NationStates

[697134002]

A lot of trouble, actually.

[SMWasder]

Yeah, it's just gone down for maintenance apparently, I had a load of trouble before though.

[Aenir_bEPU]

Anyone else having trouble with the NS site today?

No, but the latest News post reads:

Almost exactly three years ago, we boldly embarked on a quest to answer the great question: if I pay for hosting myself, am I going to go bankrupt or what?

Not yet! is the answer. We've been able to keep the game going and support its growth, as we've added our own forum (now home to 7 million posts and running on two servers) and nearly doubled active player numbers.

Now it's time to upgrade the game server! Because that thing is really struggling. There will be some downtime over the next few days as we do that, during which you won't be able to log in to the forum (although you can still browse it). Also, we will temporarily disable nation restoration.

For those of you who have been with us all that time: really? You didn't... you didn't find anything better to do? Well... okay. And thanks.

[SMWasder]

Yup, I got that when I logged in today.

[welwyn]

The United Kingdom of Welwynville is a fledgling, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 5 million are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous government is effectively ruled by the Department of Law & Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 31%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Trout Farming.

Crime is moderate. Welwynville's national animal is the Human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Pringle.


I started a place XD

[Milo_Windby]

5 million, so cute =D
I'm currently up to 664 million... once I reach 750 million citizens I can choose a leader.

Update on what I have

Spoiler! :

The Free Land of Ailomiire is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 664 million love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Equality and the Environment are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Royal Sheep Trading Post. The average income tax rate is 75%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government, citizens select which government department gets their income tax miires each year, and abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances. Crime is totally unknown. Ailomiire's national animal is the Linty Sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the miire.

[MrJKapowey]

I'm 575 mill, but my roleplay nation only has a 550 mill population, next to be changed when the game half of the game reaches 1 billion.

[LS13]

I created my nation :D

Spoiler! :

The Empire of Nixx is a fledgling, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5 million are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18%. A healthy private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Woodchip Exports and Retail.

Crime is moderate. Nixx's national animal is the Abominable Snowman, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Flake.

and joined escapia

[haxxorzd00d]

Ohaithar thread, figured I'd drop by again with my nation.

Spoiler! :

The Concrete Jungle of Haxxtopia is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed population of 673 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, the Environment, and Public Transport. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Trololopolis. The average income tax rate is 28%, but much higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Parents are held criminally responsible for their children's crimes, the police have been swamped with requests to stay up past bedtime, tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Haxxtopia Blood Tithe, and a crusade against barbaric religious practices has begun. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Haxxtopia's national animal is the dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the brofist.

Damn those enterprising ten-year-olds, they'll be the death of me.

[SMWasder]

I have both Land of the Derps and Wasderpia. They're pretty much polar opposites of each other; one is for hardcore socialists and the other is for hardcore capitalists.

[welwyn]

Just had an issue and this was one of the picks :
"The fact is, the Human population is out of control," says Beef-Based Agriculture spokesperson Gregory Hamilton. "We have to do something about them anyway, so why not market them as tasty snacks? We could have Human kebabs, Human pies, Human-on-a-sticks--the possibilities are endless! Let's not pass up this golden opportunity to provide a feast, if you will, for our economy."
Yeah I chose that XD

[SMWasder]

Human is your national animal? I have Dragonites!

[welwyn]

Yeah I was hoping for satanic sacrifices of humans to the gods, but eating them is just as good

[SMWasder]

I set my currency as the Slave, it was brilliant.

[welwyn]

Thats actually funny. Anyway I can change it now? XD

[Aenir_bEPU]

My currency has always been the Pig.

Welwyn, you can change it under Settings.

[welwyn]

Done, I now pay people in slaves.

The United Kingdom of Welwynville is a fledgling, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 6 million are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic government is effectively ruled by the Department of Law & Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 26%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Trout Farming.

Elections have been outlawed, punitive tariffs protect local industry, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and thieves are flogged in public for their crimes. Crime is moderate. Welwynville's national animal is the Human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Slave.

[LS13]

A few bad choices later:

...and Nixx's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region...

[aflycon]

My country's currency is always "the problem".

Huhuhuhuhuh.

[welwyn]

The United Kingdom of Welwynville is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 8 million are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, moralistic government concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although Defence and Commerce are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 28%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Trout Farming.

Humans are considered a delicacy, military spending is on the increase, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and nudity is frowned upon. Crime is moderate. Welwynville's national animal is the Human, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Slave.

Any idea how I can speed up population growth?

[Wildwill002]

It grows by a specified amount each day :3 I tried flooding my nation with immigrants and that gained me about another .1 when it came to growth

[MrJKapowey]

It grows by a specified amount each day :3 I tried flooding my nation with immigrants and that gained me about another .1 when it came to growth

And answer issues. I think each issue increases it by 7 million...

[LS13]

If only. 3 days from startup, Nixx is at 8 million. The increase probably has to do with how many people you already have plus how you answer the issues. Oh, and Nixx is now ranked 12th in escapia.

[Lord_Mountbatten]

For devoutness - the ranking subjects change every day. There is no overall rank.

[LS13]

Cool. I was wondering how I jumped from 20th to 12th in one day...

[welwyn]

Little update

The United Kingdom of Welwynville is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 16 million are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 33%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Trout Farming.

The government is avowedly atheist, euthanasia is illegal, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime is moderate. Welwynville's national animal is the Human, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Slave.

[LS13]

So Nixx, the country I was trying to run well, is a disaster. Pototo on the other hand is doing very well, despite my attempts to ruin it >.>

[welwyn]

My latest issue, regarding imigrants.

# "Hold on there, hold on people!" says Mia Used of the Welwynville Broadcasting company, "We don't have to take either extreme, all we have to do is make a TV game show out of it! We put deadly obstacles on the border and monitor it with television cameras! Those that make it across win freedom and citizenship, and those who don't, well, lets just say that our buzzards won't starve. We could call it 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?'!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

I'm still laughing

[Eddietester1066]

I'm liking this one:
The Issue

In desperation at the plight of the Creeper, which has virtually no natural habitat left in Pottsylvania, a somewhat unorthodox environmental group demands that the few surviving specimens be domesticated and sold in pet stores.
The Debate

"We must act now, before the Creeper is lost forever," said spokesperson May Sparkle during a recent interview. "Domestication has ensured the survival of many endangered species in the past, and there really is no alternative left at this point. Besides, I'm sure many families would be thrilled to welcome a Creeper into their homes."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

[LS13]

XD thats awesome