Building an Army?
I just recently joined this game and so i'm still attempting to figure it out. I looked through as many of the help forumns as I could, but nowhere did I see anything that would explain to me how a nation decided if they could support an army and if they could how much of one. Nor did they mention if you had to RP research or anything so that your nation would have new materials or if a nation could just "import" all their wepons from an unknown source.
I'm not entirely sure this is in the right forumn but any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Armies are usually 1 to maybe 5 percent of your population. Maybe more, depending on whether you're at war or if military service is forced.
Note: Welcome to NationStates
Ah. I supposedly have Compulsory military service, so how many is that? lol. And how do I know if I can afford them or not? Or does it matter?
And thanks for the welcome. :D
Ah. I supposedly have Compulsory military service, so how many is that? lol. And how do I know if I can afford them or not? Or does it matter?
You can usually afford the upkeep of the army, but it isn't deducted from your hidden stats. It doesn't really matter. And on the amount you have, if it's compulsory I'm saying maybe...3.5%?
And for the matter of your economy and whether you can afford stuff, for future reference.
http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Mt+Id
Sounds good to me. So I don't actually have to worry about the cost for it?
No. But I suggest you try to quadruple your GDP per capita.
Issues will arise. Have good judgement.