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| Introduction to NationStates; The Basics | |
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1. So I've Created My Nation... Now What? Probably one of the first things you did when you founded your young nation was to respond to your very first issue ("Should Democracy Be Compulsory?"). Your response to issues affects your nation's statistics and WA categories, and you can have fun for a while experimenting with how different responses affect your nation. Eventually, you may (and this is recommended) increase the number of issues you recieve to two per day. But when this becomes boring, what next? This is where regional governments step in. 2. Wait, What's a Region? Regions, at face value, are simply places where nations are grouped together. When your nation was founded, it started out in one of the five "feeder" regions where new nations are born: the Pacific, the North Pacific, the South Pacific, the East Pacific, or the West Pacific. You can move to a different region or even found your own. If you are a member of the WA, regions serve another function. WA nations can add their endorsement to fellow WA nations in the same region, done by clicking on a WA nation's name and following the "Add your endorsement" link towards the bottom of the page. The WA nation with the most endorsements in the region becomes that region's WA Delegate. 3. What's So Special About the WA Delegate? A WA Delegate's vote in the WA counts for as many endorsements as he or she has. So, for example, a Delegate with 30 endorsements who votes "Nay" on the WA resolution at vote will add 30 votes to the "Nays" on the resolution. The more WA nations a region has, and the more endorsements their Delegate recieves, the stronger a region's voice in the WA. Note that this rule only applies to the Delegate. Regular WA members will only recieve one vote in the WA, regardless of how many endorsements they have. However, if they have endorsed their region's Delegate, and the Delegate votes the same way that they do, they will have essentially voted twice. It is also very important to remember that you may only have one WA nation at a time. Multiple WA nations will result in ejection or deletion by the NationStates Mods. 4. All right, But What If I Don't Care About the NSWA? What Else Do Regions Do? Your region is the equivalence of a real life country. It is your home. Regions have governments, armies, diplomacy, and cultures. Some regions, like The Pacific have oligarchies, some, like The West Pacific, have democracies, and others, like The North Pacific (under former delegate Emperor Matthius), are autocracies. All of this takes place on a region's offsite forums. Regions triumph or fail together, and your nation will be judged by the region it resides in. Therefore, it is a very good idea to get to know your neighbors as well as you can, and to participate in the regional government. Regions are communities. Not only will you find the regional government and its activities, but you will find general chats, roleplaying, and much more. Activity in your region is the best way to get the most out of NationStates. 5. But Isn't There More My Individual Nation Can Do? Like Go to War, Open Embassies, or Trade? In a way, you can't. It isn't coded into the game in any way. Once again, though, this is where regions come in to fill the gap. Nearly all regions have a roleplay section, where members can roleplay all of the above events and more. There is a complex system of rules and etiquette in place for role-play; the Role-Play FAQ, covers them. 6. If There Are No Wars, Then Why Do Regions Have Armies? Regions do engage in warfare with each other, but it's not war in the traditional sense of the word. Do you remember the WA Delegate? That Delegate is usually granted access to the regional control panel, which allows him or her to eject nations from a region, password protect the region, and change the World Factbook Entry. Some regions with founders do not allow the Delegate access to regional controls. Many regions do, however, and many more do not have founders. Sometimes, this is because the founding nation ceased to exist (CTEd), or because the region was founded before Founders existed. Other regions are game-created and do not have founders. They are:
When a region is invaded, invading WA nations attempt to endorse one of their own until he or she becomes the new Delegate. Once their Delegate is in power, he or she will usually eject all the WA nations that do not endorse him or her, and will change the region's World Factbook Entry. An invading force has to avoid detection by the sitting Delegate, who can eject the invaders as soon as he or she is made aware of the invasion. It is therefore very difficult to successfully invade a region. In fact, some groups on NS, called "Defenders" or "Fendas," devote themselves entirely to liberating regions that have been taken over by an invader. Competing with the fendas are "Invaders" or "Raiders," who capture regions, mostly for the notoriety. Two of the most effective and well-known invader groups on NS are The DEN and Children of the Grave, regions devoted entirely to raiding. It is therefore critical to a region's defense that it builds a standing army of UN nations. Although The Alliance of Queens is perfectly safe from invasion--having an active Founder who can eject invaders and a Delegate with access to regional controls--we must protect our WA Delegate's position, if only for the honor of the region. 7. Wow, There's a Lot to NationStates Goes Beyond the Actual Game Itself. But What are the Official Rules of NationStates? You may not have more than one nation in the UN at a time. I strongly advise against even attempting this, as the game can detect this in a variety of ways. Spamming, flaming, and trolling are also against NS rules. "Spamming" can mean posting junk messages on the official NationStates forums, or it can be commited through telegrams, or through posts on a Regional Message Board (RMB, "Civil Headquarters"). Recruitment spam--sending recruitment messages to regions other than the feeder regions, Lazarus, and the Rejected Realms without the explicit permission of the region's founder or UN Delegate--is against the rules as well. "Flaming" can mean swearing at, insulting, or otherwise verbally harassing someone. "Trolling" refers to when a person says something that they know will lead to flaming. An example would be saying "Adolph Hitler was a God" on the RMB of the region New Israel. 8. What if I Still Have Questions? Check the other FAQs to make sure that they aren't covered there, as well as old threads started by other people. If your question hasn't already been answered, feel free to ask. There are plenty of people here who are more than willing to help you. Don't be afraid to ask a "n00bish" question! Everyone started out by asking questions. We will all be more than happy to help you learn and enjoy the game. |
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