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Settlement Property Settings

Settlement Property Settings

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Settlements will also spawn {Homestead Support Claims|HomesteadSupportClaimPaperItem} which can be given or sold to non-citizens. These claims will allow homesteads that have no settlement associated with them to claim more plots, anywhere in the map. Typically, farmers in far-off, isolated regions who want to have larger farms will seek these out (trading food or labor) from towns around the world. They represent support from a settlement applied to outside property protection.

Settlements will also spawn {Homestead Support Claims|HomesteadSupportClaimPaperItem} which can be given or sold to non-citizens. These claims will allow homesteads that have no settlement associated with them to claim more plots, anywhere in the map. Typically, farmers in far-off, isolated regions who want to have larger farms will seek these out (trading food or labor) from towns around the world. They represent support from a settlement applied to outside property protection.

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Homestead Support Claims

Homestead Support Claims

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As more Citizens join a Settlement, more {Property} can be claimed, using Claim Stakes and Claim Papers associated with the settlement.

The settlement will spawn these objects based on their level, with claim stakes of {TownClaimStakeItem}, {CountryClaimStakeItem}, {FederationClaimStakeItem} varieties. These will claim property in the name of the settlement they are associated with, and can be powered-up with {ClaimPaperItem} to claim more plots, by placing them in the inventory of the claim stake.

If Citizens leave, the max number of Claim Papers and Stakes allowed will reduce and be removed from the Settlement Foundation inventory. If they're all in use and not available to be returned, a {Property Crisis} will occur.

As more Citizens join a Settlement, more {Property} can be claimed, using Claim Stakes and Claim Papers associated with the settlement.

The settlement will spawn these objects based on their level, with claim stakes of {TownClaimStakeItem}, {CountryClaimStakeItem}, {FederationClaimStakeItem} varieties. These will claim property in the name of the settlement they are associated with, and can be powered-up with {ClaimPaperItem} to claim more plots, by placing them in the inventory of the claim stake.

If Citizens leave, the max number of Claim Papers and Stakes allowed will reduce and be removed from the Settlement Foundation inventory. If they're all in use and not available to be returned, a {Property Crisis} will occur.

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Property Crisis Settings

Property Crisis Settings

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A Property Crisis occurs when the number of Citizens in a settlement reduces such that there aren't enough Citizens to support the number of Claim Stakes and Claim Papers in use.

Because settlements spawn Claim Stakes and Papers when Citizens join, and despawn them when they leave, it is possible for Citizens to leave and generate a property crisis when there aren't any available Stakes or Papers to despawn on the Settlement Foundation object. When this happens, a timer will start, by the end of which Citizens must return the needed number of Stakes and Papers to the Settlement Foundation, unclaiming or collecting them however they can. When Stakes and Claims are placed into a Settlement Foundation during a property crisis, they will be immediately de-spawned, and if the defecit is met, the crisis will end immediately.

If Citizens are unable or unwilling to return the needed Stakes and Papers before the timer expires, the Stakes and Papers will be destroyed wherever they are. When a property crisis resolves, it will perform these repossessions:
- First, claims/stakes that aren't being used (in a Citizen's backpack, say) will be destroyed.
- Then stakes/claims that are in-use will be destroyed if the defecit is still not met.
In both steps, claims owned by abandoned Citizens will be destroyed first.

Its very important for Settlements to manage their Citizen populations carefully to prevent a shortfall, and it is wise to hold some in reserve and not immediately use them, or to adjust when Citizens start to leave.

Citizens that enter the Abandoned {Demographic} will also stop contributing to the number of spawned Stakes and Papers, which can lead to a property crisis as well.

A Property Crisis occurs when the number of Citizens in a settlement reduces such that there aren't enough Citizens to support the number of Claim Stakes and Claim Papers in use.

Because settlements spawn Claim Stakes and Papers when Citizens join, and despawn them when they leave, it is possible for Citizens to leave and generate a property crisis when there aren't any available Stakes or Papers to despawn on the Settlement Foundation object. When this happens, a timer will start, by the end of which Citizens must return the needed number of Stakes and Papers to the Settlement Foundation, unclaiming or collecting them however they can. When Stakes and Claims are placed into a Settlement Foundation during a property crisis, they will be immediately de-spawned, and if the defecit is met, the crisis will end immediately.

If Citizens are unable or unwilling to return the needed Stakes and Papers before the timer expires, the Stakes and Papers will be destroyed wherever they are. When a property crisis resolves, it will perform these repossessions:
- First, claims/stakes that aren't being used (in a Citizen's backpack, say) will be destroyed.
- Then stakes/claims that are in-use will be destroyed if the defecit is still not met.
In both steps, claims owned by abandoned Citizens will be destroyed first.

Its very important for Settlements to manage their Citizen populations carefully to prevent a shortfall, and it is wise to hold some in reserve and not immediately use them, or to adjust when Citizens start to leave.

Citizens that enter the Abandoned {Demographic} will also stop contributing to the number of spawned Stakes and Papers, which can lead to a property crisis as well.

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On an {Immigration Desk|ImmigrationDeskObject}, leadership of a settlement may designate neighboring homesteads or settlements which can claim within our influence. If a neighbor wants to claim land that is otherwise influenced by your settlement (perhaps for a price), this is the way to allow it.

On an {Immigration Desk|ImmigrationDeskObject}, leadership of a settlement may designate neighboring homesteads or settlements which can claim within our influence. If a neighbor wants to claim land that is otherwise influenced by your settlement (perhaps for a price), this is the way to allow it.

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