Pine City

Pine City Pine City is the main settlement of Pine Island from 2035 AD onwards in the Alpha timeline. It is built on top of the ruins of Pine Lake. It was built with the combined help of survivors of St. Andrey and from people around Pine Island.

Michael was the architect of the city.

General Description
Pine City is a major metropolis situated above Pine Lake. The city isn't as brutalist as St. Andrey, as it was built and founded by Edward and the community. Accessing the buildings can be done by docking the car in one of the docks.

Some buildings that have resemblance to old buildings also can be found within the city, like the police station, the pizza shop and the coffee shop. Pine City hosts an annual hovercar race, the Pine City Race, every September 8th at 7:30 AM during the 2050-70s.

Music
While the player is in the city between 2045 and 2073, the game will play background music picked from the following three tracks:


 * Scattered Knowledge by Revolution Void
 * Geodetic Transmissions by Revolution Void
 * Biomythos by Revolution Void

2034

 * August 15, 10:00: Edward R. Athor was elected Mayor over what is left of Pine Lake and holds a speech.
 * People from all corners of Acoria, including St. Andrey, flock to Pine Lake to start anew.
 * Pine City was founded by Mayor Athor on the ruins of Pine Lake.

2035

 * The construction of Pine City began at the start of 2035 AD, with scaffolding being built above the old courthouse.
 * Pine Island joins the New Holy Roman Empire, and switching their currency from dollars to New Imperial Thalers.

2037

 * The lower half of the city has been built. It is already a bustling city with lots of hover traffic.
 * A market area has been built at the aqueducts near the bottom of the city.
 * The Trader, Baker, and Liquor Trader have opened stalls there (though note they are not open an all days of the week).
 * A Fusion Fuel machine is also placed here.

2038

 * August 15: Mayor Edward R. Athor ran for his second and final term.
 * October 15th: Mayor Edward R. Athor was reelected, winning in a landslide victory with 97% of the votes.
 * King Henry visits Pine City and speaks with the people in an effort to reestablish diplomatic relations with Pine Island and the surrounding areas of Acoria and St. Andrey.

2039

 * Another layer of the city has been built.
 * The hotel, plaza, bank, archives, police building, pizza parlor, and church open. (Though they do not have holographic signs yet, apart from the pizza parlor, and the hotel does not have elevators yet).
 * The hovering Asian restaurant run by Hokori Fujiwara reopens, having been relocated to Pine City.
 * The market area at the lower level of the city now has had its floor finished; it is now paved instead of bare brick.

2040
The general store run by Sandy and Luke opens (though its holographic sign isn't built yet). It is open from 6 am to 8 pm and is closed Saturdays.

2042

 * Mayor Edward R. Athor stepped down from office due to his failing health at 85 years old and moved to spend his remaining years at the Emperor's Palace in France as a guest of King Henry.
 * Edward's friend and Deputy Mayor Jason Connor gets elected Mayor in his stead.

2043
The Westwood Monument is relocated from the old plaza at ground level to inside Pine City's courthouse building.

2045

 * The tops of the buildings have been completed. The Aquapark and Skypark are built. The garage, Taxi Guild, and cafe (Caffè skylight) open, though their holographic signs aren't built yet.
 * The maintenance elevators have been built, allowing access to Pine City from the surface without needing a flying vehicle:
 * Between the old Pine Lake courthouse and the Pine City Bank,
 * Between the back entrance of Pine City Hotel to behind E. R. Athors Laboratory,
 * And between the back entrance of Pine City Hotel and its rooms.
 * The city gains its (non-diegetic) background music.

2048

 * March 28th: Mayor Connor and company travel to France to visit the king and Edward, who had grown very sick.
 * April 11th: Edward R. Athor passes away peacefully in his bed at the royal gardens, surrounded by his friends and family. He was 91 years old.



2050

 * The annual Pine City Race is held for the first time.
 * A memorial statue was erected on the plaza level in Pine City in the likeness of Mayor Edward R. Athor in honor of the great work people believed he had done for the community.
 * More buildings have been built.
 * The holographic signs for the Garage, Hotel, Pine City Bank, Taxi Guild, Aquapark, Caffè skylight, and General Store have been built.
 * Billboard advertisements are placed around the city, notably including ones for the Pine City Race.
 * Signs are added to the hoverlanes around the city, notifying drivers of potential hazards, what level of the city they are on and what street, and giving directions.

2064
Stefan Dun, son of Luke and Sandy Dun, became Mayor for his second term after winning with a 70% approval.

2074
Society has broken down, presumably following the Great Leader visiting Pine Island. The citizens are wearing masks and don't look so good, and there are no cars flying in the sky anymore. Caffè skylight is still open though, presumably because is run by a robot.