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1950

Comprehensive Nation Simulator (CNS).


Military Effectiveness (combination of training, equipment, ability to project force and respond quickly. Measures whether your military is capable of defending on home front only or able to move across the globe) : Embarrassing, Poor, Average, Good, Exceptional

Espionage/Secret Police : Local, Limited, Basic, Adequate, Professional, Extensive, Ubiquitous, Illuminati [strength of spies, intelligence gathering, counterespionage, both internal and external]

Common living conditions (how well the average person lives, includes social infrastructure such as schools and hospitals, availability of goods and consumer items) : Abysmal, Squalid, Poor, Average, Good, Very Good, Exceptional, Utopian


Military levels :

None, Infinitesimal, Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Very Large, Huge, Enormous, Outrageous

Economy (Speed of upgrading and/or building) :

Primitive, Backwards, Poor, Struggling, Average, Good, Thriving, Exceptional, Glorious, Awe Inspiring

Discontent (Amount of unhappiness, different forms of governments can handle different amounts of unhappiness, and it will be manifested in different ways) :

Insignificant, Minor, Some, Significant, Worrisome, Open Revolt

Projects:

Tech Level (Just to generally keep track of how advanced things are, projects, don’t need to be too specific)

Manufacturing Base (This is on an absolute scale, so small countries will only be able to have moderate ratings. This includes physical infrastructure, such as power plants and assembly lines, NOT to be confused with social infrastructure, which is covered in Common Living Conditions ) :

Primitive, Scattered, Inadequate, Limited, Varied, Sufficient, Plentiful, Extensive, Burgeoning, Awesome

Nuclear weapons (destructive power of your arsenal.)

Few, Handful, Some, Many, Frightening, Catastrophic, Apocalyptic

Nuclear range (how far you have the potential to deliver a nuclear attack from a basing site) :

Local, International, Intercontinental, Global


Government/Society :
Blurb, e.g. “Absolute despotism enforced by a merciless secret police force. Despite this, the population is annoyingly upbeat and optimistic” etc. Can also include miscellaneous information, such as social mobility, etc., whatever you feel needs to be noted.


Finland
Army: Small
Navy: Tiny
Air Force: Infinitesimal
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Average
Economy: Average
Discontent: Minor
Tech Level: parity
Manufacturing Base: Inadequate
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Mixed Market Republic


Poland
Army: Small
Navy: Tiny
Air Force: Tiny
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Poor
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Limited
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Communist Control


North Korea
Army: Small
Navy: Tiny
Air Force: Infinitesimal
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate
Common Living Conditions: Squalid
Economy: Backwards
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: Lagging
Manufacturing Base: Inadequate
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Communist Controlled Collectivized Economy


South Korea
Army: Small
Navy: Tiny
Air Force: Infinitesimal
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Squalid
Economy: Backwards
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: Lagging
Manufacturing Base: Scattered
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Republic Strong Centralized Government


South Africa
Army: Small
Navy: Small
Air Force: Tiny
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Average
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Limited
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Market Apartheid Parliamentary


Pakistan
Army: Medium
Navy: Small
Air Force: Tiny
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Poor
Discontent: Some
Tech Level: Lagging
Manufacturing Base: Limited
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Islamic/Military Coalition Rule


China
Army: Large
Navy: Small
Air Force: Tiny
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Poor
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: Lagging
Manufacturing Base: Varied
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Communist Bureaucracy


Australia
Army: Small
Navy: Small
Air Force: Tiny
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Good
Economy: Good
Discontent: Minor
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Varied
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Republic


Canada
Leader: Foolish_Icarus
Army: Small
Navy: Small
Air Force: Small
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Good
Economy: Good
Discontent: Minor
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base:
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Republic


India
Army: Medium
Navy: Small
Air Force: Tiny
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Poor
Discontent: Some
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Varied
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Mixed Market Parliamentary


Yugoslavia
Army: Small
Navy: Tiny
Air Force: Infinitesimal
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Struggling
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: parity
Manufacturing Base: Inadequate
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Communist Control


Egypt
Army: Medium
Navy: Small
Air Force: Infinitesimal
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Poor
Discontent: Some
Tech Level: lagging
Manufacturing Base: Inadequate
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Loose Monarchy


Israel
Army: Small
Navy: Infinitesimal
Air Force: Infinitesimal
Military Effectiveness: Good
Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate
Common Living Conditions: Average
Economy: Average
Discontent: Some
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Scattered
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Parliamentary Mixed Economy


BRD
Army: Tiny
Navy: Infinitesimal
Air Force: None
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Struggling
Discontent: Some
Tech Level: Lagging
Manufacturing Base: Inadequate
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Western Federative Republic


DDR
Army: Tiny
Navy: Infinitesimal
Air Force: None
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Poor
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: Lagging
Manufacturing Base: Scattered
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Communist Party Controlled


France
Army: Medium
Navy: Medium
Air Force: Medium
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Average
Economy: Struggling
Discontent: Some
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Limited
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Unitary Republic


Great Britain
Army: Medium
Navy: Large
Air Force: Medium
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate
Common Living Conditions: Average
Economy: Struggling
Discontent: Some
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Limited
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Mixed Market Parliamentary


USA
Army: Large
Navy: Large
Air Force: Very Large
Military Effectiveness: Good
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Very Good
Economy: Glorious
Discontent: Minor
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Extensive
Nuclear Arsenal: Some
Nuclear Range: International
Government/Society: Capitalist Federative Democracy.


USSR
Army: Very Large
Navy: Medium
Air Force: Medium
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate
Common Living Conditions: Average
Economy: Struggling
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: No new projects
Manufacturing Base: Plentiful
Nuclear Arsenal: Handful
Nuclear Range: International
Government/Society: Statist Totalitarianism; Centrally planned collectivized economy

Last edited by Lord Nuclear on 03-07-2004 at 01:36

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	03-07-2004 01:33									#4
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Canada!

EDIT : Note that I forgot the "Manufacturing Base" rating for Canada, which should be 'Varied', and the stats alltogether for Cuba, which should be roughly similar to Yugoslavia or thereabouts.

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WE WILL BURY YOU!

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I take Finlandia on my control!

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Drug Josip Broz Tito takes command of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia.

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China.

quote: China Army: Large Navy: Small Air Force: Tiny Military Effectiveness: Poor Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate Common Living Conditions: Poor Economy: Poor Discontent: Significant Tech Level: Lagging Manufacturing Base: Varied Nuclear Arsenal: NA Nuclear Range: NA Government/Society: Communist Bureaucracy

Discontent should be Insignificant. The warm afterglow of the revolution was still there, and the society overall was indeed an improvement.

But I have no idea what I am doing.

	10-07-2004 10:32									#9
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Mind if I give this a shot? It'd be my first NES.

I'll go Australia.

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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Discontent should be Insignificant. The warm afterglow of the revolution was still there, and the society overall was indeed an improvement.

It's more of a challenge this way

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Maybe it's too much of a challenge this way

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Israel!

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Ah, most excellent. Let us summon the spirit of Nuclear Master and begin the NES!

Some general guidelines :

Orders
If you do nothing else, do orders. These have to do with your stats and possibly military movements. They represent your government's and population's efforts. It's usually a good idea to provide descriptions and justifications for your orders in real world terms.


Diplomacy

I don't know what NM's rules are regarding PM diplomacy. It is usually allowed, but discouraged, because things are more interesting if everything occurs in the thread. NM will answer non-player-country diplomacy. Try to make your messages obvious so they're easy for him to spot.


Stories

Can take any form you desire---omniscient, newspaper, third or first person, etc---or you don't even have to do them if you don't want to.


Updates

NM will periodically make updates with results for actions, maybe random events, battle resolutions, et al. The degree to which he take specific control of actions depends on what he sees fit to do.

	12-07-2004 04:20									#14
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I would like to take Poland

STAT RESTATEMENT FOR POLISH AWESOMENESS AND ALTERED FOR CHANGES TO STUFF BY METALITURTLE IN A STORY TO FOLLOW THIS POST:

Poloxia {CHANGED}
Leader: Lieutenant Steve 'n Frenchy ((Metaliturtle))
Army: Small
Navy: Tiny
Air Force: Tiny
Military Effectiveness: Average
Espionage/Secret Police: Basic
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Poor
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: Parity
Manufacturing Base: Limited
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Communist Control

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((Yeah I got these guys from the movie Good Morning Vietnam if you're wondering, basically I'm going to try to play a ruler with quasi-split personalities!))

"I want to hear a nice, Polish, polka!"

"Oh but ov corz Lieutenant Steve! I love a good polka as much as zee nex gai."

---

"Ahhh Lieutenant Steve let uz go find zee wimminz!"

"Oh Frenchy, first we need our prophilactic kits! Nothing is more painful than VD"

"Maybe KP Lieutenant Steve! Maybe KP!"

"It's a good thing we live in Communism Frenchy, in a capitalist pig country like Canada, the dishes are done ONLY by Polish slaves from Poloxia! Here, clean dishes are provided for us by one dish cleaning factory that handles all of our dish cleaning needs!"

------

Orders sum up:
Discontent lessened due to new dish-cleaning factories
Economy slightly improved by additional work.
Military Commanders more likely to go ape when fighting Canadians due to predjudice about inefficient dishwashing practices.

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Order for Australia (don't feel like writing a story this week):

Build more navy combat ships (even though public doesn't see need for them )

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I don't think we have started yet.

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quote: Originally posted by foolish_icarus Ah, most excellent. Let us summon the spirit of Nuclear Master and begin the NES!

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DOUBLE POST

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Presidents new years speech

On his speech he made yesterday morning, President Paasikivi made out, that the re-building after three wars Finland has met, should continue. "We don't fall by the huge work we have in front of us. We have to raise our nation back to other nations." President sees the upcoming Olympics gave to Finland as a possibility to show diligence of the finns.
He also stated, that Finland will have neutrality policy in the political situation called "the Cold War". By this Paasikivi tries to privent an other war against (or with?) USSR.


President Paasikivi says, that finns shouldn't give up the re-building.

Orders: Improve houses and schools. Build a Olympic Stadium.

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Orders for China:

Reduce agriculture tax to reduce discontent. Start a 5 year plan on building heavy industries. Build more schools, particularly more primary schools. Increase funding to R&D. Train more spies.

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Canada responds to Poloxia's absurd claims by giving a hearty laugh, in unison, and a single derisive-snort-accompanied-by-a-counter-clockwise-rolling-of-the-eyes for Poloxia's silly little oppressive government. Clearly Poles in Canada are not used for any sort of slave labor, dish-washing or otherwise. Families have individual mechanical dish-washers that are far more efficient than any collectivised dish-washing program. Simply wash however many of your own dishes that you need to. No logistical distribution and transportation problems here!
However, although Canada will not say so (collectively), it is secretly unhappy about their dishwashers, because they are all American-made and damn expensive.

In unrelated news, Parliament announces grants and loans to light manufacturing startups that will produce domestic consumables and appliances, such as refrigerators, TV dinners, plastic ware, washing machines, etc.

Mining and foresting grants have been issued to keep up with a greater demand for raw resources in domestic and foreign industries.

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*Shuffling of papers*
*Microphone adjusted*

Announcer: "Honorable representatives: Five days ago, armies fielded by the northern zone of Korea crossed the parrallel and moved into Southern territory. The state and armies of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea are now executing war against the Republic of Korea. The specific details according to our best intelligence as of six hours ago are given in the documents that have been provided to each of you. You are assembled to determine what, if any, actions the Council of the United Nations will take in regards to this situation.

Chair: "Thank you. Chair will entertain a motion to recess for one hour to review the pertinent documents."

Member: "Second."

Chair: "All in favor?"

Voices: "Aye."

Chair: "All opposed?...We will recess for one hour."

One hour later...

Chair: "We are now in session. Is their a candidate for the floor?"

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The delegate from Poloxia takes the floor.

"Representatives and Representativesses, please listen closely to what we have to tell you! The actions of North Korea are obviously unifying actions, as was the case in the United States in the 1800's. We will support any actions taken to unify the peoples of one tongue and one culture under one government.

Other nations are going to argue that the DPRK just wants to enslave it's own people, Poland says otherwise, rather than enslave it's own people, the DPRK most-likely wishes to make Korea a viable manufacturing hub of Asia, one that may compete with overpowering American industry, especially in production of home appliances that cost too much and break too often.

I yield the rest of my time to the chair.

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TRIPLE POST?!?!

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Canadian Representative:

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we agree wholeheartedly with the principle of Poloxia's analysis of American manufacturing. While of course they are doing a fine job, more competitiveness never hurt anyone. Which is exactly why this attempt at forcible military unification under a communist government is not the answer. The best thing for Korea, and indeed the world community and its workers, is an open market system. Thus not only does the North seek to impose an illegitimate system on the South, as the South has chosen not to adopt it, but they would do so by illegitimate means, a military invasion, and doubtless, military occupation to enforce their unwanted rule. Freedoms and the livelihood of the peoples of the Korean penninsula will only be curtailed if this continues.
The only way the Communist and Western blocs will ever achieve a working relationship is if unprovoked aggression and power plays are recognized for what they are. We call on all the United Nations to condemn this, and, if North Korea does not cease and withdraw immediately, aid in whatever military efforts are necessary to repulse the invasion."

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Diplomacy:

Hey USA, can we have some guns and bombs and planes and stuff? Pretty please?

Orders:

Begin building a fortified wall around all currently held territory.

	17-07-2004 08:57									#29
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NOTICE

Nuclear Master will no longer be able to moderate, so I am taking over the role. But Israel, China, Poland, Australia, Finland, and Yugoslavia do not make a complete Cold War NES. I have sent messages to a few people and hopefully we will get a few more players, but I'm afraid that unless we get at least 2 more players within the next 2 days this NES can't survive.

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DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik)

Army: None [Note: the army was founded on January 1950]
Navy: None [Note: the navy wasn´t founded yet at that date]
Air Force: None
Military Effectiveness: Poor
Espionage/Secret Police: Adequate
Common Living Conditions: Poor
Economy: Poor
Discontent: Significant
Tech Level: Lagging
Manufacturing Base: Scattered
Nuclear Arsenal: NA
Nuclear Range: NA
Government/Society: Socialist Party Dictatorship

Last edited by Micha on 17-07-2004 at 17:29