New Player Minor Faction System

By Community Manager Will Flanagan, original thread here.

Greetings Commanders,

We’re pleased to announce that, starting today (2018-07-26), we’re implementing a new and revamped application system for Player Minor Factions.

In re-working the original system for applying for a player minor faction, we are now able to process player minor faction applications with more efficiency and speed. Ultimately, this means that you’ll see your minor factions in-game sooner than before!

Read below for more information:

Why have a minor faction in Elite Dangerous?

A player minor faction is a way for established Player Groups to represent themselves in-game, pushing the agenda of their groups throughout the galaxy.

Once you have submitted a player minor faction, and have it approved by us at Frontier, your player minor faction will show up in one of the three selected systems of your choosing. Your minor faction’s description will show up in a future update of Elite Dangerous.

You will have to manage your minor faction's economy, influence, and other galactic threats! Take part in various actions: combat, performing missions, selling exploration data and so on; other Commanders will be able work with or against your minor faction and therefore, your minor faction will be subject to the actions and functions of the Background Simulation (BGS).

I applied for a minor faction before the introduction of this system

If you have previously submitted a player minor faction application with the older form, then you will have an update on the status of that application in the coming days. It will either be approved, or rejected, and depending you will need to do the following:

• … it was approved and added to the game: You don’t need to do anything; your minor faction is in the game! This system is for new player minor factions only!
  
• … and it was rejected: You will need to resubmit your player minor faction application with the new system below.

Apply for a player minor faction today!

• Before applying for a player minor faction, please ensure you’ve notified us of your Player Group, which you can do by filling out the form here.
• To apply for a player minor faction, please click here.
• If you want to follow up on any future player minor faction applications, please contact Customer Support here (please allow for 72 hours after submitting your faction application before contacting Customer Support.)
• If you have any questions or feedback about the new system, please reply in this thread.

Below is copy of form used for fill requested data:

Hello Commander! Please use this system to request the addition of a minor faction to Elite Dangerous for your player group.

Step 1: Minor Faction Details

1. Name of your Minor Faction: This is how your group's minor faction name will be displayed in Elite Dangerous. It cannot be changed once you complete this form, so please take extra care when filling out the details.

   
   
2. Name of your player group: In order to be eligible for a minor faction, you must have first signed up for a Player Group via the submission form located here. The player group must have at least 10 members. Once you have a registered Player Group, insert the name in the field below. This information is for internal use and not shown in Elite Dangerous.

   
   
3. Describe your faction to other commanders in Elite Dangerous: This is the displayed description text of your minor faction (in your home system) in the Elite Dangerous System Map menu. Please provide a synopsis of your minor faction here, let Commanders know what your faction is all about and what they stand for!

   
   

• This description text cannot be changed once you complete this form.No recruitment messages or websites.

• Do not exceed 640 characters, this includes spaces and punctuation.
• English text only.
• Keep the description simple: who you are, what you specialise in (Trade, Bounty Hunting, etc) and perhaps a brief outline of the faction’s origins.
• All descriptions should be written in Third Person (‘they’ not ‘we’).
• Please note that your minor faction will appear in the game via a server-deployed update shortly after being approved, but this update will not include this description.
• Your faction description will be reviewed separately and further edited as required to conform to Elite lore it will if accepted be included in a future client release.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are the questions frequently asked with regards to Minor Factions.

WHAT DOES A MINOR FACTION GRANT MYSELF AND OUR GROUP IN ELITE DANGEROUS?

• The name of your minor faction will show up in a system of your choosing along with the description provided.
• You will have to manage your minor faction's economy, influence and so forth within the system; other Commanders will be able work with or against your minor faction and therefore, your minor faction will be subject to the actions and functions of the Background Simulation (BGS).
• Minor factions will be added with preset values, you will be required to build up your minor faction. We will not jumpstart your minor faction.

WHAT ARE THE MINOR FACTION LIMITATIONS AND POLICIES?

• The system you choose for your minor faction must have a population of at least ONE.
• Your minor faction’s name must be loosely related to Elite Dangerous, the lore of Elite or science-fiction.
• Player groups can only have one associated minor faction.
• No faction swapping. Your desired minor faction has to be the same as the systems faction.
• Factions cannot be located in systems deemed to have significant lore importance.
• A description of your minor faction is required.
• Do not exceed 640 characters, this includes spaces and punctuation.
• Do not use symbols. Only a-z and 0-9 text, and general punctuation.
• The description must be in English.
• No URLs / links.
• The requested system must also contain a starport.
• You must have completed the initial group registration process.
• We will not accept any edit requests after your submission to the form below.
• Absolutely no recruitment messages or website links.
• All "addon" minor factions that have been confirmed as a squatting minor faction will be removed in addition to the main minor faction being removed.

CAN I REQUEST UPDATES TO MY SUBMISSION ONCE APPROVED AND ADDED TO ELITE?

No.

CAN I REQUEST TO HAVE MY MINOR FACTION IN A PARTICULAR STATION?

No. The Background Simulation applies your minor faction automatically, we do not override it.

CAN I REQUEST TO HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL IN MY STATION?

No.

CAN I REQUEST SPECIAL CONTENT IN MY MINOR FACTION'S SYSTEM?

No. But, you can request a community goal for such instances here.

By entering a minor faction and clicking on the "submit faction" button you are accepting our terms and conditions of use and code of conduct. If you encounter any issues with the minor factions request process, please contact Frontier Support.

There should be group with at least 10 players which can then ask to be registered as a player group (Step 1), and then they can request PMF to be added into the game (Step 2). ... In real I think you can ask as lone player for this (there is no check who all are group members), but if there should be interest with minor factions, then is 10 players good number for maintain low populated system and enjoy exploration etc.