Difference between revisions of "Test of the Formal Garden"

The Test of the Formal Garden
(Test - Art and Music)
Other Requirements
	500 Orchid Bulb - Any;
Verification
	Unverified

Latest revision as of 01:51, 16 May 2021

Design a Formal Garden with 7 to 100 exotic flowers surrounding a Gazebo. Gardens are rated on variety and detail, not size.

Periodically, the Gardener with the highest rated garden passes the Test.

Test Description

You sign up for the Test of the Formal Garden and learn to construct a Gazebo, the centerpiece of any formal garden. You also learn to build decorative Stellae, which may contain information on your plants. You are instructed that formal gardens must have between 7 and 100 flowers within a 100-foot radius. Formal gardens may be judged by any Initiate of Art and Music, and should be judged for beauty and variety of flora, not raw volume of plant matter.

Unlike other art Tests, Formal Gardens may be tended after judging has opened.

Task

Formal Gardens are arrangements of flowers and labeled Stellae describing the arrangements, genealogy, and design philosophy of the space. You have the option of tearing down your Gazebo early, skipping the Judging steps.

Build a Gazebo - 1 Talent Point ?
Plant a Flower
Crossbreed a Flower
Plant a Crossbred Flower
Build a Stella (4 cut stone, 10 papyrus paper) - 1 Talent Point ?
- Note that task asks for 'Stella' but this is actually called a 'Formal Garden Stella'**
Label a Stella
Open your Formal Garden for Judging
Tear down your Gazebo OR do the following:
- Have Seven Judges rate your Formal Garden
- Design rated Good by most judges
Have your design recognised as the greatest in Egypt

Additional Information

Gazebo

is built in a Small Construction Site

Designing Your Garden

"Choose a pleasing array of flowers and arrange them within a 100-foot radius of your Gazebo, which is probably best built in a scenic area away from too much traffic."

  Having less than 7 flowers OR more than 100 flowers within the 100 foot radius prevents you from opening your gazebo for judging!
  1 coordinate = 16 feet = about 5 meters. So 100 feet is roughly 6.25 coords (conversion source: Travel)

Choosing a scenic location can be helpful, as making pretty terrain prettier can be short work. You can also use other kinds of buildings to enhance the area, but remember that flowers create quite a bit of lag - you might want to take this in consideration when you build. Also, too many things in one place means that it will be tricky to see it all because of the limits on object rendering... Sometimes less is more.

How to judge a garden

Formal gardens may be judged by any Initiate of Art and Music, and should be judged for beauty and variety of flowers, not raw volume of plant matter.

  Keep in mind that the surrounding of a garden, many times, can not be helped - In other words, a garden in the middle of a desert
  has the potential to be just as spectacular as a garden set up in a highly decorated camp.

Unlike other art Tests, Formal Gardens may be tended after judging has opened.

Crossbreeding Flowers

You can learn more about making new strains of flowers in the Genetics guides.

Design a Formal Garden with 7 to 100 exotic flowers surrounding a Gazebo. Gardens are rated on variety and detail, not size.

Periodically, the Gardener with the highest rated garden passes the Test.

Formal Garden Locations

Region	Coordinates	Designer	Name	Passed	Remarks	RL Date Opened
Upper Egypt	851, -1734	Stoiss
Swenett	858, -1176	Rauul				6/17/2020

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 {{Test
 | name          = The Test of the Formal Garden
 | discipline    = Art and Music
 | image         = Art and Music Test Icons_Formal Garden.png
-| level         = 11
 | requirements  =
+* 500 [[requires::Orchid Bulb]] - Any
 | demonstration =
 }}
-===Passing the Principle===
+Design a Formal Garden with 7 to 100 exotic flowers surrounding a Gazebo. Gardens are rated on variety and detail, not size.
+Periodically, the Gardener with the highest rated garden passes the Test.
+== Test Description ==
+You sign up for the Test of the Formal Garden and learn to construct a Gazebo, the centerpiece of any formal garden. You also learn to build decorative Stellae, which may contain information on your plants. You are instructed that formal gardens must have between 7 and 100 flowers within a 100-foot radius. Formal gardens may be judged by any Initiate of Art and Music, and should be judged for beauty and variety of flora, not raw volume of plant matter.
+Unlike other art Tests, Formal Gardens may be tended after judging has opened.
+== Task ==
+Formal Gardens are arrangements of flowers and labeled Stellae describing the arrangements, genealogy, and design philosophy of the space. You have the option of tearing down your Gazebo early, skipping the Judging steps.
+* {{Awards|count=1 |reward=Talent Point |task=Build a Gazebo}}
+* Plant a Flower
+* Crossbreed a Flower
+* Plant a Crossbred Flower
+* {{Awards|count=1 |reward=Talent Point |task=Build a Stella (4 cut stone, 10 papyrus paper)}}
+**'''Note''' that task asks for 'Stella' but this is actually called a 'Formal Garden Stella'**
+* Label a Stella
+* Open your Formal Garden for Judging
+* Tear down your Gazebo OR do the following:
+** Have Seven Judges rate your Formal Garden
+** Design rated Good by most judges
+* Have your design recognised as the greatest in Egypt
-The tab reads:
+== Additional Information ==
-"Formal Gardens are arrangements of flowers and labeled Stellae describing the arrangements, geneology, and design philosophy of the space."
-* Build a [[Gazebo]]
-* Plant a Flower
-* [[Crossbreed]] a Flower
-* Plant a Crossbred Flower
-* Build a [[Formal Garden Stella]]
-* Label a Stella
-* Open your Formal Garden for Judging
-* Have Seven Judges rate your Formal Garden
-* Design rated Good by most judges
 ===[[Gazebo]]===
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 Choosing a scenic location can be helpful, as making pretty terrain prettier can be short work. You can also use other kinds of buildings to enhance the area, but remember that flowers create quite a bit of lag - you might want to take this in consideration when you build. Also, too many things in one place means that it will be tricky to see it all because of the limits on object rendering... Sometimes less is more.
-===How to '''judge''' a garden===
+===How to judge a garden===
 Formal gardens may be judged by any Initiate of Art and Music, and should be judged for beauty and variety of flowers, not raw volume of plant matter.
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 Unlike other art Tests, Formal Gardens may be tended after judging has opened.
-===Getting Flowers===
-These flower types are currently available:
-*[[Sea Lilies]] are obtainable at any University of Worship that has the [[Horticulture]] technology is researched.
-*[[Sand Blooms]] were given as event prizes. Currently, only the "Caliope" variant of Sand Bloom is in game.
-*[[Orchids]] were given as event prizes. Currently, only the "Avalon" variant of Orchid is in game.
-Other types of flowers not currently available in Tale 6 are:
-*[[Rose of Ra]] is available upon researching [[Xenobotany]]
-You may request one flower bulb of each type (one [[Sea Lily]] and one [[Rose of Ra]]) per character at any [[University of Worship]] that has researched the required techs ([[Horticulture]] for lilies, [[Xenobotany]] for roses. but take care...Once you have received a Lily or Rose from a University, you will never be able to get another Lily or Rose from a University - It's a 1 per character type of deal.
-If you want any additional varieties, you'll have to trade for them. Some flowers (including all Sand Blooms and Orchids) cannot be gotten from the Universities at all; they come to us through various events and must be traded.
-Probably the best method of getting flowers is via trade; there are many crossbreeders who have new strains of flowers for you to plant and/or cross. This is quite useful if you are interested in crossbreeding. Using hybrid bulbs that current breeders have developed means you can advance the progress of breeding rather than redoing the same basic crosses they've done. This means you can reach what would otherwise be difficult color/size combinations more quickly. So do a little homework, and contact breeders.
 ===Crossbreeding Flowers===
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 Periodically, the Gardener with the highest rated garden passes the Test.
-== Demonstration ==
+==Formal Garden Locations==
-Must be unlocked by someone holding 500 orchid bulbs (can be a mixture of different kinds)
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Region !! Coordinates !! Designer !! Name !! Passed !! Remarks !! RL Date Opened
+|-
+|| Upper Egypt || 851, -1734 || Stoiss || || || ||
+|-
+|| Swenett || 858, -1176 || Rauul || || ||  || 6/17/2020
+|-
+|}
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