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To join a Free Company, you must first be invited.
 
To join a Free Company, you must first be invited.
 
While in a Free Company you will be able to converse with other members of your Free Company over the “Free Company” chat mode, regardless of where you are.  
 
While in a Free Company you will be able to converse with other members of your Free Company over the “Free Company” chat mode, regardless of where you are.  
 
*A single Free Company can have a maximum of 512 members.
 
  
 
== Creating a Free Company==
 
== Creating a Free Company==
 
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:{{Color|beige|Requirements:}}
 
* Be a member of a Grand Company
 
* Be a member of a Grand Company
* Reach level 25
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* Reach level 25<br>
 
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:{{Color|red|Restriction:}} A player can not found a new Free Company until 24 hours (Earth time) has passed after leaving a Free Company regardless of their previous rank.<br>
:{{Color|red|Restriction:}} A player can not found a new Free Company until 24 hours (Earth time) has passed after leaving a Free Company regardless of their previous rank.
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#'''Acquire a Company Petition'''<br>Locate and speak with an [[OIC Administrator]] in any of the three City-States.
 
 
#'''Acquire a Company Petition'''<br>Locate at an [[OIC Administrator]] in any of the three City-States.
 
 
#'''Name the Free Company'''<br>A Free Company’s name can be anywhere from 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters long including punctuation. Spaces cannot be used at the beginning or end of the name, or in succession. Names consisting of only punctuation are not allowed. This can only be chosen once.
 
#'''Name the Free Company'''<br>A Free Company’s name can be anywhere from 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters long including punctuation. Spaces cannot be used at the beginning or end of the name, or in succession. Names consisting of only punctuation are not allowed. This can only be chosen once.
 
#'''Choose a Free Company Tag'''<br>A Free Company Tag is displayed above the player character to represent the Free Company to other players. It may consist of up to 5 characters and can be changed after chosen.
 
#'''Choose a Free Company Tag'''<br>A Free Company Tag is displayed above the player character to represent the Free Company to other players. It may consist of up to 5 characters and can be changed after chosen.
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===Inviting Members to a Free Company===
 
===Inviting Members to a Free Company===
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:{{Color|red|Restriction:}} A single Free Company can have a maximum of 512 members.
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Players with the proper permission within their Free Company may invite other players from anywhere they can target another players name other than the chat window by selecting 'Invite to Company'. Examples; Friends, Linkshell Members, Party Members, Search Window, and Players beside you.
 
Players with the proper permission within their Free Company may invite other players from anywhere they can target another players name other than the chat window by selecting 'Invite to Company'. Examples; Friends, Linkshell Members, Party Members, Search Window, and Players beside you.
  
 
===Joining a Free Company===
 
===Joining a Free Company===
:{{Color|red|Restriction:}}Players can only be a member of one Free Company at a time.
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:{{Color|red|Restriction:}} Players can only be a member of one Free Company at a time.
  
 
Players must be invite to a Free Company or form their own in order to be join. When invited to a Free company players are prompted with an oval window on the right side of the screen much like a friend request or party/linkshell invite. By clicking said window, players can accept the a Free Company Window.
 
Players must be invite to a Free Company or form their own in order to be join. When invited to a Free company players are prompted with an oval window on the right side of the screen much like a friend request or party/linkshell invite. By clicking said window, players can accept the a Free Company Window.
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In order to leave a Free Company players must go to the Free Company window from the Social Lists in the Main Menu and from the Members tab select the 'Leave Company' button located at the bottom.
 
In order to leave a Free Company players must go to the Free Company window from the Social Lists in the Main Menu and from the Members tab select the 'Leave Company' button located at the bottom.
  
== Chatting ==
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== Company Communication ==
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===Company Chat===
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Any message input in the Free Company chat mode can be seen by any and all players in the Free Company currently online. This chat mode is activated by prefacing a message with either /freecompany or simply /fc. In addition, the active chat mode can be set to Free Company mode by entering the command /chatmode freecompany or /chatmode fc, or just entering /fc without a following message. Alt + F can be used to switch to Free Company chat.
 
Any message input in the Free Company chat mode can be seen by any and all players in the Free Company currently online. This chat mode is activated by prefacing a message with either /freecompany or simply /fc. In addition, the active chat mode can be set to Free Company mode by entering the command /chatmode freecompany or /chatmode fc, or just entering /fc without a following message. Alt + F can be used to switch to Free Company chat.
  
== Free Company Administration ==
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===Company Board===
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The Company Board can be edited any time from the Topics tab inside Free Company window, and can contain up to 192 Characters. The Company Board message is displayed to all members at the time they log in.
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===Company Slogan===
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The Company Slogan can be edited any time from the Info tab inside the Free Company window, and can contain up to X characters. The Company Slogan is displayed when players inspect the Free company.
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== Member Ranks ==
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:{{Color|red|Restriction:}} A Free Company may only have up to 15 ranks.
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All players who join or form a Free Company are given a rank. The initial ranks upon forming a Free Company are Master, Officer and Member. The Master of the Free Company or a rank with appropriate permissions may create more ranks as well as change the permissions for each one. A
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=== Permissions ===
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The permissions that may be assigned to any rank, other than Master who always has full control are, are divided into two main categories Basic Settings and Chest Access.
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==== Basic Settings ====
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*'''Authorization Settings'''
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**Profile Settings
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**Rank Settings
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**Crest Settings
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*'''Member Settings'''
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**Sending Company Invites
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**Discharging Members
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**Promoting Members
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**Approving Members
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*'''Community Settings'''
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**Editing Company Board
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**Creating Short Messages
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*'''Action Settings'''
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**Using Company Credits
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**Executing Actions
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**Discarding Actions
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==== Chest Access ====
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Here you will be able to set which main slot inside your Company Chest can be accessed by any given rank. In addition this is where you would control rank access to Company Chest stored Crystals and Gil.
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== Company Chest ==
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A new Free Company is allotted one main container with 50 item storage slots inside. Free Companies can earn more containers as they gain Company Ranks.
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=== Chest Locations ===
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Company Chests are indicated on the map by a square chest icon and can be found beside the [[OIC Adminitrator]] and in the Market Area of each of the City-States.
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*'''[[Ul'dah]]'''
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**Steps of Thal - Sapphire Avenue Exchange (13,10)
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**Steps of Nald - Hall of Flames (8,9)
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=== Chest Permissions ===
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All players of any rank will be able to see what is inside each container. However only players with the appropriate rank permissions will be able to remove or add items to a specified container.
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== Company Credits ==
  
===Ranks
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=== Company Rank/Entitlements ===
Free Company are made up of masters, leaders, and members. Free Company administration is only handled by masters and leaders.
 
  
Powers allotted to masters:
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=== Actions ===
  
:*Disbanding the Free Company
 
:*Inviting new members
 
:*Promoting members to leaders, demoting leaders to members
 
:*Exiling members and leaders from the Free Company
 
:*Promoting someone to Master status.
 
:*Purchasing Free Company abilities
 
  
Powers allotted to officers:
 
  
:*Inviting new members
 
:*Exiling members from the Free Company
 
  
 
[[Category:Game Basics]]
 
[[Category:Game Basics]]

Revision as of 08:38, 18 October 2013

Free Companies are community groups that can be created by one player level 25 or above by talking to an OIC Administrator, finding 3 other players to co-sign, and by paying 15 000 Gil. To join a Free Company, you must first be invited. While in a Free Company you will be able to converse with other members of your Free Company over the “Free Company” chat mode, regardless of where you are.

Creating a Free Company

Requirements:
  • Be a member of a Grand Company
  • Reach level 25
Restriction: A player can not found a new Free Company until 24 hours (Earth time) has passed after leaving a Free Company regardless of their previous rank.
  1. Acquire a Company Petition
    Locate and speak with an OIC Administrator in any of the three City-States.
  2. Name the Free Company
    A Free Company’s name can be anywhere from 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters long including punctuation. Spaces cannot be used at the beginning or end of the name, or in succession. Names consisting of only punctuation are not allowed. This can only be chosen once.
  3. Choose a Free Company Tag
    A Free Company Tag is displayed above the player character to represent the Free Company to other players. It may consist of up to 5 characters and can be changed after chosen.
  4. Acquire Three Signatures
    The player must find or know 3 players currently online invite in person. The current signatures acquired will be displayed on the right side of the screen by default.
  5. Pay Registration Fee
    Pay the OIC Administrator 15 000 Gil in order to found your Free Company.

Free Company Membership

Inviting Members to a Free Company

Restriction: A single Free Company can have a maximum of 512 members.

Players with the proper permission within their Free Company may invite other players from anywhere they can target another players name other than the chat window by selecting 'Invite to Company'. Examples; Friends, Linkshell Members, Party Members, Search Window, and Players beside you.

Joining a Free Company

Restriction: Players can only be a member of one Free Company at a time.

Players must be invite to a Free Company or form their own in order to be join. When invited to a Free company players are prompted with an oval window on the right side of the screen much like a friend request or party/linkshell invite. By clicking said window, players can accept the a Free Company Window.

Leaving a Free Company

In order to leave a Free Company players must go to the Free Company window from the Social Lists in the Main Menu and from the Members tab select the 'Leave Company' button located at the bottom.

Company Communication

Company Chat

Any message input in the Free Company chat mode can be seen by any and all players in the Free Company currently online. This chat mode is activated by prefacing a message with either /freecompany or simply /fc. In addition, the active chat mode can be set to Free Company mode by entering the command /chatmode freecompany or /chatmode fc, or just entering /fc without a following message. Alt + F can be used to switch to Free Company chat.

Company Board

The Company Board can be edited any time from the Topics tab inside Free Company window, and can contain up to 192 Characters. The Company Board message is displayed to all members at the time they log in.

Company Slogan

The Company Slogan can be edited any time from the Info tab inside the Free Company window, and can contain up to X characters. The Company Slogan is displayed when players inspect the Free company.

Member Ranks

Restriction: A Free Company may only have up to 15 ranks.

All players who join or form a Free Company are given a rank. The initial ranks upon forming a Free Company are Master, Officer and Member. The Master of the Free Company or a rank with appropriate permissions may create more ranks as well as change the permissions for each one. A

Permissions

The permissions that may be assigned to any rank, other than Master who always has full control are, are divided into two main categories Basic Settings and Chest Access.

Basic Settings

  • Authorization Settings
    • Profile Settings
    • Rank Settings
    • Crest Settings
  • Member Settings
    • Sending Company Invites
    • Discharging Members
    • Promoting Members
    • Approving Members
  • Community Settings
    • Editing Company Board
    • Creating Short Messages
  • Action Settings
    • Using Company Credits
    • Executing Actions
    • Discarding Actions

Chest Access

Here you will be able to set which main slot inside your Company Chest can be accessed by any given rank. In addition this is where you would control rank access to Company Chest stored Crystals and Gil.

Company Chest

A new Free Company is allotted one main container with 50 item storage slots inside. Free Companies can earn more containers as they gain Company Ranks.

Chest Locations

Company Chests are indicated on the map by a square chest icon and can be found beside the OIC Adminitrator and in the Market Area of each of the City-States.

  • Ul'dah
    • Steps of Thal - Sapphire Avenue Exchange (13,10)
    • Steps of Nald - Hall of Flames (8,9)


Chest Permissions

All players of any rank will be able to see what is inside each container. However only players with the appropriate rank permissions will be able to remove or add items to a specified container.

Company Credits

Company Rank/Entitlements

Actions