However, I have another proposal. The biggest concern for majority of villages (and J&Lo's pocket) is the safety. A village in a state of a war has all rights to be concerned about the possibility of their crossroads or village borders getting camped by the enemies. Moreover, if Jorb and Loftar will implement barter stands, there will be people who will camp traders on their way to a trading center. Not many would like to visit New Brodgar's trading hub (let's assume it will be the most popular trading center with at least 2-4 people visiting every hour), knowing there is a possibility they might get attacked on their way to the city walls. Therefore, it would be nice to know whether it is safe to travel to a trading center or leave your city walls towards the closest swamp for your daily forage.
New construction: Signal fire
Materials: 1 bar of metal, 80 stones, 80 blocks of wood.
Fuel: 100 blocks of wood is enough to keep it alive for 48 hours. Alternatively, use taar (which is a bit useless) and coal.
It can be built only at the top of towers (any type). When you right click it you will open a menu with a real-time record of non-villagers passing within the vision radius of your towers with an active signal fire. It could also track the rams (making checking walls less painful).
To activate the signal fire you have to give it a name (like crossroads). This is how you can track where exactly people were trespassing.
Building function: Stone tower
Vision radius: 100x100 (subject of re-balancing)
If built on the village territory and it has an active signal fire on top of it, it will track the trespassers and send the message to other signal fires. You can access the signal fire at the top and obtain the information (village members only).
Stone towers are a bit useless at the moment, although it provides a lot of space. Would be nice if it could have more functions (including ability to shoot over the walls).
New building: Wooden watch tower
Materials: 200 stones, 300 blocks of wood, 100 boards
Vision radius: 40x40 (subject of re-balancing)
If built on the village territory and it has an active signal fire on top of it, it will track the trespassers and send the message to other signal fires. You can access the signal fire at the top and obtain the information (village members only).
Pros or cons:
1. Safer village surroundings, travel and trade. More social interaction.
2. Better raids&pvp potential. People would be able to see whether anyone is walking around their towers and make thoughtful decisions over whether to go outside and fight, or sit at home. Travelers should be able to see a tower (on their minimap) and make a decision whether to trespass. This will save noob life as well.
3. Checking walls for rams will be less painful, especially if you have a giant village.
4. Building watch towers and covering them with a village claim will add into a village development game-play. Securing your village lands will add another goal for your village mates for a month or two.
5. Overlaps with the ideas expressed in the Kindoms IP leak (warning you whether a siege machine is moving and etc.)
