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== Background == | == Background == | ||
In March 2023, residents of Cascadia's Great North region seceded from Cascadia to form the Rocky Mountain Federation (or RMF). The movement was led by PvPer [[8set]], and cited their reasons for secession as being boredom with Cascadian politics, a lack of representation for their interests, and disagreements over Cascadia's CascAID program | In March 2023, residents of Cascadia's Great North region seceded from Cascadia to form the Rocky Mountain Federation (or RMF). The movement was led by PvPer [[8set]], and cited their reasons for secession as being boredom with Cascadian politics, a lack of representation for their interests, and general government inefficiency. After the RMF seceded on March 5, 2023, disagreements over Cascadia's CascAID program arose due to the requirement for mayors who took welfare from the system to repay it should they ever leave the nation. The town of Banff refused to pay its CascAID debts, as Cascadian government member Akeboun had robbed Banff the night Rocky_Mountains was founded, and believed that the money taken in this attack was equivalent to what was owed. The movement saw moderate success, with many towns in the Great North seceding to join the RMF's cause. During this time, both sides sent out hunting groups alongside enacting trade embargoes against each other. On March 16, 2023, Cascadia and the RMF signed the Treaty of Banff, ending the First RMF War. In the treaty, the Cascadia agreed to recognize the RMF as a sovereign enclave within Cascadia's territory, and forgive the RMF's CascAID debts, while the RMF became a vassal of [[Portugal (Aurora)|Portugal]], done by RMF leaders as a form of 'protection', whereas Cascadia saw it as a way to keep RMF monitored. | ||
[[File:OceansideRiverfrontPreWar.webp|left|thumb|473x473px|Columbia riverfront of Oceanside (From Olympia); Circa May 2023]] | [[File:OceansideRiverfrontPreWar.webp|left|thumb|473x473px|Columbia riverfront of Oceanside (From Olympia); Circa May 2023]] | ||
This period of peace came to an end on April 6, 2023, when a Cascadian town named "Prince_George" was founded | This period of peace came to an end on April 6, 2023, when a Cascadian town named "Prince_George" was founded nearby what was considered RMF territory, sparking debate within the RMF's government on how Cascadian settlements seemed to 'encircle' the capital of Banff. This, alongside continued hostilities from Cascadia towards the RMF despite the Treaty of Banff, caused the RMF to declare war on April 8, beginning the Second RMF War. From the beginning of the war, the RMF saw gradual success from small PvP engagements and increased international support, including from nations such as Texas, [[Aurora:Indochina|Indochina]], and Paraguay. The RMF declared complete independence from Portugal on May 24, 2023, albeit on a peaceful note. On May 30, the RMF successfully claimed the town of Port Orchard (now Bakhmut), after Mayor [[Moxie|Moxiecodone]] deleted it in order for adjacent towns, including [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] and [[Olympia]], to claim the area. The RMF, which had a greater number of experienced PvPers than Cascadia, repeatedly came out victorious in PvP engagements in both the Port Orchard area and through RMF territory in the Great North through the month of June. By the time of the Battle of Oceanside, the RMF had received support, usually in the form of gold or PvPers, from Indochina, Persia, the [[Aurora:Antarctic Union|Antarctic Union]], the Oriental Force, and Tripolitania. | ||
In early March 2023, Moxie, had become mayor of the historic town of Oceanside, which had originally been founded by [[Milgorn123]] in 2022. It wasn't a secret that Milgorn was uneasy about Moxie being the mayor of Oceanside, especially as she wanted to rebuild the town into an urban city compared to the sea of spruce buildings it had been. But Milgorn was nostalgic for his own town and wanted as much of it preserved as possible which caused drama with Moxie. On May 14, 2023, Moxie was found guilty in Akeboun V. Moxies_Hoe, with Moxie being found in violation of the Anti-Discrimination Law that she had originally proposed, after telling Akeboun to "kill yourself" as Akeboun was a member of the Frontier. Moxie also ran into drama regarding her old town of Yakima. At the end of May, Small_Cat handed over Yakima to Bachinuni. In June Bachinuni completely flattened Yakima with Milgorn wanting to turn it into farms. Yakima was offered to be rebuilt by Bachinuni if Moxie paid for it, however to prevent that Milgorn banned Moxie from Cascadia's main build server at the time. On June 26th with no progress, Yakima was handed to ViolentVampire who gave it to BurlyGator, a random player from Newfoundland, where it then left Cascadia and joined the RMF. As revenge, Moxie decided to delete Oceanside. Near midnight on the night of July 3, Moxie deleted Oceanside, informing Cascadian officials, notably [[Setrus]], that she was deleting the town. Alongside Setrus, she also gave a more subtle notice to 8set, who was still the RMF's primary leader. | In early March 2023, Moxie, had become mayor of the historic town of Oceanside, which had originally been founded by [[Milgorn123]] in 2022. It wasn't a secret that Milgorn was uneasy about Moxie being the mayor of Oceanside, especially as she wanted to rebuild the town into an urban city compared to the sea of spruce buildings it had been. But Milgorn was nostalgic for his own town and wanted as much of it preserved as possible which caused drama with Moxie. On May 14, 2023, Moxie was found guilty in Akeboun V. Moxies_Hoe, with Moxie being found in violation of the Anti-Discrimination Law that she had originally proposed, after telling Akeboun to "kill yourself" as Akeboun was a member of the Frontier. Moxie also ran into drama regarding her old town of Yakima. At the end of May, Small_Cat handed over Yakima to Bachinuni. In June Bachinuni completely flattened Yakima with Milgorn wanting to turn it into farms. Yakima was offered to be rebuilt by Bachinuni if Moxie paid for it, however to prevent that Milgorn banned Moxie from Cascadia's main build server at the time. On June 26th with no progress, Yakima was handed to ViolentVampire who gave it to BurlyGator, a random player from Newfoundland, where it then left Cascadia and joined the RMF. As revenge, Moxie decided to delete Oceanside. Near midnight on the night of July 3, Moxie deleted Oceanside, informing Cascadian officials, notably [[Setrus]], that she was deleting the town. Alongside Setrus, she also gave a more subtle notice to 8set, who was still the RMF's primary leader. | ||
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Sometime shortly after 1:12 am PST, July 4, the old town of Oceanside officially fell, and both sides began claiming the ruins. Cascadia began claiming from the north, while the RMF began claiming from a prepared siege town, named "Walla Walla", just off the northwest coast of Oceanside. During this stage of the battle, Covenhal, who had been described as "two-faced" by Cascadians during the RMF Wars, would distract North_Paso while WrestlingWithGod and BearHugBuddha claimed chunks. Some Cascadians have described this event as "The redemption of Covenhal". However, the RMF had more gold and players online at the beginning of the battle, allowing them to quickly claim north and block the Seaside push from reaching the sea and pushing south. By 1:15 am PST, the town of Seaside had been completely cut off to its west. Meanwhile, in the southern part of Oceanside, around 1:38 am PST the RMF responded by focusing on claiming south of Oceanside with a second town named walllla wallla. However, by this time, Cascadia had raised more manpower and gold than the RMF had on-hand, and was able to move more quickly. By this point the race to claim the southern half of the former town had also become a PvP engagement, with Cascadian forces generally using harming pots and both sides abusing claim protections to avoid death. It was also around this time that help from the RMF's ally of Texas, primarily for the Texan King North_Paso, arrived in Oceanside. | Sometime shortly after 1:12 am PST, July 4, the old town of Oceanside officially fell, and both sides began claiming the ruins. Cascadia began claiming from the north, while the RMF began claiming from a prepared siege town, named "Walla Walla", just off the northwest coast of Oceanside. During this stage of the battle, Covenhal, who had been described as "two-faced" by Cascadians during the RMF Wars, would distract North_Paso while WrestlingWithGod and BearHugBuddha claimed chunks. Some Cascadians have described this event as "The redemption of Covenhal". However, the RMF had more gold and players online at the beginning of the battle, allowing them to quickly claim north and block the Seaside push from reaching the sea and pushing south. By 1:15 am PST, the town of Seaside had been completely cut off to its west. Meanwhile, in the southern part of Oceanside, around 1:38 am PST the RMF responded by focusing on claiming south of Oceanside with a second town named walllla wallla. However, by this time, Cascadia had raised more manpower and gold than the RMF had on-hand, and was able to move more quickly. By this point the race to claim the southern half of the former town had also become a PvP engagement, with Cascadian forces generally using harming pots and both sides abusing claim protections to avoid death. It was also around this time that help from the RMF's ally of Texas, primarily for the Texan King North_Paso, arrived in Oceanside. | ||
By 1:35 am PST, both sides were fully focused on claiming the south. Ultimately, thanks to the influx of support coming online to bring in gold and manpower, Cascadian forces managed to outflank the RMF, surrounding the town of walllla wallla and cutting off the RMF push from the north. By 1:44 am PST, Cascadian command had begun planning elsewhere, including defensive claiming in present-day Sullivan Bay and offensive claiming in Haida Gwaii. With the fallen area of Oceanside claimed, the focus on both sides became planning next moves and deciding the fate of their respective parts of the former town. Cascadia would begin planning future claiming of vulnerable areas and the rebuilding of infrastructure connecting to Oceanside, while the RMF began tearing down much of Oceanside's historic district, including, at 2:11 am PST, burning down a large pride flag in northern Oceanside. Around 1:37 am PST, Esti submitted an EMC support ticket reporting Wailla Walla for claimblocking. The report that was accepted by the mod team later that day, leading to Wailla Walla's deletion, and Cascadian control of the entire southern area of Oceanside, around 4:59 am PST A number of RMF players were also warned for proximity grief for their actions during the battle, including _sadpoo, North_Paso, DraftBust, and KillerVortexian. KillerVortexian would be banned for a | By 1:35 am PST, both sides were fully focused on claiming the south. Ultimately, thanks to the influx of support coming online to bring in gold and manpower, Cascadian forces managed to outflank the RMF, surrounding the town of walllla wallla and cutting off the RMF push from the north. By 1:44 am PST, Cascadian command had begun planning elsewhere, including defensive claiming in present-day Sullivan Bay and offensive claiming in Haida Gwaii. With the fallen area of Oceanside claimed, the focus on both sides became planning next moves and deciding the fate of their respective parts of the former town. Cascadia would begin planning future claiming of vulnerable areas and the rebuilding of infrastructure connecting to Oceanside, while the RMF began tearing down much of Oceanside's historic district, including, at 2:11 am PST, burning down a large pride flag in northern Oceanside. Around 1:37 am PST, Esti submitted an EMC support ticket reporting Wailla Walla for claimblocking. The report that was accepted by the mod team later that day, leading to Wailla Walla's deletion, and Cascadian control of the entire southern area of Oceanside, around 4:59 am PST A number of RMF players were also warned for proximity grief for their actions during the battle, including _sadpoo, North_Paso, DraftBust, and KillerVortexian. KillerVortexian would be banned for a day due to this being his third warn. These warnings/bans around the same time as Wailla_Walla's deletion for claimblocking are considered the end of the battle. | ||
[[File:OceansideJuly623.webp|none|thumb|705x705px|The split town of Oceanside (RMF territory marked in red); Circa July 6, 2023]] | [[File:OceansideJuly623.webp|none|thumb|705x705px|The split town of Oceanside (RMF territory marked in red); Circa July 6, 2023]] | ||