How To Set Up

*From: NavalpunkWikia*

To contribute to Navalpunk is easy, this page gives you a quick summary on how to participate. For being a new startup in the Navalpunk project and you are ready for getting started, see **How to Set Up**.

As a new member of the Navalpunk, a range of options are available. The page covers the essentials in helping in contributing and the inclusion of step-by-step guides to explain what and how to contribute. When it comes to lore and storymaking in the server, Navalpunk does not employ hardlined rules, bureaucracy is merely optional. However some standards and expectations has to be upheld by you and enforced by Navalpunk Staff.

General norms are always good to be followed, as the community makes up many people from different backgrounds, with content produced which follows our core content policies:

* Neutral point of view
* Originality to best extent
* Realism to best extent

Also known as N-O-Rt (NORAD as nicknamed). Related articles have been listed out in this page.

## How to Set Up

### In-server Set Up

On Navalpunk, typically the information would be found in the server's rules and information section. But that firstly **needs you to have access to the Navalpunk: Official Discord Server**. You would next need to apply a *control entity* (nation, organisation or character) in the #applications channel, you are welcome to apply anything past a control entity (including military equipment or lores). You can first write your content beforehand (preferably using supporting references to aid Estates Generals), an image, correct spelling, in prose writing to make it more readable.

When ready to submit a application you would likely need to follow with the process, starting with:

**Step 1:** — Insert the application in the #applications channel following the form above: (note: it is recommended that images are in link form.)

**Step 2:** — Open a thread in the application form, include all the needed details in a cohesive format, see here for default formats if unable to make one up.

**Step 3:** — Ping **@Estate Generals** and **@Estate Generals Intern** when you are complete to let staff know that it is complete and ready for acceptance.

**Step 4:** — Await or cooperate with Navalpunk Staff until the application is accepted in #apps-accepted.

   And when you are done you are free to add to the application subject in question, it is highly recommended that minor edits to the application are only regarding non-specifications (particularly in technologies.), typically the lore, background or description. When making major changes (especially for specifications) require the Staff to acknowledge the application, and another ping towards **@★ Estates Generals** and **@✯ Estates Generals Intern**.

### Applications

*Further Information: In-server Resources*

**Applications** make up the only method for you to have your entities to inhabit your little piece of the Navalpunk project's world. And when you are able to, it is ideal that when creating an application you would have it in a form most accessible towards Navalpunk Staff. And all information and sources with the creation in question to be cited, or a basis be applied in there as well, as individual applications are thoroughly reviewed and verified, treat this as a form of a defence for a thesis where this application is subject to the scrutiny of staff.

Typically the formats for most applications are found in the Navalpunk: Official Discord Server, in #applications in the pinned messages, however you may also paruse formats in NavalpunkWikia with the link here. However you do not need to follow formats verbatim, you may also create your own format to follow given that you are able to fill in the necessary details for application.

### Setting Up Proper

*Further Information: In-server Resources*

#### As a Faction / Organisation

When your faction or organisation has been accepted, the result would be for Staff to provide you a category with your entity's name and the role of your choosing and you would be given the appropriate role permission. Thusly allowing you to have full freedom regarding modifying and interacting with your own respective category.

Added benefit is that you will be given the **@[Registered Member]** role which will give you the ability to interact with the rest of the Navalpunk server.

When customising your faction of choice, you have full freedom regarding the modification of your category without the need for Staff to direct you on what to do, your personal preferences are key. Given that the intended outcome follows the requirements according to the 29 March 2022 Major Reforms Act:

* A category per player has to only have 6-7 channels only.
* A country or organisation has to have reasonable numbers and statistics in a single channel.
* If you wish to have an exception, contact Staff.
* Subsections can be expressed using threads.
* Major Power nations is staff controlled.
* Standard nations should have a minimum active player count of 2+
* Micronations or non-national entities should have a minimum active player count of 1+

When creating less significant subsections in your lore you may **create a thread**, as the Navalpunk prioritises channel tidiness. The following list will guide you on how to divide your category:

* **Main Channels** — a channel which contains the main subject that the content will be residing in.
* **Subsection** — typically a thread which divides a channel into subsections which contains a self containable sector of lore (for ones with military as main subject in the Main Channel, Subsections may include content for a military's branches; navy, airforce and army.).
* **Wikia Portal** — if Subsections are not satisfactory in giving the space for lore to be contained in, you may **create a new Wikia page** to contain the lore itself, this can be put in both Subsection and/or Main Channel.

As an organisation that is not wholly acting as a Faction or Nation State, may have some more freedom. Most organisations would not the added details that is needed out of the aforementioned entity in the Navalpunk server, however it is still recommended that you still give Staff sufficient details for ease of player-staff interaction and processing.

#### As a Character

When creating a character in the server, you may at the minimum require the inclusion of their respective relation, allegiance or whatever detail which will allow Staff to provide you with the appropriate role. As a character you may choose a faction / organisation of choice (given the consent of the owner of the faction) for your character to join.

As a character that joins a specific faction / organisation will give you the role of the country, and will allow you to interact with the categories as same as the owner, and other members which have joined, with a character or not.

If you do not choose one singular faction / organisation you may choose to apply without a faction of choice, and Staff will give you the **@[Independents]** role in it's stead.

### The Easy Route

When not making a character or faction, you may also choose **The Easy Route**, which is simply by requesting the owner of a faction / organisation consent to joining their country.

## In-Gameplay

*Further Information: Gameplay*

With an established *control entity* (nation, organisation or character) that has allowed you the full access to the server, you have more 'advanced' options regarding setting-up and applying for new technologies or lore.

Applying applications can be done outside of the #applications channel. Alternatively you may apply one in your own respective channels (as a state or organisation). Preferably, you may conduct this in any secret channel to your disposal. When applying as a *character* however, you may direct message (DM) any of our Navalpunk Staff for processing.

Application processes are not the only means to an end (your application of choice), as DevSec mechanics will require waiting to complete. Including espionage plays posing a threat to your applications during in-world development.