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is doubleposting banned here? (like, for users, not for the founder)

Greater Zeritae wrote:is doubleposting banned here? (like, for users, not for the founder)

Eh, not explicitly. If it becomes a nuisance I might thwap people upside the head. But as you can see, it's not like the Sector is particularly fast-moving or busy enough to really need a specific "Nooo, don't double post!" requirement. :P

Ooh, haven't had one of these in awhile! An embassy request that followed directions! Poll up since THE FAKIS EMPIRE actually read and followed the directions and contacted me about it.

Personally, I'm relatively lukewarm on it, the region looks a lot like a fledgling embassy collector.

Hello! I’m Rogue sharks.

I have just started a journey across the NSverse in effort to meet inhabitants in the oldest regions in the game.

I just finished my tour in Absolution and met some interesting folks!

Anyways, I noticed in the factbook that this region has been around for over 18 years. That is truly stellar! Would anyone mind providing a brief history of the place and maybe explain how you got started in NationStates?

Rogue sharks wrote:Hello! I’m Rogue sharks.

I have just started a journey across the NSverse in effort to meet inhabitants in the oldest regions in the game.

I just finished my tour in Absolution and met some interesting folks!

Anyways, I noticed in the factbook that this region has been around for over 18 years. That is truly stellar! Would anyone mind providing a brief history of the place and maybe explain how you got started in NationStates?

Long story short is I founded it right after founding my nation on March 23, 2003 as a hangout for my IRC friends. Most of them only dabbled and didn't stick around long, so the Sector has just sort of remained my cozy little hangout. Sneaky Bastards is one of the original crew from way back then.

Not a lot of terribly interesting history otherwise, though as a region belonging to a senior moderator we occasionally get "guests" dropping by salty AF about some moderator action they got hit with. You can see a couple of those up in the regional happenings from a little over a month ago.

Nadjilysia and Rogue sharks

Reploid Productions wrote:Long story short is I founded it right after founding my nation on March 23, 2003 as a hangout for my IRC friends. Most of them only dabbled and didn't stick around long, so the Sector has just sort of remained my cozy little hangout. Sneaky Bastards is one of the original crew from way back then.

Not a lot of terribly interesting history otherwise, though as a region belonging to a senior moderator we occasionally get "guests" dropping by salty AF about some moderator action they got hit with. You can see a couple of those up in the regional happenings from a little over a month ago.

Interesting, thanks for sharing. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you hear about NationStates in the first place?

I originally heard about NationStates 11 years ago and started with a separate nation; I have played on and off ever since. More specifically, I found NationStates randomly via the old random search bar add-on called “StumbleUpon” — boy do I miss that.

Rogue sharks wrote:Interesting, thanks for sharing. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you hear about NationStates in the first place?

I originally heard about NationStates 11 years ago and started with a separate nation; I have played on and off ever since. More specifically, I found NationStates randomly via the old random search bar add-on called “StumbleUpon” — boy do I miss that.

I actually first heard about NS on the old and sadly now-defunct Anne McCaffrey "Kitchen Table" forum and chat. Throughout the late 90s/early 2000s I'd dabbled in a variety of "run a country" games including Forgotten World, Earth 2025, and Archmage but never really stuck with them either due to pay-to-win conditions or the inevitable "You're just going to get stomped by older countries who started before you did" issue with most such games that have PvP wars built in. So when I saw somebody post to the Kitchen Table about a "country game base on a book", I figured I'd take a look, probably get bored of it in a couple of months. 18+ years later... well, clearly I didn't get bored of it! :P

Rogue sharks, The controller of planet x, and Triceraton Prime

Reploid Productions wrote:I actually first heard about NS on the old and sadly now-defunct Anne McCaffrey "Kitchen Table" forum and chat. Throughout the late 90s/early 2000s I'd dabbled in a variety of "run a country" games including Forgotten World, Earth 2025, and Archmage but never really stuck with them either due to pay-to-win conditions or the inevitable "You're just going to get stomped by older countries who started before you did" issue with most such games that have PvP wars built in. So when I saw somebody post to the Kitchen Table about a "country game base on a book", I figured I'd take a look, probably get bored of it in a couple of months. 18+ years later... well, clearly I didn't get bored of it! :P

Super interesting. Thanks for sharing. I best be on my way. Say, you wouldn’t happen to have any suggestions for old regions to visit?

The controller of planet x and Greater Zeritae

Rogue sharks wrote:Super interesting. Thanks for sharing. I best be on my way. Say, you wouldn’t happen to have any suggestions for old regions to visit?

Off the top of my head, not really. Some of the Gameplay crowd is likely more conversant with regional histories like that though.

Rogue sharks and Triceraton Prime

Reploid Productions wrote:Off the top of my head, not really. Some of the Gameplay crowd is likely more conversant with regional histories like that though.

Gotchya. Time to do a little digging.

I'm still alive, wasssup!

Yo! Not much. I mean, the temperature is up right now, but that's just summer here :P

The summer's been a devil of a thing this year x_x

Raiderpuppetstan

I’m back.

Grossssss. It's like 110F out on my back patio right now. And that's been in the shade for several hours now. I don't even want to know how toasty the front porch is. >_<

I'm back. Again. I'm sure my nation will expire again in the not too distant future and we will continue to repeat this cycle for the remainder of my life.

Just tidied up my Factbook, hope you guys like it. Please check it out and upvote it. Thanks!

The Triceraton Republic was a glorious empire, whose warriors and citizens followed a strict code of honour throughout their lives. But when Prime Leader Zanramon took over, the Republic soon began to regress into a dictatorship, with few warriors and nobles left to follow the true path of honour.

Prior (and succeeding) to these darker times, The Republic was once a society of honor and glory. The Triceratons have a proud and continued warrior history, with 30% of every new male generation (and now females inside of scout organisations) expected to serve the Triceraton military at some early point.

This new warrior code of honour and discipline is far more laid back than previously, and because of this is now accepted amongst the general population, and no longer percieved as cruel by the civilian masses.

Up till most recently, the Triceraton armies consisted primarily of the Triceraton Warrior— it was these poorly trained, but stubborn conscripts who made up the Republic's billion strong armies. These warriors were supported by elite formations of close combat specialists called gladiators, and professional century old veterans known as Longhorns. The infantry was supported by numerous vehicle formations of well drilled crewmen, and small units of figher-bombers supported them from the clouds above. Like a sledgehammer, the Triceraton military was unwieldy, but otherwise unstoppable. The Triceraton way of war was direct and brutal, where the infantry was expected to enter into honourable close combat during the battle, after brief and cumbersome fire-fights, where blade and Triceraton muscle could do its work. This millenia old tactic, to this day, still held an impressive success rate. But casualty rates were always, always insurmountably high.

The Triceraton Space navy/Air force was organised primarily around the large colony ships made up from the Triceratons lost and shattered homeworld. These motherships were supported by smaller pilot ships, connected to the colony dreadnaughts via giant metallic clamps. The main forces were supported by a small number of escort frigates and commerce vessels, and by numerous bomber strike fighter squadrons.

In recent years however, after many humiliating wars and continued lack of success against new foes, the Triceraton Military has been going under major revolution. Whilst mass conscripted formation of Warriors are still commonplace, these bulk numbers are now supported by superior modern professionals. The backbone of the professional Triceraton war machine now comes in the form of the marines.

Whilst considered skulky by the older Warrior generations, the marines exhibit an undeniably successful form of war. The training is advanced and arduous, focussing on development of peak stamina within the soldiers as well as improving their core strength. The training is so intense that it pushes even the Triceraton physiology to the brink. The marines receive a year of training, which improves the soldiers's stamina, core strength, develops superior speed and reaction times and produces an impressive 360 degree situational awareness. With a far greater combat repertoir than the warriors, they are trained to appreciate the importance of a soldiers skills of marksmanship before his close combat prowess. Marines show no shame whatsoever in 'cover-hugging', and in using the surrounding enviroment to their own tactical advantage.

The marines perfect the arts covert and unconventional warfare, sharpshooting, and also are taught staples in martial arts and extencive knife-fighting techniques of which a marine is expected to be expert in. All this takes place, forming a Triceraton requit into the best marine possible (and after a year even hopeless requits will be conditioned into effective solders), before being pushed onto the frontlines for their first trial of fire.

Gone are vast infantry charges into enemy gun lines and kill zones. Their ranks are made up of the best of the Warriors and those directly recruited into the Marince Core. They are masters of urban and covert warfare: Acting as commandos, conducting raids behind enemy lines and as the spearhead of the Triceraton army. These well disciplined and brave troopers represent a revolution in Triceraton war ethos.

Marines are well drilled, and make use of more advanced battle dress, trading halberd-blades for firearms, and dressed in brilliantly designed camouflage suits.They maintain a strict ethos of duty and honour, and exhibit a proud devotion to the Republic. The standard Marine is looked up to with favour and respect by the other members of the Triceraton regiments - and whilst traditionalists may mock their 'skulky' style of warfare, the marines are singlehandedly responsible for putting the Triceraton armed Forces back onto the galactic stage.

These co-operating organisations are now supported by updated Longhorn veteran regiments. They are also supported by warrior shieldmaidens, who operate inside the pathfinder scout regiments. And thirdlly, rough-riding Triceraton Outriders who are well practiced in the usage of their energy shielded jet-bikes.

The Bread and Butter of this new military however is that of the Stormtroopers.

The Triceraton Stormtroopers represent the very best the Triceraton military has to offer. They take the most promising requits of the warrior disciplines, and are equipt with the best war technologies the Triceratons can produce. The war gear of the Chapter is produced with painstaking precision, and is often hand crafted. The weapons and equiptment of the Stormtroopers are maintained with almost obsessive thoroughness. They are known to almost never fail their operators on the field of battle.

They are the warrior elite—made of marine protégés and ancient longhorn veterans. They are armed with advanced weapon systems, and impregnable carapace armour suits. More rare is the possession of the imposing executor-class combat battlesuits worn by the Stormtrooper Primes—the very best, of the best, of the best. They effortlessly swap between loosely knit skirmishers and inpregnable phalanx formations as to best suit the demands of battle.

With next generation fighting vehicles, and a newly revised Navy and Airforce, the Triceratons are now utilizing great and maneuverable space cruisers as well as their newly refitted colony dreadnaughts and pilot ships.

Particle and Mass driver cannon, missile and EMP-like ion cannon for their navy, new battleships to replace the weak escort frigates and unsuitable commerce vessels, new fighter/bomber designs for their Airforce—plasma rifle, particle sniper, next generation blaster rifles and armour corrosive disruptor blades for their warrior and marines.

The Triceraton military is now the force the Republic always wished to possess, and with an ever widening score of victories (with near to no losses) the pride and reach of the Republic grows ever greater with each passing year. Much to the dismay of their once victorious enemies...

One of their most predominant advances is their developments in autonomous warfare. The Triceratons possess a number of highly advanced battle droid types—with remarkably advanced programming (so good that it actually mimics true Biological Intelligence). With a number of notable classes: Praetorian (Common Battle Biploid), Defiler (Advanced Support Biploid), Vulture (Autonomous Support Fighter/Quadploid), Grievous (Super Battle-Biploid), Destroyer (Rapid Fire-Support Pentloid), Longshot (Ambush and Sharpshooter Quadploid), Sidewinder (Advanced Jetpack Biploid). This classification system outlines these platform's recommended tactial use, and a rough estimate of their outload and maneuverablity by recording the number of legs each platform possesses (Biploid = 2, Triploid = 3, Quadploid = 4 etc.).

All are capable of autonomously waging war, whilst lacking the basic ingenuity of living infantry—they are fearless and utterly relentless combatants. So whilst a living soldier will always best his robotic component, the daunting prospect of fighting many relentless dozens your own number more than makes up for this inadequacy.

Whilst the Republic only possesses a small Cadre of these robotic soldiers, they're numbers are growing swiftly. The threat posed to her enemies via the potential ability to engineer an army of trillions is a...daunting prospect for the enemies of the Triceraton Republic.

Read factbook

Resurrection of an entire sovereign country and its territory, just reemerging from ashes as is the national pastime, you know the drill.

Nadjilysia wrote:Resurrection of an entire sovereign country and its territory, just reemerging from ashes as is the national pastime, you know the drill.

Just in time for the zombie apocalypse this weekend! XD

INDEED. The citizens of Nadjilysia just can't catch a break.

Hmm, 0.91% survival rate. Dag.

To be fair, I was offline all weekend doing IRL Halloween stuff, and I doubt anybody else tried to organize a response to the hordes in here :P

Heheheh, eh, works, works!

I just hop on whenever I get the alarm email every 30 days XD.

Still it's good to see you guys still around after what... 20 years? I was such a smol lad when I first signed up here.

Well, 18.5 years anyway. XD

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