Hey man, I've been thrwoing an idea similar to this one around for a while now. The ability to have a player ran community with different factions such as Criminals, Law Enforcement, Doctors, Engineers, and Government players such as the Town Official or President.
The game would be set in modern time but not a sandbox, instead it would have large areas to explore as well as a teleporter zone that allows the player to go to another map. I have ton of details on how this would work, here is a message I've been sending around seeing if people like the idea and want to help:
(I know there are tons of typos, try to ignore them I was pushed on time while typing this)
"I'm trying to gather a team for a game I've been eager to work on for years now. My game is set in modern time and players have the option to join different Factions. Every player would start off as a Civillian, no weapons or anything. They will have the ability to transport to different locations, for instance there might be a bus station, parked taxi cab, or another transport vehicle that the player would talk to, this would basicly be the teleport zome to go to different locations. Since you are a civillian, you have no rights to carry a weapon or aid others in combat or medical assistance. To join another Faction you must teleport to that location in-game and go to an NCP that would offer you a job, if you accept then you would be a trainee, and real players would train you in whatever the Factions' job requires.
There would be no Leveling up in the game, everyone has an equal opportunity and the only thing that seperates users in the same factions are their rank. The Factions and their purpose would be cruical to keep the game spinning in one giant circle, here are the Factions and the details about them:
Criminal: Criminals would be the ones that create drugs, these drugs are more like boosters, which would aid the user in combat either in speed, durability or power. These are the guys who illegaly carry weaponsand drugs to bully their way around the world in order to make money and profit. There would be different ranks as a criminal, you could be any of the following:
Thug (Rank 1- Ability to join a Group aka Gang)
Criminal (Rank 2- Ability to access certain areas that only Official Crimials can enter, ie. Gang Hideout)
Gangster (Rank 3- Ability to buy, sell or create drugs aka boosters)
Wanted (Rank 4- At Rank 4 you have the ability to create your own gang which you can invite other criminals to)
Every Rank above Rank 2 are not meant to be easy to get to, you must be promoted by a Higher Rank after you have achieved atleast "x" ammount of skill points.
Law Enforcement: A Police officers job is to keep the streets clean of bad guys, much like real life. As a Police officer you have the ability to search Criinals for illegal drugs or weapons, if they are carrying any of those then you can arrest them. Here is some basic information about the ranks and how this would work:
Beat Cop: (Rank 1- Ability to carry a non lethal weapon, ie. Baton or Tazer. A Baton, if struck a criminal, would cause dizzyness and imobility of the person being hit, this allows time for another officer to come in and make an arrest. A Stun gun would have the same effect but at a slightly farther range)
Officer: (Rank 2- At Rank 2 you now have the ability to make arrests or use lethal weapons, after stunning a criminal, you can then arrest them and they will transport to a prison where they will have to do time. The time spent in jail is based on how large the crime is, if you strike a cop then you will spend about 2-3 real life minutes in jail if caught. If you murder someone that is about 15-20 real life minutes.)
Security: (Rank 3- At this rank ,you now have permission to carry a lethal weapon and use it when nessesary. You will also be required to do more combat, such as raiding gang hideouts as per requested by the departments commanding officer.)
Lieutenant: (Rank 4- The Ability to create your own Department. As a Rank 4 you now have the ability to promote any other member of your departments as long as they have "x" amount of skill points and if you feel they are ready.)
Doctor: A doctors' job in the game would be to aid medical treatment to any players who need assistance. There will be no health packs in the game open to other Factions, only Doctors can give medical treatment to those in need. If you happen to die then you will respawn in a hospital, the only way to get out of the hospital is to have a real Player who is a Doctor aid you, you can communicate to any user in the room or call for help. In case there are no doctors online to heal you, then you can choose to spend in-game currency on psycological aid, which will give you a portion of your life back.
Nurse: (Rank 1- Ability to heal players who are still alive, healing process would be slow.)
Doctor: (Rank 2- Ability to Revive fallen players, once revived they can start the slow healing process.)
Surgen: (Rank 3- You now have the ability to Revive players, heal 100% faster and carry a lethal weapon.)
Medic: (Rank 4- At this Rank, you now have the ability to create your own Medical Team, you also have the ability to promote players of your team who have atleast "x" amount of skill points.)
Engineer: In this faction you have the ability to create various items, such as weapons, clothes and armour. This would be the most profitable faction for those looking to make a little extra cash.
Techie: (Rank 1- Ability to create clothes for other players to buy with in-game currency)
Scavenger: (Rank 2- Ability to create weapons such as knifes or non lethal weapons, ie. stun guns, batons, ect..)
Gunslinger: (Rank 3- Ability to create lethal weapons and assign players permits to carry a weapon.)
Engineer: (Rank 4- At this Rank you now have permission to create your own Team, you also have the ability to promote other members of your team who have atleast "x" amount of skill points.)
Government: This Orginization is invite only, you must be invited by the Staff Team or voted in by the community. There are various sections of this orginazition however there are no ranks.
President: Only one member can be in this group and they have to be elected in by a community campaign. If this game is created then a Staff member will lead the role as President until a User is officially voted in and had learned and understood all of the duties.
Owner: All of the locations in the game will have a Town Official. An owner of a City or Town will have the ability to pass laws such as the ability to decide if the player needs to have a gun permit to carry a gun around, the ability to list certain players on the wanted list for that Town/City or the ability to pass certain drug type laws, such as allow drugs that make you move faster, take more damage or deal more damage.
Judge: If a player breaks the law and it is severe enough then there will be a Jurry to decide if that person should either spend time in jail (up to 20 minutes max RL time). The only people allowed are the Rank 3+ of the Defendants Faction, and the Ranks 3+ of the Victims Faction.
Any user in the game can carry a gun as long as they purchase a Permit from a Gunslinger or Engineer. If there is noone on to issue a permit to you then there will be an in-game option to purchase a permit that will cost a signifficant amount more then it would be getting it from one of the Rank 3+ Gun Makers.
There is a ton more to be added and changed about this game, but I was hoping to make a community that players could run. I would like for the Development Team and Game Masters to keep the Community running and offer support when needed, also to keep it going in the right direction, I would like for players to run how the game works by giving high rank players the ability to run for elections, pass laws or if you are the criminal type, create a hit list or accept contracts to kill another player.
I understand that this game has a ton of work that needs to be done, I havnt even started on the game, this is just what I would personally like to see in a game."
So with that said, if you're looking for a game similar to this, maybe we can team up?
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