5. Guilds & Alliances

Players can form or join guilds (called "قبائل" or tribes) to coordinate strategy, share buffs, and dominate the map together. Guilds are the social and strategic backbone of War of Sands.

🏰 Guild Creation

• Any player can create a guild for a set resource cost or premium currency.
• Custom name, flag, emblem, and tagline.
• Language tag, public/private join type, and minimum power requirements.

🎖️ Roles & Ranks

• Sheikh (Leader): Full control over tribe management, wars, and settings.
• Right Hand: Co-leader with all permissions except disbanding.
• Council Members: Can moderate chat, approve members, help plan strategy.
• War Chief: Handles rally attacks, PvP coordination, and war planning tools.
• Members: Regular players with standard rights.

💬 Communication Tools

• Guild Chat: Private chat room for all members.
• Voice Chat: Live audio rooms for raids and diplomacy (push-to-talk or auto-mic).
• Announcements: Visible messages on login and pinned inside the chat.
• Mail: Internal tribe mail for event notices and war targets.

🧱 Alliance Territory

• Guilds gain territory when multiple member bases are near an area.
• Claimed areas are marked with banners and grant gathering and healing bonuses.
• Rival guilds can contest this by attacking buildings or defeating key outposts.

📚 Tribal Research Tree

Each tribe has a shared tech tree upgraded via member donations.

• Branches: Economy, Combat, Defense, Mobility, Scouting
• Upgrades: Speed boosts, bonus resources, march capacity, healing speed, etc.
• Donations: Members can contribute resources or coins daily to progress the tree.

⚔️ Rally System

• Leaders and war chiefs can create rallies to attack enemy camps, bosses, or ruins.
• Members can join with a timer countdown before the march begins.
• Rallies can be PvP (player cities) or PvE (AI structures and events).

🏆 Activity & Ranking

• Each guild has weekly contribution scores: donations, wins, kills, raids joined, etc.
• Internal rankings: most active players, top fighters, most donations.
• Guild ranking on the global leaderboard (region-wide or server-wide).

🏪 Guild Store

• Unlocked via tribe activity milestones and upgrades.
• Items: Speed-ups, exclusive cosmetics, rename items, protection shields, teleport scrolls.
• Currency: Earned from participation, donations, guild quests.

🎉 Guild Events

• Raid Wars: Scheduled events where guilds fight for territory or rewards.
• Tribal Trials: PvE progression ladders with waves of enemies and rewards.
• Contribution Contests: Donation-based leaderboards with prizes.