Let me just start by saying that I'm writing this with a very irritable mind right now, so if I sound pissed off I am
Formable posts
Post formable suggestions on the Discord. To my knowledge, no formable has been approved straight from the Wiki. It's unlikely for one to ever be approved straight from the Wiki as well, considering the active community here is considerably smaller than the suggestion community over on the Discord.
You are obviously free to post about formable ideas, but don't suggest them here. i.e. you can get ideas/suggestions to make your idea better, which you can then post on the Discord.
No warns will be given out, but this post is meant to serve as a reminder for the general discussions part of the Wiki.
To add on, Wiki Staff do not work for RoN. We are unable to consider suggestions. We work for the Wiki, not the Discord or game. Moreover, please clearly state that you are receiving feedback if you are suggesting a formable.
In-game suggestions
Do not post in-game suggestions on the Wiki, unless you are receiving feedback.
All of the Wiki staff, with the exception of Rabby, do not work for RoN. Moreover, suggestions are not implemented through the Wiki. You are free to "enlist" the help of other members here who have Discord, but suggestions must be posted in the Discord.
I have made way too many "suggest this on the Discord" comments and I'm getting more and more tired of it.
Take this into account moving forward. No warns will be given out, but this is again a general reminder to the community.
Releasables and rejected suggestions
Here are some documents that are worth reading if you want to suggest releasables.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_yEbCJrhF1rZ5UrIT34-LL9dbJXKkoNqHfr298-mjHc/edit?usp=sharing This is the official releasable document where you can view all considered releasables.
You may be asking, "How can I suggest one?" Fortunately, I can answer that question. Linked below is the releasable suggestion google form.
https://forms.gle/WuTwT8wbs2h1KCmp8
Finally for this section, what suggestions are most likely to be rejected. This was copied and pasted from the Discord's Head of Staff, Syki.
All links require you to be in the RoN Discord server. Some if not all of them will require you to have the Tatsu rank of Sergeant, which you can acquire through chatting on the Discord.
REJECTED GAME SUGGESTIONS
Suggestions After 2019 ∟If your suggestion is to change <X> because it happened in real life, and that change IRL happens after January 1st 2019, it will not be implemented. The game starts in 2019, it is not updated to current events. For example, a nation changes its flag, or a nation renames a city. Server Size Changes
∟Player count is set to its current maximum as a balance between performance and gameplay. If the servers were any larger, the game would be unplayable, and servers would die faster than they already do.
Better / Changed Graphics ∟The graphics does not contribute to the games performance.
Border outlines ∟https://discord.com/channels/570684122519830540/570686325716549635/635595932213182489
New Nations ∟Will not be added until border redraws are completed. https://discord.com/channels/570684122519830540/570686325716549635/635595932213182489
Country Population Change ∟Population for countries is set to balance out nations, don't suggest change to base population.
Pay to win features ∟The game will never be pay to win.
Co-operation / Two player governance ∟Can be used to grief countries/break rules without a clear offender.
Addition of new ideologies ∟Mostly finalised, as well as the fact that most new ideologies suggested do not fit as ideologies.
Military Access and Trade Routes ∟Difficulty to code since the game is based on cities not tiles ∟Modern technology can get resources anywhere
Name changes / Custom nations ∟If it can be used to break Roblox ToS, it will.
Unbalanced realism ∟Realism is not a bad thing, however the game should also be kept playable.
Colour changes ∟Colour changes have already been done previously, it will eventually get touched on anyway.
Real and specific terrorist organisations / Nazism ∟Even a mentioning of ISIS/Taliban/Nazis will get the game shut down. You will get warned for this. Updates already planned ∟Already being added, it is redundant to make suggestions for them until they enter testing. Map Editor / Save Slots, Border Rework, Espionage, Releasables
Effort Needed Extra effort is needed for these suggestions, otherwise they are rejected. ∟Dynamic Flags / Ideology flags - Upload them all to Roblox and provide links to all of them. Don’t just give the idea for it ∟Ideology locked formables ( ∟New units/buildings/resources - See https://discord.com/channels/570684122519830540/570684827964014622/691104450089189398 for the general guidelines of adding new units. Also provide everything such as cost, materials, manpower, etc… This can also be applied to buildings and resources. ∟ New Ingame Skins - If you want to add a new troop skin pack, you will have to make and compile the assets yourself in the suggestion. ∟Country specific changes - Keep it balanced if you were to make this. Do note that the following countries: United Kingdom, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden already start with an extra tier of development. ∟ Resource Output - If you're going to make a suggestion that adds/removes resource output, provide the cities and how much of the resource is being produced.
Broad/Generic/Nonsensical Titles ∟If your title is used across multiple civilizations and there is not a thing that makes it unique to a certain formable, doesn't fit a country, doesn't make sense, or just includes a leader's name it shouldn't be a title for a formable. Examples include "Emperor", "King", "Imperialist", "King [name] the 7th", "African", "Charlemagne"
Rejected Formable Suggestions
Colonial Units ∟No nation wishes to be a colony again nor will they conquer vast swathes of territory to call themselves “British Raj” implying they never had sovereignty. Subjects cannot declare war in-game as well.
”Free Stability” ∟Small and easy to form formables only result in +10% Stability for doing basically nothing. A formable like this can still be added as long as it has historical context.
Formables similar to that of ones already ingame ∟If it is not mutually exclusive with that formable, it is then rejected.
Historical states that have continuity with existing nations or formables ∟It’s nonsensical for Russia to form Moscow, or anything to have the ability to form both the Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. This also applies to considered formables until a year after they had been considered. See #considered-formables for a list of considered formables.
Formables with no reason to exist ∟If they are made solely to give a country a formable, e.g. Greater @@COUNTRY@@ then it’s likely uncreative and the nation is better off without one.
Organisations ∟All organizations that do not have overarching goals of unification are rejected: Unions such as NATO. If you believe an organisation does have aims of unification it Must be sourced in the suggestion or it will be rejected.
Global formables ∟A formable for a united world or the United Nations will not happen
Ideological unions ∟Countries can follow any ideology they want, and if a Communist Union needs a Fascist Cuba, solely for what it is in real life, it wouldn’t make sense inside the game.
Country mashing / Alternate history without any historical basis ∟Likely wouldn’t make sense at all, such as Brazil-Argentina “Bratina”. ∟E.g. Union of the Mekong River, which doesn’t really work. It needs more of a basis than simply several nations that touch a river.
Overstretched formables ∟If a formable that owns 20% of Egypt, that being the less significant southern area of it, it shouldn’t be included in the formable.
If your suggestion/formable falls under one of these categories, it is unlikely that it will be added.
Finishing Remarks
There are many users that have suggested features, formables, and releasables over the time I've been here. Due to this, I have gotten authorization from Rabby to tag many popular pages to spread the message.
Finally, all posts and comments that have a suggestion in them, whether it be a feature, formable, or releasable, will warrant a verbal and then a warning. Please pay attention to staff members.
Hope all of you are doing well. If you're having a crap day then I hope it gets better.
