Writ management for settlements

[Aeris 3,751]

Currently for shared buildings on a deed you have to either have one person handle adding and removing people from writs OR you have to share the password of a writ holder with multiple people, neither of which is practical. Logging characters in and out in order to access the one who holds the writs is bothersome and if only one person has access to them people may become locked out of something they need if that person is away. Handing your password to others also exposes you to the possibility of account theft and vandalism for which you're held personally responsible in accordance with the game rules.

 

 

The suggestion:
Create a "Writ binder" that is a permissions group tied to the settlement token.

 

How it works:

- When a writ is part of the deed an entry of it is spawned in the writ binder

-- The entries in the writ binder have the same functionality as you would have when holding the writ, including the ability to be able to attach a lock to the door

- A permission check for handling the binder is included (which could be included either in the roles themselves OR at a management page of the binder only accessible to the mayor)

- Different binder groups can be created, ex. "Resources", "Bedding" and different roles may have access to all, parts or none of the binder groups

 

 

How to use it:

- The mayor decides which roles should be allowed to handle the different binder groups

-- Writs are placed in a standard binder group and may then be moved into a player created group

-- Roles with access to the binder may also be given the ability to hand others binder access or to create binder groups, for example

- To add or remove someone to a writ (or any of the other writ functions) you visit the token and choose the "Writ binder" option

-- The binder then presents you with a window that displays the binder groups that you have access to and the writs that belong to them. The writs in each group are listed in alphabetical order and you choose which one you want to manage, which opens up a regular writ management window

[KyleBooze 451]

I was thinking of something along the lines of being able to drop the writs in the token, like how the bank storage works. You could bring them up anytime on characters that have "writ access".

Edited June 22, 2015 by KyleBooze

[spellcast 983]

Please allow me to direct your attention to

 

http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/124885-news-67-permissions-clothing-and-slain-bugs/

 

I specifically reference this image:

 

 

Please note the settings for : Manage Allowed Buildings, Manage allowed Gates, Manage allowed animals, Manage allowed minedoors

 

Those will function very similar to what is detailed in the OP. =D

 

NO, there is no ETA on the changes yet.

[Aeris 3,751]

I haven't found any detailing on the intended functionality for the new interfaces, but if "Manage Allowed Buildings" is something that makes writ handling easier and removes the need for holding the writ I'm happy!

[spellcast 983]

Thats because there isn't any detailing on the functionality yet, much of it is still in the design phase, but yes, there will be functionality to allow mayors (and those they appoint) the ability to add/remove people and adjust what options they have on buildings/items that have been marked as village property.