Administrators Popular Post Alex Posted March 24, 2020 Administrators Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2020 Politics & War Quarterly Report March 24, 2020 Hello, My apologies for not writing this sooner. My intention was to do quarterly reports every quarter (3 months), but due to the fiasco with NPO, GOONS, etc. in the beginning of February when this report was due I just didn't have time to put it together. Since then, I wasn't sure if I would do one this quarter or just wait until the next, but enough people have asked that I thought I would throw one together. We didn't get everything done in the last quarter that I hoped, which was in large part due to the significant amount of moderation needed last quarter. Things have really settled down in the last month or so, and I've been able to spend a lot more time doing development work instead of moderation, which is nice. That said, let's review all of the things that did get done between the last quarterly report (Nov 1, 2019) and now: Three new national projects were added: Space Program Spy Satellite Moon Landing Alliance bank funds are automatically disbursed to the last nation in an alliance upon disbandment A note is added to a nation's activity log when they changed continents Alliances automatically promote a new leader if there is none An improved mobile navigation bar was added (UI improvement) New wars UI refactored for mobile @ss23 made some upgrades to the servers running the game to improve performance Increased captcha restriction security to discourage/prevent the use of bots and scripts Military costs were increased some Nations being moved to Gray for inactivity was reduced from 14 days to 5 days to discourage tax farming Every nation was given +1 national project slot regardless of infrastructure level We implemented restrictions on sending messages to discourage/prevent abuse Timezone Adjustment Settings were implemented Added a trade confirmation popup when posting new trade offers Improved the average trade price calculation Changed message sorting to bring unread messages to the top of the Inbox Added “Number of Cities” to filter criteria on the nation search page Added “Number of Cities” to the sort criteria on the nation search page Added “Cities” as a column displayed on the nation search page Removed “Continent” as a column displayed on the nation search page Added a “Vacation Mode for X days” indicator on the nation search page in the “Date Created” column for applicable nations Added acceptance date for Trades in Status column if the trade has been accepted Fixed a bug with how trades were being displayed on the “My Trade Offers” page and nation “Trade Activity” display page When clicking the “Create Offer” button on a trade page, if you have selected a resource the new offer will default to that resource Added “Previous Page” and “Next Page” buttons to the bottom of the Inbox page Added “Previous Page” and “Next Page” buttons to the bottom of the Trade page Added “Previous Page” and “Next Page” buttons to the bottom of the Nation Search page Added “Previous Page” and “Next Page” buttons to the bottom of the Alliance Search page Fixed a bug on the Conflicts page Improved nation search functionality with an "Advanced Search" dropdown optional menu Updated the Game Rules to prohibit Flashing imagery that could be annoying or cause seizures Excessively long images / text that can disrupt the normal flow of a nation or alliance page Plain text messages with the attempt to deceive other players, i.e. writing "This nation is in Vacation Mode for X turns" in your nation description Added a popup asking for consent to use cookies when using the site Added homepage leaderboard display for nations with the most national projects and for most cities Refactored some internal code to make future game improvements easier / better A couple of things I'm currently working on that will be released soon: Improved city user interface, in particular for mobile users A new v2.0.0 API endpoint for nation bank records (currently on test server, see #api in the Discord Server for details) --- You can see, we've got a lot done! A lot of which has been completed recently. I'm finally working full-time hours on P&W, and I've been able to get a lot of things done. Now, what's next? I've got a lot planned, and the following list is an overview, not a comprehensive or exclusive list of things to come. Note, this may not all be completed by the next quarterly report on May 1, 2020. Refactor Tutorial system to improve new player retention Complete v2.0.0 of the API Complete bug testing of the Test Server to ensure we can upgrade live server software versions Add a custom currency option for VIP members Add a "copy result text" button to battle and espionage results pages for convenience Refactor "Gather Intel" espionage operations Refactor espionage spy odds shown When a nation deletes during a war, they are automatically looted / treasures transferred to opponents prioritized by resistance remaining Add a confirmation popup when destroying national projects Add a "Delete City" button that shows up when your city has 0.01 Infrastructure remaining Collect and report significantly improved war statistics and make available through API Add an option for your Discord username on your nation page Add a dropdown nation continent selection for accessibility during nation creation Work on improved P&W marketing campaigns to get more new players On the last item, I am certainly not a digital marketing expert, so I am wondering if there is anyone who works in marketing that would be interested in helping design ad images, copy, or even short videos that I can use to promote Politics & War. If you have experience and are interested in helping out, please contact me on Discord (Alex_PW#4970) That's it for now, folks. I hope you're as excited as me about the future of P&W and all of the improvements yet to come! If you have a suggestion that isn't included on this list, please post it here: https://forum.politicsandwar.com/index.php?/forum/52-game-suggestions/ I may not respond to each and every suggestion personally, but I do periodically review and adopt suggestions posted there. --- In other news, if you're interested in free Credits, we are doing a giveaway on March 31 of 5 Credits to 3 random winners. For more information, please see: 2 1 25 Quote Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majima Goro Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Vewy nice updates planned. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isjaki Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Nice updates planned. I am waiting to see which will be the first alliance that is big bran enough to delete cities for tiering purposes. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightKnight Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Very nice!! Looking forward to more ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viselli Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thank you Alex! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Awesome! Excited to see all these planned changes. Happy to hear that you are able to spend some more time on the game recently. Thank you! And a note to everyone: Stay safe! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomdud Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Can’t wait to see the new updates! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ataxia Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 It's nice to have an active admin. Looking forward to these additions. 1 1 Quote House Stark Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Boris Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I am but a humble vibe inspector, and this posts vibe status: fragrant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elijah Mikaelson Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 When a nation deletes during a war, they are automatically looted / treasures transferred to opponents prioritised by resistance remaining think this should also be done for those who enter VM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
丂ħ̧i̧₣ɫ̵γ͘ ̶™ Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I'm not a marketing expert, but I'd totally make P/W propaganda. Ayy lmao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Alex Posted March 24, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Bjorn Ironside said: When a nation deletes during a war, they are automatically looted / treasures transferred to opponents prioritised by resistance remaining think this should also be done for those who enter VM. Why? When someone enters VM, you can continue to fight and win the war. In fact, they can't even fight back while in VM. 1 Quote Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elijah Mikaelson Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Alex said: Why? When someone enters VM, you can continue to fight and win the war. In fact, they can't even fight back while in VM. The treasure gets removed and randomly spawn on to someone else, would be the main reason. had it happened twice and mostly that is the reason for wars on those with a treasure Edited March 24, 2020 by Elijah Mikaelson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asierith Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Just now, Bjorn Ironside said: The treasure gets removed and randomly spawn on to someone else, would be the main reason. If you do that, then the treasure won't go to those who are attacking the nation. It should be moved to an attacking nation, prioritised by resistance remaining. It should only be randomly respawned if the nation goes into VM without being attacked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melyaj Vijsopj Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Custom Currency and Discord name really looking forward to that. Still would love to be able to upload my own nation map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elijah Mikaelson Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Asierith said: If you do that, then the treasure won't go to those who are attacking the nation. It should be moved to an attacking nation, prioritised by resistance remaining. It should only be randomly respawned if the nation goes into VM without being attacked I attacked Madden8021, I had by far the lowest Resistance and when he entered VM it spawned on Mads who was not even at war with Madden8021. Thats why i asked for it to go to an attacking nation, as my first comment pointed out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicboyd25 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I'm glad to see an interest in marketing PnW. I'd love to see a lot more players and now is definitely the right time to hit the market as a lot of people are at home looking for things to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Prefontaine Posted March 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2020 Bring back downvotes Solid addition. 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changeup Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Thanks Alex! Always good to see continued work. Edited March 24, 2020 by Changeup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elijah Mikaelson Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Prefontaine said: Bring back downvotes Solid addition. one of your few good ideas of late, mostly so i can down-vote all those poor ideas you have come up with of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Scarfalot Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 hours ago, Bjorn Ironside said: When a nation deletes during a war, they are automatically looted / treasures transferred to opponents prioritised by resistance remaining think this should also be done for those who enter VM. ...No, if people VM in war then they just naturally get beiged. The only reason to have the automatic looting/treasure transfer in case of deletion is that there's physically no way to actually finish the war in that circumstance. The city deletion button will have a confirmation dialog and work at 0 infra flat, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elijah Mikaelson Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Sir Scarfalot said: ...No, if people VM in war then they just naturally get beiged. The only reason to have the automatic looting/treasure transfer in case of deletion is that there's physically no way to actually finish the war in that circumstance. The city deletion button will have a confirmation dialog and work at 0 infra flat, right? if they enter VM the treasure is lost and sent to whoever, not who is fighting them this is the part that should be changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Scarfalot Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Bjorn Ironside said: if they enter VM the treasure is lost and sent to whoever, not who is fighting them this is the part that should be changed. Ah, ok, I understand now. Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namukara Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Hi Alex, Could the second to last planned update, for accessibility, also be implemented on the edit nation page? I want to move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew The Great Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Should really do some work on the war system, it's better to do it during a long peace like what we've got now. Also make an update so that I win. That's it, just me winning. 1 1 Quote Blame Dan Schneider~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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