Revised join flow should require the following:
do appropriate post-round actions from previous round, to help drive players to new round
vote process remains the same, except for family size/count
there is no longer a size/count option, this now adapts post-creation to player activity
when the votes close, the galaxy is generated without families
after the round is generated, all players can join
the first joiner creates the first family
is default family leader
can make their family closed (invite only) or open (anybody can join)
future joiners can either join any open families (by choosing, not random), or if none, create a new family
any family member can invite another player, regardless of open or closed
this invite link should be as easy as possible to use
minimum required choices for new joiner to make
optionally set invite to pre-populate all empire data
- see:
player could change this if they want during the normal 2-day period
any family member can leave a family
if they’re the last person to leave, the family is destroyed (but history kept)
both open and closed families can’t have joiners if the family counts are too uneven
if unable to join desired family, offer an option to join a different family or create a new family
should adapt accordingly to solo rounds (always create new fam)