Will Clan alliances be in when the game goes live?

[PitMonk]

I think it would be better if we could make “Friends”, a halfway measure between Enemy and Clan Member. This way you’d be able to pass my defended buildings without being shot at, but I would still be able to lock away valuables which I don’t want you having access to.

I explain this more here:

We Need Friends

I’d like to make a suggestion for community life in the game. Currently we have clans. Everything is owned by the clan and granting every player equal access to everything. This can be an issue with adding new members later on. What I think would be nice is to be able to become your Friend. By becoming Friends, my thralls would not attack you, you can open my unlocked chests and use my workstations. If we also had lockable doors, then you would also be able to open my unlocked doors. Your b…