Independent Bridges

[RooBam 11]

Hey guys, I don't know if this is the right area to post this so please forgive me.

 

 

Some of you may recognize me, my name is RooBam I have been playing on Indy for about two weeks. 

 

Straight to the point: Bridges!

 

Alright, so I may be shooting way to far but we won't know until we get them to play with, however, I had the idea and discussion in Freedom about server bridges. (I would also like to replace some of the boat bridges to the west). So the idea was, to create an Island on the edge of the server worlds and then build a bridge back to land. This is a monumental task and if at all possible, would disadvantage the already dying boat trade (sorry guys).

 

So being such a large task that would benefit so many, if it becomes a possibility it would need to be constructed by volunteers. 

 

 

Just an idea. Let me know what you think; Possible? Not possible? Good/Bad? 

 

 

P.S. bridges connecting FM to the other sides of Indy are a must for wagons and horses to save trading times. 

 

 

[Pandalet 1,850]

The problem is less getting a team together to build it and more making sure it's maintained.  Bridges, like pretty much all 'constructed' things will slowly decay.  Dirt bridges have the advantage of not needing constant maintenance.

[Cerber 103]

server bridge would not be possible on indy, water is too deep

 

assuming dirt wouldn't flow over the map border (i think it would) it would be over 1 million dirts to raise 1t to water level

and you'd need a lot of those islands raised to water level to reach land by bridge too, so in the end far more than a million dirts

[Brash_Endeavors 4,738]

 So the idea was, to create an Island on the edge of the server worlds and then build a bridge back to land.  

Edited December 12, 2014 by Brash_Endeavors

[Bonegetter 55]

I think its great that your integrating into the community and care about the indi infrastructure. After all its al player made. As seen in the above post your going to have varying opinions and support for ideas. Go with the flow or follow your dream either way, play how you play. If its not deeded, its not your land. However if its not deeded, its no ones land. Players only own the tiles on their deed, keep that in mind.

 

But ignoring protests and not coordinating with locals could get you on someone's naughty list which most of us try to avoid.

 

Again thanks for caring about the infrastructure of indi and taking the initiative to create a dialogue about bridges in indi.

[RooBam 11]

Thanks for the constructive criticism.  It seems the more I play, the more I am coming to terms with the depth and demand of such tasks, These are not easy feats. However lack of willingness to try will yield no results.

 

I appreciate all of your feedback, and Bonegetter, (y) you made my night. Thank-you for welcoming me, I may be out of my comfort zone atm but I intend to be here for a long time. 

 

So many this idea is scrapped, but there will be more I promise you. xD Watch out Independence, I'm coming for you.

[Xallo 2,624]

I think a bridge northwest of Freedom Market going west would be good. One near Damascus Harbour going east, and then north along that coast towards Pest Harbour would also be nice.

 

Maybe even one connecting Maple Island from the west, and then continuing it east to the landmass there would be handy too.

[pacer 151]

I'd prefer you kept your dirty bridges off my island xallo....

Edited December 17, 2014 by Pacer

[Evilvision 301]

Depth of the water will take amounts of dirt that i cannot begin to fathom at the Deli border and then however many tiles apart due to bridge length restraints all the way to land. Let us assume someone is willing to tackle this. I am not sure if I would be pleased since my deed is near the boat bridge and I cross the border there a lot. Having had to spend a hour pushing my boat off of a island after crossing from xanadu to deli i would not welcome this on a regular basis.

[Bonegetter 55]

On a none water not I bet there are several mountain passes and such terrain that would benefit from being spanned by a bridge.

[Vroomfondel 1,128]

Not sure what you mean about server bridges, if you mean from 1 server to another then forget it.  Besides the nearly impossible task of making an island near the edge, the servers are different sizes, which is going to cause problems for the part of the bridge that crosses the server line.  And which server then counts the bridge as part of the server?  What happens to decay?  You'd basically be asking the bridge to exist in 2 places at the same time.

[Aeris 3,829]

I know boats are useless but I don't want to get stuck with a boat when accidentally crossing right into a bridge island and I also don't feel like risking drowning at the server edge

[Slickshot 1,195]

Hey guys, I don't know if this is the right area to post this so please forgive me.

 

Alright, so I may be shooting way to far but we won't know until we get them to play with, however, I had the idea and discussion in Freedom about server bridges. (I would also like to replace some of the boat bridges to the west). So the idea was, to create an Island on the edge of the server worlds and then build a bridge back to land. This is a monumental task and if at all possible, would disadvantage the already dying boat trade (sorry guys).

 

The problem with the server bridges (I made a post in the past using this idea with land bridges) is the fact that the slope at the server edge is infinite.  You wouldn't be able to drop enough dirt to raise the edge to an island. Also, even if you did back it off from the edge far enough for an island, you still wouldn't be able to connect a bridge between two servers.  Think of the server gap as a wormhole of sorts, connecting one edge of creation to another via magic.  Unless they absolutely change the way the servers meet up, bridges won't be able to 'bridge' the divide.  Sorry mate.