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[WIP]Nice mountains in Photoshop (should work in GIMP too, I haven't tested it yet)
A load of questions to consider to help you develop your nation
Random generators, though more tailored to a medieval/fantasy setting
One page from there in particular, with useful mapping resources
r/worldbuilding's resources list
Grammars of not one, not two, but 1,362 languages
First tutorial on applying the CC to a world
Second tutorial on applying the CC
Some other climate-related tips that I had bookmarked for some reason
NASA's very own g-projector, for converting between map projections
Tutorial on good country design
Same site, dealing with cities
Software to develop climates based on terrain - there is a free version
Flag designer, browser-based or downloadable for free with more features
Designing continents from scratch
A diagram for determining climates the easy way
Possibly the single best page on the internet for designing a whole planet
A collection of map tutorials, as well as some biome guides
A satellite map tutorial for Photoshop
Proper grammar is a must-have if you want to be taken seriously. You don't have to sit around and contemplate whether to use the Oxford comma or not, but some simple things like finishing sentences with periods, spelling common words correctly, and not using slang isn't too much to ask for. Also, make sure to use the third person when writing (or rarely, first person plural when saying "our" or "we"); you're a newspaper writer, not the living embodiment of your nation!
Giving background information helps inform the audience of what's going on. What penguins? Where did they come from? Why is this being brought up? Without this necessary information, your audience will be very confused.
Sweden has given citizenship to penguins!
Providing details as to the how and why of the event is the meat of your post. Make sure to be realistic; nobody likes a godmodder!
The term "person" was never defined in the Swedish Constitution, as it was never thought before this that there were other animals out there capable of human mental capabilities. As such, Prime Minister Arjun took the matter to the Supreme Court, and it was ruled, because of scientific evidence of their mental capabilities, that these penguins could apply for citizenship like any human. No Aptenodytes sapiens has applied for citizenship yet because none of them have learned Swedish, or any language, yet, which is why instructors are intent on educating the penguins about our language and ways. It seems that the penguins have their own language system, and many are excited to learn their tongue as a foreign language.
Offering different perspectives gives the reader an all-encompassing view of the situation and reveals motives, whether it be through interviews, transcripts, or even rumors.
The term "person" was never defined in the Swedish Constitution, as it was never thought before this that there were other animals out there capable of human mental capabilities. As such, Prime Minister Arjun took the matter to the Supreme Court, and it was ruled, because of scientific evidence of their mental capabilities, that these penguins could apply for citizenship like any human. No Aptenodytes sapiens has applied for citizenship yet because none of them have learned Swedish, or any language, yet, which is why instructors are intent on educating the penguins about our language and ways. It seems that the penguins have their own language system, and many are excited to learn their tongue as a foreign language.
Donald Clinton, head of the Nationalist Coalition, expressed his disgust about the Supreme Court ruling, saying, "Look, these things are animals. That's what they are. You can't degrade humans to the level of animals." Progressives are striking back by mentioning that the argument being made against citizenship to sentient "animals" was the same argument made against giving citizenship to people of color. "Look, I have great relations with the penguins," said Donald Clinton, "But we just can't have 'em - they're animals."
"The Aptenodytes sapiens are sapient beings, just like us," said Prime Minister Arjun, "It's not fair to deny legal citizenship to an intelligent being just because they don't look like you. Donald Clinton and the rest of the conservative nationalists should learn what it means to be tolerant."
Including statistics can spice up your post. Refer to where your newspaper got the statistics from. Remember that your statistics don't necessarily have to be accurate or reliable - since retrieving misinformation or misreporting data is a possibility.
The term "person" was never defined in the Swedish Constitution, as it was never thought before this that there were other animals out there capable of human mental capabilities. As such, Prime Minister Arjun took the matter to the Supreme Court, and it was ruled, because of scientific evidence of their mental capabilities, that these penguins could apply for citizenship like any human. No Aptenodytes sapiens has applied for citizenship yet because none of them have learned Swedish, or any language, yet, which is why instructors are intent on educating the penguins about our language and ways. It seems that the penguins have their own language system, and many are excited to learn their tongue as a foreign language.
Donald Clinton, head of the Nationalist Coalition, expressed his disgust about the Supreme Court ruling, saying, "Look, these things are animals. That's what they are. You can't degrade humans to the level of animals." Progressives are striking back by mentioning that the argument being made against citizenship to sentient "animals" was the same argument made against giving citizenship to people of color. "Look, I have great relations with the penguins," said Donald Clinton, "But we just can't have 'em - they're animals."
"The Aptenodytes sapiens are sapient beings, just like us," said Prime Minister Arjun, "It's not fair to deny legal citizenship to an intelligent being just because they don't look like you. Donald Clinton and the rest of the conservative nationalists should learn what it means to be tolerant."
The Swedish Bureau of Immigration and Citizenship estimates that 500 Aptenodytes sapiens will be citizens of Sweden by 2024.
By far, the most helpful tip is to be invested in your news post. Don't consider it a chore and take your time!
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How do good RPers successfully use nuclear weapons without causing OOC problems? Check out the guide for the answer. |
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How do you run an RP? Where do you start? How to do you keep an RP alive? How do you resolve out of character conflict? This guide will walk you through that process and offer you a philosophy regarding the qualities of a well OPd roleplay thread. |
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This is a reflection and an argument for what an influential roleplayer should aspire to and what responsibilities [s]he should hold. |
Player Conduct |
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How do I roleplay war? This is a guide on not only how to roleplay war, but how to tell a compelling narrative that people will want to read. |
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Having trouble getting involved in your region? This is a foolproof guide to becoming an important part of your RP group. |
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A high level overview of money and politics in the pre-modern world. How did people pay for things thousands of years ago? When was physical money introduced and why? How did governments pay their troops when they couldn't mint coins? Why did some governments introduce paper money? This guide explores these questions to help players build their worlds in pre-modern/past tech environments. |
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Who are my largest trade partners? What kind of economic goods would I import? What kind would I export? This guide answers these questions for you, giving you an introduction to the economics of international trade. This is not a guide on storefronts. |
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Index
Other Reference Libraries
New Players
Issues
Dispatches and Factbooks
Cards
World Assembly
Raiding and Defending
Roleplay
Region Building
Technical and Tools
History
Arguments
Other
Reference Library
by August
A great resource, linking to more of August's well written, comprehensive dispatches.
List of Stuff I’ve Made.
by DUMPSTERZ
Dumpsterz has been putting together some great "How to" guides about customising your nation - flags, banners etc.
A Collection of Interesting Dispatches
by Chava Cal
NationStates FAQ
Official NationStates resource
Beginner's Guide to NationStates!
by West zamunda
This is the first new beginners guide I've seen after the launch of Frontiers. I've only glanced through it, but it seems well written and constructed.
How to NationStates: The Comprehensive Guide (for noobs)
by His Excellency
New to NS? Read this!
by United russoasia
The Survival Guide to NationStates
by Yy4u
NationStates Encyclopedia
by August
A glossary of NS jargon
How to start a nation with any WA classification
by Vivolkha
Not strictly to do with Issues, but will affect your nation stats!
Got Issues?
The forum for issues. Sneak a peak at the options for existing issues. Report unusual effects. Help fix issues with issues. Or help write a new one.
NationStates issue results
by Trotterdam
Want to know what an option will do before you choose it? Well, now you can.
NationStates Banners
by Mediobogdum
ACTUAL List of Banner Locations
by The sakhalinsk empire
NationStates Policies
by Llorens
NationStates Policies
by Trotterdam
Which issue answers add or remove policies?
The Complete List of NSCodes
by Testlandia
How to Write a Dispatch
by Testlandia
Formating code
by New fakeland
The Friendly Wormfodder Deliverer's Guide to Tables and Flipping them (ノ ゜Д゜)ノ ︵ ┻━┻
by Wormfodder delivery
Macros in factbooks! All the codes!
by Noahs Second Country
NSC's guide to coloring dispatches!
by Noahs Second Country
A Guide on How to Put Pictures In The Factbooks
by The democratic nation of unovia
How to Copy a Disptach
by Freedom planita 2
The Comprehensive Guide to NationStates Cards
by The Northern Light
(There are additional links in the header of the page which are worth exploring too)
Wrong way to play?
The original post in this thread is a specific question, but the thread goes on to give various views on what is acceptable behaviour.
The North Pacific Card Market Watch
by The Northern Light
Card queries page
by The Northern Light
Allows searches on the official XML card list
SherpDaWerp's Puppet Checker - Easily Manage Card Farms!
by SherpDaWerp
See how many issues, card packs, bank, and deck value your puppets have
Card Management Queue Tool
by Anozia
The Auction That Lasted Forever
by Noahs Second Country
Why and How to Join the World Assembly (and other Frequently Asked Questions)
by Europeian WA Headquarters
So You Want To Write A Resolution?
by Damanucus
So, ‘You say you want a Resolution’ : A beginners’ guide to writing GA proposals
by Bears Armed Mission
Probably not useful, but I think interesting:
Against Security Council Statement
by Mikeswill
The Commended and Condemned
by Whole india
Raiding and Defending
(See also Technical and Tools)
Detagging a Region
by We Are Not the NSA
So you've been invaded…
by Consular
Basics of Military Gameplay
by August
About Influence
by August
Hobbes' Handy Guide to Military (R/D) Gameplay.
by Hobbesistan
Complete Guide to Military Gameplay
by King Nephmir II
Detailed Raiding Guide
by Snezzy
The Predator Scandal
by The predator scandal
What Is Defending?
by Imperial rivercorps armada 2nd fleet
Thou Shalt Not Retag: 10 Commandments of Detagging
by Union of kiwi socialists
Roleplay 101
by Damanucus
Roleplay for Dummies (and other useful things)
by Diogott
How Roleplays Die: A Detailed Explanation on the Nature of Thread Death in Portal to the Multiverse
by Finland SSR
How To Write an RP News Post
by Imperialist sweden
Worldbuilding resources for fun and profit
by Vrnallia
How To Build A Region
Forum thread by Consular
Branding, Advertising, and Recruitment
by All Wild Things
Region Building (radio show discussion)
by Ambrella and King HEM
Regional founder Discord server
Read the forum post before joining the server.
How to Write a Basic Constitution: A Beginner's Guide
by Prybourne
Basic Security Checks
by All Wild Things
How to add your own map!
by Broken Edge
General
Useful NS Sites and Utilities
by Nullarni
RMB Search patterns
by Testlandia
Flags
So You Want to Make a Flag?
by The Xolbarian Opposition
Flag Makers/Requests II
Gameplay forum thread
Maps
Map Making Guide For Beginners
by Aeyariss
Coding
NationStates API (nationdata/regiondata)
The main forum thread about the API
NationStates API Documentation
The documentation on the API
NationStates API for Python
by The United Island Tribes
Bots
AugustinAndroid RMB bot
by August
AugustinAndroid NS-based Discord bot
by August
NationCogs - a module for the Red Discord bot
by Darcania
(Take note of this update before installing)
Puppet Management
nslogin-web (web app to log into/restore nations)
by Auralia
(web-based app, ready to go)
PuppetMaster Login Script
by Wolfram and Hart
(Copy & paste JavaScript to get set up)
Sleeping Beauty
by Wolfram and Hart
This script answers issues for your puppets. Copy & paste JavaScript to get set up.
Cards
SherpDaWerp's Puppet Checker - Easily Manage Card Farms!
by SherpDaWerp
See how many issues, card packs, bank, and deck value your puppets have
Card Management Queue Tool
by Anozia
Telegrams
*THE* Simple Guide to Sending Telegrams via API
by Ever-Wandering Souls
Gameplay
Spyglass - Open Source Region Timesheet Generator
by Spyglass development team
Spyglass generates Excel Spreadsheets that can be used to predict the update time of a NationStates region, usually to coordinate an invasion, liberation, or other military gameplay action.
puppet-manager
by Sweeze
"trynna make prepping a bit less burnout prone by making it braindead simple maybe some other things too idk"
Delegate endorsement checking script
by Merni
See also this resource:
NS History Repository
by Libertia-Columbia
NS History: You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers!
Forum thread
The Compendium: The Nationstates History Book
by Lavenza
The Anatomy of the Coup: How Francos Spain Won (How did Francos Spain take over the Pacific?)
by Unibot III
Anatomy of the Coup II: Attack of the Puppets (The Invasion of the North Pacific)
by Unibot III
Anatomy of the Coup III: TEP, the Early Days
by Unibot III
Something Stirs: The History of Early Balder & Osiris
by Unibot III
The History of Abydos
by Qon
(The history is embedded in the linked dispatch. Scroll down and you'll find it.)
The Refound of Australia
by Mcmasterdonia representative
The History of The Black Hawks
by TBH Commander
A History of Boston
by All Wild Things
The Story of Christmas
by All Wild Things
The History of the DEN
by General knot
History of Gay
by LGBT Equality
The History of Hell
by The Stalker
The Mountains to the East
by All Wild Things
A Warzone history, through Dispatches
by Domais
History of the Delegacy of The West Pacific
by All Good People
NS Gameplay History - Updated 24/1-2014
by Ananke II
NS History Resources
by All Wild Things
This may be my favourite:
All You Need to Know About NationStates Arguments
by Ovybia
"Everyone I Don't Like is Hitler", A Child's Guide to Online Political Discussion
by Schultzhafen
Links to resources for those who feel depressed/suicidal
Keeping NationStates Safe: A Campaign Against Harassment
by New ex patria
The NewsStand
by All Wild Things
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=801528 Food https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1121619 https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1040388 Rps https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=377647 Fractal https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1080933
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Factbook templates:
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