Megalopolis

Megalopolis
(Building)
Location
	Megalopolis Construction Site

A Megalopolis is a 49-piece building, usually built as a regional group project.

Sources

This building becomes available once you sign up for the Test of the Megalopolis and you need the project management skill.

Cost

Building the Site

The Megalopolis Construction Site consists of one central structure surrounded by 48 smaller construction sites. Each of these smaller sites will be used to build a piece of the Megalopolis.

Initially, the first player is the owner of all 49 construction sites. He or she is then free to transfer ownership of them to different individuals, or guild them, or even make them public.

IMPORTANT NOTE: From the time the Megalopolis Construction Site is built, you have one real-world week to finish the Megalopolis. If all 48 pieces are not finished by the end of the week, the entire Megalopolis will crumble to dust, taking all your materials and labors with it. Because of this, it is wise to gather all your people and (estimated) materials before you raise the construction site.

Building the Megalopolis

Every Megalopolis, as noted, consists of 49 components:

Central Structure (1)
Ramps (4)
Towers (12)
Wall Segments (8)
Bridges (4)
Gate Sections (4)
Edge Walls (8)
Side Walls (8)

Each component has its own requirements for materials, and (except for the central structure), the required quantity of these materials varies with each project. See the Requirements section below for the base cost of each component, but be aware that the actual cost may be more or less.
NOTE: The exact requirements vary by avatar, so it can be useful to seek out the builders of previous Megalopolis to use their known requirements rather than gamble on a site built by a different player. This can be especially useful if the previous builder has low requirements for the rare cut gems (Unities, now that Full Aidenn Masks are fixed quantity).

When all 48 pieces are finished, the structure is built. Everyone who completed a piece will pass the test. "Completing a piece" means making the last addition of materials to that piece—it is only the player who finishes the piece who gets credit for passing purposes. The player who built the Megalopolis Construction Site gets credit for the central structure.

A single person can finish more than one piece. But of course a single person cannot pass the test twice, so this is very inefficient. You would be wise to seek out a full compliment of 49 players.

Having all Megalopolis participants in a guild together is an excellent idea.

Requirements

" Here are the requirements for a typical megalopolis. CAUTION: Every megalopolis is different. Prices may range from one quarter of those listed to as much as three times higher. "

The central structure: (exactly)

Each ramp (there are four): (APPROXIMATELY)

5000 Bricks
500 Cut Stone
50 Concrete
400 Hard + Pliable Treated Boards
450 Nails

Each Tower (there are twelve): (APPROXIMATELY)

60 Concrete
300 Rigid + Rotproof Treated Boards
120 Nails
350 Cut Stone
200 Gold Wire
2 Looking Glass Cut Jade
500 Dark Golden Rod Paint
500 Orange Paint
400 Indigo Paint
250 Saddle Brown Paint
100 Forest Green Paint

Each Wall Segment (there are eight): (APPROXIMATELY)

100 Concrete
400 White + Glossy + Fireproof Treated Boards
200 Nails
500 Cut Stone
800 Feldspar Paint
700 Indigo Paint
500 Orange Paint
300 Forest Green Paint
150 Dark Golden Rod Paint

Each bridge (there are four): (APPROXIMATELY)

5000 Bricks
60 Concrete
2000 Pliable + soft + rotproof Treated Boards
700 Nails
250 Cut Stone
200 Iron Bars

Each gate section (there are four): (APPROXIMATELY)

10000 Bricks
700 Cut Stone
300 Concrete
2000 Hard + rigid Treated Boards
700 Nails
7 Hexas Plate Cut Lapis
7 Choronzon Cut Turquoise
7 Thistle Cut Amethyst
2 Unity Cut Lapis
1 Full Aiden Mask Cut Sunstone (EXACTLY, ALWAYS)
650 Tomato Paint
450 Forest Green Paint
470 Saddle Brown Paint
350 Spring Green Paint

Each edge wall segment (there are eight): (APPROXIMATELY)

500 Concrete
15 Iron Bars
10 Gold Bars
2500 Hard + Rotproof Treated Boards
100 Nails
200 Cut Stone
800 Forest Green Paint
600 Dark Golden Rod Paint
300 Indigo Paint
100 Orange Paint

Each side wall (there are eight): (APPROXIMATELY)

1000 Concrete
30 Iron Bars
10 Silver Sheeting
2100 Hard + Glossy + Rotproof Treated Boards
200 Nails
350 Cut Stone
1500 Forest Green Paint
1200 Dark Golden Rod Paint
700 Indigo Paint
200 Orange Paint