Swastika Base

Template:BaseTemplateSwastika Base, also referred to as Vidya Base (alternatively Vidya Town or Vidya City), is the name given to a 4channer base built in the first few months of 2b2t. The base is notable for being the only known semi-large pre-Facepunch base, symbolic of early 2b2t's 4chan-derived culture. It was built by users from the /v/ board of 4chan (hence the name "vidya") and is claimed to have been griefed by April 2011 (unknown if it was griefed by Facepunchers). Its ruins are located at Template:Coords. The base was made out of many swastikas and nether portals, with the centerpiece being two pyramids, one inverted, that touched at their tops. Many of the swastikas were made out of unusual materials, such as diamond blocks, and lava encased in glass. There was also wool pixel art at the base.

History

File:Vidya base.png

Rare pre-grief screenshot from March 24, 2011, taken by BennyGun. A second swastika can be seen in the background, although it is extremely faint. See an uncompressed version here.

The base was originally founded by 4channers from the /v/ board, the earliest date the base existed that can be proven being March 12, 2011. Very little is known about the base. u/CatWhisperer420 and BennyGun have visited (or lived at) the base, due to evidence from u/CatWhisperer420's Reddit account and screenshots from BennyGun at the base. Other players such as Offtopia and willyroof have also visited the base, though it is unknown the usernames of the original builders. The inverted cobblestone pyramids were added onto the base later on, as early screenshots excluded the pyramids. u/cenotaph69 claimed to have built them, though without proof.<ref name="offtopiacomment"/>

The base is known to have been griefed during or before April 2011, according to Offtopia.<ref name="offtopiacomment"/> It is unknown if this was a result of the Facepunchers. Template:Quote In August 2017, the base was repaired by a player named Diagoporotin, and was in turn griefed by Armorsmith.<ref name="repair">Someone repaired Swastika Base...</ref> Template:Quote

Gallery

See also: List of oldest 2b2t media

Some of the following screenshots use versions to approximate their date:

• March 12, 2011
  March 12, 2011
• March 24, 2011
  March 24, 2011
• April 5 – April 19, 2011
  April 5 – April 19, 2011
• May 31 – June 30, 2011
  May 31 – June 30, 2011
• May 31 – June 30, 2011
  May 31 – June 30, 2011
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• File:Sb3.png
• File:Sb4.png
• File:Old Swastika.jpg
• File:Swastika base.jpg
• Repaired Swastika Base
  Repaired Swastika Base