Oasis (NORAD)

Oasis was founded by SimonHull and was the second city founded on the NORAD Server.

Founding
Oasis was founded by SimonHull two months into the Servers's life. Oasis was designed as an opportunity for the members of the server to spread out, and create interest in new building ideas. Oasis was located 1.5 KM due south of NORAD City, and at the time was the farthest construction project from the city's central location. The current Oasis was the second development of the name 'Oasis': a closer development was originally planned but soon turned into the location of The Temple of NOD. A branch line off the railroad to Oasis can be found aproximately half way on the journey that takes players to the Temple.

The Underground Railroad
The first construction project was the railroad, traveling the distance between GCS and the Oasis Train Station. It traveled underground, weaving its way through caves and other such structures.The railroad took a total of 16 hours to construct. The construction occured before Booster Tracks were added, so slopes were used to keep the momentum going, as well as primitive Minecart boosters, such as the C-Booster. The track ran under the Glass Dome which later led to its being repurposed as a Transit hub. Route planning and vision was undertaken by Tmagman and the Construction was undertaken by SimonHull, TinaHull, and Tmagman.

The ride was designed to be as interesting as possible. Dioramas were constructed into the walls, and placed behind glass, all with a certain desert or Wild West theme. Jumps, twists and lava were also used and special rooms and spectacles were also constructed, such as a giant crater near the end, and a room sized diorama that the cart travled through. These were constructed simply to add to the experience, and to make the 4 minute ride more intresting. The final leg of the railway saw the line emerge from the mountain and cross over a small bay. Tmagman constructed a massive suspension bridge to complete the line and increase visibility of the development in the vast desert.

The Town
The first building constructed in Oasis was technically the train station, but a saloon followed, which was built by Galaxygraber a while after. His contributions to Oasis included said saloon, a court house complete with jail cells (Which he had locked himself into accidentally), and a general store, which was never finished. The plan was to make Oasis in a `Wild West` era town, but the project was never completed. According to Galaxygraber, the reason the project wasn't completed was because "I didn't know how to set up trade signs [for the general store]".