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[[File:Hydra_Main_Operating_Base_Pre_2015.png| | [[File:Hydra_Main_Operating_Base_Pre_2015.png|left|middle|thumb|Hydra Island, Pre-Colonization (c. 2015)]]The founding members of the first Hydra crew joined PirateCraft in middle to late-2015. These included names such as dpex81, macro26, trooper306, Spock1101, and RebornSparta. At this time, the crew tag ‘Hydra’ was claimed by a different group of inactive players. For this reason, the founding members took the name ‘Reich’ under the crew description ‘The Eternal Empire of Hydra’. | ||
The first Hydra base was constructed on the east of the map at x:4550, z:-2300. The base consisted of an open-air stone castle with 10-20 block high walls and two wet docks. At the time, this was near the world border, which was later expanded. | The first Hydra base was constructed on the east of the map at x:4550, z:-2300. The base consisted of an open-air stone castle with 10-20 block high walls and two wet docks. At the time, this was near the world border, which was later expanded. | ||
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As a result of this discouragement, Hydra would break into two groups to establish firmer positions on the PirateCraft server. The main group, consisting of macro26, trooper306, and Spock1101, moved north to the nearest desert at x:4600, z:-2800 and constructed the infamous pair of Hangers. The main Hanger sported 7 block thick walls and two enclosed wet docks, and served as Hydra’s main base of operations. Together these would be known as Fortress II. Shortly after their construction, early Hydra would be joined by Lamborewski, Sir_Ninja_Knight, and ObamasRightNut. All three recruits would go on to be banned in November 2015. | As a result of this discouragement, Hydra would break into two groups to establish firmer positions on the PirateCraft server. The main group, consisting of macro26, trooper306, and Spock1101, moved north to the nearest desert at x:4600, z:-2800 and constructed the infamous pair of Hangers. The main Hanger sported 7 block thick walls and two enclosed wet docks, and served as Hydra’s main base of operations. Together these would be known as Fortress II. Shortly after their construction, early Hydra would be joined by Lamborewski, Sir_Ninja_Knight, and ObamasRightNut. All three recruits would go on to be banned in November 2015. | ||
[[File:HydraFOB.png| | [[File:HydraFOB.png|middle|middle|thumb|Hydra Hanger (Fortress II), constructed by macro26 and trooper306 (c. 2015)]]Fortress II served early Hydra in defense against several months of onslaught from dagersh and his conspirators. In one of Hydra’s most famous achievements, dagersh would go on to be killed in a siege on November 2nd, 2015. His armor and sword, ‘his mighty donger’, are buried to this day deep below the Statue of Tyranny on Hydra island. | ||
In response to dagersh’s attacks back in September 2015, dpex81 split off from the other members and constructed another bunker on a lightly populated island far away from Hydra’s birthplace, near x:3150, z:-4325. This bunker would be known as Fortress III, and the new Hydra island would later become home to the infamous Hydra Box, Fortress IV. | In response to dagersh’s attacks back in September 2015, dpex81 split off from the other members and constructed another bunker on a lightly populated island far away from Hydra’s birthplace, near x:3150, z:-4325. This bunker would be known as Fortress III, and the new Hydra island would later become home to the infamous Hydra Box, Fortress IV. | ||
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===The Birth of Sleeper Agents and the Second Empire=== | ===The Birth of Sleeper Agents and the Second Empire=== | ||
Hydra abandoned PirateCraft for a period of a few months, vowing to return. On March 25, 2016, an official forum request was submitted that Hydra’s crew tag ‘Reich’ be changed to ‘Hydra’ due to inactivity from the players who currently owned the tag. This request was accepted, and Hydra began its second empire. | [[File:Island of Hydra.PNG|350px|thumb|left|Hydra Island, second revival construction progress (c. 2018)]]Hydra abandoned PirateCraft for a period of a few months, vowing to return. On March 25, 2016, an official forum request was submitted that Hydra’s crew tag ‘Reich’ be changed to ‘Hydra’ due to inactivity from the players who currently owned the tag. This request was accepted, and Hydra began its second empire. | ||
Hydra gained several famous members in early to mid-2016, including, in order: P1ndr0p, R1ck_Sanchez, and Chiroptera419. The summer of 2016 primarily involved the construction of the Hydra box, at x:2760, z:-4330. The original Hydra box was constructed as a floating 51x51x51 cube with 13 block thick walls (later expanded to 16+ blocks thick), with no entrances or exits other than the sliding bay doors on its bottom face (which were later sealed). A giant red Hydra symbol in Redstone block adorned the top surface, and is a well-known monolith on the server live map. To this day, the Hydra box remains as the most impregnable above-ground structure in the PirateCraft overworld. It would serve for several years as the Eternal Empire’s main base of operations. | Hydra gained several famous members in early to mid-2016, including, in order: P1ndr0p, R1ck_Sanchez, and Chiroptera419. The summer of 2016 primarily involved the construction of the Hydra box, at x:2760, z:-4330. The original Hydra box was constructed as a floating 51x51x51 cube with 13 block thick walls (later expanded to 16+ blocks thick), with no entrances or exits other than the sliding bay doors on its bottom face (which were later sealed). A giant red Hydra symbol in Redstone block adorned the top surface, and is a well-known monolith on the server live map. To this day, the Hydra box remains as the most impregnable above-ground structure in the PirateCraft overworld. It would serve for several years as the Eternal Empire’s main base of operations. | ||
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=It's Not a Story the Admins Would Tell You...= | =It's Not a Story the Admins Would Tell You...= | ||