Well then let me be first to introduce myself. I am Gene Smith and I am running for Governor of The Island. I will answer you questions and anymore you may have after. I am currently sided with a Conservative Party and plan to change most things on the Island to make it as friendly as possible. Guns- I've actually answered this in my official post for my announcement. But I don't plan on banning guns. Guns are truthfully not the problem. It's the person that carries them, that's the problem. A farmer shouldn't have to be defenseless when people are disrespecting his farmland, just because it's decided people can't carry weapons anymore. Weapons won't be banned, but there will be a strict protocol to ensure bad people don't get guns. Homosexuals- I particularly don't have a problem with homosexuality. I'm not gay but I've known many homosexuals in my life. I find homosexuality to be a to sided thing. One side you have homosexuality and the other you have the fear of homosexuals trying to turn people children into homosexuals. But whatever people decide to be, they won't be discriminated by me. Taxes- Another thing I've covered, taxes are something that thrive in the government. If it weren't for taxes Government spending would possibly cease to exist. My plan is to tax according to the person or businesses income. Lower class individuals would pay a substantially less amount paired to a upper classes tax. It's all to make everything move in a smoother motion rather than shaking an entire class of people. Unemployment- My goal for this goes back to taxes. With taxing being fair and divided, we see a better economy with more stores opening because of the economic growth. With this, I hope to abolish unemployment all together. Penalties- I do assume you mean jailing penalties. (Excuse me if I'm wrong.) But jailing is difficult to pinpoint mainly because a clear time frame has yet to be fully discussed. Yes you can spend up to 20 minutes in jail, but I would probably make it more than that. I want to prevent a man buying a gun, shooting 10 people and then walking out in 20 minutes. I want him to stay in jail so we can avoid further problems like this.

It's been a busy, eventful and productive month for the Identity team at Asylum! Only a few weeks ago we released our first video showing real in-game content, the player housing system, and Identity has gotten a good bit of much-needed exposure! If you haven't seen the video, visit Identity's YouTube channel. Our programmers, especially Henrik Sonesson, have upgraded our inventory mechanics and created two new important gameplay systems these last weeks. The library which you'll have access to in the Town Square module is now in place and functional. Players can both read public domain classic books in-game, or even write their own and submit them to the library for other players to read. In addition, the NPC shop systems are now in place. When you enter most shops you'll be able to find the items you need on racks or displays around the store. Grab what it is you're looking for and then make your way to the cash register to make the purchase. In some places you can preview the items you're holding even before buying; for example, in a clothing store you can go into a change room. This system even allows for shoplifting some items, although player-crafted or very expensive items cannot be shoplifted on official servers. On the art front, we've brought on new artists and are continuing to build the world you'll be exploring. We've also been focusing on the interiors of buildings and characters. We've gotten our first facial hair assets and are approaching a complete character customization system. An overhaul of character skin and hair has Identity's characters looking incredibly life-like in comparison to other MMORPGs. Next on that list for a re-work is the eyes.

Are the modules Alpha or Beta? The Modules are not any kind of beta but serve more as a Alpha! The Beta will be the closest thing to the full game. When is the Beta going to release? There is no current release point for the Beta except after all 3 modules are released. (Late 2018 is my estimate) When is this Game going to release? There is no point for when it is known to release. (My Estimate will be Early 2019 Release) Town Square Release Schedule? The first Module is due to release 21st March 2018 30th November 2018 as so the developers can be sure to hit the release date. 21st March 2018 Countdown When is there going to be game play footage? The next video is said to be on Gun Mechanics, and I would hope to think it will be shown before the S.W.A.T. Module. Crime & Punishment Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT2b4YvylI4 Character Creation + Quick Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kctp79UE5sI Day/Night + Interiors + Interactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNcJj4C_8ZE Homes/ Apartments: Hotels are free, apartments are infinite, all will get to try an apartment in town square, and there will be limited houses around the map, and that Homes can Store items and are useful as HQ's for gangs. Pledges/ and Prices: Some pledges will stay and prices of them will increase while the rest of the pledges will be removed from the store completely. This will be done when the new Website launches which will likely be Early 2018 and so make use of the time left! New website has already been launched. Higher packages are likely going to be removed during Town Square release or later on. Pledge Car Insurance: There will be life time insurance for the pledge cars/ vehicles. Server Player Capacity: The server player capacity is going to be between 300 - 500 players per server! Server size: Will be 300-500 players. What will the size of the "Town Square" be? The "Town Square" module will be as stated a Town Square and there is no "Figure" on the size of it as of yet! Will this game be released on Consoles? No this game is exclusively for PC however after the full game release the Developers will look into console porting. MoTown's Answer to a post on the forum: Our official answer on the topic of consoles is that we have no current plans to release Identity to console platforms, but have promised to do our research into what it might require after our PC launch. This is not a promise that Identity will be available on console, simply a promise to look into it. At the moment, it would be fair to say that it is outside of our scope and budget. Will this game be for MAC and Linux? Yes it will but I don't know if it will be shortly after launch of the game. Will there be AI (Artificial Intelligence)/ NPC's be roaming the map? No, this game is a player run game, but will have a few NPC's filling up the boring jobs which you and I would not do for hours on end e.g. standing at the tills of a shop, also they will be in the un-ownable shops too and they will be around in back-alleys to represent a (Black Market Dealer and Drug Dealers). Will there be any aircraft in this game? No there will not be aircraft in this game but the developers did mention a glider and possibly in the very far future they could still add them but that's not certain. Will there be Undercover cops? No, The reason why there won't be undercover cops is because the developers want a distinctive difference between cops and civilians/ criminals. How many buttons will be in the game? Probably more, but there will be radial menus for some things that will cut down on buttons. What steering wheels are supported? So far the Thrust-master ones are confirmed. ( if its a popular steering wheel, it'll work) Will this game be VR supported? Yes, the developers are working on it and want to be able to have VR supported because they want to use it too when playing the game. Unfortunately they don't think it will be supported at full game release. Is this game Subscription based? No! You buy the game (passport) and then you can play anytime with no more paying. Is there in-game Purchases? (read next question and the answer) Yes. Is this game Pay to Win? No, You can only buy cosmetic items. (Items which don't give players advantages). What are the system requirements? There is no official knowledge yet as its too early to say, but if you can run games like GTA V, Arma 3 and Ark you should be fine. System requirements are on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/792990/Identity/ How is in-game money going to work? Money will be as close and realistic to the USD. What are the names of the 3 cities? Ash Hill, Roseport and Turtle Beach. Can you break in/ raid someones home? No, police cannot raid your house and also no one can rob your house. In correspondance to police not being able to raid your home, it is that you cannot enter your property if wanted either. What age rating will the game be? This game will be Rated 18+. Can you live with someone? Yes you can but you have to have a bedroom for every person who lives in your house. This even includes if you marry someone! Gangs: There will be a gang system, such as making a guild in MMO's. Gangs will have ranks and even HQ's which can be someone's house where all gang members have access or a shop a gang member owns. In Town square, there will not be a gang system YET, but there will be a friends contact on your phones and you can easily roleplay your gang, to begin with. You can have biker gangs, as there are Bikes (such as the ones in the pledges) and leather jackets. You can put insignias on your clothes to show off your gang. There won't be designated gang categories, such as Biker gang or Mafia, but you can Roleplay your gang to be any type you want. There will, however, be areas of the map designed for specific sub-cultures, such as bars that are Biker themed, such as Biker Club Bars. A player can always buy a bar, make it a Biker Club / Bar and make it the HQ of their Biker Gang, or the same with a Mafia gang, etc... Stress System: The Stress System is the games anti-RDM (random deathmatch = randomly killing people for no reason) system. What happens is everyone has a stress level, and if you stress is low, you take less damage, and high, you take normal damage. When you pull out a gun, you instantly get high stress, and when one is aimed at you or you are near a fight, your stress will slowly rise. This helps you to fight back and try and get the advantage on a gunman by using the stress system to your advantage. In weapon customisation: People always ask if there will be silencers or 8X scopes, and there will not be any long range optics or silencers in Identity. Murder: WILL be auto reported and you will be instantly wanted, other crimes require witnesses and a 911 call. Can you Marry? Yes, you can marry both sex. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reddit and Exclusive interview questions and answers Below ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weapon Customisation? Weapon customization is quite detailed. Some weapons have more room for changes than others of course, but things like stocks, grips, sights and even paint/finish can be customized. Weapon actions are one of those things that don't work well in video games, mostly because no matter what you have in the game you're still firing with a mouse, and it will feel counter-intuitive making it over-complicated. For example, if you have a double action pistol and pull the trigger, your mouse click is all the same no matter if the hammer is back or forward so we need to design around the peripherals people are using to play. Weapon jams are something you can encounter. Our weapon physics are incredibly advanced and was one of the first systems completed long ago. We can create magazines of any size which hold physically accurate ammo. Calibre and even type (holopoint, FMJ, etc) have an effect on trajectory. Our programmer on the weapon physics read a lot of papers to get proper formulas, and they function off the same math used by real-world forensics. A bullet fired in Identity will travel almost identically to the same being fired in the real world, even when it comes down to things like stopping power versus penetration. Will there be physics to shoot through walls or boxes? Things that a bullet would usually go though in real world situations. Absolutely. Bullets are influenced by the material they hit. If it's wood, it will pass right through it with very little change to velocity, but a thin sheet of metal may still allow the bullet to pass through, yet reduce velocity enough that it may not kill, or do much damage to its target on the other side when it impacts. 1. What is in game prison like? 2. Is it like real prison with guards, rec time, shiving, and keeping a tight grip on the soap? 3. How does the drug manufacturing and trafficking work? 4. Can I get methylamine? 1. Identity's prison is very much a game within a game. As a prisoner, you can join one of three prison factions and battle for territory, or just hang out in the recreational room and chat and interact with other prisoners while you wait out your time. You'll be able to craft a crude shank and attack others, or attempt a prison escape as a group that the police will be forced to respond too from across the map. There are no player prison guards though. The decision for that was mostly just because we couldn't find a way to keep it engaging and fun. We don't want people to be forced to sit and watch other players. 2. For those in prison however, when they've served their time, they may simply exit the prison through a series of corridors that only they have access too, or if they just have a lengthy prison sentence, they can request a trial which will notify random players across the map to report for jury duty, in which case they will plead their case, and have their fate decided on by a vote whether to be released early, or spend the rest of their time behind bars. 3. & 4. In the outside world, there are a number of drug manufacturing processes, including the production of meth, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. Each has its own unique crafting process. For instance, in order to cook meth, which is the highest paying and most valuable drug in Identity, it will require the player to purchase a mobile RV, convert it into a meth lab, and then steal all of the ingredients from across the map in certain factory locations. They'll then have to spend time cooking the meth through a series of time-based processes that determine the quality of the product before finally selling it to an NPC drug dealer for a big payout (or you can consume it if you feel like cutting into your hard-earned profits). 1)Price when the game releases 2)Will there be realistic payments for the jobs(on official servers)? I really hate it when you deliver a huge track full of diamonds and get 10k for it just breaks the immersion 3)Will the items take physical space inside the car not only for furniture but with job items as well (Weed, diamonds,etc) and will you be able to put more staff in the car if Let's say you have a 4 man vehicle but its only you and a friend inside so you have 2 sheets left will that mean extra space? 4)Will the things you buy have realistic prices? For example if you buy a Ferrari it will cost you something like 150k? 5)Will there be real life cars in the game or unlicensed cars like in gta v 6)Will there be any A.I cops or enemies? 7)Will i be able to raid other players houses? 8)Will there be a report system so you can instant report someone if he rdm's/vdm's you 9)Will there be an in game recorder so you can have proof for rdm ? (something like plays.tv lets say) 10)will there be a casino? 11)Any micro transactions? (not for cosmetic items) 12)Can you compare the driving to another game so we kinda know how driving will be like ?(i hope not like arma) 13)Will you be able to shoot while inside a vehicle 14)will there be rebel items like armored(extra armor and guns)vehicles, helicopters, jets. 1. Currently, you can pre-order, or pledge early for Identity for as low as $15 (without beta access) or $30 (with beta access) from our website @ identityrpg.com - however, we expect the price of the game to jump up to about $45 when it hits steam, as steam takes a pretty large chunk of income from each sale. 2. Expect Identity's currency to be realistic in value, so your pay will also be realistic. A pair of shoes may cost about $40, and a decent car around $30,000. A lot of games reward players with such high numbers in currency and damage though because there seems to be a psychological attracting to larger numbers, so we can understand why games do it but it won't be that way in Identity. 3. Items will take up physical space inside the trunk of a car. When a player accesses the trunk, there is a 2D grid placement system in which each item takes up a number of squares on the grid depending on its shape and size. The largest items will not fit inside the trunk of a small car, so a big semi-truck with a trailer may be necessary. 4. Oops, I answered this with #2 as well. 5. There won't be real-world cars or brands in Identity. We can't afford the license fees to include real brands in our game, and we're almost certain these companies would not want their brands associated with vehicle damage, or some of the criminal and illegal elements also featured in the game. 6. There won't be AI cops out in the game environment, driving police vehicles, or paroling streets. If there are any, they will simply stand behind a desk at the station recruiting new player officers or providing information. 7. You will not be able to raid another players house, or enter their house without their permission. We want player homes to be your personal space, safe from any outside influence. Players are going to put a lot of effort customizing their homes, and we don't want to jeopardize or disturb the work they put into it. 8. RDM/VDM isn't an enforced rule on official servers, but there will be a tool for reporting these actions on private servers who create rules for these actions. Instead, on Official servers, we have a stress system in place to discourage random attacks or griefing. 9. There won't be an in-game video recording tool, but you can use 3rd party video recording software like OBS, Fraps, or Shadowplay. 10. There will be casinos in Identity, but they are not player owned. 11. Micro-transactions exist for cosmetics, some vehicles, and some apartments, and will be claimable across all servers (hopefully including private servers). We will not sell weapons. 12. Expect driving in Identity to be realistic, much like Grand Theft Auto IV, not V. Players won't be able to survive crazy stunt jumps in Identity, and enough damage could disable your vehicle. Unfortunately however, we cannot easily do a damage model like you might expect to see in BeamNG. Damage has to be networked across the server, and we feel transmitting that much damage data could hurt performance. 13. You won't be able to shoot from inside your vehicle. We want to discourage random acts of violence for the sake of roleplay. 14. There won't be any armoured vehicles in Identity, apart from maybe SWAT trucks. We don't want to give anyone a PVP advantage based on vehicle armor. Aircraft are also not present in Identity, as it is important to us that players do not skip over potential encounters they may have gotten into while driving, and of course because we don't want the world to feel smaller by flying quickly from point A to point B. If anyone thinks of more FAQ questions please comment and I can add them in.

Welcome to the LPU (Liberal Progress Union) ! In this party, we care about the people and the economy, but it is our duty to make as many people happy as possible all at once! As our name suggests, we care about bringing people together as well as progressing our economy to the highest it will ever be! With a dedicated team of staff, we will lead you and all of your friends into the future that you want! What we offer We offer a fair society, everyone gets a fair trail and a free decent lawyer to go with it! Our team of dedicated lawyers will lead you through the tough times and will try as hard as they can to ensure your bail. We want to increase the amount of Police to ensure your safety on the walkways and in cars. We will keep taxes to a minimum to keep our economy thriving and so all of you people out there pay an equal percentage! ( This of course will need to be checked with other things first to ensure this, such as if we wanted to add free healthcare and education as well as free transport for the working class then taxes would most likely rise by a large %!) We wont be stuck in our offices all day, we will be out there talking with you to see what YOU think, and how we could improve things! Our website : www.lpuparty.wixsite.com/homepage We are open to discussions and are looking for new members to push our ideas forwards! We will see YOU on the other side! Thank you - Pineapple and Team

Is anyone else painfully Waiting for the game to come out? I feel as if I'm going to explode with excitement. I can't wait anymore but I guess I'll have to. Wish I could watch more Game play or something! Or had a count down date till the module came out. Ugh so excited!!!!

I'm seeing a lot of companies that are making complicated leadership structures that are completely unnecessary. If you're a startup company, you don't need managers and co-managers, and intermediate employees and journeyman employees and starting employees etc. Generally, you're company is going to have 2, maybe 3 jobs that is required for it to run profitably and that's it. It's also only going to need a 2 level leadership hierarchy. The boss (you) and the employees. Another thing I see companies doing, is blatantly lying to their potential customers and potential employees about the size of their company. Do NOT do this. While in the short term it might make you stand out to act all high and mighty, people will see through it. Most companies already do this, and it's only going to hurt them in the long run. It will hurt you because you won't be able to uphold the expectations you set up for yourself and no one will trust you. TLDR: Don't make stupid leadership hierarchies, you don't need them. Don't lie about being the biggest company in the game: You're not.

I will vote for whoever offers the most to the development of economy and the preservation of the free market. I also believe that Politicians should have power over admins in some regards IE. if a politician passes a law saying that on one night a year all crime is legal, Admins shouldn't ban people for RDM. Edit: Not that I would vote for any politician that passed a stupid law like that, it was just an example.

My point wasn't that you shouldn't advertise your company or claim you are "the best" option out of your competition. I am talking about making claims that aren't true. While I can see there point and there is some wiggle room for the companies calling themselves "Mega Corporations" I am more talking about companies that claim, "We can provide service all over the island" or "we own real estate in all major cities." That's just not true, and will create distrust in your customers.

Sounds good, thanks for your time

Hey there, fella! I'd really like to join BAMC. I'm 18 years old and I'm Spanish. If you need more info, just message me. See you, fella!

Mr. Luprano, I would like to offer my services in the future to your family. Feel free to message me. My resume is in my signature.

same for me, i just hope it won't be delayed again.

Can you sell my computers?

Do you sell metal and Plastic

Haha,now thats going to get annoying,every time someone runs me down with a car....ohnoooo

I want to join. My name you will not know, but i will be going with a street name. When you think of me, you think of Loyalty, Respect and a person who will get the job done, and stay quiet doing it. I am really cautious and i rarely will get in to trouble. I am willing to be a grower and grow as much as i can. If you need more people, i can bring in some loyal friends who will be willing to work for you, of course for a price. I think we can work together pretty well and make an excellent business. If you are interested in me, message me and do not waste my time... The offer stands as it is. If you do not accept me, i shall take my talents to a different business and you shall regret it... -TheCook

I was told by my friends in Arma 3 RP server that there is so called new game were you can be anything. I doubt that it will be possible, in my opinion this game will be same as no mans sky was, because letting a player do ANYTHING will take you a decade to develop such a game. But that's just my opinion. I came here to ask some questions about the game that I can't clearly understand. 1) Regarding PD. I love roleplaying as a police officer and this question is regarding detectives. Will they add undercover cop cars for detective work? If not I recommend implementing them, if you want to have realism in game. 2) Again regarding PD. Outfits and uniforms for each ranking officer. How will they look? I would suggest taking a look from real life LAPD outfits and implomenting them. 3) Government. How will system work. Will there be a Mayor or a president? Can he regulate taxes and make laws take down businesses? 4) Criminals. How will criminals RP? Will there be such thing as initiation, which I hate in Arma RP, in order for them to start the robbery or how is it going to be? 5) Vehicles. Will vehicle handling be same as in Arma or GTA 5? What will be the top speed of sports vehicle? Will there be an option to be a street racer and have your car tuned and have NOS system? 6) Businesses. How will business system work for player? Lets say I own a 24/7 shop. Can I employ people by inviting them into business faction or how will that work? You see I am very sceptic about this game. They say they will make it so player can anything they can imagine. I say you need 10 years to make this game like you told us in your YouTube video. I might be wrong and this game becomes by far the best game I will ever play but I better stay sceptic and see what Devs can show with this game before I put my hopes up. Please answer as detailed as possible so I know what to expect. So I better know what I am buying before wasting my money, like many did with No mans sky. Have a lovely day/night/evening.

It is quite nice! A bit jealous that I am not of the artistic mind to dabble in photoshop myself. If I may say... without sounding like a critic... I feel as though the "DNL" logo in the top-middle blends a bit too much with the gray background. Maybe an outline on the letters to make it "pop" would help or a different choice of background color? Please don't hate me. I am not a critical person... just giving my input along with a sincere compliment. I really am jealous!

Ha ha ha! That sounds like a good life. I really hope we have plenty of girl gamers. Never thought about it until I read your post. I am already making plans to buy my wife a gaming pc so she can play this with me. She also loves to design, decorate, and customize characters to look like her fave celebrities.

His business model is much better than yours

Also, guns do kill people. Why would you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to do a background check on people when you could easily ban guns and only sell them to a few licensed and registered people?

What does Ronald Reagan have to do with the world of Identity? He was a president of the US, not the president of Identity!

Where is Liberty Prime when you need him?

I Antonio Piccoli, pledge my loyalty to the Luprano family.

Still the message could have been written with less of that unnecessary 'gang rape' stuff in it.

How was this unprofessional you fuck? This is a great deal of detail and you're over exaggerating, the game hasn't even came out yet and you think you're an actual boss in real life. It's identity forums, relax. I along with my Antarctican Gang of vicous penguins should gang rape you. Or are virtual don Luciano hitmen going to throw me into river. Don Frank Luprano was right on this one, your just a jackass who thinks he's powerful. Olive garden fiend.

Cmon lads calm your tits. My MC is a very well respected club and im sure Franks family is too so i dont want to see both of our families at the end of gun barrels.

Let's hope that you'll keep your promises. If so, you and I should have no problems. Meaning, don't puss out when it's you and I alone. I like your style. I want it to stay that way.

It's always fun to RP before the games release

I'm going to be a stripper If it's still a job they'll do...