SeventhCircle

I sent you a forum message regarding resolving this for your brother. Check that at your leisure, please.

Well, I started the road to your charter last week it actually leads pretty close by it your look north along the shoreline. I had brought it in low so it’s at water level. My intent was to build a boardwalk of sorts. It won’t happen for a bit though but that was the intent at least.

Freebuild is coming a bit later but basically yes we want to keep the freebuild area seperate from charters to avoid alot of the nastiness we got this map from it. It’s a lot smaller in an area though and more contained to a specific area of the map. Here’s the original post btw https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/178769-charter-system-your-view/

So that, in my opinion, is more of a war system thing like rebelling but if a nation revokes their sponsorship the group just goes back to being a charter if that makes any sense?

Hia folks here’s the whole lot for the land systems of Arcas. You guys have already seen the Charter System but this is with changes made based on what the community said last time so let me know thoughts on it as is. Credit to AGiantPie for the idea for reclaiming old builds btw we did include that. We’re trying to get all the details for Nations and all that on paper now so nothing is an unwritten rule and so it’s super clear for players and staff on how to interact with the land system! NATION SYSTEM Charters that demonstrate a high level of player engagement can achieve Nation Status. LotC rewards Nations that strive for the best with unique benefits that help maintain their streak of rich roleplay. Becoming A Nation Gain Nation Status You can apply for Nation Status as long as the following is true, 1) You have a full non-probation charter. 2) You have met the activity requirements for at least one month. 3) You are not a Dependant charter. Nation Status Application, Group Name: Charter Application: If your submission is acceptable then you will enter a two-month probation period. You must maintain Nation-level activity for the entire two months. If we deny your application you may re-apply in two-weeks. Maintaining and Losing Nation Status If your Nation has passed the probation period yet falls below minimum activity for three consecutive weeks we will issue a warning. If you fail two weeks more we will downgrade your Nation to a tier 3 charter. Benefits of Nation Status 1) 200 x 200 protected area with the ability to expand further into your home tile 2) A free green ss pillar 3) A free mine 4) A free banker 5) A free auctioneer 6) Road signage 7) High-speed road connection (Aka fast roads) ? Ability to have dependent status groups 9) Access to Nation Leader Discord Controlling Tiles Tiles have three possible states. An uncontrolled tile has no Nation or Nation-dependent group on that tile. A contested tile has more than one charter not under the same allegiance. Finally, a tile is controlled when one owning party has full control over the charter regions within. In order to convert a contest tile to controlled, all other groups must either convert into dependants, leave, or collapse. DEPENDENT SYSTEM A Dependent is described as a group whom for various reasons belongs to and is an apart of a nation statused group and meets a few criteria. The Information & Process for gaining Dependent Status Gain Dependent Status You can apply for Dependent Status as long as the following is true, 1) You have a charter (Probationary Period does not prohibit this). 2) You have a willing Nation who will sponsor you. 3) The charter must be in an adjacent tile that is controlled by the Sponsoring Nation Nation Status Application, Group Name: Charter Application: Nation sponsoring: If your submission is acceptable then you will finish out whatever remains of your charters probationary period if applicable and you will be granted the benefits associated with being a dependent. Losing Dependent Status There are only two ways to lose your dependent status, Either have it revoked by your sponsoring nation above in which case you go back to your original chartered status or you fail to meet the continuing requirements of your charter and are thus no longer eligible for your Dependent status either. Benefits of Nation Status 1) Grants Tile Access for Sponsor 2) Paid Access to a Soul Stone Pillar 3) Paid Access to a mine. Tile Access, When a dependent group is formed inside of a tile and is the first of its nature there it expands that nations influence into that tile. Allowing for that tile to now become a contested tile for the sponsoring nation. A dependent can only give full control of a tile once the regular criteria for a controlled tile are met and the dependent is no longer in charter probation. CHARTER SYSTEM A Charter is defined as regioned parcel of land granted to an individual who completes the requirements for the selected tier of charter. The Information & Process for gaining a Charter Application Process: 1) Submit a Charter Application for the land you desire. 2) Begin the two week wait. Use this time to collect signatures and submit minas. 3) Finally, a staff member claims, evaluates, and processes your application. a) When Accepted you enter the probation period. b) When Denied, the charter is archived. You may retry. Charter Application: The Charter of [name of land] Submitted by [owner’s roleplay name] « [owner’s minecraft name] » ● Located at coordinates (X, Y, Z) ● Tier level of [#] We wish to upgrade our charter. (NO: remove this, YES: provide link to charter) OR We wish to relocate our charter. (NO: remove this, YES: provide link to charter) Charter Probation Excellent, your charter is accepted! We now flag your region and monitor it for one months and verify you meet the criteria for activity. If you succeed, we remove your probation status. Though, if you fail, we must delete your region. Though even after probation you will continue to be monitored but more flexibility will be offered. Where can I place my Charter? Got a place you’re interested in? Compare it to the conditions below. ● No other Charter already claimed that spot. ● You’re at least 125 blocks away from any other Charter or Nation Region or Resource pit. ● You’re not inside the Cloud Temple Ring. ● You’re not in a tile owned by a nation or in contested territory. ● You are not in the Freebuild Wilds. ● You do not own any other land. * If you are relocating, then you may only do so if you are not at war. * Keep in mind when you choose your location, your Charter can only be dependent on Nations adjacent to your tile. I want to upgrade or relocate my Charter. First of all, your Charter must pass the probation period. Then, choose a location that is the same or smaller tier and be ready to pay half the price of that land. If you wish to upgrade—you must gather all the signatures. However, you only pay the difference for the cost in minas. Your Charter will re-enter the probationary period for two months. If you fail your land will only revert to the original size—however, you will need to pass another two-month probation to keep the land altogether. Can I use the land of a former Charter that went inactive? Absolutely. In fact, you can purchase or relocate to abandoned land at a 35% discount! After a charter is abandoned the build and all its facilities will be kept for at least two weeks if others express interest in the build or staff would like to repurpose it for events and such. We would like to declare dependency on a Nation. You may apply at any time for Dependant status—even during probation. We would like to ascend to Nation status. You must reach Nation-level activity. Then, you may apply for Nation status and enter a two month probationary period. You must maintain Nation-level activity for the entire two months. Charter Tier’s Tier 1 - Hamlet 50 x 50 block region Seven signatures Three-thousand Five-hundred minas Tier 2 - Village 100x 100 block region Fifteen signatures Twelve-thousand minas Tier 3 - City 150x150 block region Thirty signatures Twenty-four-thousand five-hundred minas Tier 4 - Special 200x200 block region Only granted under specific circumstances not applicable for new or upgrading charters. Such as Nations who lose their Nation status as to not cut up their city with a shrinking region.

The building, By far.

The Auction is solely for Nations to have a system for determining who gets which plots. Since we have a limited amount of them we needed some system for settling disputes instead of having people flip coins or have wcs over it. As I said in the freebuild/Charter your view post we have every intention of implementing a system for the little guys. This auction is purely just for nations to get their tiles sorted out. And really any group that qualifies for land will get land there’s more of it then there are nations so it’s not used to weed people out just as a prioritizing tool for picking from the limited pool. Nations only get one plot as well. Hope that addresses your concerns somewhat

Because whoever created your activity region made it the size of a thumbtack. This mistake wasn’t noted till Heathen noticed it during our staff meeting today. Since we can’t prove it on the same standard as all other groups we just have to wait and let the data be recorded.

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An issue was identified with your activity rg in the last 5 minutes. The situation is more complex since we have no data on gladewynn so they probably will get land they just won't be in the auction sadly.

One of the many reasons they’re on the maybe list

Hi, Folks as always it’s Seventh here. Today I’m outlining how the auction process will occur and important dates during the two-week process we’re about to undergo. Let me first make something absolutely crystal clear THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CHANCE TO GET LAND. Don’t fret if your group isn’t one of the groups selected for the first land auction. Groups who meet activity after this point will be able to select from the remaining areas of land. Up until 2 weeks from the launch of 7.0. The First week (November 16th to November 23rd) will be focused on showing what’s available and ensuring nations/groups who will be participating in the initial land auction have all their questions answered. During this time all plots available for bidding will have extensive photo albums created (Down below, Parties participating can request photos as needed) We will also ask each member participating to ensure they have their minas gathered this time will also be used for general question and answering for groups involved. The goal of this week is to ensure all participating members are fully informed and know which areas they’re interested in. The Second Week (24th - 30th) will be when the actual bidding process will take place. This will occur in the Nation Leader Discord. Where each tile will have a channel in which bids can be placed in 500 mina minimum increments. Bidding will close on either the 30th or in a hotly contested bid it will close 12 hours after the last bid anytime after the 30th. As a reminder of, course getting land now is NOT a golden ticket to 7.0 you are expected to maintain activity until launch. For groups who did not make it into the land auction at current fret not, there is still time to receive land if you meet the activity requirements. After reviewing the data collected through the activity plugin we set the bar for Nation Status server activity. Groups who met this are: Renatus Sutica Belvits Haense (PS the order means nothing here) The following groups are either to close for us to cut outright or fall under strange circumstances and will be invited to participate in the first week and will be rechecked before bidding starts to see if they are fully confirmed. Curon Dominion Nordengrad Fenn Agnarum Arberrang (PS the order means nothing here) If you are one of these groups leaders reach out to me so I can get something set up for you. My discord is Seventh#9260. Plots that are available NP1https://imgur.com/a/PRCdBLcNP2https://imgur.com/a/EAOqkgmNP3https://imgur.com/a/zGM1628NP4https://imgur.com/a/4B8PbLyNP5https://imgur.com/a/mBcWiLpNP6https://imgur.com/a/IUAkbvdNP7https://imgur.com/a/WUnjoNCNP8https://imgur.com/a/GSQUqyMNP9https://imgur.com/a/s3phicZNP10https://imgur.com/a/zjEgjUM Map of all Plot Locations https://imgur.com/a/JDIoL1R

Probably till Sunday, I wanna collect as much feedback as possible before we start addressing things and drafting.

Hi, folk’s today the wd team wants to hear from yall about where you’d like to see the future of land allocation go. With our recent activity collection plugin being implemented It’s now quite viable for a charter system as in the past. But we also see the value in open-ended free build which is why 7.0 is currently positioned to accommodate either system or some combination of both. This is where we want your thoughts on the matter we have a few ideas ourselves and I’ll outline them below but feel free to propose novel solutions as well! First some ground rules, All land in the CT ring is closed to building A limited and dispersed amount of land is available in the Civil Ring, Finally most land in the wild ring is open but there are more restricted areas to protect some builds The simple break down of the options 1, All available land is set up for free build, Similar to Atlas 2, All land is a chartered region where a group applies for a certain sized area and with signatures is granted it. Then they are subject to meeting activity requirements or risk losing it. 3, A combination of both, All land in the Civil ring must be chartered while everything in the wilds is open for all. This system certainly has the most flexibility and would let us enjoy some of the benefits of both systems. The biggest drawback would be the fact two systems is of course more complex for implementation.

Hi folks, Seventh again today’s announcement is fairly short but recently we launched my newest plugin Activity. The plugin finally solved the activity monitoring issue. Every 15 minutes the plugin checks any region with the monitor-activity flag on it. The keen eyed of you may have already noticed it in a few places. When we rolled it out I tried to get it on all the places I could think of off the top of my head. I’m certainly not perfect though which is why if you are interested in possibly getting Nation status/land next map it’s important you make a modreq and request an activity check region to be placed around you. These are the folks I already got and setup! Agnarum Arberrang Belvits Curon Dominion Druids Dunshire Fenn Haense Holm Kazulrah Krugmar Nordengrad Renatus Santegia Sutica Anywho after a bit of time we’ll share the data of course. We just can’t share it quite as easily as the past data since this data is collected on an excel file in the plugins datafolder. Meaning we have to pull the data from the server. It’s the biggest trade off but it’s not that big compared to human error and inconstant checks. Our goal is to soon have a conversation with the community about a few ideas on what activity means! PS this means a return to afk kickers, gotta have accurate numbers!

Ngl I really don't think there are the resources on the dev team atm to make something like a new nexus happen. Nexus was a freakin monster and it’s not like we can reuse old code it’s so out of date not to mention it was really interesting code, to say the least.

While from the photo it looks like a lot of green plains, Only one biome is actually a plain and even inside of it we add cliffs and ravines. Trust me we absolutely did not want a repeat on this front. Yes, I plan to ensure every plot has a very large amount of angles and shots provided. Each ring is about 750 in radius addition from CT. Fishy posted a very nice photo above that outlines it. Assuming the 1.13 Dev update continues most likely but things can happen. Atlas is 8k, 7.0 is only slightly smaller but we radically have changed how nation placement will happen to combat the 15 minute walk times.

It's being discussed, We would like in the long term but our intent is to support the community so a grandfather clause is being discussed for groups who walked into this and would be affected by it due to something they did before it's annoucement

Okay, so this was done because we want OOC systems to match Rp, Nation Status should be held by the topmost domain that doesn't mean to say the groups below them won't get land, won't have the opportunity for Green Pillars or mines. It does mean that the Overlord has the say in where the nation as a whole is placed on the map. We're not trying to screw over groups just consolidate the amount of Nations. As well as keep groups together. We really don't want vassals to be fighting with fully independent nations for nation spots when vassals can be near their overlord and still get the benefits of the middle ring. They're just closer then we'd like to put a fully independent nation. Actually, the goal is that anyone can request to participate in this process and have their activity monitored. In a few days, I'll have a post specifically outlining this. But any group no matter their size can apply to participate. The clause was more so added so groups understand that they're attempting to gain Nation Status. Our intent isn't to use that rule to play a selective game per say.

The Design we Developed for 7.0 (Credit SeventhCircle) The World Painted Design (Credit Kilgrim our Superhero WD) Information Regarding Next Map Map Size Map Size is one of the most important features when it comes to creating a map. A small map allows for roleplay to be centralized and gives the feeling of an alive world whilst a larger map is great for exploration and creating a sense of a vast world. To tackle this issue we’ve made the new map slightly smaller than Atlas at 7.5k by 7.5k blocks, which also includes water and not just that, we are also looking to majorly rework nation placement in the new map to allow for the best of both worlds in terms of large maps and small maps! This will allow us for centralised roleplay whilst still giving people a vast world which they can continue to explore. Nation Placement Nations who will be receiving land in the next map will be invited to take part in our land auction, where we will ‘auction’ off pre-selected plots of land on the next map. We’ve created a long list of plots that meet the requirements to host a nation on it. Plots were chosen specifically for their terrain features as well as their distance from Cloud Temple. The reasoning behind only letting nations chose preselected plots is to make sure we avoid issues that occurred in past maps such as Athera, where all of the main nations were tightly packed together, or even Atlas, where some nations took a 15-minute journey to get to and suffered because of this. Nation Plot Size As a team, we felt that the size of nation capital plots were far too large on Atlas and as such we made the call to lower their size from 350x350 blocks to 200x200 blocks. We noticed that nations try to fill the entire plot that they are given and often this leads to rather large and rather empty cities which in the end can be a turn-away for new and older players alike. Decreasing the size of capital city plots also allows us to increase the space between cities without actually moving their center points. Nation/Group Requirements for Placement To be considered for nation status on the next map, you must meet the following requirements. -Pass and meet an active status on the current map. (Post Soon on how this is being done) -Be a fully independent settlement. -Declared as a nation or a city-state in RP. These rules have been decided to provide an equal opportunity for current nations and freebuild settlements to receive a nation placement within the next map. However, we have made a few changed such as preventing vassals, who this map have nation status, from qualifying. This has been done because we believe that while it makes sense for a group to hold onto their nation status during the same map they got it on, we do not believe it should be passed between maps. To offer some form of compensation to groups who have become vassals and whom will not be carrying over their nation status. Each vassalized group with nation status that also reaches activity checks will grant their Overlord’s a title next to their purchased plot’s tile. With a smaller regional capital region being granted to them (130 x 130). Nation Construction Limited Creative is gone and is not coming back as a viable solution. So for 7.0 we’ve decided to implement a more unique solution. Each Nation Captain will be granted a 75 x 75 area of their city which will be pasted in DAY 1. The rest of your city you’re responsible for collecting and building regularly. Why are we doing this, well there’s been complaints for a longtime about how nation construction goes. People talk about the process taking too long and that there’s nowhere to rp for the first several days etc. Others say they want city to evolve more naturally and that the instant megacities ruin immersion etc. So we believe that by giving each nation a Old Town sort of section Rp can happen DAY 1 of 7.0 no waiting. 75 by 75 is something we decided on by heading out into atlas and looking at moderately sized villages. We found that a healthy sized village for 20 or so builds can be fit into this area making it a solid fit for the very start of the map. We expect some disdain towards this point since Nation Construction is often a very mixed bag of thoughts but we believe the combination of 100% free and effortless section and the hand build hand gathered sections will appeal to the majority. Now it is important to know that the deadline (Not announced yet) if missed will mean a nation forfeits it’s right to the free area of their plot. We can only operate so quickly and since every plot will require screening before we implement it to avoid attempted spawning of illegal blocks etc. When Nation Plots get handed out we’ll discuss illegal blocks that can’t be in your Free Section. Freebuild Freebuild is realistically the most contentious part of Atlas today and we do agree that changes need to be made. We’ve seen both good and absolute horror come from it. Which is why we’ve decided to implement a ringed system. The first ring is the immediate area around CT for about 700 blocks in all directions this area will lack any freebuild or nations. The next 700 blocks are what we call the Civilized Ring or the Nation Ring. All Nation plots either are completely contained inside of this area or are mostly inside of it. Freebuild or I should say a form of freebuild will be available inside this area. This is something we’ll be asking for feedback on but the two systems we have in mind are that A, a charter system will be enforced for any land inside this area or B, a limited section of tiles will be made open for free build but they’ll be limited in number and spaced away from nation tiles as best as we can. Finally, we have the third ring which resides about 1.5 to 1.6k away from Cloud Temple in all directions. This is the wild area where we believe a system more akin to Atlas is fine. More tiles will be restricted however there are just a few biomes that we believe should be protected but past that it will operate much the same as Atlas just far away from most things. Why all these calls were made comes down to the idea that overall we believe free build or access to land improves the server. Groups like Belvitz and Holm and even other settlements at the start of our map played an important part in our Servers RP and that’s something we still want to allow people to achieve. But we do believe that the administrative nightmare of operating freebuild so close to nations and roads was a huge detriment to the system and that’s why a more control system is being opted for in areas around nations and ct. Dates and Deadlines I operate WD in a very structured manner, you have to when dealing with projects like we do so here’s the schedule for the upcoming map. Not all dates are included since while we know when we want to release 7.0 down to the day we still want to maintain a level of flexibility for that. The ones listed here though are more or less final. 4. December 1st - Hand out Plots (Assuming a lack of technical difficulties) 3. November 30th - Ending Nation Plot Auction 2. November 16th - Starting Nation Plot Auction 1. October 12th - 7.0 Announcement (Today) After plots go out we ideal at a minimum will give nations two months to work on their plots. With late nation entry being cut off one month before launch. The dates for launch and late date cut off will most likely be finalized a month before they’re set to occur. Feedback and New Systems We’ll be releasing your view threads on all of the following they’ll be coming fast and hot over the next three weeks as we move into the Nation Plot Selection. As well as we may bring up new systems that have been mulled over for implementation. This list is, of course, subject to grow or shrink but this is a taste of what will most likely be coming out. -Nation Activity Requirements -Freebuild -Nation regioning inside tiles Gallery A few photos of some of my favorite areas so far on the map. Nothing is in shaders or a texture pack. We learned how much yall hate that ? https://imgur.com/a/MwPh1XF Closing Notes First off I wanna thank everyone who’s read the whole thing carefully. We expect a lot of opinions and thoughts on everything we’ve outlined today. We have been quiet for so long because we wanted to ensure the map was ready and on schedule before we even started talking about it. Finally, a change I’ve decided to make is that we no longer pass specific information to nation leaders early. This was something that happened a lot in the past but we’ve found it just to be unproductive. NLs change far too much so everything we’d tell them will just be public knowledge. All the plot information for auctions will be on the forums etc. We’ve gotten to the point where our period of intense security is unneeded and thus we’re happy to share! Finally, if we missed an explanation on a particular point speak up and ask, We’ve tried very hard to ensure we have a sound rationale for each call and to provide that to you all. EDIT - my team and I are discussing changes inregards to the revoking of current vassal nations. I already made a comment below but I'm posting this here so folks see if after reading the post.

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No idea, I'll ask

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