Main Island
| Main Island | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot of Main Island taken in 28th September, 2021 | |
| Season | Season 1 |
| Settlement Information | |
| Settlement Name | Main Island |
| Foundation | July 8th, 2021 |
| Location | 47 / 120 - 255 / 255 |
Main Island (Abbreviation: MI, also called Spawn Island) is the first settlement of the Rolling Lounge SMP. The spawn of the server is located within the island and it has become a very important place in the server.
Geography
Main Island is located in a big ocean, a few hundred blocks away from the nearest mainland (RSP Village and Builder's Land). It is abound 227 x 147 blocks wide, making it a relatively big island. The Main Island actually consists of two islands, which were however connected by a bridge to make it one island. The island also features a lagoon inside of it which however has a connection to the ocean at the north of Main Island and also a canal to connect it with the southern side. Due to this it has an unique looking form, one of which is quickly noticeable when shown.
Nearest settlements
The closest still inhabited settlement to Main Island is Builder's Land, which is around 600-700 blocks away from there. Formerly, the closest settlement was the AL's Island, an island very close to MI. However, the island was griefed and the inhabitant moved to Builder's Land. Other close settlements include RSP's Cobble Box, Lotus Mountain and the Hotel.
History
Upon the server's foundation, the first players joined it and looked around realizing this spawn was an island. Due to it being not that small and also featuring a good amount of trees, the first houses were constructed in the island, the first one being a cobblestone house located of where Nikita's house is. With time, more people joined and upon seeing the houses constructed in the island, they also began constructing their own and due to the good position, Main Island was the biggest center of the server where almost everyone lived in. AL164 was one of the first ones to not directly live in MI; He constructed a house in an island southwest of MI which was however not far away. Eventually more people started to explore the world more and change their settlements to somewhere outside of MI due to the limited space in there which lead to the creations of MikeJollie's base and Builder's Land.
Eventually, Main Island got several improvements for the quality of life there, roads were constructed, farms were built and the whole island was lit up to prevent hostile mob spawning there. A grid was also built in the sky identifying the spawn chunks to make use of them in farms.
Grief
Main Island has been a victim of griefing one time, when 2 players who didn't know griefing was forbidden decided to lit houses on fire and destroy some blocks from those houses. Theft also happened, with several important items being taken away from chests and used on their own. The griefers were identified later and most stolen items given back. This caused people to lose trust in living in MI and it made them feel like they wouldn't be safe there anymore, which made them move out to other places.
Function
Settlement
The island functions as a first home for most of the players on the server due to it being the spawn. It is also used as a meeting point between players sometimes. Despite most players moving away after some time of playing to explore the world, their buildings left behind shape the island. There are also some people who have their base station in the island (e.g Nikita or Khoa) or people who have a station, but not their base station in MI (e.g AZ or Terria).
Farms
The Island is home to some powerful farms which increase the usefulness of the place by a lot. Some major farms include:
General Mob Farm
Constructed by KhoaDankstoneMC, cjhay and AZ, this farm was the first AFK Farm built on the server that cost more than one single player's inventory. It was originally built for XP Farming, but after the killing chamber was moved up, it is now an AFK Farm. It is useful to get various mob drops as rotten flesh, gunpowder, bones, strings and more. Its collection location is at 157 / 98 / 120 and its AFK spot at 169 / 62 / 118.
TNT Cobblestone Farm
Constructed by KhoaDankstoneMC, this farm was built to get a big amount of cobblestone using a TNT duper. The rate of the farm is high, generating a 6 digit amount of cobblestone per hour. This farm is useful for big builds and projects that require cobblestone, such as the NHW project. It's located in 112 / 262.
Nether Tree & Bone Meal Farm
Constructed by KhoaDankstone, those farms were constructed for each other, since the Nether Tree Farm requires an active source of Bone Meal. The farm outputs Nether woods and Shroomlights as well. It's located in 89 / 63 / 285.
Infrastructure
Since this settlement is an island, it has a connection to the ocean from all sides. This makes it possible to ride to far places with boats in an easy way. However, there is also a portal in Main Island located inside of a deepslate cube which has stairs to the Nether Roof in which the Nether Highways are located in, the fastest organized infrastructure system in the server. The Nether Roof can also be accessed from Main Island by taking the Sky Highway at the northwest of the island which leads to a portal in the sky located in -245 / 129 / -52 which has direct access to the roof.