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Hello My Fellow QR-ites :)

Queen's Retreat Waterworks is a regional guild dedicated solely to the construction, maintenance and expansion of a public Aqueduct for the Test of Life.

We have set up a Guild Hall at 54 -6191 by sBody. All are welcome to join for free, though bricks and boards (for expansion of guild) are appreciated.

all donate to Aqueduct System is welcome o you dont need the test to join you can join to just help out this is a Region guild consider joining this huge project.

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Queen's Retreat Waterworks

Guild elders are dedicated to the coordination and oversight of the guild and it's project. Please contact any elder to discuss. Elders:

Members

Anyone who is interested in participating in the guild or the project is welcome to join.

  • Ptahiah If you aren't sure how to edit your details on this page, please message me and I'll do it for you. Also see public pottery deck and vault, below.

There is another public Pottery Deck and Vault Kiln a bit nearer the CS at Ptahiah's house 483, -6068. Thanks to everyone who helped make these, especially Haraelendil for the bearings and everyone who made firebricks!

Tower Support

The guild will try to help provide tiles for your personal tower. This will require donations of raeli tiles by members who have ovens. Once the pump requirements are met, we will look to this need.

Aqueduct System Benefits

In addition to being a test pass, there were Four major benefits to having an Aqueduct System in T3.

  • The Vegetable Bonus - Near various towers there is a triple yield vegetable harvests bonus area. Veggies are grown here just like any other place, you just get 3 times as many when you harvest them.
  • Growing Herbs - Herb seeds can only be planted near some aqueduct towers.
  • The Attribute Bonus - You can drink from a tower and will get a 24 teppyhour (~27 RL hrs) +1 boost to a single attribute. The attribute boosted is in addition to permanent stats and in addition to food. This is especially useful when your Strength and Dexterity are not the same and you can drink to boost the lower stat to have 500 more carry.
  • Moss Growth - A different varieties of moss grow at each tower. Moss is used for other tests and for monuments.
  • Several chat channels have reported, since their aqueducts went up, that the bonus is now +3, and that moss type can be changed every 5 teppy mins. (Ptahiah)

What has to be done

Step one is to build an Aqueduct Pump - done! Now that this is done, individuals can build their own tower, creating a large chain of towers stemming from the main pump.
The plan is to build the Aqueduct Pump near the guild hall at sBody. Then, the chain of towers will head west across (through the sand/dirt/grass area) to the desert's edge. Then the chain will turn north and head along the edge of grass/sand towards the QR Cabbage/Leek growing spot. This path will hopefully get us a good cabbage/leek tower while also cutting through a good mix of terrain that could benefit all veggies types.

Test of Life and Points

To pass the Test of Life (or the principle), you need to get "points" for veggies grown. You will get 1 point for every harvest (not veggie) completed at your tower, or at a tower further down the line than yours. Accumulating points, then, is a group effort - we will grow veggies at the LAST tower in the chain to maximize points for everyone.

Requirements for Tower Builders

Everyone will want to build a tower. The more people who build a tower, the better for everyone. Here is what YOU must do if you build a tower:

  • Collect all materials required for a tower (guild to provide raeli tiles to all through donation from members)
  • Build your tower along the designated path
  • Do a veggie test at your tower (to see if it's a bonus tower or not)
  • Complete 1000 harvests at the LAST tower in the chain. (By taking responsibility for our own principle requirements, QR tower members will be well set to pass the test)

Construction Costs

Builds a 500 foot tall tower and a one twentieth share of a 500 foot tall pump with an upgraded cistern. If we have more than 20 people that are willing to do the "full-monty" we can adjust the fixed cost items and still collect the full amount on the variable cost items. This will allow for a higher Pump with a larger storage cistern.

This basically is the cost of a high tower near the pump and a share of the pump costs.


Cost to build the pumping station:

Tower Construction Costs

Towers are built in a similar way as pumps. The construction tool will note how far away from a suitable location you are. You must be within 8 feet of a suitable location in order to place a construction site. See below for our specified build locations. Once placed, the construction site still may not work if it's not placed close enough to a pump or a connecting tower (it will say this and not let you add materials).


WANT TO BUILD A TOWER? Contact one of the guild elders if you'd like to build a tower. The guild can supply the tiles and tar required, if you bring the rest of the materials listed above. We can also trade clay for cooked pipe segments if you need (100 clay and 100 wood per segment)

Material Contributions and Tower Order

Build Order

  • Traak - done
  • Ryyssa - done
  • Wampak - done
  • Carrera - done
  • Dreamau - done
  • Delfin - done
  • Arame - done
  • bcoastaldawn - done
  • Haraelendil - done
  • Jadzi
  • Ptahiah
  • Julia
  • misty
  • Ruby
  • Tripneustes
  • Andrei
  • Atheus
  • Frisha
  • Mackena
  • Sacer - Builds when online next
  • Fugue - Builds when online next
  • Aloahe - Build when lvl 17


This list was based on the contributions by members towards the cost of the aqueduct pump. Here is the old Material Contribution information.

Intended Build Path

Stat Colour
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  • Below are the estimated build cost for each tower. The cost is an estimate because the altitude is not perfectly correct, so there will be variance.

Tower Bonus Testing


Herb Seed Testing

  • 1 Cut away the outer stem
  • 2 Harvest the Root pith
  • 3 Trim the Root fibres
  • 4 Snip the leaf stems
  • 5 Peel back the stem base
  • 6 Scrape off the stem pith
  • 7 Remove the Tap Root
  • 8 Pick out the seeds
  • 9 Crush the stems
  • 10 Pluck the leaves
  • 11 Squeeze out the sap
  • 12 Scrape away the leaf hairs

Tower Owner Car. Cuke Pep Leek Cabb Garl Onion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Stat Bonus?
1 Traak x x x x x x x x STR None
2 Ryyssa x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x DEX None
3 Wampak x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x CON None
4 Carrera x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Per None
5 Dreamau x x x x x x x Con None
6 Delfin x x x x x x x End None
7 Arame x x x x x x x Dex None
8 Bcoastaldawn x x x x x 3x Dex Garlic
9 Haraelendil Per ?
10 Jadzi End ?
11 ? ? ?
12 ? ? ?

Tower Locations

Tower Coords Alt (ft) Targ. Height Raise Req. Bricks Concrete Cut Stone Pipe Seg Owner Stat Bonus?
Pump 60, -6185 0 500 Traak None
Tower 1 50, -6180 35 400 365 20250 730 548 13 Traak STR+3
Tower 2 40, -6163 74 395 321 18050 642 482 12 Ryyssa Dex+3 ?
Tower 3 30, -6145 115 390 275 15750 550 413 11 Wampak Con+3
Tower 4 20, -6128 115 385 270 15500 540 405 11 Carrera Per+3
Tower 5 10, -6111 158 380 222 13100 444 333 10
Tower 6 20, -6094 96 375 279 15950 558 419 11
Tower 7 30, -6077 70 370 300 17000 600 450 11
Tower 8 20, -6060 98 365 267 15350 534 401 11
Tower 9 10, -6043 110 360 250 14500 500 375 10
Tower 10 -10, -6043 170 355 185 11250 370 278 9
Tower 11 -30, -6043 175 350 175 10750 350 263 9
Tower 12 -40, -6026 176 345 169 10450 338 254 9
Tower 13 -60, -6026 176 340 164 10200 328 246 9
Tower 14 -80, -6026 182 335 153 9650 306 230 9
Tower 15 -90, -6009 179 330 151 9550 302 227 9
Tower 16 -100, -5990 180 325 145 9250 290 218 8
Tower 17 -110, -5973 179 320 141 9050 282 212 8
Tower 18 -100, -5956 176 315 139 8950 278 209 8
Tower 19 -110, -5939 179 310 131 8550 262 197 8
Tower 20 -100, -5922 179 305 126 8300 252 189 8
Tower 21 -90, -5903 175 300 125 8250 250 188 8
Tower 22 -100, -5886 174 295 121 8050 242 182 8
Tower 23 -90, -5869 179 290 111 7550 222 167 8
Tower 24 -100, -5852 165 285 120 8000 240 180 8
Tower 25 -90, -5835 179 280 101 7050 202 152 8
Tower 26 -100, -5818 165 275 110 7500 220 165 8
Tower 27 -90, -5801 173 270 97 6850 194 146 7
Tower 28 -80, -5784 179 265 86 6300 172 129 7
Tower 29 -90, -5764 173 260 87 6350 174 131 7
Tower 30 -80, -5747 175 255 80 6000 160 120 7
Tower 31 -90, -5730 175 250 75 5750 150 113 7
Tower 32 -100, -5713 179 245 66 5300 132 99 7
Tower 33 -90, -5696 173 240 67 5350 134 101 7
Tower 34 -80, -5679 165 235 70 5500 140 105 7
Tower 35 -70, -5662 152 230 78 5900 156 117 7
Tower 36 -60, -5645 68 225 157 9850 314 236 9
Tower 37 -70, -5626 73 220 147 9350 294 221 8
Tower 38 -80, -5609 62 215 153 9650 306 230 9
Tower 39 -70, -5591 48 210 162 10100 324 243 9
Tower 40 -60, -5574 0 205 205 12250 410 308 10


Gearboxes

To raise to 100:

  • 1 Gearbox C172-C213 H435-H509
  • 1 Gearbox A286-A337 H403-H488
  • 1 Gearbox A57-A68 F235-F280
  • 1 Gearbox C10-C12 F477-F577
  • 1 Gearbox C124-C154 H274-H343
  • 1 Gearbox B316-B376 G211-G262
  • 1 Gearbox C353-C441 G356-G431
  • 1 Gearbox C208-C248 G311-G383
  • 1 Gearbox C439-C527 F482-F588
  • 1 Gearbox C302-C350 G360-G425
  • 1 Gearbox B389-B447 H410-H476
  • 1 Gearbox B207-B259 F224-F267
  • 1 Gearbox C477-C572 F402-F486
  • 1 Gearbox A131-A164 G142-G163
  • 1 Gearbox C302-C356 G223-G263
  • 1 Gearbox A276-A328 G125-G151
  • 1 Gearbox B66-B79 F345-F400
  • 1 Gearbox A174-A216 H32-H38
  • 1 Gearbox C343-C408 H259-H319
  • 1 Gearbox A493-A592 F486-F559
  • 30000 Bricks
  • 1500 Concrete
  • 500 Cut Stone
  • 10 Pipe Segment

To raise it to 300ft: Gearboxes done but last two, ran out of medium gears (which box to use)

  • 1 Gearbox A126-A150 F289-F332 (A146 B146 F292)
  • 1 Gearbox B288-B343 F45-F54 (B333 F50)
  • 1 Gearbox B282-B353 H27-H31 (B333 H30)
  • 1 Gearbox A55-A64 H113-H130 (A60 F120 H 120)
  • 1 Gearbox B45-B54 H472-H576 (B50 H 556)
  • 1 Gearbox B289-B358 H263-H316 (B292 H292)
  • 1 Gearbox B380-B467 H280-H344 (B400 H333)
  • 1 Gearbox A138-A166 G237-G294 (A139 G278)
  • 1 Gearbox B380-B460 H464-H534 (B400 H480)
  • 1 Gearbox B466-B555 F494-F613 (B480 F576)
  • 1 Gearbox C187-C230 F192-F230 (C200 D200 F200)
  • 1 Gearbox C350-C427 G187-G226 (B400 C400 G200)
  • 1 Gearbox A448-A538 G185-G218 (A480 G200)
  • 1 Gearbox A335-A412 G265-G331 (A400 B400 G288)
  • 1 Gearbox B214-B248 H283-H348 (B240 H288)
  • 1 Gearbox A209-A245 H41-H48 (A240 B240 H42)
  • 1 Gearbox C415-C515 H495-H589 (C480 H576)
  • 1 Gearbox C242-C278 G319-G376 (C278 G333)
  • 1 Gearbox C425-C502 F328-F407 (C480 F400)
  • 1 Gearbox C107-C129 H465-H567 (C120 H556)
  • 50000 Bricks
  • 2500 Concrete
  • 767 Cut Stone
  • 10 Pipe Segment

To raise the pump to 400ft

  • 1 Gearbox C446-C544 G193-G241------ C-480, G240
  • 1 Gearbox C492-C615 F123-F141------ B-556,C-556, F-139
  • 1 Gearbox A444-A511 G221-G265------ A-463, G-231
  • 1 Gearbox C194-C243 F252-F300------ C-200, F-278
  • 1 Gearbox C194-C241 H226-H271------ C-231, H-231
  • 1 Gearbox C336-C403 G399-G479------ C-400, G-400
  • 1 Gearbox C473-C568 G116-G140------ C-480, G120
  • 1 Gearbox C130-C153 F192-F228------ C-144, F-200
  • 1 Gearbox A239-A294 G475-G584------ A-278, G-556
  • 1 Gearbox C329-C385 F482-F603------ C-333, F-556
  • 1 Gearbox B41-B47 F315-F387-------- A-42, B-42, F-386
  • 1 Gearbox C484-C595 F370-F455------ C-556, F-400
  • 1 Gearbox C229-C275 G418-G523------ C-240, G480
  • 1 Gearbox B292-B342 F65-F77-------- B-333, F-72
  • 1 Gearbox C467-C560 F377-F456------ C-480, F-400
  • 1 Gearbox A400-A476 G420-G483------ A-463, G-463
  • 1 Gearbox B351-B407 H26-H31-------- A-400, B-400, H-26
  • 1 Gearbox C148-C175 F347-F420------ C-173, F-415
  • 1 Gearbox A319-A389 G102-G128------ A-322, B-322, G-116
  • 1 Gearbox C198-C244 F216-F268------ B-231, C-231, G-231
  • 70000 Bricks
  • 3500 Concrete
  • 1033 Cut Stone