Editing Towny (section)

== Towns ==

=== Founding a Town ===

Creating a new town costs '''576G'''. New towns receive a bonus of '''24 townblocks''' at creation on top of whatever their resident count provides.

New towns are created with the following defaults:
* '''Public:''' No (players cannot /t spawn without permission)
* '''Open:''' No (players must be invited to join)
* '''Neutral:''' No
* '''War allowed:''' Yes
* '''PVP:''' Enabled
* '''Fire spread:''' Disabled
* '''Explosions:''' Disabled
* '''Mobs in town:''' Disabled

=== Townblocks & Claiming ===

A town's maximum number of claimable townblocks is determined by its resident count multiplied by a ratio of '''12'''. As an example, a town with 10 residents can claim up to 120 townblocks (plus any bonus blocks).

Each townblock costs '''36G''' to claim. Unclaiming a townblock provides '''no refund'''.

Towns must maintain a buffer of at least '''4 townblocks''' away from another town's nearest claim, and at least '''8 townblocks''' away from another town's homeblock. Outposts are disabled on this server.

=== Town Levels ===

As a town grows its resident count, it advances through levels that grant a title prefix to the town's name and its mayor. Town level is determined by '''resident count'''.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Residents !! Town Prefix !! Mayor Title !! Max Townblocks
|-
| 0 (unclaimed area) || Rural area of || — || 1
|-
| 1+ || Regional area of || Councillor || 16
|-
| 4+ || Regional village of || Councillor || 32
|-
| 8+ || Shire of || Mayor || 96
|-
| 12+ || Village of || Mayor || 192
|-
| 16+ || Town of || Lord Mayor || 288
|-
| 20+ || City of || Lord Mayor || 384
|-
| 24+ || Grand City of || Grand Mayor || 480
|-
| 28+ || Metropolis of || Grand Mayor || 480
|}

The town prefix and mayor title are displayed automatically based on the town's current resident count.

=== Taxes ===

Towns start with a default tax of '''0%''' (percentage-based). Mayors can configure taxes up to a maximum of '''25%''' or a flat cap of '''1,000G'''. Plot tax, shop tax, and embassy tax all default to 0. See [[Economy]] for details on how Gold works.

Daily taxes are collected once per day at '''12:00''' server time (noon). Towns with 0 claimed townblocks are automatically deleted at the next daily cycle.

=== Residents ===

Players who have not logged in for '''60 days''' will have their resident data deleted, including their economy account. If a deleted player was a mayor, mayoral succession rules apply.

=== Upkeep ===

Town upkeep is currently set to '''0G''' — towns do not pay a daily server charge to remain active.