Welcome to the Open Beta for Timo’s Nations: Control & War, a JourneyMap-integrated territory and war mod built for long-term multiplayer servers. This beta is about stress testing the core gameplay loop: nations, capitals, cities, outposts, readable borders, controlled expansion, and structured wars that create clear objectives instead of random griefing.

What this mod is:

Timo’s Nations turns chunk claiming into an actual strategy system. Players form nations, place a capital, and grow their territory through cities and outposts. Every claim is tied to a building, so regions make sense on the map and borders stay readable even when the server has many nations and a lot of history.

Claims, regions, and controlled growth

Territory is building-based:

Capitals anchor your nation
Cities expand and strengthen connected territory
Outposts project power into remote areas

Expansion costs scale with connectivity. Growing from connected land is cheaper. Creating disconnected colonies costs more. This forces real choices: expand safely and efficiently, or pay extra to establish a distant foothold.

Regions are assigned using proximity and path connectivity so chunks belong to the most logical building. Buildings also define protection rules and inner-ring ownership to prevent confusing overlap and messy borders.

HUD and JourneyMap overlays

The mod is designed to be readable. It includes in-game HUD panels and JourneyMap overlays that show:

Ownership and borders
Region assignment
Inner and outer rings
Claim costs and expansion status
Contested and vulnerable areas during conflict
The goal is “understand it instantly” without digging through menus.

War systems

War is a core feature. Nations can declare structured wars with:

Capture mechanics and vulnerable targets
Timed phases
Ticket-based outcomes

Real-time HUD and map feedback for objectives and contested zones

Battles should have clear goals and clear results.
Open beta goals
This beta exists to find weak points fast:
Balance issues (costs, rings, progression speed, war pacing)
Edge cases (overlap, connectivity, region assignment weirdness)
Exploits (abuse loops, bypassing rules)
Performance issues (large nations, many claims, busy servers)
Feedback and rule
There will be channels for bugs, improvements, and critiques.

Two Rules:
If you critique something, include a realistic improvement idea. Pointing out a problem is good. Proposing a fix is better.

Important notes:
I will not patrol or moderate normal gameplay on the test server. Do whatever you want within reason.
If you find an exploit or unintended abuse method, report it so it can be fixed before full release.
DO NOT hack. DO NOT crash the server. DO NOT dupe. Please keep testing fair so we can get clean, useful results.

Timo's Nations Client