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Welcome to my next attempt at NES. I hope that this turns out to be a long and fun NES for everybody.

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This NES starts in 1850. Here is the background.

Spoiler :
The Seljuks smashed the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert leading to their eventual takeover of Anatolia and the rise of the Ottoman Empire. One of the reasons for their loss was the still unexplained disappearance of Byzantine general Joseph Tarchaneiotes.

But what if Emperor Romanus, the commander at this battle, hadn’t decided to split his army and send Tarchaneiotes off to be massacred by the Seljuks? Had Emperor Romanus marched to Manzikert with his full army and an extra commander at his side, he might have been able to crush the Seljuks, and eventually lead the way for a campaign eastward. The Holy land would be theirs, and the Seljuks would be destroyed, thus never producing an Ottoman Empire…

After the Byzantine victory at Manzikert, the Middle East was recaptured and their rule extended to the borders of Persia. Still this couldn’t last. A brilliant Kurdish commander named Saladin declared Jihad and he, a revitalized Arabian Army and Caliphate began to beat back the Byzantine armies, eventually recapturing Jerusalem. The Byzantines were forced to call to the Catholic West for help. In 1180, The Pope launched a Crusade to recapture the Holy Land. French, English and German Knights poured into the area to wage war on Saladin’s armies and retake Jerusalem. Many years of war followed, and Saladin won amazing victories over the Crusaders and Byzantines, but in the end, their combined strength was too much. Upon Saladin’s death, a ceasefire was signed that surrendered most of the Middle East to the Arabs, but left Turkey to the Byzantines and Jerusalem to the Crusaders.

Following the Crusades, The Byzantines entered a period of growth and stability. Occasional wars with the Arabs, Crusaders and Hungary to the West were fought, but overall things were peaceful. That is, until the Mongol-Turkic Hordes of a man named Timur came to the footsteps of the empire.

The Empire of Timur came from the Golden Horde. Timur conquered nearly all of the Middle East and Russia and his empire stretched from Kiev to the western portions of China. It was a large decentralized state and Empire. Still however, the Timurids were never able to conquer the Russian city-state of Novgorod, though since it was nudged between them and Sweden, much greater powers, its status as any sort of threat was very little.

Despite The appearance of the Hordes of Timur, the Byzantines managed to hold their own against them after initial retreats. Timur died of old age in his campaign against the Byzantines, but not before placing his strongest son in charge of the Empire. The Byzantines would have attempted to take advantage of the death of Timur and attack the Timurids, but they were having their own problems with the growing power of Hungary to its northern flank.

While the Byzantines were busy fighting wars in the Middle East, Hungary and Poland, both now under the control of closely related branches of the powerful Lithuanian Jagiellon Family, were consolidating their power in Europe. In 1465, at the Union of Lublin, a Polish Princess was married to a Hungarian King, uniting the two crowns into the Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth. A new superpower was born in Europe;

Farther to the west, the 100 Years War between England and France was coming to a close as a French Victory. Spain was in the process of finishing up their Reconquista in Iberia with the aid of the Byzantines and an age of Nation-States and colonization came to pass right after these events.

When the New World was discovered by Christopher Columbus a new age of Colonization began. British, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch colonist poured into the new continents as their respective nations attempted to set up Global Empires. Most of the Native Populations were wiped out by disease and war, however sizable populations remained in Peru and Mexico.

On the other side of the world, a similar scramble for trading posts was taking place in East Asia. European colonist continually defeated the various nations of Asia and set the terms of trade to favor themselves. Eventually the only nations to withstand the full onslaught of European technological superiority were the China, due to its vast size and Japan, who were at a similar level to the Europeans due to a flow of technology through Byzantium and then the Timurids.

As the colonial empires of the various nations grew, so did tensions among them. In 1754, war broke out between Great Britain, Prussia, The Byzantines vs. France, Spain, The Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth and Austria over various border disputes with the latter alliance’s defeat. The French Empire in the Americas was dismantled and Spain was severely weakened. Prussia was also able to secure control over much more of Germany, replacing Austria as the new dominant power in the decadent Holy Roman Empire.

Despite Britain’s victory in the war, her colonies in North America also learned at this time that they were able to govern and defend themselves. In 1776, a large segment of Britain’s colonies rebelled in the America with the goal of establishing independence. By 1780 they were successful and the new nations of the American Union, with a strong federal government and anti-slavery laws, and the American Confederation, with a weaker central government and legal slavery, emerged. But for a few incidents, the two nations are peaceful but became agitated in time.

The successful rebellion in American Britain paved the way for similar revolutions in Spanish colonies, and eventually France itself. In the 1790s, France erupted into revolution to throw off the Bourbon Monarchy. The revolution here was also successful, largely due to the victories of a man named Napoleon Bonaparte.

Napoleon’s military victories in the revolution against at first French loyalist and later British, Austrian, German and Polish-Hungarian Troops lead to the continuation of France’s power in Europe despite being in chaos. In 1792, Napoleon invaded Egypt with the intent to use it as a base to destroy the French Royalist allies of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and Byzantium and eventually use it as a base from which to attack British possessions in India. Not long afterwards, the Byzantine Senate voted to attack Egypt to keep the French from gaining too much territory in the region. The Byzantine Imperial Army invaded and attacked Napoleon defeating him at several major battles, forcing him to retreat home.

Once back in France, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor, and then proceeded to attack and attempt to conquer or forced-alliance most of the other powers in Europe. Prussia, Spain, Sweden, The Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth, Britain and the Byzantines all failed to defeat Napoleon in a divisive battle. In 1811, Napoleon concluded a secret treaty with the Byzantine Empire, to attack and divide up the Timurid Empire and then march to India. In 1812, He invaded, marching as far as Kiev before word finally reached that the Byzantines had betrayed him and not attacked. Nonetheless, Napoleon chose to continue his campaign eastward. By winter, he had sustained horrible casualties and found his supply lines stretched. Word also reached him of renewed attacks by Britain and German states (from what were once the Holy Roman Empire and now States of Prussia, Austria, Hamburg and Confederation of the Rhine) in the West. With no choice but to end his war, Napoleon retreated. By the time Napoleon reached France, he found his nation a burning wreck and his enemies united against him. Combined assaults from Britain, Prussia, Poland-Hungary and the Byzantine Empire eventually lead to the fall of his Empire, but with a conditional surrender. Napoleon was forced to step down as Emperor and instead took the position of Consul of the Second Republic. A position he held until his death in 1825.

The Napoleonic Wars greatly affected the world. It convinced the Germans that Prussian leadership would be needed to keep them safe, leading the way for the German Union to be born in 1815. Not long later, similar actions took place in Italy. The Northern Italian Republic was born under Piedmontese and Tuscan leadership in 1821 While the Two Sicilies and Papal States survived. The Revolution before the War also lead to the exile of most of the former French nobility to Haiti and eventually New Orleans, where they proceeding in setting up their own Bourbon Kingdom of Louisiana in the area, with the intent to eventually reclaim the throne of France. The wars also defocused European concentration on the Americas, allowing Japan to successfully annex lands from Alaska to Oregon without much aggression from the weakened European States. Most of South America and Mexico also gained independence from Spain at this time.

Following the Napoleonic Wars, peace prevailed in Europe and the Americas. Colonization grew, as Britain sought to secure its hold in India, while the Byzantines began to use Egypt as a base from which to further colonize and explore the Indian Ocean. In 1840, The West Coast Republic entered the stage as the world’s newest country.

Now, it’s 1850. The world has been without a major war for nearly 50 years, but tensions are growing. The French, in Exile and on the Mainland, are seeking revenge for their losses in pride, power and military strength; Russian nationalism threatens to tear apart the old centralized Timurid Empire, some cities and their princes even declared allegiance with the King of Novgorod, now a strong trading state, instead of the Timur King, and all of the various American Nations are seeking to be the first to unite their continent. Can peace prevail or is war inevitable? Can you lead your nation to glory over all?


Map:
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Rules:

Sample Stats:
Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Leader: Emperor Isaac Tiberios IV Doukas
Constitutional Imperial Monarchy: Liberal Senate
Dissent: 22%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 30
Military Spending: 13
Public Spending: 5
Private Enterprise: 12
Army: 22 Divisions, 10 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 12 Battleships, 20 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: After Manzikert, the Byzantines entered into a new age of prosperity that continues to this day. Despite minor losses in the Crusades and the occainsonal revolt in the Balkans, the Empire is doing very well. In the early 1800s, the Imperial Army invaded Egypt to oust Napoleon and has since occupied and used the country as a base to explore and colonize the Indian Ocean. It's major conflicts today lay with the Kingdom of Jerusalem which an increasingly large faction within the Imperial Senate wish to see absorbed back into the Empire, The Timurid Empire with whom it compete for influence in Ukraine and the Caucasus, and the Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth with whom it competes for influence with in the Balkans. It has lately been looking to Germany and and Japan as good strong allies to help them enclose their enemies.

Government and Elections

Government

You can change your government anytime provided you have good reason. Changes in government of course create dissent and unrests. Especially if they are changed too often. For the most part you have freedom to decide how exactly your government works, and explanations in orders or through stories will be appreciated.

Ruling Party/Ideology/Leader
This is your nation’s leader, ruling party and their general ideology. You will notice at the start of the NES most are conservative, but this can be changed through elections. I require you to have a leader so I know who to talk about in the updates.

Elections
I am going to let players decide most of the stuff about their elections. You can pick who is running, their platforms and even who wins. If you want a sense of chance in the equation however, you can ask me before an update, and I’ll pick.


Dissent

Dissent is the key indicator of your success and the stability of your government. Dissent rises in the following circumstances:
1. When you radically shift economic policies.
2. When you shift government types.
3. When a republic shifts control from one party to another.
4. When you lose a war
5. Other types of unfortunate events which can surprise you and have a wide variety of styles in which they are introduced.

Dissent falls in the following circumstances:
1. When a government successfully shifts to a more publicly preferred form.
2. when spending in welfare policies and public spending increases.
3. when you win a war
4. when a party is reelected to government
5. Other types of fortunate events

When you are over 25% dissent , you lose 1 IC in income. For every 5% more you go over 25%, you lose another 1 IC in income as well.

Economy

Base IC
This is the total income of your nation. Its split between several areas. How you spend each area is up to you, and there is only a few requirements. Once IC is banked, it cannot be shifted. If you are banking, please tell me otherwise it will just go to waste

Military- How much goes to your armies, navies and other branches of defense. Defense units must be bought with this. You cannot spend military IC on anything except defense units and military research. This can be banked up to 50 IC.

Public- How much goes to your public works projects. Infrastructure, Schools, Roads etc. If you have a project you want done, a good part of the income should come from here. This can be banked up to 50 IC

Private Enterprise- How much of your income is going to private contractors. This can be spent on nearly anything, but first think about if its something you would want to put in the hands of a private contractor. (For example its probably not a good idea to privatize your intelligence network, while its probably ok to use it towards a national railroad This system.) Private Enterprise Money can be put towards both Private and Military research. This cannot be banked.

Shifting IC Emphasis and Spending IC

Shifting IC

Your Base IC determines the total amount of IC per turn you gain, and from that the IC is divided into different aspects of your economy. You can shift the amount you want to have per turn in each section very easily, just put the shift into orders and it will be done. Beware, however, the consequences that a major shift will have upon your people and your dissent rating. War would provide reasonable basis for a radical shift in economic policy.

Military Units

Militia Division: 1 IC for 2 Divisions. These are moderately better forces than Irregulars, but still become mutinous if they are sent out on the offensive. They will be better during peacetime than irregulars, and they do put up almost as good of a fight on the defensive as regular Infantry.

Infantry/Mountain/Marine/Division: 1 IC for 1. These forces provide the standard military forces to most nations. Please describe what you are buying or they will be placed as regular infantry. A standard force includes all necessary support units, including artillery, medics and engineers.

Cavalry Division: 2 IC for 1: These mounted forces provide the first mobile force available to the nations of the world.

Naval Forces

Battleship: 2 IC for 1. Top of the line, modern fighting ships. They are large and pack a huge punch on the sea.

Squadron: 1 IC for 1. These forces are vital support for capital ships in that they provide protection against smaller and faster ships which can evade the larger guns of the dreadnoughts and battleships.

Submarines: 2 IC for 1. These early, early submarines are still in development stage, although they have already proven themselves a deadly weapon against battleships.

Global Opinion

Your nation's global opinion is the reflection that your empire gives to the rest of the nations of the world. If your global opinion is higher it will help in getting one of your citizens elected to the Council of Nations and make it more likely for popular rebellions in support of your nation, it will also make it easier to make alliances or trade deals. On the other hand, if your nation is feared or hated, all those things will be that much harder to do.

Attacking a nation which is more globally hated than your own will have a less negative effect on your own global opinion. If you attack a nation that is far more beloved, you will bring the wrath of global opinion down upon ye.

Scale:
Beloved-Admired-Respected-Liked-Neutral-Disliked-Resented-Hated-Feared

Military and Its Use

Warfare

Therefore, I must ask that when you send orders, describe your plan for the whole war, and leave the specific strategy to the generals in charge. On a related note, your generals can and will get better over time, so remember their names and keep them fighting to get a better military.

Artillery and early armor will both be considered automatically a part of divisions which are in your army, supporting part of Infantry and Cavalry divisions only. Research into these aspects of war will significantly increase the strength of your divisions in comparison to your enemies. These effects are reflected within your Military Quality section of the stats.

Military Quality

Your military quality demonstrates how well advanced, experienced, or trained your armed forces are. This can be modified in several ways, including through Projects which revolve around military training, fighting wars, and researching new military technologies. Some nations have naturally higher qualities than others, Germany and Switzerland being the prime examples. Research is the best way to decrease the gap, and winning wars will have a positive effect on your military's quality as well. Losing wars could possible decrease quality, but it is far easier to increase than decrease. Remember to keep up with modernization or you could find yourself horribly beaten if you go to war.

It goes on a scale from worst the best at 1-10.

Research

There is no research funds yet, though they can be developed in time. You may trade blueprints of a tech you have to another nation. Please say what you are trading them (money, another tech's blueprints, both etc) and for what/why you are giving it. When trading blueprints, you may give them a 50%, 25% or 10% advancement on their tech. For example, say Japan is researching Early Electricity, a 100 IC tech, and Britain who already has this tech gives them blueprints for a 50% discount it. It will now cost Japan only 50 IC to research it. This also works if the nation has already started researching the tech. Say Japan has 50 IC into Early Electricity and again Britain gives them blueprints for a 50% discount. Japan will immediatly finish the tech next turn.

Money will always be rounded up to the nearest IC on the discounts.

Discounts can only be given to one nation per turn from another nation.

If you suggest a tech, and I like it, your nation might also get a slight head start on it. Information on techs which discounts their cost can also be gained through espionage and captured military equipment.

Stories/Nation Development

Stories are encouraged. Also developing characters and such for me to mention in the update is a bonus. Writing backgrounds for how certain things in your nation work in your orders is also a good idea.

Projects

You can work on projects, in anyway you choose. You can even tie them into techs you have just researched. (Say you just researched, reinforced concrete and now you want to build a skyscraper.) Most projects should be paid with through public and possibly private spending. You tell me what you want, I’ll tell you the cost.


 
Technologies:

Metal Manufacturing-Allows the mass production of refined metals for use in commercial and military products. .
Cost: 25
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Petroleum and Early Refineries-Allows for the creation of drills and factories for finding and processing of crude oil. Requires Aluminum Manufacturing. +1 Private Enterprise. Further benefits if petroleum is found.
Cost: 50
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Photographic Cameras-Allows for the use of Cameras in everyday life. +1 Private Enterprise. .
Cost: 10
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Motion Picture Camera-Allows for the use of motion picture cameras in everyday life and allows for a movie industry. Requires Photographic Cameras. Requires Early Electricity.
Cost: 30
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Reinforced Concrete-Allows for the construction of stronger buildings. . Cost: 40
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Early Electricity-The first stages in supplying electricity to the masses and making electric ran products. +2 IC to first researcher, +1 to each additional.
Cost: 100
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Early Automobiles-Allows for the first automobiles to be produced. +1 Private Enterprise.
Cost: 35
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Improved Automobiles- Allows you to make improved cars, supply trucks, etc. Requires Early Automobile
Cost: 45
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Early Plastics-Allows for early celluloid.
Cost: 10
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Early Antibiotics-Allows for more successful colonization of tropical zones. .
Cost: 35
Being Researched by:
Completed by:


Military Technologies:

Repeating Rifle-Gives your army access to repeating rifles. . +1 Army Quality.
Cost: 20
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Gattling Gun-Allows for use of early, team operated machine guns. . Requires Repeating Rifles. +2 Army quality for first Researcher.
Cost: 40.
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Ironclad Warships-Allows for the construction of ironclad warships. . +1 Navy quality.
Cost: 30
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Dynamite-Allows for the usage of Dynamite.
Cost: 45
Being Researched by:
Completed by:

Barbed Wire-Raises Defenses for your Military. +1 Army Quality
Cost: 35
Being Researched by:
Completed by:


Every 10 or 15 turns, due to veterans retiring and world class militarization technologies changing, your military qualities will go down 1.
 
Stats:


Europe:
Spoiler :
Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Leader: Emperor Isaac Tiberios IV Doukas/Justo
Constitutional Imperial Monarchy: Liberal Senate
Dissent: 20%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 30
Military Spending: 12
Public Spending: 6
Private Enterprise: 12
Army: 26 divisions, 15 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 12 battleships, 23 squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: After Manzikert, the Byzantines entered into a new age of prosperity that continues to this day. Despite minor losses in the Crusades and the occainsonal revolt in the Balkans, the Empire is doing very well. In the early 1800s, the Imperial Army invaded Egypt to oust Napoleon and has since occupied and used the country as a base to explore and colonize the Indian Ocean. It's major conflicts today lay with the Kingdom of Jerusalem which an increasingly large faction within the Imperial Senate wish to see absorbed back into the Empire, The Timurid Empire with whom it compete for influence in Ukraine and the Caucuses, and the Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth with whom it competes for influence with in the Balkans. It has lately been looking to Germany and Japan as good strong allies to help them enclose their enemies.

Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth (Jagiellon Empire)
Capital: Budapest/Warsaw
Leader: Louis Stephen I Jagiellon/Donald2
Constitutional Monarchy: Moderate Party
Dissent: 5%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 26
Military Spending: 12
Public Spending: 6
Private Enterprise: 8
Army: 28 divisions, 23 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 8
Navy: 3 battleships, 14 squadrons
Navy Quality: 4
Background: As Hungary and Poland rose in prominence, The Lithuanian Jagiellon family, which had branches in both these countries, began to work to towards uniting the two countries. This was achieved at the Union of Lublin in 1465 with a well placed royal marriage. The result was the creation of a military and political colossus in Central Europe. Since its union, the Commonwealth has had strong interests in Germany, Austria and the Balkans and has been accused of trying to absorb some of these into it's empire, whether through another set of marriages, or military conquest.

German Union
Capital: Berlin
Leader: King Frederick III Hohenzollern/
Constitutional Monarchy: Conservative Party
Dissent: 10%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 24
Military Spending: 14
Public Spending: 3
Private Enterprise: 7
Army: 28 divisions, 12 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 8
Navy: 6 battleships, 14 squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: As The Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth, France and Sweden grew in power, the Germans began to see that they must either unite or risk being absorbed. In 1815, with Prussian leadership, the German Union was born as a loose confederation amongst almost all the various German kingdoms and duchies. Though technically each part of the German Union gets an equal say, lately Prussia has been asserting itself more as a first amongst equals.

Archduchy of Austria
Capital: Vienna
Leader: Archduke Franz Josef I Habsburg/
Constitutional Monarchy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 5%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 9
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 3
Army: 11 divisions, 2 marine divisions, 4 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 7
Navy: 1 battleship, 7 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 5
Background: The Archduchy of Austria, seat of many past Holy Roman Emperors, was at a time seen as the most likely state to succeed in uniting Germany, however the growth of Prussia left the Austrians isolated. Both Germany and the Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth have interests in Austria and seek to absorb it into their Empire, while the Austrians themselves compete with the Venetians for power in the Adriatic.

Venetian Republic
Capital: Venice
Leader: Doge Marcello Mocenigo/
Oligarchic Republic: Conservative Party
Dissent: 20%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 4
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 1
Army: 2 divisions, 2
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 5 battleships, 13 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 8
Background: Though not as rich as it once was, The Venetian Republic still manages to maintain one of the world's best trade fleets and navies. It might possibly have the strength to unite Italy under one flag, but many in the government are against this and see it as too expensive. Though Venice competes with the other Italians, Austrians and Byzantines, its greatest threat might lie with it's own people, who have heard the liberal ideas of the Northern Italian Republic and are becoming dissatisfied with the financial gap between the wealthy and the poor.

Northern Italian Republic
Capital: Florence
Leader: Prime Minister Bettino Ricasoli/TaylorFlame
Parliamentary Republic: Liberal Party
Dissent: 6%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 9
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 4
Army: 3 divisions, 2 mountain divisions, 1 marine division, 3 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 2 battleships, 4 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 5
Background: Threats from the outside world and liberal ideas from the French Revolution united most of the various Italian republics and duchies by the 1850s. Today it is a beacon of Liberalism and equality in Europe and seeks to unite all of Italy.

The Papal States
Capital: Rome
Leader: Pope Pius IX/
Theocracy: Conservative
Dissent: 1%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 6
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 6 divisions, 1 marine division
Army Quality: 8
Navy: 1 battleship, 2 squadrons
Navy 1
Background: The decline of religion in everyday life has lead to a weakening of the Papacy in general. Though it is still supported by strong catholic nations such as the Polish-Hungarian Commonwealth, The Kingdom of Jerusalem and The Republic of Venice, it finds itself at conflict with the secular Northern Italian Republic who seek to unite all of Italy.

The Two Sicilies
Capital: Naples
Leader: Bourbon\
Constitutional Monarchy: Conservative Party
Dissent: 30%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 5
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 4 Infantry Divisions, 2 Militia Divisions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 1 Battleship, 3 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 4
Background: Bourbon Monarchs have maintained control over the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies with continued assistance from Spain however growing Italian nationalism could threaten the stability of nation.

Switzerland
Capital: Bern
Leader: President Friedrich Frey-Herosé
Republic: Liberal Party
Dissent: 1%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 4
Military Spending: 1
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 1
Army: 5 divisions, 2 cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 9
Navy: None
Navy Quality: 0
Background: Neutral as ever.....

French Empire
Capital: Paris
Leader: Louis Napoleon III Bonaparte/Neverwonagame3
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 12%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 28
Military Spending: 16
Public Spending: 4
Private Enterprise: 8
Army: 37 divisions, 18 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 7
Navy: 8 battleships, 20 squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: Though France lost the Napoleonic Wars, it still managed to get away with a large empire and maintain its status as Super Power. The country had brief period where it went back to being Republic, but this was interrupted by Louis Napoleon, nephew of the first Napoleon, who declared himself the new Emperor. France today competes heavily with Germany in Europe and Great Britain on the world stage. It also seeks to keep the Italians fractured and Byzantines out of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

The United Provinces
Capital: Amsterdam
Leader: William III Oranje-Nassau/
Constitutional Monarchy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 20%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 11
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 3
Private Enterprise: 4
Army: 8 divisions, 4 marine divisions, 4 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 3 battleships, 12 squadrons
Navy Quality: 7
Background: The Netherlands has enjoyed great prosperity since the Napoleonic Wars. Its colonies are all extremely wealthy and its navy, though small is highly respected. The country's only major problem could be from Belgian rebels in the south. The country is highly supported by Great Britain against the French or Germans.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Capital: London
Leader: Queen Victoria Hanover//Sheep
Constitutional Monarchy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 20%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 32
Military Spending: 12
Public Spending: 8
Private Enterprise: 12
Army: 23 divisions, 12 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 8
Navy: 15 Battleships, 30 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 8
Background: Great Britain’s large industrial base and colonial empire make it world power to beat. The loss of some of its American colonies might have set it back, but did not deter the nation from expanding elsewhere. While it is currently is in the process of colonizing India, it also is meeting stiff opposition from the Marathas. Besides India, The Empire also has growing interests in South Africa, Indochina, and the Pacific. Its main rivals for supremacy are France, and its former ally in the Napoleonic Wars, the Byzantine Empire.

The Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Leader: Queen Isabella II Bourbon/
Constitutional Monarchy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 21%
Global Opinion: Disliked
Base IC: 18
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 4
Private Enterprise: 11
Army: 17 divisions, 1 marine division, 11 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 7
Navy: 8 battleships, 12 squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: The loss of most of Spain’s American colonies, corruption in the government and the decline of her navy has hit Spain hard. Still with all of Africa open for colonization and the increasing rivalries between her more powerful neighbors, resurgence in power is not impossible at all. Still however, Spain must worry about revolution in her colonies and keeping her Bourbon cousins in Naples and Louisiana in power.

The Kingdom of Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Leader: King Carl XV/ The Loser
Constitutional Monarchy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 5%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 14
Military Spending: 7
Public Spending: 4
Private Enterprise: 3
Army: 12 divisions, 2 marine divisions, 8 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 7
Navy: 5 Battleships, 10 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: Sweden's strong economy, political stability and fine army and navy to back it up make it Northern Europe's greatest power. There is some dissent amongst the Finns, Lapps, and Russians in Ingria, but nonetheless the nation is doing very well. However, if Novgorod is allowed to gain too much power they could potentially cause some problems, and of course there is also the old rivalry with Denmark. Only time will tell if Sweden can move from the position of great power to world power.

The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway
Capital: Copenhagen
Leader: King Christian IX/
Constitutional Monarchy: Conservative Party
Dissent: 20%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 9
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 3
Private Enterprise: 3
Army: 10 Divisions, 5 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 6 Battleships, 9 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 7
Background: Denmark-Norway is a firm moderate power in Europe. It has a fair amount of wealth and a low population, allowing most of it's citizens to live quite well. However, despite Norway being in the name of the kingdom, some Norwegians feel as they are second citizens. Sweden's desire for greater wealth and Germany's desire for Shelswig-Holstein could cause some instability, but there are two things the kingdom has that her rivals don't, a long Atlantic coastline and unprecedented control of access to the Baltic Sea.

The Republic of Novgorod
Capital: Novgorod
Leader: Prince Simeon II Dmitrievic/ Charles Li
Constitutional Monarchy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 5%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 10
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 3
Private Enterprise: 3
Army: 16 Divisions, 8 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 8
Navy: None
Navy Quality: 2
Background: Despite a supportive population and decent economy, Novgorod's is not well, though it hasn't been for nearly three hundred years. The Prince is in a constant squabble with the Boyars for power, and the Timurids and the Swedes are all too eager to encroach on her lands. Nonetheless, Novgorod helps out her Russian brothers to the south whenever there is a chance, and has strong ties with the Byzantines through their Orthodox religion.

Kingdom of Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
Leader: King Pedro V Braganza/
Constitutional Monarchy: Conservative Monarchy
Dissent: 6%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 9
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 3
Army: 8 divisions, 5 marine divisions, 3 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 1 battleship, 14 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 7
Background: Portugal is not the colonial power it once was. Still it has sizable tracts of Africa in its possession as well as Macau, Timor, and a large area in India. Portugal is in a prime position to take much of the unclaimed world, if it can keep it’s European neighbors at bay. It maintains strong ties with Brazil where a Braganza also sits on the throne.

The Kingdom of Moldavia-Wallachia
Capital: Bucharest
Leader: King Alexandru III Ghica
Constitutional Monarchy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 3%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 6
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 7 divisions, 3 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 8 squadrons
Navy Quality: 3
Background: The union between the two Vlach duchies of Moldavia and Wallachia created a small kingdom nudged between the Timurids, Byzantines, and Polish-Hungarians. It is still quite new and weak, though fiercely independent.



North America
Spoiler :
The West Coast Republic
Capital: San Francisco
Leader: President Samuel Brannan/ D'Artagnan59
Presidential Democracy: Conservative Party
Dissent: 17%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 12
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 6
Army: 11 divisions, 4 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 4 battleships, 8 squadrons
Navy Quality: 7
Background: The West Coast Republic arose from an odd set of circumstances arriving from a secret meeting between several powerful Mormons, Mexican military officers, and Yankee and Japanese businessmen. This odd set of characters contributed fair amounts of wealth to found an army and declared their territories independent from the previous with the incentive to create a society that was socially liberal and economically laissez-fair. California is amongst the newest nations on Earth, and has thus far used its considerable economic influence to essentially buy its independence from its former colonizers and gain recognition around the world. Still, The American Union is not happy about this clear block in its path to the Pacific and many Mexicans and Japanese see the affair as treason. If California can fully tap into its gold mines, and increase trans-Pacific shipping, it could possibly become not to only a regional, but also a world power.

Republic of Mexico
Capital: Mexico City
Leader: President Benito Juarez/
Presidential Republic: Liberal
Dissent: 18%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 12
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 7
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 13 Divisions, 9 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 1 battleship, 12 squadrons
Navy Quality: 3
Background: Mexico has had many problems in the past, but President Juarez promises a new day has come for the country. Corruption in the government, secessionist movements, and general poverty make things difficult for Mexico, but its large territory, many resources and the people's new faith in democracy could change this. Mexico's main rivals in the area include Louisiana, California and the American Confederation, however it should not ride off Spain who still refuses to recognize the nation, or Columbia, who owns Panama and could possibly wish to extend its influence farther into Central America.

The United North States of America
Capital: Philadelphia
Leader: President William Seward/ Matt008
Presidential Republic: Republican Party (liberal)
Dissent: 10%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 12
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 6
Army: 10 Divisions, 5 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 6 battleships, 15 squadrons
Navy Quality: 7
Background: The Union is known for being one of the world's most democratic countries. It is also one of North America's most powerful. Since independence, it has expanded west, coming into conflict with not only Mexico, Louisiana and the American Confederation, but also the Native American population of the area. Many citizens of the nation are disgusted over slavery taking place so close to home, and are calling for boycotts or intervention against the confederacy, while continuation of westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean through Mexico, British Canada or California is also something many wish to see. The Union's vibrant economy, huge influx of immigrants and large industrial base on the East Coast make it a potential powerhouse and foreign investment is also continuing to grow.

Confederate States of the South
Capital: Richmond
Leader: President Robert E. Lee/
Presidential Republic: Democratic Party (conservative)
Dissent: 10%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 10
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 4
Army: 12 Divisions, 8 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 8
Navy: 2 battleships, 10 squadrons
Navy Quality: 5
Background: The American Confederation has not done as well as its northern counterpart, The American Union, which it split with upon independence. It was blocked from westward expansion by Mexico and the Kingdom of Louisiana and the upper-class's refusal to end slavery has caused some political backlash and criticism from other developed nations. The Confederacy still has a virtual monopoly on cotton and also produces large quantities of tobacco. While it is surrounded on all sides, it is not necessarily blocked from expansion, especially in the Caribbean and Florida where rebellion is brewing against the Spanish.

Orlean Kingdom
Capital: New Orleans
Leader: King Henri V Bourbon/
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 15%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 9
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 3
Army: 18 Divisions, 6 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 1 battleship, 8 squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: After the French Revolution, parts of the Bourbon royal family fled to America, setting themselves up a new Kingdom in at first Haiti, and later New Orleans when the city asked them back. Since then, the monarchy has received heavy support from Spain, keeping the Americans and Mexicans out, but as trouble grows for the Spanish in Europe, they might lose a vital ally in the region. Nonetheless, the Louisianans are proud and seek to expand their power in the region. Slavery still exists in the nation on sugar cane and pepper plantations, and the monarchy is reluctant to end the practice, as it would cut into their major exports.



South America
Spoiler :
The Kingdom of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Leader: Emperor Dom Pedro II Braganza/
Constitutional Monarchy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 12%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 10
Military Spending: 10
Public Spending: 0
Private Enterprise: 1
Army: 7 divisions, 5 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 1 squadron
Navy Quality: 4
Background: The Empire of Brazil is one of South America’s largest and most powerful countries. The Emperor, Pedro II has been making considerable progress into industrialization, and also been working reduce and eventually abolish slavery. In addition to this, Brazil has also received a large influx of immigrants from Europe giving it an ample supply of workers. Brazil’s main rivals are The Dominion of La Plata, and Peru, both of which it still has fairly undefined borders with.

The Republic of Peru
Capital: Lima
Leader: President Juan Garcia/ Ninja Dude
Military Dictatorship: Conservative
Dissent: 10%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 7
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 1 militia division, 1 marine division, 5 divisions, 5 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 1 battleship, 5 squadrons
Navy Quality: 4
Background: Like Colombia, Peru has undergone many military dictatorships, slowing down its growth and discouraging foreign investment. Still, also like Colombia, it has many untapped resources, though many of these such as precious phosphate and silver are being eyed by its more powerful neighbors.

Colombia
Capital: Bogotá
Leader: President Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda
Military Dictatorship: Conservative
Dissent: 9%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 6
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 5 divisions, 3 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 7 squadrons
Navy Quality: 3
Background: A revolving door of military dictatorships have characterized Colombia since independence. While some of the provinces would seek to break away, the oppressive government keeps things quiet. The country’s large population and resource base make it a moderate power and like the other Latin American countries, Spain still refuses to recognize it.

Argentina
Capital: Buenos Aires
Leader: President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento/
Presidential Republic: Conservative Party
Dissent: 20%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 11
Military Spending: 7
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 3 divisions, 3 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 1 battleship
Navy Quality: 5
Background: Another Latin American country beset by Military Dictatorships, though unlike many other ones, it has actually begun a successful transition to democracy. La Plata also has the advantage of having some of the most valuable land in South America and a large influx of immigrants from Europe. Its main competitor in the region is Brazil.
 
Asia/Africa:

Spoiler :
The Timurid Empire
Capital: Samarqand
Leader: Khan Bahadur Shah II Timurid/
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 34%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 25
Military Spending: 12
Public Spending: 5
Private Enterprise: 8
Army: 22 Divisions, 20 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 7
Navy: 9 Battleships, 8 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 3
Background: Though still a world power, the name of the Timurids no longer strikes fear into the hearts of men the way it once did. The Empire's Russian possessions are in serious danger of major rebellion due to the irredentists policies of Novgorod and Byzantium, and Japan and China are only too happy to chip away at the Siberian provinces. Other major problems within the empire include the military's unwillingness to move away from cavalry based warfare, and general incompetence in the matter of navies.

The Empire of Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Leader: Meiji Emperor Mutsuhito/ Communisto
Authoritarian Monarchy: Liberal
Dissent: 7%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 18
Military Spending: 8
Public Spending: 4
Private Enterprise: 6
Army: 15 Divisions, 14 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 7
Navy: 12 Battleships, 15 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 7
Background: Rapid flow of technology into Japan from the west via the Timurids lead to early industrialization for the Japanese as far as Asia goes. Recent Emperors have increased the spread of technology and encouraged western investment in the country, using their modernized armies to roll over Siberia and up through Alaska. Japan now has the most powerful navy in Asia, and one of the best in the world, though her army could still use some work. Japan now is poised to exert her influence all over Asia, and if circumstances are right, possibly extend her empire in the Americas as well. Still, the Timurids would like to get a hold of Siberia, and China and Korea are not ready
to be exploited without a fight.

Kingdom of Oman
Capital: Muscat
Leader: Sultan Thuwayni ibn Sa'id/
Theocratic Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 12%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 6
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 1
Army: 7 divisions, 2 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: 11 squadrons
Navy Quality: 7
Background: If Oman can avoid being absorbed by a colonial power, its prospects are actually quite high. It has a large amount of room to expand, and Its trading ships and privateers are making hefty profit in the Indian Ocean.

The Empire of China (Qing Empire)
Capital: Beijing
Leader: Tongzhi Emperor (Prince Gong Regency)/ Carmen510
Authoritarian Monarchy: Reformist
Dissent: 20%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 12
Military Spending: 10
Public Spending: 0
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 15 divisions, 10 mountain divisions, 8 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 6 squadrons
Navy Quality: 2
Background: Despite earlier attempts, China did not take to western technology quite as well as Japan. Conflict between those wishing to modernize and those wishing to keep to traditional Chinese values threatens to tear the country apart, while lack of infrastructure and corruption in the government make the average peasant's life very difficult. China's only hope to keep from being dominated by foreign powers is to make use of it's massive population.

Fuzhou Government
Capital: Fuzhou
Leader: General Zuo Zontang
Military Dictatorship: Reactionary
Dissent: 50%
Global Opinion: Hated
Base IC: 4
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending: 0
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 6 divisions, 2 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 0
Navy Quality: 2
Background: The reactionary movement countering Gong’s reformist government in Beijing. Its anti-technology and xenophobic policies have potential to cause mass panic, but if the faction seeks to survive it will have to fight an uphill battle.


The Kingdom of Jerusalem
Capital: Jerusalem
Leader: King Baldwin IV de Lusignan/
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 11%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 8
Military Spending: 5
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 10 divisions, 7 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 8
Navy: 1 battleship, 12 squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: When the Arabs retook the Holy Land from the Byzantines in the 1100s, The Pope declared a Crusade to recapture Jerusalem. The response was phenomenal. French and English knights poured into the Holy Land, and set up a fiefdom of their own on the pretext of protecting Christian pilgrims. Although Saladin was nearly successful in destroying the Kingdom, the combined might of the Western powers and Byzantines simply too much and a ceasefire was agreed upon at his death. Since then, the kingdom has prospered from trade with the Italian states, and to this day maintains one of the most advanced and well equipped armies in the world. The Kingdom lost some of its support when France underwent revolution, but still maintains ties to many other western countries, who continue to see it as a bulwark against Islam.

The Kingdom of Vietnam
Capital: Saigon
Leader: Emperor Duc Tông
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 10%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 4
Military Spending: 4
Public Spending:
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 5 divisions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 0
Navy Quality: 2
Background: One of Several South East Asian Nations resisting colonization and competing with its neighbors.

The Kingdom of Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
Leader: King Rama V/
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 14%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 7
Military Spending: 7
Public Spending: 0
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 11 Divisions, 6 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 10 squadrons
Navy Quality: 3
Background: One of Several South East Asian Nations resisting colonization and competing with its neighbors. It is significantly more advanced then other kingdoms in the area.

The Kingdom of Burma
Capital: Rangoon
Leader: King Mindon
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 35%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 4
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 9 Divisions, 3 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 2 squadrons
Navy Quality: 2
Background: One of Several South East Asian Nations resisting colonization and competing with its neighbors.

The Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Katmandu
Leader: King Surendra Bikram Shah
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 3%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 2
Military Spending: 1
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 4 Divisions, 2 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 7
Navy: None
Navy Quality: 0
Background: A tiny isolated Kingdom in the Himalayas. Its well trained army and harsh terrain has kept the British out so far.

Islamic Kingdom
Capital: Mecca
Leader: Caliph Abu Hasan Saladin Ayyubid/
Theocratic Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 6%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 4
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 1
Army: 7 Divisions, 6 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 5 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 3
Background: Descended from the line of Saladin, the Ayyubids have been rulers of most of the Middle East since the Crusades. They were briefly kicked out by the Timurids, but retreated deep into the Arabian Peninsula and set themselves up in Mecca as the new Caliphs. They hold much hate against the Byzantines, especially since their invasion of Egypt.

Republic of Korea
Capital: Seoul
Leader: President Chin Ho Bai
Republican Democracy: Liberal Party
Dissent: 10%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 6
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 3 divisions, 2 cavalry division
Army Quality: 5
Navy: None
Navy Quality: 0
Background: When elements from the Reformist Movement in China spilled over, Republican forces in Korea stormed the Royal Palace and set up their own government, determined to bring democracy to Korea.

Maratha Confederacy
Capital: Pune
Leader: Emperor Bajirao II Peshwa
Authoritarian Monarchy: Moderate
Dissent: 21%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 3
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 0
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 1 division, 2 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 9 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 3
Background: The Maratha Empire is the last major Indian state to keep from being overrun by Europeans. It is reasonably modernized and has a fairly large army for an Asian power. If it is to survive it will have to play off the European powers against one another.

Sultanate of Morocco
Capital: Fez
Leader: Sultan Hassan I Alaouite
Authoritarian Monarchy: Moderate
Dissent: 10%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 7
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 3
Army: 7 Divisions, 6 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 8 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 6
Background: The Sultanate of Morocco is the most modern of the North African nations, but is still significantly behind Europe. If it can succeed in unifying some of the tribes to the south it could become the dominant power in the region. It first must deal with the Europeans who wish to take the lands, though.

Sultanate of Tripoli
Capital: Tripoli
Leader: Sultan Ali
Authoritarian Monarchy: Moderate
Dissent: 15%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 3
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 2 divisions, 6 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 3 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 5
Background: A desolate North African Sultanate. It has several times been accused of harboring pirate raiders.

Sultanate of Tunis
Capital: Tunis
Leader: Sultan Abdul
Authoritarian Monarchy: Conservative
Dissent: 15%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 3
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 2 division, 2 Cavalry Divisions
Army Quality: 4
Navy: 4 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 5
Background: A desolate North African Sultanate. It has several times been accused of harboring pirate raiders.

Zulu Empire
Capital: Ulundi
Leader: Chief Cetshwayo
Tribal Chiefdom: Conservative
Dissent: 5%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 4
Military Spending: 3
Public Spending: 1
Private Enterprise: 0
Army: 15 divisions
Army Quality: 5
Navy: None
Navy Quality: 0
Background: A powerful African Chiefdom. It could cause great difficulties for potential colonization in the area.


Player Reservations:
TaylorFlame- Northern Italian Republic
Matt008- The United North States of America
D Artagnan59- West Coast Republic
Ninja Dude- Peru
The Loser- The Kingdom of Sweden
Charles Li- Novgorod
Sheep- Empire of Great Britain
Justo- Byzantine Empire
Neverwonagame3- France
Carmen510- China/Qing Empire
Communisto- Empire of Japan
Donald 2- Polish Hungarian Commonwealth


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Northern Italian Republic
Capital: Florence
Leader: Prime Minister Bettino Ricasoli/
Parliamentary Republic: Liberal Party
Dissent: 6%
Global Opinion: Neutral
Base IC: 9
Military Spending: 2
Public Spending: 2
Private Enterprise: 2
Army: 3 divisions, 2 mountain divisions, 1 marine division, 3 cavalry divisions
Army Quality: 6
Navy: 2 battleships, 4 Squadrons
Navy Quality: 5
Background: Threats from the outside world and liberal ideas from the French Revolution united most of the various Italian republics and duchies by the 1850s. Today it is a beacon of Liberalism and equality in Europe and seeks to unite all of Italy.

I would like to claim this nation. Also, the spread of IC would make you believe that the Northern Italian Republic had a base IC of 6, but it has a base IC of 9. This is also the same for the Papal States. Is there a reason for this, or is it an error?
 
Interested in the The United North States of America. Actualy, I'm formally reserving it.:)
 
You guessed it! Yes, I wanted to see whether having the appearance of a noob would change the attendance of the NES. You remember that his was extremely popular and had a large attendance, and was met with positive reviews? Well, my bad reputation has unfortunately soiled this NES, albeit a few minor changes. Sucks!
 
Actually, no.

This is complete plagiarism. As in you're taking bombshoo's work and claiming it as your own.

At least give him credit for his work.
 
Ahh, so you completely ripped off Bombshoo's NES. Yea, you haven't changed.
 
I never said it was mine. :lol:
Yes, I guess I haven't changed that much. :(
I want to continue his legacy. Besides, at least my experiment was successful.

D'Art, your old nation, I see.
And I am giving him credit.
 
Silence doesn't work here, you have to acknowledge the original source.
 
I just noticed the top bit. Apologies. This is a continuaton of Bombshoo's legacy. I hope you like it!

Unless that was edited in after your plagiarism call. I was being critical of the possibility that if nobody had noticed he might have kept quiet. Silence does not constitute a defense.
 
No, BombNES was my favorite NES of all time, so I decided to continue it, no matter that it would never be as good as his was. He was also a very helpful NESer to me, as he introduced and advised me on how to work on improving myself as a regional power, Spain. I also spent ours talking with him on MSN about how to start my own NES and what it should be about. He is actually the one that gave me the idea for the lousy fallout NES that was my very very first attempt. Oh, he was sooo awesome! Anyways, do you think I overdid it with the All hail Bombshoo? I mean, it’s not like he’s a god or anything, only my NESing idol. Although I do hope he doesn’t take this as an insult or something. Anyways, Masada, do you want to give me a chance or just lurk?

All your reservations have been posted.
 
So, D'Artagnan just informed me about this on AIM. I guess I am fine with someone taking it over. I have thought about redoing it for a long time...I still have not ruled it out.

But be warned....I am not superstitious...But at the time, the reason I just stopped this abruptly in the first place was because I became convinced this NES was in fact cursed. As soon as I started this NES, every aspect of my life became chaotic and I lost two updates in a row, both at about 90% done. I quit NESing after that simply because I couldn't stand to come back without an update.

I don't know. If there is enough support, I might think about restarting this. I have been craving to get back into NESing....
 
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