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Restored Legacy

Documenting inactive/abandoned towns on RetroMC.

Restored Legacy (formerly Restored_Forgotten) is a project that was initiated on July 8th 2024 by Gazuzz, alongside samcraft3, to document inactive and abandoned towns from RetroMC's earlier days.
The thread for this project is located here, (Discord guild invite here), and for the list of pages made about towns under this project, see Category:Restored Legacy.

Contribution guide

What is considered an inactive town ?

An inactive town generally follows these requirements:

Is large enough to be considered a real town, or have a unique characteristic that makes it worthy of being in the wiki (see Ice for example).
Has signs documenting the town. An unclaimed town with no signs is not worth documenting! Search for the following:
- Signs containing the name of the town.
- Signs containing the usernames of the owner and other members.
Has an owner who has been inactive on the server since at least 10 months.
Does not already have a dedicated article (duh).

Please note that exceptions can be made. These are very broad requirements and do not cover every single case.

Finding inactive towns

On the server, you have a few methods for exploring:

using /wild
- If you did not find any village at your proximity or believe that going to the closest inactive village will take a very long time, you can use /wild and try again.
travelling from warps, nearby towns, minecart tracks, etc.
using StarGates
staff members can go brrr via flying (shhh) and /tppos x y z
combining any of these with the world map.

Documenting inactive towns

Be in the Discord guild and link your account if you didn't do so, to share your discoveries and ask questions about the project (More information in the Project Restored Legacy thread in the 💬 retromc-forum channel).
When exploring:
- Open the World Map.
- Enable All under the Regions button to show town claims.
- Find the nearest village or town, and make sure it is inactive by clicking on Show More, which will lead you to a J-Stats page about the village you selected.
- Remember that some villages may be unclaimed! Make sure to closely analyse the entire area to your proximity.
Once you're at a town:
- Take screenshots of major landmarks.
- Take note of the quality of the infrastructure.
- Take screenshots of important signs.
- If it's claimed via JVillage, look up its name on J-Stats.
- If you've got the Mystic rank or higher, you can utilize LogBlock to see block logs.
Fill out this form to keep track of which towns have their article written and organize the writing efforts.

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 The thread for this project is located [https://discord.com/channels/207454442256072704/1259589782888120411 here], ([https://discord.retromc.org/ Discord guild invite here]), and for the list of pages made about towns under this project, see [[:Category:Restored Legacy]].
-{{Notice|This part is W.I.P. - {{user|samcraft3}} on the 08/29/2024 at 13:45 UTC}}
+== Contribution guide ==
-== Contribution guide ==
 === What is considered an inactive town ? ===
 An inactive town generally follows these requirements:
 * Is large enough to be considered a real town, or have a unique characteristic that makes it worthy of being in the wiki (see [[Ice]] for example).
-* Has signs documenting the town. <span style="color:red;">A town with no signs is not worth documenting!</span> Search for the following:
+* Has signs documenting the town. <span style="color:red;">An unclaimed town with no signs is not worth documenting!</span> Search for the following:
 ** Signs containing the '''name of the town'''.
 ** Signs containing the '''usernames of the owner and other members'''.
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 * Does not already have a dedicated article (''duh'').
 Please note that exceptions can be made. These are very broad requirements and do not cover every single case.
 === Finding inactive towns ===
 On the [[RetroMC (server)|server]], you have a few methods for exploring:
-* using <code>/wild</code> (<span style="color:green;">Recommended</span>)
+* using <code>/wild</code>
-** Once you're teleported at a random location, use the [https://world.retromc.org World Map]
+** If you did not find any village at your proximity or believe that going to the closest inactive village will take a very long time, you can use <code>/wild</code> and try again.
-** Enable <code>All</code> under the {{button|Regions}} button.
-** Find the nearest '''inactive''' village or town, and make sure it is inactive
-** If you think arriving at the nearest village
 * travelling from warps, nearby towns, minecart tracks, etc.
 * using [[StarGates]]
 * [[Staff list|staff members]] can go brrr via flying (shhh) and <code>/tppos x y z</code>
 * combining any of these with the [https://world.retromc.org/ world map].
 === Documenting inactive towns ===
-# Be in the [https://discord.retromc.org/ Discord guild] and link your account if you didn't do so.
+# Be in the [https://discord.retromc.org/ Discord guild] and link your account if you didn't do so, to share your discoveries and ask questions about the project (More information in the <code>Project Restored Legacy</code> thread in the <code>💬 retromc-forum</code> channel).
+# When exploring:
+#* Open the [https://world.retromc.org World Map].
+#* Enable <code>All</code> under the {{button|Regions}} button to show town claims.
+#* Find the nearest village or town, and make sure it is '''inactive''' by clicking on <u>Show More</u>, which will lead you to a [[J-Stats]] page about the village you selected.
+#* Remember that some villages may be '''unclaimed'''! Make sure to closely analyse the entire area to your proximity.
 # Once you're at a town:
-#* if it's claimed via [[JVillage]], look up its name on [https://statistics.retromc.org/villages J-Stats].
+#* Take screenshots of '''major landmarks'''.
-#* if you've got [[Ranks#Mystic|the Mystic rank]] or higher, you can utilize [[LogBlock tutorial|LogBlock]] to see block logs.
+#* Take note of the '''quality of the infrastructure'''.
-# For documenting stuff on wiki pages, take screenshots with {{button|F2}} in-game or {{button|⊞}}+{{button|PrtScr}} on Windows, or {{button|⌘}}+{{button|Shift}}+{{button|3}} on macOS; Linux distros and other OSes may have different keybinds for doing the same. (Unless you changed the keybinds.)
+#* Take screenshots of '''important signs'''.
-# Fill out this [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7uB0TunB1KNB9fj2mc8jrFfZTuI8KM8z2LEhqEWrI-dWPyQ/viewform form] to keep track of which towns have their article written.
+#* If it's claimed via [[JVillage]], look up its name on [https://statistics.retromc.org/villages J-Stats].
+#* If you've got [[Ranks#Mystic|the Mystic rank]] or higher, you can utilize [[LogBlock tutorial|LogBlock]] to see block logs.
+# Fill out this [https://forms.gle/eR2ArTamWdoTvsGYA form] to keep track of which towns have their article written and organize the writing efforts.