NationStates Jolt Archive

I know there's been a bunch of world at war advertisement threads, however, the world at war, even after I bought it it's own server, is again slowing down, and I'm afraid that the only way to keep it up is to attempt to persuade settled RPers who know what they're doing and are set on role playing with others.

I can't stress the fact that the World at War community is more role playing and less bickering. Indeed, that's what's been driving the world at war for such a long time, and I think that's what attracts most of our players. The only problem is that every time we re-start we lose players who just don't want to re-start. For that reason I'm trying to step up the recruitment drive once again.

Perhaps some of the more well known role players are: New Empire [South Africa], Guffingford [Turkey], SafeHaven2 [Egypt], Zarbia [Austria], and Tyrandis [Poland]. They can give testimonials that are evidence of the success of World at War, and simply put, how fun and creative it is.

It differs from a regular Earth, and indeed it totally unrelated to any RPing on the Jolt forums. Instead of people claiming over two countries once can only claim a single country and that person role plays as said country. They use their population statistics from their NationStates country and their economic statistics. Moreover, the only thing about the real world that you use is realistic technology [although self designed technology is perfectly legal, and it's almost the norm], and that you use real life geography and topography.

The nations that are taken are:

Africa

Algeria: Buben
Congo: Conquered and occupied by South Africa
Egypt: SafeHaven2
Lybia: Conquered and Occupied by Italy
Kenya: Lunatic Robotic Robots
Morocco: Hataria
Namibia: Guffingford
South Africa: New Empire
Sudan: Juosh


Asia

China: Hawiian Island
India: Conquered by Kuwait
Iraq: Armacor
Japan: Tokarev
Kuwait: Isolationist People
Kyrgyzstan: United Stans of Arabia
Russia: (Asian portion sold to the US, Norway, and Italy)
Taiwan: The Genius People
North Korea: Hungary I


Europe

Austria: Zarbia
Belarus: The Merchant Guilds
Belgium: Brydog
Bulgaria: Nano Soft
Denmark: Mainland: Conqured by Norway; Greenland: Conquered by the USA
Estonia: Conqured by Finland
Finland: Lynxy turd
France: Conqured by Spain
Germany: The Macabees
Ireland: Uzb3kistan
Italy: CommunismRevisited-
Lithuania: Free Eagles
Netherlands, The: Admiralatia
Norway: Duetschand2
Poland: Tyrandis
Portugal: Lame Bums
Russia: Riptide Monzarc
Spain: Malatose
Sweden: Lachenburg
Switzerland: The Island of Rose
The United Kingdom: Space Union
Ukraine: Iron Blood



North America

Mexico: Conqured?
United States of America, The: The Silver Sky


South America

Argentina: Agnosticium
Brazil: P3X1299
Chile: Conquered by Argentine
Colombia: Skibereen
Peru: Binnaeyja
Uruguay: Earth II



Oceania

Australia: Kalmykhia
Indonesia: Pyschotika
New Zealand: LITTLEHANDLAND



As you can see there are a lot of nations left, and if this recruitment shows promise I might delete some of the more inactive players on that list. There's a lot of nations left in Africa, Europe, South America and Asia. So please, I must stress that you join up. Major countries still open are:


Africa:
Western Sahara
Mauritania
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Cote D'Ivoire
Mali
Burkina Faso
Togo
Benin
Ghana
Nigeria
Niger
Chad
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Congo
Angola
Namibia
Botswana
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Tanzania
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Somalia
Ethiopia
Eritrea

Asia:
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Iran
Turkey
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Pakistan
Bengladesh
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Myanmar
Thailand
Laos
Malaysia
Indonesia
Philippines
South Korea
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan

Europe
United Kingdom
Ireland
Iceland
Sweden
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia and Montenegro
Albania
Macedonia
Romania
Moldova
Latvia

North America
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Jamaica

South America
Ecuador
Venezuela
Guyana
Suriname
French Guiana
Bolivia
Paraguay

Oceania
Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Other Pacific Island Archipelagos


The rules aren't many, but they help keep the role play in form:


On technology:
The general setting of world at war has been reverted back to a technological cap of 2010. However, there are some general exceptions to this rule which include rail guns, SCRAMjet, ETC guns, etc. You'll find the exceptions as you go through the technological spreadsheets in the WorldWarWiki site. If your technology is found to surpass the technological limit one of the tech mods will come by and correct your mistake.

Space Ordnance:
As of a general rule since World War IX space weaponry, sometimes referred to as Ortillery, is not allowed. However, this does not apply to communication and reconaissance sattelites. ASATs are also game. We would rather keep space out of this role playing game as much as possible, thank you for your cooperation.

NBC Ordnance:
Under no circumstance are nuclear/biological/chemical weapons allowed in this game. Their usage will bring you an automatic warning. NBC weapons have the tendency of utterly devastating role plays and that's not our goal here on world at war.

Realism:
Here on world at war we believe in something called REALISM. Please refer to the thread in the Archives section which have to deal with logistics, strategy and the such. That should give you a pretty clear idea of what we're looking for. Realism enhances the role playing experience, which is our goal here.

Population and Economics:
Population on world at war, as well as economics, deals solely with those of your NationStates profile. However, natural geography and natural geology applies, meaning that the resources at your disposal are those that exist in the real world around the country you have claimed. Under no circumstance will this rule be revoked.

Invasion:
Only nations that are claimed and actively played can be invaded. Furthermore, new nations have a five day 'safe time' in which they can build up their country and do as they wish. However, should they invade at any time this 'safe time' is automatically eliminated and they may be attacked.

Ignore Policy:
No ignoring at all. Players who deserve ignoring will generally be deleted. There is no reason you should ignore someone else. Moreover, there are no closed or invite threads in this role play. All threads are open to all other players by default.

Signatures:
400x100 maximum. This will be enforced!

Nations Under 500 Million:
This is a brand new rule. Nations under 500 million are automatically entitled to a 500 million population until their NationStates population reaches said population mark in which case they use their NationStates population once again. Should help protect the smaller guys.

Other:
General rules on godmoding and flaming applies. The administrators reserve the right to Delete on Sight (DoT) and the moderators reserve the right to warn or enforce their powers at will. Of course, flagrant use of moderator powers will be noticed by the administrators and something will be done about it. However, generally speaking, all the world at war moderators are top notch at their field.

Nations have one warning. Those who fail to pay heed will be deleted the next time. If a deleted nation has an inquiry on why they were deleted then contact the mods at their group email: moderation@modernwarstudies.net

Also, if you have a question you would like to ask the mods in private then use our email to contact us: moderation@modernwarstudies.net


Thank you,
Jon [Your Friend Administrator]



So, if you like to role play and you're good at it, then I invite you to World at War. And if you're not so good, join anways, and I'm sure that you'll learn to role play like the best.


Thank you for your time.


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I almost forgot. Here are the forums: http://modernwarstudies.net/worldatwar/index.php

OOC: You forgot that cuba isn't taken, neither is Canada, Greenland isn't under attack anymore, it is officially the 51st US state(denmark left).

[OOC: Tell Kuwait that. I edit the list as it's edited on W@W.]

I wasn't kicked out yet? Wow.

I wasn't kicked out yet? Wow.

You should play. *cough*

If I understand this right, I can only claim 1 nation. IF so, then I'll claim Morocco.

Morrocco is already taken though theres a large number of nations in Africa that aren't if thats were you want to be.

Mac, add Libya as Italian territory.

Not according to that list...

Correct, the second list says Morocco is open, but the first list says it's being RPd by Morocco. My fault for that mix-up.

Ill claim Saudi Arabia please :)

I wouldn't worry about it, there not used much. The only real railgun usage is on some ships a few navies field. Give it a try.

Ill claim Saudi Arabia please :)


Alright, register on the forums and start to RP! You have five days of protection to build up your forces - plus, you don't have a lot of enemies around there, except for Kuwait - watch out for that bugger.

Heh, might as well try it out, eh?

I'll take Kenya if that's alright.

Heh, might as well try it out, eh?

I'll take Kenya if that's alright.

Of course it's alright! Welcome to W@W LRR. I'm glad to have another RPer of your quality in here with us.

I wouldn't worry about it, there not used much. The only real railgun usage is on some ships a few navies field. Give it a try.

This is my other account. What are your guys views on SuperDreads?

Anyway, this is my mercenary account. Can I claim Malta? This would be the base of opperations for my mercenary force. Would this be acceptable?

I guess I'll come back again, i think as Nigeria, if that's the one on the coast. Last time I was there it kinda died...

This is my other account. What are your guys views on SuperDreads?




I don't think we have a rule against them but on the same hand I haven't ever seen them used in combat by anyone on W@W. As far as I know only one(Maybe two, don't know if Germany uses them??) countries actually field them. But again they haven't ever been used, not that that means they won't be.

OOC: I have a few superdreads, almost used on in combat(invasion of greenland), and yes, they are accepted.

Meh, I dont like em. But the beauty of being a merc force is that I ususaly dont have to deal with them. So can I have Malta? It isn't on the list, but it is a country.

Hello, I may look like I may be inexperiened but I have been in many RPs before.

I would like the Have Ireland if may please.

Thanks

I want the UK.

Can I be Iceland? Do you just enter the country you want as your username to regeister?

Damn.. to late to claim the UK.

I'll take the Congo if that's okay?

UK, and Ireland are taken, Iceland was destroyed during years of war and thousands of conventional ICBM attacks so you're gonna have to build it from the ground up, and you register as the nation you are taking and post in this thread what you NS nation is: http://modernwarstudies.net/worldatwar/viewtopic.php?t=4

I still haven't gotten word if my mercenarys can have malta...

Most of us don't really like mercs, but you could do like South Africa does, actually claim a country, then open a company that trains mercs.

ill take the vatican if thats allright(yes vatican is its own country)

I declare War on Hingoft that immature Brat :sniper: :gundge: :mp5:

oops my b thats not a choice

i want micronesia

Anyway, can I have Malta? I mean, it isn't on the list.

:mad: :mad: You told me Suadi Arabia was free MAcabee, its nto there is already one. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Can I have South Korea instead?

OOC: Sure, no one has it, just be wary of North Korea, oh, and attack china everyone is! :D

Can i be the United Kingdom plz

This sounds like fun. Can I be the Philippines?

This sounds quite good. Question, though, is Russia taken? The list says that Asian Russia has been sold off...but does that count European Russia too?

European russia is taken, it's just that he sold off the asian parts.

i cant get on your fourm, it keeps saying im entering the wronge acount name

USSNA: Yes, you can be a mercenary country based off Malta.

Spizania: Someone chose it and registered as it and is inactive, so technically there isn't a Saudi Arabia. I will delete his/her account now.

Realism:
Here on world at war we believe in something called REALISM. Please refer to the thread in the Archives section which have to deal with logistics, strategy and the such. That should give you a pretty clear idea of what we're looking for. Realism enhances the role playing experience, which is our goal here.

Population and Economics:
Population on world at war, as well as economics, deals solely with those of your NationStates profile. However, natural geography and natural geology applies, meaning that the resources at your disposal are those that exist in the real world around the country you have claimed. Under no circumstance will this rule be revoked.

Nations Under 500 Million:
This is a brand new rule. Nations under 500 million are automatically entitled to a 500 million population until their NationStates population reaches said population mark in which case they use their NationStates population once again. Should help protect the smaller guys.

Your contradicting yourself. :rolleyes:

The realism rule deals, not with population or economics, but with the realism of role playing war and culture.

oh thats why theres already ireland, then ill take Kazakhstan

The realism rule deals, not with population or economics, but with the realism of role playing war and ure.

Whatever. I just don't see how you can say "I have a population of 2 Billion, and I believe in realistic roleplaying!"

Also, if a nation claims a small one, like Malta, How do they feed, and fit their 3 Billion people on 2 little lslands? :)

They have to import their food. I also will be roleplaying a much smaller sized population.

They have to import their food. I also will be roleplaying a much smaller sized population.

And if Malta imports food from say, nearby Italy, I doubt Italy will be able to support it's own multi Billion population. :rolleyes:

Also desert countries like Algeria. I'm sure real life Algeria can support billions of people! :rolleyes:

And if Malta imports food from say, nearby Italy, I doubt Italy will be able to support it's own multi Billion population. :rolleyes:


Yes, because of course Italy doesn't use it's multi-billion population to grow more food, especially with modern biogenic technologies. If you take China, for example, with a population of nearly 1.2 billion people, it makes enough agricultural products to feed its own people (more or less, but that's do to social inequalities and administrational problems, more than the lack of food) and then export most of it.

Yes, because of course Italy doesn't use it's multi-billion population to grow more food, especially with modern biogenic technologies. If you take China, for example, with a population of nearly 1.2 billion people, it makes enough agricultural products to feed its own people (more or less, but that's do to social inequalities and administrational problems, more than the lack of food) and then export most of it.

Yeah, but China has lots of land for it's food and cities.

Malta is 2 islands, iirc.

Should the Maltese player send his billion man army on boats to invade the Italian player?

I'm talking about the people who chose desert countries, like Algeria, or small ones like Malta.

There's no way Malta can even fit 2 Billion or so on the island, even if they make it all one big city. There's no way Algeria can have farms and cities all over the desert.

Btw, China and India are the only countries with more than a billion people.

I don't think they will pass the 5 Billion mark anytime soon.

Well, can I claim Moldova incorporating Transnistria (I would just choose Transnistria or Moldova...but Transnistria isnt really that big and the CIA wold factbook doesnt seem to want to acknowledge Transnistria as an independant nation).

Yea, but you missed the vital sentence that USSNA mentioned:


I also will be roleplaying a much smaller sized population.


Moreover, Algeria, when roleplayed, doesn't necessarily roleplay as if it has a large agricultural center, because it doesn't. But you didn't mention Algeria. You mentioned Italy, which does have a large agricultural center, and has plenty of land to support a population of over ten billion people if need be - even though no NS nation has more than six billion.

Nevertheless, most nations roleplay with an increased industrial center, because unlike agriculture and mining you don't need a geological/geographical prerequisite to improve it. So they change government policies to resemble the western culture, which is realistic considering the fact that many role play an improved economy with a Maoist system of government, which is frankly, impossible.

It is to say, that with that increased industrial center, the production of biogenical food is completely possible, as it is in the real world - only in W@W it would be more widely accepted and more widespread, because it's one of the easiest way to feed such large and vast populations.

Well, can I claim Moldova incorporating Transnistria (I would just choose Transnistria or Moldova...but Transnistria isnt really that big and the CIA wold factbook doesnt seem to want to acknowledge Transnistria as an independant nation).


Transnistria isn't acknowledged as a nation neither by the European Union or the United States, so it wouldn't be in the CIA Factbook. Moreover, I've never heard of Transnistria, so if you would kindly explain where it is, I would let you know if it's ok to take both Moldova and Transnistria or not.

More specifically, if Transnistria is part of the Moldova who's borders are acknowledged by the European Union and the United States, go ahead. If Transnistria belongs to another country, other than Moldova, such as Belarus or Bulgaria, then no.

I'm not even going RP a billion people on it. Also, you can grow food underwater, Expecially when you have a continental shelf like Malta does. But you must also remember that this is NS and that we have to take some "liberties" when it comes to supporting our population.

Transnistria isn't acknowledged as a nation neither by the European Union or the United States, so it wouldn't be in the CIA Factbook. Moreover, I've never heard of Transnistria, so if you would kindly explain where it is, I would let you know if it's ok to take both Moldova and Transnistria or not.

More specifically, if Transnistria is part of the Moldova who's borders are acknowledged by the European Union and the United States, go ahead. If Transnistria belongs to another country, other than Moldova, such as Belarus or Bulgaria, then no.

"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Transnistria or Transdniestria (Russian: Приднестровье, Pridn'estrov'ye; Moldovan: Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ, Republica Moldoveneasca Nistreana; Romanian: Transnistria; referred to as "Stînga Nistrului" (Left Bank of the Nistru) by official Moldovan sources, Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika by Transnistrian official sources, and Moldavian Republic of Transdniestria (MRT) by European Court of Human Rights) is a breakaway entity from Moldova, in Eastern Europe, between Moldova and Ukraine. The name comes from it being the area of Moldova east of the river Dniester (Nistru)....
...It is internationally considered to be part of Moldova, and previously part of the Moldavian SSR, but has declared independence as the Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic, with Tiraspol as its capital. The last official data shows a great ethnic diversity and a Romanian relative majority of 40%.

The Russian authorities had contributed both militarily and politically to the creation of a separatist regime in Transdniestria. The TMR remained under the effective authority, or at the very least under the decisive influence, of Russia, and in any event that it survived by virtue of the military, economic, financial and political support that Russia gave it.

Transnistrian local authorities put obstructions to the Moldovans' right to education in the Romanian language written in the Latin script. Arbitrary arrests of citizens, especially of pro-Moldovan and pro-Romanian political views, have likewise been reported."


Basically, Transnistria is a breakaway Soviet-style republic between the Ukraine and Moldova...despite being internationally regarded as part of Moldova.

Yea, but you missed the vital sentence that USSNA mentioned:

Yeah, but it probably doesn't apply to most of you.

Moreover, Algeria, when roleplayed, doesn't necessarily roleplay as if it has a large agricultural center, because it doesn't. But you didn't mention Algeria.

That's my point on mentioning Algeria. How could it support multi-billion populations? How could the nations that give the Algerians food support both most of Algeria, and their own multi-Billion Populations?

You mentioned Italy, which does have a large agricultural center, and has plenty of land to support a population of over ten billion people if need be - even though no NS nation has more than six billion.

Italy can support populations of 10 BILLION???? WTF???? This planet earth has to be like 1,000 times larger than our planet earth..... :rolleyes:

Nevertheless, most nations roleplay with an increased industrial center, because unlike agriculture and mining you don't need a geological/geographical prerequisite to improve it. So they change government policies to resemble the western ure, which is realistic considering the fact that many role play an improved economy with a Maoist system of government, which is frankly, impossible.

ok......

It is to say, that with that increased industrial center, the production of biogenical food is completely possible, as it is in the real world - only in W@W it would be more widely accepted and more widespread, because it's one of the easiest way to feed such large and vast populations.

Really, so what I'm getting is that this RP is for Godmoders who want to have impossibly high populations......

Yeah, but it probably doesn't apply to most of you.

Then again, none of us have countries the size of Malta.



That's my point on mentioning Algeria. How could it support multi-billion populations? How could the nations that give the Algerians food support both most of Algeria, and their own multi-Billion Populations?

Have you ever heard of exportation or importation? I suggest you take a standard economics class, or at the very least a world cultures class.



Italy can support populations of 10 BILLION???? WTF???? This planet earth has to be like 1,000 times larger than our planet earth..... :rolleyes:

First of all, I was speaking hypothetically, second of all, with the current rates of birth populations of billions and billions of people is very possible within the next one hundred years.

Nonetheless, Italy would be able to support a multi-billion person nation, it would have to live in another style, including more high rises, and less free land, but it's not impossible to have multi billion person nations.



Really, so what I'm getting is that this RP is for Godmoders who want to have impossibly high populations......

Or...it's an RP for those who like their NS stats, and not the statistics of a third world Cambodia.


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Addtionally, if all you have to left to do is to rant, and say some of the stupidest things I've ever heard, please get out of my thread, or I will have a mod remove you.

Mac... you might want to add me as Nigeria...

Mac... you might want to add me as Nigeria...

I'll let Kuwait edit the list, and I'll just copy/paste it every week to this thread.

Then again, none of us have countries the size of Malta.

Point?

Have you ever heard of exportation or importation? I suggest you take a standard economics class, or at the very least a world ures class.

Yes, as a matter of fact I have. The problem here, is that It is very hard to feed your billions of people, while at the same time feeding the Billions of people of Antartica.

First of all, I was speaking hypothetically, second of all, with the current rates of birth populations of billions and billions of people is very possible within the next one hundred years.

Yeah, but not all in one country.

Nonetheless, Italy would be able to support a multi-billion person nation, it would have to live in another style, including more high rises, and less free land, but it's not impossible to have multi billion person nations.

Unless this is future tech, and Italy has colonies with reasonable populations on other planets that grow food for it, And have tons of 100 Story apartments, the above statement is wrong.

Or...it's an RP for those who like their NS stats, and not the statistics of a third world Cambodia.

Which is godmoding anyway.

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Addtionally, if all you have to left to do is to rant, and say some of the stupidest things I've ever heard, than please get out of my thread, or I will have a mod remove you.[/QUOTE]

I hardly see how my posts are stuped, when you compare it to the ones that say "You can move the entire world population to Italy, and grow enough food for them over there, and you can leave the rest of the world empty for the animals, and noone will starve."

If you can't take some constructive critisism, than I shall leave than.
Don't expect me to be back unless someone starts really flaming me.

Even if I find more of these "The smallest country can feed the whole world" posts, I will say nothing more.

Hey dude, this is Nation States:

GROW UP

Hey dude, this is Nation States:

GROW UP

Oh, great, I'm being flamed. Right after I promised to leave. :rolleyes:

I can say:

STOP THIS GODMODING CRAP!!!

but It wouldn't be a good arguement why this thread is stupid, now would it?

I'm so very happy everyone on this thread are intelligent, understanding, peacefull people!

Hey macabees, I don't think this is really my thing, you know?

Kenya is open again.

Oh, great, I'm being flamed. Right after I promised to leave. :rolleyes:

I can say:

STOP THIS GODMODING CRAP!!!

but It wouldn't be a good arguement why this thread is stupid, now would it?

I'm so very happy everyone on this thread are intelligent, understanding, peacefull people!

Are you still persisting? Get this through your skull: NationStates uses very large populations. Nobody can change that. Second, older RPers dont like it when some month old nation comes in a tell them that their huge populations are godmods. We've been doing this for years now, so just back off and do whatever it is you do.

These threads have been locked before. That's what's happened to the previous ones. After a discussion with GMC, it is understood that W@W has no relevence to NS, and will continue to be locked.