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A Mayor is the Farm Manager that is sponsoring the map. They has become part of our donator club who helps keep the lights on, they help guide other FM’s on the server the participate on and they have an increased role beyond that of the other Farm Managers on that map.
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Responsible for being the “eyes and ears” to keep the FSN staff informed of happenings on the map.
Responsible for issuing contracts for winter snow removal and the plowing of FSN fields before they are sold at auction or before new FMs move in.
A Farm Manager (FM), running their farm just like they would if they were FM on any other map.
An experienced FSN player that can help answer questions and keep things on their map running smoothly. This includes requesting additional player slots if the server is consistently full, interacting with the Server Stability or Operations team to resolve performance issues, and of course, being an all-around good person in the FSN community.
An experienced FSN player that helps the onboarding team keep an eye on Pre-Whitelist chat as well as interacting with people waiting in pre-whitelist.
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How do you become a Mayor?
To become a Mayor, you need to sponsor a new map or take over the sponsorship of an existing map. Please note that sponsoring a map (new or existing) requires signing up to make a recurring donation to keep your sponsorship active.
Pro Tip for new FSN Players: Hans normally announces if an existing map needs a new sponsor, or existing FMs on a map will arrange to smoothly take over if the current sponsor of a map decides to step down. DO NOT start bothering the mayors asking if they will let you take over their sponsorship.Any player that is part of our Farmer Club at the “Manager” tier or above is eligible to become a mayor if there is availability.
What is the difference between Mayor activities and Farm Manager activities?
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Frequently asked questions on being a Mayor
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To get your mayor account, please submit a ticket AFTER your server has gone live and you have been placed on there as an FM with your farm. It will be processed in 24-48 hours.
I got my Mayor account on the website, now what?
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Depending on how long you have been Mayor, it is possible that the first thing you’ll need to do is explain to Hans how you spent $500K on seasonal snow removal and the infrequent plowing of the map’s fields! It is not likely that you could legitimately spend so much money hiring players to do that work within 20-30 in-game years! However, as FSN marches forward through the years, the FSN team will replenish the mayor account as needed.
What can I do if my server is frequently full, and I would like more player slots?
Player slot upgrades require both player tickets and data from the server showing the slots have capped out more than a couple of times in a given game year. If this is validated, it will be put in the queue for the next maintenance. Upgrades are done at maintenance because many times a server may need to be moved to a different "Box" that has the hardware to support more slots and therefore more CPU/RAM needs. Many times, this means the server could go down for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. We try to not do this during the normal gameplay cycle, and only on scheduled maintenance days. Thanks for your understanding and patience in advance!
Server Syncs
A mayor has the permissions necessary to sync time on their server. To do so, you need to place a house in the Mayor Farm slot and then report to Ops Management (PlatinumTurbo or Bouli) in the Mayor's Discord Channel that they have done so. Once this has been done, you will be able to sync time from the sleep trigger in this house.
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Additional Info for Mayors
DOT trucks can be used for all plowing contracts for public land (roads, sell points, customs, etc).
Mayors are allowed 1 home plot per sponsored server and 1 home plot on a non-sponsored server
There is no limit on the price of the new parcel, but the mayor must pay for it out of pocket. If you started as FM on a different map, you had a 525K limit on the price of your first parcel on that map. As the Mayor, you can choose to buy a starting plot for 1M+ if you choose. But you buy it! (there is no 500K grant like when you started as FM.) If you are not already an FM and are becoming the mayor of the map you are sponsoring, you are able to pick any starting parcel with no price limit, but your starting FM grant is still only 500K.
If you are moving your home parcel from one server to a server where you are the server sponsor/mayor, the normal moving fee of 10% of your total NAV does not apply.
Important concepts: What is the difference between farm slots, player slots, land plots?
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