The developers of NationStates 2 have set up a weblog to get feedback from the average NationStater, which I think is fantastic. Check out these links so you can register your thoughts with the people actually coding our much-awaited sequel.
NationStates 2 Weblog
NS2 Blog Sticky - here you can discuss NationStates 2 with other NSers (and possibly the developers).
28 April 2008
24 April 2008
Issue #221 Is In The Game
This is an issue I've been meaning to do for a long time, and I'm pretty pleased with the result. Enjoy!
Oh, and after a year and a half, we have a new Game Mod Olympics, courtesy of [violet].
Way, way, WAY back in the day there was a Mods Academy Awards to demonstrate what the moderators had accomplished. Sadly, this was lost with the original forums before the move to Jolt. Still, we now have eleven archived Olympics that I have tracked down and linked here for your reading pleasure.
Mod Olympics I
Mod Olympics II
Mod Olympics III
Mod Olympics IV
Mod Olympics V
Mod Olympics VI
Mod Olympics VII
Mod Olympics VIII
Mod Olympics IX
Mod Olympics X
Mod Olympics XI
Oh, and after a year and a half, we have a new Game Mod Olympics, courtesy of [violet].
Way, way, WAY back in the day there was a Mods Academy Awards to demonstrate what the moderators had accomplished. Sadly, this was lost with the original forums before the move to Jolt. Still, we now have eleven archived Olympics that I have tracked down and linked here for your reading pleasure.
Mod Olympics I
Mod Olympics II
Mod Olympics III
Mod Olympics IV
Mod Olympics V
Mod Olympics VI
Mod Olympics VII
Mod Olympics VIII
Mod Olympics IX
Mod Olympics X
Mod Olympics XI
22 April 2008
Yet More Cartography
Those interested in map-generators might remember my previous posts and might like to check out these two websites shown to me by resident map-nut, Tsaraine:
http://home.comcast.net/~brons/NerdCorner/Planet.html
http://www.bin.sh/gaming/tools/world.cgi
These are both planet-generators as opposed to nation-generators, but still, I think, of interest.
For more map generators check out this site: http://www.seventhsanctum.com/
http://home.comcast.net/~brons/NerdCorner/Planet.html
http://www.bin.sh/gaming/tools/world.cgi
These are both planet-generators as opposed to nation-generators, but still, I think, of interest.
For more map generators check out this site: http://www.seventhsanctum.com/
21 April 2008
NationStates 2 News!
As you can see by the forlorn look of despair in my eyes, my girlfriend attacked me with a pair of hair straighteners with horrifying results. Well, I don't really care that much but I'm glad she prefers my natural curls.
Anyway, the big news that even warranted a telegram from admin to all nations (which I don't recall seeing before), the news we've all been waiting for... NS2 is coming.
Wow, have we been waiting a long, LONG time to hear this. NationStates 2 is definitely being developed and is set for a release date of late 2008 which is amazing. Whether that deadline will be met is a different thing altogether, but we'll worry about that later. There were many nay-sayers, reckoning this sequel was never coming but we now have confirmation that it is. Check out www.nationstates2.net for the FAQ!
16 April 2008
World Assembly Building Two Feet To Stand Upon
Well, it's been two weeks since the fall of the UN, so how is the WA coping? Pretty well, I think. We've had two passed resolutions, and the third one looks pretty certain on passing as I write this though with strong opposition. I won't be surprised if it it gets repealed soon.
Still tidying things up a bit, we've stripped the historical resolutions of their [repeal] links which meant that venturous players were trying to repeal already defunct resolutions. We also had to strip the first WA resolution about the actual foundation of the World Assembly of its repeal link because after all the trouble we went to to put that resolution on display, we're not having it undone. Besides, we can't go back to how things used to be because of legal issues.
The only remaining issue is what to do about the new proposal category, bookkeeping. Proposals of this nature have no statistical impact, but as for what they actually cover categorically... we never quite got round to discussing that. So that's what we're talking about over in the WA forum. If you have an opinion or just want to keep up-to-date on things, swing on over. Grab a lemonade.
Finally on the subject of the World Assembly, those banned from the UN may reapply to join the WA, but any cheating will be dealt with outright deletion.
In other news, Reploid Productions has put a new issue into the game, and the mods and I are getting groovy new NationStates e-mail addresses. So if you wish to send me an e-mail about NationStates, please send it to sirocco((at))nationstates.net and I'll get back to you most timeously.
In other other news, my computer is at last repaired and returned to me. Not after some kerfuffle though. After a half-hour-long walk to and back from the computer repair shop I discovered that they'd given me someone else's laptop. By some eerie coincidence another gentleman with my surname had also required his laptop repaired at the shop. So back I went.
That's all for now. My involvement in NationStates will be a bit spotty for the next month or two because of exams but during the summer I will probably be a lot more active.
Still tidying things up a bit, we've stripped the historical resolutions of their [repeal] links which meant that venturous players were trying to repeal already defunct resolutions. We also had to strip the first WA resolution about the actual foundation of the World Assembly of its repeal link because after all the trouble we went to to put that resolution on display, we're not having it undone. Besides, we can't go back to how things used to be because of legal issues.
The only remaining issue is what to do about the new proposal category, bookkeeping. Proposals of this nature have no statistical impact, but as for what they actually cover categorically... we never quite got round to discussing that. So that's what we're talking about over in the WA forum. If you have an opinion or just want to keep up-to-date on things, swing on over. Grab a lemonade.
Finally on the subject of the World Assembly, those banned from the UN may reapply to join the WA, but any cheating will be dealt with outright deletion.
In other news, Reploid Productions has put a new issue into the game, and the mods and I are getting groovy new NationStates e-mail addresses. So if you wish to send me an e-mail about NationStates, please send it to sirocco((at))nationstates.net and I'll get back to you most timeously.
In other other news, my computer is at last repaired and returned to me. Not after some kerfuffle though. After a half-hour-long walk to and back from the computer repair shop I discovered that they'd given me someone else's laptop. By some eerie coincidence another gentleman with my surname had also required his laptop repaired at the shop. So back I went.
That's all for now. My involvement in NationStates will be a bit spotty for the next month or two because of exams but during the summer I will probably be a lot more active.
01 April 2008
The World Assembly
Egads and forsooth! The United Nations has fallen!
This was brought about by the real UN who have demanded that our use of its name and flag be removed from the site. At first we figured we could ignore it, because it worked for Saddam Hussein, but eventually we thought it best that we acquiesce to the cease and desist and begin a new organisation in its stead: the World Assembly or WA for short. There is now a new emergency resolution on how to deal with the crisis that you (as a WA member) can vote upon on on the World Assembly page.
Here's some dandy links to where it's all happening:
The official discussion thread of the emergency resolution.
A thread discussing the new world order.
This was brought about by the real UN who have demanded that our use of its name and flag be removed from the site. At first we figured we could ignore it, because it worked for Saddam Hussein, but eventually we thought it best that we acquiesce to the cease and desist and begin a new organisation in its stead: the World Assembly or WA for short. There is now a new emergency resolution on how to deal with the crisis that you (as a WA member) can vote upon on on the World Assembly page.
Here's some dandy links to where it's all happening:
The official discussion thread of the emergency resolution.
A thread discussing the new world order.
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