Mercs of Mikunn results after 3 weeks of effort - Also a request for documentation, in game and out
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Dear Michael
Can we get a summary of the whole faction mechanics somewhere , like on the wiki or such ? its really a pain to sort and collect the bits n pieces through the forum ?
As i consider this a vital part of a mmo group effort gameplay, i would love to have a central source of the current state of mechanics, so i can put out my orders to my fellow clan members ?
Can we get a summary of the whole faction mechanics somewhere , like on the wiki or such ? its really a pain to sort and collect the bits n pieces through the forum ?
As i consider this a vital part of a mmo group effort gameplay, i would love to have a central source of the current state of mechanics, so i can put out my orders to my fellow clan members ?
That's what we thought before, but we've seen differing states or at least pending states between the Dukes of Mikunn in Mikunn and HR 7327. Right after I saw Civil War Critical in Mikunn (which still doesn't make sense to me for a single faction system), I checked the status of Dukes of Mikunn in HR 7327. It was still Boom, with Pending Expansion and Boom, but NO Civil War Critical. So they differed.
Besides, Michael Brookes already cleared that up with this reply.
Edit: Apparently, I'm wrong.
Do we have any idea how long these cool down periods are? Are we talking hours, days, weeks?
Also, we're currently in Boom, with one of the pending states as Boom. I suppose that means one of the other pending states will have to go into effect first.
I seriously doubt he'll explain everything. They've stated they want the simulator in a "black box," much like a real researcher or economist has to figure out the "black box" of human motivations that drives the real world. Besides, figuring it out is sort of a "meta-meta-game." Though, it is great getting hints and acknowledgments of when we're on to something.
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Is the sharing of states across multiple systems working as intended or a bug?
Michael Brookes
Game Director
A minor faction can only have one state, no matter how many systems it is in.
Michael
Is this likely to stay this way? That sounds like it would get really weird with states like civil war. If civil war is shared across systems how would that work?
If a minor faction expands into neighboring system and declares a war on another faction, then that same minor faction in the root system will also have to declare war. But to which faction will the root faction declare the war?
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Michael Brookes
Game Director
The civil war isn't shared against systems, just the minor faction. So it can be in a civil war, but only against one of the other minor factions at a time.
Michael
Are the team considering a future server update (e.g. 6 months) that will allow a minor faction to engage in civil war on more than one front, i.e. vs two (or more) other minor factions?
Aw, that's a bit limiting, hope it's changed in the future. Thanks for all the snippets of info again Michael.
I guess the accrue value of the Boom state depends on things like wealth, population etc. Does piracy against that faction help the boom come to an end sooner? Does civil unrest help with getting a civil war faster? And if civil unrest is active and civil war pending comes, it ends abruptly and gives preference to civil war or does block civil war until it runs it's course?
I guess the accrue value of the Boom state depends on things like wealth, population etc. Does piracy against that faction help the boom come to an end sooner? Does civil unrest help with getting a civil war faster? And if civil unrest is active and civil war pending comes, it ends abruptly and gives preference to civil war or does block civil war until it runs it's course?
Michael Brookes
Game Director
For minor factions it's unlikely, but we have some other ideas that we want to explore which would have similar effects.
Michael
One question just of curiosity because it's unlikely that will happen, if two minor factions are both in two different systems and they enter in a civil war, will conflict zones spawn in both systems?
Mr. Brookes, would you mind letting us know if the Dukes of Mikunn went to Civil War around the 15th of the month, in case we missed it? It would likely have been against the Law Party of HR 7327, as we were both pending at Civil War Critical on the 15th.
It would be a shame if we're frantically trying to incite Civil War, but are unaware of the (25 day?) cool-down period.
I'm guessing this wouldn't be an issue now that state changes are showing up in the GalNet news (yay!).
It would be a shame if we're frantically trying to incite Civil War, but are unaware of the (25 day?) cool-down period.
I'm guessing this wouldn't be an issue now that state changes are showing up in the GalNet news (yay!).
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Michael Brookes
Game Director
Civil war only occurs within a single system, so it would only generate zones in that system. In a war state you would get conflict zones in both systems.
Michael
Michael Brookes
Game Director
It looks like there's a problem with the reporting as The Dukes are already in civil war with The Law Party and it should finish tomorrow. We'll take a look.
Michael
Oh nice, thanks for the response!
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