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I've been searching and searching and searching, and I am YET to find a post, sticky or anything else that tells me how this "game" works. I mean, I know it evolved organically, rather than appeared in its present form, but I would have though a guidelines would have been key.

Like, I see people declaring multi-millions population. Indeed, my own nation says it has 5 million people. How does that grow? How does the economy grow. What makes the trees grow?

There seems to be a lack of, um, informacion around these topics, so, feel free to fill the ideeot noobey in on the simple facts of existence. :roll:

Ooh, interesting.

A compiled thread about game mechanics. The algorithms for growth etc.

I'm actually working on something like this: A Guide to NS from the perspective of a new nation. It's a daunting task. OTOH, arriving here as a new nation and trying to figure out how everything fits together is pretty daunting!

I've been searching and searching and searching, and I am YET to find a post, sticky or anything else that tells me how this "game" works. I mean, I know it evolved organically, rather than appeared in its present form, but I would have though a guidelines would have been key.

Like, I see people declaring multi-millions population. Indeed, my own nation says it has 5 million people. How does that grow? How does the economy grow. What makes the trees grow?

There seems to be a lack of, um, informacion around these topics, so, feel free to fill the ideeot noobey in on the simple facts of existence. :roll:

Sorry for all the links, but this would be where to start:
http://www.nationstates.net/pages/faq.html#gameplay
http://www.nationstates.net/pages/faq.html#politics
http://www.nationstates.net/pages/faq.html#UN
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59907&sid=a076270365d8cb6304f1695117851b79
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29774&sid=a076270365d8cb6304f1695117851b79
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=79117
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15957
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87025
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85249
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68349
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20102

It certainly is. Much of the game is RP.

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Kûk‡xenisi n!ok‡x'osi xno-k‡xek‡emi.-The state only exists to serve itself.
"Oppose excessive military spending, yet believe in excessive spending on junk food and plastic surgery to make all your women look like LARDASSES!"-Sino, when I criticized excessive military spending.
http://www.sulucas.com/images/steatopygia.jpg
I'm male. Note the pic of attractive women.

but there are a lot of very active players, who don't role-play at all..

there are other aspects to the game ;)

True. You can debate neonazis in General and make bizarre proposals and complain when they fail in the UN.

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Kûk‡xenisi n!ok‡x'osi xno-k‡xek‡emi.-The state only exists to serve itself.
"Oppose excessive military spending, yet believe in excessive spending on junk food and plastic surgery to make all your women look like LARDASSES!"-Sino, when I criticized excessive military spending.
http://www.sulucas.com/images/steatopygia.jpg
I'm male. Note the pic of attractive women.

True. You can debate neonazis in General and make bizarre proposals and complain when they fail in the UN.

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Kûk‡xenisi n!ok‡x'osi xno-k‡xek‡emi.-The state only exists to serve itself.
"Oppose excessive military spending, yet believe in excessive spending on junk food and plastic surgery to make all your women look like LARDASSES!"-Sino, when I criticized excessive military spending.
http://www.sulucas.com/images/steatopygia.jpg
I'm male. Note the pic of attractive women.

Ah, that's the life for me!

There's also the world of regional politics. And what a convoluted world it is.

and the world of invaders and defenders.. ;)

how do you like this (http://cgsplace.proboards24.com/index.cgi?board=nationstates&action=display&num=1067367678)?

I've been searching and searching and searching, and I am YET to find a post, sticky or anything else that tells me how this "game" works. I mean, I know it evolved organically, rather than appeared in its present form, but I would have though a guidelines would have been key.

Like, I see people declaring multi-millions population. Indeed, my own nation says it has 5 million people. How does that grow? How does the economy grow. What makes the trees grow?

There seems to be a lack of, um, informacion around these topics, so, feel free to fill the ideeot noobey in on the simple facts of existence. :roll:

I forgot this little tool:

http://www.esyn.org/SOTA/NationStates.html

I've been searching and searching and searching, and I am YET to find a post, sticky or anything else that tells me how this "game" works.

Well, it's a life simulation. I don't know how life works (or is supposed to work) either.