Akkara City
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Template:Infobox City TemplateAkkara City, or simply Akkara, is a major settlement on the Survival 2 world and considered to be one of the largest cities on the server. The city is based on the ruins of an ancient Mayan settlement long abandoned but later rediscovered by European colonials, giving the city a unique blend of Colonial and Aztec architecture.[1]
Proposal & Planning
Following the announcement that a new Survival world would be launching in September, William278, the founder and mayor of Lackria City on Survival 1 at the time suggested to his in-game neighbor LAK3RS, who was a server pioneer and accomplished builder the idea of collaborating to create a unique city combining their skills in the new world. LAK3RS loved this idea and planning began for the city.
The original idea for the city was to create a large mountain structure and layer the city around the mountainside, with different sectors of the city housing different buildings. It was soon decided to build three large temples in the center to further flesh out the lore of the area and the Mayan/Aztec theme came from this initial plan.[2]
Name
It was initially proposed by William278 to call the city 'Uxtrakala', a portmanteau of ancient Mayan settlements 'Uxtrak' and 'Akala' however this name was deemed too long and was later shortened to 'Akkara'; the final name of the city.[3] It was at this time where TraktorMC, former Lackria co-mayor was invited to work with the two.
Construction
Construction on Akkara began on the 2nd of September, 2017, on the first day of the new Survival 2 world. The original plan for the city was to terraform a large plains biome relatively close to spawn into the city, however at the last minute it was decided to build the city at 0, 0 and the three landed their boats on the area today known as Laker's Landing.
Construction took six months, from start to finish and the opening of the city was delayed several times. The main factor cited for the delays was the extensive terraforming work that was required to turn the hilly terrain into the final area present today. Several features of the original generated geometry were kept, however, such as the cove and island shape of the Harbor District.
On the 28th of March, 2018, it was announced that Akkara would open in a full-day event on the 28th of April - One month from the announcement. In the month between the announcement, plots were laid out, paths put in place and prices divided.
