How to become watchman with a criminal record?

[MikoDaMenace]

I was curious and when one of my AIs got caught pickpocketing I pressed the send to the pit and now I have a criminal record and can’t be a watchman. I was just wondering if there is a way I can redeem my character or I don’t know something so he can he a watchman

[Atorcoppe]

Sorry not at this stage.

[Harris]

Originally posted by Atorcoppe:

Sorry not at this stage.

Hey Atorcoppe, I am currently in a "criminal" playthrough like you suggested and faced this issue myself.

I thought that I could work around it by moving to another town - one where my character has no criminal record - to become a watchman there. It could and should have made sense since each town is treated as a separate entity, with different elders and positions of powers and possible aeldormen in the future.

But I couldn't do that. This means right now the criminal record is a map-wide thing. Any chance of you changing it to be on per town basis?

[Atorcoppe]

I’m pretty happy with it being a map wide thing at the moment as there is a fair bit of communication between towns in regards to crimes. For instance if you become an outlaw it is also map wide as word spreads organically by people talking with each other.

The towns are not really individual entities in a lot of regards. And if there is an aeldorman they will be map wide.

[Darknoble]

Oh jeeze is this still the case??....Hell even my kids have a criminal record and I have no control over them....who are they looking for the "virgin marry" to patrol their filter mud town?....Well time to burn the town down give them a real reason to reject my application....

[Atorcoppe]

I currently have it on my list to clear criminal records when time has been served or fines paid.

[Goffik]

Originally posted by Atorcoppe:

I currently have it on my list to clear criminal records when time has been served or fines paid.

Maybe your record should remain for a couple of years after you've paid your debt to society, much like real life? Otherwise crime is meaningless for rich people since they can just throw money around and carry on like nothing happened.

Oh wait... that's like real life too...

[Darknoble]

Originally posted by Goffik:

Originally posted by Atorcoppe:

I currently have it on my list to clear criminal records when time has been served or fines paid.

Maybe your record should remain for a couple of years after you've paid your debt to society, much like real life? Otherwise crime is meaningless for rich people since they can just throw money around and carry on like nothing happened.

Oh wait... that's like real life too...

LOL ....Dev I still find your game interesting...its a call for chaos in a virtual world dont know if you meant this to evolve in such a manner but it very interesting....
There was a game back in the early 90s call UO or ultima online (Before EA games messed things up) that had an in game law enforced system that made criminal live on the outskirts of towns and cities that was enforced by players and npc guards...
You really can code a simple system like that here... Like the player above said has a "cool down system" unless the fines are paid...
The lawless where pursued by random bounty hunters....haha....
well this game has really sparked my interest of late,..
see where you take it

[Goffik]

Originally posted by Darknoble:

There was a game back in the early 90s call UO or ultima online...

One of my favourite games of all time. :) That was an era before the internet became the toxic cesspool it is today, when online gaming was still fun and strangers could become good friends. UO had it's flaws as a game, but the community back then was ace.

By the way, it is actually still running even today. Owned by some Chinese company now though I think. I haven't played it since 2002 though... can't believe that is 20 years ago.

[Darknoble]

Originally posted by Goffik:

Originally posted by Darknoble:

There was a game back in the early 90s call UO or ultima online...

One of my favourite games of all time. :) That was an era before the internet became the toxic cesspool it is today, when online gaming was still fun and strangers could become good friends. UO had it's flaws as a game, but the community back then was ace.

By the way, it is actually still running even today. Owned by some Chinese company now though I think. I haven't played it since 2002 though... can't believe that is 20 years ago.

Yes I know my dad plays all the time in his retirement....
back in the day it was one of the first MMOs we played together.
Cheers!