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'''!!! Work-In-Progress !!!'''
[[File:Business registry app.png|thumb|Business Registry app - 07/2026]]
Companies are the '''Business Registry''' of Team ELAN: citizens can found their own company, recruit members under a flexible permission system, manage a shared treasury and advertise themselves in a public registry that every player can browse on their [[Smartphone]]. Unlike [[Groups]], companies are not about fighting - they are the RP backbone for taxi services, security firms, car dealers, medics and every other business idea you can come up with.


Every player can be part of up to '''3 companies''' at the same time.


The '''Business Registry''' is a cross-server directory of player-run companies. Citizens can found their own company, recruit members under a flexible role system, fund a shared treasury and pay out wages, while everyone else can browse, rate and contact those companies straight from their [[Smartphone]].
== <big>Founding a company</big> ==
[[File:Company office menu.png|thumb|Company management at the Business Office - 07/2026]]
Companies are founded and managed at the '''Business Office'''. When founding you choose:


Companies are purely about organisation and roleplay: there are no forced transactions, deals are still made between players. Think of it as an official "business card" for your operation, be it a taxi firm, a security company or a farm.
* a '''company name''' (up to 32 characters, unique across the whole server)
* a '''description''' (up to 1,000 characters) - your pitch in the public registry
* one of '''16 icons''' as your company logo


Being in a company does '''not''' change the server rules in any way. In particular, sharing a company does '''not''' give you permission to fight alongside one another, the normal rules of engagement still apply to every member individually, exactly as they would for any other player.
Founding itself is free, but keep the daily fee in mind (see below): a company only survives as long as its treasury can pay the bills.


''Like the [[Auction house]], the registry stays synchronised across the [[How-to-join|servers]], so a company you found is visible and manageable on every server.''
== <big>Roles & permissions</big> ==
 
The founder automatically owns the company and holds every permission. All other members start without any permissions - the management can then delegate exactly what each member is allowed to do:
==Founding a company==
[[File:Company office menu.png|thumb|Founding and managing a company at the office]]
Companies are created and managed at the '''Business Office''' NPC.
 
<!-- TODO: list the in-world office location(s) once finalised -->
''Office location: to be confirmed.''
 
To found one, open the office menu and fill in:
 
*A '''company name''' (must be globally unique, no other company may use it).
*A '''description''' (your public profile text).
*A '''company icon''' to represent your business in the app.
 
Each citizen can belong to a maximum of '''3 companies''' at the same time, whether as a founder or a regular member.
 
''Note: company names and descriptions may be reviewed by the team before they appear publicly, so keep them appropriate.''
 
==Managing your company==
[[File:Company management.png|thumb|Member list and rights]]
The founder (owner) automatically holds '''every right''' and cannot be kicked or have their rights changed by other members. The owner can, however, voluntarily '''hand the company over''' to another member (see ''Transferring ownership'' below). The owner and any member with the matching right manage the rest of the company from the office menu.
 
===Member rights===
Rights are assigned per member and can be freely combined, a member can hold any mix of them:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Right!!What it allows
|+Company permissions
!Permission
!Allows
|-
|-
|'''Edit Info'''||Change the company name and description
|Edit Info
|Change the company name, description and icon
|-
|-
|'''Manage Members'''||Accept or reject applications and kick members
|Manage Members
|Accept or decline applications, kick members
|-
|-
|'''Manage Rights'''||Change other members' rights
|Manage Rights
|Change the permissions of other members
|-
|-
|'''Manage Treasury'''||Withdraw from the treasury and set member wages
|Manage Treasury
|Withdraw money and configure the paychecks
|-
|-
|'''Contact'''||Be listed as a contact person, reachable via the Contact button
|Contact
|Be listed as a contact person in the public registry
|-
|-
|'''Disband'''||Disband the entire company
|Disband
|Dissolve the whole company
|}
|}


A member can never edit their own rights, so there is no way to promote yourself.
A few protections always apply:
 
===Joining & recruiting===
Players join by '''applying''' to a company from the Business Registry app. A member with the '''Manage Members''' right then reviews the applications at the office and accepts or rejects them. The same right is used to kick members (the owner is protected).
 
===Leaving a company===
Any member can '''leave''' a company they belong to at any time, from the management menu at the office. Leaving immediately gives up your membership and every right you held in that company, and frees up one of your 3 company slots.
 
The '''owner cannot leave directly''', because a company always needs an owner. To step away, the owner must first '''transfer ownership''' to another member (see below) and can then leave like any other member, or '''disband''' the company entirely.
 
===Transferring ownership===
The owner can hand the company over to another member. In the member list at the office, the owner selects a member and chooses '''Make owner'''. That member instantly becomes the new owner and gains every right, while the previous owner is demoted to a '''regular member''' with no special rights (the new owner can re-grant rights afterwards if they wish).
 
This is the only way for a founder to step down without deleting the company: '''transfer ownership first, then leave'''.
 
===Treasury===
Every company has a shared '''treasury''':
 
*'''Any member''' can deposit their own cash into the treasury.
*Only members with '''Manage Treasury''' can withdraw from it.
*The treasury can never go negative, a withdrawal larger than the balance is refused.
 
A red warning is shown in the management menu while the treasury drops below '''100,000''', and members who can manage the treasury get a reminder after spawning so the company fund does not run dry.
 
===Member wages (paychecks)===
Owners (and Manage Treasury holders) can set up automatic '''wages''' for the whole company:
 
*A '''wage amount''' paid to each member per cycle, up to a maximum of '''100,000''' per member.
*A '''treasury floor''', wages pause automatically while the treasury is below this amount, so the fund is never drained completely.


Online members are paid roughly '''every few minutes''' as long as the treasury stays above the floor, with a notification when the wage lands. Setting the wage to 0 turns it off.
* Nobody can kick the owner or edit the owner's permissions.
* Members can never edit their '''own''' permissions.
* The owner cannot simply leave - they must either transfer the ownership to another member or disband the company.


<!-- TODO: confirm exact payout interval / example wage values for players -->
== <big>Members & applications</big> ==
Players apply to a company through the Business Registry app on their [[Smartphone]]. Anyone with the ''Manage Members'' permission can accept or decline the application at the Business Office.


==The Business Registry app==
* A company can have up to '''20 members''' (the owner counts too).
[[File:Business registry app.png|thumb|Browsing companies on the smartphone]]
* Every member can leave at any time (except the owner, see above).
The '''Business Registry''' app on the [[Smartphone]] is where everyone else interacts with companies:


*Browse the full list of companies (icon, name and star rating).
== <big>Treasury & paychecks</big> ==
*Open a company to see its description, its contact persons and its rating.
Each company has a shared '''treasury''' with a limit of '''$100,000,000'''.
*'''Apply''' to join a company.
*'''Contact''' a company (see below).
*'''Rate''' a company from 1 to 5 stars.


===Ratings===
* '''Every''' member can deposit money.
Companies carry a public '''1 to 5 star rating''', shown as an average plus the number of votes. Anyone can leave a rating '''except members of that company''' (no self-boosting). Each player has one vote per company, and voting again simply overwrites your previous score.
* Only members with the ''Manage Treasury'' permission can withdraw.


===Contacting a company===
The management can also set up automatic '''paychecks''': a payout per member (up to '''$100,000''') plus a treasury reserve. While members are playing on the server, their paycheck is paid out of the treasury every few minutes - but only as long as the treasury stays above the configured reserve. If the money runs low, the payments simply pause until someone refills the treasury.
The '''Contact''' button rings one of the company's contact persons (members with the '''Contact''' right) directly as a phone call. Because phone calls are handled per server, only contacts who are currently online '''on the same server as you''' can be reached, if none are available, the call is cancelled with a hint.


==Upkeep==
== <big>Daily company fee</big> ==
Running a company is not free. A '''daily fee''' is charged to the treasury to keep the business active:
Running a business is not free: every day the company pays a fee of '''$25,000 per member''' straight from its treasury. Bigger staff, bigger bill.


*If the treasury cannot cover the fee, the company is '''suspended''' and hidden from the registry (it is not deleted).
* If the treasury cannot cover the fee, the company gets '''suspended''': it disappears from the public registry, but nothing is deleted.
*A company that stays suspended for too long is automatically '''disbanded'''.
* A suspended company has a grace period of '''3 days'''. Refill the treasury in time and the company automatically pays its outstanding fee and returns to the registry.
* If the fee stays unpaid after the grace period, the company is '''dissolved for good'''.


Keeping a healthy treasury balance (and a sensible wage floor) is therefore important to keep your company alive.
== <big>The Business Registry app</big> ==
The Business Registry app on the [[Smartphone]] is the public side of the system. There you can:


<!-- TODO: fill in the real daily fee amount and grace period once configured -->
* browse all active companies with their logo, description, members and rating
''Daily fee and grace period: to be confirmed.''
* '''rate''' companies with 1-5 stars (one vote per player, changeable at any time - you cannot rate a company you are a member of)
* '''apply''' for a job
* '''call''' a company: the Contact button rings one of the company's contact persons. This only works if a contact person is currently online on the same server.


Disbanding a company (manually or automatically) removes it completely, '''including any money left in the treasury''', so withdraw your funds first.
== <big>Disbanding</big> ==
A member with the ''Disband'' permission can dissolve the company at the Business Office. '''Warning:''' the remaining treasury is lost when disbanding - withdraw the money first!


==Important Points & Restrictions==
[[Category:Features]]
*A citizen can belong to at most '''3 companies''' at once.
*Company names are '''globally unique''' across all servers.
*Member wages are capped at '''100,000''' per member per cycle.
*You '''cannot rate''' a company you are a member of, and you get one vote per company.
*The Contact button only reaches contacts online on '''your current server'''.
*Any member can '''leave''' a company at any time; the '''owner''' must transfer ownership or disband instead.
*The owner cannot be kicked or have their rights changed by others, but '''can transfer ownership''' to another member. Members cannot edit their own rights.
*Companies do '''not''' affect the rule set, being in the same company does '''not''' allow you to fight together; the normal rules of engagement apply to everyone individually.
*Names and descriptions may be subject to review.
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