{{Player|Cookies58_}}
|
|-
|The Space Bar
|East of Cookies' Clothing Boutique
|{{Player|Taqukaq77}}
|Eatery and club
|-
|Northern NTN Portal
|Between Cathedral and Hotel
|_edo
|
|-
|Havana Promenade
|Street connecting Library Square
to Grand Central Station
|Aeghu
|Inspired by [[wikipedia:Paseo_del_Prado,_Havana|Paseo del Prado]] in real life Havana
|-
|[[Havana Library]]
|Library Square
Havana Promenade
|SamanthaArgos
_edo
|Houses many books written by players. Designed by SamanthaArgos, built in sur2 by _edo.
|-
|Havana Clothing Store
|Havana Promenade
|Aeghu
marbou9
|
|-
|Havana Flower Shop
|Havana Promenade
|Aeghu
SamanthaArgos
|
|-
|Havana Gift Shop
|Havana Promenade
|Aeghu
marbou9
|
|-
|El Floridita Café
|Havana Promenade
Westgate Road
|Aeghu
_edo
|Restaurante & Bar, considered to be the
heart of Havana. A total of 16,384 netherrack
 
was placed to give it a nice red counter
|-
|Havana Department Store
|West of Grand Central Station
Westgate Road
|Aeghu
marbou9
|Place for citizens to create chest shops or
exchange cheap building blocks
|-
|Construction Site
|Westgate Road
|_edo
|Meant to represent a potential expansion
for the Havana Department Store
|-
|Quasi's Discs
|Westgate Road
|Mr_Quasi
|
|-
|Tienda de Pintura Extraordinaire
|Westgate Road
|SamanthaArgos
|Dye shop
|-
|Chesire Cat Office Supplies
|Westgate Road
|SamanthaArgos
|Paper/book shop
|-
|Redstone Shop & Consulting
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|Jarb0ss}}
{{Player|Jake_Fabulous}}
|
|-
|Botanical Gardens
|Westgate Road
|Jake_Fabulous
|Gardens featuring various Minecraft flora
|-
|Pet Shop
|East of Botanical Gardens
|SamanthaArgos
|
|-
|Cyberdog Newsletter
|East of Botanical Gardens
|SamanthaArgos
|Newsletters written by William278
|-
|Boxing & Fitness Gym
|East of Botanical Gardens
|SamanthaArgos
|
|-
|Courtyard + Food Trucks
|Enclosed by buildings on:
Havana Promenade
 
Westgate Road
 
Road running East of Botanical Gardens
|Jarb0ss
darparniox
|Includes statue of "The Havanian"
and graffiti from diorite gangs
|-
|Havana Zoo
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|Dinosaur_Rider}}
marbou9
 
Aeghu
|Started by Dinosaur_Rider, renovated partially
by marbou9 & Aeghu. Remained unfinished
|-
|Dino's Minor Goods
|Westgate Road
|Dinosaur_Rider
|
|-
|Havana Hospital
|Westgate Road
|Taqukaq77
|
|-
|Chicken Restaurant
|North of Havana Hospital
|{{Player|WaterCreeper500}}
|
|-
|Carnival
|North of Havana Hospital
|{{Player|EllenNL}}
|
|-
|Havana Antiquities
|Westgate Road
|darparniox
|
|-
|Landscape Company
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|Pilotcrafted42}}
|
|-
|Havana Vet Services & Supplies
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|JohJanCal}}
|
|-
|Mexican Restaurant
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|zsmate2014}}
{{Player|ArrowsTheHunter}}
|Started by zsmate2014, finished by ArrowsTheHunter
|-
|Micromesa Tourism Bureau
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|Mrs_Diss}}
|
|-
|BLP's Chicken & Melon
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|badlittlepig}}
|
|-
|Arrows' Havana Home
|Westgate Road
|ArrowsTheHunter
|
|-
|Books Galore
|Westgate Road
|DogLover_Rose
|Incomplete
|-
|Havana Police Department
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|Sergeant_Sparta}}
Cookies58_
|
|-
|Havana Fire Department
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|minu_06}}
|
|-
|DrobotBeast's Hotel
|Westgate Road
|{{Player|BrainSmasher_}}
|
|-
|Stationary Shop
|North of Fire Department
|{{Player|endorwitch}}
|Built in the last few days of Survival 2
|-
|Archbucks Coffee
|South of Havana Antiquities
West of Construction Site
|Arkhangellsk
|Based on [[wikipedia:Starbucks|Starbucks]]
|-
|Havana Post Office<span id="Post_Office"></span>
|Riverview Road
South of Havana Department Store
 
South of Construction Site
|_edo
marbou9
|Serverwide Post Office to leave other people items.
[[Survival 3 Post Office|Survival 3's Post Office]], also built by _edo, features a similar build pallette.
|-
|Yellow House
|Riverview Road
|xX_DaddyUnicorn_Xx
|Oldest house along Riverview Road
|-
|Green House
|Riverview Road
|DivineIngenuity
|
|-
|Burger Bar & BBQ
|Riverview Road
|{{Player|bricksburger}}
|
|-
|Xander's Biological Juices
|Riverview Road
|{{Player|xandermuis}}
|
|-
|Fresh Fish Shop
|Riverview Road
|{{Player|Ma1war3}}
|
|-
|Slime Farm
|Door in Harbour (South of GCS)
|Skelleton123
|
|-
|Sewer System
|Under most roads in Havana
|_edo & many others
|
|-
|Brianetta's House
|East of Tree Farm
|{{Player|Brianetta}}
|
|-
|Skeleton Grinder
|North of Brianetta's House
|Brianetta
|
|-
|Beach Resort
|East of Brianetta's House
|{{Player|Taeolas}}
|
|-
|Wither Temple
|Roman District
|Brianetta
|
|-
|Domus Brianettae
|Roman District
|Brianetta
|Features a realistic Roman floorplan of a domus. Inspired by Brianetta's real life vacation to Rome.
|-
|Temple/Church/Shrine
|Roman District
|{{Player|Domino_1}}
|Interior unfinished
|-
|Havana Bath House & Spa
|Roman District
|{{Player|AtollaBell}}
|Several levels underground, featuring pools,
saunas and a bar
|-
|Rendog Statue
|Ren Mountain
Between Downtown Havana &
 
Industrial District
|Skelleton123
marbou9
|Designed & built by Skelleton123, three stacks of
diamond blocks delivered by marbou9
|-
|Villager Breeder & Trading Hall
|Industrial District (South of Havana)
|marbou9
Aeghu
|
|-
|Melon/Pumpkin Farm
|Industrial District
|Skelleton123
|
|-
|Farming Tower + Citizen Storage
|Industrial District
|marbou9
_edo
|Automatic farms for melons, pumpkins,
carrots, potatoes, wheat, seeds and sugarcane
|-
|Iron Farms
|Industrial District
|marbou9
_gewoon_iemand_
|
|-
|Chorus Fruit Farm
|Industrial District
|{{Player|ChrisTheWalrus}}
darparniox
|
|-
|Old General Mob Farm
|Industrial District (before removed)
|{{Player|OPwrecker}}
|Broken mobfarm that was removed.
Used to be between Trading Hall & Chorus Farm
|-
|Havana Stables
|Industrial District
|marbou9
{{Player|briggsmech}}
|
|-
|Builder's Storage
|Industrial District
|Mayors/Builders
|Main storage for Havana Builders/Mayors, featuring various minifarms
|-
|Cave Spider + Skeleton Farm
|Industrial District
|AtollaBell
|
|-
|Sapling Farm
|Industrial District
|{{Player|KilluaChoun}}
|
|-
|Slime Farm
|Industrial District
|{{Player|Kevinstop}}
AtollaBell
|
|-
|Cow Farm
|Industrial District
|{{Player|Camjacko321}}
_edo
|
|-
|Jake_Fabulous' House
Salty Dog Pub
|Citizen District
(Between Downtown Havana &
 
Industrial District)
|Jake_Fabulous
|
|-
|Quasi's Bed & Breakfast
|Citizen District
|Mr_Quasi
|
|-
|Cyber Dog Arcade
|Citizen District
|ArrowsTheHunter
|
|-
|Marbou9's House
Pub
|Citizen District
|marbou9
|
|-
|Heatjr's House
Ice Cream Shop
|Citizen District
|heatjr
|
|-
|Dark Grey House
|Citizen District
|Jarb0ss
|
|-
|Pilotcrafted42's Home
|Citizen District
|Pilotcrafted42
|
|-
|Kevinstop's House
|Citizen District
|Kevinstop
|
|-
|Skelly's General Goods
Skelly's Residence
|Citizen District
|Skelleton123
|One of multiple Skelly's General Goods
stores across Survival 2
|-
|Dionysus Dance Pad
Darparniox's House
|Citizen District
|darparniox
|
|-
|Club Wreckastow
_edo's and Anthony's House
|Citizen District
|_edo
|
|-
|Bear Bakery 1F
|Citizen District
|???
|[Please add owner if known]
|-
|Cookies' Residence
|Citizen District
|Cookies58_
|
|-
|Aeghu's Tea & Gifts
Aeghu's Residence
|Citizen District
|Aeghu
|
|-
|Riverside Seating Area
|Riverside Road
|Pilotcrafted42
|
|-
|Paddle Steamer
|Water at Citizen District
|WaterCreeper500
|
|-
|Bridge
|South of Noob Square
|Aeghu
darparniox
|Designed by Aeghu in creative. Placed, modified and built by darparniox in Survival 2
|-
|Bridge
|Between Post Office and Citizen District
|_edo
|
|-
|Bridge
|South of Riverview Road
|Bricksburger
|
|-
|Bridge
|Between slums and Bath House
|{{Player|Glowlee}}
|
|}
==Videos==
[[File:Rendog Tours Havana youtube video.jpg|left|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvI97e8Pc9A Rendog tours Havana (youtube, 33 min.)]]]
[[File:Marbou tours Havana.jpg|left|thumb|[https://www.twitch.tv/videos/675874798 Marbou9 & Didyma tour Havana (twitch.tv, 2h52m)]]]
 
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Latest revision as of 00:08, 12 January 2023

City of Havana
Survival 2
2018-10-18 21.39.39-edit3-cropped.jpg
Ren Statue.png
Westgate road.png
Clockwise from top: Grand Central Station seen from the harbour, ReNDoG's statue, Mediterranean buildings on Westgate road
Settlement
WorldSurvival 2
Founded2nd September, 2017
Mayor(s)20.png _edo,
20.png Brianetta,
20.png darparniox
ContributorsCouncil:
20.png Aeghu,
20.png FredRaket,
20.png marbou9,
20.png Sam_Argos,
20.png Skelleton123
LocationX= -1850
Y= 64
Z= 4200
TransportSRN Grand Central Station
NTN Hub

Havana was a prominent city in the Survival 2 world. It was founded on September 2nd 2017, the same day the Survival 2 world was launched. It is located ~1500 blocks south of Spawn and can be easily reached via the railway track departing from Spawn Station. In Havana players would arrive at Grand Central Station which was the centre of the SRN and the NTN. Havana also provided the basic needs for the starting player: food, wood, stone, maps (Great Survival Map project), enchanting, etc.

Style

The stylistic objective of Havana was to create a urban, dense and 'lived-in' city with a summery and welcoming atmosphere. There was no intention to replicate real life Havana, but several aspects have been used as inspiration.

Building topography regulations are in place to achieve this:

  • Buildings must be built without gaps between them, unless otherwise discussed. Frequently, blind walls are required.
  • Buildings must consider their surroundings before themselves.
  • Multi-story buildings are recommended.
  • Green-space should be limited and deliberate - 'spare' space should be occupied by urban features.

Aesthetic ideas are suggested to achieve this:

  • Modern era - 19th and 20th century architecture.
  • 21st century, Art Deco, or Neo-Gothic elements may fit.
  • Bright colours! Usually, through terracotta or concrete.
  • Warm and summery palette/elements. Eg. Sandstone, parrots, palm trees, etc..

City Management

Havana-map-17-final.png
Famous ReNDoG statue on the savanna hill of Havana

Havana had a unique management style and citizenship process. The city was founded on being holistic and inclusive. These principles manifested in many ways.

Decisions were made considering as many opinions as possible, which meant that discussions were usually long and extensive. This ensured that the city was created cohesively, but discussion often became exhaustive and left members temporarily demotivated. Havana was occasionally criticized for being too slow to react or too bureaucratic.

The citizenship process involved creating a public build and making sure it fit the city. This often involved discussion on the build itself, then a design process in creative, before the build was made in Survival 2. The process was a heavy ask for new citizens compared to the processes of other cities. No fee was in place to start building, which meant that there was a low barrier to entry to start an application, but a high barrier to finish that application. The result was many unfinished or slightly unsatisfactory builds throughout the city, which would take extra effort from the council to fix retrospectively.

Ultimately, the management practices of the city meant a lot of extra work for citizens and council/mayors, but it is unlikely that the unique feel of the city would be present without them.

History

Very first sketch of Havana layout, by _edo, in June 2017

Conception

Havana was conceptualized in June 2017 primarily by _edo, with Brianetta and darparniox. The city was born as a response to the wider Spawn area, after the trio held frustrations during the building of Spawn Station as a SRN delegation. Havana was intended to be a much more practical and cohesive settlement than Spawn.

Plans for the city centre were refined and building styles experimented with in the following month. Skelleton123 and then Aeghu were recruited during this process and the city centre was almost entirely finalized by mid-August and ready for Survival 2 launch.

Early Days and the New Year

The initial Havana builders team

Survival 2 launched on the 2nd of September 2017 and construction of the city began immediately. The central plaza, Noob Square, and a temporary base underneath were the first to be built. The iconic 'Ren Mountain' statue, Grand Central Station, and Havana City Hall were all complete or close to it nearing the end of September. Activity had begun in the desert industrial area of the city. Two iron farms were built by marbou9, who became the first citizen of the city and would join the city council soon after.

Before the end of the year, the recognizable Havana Promenade was built, as well as the beginnings of the city block alongside it, with many urban builds, such the El Floridita cafe. Three brothers, herocreep221, heroblaze224 and ScaryMJDiamcreep built an awkward cookie factory in the north which was later remedied somewhat by a design overhaul. A zoo further west had been laid out with some inhabitants, bathhouses were built in the east, and the first embassy of another city was built by the Akkaran mayors.

Building activity was steady but slowly declined in the following four months. Large builds included botanical gardens that were built next to the zoo, the SRN's Headquarters in the city centre, Havana Library opened, as well as the Art Museum with all Minecraft paintings.

Post Base-tour Rush

Westgate road buildings, during the base tour rush

The first server base tours for Survival 2 with ReNDoG were recorded on the 21ˢᵗ of April, with Skelleton123, darparniox and marbou9 as tour guides. The Havana base tour was the first video to be released onto Youtube on the 24ᵗʰ and created one of the biggest new player rushes in server history. Much of the attention of was on Havana itself and the city became a hive of activity from new and existing players, and buildings under construction at any one time exceeded five for weeks. The resulting months builds included significant expansion to the western roadside and police, hospital and fire buildings, the addition of the slums, two Roman builds in the east, the Great Survival Map building, a large hotel at the northern end of the city, the Havana map art gallery, phantom shelter (believed the be the first on the server), and water treatment facility, among other builds. During this time, a writing competition was also run through the Havana Library, by Sam_Argos.

Through June, July and August, activity steadied but was still constant, as newer citizens grew into the city community. During this period, much of city activity was catch-up work and tying up loose ends from the previous busy period.

Later Stages and Survival 3

View of the completed 'post-office' block
A small handful of citizens at the end of Survival 2

The later stages of the Survival 2 world saw a revival of activity from the older members of the city, adding to and generally finishing up old projects. The Havana Castle was expanded and walls were starting to be built, and the Department Store was finally furnished. A long-planned Post Office was built, and several city blocks received buildings with the intention of completing them. The large Minecraft version museum building was constructed as well as most of the cathedral, west the fortress. A long time after the other two had been banned, the final Cookie Company brother resurfaced and caused angst among the city council, which was partially resolved with trust arrangements. A treasure hunt was held to mark the 1ˢᵗ anniversary of the city, with good attendance and reception.

Activity in the city continued until the final day of Survival 2. The Hydropolian embassy was completed only 12 hours before the closure of the world. Final goodbyes were sent and citizen pictures were made on impromptu seating in the final week.

List of Builds

Build Location Creator(s) Notes
Grand Central Station Downtown Havana 20.png _edo Center of Survival 2's SRN
City Hall Downtown Havana 20.png Aeghu_edo Information hub for Havana
Starter Farms + Tree Farm Downtown Havana (stretching North) _edo

20.png FredRaket

Free-to-use starter farms, including cobblestone, wood, food (wheat) and enchantments. The wood farm was designed by _edo, built in sur2 by Fredraket.
Harbour Downtown Havana 20.png Skelleton123

_edo

Unfinished, planned for 1.13.2
Lighthouse Ocean 20.png Mr_Quasi
SRN HQ Main Road (Southern half) 20.png darparniox Information hub, donation center and

storage for the SRN

SRN Secondary Line Offices Main Road (Southern half) darparniox
Grand Survival Map Building Main Road (Southern half) Skelleton123 Grand Map positioned vertical,

planned to be horizontal in 1.13.2

Quasi's Embassy Main Road (Southern half) Mr_Quasi
Akkara Embassy Main Road (Southern half) 20.png LAK3RS

20.png William278

LilMonster's Hell Shop Main Road (Northern half) 20.png LilMonsterGaming
Havana Cookie Company (HCC) Shop Main Road (Northern half) 20.png herocreep221

20.png heroblaze221

20.png ScaryMJDiamCreep20.png Aeghu

Original build by the first two,

renovations by the other two

Havana Cookie Company Factory East of HCC Shop herocreep221

heroblaze221

ScaryMJDiamCreep

Aeghu

Original build by the first two,

renovations by the other two

Havana Water North of HCC Factory 20.png Xman404
Phantom Shelter Between Akkara Embassy and Slums 20.png Bubblewingss Never used for actually Phantom protection since the Survival 2 world never upgraded to Minceraft version 1.13
Havana Slums Between Tree Farm and HCC Factory 20.png SamanthaArgos Group of buildings. Has its own Wiki page.
Havana Castle North Entrance of Havana Skelleton123

20.png marbou9

North Gate West of Havana Castle Skelleton123

marbou9

darparniox

Features flags representing all Havana citizens
Cathedral Between North Gate and Spawn Road Gate Aeghu Unfinished
Spawn Road Gate West of the Cathedral Skelleton123

marbou9

Gate to the road to Survival 2 Spawn
_gewoon_iemand_'s village North of Spawn Road Gate 20.png _gewoon_iemand_
Havana Graveyard North of City Walls 20.png Meetmycat
MC Versions Museum Museum Road 20.png Arkhangellsk Exterior finished, interior unfinished
Mob Head Museum Museum Road marbou9 Houses one of the two largest

Mob Head collections on Survival 2

Hydropolis Embassy Museum Road 20.png DragonFire441 Not part of all world downloads, built on

the last few days of Survival 2

MC Art Museum Museum Road

Library Square

20.png RY44 Houses all Minecraft paintings
Map Art Museum Museum Road

Library Square

Havana Promenade

20.png heatjr Houses map arts made by players
Shrine of the Endergod Library Square 20.png Dragonranger35

Skelleton123

marbou9

Building(s) by Dragonranger35, terraforming

by Skelleton123 & marbou9

Havana Hotel North of Art Museum 20.png RetroSquirrel
Cookies' Clothing Boutique East of Hotel 20.png Cookies58_
The Space Bar East of Cookies' Clothing Boutique 20.png Taqukaq77 Eatery and club
Northern NTN Portal Between Cathedral and Hotel _edo
Havana Promenade Street connecting Library Square

to Grand Central Station

Aeghu Inspired by Paseo del Prado in real life Havana
Havana Library Library Square

Havana Promenade

SamanthaArgos

_edo

Houses many books written by players. Designed by SamanthaArgos, built in sur2 by _edo.
Havana Clothing Store Havana Promenade Aeghu

marbou9

Havana Flower Shop Havana Promenade Aeghu

SamanthaArgos

Havana Gift Shop Havana Promenade Aeghu

marbou9

El Floridita Café Havana Promenade

Westgate Road

Aeghu

_edo

Restaurante & Bar, considered to be the

heart of Havana. A total of 16,384 netherrack

was placed to give it a nice red counter

Havana Department Store West of Grand Central Station

Westgate Road

Aeghu

marbou9

Place for citizens to create chest shops or

exchange cheap building blocks

Construction Site Westgate Road _edo Meant to represent a potential expansion

for the Havana Department Store

Quasi's Discs Westgate Road Mr_Quasi
Tienda de Pintura Extraordinaire Westgate Road SamanthaArgos Dye shop
Chesire Cat Office Supplies Westgate Road SamanthaArgos Paper/book shop
Redstone Shop & Consulting Westgate Road 20.png Jarb0ss

20.png Jake_Fabulous

Botanical Gardens Westgate Road Jake_Fabulous Gardens featuring various Minecraft flora
Pet Shop East of Botanical Gardens SamanthaArgos
Cyberdog Newsletter East of Botanical Gardens SamanthaArgos Newsletters written by William278
Boxing & Fitness Gym East of Botanical Gardens SamanthaArgos
Courtyard + Food Trucks Enclosed by buildings on:

Havana Promenade

Westgate Road

Road running East of Botanical Gardens

Jarb0ss

darparniox

Includes statue of "The Havanian"

and graffiti from diorite gangs

Havana Zoo Westgate Road 20.png Dinosaur_Rider

marbou9

Aeghu

Started by Dinosaur_Rider, renovated partially

by marbou9 & Aeghu. Remained unfinished

Dino's Minor Goods Westgate Road Dinosaur_Rider
Havana Hospital Westgate Road Taqukaq77
Chicken Restaurant North of Havana Hospital 20.png WaterCreeper500
Carnival North of Havana Hospital 20.png EllenNL
Havana Antiquities Westgate Road darparniox
Landscape Company Westgate Road 20.png Pilotcrafted42
Havana Vet Services & Supplies Westgate Road 20.png JohJanCal
Mexican Restaurant Westgate Road 20.png zsmate2014

20.png ArrowsTheHunter

Started by zsmate2014, finished by ArrowsTheHunter
Micromesa Tourism Bureau Westgate Road 20.png Mrs_Diss
BLP's Chicken & Melon Westgate Road 20.png badlittlepig
Arrows' Havana Home Westgate Road ArrowsTheHunter
Books Galore Westgate Road DogLover_Rose Incomplete
Havana Police Department Westgate Road 20.png Sergeant_Sparta

Cookies58_

Havana Fire Department Westgate Road 20.png minu_06
DrobotBeast's Hotel Westgate Road 20.png BrainSmasher_
Stationary Shop North of Fire Department 20.png endorwitch Built in the last few days of Survival 2
Archbucks Coffee South of Havana Antiquities

West of Construction Site

Arkhangellsk Based on Starbucks
Havana Post Office Riverview Road

South of Havana Department Store

South of Construction Site

_edo

marbou9

Serverwide Post Office to leave other people items.

Survival 3's Post Office, also built by _edo, features a similar build pallette.

Yellow House Riverview Road xX_DaddyUnicorn_Xx Oldest house along Riverview Road
Green House Riverview Road DivineIngenuity
Burger Bar & BBQ Riverview Road 20.png bricksburger
Xander's Biological Juices Riverview Road 20.png xandermuis
Fresh Fish Shop Riverview Road 20.png Ma1war3
Slime Farm Door in Harbour (South of GCS) Skelleton123
Sewer System Under most roads in Havana _edo & many others
Brianetta's House East of Tree Farm 20.png Brianetta
Skeleton Grinder North of Brianetta's House Brianetta
Beach Resort East of Brianetta's House 20.png Taeolas
Wither Temple Roman District Brianetta
Domus Brianettae Roman District Brianetta Features a realistic Roman floorplan of a domus. Inspired by Brianetta's real life vacation to Rome.
Temple/Church/Shrine Roman District 20.png Domino_1 Interior unfinished
Havana Bath House & Spa Roman District 20.png AtollaBell Several levels underground, featuring pools,

saunas and a bar

Rendog Statue Ren Mountain

Between Downtown Havana &

Industrial District

Skelleton123

marbou9

Designed & built by Skelleton123, three stacks of

diamond blocks delivered by marbou9

Villager Breeder & Trading Hall Industrial District (South of Havana) marbou9

Aeghu

Melon/Pumpkin Farm Industrial District Skelleton123
Farming Tower + Citizen Storage Industrial District marbou9

_edo

Automatic farms for melons, pumpkins,

carrots, potatoes, wheat, seeds and sugarcane

Iron Farms Industrial District marbou9

_gewoon_iemand_

Chorus Fruit Farm Industrial District 20.png ChrisTheWalrus

darparniox

Old General Mob Farm Industrial District (before removed) 20.png OPwrecker Broken mobfarm that was removed.

Used to be between Trading Hall & Chorus Farm

Havana Stables Industrial District marbou9

20.png briggsmech

Builder's Storage Industrial District Mayors/Builders Main storage for Havana Builders/Mayors, featuring various minifarms
Cave Spider + Skeleton Farm Industrial District AtollaBell
Sapling Farm Industrial District 20.png KilluaChoun
Slime Farm Industrial District 20.png Kevinstop

AtollaBell

Cow Farm Industrial District 20.png Camjacko321

_edo

Jake_Fabulous' House

Salty Dog Pub

Citizen District

(Between Downtown Havana &

Industrial District)

Jake_Fabulous
Quasi's Bed & Breakfast Citizen District Mr_Quasi
Cyber Dog Arcade Citizen District ArrowsTheHunter
Marbou9's House

Pub

Citizen District marbou9
Heatjr's House

Ice Cream Shop

Citizen District heatjr
Dark Grey House Citizen District Jarb0ss
Pilotcrafted42's Home Citizen District Pilotcrafted42
Kevinstop's House Citizen District Kevinstop
Skelly's General Goods

Skelly's Residence

Citizen District Skelleton123 One of multiple Skelly's General Goods

stores across Survival 2

Dionysus Dance Pad

Darparniox's House

Citizen District darparniox
Club Wreckastow

_edo's and Anthony's House

Citizen District _edo
Bear Bakery 1F Citizen District ??? [Please add owner if known]
Cookies' Residence Citizen District Cookies58_
Aeghu's Tea & Gifts

Aeghu's Residence

Citizen District Aeghu
Riverside Seating Area Riverside Road Pilotcrafted42
Paddle Steamer Water at Citizen District WaterCreeper500
Bridge South of Noob Square Aeghu

darparniox

Designed by Aeghu in creative. Placed, modified and built by darparniox in Survival 2
Bridge Between Post Office and Citizen District _edo
Bridge South of Riverview Road Bricksburger
Bridge Between slums and Bath House 20.png Glowlee

Videos

Rendog tours Havana (youtube, 33 min.)
Marbou9 & Didyma tour Havana (twitch.tv, 2h52m)


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