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|full_name = Pilbara | |full_name = Pilbara | ||
|towny = The Pilbara Realm | |towny = The Pilbara Realm | ||
|national_anthem = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WOGXVnHOA Crimson Skies] | |national_anthem = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WOGXVnHOA Crimson Skies] (formerly Like Development Rap) | ||
|motto = God kobiKraft | |motto = God kobiKraft | ||
|population = | |population = 639 (920 in empire) | ||
|chunks = | |chunks = 13994 (22050 in empire) | ||
|towns = | |towns = 126 (201 in empire) | ||
|capital_city = [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]] | |capital_city = [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]] | ||
|largest_city = [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]] | |largest_city = [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]] | ||
|oldest_city = | |oldest_city = Vienna | ||
|nlist = | |nlist = 8th (Page 1) | ||
|formed = November 10th 2023 | |formed = November 10th 2023 | ||
|region = Australia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia | |region = Australia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia | ||
|leader1name = Leader | |leader1name = Leader | ||
|leader1 = | |leader1 = Emperor [[Kobikraft|kobiKraft]] | ||
|executive = | |executive = BCN_Mark as Prime Minister | ||
|legislature = Pilbaran Parliament | |legislature = Pilbaran Parliament/Government | ||
|political_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicameralism Unicameral] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional%20monarchy Parliamentary Monarchy] | |political_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicameralism Unicameral] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional%20monarchy Parliamentary Monarchy] | ||
|economic_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism Capitalism] | |economic_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism Capitalism] | ||
|discord = [https://discord.gg/ | |discord = [https://discord.gg/d8pJRQw6Ju Click Here] | ||
|language = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20language English] (Official) | |language = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20language English] (Official) | ||
|religion = [[KobistReligions|Kobist Religions]] | |religion = [[KobistReligions|Kobist Religions]] | ||
|army_size = | |army_size = N/A | ||
|provinces = Pilbara, | |provinces = Fennoskandia, Getz, Majapahit, Namibia, [[Aurora:Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], Pilbara, West_Australia, Yemen, [[Aurora:AL|AL]], Marion_Islands, [[Aurora:RSA|RSA]] | ||
|part_of = Pilbaran Empire | |part_of = Pilbaran Empire | ||
|constitution = [https://docs.google.com/document/d/ | |constitution = [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fW8Jnxi_Fk-8cZa_5eSJiubqzZNLSS9dDn20LmulXgU/edit?usp=sharing Constitution of the Pilbaran Empire] | ||
|formedfrom = Pilbara was formed on the 10th of November 2023 after being funded by [[Aurora:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] which was led by UnitiveBog10934 at the time | |formedfrom = Pilbara was formed on the 10th of November 2023 after being funded by [[Aurora:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] which was led by UnitiveBog10934 at the time | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Pilbara''' is the overarching constituent nation of the '''Pilbaran Empire''', spanning across several regions within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%20(continent) Australia]. It has however, since its foundation, expanded to most of the north, west, east, and south coasts, | '''Pilbara''' is the overarching constituent nation of the '''Pilbaran Empire''', spanning across several regions within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%20(continent) Australia]. It has however, since its foundation, expanded to most of the north, west, east, and south coasts, and more recently expanded far north into Indonesia and up towards China, and to the far east past New Caledonia and Vanuatu. | ||
Established on the 10th of November 2023, with a total population of | Established on the 10th of November 2023, with a total population of 609, Pilbara is one of the more populous political presences within the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20Ocean Pacific]. It boasts 129 towns scattered across the Australian continent and parts of Asia which make it the largest nation of the region in both chunks and residents. | ||
Pilbara also consists of | Pilbara also consists of 11 nations within its [[Meganation|meganation]] (The Pilbaran Empire). | ||
[[Kobikraft|kobiKraft]], the founder of the nation, established Pilbara after receiving funding from [[Aurora:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]], | [[Kobikraft|kobiKraft]], the founder of the nation, established Pilbara after receiving funding from [[Aurora:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]], using gold that had originated from the pre-overclaim grace period of unclaiming chunks, it was led by Unitivebog10934 at the time. Its name was derived from the geographic region with the same name, with the capital city, Onslow Bay being named after a small town in the Pilbara in real life. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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On the 15th of April 2024, Pilbara officially overclaimed the towns of Freddo, CooberPedy and JavaScript, resulting in the territorial losses of approximately 5 to 20 chunks for each town. | On the 15th of April 2024, Pilbara officially overclaimed the towns of Freddo, CooberPedy and JavaScript, resulting in the territorial losses of approximately 5 to 20 chunks for each town. | ||
Ultimately, on the 26th of April 2024, after some discussion, Pilbara and Australia signed [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pyCJ0zuH_ZWgbQZtd2Gj6u2xs54-q_Og9jZtlyc-kog/edit the treaty of Albury], ending the war permanently. | Ultimately, on the 26th of April 2024, after some discussion, Pilbara and Australia signed [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pyCJ0zuH_ZWgbQZtd2Gj6u2xs54-q_Og9jZtlyc-kog/edit the treaty of Albury], ending the war permanently. <br><br> | ||
=== Pilbaran Empire Foundation === | === Pilbaran Empire Foundation === | ||
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=== Adelin Controversy === | === Adelin Controversy === | ||
Adelin_10 was an early member of Pilbara who always had ambitions to create his own nation. This was accomplished through the Pilbaran Empire on the 24th of April 2024, when Adelin purchased the nation of Chatham_Islands, and designated his town of Onfast_Bay as the capital city, thereby founding the Pilbaran Territory of Auralia. However, things would become controversial when Adelin would be consistently ridiculed by the community for months, further perpetuated by his sometimes extreme retaliations, which often led to arguments in-game and on Discord. All of these internal issues culminated in his decision to declare full independence from Pilbara on the 24th of July 2024. | Adelin_10 was an early member of Pilbara who always had ambitions to create his own nation. This was accomplished through the Pilbaran Empire on the 24th of April 2024, when Adelin purchased the nation of Chatham_Islands, and designated his town of Onfast_Bay as the capital city, thereby founding the Pilbaran Territory of Auralia. However, things would become controversial when Adelin would be consistently ridiculed by the community for months, further perpetuated by his sometimes extreme retaliations, which often led to arguments in-game and on Discord. All of these internal issues culminated in his decision to declare full independence from Pilbara on the 24th of July 2024. | ||
Following Auralia's declaration of independence, it swiftly joined the North Sea Republic as a colony and merged with the nearby nation of Lefroy, whom Pilbara had previously signed a treaty with. However, Auralia's position in the NSR was only brief, as they left on the 5th of August 2024 to create their own Meganation. Auralia would then be 2.1'd much to Adelin's dismay, and would be forced to rename to Esperance. The small scale conflict between Pilbara and Esperance would eventually end on the 23rd of August 2024, when Esperance was purchased back by Pilbara, with Adelin leaving the Australian continent permanently and the nation of Esperance being | Following Auralia's declaration of independence, it swiftly joined the North Sea Republic as a colony and merged with the nearby nation of Lefroy, whom Pilbara had previously signed a treaty with. However, Auralia's position in the NSR was only brief, as they left on the 5th of August 2024 to create their own Meganation. Auralia would then be 2.1'd much to Adelin's dismay, and would be forced to rename to Esperance. The small scale conflict between Pilbara and Esperance would eventually end on the 23rd of August 2024, when Esperance was purchased back by Pilbara, with Adelin leaving the Australian continent permanently and the nation of Esperance being purchased by Owry and renamed to Gippsland. | ||
=== Great Australian War (4th Pilbaro-Australian War) === | === Great Australian War (4th Pilbaro-Australian War) === | ||
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Pilbara declared the 4th Pilbaro-Australian war on the 7th of October, 2024, following an ultimatum brought forward by Pilbara and an ally, NA, against Australia, due to the acquisition of towns from either nation. Initially, the war saw Australia purchase Theopolis, a town south of NA's capital NYC. Soon after this, NA leader Gautomy made clear his intentions to leave EarthMC temporarily to focus on irl circumstances. He handed off the nation to other NA citizens, who swiftly opted to sell the nation to Australia, with permission from Gautomy. Around this time, the town of Onfast_Bay was also sold to Australia. | Pilbara declared the 4th Pilbaro-Australian war on the 7th of October, 2024, following an ultimatum brought forward by Pilbara and an ally, NA, against Australia, due to the acquisition of towns from either nation. Initially, the war saw Australia purchase Theopolis, a town south of NA's capital NYC. Soon after this, NA leader Gautomy made clear his intentions to leave EarthMC temporarily to focus on irl circumstances. He handed off the nation to other NA citizens, who swiftly opted to sell the nation to Australia, with permission from Gautomy. Around this time, the town of Onfast_Bay was also sold to Australia. | ||
Following this, the war would stalemate, with only occasional PVP battles occurring, with disputed outcomes until May 3rd, when Pilbara's PM (SparkleAquaRose), released an announcement declaring victory, which meant that the war was no longer recognized by Pilbara or the Pilbaran Empire. | Following this, the war would stalemate, with only occasional PVP battles occurring, with disputed outcomes until May 3rd, 2025, when Pilbara's PM (SparkleAquaRose), released an announcement declaring victory, which meant that the war was no longer recognized by Pilbara or the Pilbaran Empire. | ||
Later, on June 12th, Pilbara bombed Coober Pedy for a second time, with over 20 spectators witnessing the explosion. | |||
On August 17th, Pilbara experienced an exodus of PLP members to Australia, which consequently allowed Australia to reclaim Coober Pedy and fully restore it, as well as gain several other Pilbaran towns within the NSW/Victoria region. | |||
=== Pilbaran Republican Party Controversy === | === Pilbaran Republican Party Controversy === | ||
On March 3rd, 2025, former PM of Pilbara GabeTheSavior, would announce the launch of the Pilbaran Republican Party, with the (disputed) goal of limiting Kobi's influence in parliament. This would lead to a series of debates which ended in the party's rebranding and eventual dissolution. | On March 3rd, 2025, former PM of Pilbara GabeTheSavior, would announce the launch of the Pilbaran Republican Party, with the (disputed) goal of limiting Kobi's influence in parliament. This would lead to a series of debates which ended in the party's rebranding and eventual dissolution. The Party would go on to win the subsequent election, with GabeTheSavior becoming Prime Minister, becoming the first and currently only Prime Minister to serve a second term, although he resigned, and SparkleAquaRose became Prime Minister for the remainder of the term. | ||
=== Fall of the Pilbaran Unionist Party === | === Fall of the Pilbaran Unionist Party === | ||
The Pilbaran Unionist Party dissolved on the 28th of April, 2025, following internal disputes. This allowed the PPP / PSDP coalition to take over as Pilbara's largest political organization. | The Pilbaran Unionist Party dissolved on the 28th of April, 2025, following internal disputes. This allowed the PPP / PSDP coalition to take over as Pilbara's largest political organization. | ||
=== Panth_r Unban === | |||
A well-known Pilbaran, Panth_r, was unbanned on June 24th 2025, following his posting of a screenshot containing X-ray to TBI a year earlier. | |||
=== Rise of the Pilbaran Labour Party === | |||
Following the PPP / PSDP coalition's victory in the April 2025 election and Panth_r's unban, seeing it as an opportunity to participate in Pilbaran politics, Panth_r resigned as Governor General and established the Pilbaran Labour Party (PLP), with GabeTheSavior later succeeding him through an uncontested election. Following this, a swath of members from the Pilbaran Social Democratic Party (PSDP) left. The party faced some criticism for this, with the members being exiled from the PSDP. Labour would become the second major opposition party to the PPP/PSDP, contesting the August/September Elections and winning, leading to Panth_r becoming the next Prime Minister of Pilbara. | |||
=== Colonial Period === | |||
Under LakeFish19's June-July government, with major assistance from members of Pilbaran intelligence, Pilbara's Empire rapidly incorporated nations, eventually absorbing 18 at its peak. The most notable of these was [[Aurora:RSA|RSA]], which alone brought over 200 new residents to the empire. While the exact beginning of the period may be subject to interpretation, an estimate placing the period from June 15th to July 16th, 2025, coinciding with the acquisition of Diamantia and Getz as well as LakeFish19’s later departure, is reasonable. | |||
=== Nubian Tensions === | |||
Toward the end of Pilbara's colonial period, they would face backlash from [[Aurora:Nubia|Nubian]] officials, primarily due to their expansion into Africa through Eko, [[Aurora:Gold_Coast|Gold Coast]], and Equatorial Guinea, as well as the hunting of their residents. This led a high-ranking official and former leader of Nubia, twomoo1119, to place an overclaim town on Pilbara's colony of East Timor. The main arguments of the discussions that followed were regarding Nubia’s borders in Africa, which, disputably, did not extend outward to where Pilbara’s colonies were located; the aforementioned targeting of residents; and both nations' positions within their respective alliances, with Nubia being in the Entente and Pilbara in the OFN. Eventually, an agreement would be reached between the two nations and another NAP was signed, although tensions arose again following Pilbara's acquisition of RSA on the 16th of July, and subsequent renewal of an RSA NAP with [[Aurora:Crusader States|Crusader States]], a nation enemied to Nubia. | |||
=== LakeFish19 Resignation === | |||
In the last week of the LakeFish19's Government, he would abruptly resign as Prime Minister and quit EarthMC. Although there is no clear reason as to why, UnitiveBog10934 quickly succeeded LakeFish19, and served the rest of LakeFish19's term, ending on the 28th of July 2025. | |||
=== Government Collapse / South-East Rebellion / PLP Exodus === | |||
Midway through Panth_r's term as Prime Minister, on August 17, 2025, he resigned and handed over his position to BCN_Mark. This was followed by the resignation of the governor general, the external affairs and infrastructure ministers, and then six members of parliament followed by leaving the nation of Pilbara. These resignations meant that no party from either side of the opposition could form a government, resulting in the permanent removal of the party system and a complete reform of the Pilbaran electoral system towards a more unified government. The reasons for the resignation and leaving of the nation were at first unknown with everyone giving unclear answers, but within the following days the answer was more clear that the at the time Prime Minister Panth_r was bored of being in the nation and decided to leave, with a majority of his party (The PLP) deciding to follow him, first to Laurentides and later to reclaim Oceania. Consequently, relations between Oceania and Pilbara soured resulting in Oceania pulling more people, towns, and residents from Pilbara over the next 2 months, including most towns in the southeast of the continent, the overclaim town on CooberPedy (Australia's Capital), and Mungaroona. The effects on Pilbara during the short term were dire, with information provided by UnitiveBog showing a 20% to 30% reduction in towns, residents and chunks, but as of December 2nd, 2025, the nation has shown a 70% to 90% recovery in all sectors and finally on December 16th 2025, Prime Minister Lakefish19 declared the nation had fully recovered. | |||
=== War with Sulawesi and Borneo === | |||
Following the South-East Rebellion in mid August, the Pilbaran Government led by BCN_Mark and UnitiveBog10934 were looking towards other areas around the nation in order to help the nation recover in lost territory and citizens, and in early to mid September, the Dutch town of Sebangau had committed an overclaim against the nation of Borneo, Borneo managed to negotiate with the dutch to get the town kicked. During this time, Pilbara housed the town temporarily in its nation for a couple days while the Dutch East Indies and Sumatra discussed what to do with it. By September 12th, the town rejoined Sumatra and Borneo declared war on Sumatra, an ally of Pilbara, meanwhile Sulawesi, an ally of Borneo declared support for Borneo, Pilbara declared support for Sumatra and lead major operations against Borneo and Sumatra. During the UnitiveBog10934 term as Prime Minister during October/November 2025, Pilbara managed to overclaim the towns of Timor and Papua in Sulawesi, overclaimed the town of Alboria in Borneo, and managed to gain dozens of towns off of Borneo, including the majority of towns around Singapore, and managed to expand as far as Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam during this push, Pilbara also managed to gain the towns of Krakow on the border of Sulawesi's capital as well as the symbolic town of Kraftier from Sulawesi. | |||
On January 2nd 2026, Pilbara and Sulawesi signed a peace treaty and non aggression pact, and on January 7th 2026, Pilbara declared victory against Borneo following the Pilbaran overclaim of Borneo's Parliament. | |||
=== Discord Nuke === | |||
On October 9th, months after the departure of Dishonesty, Pilbara's Discord was nuked by him via his EMC utility bot, McGooner. The nuke occurred at 4:24pm 8/10/2025 UTC and resulted in the deletion of all channels, however, roles were not affected. The nuke was initiated during an [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WWoThxyyVrPhcuwmIJ6Ny interview] involving Panth_r and Dishonesty as part of the Global Chat Podcast. The moderations' response to the nuke was to create a new Discord server and issue a public statement. Reactions to the nuke were mixed, with nations such as Cascadia reacting negatively, while other nations such as Borneo, Sulawesi and Australia reacted positively. | |||
=== Oceania Tensions === | |||
On October 9th, Lebandit0, a long time opponent of Pilbara would offer the town of Sydney, and nation of Oceania to Panth_r in order to quit EarthMC. Following this, several towns would rejoin from both Australia and Pilbara, mostly former Oceanian Towns, notably Albury, which was sniped by Oceania, Canberra which had been held by Oceanian Loyalists since the initial southeast rebellion, as well as ACT and Flinders which were purchased from Pilbara. Pilbara and Oceania would engage in an undeclared conflict, until the eventual signing of a peace treaty on November 13th. This treaty would later be amended on December 26th and January 20th to reflect changing conditions. | |||
It was revealed that throughout much of early January, Oceania had been sneaking alt accounts into the Pilbaran discord in a trolling attempt, which was later discovered due to one account joining a VC and revealing itself. This led to a diplomatic standoff, although terms were eventually agreed upon and the brief standoff was resolved on January 20th. | |||
On January 24th, the Oceanian Capital of Sydney would mass expand north, causing tensions with the nearby Pilbaran town of Lake Macquarie, led by BCN_Mark, the current Prime Minister of Pilbara. This would lead to a timeout and removal of most Oceanians from diplomatic channels, and several Pilbaran officials either leaving or being banned from the Oceanian Discord. On January 26th following the erection of a large border wall in Sydney, BCN_Mark would resign as Prime Minister of Pilbara, citing a lack of motivation as a result of Oceanian actions, with UnitiveBog10934 once more becoming Prime Minister. | |||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Due to Pilbara's sparseness within the Australian continent, it features a distinctive geography, comprised of various types of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biome biomes], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora flora], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna fauna]. | Due to Pilbara's sparseness within the Australian continent, it features a distinctive geography, comprised of various types of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biome biomes], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora flora], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna fauna]. | ||
The main biomes of Pilbara consists of the flat, dry australian outback, the jungles of the Cape York Peninsula and Northern NT, the coastal grasslands and forests of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and the jungle islands of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. | |||
== Government and politics == | == Government and politics == | ||
{{Main article|Politics_of_Pilbara}} | {{Main article|Politics_of_Pilbara}} | ||
Pilbara is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy | Pilbara is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. Executive power is exercised by a centralized government comprising 8 elected MPs and 7 elected ministers. The Pilbaran system of government combines elements derived from the political systems of Australia, Nubia, and Oceania, continuing to evolve, with key elements like political parties (now defunct) (ratified 5/6/2024), the office of prime minister (ratified 30/6/2024), and a constitutional court (now defunct) (ratified 14/8/2024) being introduced. Conversely, other features, such as the federal system, which was implemented after the July 2024 election, were later discontinued, as it was no longer present by the March 2025 election, as well as those now-defunct aforementioned, | ||
The | The government operates under the following positions, each of which is supported by a corresponding deputy role: | ||
* Prime Minister (PM): Leads the Cabinet. | * Prime Minister (PM): Leads the Cabinet. | ||
* Deputy Prime Minister (DPM): Deputy of the Prime Minister. | |||
* Minister of Internal Affairs (MoIA): Handles internal issues and funds the expansion of the nation. | * Minister of Internal Affairs (MoIA): Handles internal issues and funds the expansion of the nation. | ||
* Minister of | * Minister of External Affairs (MoEA): Gathers intelligence on matters deemed important (espionage) whilst managing foreign affairs (MoI and MoFA merged to become MoEO) | ||
* Minister of Defence (MoD): Plans war strategies and provides supplies. | * Minister of Defence (MoD): Plans war strategies and provides supplies. | ||
* Minister of | * Minister of Trade (MoT): Oversees trade/shops and internal trade systems. | ||
* Minister of | * Minister of Community (MoC): Creates and runs events to keep activity and morale high. | ||
* Minister of | * Minister of Recruitment (MoR): Responsible for recruiting new residents into Pilbara or aiding others in doing so. | ||
* Minister of | * Minister of National Development (MoND): Responsible for managing and building infrastructure, roads and building projects, also creates helpful guides/resources. Head of Pilbara Transport Authority. | ||
The parliamentary electoral system uses preferential voting and is overseen by the | The parliamentary electoral system uses preferential voting and is overseen by the king, kobiKraft. | ||
Elections occur every two months. | |||
One major political group usually forms the majority of parliament, this being the Pilbaran Progressors Party / Pilbaran Social Democratic Party coalition, however, in the past, parliament was instead divided between the more liberal Pilbaran Unionist Party coalition and more conservative Pilbaran Progressors Party coalition. | One major political group usually forms the majority of parliament, this being the Pilbaran Progressors Party / Pilbaran Social Democratic Party coalition, however, in the past, parliament was instead divided between the more liberal Pilbaran Unionist Party coalition and more conservative Pilbaran Progressors Party coalition. Currently, Parliament is heavily contested between the two major coalitions of the PPP/PSDP Coalition, as well as the Labour/DDP Coalition, with several minor parties such as the Wadiyan People's Liberation Party and Pilbara King Cactus Party forming the crossbench in Parliament. | ||
kobiKraft remains King of Pilbara and retains the right to indefinitely view parliament/cabinet chats as well as veto bills (unless a 2/3 majority is reached). The King of Pilbara also possesses the ability to run for parliament, a right that has sparked various debates. | kobiKraft remains King of Pilbara and retains the right to indefinitely view parliament/cabinet chats as well as veto bills (unless a 2/3 majority is reached). The King of Pilbara also possesses the ability to run for parliament, a right that has sparked various debates. | ||
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== Military == | == Military == | ||
Following Executive Order 36 on the 29th july 2025, the Pilbaran Military is now led by the Minister of Defence and its deputy and will begin the formation of a new Pilbaran Army. The "Military" role is yet again now the standard role. | |||
== Economy == | == Economy == | ||
Pilbara's | Pilbara's economy operates under a distinct model of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism capitalism] referred to as [[Pilbaran Capitalism]]. | ||
The economy is separated into 3 distinct states: increase, stagnation and decline. | |||
* Increase: This is the second most common state of the bank, during these periods the bank can increase by 10,000 gold in just a month. 4 distinct increase periods have been recorded, usually lasting around a month. | |||
* Stagnation: This is the most common state of the bank, during these periods outgoings match income and gold levels stay around the same. 4 distinct stagnation periods have been recorded, ranging between 2 to 3 months long. | |||
* Decline: This is the least common state of the bank, during these periods outgoings are larger than income and gold levels drop. 1 distinct decline period has ever been recorded, ranging an unknown amount of time so far. | |||
The overall trend of the Pilbaran economy tends to be an increase however, with the bank right now growing ~48x since September 4th 2024. | |||
=== Trade === | === Trade === | ||
The nation's official shop is a key component of its trade activities. In recent times, a new shop for Pilbara's largest bulk seller, Pilbara Corp, has begun construction in City 71 of Gibson. | The nation's official shop is a key component of its trade activities. In recent times, a new shop for Pilbara's largest bulk seller, Pilbara Corp, has begun construction in City 71 of Gibson and was officially opened on the 2nd june 2025. The shop rivals that of Ob, Yamato, and Mali whilst boasting cheaper prices. As of LakeFish19 quitting EarthMC, Giannakycc has taken over the shops responsibilities and stock. | ||
The nations official shop, Pilbara n spawn shop, began upgrade works to the existing shops on the 24th June 2025. The upgrades worked to increase the amount of stock and stock variety, it also worked to upgrade the nation spawn walkways and shops themselves and introduced the ability for players to create their own small shop stalls within the nation spawn too. Shortly after this, works began to build a new and large head shop at the nation spawn which was completed just days after work began on the 7th July 2025. | |||
=== The Shop === | === The Shop === | ||
The nation's official shop (situated near Pilbara's spawn) is owned and led by numerous different people within the nation. The shop provides Pilbaran residents an opportunity to succeed in becoming rich. Foreigners may also obtain a shop plot within Pilbara. The nation | The nation's official shop (situated near Pilbara's spawn) is owned and led by numerous different people within the nation. The shop provides Pilbaran residents an opportunity to succeed in becoming rich. Foreigners may also obtain a shop plot within Pilbara. | ||
The nation spawn has been changed many times, but in its current configuration consists of 4 floors with different purposes. | |||
* Floor 1 (The set display): Floor 1 is a set display and exists to display Pilbaras achievements in war and battles. Whilst it's now currently unused/neglected and slightly damaged, it does still host many armour and tool sets to look at. | |||
* Floor 2 (Resident and head shops): Floor 2 consists of 2 sections. The first is the head shop which is large and probably makes up around 50% to 60% of floor 2. The other section is the chunk wide resident shops, residents of Pilbara can obtain a shop plot for free, but foreigners must pay 25g if they wish to open a shop there. | |||
* Floor 3 (Main shop): Floor 3 is the floor in which the nation spawn is and the main shop. The main shop is stocked by multiple people and offers a wide range of items. This floor also contains res shop pads, of which there are 10 with more individual shops dotted about. Residents of Pilbara can obtain a pad free of charge, foreigners can obtain one for the cost of 5g. | |||
* Floor 4 (Blaze Spawner): Floor 4 has a blaze spawner, which you can grind XP from. This floor consists of enchantment areas, small amount of shops and the utilities you need to make enchanted tools or sets. The spawner currently has 10 blaze spawners, gifted by Silverwind when they quit EarthMC, something we are very much grateful for. | |||
== Infrastructure == | == Infrastructure == | ||
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These branches are extensive and continue to grow. | These branches are extensive and continue to grow. | ||
'''The National Highway''': The National Highway was the initial system, which enabled transportation and movement around [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]]/Western Australia. Under the coordination of | '''The National Highway''': The National Highway was the initial system, which enabled transportation and movement around [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]]/Western Australia. Under the coordination of UnitiveBog10934 and kobiKraft, the system was expanded eastward towards Oceania, where it ends at [[Melbourne(Aurora)|Melbourne]]. Today, the National Highway system has become back-bone of transportation within the nation, with it's primary purpose of linking all towns with Onslow Bay. | ||
'''SEAN''': Named after its founder, SEANISVERYGOOD, this system connects Onslow Bay to the PEEL Region via the coast of Western Australia. A transcontinental branch also exists, linking [[Aurora:Adelaide|Adelaide]] to [[Aurora:Rockhampton|Rockhampton]]. The full vision of this system was never realized, with SEAN quitting EMC due to frustration from being hunted. Sean came back in December 2024, Planning to build more lines. | '''SEAN''': Named after its founder, SEANISVERYGOOD, this system connects Onslow Bay to the PEEL Region via the coast of Western Australia. A transcontinental branch also exists, linking [[Aurora:Adelaide|Adelaide]] to [[Aurora:Rockhampton|Rockhampton]]. The full vision of this system was never realized, with SEAN quitting EMC due to frustration from being hunted. Sean came back in December 2024, Planning to build more lines. | ||
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'''Onslow Line''': A local system that encircles Onslow Bay, primarily built by KobiKraft. | '''Onslow Line''': A local system that encircles Onslow Bay, primarily built by KobiKraft. | ||
The Ministry of | The Ministry of National Development (MoND) is responsible for the construction of the national networks and the upkeep of them. | ||
== Currency == | |||
Pilbara's currency is gold, akin to the rest of the server. | Pilbara's currency is gold, akin to the rest of the server. | ||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
=== Population === | === Population === | ||
Pilbara has a population of | Pilbara has a population of 659, with the other nations of the Pilbaran Empire containing 261 additional people. | ||
=== Language === | === Language === | ||
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=== kobiKraft Aliases === | === kobiKraft Aliases === | ||
Another | Another cultural practice is the alteration of the names belonging to kobiKraft, for instance, KobiKraft may sometimes be referred to as: KobeKraft, KoffeeKrab, Krabby Patty, Kobster, NoobiKraft, JobiJraft, balding nerd, Bartholemew KobiKraft of thornbottom, the god KobiKraft the greatest, as well as many more aliases. Evidence of these aliases being used is scarce, but we’ll just have to take Bog’s word for it, I suppose. | ||
=== Diversity === | === Diversity === | ||
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=== The Environment's Impact === | === The Environment's Impact === | ||
The location of Pilbara, characterized by its vast, red, mars-like expanses, has played a key role in shaping Pilbara's culture today. It is particularly observable within Pilbara's national anthem, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WOGXVnHOA Crimson Skies]. | The location of Pilbara, characterized by its vast, red, mars-like expanses, has played a key role in shaping Pilbara's culture today. It is particularly observable within Pilbara's former national anthem, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WOGXVnHOA Crimson Skies]. | ||
=== National symbols === | === National symbols === | ||
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Coat of Arms: The KobiKraft Coat of Arms (see infobox). | Coat of Arms: The KobiKraft Coat of Arms (see infobox). | ||
National Anthem: | National Anthem: Crimson Skies | ||
Motto: "God kobiKraft" | Motto: "God kobiKraft" | ||
Flag origin: The flag Pilbara ended up adopting was taken from the reddit r/vexillology. The flag was uploaded to the site by u/loomhigh223555 on May 16th, 2019. The flag was then later edited by Dracnoian to remove the wolf and edit the stars, resulting in the final iteration of the flag that was then adopted by the nation. | |||
=== Media === | === Media === | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Adansi || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] pulppe || Mar 12th 2025 | ||
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| [[File:Hamleticon.png|frameless]] Adelaide || [[File:Unitivebogface.png|20px|frameless]] UnitiveBog10934 || Jan 30th 2024 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Arta || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] SearStarfish917 || Oct 29th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Ashburton || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] SEANISVERYGOOD || Mar 10th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Aurburn || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] MrRival || Jun 27th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Largecityicon.png|frameless]] AustraliaIslands || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Spyingbigfoot39 || Feb 8th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Autism_Bay || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Tonzan || Nov 13th 2024 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Ayr || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] auscraft42 || Oct 26th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] BBC || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Kodfysh || Oct 13th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Beltana || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Tombarzy || Aug 17th 2024 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Broome || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Sir_milkman7 || Dec 13th 2024 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Cairns || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] temporarytext || Nov 18th 2024 | |||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Cape_York || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] FryPanMan_ || Mar 16th 2025 | ||
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| | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] ChopXgrad || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] GOJDA || Jan 11th 2023 | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] ChristmasIsland || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] 67_9 || Nov 13th 2025 | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Townicon.png|frameless]] Circletown || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Libor2 || Oct 25th 2025 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] City_71 || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Psycho_Luke_ || Dec 25th 2024 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Cobar || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Justins_The_Boss || Dec 15th 2025 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Coral || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] S_AN_TI || Mar 16th 2025 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] CoralBay || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Wntryi || Oct 7th 2024 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] DLQ || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] saumya0705 || Oct 11th 2025 | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Dalam || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Ausxr801 || Aug 30th 2025 | ||
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| | |TEXT BELOW THIS POINT IS NOT UPDATED TO CURRENT PILBARA | ||
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| [[File:Villageicon.png|frameless]] Gold Coast || [[File:Axesmc.png|20px|frameless]] AxesMC || Feb 11th 2024 | | [[File:Villageicon.png|frameless]] Gold Coast || [[File:Axesmc.png|20px|frameless]] AxesMC || Feb 11th 2024 | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
[https://discord.gg/WPU73kb7xn Pilbara Discord Server] | [https://discord.gg/WPU73kb7xn Pilbara Discord Server] | ||
[https://www.pilbaramc.org Official Pilbara Website (www.pilbaramc.org)] | |||
'''This Wiki is currently being overhauled and is still a WIP''' | '''This Wiki is currently being overhauled and is still a WIP''' | ||