NationStates Jolt Archive

So many new faces... or, rather... names.


Seems the Old Nations of FT are slowly dying away...


Or maybe they just fade...


I'm not the oldest nation on the block, but older than most.


Why, I remember the earliest Shivan war... The Great and Glorious Alliance Wars, and, why, even the whole Temporal fiasco. That seems to have died out too, with the passing of the ESUS from power, and the nation which first concieved of it.

Bah. I suppose I'm just an old FarT. Hahahahahahaha.

Just so the Moderators don't think this is pointless (which it very well may be), I'm just tryin to get a picture of the FT landscape nowadays. Doesn't seem like there's too much going on other than a few small RPs.

Perhaps another major war is in order? Some diplomatic crisis? Something to add a little spice to FT life.

So... Who to declare war on...

sephrioth would be willing

There is the current, uh, semi-war between me and ND versus MM.

Oh, there is also Huntaer's whole Civil War RP arc.

And a bunch of new FT intro threads are cropping up.

And, on a side note, I intend to still be RP'ing long after many I know now have 'retired'.

Yes! We can have a huge godmod war!

ooc i dont godmode any more

I've noticed the Intro threads... That's half the reason I posted this.

Yes! We can have a huge godmod war!

Ehh, its an interesting concept (I thought about it once), but any war requires limits to decide who wins and who looses. A godmod war would have everyone doing insta-kills, fighters with DS scale super lasers, et cetera.

ooc i dont godmode any more

Just joking around, Sephrioth.

Ehh, its an interesting concept (I thought about it once), but any war requires limits to decide who wins and who looses. A godmod war would have everyone doing insta-kills, fighters with DS scale super lasers, et cetera.

Hahahahaha. Superlasers are nothing compared to many of the weapons that FT nations have devised.

Ehh, while I'm not that old, I've seen my share of nations come and go.

In fact, I do believe I joined NS back when that whole Hogsweat being deleted mess was just getting started.

Hahahahaha. Superlasers are nothing compared to many of the weapons that FT nations have devised.

True. But look at what I posted. Death Star scale super lasers mounted on a fighter sized craft would be a possibility in a god mod war.

Wow, I never thought I'd see you again, GZ. Granted, it's been a while and I never participated in the threads you were involved in, as far as I remember, but it's quite nice to see older nations return.

I'm not entirely sure ESUS is even alive anymore. I've been staying out of the whole ESUS/GE/AoN and whatever new additions have been made to that alphabet soup for the past year or so. The permanent warfare got rather boring after a while, especially considering the attrition rate inflicted against my characters; then there was the lack of time to keep up with the expected posting rate.

Regarding the old nations fading away, I'm afraid you are hardly the oldest space nation still alive. Atlantian Outcasts is wrapping up lose ends in the NationStates subforum. Besides, there're always those who never left.

Anyhoo, welcome back. ^.^

Speaking of Weyr and the GE; we need to finish off all the RP with Alicia; assuming you want her back before we break her :P

I remember the good old days, Shivans and the rise of the Sith...All the glorious wars of conquest; all the battles through to Tenetia. Now the old alliances are broken, the golden age comes to to it's end; and it will come as a reign of blood and terror; and I fear, nothing will stand against the successor noobs who try to seize our places amongst the supernal stars...

Only together can we fight back the Prince of OMG!PWNAGE! Only together can we seal shut the jaws of n00blivion!

Tis a sad thing, I was not of an RP maturity before these great things, I never really understood nationstates. But now, there are possibilities, With the Emperor back, and a IoM Nation with a chaos counterpoint, RPs may become more and more interesting...

Unless Chron doesn't want to be chaos anymore, and wants to be redeemed...option is there chron.

I'm actually thinking of dedicating myself more fully to my role as evil, Chaotic, untameable incarnation of destruction, anarchy and death upon this plane :P The role of a bureaucrat doesn't suit a warrior

There were two Alicia threads. The first one died because of lack of responses. The second one I allowed to lapse because it wasn't going anywhere. In all honesty it has been almost two hundred IC years as far as Weyr is concerned, and aside from a trophy of sorts whatever use you might have gotten out of Alicia is quite gone, unless you really want to compare the differences in starship design or internal politics that occured over the decades. If you still want to do something with her, I'm completely out of plausible ideas.

I am still around. I remember reading about the Shivan Wars but at the time I was too new to even try getting into it so I started to RP my climb to the stars.

I have some plans concerning my role in the future developing, but participation is needed (by nations in a certain RP enviroment) to keep them advancing so things are sadly going slowly.


The ESUS is still around but I really do not see many of the older nations posting on NS anymore (there are a few or us though). That is sad too because that is keeping the ESUS from being in the spotlight. Participation is needed to be active.

Unified Sith retired a few months back, leaving Coreworlds and Chronosia in charge of the GE.

I don't know anything about the AoN or any of the other Alliances. Perhaps some of the members can shed some light...

I'm fairly new to Nationstates... (My main nation is ~720)

But for my Intro thread I stole Seaquests, Re-intro thread... anyway... I'd like to say hi on behalf of us new RPers

Pitty, The Emperor would have enjoyed bringing down chaos, spose we are going to have to do it differently now...you going to get involved in the Return of El'Jonson?

I would be an FT veteran... if I'd actually stuck around long enough to become one. My current FT incarnation which I started using earlier this week is my fifth, the previous four (if anyone is interested, they were: MT Taldaan in space, a pirate organisation, a Jedi-run nation, and an Eldar craftworld that lasted exactly two posts before I decided that I didn't like Eldar) having died due to me getting bored or due to RL issues. Because of this I never got involved in any major RPs or alliances. Still, perhaps this time that will change.

I'm close to being able to remember the Shivan conflict, in fact, I think I joined the ESUS only a month or two after it happened. I seem to recall some pretty big guns there, something about flooding Subspace with a rather large horde of ripper nanites? Ah, the good old days...

Anyway, I'm bored enough, and I'm stupid enough to think my ships are among the best in the forums (or am I... BWAHAHAHA!), so a skirmish or five would be a welcome event.

Oh, and technically, the ESUS is still around. It's kinda like the GE and AoN: nothing big enough for the entirety of the alliance to get involved in, thus viewed as inactive.

Yeah. The Shivan wars were a major event in FT history. The AoN and ESUS actually were working together! Wasn't long before strife rippled throughout the alliance, though.

A great big war, it was. I remember reading through the first Shivan wars, but wasn't involved. The Second, however, began with the Shivans destroying Normandeicht (For those of you who don't know, the UFGZ Fortress World now turned rebel). The Shivans attacked UnderwaterAsylum's homeworld, and a few other skirmishes took place. It really was the end of the Shivan Impperium.

You young goobers don't even know anything about the Shivans...

But that's another story.

Weyr, p'r'aps when I finally get my Civil War up and running again, per'aps yeh can get involved in it somehow? Eh? How about it? (Along with all the other nations that've been promised a piece of the action. I've got lots of friends and enemies...)

Anyway.

There really aren't that many old FT nations around anymore, as someone said previously.

Wonder where they all went.

Furlough?

Hmmm... Furlough, furlongs away...

Hahahahaha.

Whatever.

No. I am not on crack.

Hahahahaha.

Meanie! You make me feel OLD!

Yah, I remember about as much as Otagia, maybe more. I remember part of the Shivan war, or, at least, I believe I do. Got a post in there, too, maybe. Now you make me feel like a veteran (horror!).

Still going strong, but not much FT RP'ing anymore for me, though I might just join a good one...

I am still around. I remember reading about the Shivan Wars but at the time I was too new to even try getting into it so I started to RP my climb to the stars.

I have some plans concerning my role in the future developing, but participation is needed (by nations in a certain RP enviroment) to keep them advancing so things are sadly going slowly.


The ESUS is still around but I really do not see many of the older nations posting on NS anymore (there are a few or us though). That is sad too because that is keeping the ESUS from being in the spotlight. Participation is needed to be active.

Unified Sith retired a few months back, leaving Coreworlds and Chronosia in charge of the GE.

I don't know anything about the AoN or any of the other Alliances. Perhaps some of the members can shed some light...

Well, as far as I know, I'm still a member of the AoN, but I think it's defunct. I should probably contact Gronde...

By the way, I still hate you for coming up with that stupid Heisenburg device to combat my QSDs... But I think I've found a way around that, though.

As long as we don't get in a war, I'm fine, though.

@ Gupta: You ARE old. The Shivan Wars were a little under two years ago, the Second, that is. The First was over two years ago.

@ Nova Bazalonia: Well, tell your fellow n00b FTers that they should get past the Intro RPs and start doing something. Hahahahahaha. A n00b war. That would be fun...

An other-wise purposed BUMP.

I remember long ago when FT was like an unwanted child, back when I was Imperial Arctica and played MT, while trying to add FT elements as well. Didn't work very well, but since then I have been playing all FT, pretty fun.

As for another big war, the Republic is looking for war, so any other small to medium sized alliance is welcome to go against us.

Bleh...I did my share of stuff in FT, and it was interesting while it lasted.

Part of what's pushed me away is the rash of new FT'ers and my lack of interest in following the rest of the larger FT nations/RPs around.

I've just never been sure about what people truly considered my nation to be. Important at all? Or just a forever noob.

@Taledonia: I'll take on your whole alliance, single handedly, with less than half of my fleet under my control. Care to accept? (Joking. Not about taking you on, but, I'm already stretched thin as it is)

@Kyanges: Oh, I remember you, alright. Never really got into any of the RPs you were in, though, though we did cross paths a few times. You just never made yourself important. But if you came back, there's plenty of tiny new FT nations you could push around...

@Taledonia: I'll take on your whole alliance, single handedly, with less than half of my fleet under my control. Care to accept? (Joking. Not about taking you on, but, I'm already stretched thin as it is)

@Kyanges: Oh, I remember you, alright. Never really got into any of the RPs you were in, though, though we did cross paths a few times. You just never made yourself important. But if you came back, there's plenty of tiny new FT nations you could push around...

*Realizing you're completely right.* Woah... Umm...I'll...I'll just stop whining about it.

If I decide to come back to this FT sometime, I'm going to be sure to drop all the "enlightened" crap I stuffed my nation full of.

For the time being however, I'm doing fine with the NS offshoot "21-C", where I am going about, actively making a big fuss. ^_^.

Wonder if anyone remembers my Mekantan/Neo-Mekantan wars, or if anyone remembers the (very) brief AoN-ESUS war, the last one, that is.

Maybe they weren't that important, although there were... what, a million ships, total, at Normandeicht during that brief war? I know the AoN had upwards of 450,000, including attack craft.

*Realizing you're completely right.* Woah... Umm...I'll...I'll just stop whining about it.

If I decide to come back to this FT sometime, I'm going to be sure to drop all the "enlightened" crap I stuffed my nation full of.

For the time being however, I'm doing fine with the NS offshoot "21-C", where I am going about, actively making a big fuss. ^_^.

"21-C"? Big fuss? Sounds... vaguely... antithetical to the Kyanges I know...

Well, hey. Even Enlightened people can still be nothing but enlightened BS.

Well, if you have allies you might want to call them up, since I have several large members within my alliance and all our forces are combined.

Well, if you have allies you might want to call them up, since I have several large members within my alliance and all our forces are combined.

I checked out your & your allies economies, GDPs, national budgets, Defence spending, etc.

I'll still take all of you on. With half my fleet.

Heee heee heee heee!

<Cackles like Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz>

Come heeeeeeere, my preet-t-t-yyyyyyyy!

Ahhh ha ha ha ha ha!

Alright, we have an OOC basis for war, but our IC ways, we have to have a motive for something, and I'll need to clear things with the Senate.

I'm still around as the Lord Henry of FT nations. I've sat on the sidelines for WAAAY too long, I intend to get the Inferno moving again.


I've just never been sure about what people truly considered my nation to be. Important at all? Or just a forever noob.

Probably just *generic FT nation* for the most part. Huntaer and you had some awesome stuff going on with the Phantoms for a bit, but that died. (I know, I keep harping on them, but I loved those things!)

I'm still around as the Lord Henry of FT nations. I've sat on the sidelines for WAAAY too long, I intend to get the Inferno moving again.



Probably just *generic FT nation* for the most part. Huntaer and you had some awesome stuff going on with the Phantoms for a bit, but that died. (I know, I keep harping on them, but I loved those things!)

*Gets idea for the "UberdestructoendofthefreakinuniverseomfgthisisgoingtobeawesomebutlolzersIguessI'mgoingtoletitdieanyw ay" RP that never was...*

Ahem...sorry...

...Even Enlightened people can still be nothing but enlightened BS.

...HUH?

Maybe the Black Hole thing could stirr the Phantom Hive, destroying it and your nation. Most of the Phantoms woudl probably get screwed over by the Black Hole thing and the Ascendants, who'd also get messed up. It'd be completly decimating...

...HUH?

For me to know, and you to ponder on some nonexistant existential meaning and discover...


Absolutely nothing.

@ Taledonia: If you're willing to wait until May 4th to begin the war, I can give your alliance a very, very, very good pretext for war.

Maybe the Black Hole thing could stirr the Phantom Hive, destroying it and your nation. Most of the Phantoms woudl probably get screwed over by the Black Hole thing and the Ascendants, who'd also get messed up. It'd be completly decimating...

Ehhh...

(I'd like to set up a time to push the "Evil" RP along. Do you have SBC?

EDIT: Can you get on the pseudochat Gmail thing?)

Ahh, if only I were still Warhaven/Kajeenith. I still live in Andromeda though.

I remember you GZ, even participated with you in an alliance once. Then one with TFU.

Once I get bigger and actually develop my Tech more, i could do things to stir the FT people up.

"Invasion from another Galaxy"

Though it needs more thinking and planning, possibly even a catchier title.

I never did participate in the Golden Age, was too scared to come over to the Forums and try. Then I reached 500 million and ran into you.

About the 'Invasion from another galaxy' thing - No. Believe me, when I read that I thought of TCG/Hataria. At any rate, that's just asking to be jumped.

You need to organise a series of nations who will play as part of your galaxy first, so you won't have everyone running as their Milky Way nations. You know, whip up national personae to work as an organised extragalactic alliance in an invasion.

Better yet, have it as all the result of a misunderstanding! Trigger the war over something done by one captain unintentionally. For instance, a first reaction that is interpreted as a grievous insult and war erupts - they've happened because of more trivial things.

Like I said, it did need more planning. I'm also slowly gathering players looking for a new planet to expand their nations further, into the fold as apart of Andromeda. Soon, it would be only natuaral to create the Andromedian alliance, then, in agreement with a Milkyway alliance, the war begins The old nations VS. the new. Experience and yourh.

@ Taledonia: If you're willing to wait until May 4th to begin the war, I can give your alliance a very, very, very good pretext for war.

Sure, just TG me the details.

Bah...I'm still on the new-line for FTs...

I remember A rather abortive Shivan war, and was a member of the AoN for some time, before I got a bit pissed and wandered off to make mayhem. I remember Indra Prime a bit, at the very end of his power, we met once in my very first FT RP, something like 3 of his ships and an entire fleet of mine. Gronde and I finished out that RP with effectively no net result. Then there was NS War 1, which may or may not yet qualify as history, and that's where I made my first mark. Following NS war 1 was my first attempt at involvement in the Huntaer War, followed by a second, and then the third, rather abortive incarnation just a few days ago. In between I was involved in just about every "major" incident involving the GE and other alliances, grom GCW2, to the abortive lockdown, Chronosias takeover, Nightshades imminent return, Siths departure. Anything major in the last year, I was probably there, occasionally on both sides of the equation.

@ Gupta: You ARE old. The Shivan Wars were a little under two years ago, the Second, that is. The First was over two years ago.

*smacks GZ* Garr, I'm Yafor 2 not Gupta. *smacks again* An ally of yours, remember? *smacks for a third time* And don't call me old either.

Yes, it would have been the second Shivan War I remember. I also seem to remember a brief Temporal conflict where IB went back in time to seduce Chronosia and then it died. Which Shivan war was that? I remember two if that counts.

I remember Neo-Mekanta too, though. I don't recall his/her war with you, but he/she was the first to welcome me to FT (over two years ago...damn) and so it's hard to forget.

Hahaha! Warhaven and Yafor 2! Why did you reincarnate yourselves? Did you get deleted? Nice to see you're still around.

MM, I do so wish to engage your Battleglobe with a Flotte-Befehl.

Here's an idea: Amazonian admitted he's a new FTer. I say we attack him. (Nevermind that one of my alliance's, the USF, missions is to protect the weak and defenseless from oppression and imperialism...)

Never died. My Yafor 2 account is still going strong. However, it has a bug on is (or something). Look at the "I am RP'ing with this account due to a moderator ruling" link in my signature. That has all the answers. Now I RP Yafor 2 with this account, though I'm still Yafor 2. This is just my RP'ing account.

EDIT:Sure, I'm up to a good FT RP.

Never died. My Yafor 2 account is still going strong. However, it has a bug on is (or something). Look at the "I am RP'ing with this account due to a moderator ruling" link in my signature. That has all the answers. Now I RP Yafor 2 with this account, though I'm still Yafor 2. This is just my RP'ing account.

EDIT:Sure, I'm up to a good FT RP.

Yeah, the Acheron Incident RP never got off the ground after I got back. P'raps you could play the bad guys, just for the sake of continuing the RP.

Nah...not in the mood for being your enemy...got enough of those and I'm sure you do too. Perhaps we could invade some smaller country or at least esablish some diplomatic contact or something. I've got the time right now to create a thread (or, at least, I hope I do) and might be up for some FT RP...though I want to be your ally. *widely grins* BTW, GZ, got MSN?

Hahaha! Warhaven and Yafor 2! Why did you reincarnate yourselves? Did you get deleted? Nice to see you're still around.

MM, I do so wish to engage your Battleglobe with a Flotte-Befehl.

Here's an idea: Amazonian admitted he's a new FTer. I say we attack him. (Nevermind that one of my alliance's, the USF, missions is to protect the weak and defenseless from oppression and imperialism...)

You may. Just give me a good reason. I'm killing off all the rest of my Terran holdovers, why not the Globe too.

@ Gupta: Well, I think I do, but I don't remember the password...

Got AIM though...

@ MM: Well, how about this... A Miehmish civilian ship could hit a freak Ion Storm and become disabled. It manages to get out a distress signal, which Federal listening posts pick up. We send a Destroyer or Frigate, board the ship, find the crew dead, but transfer all the information on the computer to our databanks. We happen to find the location of one of your worlds, and seeing as there was no formal peace treaty between us after the whole Lockdown war thing, we still acknowledge a state of war, and send a fleet to attack.

@ Gupta: Well, I think I do, but I don't remember the password...

Got AIM though...

@ MM: Well, how about this... A Miehmish civilian ship could hit a freak Ion Storm and become disabled. It manages to get out a distress signal, which Federal listening posts pick up. We send a Destroyer or Frigate, board the ship, find the crew dead, but transfer all the information on the computer to our databanks. We happen to find the location of one of your worlds, and seeing as there was no formal peace treaty between us after the whole Lockdown war thing, we still acknowledge a state of war, and send a fleet to attack.

Wouldn't work man. The entire incident was Retconned.

Wouldn't work man. The entire incident was Retconned.

Okay. Well, how about this. The IRF wants to tick off as many nations as possible so that [hopefully] they'll attack the UFGZ, weakening it even more. So, through some covert means, say, a spy within your nation, manages to get out a short Quantum Entanglement Message to the IRF before he is captured and killed by your security forces.

The IRF sends a fleet on an attack run on a planet whose location was contained in the message. Painted in Federal Blue-White, with Federal vessel markings and emblems, the fleet attacks, wiping out every living thing in the system with Temporal and Quantum weaponry. You get enraged, and attack the only GZ planet whose location is openly known: Normandeicht. Since Normandeicht is the IRF's military stronghold, their plan backfired on them. However, when Miehmish ships engage IRF ships, the UFGZ takes the opportunity to strike at the rebels, and so a huge battle ensues between the Rebel, Federal, and Miehmish fleets. Eventually other nations on either side join in, as they all have active interests in the UFGZ's course, and it becomes the First Battle of Normandeicht of the Federal Civil War.

Okay. Well, how about this. The IRF wants to tick off as many nations as possible so that [hopefully] they'll attack the UFGZ, weakening it even more. So, through some covert means, say, a spy within your nation, manages to get out a short Quantum Entanglement Message to the IRF before he is captured and killed by your security forces.

The IRF sends a fleet on an attack run on a planet whose location was contained in the message. Painted in Federal Blue-White, with Federal vessel markings and emblems, the fleet attacks, wiping out every living thing in the system with Temporal and Quantum weaponry. You get enraged, and attack the only GZ planet whose location is openly known: Normandeicht. Since Normandeicht is the IRF's military stronghold, their plan backfired on them. However, when Miehmish ships engage IRF ships, the UFGZ takes the opportunity to strike at the rebels, and so a huge battle ensues between the Rebel, Federal, and Miehmish fleets. Eventually other nations on either side join in, as they all have active interests in the UFGZ's course, and it becomes the First Battle of Normandeicht of the Federal Civil War.

I may be a bit busy for awqhile, but we can try it. Just be aware that there have been changfes since we last met. Terrans are basically gone.

I may be a bit busy for awqhile, but we can try it. Just be aware that there have been changfes since we last met. Terrans are basically gone.

Hmmm. Why are you getting rid of them?

Oh, and, like I told Taledonia, I won't be able to really get around to guiding and writing a good RP until after May 4th. After that, the Civil War will get rolling, and then the battles can begin to take place.

The good old days of the innumerable Jedi threads going around and of the wars against the Sith. When the power of the Galactic Alliance still lasted. Yes, truly those were the defining days of the FT of NS.

Hmmm. Why are you getting rid of them?

Oh, and, like I told Taledonia, I won't be able to really get around to guiding and writing a good RP until after May 4th. After that, the Civil War will get rolling, and then the battles can begin to take place.

Ok. I'm tossing the Terrans to stop the constant bitching. Solidifying my tech base.

Ok. I'm tossing the Terrans to stop the constant bitching. Solidifying my tech base.

Alrighty.

I don't suppose the Terran Battleglobes happen to have, oh, say, Temporal Shielding? Level, oh... 11 or 12?

Alrighty.

I don't suppose the Terran Battleglobes happen to have, oh, say, Temporal Shielding? Level, oh... 11 or 12?

I dunno about Indras numerical BS, but it does have Temporal Shields.

I dunno about Indras numerical BS, but it does have Temporal Shields.

Okay. Let me put it this way: How long have you been developing/employing Temporal Technology?

Okay. Let me put it this way: How long have you been developing/employing Temporal Technology?

:D Dunno about him, but I've personally broken a year now I believe, off-and-on. So yay, I can hurl crap a few seconds back and a couple hundred meters off. So don't mess with me! I'll.... uhh... throw small experimental probes at you...

:D Dunno about him, but I've personally broken a year now I believe, off-and-on. So yay, I can hurl crap a few seconds back and a couple hundred meters off. So don't mess with me! I'll.... uhh... throw small experimental probes at you...


Hahahahahaha. I've {even through inactive periods} been working on Temporal Tech for... Oh... Maybe... Summer, 2004?

I remember a very effective use of Temporal Technology in the early days of the Federal research program. We developed a Temporal erasure wave which, without disturbing the current universe, would erase targets from the present and future.

I believe we took out 13 Mekantan Cruisers with two waves? Maybe more.

Hmmm... figured I'd pop in to say hi.

I've been on hiatus for quite a while now, but I still come in time to time to observe whats going on. A former member of ESUS myself. I wasn't the most active, largely due to at the time when I was active was also when there was the cry of "godmod" every other post, so I said to hell with it all.

And then the real world got incredibly busy and kept me from doing much RPing. However, as summer approaches and I get near the end of the semester with college, I'm preparing to try to get back into RPing some.

However, I know I'll be pretty selective in who I deal with. I'm not about to get stuff in more damned godmod bull. I just want to do some nice simple FT RPing without the clutter of people trying to explain the compexities of the universe when they can't be explained with modern science.

I just liek doing it for the fun of it. Not to try to act like I know how to build a deathstar myself.

Hmmm... figured I'd pop in to say hi.

I've been on hiatus for quite a while now, but I still come in time to time to observe whats going on. A former member of ESUS myself. I wasn't the most active, largely due to at the time when I was active was also when there was the cry of "godmod" every other post, so I said to hell with it all.

And then the real world got incredibly busy and kept me from doing much RPing. However, as summer approaches and I get near the end of the semester with college, I'm preparing to try to get back into RPing some.

However, I know I'll be pretty selective in who I deal with. I'm not about to get stuff in more damned godmod bull. I just want to do some nice simple FT RPing without the clutter of people trying to explain the compexities of the universe when they can't be explained with modern science.

I just liek doing it for the fun of it. Not to try to act like I know how to build a deathstar myself.

I don't know whether to be insulted, or say hello.

Well, whatever.

Hullo, Crossman.

I don't know whether to be insulted, or say hello.

Well, whatever.

Hullo, Crossman.

Haha, worry not. No insult intended. I wasn't trying to single you out. You weren't the only one who gave me an earfull of technobabble. :p

And perhaps, due to the fact that we have had contact in the past, we may be able to again have some form of dialogue between our two nations.

Haha, worry not. No insult intended. I wasn't trying to single you out. You weren't the only one who gave me an earfull of technobabble. :p

And perhaps, due to the fact that we have had contact in the past, we may be able to again have some form of dialogue between our two nations.

Dialogue? Or Gun-Barrel Diplomacy?

After all, you are a member of the ESUS...

Hahahaha.

Dialogue? Or Gun-Barrel Diplomacy?

After all, you are a member of the ESUS...

Hahahaha.

Check again, I did specify, former member of ESUS. I haven't been a member for some time now. And last time I checked their new site, also a while ago, I wasn't on there.

And I do mean dialogue.

Oh, for the love of god no...

Okay. Let me put it this way: How long have you been developing/employing Temporal Technology?

Long enough to stop you "erasure wave". Basically it's designed to stop any and all Temporal Modifications. I said I had an encounter with Indra in my first incarnation, did I not? Well, lemme tellya, I equipped both of my baddest units with defenses against anything similar to what he used. I rather assumed there would be other nations out there with similar units, and I wanted to be ready. So, I've basically been developing temporal defenses for a year now.

Long enough to stop you "erasure wave". Basically it's designed to stop any and all Temporal Modifications. I said I had an encounter with Indra in my first incarnation, did I not? Well, lemme tellya, I equipped both of my baddest units with defenses against anything similar to what he used. I rather assumed there would be other nations out there with similar units, and I wanted to be ready. So, I've basically been developing temporal defenses for a year now.

Well, if you've been at it a year, and I 1 1/2 + years, then my waves, if sustained, would overcome any temporal shields you have eventually. Actually, not eventually. Maybe in a few shots (waves)...

But Temporal weaponry is not all we have...

EDIT: Hmm... You live in Manassas? Well, maybe we can call our battle Bull Run...

Oh wait. I'd lose. Unless I claim my Alabaman, Missisipian, and Louisianian heritage...

Well, if you've been at it a year, and I 1 1/2 + years, then my waves, if sustained, would overcome any temporal shields you have eventually. Actually, not eventually. Maybe in a few shots (waves)...

But Temporal weaponry is not all we have...

We seem to follow different philosophies here... Size does not mean tech advantage. If it did, then Chron, and all kinds of other nations would have us all out-teched by several orders of magnitude.

Well, if you've been at it a year, and I 1 1/2 + years, then my waves, if sustained, would overcome any temporal shields you have eventually. Actually, not eventually. Maybe in a few shots (waves)...

But Temporal weaponry is not all we have...

duration=/=sucess or power.

That's something that many of the older nations need to realize. I've been at it since fall 04 IIRC, and my temporal program is a *very* inefficient hole that I keep pouring money into. Why is it that whenever I look about, every RnD program is ALWAYS a success? Why do they ALWAYS get it done quickly and right the first time? It's inane to me. I mean, the Tiger, one of the most sucessful tanks for its time in history had a transmission made of pinestraw. The Bismark, supposedly the terror of the high seas, had piss-poor rudder armor. The M1 Abrams, the tank which all NS tanks are benchmarked against, is one of the most compulsive gas-guzzlers in existance. And then there's the Ontos, the ME-262, the Hunley, and dozens of other examples of technology, both developed and not, that didn't pan out. Heck, I've even made one in my FF-127 Wasp class. (massively under-armed, too few shield areas, short range)

If you skipped the above rant, here's the short part: just because you've been at it a while *points at muskets* doesn't mean you'll automatically get a G-11 or XM-8. You'll get M-16s and XM-29s all over the place. And just because you've been at it a while doesn't mean you're good at it.

The UFGZ has been actively using, developing, and testing Temporal technology since a few RL months after its creation. Indeed, Temporal weaponry was used to reciprocate against the Mekantants, and [arguably] held off the ESUS armada at Normandeicht.

Temporal technology has been a staple of the Federation for centuries, now. As such, we are very adept at its use. I still use the Temporal ranking system devised by Indra, which is indeed based on the time spent researching Temporal technology.

The UFGZ has been actively using, developing, and testing Temporal technology since a few RL months after its creation. Indeed, Temporal weaponry was used to reciprocate against the Mekantants, and [arguably] held off the ESUS armada at Normandeicht.

Temporal technology has been a staple of the Federation for centuries, now. As such, we are very adept at its use. I still use the Temporal ranking system devised by Indra, which is indeed based on the time spent researching Temporal technology.

I already said that I didn't use Indras scale. Because I think it's STUPID. The entire point is to keep smaller nmations from having any sort of Temporal ability, since the Accord nations were the only ones that could decide who did and didn't get Temporal Tech. It was a basically decent idea, to prevent wanking, but it created its own style of wanking, and seems to be the basis of the "Age/tech wank" I see so often, wherein a larger nation has bigger/better guns/shieds/whathaveye, simply because it's bigger. If that's the way it worked my ships would still be armed with medium lasers, and be using reaction drives to go ANYWHERE.

Hey GZ, did anyone ever figure out how to defeat your famous Nothing Space sheilds?

Ah, the Shivans. I used another nation for that war, and yet.. It was a good war. I read about the collapse of the GA, the formation of the ESUS, however, I wasn't FT at that time...

I remember when technology and RPing actually meant something. When Chronosia wasn't the only prominent good RPer in II. When we argued OOCly, and managed to come up with great RPs ICly. When noobs were compulsively ignored, rather than RPed with.

When we respected each other's technology, and wanking didn't exist, when we created giant uberguns for the sheer sake of writing, and of having fun. When nobody really cared about tech, or how it was made. We just cared about the story. I have to admit, I miss those days.

When you look at FT today, you've got a mass of n00bs, with the occasional decent RPer, and the occasional person with a half-decent talent for writing. People obsess about tech,, about numbers, and about how good characters are. That's why the ESUS enforced the NS population = RL population on all of its members. At the time, people just started wanking out of control, and, I guess, that's why I haven't RPed on NS that much anymore.

Although, MM, I tend to look at technology on the amount of RP someone puts into it. If they magically develop uberguns, for no other reason than to pretend they have a large wang, it doesn't sit well with me. If they develop their tech over a series of good RPs, in which the technology is just another contributing factor, it's far more reasonable to assume they have superior technology. That's the essential philosophy behind the "big nations have aweome tech" rule.

Perhaps to spice things up, I could introduce, The Aquamarinians, from Fluidic Space, and their slaves, The Gareens, from uncharted Andromedan territory. I know how I can do it, too.

Hey GZ, did anyone ever figure out how to defeat your famous Nothing Space sheilds?

Ah, yes.

We actually still use them. They're now called Null-Dimensional shields.

I believe I read somewhere (On NS) a discussion between a nation who was a doctoral student in physics somewhere and various others. Somewhere, the physics doctoral student showed mathematics within a tensor matrix predicting 16 dimensions, whereas, according to String Theory, there are only 11.

These were called the Null Dimensions. Thus, I latched onto this as a means of explaining the NothingSpace shields. Therefore, all vessels which are equipped with the shielding technology translate into another spatial dimension. Granted, there is one very, very, very glaring weakness...

The question is, can anyone find it?

Oh, and, as to actually finding the weakness, no. No one has found it yet. They have exploited various side-effects of reverting back to realspace, but they have not found the weakness.

And to make things more complicated, there are two differing types of spatial shielding that we employ. The NullSpace shields and one other type...

I remember the Shivan wars, but was too small to particapate -- back then their were only 100 or so million Sskiss. This is why I joined the ESUS in the first place -- to seek a secure area so that I could grow undisturbed.

Back then there was some good nations etc who I liked and followed their posts to pick up tips on how to RP myself. I've been in a few battles, skirmishes and other "encounter" RP's. What I've always enjoyed, however, was creating my race from a beleivable, rational point of view. I also possess a unique RP style. Anyhow, I thought this idea by GZ is a good one if only for nostalgia's sake.

At any rate, I've always had a good rep with many ESUS members as well as Gronde, Chronosia and United Sith among others.

Indeed. Sskiss has always been one of the better RPers, I felt. I remember when Mekanta scared the living crap out of almost every one of us with his.. uniqueness, and did... Mekanta things. I won't go any further with that.

Wow, I'm one of the few good Rpers? Good to know; I've always revered people like Sithy, Sskiss, HT, Mekanta, Coreworlds; always a good RP kicking about. I mean, if anything what I loved about the GE was the internal politicing; the rebels; the Masaki's *sigh*

Always wondered what people thought of me in relation to the grand scheme of FT...

Well, I've always revered HT as well :D. However, at the moment, you're the most active, good RPer. When we go to threads created by noobs, you're there. When I see a thread that I wouldn't mire myself in, because I know every page of writing will be answered by a sentence, you're in there, and RPing. US and CW were more active, once, maybe they're still prominent, but, if you say "Chronosia", in almost any FT thread, people are going to know who you mean.

The fel handed lord of Chaos who eats babies and uses mutant dwarves to forge armies of insane people who rampage across space raping and pillaging until they finally run out of people to kill?

Something along those lines, yes. Hey, to many, it's not that far off from the truth. ;)

I know; I'm so misrepresented. Maybe I'll do a charity Massacre. LifeEat :P Watch the Chaos imbued Geldof hair fight the Tyranids!

BTW, Chrono', I may just have a good RP idea in my head. Interested? Should I TG you or what? MSN?

MSN is Marc_C_C@hotmail.com

Aww shucks, I'm just honered to be in the same thread as the greatest FT rp'ers of all time. Shame Mekanta/Neo Mekanta and Indra Prime wasn't heare, then it would all be complete.

The fel handed lord of Chaos who eats babies
Uh-huh.

and uses mutant dwarves
Ok, that's pretty screwed up right here. DWARVES! I mean... dwarves!

to forge armies of insane people who rampage across space raping and pillaging until they finally run out of people to kill?

So long as they're not insane dwarves. I really HATE dwarves. Especially insane ones. They keep biting your knees. And then you get weird rashes..

Yeah, they rawk. I remember when Indra laid the TA smackdown on Dratheria; that was fun...Then I invaded Drath ^^. I need to do more; theres a worrying lack of decent ground war and/or metaplot

MSN is Marc_C_C@hotmail.com

Thou hast been added. Just for reference, mine is alittlebitofboredom@hotmail.com

Atlantian Outcasts is wrapping up lose ends in the NationStates subforum.

My ears are burning.

And I would like to confirm that I am not alone. Phalanix and Xanthal still live, and Elara has just returned ^_^. It's just like old times for me.

AO; maybe you can settle once and for all the bickering over who has the 'true' Atlantis. Watching Seaquest describe "The Control Room, True Atlantis" Always gives me a tickle, especially since he emerged out of a volatile sea of being everything under the sun (Except thankfully 40k)

AO; maybe you can settle once and for all the bickering over who has the 'true' Atlantis. Watching Seaquest describe "The Control Room, True Atlantis" Always gives me a tickle, especially since he emerged out of a volatile sea of being everything under the sun (Except thankfully 40k)

The True Atlantis? As in the Atlantian colony on Earth in the Mid-Atlantic circa 10,000 BC that Plato wrote about?

No one does (at least in my timeline...I'm saving it for a rainy day RP), it was obliterated by Athenian terrorists who detonated a "thermal bomb" (an Atlantian doomsday machine) that ended the last ice age and sunk Atlantis.

I've seen SeaQuest's posts. I ignore him anyway, even without the Atlantian bit. Why? No real reason....he just irks me.

EDIT: I even have a scientific diagram:

http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/9836/cannon7qy.jpg
(Ignore Cannon not to scale. It's actually much bigger)

Using this highly scentific diagram, as well as a monument to art, we can see that it is indeed aimed at Sea Quest.

Well, I'm glad I'm considered one of the greatest RPers of all time (as said by Ri-an).

So... Ri-an. Who are you that you knew of my Nothingspace shields? As I recall, they made their debut during my first major battle with Neo-Mekanta...

I am he who shall come from the sky, and with my coming, Water shall stagnate, Air shall grow still, and foul, The land shall rot, and the dead shall cry from, out of their graves for mercy. The living shall know suffering that not even those that would save them can comprehend. Indeed, from the very path I tred, Terror shall come, unceasing and all devouring.

I am the Dark God Kajeenith.
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I am he who shall come when times are at their darkest. I am he who shall restore the land to its once fertile state, give water to the thirsty, rest to the dead, and end the suffering of the living. From my steps shall spring a breath of fresh air, and from my blade, shall spring hope anew.

I am the Elder God Warfare, ruler of Warhaven.

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Yes, I was Warhaven/Kajeenith. i was in an alliance with you, and I know of your sheilds, because of a great Godmodding argument over them. I was always intrested in how they could be beaten, not to destroy you, but because it was always so intresting.

I am he who shall come from the sky, and with my coming, Water shall stagnate, Air shall grow still, and foul, The land shall rot, and the dead shall cry from, out of their graves for mercy. The living shall know suffering that not even those that would save them can comprehend. Indeed, from the very path I tred, Terror shall come, unceasing and all devouring.

I am the Dark God Kajeenith.
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I am he who shall come when times are at their darkest. I am he who shall restore the land to its once fertile state, give water to the thirsty, rest to the dead, and end the suffering of the living. From my steps shall spring a breath of fresh air, and from my blade, shall spring hope anew.

I am the Elder God Warfare, ruler of Warhaven.

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Yes, I was Warhaven/Kajeenith. i was in an alliance with you, and I know of your sheilds, because of a great Godmodding argument over them. I was always intrested in how they could be beaten, not to destroy you, but because it was always so intresting.

Er...

Someone already told me you were Warhaven. You did, I believe. I simply forgot. Already.

Hahahaha. Sorry about that.

Well, how about this: an RP to anew that ancient alliance?

EDIT: Do you have an AIM?

Er...

Someone already told me you were Warhaven. You did, I believe. I simply forgot. Already.

Hahahaha. Sorry about that.

Well, how about this: an RP to anew that ancient alliance?

EDIT: Do you have an AIM?

No. I do not have AIM. don't even know who AIM is through.

A reunion RP would be okay though. I have an all new nation, and soon, will unveil my new creatures I made up myself. The super-intelligent Aquamarinians, that come from Fluidic space, and are basicly highly evolved Octopus like creatures.

And the Gareens, super strong, and super stupid.

America On-Line Instant Messaging.

Go to aol.com and get one. Doesn't take long.

With this computer I'm on? haha, This computer, I wouldn't advise it. I have msn, yahoo, and IMVU, plus, there's always TG's and E-mail.

Its not that I wouldn't, for the versatility of it, but, well, maybe i can add your AIM address to my MSN. I can for Yahoo accounts. Just TG me your Email address.

I have Yahoo.

Let me check it... one sec...

engineeringrocks2000

Do you want the secret of the shields or not?

Over Yahoo. I'm not saying there aren't dishonest people in NS, I'm not saying there isn't, but the fact remains, that a secret like that could be quite convieniantly researched ICly a few months RL down the line, and then your sheilds will do you a whole lotta nothing should someone decide to invade. I'm not saying their your only defense, or that you would lose, its just one relity of the situation. Amyways, gimme a moment to sign in and add you.

Your poll options confound me. Xanthal has been around since April 2003, and I've been playing FT since... oh... I'll say January 2004, but that may be a bit off. Historically I've not been a part of the huge wars, though I did participate in the first (second, depending on how you look at it) Demon War (was that big?). Short answer; I've been around, though since my comeback at the start of 2005 I've been playing Xanthal as a PMT-FT nation rather than the Hyper-FT nation the real old-timers might remember Xanthal as. There's a whole story behind that, but I've answered the question at hand, so I'll leave it be.

Your poll options confound me. Xanthal has been around since April 2003, and I've been playing FT since... oh... I'll say January 2004, but that may be a bit off. Historically I've not been a part of the huge wars, though I did participate in the first (second, depending on how you look at it) Demon War (was that big?). Short answer; I've been around, though since my comeback at the start of 2005 I've been playing Xanthal as a PMT-FT nation rather than the Hyper-FT nation the real old-timers might remember Xanthal as. There's a whole story behind that, but I've answered the question at hand, so I'll leave it be.

Yeah, I've been here since May 03...heard none of the events on the list.


As for the Demon war? While I'd LOVE to consider it big...but I have a feeling you, me, LRR, and Phal are the only guys that remember it.

Er... y'all are too old. Hahahaha.

Just choose the "I remember when there were ten of us" option, as in, there were only 10 FTers.

We're obviously esitmating here. 10, 100... who's counting? It's your poll.

We're obviously esitmating here. 10, 100... who's counting? It's your poll.

Er...

Should I laugh? Or take that as disinterest stemming from the view that the poll is foolish in some way?

It's me acquiescing to your directions.

I RPed way-back-when as an old nation...but my new FT nation is going to be great.

I'll intro soon...you know the shebang.

-Iconians

GATEWAYS!!!!

Go Iconia!

Too bad about your homeworld, though...

Are you going to use their would-be-slightly-godmoddish-if-used-on-NS gateways?

GATEWAYS!!!!

Go Iconia!

Too bad about your homeworld, though...

Are you going to use their would-be-slightly-godmoddish-if-used-on-NS gateways?

Naw. I'm just taking the name and appearance of Iconians - and not from Star Trek. From Galactic Civilizations II.

Here's a nice pic:
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/article/682/682382/galactic-civilizations-ii-dread-lords-20060119071001879.jpg

Everything else is kind of 1/8 their story, 7/8 my own invention.

Including a completely varient biology, psychology, brain structure, etc.

- Iconians

What to talk about now...

Anyone else besides me and Xanthal remember the Demon war? It was before most of the major alliances (sometime around November 03), so it was fairly big in that alot of FTL nations joined in.

Anyone care to "discover" a new pair of alien races? I have them all designed and ready to go, but I'm just waiting for a good oppurtunity to bring them out.

I fought in the begining of the Shivan War, helping out Gaia... but I left pretty early because it went down hill. Mostly the rp became unrealistic, even for an evil that was based on the powerful Freespace race.

Hrmm...let's see...I started RPing as FT just barely over a year ago, was PMT before then. I haven't really done much, focusing my RPs more on internal issues, like the civil war that I'm wrapping up now, but that'll change fairly soon, for I managed to get CoreWorlds involved in my innocent little civil war. :D

I've heard of the Shivan Wars, and also of ESUS. Though I probably don't know enough to cast a vote.

That said, I probably should leave this thread now, unless people actually read my RPs and don't tell me. It'd be interesting to know how many of you have read "Darkest Day" and what your thoughts are on it. I haven't done all that many FT rps at all, mostly because I'll usually only commit to one at a time.

Edit: I was really sorry to see Gaian Ascendancy lose interest in RPing. A lot of my national history is tied up in GA, and ICly, my nation owes most of its evolution to FT to GA.

Yeah, they rawk. I remember when Indra laid the TA smackdown on Dratheria; that was fun...Then I invaded Drath ^^. I need to do more; theres a worrying lack of decent ground war and/or metaplot

There could always be a comeback tour. :) I miss those good ol days!

There could always be a comeback tour. :) I miss those good ol days!

I believe that I have seen a ghost... a ghost come back from the dead...

Ahh. It's so nice to remember the good ol' days. When Daniel was young and the galaxy was out to kill him. Now, the galaxy seems quiet...too quet...TCG notwithstanding.

GE, GFFA, everyone else. Prepare yourselves...for I am about to begin the next great RP that I hope will involve most of y'all out there. Ciao for now!

Ahh. It's so nice to remember the good ol' days. When Daniel was young and the galaxy was out to kill him. Now, the galaxy seems quiet...too quet...TCG notwithstanding.

GE, GFFA, everyone else. Prepare yourselves...for I am about to begin the next great RP that I hope will involve most of y'all out there. Ciao for now!

Alright. I'm always ready to rock...or ride the lightning...or something....

Ahh. It's so nice to remember the good ol' days. When Daniel was young and the galaxy was out to kill him. Now, the galaxy seems quiet...too quet...TCG notwithstanding.

GE, GFFA, everyone else. Prepare yourselves...for I am about to begin the next great RP that I hope will involve most of y'all out there. Ciao for now!

When the time comes, No Endorse is willing to listen and act.



Now that you've said that I'll be anxious the next few weeks.

There could always be a comeback tour. :) I miss those good ol days!

HE IS RETURNED!

The True Atlantis? As in the Atlantian colony on Earth in the Mid-Atlantic circa 10,000 BC that Plato wrote about?

No one does (at least in my timeline...I'm saving it for a rainy day RP), it was obliterated by Athenian terrorists who detonated a "thermal bomb" (an Atlantian doomsday machine) that ended the last ice age and sunk Atlantis.

I've seen SeaQuest's posts. I ignore him anyway, even without the Atlantian bit. Why? No real reason....he just irks me.

EDIT: I even have a scientific diagram:

http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/9836/cannon7qy.jpg
(Ignore Cannon not to scale. It's actually much bigger)

Using this highly scentific diagram, as well as a monument to art, we can see that it is indeed aimed at Sea Quest.

Now that's just uncalled for, dude.

As for my Atlantis, this is the one I use:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Atlantis/Atlantis12-1024x768.jpg

Oddly enough, that looks kinda like my own Atlantis, except that it's on a penninsula instead of an island all to itself. And it doesn't fly, either. :p

YOU have an Atlantis? I expected better of you and your ninja Jedi!

Heh, I had a planet named one, but I destroyed it.

Now that's just uncalled for, dude.

Not really, "dude". I've looked over your way of rping and it irks me. It irks me in a rather bad way.

And as a self-declared asshole and a vetran player who still uses old-school NS humor that has seemingly vanished, I feel that what I did was indeed, "called for".

Further complaints may be directed to...well, nowhere actually. Yeah, nowhere sounds good.

Your invited. This RP that can go many diffrent ways.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10763107#post10763107

HE IS RETURNED!

"GASP!" MEh, I don't deal much with stargate/space stations/whatever. I like good, old-fashioned, dueling. With guns. And missiles. And ships. Ok, there was no point to that.

Not really, "dude". I've looked over your way of rping and it irks me. It irks me in a rather bad way.

And as a self-declared asshole and a vetran player who still uses old-school NS humor that has seemingly vanished, I feel that what I did was indeed, "called for".

Further complaints may be directed to...well, nowhere actually. Yeah, nowhere sounds good.

Explain what you don't like. For all you know, I may be able to fix it.

Explain what you don't like. For all you know, I may be able to fix it.

Nah. Now where's the fun in that?

'lo. I don't follow any roleplaying activities anymore and rarely venture into this section of the forum. I created the ESUS, I wrote the ESUS constitution and managed it from behind the scenes. I rarely became involved in its roleplays due to personal time constraints. As such, most people (outside the ESUS itself) think Indra created the ESUS. I do kinda miss the old days. Everything just seemed much smaller and more contained - I do remember that I was one of the very first II space nations, and when I opened a thread about mapping FT territories the FT scene seemed to explode. Oops.

Yup, Mindset is basically god. Except for Klonor, of course. Ah, I miss the good ol' days. I mean, there's not that many people who joined midway 2005-early 2006 who can say they're not noobs. I mean, there certainly are people in that time bracket who RP well, but.. Most of 'em... You get the idea. (I discriminate through age. :D. Mainly because noobs tend to leave after a fyear or so...)

Mapping Kills: Or, How The Mindset Destroyed FT

Mapping Kills: Or, How The Mindset Destroyed FT
Hrm? Prior to that thread, FT was a minority. After it, it seemed to become a majority in II for a short while. Klonor has also told me that it inspired him to become FT. Do you mean that I destroyed FT credibility, or the FT scene? I could concede the former perhaps but I think quite the opposite occured concerning the latter.

Yes, it's all Mindset's fault! Get him! *pulls out a rusty potato*

In all seriousness, though, I always felt FT became big after the Shivan Wars. In terms of big big, that is. Before that, our supply of noobs was smaller.

Did somebody say Shivans?

Rawr!

-Shiva
Totally Not Mekanta On A Puppet, and Totally Not Part Of An Evil Plan

Oh, hey Mekan-... I mean, Totally Not Mekanta. Sorry 'bout that.

I recognize that I qualify as a 'noob' in every sense of the word. I'm new to NS and and the forums here and although I have chosen to play FT, I am really only involved in a single thread right now. Add to that the fact that I am feeling my way through the whole future technolgy thing and you could have a recipe for disaster. I do however, consider myself to be a slightly above average writer and it is something I truly enjoy. Having said all of that, I'd like to get some advice from some of the veterans (Chronosia, HT, etc) as to how we noobs can approach the RP here and actually get some of the big dogs to acknowledge our existence.

I recognize that I qualify as a 'noob' in every sense of the word. I'm new to NS and and the forums here and although I have chosen to play FT, I am really only involved in a single thread right now. Add to that the fact that I am feeling my way through the whole future technolgy thing and you could have a recipe for disaster. I do however, consider myself to be a slightly above average writer and it is something I truly enjoy. Having said all of that, I'd like to get some advice from some of the veterans (Chronosia, HT, etc) as to how we noobs can approach the RP here and actually get some of the big dogs to acknowledge our existence.

No, I would say you qualify as a 'newbie' rather than a noob -- there is a big difference between the two.

Is that a good thing? I ask only because I have ideas as to how I would like to introduce my fledgling nation and make a name for myself as so many of you have done. I just don't want to bog down anybody's thread or jump in where I'm not welcome. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for jumping in with both feet but some folks don't prefer that. They prefer to move things along slowly and in this case, in this forum, I can't say I blame them most of the time.

Well, better you all blame Mindset for the mapping ordeal rather then me. That's what he gets for taking over the mapping project :p

I mean, uh...yeah, it's Mindset's fault >_> Completly. I had no hand in it. At all.

In fact, forget I even posted here.

Is that a good thing?

Indeed it is.

I ask only because I have ideas as to how I would like to introduce my fledgling nation and make a name for myself as so many of you have done. I just don't want to bog down anybody's thread or jump in where I'm not welcome. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for jumping in with both feet but some folks don't prefer that. They prefer to move things along slowly and in this case, in this forum, I can't say I blame them most of the time.

This post and the one before it actually proves you are not a noob. My advice is to read other peoples posts and pick up tips and perhaps join some alliance etc. You'll eventually know what to do.

Is that a good thing? I ask only because I have ideas as to how I would like to introduce my fledgling nation and make a name for myself as so many of you have done. I just don't want to bog down anybody's thread or jump in where I'm not welcome. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for jumping in with both feet but some folks don't prefer that. They prefer to move things along slowly and in this case, in this forum, I can't say I blame them most of the time.

Don't take my route. I made a name for myself, but it's not the best name on FT. Mostly because I killed anything that got in my way to do it. Avoid that, and you oughta be fine.

Please note: 600 missiles VS 1 Fighter is a bad thing for the opposing fighter. Poor Rogue 6...

Ahh. It's so nice to remember the good ol' days. When Daniel was young and the galaxy was out to kill him. Now, the galaxy seems quiet...too quet...TCG notwithstanding.


I can always have an innumerable army of evil aliens follow Jacen from thread to thread... if that's what you want.

I remember when I joined the first Shivan was was just over. Technically, by join date, I was there for it- but I didn't start RPing for a month or two. I remember the seige of Normendeich- it inspired me to make some bigger guns, even though I wasn't a part of it.

Ahhh... good times good times.
Guess who I used to be:Lynx Class for teh win

When was that?

That was at MM.

Please note: 600 missiles VS 1 Fighter is a bad thing for the opposing fighter. Poor Rogue 6...

Isn't that a reference to Part I of the original NS War?

Isn't that a reference to Part I of the original NS War?

Yeah. Only time I ever needed that much overkill.

So many new faces... or, rather... names.
Seems the Old Nations of FT are slowly dying away...

Or maybe they just fade...

"I will be the last! And you will go first." ~Sarevok Anchev

The ESUS has been reminiscing as well. Things are stirring...

I hope nobody here has forgotten me. I didn't just fight in the collapse of the GA, I started the GA. Hell, according to some people I even started FT itself (Although I wouldn't go that far).

I think I've got to be one of the oldest on here (Up there with The Mindset and the like).

I hope nobody here has forgotten me. I didn't just fight in the collapse of the GA, I started the GA. Hell, according to some people I even started FT itself (Although I wouldn't go that far).

I think I've got to be one of the oldest on here (Up there with The Mindset and the like).

I was actually looking for your FT store when I came back to NS as a new nation.

Well, if you're still looking...

http://67.18.37.17/595/43/upload/p400867.jpg (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=346008)
http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/kwsig.jpg (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=288603)
http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/ksig8.jpg (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=292319)
http://hometown.aol.com/jbk405/images/ksig4.jpeg (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=353996)

Well, if you're still looking...

http://67.18.37.17/595/43/upload/p400867.jpg (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=346008)
http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/kwsig.jpg (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=288603)
http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/ksig8.jpg (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=292319)
http://hometown.aol.com/jbk405/images/ksig4.jpeg (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=353996)

Thank you. Though I have to wait a few NS years now. I Blew my savings on a Stargate, and I need the Aquamarinians to reorganise my inneffective Pseudo church government into a real effictive government.
EDIT:
As i remember it, my thoughts were, where's Klonar's shop? I can trust him, he's a good guy.

I hope nobody here has forgotten me. I didn't just fight in the collapse of the GA, I started the GA. Hell, according to some people I even started FT itself (Although I wouldn't go that far).

I think I've got to be one of the oldest on here (Up there with The Mindset and the like).

I could never forget you! Your the only other guy besides me and Mindset that used the Jump Node network!

I hope nobody here has forgotten me. I didn't just fight in the collapse of the GA, I started the GA. Hell, according to some people I even started FT itself (Although I wouldn't go that far).

I think I've got to be one of the oldest on here (Up there with The Mindset and the like).

I posted about you earlier, Klonor! You're probably one of the best (if not the best) RPers on FT, and probably on NS, to boot.

I'd like to get into a serious FT intro, but Chronosia won't post ;)

In the meantime, it may be assumed that my FT forces are out there, but operating mostly covertly, exploring and gathering information on who, exactly, is out there and what they do. From Axis Nova's experiences in the NS War, most FT nations out there are powerful, fickle, and treacherous, and thus IC I'm not very trusting of FT nations.

That, and expanding our jumpgate network, of course.

*continues to fade into obscurity*

Bleh...I need to make a name for myself. I used to be a big player, but few remember the Atlantians...but can't blame them. I never did really do anything to get remembered. I've always been the sleeping giant in the backwaters of space. I mean, there's no denying that I'm one of the biggest space powers out there. I can withstand any attack, and could even take down an entire alliance of smaller powers...but I do NOTHING.

*continues to fade into obscurity*

Bleh...I need to make a name for myself. I used to be a big player, but few remember the Atlantians...but can't blame them. I never did really do anything to get remembered. I've always been the sleeping giant in the backwaters of space. I mean, there's no denying that I'm one of the biggest space powers out there. I can withstand any attack, and could even take down an entire alliance of smaller powers...but I do NOTHING.


Who???

Who???

Exactly.

ph34r my terrifying ambiguity.

Yar. I consider myself to be fairly old, but.. You take the old cake. The one with mould and skeletal midgets on it.

Hey, the midgets are the key to flavor. It's they foundation of the whole thing.

Been a long time since I've been on these forums, just haven't had the time for this stuff. I consider myself to be one of the older nations but know I'm no where near being among the oldest. I'd like to get involved in another Shivan war sometime. It will be like the third or fourth, I've lost count.
GZ if your still interested in a war the shivans could return for one more time, possibly the last.
Klonor you are probably one of the oldest most powerful nations on here.

Any major war certainly has imperiux interested. Despite our minute state we would be willing to join.

Hey, the midgets are the key to flavor. It's they foundation of the whole thing.

They taste like candy!

*on a side note, look for a major war between Atlantis and Elara vs. Phalanix and (hopefully) Xanthal sometime this summer. It's gonna be a blast. 'Course, you can't play 'cause it's closed, but still. Four of the oldest space powers in existance in a 2 on 2 war. I think that's a "major war" type deal*

*Notes with some humor that 11 people have now chosen the "I remember when there were ten of us" poll option.*

I wouldn't count on Xanthal's participation unless you have something in mind to make it happen. As I've said, Xanthal has a very bureaucratic government. They don't take up arms unless doing so is perceived as a necessity to protect the state.

In reference to EWT's post a couple pages back, I didn't lose interest in rping, I just was burned out and needed more of a break than I realized. That, and I've been playing Kingdom Hearts 2 hardcore for a few weeks now. (On and off, since I have to share the TV/Stereo system with my family.)

Took me four tries to get past Demyx and his DAMN water clone timer. The only thing keeping me from beating the schmo, who I was whailing on anyway, despite his other water attacks.

Ahem, anywho. I'd like to try and rp more, but on a limited one a day basis, but not lose too much touch with everyone here. I'd also like to play a long term peaceful nation that is evolving, instead of one at war, for awhile. Kinda want to setup my nation for full ascendance, instead of the quasi-ascended state they are in.

Not sure where to take this, save the final result, (and yes I'm serious,) to move the Ascendancy to a seperate Dimension and become an elder caretaker realm like so many other Elder Races had done elsewhere in Sci-Fidom.

But, we'll see how it all goes. =^^=

Yup; what would FT be without Gaians sporadic dissapearing and reappearing :)

One with us coming back on a more permanent basis now. =^^= (And yes I was bored while waiting so I saw this topic under the forum search function..)

Heh, I'm still not an old fart and approaching the 1-year mark...

Old Fart FT, that's moi. =^^= Think I'm getting to the two year mark here soon. Jan 1st actually.

Over three years and 8billion people :D Thats a real FT old fart :D

Moving along, while waiting for my threads to progress. Kinda wierd to know there was another GA before my own. (I presume it was an alliance or something.) Kinda makes me regret not being here for the beginning, but what can ya do cept godm od your own reality instead. =^^=

That and watch some NBAsketball tonight on the telly. Man Miami go creamed last night.

Wait... off topic.... what is the topic? Where am I? =o@=!?

Two years this month. Not nearly as large as Chronos there, but 4.2 bil ain't shabby. Just barely missed out on the tail end of the Shivan Wars apparently...

Three years.. today, methinks. In RPing time, it'd be a little longer. In total nation time, it'd be getting closer to four. But, yeah... I'm fairly old in the ways of FT.

Ahhh, always good to see the FTers we know and love gathering around and throwing their ages into the ring :P

What else could we reminisce over, I wonder?

The Galactic Alliance. I never joined it originally, but it revived some time back, and died again. Ah, Klonor, you were too good for these boards... *sniff*

Aye, we shall never see such glory days again...Not without considerable effort and homicidal tendencies :D

Well, I can cover the homocide pretty well if you really want. ;)

It's ok, we've got me to throw around like an enormous flaming Chaos-infested jackhammer of doom :D

Haven't seen your better half in a while, can we expect the Khurg to return? :P

Let's see... I've been here - what, the better part of three years now? Although my activity hasn't been consistent enough for me to see quite a lot of what's happened.

Yeah, no shortage of homicidal tendencies on II, I'd say.

It's ok, we've got me to throw around like an enormous flaming Chaos-infested jackhammer of doom :D

Haven't seen your better half in a while, can we expect the Khurg to return? :P

Forgot to log on as Khurgan for a while, so I need to get it restored. Still, it's tempting to do some more scheming for the Changer of the Ways... Maybe. Perhaps some political finangling in the GE...

Always room for dirty politics in the GE; how do you think I got to such a position of power? :P

Would be good to have a bit more Tzeentchian intrigue, especially given my long term goals...:D

Heh Im pretty new around here. It sounds like there were alot of awesome RPs back in the day. I wish there were still some like that around. I've been trying to look forever for a good FT RP to do. I kinda had a race going but the thread got hijacked.

Nice to meet you GZ. Hope to do any RPs in the future with you.

Always room for dirty politics in the GE; how do you think I got to such a position of power? :P

Would be good to have a bit more Tzeentchian intrigue, especially given my long term goals...:D

*dusts off warblade*

Alright then. Looks like I'll need to be ready to counter some more GE incursions into the vast empty nothing that is the Aphotic Galaxy, eh?

Chronosia, I have some ideas. I'll MSN you later today.