Development Blog #15 | A feature spotlight? What? This is new?

Joshua · Jan 1, 2019

Introduction

Welcome to the 15th iteration of our Community Blog. Some time has passed since our last update, and as many of you will notice, this update will be smaller than most. That's something you should be happy about rather than disappointed with though. Up until now, we have attempted to release regular Development blogs, showcasing all of the new features that have been created for our community. Very few new features since the last update is not a bad thing, it just means we are getting closer to a releasable product. The past few weeks have seen a change of focus in the staff team. We have shifted away from introducing new features, and onto properly testing all of the features to within an inch of our lives. We want to ensure that when we do release, the features perform as expected, and do not cause issues for players or to the server as a whole.

With that said, in this update, we are going to explain how some of our more complex systems will work.
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Staff Updates

Zedo was promoted to the Moderation Team.

Holm was promoted to the Moderation Team.

InvalidFelix was promoted to Senior Moderator.

GiGeorge was promoted to Senior Moderator.

Charles was brought onto the Moderation Team.

Kris has reinstated to the Moderation Team.

Dylan has reinstated as a Content Developer.

Davie was brought onto the Tester Team.

Jeremy was brought onto the Tester Team

LT.Maverick was brought onto the Tester Team.

ItzKnight was brought onto the Tester Team.

Femo was brought onto the Tester Team.

StallingCoin was brought onto the Tester Team .

Zoloft was brought onto the Tester Team.

Quentin was brought onto the Media Team.

Heartgg was brought onto the Media Team.

Suspense was brought onto the Media Team.

Bigman_rukes has been removed from the Staff Team.

Dredd has been removed from the Staff Team.

Rudy has been removed from the Staff team.

Lancelot has been removed from the Staff Team.

Boost has been removed from the Staff Team.

Edwards has been Removed from the Staff team.

Gall has stepped down from the Staff Team.

Mister Whisky has stepped down from the Staff Team.

HaminLord has stepped down from the Staff Team.

Shamz has stepped down from the Staff Team.

Dzeikob has stepped down from the Staff Team.

Kay has stepped down from the Staff Team.

Sami has stepped down from the Staff Team.

Catchexception has Stepped down from the Staff team.

Aon has stepped down from the Staff Team.

Adrian has stepped down from the Staff Team.

For a full look at our staff team, and to see who now falls under which position, see our Staff Roster.
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Team Applications

Whilst we are still in the development stage of Mafia City, the Tester Team is one of the most crucial elements for ensuring a successful launch. In recent months, Felix has taken over the Tester team. He has introduced a completely new structure, which has worked wonders for improving staff productivity. We are always looking for new testers, so check out the link here if this is something which interests you.
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Looking for Talent

We pride ourselves on having a fantastic staff team, all of whom are experienced with roleplay and dedicated to creating the best possible experience for our community. There are a number of exciting opportunities for you in the Mafia City team, these would allow you to help shape the roleplay environment which we are creating. We are most notably looking for the following:

Video Editors - Contact Tavi

Writers and PR specialists - Contact Tavi

Developers - Contact Joshua

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Writers
Tavi, Joshua and GiGeorge

Joshua · Jan 1, 2019

Economy System

We have an entire department, who are responsible for managing the Economy within San Andreas. This department has been through every Vehicle, Weapon, Clothing item and Property on the map, setting the initial purchase price. Prices will still be determined by the community when they are resold. We are aiming for the server to have a real economy in all areas, and for that to be true, it needs to be carefully managed. Even our Emergency services will be run by a fully functioning economy. Read the description of our tax system below for more details.
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Tax System

We actually designed the tax system very early on in the development of Mafia City Roleplay. All purchasable articles will be taxed by the government, which is deposited into the state's vault. The tax rate on these items would be voted upon by city/state officials through the designed/elected government (depending on the time frame). The Legislation Committee, a team formed to prepare our legislation, has covered some form of taxation one way or another, I'm sure.

Tax distribution is complicated, surely, however it can be quite simple. You have to put out less than you take in. With the systems we have created, it will allow multi-level accounting and book-handling. Taxes will be distributed per the cities and state requirements, elected by official representatives of the government. This would allow for an elected official to fight for the Los Santos Police Department's budget (E.g. $150,000/m) to be higher than the Los Santos Fire Departments (E.g. $120,000/m). When planning systems as such we take a while to ensure we are adding as much dynamicity as possible, and ensure that we allow as much control to be in the hands of the players instead of the administration.

Governments run like businesses, you have bank accounts which we refer to as “Vaults”, and employees such as the Los Santos Police Department and the Los Santos Emergency Services. Although the government is run like a business, the elected officials act as the product. Taxes act as this business’ prices, which will require leverage to keep tax players happy. If they fail to adequately distribute taxes, then groups such as the LSPD will not have the ability to become sustainable. If the price (taxes) is too high for the product (elected officials) the customers (taxpayers) will elect to go elsewhere. Although this may be an outlandish metaphor, it's important to note that every single step I've stated above, is controlled by the community.
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Properties System

One of the systems we have put a lot of thought and effort into is our Properties system. With the hard work of our Development Team, we have the ability to magically determine property location, price, interior, and type, without the need for Development intervention. This will enable a huge level of possibilities for civilian roleplay. Every property in San Andreas has the ability to be bought and turned into a house, business, or factory. This system can be utilized in both legal and illegal organizations.

A perfect example of this system would be a Mechanic shop. We have had a lot of community members bring this one up. Players have the ability to purchase a property, turn it into a business, hire staff with systems that support doing as such. The limitations of this system are only an individual's imagination.

The Properties team are tasked with the initial setup and maintenance of properties. This team is tasked with maintaining the San Andreas Management Realty Group (SAMRG), an initiative to give newcomers a chance to earn their mark within Los Santos. Along with running SAMRG, the properties team will also be tasked with building zoning. This is important, as our goal is to have a well balanced house-to-business ratio. We believe that the Properties team will have the ability to create businesses that will essentially be the life of our economy.

A common issue on many servers is the difficulty in finding properties for sale. Often, you are left with no choice but to drive around looking for properties for sale, which can be a tedious and time consuming affair. Whilst we will have the ability for people to advertise their properties both in game, and on the forums, we have also introduced a system similar to looking in the window of a Real Estate, where going to this location and pressing Y, will show up every property currently listed for sale on the map.

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Factory System

Factories are one of our most versatile features for civilian roleplay. Any suitable building can be purchased and turned into a factory, which in turn, can be used for either legal or illegal production of items. Factories will be the main source of weapons and drugs for the servers criminal elements. Factories are not just for creating illegal items though, they can also be used for producing furniture and legal weapons. Creating items in a factory takes time, and this process can be sped up you, or others, working the trucking job to transport materials to your factory. Making factories a property type with a legal and illegal purpose will also make it harder for the LSPD to work out which ones are being used for illegal purposes, and so will create a greater need for investigative roleplay. Below you can see some of the interiors we will be using for these factories. Each factory will have an interior suited to the type of production that factory is set up for, such as the Weed and Cocaine Factories below.
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Writers
Tavi and Joshua

Kris · Jan 1, 2019

Tax system is looking pretty nice!

Dredd · Jan 1, 2019

Really nice work!

Zedo · Jan 2, 2019

Sick !

aon · Jan 2, 2019

my name is spelled with a lower case "a" :re: :ee:

good blog anyways

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