The devs have stated you will only be able to see somebody's name if you look at them and they don't have a mask on. They have also said that it will be an option for private server owners to make it so that you can only see somebody's name above their heads once they greet and introduce themselves to you. I think this should be the other way around. It should be the default for you to have to introduce yourself. To make it so that you can instantly know who you are talking to even if they don't first introduce themselves would ruin so much potential RP and make the game more appealing to GTA twelvies. What do you think? Also, I'm guessing it will show your RP name above your head and not your steam name. @Motown @Paratus

Happy to be in the family

Langston Family / Dark Ace Mafia Welcome to the Langston Family, or the Dark Ace Mafia. We have already recruited many men, and have made many connections. We are looking for more loyal men that enjoy the Mafia style role playing. This crime family will control everything from the production of drugs, the dealers on the streets, the weapons trade, smuggling, hijacking, robbery, and whatever else we need to do to get that money. Everything illegal happening on the streets will belong to "us". This means if there is a petty dealer dealing on our streets, well, let’s just say he won't be there for very long without paying some fees. On top of all the crime, and money, we are a family, we support each other in times of need, and stand on the building blocks of loyalty that this family operates on. We will be a Suit Mafia, wear tailored suits, drive nice cars, and we treat everyone with respect, unless we are shown disrespect. Join this family, and have a lot of fun in identity, and make lots of money while doing it. Now a little about me not as a Don, but as a person. I am not the Don that sits in my office all day. I am not the Don that steals from the poor. I am the Man, which spends time helping the community. I give money to the poor, rent properties to people, create opportunity for those who seek it, and am just a very public kind of guy. Am I scared of being public, sure, you never know who wants to hurt you, but living in a room, is not living. I hope to see many of you in the game. Who can join? Anyone, if you like crime style playing, and mafia type scenarios, this is perfect for you. What will we do? We will do all the things a Mafia does. We will control the drug dealing in the towns, with dealers operating under us, giving us a cut of what they make, and we give them more product. We will control illegal gun trading in the world, doing big role play like deals, with other Family's. We will break the legs of anyone trying to take our turf, and if it becomes necessary, use our assets to have them taken care of. This is just a glimpse at what we will do when the full game is out. Climb the ranks of the Mafia family and become high up and powerful, and make a name for you, and your family, on identity. RANKS: First I have to say, ranking up is not about the money you bring in. You will not be ranked up before spending a considerable amount of time in the family, and proving that you deserve to move up the chain through nothing but pure dedication and success. 1st, Associate: You will not be in the family yet, but will role with us and see how things are done, and could be a street dealer, or deliverer for us, etc. Bring in $500 into the family, spend good time with the family, and prove yourself to the family to rank up. 2nd, Soldier or Street man: You will scout the streets, bringing information of people selling anything from guns or drugs to the attention of the family, you will be able to also show other Associates how we work, can be a pick up man for cash, and join the family on missions where we need the numbers. Bring in $2000 into the family, and prove your loyalty to the Langston name to rank up. 3rd, Enforcer: You will be tasked with doing some... shall I say, dirty work. Now don't get ahead of yourself, you’re not a Hitman. You will be an enforcer on the streets, intimidating, and maybe even kidnapping people who disagree with our rules on the streets. You will also be able to take soldiers and associates with you on jobs such as robberies and other various tasks. (All medium level jobs must be cleared with a capo, and high risk with the Don. Bring in $10,000, 1 new recruit, spend lots and lots of time in the family to prove that you deserve this promotion, and complete one mission for the boss to rank up. 4th, Capo: You will be in charge of territories and men. You will have your soldiers and associates, although this does not make it a competition between you and other capos, it is just that you are at the stage of control. You will have more leeway to do jobs and activities of higher caliber. Remember, we are a family, so no matter where we are, we always help each other. The capo can also give his own jobs and assign his own tasks to enforcers or soldiers, if he/she is confident they can get it done. Bring in $15,000 to the family, and 3 new recruits, show you are ready, and complete various tasks for the boss to rank up. 5th, Underboss: This rank will have limited slots. Whether I want 2, 3, or 4 is undecided yet. The Underboss(s) will act as the commanding voice of the family when the Don is away. They can assign major tasks to the capo's to then assign on their men. The Underbosses will be entrusted in handling many meetings with other families, supervising major deals and shipments, to ensure everything runs smoothly. You are the ones with the most experience meaning you make the calls above everyone under you. Special Division 1. Hitman: What I meant to say was special tool. To get to this rank, you must make it to the enforcer rank, and then come to the Don about this... Special job. You will be tasked with many, special assignments to say, clean up messes, or take care of things. You get the idea. This job will be rarely used as i personally do not like a mess, I rather people understand right off the bat, so don't expect much. 2. My men on the inside. People I have in law enforcement, politics, and more. These people will be critical to the longevity of our operations. RULES 1. Respect, 2. RESPECT 3. Loyalty 4. Obey higher ranks 5. Got a problem, don't freak out, come to the Don personally. 6. No Snitching, no talking to cops, civilians, or even your own sweet mother about things we do. 7. All rats will be caught, you won’t last long as a rat, we'll have people watching over everyone, and you will meet our special tool. 8. All money collected on family related jobs, will be split to 70% for those who "collected" the money, and 30% for the family. 9. Family money is not one man’s money, it is the money we use to further our organization, whether that be buying a poor soldier a suit, buying more cars for the family, getting "merchandise and tools" for the family, it all goes to the family, not just one man’s personal pleasure. 10. Steeling from the family is not smart, as this makes you a thief to the family, and that breaks this rule, and rule #3. Not only does the Don himself despise people who steal from the family, but everyone does as you are stealing from everyone, as that money could be spent towards the family and gaining even more money. If you’re short on cash, don's hold back your % on jobs, simply ask someone for a loan, or even the Don himself doesn't mind loaning and even giving money to his family members, because that's what we do. 11. Don't do ambitious jobs or activities on behalf of the family that could jeopardize the family organization without consulting the Don. THIS IS PRIORITY AND FAILURE CAN LEAD TO COMPROMISING THE ORGANIZATION AND WILL RESULT IN TERMINATION. Although on your own time, not in the family, if you want to do illegal things without consulting us, do not use our name, and take your own risk. 12. Along with the roleplay fun of the family, take some time off once in a while and just have fun, try other jobs, it is a new game and if you want to try new things, just take a break, ask the Don. 13. Always have your family's back. 14. As an associate or soldier, before committing any crime at all, ask a superior if it is ok. 15. If you’re caught doing a crime, say it was your individual choice to do what you did and you had no influence from anyone else. Sometimes you just got to eat some dirt to keep your family safe. This will not go unnoticed, as sacrifice, is a quality of a very loyal man and will lead to your recognition. 16. Close members of the Family's won’t be selling drugs, personally delivering illegal shipments, etc. This will be for outsiders that are under our control, and soldiers. This is to keep the crime semi disconnected from the family and helps insure the integrity of our operations. 17. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, are you to discuss plans, activities, operations, etc., with anyone outside of the family. Doing this will make you a RAT, and you know what happens to rats. Please message me if you are interested. Best regards, Kevin Langston

Am I still relevant. Have people forgotten about me? I hope not. I'm pretty awesome. I guess I'll also take this opportunity to announce my plan for when I get into Identity and that is to provide YOU, yes YOU, with top of the line clothing signifying wealth and social status! :3

Hi man Welcome to Identity

he's my catnip dealer.

Dahude Sandworm, I dunno why you quoted whatever that is.

"I'm not proud of that last one.. But I did it man" - Nick, Yes Man (2008)

Not much of a legacy for any of us yet to be honest

Glad to know that's what my legacy is.

I remember you pepper spraying yourself for some reason

sup nerd.

Proud and happy to be within the Langston Family.

wut

That's pretty much all I need to know @Vix , @NutterButter. Ohai guise.

Sorry, what's your name again?

nooooooooooooooooooooooo I wanted to vote you! you! @Vix thats too bad. You got my vote anyways

@Freebios I agree, content, like the grappling hook, does not need to instantly come out. I just feel like people here are too scared of what other people can do in Identity. I understand there are minges, trolls, and people who want to ruin your time. You know what I call those people in game like Identity? Criminals, and they are not going to last a long time if they balance out the police force. Again, if someone can please clarify on the developer's standpoint, if Identity is going to be a true realistic role playing game or a "realistic" mini game for role playing? (If it is a mini-game, do private owned servers have the option to change that. For example, making perma death a thing or lifetime jail sentences which can be considered as bans.) I have hopes for Identity, for it to be the first true realistic role playing simulator. Though, all my hopes do not need to be inside Identity, but that my hopes is a goal or path for Identity to follow. That one day the developers will come out with a new update or Identity 2 that provides the player free will. That the of path of Identity is not defined by fear of others, that makes the game more restricted as time passes. That I can plan to take a drive to the mountains and buy a grappling hook. Then to use that grappling hook to just get on top of the bank, you got to think someone is going to see and they're going to call the police. The whole point of a grappling hook is just an idea of a million other ideas. I want you to right now think on how you would rob a bank in real life, but you cannot go through the front doors guns blazing and cannot blow your way in. Use your imagination, and as you using your imagination think about how you are feeling. Now if that process can be put inside a game, than a player truly has free will; free will is what we have in real life.

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Heh, Look at this 'tough' guy! Lemme buy you a pack of gum and teach how to chew it! Out of all of the criminal clicks and "orginisations" that I've seen on this site, THIS ONE has got to be one of the worst ones! I'm sorry if you feel offended but the others are right! Your already digging your self in early grave by making other criminal factions your enemies. And Christ,you can't even spell right!....I can barely hold back my composure of laughter as I read through your post. Listen "Tough" guy, if your smart and plan to have a longer existence within this game, you'll forget about the choices you've made here today. It's for your own good. Not much else to say here...... Just rethink this decision, I hear the banks over in the legal section of the forums is offering a spot for hire. PLEASE do not take this as a insult, I really apologize if my comment sounds insulting or harsh, I'm just very, very brutally honest when I express....My thoughts to certain forums.

There's no actual list of weapons included in the game, so I'm going to link all weapons I know about that wil, won't and might or might not be in Identity. These are NOT all weapons there will be in the game! Just all I gathered so far, I might edit it and add more if I've missed anything... I'm not going to make a separate section for maybies, so I'll just put those that are most likely yes and most likely no in Yes and No. There are some things that are both confirmed and disconfirmed- it means there will be some specific items of the kind. Keep in mind that everything can change both before and after release. WILL BE: Guns 1 Guns 2 Guns 3 Brawling- meelee Automatics Assault rifles & automatics Hunting rifles 1 Hunting rifles 2 Tasers Purchase Explosives SWAT weaponry Police weaponry Police shotguns Rifles Non-lethal 1 Non-lethal 2 Tasers & paintball Meelee -------------------------- Realism Purchase Manufacture Black market Gun store Jammed Modification Skins WON'T BE: Swords Suicide vests Snipers 1 Snipers 2 Throwing knives Nukes Tranquilizer darts Explosives 1 Explosives 2 Tommy guns HK 416 Mounted guns Kicking Military

If this actually does become a thing, and people actually join, the name itself breaks the 4th wall doesn't it? When In Character, nobody knows what Identity is other than a game. Naming it after the game they are playing is implying that they are living in a simulation. In reality, nobody would know what Identity is in-game unless Identity has been made in the game, and even in that scenario, it still wouldn't make any sense Naming it "Identity's Criminal Empire" doesn't even have proper grammar if you are implying that it is just the word "Identity" and not the actual game Identity. If you are just saying the word 'Identity' and it coincidentally happened to be the name of the game, its spelled like "Identities". Unless your "Criminal Empire" is actually named after the game, that's just fucking retarded and you have autism. Hate to be this much of a Grammar Nazi, but its literally in the name of this... whatever this is.

I could go into depth about everything that is wrong about this 'organisation', but people have already done that. Your spelling and grammar makes it painful to read this, and you have so much naive ambition, but basically no way of making this thing become a reality. You clearly have almost no knowledge of how these things work, and with a plan like this you aren't gonna get anywhere. Also good one pissing off all of the crime bosses in Identity.

Hello person!

The problem I have observed, is that these forums are basically useless. Getting a question answered is like pulling teeth from a moose with no teeth. It was the same on the old website and it hasn't changed much, I really hope we see some more activity on these forums but it doesn't seem likely.

That's true, you're definitely better off using twitter to ask questions, but since that's the case what is the point of forums?

Yeah, it would be easier to get guns and people would do it over and over again leading to more guns and more guns=rdm and lower immersion/roleplay/peace

To add more realism I think that there should be no actual penalty for killing an animal that is off season. Instead we could have a park ranger going around and if he catches u then you would be in deep doodoo. IRL people hunt illegaly all the time and get away with it with no penalty. Its only if they get caught that shit hits the fan

The Langston Family Tree.

Hey Frank! Yes, with the $30 (or $25 if pledged using Kickstarter), you do have access to play all 3 of the modules as well!

Yup. If you have a PC that's decent or better right now, it should handle Identity. :3 They just don't give anything specific yet.

They said current gen PC's will run it fine on twitter tho didn't they? @Vix

You'd want to have a decent computer. From the looks of it the game will be fairly demanding, so don't expect to play it on a crummy laptop or mac. Apart from that there are no official system requirements. @Vix will probably have some more insight.

I don't know much about supply and demand but I would imagine it would be like the Steam Market, too many of a singular card - price will drop. That'd be really cool to have off limit animals for x_amount of time, don't know how hunter licensing would work if it would be like an achievement unlock (Killed 50 Rabbits, Hunter Rank II) type thing or would it just be like, (100 Hours spent as Hunter, Upgrade Available at Career Center) but I can see where you get the idea from I've played some other hunting games that do this and would like to see this happen in game (minus paying for dlc to upgrade for higher ranked game) I really hope the Hunters/Farmers will have the Castle Doctrine where you're allowed to kill trespassers, and also really hoping for Lever-Action type rifles. (I'm also really hyped to farming and hunting in this game )

I'm sure you'll be to grow POTatoes... and bake some CRACKers... As seen in the pictures, you'll be able to introduce people to your friend Chris Del Meth... All that jazz.. Heh.

Yeah that's true.

I think you'd be better as a stripper.