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Factory Ranks



What are factory inspections and why do they exist?


On Cosmic Rage, we prize creativity and quality where possible, and our player-built space stations (called factories) are no exception.
Upon reaching Rookie pilot [5th class, 0 stars], any player can purchase a factory and begin building. However, there is a cap of 50 rooms. In order to progress, one must submit the factory for inspection by the hosts.
During these factory inspections, the hosts are able to gain an idea of what the factory owner is attempting to achieve, ensuring that it complies with our high-quality standards and lore of the game. Not only will inspections determine whether the requirements for each rank are met, they will also establish whether the factory makes sense within the game's wider story tapestry.


Inspection types


There are two types of inspection:
1.Full. During a full inspection, the hosts visit every room in your factory, analyzing descriptions, ambient messages, exit messages, and furniture. If you meet the requirements for the rank your factory will be ranked up immediately upon the end of the inspection. Following the inspection, you will receive a notice inviting you to use your factory monitor to view any comments left by the hosts. Generally, there is a month-long cooldown before you may submit your factory again, but it is possible to receive a shorter cooldown if the changes needing to be made in order to pass are relatively small. To check the cooldown, simply attempt to submit your factory once more.
  1. Partial: In a partial inspection you can mark up to ten rooms to be inspected. The hosts will go into these rooms and leave specific comments on the rooms to give you advice about that particular description and the related items to it. Comments can be viewed with your factory monitor. The cooldown for partial inspections is 2 weeks.

  2. To mark a room for inspection, simply add it to the list when you choose partial inspection from the submit-factory command.
    Advantages of a partial inspection:
    1. Each room marked will get a detailed explanation. We'll go through your description and ambient messages, guiding you on how and why something is the way it is, outlining alternative choices you could make.

      1. If necessary, we'll suggest ways you can improve the room further, giving a few ideas on what things to add.

        1. We will congratulate you on your achievements and detail what your strengths are.

        2. if you keep being denied for full inspection, maybe partial is your ticket!


          How to submit your factory for inspection


          To submit a factory for inspection, use the command SUBMIT-FACTORY from the control room. You must be the primary owner of the factory.
          You will then choose between partial and full. If you choose 'partial,' the rooms you have marked for inspection will be submitted. If you select 'Full,' you will be required to enter a summary for the inspecting host to read where you can detail what your intentions are for this factory.


          Description guidelines


          The following are some general guidelines that you should be aware of while describing rooms in your factory.
          1.You are more than welcome to work with other players to describe your factory. We encourage players to work together to create the best descriptions possible.
          2.Unedited AI descriptions are HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. If you feel that you must use AI as a tool to describe well, there is no way to stop you doing so. However, we want to reward creativity and human ability, so descriptions that are obviously copied and pasted from an LLM will be very likely to fail inspection.
          3.You can check your descriptions for spelling mistakes, common writing errors and force RP by typing @spellcheck.
          4.You may see references to X lines of description within the specific guidelines for each factory rank, but this is determined by the client of the host. To this end, you should consider 100 characters to equal a line.
          5.If you are applying for the rank of Starbase and above, you are not permitted to have any rooms on your factory which contain either the default descriptions or a description created by the description builder.
          6.If you are applying for the rank of Space Station or above, duplicate descriptions will not be permitted. Always give something new to read in each room. Even a long hallway will have different features of interest outside each door you walk past.


          The Factory Ranks


          As stated previously, you must reach Rookie pilot [5th class, 0 stars] in order to purchase a factory. From that point onward, you must move progressively through the ranks. It is impossible to skip a rank.
          The factory ranks are as follows:
          1.Factory: The default starting rank
          2.Large factory
          3.Starbase
          4.Mini Space Station
          5.Space Station
          6.Artificial Planet
          Once you reach the final factory rank, there will be no further way to expand your room cap, so consider what it is you really want to do with your factory by the time you achieve it.


          Requirements for the rank of factory


          Hard requirements:
          1.A minimum Rank of Rookie pilot [5th class, 0 stars]
          2.a factory placed in your location of choice
          3.Description for outside of factory
          4.descriptions for all rooms.
          Some of the default room types come with descriptions, which can be used on their own, but it may be advantageous later on to modify and add onto these default descriptions at a later time. It is also important to note that you will not only need descriptions for obtaining higher ranks, but also if you set your factory to public and give general access to other players.
          Specifications:
          Blueprint designs allowed: 5
          items per blueprint: 10
          maximum charge: 5 days, 18 hours, 53 minutes, and 20 seconds
          drones: 50
          rooms: 50


          Requirements for the rank of Large Factory


          Hard requirements:
          1.Description for outside of factory
          2.a minimum of 45 rooms built
          3.descriptions for all rooms.
          All descriptions must have a fair degree of accuracy (i.e., some typos or spelling errors are okay), the potential for expansion, and be at least 2 lines in length.
          You may feel free to use the description builder, but please be sure that the rooms still make sense with the greater theme of the factory. The goal is to remain creative.
          Specifications:
          Blueprint designs allowed: 10
          items per blueprint: 15
          maximum charge: 11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds
          drones: 75
          rooms: 65


          Requirements for the rank of Starbase


          Hard requirements:
          1.Description for outside of factory
          2.A minimum of 54 rooms built
          3.Unique descriptions for all rooms which do not utilize either defaults or the description builder
          4.Descriptions must have a good degree of accuracy (i.e., a few typos or spelling errors are okay), the potential for expansion, and be at least 2 lines in length. Additionally, A good degree of reasoning for rooms must be demonstrated (i.e., how a room fits with the starbase or the starbase's function as a whole).
          Specifications:
          Blueprint designs allowed: 15
          items per blueprint: 20
          maximum charge: 17 days, 8 hours, and 40 minutes
          drones: 100
          rooms: 80


          Requirements for the rank of Mini Space Station


          Hard requirements:
          1.Description for outside of station
          2.a minimum of 72 rooms built
          3.Unique descriptions for all rooms which do not utilize either defaults or the description builder
          4.All descriptions must have a good degree of accuracy (i.e., no spelling mistakes or typing errors. A good degree of reasoning for rooms (i.e., how a room fits with the station or the station's function as a whole), attention to detail, and be at least 3 lines in length. Additionally, all relevant areas must be well-furnished, i.e., dining facilities, dwellings, conference rooms, medical facilities, lounges, and so on. The potential station must also have a good story idea and show potential for good RP. It is highly encouraged that a few custom exits and/or ambient messages be put in as well, as they make sense with the station's story and RP.
          Specifications:
          Blueprint designs allowed: 20
          items per blueprint: 25
          maximum charge: 23 days, 3 hours, 33 minutes, and 20 seconds
          drones: 150
          rooms: 100


          Requirements for the rank of Space Station


          Hard requirements:
          1.Description for outside of station
          2.a minimum of 97 rooms built
          3.Unique descriptions for all rooms which do not utilize either defaults or the description builder
          4.No description duplicates with each description having at least one difference from the other
          5.All descriptions must have a high degree of accuracy (i.e., no typos or spelling errors), good reasonings for rooms, attention to detail, and be at least 3 lines in length. Additionally, the potential station must have a great story idea and the potential for great RP. In addition, there should be at least twenty custom exit messages, room ambience messages, or a combination of these within the public areas of the factory.
          Specifications:
          Blueprint designs allowed: 25
          items per blueprint: 30
          maximum charge: 28 days, 22 hours, 26 minutes, and 40 seconds
          drones: 200
          rooms: 150


          Requirements for the rank of Artificial Planet


          Hard requirements:
          1.Description for outside of planet
          2.a minimum of 150 rooms built
          3.Unique descriptions for all rooms which do not utilize either defaults or the description builder
          4.No description duplicates with each description having at least one difference from the other
          5.All descriptions must have an excellent degree of accuracy (i.e., no spelling errors or typing mistakes, excellent reasonings for rooms, excellent attention to detail, and be at least 3 lines in length. Additionally, the potential planet must be well-furnished where relevant see above), have an excellent story idea, show potential for excellent RP, and have obvious extensive effort put into its construction. A total of at least fifty custom exits, ambient messages, or a combination of the two must also be present in public areas.
          Additional notes for this rank: You must obtain the ranking of space station and the approval of at least 2 hosts before attempting to obtain this rank.
          Factories classified as an artificial planet cannot be set to clan-only or private, ensuring that everyone can admire and appreciate your impressive work.
          Specifications:
          Blueprint designs allowed: 30
          items per blueprint: 35
          maximum charge: 2 years, 4 months, 15 days, 1 hour, and 20 minutes
          drones: 500
          rooms: 250


          Commands


          Submit-factory: Submit your factory to the hosts for an inspection
          @spellcheck: Check a room for force RP or errors


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