Talk:Monsoonjr's Minecraft Server/@comment-25577390-20150502115147

Idea: Put Cities in nations category and rank them like so: A contained area with nothing inside, not even a bed, just a torch or sign to mark its location. Handy in a pinch, but you won't be spending much time in here. Put these in areas where you are likely to be attacked. This shelter is essentially 4 walls, a roof, a bed, possibly a crafting table and a furnace, and a small area with torches in surrounding areas. Good for spending a single night. Build these en route to points of interest in case you are delayed. This shelter should be at least 3×3 inside, and contain a crafting table, chest (not necessarily with things in it) furnace, and a bed. Build these at points of interest, but not at places you are reliant on. This shelter should be 5×5 inside and have either another room or another floor. Contains Tier 2 items and at least one chest, with basic supplies in it. Useful as a temporary base of operations when you are out of your home base, or when building a larger colony. All the Tier 4 features, but better furnished inside and with fortifications on the edge of the perimeter. Put these where you would put a colony, but it should have rails to nearby colonies, and be capable of independent function. Use them when it is very far from home, or connection to your home base is impractical (i.e. it's separated by an ocean).
 * Tier 0
 * Tier 1
 * Tier 2
 * Tier 3
 * Tier 4
 * This one should contain a home, food and wood supplies, and a Mine. Can also include a fishing harbour with preferably 2 or more boats, a chest to store all the things you have caught, and a furnace to cook fish. A colony should also have a set perimeter. These will typically be permanent, and should have sufficient resources for you to stay as long as you want. These will generally be used to deliver where your home base cannot.
 * Tier 5
 * Tier 6
 * Like a secondary base, but with better fortification, a large mine and storage, and better furnishings. Should have rails to the other places. This base should be central to all others. Generally this will evolve from your starter base, but if it turns out you have a bad starter base then you should find a suitable spot and build there, then destroy your home base. If you have already developed enough to have several colonies then you may as well stay in your best colony and downgrade your starter base into a railway station.
 * Tier 7: usually a permanent location which, at the centre, looking all around, nature is no-where to be seen for about 4 chunks. This settlement is usually end-game and would've taken months even with help (in survival mode). This settlement must contain: remarkable fortification and guaranteed safety almost 100% of the time, at least 5 furnished structures each one being 12x12, quick and nifty transportation (maybe saddled animals or a rail system), all of tier 6 requirements and a storage structure at least containing 432 slots of storage (8 large chests).