Editing Hub

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[[File:2023-08-29 15.04.17.resized.png|alt=The center of the hub from the interior looking up at the colored glass dome.|thumb|The center of the hub.]]
The Hub is the central location on the Wings of Fire: The New World Minecraft server. It is primarily used to teleport to other locations, but also contains several utilities and interesting areas.

== Overview ==
The Hub can be accessed by pressing the button of any of the teleport points located in many significant locations. It can also be teleported to at any time with the <code>/hub</code> command. Upon entering the hub, the player will appear on the landing platform suspended in the center of the hub. From here, the player may jump, fall, or glide to their desired location. This improves speed greatly over [[Hub#History|past iterations]].

The hub follows the day/night cycle of [[Pyrrhia]] and [[Pantala]]. There are various restrictions enforced while in the hub to prevent unwanted modifications. It is impossible to take damage in the hub, and surrounding beacons provide the regeneration effect, making it completely safe.

== Teleports ==
The primary purpose of the Hub to allow players to teleport to other significant locations. The teleports are split into four different categories.

=== Kingdoms and Lore Builds ===
This section is characterized by its purple and magenta color scheme. It contains the following teleports:

* [[Ice Palace]]
* [[Mud Palace]]
* [[Sky Palace]]
* [[Deep Palace]]
* [[Leaf Palace]]
* [[SandWing Stronghold]]
* [[Night Palace]]
* Rainforest Royal Pavilion
* [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
* [[Hazel Canopy]]
* [[Luna Canopy]]
* [[Freedom Hive]]
* [[Monarch Hive]]
* [[Willow Hive]]
* [[Sundew Hive]]
* [[Cricket Hive]]
* [[Jewel Hive]]
* [[The Volcano]]
* [[Eclipse Academy]]

=== Server Events and Minigames ===
This section is characterized by its blue color scheme. It contains the following teleports:

* [[Wither Chamber]]
* [[The Mob Pit]]
* [[Lost Labyrinth of Ptah]]
* [[Diamond Trial]]

The area also has two reserved buttons for ongoing events.

=== Other Destinations ===
This section is characterized by its green color scheme. It contains the following teleports:

* [[The Museum]]
* [[Highland Terrace Trading Post]]
* [[Obsidian Arena]]
* [[Bank of Pretarsi]]

=== Cities, Towns, and Villages ===
This section is characterized by its yellow and orange color scheme. It contains the following teleports:

* [[Possibility]]
* [[The Scorpion Den]]
* [[Among-The-Evergreens]]
* [[Catamont's Claw]]
* [[Dedication]]
* [[Atticus]]
* [[Icebound]]
* [[Three-Lakes Town]]
* [[Tranquility]]
* [[Yojo's Yacht]]
* [[Serenity]]

== Significant Areas ==
There are several significant areas and structures at the Hub itself.

=== Interior Hub ===

==== Staff Hall ====
The Staff Hall (characterized by the purple and magenta color scheme) contains showcases of each active [[Staff Team|staff]] members as an armor stand in an enclosed display. The armor stands and decorations inside the displays are designed by the staff member they represent.

==== Update Bulletin ====
The Update Bulletin (characterized by the blue color scheme) contains two sign boards for announcements. These are usually shortened versions of the announcements made in the [https://discord.woftnw.org Discord server]. This area also contains the Patron Hall, which showcases players who support the server via the [[Patreon|WOFTNW Patreon]] in a similar way to the Staff Hall.

==== Tribe Change ====
The Tribe Change area allows players to change their registered tribe as explained in the [[Tribe Change System]]. There is a short sign-board explanation of the system for convenience.

==== Wing Selection ====
The Wing Selection area is a series of halls showcasing the various wing pairs available in [[Dragonspeak]]. Players may select a pair via a button to be given one to wear.

=== Exterior Hub ===
[[File:2024-05-09 18.22.05.png|alt=The spawn cave.|thumb|The spawn cave.]]

==== Spawn Cave ====
On the west side of the Hub, the spawn cave is located within Legacy Hill. Players who join for the first time emerge from this hill after completing the joining process.

==== Rock Park ====
Between the west and east buildings, there is a rock park with a stream, bench, and several rocks. You can crawl underneath the stream's entrance to find a small cave.

==== Cygnus Apples ====
To the east of the rock park is a small shop with directions on how to create a sign shop. Apples cannot actually be bought here.

==== Reading Room ====
The Reading Room is a building on the north side of the Hub. It contains several significant books as well as a fully-upgraded enchantment table that can be used by players.

==== The Instasmelter ====
Across the path from the reading room is the Instasmelter building. This open-air structure contains a crafting table, smithing table, stonecutter, enderchest, several anvils, and several grindstones. It also contains the Instasmelter itself, which is a furnace that smelts and cooks near-instantly. It is useful for smelting or cooking large quantities of items. As such, it is connected to a hopper system that allows multiple stacks to be queued at once.

==== [[Block Pit|The Block Pit]] ====
The block pit contains volumes of blocks that can be destroyed and regenerated for infinite materials. It is located underground within the Crystal Cliffs on the north side of the Hub.
[[File:2024-05-09 18.23.10.png|alt=Jauari's lookout|thumb|Jauari's lookout]]

==== Jauari's Lookout ====
Jauari's Lookout is a small picnic area on top of the Crystal Cliffs to the north of the Hub. It is dedicated to the retired staff member, Jauari. It contains a campfire, a telescope, and an armor stand representing Jauari facing the sky.

==== Camp Pleiades ====
Camp Pleiades is located on the east side of the Hub. It consists of several tents near a campfire and contains instructions on how to set a home.

==== End Portal ====
Within Noctua Mountain on the east side of the Hub is the end portal. It is the only way to travel to the end.

==== Bob's Farm ====
The south-east section of the hub is dedicated to Bob's Farm. It consists mostly of farmland. There is also a tractor near the end portal and a chicken coop on the opposite side of the fountain. If the wheat is fully grown (as indicated by a floating text display in the center), players can destroy the wheat to begin the [[Harvest (minigame)|Harvest minigame]].
[[File:2024-01-16 20.20.03.resized.png|alt=The Peril statue.|thumb|The Peril statue.]]

==== Peril Statue ====
Above Bob's Farm is a statue of Wings of Fire character Peril built by player Shards_of_ice. It was originally built during [[Generation 3]] near [[Jade Mountain Academy]].

==== SandWing Statue ====
On the south side of the Hub, there is a statue of "a random sandwing" by Elle_The_Cryptid (originally known as CopperWingz). The statue was built during [[Generation 2]] and was used to represent Wings of Fire character Queen Oasis in front of the [[SandWing Stronghold]] until [[Generation 4]].

==== Activity Center ====
The south-west side of the Hub is the activity center. It was previously the [[Block Pit]]. It has not been used since the Block Pit was moved.

== History ==

=== First Iteration ===
The first iteration of the Hub (initially named the ''Teleport Hub'') was built sometime between the 11th and 26th of May, 2016 by ebelle. It was made primarily of light blue terracotta, quartz, and bedrock. Its purpose was to allow players to teleport easily to other locations on Pyrrhia.

The Teleport Hub was expanded to two floors on June 6th, 2017 due to the number of teleports gradually increasing. By this time, the community referenced it as the ''TP Hub''.
[[File:2020-06-10 19.00.46.png|alt=The second iteration of the hub, made mostly of dark oak planks and purple terracotta.|thumb|The second iteration of the hub.]]

=== Second Iteration ===
The second iteration of the hub was built on June 10th of 2020. The redesign was the same size, but was more elaborate and used primarily dark oak and purple terracotta. Because of frequent out-of-bounds exploits, the security of the hub was greatly upgraded with this revision.

This rendition was notorious for its capability to allow entities to teleport into the TP hub via alternate means, but not out due to how it was loaded. Wolves would frequently become trapped in the TP Hub. In August of 2020, the issue was so prevalent that chickens flooded the TP Hub due to the ability to throw their eggs within the TP Hub.

=== Third Iteration ===
The TP Hub did not get another redesign until [[Generation 3]] came along with the new Pyrrhia map. This third iteration, built primarily by Heron (then iDinoSoul) and Zilla (Godzilla1005) was slightly larger and had slight changes to the design. This iteration removed quartz and added birch planks. It also swapped the redstone lanterns for the then-new glowshrooms. This iteration also added beacons to allow players in the area to walk faster.
[[File:2024-05-09 17.11.49.resized.png|alt=The fourth iteration of the TP hub from above. There are four main buildings around a central building. Between the four are outdoor areas with various unique features.|thumb|The fourth iteration of the TP hub.]]

=== Fourth Iteration ===
The fourth iteration of the TP Hub massively redesigned the layout. The growing number of teleports required a larger structure, so this iteration split the TP Hub into four distinct areas, each with their own set of teleport locations. Players would spawn in the center and could walk to either of the four directions for a specific teleport location or visit the outdoor, decorative corner areas.

=== Fifth Iteration ===
The fifth iteration of the TP Hub was created for [[Generation 4]]. This is the current version. For its wider variety of purposes, it was renamed to simply ''The Hub''.
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