So, I promised to give a little bit more information and hopefully explain the inspiration behind this project. I've finally found a few minutes of down time to write this.
First off my inspiration.
I had been watching dev videos of Everquest Next Landmark on Youtube. The first one I saw had a character running and jumping that reminded me a lot of Ninja Run in City of Heroes. I had a moment of "Aww, I miss CoH." But then forgot about it for months. It wasn't until I saw a recent video in which a developer made his character fly that I thought to myself, "OMG we have to remake Paragon City." And so since that moment I have been planning. I've recruited friends, measured some buildings and made sure that this was actually something we could accomplish. When I realized that it was I got so excited I couldn't contain myself.
How it will work:
First we need to measure buildings we want to see built in Landmark. This may end up being the entire city or just a few depending on how much support we get. This will also include statues and interiors of buildings.
After that the measurements will be converted to be compatible with Landmark which uses a different measurement system. This is a very simple conversion that anyone can do.
Once the measurements are complete we have to gather the resources to begin construction. This means actually going into Landmark and mining/logging until our eyes bleed*.
When we have a space to begin construction and the materials to do it then the hard part begins. We will replicate each Paragon City building one at a time until we either run out of space or finish the project. These will all be to the proper scale and have interiors.
Many buildings we construct will have nothing in them. This is because in the original these buildings were not ones you could go inside. To make them less empty and give people private spaces we are going to "rent" them to people.
We will open buildings up to have office spaces, apartments, restaurants, or anything else (within a T for Teen rating) to anyone who wants to use them. These spaces I imagine will be most popular with roleplayers. Anyone who assists in the construction process will be given a small space for free. But as anyone can have one of these spaces we will open them up for a cost. This will help us keep these plots maintained. The cost will vary depending on the size of the structure a person wants to claim and it will be entirely through in game currencies. Be that Wood, Stone, or whatever it is that is required for monthly plot upkeep. Players will be able to build in their part of Paragon City whatever they desire to have. For the most part the outsides of buildings will remain true to City of Heroes with the exception of rooftops, balconies which were already on the buildings, and signs which will be designed and built by the owners themselves, or they can ask one of the Rebuilt construction crew to do it for them. Public areas will not have areas that can be purchased. This includes places like City Hall, Pocket D, PPD stations, Tram stations, and more. Naturally we cannot stop people from going into your area but we will do everything we can to insure that no one changes anything you've done.
I hope this has helped you understand the project a little bit better. As always I am happy to take questions.
*No bleeding should actually occur.
