Test of the Library of Alexandria

The Test of the Library of Alexandria
(Test - Architecture)
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Build a Library and convince others to fill it with their knowledge. Those libraries that amass the most books shall be collectively known as the Libraries of Alexandria.

Test Description

You begin the Test of the Library of Alexandria. Build your Library, and convince scholars to fill your shelves with unique tomes.

Different books have a different quality and will score more highly in different locations. Have the greatest library of all time to pass the test

Task

Build a Library - 1 TP
Have the greatest Lobby
Have the greatest Contemplation Basin
Have the greatest Mediation Platform (sic)
Have the greatest Scholar's Atheneum
Have the greatest Reading Terrace
Have the greatest Professor's Retreat
Have the greatest Rare Book Section

Library Cost

1500 Bricks
500 Boards
10 Sheet Glass
100 Concrete
75 Cut Stone
156 Green Paint
156 Yellow Paint
200 Plaster
400 Nails
50 Papyrus Paper
50 Ink
4 Quills

Built in a Medium Construction Site.

Upgrades

Upgrades must be built in order, ie, a Contemplation Basin must be built first, followed by a Meditation Platform and so on.

Contemplation Basin

1620 Clay Bricks
610 Rigid Boards
300 Cut Stone
200 Steel Wire
20 Iron Bars
400 Red Paint
400 Blue Paint
400 Plaster
400 Nails
75 Paper (Papyrus)
75 Ink

Meditation Platform

10 Oyster Shell Marble
910 Rigid and Hard Boards
400 Cut Stone
50 Steel Cable
45 Iron Bars
556 Violet Paint
556 Indigo Paint
500 Plaster
225 Copper Wire
725 Nails
100 Paper (Papyrus)
100 Ink

Books for your Library

Once you have built your library you can start filling it with books. To do this simply click on the library and click "Author Book". You can add a book to your own library. Players can author as many books as they want but can only place one book in any library unless the library expands. They don't need to be signed up for the test to author books. Sometimes a player will be unable to author a book for a library due to hash functions: the message they get is a bit misleading, since it doesn't mention a hash issue, but a lack of shelf space (Sorry, but the shelves are getting full. Come back once this library has been expanded). Library owners might think they need to wait till they get an advance, so they can expand the library (see below), instead of looking for more people to author books for them.

Each book costs:

This test brings with it a new "Achievement"; "Author A Book".

Passes

Each week, the owners of the two largest libraries (with most books) pass the test. The owners of the next seven largest libraries get an option to expand their libraries. Once expanded, prior authors can now add an additional book.

Malard Discord Dump

Okay, so i will explain how stuff works
So the library itself is unchanged in terms of you build it
but now you must pass the test by having the best of each wing
lobby = 1tp, scholar's atheneum = 4 tp's
rare book section = 7
so very good rewards
each wing can hold a finite amount of books
that you as the owner of the library put in, other players dont put them in themselves
lobby has 200 books, rare book section holds just 25
the book you add will have a quality rating, this is based on how well it was crafted in the first place
the score you get for adding the book is based on different factors. Namely how unique is it
Books from the same faction members will suffer a 1/25th penalty for each book already in that wing for that faction
Books from the same author will suffer a 1/2 penalty for each book already in that wing for that author
and Books from the same region will suffer a 1/4 penalty for each book already in that wing for the same region
so basically the first book you put in a wing will always score 100%
but follow up books quite possibly will score less, and if you keep trying to put in crap books they will score less and less
you get to see the score the book will be worth before adding it to the wing.
Books are tradable until they are put into the library.
Quality of book you create is based on the materials that you put into it when crafting it. The more pages and the better quality  
the better
then the better the quality cord you use to tie the leaves together (hence linen cord)
the better the quality of the cover material
and the better the foil material
etc
there are lots of options, each option can have a positive warping effect on the quality of the book
once you've made a blank book, you or someone else can take it to a region and author it, it takes 10 minutes
and 1/3rd the quality of the book in ink and a quill
the ink is consumed
each week, the best wing wins, so there are 7 awards a week
and you can compete in all of them at the same time

Demonstrating the Test

To open the Library of Alexandria Test the following requirements are needed:

1 Mandibular Glue
1 Sheet Glass
1 Concrete
1 Ink
1 Papyrus Paper
1 Oyster Shell Marble