NationStates Jolt Archive

Do you consider yourself an active designer on NationStates? Do you like to discuss technology and do you consider yourself a technology buff? Or, do you simply want some pointers to start out, or even a sneak peek of future designs from your favourite storefronts? In that case, the NS Draftroom (http://s13.invisionfree.com/The_NS_Draftroom/index.php?act=idx) is the place for you! The growing community already has ~150 members and ~18,800 posts [30 March, 2006] and is growing by the hour! Topics range from new vehicles, aircraft, ships or even munitions, to raging arguments on strategy, as well as discussing new concepts and engineering. The NS Draftroom is completely out of character, simply offering itself as the nexus of NS technological discussion. It's guaranteed that your knowledge will expand. Eras range from modern technology to future technology, and given enough popular pressure to do so, perhaps even a past technology forum, or range of fora! The Draftroom is administrated by Sarzonia, the founder and formulator of the Draftroom, while it is moderated by Automagfreek, Space Union, New Empire, The Silver Sky and myself.

Link: http://s13.invisionfree.com/The_NS_Draftroom/index.php?act=idx

You must register to see the fora I believe, but trust me, it's worth the time and effort. You can reach us at any time on IRC, in the esper.net server and on #draftroom. You have to register with your unalterable NS name if you want to post on the Draftroom. In other words, the Holy Republic of Iwanablyku would sign up as Iwanablyku.

Bump

;)

Indeed.

I was looking at it and I like the idea, to bad im modern realworld tech...=-( aww for me

I was looking at it and I like the idea, to bad im modern realworld tech...=-( aww for me

Well, despite the fact you may use real world technology, perhaps the Draftroom would work to increase your knowledge on existing systems?

Besides, we welcome designs using RL systems as well.

All would-be designers out there, join the NS Draftroom! We won't bite...

He's telling the truth...trust me.

Tag. I'm considering it.

Why is it that people still try to use tags? It's been well more than a year FFS...

Yes join or feel our wrath!

*Gets clubs ready to beat down anyone that doesn't join. Also brings a pistol just in case. :p

Indeed - it's a life or death issue.

You shameless fucks. :p

Lol.

OOC: Does this include FT? I noted that you mainly listed MT nations.
I've made a revolutionary change in the Star Destroyer in FT which I'm mainly recognized for. And I'm guessing most of you has seen my FT store fronts.

OOC: Does this include FT? I noted that you mainly listed MT nations.
I've made a revolutionary change in the Star Destroyer in FT which I'm mainly recognized for. And I'm guessing most of you has seen my FT store fronts.

Yep you can do FT, too. We have a section devoted to it, in fact. All tech levels are invited, not just MT or FT. If you want to design the wheel for the first time, come on in and maybe someone can help you pimp your wheel by adding spikes or something like that. ;)

You have to register with your unalterable NS name if you want to post on the Draftroom. In other words, the Holy Republic of Iwanablyku would sign up as Iwanablyku.

Maybe I should add that.

OOC: With the change of hands in the Galactic Empire, I'm definatly going to be signing up. I'm changing a whole lot of errors in the ships which the Galactic Empire used.

The GE is going to be VERY different.

Good!

Perfect. I'm in the middle of working on a storefront and you guys reveal this. I couldn't have asked for better timing. I'm in.

Perfect. I'm in the middle of working on a storefront and you guys reveal this. I couldn't have asked for better timing. I'm in.

It has existed for a while - Sarzonia had the first thread up.

Bump.

"CAROLINE, CAROLINE, ALL THE GUYS SAY THAT SHE'S MIGHTY FINE, MIGHTY FINE!"
I'm already in :), BTW.

I'm already in :), BTW.


Good!

Alright, I'm in.

Awsome! Keep 'em coming.

Awsome! Keep 'em coming.

I'll join... I have a few designs I'm working on.

I'm in, but I have to be verified by you before I can post.

Sarzonia will verify you once he is available - only administrators can activate new users.

You guys that don't join don't know what you are missing out on. ;)

Besides, we welcome designs using RL systems as well.

All would-be designers out there, join the NS Draftroom! We won't bite...
That is to say, we don't bite unless you really want us to. ;)

Join! If only to ridicule my latest flying superdreadnought or whatever insanity my fevered mind has cooked up this time!

I signed up. Awaiting validation currently.

I signed up. Awaiting validation currently.

Thank you for signing up and please stand by for clearence shortly. :)

*High fives Mac and Czardas on another winner. ;)

*Pokes around thread* I'm a mod! Hi! :P :D

Bump.

Almost 20,000 posts!

IT's crazy I tell you! and somewhat helpful too!

Your rules are too tight <.<

Your rules are too tight <.<
*slaps Questers wrist with a meter stick* You just broke a rule young man! :p

*slaps Questers wrist with a meter stick* You just broke a rule young man! :p

*Sees TSS slapping Quester with a ruler and comes over with a look of disguist.

What did I tell you about giving punishment?

*Pulls out a M-16 and shoots Questers three times before putting it away.

You have to get rid of the evidence. :p

*Sees TSS slapping Quester with a ruler and comes over with a look of disguist.

What did I tell you about giving punishment?

*Pulls out a M-16 and shoots Questers three times before putting it away.

You have to get rid of the evidence. :p
*drags body into incinertator* :p ;)

*drags body into incinertator* :p ;)
* Takes ashes from incinerator and launches them into space in an outdated ICBM(no nukes mind you) aimed at the sun...*

* Chuckles silently, then goes over to ask for orders from the others *

You accept the mad scientist types?

Of course, we have special chairs for them! *leads way to poorly disguised electric chair* :p

Sure, why not?

Of course, we have special chairs for them! *leads way to poorly disguised electric chair* :p

O.O NOOOOOES. *Pulls out a massive death ray from his chest* FORCE POWER ACTIVATE! Form of DEATH! *Fries Silver Sky*

The Beltway - yay.....finally a way to be creative and evil and test ideas! :P

Well, you still have to find a defenseless third world nation to test them out on :p

Well, you still have to find a defenseless third world nation to test them out on :p

When I was like 8 I came up with designs for a fireball shooter.... evil, yes.

All are welcome. We do not discriminate against who you are from sane scientist to researchers that should be visiting a shrink and staying in a medical institute to experiments gone wrong that want to have a purpose in life by designing things. ;)

e to experiments gone wrong that want to have a purpose in life by designing things. ;)
That hurts SU, that really hurts...

That hurts SU, that really hurts...

Don't worry here have a pill.

*Gives him an ecstasy pill. :p

Don't worry here have a pill.

*Gives him an ecstasy pill. :p
*Swallows pill* Whoa... what the heeeel? *Starts swaying and falls over dreaming happy dreams*

Ugh, you'd have more dead brain cells than happy dreams... ecstacy is bad, very bad. In Spain there was an ecstacy craze when I was 14-15, and it's a wonder why I never had my drink 'accidently' spiked with pills.

Ugh, you'd have more dead brain cells than happy dreams... ecstacy is bad, very bad. In Spain there was an ecstacy craze when I was 14-15, and it's a wonder why I never had my drink 'accidently' spiked with pills.

Actually in the beginning it makes you feel good because it releases dopamine which is a hormone that makes you feel good. The problem is that afterwords, the cells no longer have any dopamine and for the next week or two you will feel tired, depressed, and a whole other junk of emotions. But ecstasy does cause death when its used in a dance party where a person literally dances so much his/her body temperature increases until they die. That's why its found commonly in clubs.

Space Union, all drugs unbalance your homostasis and make you feel good... that's the point. The unfortunate side effect is that ecstacy also tends to kill your brain cells. It's found most commonly in drugs because that's just where most of the youth filled with drugs is found - it's the perfect market. The only thing I've done in clubs, though, is hashish, and a little - it generally goes away with activity.

Meh... what happened to the good ole days of cigarettes and booze?

Somehow, I don't think talking about the effects of ecstasy was exactly what this thread needs.

Meh... what happened to the good ole days of cigarettes and booze?


That's another reason not to mix drugs. :) Booze + other type of drug = bad night.

That's another reason not to mix drugs. :) Booze + other type of drug = bad night.
case and point....

Somehow, I don't think talking about the effects of ecstasy was exactly what this thread needs.

At least it kept the topic bumped. :p

At least it kept the topic bumped. :p
yep :cool:

Exactly.

Exactly.
and a question, how's the missile coming?

Not at all. I've been so wound up with the Nakíls write-up - 15,000 words and growing - that I've forgotten about everything else. I will get on it immediately! And even draw it!

Not at all. I've been so wound up with the Nakíls write-up - 15,000 words and growing - that I've forgotten about everything else. I will get on it immediately! And even draw it!
Don't go crazy over it, do what you need... I know how it feels to be busy as hell...

*bumps up with the power of a car bumper!*

Let's try to stay on the topic of the board and its purpose please.

Thanks.

Then it would be very hard to bump this thread with witty, or arguably not-so-witty, comments. :)

Then it would be very hard to bump this thread with witty, or arguably not-so-witty, comments. :)
Yup, but really guys, this fourm's really helpful, insightful, and slightly crazy...

Slightly?! You mean really, we have the biggest crack..... I mean the friendliest people there, now don't we? :p

I thought this deserves a bump considering The NS Draftroom has just passed 20,000 posts today (well actually technically yesterday). So give a round of applause to arguably the most successful off-site forum related to NS!

*Hands out wine and throws a party!

If "most successful" means "most posts", then I'm pretty sure Paradise Beach, Fool's Paradise, and the Social Spam Alliance are far ahead of us.

But they're mostly crap anyway. :p

If "most successful" means "most posts", then I'm pretty sure Paradise Beach, Fool's Paradise, and the Social Spam Alliance are far ahead of us.

But they're mostly crap anyway. :p

Aren't those in the General forum? :p I said most successful NS related off-site forum. ;)

Aren't those in the General forum? :p I said most successful NS related off-site forum. ;)
Technically, General is part of NS.

But II-related offsite forum... yep, it's probably the Draftroom. Unless you count MWS, W@W, the various earths, &c.

Technically World at War is kind of dead. Although Mac has started up a new one, which should hopefully be underway fairly soon.

:)

Technically, General is part of NS.

But II-related offsite forum... yep, it's probably the Draftroom. Unless you count MWS, W@W, the various earths, &c.

Technically General has really nothing to do with NS besides being on the same forum section. ;)

Technically World at War is kind of dead. Although Mac has started up a new one, which should hopefully be underway fairly soon.

:)

Not dead for long!

Bah, without lineartinc you wouldn't even have a draftroom >.>

Bah, without lineartinc you wouldn't even have a draftroom >.>

Bah humbug! Sure our origins are linked to yours, but as you see our powers have surpassed your own. :p

According the wiki article written by Sarz, Draftroom was created because he did not like the way we ran Lineartinc. Therefore, if we had ran it differently or if it had never been created, there would have been no inspiration/need for a seperate board.

Also, you have a hundred more members then Lineartinc (exactly) and just over twice the posts. That and the fact very few NSers can relate to lineart, and draftroom is a much wider area of specialisation, Lineartinc has competed with Draftroom valiantly.

But failed, admittedly.

It's because we have bigger guns. No sexual innuendo. In all reality, IMO, both should link to eachother, and both should link to W@W, since W@W will soon link to both. :P

It's because we have bigger guns. No sexual innuendo. In all reality, IMO, both should link to eachother, and both should link to W@W, since W@W will soon link to both. :P

A tri-board of sort?

Well more accurately, just have the forums link to eachother - it would make more sense for Lineart and the Draftroom since the two should be mutually supportive of one another - but they could be nice and give one for W@W too. :)

Yeah, ask Sarz. :)

Also, keep on joining people! We only have ten more members left before we reach 200! Any member that signs up now will get a free deluxe home-made fresh-out-of-the-oven chocolate dynamite chip cookie! Limited time only!

Dynamite chips? Sounds interesting...

Dynamite chips? Sounds interesting...

I know, you'll be blown away from the experience. I assure you that. ;) :p

Heh...
Seriously, people, if you like arguing about designs, if you like designing, if you want a guiding hand on designs, or if you just want to try out some crazy idea, sign up at the Draftroom. We don't bite...much.

I don't bite. I swear.

I don't bite. I swear.

Yeah we give him shots and he keep him on a leash. That and he has a muzzle. :p

And a thermal shroud.

and can't forget the cattle prods and sedatives...

Or the attenuation device for vibration.

Or the fact that we only need 7 more members until we reach 200!

Gar.

Up!

Up!
Levantate!

*adds an accent mark to the first a*

*adds an accent mark to the first a*
*Smacks microsoft for not having easy access to accents*

*Points to that Microsoft is Englosoft. :p

You can do it... I changed it so that my keyboard was US international...I just don't remember how I did it. Google US international keyboard ... you might find instructions.

Bump.

Just turn on Num Lock, hold down Alt, and then press the numbers 1 6 0 in succession (on the number keyboard, not the ones above the letters) for an accented a. Should work...

For reference:
é - alt 130
á - alt 160
í - alt 161
ó - alt 162
ú - alt 163
ñ - alt 164
Ñ - alt 165
í - alt 166
¿ - alt 168
¡ - alt 173

That's way too difficult! I prefer the international keyboard option.

Meh.
Six left until 200...

Continue on joining. At this rate I expect us to pass the 200 marks
in 2-3 weeks from now. Let see if you can prove me wrong and I'll give you a cookie!

Indeed...more people.

How about a new advertising campaign?

"Join the Draftroom and we'll beat Maccabees with Shock Bokken!"

Shock Bokken?

One o' these:

PRA Shock Bokken

Length: 104 cm
Blade Length: 72 cm
Output: 900 kV, with a twist selector from .001 to 1.0 amperes.
Mass: 1520 grams
Cost: 250 USD


Pale Rider Arms has long recognized that nonlethal methods are often required in law enforcement circles, which its Red Samurai operate in. The Kusanagi Daisho wielded by these warriors are well suited for the field of battle, but when one must fight those he has sworn to protect, the Daisho is completely unsuitable. Thus, the Shock Bokken was commissioned.

The Shock Bokken outwardly appears to follow the standard construction for a Bokken, sheathed in hardwood from Japanese White Oaks. The wood is studded with small metal protrusions, which carry a current in a method similar to a taser. The core is steel, with the mechanisms required to power the Bokken, as well as batteries, located herein. When a target is struck by at least two of the protrusions, a circuit is completed, sending 900 kV running through the body of the target. This is usually enough to disable the target for the duration of combat. The shock can be dialed between .001 amps and 1.0 amps, allowing for a mild jolt to warn a bystander to a lethal shock, able to stop a large man's heart in a single tap.

that looks fun...

True.

Bump

OK... but you're the one being shocked...

good idea. Already registered.

good idea. Already registered.

Congratulations!

Does this mean 5 more?

Da.

I could register all my puppets, which would bring us to 250+ members, but I want that cookie. :(

Does this mean 5 more?

No, unfortunently we still have 6 more members to go. He was already registered. :( We need to think of something that is extremely awesome.....

BRING OUT THE OYSTER NETS! SPONGEBOB IS COMING TO TOWN! COME AND JOIN THE NS DRAFTROOM IF YOU WISH TO SEE SPONGEBOB! j/k :p

Wow, we hit 200 overnight... your plan worked.

It really did work! OMG! Lets celebrate!!!!!!!

*Rips off the background and shows a party rocking on!

Ok, let's continue with the program.

It really did work! OMG! Lets celebrate!!!!!!!

*Rips off the background and shows a party rocking on!
*Red Samurai enter and electrocute the party with shock bokken*

Bamp.

Indeed, and congratulations to GMCMA, DPUO, and ZMI for becoming the 3 newest additions to the moderator team. :)

Signed up.

Yay!

Good to see that the Draftroom is thriving....oh, and sorry to thread-jack, but Mac, you have a TG to respond to.

Responded to.

Thanks. Let's keep the chat going....oh, and you have to respond to another one!

Just as a note, I will probably sign up for the draftroom later on today. For general interest, I just thought I would say that I am re-designing the Maiden class submarine and the abstract, and some stats will be up.

I even solved the problem of effectively opening the top doors this time!

More people should come onto #draftroom. :mad:

Bump!

More people should come onto #draftroom. :mad:
Meh. Some of us don't use our home computers all the time you know. ¬_¬

So? Neither do I. :) That doesn't mean you can't used twenty minutes of your day to put designs on the Draftroom. That is... if you do write your own descriptions.

So? Neither do I. :) That doesn't mean you can't used twenty minutes of your day to put designs on the Draftroom. That is... if you do write your own descriptions.
I do, actually... and I take the 20+ minutes a day to write up my designs and respond to all the flaming/criticism... but #draftroom requires downloadign mIRC and I'm not so sure what the kind folks at the library would say to such programs mysteriously appearing on their computer network. :p

Ohhh, sorry... I got confused between the Draftroom forum and #draftroom. :( I apologise.

Ohhh, sorry... I got confused between the Draftroom forum and #draftroom. :( I apologise.
That's ok, it happens. ;)

Although really... I wonder sometimes how it's possible for one to be confused between the forum (legitimate (sp?) designing and such) and the IRC channel (USN vs. RN; Blub complaining about $RANDOM_N00B; Space and Mei participating in kicking wars; Willink's nuclear wessels and so on). But that might be just me.

No, I got confused on which one you were referring to. The quote of my post was a few days ago. :) I didn't remember the context.

Hey, we do legitimate designing on #draftroom.

Actually wait, no, we don't. We just bitch about certain players and have metal manlyhood contests. Heh.

edit: 'Location: Behind Mei' Uhm?

Hey, we do legitimate designing on #draftroom.

Actually wait, no, we don't. We just bitch about certain players and have metal manlyhood contests. Heh.
Exactly. Well, every now and then some newbie (or not so newbie) comes on, posts a link to a design, and gets ridiculed for its insanity and compared to such eminent designers as --DELETED/FLAMING--. Catalan, and very occasionally Space or Doc, is the only one who really looks at designs with a degree of seriousness afaik.

Well, hey, we all need daily pissing contests, no? ;)

edit: 'Location: Behind Mei' Uhm?
Mei = Mei_Ikari = GMC Military Arms.

Next? :p

Yea, I know who Mei (fellow op) is, but I was wondering who you are, since I don't recognise you from the channel itself and I don't believe he uses that alias outside of IRC (on NS anyway)? :P

Yea, I know who Mei (fellow op) is, but I was wondering who you are, since I don't recognise you from the channel itself and I don't believe he uses that alias outside of IRC (on NS anyway)? :P
That's why we have things called profiles. You know, click on the name (or on my name under a thread I've created, or similar).

I knew it as soon as I saw the sig.

I knew it as soon as I saw the sig.
I thought it should have been obvious. :p

tag (damn, what's up w the thread tools tag - 'taint doing JS...)

Bump!

Bamp.

Anti-Bump.


Really people, it's a great place to gain experiance, and influence.

Bump!

You shameless fucks. :p



I was just wondering if you used Campaign Cartographer 3 to make your map?

I figure I've been on NationStates for, what is it now, two years? I guess it's time I try out this new-fangled forum. So, I submitted an application. Just a heads-up.

Yay! Sarzonia will have to admit you.

When do you think that will be?

Tomorrow.

*sniff* alright. I'm sorry if I seem to be rushing, but you all seem so enthusiastic and happy!

It's been a day and still no confirmation.