*In the early days, the pioneers of this land understood the power of unity and collaboration. As the gears of progress began to turn, they embarked on their first Trial to lay the foundations of a thriving community. They set forth to establish a central meeting place for all, where ideas could be shared, and the spark of innovation could be nurtured. In this hallowed space, they devised a system of democracy to give voice to each and every member of their growing society. The industrious pioneers meticulously tracked ongoing projects, empowering them to build specialized committees that would harness their collective passions and skills.

With these committees, the community flourished as they tackled logistics, train design, civics, and beautification. The spirit of unity and cooperation embodied in this Trial ultimately unlocked the tools and resources needed to propel the Dominion into a new era of progress: feeding troughs to sustain the cattle, iron grates to fortify their settlements, and backpacks to aid them on their journey through the land of industry and innovation.*

TASKS

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• [x] Meet Me At The Spot
• Construct a meeting area near the world spawn. This meeting area will be where you routinely plan to meet, discuss, and decide on future tasks and trials. Consider this a central space for a community town that future trials will have you expand on.
  • This meeting area can be of any design and theming of your choice, such as a town hall, outdoor amphitheater, etc.
  • The meeting area should be large enough to comfortably fit 20 players. </aside>

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• [x] Democracy By Design
• In your new meeting area, design and create a system of voting where all participating members can vote on future projects and ideas. </aside>

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• [x] What Were We Doing Again?
• In your new meeting area, create a tracking system for ongoing communal tasks and projects. </aside>

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• [x] Somebody’s Gotta Do It
• Use your new meeting hall to create player committees designed to tackle the following tasks in communal areas:
  • [x] Track logistics & Construction
  • [x] Train Design
  • [x] Civics/Engineering
  • [x] Beautification and Lighting
  • [x] Public spaces design & Construction
  • Any other committees you like.

NOTE: These committees do not grant anyone power over a category or any other player, but it will help you identify who is passionate about what kind of task. At any point, anybody would and will be allowed to help with any task.

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• [x] The First Vote
• Using the newly established democratic system, vote on the name of your new town.
  • Construct a large sign for your town with the new name proudly displayed.
  • Continue to vote on the name of all other public spaces created as you complete new trials. </aside>

REWARDS

<aside> ⭐ Feeding Troughs (Quark)

The Feeding Trough is a block you can craft with some planks and fence gates. When right clicked, a menu will pop up where you can put food inside it.

Nearby animals will flock to the trough to eat the food within. This works just as if a player had fed the animal, but with a few differences:

• There's a chance the animal will need more than one bit of food to get in to “love mode”.
• Animals bred with the trough will not produce XP.
• If there's more than 32 animals in a 10 block radius, the animals will eat, but never enter “love mode”.

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<aside> ⭐ Iron Gates (Quark)

The Iron Grate is a really useful block for early-game farms. Animals are afraid of walking on it, and will never do it, whereas items will just fall through the gaps.

Players, monsters, and other entities will just walk through normally.

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<aside> ⭐ Backpacks (Backpacked)

Inventory management can be difficult with so many new blocks and items. Here’s a handy simple backpack to help you along the way.

• Provides 18 additional inventory slots! (Who knows, maybe future trials will improve this… ;) )
• Customize your backpacks with different models. Complete challenges to unlock more backpacks. Collect them all!
• Pickpocketing mechanics. Share items from your backpack with other players.
• Shelves to stow and display your unlocked backpacks in the world. Supports hoppers!
• Improve your backpack with 5 new enchantments!

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