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Region: Refugia
Hi Refugia, this is another RRS 3 notice to inform you that Nueva Rico has been removed from Refugia following offsite discussion amongst the Regional Council and the Administration of Calamity Refuge.
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Lovoreus Magnus, Antimai, Costa Do Moura
Maybe they're all lovely but just seen as rude to other places cause they're super direct or indirect in how they speak compared to everywhere else?
Typica, Jazur, Lovoreus Magnus, Commutia, Costa Do Moura
If I was a school teacher, this would be in every year's lesson plan.
[spoiler=my names]
Mercury = Kitty
Venus = Fernando
Earth = Tootsie
Mars = Imogen Poots
Jupiter = Dumbo
Saturn = Hieronymus
Uranus = Totoro
Neptune = Thad
[/spoiler]
Typica, Tiralta, Lovoreus Magnus, Commutia
swearing while encuringing someone
Tiralta, Powesaria, Experiment 231
So, any thoughts about the proposal Repeal "Museums of Musical Heritage"?
I believe that they who wrote the proposal have good intent, but wrong execution. The original resolution should not be repealed but revised to add some of the points made in the proposal.
Typica, Aephony, Antimai
Like Australians? :p
In order to make revisions you've got to do a repeal first, and then a replace.
Typica, Antimai
I didn't know that, do you know why is that? Why shouldn't there be an option to just upgrade/edit the existing resolutions without the need of repealing them first?
Typica
Yea I absolutely agree, it could be reevaluated for changes rather than repealing it, Needs some thought for sure.
Aephony, Lovoreus Magnus, Costa Do Moura
Technically, Dr. Bright needs another living human to put on his amulet for him to reincarnate as he is his amulet. So, the question is, any volunteers?
Antimai, Costa Do Moura
From the General Assembly Rules:
Proposals cannot amend existing resolutions because the game's coding does not allow for it. To introduce new legislation, the active resolution must be repealed.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Lovoreus Magnus, Costa Do Moura, Experiment 231
Hello CalRef! In light of our impending doom, it is my joy and privilege as Operations Councilor to inform you how we plan to survive the zombie apocalypse. The answer is simple. We will cure the zombies. I understand that it will require that we obtain splash potions of weakness and gold- oh. I have been informed that this is not Minecraft. The actual way we will do it is by firing large missiles at groups of zombies that will splash them with a cure substance that is probably not harmful to sentient life. Probably. We don't know what is it, we just know that it works.
With that said, the Office of Operations is very interested in making sure that we don't have any zombies at the end of the event, so this is your one and only warning that turning into a zombie production factory will result in your temporary removal from Refugia via the usage of the Border Control power. You are of course welcome to come back afterwards, but intentionally messing with the rest of the community isn't a great look, so. Keep that in mind.
More detailed plans will be published when I can actually link to the things that need linking to, but for now, please enjoy your impending doom, brought to you by FlitCola! Sponsor of breakaway nations and paramilitaries the world over, FlitCola brings a jolt of flavor to your tastebuds!© Pick up a FlitCola today!
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Ullrani, Antimai, Seabarrel, Costa Do Moura, New Mongol Republic
If you want the actual answer: The reason is that a General Assembly resolution affects your nation the same way an issue does, with stat adjustments. Those stats are determined by the category the GA resolution was filed in (eg. "Environmental --> Agriculture" boosts "Eco-Friendliness" and "Environmental Beauty" while decreasing "Sector: Agriculture", among others). Since the stat changes are independent of the resolution's actual text, there's no good way to determine how much of the stats should be changed when you edit an existing resolution. Everything would need one or more issue editors to individually look over all proposals, and there's nowhere near the personnel for that.
So the simpler answer is to stick with the category method and have repeals adjust stats in the opposite direction for half of whatever the category originally set.
Typica, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Lovoreus Magnus, Costa Do Moura, Experiment 231
I'm going to be afk for three large amounts of time during Z-Day. I have a festival thing to go to when it begins, and then a while later I'll have to sleep, and then I have to deal with Halloween festivities for a good amount of Halloween. So, my question is as follows: What the Sushi Rice should I do to keep myself from becoming a zombie production factory?
Chacapoya, Typica, Portmanteau, Amiyoka, Lovoreus Magnus, New Mongol Republic
how bout we make him a snake?
Portmanteau
FlitCola would like to take this opportunity to strenuously deny any association with the impending apocalypse. Our healthy energy drinks promote a strong constitution and an active mind, perfect for people across the region! Any statements regarding a supposed Installation FC or FlitZero should be taken as falsehoods.
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Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Portmanteau, A Million Dreams, Commutia
And so we run into the problem of the entire SCP multiverse being dead. Then again, he can become 682...
i am pretty sure they tried that and it didn´t work
I can imagine few things more dystopian than the word healthy followed by a trademark. And yet, somehow it seems not so far-fetched...
By the by, how do the Chacapoyan Breakaway States feel about airspace sovereignty and aircraft, in general?
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Chacapoyan Breakaway States
technically, dr bright would already have a "volunteer" on him. IIRC we just have to wait 14 days 'till it becomes permanent.
Delta Vega Iv
My economy is finaly no longer a basket case!
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Portmanteau
It's so nice to have you all here! Theres a lot of great information in the welcome telegram youve already received, but I have a few things that might help settling into the region easier. Refugia is part of a larger community named Calamity Refuge, or CalRef. We have a discord here: https://calref.network/chat/ and a forum here: https://calref.cc/index.php. Links for both are in the region description box at the top of this page. We host game nights and movie nights from the discord server from time to time. On the forum we have RPs and spam games (not really related to NS). If you want a place to just chill and talk to friendly people, those are great spaces for that.
If you haven't already done so, please consider joining the World Assembly and endorsing the delegate (that's me!). Click the link to learn more information on what that means and how to do it. If you join the World Assembly, you can endorse as many other nations in the region as you want, and get endorsed in return. You'll also become a Refugia Member State, which means you can vote in our elections and get a spot on our map of Refugia!
If you have any questions, please let us know. Everyone here is really friendly, except for one, because everything in life is a roll of the dice. If you prefer to read something pre-written over asking, however, check out this dispatch: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1449847
Finally, if you are an alt nation (which just means if the nation tagged in this welcome message is not your main nation on NationStates), it is required by regional law for you to report your main nation and intentions in Refugia to the Operations Councillor (that's A Million Dreams!) Thanks so much.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Commutia, New Mongol Republic
Dr. Bright: Trips
The SCP multiverse: Oh no
Twice if I'm correct.
Commutia
Things Dr Bright cannot do at the foundation
*Nations of the earth start playing from animaniacs*
Imagine an SCP that played Nations of the Earth but everytime that someone made a new NationStates account that nation's name is added to the song. And then the foundation uses this to hack the psychosphere.
Delta Vega Iv
slowly stuff is getting to smart for my smooth brain.
Delta Vega Iv, Costa Do Moura, Euemeria
SCP-1
Object Class - Neutralized
SCP-1 is a contraption in the video game "Nationstates.net" that plays the song "Yakko's World" whenever a new nation joins the game.
Containment Procedures: Hand it over to GOC asap, let them destroy it
Portmanteau, Antimai
We feel Great! About Aircraft in our Glorious Nation! The more smog the better!
Chacapoya, Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta
*confusing confused confusion in airspace accords*
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Experiment 231
and here i am having banned automobiles
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, New Mongol Republic
I mean, the SCP foundation using Yakkos World but NationStates and it updates for new nations to hack the psychosphere is nowhere near the weirdest thing theyve done. An example of this is the entire Admonition series, located in the canon Site-17 Deepwell Catalogue. At present moment it is unfinished, but it already showcases the foundation at its metaphorical worst, as it brings itself, utilizing what shouldve been their magnum opus, to its knees. And theres also SCP-7006, which is literally just Sites and SCiPs, DND but SCP in three alternate universes.
SCP-7389
Containment Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7389 is presently kept in a standard item containment locker.
Description: SCP-7389 is a small DVD presumed to have been created on November 13th, 2002. It was discovered in New York City on September 8th, 2016, in the hands of a black market dealer specializing in strange DVDs. An undercover foundation agent residing in New York City had been going to this dealer every three months in case any anomalous DVDs popped up in their possession. Finding a DVD called Yakkos NationStates they bought it, played it, and discovered that, halfway into the song, three more seconds were added to the run time of the song.
Rest of file reserved for Clearance Level five and above.
For the record, Im no making the rest.
Cheesy Tots, Portmanteau, Euemeria
and now my brain is as smooth as a glass pane. Thank you!
Costa Do Moura
And I thought I knew a lot about SCP.........
oh my gosh make that a real scp
You are very much welcome!
Once I finish working with the true Estebere. And maybe when I decide I want to get an account of the SCP Wiki.
Waywards Edge
Man I dont think Ive seen anyone discuss the SCP universe in years. Ive never really got into it but I knew people who were. I always admired the size of the community and the dedication of the writers. Its a huge collaboration writing project and theres so much lore. I dont remember too much about it though.
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Estebere, New Mongol Republic
Hm looking at the conversation beginning about the SCP foundation, I may as well recommend its WikiDot to you all. Contained(Heh, contained) within it are thousands of stories, seven thousand(and then some) SCPs, and several SCP universes. I would recommend starting where it all began: SCP-173, The Sculpture. It may be short, but it was also the first. Along with that, I would recommend reading the other classics: SCP-999, The Tickle Monster, SCP-682, The Hard-To-Destroy Reptile, SCP-963, Immorality, more well known as one Dr. Jack Bright, SCP-096, The Shy Guy, SCP-106, The Old Man, and whatever number the Plague Doctor is. Along with that, I recommend my personal favorite Canon, S and C Plastics, which is about a small town where the narrative reins supreme.
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Portmanteau, Antimai
My civil rights are officially lower than they have ever been. Oops.
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Survivors Win, Tiralta, Estebere, Experiment 231
Ok, I'll byte. What is SCP?
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Portmanteau, Prodigal, Experiment 231
It's a whole internet based fictional lore forum based on the fictional SCP foundation which dedicates itself to studying and containing mysterious anomalies. They deal with the most docile ones and the most dangerous ones all in the name of research and containment to protect the public. It's like how the backrooms became a thing; the internet finds a way.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the SCP lore started with the original indie game SCP-007 which involves you descending a progressively anxiety inducing stairwell that has something in there trying to kill you. It didn't get popular until a sole game developer made "SCP: Containment Breach" in 2012 which in turn made SCP lore famous.
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Portmanteau
The civil rights of my nation are going way too high might need to clamp down on that.
Delta Vega Iv
My economy is slowly creeping down, I'm more concerned about my tax rate.
I'm currently in the mood to correct you on this, so I may as well do so. I checked the WikiDot, and I think that something about your source for SCP-007 might've been wrong. I don't deny that the game doesn't exist, I think that it can exist, but according to the SCP WikiDot, SCP-007 is known as Abdominal Planet. I checked it, and it definitely isn't the haunted stairwell. I didn't care to check. I'm pretty sure that it all began with SCP-173, The Sculpture, which was created in 2008. Feel free to correct be if I'm wrong.
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Portmanteau, Prodigal
peepee poopoo farty fart
Oh, I read their multi-part history essay, it definitely started as SCP-173. Back in 2007, someone posted the original containment procedure on 4chan's /x/ board. The creepy tone and mysterious hints to a grander universe captivated peoples' imaginations, so people start writing more containment procedures. Eventually, some of the writers decided to make a wiki to better organize the project, and the rest was history. The video games were made years later, but they did cause the website's popularity to explode. The original game was called SCP-087 actually, and it was based on the containment procedure of the same name.
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Portmanteau
Ooh this is nice! Finally im not getting bombarded with telegrams
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Prodigal, Antimai
peace and quiet! welcome :]
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Prodigal
I've wound up on the SCP website a number of times, usually chasing down the source of some image or reference, and have always been intrigued by the whole thing but never really knew how or where to dip my toe in. So I appreciate the tips. The whole thing has a real fun X-Files / Men in Black / Indiana Jones vibe, all with an open, collaborative element that makes it seem quite unique.
Delta Vega Iv, Typica
Considering that Z-Day begins in two hours and a half, I should put a notice of inactivity here an hour and a half in advance. I will be off to other matters now.
Antimai
I believe you are more correct than I was my friend :D
Typica, Chatula, Antimai
The hexagons will give us much strength this Z-Day
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, Antimai
Hexagon is the bestagon!
This post was sponsored by CGP Grey
Typica, Istastioner, Antimai
Post self-deleted by Aephony.
Alright guys 5 minutes...
Do we have to do this or can we skip this guy?
I think Leroy needs something from this guy.
Ahh.. Isn't he a paladin?
Yeah, but it'll help him heal faster. I have more mana.
Christ. OK, uhh well what we'll do, I'll run in first, gather up all the eggs. We can kinda just, ya know, blast them all down with AOE. Um, I will use Intimidating Shout to kinda scatter 'em, so we don't have to fight a whole bunch of them at once. Uhh, when my Shouts are done, I'll need Anfrony to come in and drop his Shout too, uh so we can keep them scattered and not to fight too many. Um, when his is done, Bas of course will need to run in and do the same thing. We're gonna need Divine Intervention on our mages, uhh so they can AE, uh so we can of course get them down fast, 'cause we're bringing all these guys. I mean, we'll be in trouble if we don't take them down quick. Uhh, I think this is a pretty good plan, we should be able to pull it off this time. Uhh, what do you think Abduhl? Can you give me a number crunch real quick?
Uhhh.. yeah, gimme a sec... I'm coming up with thirty-two point three three uh, repeating of course, percentage, of survival.
That's a lot better than we usually do. Uhh, alright, you think we're ready guys?
Alright chums, (I'm back)! Let's do this... LEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!
Antimai, Euemeria
Anyone who's going in on this, go ahead and click research cure! The more people we have in the region researching, the faster we'll get better cure missiles!
Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Chatula, Liphia, Aephony, Tiralta, Ocean Space 20, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Antimai, Gaudium, Euemeria, New Mongol Republic
What does exterminate do?
Geoffistan, Euemeria
Kills your population permanently for this event, which is not something we're interested in.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, Geoffistan, Gaudium, Euemeria
noted all alts are researching cure, thank you
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Jazur, Geoffistan, Euemeria
I've never participated in this zombie thing before, anything that's recommended for me to do or not do?
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Geoffistan, Euemeria
Do: Research Cure :D
Don't: Exterminate/Embrace D:
Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Geoffistan, Antimai, Weirtopia, Euemeria
go get some research
Typica, Jazur, Geoffistan, Weirtopia, Euemeria
Then that's what I'll do!
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Istastioner, Jazur, Geoffistan, Euemeria
We shall put an end to this disease, as we did in the Old Days
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Geoffistan, Waywards Edge, Antimai, Gaudium, Euemeria
by the power of my apparently 'advanced healthcare,' i shall slay this virus into genetic material!
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur, Rejakhta, Geoffistan, Euemeria
So we just gotta hit "cure" and this whole thing will cease?
Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Duerrenberg, Euemeria
More nations curing will make the rate of infection lower until zombies start healing by themselves. But also it lets you research superweapons. Within a couple hours of your nation on "cure" you will get cure missiles that you can fire at zombie-riddled nations
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Antimai, Euemeria, West Islate
Alright I'll definitely do that
Typica, Junitaki-Cho, Istastioner, Jazur, Euemeria
*magic spear 1 plays*
Jazur, Euemeria
These zombies will face the full scientific might of WESLR! Cure them all, I say!
Typica, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Euemeria, West Islate
Contagiousness has dropped by 1.1, we are doing well. I'm 52% to a cure missile breakthrough
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Istastioner, Jazur, Gaudium, Euemeria
The Hexagon (or as I should properly call it "The Bestagon") is the key toward fighting off the Zombies
Typica, Jazur, Euemeria, New Mongol Republic
Prodigal is putting in effort for a cure
Typica, Tiralta, Euemeria
Jazur it would be better for you to target inactive players first, since hitting them with a weapon means they can't act for two minutes.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Euemeria
Alright, just got back and it's time to get to work.
Typica, Tiralta
This technically needs a RRS 3 notice, but https://www.nationstates.net/nation=the_ussoj was ejected for not playing cure. They're welcome back after Z-Day.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, West Islate
Weirtopia same for you, target inactive players instead of nations who are actively curing. Your missiles prevent them from doing anything for two minutes.
Typica, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Weirtopia, Duerrenberg
Hi, what is happening. I just joined.
Typica, Jazur
i think i should give them zombies rights. they are now living beeings too!
Wait, how do I know if someone is inactive or active?
Sylh Alanor, Jazur
Check their "Last Governmental Activity" line at the bottom of their page, right on top of the National Happenings feed.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur
Ok, thanks. I'll be sure to try that.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, A Million Dreams, Jazur
used to be living. They need to be safely quarantined and cured if possible. I hope they are still conscious so we can give em rights.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur, Euemeria
Hello, The leader of The Democratic Republic Of Kwangya wants to know if the Zombification in your country is under control, perhaps, if its not, we should help each other with great help.
With all our respect,
The leaders team.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Imperve, Jazur, New Mongol Republic, West Islate
well they are moving again so id say they are alive.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Jazur, Euemeria
RRS 3:
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=jarctica
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=catpuddle
Please stop killing your zombies. It's harshing our vibe.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Imperve, Tiralta, Jazur, West Islate
Much thanks for the cure volleys y'all
Was just starting to see the horde zombies option below my mark II's
Sylh Alanor, Jazur
i forgor about the zombies
hopefully everything turns out okay
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Jazur
not a single green foot has laid on my land so no, but im still working on a cure
Sylh Alanor, Jazur, Democratic Republic Of Kwangya, Euemeria
Alright I slept an excessive amount and missed the first several hours it seems. Ive returned to a small zombie problem. There are only a few million or so roaming the country and possibly ruining my beautiful forests.
Its not the zombies fault though, they dont know what theyre doing. Probably. I have begun researching a cure and upon returning to the living each former zombie will be gently reminded to try to avoid getting bitten next time.
Edit: Thanks for the cure missiles, the zombie problem has mostly been taken care of and the undead population is lower than it has been since the start of the event. My forests are now safer.
Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Euemeria
Refugia now has a negative rate of infection thanks to everyone researching a cure.
Keep up the research everybody! If you haven't started researching a cure, it's not too late. Pop over to your Zombie page and set your nation to researching
https://www.nationstates.net/page=zombie_control
Let's get those cure missiles out if you have them researched!
Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, West Remeshile, Antimai, Duerrenberg
Theres ZOMBIES now?? As per Refugia Recommendations, and the collective wisdom of West Remeshilian health experts, we have begun funding research for a cure.
Sylh Alanor, A Million Dreams
An update for y'all:
Thanks to the wonderful efforts of everyone in Refugia, we are *kicking butt.*
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Rejakhta, West Remeshile, Antimai, Wolfielandia
Let's keep the gas pedal down, everyone! Contain and cure!
Typica, Sylh Alanor, A Million Dreams, West Remeshile, Antimai, West Islate
I dont have to do anything to finish my cure research right? Itll just do it by itself? It was at 50 something when I logged in and selected the research option, then it went up to 70 something and stayed the same for awhile. Now its at 88%.
I dont know if its just time doing it or if its because other people are curing.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, West Remeshile
Yes, it'll do it itself ^-^
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta
Sorry, I need some assistance with the zombies in my nation as I havent logged in for a while, thanks yall for the help :D
Typica, Sylh Alanor, A Million Dreams
We're also trying to cure the zombies, so you should probably switch to researching a cure.
Typica, Tiralta
As a heads up:
Your research will be deactivated in two and a half hours -- 1am PDT
When that happens, you will need to turn it back on at https://www.nationstates.net/page=zombie_control
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur
In the latter part of my high school years there was a fairly large group of students who were very into the SCP universe and I peer reviewed numerous essays and stories on the topic in English and creative writing classes and overheard a lot of conversations.
The ones that stuck with me arent part of the main popular group I think, because they werent mentioned too often. Theyre not world really terrifying world ending threats either, but I found the concepts amusing.
[spoiler]I guess theres this IKEA that has infinite space inside, and once youre out of sight of the door it disappears and you never find it again. So many people have become trapped in this IKEA that there are numerous towns full of people living in it, eating the infinite supply of meatballs and building stuff out of the furniture. There are also monsters in it that kindly ask people to leave while trying to kill them if I remember correctly.
Then there was this cake that will clone itself if it goes uneaten for a certain amount of time, and cant be destroyed by anything other than eating. The only way to stop it from making more of itself is to eat the cake, but even then it reappears later on. I think the clones also do the same, and they found it only after the cakes had been sitting for awhile so they just have a room full of magic cake at the foundation. To contain it they just have some people go and eat all the cakes, but if they werent able to continue the cake eating the cakes would continue to multiply exponentially and cause a cake apocalypse, completely burying the world under massive amounts of cake. [/spoiler]
Typica, Imperve, A Million Dreams
Good news to those inside the IKEA! every day, an exit appears! The location is random, but you have a high chance of surviving if you wallhug.
Typica, A Million Dreams
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.