A political party is an organised group of players that can compete in elections. They are managed using the command /politicalparty (aliases: /polparty and /polp).
By default, towns and nations allow players to run for election without belonging to a political party. However, by changing the constitution, players can be required to join a political party to run for election.
¶ Creation
A political party is created using the command /polp create <name of party>.
Players can be invited to the party using /polp invite <player>. Parties exist independently of towns and nations: they are not restricted to operating in a single one, and their members can belong to any town or nation.
If you want players to be allowed to join the party without an invite, set it to being open using /polp open.
After creation, parties can customize their:
- slogan (
/polp slogan <slogan>) - icon (
/polp icon <item name>)
These are both displayed on the party's entry in the party list commands, such as /polp list.
You can chat with fellow party members using the party chat channel (/political, or /polpc).
¶ Running for Election
Each party can only have one candidate per election. Candidates must be residents of the town or nation where the election is held.
To allow a party member to enter an election as a candidate, the party must first grant the Candidate rank to the member (/polp addrank <player> candidate).* The member will then be allowed to enter the election normally (/[t|n] election run). After doing so, the Candidate rank can be removed from the member. If the party's candidate wins the election, the party's election victory count will increase.
A candidate’s party affiliation will be shown alongside their name in election reminders, voting, and information commands.
* Party leaders and co-leaders don't require the candidate rank.
¶ Commands
These commands be viewed in-game using /polp help.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/political, /polpc |
Enter the party chat channel. |
/polp info <party> |
View information about a party. |
/polp who <player> |
See which party a player is in. |
/polp list |
Lists all parties. |
/t politicalparties <town name> |
Lists all parties with a presence in the specified town. |
/n politicalparties <nation name> |
Lists all parties with a presence in the specified nation. |
/polp create <player> |
Creates a party. |
/polp rename <text> |
Renames the party. |
/polp kick <player> |
Kicks a member from your party. |
/polp delete |
Deletes the party. |
/polp invite <player> |
Invites a player to the party. |
/polp join <party> |
Joins a party you have been invited to. |
/polp leave |
Makes you leave the party. |
/polp setleader <player> |
Transfers party leadership to another member. |
/polp icon <item> |
Sets the party icon. |
/polp slogan <text> |
Sets the party slogan. |
/polp addrank <player> <rank> |
Gives a rank to a party member. |
/polp removerank <player> <rank> |
Removes a rank from a party member. |
/polp open |
Toggles whether the party is open. If it is open, players can join the party without the invite. |