Phantom Domain_fix
Creator: a9977321 || First Published: 12/26/2016 || Players: 9 || Size: 39x50
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a9977321 (05/23/2019 12:00pm | Edited: 11/07/2019 09:10am):
Currently it is a test version of my attempt to fix the phantom domain main map.
Instructions will follow during the formal release.

Phantom Domain Rules (copied from the old map with lots of revisions)

~~~~~~~~~~SET UP~~~~~~~~~~
Fog: On
Sonja Banned (South Segment Problems)
Broken Five Banned (Grit, Kanbei, Sensei, Hachi, Colin)
Sturm, Rachel, Von Bolt, Drake, Hawke, Olaf, Kindle Banned (Damage Abilities)
Sasha (OP power for FFA)
Lab Gating: Preferably None (Maybe something to try at a later date with this setup.)

Orange Star has to be Javier and OS will be the games "Moderator".
(OS will be referred to as mod from now on)
Mod units cannot attack unless they are produced by the effect of tokens (see tokens appendix).

Set the game up as a free for all.
The game is not truly free for all however due to the presence of roles (refer to roles for more information).
The mod is not truly a player and is there to ensure the experience of the game does not go awry.
If anyone has their win condition fulfilled, Mod will alert the rest of the players through broadcast to set draw and will eliminate all losers through means of the northeast HQ area.

~~~~~~~~~~MAP~~~~~~~~~~

Explanation of HQ Area:
If a player is actively trying to break the rules, is considered defeated, or another player's victory condition is met, the infantry in this area will remove that player from the game. Abilities might be contrast to 2nd case.
Removing players from the game in this way ensures a fast turn cycle.
The mod has no other purpose for this infantry and will not capture all HQ`s as a joke.
Do not use this infantry for target practice if for some reason you can get a unit in range to fire upon it.
The mods backup plan for you doing this is to send an arbitrarily large number of mega tanks and make the game less fun for you.

Explanation of NW APC Area:
At the start of the fifth day and every five days afterwords, The mod will publicly announce the winner(s) of the APC Lottery. (But not what they win.)
To play the game, move your APC into one of the three available forests (top, middle or bottom).
The players in the row of forests with the least number of APCs are the winners.
Prizes scale upwards for being the sole winner.
Prizes are up to the Mod's discretion (I suggest tokens in the early game and abilities or helpers later on.)
Players that gain vision of the Megatank(through their APC vision) are not allowed to fire on it.

Explanation of NE Towers:
Not intractable and serves to make some of the mods units much more difficult to kill.
Also prevents some stupid luck things that could happen in the North East area.

Explanation of North West:
At the start of the game, Mod will choose one (or more) player to be the Phantom anonymously.
The mega tanks in the SW corner will cover the non-phantom players factories and leave the phantom the whole NW quadrant to capture giving them an advantage.
Rivers around the factories prevent the phantom from building non-infantry units in that area.
Phantom players gain access to NW Area through abilities granting them the access.

Explanation of North East:
The NE corner contains the questing area.
The Mod recons will not attack the infantry here but serve as a blockade.
The recons will move back at the cost of tokens. (See tokens appendix).

Explanations of NE labs:
NE labs serve as a flag area. In the profile each player will be given a flag condition. If it is false mod will delete the infantry on his lab on day1. Flag conditions can be used for abilities and victory conditions. Flag areas are designed to discourage vision sharing to protect the phantom.

Main Map:
The map will normally start out as a eight-way free for all with the final goal of each player being to complete their roles victory condition.
Players are encouraged to form diplomatic groups as they try to complete their role's victory condition.
Players are allowed to interact with mod units however they would like. However, the mod must follow specific rules listed here.

Main Map Mod:
The mod must immediately dive their central submarines. Recons and subs must be built accordingly.
No mod units can attack unless otherwise stated. (See tokens appendix).

The mod city at the spawning location serves as a HQ and the player is considered defeated if the city is captured unless an ability claiming not.
a9977321 (09/12/2019 07:18am | Edited: 03/24/2020 04:07am):
~~~~~~~~~~TOKENS~~~~~~~~~~

Tokens Appendix:
Everyone starts with zero tokens and tokens can only be gained in four ways.
Those ways are:
1) Sitting on Mod Labs - (See notes below.)
2) APC Lottery - (See notes under Map - Explanation of NW.)
3) Role Abilities - (See examples under Roles.)
4) Donation from Another Player - At any time, you may private press message the mod and choose to donate any number of tokens you have to another player. It will serve as an active ability in the process order.
Possible uses include diplomacy or throwing other players off your trail by randomly changing your token count.
You may choose to donate anonymously or allow the mod to include your country. By default it is the latter.
Mod will press message you when your token count changes.

Mod Labs:
At the start of the fifth day and every five days afterwords, any player with a unit on top of a mod lab will receive a token.
You may capture mod labs however this will prevent the mod from seeing who is on top of them and therefore turning off their ability to give players tokens.
Tokens will be recorded by the mod and will be sent to you in a private press message.

Token Purchases:
1 Token - NE Questing Area Purchase - Moves 2 Mod recons back by 1 space. (You may use this ability on other countries but if you don't specify it will be assumed you use it on your own.)
1 Token - Anonymous Mod Message - Private Press Message the Mod, they will broadcast your message anonymously. If you want you can also ask mod to send a private message to given player(s). Target player(s) of annonymous private messages can reply to the user of this service in the same turn they receive the message through mod.
2 Tokens - Reconnaissance Scout - Mod private press messages you a link to an image of the mod's central piperunner's, recon's, and sub's vision range. (You may share the link freely if you choose to.)
2 Tokens - Mod Lab Information - The mod messages you with all information of the current units on top of all mod labs. Info includes: Country, Fuel, Ammo, Health and Unit.
3 Tokens - Activate Mod Piperunners - Message Mod a country. For the next five days, Mod piperunners will be allowed to attack units of that country. (You may choose to target your own country. )
3 Tokens - Helper Unit Purchase Log - The mod messages you with the purchase history of mod units of target country. (Includes day sent, where it was sent, and what unit was sent.)

Mod Helper Units - Message the Mod a country. Produces and sends the unit towards that country's base and only attacks that country's units. You may choose to target yourself.
2 Tokens - Mod Tank
2 Tokens - Mod Anti-Air
3 Tokens - Mod Battle Copter
4 Tokens - Mod Medium Tank
4 Tokens - Mod Fighter
5 Tokens - Mod Neotank
5 Tokens - Mod Bomber
6 Tokens - Mod Mega Tank

Mod helper units will be produced at the facility closest to their target.
Mod Helper units AI: Mod helper units will move towards the mod city in the original start location of the target country until they die.
They will not attempt to refuel or repair and will attempt to attack the unit with the highest cost mod think they can reach within Mod's vision.
Mod will coordinate his units to achieve a better outcome if possible.
Mod piperunner will try to clear the road tile next to mod's subs in the centre when vacant if a mod helper unit is blocked inside the spawn area.
a9977321 (09/12/2019 08:56am):
~~~~~~~~~~ROLES~~~~~~~~~~

Roles are given to players at the beginning of the game in the profile. Roles are random and are up to the mod's discretion to allow the correction of handicaps and to give each individual player a specialty.
The phantom will always receive the phantom role (but may choose to bluff their ability to try to fool other players into thinking they are not the phantom.)

Roles are private press messages on the mod's day one.
Roles are formatted as the following: (Examples Below)
*These examples include theoretical abilities, these are not the only possible roles and abilities are not locked based on what alliance your role is.*

Player1
Alliance: Evil (Phantom)
Victory Condition: 1 All players with the "Good" alliance are defeated.2 At least one member of alliance evil survives. 3 No other victory condition is met.
Abilitiy_example_ability1: You may attempt to steal 1 to 6 tokens (at random) from another target country. The ability can be activated on day5 and every 5 days afterward. (active)

Player2
Alliance: Neutral
Victory Condition: 1 Win APC lottery for 4 times. 2 Survive until condition1 is met. 3 No other victory condition is met.
Ability_example_ability2: You will be warned whenever a player sends a mod helper unit after you. (This will be a private press message including unit type and country who is sending it.) (passive)

Player3
Alliance: Good
Win Condition: 1 All players with the "Evil" alliance are defeated. 2 At least one good player survives. 3 No other victory condition is met.
Ability_example_ability3: You have knowledge of all players token count. (rule)

Defeating Players: A player is considered defeated when one of the following conditions is met.
1) The mod city that is located by that players starting areas pad is captured.
2) An effect or ability of another player causes that player to be defeated.
3) That player leaves the game, resigns, or is booted by the system.
When a player is defeated, they will have two turns to say goodbye as the mod captures their headquarters unless an ability claiming not.

I don't always copy paste these exact role layouts but this is a good example.

It is possible to have several phantoms in a game. If there is, they will share the South-most West corner.
observerandhost (09/16/2019 02:00pm | Edited: 06/23/2020 06:19am):
~~~~~~~~~~Processing Order~~~~~~~~~~

For a fair game play mod will deal with all requests(mod service & active abilities & gifting) in his turns in received orders. Passive abilities are dealt with in turn orders if activated at the same time. Rule abilities work automatically.
Processing order
1 Dealing with the requests of the day before.
--the beginning of the day--
2 Giving tokens for labs occupied (special)
3 APC lottery (special)
4 Check Elimination & HQ capturing
5 Check Victory Conditions
6 Activate piperunners
7 Move Mod units(The order is optimized)
8 Build Mod units
9 Take screenshots
--END TURN--

~~~~~~~~~~MISC.~~~~~~~~~~

Phantom Domain Alpha: http://awbw.amarriner.com/prevmaps.php?
maps_id=66452
Phantom Domain Beta: http://awbw.amarriner.com/prevmaps.php?
maps_id=66497
Phantom Domain: http://awbw.amarriner.com/prevmaps.php?maps_id=67885
Phantom Domain Pocket Edition: http://awbw.amarriner.com/prevmaps.php?
maps_id=69419
Pocket version in use: https://awbw.amarriner.com/prevmaps.php?maps_id=70399
Press and Broadcasts are encouraged and you will have your tokens tracked for
you by the Mod.

--Leave a comment with any questions you have!--

--Game Record--
4 tower test Feb.5th, 2017-Sept.5th, 2017 Day29 Evil Victory: ichbinsehselber, Jackie Milton
phantom domain November Feb. 22nd, 2018- ongoing
phantom domain 2020 Mar. 24th, 2020- Jun. 23rd Day17 Neutral Victory: zhaotiantong

There is a new limit on the length of the comment, making it impossible to put all those info in one post.

observerandhost (09/16/2019 02:05pm):
Reserved place for ability library



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