Am I seeing things or does that mean basically anyone can make and add contracts to their game?
Very interesting.
Are there any rules/guidelines regarding the lore that we should be aware of Hopes? This sounds really fun, but I wouldn't want to make any contracts which contradict your lore (past, present, and future of the DeLuca universe lore).
Not quite. There are two ways this will be going down.
1. Mods
This is unofficial and can be added by anyone if they wish for it. This will, of course, not be canon. (Also, it all depends if people are interested enough to make mods for it.)
2. Volunteers
There will be a few who will make some contracts for the new gameplay. They will get the first play tomorrow or the day after to get a feel and then they can make their own. (with my help)
Since this will be part of the main game, I will go through it all and add, remover, and change whatever I think is needed.
So, the downside will be that I will go through their work and modify it as I wish. Not everyone is cool with that. On the upside, you get your own contract in the main game which will be played by the whole player base (even if it's heavily modified by me)