Towns on Nations are divided into two types: peaceful towns and non-peaceful towns. Peaceful towns cannot be attacked, but have several restrictions. Non-peaceful towns do not have the restrictions of peaceful towns, but can be attacked. Nations need non-peaceful towns in order to exist.
Occupation occurs when a nation takes control of a foreign town. An occupied town suffers negative consequences, while its occupying nation receives several benefits. The occupying nation can also tax the occupied town's residents. Both peaceful and non-peaceful towns can be occupied, but in different ways.
¶ Peaceful and Non-Peaceful Towns
There are two types of towns on Nations: peaceful towns and non-peaceful towns. All towns begin as peaceful towns.
¶ Peaceful Towns
Peaceful towns cannot be attacked through sieges, but sacrifice direct control over when they can be occupied, as explained later.
Peaceful towns also suffer from the following restrictions:
- They cannot create nations.
- They can only join a nation if they are within 4,000 blocks of any non-peaceful town in the nation.
- Spawners do not work inside their claims.
- Some potions cannot be brewed inside their claims, such as healing, strength, speed and fire resistance potions.
- They cannot use electric Potion Brewers.
¶ Non-Peaceful Towns
Non-peaceful towns do not suffer from the restrictions of peaceful towns.
Furthermore, every nation requires at least one non-peaceful town to exist. Towns can only join a nation if they're within 4,000 blocks of one of its non-peaceful towns.
However, becoming non-peaceful opens a town to the possibility of being attacked and damaged during sieges.
Most block damage done to non-peaceful towns during sieges will be automatically repaired. Non-peaceful towns can also take advantage of blocks with HP to limit damage even further.
¶ Switching between Peaceful and Non-Peaceful
Town mayors and co-mayors can switch between being peaceful and non-peaceful using /t toggle peaceful. This process takes some time, which is displayed on the /t information screen once it begins.
¶ Becoming Occupied
Both peaceful and non-peaceful towns can be occupied.
A non-peaceful town can be occupied if it loses a conquest siege launched against it. It can be freed from occupation by winning a revolt siege or liberation siege, or successfully defending against a suppression siege.
A peaceful town will share its occupation status with:
- the nearest non-peaceful town, if the peaceful town is nationless.
- the nearest non-peaceful town that is in its nation, if the peaceful town is in a nation.
Example:
London is a peaceful town in the nation of Britain. The closest British non-peaceful town to London is Edinburgh. If Edinburgh is occupied, London will also be occupied. But if Edinburgh is not occupied, London will not be occupied.
¶ Effects of Occupation
¶ Town-Level Effects
Towns can be occupied by foreign nations. Occupied towns will remain in their own nation — if they are in one — but will experience the following effects:
- 100% of their produced resources will be diverted to their occupying nation.
- 85% of their daily town upkeep will be collected by their occupying nation.
- Their color on the map will match their occupying nation's color.
- They do not not contribute bonus claims to towns in their nation; they contribute bonus claims to their occupying nation instead.
- They contribute to the occupying nation's nation ranking statistics (
/n list).
¶ Nation-Level Effects
- If the capital of a nation is occupied, the nation can no longer begin conquest sieges against enemy towns.
¶ Occupation Tax
Nations can set an occupation tax, which is paid by residents of all towns that the nation occupies. It is collected every real-life day. The tax is set using /n set occupationtax <percentage>. Its maximum rate is 2%.
Example: Nation A occupies Nation B. Nation A has an occupation tax of 1%.
Therefore, every real-life day, each resident in Nation B will pay 1% of their balance to Nation A.
¶ Forced Truces
When a nation occupies all the towns of another nation, it can force that nation to sign a truce in exchange for ending the occupation.