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Region: Refugia

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Scottzburg wrote:Hello IÂ’m new here but not new to nation states IÂ’ve been on and off again with nation states and a friend told me that yÂ’all are great community so I got back on and joined
I guess welcome back then and welcome to Refugia

Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Planet Risa, Lachina

Yondoria wrote:I guess welcome back then and welcome to Refugia
Thank you

Sylh Alanor, Planet Risa

Scottzburg wrote:Thank you
your welcome

Sylh Alanor

Scottzburg wrote:Hello IÂ’m new here but not new to nation states IÂ’ve been on and off again with nation states and a friend told me that yÂ’all are great community so I got back on and joined

Welcome! It's always nice to see new people joining :D

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Adawu, Tiralta, Planet Risa

Hey guys I'm new to this game and I could use some pointers on what to do, any suggestions are appreciated

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho

Western Canada And America wrote:Hey guys I'm new to this game and I could use some pointers on what to do, any suggestions are appreciated

We have some guides on certain aspects of the game here (https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1449847#howdoes), but it's not comprehensive. You can answer issues to affect the stats of your nation and try to cultivate it in certain directions (either playing blindly or by using a database of statistical outcomes to assist), you can collect and trade cards and build a collection, you can write and critique proposed laws in the World Assembly, you can even get involved in PvP international gameplay if you're crazy enough. Whatever sounds most interesting, there are folks around who can help set you on the right path.

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta, Planet Risa, Western Canada And America

Junitaki-Cho wrote:We have some guides on certain aspects of the game here (https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1449847#howdoes), but it's not comprehensive. You can answer issues to affect the stats of your nation and try to cultivate it in certain directions (either playing blindly or by using a database of statistical outcomes to assist), you can collect and trade cards and build a collection, you can write and critique proposed laws in the World Assembly, you can even get involved in PvP international gameplay if you're crazy enough. Whatever sounds most interesting, there are folks around who can help set you on the right path.

Junitaki-Cho wrote:We have some guides on certain aspects of the game here (https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1449847#howdoes), but it's not comprehensive. You can answer issues to affect the stats of your nation and try to cultivate it in certain directions (either playing blindly or by using a database of statistical outcomes to assist), you can collect and trade cards and build a collection, you can write and critique proposed laws in the World Assembly, you can even get involved in PvP international gameplay if you're crazy enough. Whatever sounds most interesting, there are folks around who can help set you on the right path.

Okay, I'll look into it, thanks

Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta

Lethodus wrote:As in...just Chris Pratt or like Owen Grady?

Yondoria wrote:He probably means like Mario cause Mario can use cappy to control the dinosaur but I may be wrong

It's MARIO

Yondoria, Comstockia

I can not wait for the map update. I want to see my beautiful country up on that map with all you great people.

Floofybit, Tovenia, Tiralta, Comstockia

Greetings Refugia. I am in a war with The Gayland Isles, and I would like to make a trade deal for weaponry, mercenaries, and other supplies.

Thank you for the support

Adawu, Yondoria

I had to give my 100% political freedom in the pursuit of pizza perfection. Such is the corrupt nature of my national industry.

Chacapoya, Typica, Floofybit, Liphia, Adawu, Tiralta, Polushia

Talmon wrote:Greetings Refugia. I am in a war with The Gayland Isles, and I would like to make a trade deal for weaponry, mercenaries, and other supplies.

Thank you for the support

wait hold up trade how do you do that

Talmon wrote:Greetings Refugia. I am in a war with The Gayland Isles, and I would like to make a trade deal for weaponry, mercenaries, and other supplies.

Thank you for the support

How did you did you manage to end up in a war?

Aephony

I just got the most amazing card for Website: the Internet!

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Aephony, Tiralta

Website wrote:I just got the most amazing card for Website: the Internet!

Amazing!

Sylh Alanor, Floofybit

Azelandia wrote:I can not wait for the map update. I want to see my beautiful country up on that map with all you great people.

In the meantime, you can enjoy being a part of my alternative, breakaway map:

https://i.imgur.com/Q3syVpd.png

:P

"Mountains rise and fall, and under them the Turtle swims onward. Men live and die, and the Turtle moves. Empires grow and crumble, and the Turtle moves. Gods come and go, and still the Turtle moves. The Turtle moves."

Polushia

Thenuhj wrote:wait hold up trade how do you do that

ItÂ’s an rp sort of thing, you would just put up a dispatch of factbook tagging me about what your sending. You can telegram a price or any other details you would like to add before posting it

Tiralta

Map Update!

Hello, I have finally had some time to work on the map files, and Sylh Alanor has been gracious to help me sort through all the things and get it moving.

New Additions:

[list]

[*] Cheesy Tots (Potato)

[*] Polushia (Portuguese)

[*] Rivillia (Bob)

[*] Azelandia (Naturalist)

[*] Talmon (Djornian)

[*] Comstockia (Refugi)

[*] Portmanteau (Manteauan)

[*] Targis (Targanian)

[/list]

Expansions:

[list]

[*] Tiralta

[*] Yondoria

[/list]

Removals from Absence:

[list]

[*] Djorner

[/list]

There are about four or five nations on the map who have CTE'd in the last couple weeks. I'm willing to give these nations until the next update to return to Refugia (as many of them have done in the past), but since we're getting pretty full on this map, that's about all the time I'm going to give them to do that. Also interestingly Talmon has asked to have the Djorner culture, which has been removed in the same update since they left the region, so Talmon is now the ancestral home of Djornian.

As always, if you guys want to play around with the map files on your own, there's a copy of the most recent save, along with a number of previous updates, on the network site. The latest save file is here:

https://calref.network/post/ns/map/Refugia%202022-04-21-14-31.map

Check out the latest map in the usual dispatch. Ctrl+F5 for a hard refresh if you think you might be looking at outdated images.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1287372

Chacapoya, Zukchiva, Barn Island, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Polushia

Adawu wrote:How did you did you manage to end up in a war?

Me and one of my irl friends have been having our countries be enemies lol

Floofybit, Tiralta

Refuge Isle wrote:Map Update!

So many new people, it's been fun spotting everyone on the map!

I'd also like to commend Lethodus for supporting a population of over 5.5 billion on what appears to be a 2km² island.

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Lethodus, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Polushia

Tiralta wrote:So many new people, it's been fun spotting everyone on the map!

I'd also like to commend Lethodus for supporting a population of over 5.5 billion on what appears to be a 2km² island.

Its truly my greatest feat

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta

Refuge Isle wrote:Map Update!

Hello, I have finally had some time to work on the map files, and Sylh Alanor has been gracious to help me sort through all the things and get it moving.

New Additions:

[list]

[*] Cheesy Tots (Potato)

[*] Polushia (Portuguese)

[*] Rivillia (Bob)

[*] Azelandia (Naturalist)

[*] Talmon (Djornian)

[*] Comstockia (Refugi)

[*] Portmanteau (Manteauan)

[*] Targis (Targanian)

[/list]

Expansions:

[list]

[*] Tiralta

[*] Yondoria

[/list]

Removals from Absence:

[list]

[*] Djorner

[/list]

There are about four or five nations on the map who have CTE'd in the last couple weeks. I'm willing to give these nations until the next update to return to Refugia (as many of them have done in the past), but since we're getting pretty full on this map, that's about all the time I'm going to give them to do that. Also interestingly Talmon has asked to have the Djorner culture, which has been removed in the same update since they left the region, so Talmon is now the ancestral home of Djornian.

As always, if you guys want to play around with the map files on your own, there's a copy of the most recent save, along with a number of previous updates, on the network site. The latest save file is here:

https://calref.network/post/ns/map/Refugia%202022-04-21-14-31.map

Check out the latest map in the usual dispatch. Ctrl+F5 for a hard refresh if you think you might be looking at outdated images.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1287372

Talmon looks like we are neighbours now.

Cheesy Tots, Floofybit, Tiralta, Talmon

the want to be on the map (when i am eligible) but also the want to be a lil island nation (and i don't think there are any islands left...)

Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta

Polushia wrote:Talmon looks like we are neighbours now.

!!!Neighbor gang!!!

Floofybit, Tiralta, Polushia

Talmon wrote:Greetings Refugia. I am in a war with The Gayland Isles, and I would like to make a trade deal for weaponry, mercenaries, and other supplies.

Thank you for the support

What do you need as support? I don't have much to spare, so it will be a bit pricey

I can purchase warships, guns, and non-nuclear weaponry (I do not plan on using IBMs)

Talmon wrote:I can purchase warships, guns, and non-nuclear weaponry (I do not plan on using IBMs)

I can provide at least 10 warships for 10 million dollars each, and about 10000 guns for about 500 dollars a piece

Talvezout wrote:the want to be on the map (when i am eligible) but also the want to be a lil island nation (and i don't think there are any islands left...)

There is one to the left of Vikoland and two next to Lethodus :)

Talvezout, Floofybit, Tiralta

for some reason allowing people to leave dead bodies around instead of burying them and it decreased my ideological radicality... what y'all up to?

Tiralta

The Land Named Bob wrote:for some reason allowing people to leave dead bodies around instead of burying them and it decreased my ideological radicality... what y'all up to?

Trying to bolster my struggling economy

Tiralta

thinking of starting an irl micronation (like sealand and stuff)

Cheesy Tots, Floofybit, Yondoria

Everetunga-Hari wrote:thinking of starting an irl micronation (like sealand and stuff)

Where would it be

Everetunga-Hari

Yondoria wrote:Where would it be

probably in my neighborhood, I would go around in a uniform asking people if they want to join lol

Floofybit, Yondoria, Tiralta

Everetunga-Hari wrote:probably in my neighborhood, I would go around in a uniform asking people if they want to join lol

Cool

Everetunga-Hari

Western Canada And America wrote:I can provide at least 10 warships for 10 million dollars each, and about 10000 guns for about 500 dollars a piece

Perfect! We'll have the funds transferred right away!

Talmon wrote:Perfect! We'll have the funds transferred right away!

Pleasure doing business, good luck comrade

Talmon

Talvezout wrote:the want to be on the map (when i am eligible) but also the want to be a lil island nation (and i don't think there are any islands left...)

As well as the small ones mentioned already, there are also two bigger islands if that's your jam - one in the far east, just south of Wombats, and one in the very south, to the west of Narwhal.

Talvezout, Floofybit

The Land Named Bob wrote:for some reason allowing people to leave dead bodies around instead of burying them and it decreased my ideological radicality... what y'all up to?

Trying to (peacefully) fight my way to a 1% Pacifism badge without completely tanking civil rights and political freedom.

Chacapoya, Floofybit

New poll up! Tell me how you feel about crafting in video games

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta

Araine wrote:There is one to the left of Vikoland and two next to Lethodus :)

And a bigger island to the east below Wombats. (Not a phrase I ever expected to write)

Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta

Looking to construct embassies in friendly nation territories... I want to improve diplomacy with my fellow globe trotters...

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta

How does the world assembly join?

Polushia wrote:Easter: sleep

Summer: I am planning go to Paris and the spend a week in the south of Spain

Lucky! I canÂ’t even leave my home country without the government butting its nose inÂ

Pangeodrea wrote:Lucky! I canÂ’t even leave my home country without the government butting its nose inÂ…

Jeez... that seems bad. Where you from?

Polushia wrote:Jeez... that seems bad. Where you from?

Â…United StatesÂ

Planet Risa

Guys, can I vote in the world assembly here on the app or do I have to enter the website?

Mdnarmia wrote:Guys, can I vote in the world assembly here on the app or do I have to enter the website?

*facepalm*

🤦🏻

You have to be in this region for a week.

Got it, I still understand how this game works. I'm still very confused

Chacapoya, Typica

Mdnarmia wrote:Got it, I still understand how this game works. I'm still very confused

You just said you understand how the game works and then you said you are confused?! My goodness, you don't make sense.

Remnants Of The Pacific, Mdnarmia

I still do not understand. It's spelled wrong, it must have been when translating into English.

Haibaria

hello internet friends. i learned about this game today and this looked like a nice region to start a breakfast utopia in

Typica, Floofybit, Liphia, Tovenia, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Polushia, Planet Risa

Fruhstburg wrote:hello internet friends. i learned about this game today and this looked like a nice region to start a breakfast utopia in

Welcome in!!!!!

Does it come with French Toast? 😍

Typica, Tiralta

Floofybit wrote:Welcome in!!!!!

Does it come with French Toast? 😍

We have our own, regional toast traditions

Floofybit, Tiralta, Pangeodrea

Mdnarmia wrote:Guys, can I vote in the world assembly here on the app or do I have to enter the website?

You should be able to vote in the world assembly on the app, but I don't know for certain because I don't use it.

Pangeodrea wrote:*facepalm*

🤦🏻

You have to be in this region for a week.

This is incorrect, the world assembly is not our regional election.

Pangeodrea wrote:You just said you understand how the game works and then you said you are confused?! My goodness, you don't make sense.

This is incredibly rude to a new player. It was clear that wasn't what they meant.

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Vikoland, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Haibaria, Remnants Of The Pacific, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Duneraven, Comstockia, Porthosia, Sokratia

Fruhstburg wrote:We have our own, regional toast traditions

LetÂ’s make a toast for toast!

Refuge Isle

Pangeodrea wrote:LetÂ’s make a toast for toast!

How bout let's make a toast for being nice to new players.

Chacapoya, Typica, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta, Porthosia

Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats wrote:How bout let's make a toast for being nice to new players.

Aye aye captain

Refuge Isle, Liphia, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Comstockia

On the topic of toast... What's the best toast topping? My favourite is peanut butter and banana.

Chacapoya, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Porthosia

Tiralta wrote:On the topic of toast... What's the best toast topping? My favourite is peanut butter and banana.

I used to like cinnamon and sugar but not really anymore. Peanut butter and banana always is such a big staple of my toast life, so much better than peanut butter and jelly! I really like when the yolky eggs get on my toast too. For some reason yolky toast tastes like heaven lol

Chacapoya, Refuge Isle, Araine, Tiralta, Porthosia

Tiralta wrote:On the topic of toast... What's the best toast topping? My favourite is peanut butter and banana.

I've been trying different kinds of bread lately. I think smashed avocado and nutritional yeast with a little sriracha works nicely, but if it's something like sourdough I honestly just like some butter.

Chacapoya, Typica, Refuge Isle, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta, Comstockia, Porthosia

Tiralta wrote:On the topic of toast... What's the best toast topping? My favourite is peanut butter and banana.

I saw this weird cashew spread on my microwave and I put it on some toast, turned out to be pretty nice

Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta, Comstockia

Tiralta wrote:On the topic of toast... What's the best toast topping? My favourite is peanut butter and banana.

I donÂ’t eat peanuts, so I go for almond butter and banana instead (almond butter and honey is good too). I also like avocado with garlic powder and salt. If I donÂ’t have access to produce I will use butter with marmite or honey.

Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta, Porthosia

Tiralta wrote:On the topic of toast... What's the best toast topping? My favourite is peanut butter and banana.

Butter. It's basic and I like it

Typica, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta, Porthosia

Is it possible to change or establish a religion in the country?

Typica, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Liphia

Mdnarmia wrote:Is it possible to change or establish a religion in the country?

It is, but you don't get the issue to unlock that field until you reach 1bn population.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Vikoland, Floofybit, Liphia, Yondoria, Tiralta

Post self-deleted by Mdnarmia.

Is the population in the game growing by an amount per day?

Typica, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Vikoland, Tiralta

Mdnarmia wrote:Is the population in the game growing by an amount per day?

Yep! It increases by 5-7 million per day but I believe increases faster at the start.

Typica, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Liphia, Tiralta

Mdnarmia wrote:Is it possible to change or establish a religion in the country?

Yes you can once you reach 1 billion citizens I recommend you read the FAQ

Yondoria wrote:Yes you can once you reach 1 billion citizens I recommend you read the FAQ

Hey, uh, Arch-Admin here.

There's a lot of places around NationStates that have this sorta CHECK THE PINS emote system to justify as little social investment into people as possible, or otherwise process them like cattle whenever they need something, and I'm just not really up for that. If someone has a question, they're certainly welcome to ask it. If you know the answer, you're welcome to answer it. But I don't think that it's a good mentality (not only in our region, but in real life) to talk down to someone or dismiss their question as needing to do more background research on their own first.

It's just not the environment that I'm interested in being in and, since I made this place, I'm somewhat invested in keeping it out of here.

Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Adawu, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Azelandia

Barn Island wrote:Adawu owns Barn island, you can pretty much ignore this nations presence.

E: also I think I will just give this nation Adawu's old flag.

High, I'm also a puppet of Adawu!

Floofybit

Joutou wrote:High, I'm also a puppet of Adawu!

I just really like answering the questions...

Floofybit, Tiralta

I have learned that the term "refugia," the plural for "refugium," refers to places that sustain remnants of isolated populations that have been affected by widespread ecological change. Such places can act as a refuge for these populations until the day that the climate readjusts, after which they may disperse outward, once again, to repopulate.

Neat. I wasn't aware that it was a real term. Seems fitting.

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Inaros Opa, Adawu, Everetunga-Hari, Tiralta

Floofybit wrote:I used to like cinnamon and sugar but not really anymore. Peanut butter and banana always is such a big staple of my toast life, so much better than peanut butter and jelly! I really like when the yolky eggs get on my toast too. For some reason yolky toast tastes like heaven lol

Oooh eggs on toast is a very close second for me!

Polushia wrote:Butter. It's basic and I like it

It's a classic for a reason for sure!

Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Polushia, Porthosia

Portmanteau wrote:I have learned that the term "refugia," the plural for "refugium," refers to places that sustain remnants of isolated populations that have been affected by widespread ecological change. Such places can act as a refuge for these populations until the day that the climate readjusts, after which they may disperse outward, once again, to repopulate.

Neat. I wasn't aware that it was a real term. Seems fitting.

The only question, was it done on purpose?

Portmanteau

I've just arrived from the pacific, hi everyone

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tovenia, Yondoria, Avatar Webby, Tiralta, Polushia, Planet Risa, Porthosia

How do I build embassy?

Cheesy Tots

Bobesville-Sholstine wrote:I've just arrived from the pacific, hi everyone

Welcome!

Mdnarmia wrote:How do I build embassy?

Only an executive founder, an executive delegate, or an appointed regional officer may construct or destroy embassies.

Cheesy Tots, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta, Polushia, Planet Risa

Can each person have only one country in the world assembly?

Typica, Floofybit

Mdnarmia wrote:Can each person have only one country in the world assembly?

Yeah, it's against the rules to have more than one WA nation at any given time.

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Floofybit, Adawu, Aephony, Tiralta, Polushia

So it's forbidden to have more than one nation in the game? I have another one besides this one. How do I delete it.

Mdnarmia wrote:So it's forbidden to have more than one nation in the game? I have another one besides this one. How do I delete it.

You're allowed to have multiple nations, but only one can be in the world assembly. If more than one is in the world assembly, you just click the resign button on the WA page for that nation.

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta, Polushia

Tiralta wrote:On the topic of toast... What's the best toast topping? My favourite is peanut butter and banana.

We prefer syrup, or honey, with butter. Yellow Label syrup is excellent because it is syrup blended with honey. We have also used Aunt Jemima syrup, but it has become even harder to locate than Yellow Label.

Tiralta

Post self-deleted by Mdnarmia.

Is it possible to shorten the time when problems appear?

Sylh Alanor, Adawu

Mdnarmia wrote:Is it possible to shorten the time when problems appear?

Sadly, it is not. With the slight caveat that, should you have the throttle toggled on, removing it will allow the issues to arrive in the minimum amount of time, which I think is 6 hours. To check that, go to your Settings, scroll down to Issues, and make sure it is set to "No Throttle." This is the default setting.

Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Adawu, Tiralta, Planet Risa, Bobesville-Sholstine

Post self-deleted by Polushia.

Man I haven't touched my nation in YEARS. I was serious about this in like 2017. Would like to get that motivation back.

Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta

Please send us the Discord link of the region.

Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Tiralta

Mdnarmia wrote:Please send us the Discord link of the region.

It's the link that says discord at the top of the region description if you just want to click, but the discord link is calref.network/chat if you're cool with copying and pasting.

Floofybit, Tiralta

Lord Phoenix wrote:Man I haven't touched my nation in YEARS. I was serious about this in like 2017. Would like to get that motivation back.

Welcome back! If you're looking for a community that does its best to approach this site as healthy as possible, you're in a good place. Feel free to join our chat if you want to just chill :)

Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Dyllonia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Bobesville-Sholstine

Sylh Alanor wrote:Welcome back! If you're looking for a community that does its best to approach this site as healthy as possible, you're in a good place. Feel free to join our chat if you want to just chill :)

I think it'll be best for me to create a new nation, have it be similar to this one but like new of course. But this region does seem friendly, I'll probably join back when I form my new nation.

Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Aephony, Tiralta

Lord Phoenix wrote:I think it'll be best for me to create a new nation, have it be similar to this one but like new of course. But this region does seem friendly, I'll probably join back when I form my new nation.

I’ve found that continuity is key to keeping myself going in this game. I’ve let my nation “disappear” a few times over the 10+ years I’ve played, but I always find it easier to slip back into my existing nation than to start a new one. I used to have several colony nations that I played around with too, but they became too much to keep up with.

Delta Vega Iv, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta

Is it possible to merge all nations into one? For example: I have 4 nations, is it possible to join them?

Adawu

Is there any way to make the population faster? I'm just growing a million a day.

Adawu

Mdnarmia wrote:Is it possible to merge all nations into one? For example: I have 4 nations, is it possible to join them?

I think not

Mdnarmia wrote:Is there any way to make the population faster? I'm just growing a million a day.

Answer issues. I think it helps

Delta Vega Iv, Typica

Mdnarmia wrote:Is there any way to make the population faster? I'm just growing a million a day.

I don't know if answering issues influences population growth, but even if it does, its impact is pretty negligent. The main factor in population growth is the mere passage of time.

Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Liphia, Tiralta

Yeah, the more complicated answer is that your population only goes up when it updates at major. Which means, gets hit by NationStates' database scanner which passes over this particular region every day at a little after 21:30 GMT -8.

You start at 5m when you found, and go up by a few million per day to start until you get a random roll of 5-7m per day after that. There are some specifics to this (and answers to many other starter questions), in the South Pacific's guide: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=444406#Basics_Population

Chacapoya, Honeydewistania, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Adawu, Avatar Webby, Tiralta

A beautiful day of spring, at last, has arrived.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Liphia, Yondoria, Aephony, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Porthosia, Bobesville-Sholstine

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Written by Refuge Isle.