Village Tiers

[Akomine (OP)]

For full info on Village Tiers, please see the VillageCraft Wiki page:
https://www.villagecraft-server.com/wiki/villages/tiers
Village Tiers will be live on the server on 5th February 2022!
Village Tiers was updated in July 2023 based on Parliament Vote #38
https://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=5615.0
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Village Tiers

0: Homestead / Land Claim
Requires:
- 1 structure
- FREE

Grants:
- A claim on the land in the immediate vicinity (Note: Does NOT grant region protection)

Notes:
Any build that does not qualify for protection as a hamlet falls under this tier, and Rules 6-8 apply; however, any build within 200 blocks of a village that the builder does not own is subject to being claimed by the owner of that village after 7 days when a warning is provided.  This is an exception to Rules 6-8 in this scenario. The Village Owner must provide a warning and give the builder 7 days to move their build before the Village Owner can claim it for themselves.


1: Hamlet
Requires:
- 5 structures
- Staff approval, and for Staff to create the protected region
- Cannot be within 200m of any village you do not own, unless consent is given (see additional notes)
- $5,000

Grants:
- Protected region expansions (with Staff Approval)
- Basic Rules for Villages on VC enforcement
- Ability to join Village Unions
- 2 month owner inactivity leeway

Notes:
You can not claim a Hamlet that is within 200m of a Village you are not the owner of. You can only get a Hamlet claimed within 200m with consent from Owner provided to the Staff protecting the Hamlet.

2: Settlement
Requires:
- Hamlet
- 10 structures
- 1 art installation (fountain/statue/art wall, etc)
- $25,000

Grants:
- A Shulker full of your Official Village Banner
- 3 month owner inactivity leeway

3: Town
Requires:
- Settlement
- 15 structures
- 1 town hall (village rules can be posted here)
- 1 food production place (bakery, butcher, restaurant, etc)
- $50,000

Grants:
- Ability to set village rules for members to follow
- Ability to link embassies via warp signs
- 4 month owner inactivity leeway

4: Shire
Requires:
- Town
- 25 structures
- 1 gathering place (pub, church, market square, etc)
- 1 civic building (post office, court house, school, etc)
- 1 embassy
- $120,000

Grants:
- Ability to create Village Unions
- A Free v-warp for your village, could be for the village itself or a shop
- 5 month inactivity leeway

5: City
Requires:
- Shire
- 40 structures
- 1 attraction (arena/stadium, museum, fairground, etc)
- 3 embassies
- $300,000

Grants:
- Village title appears on screen when entering
- A Free Ad sign at /warp ad
- 6 month owner inactivity leeway

6: Metropolis
Requires:
- City
- 65 structures
- Transportation infrastructure (subway/trains with stations, canals with docks, horses with stables and hitching posts, etc)
- 5 embassies
- $1,500,000

Grants:
- A billboard in a server-owned Public Village (such as Qualia, Tal Avar, Tirinuvik), including a picture and writing (pending Staff approval and placement)
- A billboard in your Village that showcases the next upcoming server event. This billboard automatically updates.
- 7 month owner inactivity leeway

7: Country
Requires:
- Metropolis
- 100 structures
- 1 health and safety structure (hospital, police station/jail, military base, etc)
- 3 unique non-housing structures (not houses/apartments/hotels)
- 7 embassies
- $3,000,000

Grants:
- Village Warp (v-warp) accessible to anyone, regardless of donor level
- A VW Paperperson Armour Stand added to your village.
- 8 month owner inactivity leeway


Quick Guidelines for Meeting Tier Requirements:
For full guidelines please see the VillageCraft Wiki page: https://www.villagecraft-server.com/wiki/villages/tiers#guidelines-meeting-tier-requirements

- For Staff to consider a requirement to have been met, a structure should have a design with style and effort put into it.

- Special requirement structures should additionally have 3 distinct features that convince the Staff member it is indeed that structure, so that they can check it off the requirement list. If Staff feel your village has not met the requirements to advance a tier, they will tell you and may give you advice on how to succeed.

Quick Guidelines:
A - All Structures:
A design with style and effort put into it (this is at Staff discretion - we won't allow cobble/dirt cubes to pass as a structure).


B - Specially-Required Structures:
At least 3 features that convince the Staff member that it is indeed that structure.

- Example 1: A food production building could be a bakery, and the 3 features could be a big oven, a kitchen with work stations, and a reception or sitting area for visitors.
- Example 2: A civic building could be a post office, and the 3 features could be a reception desk, mail boxes, and a sorting room.
- Example 3: An attraction could be a fairground, and the 3 features could be a flower garden, a parkour course, and a stage.

Use your own creativity and style, and convince us that you've put some effort into your work so your village can advance in the tiers!


C - Embassies:
An embassy is considered complete when it has at least 4 of the following features:
- Flag of Village (Banner, decorated)
- Map of Village (On display)
- Armor Stand people (owners of Village, significant figure, or someone in the theme)
- Signs explaining the Village (The history, a description, an ad, or explain relation to Village the Embassy is in)
- Decorated reception desk (example: worker, book or computer, flower pot)
- Ambassador's office
- Residence or inn rooms

(Bypassing these feature requirements may be permitted when a significant unique alternative design is done instead, by Staff discretion.)

Embassies in both respective villages must be complete for the Village Tier requirements to be met. Embassy-to-embassy warp signs can then be added by Staff members by request. Villages may request warp signs be dismantled at any time.

Tirinuvik Public Village has an embassy zone, and will offer a free embassy to any Town (Tier 3) or higher that has built a completed embassy in Tirinuvik.

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For full info on Village Tiers, please see the VillageCraft Wiki page: https://www.villagecraft-server.com/wiki/villages/tiers