War of Rights is a multiplayer game set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862. Campfire Games is devoted to presenting the gruesome and glorious elements of the period, while maintaining the highest level of historical accuracy and realism as is possible with the wonders of CRYENGINE.

Players in the game will be able to play on multiple battlefields of the campaign, from the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers where the Siege of Harper's Ferry took place, to the ridgelines of South Mountain, and to the meandering waters of Antietam Creek at the Battle of Antietam. Additionally, players will also be able to choose from a list of regiments that fought in each battle as well as what rank to fight as, whether they want to slog it out as a lowly private, or if you want to orchestrate the carnage and mayhem as a major general.

Uniforms and bodily features will all be customizable for other players to see as you march and fight in the lines of battle according to the tactics of the period. As a General, you will operate in your headquarters equiped with a map of the battlefield and constantly receiving reports of friendly and enemy positions. Send out new orders to the regiments to move forward, or fall back - all in real time. The orders will move down the chain of command, to the Colonels, Majors, down to the Captains in charge of the individual regiments, all of whom have the option to follow the orders of their trusted commander, or rebel against his wishes and fight as you see fit.

Each map contains a period reconstruction of the buildings, farms, forests, roads, rocks, and Fancy Flowers that existed so players can fight through the streets of Harper's Ferry, in the wooded heights of Fox's Gap at South Mountain, or in the wheatfields and Bloody Lanes of Antietam. Players can feel the whiz of deadly shot and shell fly by their bodies, or hit their comrades or themselves as they scream in a bloody hail from their wounds. Limbs will fly and blood will be spilt once again as Campfire Games brings the fighting of the Civil War right to the player's computer screen!

Will you heed the Union call against the traitors? Or will you fight to defend your family and livelyhood with the Confederacy? You decide!

Kick Starter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1 ... 146/war-of-rights/updates

The Kick Starter Campaign ends on Saturday, November 14, 2015 4:00 PM EST

$77,650 USD of the $106,917 goal as of 8 NOV 2015







http://warofrights.com/

This looks good. I like this historical stuff. Curious name though.

The name, War of Rights, is an interesting choice.

Iceman showed me this about a month ago. And im rather excited! About time someone made a civil war era realistic accurate shooter!

Agreed. Previous Civil War video games were not much to speak of.

Which side would the future =SWF= company fight on?

Me i would say the north. One reason... Abraham Lincoln Is from my hometown! And McGuirk you use to live around here. Also not to fond of slavery.

War of Rights... Some of which were spelled out in the U.S. Constitution:
- State Rights
- Right to Secede
- Property Rights
- Right to Fair Trade
- Human Rights

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Intent of the Founding Fathers:
- Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - Declaration of Independence
- Consent of the governed
- Restrain government power

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Some definitions to better understand governance and rights:
- Society - A group of people with long-standing social interaction who have formed institutions which provide security and cultural identity.

- Governance - The process of governing people, enforcing policy, and influencing behavior.

- Authority - Possession of the power/control over people/resources. Acknowledged ability to make decisions.

- Control - Influence over people/resources.

- Law - Recognized system of rules regulating the actions of people.

- Citizen - Recognized status of a person being a member of a State.

- Representation - Acting the behalf of another.
(A real vote on the allocation of resources; Taxation with representation)

- Sovereignty - Full right and power to govern itself without outside interference.

- Republic - Form of government with elected officials representing citizens.

- Federation - Political entity unitfying self-governing states.

- Ratify - Officially approve.

- Contract - Agreement enforcible by law

- Constitution - Supreme contract outling principals for governance

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Additional Concepts:

Origins of Power in Society -> People, Military, Money

- Checks and Balances
... Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches.
... Federal, State, and Local
... Active federal military, national guard, and armed citizens

Support and Defend the U.S. Constitution -> (Solemn oath administered) U.S. President, U.S. government officials, and members of the U.S. military.

Huge societal changes get ratified as an amendment -> Two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures then ratified by three-fourths of the States.

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The Ultimate VOTE is with Your Feet
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Understanding its a game and not understanding the persistence of character development

My initial thoughts would to be fighting with my Spartan Brothers

A Battlefield type game structure would have me fighting with the team I landed on

Down to picking a side as an individual -> Squarely with the Confederacy

You left out the right to own human beings as property.

What if Lincoln had chosen to allow the south to secede?

https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-in ... -had-allowed-south-secede

The comments after the article are an interesting thought provoking read.