Suggestion: Create SiegeWar Tutorial Video

[Goosius1]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

• It would be great to have an introductory tutorial video for SiegeWar
• This would be targeted at people who already know Towny and want to add SiegeWar

Describe the solution you'd like

• Required:
  • A script
    • Since there is a lot to the system, be sure to focus on the essentials (otherwise it would end up as 2 or 3 videos which I think we should try to avoid for effectiveness)
  • One or more servers on which to demonstrate key siege mechanics
    • Its best if the demonstrations could be as accurate as possible to average public-server-sieges e.g. including built up towns and multiple players.
  • Somebody who is good at videos and available.

Describe alternatives you've considered N/A

Additional context N/A

[Goosius1]

Initial Script Draft

Notes:

• The target audience (ie who the script reader is talking to) will be players
  • In other words, the same target as the Towny videos by Major Graft
  • It will be assumed the target players already know Towny, but not SW
  • Even though we are 'talking' to players, it is expected the format will be equally useful to staff/admins
• The script will attempt a full introduction to the essentials of SW
• The script will focus on:
  • The essentials of the player experience e.g. mainly the PLAYER_ACTIONS, and PLAYER_COMMANDS from the user guide
• The script will not include:
  • installation guide information
  • admin or staff command
  • admin or staff guides
  • usage of dynmap (not sure ?. If you do, be sure to talk about map hiding)
  • siege types other than conquest (not sure ?)
• The script will try to hit all the following informational items:
  • Introduction
    • What is SiegeWar briefly, including:
      • Sieges
        • The SiegeWar system allows wars to be conducted by means of "Sieges".
      • War on Demand
        • Players, not server staff, decide when sieges start.
      • Minimally destructive
        • With default settings, SiegeWar is completely non-destructive:
          • Builds (houses, monuments etc.), cannot get destroyed
          • Towns cannot get destroyed
          • Nations cannot get destroyed
        • But individual servers can change their default settings to allow more destructiveness
      • Whole Server system
        • The system applies to the whole server
        • This is possible because the system meets the needs of both warlike and peaceful players
        • In particular:
          • Warlike players can theoretically conquer the whole world by force
          • Peaceful players can active the special peacefulness feature, making their their towns completely immune to attack, while also vulnerable to peaceful occupation.
  • Setup siege ranks
    • To start a siege: nation rank of king/general is needed
    • To participate in a siege: nation rank of solder is needed (probably don't mention town guards)
  • Start Siege:
    • Place coloured banner outside target town
    • When siege starts, a deposit of money is taken from the nation bank, which is put into a virtual "war chest". which will be given to the ultimate siege winner
  • View Siege information
    • Town screen ....just go "/t"
    • HUD .... go "/sw hud
  • Wait for a Battle Session to begin:
  • Gain Battle Points:
    • Kill Enemy Players:
    • Gain Banner Control:
    • Banner Control reversal bonus (important)
  • Win Battle:
    • Side with highest battle points wins the battle
    • The winner's points are applied to the Siege Balance
  • Win Siege:
    • Timer victory.
      • Siege last a maximum of 3 days, to make sure defenders have time to respond to the on-demand attacks
      • When the siege timer hits 0, if positive, attacker wins, if zero or negative, defender wins.
    • Town surrenders (mayor place white flag next to siege banner) ..... siege ends early, Attacker is declared the victor
    • Abandon attack (attacking nation place whole flag next to siege banner).... siege ends early, defender is declared the victor
  • Post-Siege Actions
    • Plunder town:
    • Invade town:
  • Peacefulness
    • Town Peacefulness
    • Nation peacefulness

[Goosius1]

• Got in contact with Major Graft a week or so ago
• Currently waiting for Major to get back to use after familiarizing himself with using the system on servers.

[Goosius1]

• Major Graft let me know he is busy with other things right now
• But he expects to start coming back to this within perhaps a month or so.