Greetings everyone, Today I'd like to update you guys on some progress for Identity. Below, you will find new pictures that haven't been shown to the public eye yet. We know you are waiting so eagerly to play, but please remember everything takes time. Thanks to everyone who has shown the developers support thus far!

Hey Guys, I thought I would share with you a little guide I designed a few years ago for businesses in Arma 3 Life. It's a simple business model that worked pretty well. It's more or less an algorithm for any business you choose to make. It allows for your employees to be paid, and will minimize them breaking off for sole profit. It is purposely written so that anyone can understand. --------------- Business Model System This is the business model system for maximum efficiency for any business. This model uses a percentage based pay and is designed to be easily modified and easily implemented. Here is the Key for the following guide: A- Overhead (This is the money you need to cover your expenses) B- Profit (This is the money you make after your initial investment has been covered) C- Employee Payroll (This is the money for you to pay your employees) D- Investors Payroll (This is the money to pay your investors) ----------------- Generally speaking you need to arrange all of your investors payroll and your employee payroll to only come from your profits. It is important to remember what your total investment is, your profit, and your payroll. Be sure that you keep an eye on your finances. This is an example of the business model: Your total Overhead (A) is $1000 You have one investor, who has invested $1000 into your business in exchange for 5% of your profit (B). This places a $20,000 valuation on your company. You have one employee plus yourself. Your employees and investors make 5% of your profits. From 100% of your profit (B), you now owe 10%, which leaves you with 90% of your profit. Your profit is $5000. This means that $250 goes to your investor, $250 goes to your employees. 90% of your profit or $4500 is now left over. You invest $2000 into your Overhead this time. You have the same amount of investors. Your company's valuation is still only $20,000. You have gained another employee plus yourself. You have banked $2500. If your profit from a $1000 investment was $5000, this means you made $6000 from the total investment. In turn you expect to make double because of your investment of $2000. This puts you at a $10,000 profit. 5% of $10,000 is $500. You pay your employees $500 and your investor $500. This leaves you with a total of $9000 profit. This algorithm is a progressive system. You do not have to pay any specific percentage, I was simply explaining the math with the easy percentages. ---------------- Q: Why would someone work for me, if they could make the same amount as me? A: Your employee pays no overhead, he uses your equipment, he uses your services, he uses your resources. He has no risk involved. If he is robbed, it is not his money he is losing. (Or She). Also, your employee will scale with more employees and more profit. Whereas if he were to do it all on his own, he would make the same singular profit without the ability to scale, unless he were to create his own company. (Or She). Not to mention, you could promote the employee to making more of a percentage. Q: Why not split the profits evenly? A: You can do that! Except you do need to take out your next expenses before dividing up the profit. Always cover your next venture. Q: Why bank the money? A: The reason for banking your money is insurance. If you are robbed, or an expensive piece of equipment is lost, stolen, or broken, you need to be able to cover those expenses. You pay yourself, the same amount as you pay your employees. You bank the remainder for upgrades and incidentals. Q: Is this the only system that works? A: Heavens no. There are many different systems that work, this is just an easy one to start with until you get your feet wet. ----------------------- Should you have any questions, or anything you would like to add to this guide (Business Model) please reply and leave a comment.

Crazy idea you guys have here, i LOVE IT !!!!!!!! Posting from Australia here, feel free to connect if you are or any English speaking background. Can not wait for beta, everyone donate some more money to get this happening. i will be once i get more =)

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to have a look around. Welcome to CORE Transport, we are a Bus, trucking and Delivery corporation, focusing to become your main and #1 in public transport. Trucking and driving coaches is a specialty for us, all of us at Core Transport are enthusiasts of the road ahead, we make promises that we will keep and ensure our service is of the highest quality and wont be beaten. We are already hiring staff which will eventually begin work in the proper application number in-game. I hope you enjoy this comprehensive description of my corporation. Core Transport is a corporation who's main focus will be to become your #1 in transport. Not everyone will afford vehicles in Identity, so we want to give people the opportunity to travel with ease across the Island, the system below is a beta prototype and we will be trying a lot of new things to see what brings more satisfaction to possible future customers. We are happy to be the first announced transport corporation on the old forums, and we had the pleasure of having the first business post in this section of the forums. We are dedicated to our community and we hope to co-work with you all so that you too can build a transit system you would like to see. I started Core Transport because i have a passion in all things moving. A lot of my family are in the logistics and public transport business. Core transport is based on real world collected data, we have several written documents describing how our logistical and public transport system will work on identity based on the information that we have right now, and a special thanks to @Motown for answering a lot of private messages on the site which in turn helped shape Core Transport. We have some exciting news and updates coming shortly, so keep an eye on this section of the forums to be the first to find out new and exclusive information about Core Transport The following is a prototype of our system and how we would like to start off in Identity. ------Description of our Coach / City bus price lists and description of our system------ Once in the game I am planning on making the tickets BASED around these prices: ((CITY / CITY OUTSKIRTS BUS LINES)) - City service -Regular [$3.50]* (The ticket price may vary depending from where to where you are travelling) -Return [$6.50] (This ticket allows you to travel to your destination, and be able to travel back without buying another ticket, the price may also vary) -Day Saver [$25.00] (This ticket allows you to travel as much times as you want PER DAY in a specific ZONE, such as city, or countryside. The price may also vary) -Collaborative [$15.00] (If you are staff or part of a company that are partners with CORE Transport, you will get this ticket, with a discount instead of the Day Saver) -Weekly Bus Pass [$150.00]* (If you do the calculations -per day- this ticket will save you money if you travel with us a lot, the price may also vary.) -Event Pass [$450.00]* (Hosting an event? need transportation for ALL your guests? hire a CORE Bus with one of our bus drivers, and make as much trips as you want, from anywhere to anywhere in ONE day, this deal may have discounts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ((INTER CITY/COACH LINES)) - Inter City service -Inter City One way [$39.00] (Priority boarding = extra [$5.50]* -Inter City Two way [45.00] (Priority boarding = extra [$10.00]* -Inter City Worker pass [$100.00] (Unlimited trips for TWO Days.) (Priority boarding = extra [$10.00] -Inter City Collaborative [$26.00]* (Priority boarding = extra [$10.00]) (This is the city worker pass, at a discounted price for Co. Partners) One baggage = [$4.50]* Two baggage's = [$8.50]* Three baggage's = [$12.00]* (Prices may vary from time to time) (Special offers will be held for ALL of the above*) On-board meals will be served free of charge if travelling over 80km2* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (DAILY SPECIAL DEALS, OFFERS, AND MILES) If you travel daily with CORE Transport, for every mile you earn on your membership card, you earn points, point can later be redeemed to have free bus trips, free meals, free priority boarding or free baggage's. Every week, CORE Transport has a Friday and Sunday special which offers you a TWO WAY trips with any Inter city coach, for only $35.00, price includes vat, baggage and parking (if any) -----------Description of our Logistics system and how it works----------- Logistics - Deliveries and their cost: The way we will be calculating our deliveries cost is not by weight or type of goods but rather by how much room it will take in the truck trailer / van. Space in the truck trailer and van are divided into 6 zones, the costs would be as followed: SPACES 1 = 50$ | 4 = 400 2 = 150$ | 5 = 750 3 = 250$ | 6 = 1,000 Prices will be negotiable, and this is all a prototype. all feedback is much appreciated. Roles and procedures of the Logistical Driver. (1) The Depot: Drivers will collect their asset (vehicle) belonging to the C.T. Corporation at the start of their shift after the yard master / secretary* gives them their Driver Reference Nr and permission to depart from the Yard, once the driver receives his/her instructions then departure is permitted by the Security Guard. (2) The warehouse: The warehouse operators would be loading the truck before the driver arrives. Small vans or other truck drivers would be assigned to bring smaller goods to a company owned warehouse where the customers goods would be distributed to their final location. But it is possible to deliver directly from Factory > Destination if the payment reaches minimum for that process to occur. Its an important job to ensure that goods are loaded efficiently and effectively. (3) Secure Driver Procedure: When any driver enters a yard or distribution centre a driver number must be given, along with the vehicles registration plates and what kind of cargo is being transported. Core Transport is a 100% legal company and it is up to the Security Officer to ensure that no illegal contraband is ever transported. Heavy fines would apply for any contraband that would be attempted to transport. When trucks arrive and depart they are heavily checked by security officers to ensure the safety of the driver and compliance with the law. Dockets would be printed out for drivers with ALL the information they need to take off. This is not the finalized version of the C.T. system description. a logo and the full description will be uploaded in weeks to come.

I'd really love to run a small cafe where people can come, hang out, get on the internet and eat food! I'm not sure how eating will work, but I hope this is a viable career.

Unit 6 - Urban Clothing Line (HIRING) CEO - Honestii Introduction - Hello, welcome to Unit 6, we are the new style of clothing that we hope everyone will wear, we hope to see Unit 6 logos everywhere we go. We have recently moved down to Turtle Beach and are looking to set up shop. You will see us in game when it comes out. But before that happens we will need to hire some employees, let @Honestii know if you're interested in working with us. Job Opportunities/Requirements - Designer Team (4 spots OPEN) Required: Have experience/ or schooling in the area of design, also needed to have some sort of access to 3D/2D design software. Managers/Supervisors (2 spots OPEN) Required: Have experience in Management, required to supervise the in-game stores at their locations. Advertising/Marketing Team (5 spots OPEN) Required: Advertise Unit 6 in-game to gather customers and fans. Web Design Team (1 spots OPEN) Required: Design and Manage the Unit 6 Website, short working hours. Sales Team (3 spots OPEN) Required: Monitor our sales, and spot trends to see what our customers are buying. In-Store Operators (6 spots OPEN) Required: Work in-store, monitor the stores and make sure our customers are pleased with their experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chief of Finance Chief of Research & Development Chief of Staff UPDATE: HIRED 1 DESIGNER (PRIMAL) (Message @Honestii if you would like to apply) SUPPORT: Email jaxcoe@live.com if you have personal/ serious/ or product related questions about UNIT 6. THANK YOU FOR VISITING UNIT 6 HAVE A GREAT DAY

My name is Ash Lee , and Ever sense I was little I loved Batman. To be like him I helped people and gave to charity causes and still do what I can. However when I see Identity I love it ! So I decided to be portray Joker. seeing how in every Batman movie they always (despite doing this to Batman) make the Joker really realistic yet not making him loose his charm or characteristics. That's what I want to do in identify and I know everyone is not on board with it but I really could care less, so stop by and say hello! Also as a voice actor one of the first impersonation I learned was joker (Mark Hamill) so I hope there's a lot of voice chat! http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/684776

Will there be a stock market in Identity? It would be awesome to see...

I have one idea for the practical use of smoking weed ingame, and using other drugs too. The idea is to add value to an artistic craft after having smoked the weed for being high. Like, you get the weed however you wish. Then, when you smoke it and for example make a painting, as long as the crafting is done within the duration of the high, the painting gains a tag that says the creator was high on such n such drug, which in turn adds either a small amount of actual game dynamic value to the original and the painting's prints, along with the social value for having created something artistic while being on whatever drug. This can apply to all drugs and give all artistic creations some game dynamic value to whatever crafted item or musical composition, etc. What do you guys think? Please comment and suggestions.

Hi, just found this game and love the idea as long as it doesn't turn in to a RDM blood bath. I have a suggestion that could maybe help prevent this(someone may have already suggested this), I was thinking you could add a penalty for when you die so players will value there lives more, such as a half hour respawn or a high fee(say 500 in game £s) every time you die. Thanks for reading.

Just adding on to @The1TheOnlyGonzo's answer by saying that, there will only be 1 uniform and the cars will all be the same looking, no differences between each of the 3 cities.

Do you mean age? The game will be Rated 18, and it will only be available on PC at first and then shortly after release available to MAC and Linux.

Hello there, The modules are standalone parts of the game. There will be 3 separate modules altogether before the beta. Module 1 = Town Square (The Social Module), Module 2 = S.W.A.T. Module (Cops vs Robbers type module) and the last but not least Module 3 = The Racing Module. You can find out more about these modules here: http://www.identityrpg.com/info/modules/

March 2017 for town module. End 2017 early 2018 for beta.

If you would used the forum search, you would of known...

Problem is players could just dump there money in the bank and then go on a massacre

Love that response! Thanks for clearing that up, because I am an idiot! Stay beautiful you son of a bitch.

Agreed!

There's going to be mining? I have a feeling that's going to be pretty profitable

حياك الله Welcome! A friend of yours from over in Kuwait!

1.) 300% profit margin may be booming for your dreams, not mine. Who are you to limit my entrepreneurial goals? 2.) Laissez-faire is the best economic model because it allows business owners the best potential for economic growth 3.) In a Free Market economy you don't force the consumer to buy, if they don't like the service or high prices, they don't have to purchase 4.) I am currently the only Mining company in Identity, When the game start I'm going to aggressively mine Raw Materials, Are you going to limit my inventory as well? What if I clean the map are you going to take away my inventories and "trickle it out to other mining companies". 5.)Regulatory Agencies rarely work, due to push-pull factors necessary to make everyone happy I'll tell you what I can do, I will not allow you to regulate me. However, for for fear of me becoming a monopoly. In game when I begin mining resources, I will separate and properly price my resources in three separate packages. The low class package - The Middle class package - The high class package - This will ensure a middle class remains on my part at least, I could care less how other businesses affect the economy and I will not be punished for it I will determine prices at a later time but they will be within affordable range for each class once I get a feel for the market. As far as my resources I will not let you limit how much I acquire, because that just goes to show my hard work in game and I will not be punished for that as well. This is the best compromise for anyone because I do not limit myself to a 300% profit margin. and I do not limit my materials. And your still able to do your regulation thing.

Welcome to Lumos Lumos is a high end clothing apparel brand which highlights the ideals of what clothing brands should focus on. We are looking to hire several employees of all fields in order to succeed in the prosperous world of Identity. Below is some concept art which is open to modification from our design department. DM me @eviljake29 or leave a comment below if you are interested in an opportunity to be hired. What we are looking for We are currently hiring: [4] designers [2] shippers [2] marketers [4] retailers [2] managers [3] board members [1] child company (For investment purposes) Applying The format for a application is as follows: Job Position: Qualifications: How will i benefit Lumos: Weekly hour(s): Concept Art

There are 3 major cities, and chances are they will all have a presinct located within it. However with how the policing system has been described by devs, all presincts will be connected with eachother, as 1 large department.

This is an overly complicated system and serves the same purpose (with no added benefit) of a system that works perfectly fine. This system is called the free market. You only need 2 things to set it up. 1. A method for currency to be generated (maybe from selling crap to NPCs) 2. A method for currency to be destroyed (this could be a bunch of different methods, including death tax, AI vendors, hospital bills, housing taxes etc.) Players can earn money by working for other players (who have starting capital) or by doing one of the methods that currency is generated. This system is much simpler and infinitely scale-able.

Seems like this could have been avoided if the link to this thread was simply posted. It's fine to teach others about the search function, but if you know of a thread that has the information that is being seeked, it's not illegal to post it.

Willkommen und Grüße aus Deutschland nach Österreich Viel Spaß hier

Willkommen ?? Ebenfalls aus Österreich ?⚪️?

Grüß dich, Nachbar! Willkommen in der Community!

They are notified that but they do not know who you are, They just know they are looking for someone. Unless there is a witness! <--- @506plays Detectives will be a thing but it is just known as cop and you have to work your way up the hierarchy to get it. There will be things like DNA (Evidence) which the detectives will be able to find. I am sure that the police would be notified but that's not a bad thing because it is something really notifying them in any case. (even if it isn't) just take the answer as A NPC monitors the speeding camera screens and auto notifies the cops. I doubt they would be able to get vandalised for networking reasons.

We certainly appreciate your support. If you have any questions pertaining to our foundation do not hesitate to send me a direct message. We will be getting in contact with you soon to mesh out some finer details and get your political platform added to our registrar's books.

I put this on the suggestion forum, but I wanted to post it somewhere where people might actually read and give feedback on this: I checked the FAQ's and searched and didn't find anything, so hopefully this idea isn't a double. Allow police or detectives to build large cases against crime families. I don't have any idea how the game currently works but I would like to see it where a detective could "store" crimes against a certain person. Id think it would have to be crimes the detective personally witnessed as this would prevent friends of the criminal in the department from clearing out cases against their friends, or some other type of local mechanic for just that detective so they can work it. When the crimes are stored up, an arrest can be made against that person, and any other criminals that are part of the case. Then at the detectives discretion he can drop charges in exchange for cooperation or information. This will allow other cases to be built, and roleplay to happen on a larger scale between police agencies and criminals. Nobody sweats a traffic ticket, but when the man shows up with the big case file, you know that's when you are in trouble. I would like to see some kind of system in place where police can work large cases against criminals and large crime families. I know RICO is what destroyed most organized crime families in America, and I'm not suggesting that here. But something like that may be interesting too, since all members of a crime family benefit from the gang's illegal activites, that they could somehow be held accountable under that same blanket.

So, i love the painting idea in this, BUT for those that just like to draw and what not, but dont have the req specs to run the game, they should be able to spend 5-10$ and be able to pain on the website, and once they "submit" the painting, It will go through what ever processes the paintings go to, and can be sold on npc shops, And they can visit there paining so to speak, and check how many sales it has/likes, ETC. I have a sister that loves to paint/draw, But dosnt have a good PC, I think she would love to do this, as would many others. Or, if you already payed for the game or what ever, You can do it aswell, Just to pass the time without having to start the game, or mb just a midnight thing if you cant sleep. Thank you for reading! -KadenGames

To Whom it may concern, I would like to make my official announcement of becoming apart of the company. As you may or may not of seen,I have fill to position of Treasurer. With such a important spot in the company, I have set goals for myself to put forth most of my time and effort into helping Fakeout make Aurum Mining a company that the consumer can trust and be satisfied with, as well with maintaining the company financially, allowing it to strive, and as well the employees of our company with a guaranteed ability to live with the paycheck they will be receiving. Sincerely,

Hi @Ragnariu Welcome to the Identity forums. Tell us about yourself and what you'll be doing in Identity In my opinion we won't see an actual go-live until 2018. The good thing though, is that we'll be given the first three modules along 2017 before going beta, starting with the social Town Square during first quarter 2017.

If I find the body before the paramedics, can I pick it up and put it in the trunk of my car? Or can I at least loot it?

This is the biggest cringe fest I've ever seen.

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.

children with unpubertated voices.

there are always squeakers. no need for childs

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So i looked through this sub forum and realized no one has asked about this. So i would really like to be a mechanic in game. I have a couple of ideas for this so prepare! Okay so the mechanic role, along with other jobs and hobbies such as painting and other such player input jobs could maybe have a skill tree. So next, lets say that there will both be NPC and player mechanic jobs. Taking your car to an NPC will get it to a professional standard but at a hefty price whereas taking it to a player mechanic will allow the mechanic to charge whatever meaning it could be cheaper than taking it to the NPC however the work quality depends on their skill level. Continuation of work increases your skill level until you are almost as good as an NPC mechanic. Not as good otherwise there would be no need for NPCs. Now i dont know how this would work but if possible it would be nice to see a mini game like car mechanic simulator included with the job but even just a simple match the parts or dot to dot would do me. I would just really like to see a mechanic job that i will be able to make a living off. If ive missed anything ill be sure to add it and if you have any comments or further suggestions, please post them