{"id":1398,"date":"2026-04-24T11:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:56:29","slug":"alliance-whitelist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/alliance-whitelist\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliance Whitelist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Alliance Whitelist feature allows specific users to &#8220;auto join&#8221; your alliance without needing approval.\u00a0 Here is how it works.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Here is an overview of how whitelisting works:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Research Economy \/ Alliance Whitelist.\u00a0 Your alliance gets 3 whitelist slots per level of research, with a max of 30 after researching level 10.<\/li>\n<li>Add friends or named players to the whitelist.<\/li>\n<li>Those on the whitelist can enter the alliance without approval.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Alliance Research (Tech)<\/h2>\n<p>Start by researching Alliance Whitelist tech, under &#8220;Economy&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-Research.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-Research.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-Research-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each level adds 3 slots, where level 0 has 0 slots, and level 10 has 30 slots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-levels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-levels.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-levels-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Administering the Whitelist<\/h2>\n<p>R5 + Officers appear to be the only ones who can modify the whitelist. (TBD)<\/p>\n<p>Modifying the whitelist is NOT logged.<\/p>\n<p>The whitelist is located underneath &#8220;Alliance Requirements&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click &#8220;Alliance&#8221; then Operations<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Operations.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Operations.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Operations-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Under &#8220;Operations&#8221;, click requirements (may be &#8220;Open Recruitment&#8221; or &#8220;Request Required&#8221;).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Requirements.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Requirements.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Requirements-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Alliance Whitelist&#8221; button on the bottom-right.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Requirements-Whitelist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Requirements-Whitelist.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alliance-Requirements-Whitelist-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Alliance Whitelist Screen<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the &#8220;Alliance Whitelist&#8221; screen, click the &#8220;Add&#8221; button (green square) to add anyone on your friend llist.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-add-friends.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-add-friends.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-add-friends-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-add-friends-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or, use the &#8220;Search&#8221; button to name a player and add them.\u00a0 Note that the search feature requires the EXACT spelling, punctuation, and capitalization of the player.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-add-byname.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-add-byname.png 600w, https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Whitelist-add-byname-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To remove a player from the whitelist, on the &#8220;Alliance Whitelist&#8221; screen, click the &#8220;Remove&#8221; button next to their name.<\/p>\n<p>Although you can SEARCH for players from another state, trying to add them results in &#8220;Bad character&#8221; (I&#8217;m not sure what the game is trying to say about my character).\u00a0 This is a missed opportunity in my opinion, because it would be nice to temporarily whitelist people who are flying in from another state without having to have a R4\/Officer watch the door.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Effect of Alliance Whitelist<\/h2>\n<p>If your alliance is set to &#8220;Request Required&#8221;, a player on the whitelist\u00a0can join the alliance without approval from R5 \/ Officer \/ R4.<\/p>\n<p>The whitelist also appears to bypass might requirements. (TBD)<\/p>\n<p>When a whitelisted player applies, they will join automatically, as if the alliance was set to &#8220;Open Recruitment&#8221; with no requirements.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Practical Uses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>During Wasteland King event, participating players typically leave their main alliance and rejoin their home alliance after the event.\u00a0 Whitelisting is a quick and easy way to facilitate this process.<\/li>\n<li>If you are expecting a guest from the same state, you can whitelist them ahead of time rather than &#8220;wait by the door&#8221; for them to apply.<\/li>\n<li>Any regular visitor to the alliance can be whitelisted for convenience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It would be nice if you could whitelist players who are planning to fly in, but alas, this was not considered during the design phase.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>I hope you found this helpful, and thank you for reading!<\/p>\n<p>If you have any constructive feedback or updates, please submit a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Alliance Whitelist feature allows specific users to &#8220;auto join&#8221; your alliance without needing approval.\u00a0 Here is how it works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1398"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1408,"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions\/1408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}