¶ Sieges
Sieges are a non-destructive and PvP oriented clash between two or more nations. Both attacking and defending nations fight with their allies to ultimately have the opportunity to occupy and plunder the enemy. With this comes many different strategies to unify, conquer, and be victorious in a siege war.
¶ Siege Battle Session Chart
Battle session times are designed to give everyone the same advantage no matter their timezone. Below you will be able to see what time the next siege session is in a timezone near you. To find the exact time you can use a timezone converter.
| Day | Times |
|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 2:10pm, 6:10pm, 10:10pm |
| Saturday & Sunday | 8:10am, 11:10am, 2:10pm, 6:10pm |
Note:Sieges last for 72 hours and each battle session is 50 minutes.
| Day | Times |
|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 1:10am, 5:10pm, 9:10pm |
| Saturday & Sunday | 11:10am, 2:10pm, 5:10pm, 9:10pm |
Note:Sieges last for 72 hours and each battle session is 50 minutes.
| Day | Times |
|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 02:10, 06:10, 22:10 |
| Saturday & Sunday | 02:10, 16:10, 19:10, 22:10 |
Note:Sieges last for 72 hours and each battle session is 50 minutes.
| Day | Times |
|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 8:10am, 12:10pm, 4:10pm |
| Saturday & Sunday | 2:10am, 5:10am, 8:10am, 12:10pm |
Note:Sieges last for 72 hours and each battle session is 50 minutes.
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Siege Restrictions
- PvP is enabled inside the besieged town.
- Outsiders cannot teleport to the besieged town.
- The town can't invite new residents.
- The besieged town can't unclaim land.
- The besieged town cannot move homeblock.
- TNT is disabled around the siege banner.
- Building and destroying is disabled within 32 blocks of the siege banner.
NOTE: Each nation can have a maximum of 3 attack sieges at once.
¶ Siege Immunity
New Towns: All new towns have a 120-hour siege immunity timer during which they can't be besieged.
Siege Immunity: When a siege ends the besieged town will receive siege immunity for three times the duration of the siege.
Revolt Immunity: When a siege ends the besieged town will receive revolt immunity for 75% of the duration of the siege immunity.
WARNING: Sieging a town with the intent of giving that town siege immunity is NOT ALLOWED.
¶ Siege Assembly
To start any type of siege the attacking nation will need to place a colored banner outside the town they plan to siege. Doing this will start the Siege-Assembly. During the siege assembly period the attacking nation will need to gain 50 points within a 10 minute period. This gives the defending nation time to prepare their members before the siege officially begins. It also gives nearby players a warning that the town is under attack and PvP will be enabled after the 10 minutes has passed. To gain points during the Siege-Assembly at least one member of the attacking nation will need to stay within 16 blocks of the siege banner.
¶ Siege Types
¶ Conquest Siege
- Start the Siege: A conquest's siege takes place when a nation places a colored banner outside of the town they wish to siege. A conquest siege will last for 3 days with multiple battle sessions throughout the day each battle session will last for 50 minutes.
- Cost to Siege: The attackers will be charged $500 per townblock owned by the town they are attacking; this money will be taken from the nation bank and paid to the server as a siege tax. The attacking nation will also have to pay $2,000 per townblock owned by the town they are attacking which will go into the war chest. This amount is refunded if the attacking team wins the siege if they lose the defending team receives this money. If the attacking team wins they have the option to plunder the defending town this is done by placing a chest outside of the claims of the defending team this will reward the attacking team $1,500 per townblock owned by the defending team. When a defending team loses a siege they are placed under occupation by the attacking town they can end this occupation by starting a revolt siege.
- Earning Points: During a conquest, siege attackers earn positive points while defenders earn negative points. To earn points you can either kill a player within the siege zone (within 150 blocks of the banner) each kill rewards 150 points. Or you can capture the banner to gain points to capture the banner you must stand within 16 blocks of the banner for 7 minutes. Once you have the control you will receive 10 points for every 20 seconds you maintain control.
- How to Lose Banner Control: Banner control can be reclaimed at anytime during the siege if both teams have players inside the zone the control can switch back and forth between them. This will transfer banner control to this team and allow them to earn points.
- Calculating Points: At the end of each battle session the points are calculated and added to the siege balance. The attacker's points will make the siege balance increase while the defender's points will subtract from the siege balance. If the siege balance is positive at the end of the siege the attackers win. If the siege balance is negative at the end of the siege the defenders win.
- Plunder vs Invading a town: At the end of a siege if the attacking town wins they will have the option to plunder and/or invade the town.
- Plunder a town by placing a chest outside of the town you have successfully sieged. You will be rewarded $4,000/per townblock owned by the town you sieged.
- Invade a town by placing a non-white banner outside the town you have successfully sieged. This will allow the nation to occupy the town they have sieged.
Example of a Conquest Siege
To start a conquests siege the attacking nation must place a colored banner outside of a non-peaceful town they wish to siege. This will start the siege-assembly period. The banner must be placed in an accessible area placing the banner in an inaccessible area or destroying the terrain around the banner is NOT ALLOWED
¶ Revolt Siege
To start a revolt siege the town that is occupied must place a colored banner outside of their town. This will start a revolt siege which will last for 3 days. During a revolt siege all of the features and mechanics of the siege are the same as a conquests siege. If the defenders win the siege they will be released from occupation.
Example of a Revolt Siege
- Nation A sieged town B in a conquest siege nation A won the siege and invaded town B. This placed town B under occupation town B then started a revolt siege by placing a colored banner outside of their town. Town B then won the revolt siege which released them from occupation.
¶ Suppression Siege
A suppression siege can be started if the occupying nation places a colored banner outside the town they are occupying. This will start a suppression siege which will last for 3 days during a suppression siege all of the features and mechanics of the siege are the same as a conquests siege. If the attackers win the suppression siege they will be allowed to plunder the town again. If the defenders win they will be released from occupation.
Example of a Suppression Siege
- Nation A sieged town B in a conquest siege nation A won the siege and invaded town B. This placed town B under occupation nation A then placed a colored banner outside of town B this starts a suppression siege.
¶ Liberation Siege
A liberation siege occurs when an occupied non-peaceful town is sieged by an enemy nation of the town's occupying nation. The mechanics of a conquests siege also apply to a liberation siege; if the attackers win the siege they will seize occupation of the town from the previous occupying nation.
Example of a Liberation Siege
Nation A is occupying town A and then nation B who is enemies with nation A sieges town A by placing a colored banner outside of town A this will start a liberation siege.
Note:View the current siege stats with /siegewar hud [town].
¶ Scoring
¶ Banner Control
Banner Control: Once a side takes control of the banner they will earn 10 points for every 20 seconds they maintain control of the banner.
Example of Banner Control
Nation A sieged town B if Nation A wants banner control 1 player or more must stand within 16 blocks of the banner for 7 minutes to capture it. After this, they will earn 10 points every 20 seconds until either the siege ends or the other side town B takes banner control.
¶ Banner Control Reversal Bonus
Banner Control Reversal Bonus: If a team steals banner control from the opposing team, the stealing team gets an instant Banner Control Reversal Bonus, equal to twice the number of battle points the enemy earned from capping the banner.
Example of Banner Control Reversal Bonus
Nation A sieged town B if Nation A has control of the banner and they gain 200 points and then town B steals control town B will receive 400 points.
¶ Death & Kills
Deaths & Kills: Each player kill that happens within 200 blocks of the banner will reward the team with 150 points. When a player dies during a siege their weapons, armor, and tools durability degrade by 20%.
Example of Deaths & Kills
Nation A sieged town B and a member from nation A kills a player from town B within 200 blocks of the banner then nation A will be rewarded with 150 points.
¶ Counter Attack Boost
Counter Attack Boost: The counterattack bonus is set to +10% per additional player at the banner if the side at the banner has control. When one of these players dies the other side will receive the extra percent added to the initial 150 points per kill.
Example of a Counter Attack Boost
Nation A sieged town B if nation A has banner control and they have 3 players at the banner and a member from nation A dies the other side town B will receive +30% extra points for the kill.
¶ Population-Based Boost
Population-Based Boost: The population-based boost is rewarded to the less populated side if the other side has 3x or more of a population. This boost will be given to the less populated side this boost is 2x points during the siege population includes town members, nation members and, allies.
Example of a Population-Based Boost
Nation A sieged town B if nation A has 100 population while town B only has a 10 population then town B will be rewarded 2x points during the siege.
¶ Winner Takes All
Winner Takes All: Winner takes all happens if one of the teams steals banner control from the other team. What this does is makes the other team's points not count towards the siege balance.
Example of Winner Takes All
Nation A sieged town B. If nation A has more points than town B at the end of the battle session, then nation A will receive all the points while town B receives nothing.
¶ Surrendering
Abandon Attack: The attacking team can abandon an attack by placing a white banner in the wild outside of the town they are sieging. If the attacking team abandons the attack the win will automatically go to the defending team.
Surrender Town: The defending team can surrender a siege by placing a white banner outside of their town claims. This will automatically give the attacking town the win but allow the defending town to toggle PVP back to off inside of their town.
NOTE: Sieges last for a minimum of 24 hours, even if ended early.
¶ Occupation
Occupation from Siege: If a town loses a siege and the attacking nation decides to invade them they will be placed under occupation.
When a town is occupied They will no longer be able to do the following things:
- Unclaim land
- Ability to change their town homeblock once per week at a price of $250,000 per change
¶ Nation & Ally Ranks
Nation: Nations can give their members nation ranks to help during sieges. Some advantages of giving nation members these ranks include access to keep inventory during sieges and being able to collect siegewar salary from the King of the nation. Town members also have keep inventory on if they are assistants, guards, or town mayor, assistants, and guard if the siege is against their town.
Nation Allies: Members of an allied nation with the rank king, assistant, or guard can also participate in the siege even if the siege is not directly against or started by the nation they are part of. The perks of participating in the nation as an ally are the same as if you're in the attacking or defending nation. However, allied nations do not benefit from plundering if victorious.
Paying Soldiers: To pay soldiers inside a nation use /siegewar nation paysoldiers [amount] this will distribute the payment between all military ranked nation members.
Collect Income: Use /siegewar collect this collects all income due to you from plunder, military salary, or nation refunds.
Nation Occupation: To remove occupation over a town you can use /siegewar nation removeoccupation [town]. To transfer occupation of a town to a different nation use /siegewar nation transferoccupation [nation]. You can also invite a nation to peacefully occupy you with /siegewar town inviteoccupation [nation].
NOTE: Towns can't be released from occupation if they are peaceful.
Siegewar Preference: You can toggle on and off the beacon during a siege with /siegewar preference beacons [on/off].
War Allergy: If a peaceful town member enters the siege zone of a town being sieged they will receive war allergy. War allergy gives the players of the peaceful town the following effects: Mining Fatigue V, Nausea V, Poison V, Slowness V, and Weakness III.
TIP: Use
/siegewar guidefor more information about sieges.
¶ Tips & Tricks
One of the most important parts of being successful in a sieging is to make sure that your nation members & allies are aware what sieges you are currently involved with. Many nation leaders will make sure their allies are aware of a potential siege before it happens.
Catching your enemy off guard can help earn you valuable points early in the siege. Not letting your defender know you're planning on attacking them ahead of time will help ensure that they will have to go into a siege they were not expecting. This can help neutralize their home town advantage.
It is always important to be prepared. You should always have a plan in place in the event that your town/nation is put under attack from the enemy. The faster you can prepare for combat the more likely you will be to win the siege. The attacking nation is nearly always ready for battle at the time they place the banner.
Having "safe shelters" around your town can help ensure that your residents remain safe during a potential siege. A simple glass building with a door to give a place that your residents can go in the event someone is attacking them inside the town.