Founding Clubs & CF Cosmetics — In-Game

Crowdfunding exclusives · Apex Founding Clubs · looks only · never power · EOS entitlements

This chapter locks in-game entitlements from crowdfunding (CF) tiers and Apex-band Founding Clubs. Marketing checkout, Discord ops, and site club pages are out of scope here — see the marketing Store Plan Ch. 5 for pledge ladder / Club ID / Discord toolkit. Game systems must honor the flags below as looks / presentation only (Marketplace Economy, FS-PRD-006).

Note

CF / Club looks lock. All CF and Founding Club rewards that appear in-game are looks only. Three stackable layers: Material (surface finish), Armor FX (overlay / shader), Body prop (silhouette — wings, mantle, trails, shoulder pips). Also titles, emotes, hangar / nameplate / UI chrome, weapon wraps, club tags, club ranks (cosmetic). No power, no flight/glide buffs from wings, no gun frames, no cadence, no skill trees, no Credits-for-Marketplace, no ladder MMR, no pay-to-win. Materials / FX / props sit on any owned set — light/heavy plate size unchanged; underarmor joints and visible underarmor areas unchanged. Cosmetics start at Founder (Witness–Benefactor = thank-you + title only).

Note

Club = tier, not a second SKU. Founding Clubs are prestige layers on Apex-band pledge resolution (T9–T15 marketing ladder). Membership is an EOS entitlement flag from the resolved tier — not a separate in-game purchase and not player-created brand clubs (Year 1). Lower club cosmetics stay unlocked when the player climbs (stack). One primary club representation = highest resolved Apex-band club (like representing one org); badge visibility may be toggled without losing entitlement.

Entitlement spine

• Host: EOS / Online account (same Monetary / entitlement host as Season Pass).
• On pledge resolve, write entitlement_flags (e.g. title_<id>, fx_<id>, mat_<id>, prop_<id>, club_<id>, hangar / nameplate / emote ids).
• Client reads flags → Collections / Character I cosmetics / hangar / nameplate / Match Results presentation. Never maps flags to Combat power.
• Formal string ids still open (TBD-CF-001); working names below are design-locked for look intent.

CF cosmetics catalog (in-game)

Three stackable layers on owned armor: Material (surface) + Armor FX (overlay) + Body prop (silhouette). Packs grant unlock flags. Art asset ids TBD. No flight / power from props.

Kind	Working name	In-game look	First granted at
Material	Founding Plate Matte	Flat cyan-rim matte over stock plates	Founder
Material	Case Sand Grit	Fine sand-scuff finish	Elder Founder
Material	Dossier Satin	Soft satin read under lights	Prime Founder
Material	Ash Brushed	Dark brushed metal + ember flecks	Immortal
Material	Seal Lacquer	Cyan seal lacquer gloss	Seal Circle
Material	Lodge Gilt	Warm gold-edge lacquer	Primus Lodge
Material	Compact Twin-Coat	Dual-tone seal lacquer	Secundus+
Material	Chamber Carbon	Dark carbon weave look	Tertius+
Material	Gallery Iridescent	Slow gallery sheen (pairs with Oil Slick FX)	Quartus+
Material	Vault Lumen Coat	Warm lumen varnish	Quintus+
Material	Enclave Void Coat	Near-null specular coat (pairs with Null Matte FX)	Founding Apex Enclave
Armor FX	Visor Cyan Glow	Thin cyan edge glow on plates + OmniVisor brow	Founder
Armor FX	Founding Rim Tick	Soft cyan tick on plate edges (idle)	Elder Founder
Armor FX	Prime Scan Sweep	Brief visor scan-line pass	Prime Founder
Armor FX	Founding Ember	Soft fire along plate seams	Legacy pack
Armor FX	Case Mist	Low mist at boots / joints	Legacy pack
Armor FX	Dust Wake	Sand trail on sprint / land	Legacy pack
Armor FX	Ash Vein	Dim ember cracks in dark plates	Immortal
Armor FX	Void Sheen	Slow iridescent shader	Seal Circle
Armor FX	Storm Arc	Brief lightning tick along seams	Seal Circle+
Armor FX	Horizon Halo	Soft shoulder ring (idle)	Primus Lodge
Armor FX	Cold Breath	Frost mist at collar / vents	Primus Lodge+
Armor FX	Orbit Dust	Slow orbiting motes at shoulders	Secundus+
Armor FX	Signal Pulse	Soft radar rings from chest (idle)	Secundus+
Armor FX	Shiv Afterburn	Fire tongue at calves on jump/boost	Tertius+
Armor FX	Dossier Static	Scan-line flicker on plates	Quartus+
Armor FX	Oil Slick	Black-rainbow wet sheen	Quartus+
Armor FX	Lumen Edge	Warm gold rim light	Quintus+
Armor FX	Null Matte	Absorbs specular (stealth paint look)	Founding Apex Enclave
Body prop	Hardlight Vanes	Thin cyan wing-fins on back (idle fold / hangar unfold)	Founder
Body prop	Boot Glyph Trail	Faint dig-kit glyphs fade behind sprint	Elder Founder
Body prop	Orbit Pip	Single idle hologram pip at shoulder (case mote)	Prime Founder
Body prop	Case-Seal Mantle	Short cape/scarf with seal stamp	Legacy pack
Body prop	Ash Gliders	Ember-edged wing plates	Immortal
Body prop	Seal Span	Wider hardlight wings + Seal Circle mark	Seal Circle
Body prop	Enclave Pinions	Unique top-band wing set (void edge)	Founding Apex Enclave
Emote	Founding salute / case-stamp / OmniVisor salute / dig-kit plant	Personality loops	Legacy pack (2); clubs add more
Emote	Wing stretch / case flap	Short personality loop using equipped vanes	Immortal+
UI / hangar	Founding VISION chip · hangar banner · nameplate trim	Chrome / seal frames	Legacy+; club variants stack
UI / hangar	Founding Pedestal	Pedestal / light ring under character in hangar	Legacy pack
Weapon skin	Case-seal wrap / dig-kit chrome	Looks only — no damage change	Legacy pack

Legacy cosmetics pack (marketing T7 band): Founding Ember + Case Mist + Dust Wake + 2 emotes + case-seal weapon wrap + Founding hangar banner + Case-Seal Mantle + Founding Pedestal. Higher tiers keep this pack and add club exclusives (materials / FX / props stack).

In-game titles

• CF ladder titles (Witness → Founding Apex working names) grant a diegetic title on the EOS PUID.
• Display: Character I / nameplate / Match Results / Ladder presentation — cosmetic only.
• Club-unique title trim (e.g. Enclave) stacks as chrome, not a second combat identity.

Founding Clubs — in-game surface

Every Founding Club grants the same in-game toolkit below, differentiated by art / FX / tag. Site page, Discord, charter text, and ops ambassador roles are marketing / ops — not Combat systems.

In-game feature	Behavior
Club ID tag	Fixed uppercase id (e.g. SEAL, PRIMUS, ENCLAVE) on nameplate / roster when badge visible
Club seal / logo	Hangar banner, nameplate frame, optional armor/weapon decal (looks only)
Armor FX exclusives	Per-club FX from catalog; stacks with lower clubs kept unlocked
Material exclusives	Per-tier / per-club surface finish; stacks with FX and body props; plate size unchanged
Body prop exclusives	Wings / mantle / trails / shoulder pips — looks only; toggleable; no flight or power
Hangar trim	Club hangar banner / trim variant
Nameplate frame	Club frame + optional title trim
Founding / club VISION chip	Cosmetic chrome under the Terra Firma mark (VISION chip sits under the mark, never on it)
Emotes	Club-granted personality loops
Prestige ranks	Initiate → Adept → Luminary (working) — cosmetic / roster labels only; no permissions, no power
Badge visibility	Player may hide club badge in public profile; entitlement remains
Decals	Club armor/weapon decal + hangar trim; stacks with CF FX; never power

Club ladder (stack + distinguish)

Table reads low → high. Each club keeps everything from clubs above it in this list (lower gates) and adds its exclusive FX / chrome.

Club	Club ID	Gate (marketing)	In-game tell	Adds over clubs above
Seal Circle	SEAL	Apex (T9)	Cyan seal · Void Sheen · Seal Lacquer · Seal Span · Seal hangar/nameplate	First club toolkit + Void Sheen + Storm Arc + Seal Lacquer + Seal Span
Primus Lodge	PRIMUS	Apex Primus (T10)	Gold-rim seal · Horizon Halo · Lodge Gilt · Lodge banner	All Seal + Horizon Halo + Cold Breath + Lodge Gilt
Secundus Compact	SECUNDUS	Apex Secundus (T11)	Twin-seal · Orbit Dust + Signal Pulse · Compact Twin-Coat	All Primus + Orbit Dust + Signal Pulse + Compact Twin-Coat
Tertius Chamber	TERTIUS	Apex Tertius (T12)	Triple-mark · Shiv Afterburn · Chamber Carbon · Chamber projector chrome	All Secundus + Shiv Afterburn + Chamber Carbon
Quartus Gallery	QUARTUS	Apex Quartus (T13)	Gallery frame · Dossier Static + Oil Slick · Gallery Iridescent	All Tertius + Gallery FX + Gallery Iridescent
Quintus Vault	QUINTUS	Apex Quintus (T14)	Vault sigil · Lumen Edge · Vault Lumen Coat	All Quartus + Lumen Edge + Vault Lumen Coat
Founding Apex Enclave	ENCLAVE	Founding Apex (T15)	Unique Enclave frame · Null Matte · Enclave Void Coat · Enclave Pinions · all prior FX	Everything above + Null Matte + Enclave Void Coat + Enclave Pinions + unique title trim

Note

Out of this chapter (ops / site). Public club web page, Discord channels / voice / stage, charter copy, announcement calendars, appointed Officer / Marketing / Recruitment ambassadors, direct studio line, and playtest seat priority bands are marketing / community ops — not Combat, not Marketplace power. Player-created brand clubs are out of scope for CF v1.

What CF / clubs must never do

Out	Why
Power, frames, cadence, trees, raid keys, gem/jewel power	FS-PRD-006 / Dual Armory — looks never sell power
Credits or LUMENAR grants from club membership as pay-to-win	Clubs are prestige cosmetics; economy ledgers stay play / Marketplace rules
Plate size / underarmor joint scale changes via Material / FX / Body prop	Light vs heavy plates only; materials and FX are surface/overlay; props do not resize plates or grant flight
MLM / multi-level recruiting trees	Single-level referral only (marketing); no in-game recruiting power
Inventing a second hangar economy	Hangar chrome is presentation; MonetaryPlatform remains the money home

Related: Marketplace Economy · Season Pass · OmniVisor VISION chip placement · Character I presentation.