Note: This is a rough draft of the official thread for The Farm. Expect many changes to come to both content and visual appeal.
Prison Information:
The name "The Farm" is actually a reference to a prison in Louisiana. It is also well known as Angola, and has been commonly nicknamed "Alcatraz of the South." It is currently (7/30/15) the largest prison in the United States with well over 6,300 offenders and 1,800 staff. Death row for men and the execution chamber for both men and women is located at the Angola facility.
Background:
Classic prison servers have practically died off since the rise of OP faction and prison servers; most notably, Convicted has shut down (although promised to return). However, I believe that the more "hardcore" player-base hasn't quit, and would be interested in playing on a server focused around PvP. We are working hard to release many features ranging from custom currency to a complete profiling system allowing players to have multiple "characters" on our server. Guards won't be able to sentence you to solitary confinement without first catching you, and administrators won't interfere with the gameplay process.
Features and Mechanics:
Guards: Guards have frustrated me since the very beginnings of prison servers. (You slay a player in a dark hallway as a guard turns the corner, you run, but he stops and types a command to send you to solitary confinement.) This is not possible on our server, guards must handcuff you before sentencing you to time in solitary, so if they can't catch you, they can't detain you! (Although guards may have running buffs to help balance the gameplay).
Guards will also have the ability to search your inventory and confiscate any contraband while you are handcuffed.
Profiles: Profiles are a very unique system that have just recently been added to the development server. Players will be able to create profiles (prisoner, guard, etc.) depending on the ranks that they have unlocked (administrator, etc.). These profiles will save the player's inventory, health, hunger, xp, money, kills, deaths, playtime and more; allowing guards to play as prisoners, and administrators to play as prisoners (they will not have access to any admin commands while playing on a non-admin profile, and will have to relog to change profiles.)
The main goal of the profile system is to allow guards to play on their prisoner character, and allow administration to play the game as well (we all could use a break :D).
Behavior Points: Players receive BP by working in the caves (mining) and operating lumber mills (wood cutting). BP is the main currency of the server, and can be used to purchase different tools from prisoners, purchasing cells, and ranking up. (more to be added).
Ranks:
There are 5 ranks that a prisoner can rank through (a,b,c,d,e (not including free/guard etc.)). With better ranks, you are able to access better work areas and better housing.
More features are currently being worked on to be added!
If you are interested in playing on the server, take a moment to subscribe to the thread to follow development. We will be holding a closed alpha around October and will release applications 1 week prior to the closed alpha.
If you have any feedback/requests/concerns for us, please let us know. This thread will be regulary updated with more information.
Note: This is a rough draft of the official thread for The Farm. Expect many changes to come to both content and visual appeal.
Prison Information:
The name "The Farm" is actually a reference to a prison in Louisiana. It is also well known as Angola, and has been commonly nicknamed "Alcatraz of the South." It is currently (7/30/15) the largest prison in the United States with well over 6,300 offenders and 1,800 staff. Death row for men and the execution chamber for both men and women is located at the Angola facility.
Background:
Classic prison servers have practically died off since the rise of OP faction and prison servers; most notably, Convicted has shut down (although promised to return). However, I believe that the more "hardcore" player-base hasn't quit, and would be interested in playing on a server focused around PvP. We are working hard to release many features ranging from custom currency to a complete profiling system allowing players to have multiple "characters" on our server. Guards won't be able to sentence you to solitary confinement without first catching you, and administrators won't interfere with the gameplay process.
Features and Mechanics:
Guards: Guards have frustrated me since the very beginnings of prison servers. (You slay a player in a dark hallway as a guard turns the corner, you run, but he stops and types a command to send you to solitary confinement.) This is not possible on our server, guards must handcuff you before sentencing you to time in solitary, so if they can't catch you, they can't detain you! (Although guards may have running buffs to help balance the gameplay).
Guards will also have the ability to search your inventory and confiscate any contraband while you are handcuffed.
Profiles: Profiles are a very unique system that have just recently been added to the development server. Players will be able to create profiles (prisoner, guard, etc.) depending on the ranks that they have unlocked (administrator, etc.). These profiles will save the player's inventory, health, hunger, xp, money, kills, deaths, playtime and more; allowing guards to play as prisoners, and administrators to play as prisoners (they will not have access to any admin commands while playing on a non-admin profile, and will have to relog to change profiles.)
The main goal of the profile system is to allow guards to play on their prisoner character, and allow administration to play the game as well (we all could use a break :D).
Behavior Points: Players receive BP by working in the caves (mining) and operating lumber mills (wood cutting). BP is the main currency of the server, and can be used to purchase different tools from prisoners, purchasing cells, and ranking up. (more to be added).
Ranks:
There are 5 ranks that a prisoner can rank through (a,b,c,d,e (not including free/guard etc.)). With better ranks, you are able to access better work areas and better housing.
More features are currently being worked on to be added!
If you are interested in playing on the server, take a moment to subscribe to the thread to follow development. We will be holding a closed alpha around October and will release applications 1 week prior to the closed alpha.
If you have any feedback/requests/concerns for us, please let us know. This thread will be regulary updated with more information.
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