Relaunch Date and Wyldfire Reopening!

[Simplymaeg]

Relaunch Date and Wyldfire Reopening!​

To my fellow people of WYLDFIRE. The time has finally come for us to announce the details of our much anticipated relaunch of our beautiful city. Instead of doing a normal town hall without much to talk about, we have decided to release this official announcement.

Over the last couple of months, we have been on a journey of remaking our beautiful city. It has been an eventful journey full of its ups and downs. We’ve seen people go, and even have seen some people return. As a staff team, we have done as much as we can to ensure our community stays together. I am very happy to say that we seem to have accomplished this goal on the largest scale that we could.

Emergency Services
The first thing we’ll dive into is some changes coming to the police departments. For the start of the relaunch, we will be focusing solely on the LSPD. Other departments like BCSO, SAST, and Game Wardens will be tabled while we fully secure and rebuild the LSPD. As time goes on and the proper personnel step up to the plate, we will roll out those departments. The major factors of these reasons are;

• Not having enough leadership to fill the required roles in both LSPD and other departments.
• Not having a city population big and active enough to warrant multiple departments.
• We want to take the stress of trying to have multiple departments away while we go through our rebuilding process.

The person leading the PD department will be Tyler Anderson. After all of the applications were vetted, we feel that Tyler was the best person as he already knows our SOP processes and has great insight into adjusting what is needed. We have also selected the assistant chief, George Allen. With a brand new MDT, Dispatch, and jail system, we hope to refresh the whole department. We hope that with the BCSO coming into the LSPD, our primary goal can ensure that we do not run into the issue of lack of active command staff again. We’re going to make some changes to the jail system with two primary changes for the foreseeable future. To start off, you will not be able to break out of jail. With this, conviction time may be served offline. The other change will be that a certain amount of time (that is currently not determined) will be served at LSPD. Our jail system allows us to declare a “lockup” which means that instead of being sent all the way to the prison, you will be sent to a holding cell in LSPD. This is meant for small-time sentences.

The medical side of emergency services will be given some major updates. This includes a new vehicle fleet such as a helicopter, new uniforms and a new image. Now known as the San Andreas Medical, with personnel uniforms being labeled SAM Services, and vehicles being SAM Response. The other major update is an entirely new health system. We gathered feedback from our previous system and chose to pivot to a completely new system. Kara shall be returning as our Chief of Medicine, with Hue remaining the assistant chief. We are also condensing the SAMS to just 1 overall department that will control both the City and Sandy hospital.

Towards the end of WYLDFIRE’s 1.0 life, command activity was one of the biggest downfalls for our LSPD and EMS. We hope to change this with key factors.

• Both the chief and assistant chiefs were picked by staff.
• The chiefs will undergo a 30 day review for the first 6 months to ensure activity.
• The chiefs have agreed to a set minimum hours requirement to play their chief characters.
• Both departments now have an assigned GM to oversee them.

We initiated these changes to keep the most important roles active and to ensure they're doing good.

Criminal Life
The entire crime system (except roof runners) has been completely replaced and revamped. This includes all your favorite heists, robberies, and drugs. We wanted to genuinely feel like this WYLDFIRE is a 2.0. That is all I want to speak on for crime so we do not spoil the fun for the city. Just know it's been gone through and we hope you guys have a much better enjoyment out of the whole side of crime.

Businesses, Housing, and Legal Life
Other systems like housing will now support MLOs. We will see what this could mean for businesses, though at this moment it is not tested. Pets, new emotes, and legal jobs are all coming and/or being revamped. A short list of a few features include:

• Pets - with customization.
• New legal jobs - though we are saving some for a future update.
• New drug consumption system. No more drug addiction.
• New inventory UI to ensure it's easily legible.
• New multi-character - we will only support 3 created characters unless subscribed or unlocked.
• Multi location dealerships with different vehicles.
• Additional features to the character clothing menu like favorites, better camera controls, and hair saving with outfits.

There is more to talk about but I would like to save as much as I can for the day 1 experience.

For businesses, the applications are currently closed. We have selected the businesses that will be returning for the release. The casino will not be ownable by a player, and instead be opened all the time.

Renewed Life
During the time of WYLDFIRE 1.0 we had seen some amazing stories develop. During those times, we saw some emotions run high and sometimes saw OOC get in the way. Because of this, we are allowing characters who were once pronounced dead to return. Should you revive a character, it's on you how to RP that. We suggest a faked death / witness protection program. Abduction for science, etc. Be creative!

The last big question some of you may have is how to approach your memories and knowledge within the city. You may start out fresh and not keep memories should you choose to; by doing so, please help others know this through your RP. If you approach someone who believes they remember you, prompt them with RP that shows you chose this “clean slate” path.

Criminals, your backgrounds are now clean. You have a fresh start and you may use this to go legal should you want to flip your story. Your RP is your oyster on day 1, and we are so excited to see these stories come back into fruition.

Teasers
We have released a few teasers in the past month or so, and you can find all of the links to them here. Teaser 3 just got released with this post, so please be sure to give it some love! Clink each below to be taken directly to them!

Teaser 1 (Drugs)
Teaser 2 (Drugs)
Teaser 3 (Heists)

Staff Applications
We have also opened up staff applications for both community and game admins. You’ll be able to select what role you would prefer, but staff will review your app and offer whichever role they may feel suits you best. If you feel you may be a good fit, now is a great time to apply and help the city momentum continue!

Now for the real big news...
The city is planned to open Friday, January 3rd, 2025. With holidays and such, we did not want to rush anything. We hope you all have a fantastic holiday season, and we can't wait for you to join us for our release! See you all soon and check out the replies for the Q&A!!

 

[Simplymaeg]

Q&A for Wyldfire Release​

NEW HEISTS
Q: Will all heists be out upon release?
A: No, more will come as time passes, however there are more than there was in the last version of Wyldfire.

Q: Can you give me any hints?
A: Let's just say, you need to really use the city in order to get 100% out of heists!

Q: Will locations and other things be changed from during testing?
A: Yes, locations will be changed. Find out in city!

NEW DRUGS
Q: What drugs are there?
A: There are a total of 10 drugs, find them out in city!

Q: Is this using the same system we did before?
A: Growing weed is similar, however many of the other drugs have been revamped or made from scratch to create a new feel for the city.

Q: Is there a tier system for drugs or drug selling?
A: Selling yes, but you can grow or cook whatever you want for your hearts desire at any time.

Q: Will locations of items and people be moved from where they were during testing?
A: Yes, everything will be moved. Find out in city!

NEW CARS
Wyldfire will release with a new mechanic system and a whole new swatch of cars available in the regular dealerships. We would like to thank Kurry for his continuous development and work on the cars and handling system. We also would like to thank the few members of the city who contributed to this lovely package of cars we are able to use!

Q: What is happening with the import shop?
A: The import shop will be returning, but it will not return on day 1.

Q: Will there be new cars to purchase from the import shop?
A: Yes!

Q: Can I suggest XYZ car to be put into the city?
A: At this point in time, we would like to focus on our current car concepts and will return with a suggestions channel or thread space after release.

Q: Will handling and breakage of vehicles be different?
A: Yes, we cannot give tons of details on this as its still being worked on... but this will be different from when the city closed.

Q: How many dealerships are there?
A: There will PDM, Super and Sports, Offroad and Utility, and Bike/Muscle + Import. These dealerships will not be player owned, but having more dealerships will help bring a variety and more RP to the city.

UPDATED MAPS
Q: Why update maps?
A: For a mixture of reasons; this is between businesses wanting to change up their look, staff wanting to give the city a fresh feel, and to optimize the city for lag and continuity reasons.

Q: Can I suggest XYZ MLO? Can my group have XYZ for their gang hideout or compound?
A: Currently we are only working on businesses and groups continuing forward from shutdown. You can find out more related to the gangs and businesses in their corresponding sections.

BUSINESSES
There will be a variety of open businesses both old and new upon release of the city. Whether they are you favorite hangout spot or something new to the city, we have revamped expectations for businesses with a business SOP. Owners will be expected to follow the business guidelines (of which have already been sent to the current business owners and will be shared with future business owners as well).

Q: Are business applications open?
A: No, they will not be open right upon launch. We would like to ensure all current businesses work well before introducing any new potential items that could cause issues upon release (ex. lag, MLO issues, etc). We will announce once they are back open.

Q: What is new that is expected for businesses?
A: Businesses now have expectations in relation to their dress code, menu items and time expectations within the city. The biggest thing that will affect all staff in any business, is that anyone working should NOT be wearing gang/MC clothes or colors while on the clock.

Q: Can you use business for crime?
A: No, you cannot use your business from crime. We have added a strike system that will deal with using the business in a convicted crime and this has been provided to all business owners to enforce.

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Q: Has there been a revamp to the PD and EMS SOPS, MDT, scripts etc?
A: Yes, there will be updates to these items based on having new chiefs, script updates, bug fixes and more. Much of this is currently in testing phases, so we cannot give you much more than that.

Q: I was PD/EMS/DOJ, how will I get hired back on?
A: Getting rehired is up to the high command of each section, however we are certain many if not all of you will be brought back. Please wait for your chiefs to reach out about getting hired back on and their direction they would like to pursue for applying or getting hired on.

Q: What is happening with DOJ? Will there be lawyers?
A: Maeg and Yoko are working on DOJ to ensure that DOJ exists upon launch. They still need to work with upcoming PD, penal code changes and law enforcement updates to ensure that lawyer items work with PD. Yes, there will be civil lawyers and/or private lawfirms to take care of some of these needs, and implementation of these items will likely be a combination of IC and OOC website items. More on this will come as this has to be built after other items are in place first.

Q: Can gangs have a lawyer on retainer?
A: You would need to find a lawyer that has been approved to do this, however yes this should be possible.

CRIMINAL LIFE
Q: What's the crafting system like?
A: Things may change before opening as some items are still being worked on, but the skillpath dream Wyldfire had during shutdown was put aside due to the change of development and dev path itself. Do not fret, we are working on the crafting system to ensure it feels balanced while also having a decent lootpool system next to it.

Q: Will there be new weapons? How will they handle?
A: Yes, a whole lot of them. And they will be obtainable in multiple ways! Handling cannot be discussed yet as some items are still under works.

Q: Will gangs roll over?
A: Yes, unless you do not want it to. We as staff would HIGHLY suggest still RP'ing out leaving a gang for the benefit of strong RP within the city.

Q: Does a character still have to be only part of one gang?
A: Yes, you may still only have one character than can be a part of a gang.

Q: Will there be controllable turfs for gangs?
A: Yes, turf will be controllable and there will be added incentives when controlling turf.

Q: I had a criminal record prior to the server closing down, do I still have one now?
A: No, you have a clean slate - your MDT profile has been wiped. Police should be treating you as a legal person even if they ooc have known you as a criminal before shutdown. You are legal until you are not right now!
CLOTHING

Q: Is there going to be new clothing?
A: Yes, there will be a bunch of new clothes for everyone!

Q: Can I give suggestions right now?
A: No, not at this time. We would like to make sure all the new items we are adding will be working perfectly and not have flaws before increasing the workpool on this section of updates.