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What is Maf: Starfleet Battles?Maf:Starfleet Battles is the first game of a series being published by Mafgames that takes place in a different galaxy from the Milky Way, (Snickers). Maf:Starfleet Battles covers the era of the transition of the planet Maf from a planet with solely ground-based nations to a true star spanning empire.
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Player EconomyPlayers will have the opportunity to design, build and sell any product or service available in the game. Everything in the game can be designed, built and sold by players to other players or to NPCs. Anticipated income is loosely based on the type of License a player buys. The higher priced the License, the more income the player is potentially expected to receive. Nothing is guaranteed, players make money by selling or leasing the items they produce to other players. Banks and casinos make money from their normal course of operations. Income remains a function of how many players choose to bank at that bank or bet at that casino. Players mine and process ore and minerals for resale on the market or direct to other players. A player may build a building (using a Building License) and rent offices or rooms to other players. Players may also design, manufacture and sell or lease weapons, clothes, propulsion systems, ship shielding, livery (ship paint schemes), food, teleporters, anti-gravity systems, etc. If you can imagine it, you can build it and offer it for sale. Some players may choose to build space stations, starports or spaceports and lease space to other players or operate their own exchange market at their facility and charge a tax and/or a fee for every item sold. "If you build it, they will come." This may or may not be true, but if they do, you'll make money.
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Links - Stories, BackgroundLinks to background, stories, etc. Links - Stories, Background Links to background, stories, etc. mafstarfleetbattles.com Games | Maf: Starfleet BattlesMaf: Starfleet Battles - A completely player driven online mmorpg game. mafstarfleetbattles.com About Us | mafsfb mafstarfleetbattles.com Progress Report | mafsfb perryjones.medium.com Maf: Starfleet Battles; War of IFTR3200 A.D., Earth has conquered most of the Milky Way galaxy, now they want more. perryjones.medium.com Maf: Starfleet Battles — First Viachon War“Empty space is beginning to fill up,” commented Dr. Roland Hardaway of the Jonesboro Academy of Science, as word was received that… perryjones.medium.com Maf: A Brief History of the “Original Colonists” — Part OneA group of 187,000 people, 70% randomly selected from across the Earth and 30% engineers, scientists, artists and leaders boarded the… perryjones.medium.com Maf: A Brief History of the “Original Colonists” — Part TwoThe great ship the “Ark Royal” with 187,000 souls on board, slowly swung away from Earth to a point near the Moon. The Ark Royal would use… perryjones.medium.com Maf: A Brief History of the “Original Colonists” — Part ThreeThe great ship the “Ark Royal,” home to nearly 300.000 refugees from “Old Earth,” rested on the bottom of the ocean, two miles below the… www.youtube.com Maf: Starfleet Battles https://www.facebook.com/gaming/mafstarfleetbattles www.reddit.com r/mafstarfleetbattles maf-starfleet-battles.fandom.com Maf: Starfleet Battles Wiki Pinterest Maf Starfleet Battles (1) Maf: Starfleet Battles (@Starfleet_1) / Twitter Starfleet_Battles (@starfleet__battles) • Instagram photos and videos discord.com Discord - A New Way to Chat with Friends & CommunitiesDiscord is the easiest way to communicate over voice, video, and text. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities. Background book on physics of Maf: Hyperspace Calculations: Jones, Perry: 9781434827012: Amazon.com: Books https://www.facebook.com/gaming/mafstarfleetbattles Pinterest Maf Starfleet Battles (1) Maf: Starfleet Battles (@Starfleet_1) / Twitter Starfleet_Battles (@starfleet__battles) • Instagram photos and videos Background book on physics of Maf: Hyperspace Calculations: Jones, Perry: 9781434827012: Amazon.com: Books
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Is Maf:Starfleet Battles a non-profit?Yes, the game is currently in a non-profit Alpha stage.
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What player roles are available?Players may assume any of the roles available or combine them as a player sees fit. Players are not confined to play in a "role-based" manner; players are free to conduct their game play as they wish. Player Roles include: Starfleet Captain Empire Builder Miner Land Owner Casino Operator Hotel Operator Banker Explorer Industrialist Business Players can participate in solo adventures, fighting "pirates in space," NPCs and other players, bounty hunting, exploring and collecting rewards for their discoveries, completing Epic Missions and Storylines, FPS against other players or ground-based or space-based team battles against other players, conducting and selling research or by operating in one of the assigned roles above.
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How is the game generated?Maf:Starfleet Battles is a procedurally generated online game; elements within the game are generated as players discover them using a simple, but complete, rules-set. Stars, moons, planets, races, buildings, starbases, alien spacecraft, planet surfaces, asteroids, meteors, caves, rifts in space, wormholes, space debris and space derelicts are all generated procedurally as a player travels to and through the area. This data then uploads to the game server which then downloads the newly-generated data to a player the next time they log into the game.
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Can players make real money from the game?Yes. Players make money by designing, building and selling buildings, starships, weapons, etc.
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Is this legal?Yes. Mafgames will secure the appropriate online licenses as required as the game progresses.
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How soon will the game be "live?"Although we have no real time frame for final completion, we plan that some elements of the game will be playable in no more than 6 months.
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Tier 1 FAQRestaurant License - Use the default settings for a game located, themed and constructed restaurant, receive $5 per year per restaurant. Or, design, locate, theme and build your own restaurant. Game pays monthly fee depending on city of location population, theme of restaurant and number of tables in each restaurant. Must buy a separate License for each "brand" of restaurant. $5 fee required for each new restaurant using the same License. Nightclub/Bar License - Use the default settings for a game located, themed and constructed nightclub or bar, receive $7 per year per nightclub or bar. Or, design, locate, theme and build your own restaurant. Game pays monthly fee depending on city of location population, theme and size. Must buy a separate License for each "brand". $5 fee required for each new restaurant using the same License. Engineering and Research Company License - Research, patent and sell new processes, inventions, new and improved way of doing things, etc. Sell or lease to other players. Separate License required for each new company. Buy an Existing Building. Players may buy and then sell or lease an existing game-designed and built building. 2,000 currently available ranging from 3 or 4 story apartment buildings and complexes to 400 story office buildings. Rent or lease floor space for retail or office space by square meter. Must buy a separate License for each building to buy - 50% off. Buy a Planet. Buy an available planet. Sell or lease land or develop. Must purchase appropriate License(s) for development. OR $25 Donation. Contribute $25 to game development without direct involvement in playing the game. May be converted to any Tier 1 License as donor chooses at any time. $25
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Tier 2 FAQProduction and Sales License - Design and manufacture items to sell, i.e. spacecraft, aircraft, cruise line ships or dirigibles, vehicles, weapons, equipment, lighting, pumps, space propulsion systems, starship livery schemes, shielding, hull materials, ore, minerals, raw materials, food, drink, clothes, etc. Ground-based factory or orbital manufacturing facility (or both) included. Or buy at wholesale and sell at retail other players items, (store & warehouse included.) Starships not included - must get a Starship Construction License. Must buy a separate License for each new company. Building License - Grants authority for buyer to buy a lot and design and build a building on that lot. Game has open lots available or buy a lot from any player selling open building lots. Buildings can be sold or leased by owner to game (game has several hundred corporations that need office space) or other players. May build as many as desired. Player must hire a Construction Company to construct the building. Building Lot - Buy 12,544 square meters (112 m x 112 m) of land in the city of Kila Vas. Sell it, lease it or build a building on it for sale or lease. Buy from players or from game (a game corporation) or NPCs. Must buy new License to buy a new lot. OR Donate $100 to Game. Donate $100 for game development without direct game or game-play involvement. May be converted into any Tier 2 item or any 4 Tier 1 items at any time as donor may choose. $100
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Tier 3 FAQStarport License - Design, build and lease or sell a starport (military facilty), spaceport (civilian facility), space city, manufacturing facility, or any other space-based orbital or interstellar facility as the player may choose. Sell or lease to other players. May build as many as desired. Solar System Builder License- Play God? Pick a location in space and design and create your own solar system. Create your star and add planets, asteroid belts and moons, age advance or age regress your solar system to assess different effects on the central sun(s) and planets. Choose whether or not to add life and/or intelligent life on the planets. Use as your base to build your own starnation or space empire. Must buy separate License for each Solar System. Unlimited number of Building Licenses included. Solar System - Buy an existing Solar System from another player. OR Donate $250 for game development. Exchange for any Tier 3 License or two Tier 2 Licenses And two Tier 1 Licenses or eight Tier 1 Licenses at any time. $250
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Tier 4 FAQBest Buy! - StarBuilder License - Create and build Any number of solar systems, each solar system must be complete, fully evolved and fully developed, build & complete 4 solar systems and keep one for your own use to do as you choose, (Must build a minimum of 4 before you can choose one for your own use). Own solar system includes: Unlimited number of Building Licenses Unlimited number of Restaurant Licenses Unlimited number of Production and Sales Licenses 1 Hotel License 1 Starport License 1 Construction Company License 1 Starship Construction Company License 1 Engineering and Research Company License Licenses offered under a StarBuilder License cannot be sold, traded or exchanged. $1,000 Or Donate $1,000 for Game Development, exchange at any time for appropriate number of lesser Licenses.
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Tier 5 FAQStarship Construction License - Design, build and sell a starship (or any other space vessel - non-starship (non-warship) space vessels can be built with a Tier 2 Production and Sales License). A starship is a war vessel, built to deliver damage and destruction to other player's (or NPC) starships, spacecraft, starports, space bases and equipment, et al. Must buy a separate License for each new company. Construction Company License - Builds buildings for other players, NPCs (rare) or game. See Building Construction Rates for potential in-game income. Must buy separate License for each new Company or Brand. (Can build unlimited number of buildings under each company or brand.) OR Donate $10,000 for game development. Upgrade at any time for appropriate combination of lower Tier licenses or use as down payment for any Tier 5 or Tier 6 License (receive 10% discount on purchase). $10,000
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Tier 6 FAQHotel License - Design, locate and build your own hotel. Includes unlimited number of Tier 3 Building Licenses. Build as many Hotels as you decide under each brand or company. (Must hire Construction Company to build or get Construction Company License.) Sell completed hotel or rent rooms. Must buy a separate License for each new brand or company. OR $25,000 Donation. May upgrade at any time to Hotel License Or any appropriate number of lower Tier Licenses at 10% discount Or use as down payment for a Tier 7 License with a 15% discount, (i.e. buy Tier 7 License for $85,000 and keep all Tier 6 privileges.) $25,000
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Tier 7 FAQBanking License - Includes one Tier 3 Building License. Design, locate and build your own Bank or buy an existing bank from the game (game corporation or NPC) or from another player. Or exchange for a Casino License at any time. Bankers may lend game money (Helvatica Dollars or Stellar Credits (Stellars)) to other players. Banks may lend up to 9 times total deposits. Interest from all loans must be paid in "real-world" money - USD, Euros or pounds. Loans must only be spent on in-game Items. Loans cannot be used to buy Licenses. Bank owners may withdraw profits (not deposits) whenever desired. $1,000 will be retained by game to ensure against losses and cannot be withdrawn for as long as the player owns a Bank. Must buy a new License for each new location, new brand or company. Casino License - Includes one Tier 3 Building License. Design, locate and build your own Casino or buy an existing casino from the game or a player Or exchange for a Bank License at any time. Casino owners (operators) must use existing gaming software provided in-game or purchased from certified "real-world" third party vendors and sent to game developers for integration into the game. Casino owners may withdraw profits whenever desired. $1,000 will be retained by game to ensure against losses and cannot be withdrawn for as long as the player owns a Casino. Must buy a new License for each new location, new brand or company. Buy 12,544 square kilometers of land in city of Kila Vas. Includes Tier 3 Building License. Must buy a new License for each new 12,544 sq. km lot. Tier 7 Extra - Every Tier 7 License includes one Tier 6 Hotel License And one Tier 5 License And one Tier 3 License. OR $100,000 Donation. Donate $100,000 for game development, exchange at any time for one Tier 6 Game license. $100,000
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Tier 8 FAQ$250,000 - Game License - Best Deal! Includes ALL of the Following: Three Tier 7 Licenses (with all Extras) One Tier 6 License One Tier 5 License Two Tier 3 Licenses Three Tier 2 Licenses Four Tier 1 Licenses Total of all above = 3 Tier 7 = $100,000 x 3 = $300,000 4 Tier 6 = $25,000 x 4 = $100,000 4 Tier 5 = $10,000 x 4 = $40,000 5 Tier 3 = $250 x 5 = $1,250 3 Tier 2 = $100 x 3 = $300 4 Tier 1 = $25 x 4 = $100 TOTAL = $441,650 BUY FOR $250,000 All Licenses may be sold, traded or used as License Holder desires. OR Donate $250,000 for Game Development.
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What does it mean by "Alpha Round?"Alpha-Round refers to the stage of both funding and development for the game. The game is not anticipated for players to play until the Beta round, or later. Funding will also occur in stages, beginning with Alpha and then moving to Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and continuing as the need may arise. Tiers will not increase. Tiers as established in this Alpha Round will continue throughout the life of the game.
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How long has "Maf: Starfleet Battles" been around?Maf was created in 1972 as a RPG consisting then of just some maps and characters "rolled" up out of common sense with just a handful of players. Over time, the maps grew more detailed and extensive and the character rule set became developed and fixed. The game now consists of over 2,000 pages of rules and 1,500 pages of "background" material including dental hygiene, the physics of Maf (available on Amazon (Hyperspace Calculations)), history and culture of desert caravans, history and development of space-faring nations, planetary ecology and much more.
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Sources$450,00 from Investment tiers and donations by players, investors and the gaming community.
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UsesPurchase of servers and work stations Lease of office space and furniture Purchase of gaming engines and related software Hiring of initial cadre of coding engineers and staff Purchase of In-Game gaming licenses and banking licenses Purchase of support software (customer service, email, bookkeeping & accounting, et al) (This is neither a complete nor a comprehensive list of all uses to which funds will be allocated. However, 100% of all funds received will used solely for game development.)
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