NationStates Jolt Archive

This is just a collection of threads that I think are particularly helpful for players here to create a more enjoyable round of RPing. Please note that this is just my take on some of the threads I consider particularly helpful in both the NationStates and International Incidents forums. I'm sure I'm going to miss a LOT of them or some of them are already stickied. If there are other threads that are particularly helpful, I welcome links to them.

New to NS? Read this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=398818) (NationStates orientation by Kaukolastan).

New to RP? Check this out (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=406680) (Roleplaying Tips and Suggestions by Euroslavia).

How to Create a Nation (http://www.geocities.com/theranter2001/nationstates.html) by RomeW. This gets you thinking about more than just the Nation Creation screen.

A Brief Discussion of WMD in NS (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416536) by The Evil Overlord.

Want to find out why people play NS? (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=412835) a collection of posts compiled by Euroslavia.

Collection of all NS Earths (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=390379) by Euroslavia

Joint Treatise on the Creation of Alliances (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=415341) by Euroslavia and Sarzonia

War and Equipment

The Ultimate Guide to Warfare (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416823) by Automagfreek

Collection of Strategy Threads (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403383) by Euroslavia (the Sticky Master and one great RPer, helpful and friendly guy).

Guide to Terrorism (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=366018) by Jaxusism.

[un]Official Guide to War on NationStates (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=380336) by Kordo.

Axis of Evil/Axis of Love (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=395965) by Guffingford. This is the one such list that's unbiased as far as I can tell.

Guide to NS Strategy (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403138) also by Guffingford.

What Logistics Is (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=275828) by The Evil Overlord

Logistics: War and Peace (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=393153) by The Macabees

How To Defeat A Numerically Superior Enemy (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=398617) by the Macabees

Krieg's Guide to Losing (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=428384). Some of the best stories can come from losing.

A Joint Treatise on Naval Strategy (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=412713) by Sarzonia and Praetonia

Creatively and Effectively Using an Air Force (http://www.forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=415156) by Geisenfried

Guide to MT Space RP (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416572) by Whittier-

Quick and Nasty Guide To Fighting In Built Up Areas (FIBUA) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403397) by Isselmere

Dictionary of Military Terms/Jargon (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=286344) again by The Evil Overlord

Economy, Militaries and Invasions - More Things To Know (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=297064) by Clan Smoke Jaguar

Things You Should Know About Aircraft (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=322078) also by Clan Smoke Jaguar

Some Info On Naval Vessels (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=292413) again by Clan Smoke Jaguar

Some Things You Should Know About Tanks (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=288671), once again by Clan Smoke Jaguar

Some Info On Military Equipment Pricing (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=287768), yet again by Clan Smoke Jaguar

Naval Landings (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=367974) by The Island of Rose

Official List of Terrorist Organizations (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=388585) by The Lightning Star

Guidelines on Nuclear Fallout and How to Survive Them (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=399989) by Siesatia

Guide to Modern Tech Space Weapons (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=406258) again by Siesatia

The Art of Losing (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416665) by Dracun imperium. Because someone has to lose sometime.

Economics

First, a detailed breakdown by Euroslavia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=408438).

Pipian Budgetary Calculator (http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php?nation=your nation name) (Note: Replace your nation name with your nation's name to get your results)

Thrace-Taliteann Budgetary Calculator (http://members.fortunecity.com/thracetailteann/html/gnp.html)

Colony Calculator (http://twr.1colony.com/ver8/calc8.0.html) (I'm not sure of the name).

ThirdGeek Budgetary Calculator (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com).

National Information

Photos of National Leaders (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=426309) by The Transylvania

List of World Factbooks (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=358763) by Kryozerkia

List of National Leaders (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=412266) by The Macabees

List of Currencies (And Their Power Against The USD) (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=355749) by Hogsweat

List of National Capitals (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=351543) also by Kryozerkia

Members of National Governments (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=348708) by Jonothana

List of Alliances (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=275121) by Kelanthia

Imports/Exports (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=390671) by Praetonia

Place to post National Constitutions (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=390744) by SovietRepublicofRussia

Government/Economic Categories/Jolt Member Categories (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=392208) by Euroslavia (the Sticky Master!)

Storefronts and Miscellany

List of Storefronts (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=380381) by HotRodia

How To Build a Better Storefront (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=353255) by Sarzonia

Proposed Code of Conduct for Storefronts (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=359981) again by Sarzonia

Want Respect? Find Out How To Earn It (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=353535) yet again by Sarzonia.

Ten Basic Rules for Naval Roleplay and Ship Design (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=402365) by The Freethinkers.

Santa Barbara's Great Big Guide to Designing Spaceships (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=307499) Future Tech? Look here!

Pacitalia's guide to building factbooks (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=412728). His format has been used as a template by several players.

Suggested Guide for Soft/Hard Ignores (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=407062), once again by Sarzonia.

Suggestion for dealing with "enemies" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416668), also by Sarzonia.

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Good job!!!!! Very useful!

Nice work !

This should be a sticky.

The definition of "terroism" is too broad to label someone as.

Nice work !

This should be a sticky.I think it'd be nice. But then again, I could be biased. ;)

~TAG~

Nice work as always, Sarzonia!

I feel like BUMPing this.

Terrific!
Amazing!
Great!

I'll be using this most likely to touch up on my ideas.

Why isn't this stickied?

Yet another scientific mystery...

Sticky!

You'll only need this one thread in order to find everything else! Cuts down the clutter.

Tis great, keep up the good work.

BTW, your link to Hogsweat's currency page actually links to the factbook thread....

Tis great, keep up the good work.

BTW, your link to Hogsweat's currency page actually links to the factbook thread....Corrected. Thanks.

[simon cowell voice]Awful, bloody awful, I haven't seen anything that rubbish since the last Spice Girls album, once more, bloody awful[/simon cowell voice] :D

Really, great, useful thread.

[simon cowell voice]Awful, bloody awful, I haven't seen anything that rubbish since the last Spice Girls album, once more, bloody awful[/simon cowell voice] :D

Really, great, useful thread.Why, thank you! And LOL about the Simon Cowell voice! :D

*added Kordo's Guide to War*

*Added Naval Landings guide by The Island Of Rose*

.::BUMP::.

Everyone should see this...

*Changed Storefronts List From Miratha's to HotRodia's*

*Praetonia's imports/exports thread added to National Information section*

TAGged for future reference...

Oh, just offering my opinion, but I think those links would be a little easier to spot if they were underlined or coloured or something.

*link to SovietRepublicofRussia's Place to post National Constitutions (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=390744) added*

*Official List of Terrorist Organizations* added to War and Equipment section.

OOC: Too good not to deserve a BUMP...

Euroslavia's guide (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=392208) to government types/economic categories, and Jolt member categories added!

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*Siesatia's Guidelines on Nuclear Fallout, and how to survive them added*

Any suggestions for threads to be added, just drop 'em in Sarzonia's TG box.

And BUMP!

Why isn't this stickied!? :mad:

Perhaps either it hasn't been brought to the attention of a moderator or the mods feel this is too similar to Euro's Guide to NationStates thread.

Anyway, you might try out a thread in Moderation asking for a sticky for this. ^_^

*Kaukolastan's NationStates Orientation thread added*

*Guffingford's Real Axis of Evil and Axis of Love added*

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Freethinker's Ten Basic Rules for ship design/naval roleplay added

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Mike, could you add Euroslavia's list of Earths? Thanks!

Will do.

It probably isn't stickied because the same links can be found in Euroslavia's guide to NS. Also, I have two threads of my own which can be added to this:Logistics: War and Peace (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=393153) as well as How To Defeat a Numerically Superior Enemy (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=398617). Good job btw.

Those threads have been added. Thanks for the suggestions. :)

Guff's NS Strategy guide (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403138) added.

*Santa Barbara's Great Big Guide to Designing Spaceships added*

*Euro's Collection of Strategy Threads added*

*Quick and Nasty Guide to Fighting in Built Up Areas (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403397) added*

Must Tag!

TAG

I'm gonna ask the mods to sticky this thread...

Tagalaga TAGed you!

If anyone has thread suggestions, please post them here as well!

unfortunatly, no i dont have any suggestions. I agree that this should become a sticky tho.

Thanks for the support at least. :)

*Euroslavia's Roleplaying Tips and Suggestions thread added*

Suggested Guidelines for Soft/Hard Ignores (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=407062) from Moderation forum should be added.

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I'd definitely recommend adding this (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=408438).

Added.

*Added The Macabees list of national leaders*

Could you add my thread of national leaders' pics? I'll give you the link, if you want.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=411099

*Added Euro's Why you love NS thread*

Not a thread, so much as a site. RP Critics (link is in my sig) was designed to aid people with RP.

*Added the Guide to Creating and Effectively Using an Air Force by Geisenfried*

*A Joint Treatise on the Creation of Alliances by Euroslavia and Sarzonia added*

*Added two threads*

*Added more threads*

http://www.geocities.com/theranter2001/nationstates.html (NationStates and Statecraft- A Guide)

It's basically how to construct an effective nation for the purposes of RPing, right down to the cobbles needed to place the roads down.

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This...is awesome!

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=426309

The new national leaders list.

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I don't see it on the list...if my guide's been added, where has it been placed?

I don't see it on the list...if my guide's been added, where has it been placed?It's been put in at the very top (I think it's second or third down of the thread links). I'll add your name as the originator.

It's been put in at the very top (I think it's second or third down of the thread links). I'll add your name as the originator.

Thank you. Sorry for the trouble.

I'm tagging this, and adding it to my Favorites List just to make sure.

~ Romandeos.

*added Krieg's guide to losing (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=428384) to the War & Equipment Section*

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BUMPing for coverage.

Hello
I was wondering if there is a place where all of your weapons would be posted so you can see them and were other nations can see them i would greatly apracate an answer.

Zachyd

Hello
I was wondering if there is a place where all of your weapons would be posted so you can see them and were other nations can see them i would greatly apracate an answer.

ZachydThis isn't a thread for RPing. If you want the weapons I use, the best place to look is here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=457777).

This isn't a thread for RPing. If you want the weapons I use, the best place to look is here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=457777).
i MENAT MY WEAPONS LIKE WERE WOULD THEY E POSTED?

i MENAT MY WEAPONS LIKE WERE WOULD THEY E POSTED?Okay, if you have weapons you use, you'd create your own thread. If you're talking about weapons you want someone else to post on their storefront, they're usually in an appropriate section (like rifles or tanks, etc.)