Family & Clan System

## Introduction

*For a list of clans: **Clans***

Families and Clans compete for control of the regions in Nippon. In order to join a family/clan, one must be invited by the leader of the family/clan. There are currently 25 clans including the addition of the 4 new beta clans.

## Starting a Family

To start a family, one can simply head to the faction registry(booth on the left side) located in Kiyomizu Mura or the one in Nijo Castle in Kansai. After paying a fee of 5 ryo, one will now be the head of their newly established family.

## Family Customization

Pressing the "H" key will open up the Family/Clan window. Here the leader can start customizing the family such as uploading a decal, adding a description, managing clan members, and setting generals for raids.

## Raiding

The raiding system in Nippon is fairly simple. In order to capture and control a region, the family/clan with the most points in that region will gain control at the end of every week or 7 days. This can be viewed by clicking on the region before loading in the game or checking the leader board that is available in the castle. The following steps show how to capture a region.

### **Assigning General**

Only the clan member that is assigned the Region General can gain points from capturing the tenshu. Any other clan member will not gain any points even if they have captured the tenshu. The family head or daimyo do not need to assign themselves Region General in order to generate points.

### **Capturing the Tenshu**

The tenshu is located in the castle of the region. It looks like any other capture point except with flags planted around it. One must be careful while capturing the tenshu as the area around it is always a full loot zone during raid times. The tenshu also may have bots defending it.

### **Defending the Tenshu**

The tenshu only generates a base of 15 points every 5 minutes. Gates are an effective barrier against enemies that do not use glitches or other ways such as walking on the mountain or player stacking. Weapons cannot be used to damage the gate, except for firebombs and any rank 8 Akuso with the **Knock! Knock!** skill. When you do capture the Tenshu, it is important to make sure the castle is clear to prevent any enemy that is hiding in a building, up in a tree, bushes, etc. Do not put absolute faith in the gate. There are ways to easily bypass it so one must be alert for the entire duration. Factions can now hire bots to defend the tenshu from weaker bots to stronger ones.

### **Capturing Other Locations**

There are a few other locations to be captured that adds to the amount of points generated by the tenshu. Farms, barracks, inns, etc, can all be captured for additional points. These locations also generate money and a certain resource such as food.

## Aligning to a Clan

In earlier Nippon history, multiple families could align themselves under a single clan. That feature has been removed and only one family can align themselves to a clan. This is more commonly referred as "claiming" now. If a family wishes to claim a clan, they must be in the Top 20 factions of the week. The Top 20 factions of the week is not limited to a single region but it covers all family/clans in Nippon. This can only be viewed at the faction registry. Just head towards the booth on the right side of the faction registry. However, you can only claim a clan when a new week has started.