In particular it is not possible to cover streets which anyway require different permission set than neighbouring plots. Thus it is problematic to define zones of access and any member can walk any parts of the town.
It is also possible to salvage all not pclaimed defensive structures.
The recruitment game brings obvious security risks and denying certain members access to some town parts would help mitigate these risks.
For once I would like colour-based town member groups, as well as special group for non-members (perhaps just red).
The current town dialog shall remain unchanged except for adding a colour bar
The core idea is to add another type of claim, call it zone claim, which will serve to define permissions only
The zone claim should inherit most of it's properties from pclaim with following exceptions:
- 3D model more resembling a banner or an announcement on a pole.
- it is free to build and extend (or just a wooden handle and a cotton cloth / paper to build)
- it can be build only on town claim and cannot be extended outside the town claim
- it cannot be destroyed without claim management permission under any circumstances except below
- it is automatically destroyed when the town claim is removed (when all neighbouring boundry stones are destroyed)
- it is free to upkeep
- it can contact any number of pclaims but can not overlap
- there is no limt to weird shapes like 1x 500
- it starts from 1x1 - because it must be able to cover all small patches
- it is possible to walk though it and to pull a cart or ride a horse/cricket
The zone claim should work like pclaim in following aspects:
- the permissions for trespassing/larceny/waste are set separately for each colour
- it can be extended without limits in all directions freely, but on the condition all the claim is placed on the same townclaim (same because funny bug abuse could be invented)
- walking on it without permission is a crime - this could help fix some bugs
- it is always rectangular, weird shapes are handled by placing more of such claims
The zone claim is intended to be free to build and upkeep because it is town claim which makes it valid and the town claim itself is paid. The zone claim serves only as a way to define how tclaim is restricting a particular player
It should be possible to have town claim fully covered by either pclaims and one claims but uncovered areas should retain current behaviour.
Trial membership will most likely become obsolete.