Node elections
Once a node has reached Village (stage 3) there will be a one week cooldown period before node elections begin.[2]
- This cooldown period allows players to establish citizenship at the village; which may require them to relinquish previous citizenship at another node.[2]
- Following the initial cooldown, there will be a one week election process, then from that point on, elections will follow a monthly cadence.[2]
- Node sieges may not be declared for 21 days following a node advancing to any stage.[3]
Node elections occur on a monthly basis.[2][5]
- Election notices will be mailed to the accounts of citizens.[6]
- Only citizens of a node may participate in its elections.[7]
- Only node citizens may be elected mayor.[8]
- A king or queen can also become a mayor.[8]
Node government
Positions within a node's government are attained through seasonal titles that grant special powers and benefits within the node.[12][11][13][7]
There are other node-based positions. Most of them relate to social organizational structures like the temple and the social organization building that the node might construct. Those are ladder systems of achievement that players can work through on a seasonal basis to achieve the highest level of that for the particular node; and by doing so they will then have titles bestowed upon them, which grants certain types of powers and benefits.[12] – Steven Sharif
- Mayors.[14]
- Priests, bishops, or acolytes of temples.[12][15][13]
- Social organization positions.[12]
- Patron guild leaders.[13]
- Chief bounty hunter.[13]
City hall
Town hall (also called City hall) is a default service building that comes pre-built with nodes.[18][19][20][17]
- Players can interact with the node board to get a list of its citizens.[6] Clicking on a citizen will reveal information about their guild, society, religion, and property ownership.[6]
- Mayors and node governments use city hall to visualize and control activities within their node. These capabilities will also be available via mobile/web interface.[14]
- Status of the node's economy.[14]
- Status of upcoming elections.[14]
- Status of trade agreements.[14]
- Status of caravans.[14]
Leadership powers
Leadership powers may refer to.
Node politics
There won't be a civil war mechanic within nodes but there will be scope for internal political conflicts; such as undermining the current leadership and disrupting trade.[21]
- The only way to remove an elected mayor prior to the end of their term is by destroying the node.[22]
We want consequences to matter and if that person got elected then you need to work within the means of the mechanics to get them unelected.[22] – Steven Sharif
See also
References
- ↑ Livestream, March 28, 2020 (1:01:34).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Interview, March 27, 2020 (6:03).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Livestream, October 30, 2020 (1:01:00).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 MMOGames interview, January 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2
- ↑ Interview, May 11, 2018 (50:05).
- ↑ Livestream, March 28, 2020 (1:02:46).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Livestream, September 29, 2023 (1:07:01).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Livestream, July 26, 2019 (1:20:48).
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Livestream, November 17, 2017 (9:49).
- ↑ Livestream, July 25, 2020 (1:52:45).
- ↑ Video, August 31, 2023 (49:05).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 City hall.
- ↑ Video, August 31, 2023 (33:07).
- ↑ Blog: Development Update with Village Node.
- ↑ Livestream, August 31, 2023 (50:25).
- ↑ Livestream, May 24, 2017 (40:50).
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Livestream, June 28, 2019 (1:26:14).