Connected Seas Coalition
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| Connected Seas Coalition | |
|---|---|
| Project | |
| Type | Water transport using boats |
| World(s) | Akita Corgi (planned) Labrador (planned) Shepherd (planned) |
| Leader(s) |  L1GHTN1NG_STR1KE |
| Contributors |  Montenator |
Origination
The Connected Seas Coalition (CSC) was the brainchild of L1GHTN1NG_STR1KE and 
Pigeon_Confirmed, the Knights of Calafort Úr during Survival 4. Inspired by the Survival Railway Network, the knights aimed to reintroduce ocean travel as a viable transport option for players. The basic premise of the network is to provide infrastructure that facilitates water travel using boats. Ports link location by water, with lodestones and compasses used to navigate. Planned canals can be used for areas not easily traversed by natural water features.
History
Survival 4
The conceptualisation of the CSC was fleshed out during 2020, in the Survival 4 period, although no known construction was completed. Several projects began basic construction such as the Great Turnabout Canal, and several isolated ports were constructed such as the one at M-Bay built by Montenator and the port at Oak Town Station built by 
Skelleton123, however with no large central ports constructed at Spawn a network was never established on either Husky or Beagle. Towards the end of Survival 4, a consultation via a community survey was carried out prior in order to ascertain a more certain direction for the upcoming Survival 5 world. This allowed the community to give feedback on various plans for the CSC and how it should operate.
Survival 5
Progress would be very slow for the CSC during the first few months of Survival 5. The first major activity would be the construction of an extension to Akita South Station which featured a port. This extension, built by Montenator, featured an experimental feature for the network, featuring the use of lodestone compasses to point players in the right direction when in open ocean. This negated the need for any additional infrastructure, such as buoys, to be built alongside the ports themselves, at least within the Spawn Sea, allowing for a quicker expansion of the network on Akita. The lodestone system would prove to be less effective when navigating inland bodies of water, where there were more obstructions, therefore clearer signage and canals would need to be used alongside the lodestones in order for players to effectively navigate the lakes and rivers of the continents.
By August 2022, it became clear that for the CSC to be successful it would need a presence at each of the worlds spawn areas, a central location where the network could sprawl out of. Montenator would begin a design for a port at Akita Spawn in the hope of establishing a few boat connections between it and the port at South Station. After coming up with a design, Montenator consulted L1GHTN1NG_STR1KE and the pair worked together to come up with necessary things the port would need to contain, such as a donations and information area for the CSC, beds and other amenities, as well as the main port area. The port was completed in August 2022, by L1GHTN1NG_STR1KE and Montenator, and the first ceremonial voyage was between it and the port of South Station.
Since then several more ports have been built on Akita, such as the one at North Station by 
darparniox, and several more in the south such as Lushbank Port and Flowercliffe Port, both builds by Montenator. L1GHTN1NG_STRIKE would concentrate his efforts into establishing a CSC presence on Corgi, starting with the construction of a port which will serve as the gateway to the west of Corgi.
In December 2022, Montenator would officially become the first person to hold the role of Master Navigator, becoming the Master Navigator for Akita. The role designates its holder as the go to person for CSC related activities in that specific world, being responsible for the construction of new ports, and aiding other player wanting to build ports of their own. The eventual goal is to have a player hold the role for each world, with L1GHTN1NG_STR1KE serving as the overall leader of the project.
Design Guidelines
To be continued.
List of Ports
The following is a list of operational CSC ports on the Survival 5 world, as well as who they were built by.
Shepherd
- West Station Port - Built by Skelleton123
Akita
- Spawn Port (Akita) - Built by Montenator and L1GHTN1NG_STR1KE
- South Station Port - Built by Montenator
- North Station Port - Built by darparniox
- Electric Grove Port - Built by
NeoFiore - Flowercliffe Port - Built by Montenator
- Lushbank Port - Built by Montenator
- Fenswick Port - Built by
Aero_M
Labrador
Corgi
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