War
Kudo Slavia
12-05-2006, 01:59
Could someone please explain to me how you get weapons, ships, planes, and money to go to war. Please go into extreme detail. Im really confused
Spit break
12-05-2006, 02:02
your weapons can be made from your own nation (I.E. find some thing on the net or design it your self) as for money check your defence budget
Kudo Slavia
12-05-2006, 02:03
where is my defence budget??
Spit break
12-05-2006, 02:06
here
http://nstracker.retrogade.com/index.php?nation=kudo_slavia
your defence budget is really small 3%
Kudo Slavia
12-05-2006, 02:08
thnks but one last question, how do you decide who wins a war and what beats what??
The econ calculators:
http://www.sunsetrpg.com/nsxmlparser.php
http://www.nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?about=1
http://nstracker.retrogade.com/index.php?nation=Kudo+Slavia
The stickies are your best friend, but for a few introductions:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=367578
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=282993
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403383
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=367824
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=431658
Jordaxia
12-05-2006, 02:11
Er, okie dokie. Construction is simple. you look at the size of your nation, work out what you think would be reasonable (assumption being at the moment you're small), and claim to have it. if you want to use existing world tech, your call. I myself prefer starships and so on. Big difficulty here is in not OVERstating how big you are. Nobody respects someone with a million tanks and half their population as infantry.
To begin with, you might want to use some basic real-world stuff to get a sense of scale. For a 5 million nation, something like 30,40,000 men as "infantry" should be adequate (if you include that into that number support staff.) and several hundred tanks, plus a small navy and airforce. Maybe a few destroyers, and 70 or so aircraft. Things like that. Besides, I always find it's best to go smaller, and build up, than overshoot and look a fool.
Some people use economy calculators though I myself hate them - that's personal opinion to work out budget.
War, same as military construction, is all roleplayed - not roleplayed as "My leader stood up on the balcony and said "We are going to destroy them and I move 5,000 tanks to their capital" and the crowd cheered" but.... you know. Plotline. Look at the stickies at the top, and read peoples roleplays for pointers on that. It's not all about war though. some of the posters I respect most go to war only as the last resort.
Try and establish characters and be realistic. Countries don't go to war because their head of state woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and if the leadership tried, the civs won't stand for it. That kinda stuff.
Spit break
12-05-2006, 02:11
who wins its like any game when the other person gives in, or all there force are gone
what beats what? simple use Anti-tank weapons, SMg's, MG's, and other weapons and RP your loses
i suggest you read the three stickies at the top if the international incidents page
Kudo Slavia
12-05-2006, 02:44
I made an army but does it sound reasonable
75,000 troops
200 tanks
150 fighters
5 airplane carriers
100 troop transporters/bombers
and since my country produces guns I dont have to worry about them.
I made an army but does it sound reasonable
75,000 troops
200 tanks
150 fighters
5 airplane carriers
100 troop transporters/bombers
and since my country produces guns I dont have to worry about them.
A bit big(at least if you want modern/state of the art). Your defence budget is in the triple digit millions while most aircraft carriers cost in the billions(the Nimitz is 4.5 billion), and planes are likewise way up there. A F-22 Raptor costs 338 Million. Infantry are cheap, when you go after armour/air/navy you get into the expensive stuff, unless you want to go after the old model stuff(Vietnam era)
Kudo Slavia
12-05-2006, 02:53
ok i have no ideas of prices I just made it up. But could you give me a link to a place I can buy troops and other things
Here are some of the more reputable stores(By member created/my opinion only)
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=471334&highlight=Storefront
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=440478&highlight=Storefront
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=409787&highlight=Storefront
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=391319&highlight=Storefront
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=433522&highlight=Storefront
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=478152&highlight=Storefront
Kyle Rex
12-05-2006, 03:02
It is recommended that your military is never bigger than 5% of your nation, or 10% as a last ditch attempt that includes armed citizens and militias (defense).
What I do is I set a (population capacity):
My current population is 12 million. Times that by .05 (5%), and I get 600,000 as my military pop cap. I then set infantry as worth 1, tanks and small vehicles and flying craft as 2, ships as 500, and nukes as 5000.
So using those parameters, I could have 600,000 infantry, or 1,200 ships if I just focused on one thing as my focus. This is just how I do it, agree with it or not, and if you choose to do it this way you can set how much a unit or regiment is worth yourself (for example, you could say that planes actually cost five or something).
Others look up prices, and just see how much they could buy with their nation's defense budget and stuff, but I feel my way is realistic enough to pass, not god moding, and not as time consuming.
I have a question myself though, I have noticed that everyone seems to use made up weaponry, like the Z1 Assault rifle or whatever. Is it okay if you just say that a particular soldier has an AK-74 or M-16A4 or whatever?
Kudo Slavia
12-05-2006, 03:02
thnks also how does your country earn more money
thnks also how does your country earn more money
Size(population), storefronts and decisions(Issues) that favour buisness.
Monkey Fights
12-05-2006, 03:05
Everyday your nation's budget gets a little bigger.
Kyle Rex
12-05-2006, 03:07
thnks also how does your country earn more money
Just look at NStracker to look how much you have if you want, do trading, budget yourself, and stuff. And look at my question and answer it somebody please:
I have a question myself though, I have noticed that everyone seems to use made up weaponry, like the Z1 Assault rifle or whatever. Is it okay if you just say that a particular soldier has an AK-74 or M-16A4 or whatever?
Kudo Slavia
12-05-2006, 03:07
when you buy something is there a way to decrease your budget or do you just let it alone??
Most people take pre-existing rifles and 'modify' them somewhat. Essentially develop them and as long as they aren't god-moding(one shot kills a tank/instantly kills a person/can't miss/fires a thousand shots a second ect) it would be fine.
No, you're budget stays the same even if you 'buy' something. It's mostly honour system/logic/common sense.
How do u increase ur defense budget.
Send reply to Oni Nod.
Or darkkrath@hotmail.com.:sniper: :sniper:
Kudo Slavia
12-05-2006, 03:13
ok thnks
How do u increase ur defense budget.
Send reply to Oni Nod.
Or darkkrath@hotmail.com.:sniper: :sniper:
By answering in a manner that is pro-military in your issues. Also smilies should be used sparingly/if at all.