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Title: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on November 04, 2015, 09:49:04 PM
Oh gods, I love Nationstates so much. So I'm probably somewhat biased on the matter. But here goes anyway.

Nationstates (http://www.nationstates.net) is, in essence, a browser game involving running a nation. Every day, you'll get a set number of issues to resolve, from freedom of speech laws to space research, and even a huge, branching, multi-issue chain dealing with turmoil in Brazilistan. And you're supposed to choose from the options you're given to shape how your nation develops. The best part of this, really, is the sheer absurdness some of the proposals, or issues for that matter, display. Banning anything from automobiles to the internet, deifying your leader, and processing dead people into snacks are absolutely things that you can do. So that's pretty fun. Not to mention, choosing an option might not necessarily bring the result you expected. Allowing flag burning apparently increased the tendency for flag-burning mobs of people to turn into straight-up burning mobs of people. It's best not to question the madness.

Besides issues, there's a couple more things as well to note. Nations are grouped into regions, which essentially serve a social function. Through the regional message boards, people can talk about whatever suits them. Plus, the fact that a region's WA Delegate (more on that in a bit) often has the power to change regional settings, including kicking people out of regions, a metagame of sorts has developed, where coordinated groups of raiders try to wrest control of a region's delegacy, mildly vandalise it, and then run off. So that's a thing, I guess.
Now, the WA. In short, 's a group of nations that pretty much anyone can join, and it functions as a rough analogue to our UN. Drafting resolutions on various things, and putting them to vote. I'm not overly active in that sector, so I'm afraid my explanation pretty much stops there.

Anyways, it's fun. I personally run a couple nations, mainly for the variety. And 'cause having a cartoonishly evil dictatorship brings me much amusement. Especially when I tattoo barcodes on my citisens and spike their drinking water with drugs to keep them under control.
>.>
<.<

/ramble
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: alexgt on November 04, 2015, 11:50:05 PM
Looks interesting, I already made a Nation:
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/OXS7qYT.png)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on November 05, 2015, 05:51:42 AM
Main nation! [spoiler](https://img.ourl.ca/Screenshot%20%282%29.png) (http://www.nationstates.net/nation=stuffed_stuffing)[/spoiler]
And my two primary alts. I have a couple more, but they haven't gone in as much of a direction as I'd planned quite yet.
Egplanton (http://www.nationstates.net/nation=Egplanton) and Patagoniae (http://www.nationstates.net/nation=Patagoniae). They're fun places. Check out the causes of death ^~^
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Yuki on November 05, 2015, 07:50:29 AM
[spoiler](http://puu.sh/la3kM/36b6b93795.png)[/spoiler]
Sounds fun.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on November 06, 2015, 01:30:12 PM
@Juju
[spoiler]
(http://i.imgur.com/E9AOoKi.png)[/spoiler]
Nearly forgot, I dug this one out of the graveyard during the hallowe'en zombie thing.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Araidia on November 07, 2015, 12:45:34 AM
It's nice to see other Nationstates players.
My nation is the Kingdom of Enguard
My region is The New Inquisition
(The Zombie Apocalypse event screwed us over because a person had puppets that had billions of zombies)
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Dream of Omnimaga on November 07, 2015, 07:02:11 AM
Lol I should try that at one point, and lol at the Walrussia nation.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on November 08, 2015, 01:54:07 PM
So I just started with a few nations, because I wanted to experiment with the options. I pretty much always have good civil rights and political freedom, but how do you get a good economy?? The best one I ever got was ~40/100, and the next day after selecting the issues it dropped to ~20/100.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on November 08, 2015, 02:02:22 PM
Quote from: semiprocoder on November 08, 2015, 01:54:07 PM
So I just started with a few nations, because I wanted to experiment with the options. I pretty much always have good civil rights and political freedom, but how do you get a good economy?? The best one I ever got was ~40/100, and the next day after selecting the issues it dropped to ~20/100.
Difficult. Generally, the best way to go is to drive it up through issues that would help your economy. Problem is, those tend to impact negatively on over stuff, be it civil/political freedoms or one of the other factor, like the environment or whatever else. So, keeping everything up to reasonable levels is a bit of a juggling act.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on November 08, 2015, 06:54:03 PM
Well Whatever. I guess I will have to just play it out. For now I'm content with the 36/100 eco I have.
Anyways, here is my nation:
[spoiler](https://codewalr.us/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=831.0;attach=658;image)[/spoiler]

Btw how are you supposed to upload images properly?
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on November 13, 2015, 07:13:14 AM
[spoiler]Murder, He Shouted!
LEGISLATION PENDING
The Issue

Your Chief Economic Adviser, Mr. Shylock Holmes, was found dead in your office with several stab wounds in his back early this morning. A baffled Arneholm P.D. has called in the assistance of world-renowned Lilliputian private investigator Mr. Marple to help untangle the mystery. After several hours of thorough investigation, the notoriously eccentric detective has called all the suspects to the parlour.

The Debate

"You can't possibly think it was me," states Colonel Custard, the victim's old business partner, while trying to hide a red stained shirtsleeve. "He and I were the best of friends. In fact, I was paying him under the table to give you terrible advice that would favour my company; why would I kill him? If anything, it was probably that harlot secretary of yours. I know for a fact they've been getting it on all over your desk when you leave the office. This is clearly the result of a sordid affair gone wrong; arrest that minx! And while we're at it, throw a tiny tax break in my direction. It's what he would've wanted."

"Lies, all lies!" your young secretary Miss O'Hara hisses aggressively at Col. Custard. "He was no friend of yours, or those polluting Book Publishing facilities you have set up everywhere. He was a tender soul, and our love made him a new man; yes, with such a big heart, no wonder the old man had so much blood in him! He was going to propose cutting every one of those subsidies propping up your business, and you knew it!" O'Hara turns back to face you with crocodile tears forming in her eyes. "Goddess-Queen Elro, I demand you have that greedy phony arrested, and then convert his damned factories into a series of national parks! It's what my love would've wanted."

"Silence!" shouts Detective Marple, as he stops grooming his impeccable moustache in one of your antique mirrors and walks to the centre of the room. "Mon dieu, enough with the talking of the words and the pointing of the fingers. The Great Marple hears nothing but the jibber and the jabber. The old friend, the foxy secretary; such clichés! Are any of you cold-blooded enough to have done this deed? I say, non! When you add it all up, there is really only the one solution. Only one in this room deserves to be put in the little grey cell." The elderly detective then proceeds towards your desk, and retrieves a quite exquisite candlestick from one of your drawers. "It was you, Goddess-Queen Elro! It was you who stabbed and stabbed with the stick that holds the candles until he was no more! All out of fear for your young and dashing advisor outshining you. Take him away, Chief Inspector Snickers; he disgusts me."

"Oh my Violet, this is just like the ending of 'The Maxtopian Falcon'," opines amateur filmmaker Professor Prune, who inexplicably appears from your closet. "You are being framed, Goddess-Queen Elro. It was the detective all along. He killed your adviser just so he could take the case and make headlines for putting you away for murder! You need to hold him responsible, and the rest of the Arneholm P.D. too, for that matter, for being too slow to realize his ploy!"

[/spoiler]

This issue made me so very happy. It's really a beautiful thing.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Dream of Omnimaga on November 13, 2015, 08:25:12 AM
What I wanted to create is the most satanic, dictatorial/oppressive nation, just to see how it ends up. But I am unsure what to pick. The motto would probably be "Destroy humanity" :P
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: alexgt on November 13, 2015, 05:54:10 PM
Make it like Nazi Germany DJ :P
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: p4nix on November 13, 2015, 06:00:49 PM
Or like germany today - in the 'refugee '''crisis'''' :P
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: alexgt on November 13, 2015, 06:07:26 PM
Quote from: p4nix on November 13, 2015, 06:00:49 PM
Or like germany today - in the 'refugee '''crisis'''' :P
But Nazi Germany had concentration camps and was directly for World Domination.

Also what is the refugee crisis (I didn't see it on American news)
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: p4nix on November 13, 2015, 06:29:33 PM
There is a lot of discussion and debate in europe because of massive flow of refugees from syria, iraq, somalia, afghanistan and so on. Especially the 'lower' population stratum (translated from german, might be bad formulated) obviously has fears and their is quite some bias. And basically the opinions drift apart on that topic - there's nothing like a opinion in the centre. There is either left or right wing movement, but you would have to stand in the middle to do it right - but that's where basically the police stands (at least on demonstrations) :P
That has nothing to do with nazis - but obviously there are still nationalsocialistic dumbasses around, which use the anti-refugee 'movement' as places to promote themselves.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: alexgt on November 13, 2015, 06:40:57 PM
Yeah, that is pretty crazy the police are having a hard time in America too with all the race issues <_<

And I wasn't saying that Germany is a bunch of Nazis don't get me wrong :P
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: p4nix on November 13, 2015, 06:43:34 PM
I don't get you wrong: however it is true, that there are (still? / again?) quite a lot of people in germany with racist opinions...
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: alexgt on November 13, 2015, 06:51:23 PM
Yeah but the majority is non-racist right?!
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: p4nix on November 13, 2015, 06:52:39 PM
I hope so :P If it turns out otherwise, I'd probably leave germany.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: alexgt on November 13, 2015, 07:21:37 PM
Yeah, no kidding
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Araidia on November 13, 2015, 10:58:12 PM
Back to the topic of Nationstates, have you guys found a region to reside in? Finding the right region for you makes the game 34 times better.  :)
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Dream of Omnimaga on November 14, 2015, 02:43:47 PM
Quote from: p4nix on November 13, 2015, 06:43:34 PM
I don't get you wrong: however it is true, that there are (still? / again?) quite a lot of people in germany with racist opinions...
Same in Quebec and Canada. While not as bad as in USA, I still hear some people here every now and then who expresses their disdain for black people.
Quote from: Araidia on November 13, 2015, 10:58:12 PM
Back to the topic of Nationstates, have you guys found a region to reside in? Finding the right region for you makes the game 34 times better.  :)
Does it have to be a real region?
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Araidia on November 14, 2015, 04:19:05 PM
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on November 14, 2015, 02:43:47 PM
Quote from: p4nix on November 13, 2015, 06:43:34 PM
I don't get you wrong: however it is true, that there are (still? / again?) quite a lot of people in germany with racist opinions...
Same in Quebec and Canada. While not as bad as in USA, I still hear some people here every now and then who expresses their disdain for black people.
Quote from: Araidia on November 13, 2015, 10:58:12 PM
Back to the topic of Nationstates, have you guys found a region to reside in? Finding the right region for you makes the game 34 times better.  :)
Does it have to be a real region?
I don't think so, most regions are made up, like the one I'm in right now.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: ordelore on November 15, 2015, 11:39:44 PM
This is what happens when I take the advice of an Internet forum
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=lyons_township
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: 123outerme on November 16, 2015, 12:07:48 AM
Here's my nation: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=uvutu
My nation's views make no sense. I now see that I misread a question.
Here's a better one:
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=zeptland
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on November 18, 2015, 02:06:40 PM
Ooh, question. Is there any interest in me setting up a CW region?
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Araidia on November 18, 2015, 11:18:35 PM
Quote from: Turiq on November 18, 2015, 02:06:40 PM
Ooh, question. Is there any interest in me setting up a CW region?
That would be interesting, but I sadly can not because I'm currently an officer in my region
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Dream of Omnimaga on November 30, 2015, 07:09:36 PM
Quote from: Turiq on November 18, 2015, 02:06:40 PM
Ooh, question. Is there any interest in me setting up a CW region?
I recall seeing one already or it was already taken?

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=codewalrus

Or maybe it's not related to CW and was created by somebody else?
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on November 30, 2015, 10:28:10 PM
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on November 30, 2015, 07:09:36 PM
Quote from: Turiq on November 18, 2015, 02:06:40 PM
Ooh, question. Is there any interest in me setting up a CW region?
I recall seeing one already or it was already taken?

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=codewalrus

Or maybe it's not related to CW and was created by somebody else?
That's a nation, rather than a region. In short, the former is something which that nation's creator controls directly, and is the vehicle through which issues are answered. The latter is a group of nations, with functions ranging from a regional message board to the election of a delegate.

And yeah, the nation exists. It's Juju's, if I'm not mistaken.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Dream of Omnimaga on December 01, 2015, 08:41:48 AM
Ah I see now, thanks for the explanation. Glad that it's by someone from here too. :P
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: ordelore on December 10, 2015, 12:17:21 PM
Sweet!
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=lyons_township
I'm now in the top 10% of happiest citizens!
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Dream of Omnimaga on January 05, 2016, 08:58:23 AM
Wait ordelore, do you mean you are part of the Lyons Township or have you created that nation? (also I'm late >.<)
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: ordelore on January 05, 2016, 05:22:08 PM
I created that nation (Lyons Township) from scratch.
I also made the region, Suburbia, that Lyons Township is a part of.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Araidia on January 05, 2016, 06:37:30 PM
Somewhat recently my nation(Enguard) reached a population of 1 billion   ;D
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on January 06, 2016, 03:29:55 AM
So I made one:
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=walrii

"The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5 million Walriians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings.""


Time to make a very evil nation, and the stuff that I know about the history of Stalin's regime is sort of influencing this :P
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Dream of Omnimaga on January 06, 2016, 04:00:04 AM
That doesn't really fit CW and Walrii O.O
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Unicorn on January 06, 2016, 04:16:33 AM
Nat a bad death rate, though...
Title: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on January 06, 2016, 04:30:08 AM
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on January 06, 2016, 04:00:04 AM
That doesn't really fit CW and Walrii O.O
Sorry :P

I guess my other nation might be more fitting, but I don't think I can change nation names. At least "Walrii's national animal is the Walrus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans."
[spoiler="Nation I'm actually nice to"]
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=uncreativenames
[/spoiler]

And if we need a Codewalrus region, I made one at http://www.nationstates.net/region=codewalrus
The password is walrii.

Quote from: Unicorn on January 06, 2016, 04:16:33 AM
Nat a bad death rate, though...
When issues regarding economy come up, I really should stop pouring money into military :P
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on January 06, 2016, 09:08:23 PM
Well, I joined codewalrus. My nation is semiprocoderz.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on January 07, 2016, 01:34:41 AM
I got an interesting issue:
"In a bid to provide a new revenue stream for Walrii's Beef-Based Agriculture industry, it has been suggested that Walruses could be added to the menu."

O.O

(Of course, I had the walruses made into food :P )

And now Nazis are campaigning in my nation...
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on January 08, 2016, 02:07:13 AM
Yeah I had the same issue, but I don't remember what I chose. Also can you guys endorse me to be CW's delegate? If DJ joins, then maybe he should be delegate though.
Title: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on January 08, 2016, 04:06:07 AM
I don't know how to endorse,  or to set the WA delagate :/

I'll try to make you rhe delagate.

Edit: Found something called challenges. of all the CW region, I only lost to semipro :)
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Unicorn on January 08, 2016, 06:11:48 AM
I joined the CW region as well, see if you can guess the name :P
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on January 09, 2016, 01:04:24 AM
Quote from: princetonlion.tibd on January 08, 2016, 04:06:07 AM
I don't know how to endorse,  or to set the WA delagate :/
You have to first join the wolrd assembly. I forget how you do so, but I do remember that it wasn't very difficult.

Quote from: princetonlion.tibd on January 08, 2016, 04:06:07 AM
Edit: Found something called challenges. of all the CW region, I only lost to semipro :)

Lol yeah I just found out about that too. I tried challenging random nations, but my defense(don't like wasting money on something that perpetuates death and when theres always a peaceful solution) and religious(not a spiritual kind of guy) numbers are too low, and they seem to have popped up relatively often, so I kept loosing. Also my eco isn't that high.
Can't believe I've played this game for like at least a month and never challenged anyone.
Title: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on January 09, 2016, 05:19:10 PM
I joined the WA and endorsed you :)

Only problem, 4 nations out of 6 in CW belong to me, so I can't endorse you anymore times.

EDIT: The Empire of Gimmelshtumpia is my IRL friend. In case anyone was wondering.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on January 09, 2016, 09:01:18 PM
Thanks so much!

So now that I have executive authority, I can select people(myself included) for the positions of
appearance,
border control,
communications,
embassies, and
polls.

If anyone is interested in any of these roles, pm me(I have given myself poll authority for now in case I decide to make polls).
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on January 09, 2016, 09:32:23 PM
what does each of those do? I only know embassies and polls.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Araidia on January 09, 2016, 10:19:06 PM
Appearance: Edit the World Factbook Entry. It also has the ability to changed the Regional Flag

Border Control: You can ban and eject people from the region. You can also password protect the region.

Communications: You can suppress and unsuppress posts in the Regional Message Board. You can also send Region Wide Telegrams at no cost, make a welcome telegram for when nations move to your region, and select who may send recruitment telegrams for your region. The most powerful position out of them all(in my opinion).

Embassies: Control who to form embassies with(accepting and declining invites and also inviting others) and being able to decide if people from the embassy region can post on your regional message board

Polls: self explanatory, has the ability to create polls for the region.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on January 10, 2016, 02:42:38 PM
Wow you guys really spend money keeping your people in line. So much police:
(http://s7.postimg.org/skclgzj63/police_rates.png)
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on January 10, 2016, 04:22:37 PM
Well, the 4 I have all have compulsory military service.  Stalrii and Walrii pour money into the military.

I would like to power of embassies in CW.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on January 10, 2016, 07:04:14 PM
Granted. I also gave you pretty much every other power except executive and world assembly(still need one more hour to be able to grant you border control).
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: ordelore on January 10, 2016, 07:22:12 PM
I'm also in the top 10% for best weather!
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on January 10, 2016, 07:34:35 PM
Oh. All I have for 10% is most endorsments(I had four or so endorsments in the south pacific) and largest timber woodchipping industry.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on January 11, 2016, 05:59:48 AM
Quote from: semiprocoder on January 10, 2016, 07:34:35 PM
Oh. All I have for 10% is most endorsments(I had four or so endorsments in the south pacific) and largest timber woodchipping industry.
Pfft~
(http://i.imgur.com/9UvUu7t.png)
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on January 11, 2016, 02:54:53 PM
O.O

And I changed the nation flag to a Walrii.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Araidia on February 16, 2016, 04:51:26 AM
It was announced on the "News" section that there are going to be 4 issues per day(in like a month or so)
And issue decisions become processed immediately, but I see a problem with that because it doesn't give players time to contemplate their decision.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: semiprocoder on February 16, 2016, 03:21:41 PM
They should give like 30 minutes to change your decision instead of doing it instantly. However, I definately dont want to wait half a day just to see the effects of my option.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: ordelore on February 29, 2016, 11:20:06 PM
My region just got raided by DEN, any advice?
Also, all the updates were implemented.
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Araidia on March 01, 2016, 03:14:46 AM
Quote from: ordelore on February 29, 2016, 11:20:06 PM
My region just got raided by DEN, any advice?
Also, all the updates were implemented.
I'm guessing that your in the region of Anarchy, and looking at what happened there, I have to say that you are pretty screwed...
Without your founder, there's not much you could do...
https://www.nationstates.net/page=faq
(There's an invasion section under Regions)

Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on March 04, 2016, 04:02:07 AM
Quote from: semiprocoder on February 16, 2016, 03:21:41 PM
They should give like 30 minutes to change your decision instead of doing it instantly. However, I definately dont want to wait half a day just to see the effects of my option.
You can add a confirmation in your settings.

Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: Turiq on March 17, 2016, 10:19:35 PM
Quote from: ordelore on February 29, 2016, 11:20:06 PM
My region just got raided by DEN, any advice?
Also, all the updates were implemented.

/late, but...
First off, if you can, avoid being in a founderless region. Those are massive security risks, since all of the power rests in the delegacy's hands.
If you absolutely must stay in a region without its founder, there's little you can do. If you, or anyone else in the region, is consistently around at 5 AM/PM, GMT, you can potentially spot newcomers from one of the common jump points, like Nugut or Violet Irises, and eject them. In short, grab an endorsement from someone and appoint yourself and anyone else you trust as security officers. This is far from ideal, though, since timings during tag-raids are usually less than 5 seconds. A minute tops, to de-appoint any officers in the region, after arrival.

If the region does have a founder, the simplest option by far is to remove any and all powers from the delegacy, most importantly the executive. This essentially lowers the risks of invasion to zero. Non-executive regions are rarely hit, but pretty much exclusively to break long-held delegate seats.

Or you could put up a password, which is non-ideal for a variety of reasons that should be pretty clear.

As far as things go, I'm afraid to say that I'm very much on the DEN side of the raiding metagame. It's good fun, and the people are great. Don't judge too much <3
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on March 31, 2016, 11:17:13 PM
There's a election for General Secretary of the WA now. If one of you runs, I'll change all of my nations' votes and the Region sponsor (or something like that) to you.

I can't run, I don't have enough endorsements.

(But I believe that the communist delegate will win either way)
Title: Re: Nationstates
Post by: princetonlion.tibd on April 08, 2016, 12:49:19 AM
Bump.

So the Liberated Peoples of Mount Nittany proposed that we merge regions. Should we?

Quote from: The Liberated Peoples of Mount Nittany
The Federation of Uncreative Names, as you are an active member of our community, and our engagement in the international world is dwindling, I believe it would be in the best of both of our interests if our regions merged. If you wish to follow through with this plan, you may come here and will have a guaranteed position in government of your choosing to ensure that your beliefs are represented in our region. In the end the choice is ultimately up to you, however we would love to have you merge with our region to progress both of us forward.


EDIT: I guess I'll merge a few of my nations there.