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Caravan speed is affected by caravan components and the type of roading.[1]

There'll be different variants of each of the components, with the wheels for example, would have variants that will excel perhaps at off-road over on-road and vice versa. So right now we have caravans that are set up more for the on-road portion, but you will travel faster over roads, but that obviously comes with the increased risk of running into other players or monsters that are blocking the road.[1]Chris Justo

Personal caravans of different tiers deployed outside the Winstead node in Alpha-2. 3D models by Hal Anderson.[2]

Personal caravans (also referred to as Self-directed/player-driven caravans) are utilized by players to transport cargo across Verra. These are land-based and water-based (raft caravans) that a single player drives and directs.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

  • Caravan drivers receive a significant defensive buff while they are driving a caravan. This reduces CC effects and increases damage mitigation significantly.[13]
  • The caravan owner is able to grant permissions to allow other players to drive their caravans. If these permissions are not activated by the owner then anyone can drive their caravans. If the caravan driver is killed or otherwise removed from the caravan then any player will be able to drive the caravan for a period of 15 to 20 minutes before the caravan despawns and becomes a wreckage.[13]
    • A caravan will persist in the world for a period of 5 to 10 minutes from the time its owner logs out or is disconnected from the server.[14]
  • Caravans have collision, so other players could jump on the caravan while it is being driven.[13]
    • Players or mounts trying to block caravans will be pushed out of the way.[15][16]

Personal caravan initiation

Deploying a personal caravan in Alpha-2.[17]

It's important for me to find a place that's relatively obscure so as not to attract any unwanted eyes.[17]Steven Sharif

Personal caravans prepared and launched at caravan master NPCs located at caravansary service buildings that are present at Dorf (Stufe 3) or higher nodes.[3][4][9][10]

When you want to launch a caravan you have must first have a caravan that's constructed at the caravansary.[9]Steven Sharif
  • Once a caravan is constructed it will be hosted at that caravansary. Players will be able to select from a list of available caravans via a UI screen, which will show the available storage compartments for each caravan.[3][9]
  • All types of cargo can be shipped in caravans. The only constraint is available size (in the Tetris inventory system).[19]
  • Once a caravan is constructed and loaded with cargo, it is in a launch-ready state and can be launched in the caravan master UI whenever the caravan owner is ready. Launching the caravan will place a caravan item in the owner's inventory.[3]
You're going to have a little caravan item and when you right-click it you're going to be in deployable mode for you to be able to place that- it's a representation that you're summoning the caravan so that people around you know that you are launching a caravan.[3]Chris Justo
  • Once launched, caravan owners will see a visible radius around the node, beyond which the owner can begin deployment of their caravan.[3] Deployment takes approximately two minutes by default, but can hastened through upgrades to the caravansary building.[20]
    • Previously the concept for launching a caravan involved an overhead map UI of the node.[9] The developers moved away from this in favor of a more immersive in-world approach.[21]
  • Personal caravans can also be summoned in the open-world from caravansaries in nearby nodes. This will also begin a deployment process that will take an amount of time based on the distance from the caravansary, the caravan's components, and any benefits or buffs from upgrades, node policies, or relics.[11]
  • Previously it was stated that personal caravans can be launched from any point of storage.[22]

Roading

Road blocked by an environmental hazard due to a caravan event in Alpha-2.[23]

Our road system in-game is essentially driven by pre-placed routes that lead to this main artery of what was once the ancient highway system of Verra; and from there there are roads that become exposed when nodes advance; and we call those veins. They come off the main artery and then as nodes advance there are points of interest as Jeff was discussing earlier. These POIs that exist around the world and some of them share coverage with multiple nodes, but depending on which node advances to the stage that activates the point of interest it'll create these capillary roads so to speak that then stem off of the node itself. So you go from the main artery ancient road that's large- that runs through different zones and whatnot- and that breaks down into the veins that lead to the specific encampments and villages and towns that then spawn off separate capillaries that lead to the points of interest in these areas that are hunting grounds. Those are not exposed initially and they come online as players advance the world.[24]Steven Sharif

Roads adjusting to adjacent node progression.[25]

As nodes advance, these pre-laid road spots that exist connecting every possible route between certain node structures is going to adjust and adapt, both its material presentation, the type of roadwork that's present: It'll move from dirt road type, to perhaps a brick road, to perhaps some super ornate beautiful metropolis style road that will adjust around the world according to how these node structures begin to populate and advance.[25]Steven Sharif

Roads in Verra are both pre-generated and player influenced.[24]

  • The largest roads are referred to as arteries. These are remnants of what was once the ancient highway system of Verra.[24]
  • As nodes advance smaller roads, referred to as veins, connect the arteries to the nodes.[24]
  • Depending on the stages of node advancement, capillary roads will stem off the node to connect to points of interest.[24]
  • Roads or pathways are not worn into the landscape by repeated traffic over the same area.[24]
  • The quality, safety, and maximum transportation speed of roads is influenced by node building upgrades, policies, relics, and the level of nearby nodes.[26][27][28]
Q: Could you upgrade roads in the node to upgrade the roads and speeds of caravans?
A: Absolutely. So that buff that you saw is a buff that can be changed in the world based on the world state. Some of those world state interactions include certain types of relics that the nodes which govern your area might have access to and might be actively employing. Some of it might have to do with policies: You might be able to extend the guard influences across the road radius further out for certain nodes if you have certain policies. You might be able to enhance and empower those guards through itemization choices that are granted by building upgrades that the node selects to build.[26]Steven Sharif

Different seasons and events may affect access to various roads.[29][30][31][32]

  • Pathways that are open during summer may be closed during winter.[29][32]
  • Seasonal affects may cause obstacles or blockages to the transit of goods via caravan.[29][30][31][33]
  • Caravan events can cause roadways to be blocked off or hostile mobs to spawn to attack the caravan.[23][30]
    • Obstacles may present barriers on roads that players must remove or bypass to allow transit of goods.[23][29][32]
  • Water turning to ice in winter, enabling players to walk over the water but blocking access to what is underneath.[32]
    • Ice will make roads bumpy and slippery.[34]

Unterreich routes will open or close dynamically (based on node states).[35]

  • The location of Underrealm entrances throughout the world is focused around natural geographic choke-points that exist above ground. This provides alternate subterranean routes that can be used by caravans, raids, and other player activities.[36][35]
  • Not all entrances to the Underrealm will be open at the same time. This can shift dynamically (based on node states) that cause different routes to open up, which may be more or less advantageous than other routes.[35]

Komponenten für Karawanen can be utilized to improve on-road or off-road speeds of caravans.[1]

You will travel faster over roads, but that obviously comes with the increased risk of running into other players or monsters that are blocking the road.[1]Chris Justo

Grundbesitz may not be placed in close proximity to roads.[37]

Karawanen-PvP

Karawanen erzeugen eine offene PvP-Zone, welche Spieler für den Kampf markiert (lila).[39]

  • Durch eine Benutzeroberfläche können Spieler auswählen, ob sie die Karawane angreifen, verteidigen oder ignorieren möchten.[40][41]
  • Um eine Karawane erfolgreich anzugreifen, wird eine Gruppe benötigt.[42][43]
  • Die Karawane bleibt für einen Zeitraum von 5 bis 10 Minuten in der Welt, sollte sich ihr Besitzer abmelden oder die Verbindung zum Server trennen.[14]

Mercenary NPCs

Mercenary NPCs can be hired to participate in objective-based situations.[45][46][47]

  • Varying tiers of mercenary NPCs may be unlocked based on the investment made in their progression. Highest tier NPC mercenaries are referred to as heros.[48][49][45][46]
  • Players can assign mercenary NPCs, but won't micromanage them, in a similar manner to pets.[47]
There are mercenary NPCs that can be assigned to players. We've discussed about that before and those will follow generically... a pet system even adopted majority of the pet system with the added bonus of objective based points of interest that you can assign them to. But we don't want to inundate the field with these mercenaries they'll be few and far between. They'll be assigned specifically like let's say for example as the mayor of a node during a siege you'll be able to assign these two specific players that are citizens within your node and then they'll have those they'll spawn during the during the node siege; or vice versa and the castle siege guild leaders can assign mercenaries that are available based on the progress of those subsidiary nodes around the castle siege whether or not you have those available to your defense or your attack.[47]Steven Sharif

Zerstörung der Karawane

Wenn eine Karawane zerstört wird (ein Wrack wird), lässt sie einen Teil der Waren fallen, die sie transportiert hat.[42][50][51]

  • Es können auch Karawanen-Komponenten fallen gelassen werden, wenn die Karawane zerstört wird. Handelt es sich um höherwertige Komponenten, können diese vom Besitzer der Karawane, oder von anderen Spielern geborgen & wiederverwertet werden.[52]
  • Für schwere Güter lassen Karawanen Zertifikate fallen, welche bei der Ausgangs-Node für einen Teil der Güter eingetauscht werden können.[53][51]

The caravan becomes a wreckage upon destruction and that wreckage is an interfaceable item that players can come up to and they can receive certificates for a portion of the goods inside the caravan. Now the idea with that certificate is that it must be taken back to the point of origin, or at least a region within that point of origin. We'll see about that last part because there's a few things I want to test in the Alpha from a gameability standpoint. The reason why for this is because what might happen is you may have some type of collaboration within a guild to game that system. Hey I'm gonna reach this caravan just to the border of the region and then we're all destroy it, collect the goods and take it to that region's warehouse; and have to skip out on the last half of the way. So it must successfully reach its destination before the goods can be considered a part of that region.[51]Steven Sharif

Karawanen-Typen

Es gibt verschiedene Arten von Karawanen in Ashes of Creation.[8][55]

Das Karawanen-System ist ein weiter, sehr großer Teil des Kontenpunkt-Systems. Sie haben den größten Einfluss auf die Aktivität der Wirtschaft und es gibt eine Reihe an verschiedene Arten von Karawanen.[55]Jeffrey Bard

Siehe auch

Einzelnachweise

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  5. Video, 2023-10-31 (1:52).
  6. caravan-driver.png
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Liveübertragung, 2020-04-30 (58:05).
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Liveübertragung, 2017-07-28 (19:43).
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Liveübertragung, 2022-08-26 (1:20:17).
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  14. 14.0 14.1 Liveübertragung, 2020-07-25 (55:32).
  15. Liveübertragung, 2023-10-31 (1:30:52).
  16. Liveübertragung, 2023-04-28 (1:21:29).
  17. 17.0 17.1 Video, 2023-10-31 (14:45).
  18. steven-cargo.png
  19. steven-cargo-types.png
  20. Video, 2023-10-31 (16:04).
  21. Liveübertragung, 2023-10-31 (1:20:09).
  22. personal caravan launch points.png
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 Video, 2023-10-31 (34:12).
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 Liveübertragung, 2021-01-29 (1:13:04).
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  26. 26.0 26.1 Liveübertragung, 2023-10-31 (1:16:34).
  27. Video, 2023-10-31 (28:06).
  28. Liveübertragung, 2018-02-09 (45:48).
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  31. 31.0 31.1 Liveübertragung, 2020-06-26 (1:29:06).
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Liveübertragung, 2017-05-08 (20:27).
  33. Our immersive world - Environments.
  34. frosty-roads.png
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  36. Liveübertragung, 2022-08-26 (53:26).
  37. Liveübertragung, 2017-05-19 (32:23).
  38. Liveübertragung, 2020-03-28 (1:27:28).
  39. caravan zone.png
  40. caravan UI.png
  41. Liveübertragung, 2017-05-22 (40:40).
  42. 42.0 42.1 Liveübertragung, 2017-05-15 (45:20).
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  44. Liveübertragung, 2023-05-31 (58:25).
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  53. Certificates.jpg
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