Botwawki 2.6
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thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
While we recognize that this is an attempt by Jacksonia to whitewash itself and instead try to rewrite history so that it can see itself as a brave hero, standing for freedom and equality, brandishing the Sword of Justice and bearing the Shield of Legitimacy, the Sunshine Kingdom agrees with the sentiment of this message, that people have the right to defend their way of life from those who wish to impose it by force of arms. The Legitimate Rule of the Enclave as the United States Government ended in 2080, when the term of then President Jason Warren expired. The dissolution of state legislatures by way of complete eradication, and therefore the end of the Electoral College, prevent any successive elections to be Legitimate, as does the end of the Legislative Branch and Judicial branch acting in balance of the Executive Branch. At best, the Enclave can claim descendant from the Executive branch, but NOT the position of president, and so have no authority in dividing up the wasteland, not least after two centuries of abandonment.
The Sunshine Kingdom, however, hopes that the Wasteland can see the hypocrisy dripping from the words of Jacksonia, and that Grand City of Orlando, the New Gulf Commonwealth, The Sunshine Trade League and the Reclaimed Free Republic all condemn the actions of Jacksonia towards people with whom it had once entered a similar agreement, and that Grand City of Orlando, the New Gulf Commonwealth, and the Reclaimed Free Republic remember that at the heart of every Jacksonian gift is an armed grenade, and every Jacksonian promise is a lie meant to enslave your good people.
We call on Grand City of Orlando, the New Gulf Commonwealth, The Sunshine Trade League, and the Reclaimed Free Republic to CONDEMN Jacksonia and call for the return of all unlawfully seized territory and assets to rightful rule, and the IMMEDIATE liberation of all slaves within Jacksonian territory, as Slavery is the antithesis of civilization and should rightly be decried by right thinking people.
While the Transmississippian Confederation doesn't possess enough information to declare Jacksonian actions against the Sunshine Kingdom as either just or unjust, it agrees that the very first step the Jacksonian government has to undertake before even claiming to protect freedoms and rights of law-abiding Wastelanders is complete abolition of slavery as institution. Until such reform takes place in Jacksonian lands, any Jacksonian statements, such as "Wasters are equal humans, as much as vault dwellers," would be viewed by the Transmississippian people as nothing but a gross hypocrisy.
The Grand City of Orlando notes that the declaration of the Southern Alliance does not necessarily mean the commendation of Jacksonian actions. What it means is the fact that just because one did not have the privilege of being born in a vault does not mean that they are inferior to one who was.
What it means is that the "Reclamation Districts" do not have a right to our communities. The Florida Reclamation District does not have the right to own Orlando or Tampa or Nasa City simply because it was designated by the Enclave as the rightful owner of the former state of Florida.
This statement declares that those of us who continue to live on in the Wastes, vault dweller or not, has a right to our communities, a right to not be made into second class citizens purely on the basis of being "mutated".
That is the stance that we Wastelanders must take, and we would implore others to stand by us in this mission.
What it means is that the "Reclamation Districts" do not have a right to our communities. The Florida Reclamation District does not have the right to own Orlando or Tampa or Nasa City simply because it was designated by the Enclave as the rightful owner of the former state of Florida.
This statement declares that those of us who continue to live on in the Wastes, vault dweller or not, has a right to our communities, a right to not be made into second class citizens purely on the basis of being "mutated".
That is the stance that we Wastelanders must take, and we would implore others to stand by us in this mission.
Celticfury
King
I was thinking something simple, not too flashy or ornate. The flag would probably feature symbols emphasizing unity and peace, maybe including a nine-pointed star as a nod to the Brotherhoods origins.
SouthernKing
crickety cricket
Nashville is known as the "Athens of the South" (it helps that we have full-scale replicas of the Parthenon and the Athena statue inside) so some sort of (neo)classical theme maybe?
Polyblank
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Hm, I was going with my new faction as something both futuristic that also has small hints on classicism with a phoenix thrown in there possibly.
GreekAnalyzer
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OOC: It would have been better if it were on a hill, and I could walk around in a toga, but I digress
Just a notification to all that Tuesday will be the update start day. So get those orders in!
Starting work on the update now, get those orders in.
christos200
Never tell me the odds
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arya126
Squad Leader
There was a typo in my orders, which has been corrected and bolded. Patrols are to be 30 people, not 300. I doubt half my population going on a single patrol would end very well.
arya126
Squad Leader
I have just created a pair of graphs depicting the market prices of the various goods over the last several turns, specifically Update 41-46. The first graph depicts everything, while the second is more in depth as it removes the recent food and material spike outliers. I have found comparing the prices over time to be useful and I felt I should share. Enjoy.
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those are interesting. I would like to see further back, like to the beginning of the open market, but I can understand that'd be difficult with the elimination of Tech Parts and Scrap Parts and the creation of the Materials stat to replace them.
arya126
Squad Leader
That was what I was originally planning, however I satisfied myself with going back to update 41 for now. I will see if I can go further back in the future. You wouldnt by chance happen to know what update started the market?
Zappericus
Euro scumbag
hi. i'd like to join thx
Faction Name: Darcy's Raiders
Leader Name: Captain William Darcy
Leader Trait: Enigmatic
Starting Location: Camp Lejeune, NC
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Leader Background:
William Darcy was brought into the world as a healthy young boy within the confines of the medical bay of the drifting US supercarrier "Goliath" in mid-august, 2229 A.D. Son to Ship Admiral James Darcy and Maria Darcy, life was exceedingly harsh and cruel for the young boy as his father, the community's leader, was quick to install discipline and the burden of future leadership upon the shoulders of his only child. His mother, remained unable or unwilling to intervene on her son's behalf, though ever-watching from the shadows. Darcy would be able to truly forgive his mother for the brutality he endured.
As the boy grew, he was tutored by the finest intellectuals the ship had to offer; mathematics, reading, writing, geography, history, weapons training, power armour training and so on, and so on it went. Darcy would often find himself sitting in the botanical gardens on the launch deck of the Goliath, staring out upon the endless seas which squirmed around them in every direction. The stars had never been brighter.
Having reached adulthood, Darcy's father dies of blood-cancer at the age of sixty-seven. He is given a funeral at sea, and his coffin is launched out of the Goliath, sinking down into the depths, with the red, white and blue colours of the American flag, wrapped tightly around it. Though Darcy feels little, for his loss was a victory. He was the commander-in-chief of this vessel now. And he wanted to reach land. He wanted to see mountains and trees. He wanted to see real plants, not the ones growing in the gardens. He wanted to feel sand beneath his feet.
He craved it.
Origins: Pre-war Military
Traits: Expansionist
Capital Type: Ford-class Aircraft Supercarrier; "USS Goliath" (Bunker)
Background:
Darcy's Raiders were, originally, the acting crew of a US Supercarrier attached as part of the US 7th Fleet, tasked with engaging the Chinese navy protecting Shanghai and providing support through the USS "Goliath" aircraft carrier. The fleet was en-route through the Pacific, but had stopped by a military port in Hawaii to make final preparations when the bombs suddenly fell in 2077, the initial blast of a close-proximity warhead disintegrated a majority of the fleet, and sending what little remnants that managed to desperately evade the danger-zone out into the open seas.
The powerful waves had utterly destroyed The Goliath's engines and rotors, leaving it dead in the water as it was slowly washed away at sea. Realizing that the apocalypse had just been unleashed upon the world, the crew and it's original captain; Miles Darcy, began attempting to forge a community upon the vessel. With some effort, they scrapped whatever they did not require, including fighter jets which had been rendered useless by the nuke's electromagnetic pulse.
They erected a botanical garden on the launch decks, surviving off of that, as the waters showed to be dangerously contaminated to the point that the fish were actively mutating, and the only water they could drink was from the ship's water purification and rejuvenation plant.
Years passed, and new generations picked up their rightful place as crew of The Goliath as their forefathers before them. The Great War became legend, and as always; they endured - ever-looking for land, and attempting many times over to repair the ship's engines and systems, but to no avail.
Eventually however, the fourth-generation US Navy crew under the leadership of Captain William Darcy, now nicknamed: "Darcy's Raiders", saw land in the distance. It was too good to be true. Whether it was North-America, or China - It did not matter. They had reached their salvation at last. And it was a good thing as well, for there was a fire in the botanical gardens, which burnt down all the ship's crops, forcing them to live on what they had, and expand outward.
The now-aging carrier slowly lumbered into a harbour, and halted abruptly as it collided head-on with a pier. Intact, and overly hyped; Darcy's raiders rushed out to secure the area, and expand.
