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Barren Valley is a town in the Wilderness located east of Central Flats Airstrip. It previously housed about 5 people, but a combination of griefing and players quitting the server has dropped it. It currently does not have any residents, but it is undergoing a renovation project to raise population.
It has been griefed numerous times, by the 1008er Mafia, the Central Flats Merchant Republic, the APU, and tusk2510 and Bardiya_King. As of 15 September 2024, it is in the first stages of a project to renovate the town by claiming it, replacing some of its buildings, and creating an industrial area.
History
SpaceHombre, in April 2024, a relatively new player at the time, came across Central Road in the Wilderness and came to what used to be a dark oak forest (it had been completely deforested). He also noticed that replanting efforts were unsuccessful because saplings were being planted in a singular fashion as opposed to the required 2x2 square to grow a dark oak tree. He built a small house with an exhibit inside explaining how to plant a dark oak tree.
He later had the idea to build and open a convenience store in the Wilderness called WildStop. He placed it near the exhibit. This building still exists. Later, he built a headquarters for WildStop that now serves as a government office.
He then constructed an apartment building (the beige building visible near the right of the first image) and wanted to turn the area into a town. He talked to DK3458 who wanted to be its leader. People began to move in to the town. He then constructed more buildings.
The town had been griefed throughout that time, and eventually the town had no residents. SpaceHombre decided he needed to claim the land, so through loans and donations he claimed a large amount of land. He plans to renew the town to gain a large number of residents.