INES III: Storm Tapestry
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INES III: Storm Tapestry: Ruleset
Statement of Purpose:
It’s a game. Enjoy the game. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. With that in mind, anyone can join, and the rules are meant to be as flexible as possible.
Part One: Players
The most straightforward way to participate in my NES is to pick a country, roleplay its government in diplomacy, and send its government’s orders each turn. However, if you are interested in joining as a rebel group, terrorist organization, world cult, or transnational conglomerate, be my guest. As such a nonstate actor, you may conduct diplomacy and send orders, but note that your group may not actually get stats until it seizes some territory. Note that rebel groups who control a white splotch on the map are not organized enough to get stats. Such groups will get stats when they get a color.
Part Two: National Stats
Each established country in the game has states on the first page of this thread that will be updated after each update. All stats will be based on the following model:
Romania/Imago
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Annual Spending Points: 1
Approval Polling: 53%
Techs: None
Other Investments: None
Army: 10 divisions
Navy: 10 squadrons
Air Force: 10 groups
Background: In the years since the upheaval of the early 21st century, Romania has stayed relatively true to the ideals of the dead European Union; insuring its western minorities full franchise and heaping upon them lavish spending. However, tolerance of the Roma (Gypsies) is predictably low; and this may prove a catalyst for future upheaval.
Let’s go through this line by line, shall we?
Romania/Imago
This, as you might have guessed, is the name of the country. For the purpose of this example, it is played by me, though someone else can take it for the actual game. If a country is NPC, that will be listed after the backslash. Moving on.
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
This is a short description of the country’s government, aka the regime you are playing as. In the above case, swollen Romania considers itself to be a Parliamentary Democracy. Other nations might be Communist Dictatorships, Constitutional Monarchies, or Military Juntas, to list a few options. Obviously, a country’s government can change, either through player input or via less controllable events.
Annual Spending Points: 1
Now we get to the heart of the NES. Romania has 1 ASP, meaning it can spend 1 ASP every year (aka turn). Annual Spending Points represent a government’s annual funding, NOT GDP or GNP or anything like that. Obviously, rich nations have more to spend, but if you start pull a Regan and cut taxes left and right, you might start experiencing tax flow problems that aren’t related to the prosperity of your nation. Conversely, if you say in your orders that you want to increase taxes, your ASP might get a short term boost, then decline precipitously as the national economy is exhausted. You can try to write polices into your orders that might result in an ASP boost during the update, but there are also some direct ways you can use ASP to influence ASP:
-An investment of 3 ASP will increase your next turn’s ASP by 1 point. This represents government funded economic development. If your orders detail a specific stimulus plan, you may try to cut corners, invest less than 3 ASP in the boost, and hope I show you mercy, but the only way to be absolutely sure of a boost is to invest all 3 ASP.
-You may overspend by up to double your ASP, but for every two points you overspend in your orders, the ASP in your stats will be reduced by one. If Jonny’s nation has an ASP of 4 and he spends 6, next turn his ASP will be 3, and his ASP the turn after that will still be 3 if nothing changes. This emergency spending tactic might serve in a pinch if you get invaded.
Note that while many of the sections of the stats elaborated below detail traditional ways to spend ASP, you can spend ASP in any way you see fit, even if something is not specifically in the rules. Want a powerful spy agency? Start investing ASP into your very own KGB rip-off, and soon you’ll have the best secret agents in the world. Just don’t forget to remind me how much you’ve invested into your side projects in your orders.
Approval Polling: 53%
Yes, we’ve reached a new section of the rules. Approval Polling is the official best guess at how your people feel about your government, and it may rise and fall every so often without being mentioned in updates. Note that while this number lets you put your finger on the pulse of the people, if it ever rises to insanely high levels, (say, 99%) there’s a good chance your people are too afraid to tell you they hate you. So, beware extremely high and extremely low approval ratings. Both are warning signs. There is no direct way to influence this stat through ASP.
Techs: None
This game has an invisible and mutable tech tree. If you want to spend for science, tell me in your orders what area you want to focus on, like ‘Organ Cloning’ or ‘Hunter-Seeker Drones,’ as well as how many ASP you’d like to invest. Every ASP you spend on a science area will increase that area’s rating. So, if you spend 2 ASP on Organ Cloning, next turn you’d have ‘Organ Cloning (2)’ in your stats. Higher numbers obviously reveal increased proficiency. Techs are useful in that orders that have synergy with your scientific developments have a better chance at succeeding. There are three tricks to happy teching-
-Techs can be intentionally leaked. Countries with a patron who admits to being such in his or her orders get catch-up development half-off. (Patrons do not have to spend anything to be patrons.) Techs that have no obvious overhead costs (i.e., not military and infrastructure techs) may be leaked, donated, or sold without need for the catch-up cost.
-Tech alliances are possible, wherein every member contributes ASP to a pool. However, techs developed in the pool stay in the pool, and members who leave the alliance only get 5 points of tech or all the development on two tech areas as a parting gift, whichever is less.
-Don’t even consider nuclear weapons as being possible until you have at least level 50 of a relevant tech. The people of the game world experienced limited nuclear war in 1983 and soon thereafter instituted a very successful disarmament program. On a related note, usable nuclear weapons will take up a native Unique Unit slot (unless, of course, you trade for them).
Other Investments: None
Remember when I said you can spend ASP on anything? If you have a really specific project in mind, start spending for it in your orders and it will wind up here, as a fraction counting how many ASP you have already invested out of how many ASP you will need to finish. Projects can be labeled secret, of course.
Army: 10 divisions
This is the bread and butter of your military. For each ASP you invest here, you instantly gain 5 divisions of soldiers to play with. Each division is roughly ten thousand soldiers. How effective your armies are can be related to military doctrine tech areas. On a related note, if you start detailing strategies, tactics, and training styles in your orders, your armies will be more effective in the field. You can create a Unique Army Unit with an investment of 1 ASP, and then you can consult with me or decide for yourself how much it will cost on a per division basis. This is how things like killer robots show up in the stats. You can only build one type of native Unique Army Unit at a time. However, for extra ASP, you can sell the rights to build your native Unique Army Unit to other countries. (Even if they already have a native Unique Army Unit.)
Navy: 10 squadrons
A squadron is a handful of ships. Think a cruiser, a couple destroyers, and a pocket carrier. For each ASP invested, you can get 5 squadrons. How effective your navy is can be related to navy doctrine tech areas. You can create a Unique Navy Unit with an investment of 1 ASP, and then you can consult with me or decide for yourself how much it will cost on a per division basis. This is how things like killer submarines show up in the stats. You can only build one type of native Unique Navy Unit at a time. However, for extra ASP, you can sell the rights to build your native Unique Navy Unit to other countries. (Even if they already have a native Unique Navy Unit.)
Air Force: 10 groups
A group is twelve jets, a mix of both fighters and bombers. For each ASP invested, you can get 5 groups. How effective your air force is can be related to aeronautics doctrine tech areas. You can create a Unique Air Force Unit with an investment of 1 ASP, and then you can consult with me or decide for yourself how much it will cost on a per division basis. This is how things like killer jets show up in the stats. You can only build one type of native Unique Air Force Unit at a time. However, for extra ASP, you can sell the rights to build your native Unique Air Force Unit to other countries. (Even if they already have a native Unique Air Force Unit.)
Background: In the years since the upheaval of the early 21st century, Romania has stayed relatively true to the ideals of the dead European Union; insuring its western minorities full franchise and heaping upon them lavish spending. However, tolerance of the Roma (Gypsies) is predictably low; and this may prove a catalyst for future upheaval.
That’s the Romanian background. It will probably get outdated fast by developments in the updates.
Part Three: Updates
The game starts in the year 2050, meaning the first update covers year 2051, the next 2052, etc. Each update will list important civil and military developments. Any changes in the stats based on ordered investments will not be listed here, but all other changes will be, with the exception of changes in Approval Polling. There will also be a map with every update, showing the current territorial status of the world, as well as the presence of cities, rivers and perhaps fortifications. Paint the map your color!
Part Four: Orders
Submit orders via PM each turn on strategy and ASP spending. To compensate for different people having different amounts of time to commit to the game, only ONE PM each turn will be accepted.
Part Five: Stories
I think they add great flavor to NESing, but I’ve gotten carried away with them in the past. One each turn will provide your nation with an in-update boost of some sort.
Statement of Purpose:
It’s a game. Enjoy the game. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. With that in mind, anyone can join, and the rules are meant to be as flexible as possible.
Part One: Players
The most straightforward way to participate in my NES is to pick a country, roleplay its government in diplomacy, and send its government’s orders each turn. However, if you are interested in joining as a rebel group, terrorist organization, world cult, or transnational conglomerate, be my guest. As such a nonstate actor, you may conduct diplomacy and send orders, but note that your group may not actually get stats until it seizes some territory. Note that rebel groups who control a white splotch on the map are not organized enough to get stats. Such groups will get stats when they get a color.
Part Two: National Stats
Each established country in the game has states on the first page of this thread that will be updated after each update. All stats will be based on the following model:
Romania/Imago
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Annual Spending Points: 1
Approval Polling: 53%
Techs: None
Other Investments: None
Army: 10 divisions
Navy: 10 squadrons
Air Force: 10 groups
Background: In the years since the upheaval of the early 21st century, Romania has stayed relatively true to the ideals of the dead European Union; insuring its western minorities full franchise and heaping upon them lavish spending. However, tolerance of the Roma (Gypsies) is predictably low; and this may prove a catalyst for future upheaval.
Let’s go through this line by line, shall we?
Romania/Imago
This, as you might have guessed, is the name of the country. For the purpose of this example, it is played by me, though someone else can take it for the actual game. If a country is NPC, that will be listed after the backslash. Moving on.
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
This is a short description of the country’s government, aka the regime you are playing as. In the above case, swollen Romania considers itself to be a Parliamentary Democracy. Other nations might be Communist Dictatorships, Constitutional Monarchies, or Military Juntas, to list a few options. Obviously, a country’s government can change, either through player input or via less controllable events.
Annual Spending Points: 1
Now we get to the heart of the NES. Romania has 1 ASP, meaning it can spend 1 ASP every year (aka turn). Annual Spending Points represent a government’s annual funding, NOT GDP or GNP or anything like that. Obviously, rich nations have more to spend, but if you start pull a Regan and cut taxes left and right, you might start experiencing tax flow problems that aren’t related to the prosperity of your nation. Conversely, if you say in your orders that you want to increase taxes, your ASP might get a short term boost, then decline precipitously as the national economy is exhausted. You can try to write polices into your orders that might result in an ASP boost during the update, but there are also some direct ways you can use ASP to influence ASP:
-An investment of 3 ASP will increase your next turn’s ASP by 1 point. This represents government funded economic development. If your orders detail a specific stimulus plan, you may try to cut corners, invest less than 3 ASP in the boost, and hope I show you mercy, but the only way to be absolutely sure of a boost is to invest all 3 ASP.
-You may overspend by up to double your ASP, but for every two points you overspend in your orders, the ASP in your stats will be reduced by one. If Jonny’s nation has an ASP of 4 and he spends 6, next turn his ASP will be 3, and his ASP the turn after that will still be 3 if nothing changes. This emergency spending tactic might serve in a pinch if you get invaded.
Note that while many of the sections of the stats elaborated below detail traditional ways to spend ASP, you can spend ASP in any way you see fit, even if something is not specifically in the rules. Want a powerful spy agency? Start investing ASP into your very own KGB rip-off, and soon you’ll have the best secret agents in the world. Just don’t forget to remind me how much you’ve invested into your side projects in your orders.
Approval Polling: 53%
Yes, we’ve reached a new section of the rules. Approval Polling is the official best guess at how your people feel about your government, and it may rise and fall every so often without being mentioned in updates. Note that while this number lets you put your finger on the pulse of the people, if it ever rises to insanely high levels, (say, 99%) there’s a good chance your people are too afraid to tell you they hate you. So, beware extremely high and extremely low approval ratings. Both are warning signs. There is no direct way to influence this stat through ASP.
Techs: None
This game has an invisible and mutable tech tree. If you want to spend for science, tell me in your orders what area you want to focus on, like ‘Organ Cloning’ or ‘Hunter-Seeker Drones,’ as well as how many ASP you’d like to invest. Every ASP you spend on a science area will increase that area’s rating. So, if you spend 2 ASP on Organ Cloning, next turn you’d have ‘Organ Cloning (2)’ in your stats. Higher numbers obviously reveal increased proficiency. Techs are useful in that orders that have synergy with your scientific developments have a better chance at succeeding. There are three tricks to happy teching-
-Techs can be intentionally leaked. Countries with a patron who admits to being such in his or her orders get catch-up development half-off. (Patrons do not have to spend anything to be patrons.) Techs that have no obvious overhead costs (i.e., not military and infrastructure techs) may be leaked, donated, or sold without need for the catch-up cost.
-Tech alliances are possible, wherein every member contributes ASP to a pool. However, techs developed in the pool stay in the pool, and members who leave the alliance only get 5 points of tech or all the development on two tech areas as a parting gift, whichever is less.
-Don’t even consider nuclear weapons as being possible until you have at least level 50 of a relevant tech. The people of the game world experienced limited nuclear war in 1983 and soon thereafter instituted a very successful disarmament program. On a related note, usable nuclear weapons will take up a native Unique Unit slot (unless, of course, you trade for them).
Other Investments: None
Remember when I said you can spend ASP on anything? If you have a really specific project in mind, start spending for it in your orders and it will wind up here, as a fraction counting how many ASP you have already invested out of how many ASP you will need to finish. Projects can be labeled secret, of course.
Army: 10 divisions
This is the bread and butter of your military. For each ASP you invest here, you instantly gain 5 divisions of soldiers to play with. Each division is roughly ten thousand soldiers. How effective your armies are can be related to military doctrine tech areas. On a related note, if you start detailing strategies, tactics, and training styles in your orders, your armies will be more effective in the field. You can create a Unique Army Unit with an investment of 1 ASP, and then you can consult with me or decide for yourself how much it will cost on a per division basis. This is how things like killer robots show up in the stats. You can only build one type of native Unique Army Unit at a time. However, for extra ASP, you can sell the rights to build your native Unique Army Unit to other countries. (Even if they already have a native Unique Army Unit.)
Navy: 10 squadrons
A squadron is a handful of ships. Think a cruiser, a couple destroyers, and a pocket carrier. For each ASP invested, you can get 5 squadrons. How effective your navy is can be related to navy doctrine tech areas. You can create a Unique Navy Unit with an investment of 1 ASP, and then you can consult with me or decide for yourself how much it will cost on a per division basis. This is how things like killer submarines show up in the stats. You can only build one type of native Unique Navy Unit at a time. However, for extra ASP, you can sell the rights to build your native Unique Navy Unit to other countries. (Even if they already have a native Unique Navy Unit.)
Air Force: 10 groups
A group is twelve jets, a mix of both fighters and bombers. For each ASP invested, you can get 5 groups. How effective your air force is can be related to aeronautics doctrine tech areas. You can create a Unique Air Force Unit with an investment of 1 ASP, and then you can consult with me or decide for yourself how much it will cost on a per division basis. This is how things like killer jets show up in the stats. You can only build one type of native Unique Air Force Unit at a time. However, for extra ASP, you can sell the rights to build your native Unique Air Force Unit to other countries. (Even if they already have a native Unique Air Force Unit.)
Background: In the years since the upheaval of the early 21st century, Romania has stayed relatively true to the ideals of the dead European Union; insuring its western minorities full franchise and heaping upon them lavish spending. However, tolerance of the Roma (Gypsies) is predictably low; and this may prove a catalyst for future upheaval.
That’s the Romanian background. It will probably get outdated fast by developments in the updates.
Part Three: Updates
The game starts in the year 2050, meaning the first update covers year 2051, the next 2052, etc. Each update will list important civil and military developments. Any changes in the stats based on ordered investments will not be listed here, but all other changes will be, with the exception of changes in Approval Polling. There will also be a map with every update, showing the current territorial status of the world, as well as the presence of cities, rivers and perhaps fortifications. Paint the map your color!
Part Four: Orders
Submit orders via PM each turn on strategy and ASP spending. To compensate for different people having different amounts of time to commit to the game, only ONE PM each turn will be accepted.
Part Five: Stories
I think they add great flavor to NESing, but I’ve gotten carried away with them in the past. One each turn will provide your nation with an in-update boost of some sort.
Update Links
2051
2052
2053
2054
2055
2056
2057
2058
2059
2060
2061
2062/Imago's Awards
TLK's Awards
Terrance's AAR/Nuke's Awards and Explanations
Alliances
The System: Hyperion AI, Inca Republic
Multinational Defense Initiative: LIARS, The Ummah
LIARS: The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States, The Second Japanese Empire
Treaty of the United Americas: CWOH Commonwealth, Quebec, United Kingdom of the Atlantic
Other Significant Treaties
Treaty of Tokyo: The Second Japanese Empire, The United Kingdom
Gallo-Buchtat Pact: LIARS, Neo-European Union - to expire in 2057
2051
2052
2053
2054
2055
2056
2057
2058
2059
2060
2061
2062/Imago's Awards
TLK's Awards
Terrance's AAR/Nuke's Awards and Explanations
Alliances
The System: Hyperion AI, Inca Republic
Multinational Defense Initiative: LIARS, The Ummah
LIARS: The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States, The Second Japanese Empire
Treaty of the United Americas: CWOH Commonwealth, Quebec, United Kingdom of the Atlantic
Other Significant Treaties
Treaty of Tokyo: The Second Japanese Empire, The United Kingdom
Gallo-Buchtat Pact: LIARS, Neo-European Union - to expire in 2057
Unique Units
Hyperion AI:
The Queen’s Wrath
Can be built by Roman Republic, Modifed version by The Ummah, Modified version by The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States
The Queen’s Wrath is my Air Force UU. It integrates the best in Royal technology with the Advanced Air Craft, Stealth Materials, and cyber warfare technology. It’ll be faster, stronger and better than other aircraft.
1 ASP purchases 5 groups
One final superweapon I'm certain we can design from standing technologies is the Imperial Mobile Fortress (IMF), a Super Rolling Fortress. It would be a massive treaded vehicle with four turrets of three linked railguns with awesome range, able to targets its enemies before they even see it with applications of smart dusts and regular sensors. The whole fortress would be produced from multiwalled carbon nanotubes to make practically indestructible. It would be peppered with machine guns, AA guns, SAMs, EMP SAMs and the vehicles itself EMP hardended and repaired by a central nanofactory and powered by a heavily shielded nuclear reactor at its core. It would probably AI/Human remote controlled to be able fit all those things in of course. Nanite swarms would collect enviromental recourses to keep producing ammunition and make repairs and utility fog/dissassembler swarms/airbourne artery punching nanites banks would keep it from being overwhelmed by any masses of infantry crazy enough to try and climb it. Oh and did I mention it would be amphibious as well due to its lack of crew? Though its speed would make impractical for ocean crossing obviously. Something like this I had in mind:
1 ASP purchases 2
The second UU we will create is the Empress Class Carriers. It’s a massive submersible aircraft carrier which would produce aircraft on its own from internal nanofactories which would be AI controlled. The sub would also be made of next-gen materials to beef up it's hull strength, on-board nano-repair systems (and since it is AI controlled any time it takes grievous damage it would simply submerge to what would otherwise be ship crushing depths and sit there until repaired) + powerful torpedo armament since it is a submersible after all and a decent array of SAM systems to complement the air groups it would carry. Tactics wise, the carrier will flee underwater when damaged to allow for the nanites to repair the ship, and then resume combat.
1 ASP purchases 1 (with 10 free groups)
Texas:
Longhorns
UUs that come with their own air transports and are ultra-mobile.
1 ASP purchases 2 divisions
Union of Patagonia:
Modifed version by Hyperion AI
W.A.S.P (Wireless Aerial Strike Platform)
This would be a weaponized UAV that is capable of multiple roles. All Wasp have a single cannon on them and are capable of carrying either bombs, missiles, or other under-wing devices. They are a semi-capable aircraft, though not comparable to the hyper advance fighters, but that is not the real benefit of them. The main bonus of them is that exploiting my advance manufacturing abilities and the nature of UAVs they can be manufactured in great numbers relatively cheaply.
1 ASP purchases 10 groups
The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States
Kelen's Rangers of the Revolution.
Made up of some of the best soldiers the USACS have, and a lot of Tan Ni Kelen. They are equipted with some Infantry Battle Suits, and are skilled in the art of air drops. The Tan Ni Kelen, being of lesser mental value and greater strength, should be perfect for suicide chargers, and carrying heavier weapons, such as gattling guns. The rest of the soldiers meanwhile, of course recieve the same, if not better training. Special equiptment includes Bio-grenade launchers, that shoot grenades filled with the Clones Plague, and EMP grenade launchers, that only effect machines within a small area of the effect, and should, thereotically, leave my own forces relatively unaffected.
1 ASP purchases 10 divisions
The Ummah:
UU: Janissary
1 ASP
Initially picked from the veterans of the Order Wars. Egyptian soldiers who wished to stay active after the war studied for advanced forms of fighting, as well as the Koran. In order to become more than soldiers but messengers of God they go through grueling physical and mental tests to cull the herd and to prove their faith. The Janissary have a long and stories past but the connection between the Janissary of the past and the Republic Janissary lie in name alone.
Republic Janissary are equipped with the same as regular Egyptian infantry, however, their equipment is likely newer, in better condition, and these units would receive new equipment sooner than regular army. They also carry a lighter load, only what they need to fight, as well as nutrition to keep them fighting when separated from supplies.
Pros: Fanatical for a cause they find righteous such as defending the holy land, defeating enemies of Islam, or conquering to spread the true faith.
Better equipped and feed then regular army
Strict adherence to Islamic Law
Con: Loyalty not directly to Egyptian President. May fight without fanaticism, refuse to fight, or rebel against a nation that they see as straying from the path of righteousness.
Cannot be recruited by non-Islamic nations
1 ASP purchases 5 divisions
Roman Republic:
PRAETORIAN GUARD:
Can be built by Hyperion AI
The Praetorian Guard function as personal guard of the Consul directly under his command, as special forces, as an espionage agency, and as secret police.
They are the elite corps of the Roman military.
1 ASP purchases 1 division
Free States of Siam:
Volunteer
Can be built by The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States, The Socialist Republic of Greater Germany, The Second Japanese Empire, Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine, Romania
Made up of men volunteering for the good pay, the education they receive (for their service to the country(eventually, probably)) and the honor and pride they bestow to themselves and their families. The same quality as normal divisions, except, you know, free.
0 ASP for 1 Division, per turn
New Air UU:
"Cull" class Gunship
Can be built by The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States
Essentially anti-personell aircraft, mass produced for cheap by Siamese factories which have slowly transitioned into producing military items for the Government. Weak vs other aircraft, but the worst bane to infantry since the advent of bullets.
1 ASP purchases 15 groups
Hyperion AI:
The Queen’s Wrath
Can be built by Roman Republic, Modifed version by The Ummah, Modified version by The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States
The Queen’s Wrath is my Air Force UU. It integrates the best in Royal technology with the Advanced Air Craft, Stealth Materials, and cyber warfare technology. It’ll be faster, stronger and better than other aircraft.
1 ASP purchases 5 groups
One final superweapon I'm certain we can design from standing technologies is the Imperial Mobile Fortress (IMF), a Super Rolling Fortress. It would be a massive treaded vehicle with four turrets of three linked railguns with awesome range, able to targets its enemies before they even see it with applications of smart dusts and regular sensors. The whole fortress would be produced from multiwalled carbon nanotubes to make practically indestructible. It would be peppered with machine guns, AA guns, SAMs, EMP SAMs and the vehicles itself EMP hardended and repaired by a central nanofactory and powered by a heavily shielded nuclear reactor at its core. It would probably AI/Human remote controlled to be able fit all those things in of course. Nanite swarms would collect enviromental recourses to keep producing ammunition and make repairs and utility fog/dissassembler swarms/airbourne artery punching nanites banks would keep it from being overwhelmed by any masses of infantry crazy enough to try and climb it. Oh and did I mention it would be amphibious as well due to its lack of crew? Though its speed would make impractical for ocean crossing obviously. Something like this I had in mind:
Spoiler :
1 ASP purchases 2
The second UU we will create is the Empress Class Carriers. It’s a massive submersible aircraft carrier which would produce aircraft on its own from internal nanofactories which would be AI controlled. The sub would also be made of next-gen materials to beef up it's hull strength, on-board nano-repair systems (and since it is AI controlled any time it takes grievous damage it would simply submerge to what would otherwise be ship crushing depths and sit there until repaired) + powerful torpedo armament since it is a submersible after all and a decent array of SAM systems to complement the air groups it would carry. Tactics wise, the carrier will flee underwater when damaged to allow for the nanites to repair the ship, and then resume combat.
Spoiler :
1 ASP purchases 1 (with 10 free groups)
Texas:
Longhorns
UUs that come with their own air transports and are ultra-mobile.
1 ASP purchases 2 divisions
Union of Patagonia:
Modifed version by Hyperion AI
W.A.S.P (Wireless Aerial Strike Platform)
This would be a weaponized UAV that is capable of multiple roles. All Wasp have a single cannon on them and are capable of carrying either bombs, missiles, or other under-wing devices. They are a semi-capable aircraft, though not comparable to the hyper advance fighters, but that is not the real benefit of them. The main bonus of them is that exploiting my advance manufacturing abilities and the nature of UAVs they can be manufactured in great numbers relatively cheaply.
1 ASP purchases 10 groups
The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States
Kelen's Rangers of the Revolution.
Made up of some of the best soldiers the USACS have, and a lot of Tan Ni Kelen. They are equipted with some Infantry Battle Suits, and are skilled in the art of air drops. The Tan Ni Kelen, being of lesser mental value and greater strength, should be perfect for suicide chargers, and carrying heavier weapons, such as gattling guns. The rest of the soldiers meanwhile, of course recieve the same, if not better training. Special equiptment includes Bio-grenade launchers, that shoot grenades filled with the Clones Plague, and EMP grenade launchers, that only effect machines within a small area of the effect, and should, thereotically, leave my own forces relatively unaffected.
1 ASP purchases 10 divisions
The Ummah:
UU: Janissary
1 ASP
Initially picked from the veterans of the Order Wars. Egyptian soldiers who wished to stay active after the war studied for advanced forms of fighting, as well as the Koran. In order to become more than soldiers but messengers of God they go through grueling physical and mental tests to cull the herd and to prove their faith. The Janissary have a long and stories past but the connection between the Janissary of the past and the Republic Janissary lie in name alone.
Republic Janissary are equipped with the same as regular Egyptian infantry, however, their equipment is likely newer, in better condition, and these units would receive new equipment sooner than regular army. They also carry a lighter load, only what they need to fight, as well as nutrition to keep them fighting when separated from supplies.
Pros: Fanatical for a cause they find righteous such as defending the holy land, defeating enemies of Islam, or conquering to spread the true faith.
Better equipped and feed then regular army
Strict adherence to Islamic Law
Con: Loyalty not directly to Egyptian President. May fight without fanaticism, refuse to fight, or rebel against a nation that they see as straying from the path of righteousness.
Cannot be recruited by non-Islamic nations
1 ASP purchases 5 divisions
Roman Republic:
PRAETORIAN GUARD:
Can be built by Hyperion AI
The Praetorian Guard function as personal guard of the Consul directly under his command, as special forces, as an espionage agency, and as secret police.
They are the elite corps of the Roman military.
1 ASP purchases 1 division
Free States of Siam:
Volunteer
Can be built by The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States, The Socialist Republic of Greater Germany, The Second Japanese Empire, Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine, Romania
Made up of men volunteering for the good pay, the education they receive (for their service to the country(eventually, probably)) and the honor and pride they bestow to themselves and their families. The same quality as normal divisions, except, you know, free.
0 ASP for 1 Division, per turn
New Air UU:
"Cull" class Gunship
Can be built by The Union of Syndicalist African Communal States
Essentially anti-personell aircraft, mass produced for cheap by Siamese factories which have slowly transitioned into producing military items for the Government. Weak vs other aircraft, but the worst bane to infantry since the advent of bullets.
1 ASP purchases 15 groups
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We are making large parts of the alhist as we go, so don't forget how important your stories and worldbuilding are. However, remember that the timeline didn't vastly diverge until the 1790s, and thereafter stayed close enough to real world history to have the two world wars and a collapsed USSR.
New players are still welcome at any time.
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We are making large parts of the alhist as we go, so don't forget how important your stories and worldbuilding are. However, remember that the timeline didn't vastly diverge until the 1790s, and thereafter stayed close enough to real world history to have the two world wars and a collapsed USSR.
New players are still welcome at any time.
See sig for order deadlines!
YOU MAY NOW POST!
TheLizardKing
Let's talk Michelle.
The Revolution Shall Be Maintained.
To: Our Egyptian Socialist Brethren
From: USACS
Our ideologies are similar, as is our common ancestory. Perhaps you would like to solidify our alliance and make it official?
To: Our Egyptian Socialist Brethren
From: USACS
Our ideologies are similar, as is our common ancestory. Perhaps you would like to solidify our alliance and make it official?
Lord of Elves
Suede-Denim Secret Police
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The Second Japanese Empire is here. The proletariat shall be liberated!
France checking in.
From The Grand Empire of France
To Incan Republic and Brazil
We wish to reaffirm our friendships and continue our pledge to maintain the current borders with you both.
To Socialist Republic of Germany
We have no issue with you choosing to live the way you do, but realize our people have chosen to continue in our way as well. We do not seek conflict and would like to say such openly now and hopefully you will reciprocate our goodwill.
From The Grand Empire of France
To Incan Republic and Brazil
We wish to reaffirm our friendships and continue our pledge to maintain the current borders with you both.
To Socialist Republic of Germany
We have no issue with you choosing to live the way you do, but realize our people have chosen to continue in our way as well. We do not seek conflict and would like to say such openly now and hopefully you will reciprocate our goodwill.
germanicus12
First Citizen of Rome
This seems interesting...
May I join as Texas?
May I join as Texas?
Shadowbound
Incorrugible
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Spoiler the goddamn Stats
China
China
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Claimin UK. For King and Country!
Shadowbound
Incorrugible
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Spoiler History of the Third Republic of China :
bestrfcplayer
Steppin' up!
To Britain
From Canada
Let's not let past wars get in the way of the present. Canada would like you to sign a non-aggression pact with us.
From Canada
Let's not let past wars get in the way of the present. Canada would like you to sign a non-aggression pact with us.
Immaculate
unerring
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Claiming the Carribean.
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