Editing Stalin77

'''Stalin77''' (also seen as '''Stalin_77''' and '''StAlin_77''' in sign text) is an [[Alpha Centauri IV]]-era founding-cohort player, Mayor of [[Sher]], co-builder of [[Archea]], and one of the community's early event organizers.

== Overview ==

Stalin77 is listed among the founding cohort of Alpha Centauri IV alongside [[justin1423]], [[Mattfu]], ParadigmPlague, Shammon, and [[theoubre]] — the players who were present when the server's first sustained era began. His largest project was the City of Sher, a closed industrial city-state that he governed as Mayor, which the [[Alphac Nether Hub]] listed as a primary destination alongside the server's largest settlements.

He was also a resident of [[Archea]], co-built in the Sutherland corridor alongside [[Moose696]] and [[Mattfu]], and maintained a residence in [[Taconia]]. His presence appears across at least four named alphac settlements.

== Alpha Centauri IV ==

=== Sher ===

Sher (officially the ''City of Sher'', sometimes ''State of Sher'') was Stalin77's home city, occupying approximately 1664–1840, 55–82, 1540–1882 in the overworld. The Nether Hub designation read: '''City of Sher — Mayor: Stalin_77 — Closed City''' — the "closed" status indicating restricted settlement rights, with Stalin77 controlling who could establish in the area.

A land claim sign at 1689, 63, 1602 reads: '''"This land is claimed by StAlin and his comrades."''' A sub-district marker at 1763, 65, 1617 reads: '''"Welcome to the State of Euphoria."'''

Sher was a major railway hub served by '''Sher Central Station''' (1715–1733, 59–64, 1685–1722) on the ARC (Architecture Street Railroad) network, with services to multiple ARC Local stops (Iken, Nocturne, Koi, Titan, Exodus), a Ravenport Express, and an Archea Express. The station was among the most connected in alphac.

Industrial infrastructure included:
* '''Kuritsa Mills Chicken Processing''' — large multi-level poultry operation
* '''Belizna Snow Factory'''
* '''Castro's Coco Factory''' at 1787, 74, 1565
* '''Fengshou Foods Plant''' at 1801, 78, 1568 — egg and sugar processing; co-owned with [[Mattfu]]; access sign at 1804, 64, 1548 reads '''"Stalin and Mattfu only!"'''
* '''Stalingrad Warehouse''' at 1733, 70, 1572 — general storage (iron, brick, snow, stone, food, wool, wood, plants, gold, coal, glass, sand, redstone, cobble)
* '''Sher Locomotive Works''' at 1721, 69, 1567
* '''Sher Metals Mine #1''' at 1806, 79, 1595 and '''Mine #2''' at 1761, 65, 1634

Military infrastructure:
* '''ARC Navy Sher Base''' (1784–1835, 1700–1735) — Officer's Quarters and Admiralty Building, Enlisted Apartments (5 Krait St.), ARC Warehouse, Pier #1 (ARC Gniess), Pier #2
* '''Submarine Base''' (1665–1690, 1602–1640) — Torpedo Room at 1666, 62, 1611; Ballistic Missiles at 1666, 62, 1634; Reactor Engineering at 1666, 62, 1640; Launch Control with separate left/right launch doors

Shipbuilding:
* '''Kronshtadt Shipbuilding''' at 1771–1772, 1743–1748 (789 Boa St.) — produced the vessel ''Nordic Pride''
* '''Sher West Port''' at 1716, 68, 1564

Civic infrastructure:
* '''Sher City Hall''' at 1727–1732, 64, 1722
* '''Sher Nether Temple''' at 1687, 64, 1705–1714
* '''Sher Memorial Park''' at 1755, 75, 1619
* '''Naga Island Park''' at 1686, 64, 1656

Barter Shops at 1690, 5, 1602 and 1678, 5, 1624 sold Night Vision potions (8:00 duration).

=== Archea Residency ===

Stalin77 maintained a house at '''1521, 76, 2222''' in [[Archea]] — at ground level in the harbor district, alongside [[Nickel9]] (1494, 78, 2176) and [[Mattfu]] (1380, 69, 2105). He is listed as a Notable Resident of Archea.

The wiki entry for Stalin77 records him as co-founder of Archea alongside [[Mattfu]] and [[Moose696]], with the city's internal records confirming his residency.

=== Green Valley District (Sutherland) ===

At 1578–1581, 108, 2226–2228 in the Sutherland corridor, an offices sign cluster names three players: '''Mattfu, Moose696, StAlin_77'''. The Green Valley District marker is at 1580, 63, 2232. The three shared civic territory across the Archea–Sutherland rail corridor.

=== Taconia Residence ===

Stalin77 kept a residence in [[Taconia]] at '''64, 65, 806''' — the city-state governed by Albinoawesome (Taco Supreme). The Taconia article notes him as a notable resident alongside the city's founder.

=== Stalingrad ===

A settlement in alphac founded by Stalin77 and named after himself, appearing alongside Sher, Archea, and Sutherland in the record of his associated places. The Stalingrad Warehouse in Sher shares the name.

=== The Mangler ===

At approximately '''1432, 36, 937''' (region r.2.1, underground) Stalin77 constructed an elaborate button-and-trap installation containing named contraptions: '''The Mangler''' and '''The Paragrapher'''. Signs throughout the room taunt players to push buttons:

{{quote|All i want is the simple pleasure of you blowing up}}
{{quote|Advance with extreme caution}}
{{quote|Dont be such a Jeka$$}}

The installation references a player named Jeka$$. The exact context of that relationship is undocumented.

== Naval Battles Event ==

Stalin77 proposed the '''Naval Battles''' event format — ship-to-ship combat modeled on the existing Warzone rules — and opened community discussion on the server forums to establish the ruleset. Alphac had the infrastructure for it: Sher's ARC Navy, the Archean Privateer at [[Moose696]]'s pirate island, and the broader player-ship fast travel network.

== Legendary Items ==

The '''Pick and Sickle''' pickaxe — one of alphac's server Legendary Items — carries the following attributed lore:

{{quote|It is said that Stalin_77 himself crafted the first Pick and Sickle pickaxe with his own hands, imbuing it with his own unique power over the railroads of Ravenkraft.}}

== Later Eras ==

No confirmed Zothique or Bankrekka builds are documented. Stalin77 is listed in the [[Zothique Cemetery]] near [[Narita]] with the epitaph ''Derailment'' — the same epitaph as [[Mattfu]], widely interpreted as a shared joke between the two players. No overworld structures in Zothique are attributed to him.

== See Also ==

* [[Sher]] — Stalin77's home city and closed city-state
* [[Archea]] — Moose696's city; Stalin77 was a resident
* [[Mattfu]] — Co-builder; Fengshou Foods Plant co-owner; named together on offices sign
* [[Moose696]] — Captain of Archea; named with Stalin77 on offices sign
* [[Taconia]] — Albinoawesome's city; Stalin77's secondary residence
* [[Zothique Cemetery]] — Stalin77 epitaph: ''Derailment''
* [[Alpha Centauri IV]] — parent world article
* [[Alphac Nether Hub]] — Sher listed at portal 208, 62, 212

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