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The caravan system is an open world PvP system that revolves around opportunity and risk. Caravans facilitate the transfer of goods for players wishing to ... Caravans AshesofCreationcommunityempoweredWiki Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Alpha-1caravan3DrenderbyAdamWill.[1] Caravansfacilitatethetransferofgoodsforplayerswishingtoturnaprofit.[2] https://ashesofcreation.wiki/File:MayoralCaravanSystemWIP.mp4MayoralCaravansystem-WorkinProgress.[3] ThecaravansystemisanopenworldPvPsystemthatrevolvesaroundopportunityandrisk.Caravansfacilitatethetransferofgoodsforplayerswishingtoturnaprofit.[2] Caravansarefortransferofpersonalgoodsandquestsaswellassuppliesforcastlesandnodes.[4] Caravansmayonlybesentfromorarriveatvillagenodesorabove.[5] Caravanscantransportgoodsformorethanoneplayer.[6] ThePvPflaggingsystemdoesnotapplytocaravans.[7] Deathpenaltiesdonotapplytoobjective-basedevents(suchascaravans,guildwars,andnodesieges).[8] Contents 1Caravantypes 1.1Mayoralcaravans 1.2Questdrivencaravans 1.3Personalcaravans 1.3.1Navalcaravans 1.3.1.1Hijackingships 2Caravaninventory 3Caravanbuilding 3.1Caravancomponents 4Initiatingcaravans 4.1Questdrivencaravaninitiation 4.2Personalcaravaninitiation 4.3Navalcaravaninitiation 5Traderoutes 5.1Roading 6CaravanPvP 6.1MercenaryNPCs 6.2PvPseasons 6.3Gearenhancementrewards 7Caravandestruction 8Artisansupplychain 9Castlenodes 10Caravanskins 10.1Listofcaravanskins 11Zergs 12Artwork 13Communityguides 14Seealso 15References Caravantypes RamstoneHaulerpre-orderpackcosmeticcaravanskin.[9] TherearedifferenttypesofCaravansinAshesofCreation.[10][11] Mayoralcaravans.[11] Questdrivencaravans.[10] Personalcaravans.[10] Thecaravansystemisanotherverybigpartofthenodesystem.Theyarethemaindriverofeconomicactivityandthereisabunchofdifferenttypesofcaravan.[11]–JeffreyBard Mayoralcaravans Questtolaunchamayoralcaravan.[11] MayoralcaravansarelaunchedbyMayors.[11] Establishingtraderouteswithanothernode.[11] Obtainresourcesbydoingacaravanquest.[11] Questdrivencaravans Questdrivencaravansareusedfortraderoutesbetweennodes.Thesecaravansaresystemdriven.[10] Theseareinitiatedbyplayerswithadiversechoiceofroutesandlaunchwindows,makingthemdifficulttozerg.[12] InitiatingacaravanfromonenodetoanotherwillcreateaPvPobjectivethatplayerswillneedtodefendwhileitmovesalongitschosenroutetotheselecteddestination.[2] Node-basedcaravanstatsandcapabilitiesscalewiththeirnode'sadvancement. Roadswillupgradeasnodesadvance.Differentroadswilldictatethespeedandtypeofcaravanrequired(offroadvsonroad).[13] Thecaravansystemisdesignedtobeinitiatedbytheplayer.Whichmeans,informationofthecaravanslaunchtimeandroute,shouldbeacloselyguardedsecret.Routeswillalsobediverse,andtheworldislarge,soitmightbehooveyoutoscouttherouteaheadbeforealaunch.Fasttravelinourgameisalsolimited,whichmeansunlesstheguildhadknowledgeofyourplansbeforehand,itislikelythattheywillbeunabletoorganizeandtraveltoalocation.Asfarasmassguildssecuringtraderoutes,thereisalwaysabiggerfishinthepond.Alsocaravanswillhavelimitationsoncarryingcapacityandlaunchwindowsthatwillsegmentmulitiplecaravansbyseveralminutes,whichwouldspaceoutthecaravans,makingitdifficultto"zerg"adefense.[12]–StevenSharif Personalcaravans Personal(Self-directed/playerdriven)caravansareinitiatedbytheplayer,whoessentially"becomesthecaravan".Theseareland-basedandwater-based(navalcaravans)thattheplayerdrivesanddirects.[14][10] Thesearecurrentlydesignedforasingledriver.[15] Personalcaravanscanbelaunchedfromanypointofstorage.[16] Personalcaravansarecapableoftransitioningto/fromnavalcaravans.[14][17] Personalcaravanswillcomeinvaryingsizesandcapacities.[14] Bydefaultplayercaravanswillhavearacialappearancethatinfluencesthetypesofanimalsthataremovingthecaravan.[14] Playerswillbeabletoapplycaravanskinstochangethedefaultappearance.[14] Navalcaravans Alpha-1Niküanavalcaravan3Drender.[18]Caravansarecapableoftransitioningfromlandtonavalcaravans.Soifyoustartoutasaland-basedCaravanandyoumovetothecoastandyouwanttomoveintothewaterthere'sgonnabealittletransitionperiodthere;it'sgonnabealittleconstructionkindofsite:You'renotgonnahavetodoanythingit'sjustgonnabeatimerrightsothatyoucan'tquicklymovebetweenlandandwater.It'sgonnabeprobablyinthematterofyouknowaminutetotwominutes.There'salittlebitofvulnerabilityinthatregard.[14]–StevenSharif Navalcaravans(Tradeships/Merchantships)arepartofAshesofCreationnavalcontent.[19]Navalcaravansallowthetransportationoftradinggoods.[17] Navalcaravansarecapableoftransitioningtoandfromlandcaravansatthepointofintersectionoflandandocean.[20][14][17] Thesecaravanswillcomeinvaryingsizesandcapacities.[14] Bydefaultnavalcaravanshavearacialappearance.Playerswillbeabletoapplycaravanskinstochangethisappearance.[14]   Hijackingships Certainshipscanbehijacked,destroyedandlooted,buttheshipsthemselvescannotbepermanentlycaptured.[21][22] Navalcaravanscannotbehijacked.Thecargoonatradeshipwillbesimilartocaravansinthattheshipmustbedestroyedinordertocapturethelootfromitswreckage.[22] Caravaninventory Alpha-1inventoryuserinterface.[23] Personalinventorylimits[24][25]aretiedtoabackpack.[26]Materialandgatherableitemsaresubjecttoquantityratherthanweightlimits.CaravansandMulesareintendedtobetheprimarymodeoftransportationofgoodsbeyondtheselimits.[27][28] Mulescancarryroughly10timesmorethanbackpacks.Caravanscancarryroughly10timesmorethanmules.[29] Caravanswillhavecarryingcapacitylimitsandcustomizablestats,suchasdefensivepoints,speedandnumberofhiredNPCguards.[30] Inadditiontoexpandedinventorycapacity,caravansalsoprovideancillarybenefitsrelatingtosuccessfullycompletingtraderoutesandotherquests.[31] Inventorycapacitywillberelativelylimitedfornewcharacters.[31] InventoryexpansionandweightmanagementtrainingcertificatesareavailableintheGalleriaatCitystageeconomicnodes.[31][32] Aplayer'sinventoryhassectionsfordifferenttypesofitems.Questitemsforexamplewillnotfillaplayer'sregularinventorycapacity.[31] Itemstackswillingeneralhavequantitylimitsbasedonthetypeofitem.[27] Thestackinglimitofpotionsmightbeonehundred.Thestackinglimitoffooditemsmightbe999or1000.[27] Itemstransportedbycaravanmustbestoredincrates.[33] Thehigherqualitythecrate,thegreateritscapacity.[33] Crateswillberequiredtotransfersuppliesbetweencaravansandstoragepoints.[33] CratesareapotentialdesignideathatwillundergotestinganditerationduringAlpha-2.[33] Transportedgoodsbycaravanrequirecratecapacityfirstandthencantranslateintostoragecapacitywithinawarehouseinventorymanagementsystemorapersonalinventorybagmanagementsystem.[33]–StevenSharif Caravanbuilding Someofthefollowinginformationhasnotbeenrecentlyconfirmedbythedevelopersandmaynotbeonthecurrentdevelopmentroadmap. CaravanbuildingisapotentialcraftingprofessioninAshesofCreation.[34] Caravancomponentsobtainedfromcaravanbuilderswillhavestatsaccordingtotheskilloftheartisan.[34] Caravancomponents CertificatestocreateacaravanareissuedbycertainNPCswithinnodesoratcertainpointsofinterestintheworld.Thesecertificatesarecomprisedofmultiplecomponents:[35][34] Axles.[35] Armorrating(damagemitigation).[35][34] Capacity.[30] Chasis.[34] Hitpoints.[35][34] Maneuverability.[35] NumberofhiredNPCguards.[30] Speed.[35][30] Steeds.[34] Wheels.[35][34] Caravancomponentsobtainedfromcrafterswillhavestatsaccordingtotheskillofeachartisan.[34] MountsbredthroughtheAnimalhusbandryprofessioncanbeappliedascertificatestowardtheconstructionofcaravans.[36] Initiatingcaravans Questdrivencaravaninitiation Playerscaninitiatequestdrivencaravans(viaaNPC)withthefollowingparameters.[37] Theresourcesitwillcarry.[37] Ifitisinitiatedforaspecificquestinanearbynode.[37] Ifthegoodsareintendedfortradeorwarehousinginaregionalmarket.[37] Therecipientofthecaravan(e.g.aTemplewithinthenearbynode).[37] Whenyouinitiateacaravanyou'regoingtobeabletodeterminetheresourcesofthecaravanisgoingtohaveinit.You'regoingtobeabletodeterminewhetherornotthiscaravanhasbeeninitiatedforaspecificquestinanearbynode.You'regoingtobeabletodelivergoodsfortradeortojustwarehouseinanewregion,sothatyouhaveaccesstothatlocalmarket.[37]–StevenSharif Caravansmaynotbeinitiatedfromwarehousesduringasiegedeclarationonthatnode.[38][39][40] Whenyou'reinanearbynodethatyouneedtodrivecaravanto...you'regoingtohaveanoptionfromtheNPCwithinanearbynodetodictatethecaravanlaunchasarecipientofthetempleyeah.[37]–StevenSharif Personalcaravaninitiation Personalcaravanscanbelaunchedfromanypointofstorage.[16] Personalcaravansarecapableoftransitioningto/fromnavalcaravans.[14][17] Navalcaravaninitiation Navalcaravansarecapableoftransitioningtoandfromlandcaravansatthepointofintersectionoflandandocean.[20][14][17] Therewillbeadelayofoneortwominuteswhilethecaravantransitionswhileaconversionstructurespawns.Thisintroducesasmallwindowofvulnerability.[20][14] Theconversionstructuredoesnotbenefitfromdamagemitigationpointsoflandornavalcaravans,soit'saveryweakpositiontobein.[41] Atthepointinwhichyourcharacterormodelintersectswithanoceanitwillspawnaconversionmeshoraconversionstructure;andtherewillbeaperiodoftime,uptoseveralminutesdependingonthecapacityofthecaravanwiththeresourcesand/ormaterialsthatisnecessaryfortheconversiontotakeplace;andthenthenavalcaravanwillbeavailable;andyoucanintersectthatlineagainwithlandtotrytoconvertbacktoaland-basedcaravan[20]–StevenSharif Traderoutes Mayoralcaravanlaunchedbyamayortoestablishatraderoutewithanothernode.[11]Forexample:thisnodeoverheremighthaveaccesstocottonasaresourceandwhenthatnodeprocessesthatcottonitmightbesomeverynicetypeoflinenthatonlythatnode,orveryrarelynodeswouldhaveaccessto.Sowhenyouinitiateatraderoute,you'rebringingitssuppliesthatthemayorhasrequestedbecausethey'retryingtobuild,let'ssayaspecifictypeofservicebuilding,orthey'retryingtounlockablueprintthattheyhaveaccesstonowtobuilduptheirnode.[42]–StevenSharif TraderoutesinAshesofCreationreferto. Roadsforthetransitgoodsviathecaravansystem.[43] Youmighthaveamountainpassandduringwinterthatmountainpassisalwaysclosedandsothetraderoutesonlandchangewithcaravansandthat'ssomethingthatcannotonlyexistonacyclicallevelbutalsodynamicallybasedonplayeractivity.[43] EconomicrelationshipsbetweennodesestablishedbyMayorsornodecitizens.[42][11] AgreementsareestablishedtotradecommoditiesthatareuniquetoparticularnodesornodetypesviaNPC-drivencaravans.[42][11] FromadiplomaticstandpointtheabilityforthemayororcitizenstosetupNPCroutedtraderoutesbetweennodesasatradeagreementorasadiplomaticprocess.[42]–StevenSharif Anaspectofnavalcontent.[44][45] Roading Alpha-1earlypreviewroading.[46]Ourroadsystemin-gameisessentiallydrivenbypre-placedroutesthatleadtothismainarteryofwhatwasoncetheancienthighwaysystemofVerra;andfromtherethereareroadsthatbecomeexposedwhennodesadvance;andwecallthoseveins.TheycomeoffthemainarteryandthenasnodesadvancetherearepointsofinterestasJeffwasdiscussingearlier.ThesePOIsthatexistaroundtheworldandsomeofthemsharecoveragewithmultiplenodes,butdependingonwhichnodeadvancestothestagethatactivatesthepointofinterestit'llcreatethesecapillaryroadssotospeakthatthenstemoffofthenodeitself.Soyougofromthemainarteryancientroadthat'slarge-thatkindofrunsthroughdifferentzonesandwhatnot-andthatbreaksdownintotheveinsthatleadtothespecificencampmentsandvillagesandtownsthatthenspawnoffseparatecapillariesthatleadtothepointsofinterestintheseareasthatarehuntinggrounds.Thosearenotexposedinitiallyandtheycomeonlineasplayersadvancetheworld.[47]–StevenSharif https://ashesofcreation.wiki/File:Roads.mp4Roadsadjustingtoadjacentnodeprogression.[48]Asnodesadvance,thesepre-laidroadspotsthatexistconnectingeverypossibleroutebetweencertainnodestructuresisgoingtoadjustandadapt,bothitsmaterialpresentation,thetypeofroadworkthat'spresent:It'llmovefromdirtroadtype,toperhapsabrickroad,toperhapssomesuperornatebeautifulmetropolisstyleroadthatwilladjustaroundtheworldaccordingtohowthesenodestructuresbegintopopulateandadvance.{[48]–StevenSharif RoadsinVerraarebothpre-generatedandplayerinfluenced.[47] Thelargestroadsarereferredtoasarteries.TheseareremnantsofwhatwasoncetheancienthighwaysystemofVerra.[47] Asnodesadvancesmallerroads,referredtoasveins,connectthearteriestothenodes.[47] Roadswillupgradeasnodesadvance.Differentroadswilldictatethespeedandtypeofcaravanrequired(offroadvsonroad).[13] Dependingonthestagesofnodeadvancement,capillaryroadswillstemoffthenodetoconnecttopointsofinterest.[47] Roadsorpathwaysarenotwornintothelandscapebyrepeatedtrafficoverthesamearea.[47] Differentseasonsandeventsmayaffectaccesstovariousroads.[49][50][51][52] Pathwaysthatareopenduringsummermaybeclosedduringwinter.[49][52] Seasonalaffectsmaycauseobstaclesorblockagestothetransitofgoodsviacaravan.[49][50][51][53] Someeventsmaycausespecificroadwaystobeblockedoff.[50] Obstaclesmaypresentbarriersonroadsthatplayersmustremovetoallowtransitofgoods.[49][52] Waterturningtoiceinwinter,enablingplayerstowalkoverthewaterbutblockingaccesstowhatisunderneath.[52] Icewillmakeroadsbumpyandslippery.[54] Underrealmrouteswillopenorclosedynamically(basedonnodestates).[55] ThelocationofUnderrealmentrancesthroughouttheworldisfocusedaroundnaturalgeographicchoke-pointsthatexistaboveground.Thisprovidesalternatesubterraneanroutesthatcanbeusedbycaravans,raids,andotherplayeractivities.[55] NotallentrancestotheUnderrealmwillbeopenatthesametime.Thiscanshiftdynamically(basedonnodestates)thatcausedifferentroutestoopenup,whichmaybemoreorlessadvantageousthanotherroutes.[55] Freeholdsmaynotbeplacedincloseproximitytoroads.[56] CaravanPvP https://ashesofcreation.wiki/File:Caravan_PvP.mp4CaravanPvPinAlpha-1.[57]Youwon'tbeabletoseeinsidespecificallybutaspartofthecaravanstructureitselftherewillbelittlehintsastowhatthethecargois.Soforexampleifyou'veseensomeofourrecentfootagewithcaravansyoukindofseesittingontopofthecaravanthere'ssomegoldorsomesilverorsomeiron.[58]–StevenSharif CaravanscreateanopenPvPzonethatflagsplayersforcombat(purple).[59] Playerswillnotbeabletoseetheexactcontentsofacaravanbeforetheydecidetoattackordefend,howevertherewillbesomevisualhintstothecargoofthecaravan,suchasgold,silver,orironvisibleontopofthecaravan.[58] Cargoisrepresentedinthiswayevenifacosmeticcaravanskinhasbeenappliedtothecaravan.[58] Playerswillbeabletostatetheirintentionstoattack,defendorignoreviaauserinterfacewindow.[60][61][62] TheproximitythattheUIwindowappearsisdeterminedbytheplayer'sperformanceaseitheradefenderoranattackerinpreviousraids.[60] Agroupwillberequiredtosuccessfullyattackacaravan.[4][30] Acaravanwillpersistintheworldforaperiodof5to10minutesfromthetimeitsownerlogsoutorisdisconnectedfromtheserver.[63] It'sstillintendedfromadesignstandpointtobeawindowthatispresentedtotheplayerbasedonproximity;andthatproximityitcanbegreaterdependingonyourperformanceaseitheradefenderoranattackerinpreviousraids.[60]–StevenSharif Therewillbeincentivesandrisksforbothcaravanattackersanddefenders.[64][65]Thesewillbetestedandrefinedduringthealphaandbetatestingphases.[66] GeardegradationappliesondeathduringCaravanPvP.[64][65] Thereisalevelofriskthatcomeswiththeattacker.Wehaveprogressionpathsthatexistforbanditsandthatexistsfordefenders;andifyouchoosetooptintoacaravanattack-yousignupforthatattackandyoufailthatattack-itisdetrimentaltoyourpathofprogressiondownthebanditarea.That'sonething:Twoisofcourseyouhavegeardecay.Youhavedegradationthatcanbesufferedifyoudie.Thatisacost.Andthenyoualsohaveareputation;andifyourreputationprecedesyouwhenyouwanttotransitgoodsacrosstheworld;andyouseesomebodywho'sdoingitandyouwanttoparticipateasadefenderoraparticipant,theymightsayheyscrewyou,youwerejustmurderingmypeoplelastweekandIsawthatyou'relikeonthetopofthebanditlistforkillingcaravans.Soithasrepercussionsinthesensethatitlocksyououtofcertainplayergroups.Itprovidesdecaytoyourarmor.Ithasdeleteriouseffectsonyourprogression,andtheattacking-andthebanditprogressionofcaravanattacksordefense.[64]–StevenSharif Aquestsystemwilltrackaplayer'ssuccessfulorfaileddefensesandattacks.Thiswillproviderewardsthatscaleupovertimebasedontheplayer'shistory.[64][65][66] Otherincentivesandrisksaresocialandarecreated(informally)betweenplayers.[64][66] Thecaravandefenderroleisgoingtohaveitsownprogressionquestingandrewardsassociatedwithitthataregoingtoattractacertainsubsetofplayersandthenyouknowvice-versawisewe'regoingtohaveincentivesthatappealtothemorehighwaybrigandtypeplayers;andyouknowyoumightnotalwaysbeononesideortheother:thatmightchangedependingonwhatyourinterestsareintheatthetime.Butobviouslyyouknowthosetypesofsystemsneedtohaverobustyouknowconsequentialtyperewardsandbenefitsassociatedwiththeminordertocompeltheplayer;andthat'ssomethingobviouslywe'regoingtotestinalphasandbetasandseehowperformantitisinactuallyattractingplayerstoparticipateandmakesureit'snotjustone-sidedso-to-speak.[66]–StevenSharif MercenaryNPCs MercenaryNPCscanbehiredtoparticipateinobjective-basedsituations.[67][68][69] VaryingtiersofmercenaryNPCsmaybeunlockedbasedontheinvestmentmadeintheirprogression.HighesttierNPCmercenariesarereferredtoasheros.[70][71][67][68] MayorsareabletoallocatetreasuryfundingtohiremercenaryNPCstodefendtheirnodeduringsieges.[68] Nodescaninvestinupgradepathsthatgiveagreaterselectionofrolesandquality(gearlevel)ofNPCmercenariesusedforcaravandefense.[70] NPCmercenariescanbehiredtoparticipateincastlesiegesbasedontheallocationmadebythegoverningcastleandhowsuccessfultheyhavebeendefendingtheircastlenodes.[71][67] Thesemechanicsaresubjecttochangebasedontestingandpriorities.[70][71] PlayerscanassignmercenaryNPCs,butwon'tmicromanagethem,inasimilarmannertopets.[69] TherearemercenaryNPCsthatcanbeassignedtoplayers.We'vediscussedaboutthatbeforeandthosewillfollowgenerically...akindofpetsystemevenyouknowadoptedmajorityofthepetsystemwiththeaddedbonusofkindofobjectivebasedpointsofinterestthatyoucanassignthemto.Butwedon'twanttoinundatethefieldwiththesemercenariesthey'llbekindoffewandfarbetween.They'llbeassignedspecificallylikelet'ssayforexampleyouknowasthemayorofanodeduringasiegeyou'llbeabletoassignthesetwospecificplayersthatarecitizenswithinyournodeandthenthey'llhavethosethey'llspawnduringtheduringthenodesiege;orviceversaandthecastlesiegeyouknowguildleaderscanassignmercenariesthatareavailablebasedontheprogressofthosesubsidiarynodesaroundthecastlesiegewhetherornotyouhavethoseavailabletoyourdefenseoryourattack.[69]–StevenSharif PvPseasons PerformanceinvariousPvPsystems(suchasCaravans,Arenas,Guildwars)ismeasuredoverthecourseof6monthPvPseasons.Attheendofeachseason,aplayer'scumulativescoremayunlockvariousrewards.[72][73] Gearenhancementrewards.[73] Achievementranks.[73] Purchasingpower(Currency).[73] Gearenhancementrewards Gearenhancements(powerstones/runes)canbeappliedtoweaponstoaddelementalorenergytypesofdamage.[74][75] Gearenhancementsdonotincreaseanitem'slevelrequirement.[76] Weareverylikelygoingtohavearunesystemandthenwe'llhavetheabilitytosortofenchantweaponsoutsideofthattoo...That'snotalwaysgoingtobelikeaverticalprogression...Someofit'sgoingtobegivingupsomethingtogetsomethingelse;somaybeIdolessphysicaldamagebutmoremagicaldamage,thatkindofthing.[75]–JeffreyBard ProgressioninvariousPvPsystemswillunlockenchantmentstonesthatgranttemporaryPvP-focusedbenefitstogear(viaasocketingsystem).[77]PerformanceismeasuredoversixmonthPvPseasons.[73] Guildwars.[77] Arenas.[77] CaravanPvP.[77] It'snotasthoughyou'regoingtonecessarilyacquiretheseonceandthenyou'resetforyourPvPenchantments,butinsteadyou'llhavetocontinuallyperformmonthaftermonthinordertokeephavingthoseslottedenchantments.[77]–StevenSharif Caravandestruction Ifacaravanisdestroyed(becomesawreckage)itwilldropaportionofthegoodsitwastransporting.[4][78][79]Theremainderofthecaravan'sgoodsaresunk(lost)whenthecaravanisdestroyed.[80] Anyonemaylootthecaravan'swreckage.[80] Caravancomponentsmayalsodropwhenacaravanisdestroyed.Thesecomponentsmaybesalvageablebythecaravanownerorbyotherplayers,inthecaseofhighgradecomponents.[81] Caravansdropcertificatesforheavygoodsthatareredeemableattheoriginnodeforaportionofthegoods.[82][79] Thecaravanbecomesawreckageupondestructionandthatwreckageisaninterfaceableitemthatplayerscancomeuptoandtheycanreceivecertificatesforaportionofthegoodsinsidethecaravan.Nowtheideawiththatcertificateisthatitmustbetakenbacktothepointoforigin,oratleastaregionwithinthatpointoforigin.We'llseeaboutthatlastpartbecausethere'safewthingsIwanttotestintheAlphafromagameabilitystandpoint.Thereasonwhyforthisisbecausewhatmighthappenisyoumayhavesometypeofcollaborationwithinaguildtokindofgamethatsystem.HeyI'mgonnareachthiscaravanjusttotheborderoftheregionandthenwe'realldestroyit,collectthegoodsandtakeittoyouknowthatregion'swarehouse;andhavetoskipoutonthelasthalfoftheway.Soitmustsuccessfullyreachitsdestinationbeforethegoodscanbeconsideredapartofthatregion.[79]–StevenSharif Artisansupplychain ArtisanswithinAshesofCreationmustchooseapathintheirartisanskilltree.Thisinter-dependencyestablishesasupplychainfromrawmaterialstofinishedproduct.[83][84]Eachstageofthechainmayrequirecaravanstotransportgoodsfromoneartisantoanother.[85] Obtainingrawmaterials:[86] UsingtheGatheringprofession.[86] Bykillingmobsandbosses.[87][86] Fromdeconstructingweaponsorarmor.[86] Bypurchasingthemfromotherplayers.[86] RefiningtherawmaterialswiththeProcessingprofession.[84] Craftingthefinishedproductusingitscraftingrecipe.[84] Recipesarealsoobtainablefrombossdrops.[88][84] Asacrafteryou'regoingtowanttoknowwherecertainrecipescanbefulfilled;whichnodeshavethecapabilityofcreatingwhatyou'veprocessedmaterialthatyou'vegatheredfor;andthenyou'regoingtowanttoplanoutyourroutetoeithertransitthegoodsthereormakesurethatyou'resituatedintheareasothatyoucangooutcollectandbuildinthatareaaswell.Sothere'salotofplanningthat'sgoingtobenecessary.[89]–StevenSharif Castlenodes ShouldyoubedeftenoughtotakeaCastle,you’llnowberesponsibleformanagingit.CastleswillhavetheirownNodesassociatedwiththem,anddevelopinganddefendingthoseNodeswilldeterminethestateofyourCastleduringthenextsiege.Ifyou’vedoneagoodjobmanagingyourkingdom,thenyou’llhavemoreandbetteroptionsavailablefordeploymentduringthenextsiege.Ifyouletyourpopulacefalltoruin,youmayhavetorelysolelyonyourowndevices.[90] Guildcastleshavethreeadjacentnodesincloseproximity.[91][92] Castlenodesexistoutsideofthenodesystem.Theyareindependentofanythingthat'shappeningoutsideintheworldwithothernodesshuttingoffcertainnodesfromprogressing.[92] CastlenodesareexcludedfromthenormalCitizenship,ZonesofInfluence,Freeholds,Nodegovernments,andSocialorganizationssystems.[93] Castlenodescannotexceedstage3(Village).[92] Castlenodesarealwaysmilitarynodetypes.[91] Eachofthededicatedcastlenodesisbarrenatthestartofthecastleownershipperiod.[94] Theguildmustdevelopthosenodestoenhancethedefensesofthecastle.[91] Itwillbepossible,butverydifficultforasingleguildtofullydevelopthesenodes.Theywilllikelyneedassistancefromthebroadercommunity.[95] MercenaryNPCsofdifferenttypesandstrengthscanalsobehiredtoparticipateincastlesiegesanddefendcaravansduringtheseeventsbasedontheallocationmadebythegoverningcastleandhowsuccessfultheyhavebeendefendingtheircastlenodes.[71][67] Oncethecastleisownedbyaguildthat'swhenthesupportingcastlenodesstarttocomeonlineandspawneachweekpriortothefourthweekcastlesiege.They'llhavetoformalliances,they'llhavetogetsupport,they'llhavetogetresources,they'llbeabletoallocatefundsthathavebeencollectedthroughtaxationinordertostrengthenthedefensesaswellashiringadditionalNPCmercenaries.[67]–StevenSharif Castlenodesareleveledthroughquestingbytheowningguildorallianceguilds.[92] Levellingcastlenodesisahastenedprocesscomparedtoregularnodes.[94] AttheendofeachweekleadinguptoacastlesiegethereisaperiodoftimeintheweekendwhereNPCgeneratedcaravansstartmovingtowardoneofthecastlenodescarryingcastletaxesfromthenodesthatfallunderthecastle'spurview.[96][97] Duringthistimeitisincumbentupontheowningguild,itsallies,andcitizensofthenodestoescortthesecaravanstothecastlenode.[96] Theenemiesoftheguildhaveincentivetoattackthesecaravanstoreaptherewardsfromthecaravanandtosabotagethetaxcollection,whichwillreducethedefensivecapabilityofthecastlenodesandhencethecastleitself.[96][92] Citizensofnodesthatfallunderthepurviewofthecastleareautomaticallyregisteredasdefendersofthesecaravansandmaynotparticipateinattacksagainstthem.[96] Completingthesequestsunlocksservicesandfunctionsthatareusefultotheoccupyingguildanditsalliesaswellasboostingthedefensesthecastle.[92] Iftheyfailtotolevelupthosenodesorcompletethosequestswithinthethreepriorweeksbeforethedeclarationweek,thenthecastlewillbeatadisadvantage.[92]–StevenSharif Beingamemberoftheoccupyingguildautomaticallymakesyouagarrisonofthecastlenodesandcastleitself.[91] Onlymembersoftheoccupyingguildarecitizensofthesenodes.[98] Thiscitizenshipisdifferenttonormalnodecitizenship.Castlenodesdon'toperatelikenormalnodes.[98][93] Caravanskins Caravanskins("Pimpmycaravan")areavailableinthecashshop(cosmeticstore).[99] Theskinchangestheappearanceofanin-gamemountandin-gamecaravanthatarehookeduptoeachother.[100][101] Thecaravanandmountcomponentsoftheskinarenotabletobeutilizedseparately.[100][101] Building,ship,caravanandmountcosmeticsrequireanin-gameitemtobeobtainedfirsttoapplythecosmetic.[102][103] You'llneedyourowncreatureandcaravanhookeduptoeachother,andthenthecaravancosmeticskingoesoverallofthemtomakeitlooklikewhat'spictured.you'renotabletosplitoutseparatelythatcaravanmountskin,hencewhyyou'dwanttheseparatemountskinifyouwantedtorideitindependently.[100]–SarahFlanagan Listofcaravanskins AerostoneVault CaravanoftheRadiantKingdom Cavalier'sCoach CrownedCoach Crusher'sCarriage DrywindCompanyCaravan HoneyhearthKeg Hopper'sHaul NomadicReliquary OchreOxWagon PAX2017Caravan Pollywagon RamstoneHauler Roamer'sVardo Scrapper'sWagon SnowtrunkSleigh TalltuftPatriarch TheCasket TheCrimsonCarriage TheCrumbledCauldron TheRabbleRumbler TidehearthGardenboat TimelyDeliverance Urlor'sExpedition VerdantVoyager WingsofReverence Woodland'sFreighter Zergs Foreveryplay,thereshouldbeacounterplay.WeoftenseeCastleSiegesturnintozerg-fests,whichreallydoesn’tcapturetheepic,back-and-forthbattleswewishtoseeinAshesofCreation.OneofourkeypillarsisthatChoiceMatters[104],andthatappliestotacticsandstrategyaswell.Awell-formulatedbattleplanshouldwinoutoverstatsheetsandbodies.Zergswillgenerallybedifficulttopulloff,andwillbeeminentlycounterablethroughsiegeweapons,traps,andotherbattlefieldtricks.[90] Zergsareempoweredbyfast-travel.Meaningfultraveltimesareintendedtopreventzergplayfrombeingsomuchofaninfluence.[105] Encountersaredesignedtohavemeaningintermsofhowbossskillsandabilitiesrelatetogroupcompositions,tacticsandstrategies.Zergingisnotexperiencingcontent.[106]Therearedifferentwaystomakeafightmoredifficultforlargersizedgroupswithoutrelyingsolelyonstatbuffsormakingthebossa"damagesponge".[107] Raidanddungeonbosseshavespecificmechanicsandabilitiesthatplayersneedtolearnandreactto.[107]Zergsthatarenotawareofthesemechanicsorreacttothemappropriatelywillbewiped.[106] TheremaybeenvironmentalhazardsandAoEeffectsthatcausemoredamagebasedonthenumberofplayerspresent.[107] Thereisagive-and-takeforguildsthatwanttoseealargernumberofmembersasopposedtoamorefocusedgroupthatmaybeapartofanalliance.[108] We'reverycognizantofthefactthatwedon'twanttoseezergingbeamechanicthat'sutilizedbyguildstoaccomplishcontentorjusttosteamrolloversieges...Therearespecificmechanicsthatweareworkingonthatwillbeseenthroughthetestingphasesthatrelatetoadegreeofunderstandingofcertainsystemsthatcan'tjustbeoverrunwithnumbers.[108]–StevenSharif Mechanicsthatencouragepoliticalintriguewillplayaroleindestabilizingzergs.[109] ThebestwaythatIfoundingamesIplayedpreviouslytotakedownazergistocausedramafromwithin...It'sthatconflictinsideofthepolitickingthathappensinthatbigorganization.Ifweprovideopportunitiesfordivisiontooccurthenitalsoprovidesstabilitytokeepaserverhealthyawayfromthatzergmentalityalso...Ifweapproachthecastlesiegeandwe'vedestroyedthewallsandwe'reinthethroneroomandwe'reabouttocastonthepenultimatethingandIatthistimeamjustsoexcitedfromwhat'shappeningthatI'mlike"screwitI'mgonnagoforit".It'sgonnabemine.I'mgonnatakethetaxesforthenextmonth.I'mgonnatakeallthegearfromthecastle.I'mgonnatakeeverything...Wekindofwantthatpoliticalintriguetobepresentinthegame.[109]–StevenSharif Objective-basedgameplayhelpstobalancethezergmentality.[110] Ialwaysfeelthatifyoubalancebasedongroupsthatinyourbalancefocusistoincorporatefeaturesthatplaywellfromaplayerversusplayerperspectiveaswellasaplayerversusenvironmentperspective:Havingsupportclasses,havingDPSandtanksthatcanobstructmovementand/orcreateyouknowbottlenecksonthefieldandstufflikethat.Ithinkawell-roundedraiditwillperformbetteragainstanonwell-roundedraid,howeverthenyouincorporatethesecondaspectofnumbers;andthat'swhereagainmobility,organization,leadershiptactics.Havingobjectivesingameplaythatmakethoseimportanthelpstobalancethezergmentalitythatalotofguildscantendtohave.[110]–StevenSharif Instancingdoesn'tplayamajorroleinlimitingzergs,dueto80%ofcontentinAshesofCreationbeingopen-world.[111] Theremaybeinstancedlocationswithincastleandnodesiegeswherespecificgroupscanparticipateincertainobjective-basedwaypoints.[111] ZergingisalwaysaprobleminalotoftheseMMORPGswhereyoureallycan'tcontrolthenumberofparticipantsincertainopen-worldsystems;andinthatsenseinstancingisagreattoolthatdesignerscansometimesusetocurateaparticularnumberofparticipantsthatyouwant.ButthepredominantamountofcontentwithinAshesofCreation,over80%ofwhichisisopen-worldcontent,soinstancingisverylimited.[111]–StevenSharif Artwork 2022-05-10 2022-04-05 2022-02-08 2021-11-02 2021-08-03 2021-06-08 2021-04-06 2021-03-02 2020-12-01 2020-11-03 2020-10-05 2020-08-02 2020-07-08 2020-06-28 2020-05-31 2020-05-29 2020-05-29 2020-03-29 https://ashesofcreation.wiki/File:Caravan_PvP.mp4 2020-03-28 2020-02-05 2020-01-08 2019-12-06 2019-11-27 2019-11-05 2019-10-02 2019-08-02 2019-07-19 2019-07-19 2019-07-19 2019-05-30 2019-03-07 2019-02-12 2018-12-06 2018-09-20 2018-07-03 2018-05-02 2018-04-02 2017-11-19 2017-11-19 2017-11-17 2017-11-12 2017-10-10 Communityguides Ashes101-Caravans Seealso WorldPvP Economy Mules Wagons References 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