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Nuremgard Okay, I have a parliamentary system with a president as head of state, making me a presidential republic. But I have no idea what to write about it.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton

Yukona wrote:You might like Shrek, it's on Netflix

Feeling catty today?

Nuremgard wrote:Yeah, I love sharp defined jaws, cheekbones, faces. I love square, defined jaws. They look so masculine.

I like manly men but not the muscled, jawline kind. I'm all for that bear type!

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Moldegaard wrote:Nuremgard Okay, I have a parliamentary system with a president as head of state, making me a presidential republic. But I have no idea what to write about it.

I only wondered because you have a castle on your flag.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Moldegaard wrote:I like manly men but not the muscled, jawline kind. I'm all for that bear type!

I love muscles but not too much muscle. Nicely toned/athletic is perfect. But I love a jawline. However, I do have a major love of pretty boys.

Penguania And Antarctica, Moldegaard

Nuremgard wrote:I only wondered because you have a castle on your flag.

Oh that's just because it suits my nation's vibe. Old, dark, filled with creepy old settlements.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Moldegaard wrote:Oh that's just because it suits my nation's vibe. Old, dark, filled with creepy old settlements.

My country has a monarchy so we have lots of castles and palaces.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:My country has a monarchy so we have lots of castles and palaces.

In what architectural styles, or from what centuries mostly?

Moldegaard wrote:In what architectural styles, or from what centuries mostly?

Think of the Russian palaces. The Winter Palace, Catherine Palace, Peterhof Palace etc.

Jaslandia, Moldegaard

Nuremgard wrote:Think of the Russian palaces. The Winter Palace, Catherine Palace, Peterhof Palace etc.

I imagined something like that!

I mostly have castles from the 12th to the 16th century, with the most famous one (Bear Castle) from the 14th. So think big, stone castles in wooded hills.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton

Moldegaard wrote:I imagined something like that!

I mostly have castles from the 12th to the 16th century, with the most famous one (Bear Castle) from the 14th. So think big, stone castles in wooded hills.

You should check out my Imperial Family factbook if you want to see the kind of men I like. ;)

Percyton, Moldegaard

Nuremgard wrote:You should check out my Imperial Family factbook if you want to see the kind of men I like. ;)

Oh my Guoy, that's awesomely done! Nikolai is cute as fricks

Nuremgard

Moldegaard wrote:Oh my Guoy, that's awesomely done! Nikolai is cute as fricks

I knooow. He's so lovely. Nikolai was his wife's bodyguard before he married her and became a prince. I also love Aleksandr and Xavier.

Moldegaard

Nuremgard wrote:Feeling catty today?

Hey what's your problem Shrek? What you got against the whole world anyway, huh?

Yukona wrote:Hey what's your problem Shrek? What you got against the whole world anyway, huh?

Because everybody is always in my damn swamp.

Hey, I just had a thought. Trump must have got his policy idea from Shrek. He wanted to build a wall round his swamp.

Nuremgard wrote:Because everybody is always in my damn swamp.

Hey, I just had a thought. Trump must have got his policy idea from Shrek. He wanted to build a wall round his swamp.

Whoa, Shrek, did you do that? Man, you gotta warn somebody before you crack one like that, my mouth was open and everything!

Do civil rights really have to drop 1.8% when I teach other languages in school? Does it really?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton, Solla Ultima

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Moldegaard wrote:Do civil rights really have to drop 1.8% when I teach other languages in school? Does it really?

Nuremgard hosted an international summit in its capital so I made sure there was a lot of security. This increased corruption.

I'll tell you one better. I recently created an issue about VAT. In my free market country, I chose to abolish VAT. This raised taxation.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Nuremgard hosted an international summit in its capital so I made sure there was a lot of security. This increased corruption.

I'll tell you one better. I recently created an issue about VAT. In my free market country, I chose to abolish VAT. This raised taxation.

I had the same today! But I think that's because other taxes were raised to compensate for the loss.. A bit stupid still because you can't get to decide that.

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Onocarcass wrote:So, based on this map...

http://i.imgur.com/EcCC7UY.png

Which border do you think should be used for Dyota-Metura if it gains provincehood?

I'd say the dark green :D

Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Where did y'all design your flags? (website, etc)

Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:I had the same today! But I think that's because other taxes were raised to compensate for the loss.. A bit stupid still because you can't get to decide that.

But the second option specifically raises income tax to compensate for VAT being reduced. The first one should just abolish VAT and alter no other taxes.

Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Moldegaard

Nuremgard wrote:But the second option specifically raises income tax to compensate for VAT being reduced. The first one should just abolish VAT and alter no other taxes.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Issues' outcomes can be frustrating. But other than that, NationStates is still one of the best 'games' I've stumbled upon.

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Moldegaard wrote:¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Issues' outcomes can be frustrating. But other than that, NationStates is still one of the best 'games' I've stumbled upon.

Found out 6 years ago. Havent looked back since.

Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Moldegaard

Nuremgard wrote:Found out 6 years ago. Havent looked back since.

So how did you design your flag?

Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:So how did you design your flag?

I didnt. I found it on Google.

Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:I didnt. I found it on Google.

Ahh okay. I wanna design four flags for another nation's regions/states, but I haven't found a decent tool

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:Where did y'all design your flags? (website, etc)

Hehehe, I straight up made mine from scratch in Apple's Preview app, my fingers are still sore :P

Nuremgard, Moldegaard

Moldegaard wrote:Ahh okay. I wanna design four flags for another nation's regions/states, but I haven't found a decent tool

I can help you if you really need it man

Moldegaard

Yukona wrote:I can help you if you really need it man

Do you have an app or site? Before asking others, I'd like to try myself ;P

I have Powerpoint as last resort but it's far from ideal

Moldegaard wrote:Do you have an app or site? Before asking others, I'd like to try myself ;P

I have Powerpoint as last resort but it's far from ideal

Paint.NET is the best in my opinion

Yukona wrote:Paint.NET is the best in my opinion

I'll try it out, thanks!

Yukona wrote:Paint.NET is the best in my opinion

Hey, Yuk. Could you do a flag for me please?

Yukona

Nuremgard wrote:Hey, Yuk. Could you do a flag for me please?

Telegram me the deets

Nuremgard

Axeldonia wrote:I opened it up expecting some sort of mellow traditional history and was greeted by communist revolutionary trains

what

Percyton is a lot more capitalist nowadays, but yes, Percyton was originally formed through an engine-led communist revolution. Surprised more people haven't commented on that, to be honest.

Onocarcass wrote:So, based on this map...

http://i.imgur.com/EcCC7UY.png

Which border do you think should be used for Dyota-Metura if it gains provincehood?

The dark blue border seems fair, since it incorporates the most Dyota-Meturan cities, but maybe fix that big dip in the border which cuts off one of the cities.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

The banners of this site are really beautiful. Does anyone know where they got them from? I'd so play them on an office's lobby wall to light up the room at night...

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Moldegaard wrote:The banners of this site are really beautiful. Does anyone know where they got them from? I'd so play them on an office's lobby wall to light up the room at night...

They're probably a bunch of stock photos, so they likely got them from the usual stock photo places: iStock, Getty Images, Shutterstock, etc.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Moldegaard

Moldegaard wrote:Where did y'all design your flags? (website, etc)

I was singing about housework one day and two cardinals flew up and draped this flag across my back like a cloak.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Moldegaard

*jumps down like Obi~wan Kenobi*

Hello there.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, United Continental States

Northrenia wrote:*jumps down like Obi~wan Kenobi*

Hello there.

Go away

Northrenia wrote:*jumps down like Obi~wan Kenobi*

Hello there.

Welcome to the region, Northrenia! I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 green engine on the Island of Sodor. I hope you like it here in the CFN!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Northrenia

Northrenia wrote:*jumps down like Obi~wan Kenobi*

Hello there.

The Empire Of Handland wrote:Go away

Don't mind Ace, here. He's our resident ambassador of orneriness. He's in the Air Force, after all.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Northrenia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Don't mind Ace, here. He's our resident ambassador of orneriness. He's in the Air Force, after all.

Don't forget deployed USAF. The salt is intensified 10 fold

Northrenia

[spoiler=Today is August 4 and today are:]

Today is August 4 and today are:

- Assistance Dog Day

- Braham Pie Day

- Celebrations of San Salvador (San Salvador)

- Coast Guard Day (United States)

- Constitution Day (Cook Islands)

- International Beer Day

- Matica slovenská Day (Slovakia)

- National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day (United States)

- Revolution Day (Burkina Faso)

- Single Working Women's Day

- Tomboy Tools Day

- Twins Days Festival (Twinsburg, Ohio, USA)

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- AD 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.

- 598 – Goguryeo-Sui War: Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo (Korea) during the Manchurian rainy season, with a Chinese army and navy.

- 1265 – Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham: The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies.

- 1327 – First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England.

- 1532 – The Duchy of Brittany is united to the Kingdom of France.

- 1578 – Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.

- 1693 – Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.

- 1701 – Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed.

- 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.

- 1783 – Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.

- 1789 – In France members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.

- 1790 – A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).

- 1791 – The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.

- 1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato.

- 1821 – The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper.

- 1824 – The Battle of Kos is fought between Turkish and Greek forces.

- 1854 – The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.

- 1863 – Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.

- 1873 – American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.

- 1889 – The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.

- 1892 – The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She was tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later.

- 1914 – In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.

- 1915 – World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.

- 1924 – Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.

- 1936 – Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.

- 1944 – The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others.

- 1946 – An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.

- 1947 – The Supreme Court of Japan is established.

- 1964 – Civil Rights Movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21.

- 1964 – Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.

- 1965 – The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.

- 1969 – Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.

- 1974 – A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.

- 1975 – The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.

- 1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.

- 1984 – The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.

- 1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".

- 1991 – The Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos sinks off the Wild Coast of South Africa.

- 1993 – A federal judge sentences Los Angeles Police Department officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King's civil rights.

- 1995 – Operation Storm begins in Croatia.

- 2006 – A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).

- 2007 – NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1821 – Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton

- 1859 – Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1898 – Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer

- 1900 – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom

- 1901 – Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and singer

- 1912 – Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat

- 1955 – Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General

- 1961 – Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate

[/spoiler]

Quote of the day

Without labor nothing prospers.

- Sophocles -

Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Kalaron, Percyton, Moldegaard

The Empire Of Handland wrote:Go away

be careful, I have the high ground.

Jaslandia

I propose a map for the TBA map contest:

http://imgur.com/a/0hrSd

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:- 1532 – The Duchy of Brittany is united to the Kingdom of France.

Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

LONG LIVE RENNES!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Northrenia wrote:*jumps down like Obi~wan Kenobi*

Hello there.

Oh hey der! I'm Andy, welcome to the CoFN!

Jaslandia

Moldegaard wrote:Where did y'all design your flags? (website, etc)

Paint.net. I made mine 100% from scratch

Northrenia wrote:*jumps down like Obi~wan Kenobi*

Hello there.

Ahh....Welcome fellow Jedi....

Don't let the red lightsabers I wield fool you..

I am NOT a Sith.

Northrenia

Russkov Soviet wrote:Paint.net. I made mine 100% from scratch

I've tried it, but I'm really bad at it. Yukona is making some for me!

Russkov Soviet, Yukona, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:LONG LIVE RENNES!

Your country is really nice, Vista

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton, Northrenia

Moldegaard wrote:

Your country is really nice, Vista

I try my best, thank you very much

Jaslandia, Moldegaard, Northrenia

Moldegaard wrote:I've tried it, but I'm really bad at it. Yukona is making some for me!

Glad to hear it. I'm planning on having my leader come visit your nation.

Jaslandia, Yukona, Percyton, Moldegaard

Russkov Soviet wrote:Glad to hear it. I'm planning on having my leader come visit your nation.

They're more than welcome

Russkov Soviet

Moldegaard wrote:They're more than welcome

I hear wedding bells

A nation called Last Utopia spends ALL of its money on Education and nothing else, how does that even happen!?

Vista Major

Moldegaard wrote:A nation called Last Utopia spends ALL of its money on Education and nothing else, how does that even happen!?

At that point they'd literally just not have government...I'm all for majority spending on Education but that seems a bit extreme :P

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Moldegaard

Andromitus wrote:At that point they'd literally just not have government...I'm all for majority spending on Education but that seems a bit extreme :P

Hey how do you pronounce 'Ædenist'? Aydenist? Edenist?

Vista Major, Percyton

Moldegaard wrote:A nation called Last Utopia spends ALL of its money on Education and nothing else, how does that even happen!?

Andromitus wrote:At that point they'd literally just not have government...I'm all for majority spending on Education but that seems a bit extreme :P

The Teachers run the nation. All hail history class.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton, Solla Ultima, Moldegaard

Aldwood wrote:The Teachers run the nation. All hail history class.

Oh I have some good memories from history class

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Aldwood, Solla Ultima

Moldegaard wrote:Hey how do you pronounce 'Ædenist'? Aydenist? Edenist?

First one :D It's pronounced Ay-Den-Ist or Ay-Den-Ic

Aldwood wrote:The Teachers run the nation. All hail history class.

SIEG HISTORIA

Vista Major, Aldwood, Percyton

Andromitus wrote:First one :D It's pronounced Ay-Den-Ist or Ay-Den-Ic

SIEG HISTORIA

I read it correctly then!

Vista Major, Andromitus, Percyton

Andromitus wrote:

At that point they'd literally just not have government...I'm all for majority spending on Education but that seems a bit extreme :P

I'm okay with 100% education

Well, mostly. Save a little money for public transportation, eh? Gotta move all those kids around the place, no?

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Aldwood, Percyton, Solla Ultima

Vista Major wrote:I'm okay with 100% education

Well, mostly. Save a little money for public transportation, eh? Gotta move all those kids around the place, no?

You still wouldn't have a Governing body other than a Teacher's Union, Vista.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton, Solla Ultima

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1961 – Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate

Happy birthday, President Obama!

https://youtu.be/oqXX6kuk_XQ

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Moldegaard

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1974 – A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.

Gordon: It's seems these tragedies always happen on an express train. Why can't something like this happen on The Local, or on a commuter train?

Thomas: You do realize you sound very self-centered and insensitive right now, right?

Gordon: Perhaps, but my point still stands!

Vista Major wrote:I'm okay with 100% education

Well, mostly. Save a little money for public transportation, eh? Gotta move all those kids around the place, no?

This likely won't come as a surprise, but Percyton is strongly in favor of strong public transportation networks, including for education. In fact, Percyton has two schools (all-boys Cronk Abbey School and all-girls Sodor School) which charter special trains to the nearest stations (Abbey and Upper Brendam respectively) so that the children get to school on time. I've pulled these trains a few times when the other engines were busy, and while some of the students were snobbish and weren't impressed by riding on an old steam engine (probably because Cronk Abbey School and Sodor School are both rich kids private schools, which tend to attract more snobs), most of the students were pretty nice.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Aldwood wrote:You still wouldn't have a Governing body other than a Teacher's Union, Vista.

Won't need a union if there are no corporate or uneducated swine to oppress the scholarly class ;)

Vista Major wrote:Won't need a union if there are no corporate or uneducated swine to oppress the scholarly class ;)

Excuse me?

Jaslandia, Vista Major

Magnatronia wrote:Excuse me?

Viva La Socialista

Solla Ultima

Vista Major wrote:Viva La Socialista

Æden herrscht! Æden herrscht! Æden herrscht!

Vista Major

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/33/dlbn-dubh-linn-broadcasting-network?page=1&scrollTo=266

New broadcast up!

Vista Major

Andromitus wrote:Æden herrscht! Æden herrscht! Æden herrscht!

Hik'ah Iz Hay'im

Penguania And Antarctica

Tserra wrote:Hik'ah Iz Hay'im

Gesundheit

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Solla Ultima

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Gesundheit

Goyim

Andromitus, Yukona

Gimme bioweapons in the RP dammit :P

3rd most cheerful citizens? What the hell does Texas and Vista Major have that Nuremgard doesn't huh?!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Solla Ultima

Nuremgard wrote:3rd most cheerful citizens? What the hell does Texas and Vista Major have that Nuremgard doesn't huh?!

Holograms, memory chambers, sentient android partners, immersive gaming, and overall futuristic infrastructure with a politically-stable and moderate population (the Mary Stu-ness is obvious which contributed to me switching to this current hellhole and having general crapsacky backgrounds in every other puppet including UCT proper :p)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Holograms, memory chambers, sentient android partners, immersive gaming, and overall futuristic infrastructure with a politically-stable and moderate population (the Mary Stu-ness is obvious which contributed to me switching to this current hellhole and having general crapsacky backgrounds in every other puppet including UCT proper :p)

Nuremgard is my Mary Sue nation. :P Tangshan is my sh!thole. Valyria is also a sh!thole but based on a Game of Thrones civilisation. And Westeros is my benevolent, absolute monarchy.

Jaslandia

So I've come up with a possible economic system. It's not perfect, but I think we badly need some system.

[spoiler=Econ System]Essentially, when I say a cost system, I don't just mean they spend credits on something. What I mean is this: Every plot of land has an assigned amount of money (say, 6 million credits or set currency to a standard) as well as a list of resources gathered from Internet sources. The money could be set to your own currency with it's own numbers, based on the credit number assigned. People could set the prices of resources to trade and use their resources to create items like weapons or manufactured goods. It kills two birds with one stone: Economics and Trade. The downside is that it may seemed forced, but I honestly have no other idea.[/spoiler]

Jaslandia, Percyton, Solla Ultima

Friedensreich wrote:Gimme bioweapons in the RP dammit :P

If we adopt a functioning system, your wish may be granted.

Baxten wrote:So I've come up with a possible economic system. It's not perfect, but I think we badly need some system.

[spoiler=Econ System]Essentially, when I say a cost system, I don't just mean they spend credits on something. What I mean is this: Every plot of land has an assigned amount of money (say, 6 million credits or set currency to a standard) as well as a list of resources gathered from Internet sources. The money could be set to your own currency with it's own numbers, based on the credit number assigned. People could set the prices of resources to trade and use their resources to create items like weapons or manufactured goods. It kills two birds with one stone: Economics and Trade. The downside is that it may seemed forced, but I honestly have no other idea.[/spoiler]

It's a good start, but how will we determine the value of every single plot of land? Even if we can find sources for all the areas, it would be a time-consuming process considering how many spots we have. And what about nations which have heavily modified their land so it's more valuable than it would otherwise be (like I assume Peng did, since Antarctica is otherwise uninhabitable)? What about Sodor/Percyton, which is a custom-made and fictional landmass?

Peoples Liberation Republic, Percyton, Solla Ultima

Jaslandia wrote:It's a good start, but how will we determine the value of every single plot of land? Even if we can find sources for all the areas, it would be a time-consuming process considering how many spots we have. And what about nations which have heavily modified their land so it's more valuable than it would otherwise be (like I assume Peng did, since Antarctica is otherwise uninhabitable)? What about Sodor/Percyton, which is a custom-made and fictional landmass?

All valid points, which I'll need to address. On a custom map, it'd be easier. On a real map, I'd have to keep resources like the RL world. Fictional islands are more difficult. Credits/money would be randomly assigned, with factors such as trade taken into account. But again, it's all a WIP and any help is appreciated.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Increased PLR action in Somalia: https://www.nationstates.net/region=the_confederacy_general/page=display_region_rmb?postid=26640142#p26640142

Baxten wrote:All valid points, which I'll need to address. On a custom map, it'd be easier. On a real map, I'd have to keep resources like the RL world. Fictional islands are more difficult. Credits/money would be randomly assigned, with factors such as trade taken into account. But again, it's all a WIP and any help is appreciated.

If anything, I'd think it would be more difficult on a custom map, since we basically have to start from scratch in terms of resources, geography, land productivity, etc. I'm wondering if maybe we should start by assigning a certain base number of credits depending on terrain (ex: desert is worth 1 credit, mountains are worth 3 credits, grassland is worth 5 credits, etc.). We could then add or subtract to those values based on the individual nation (how long the nation has been using the land, how they use the land, population density, etc.) and randomly-generated factors like natural resources and susceptibility to natural disaster. I don't expect that to be the exact finalized system, but could something like that work?

Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:If anything, I'd think it would be more difficult on a custom map, since we basically have to start from scratch in terms of resources, geography, land productivity, etc. I'm wondering if maybe we should start by assigning a certain base number of credits depending on terrain (ex: desert is worth 1 credit, mountains are worth 3 credits, grassland is worth 5 credits, etc.). We could then add or subtract to those values based on the individual nation (how long the nation has been using the land, how they use the land, population density, etc.) and randomly-generated factors like natural resources and susceptibility to natural disaster. I don't expect that to be the exact finalized system, but could something like that work?

With a custom map, I could use the Make-Your-Own map using the Civ5 mapmaker to get resources and such. Or it could be totally random. It'd reduce research time totally, which imo would be much nicer. I'm sure it'd be nice to have a group of people that could help me.

Jaslandia, Peoples Liberation Republic, Percyton, Solla Ultima

Baxten wrote:With a custom map, I could use the Make-Your-Own map using the Civ5 mapmaker to get resources and such. Or it could be totally random. It'd reduce research time totally, which imo would be much nicer. I'm sure it'd be nice to have a group of people that could help me.

I'm not familiar with the Civ5 mapmaker, but other than that, I'd be willing to help however I can.

Jaslandia wrote:I'm not familiar with the Civ5 mapmaker, but other than that, I'd be willing to help however I can.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/3wfgxr/utilizing_my_favorite_mapmaking_tool_civilization/

Nuremgard wrote:3rd most cheerful citizens? What the hell does Texas and Vista Major have that Nuremgard doesn't huh?!
Snow and a population slowly getting over its addiction to pacifism and isolationism.

I haven't been following up with the map status.

When are we getting our new Earth map?

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton

Clemodecralia wrote:I haven't been following up with the map status.

When are we getting our new Earth map?

In the coming days

Percyton

Vista Major wrote:In the coming days

What's this map going to be for...My lore is very tied to my current geographic location...

Jaslandia, Tserra, Percyton, United Continental States

Andromitus wrote:What's this map going to be for...My lore is very tied to my current geographic location...

So is mine, unless the Island of Sodor is going to be recreated on this new map.

Jaslandia

Andromitus wrote:What's this map going to be for...My lore is very tied to my current geographic location...

I can always give you a new Canal area

Percyton wrote:So is mine, unless the Island of Sodor is going to be recreated on this new map.

It will be.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Percyton wrote:Percyton is a lot more capitalist nowadays, but yes, Percyton was originally formed through an engine-led communist revolution. Surprised more people haven't commented on that, to be honest.

The dark blue border seems fair, since it incorporates the most Dyota-Meturan cities, but maybe fix that big dip in the border which cuts off one of the cities.

They have to get Qinjan or Zengshyn to approve of the border as well. 18, of the 19 provinces have to agree, and thus far only 17 recognize Dyota-Metura.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Baxten wrote:I can always give you a new Canal area

It will be.

Oh well thats an economic Tie, no I'm talking about military installations, city locations, geographic systems, a continent right next to a colonial Empire that is close enough to form meaningful colonies yet still far enough away to be able to shatter all ties with said Empire

Jaslandia, Tserra, Percyton, United Continental States

Andromitus wrote:Oh well thats an economic Tie, no I'm talking about military installations, city locations, geographic systems, a continent right next to a colonial Empire that is close enough to form meaningful colonies yet still far enough away to be able to shatter all ties with said Empire

I have all of those documented and accounted for in my location, and I will defend them *growls*

Jaslandia, Tserra, Percyton, United Continental States

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