-World of RAAR News!- May. 24, 2014

Welcome back to the World of RAAR, Crafty Miners! Today in the news we have just a few things to cover so let's get started.

SEEING THE LIGHT

This past week construction crews finally completed the arduous task of upgrading Imperial City's street lighting system. The new system features a sleek design that removes the clutter of the old system and replaces it with a powerful solar efficient alternative. 

The upgrade took longer then expected due to the inclusion of a design change in the road curbs. This extended the previous estimate of one month for the upgrade up to two. Future extensions to the city are planned to include this new lighting system.

MORE SPACE NEEDED

In a request to Imperial City Council, President SammyMacman of Sam Co. Construction has requested more office space for his blossoming business. Council has yet to officially review and reply to the request, but RAAR news reporters suspect space located within Imperial Plaza may be approved for the expansion. We will bring you more as this develops.

THE HOLE STORY

For months now, the land adjacent to Imperial City Hall and Opera House has remained vacant with only an abandoned length of rail to be seen. This week City Council approved a plan to turn the vacant lot into the permanent home of the Trans-Hub station. 

"Currently, only a test Trans-Hub station exists within the city." said Mayor Talamer in a press conference held early Friday morning. "Plans have always been that pending the success of the Trans-Hub test station, we would construct a permanent facility for our citizens"

Tri-C Engineering has already begun excavating the new Trans-Hub site, which will provide a city-wide local public transportation system. A connection to the Grand Central train station will also allow locals access to the international transportation system.

Once construction crews complete excavation, the current Trans-Hub test station will be physically moved to the new site and the underground subway system will begin to take shape. Council has not yet released information on what will take the place of the old test station. We will keep you up to date on this latest project.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Thanks again for all the community support. You all are awesome. As a bonus to close out this week's update, RAAR News has obtained construction photos of Macwood Castle courtesy of SammyMacman. Until we meet again, Happy Crafting!

-World of Raar News!- Apr. 25, 2014

Welcome back Crafty Miners! It's Friday, which means time for the weekly News. Let's get to it.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

Construction crews started back to work this week at the Monson Heights building site located in the downtown core of Imperial City. Progress included finishing the exterior walls and construction of the roof of the building. The roof design calls for an Art Deco spire to match the rest of the building. Once the roof is complete, construction on the interior is expected to then begin. No word yet on when.

MODERNIZING

In the land of Riah-topiah, Little Owl Girl has begun redesigning her island paradise. Over the years, animals have been attracted to the island and eventually they overtook it. To regain control, a mass purge of the overrun animal population was required. With the grisly task completed, she began to redesign her existing home, giving it a more modern flair. The interior was also gutted and plans for a new layout have already been put in the works.

ARCHITECTURE IN GLASS

Lord TNT has continued to oversee the progress of his cathedral in Trevoria. This week, construction crews hoisted up the latest stained glass creation and secured it in it's new home at the center of the entrance tower. It is not known what the next step will be in this monstrous building, but one thing is clear, the attention to detail remains stunning.

STABLE-IZING STALLS

Horse stalls have begun to be installed inside Lady TNT's enormous breeding stable. The stable, which has seen much of the exterior completed to this point, looks to have construction crews moved indoors for the next while. According to sources, Little Owl Girl has been aiding Lady TNT in her design efforts.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

Hope you all have enjoyed this week's news, spotlights and updates. Make sure you check out the Google+ community page and join in the conversation. It's all about fun. Let us know what spotlights you'd like to see or what the next YouTube video should be. Thanks for all the support.

Until we meet again, Happy Crafting!

~RAAR News Team

-SPOTLIGHT- USS Frontier

Hello Crafty Miners! Welcome to the latest spotlight which features the focus of last week's walk-through video, The USS Frontier.

Deep in the heart of The Imperial Empire lies a secret government installation known as Area 61. We were able to sneak inside this secretive compound to uncover what lied within it. The USS Frontier is what we found. 

This star ship was built to explore strange new places in the World of Raar. It's transporter room has several areas to teleport to and explore. Some of these places include an incredible savanna plateau, a dark roofed forest, a tall spruce forest and many more. 

On the bridge, the captain guides his crew on the adventure to discover more unique terrains such as the elusive Ice Spikes, Mesa and Mushroom biomes which exist somewhere out there. When a new terrain is discovered, it is added to the transporter coordinates so they can be explore in greater depth in the future.

There are so many cool and amazing things out there and the USS Frontier is ready to find them. For a more in depth look at this exploration star ship, check out the YouTube walkthrough video below:

Until we meet again, Happy Crafting!