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[Healix]

[ShardWarrior]

Well I thought the editor was going to be the death of me on this one, but it's finally ready for a grand opening!

 

 

THE WATCHTOWER - Command Center for Paragon Corps in Galactic Sector 20918.  Base code PARAGON-15105

 

 

Who are the Paragon Corps?

 

The Paragon Corps is an ancient intergalactic organization devoted to law enforcement, peacekeeping, exploration and scientific discovery.  Founded several millennia ago in a distant galaxy, they have continued to expand and spread their influence further across the universe.

Each member, known as a Paragon, utilizes sophisticated technologies granting the user with incredible abilities that are derived from and directed by the power of their will.

 

Strongest and most powerful among the Paragons are known as the Guardians, beings of immense will and psionic abilities far beyond those of ordinary beings.  

 

The Paragon Corps are soldiers, engineers and scientists devoted to keeping the peace in the universe.  Not only are they keeping the peace ... they are looking for something.

THE WATCHTOWER

 

Location:  Kuiper Belt, SOL System, Galactic Sector 20918

 

 

Constructed atop and out of of harvested materials mined from within the Kuiper Belt, the Watchtower lies within the vast expanse of space between Neptune and Pluto.  Its purpose is to serve as the central command station for Galactic Sector 20918, of which the planet Earth is included.

Heavily shielded and armed, the Watchtower is a formidable space station capable of keeping and entire sector of space safe from harm.  Space stations built by the Paragon Corps have been known to fend off assault from entire fleets of hostile aliens.

 

Upon transporting aboard, you will find yourself on Deck 4.  

 

 

Here you will find the Transporter Room with service to all areas of Paragon City, The Rogue Isles and beyond.  Critical services such as first aid, armory and costuming are readily available.  Turbolift access is also found here.  

Internal turbolift destinations are as follows;

Deck 7: (Lamedh) Main Engineering

 

The heart of the Watchtower, the mighty engine core utilizes the staggeringly vast energies from within a sphere of pure beryllium to power the station.  High energy particles are transferred to the to the warp nacelles which are used for station keeping and interstellar travel if required.  

 

 

Deck 6: (Heth) Flight Operations

 

The flight deck aboard the Watchtower where both incoming and outgoing intergalactic ships serve as defense or resupply.  You will find a workshop on the flight deck where spacecraft are maintained.  If you have your spacesuit ready, feel free to exit through the forcefields to take an exterior tour of the station.  You can also use one of the small shuttlecraft to explore the robotic mining operations on the nearby asteroids where robotic drones are harvesting materials and beryllium.

 

Deck 5: (Beth) Arboretum

 

Part of the natural sciences division, this arboretum serves not only as a center for the study of alien botany, but as a much needed source of beauty and tranquility in the blackness of space.

 

Deck 4:  (Aleph/Daleth) Transporter Room, Main Turbolift and Essential Services

 

Transporter access to all areas, along with trainer, store, nurse and costume contacts.

 

Deck 3:  (Yodh) Infirmary and Science Labs

 

As powerful as they are, even Paragons require medical attention from time to time after battling evil.  Deck 3 contains the trauma center, surgical and recovery wards.  In addition to the hospital services, there are also science labs devoted to materials and biological studies.

 

Deck 2:  (Gimel)  Crew Quarters and Crew Lounge / Mess hall

 

This deck serves as the barracks for the crew, providing them with ample living quarters and a mess hall, where they can relax and unwind when off duty.  Several Paragon's are rumored to be master chefs, so their fellow crew mates eagerly anticipate chow time when they are on kitchen duty.

 

Deck 1:  (Kaph) Command Operations

 

The nerve center for the Watchtower.  Take the center seat and you can direct not only Watchtower operations, but those of Galactic Sector 20918 and elsewhere wihthin the known universe.

 

Off the command bridge you will find the Commanding Officers Ready Room and officers conference room.

 

Exterior Views:

 

 

Please do feel free to beam aboard and take a tour of the station.  The base is open to the public, so feel free to use any time.

 

See you out there among the stars!

Edited April 26 by ShardWarrior

[ZacKing]

That base is truly amazing @ShardWarrior!  I'm honestly blown away by this one.  It has to be seen to be believed.  I'm really impressed with the level of effort that must have went into building something of this scope.  I think the engineering section is my favorite.  Reminds me of the engine room from Galaxy Quest!  But I love the bridge and command center too.  This base really deserves a showcase/walkthrough tour video from @Dacy.  I also just love the thought you put into the story behind these bases and the supergroups.

 

Wanted to ask ...

 

21 hours ago, ShardWarrior said:

Not only are they keeping the peace ... they are looking for something.

 

What exactly are they looking for?

[chuckv3]

Well it ain't much, but I figured out how to put all the ski chalet parts together by lining them up at the corners of carefully-spaced floor tiles, then shift-dragging them to the right height. It works as a pool-side shaded area.

 

 

 

Edited May 14 by chuckv3

[Triumphant]

@ShardWarrior  What shard are you on?  This base is amazing!

[Forager]

The Apparatus

Excelsior 

Passcode: H2H-18887

 

I am not done, but it's finally suitable for visitors. This is The Apparatus.. The theme is a commercialized training center and pro shop for natural origin heroes. The actual base itself feels done-ish... but it's still a work-in-progress. The motorcycle needs cleaning up and there is a danger room and dojo that are not finished.

 

There is a bit of a psychedelic experience hidden in the office. It's technically done, but it's just chapter 1. If you do go down there, the teleporter back is on the old version of the ship above you (it's the way out of what will eventually be a series... which is the end so I guess I have the last chapter too). I won't bore you with (or spoil) the plot, but it should be obvious that Forager is dabbling in things he shouldn't be.

 

There are some things I am very proud of. The MMA cage was the first original thing I ever built out of parts and the nightclub came out exactly the way I wanted it to (flashing light warning). I tried to make the storage, trainers and workshop stuff integrate with the base in a way that made sense. The travel is a bit kooky, but only I use the place so it makes sense to me. I went a little crazy with the Ouroboros set, but it was fun and I couldn't stop.

 

As far as the actual functional aspect of it, it feels pretty complete. This is my first one so let me know if I didn't think of something.

 

There are a couple of secret-ish things... more like just my attempts at being clever. Make sure you exit through the gift shop and pick up your copy of When Life Cons Purple. Any legacy assault rifle or book purchase comes with a free Red Potion! Made and bottled right here in Paragon!

 

 

Edited May 14 by Forager
Forgot to put passcode

[Forager]

I'm still trying to get the hang of lighting things. I finished the entire base before I even understood how lighting worked and recently went back to do it. That's an area I would definitely love some pointers on.

 

 

[Forager]

The nightclub is definitely not photosensitive friendly. I used an obscene amount of effects in there but I thought the mirrored ceiling was cool.

 

[Dacy]

Great motorcycle! Rest of base too, of course, but I really appreciate created items 🙂

 

I hope you've entered this, or will, in the directory! 🙂

[ShardWarrior]

17 hours ago, Triumphant said:

@ShardWarrior  What shard are you on?  This base is amazing!

 

Thank you.  The Watchtower is on Excelsior.

Edited May 15 by ShardWarrior

[ShardWarrior]

On 4/26/2024 at 6:15 PM, ZacKing said:

What exactly are they looking for?

 

Destiny

[Forager]

14 hours ago, Dacy said:

Great motorcycle! Rest of base too, of course, but I really appreciate created items 🙂

 

I hope you've entered this, or will, in the directory! 🙂

 

Thank you, Dacy. Your videos were very helpful.

 

Here's two other things I made... a robot triceratops and a uh... whatever that is.

 

[Dacy]

That's so cute! Love the flying ship, too. Maybe you can show it off in a Showcase; likely it will fit "Other", unless you want me to retro add it to tech (it seems to have a mix, so "other" would prolly be best). WIP (work in progress) is welcome in a showcase, it's not competitive. But, it would have to be listed in the directory (which also supports listing as a WIP). That's so people can find it and see what it's about! (Someone may be looking for a base just like yours!) Since great builds can be found on all the shards, the directory is a way we can connect the community, and also, make sure people can find our bases. 🙂

 

[mistagoat]

Still very much a work in progress but I've gotten all the important bits in place. I was just aiming for an efficient and functional personal base with a touch of whimsy. So this is my primitive-ish floating island being propelled through space by a high tech engine and control room.

 

Road Rage

Excelsior

Rage-33220

 

Edited October 23 by mistagoat
spelling is hard

[mistagoat]

I've gotten on a bit of a base building tangent! This is a secret room in the base from the post above. Just a little developers lounge type room. It's where I work on my sports car, drink whisky and play video games! You get there by petting the Lion by the stairs (no that's not a euphemism).

 

[mistagoat]

So then I wanted to take the glass box concept and make that the whole base instead of a secret room. I made a new base on Indomitable to try it out. This one is a little bigger than the secret room version but not too much, a simple and functional two-man base was the main goal. I'm really happy with how the teleporters turned out! In my head-cannon you'd stand on the teleporter pads and touch the red orb on the wall to be dematerialized and transmitted to you destination via the big satellite dish on the front of the base. Then I just added some hills and valleys down below with a little swimming hole. I probably should have built higher up so you couldn't see so much land, live and learn...

 

Indominable

Road Rage

Rage-11665

 

[Gerald_Deemer]

Incredible bases here on Homecoming. Can I hire you guys? 🤩

Edited November 12 by Gerald_Deemer

[Electronuts]

The Black Tower: a Wheel of Time inspired base.

Server: Excelsior

Code: TheBlackTower-32812

 

Based in Dragon Mount, and active volcano. Not fully finished, but 90% there.

Aerial views of full building and harbour:

[Electronuts]

The Harbour and village., including Choedan Kal and a Chora tree.

[Electronuts]

The entrance and first floor, including waygates to all zones (activated by avendesora leaves) and hidden utilities in the pillars.

[Electronuts]

Floor 2, integrated storage and workshop utilities.

[Electronuts]

Floor 3 - personal rooms and offices.

 

[Electronuts]

Floor 4 - angreal storage, the library, the hall of sitters, the 3 arches.

[Gerswin Jr]

3 hours ago, Electronuts said:

Floor 4 - angreal storage, the library, the hall of sitters, the 3 arches.

 

Looks great. Ceilings high enough for an Ogier!

[Vexxillion]

19 hours ago, Electronuts said:

The Black Tower: a Wheel of Time inspired base.

Server: Excelsior

Code: TheBlackTower-32812

 

Based in Dragon Mount, and active volcano. Not fully finished, but 90% there.

Aerial views of full building and harbour:

 

 

Holy shmowzow! This is wonderful! Fantastic work!