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| 1s | hey folks John K here and this is going |
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| 5s | to be a look at our official server for |
| 9s | Eco white tiger |
| 11s | and kind of a tour of the game and the |
| 13s | kinds of stuff people are building in it |
| 15s | so we're here in uh one of the Town |
| 18s | squares and you can see all these |
| 21s | various buildings that people are |
| 23s | creating and building |
| 25s | and the thing to keep in mind is that |
| 27s | this |
| 28s | world started from just a pure |
| 32s | wilderness |
| 34s | just plants and animals and the city |
| 36s | grows up |
| 38s | through the efforts of |
| 40s | dozens or hundreds of people |
| 42s | over the course of weeks and months |
| 45s | and the uh |
| 49s | buildings are just one part of what's uh |
| 52s | being created here the Civic structure |
| 54s | and the economy and all of the kind of |
| 57s | underpinnings of society are a huge part |
| 59s | of the game |
| 61s | also so let's kind of take a look at |
| 63s | those |
| 65s | so here you can see a world map |
| 69s | and I'm right here kind of in in dead |
| 71s | center of it |
| 74s | and all throughout this world there's |
| 75s | just dozens of little settlements and |
| 78s | outcroppings and these little resource |
| 81s | towns out in the kind of Arctic regions |
| 85s | and big skyscrapers |
| 90s | looks like we got some big Bridges |
| 92s | infrastructure |
| 96s | looks like some farmlands over here |
| 100s | so this huge |
| 102s | world that people are harvesting |
| 105s | resources for building up a society |
| 108s | and we can turn on different layers here |
| 110s | so we can see the property layer here |
| 112s | these are |
| 113s | these are plots that players have |
| 115s | claimed |
| 116s | and uh they have ownership access to |
| 119s | that and they can decide how they're |
| 120s | shared |
| 121s | we also have districts so these are all |
| 124s | different districts Within |
| 126s | the government that's being set up |
| 129s | so these are the different Federal |
| 130s | districts |
| 132s | and these are all just created by |
| 134s | players they just they decide we want to |
| 137s | create this new district map |
| 139s | this is how it's going to work |
| 141s | and these are the districts in it and |
| 143s | then they can paint on the map where it |
| 145s | goes so here they have |
| 147s | Road priority so this is probably for |
| 149s | some road building laws where they said |
| 151s | Road districts where you're able to |
| 154s | build roads only something like that |
| 158s | so a lot of this fits into the |
| 160s | government and how the government works |
| 162s | as well |
| 163s | laser placement Maps there's tons of |
| 165s | these different maps and these are all |
| 167s | all parts of the uh |
| 170s | well the player created government |
| 172s | we can also see the environment data |
| 176s | so this tells you where everything is |
| 179s | uh gives you heat maps of the different |
| 182s | populations so you see there's like a |
| 184s | big alligator population here |
| 186s | you know let's see where |
| 191s | um |
| 194s | coyotes there's coyote population here |
| 198s | they're really big in this kind of |
| 200s | warmer region down here |
| 202s | so the whole animal simulation is |
| 205s | affected by different biomes |
| 209s | here's all the like ice biomes ocean |
| 212s | biomes |
| 214s | rainforest biome so there's this whole |
| 216s | ecological simulation |
| 218s | that determines where resources grow |
| 221s | where plants and animals grow |
| 224s | on top of that there's kind of the |
| 225s | natural simulation too so here's fresh |
| 227s | water |
| 229s | rainfall this is basically which lands |
| 232s | are going to be best for uh |
| 234s | for crops so you see like there's a lot |
| 236s | of soil moisture here and different |
| 237s | crops are going to grow in different |
| 238s | moisture levels |
| 241s | you have different nutrients which are |
| 243s | needed for plants |
| 245s | and you can actually change these layers |
| 247s | by fertilizer for example in this case |
| 252s | plants as well like where is the |
| 256s | where's corn growing in the game |
| 259s | it looks like we've got a hot spot here |
| 261s | this must be a corn field |
| 264s | see |
| 266s | Tomatoes yep there's their tomatoes |
| 269s | yeah so we have this whole whole |
| 271s | simulation that's |
| 273s | you know the physics of the simulation |
| 275s | the the biomes the biological aspects of |
| 277s | it are are run by the server but then |
| 280s | there's also the Civic simulation which |
| 282s | are created by players |
| 287s | so let's dive into that a little bit |
| 291s | and check out the government for this |
| 293s | world |
| 297s | here is the current government this is a |
| 300s | really developed world so this all |
| 301s | starts from nothing and players |
| 303s | develop this process over time |
| 306s | so the Constitution is one of the first |
| 308s | things that they start and basically the |
| 311s | Constitution defines how the government |
| 314s | runs |
| 320s | so you can see all these different |
| 321s | constitutional articles that they put |
| 323s | together |
| 325s | um |
| 330s | yeah so this one is about |
| 335s | laws districts and demographics |
| 339s | so this group of people members of |
| 340s | parliament |
| 342s | can propose an election of type |
| 344s | Parliament vote |
| 348s | so they put a pretty complex system here |
| 350s | so members of parliament |
| 355s | has |
| 357s | pep Z he is the prime minister of this |
| 360s | world |
| 361s | his reputation is celebrated |
| 364s | he's got lots of |
| 367s | positive feedback there |
| 369s | and uh he is part of this uh this |
| 373s | Parliament vote you can see the history |
| 375s | of office holders here |
| 377s | looks like it's kind of changed hands a |
| 379s | few times |
| 380s | and this constitutional article |
| 382s | basically gives powers to specific |
| 384s | positions |
| 386s | and all those are defined by players |
| 388s | they Define the positions they define |
| 389s | the powers they define the laws |
| 393s | so it's really this this organizational |
| 395s | structure that built up over time |
| 398s | these are elected titles so these are |
| 400s | different positions you can be elected |
| 402s | for so here's the Prime Minister one and |
| 405s | you can Mouse over anything and see the |
| 407s | data here so you can see like |
| 409s | what are the actual settings for this |
| 411s | you know how it how is this person |
| 413s | elected who is eligible to become the |
| 416s | prime minister |
| 418s | um |
| 420s | what's required of them oh they can't |
| 422s | have these other positions that's |
| 423s | required of them |
| 425s | so all kinds of details you can set up |
| 427s | here |
| 428s | I cannot run for prime minister because |
| 430s | I'm not a member of parliament okay well |
| 433s | there we go so if I wanted to put my |
| 435s | sights on that I would know what to do |
| 438s | oh the terminal is expired it can be |
| 440s | replaced by a new election oh nice so a |
| 442s | new election could be started by that |
| 445s | and then here we have election processes |
| 447s | so this is actually how the elections |
| 449s | work who's allowed to vote who's allowed |
| 451s | to veto what happens in a tie how long |
| 453s | does it last |
| 455s | Etc so you can really customize how |
| 456s | decisions are made |
| 458s | this is really just about the group kind |
| 460s | of guiding the group |
| 461s | how does that take effect and the result |
| 464s | is it built this really |
| 466s | uh robust uh Community that's able to |
| 470s | kind of self |
| 471s | create and self-guide |
| 474s | so let's take a look at the legislation |
| 476s | tab here |
| 479s | so there's no elections currently active |
| 481s | but there's lots of laws wow this is a |
| 484s | really |
| 485s | well regulated server |
| 488s | let's minimize those |
| 494s | so yeah all kinds of laws here you can |
| 496s | kind of see the icons give you a hint of |
| 497s | what what it's doing like this is |
| 500s | research and endgame legislation so it |
| 502s | has like research |
| 504s | is authorized in certain cases and then |
| 506s | you can kind of drill in and see |
| 508s | what uh what that means |
| 513s | so it looks like it's preventing certain |
| 515s | trades |
| 517s | so every action that the player can do |
| 521s | goes through the law system so whenever |
| 524s | they perform an action like |
| 528s | chopping a stump for example this is |
| 530s | just an action you can perform |
| 532s | it'll go through and detect this law and |
| 534s | decide okay let's check conditions on it |
| 536s | is the sump destroyed |
| 538s | and as the action location inside of |
| 540s | this District |
| 542s | then we issue a payment |
| 545s | to this person |
| 547s | so this is actually like programmed and |
| 549s | part of the server now so whenever every |
| 551s | single Stone action is going to go go |
| 553s | through the system |
| 555s | and there's just dozens of actions that |
| 557s | are that attract |
| 558s | and the laws can do all kinds of things |
| 560s | like collecting taxes charging fines |
| 564s | pain stimulus preventing it |
| 568s | um |
| 569s | all manner of stuff that's that's |
| 570s | automated by the system and these laws |
| 573s | are proposed and voted on by players so |
| 576s | they're kind of building up the rules |
| 577s | for their community |
| 579s | and establishing how things work in this |
| 582s | world |
| 584s | let's look at the population tab so |
| 586s | here's a district map so we're looking |
| 587s | at earlier |
| 588s | tons of different ways that they divide |
| 590s | up the world these are all maps on the |
| 592s | same landscape you're able to divide it |
| 594s | up in different ways and make different |
| 595s | kinds of rules about it |
| 597s | and then these are demographics which |
| 598s | are just group groupings of people |
| 602s | so you you can Define the rules to say |
| 605s | like |
| 606s | a member of a private company |
| 611s | see |
| 615s | yeah it's doing some check to see if |
| 617s | they're in part of a public prior to |
| 619s | company and now this grouping can be |
| 621s | used as kind of a Target like you could |
| 623s | say only employ a private company is |
| 625s | taxed a certain amount |
| 628s | so this is a way of defining groups that |
| 629s | are updated constantly |
| 632s | um |
| 633s | eligible for Ubi oh this is an |
| 635s | interesting one |
| 640s | see what's required of this one online |
| 642s | hours is greater than 0.25 |
| 645s | so that's not too bad so once you've |
| 647s | played 0.25 hours you're eligible for |
| 650s | uh |
| 651s | Ubi oh that's |
| 654s | online hours in the last a day yeah so |
| 656s | you got all these people who have played |
| 659s | enough and they'll start earning uh Ubi |
| 662s | you can see it's referenced by the |
| 665s | Universal basic income law okay so this |
| 668s | this server has a Ubi law that they've |
| 670s | set up |
| 674s | and let's see what does it do on event |
| 677s | chat sense |
| 680s | reverse the login payment so it has all |
| 683s | these different Clauses they've set up |
| 684s | here we go up Ubi payment once per hour |
| 689s | everyone receives their Ubi based on |
| 690s | their pool |
| 694s | interesting so all kinds of complexities |
| 695s | about how Ubi is determined and you can |
| 699s | go through this and see the records and |
| 700s | see uh see how that happens but the end |
| 702s | result is that I'm going to get money in |
| 704s | my bank account which I can then spend |
| 706s | in the economy of the world |
| 709s | so let's take a look at |
| 713s | here's an example of the law programming |
| 716s | interface |
| 717s | so it's done through through these |
| 719s | templates this is I'm just viewing this |
| 721s | so I can't change it but basically you |
| 723s | would be able to pull these drop downs |
| 725s | and decide |
| 728s | different uh |
| 729s | slots that you could fill |
| 731s | you know how how decisions are made what |
| 734s | are the conditions Etc so this is for a |
| 738s | that was for demographic oh let's look |
| 740s | at a law specifically |
| 749s | yeah here we go so you can kind of see |
| 751s | all the different Clauses within a |
| 752s | single law |
| 755s | so let's take a look at the economy so |
| 758s | we looked at the simulation the |
| 759s | ecosystem we looked at the government |
| 762s | and another huge aspect of the game is |
| 765s | the economy |
| 768s | this is the economy viewer which gives |
| 770s | you a high level view of |
| 772s | everything going on in the world so this |
| 773s | is a full list of all the things for |
| 776s | sale |
| 777s | or wanting to be purchased in a game |
| 781s | so there's there's thousands of these |
| 782s | things there's a really active economy |
| 784s | on this world and you can filter it |
| 787s | by various things let's feature down the |
| 790s | hewn logs |
| 792s | so we can see Q logs are being sold |
| 796s | 500 meters away from me at teals |
| 799s | trinkets |
| 801s | and they are on sale for 0.82 |
| 805s | so they're super cheap whereas if you |
| 807s | look at these other places |
| 809s | it's going to be a lot uh a lot higher |
| 812s | prices so there could be an Arbitrage |
| 814s | kind of opportunity here I could become |
| 816s | a merchant and I could buy the Hume logs |
| 817s | here and then I could go and sell them |
| 820s | to somebody you know that has a Buy |
| 822s | price that wants them |
| 823s | which is good might be across the map so |
| 826s | I can kind of travel and make money |
| 827s | there's like an opportunity right there |
| 830s | and you'll see that the currency is |
| 832s | defined for each of these so some of |
| 834s | these are actually |
| 835s | Burger stores |
| 837s | but it looks like pretty much they just |
| 840s | have one currency on this world so the |
| 842s | euro is |
| 843s | their their main currency there's 3.5 |
| 846s | million in circulation |
| 849s | there's 170k debt so you make loans to |
| 852s | other players in this game |
| 854s | and uh |
| 856s | yeah this currency it doesn't exist when |
| 858s | the game has started this is created by |
| 860s | players and it only has value that they |
| 864s | basically Define so they can create a |
| 865s | limited number of this currency |
| 868s | and allow players to set up stores that |
| 871s | trade in it |
| 872s | and then you can set up taxes on it |
| 875s | so the whole creation of that uh that |
| 878s | part of the economy down to the currency |
| 880s | itself down to what what backs the |
| 882s | currency is |
| 886s | player created |
| 888s | and you can see the bank accounts of who |
| 890s | has the most money in these things |
| 893s | so yeah |
| 894s | some really rich people in here |
| 898s | and uh right now everything is public so |
| 901s | you can see |
| 902s | like let's go look at |
| 904s | one of these bank accounts here Ray |
| 907s | Earth bank account |
| 910s | you can see all of his transactions |
| 914s | and this guy has been busy doing lots of |
| 916s | shopping |
| 918s | buying stuff receiving Universal basic |
| 921s | income |
| 922s | they get 25 Euros basic income |
| 925s | paid for by the Federal Bank let's look |
| 927s | at the Federal Bank here's the Federal |
| 929s | Bank |
| 930s | massive number of |
| 933s | transactions here |
| 935s | mostly universal basic income payouts |
| 940s | so I just I mean this server is pretty |
| 943s | mature so as you ramp up you can just |
| 945s | kind of see the complexity that builds |
| 946s | up but all of that becomes visible and |
| 949s | you can dive in and understand what's |
| 950s | going on and really find points to uh to |
| 954s | insert yourself as a player find your |
| 955s | Niche within this |
| 957s | this massive system of systems |
| 960s | so other aspects of the economy it's not |
| 963s | just selling Goods but selling services |
| 964s | so there's a few work parties |
| 966s | and these are requesting services from |
| 968s | people where you can go and perform |
| 970s | labor |
| 971s | on these projects and receive payments |
| 975s | so it tells you what kind of Labor is |
| 977s | needed you know you might need a certain |
| 979s | skill for it |
| 981s | what kind of payment you get for it |
| 985s | Etc |
| 986s | and then we have contracts |
| 989s | so it's another way to sell buy and sell |
| 992s | services |
| 994s | and these are these have specific kind |
| 997s | of Clauses to them |
| 999s | so this one is selling a bond this is |
| 1001s | how you you have debt in the game you |
| 1004s | can actually loan the people |
| 1007s | lots of loans in here |
| 1011s | elevator permission interesting |
| 1014s | so this person is selling |
| 1016s | rights to |
| 1019s | an elevator |
| 1021s | so they must have built an elevator and |
| 1023s | you can basically like |
| 1024s | buy it from them |
| 1026s | in order to to use that elevator |
| 1031s | that's pretty cool |
| 1033s | so lots of creative ways they can kind |
| 1035s | of program these these contracts the |
| 1037s | same way that others do while someone |
| 1039s | has permissions to pick flowers |
| 1043s | that's quite nice |
| 1046s | and uh yeah it just really makes a much |
| 1047s | more Rich economy when it's not just |
| 1049s | Goods being sold but Services as well |
| 1051s | then we have public crafting stations |
| 1053s | usually people build their own crafting |
| 1055s | stations but these ones you can sell |
| 1057s | access to it |
| 1059s | looks like everybody is allowing them |
| 1062s | mostly for free there's a few that like |
| 1065s | charge for use of crafting tables |
| 1069s | currencies and use |
| 1071s | so it's like there's just a few |
| 1073s | different types of currencies |
| 1076s | garbage man credit Euros donation |
| 1078s | receipts |
| 1080s | emission permit so they're kind of using |
| 1082s | these in creative ways to track |
| 1084s | different uh values in the economy you |
| 1087s | know they have their main kind of |
| 1089s | monetary currency it's the Euro and then |
| 1091s | they have other ways that they can |
| 1093s | uh |
| 1094s | track uh how things happen there |
| 1097s | and then lastly we have Reds so you can |
| 1099s | rent properties out to people and that |
| 1101s | allows them to |
| 1104s | get the skill points from having that |
| 1105s | particular house |
| 1107s | and uh |
| 1109s | you get to earn some some money in the |
| 1111s | process so it's another |