Purpose
For the benefit of the server, the Staff Team retains a reserve power to override any Government decision when deemed necessary for server stability, fairness, or performance.
Process of Override
These decisions are made collectively, involving two or more members of Server Leadership (Manager+).
Where practicable, the override will be communicated through the President prior to implementation.
Finality of Decisions
Staff overrides are final and cannot be overturned by Government or Judiciary.
However, Server Leadership will collaborate with the President to identify and pursue alternative options that align with both server needs and roleplay integrity.
Advisory Role
Server Leadership may advise the President upon request or offer input proactively on matters related to:
- Server performance
- Staff workload
- Feasibility of implementation
Transparency and Accountability
A public record of Staff interventions will be maintained in good faith below, serving as:
- A tool for lawmakers to anticipate and avoid future conflict with staff decisions
- A reference for Government to understand the scope and rationale of staff actions
This is not an exhaustive list, but encompasses most major decisions made over the server's history.
Town Height Limit (40 Blocks)
Description: Towns cannot surpass a block height limit of 40. This was amended at the beginning of Reveille from 30 blocks.
Reason:
- The DCT or the Government have no active interest in maintaining the height limit and are therefore likely to approve all requests to exceed the height limit.
- All mayors over the course of the last 8 months have abided by the height limit without complaint. Some even support the height limit.
- Anything beyond 30 blocks belongs in the/a city - anything larger than 30 blocks is taller than the capitol building.
- We are in the business of building towns, not cities.
- Towns are encouraged to build structures specific to their town industry, not something to rival the city.
Link: Town Height Limit
Cuboid Regions Only
Description: Players can request that polygonal spaces be regioned.
Reason:
- Diagonal plots add depth and perspective to the city.
- Some players enjoy working on angles.
- There are many diagonal roads in the city.
Link: Cuboid Regions Only
Former Government Position Roles
Description: The server won’t maintain Former <role> permission groups and tags.
Reason:
- Maintaining one role such as President means that we have to do it for other roles such as Vice President, Justice, and Secretary.
- These roles will accumulate over time and will override meaningful jobs with meaningless ones.
Capital Relocation
Description: The Capital of Redmont will remain in the city that Spawn resides.
Reason:
- Fairness among towns.
- Towns are not an appropriate capital city.
Link: Capitol Relocation
Towns
Description: There will be no more than two towns.
Reason:
- The server does not have the player base to support more than two towns.
- There is an increased focus on a dual city competition rather than local government integration.
Link: Creation of Woptopia
Owner Veto while in Government
Description: Ownership’s ability to veto is unaffected by political factors.
Reason: Extended Response - see link. Link: Owner Veto while in Government
Presidential Term Limits
Description: Either limiting an elected office by number of terms, or by allowing the presidency consecutive terms.
Reason:
- Two terms of up to 8 consecutive months (two 4-month terms) under one leader can create stagnation on the server environment.
- History shows that second and third terms often lack the energy and innovation of first terms, even when non-consecutive.
- Regular leadership change ensures fresh ideas and a dynamic government, in particular, it enhances opportunities for new players.
- Limiting elected offices may discourage long-term participation in the server.
- Players who are invested in government might disengage if barred from running ever again, reducing experienced contributions to the community.
Link: Nil.
Deputy Secretary In-Game Role
Description: Deputy Secretaries
Reason:
- The Secretary tag combination is already long, adding a deputy to the tag would make it too long, especially considering Deputy Secretaries can serve in Congress. i.e. ‘[Rep] [Staff] Dep. Commerce Secretary Username’ is 45 characters alone (half of a chat line).
- In-game roles are only abbreviated in limited circumstances. Such a role would require abbreviation to allow for a viable tag combination.
- The role would mask other important roles that serve regular in game functions. i.e. Deputy Secretary of State might mask Sergeant or Doctor.
- There are 9 secretaries and each department usually has 2+ Deputies. This would lead to most people online having a secretary role of some sort which is masking other roles.
Link: Nil.
Server Infrastructure
Description: The following infrastructure is staff-owned and managed. It requires approval for alteration:
- Spawn / Tutorial
- Staff Areas (i.e. Resource Room, Staff Museum)
- Donator Infrastructure: Reveille Yacht Club, Reveille Country Club, and the Cruise Ship Supporter Hub
- Owner Residences
Reason:
- Spawn and the tutorial are significant places in the server and act as a player’s first impression of the map and the server. This does not detract from the DCT’s ability to decorate Spawn seasonally, however it will require approval from a member of Server Leadership.
- Donator areas involve the expenditure of IRL funds and therefore should be overseen by Server Leadership to ensure that any amendments to the area is consistent with what the server has committed to donators.
Link: Nil.
Wilderness
Description:
- Keep inventory set to off.
- Expansion of allowable wild region allocation, size, and or limit.
Reason:
- Keep inventory remains off in the wild to promote risk and consequence associated with going outside of the city in search of resources.
- Wild regions exist for players to claim small parcels of land in the wild to protect wild projects. There are heavy limitations placed on wild regions to protect the city roleplay aspect of the server. Players who live and play in the wild do so with independence and self-sufficiency. This practice is not conducive to the healthy, circular economy that we strive for. As a compromise, previously we have expanded the allowable wild region size by 100%.
City Design
Description: That the spokes of the City’s road/path network remain.
Reason: To preserve the city’s design so that we don’t end up with a Manhattan grid-like, characterless mosh pit. Reveille is designed to be centred in a spoke formation with large thoroughfares running diagonally from the epicentre that is Spawn. This forms the ‘Triangle of Government’ which sees the three branches of government at each end of the triangle to symbolize the separation of powers.
Corporate Wild Claims
Description: Corporations cannot own wild claims.
Link: Corporate WAP Act