Politician Archive

What would be nice is if a Politician could drop down UNPAVED ZONES, or areas where silly little housebuilders like me can't accidently build a house.

I imagine these ZONES could be about the size of a Shuttleport, and dropped by the politician so nothing could be built there. It would have a small discreet little marker in the middle or on the corner so the politician would be able to destroy it at their convienience. Two or three placed side by side would make enough space for a future medcenter, two would make room for a future cantina, etc. These ZONES could also be used just to make open space inside the city.

UNPAVED ZONES would be layable by a Novice Politician. So they would not disrupt the crafting system, I believe it would be good if they were manufactured as Deeds with a Structural Crafting tool, with a cost of 10 ore (for the marker). Dropping a Zone would not take up any lots or anything like that, and have no maintenance.

It would be nice if Zones could be dropped even on terrain that can't be built on (like rivers) just to make dropping a zone easier. It would be best if Zones did NOT prevent lairs from spawning, to prevent them from being abused for that purpose. Finally, it would be nice if Zones could be dropped anywhere within the city's Maximum borders, so the forward thinking politician could have his city already zoned when it experiences growth.

If this concept is used, it could be deeply developed with Paved Zones (used to make forums and walkways) as well as Walls and Arches. Higher level politicians might be able to craft Paved and Unpaved zones of a variety of shapes and sizes.

I think this would work a lot better for Player City development than having a bunch of guys saying, "Um... I think its ok for you to build a house there..." and "Umm, maybe you shouldn't put those factoriesright next to city hall..."

Right on!