EpicNES I: Second Imperial Era BETA

[MoreEpicThanYou]

Writing Update 0 now. It's not going to be very detailed, but remember, this is just a beta designed to test the gameplay.

 

[Mickzter97]

History of the Kingdom of South Africa​

2012 – 2015 The Leap Before the Fall​

South Africa has always been the Great Power of Africa. Seen as the USA of Africa, South Africa was at its height during these years. Two years after a successful FIFA World Cup, booming with industry, economic growth and poverty decreasing, all was well with the Republic. Cape Town and Johannesburg were becoming international cities, and the world was going on well. There were even talks of South Africa starting its own space agency.
However after the 2014 elections, Patrick Ngqukuvana was elected president of South Africa. Many changes were made under him, for the worse. He was changing the country into becoming communist, and the public did not like it. After passing the Protection of State Information Bill, which blocked all media from the public, a major revolt rose up. South Africa was on the brink of a civil war.

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2015 – 2024 The War of the People​

On 14th July 2015, the Resistance declared war on the African National Congress, and South Africa went through a civil war. The Resistance’s capital was situated in Cape Town, whilst the ANC’s was Pretoria. It would be the hardest fought times in South African history, and would last 9 years.
On 17th September 2021, President Ngqukuvana ordered for a nuclear bomb to be dropped on Cape Town. This would be the first time a country would have dropped a bomb on its own territory. However, luckily he was assassinated by George van de Burger. Although he was killed, the ANC, who once stood for the freedom of people when Nelson Mandela fought for freedom, now opposed freedom and wanted absolute control.
On 21st December 2024 Resistance troops entered the borders of Pretoria. Little did they know that this would be the darkest hour of South African history?

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2024-2025 The Pretoria Incident​

The assault on Pretoria lasted 390 days. It was the bloodiest event in South African history, some even say African history. Over 800 000 people died in the first week from the Resistance army itself, and in total 9 350 000 troops died after the Resistance took over the Parliament Building. The Resistance took back the country, and peace was restored to South Africa once more.

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2026-2040 Rebuilding Africa’s Great Power​

After the Pretoria Incident, the Resistance became a Republic, and was named the Republic of South Africa once more. SA was a little stick compared to its former glory, and a lot of work had to be put in to help save the land. Poverty stricken the land, and 6 out of 10 people earned less than $100 a month. However, under President Mikhail Amod, the country rose once again to become the powerhouse of Africa. In 2034, it started SASA, South African Space Agency. Whilst small in comparison the ‘real’ Great Powers of the world, it is Africa’s only one, and remains a beacon of hope for other African countries.
South Africa is a constitutional monarchy now. Mikhail Amod III is king.

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[MoreEpicThanYou]

Update 0​

Unbiased World News: World News that's Unbiased.​

Hello, and welcome to the very first episode of UNBIASED WORLD NEWS! We are a collection of reporters from around who meet every two years to create a news program of all the major world events of the last two years, without the bias that normal news shows have. And now, let's start.

A new decade, a new frontier.​

That's right, nations around the world are gearing up to explore the endless wilderness of Space. Space powers who recently landed on the moon are all preparing for the next logical step: Mars. Mars is also a much better place in terms of resources to colonize, not only for its iron and freshwater ice. As you all know, fossilized bacteria was first discovered on Mars in 2027, and scientists continue to show evidence for plant life. As fossilized plants mean fossil fuels, could the oil industry have a future on Mars?
But others argue that the Moon is better for colonization. The Moon is much, much easier to get to. As many nations are creating lunar programs, getting to the Moon is becoming more of a stepping stone then cause for bragging rights. Lunar colonists will not have to deal with a long trip, and will have only a 5-second radio delay with Earth, compared with 30 minutes for Mars. The Moon also has ice, and no atmosphere, so it can be polluted.
No matter what happens next, the wonders of Space will continue to be explored and colonized. See you in two years!

Map:

Spoiler :

 

[DC123456789]

You forgot to put image tags around the map URL.

 

[Terrance888]

THE HOLY TRUTH PAPER​

IRAN IS THE BEST!
New polling shows that 152% of the people believe that Iran is the most awesome nation in the world. Commonly cited reasons are our awesome economy fueled by oil and THE FAITH, our government based on laws and THE FAITH, and our culture based on traditions and THE FAITH. -50% disagreed with this fact, and -2% was uncertain, giving us a 100% participation rate. Thank you all! Iran cannot be the Best without your help and THE FAITH.


IRAN DEVELOPING SPACE ROCKETS
"These are simply Spaceships, totally not intercontinental ballistic missiles" says top Iranian scientists "it's like thirty years ago when we built nuclear power plants and everyone accused us of getting nukes."

One person in the press release asked, "But don't we have nukes now?" to be responded by "That's irrelevant."

We tried to find the enterprising inquisitor after the press release, but he was found taken away by a pair of officials to better learn THE FAITH.


IRAN HOLDS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR
The Presidential Elections are up for grabs once more this year, and we have many many contenders. There are several reform candidates, but it seems that they disappeared a few days of declaring their decision to run on such a position. There are still plenty of traditional candidates of THE FAITH to vote for, however.

 

[DC123456789]

THE HOLY TRUTH PAPER​

IRAN IS THE BEST!
New polling shows that 152% of the people believe that Iran is the most awesome nation in the world. Commonly cited reasons are our awesome economy fueled by oil and THE FAITH, our government based on laws and THE FAITH, and our culture based on traditions and THE FAITH. -50% disagreed with this fact, and -2% was uncertain, giving us a 100% participation rate. Thank you all! Iran cannot be the Best without your help and THE FAITH.


IRAN DEVELOPING SPACE ROCKETS
"These are simply Spaceships, totally not intercontinental ballistic missiles" says top Iranian scientists "it's like thirty years ago when we built nuclear power plants and everyone accused us of getting nukes."

One person in the press release asked, "But don't we have nukes now?" to be responded by "That's irrelevant."

We tried to find the enterprising inquisitor after the press release, but he was found taken away by a pair of officials to better learn THE FAITH.


IRAN HOLDS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR
The Presidential Elections are up for grabs once more this year, and we have many many contenders. There are several reform candidates, but it seems that they disappeared a few days of declaring their decision to run on such a position. There are still plenty of traditional candidates of THE FAITH to vote for, however.

OOC:

 

[Gem Hound]

My buddy is awesome. !!!!!

 

[TerrisH]

To the world:
From Japan:
We all seek the noble goal, to see humanity prosper, to strive to make the this world a better place. This recent boom in space is a Logical outgrowth of this drive. For space, is the place to be. the resource need to make our earth a better place lay out there, hanging in the great void for the taking, ready to be brought back for us to exploit.
But to claim them, we still have great obstacles to overcome. to develop the ships to reach them. to develop the means to extract them in the hostile environment of space. and possibly the greatest challenge of them all, Our own gravity well.
Japan will not be seeking a mission to mars in the coming years. instead, We will be seeking a higher goal. A goal we hope to see all nations of the world will bless and lend their help to. For to long we have relied on the primitive and dangerous rockets to ascend out of our gravity well to the heavens above.
Over the past decade, we have sought to develop a cost effective material for construct the cable for a space elevator. to develop the plans for it's anchor stations and the lifting bodies that are to travel up it. we believe that we have at last developed a material suitable and cheap enough to build a space elevator. Over the next year, we plan to finish our testing of this material. If its strength to weight ration is as great as it appears to be, we hope to start boosting up construction material and begin weaving the cable before the years end, and open negotiation for the location of the first cables anchor station.


OOC: Mod ruling before I proceed. have I developed such a material?
the space elevators construction would be an Ideal point to serve as a large-scale increase in space activity, as it would greatly reduce the cost to get material and people into space.
Link to wiki

 

[Gem Hound]

TURKEY IS THE BEST!
Our entire country agrees with it! 182% of people living in Turkey say that it is the best place to live! 52% hate it and 30% are okay with it! That makes 100% of Turks loving our country! Our country was once great, is great, and will be greater yet should you continue to vote for your reigning party, Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi.


TURKEY AND IRAN DEVELOPING SPACE ROCKETS

"These are simply Spaceships, totally not intercontinental ballistic missiles" says top Iranian scientists "it's like thirty years ago when we built nuclear power plants and everyone accused us of getting nukes."

No longer will the Infidel control Space! No longer will the followers of Allah be left behind and the glory of the Turks be sat on as the Western Imperials take over everything! We will band together to get into Space!

A reporter simply walked up and asked after that tirade "Won't they see this as us building ICBMs?"

Of course they won't.

TURKEY HOLDS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
The Presidential Elections have once again, been unanimously won by the Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi. That is all.

 

[Terrance888]

HERE ARE THE PARTIES WHICH THE FAITH ALLOWED TO ENTER THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
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Supreme Leader Khomeni of the THE FAITH IS AWESOME party wishes for a stronger show of support of THE FAITH across the world! And above it too if possible.


WORKERS OF THE FAITH party is lead by General Secretary Khomeni, and it is a socialistic group seeking to unite society and THE FAITH into a single whole, which will include THE MOON!


Fuhrer Khomeni leads the FIST OF THE FAITH party, seeking a strong militaristic introduction of THE FAITH into the lands of the unfaithful, like Mars.

Last but not least.

THE FAITH AND FREEDOM party led by CEO Khomeni seeks to increase oil revenues and the propagation of THE FAITH to places such as Ceres.


Happy election! Vote for THE FAITH today!
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[BILLSIF]

Jolly Good Ol' News​

The best bloody news this side of the Pond!​

ROYAL DECREE STATES TUESDAYS ARE SILLY HAT DAY FROM NOW AND FOREVER
“We of the British Isle have always been proud on wearing the silliest hats, this is merely a continuation of this!” The King has stated to the press. "No longer will the colonials even think they can match our Silly-Hats! For when they look across the pond they will see a nation wearing only silly hats! One of the seven days of the weeks at least!"

“This talk of making a new British-Empire in space is a load of Bollocks! When we corner the Silly-hat market, we will corner the globe!"
“But, sir what wi-”
“Silly hats, the road to a New Empire.”
“Sir, thats n-”
“Silly. Hats.”

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This proud British Citizen wears his silly hat with pride, as should you!
Any similarities to any kings of Sweden is truly a coincidence​

 

[Tomorrow's Dawn]

People's Republic of China​

Relations with Pakistan​

Pakistan continues to be considered an all-weather ally and important trade partner to the Chinese people.
This relationship extends into all sectors; business, cultural, military.
With Chinese investment dating back to the turn of the 21st century; Gwadar port is a key regional trade hub.
Although it was agreed at the time that China would not station naval units in the port
despite Pakistan's desire for such an arrangement, contemporary Chinese leadership has renewed the arrangement and currently,
there is a sizable naval contingent stationed in Gwadar port, to help protect Iranian, Arab & African shipping into the strategic shipping lane.
Imports from Pakistan saw a 3.2% rise in the past year via increased traffic and improved safety regulations on the Karakorum Highway,
following a strict five year joint Sino-Pakistani project to reinforce the road, on the heels of the
May 8th Disaster in which a portion of the road passing through Hotan County collapsed and claimed the lives of 18 Pakistanis, 13 Han Chinese and 4 Afghans.

Domestic Relations​

Tibet​

In 2018, senior Politburo members agreed to meet with the Dalai Lama to arrange for an agreement on the economic status of Tibet.
The region had seen decades of Han Chinese investment and to lose it would set back millions of stockholders & investors.
It was during this meeting that serious talks regarding the future of the region were held and in 2020, a final document was finished, with both sides coming into agreement.
The Dalai Lama for the first time, gave a stern rebuke against the Free Tibet movement and stressed that he did not wish to separate from China, only that he desired more autonomy.
The Dalai Lama renounced past repudiations of the Seventeen Point Agreement and officially endorsed it's validity and terms.
He was restored to power as the spiritual leader of the Tibetans and his monastery was renewed it's direct subsidies per pre-1959 arrangement by the CCP.
Tenzin Gyatso returned to his seat as the Dalai Lama of Tibet, alongside the co-leader, the Panchen Lama, to the fanfare of the ethnic Tibetans.
The region maintains steady, incremental growth at an average rate of .6% annual GDP growth with reduced Han Chinese investment.
In 2031, it was estimated that Tibet would no longer be able to support each individual person per hectare of arable land;
and that continued growth would be unsustainable even with food imports. It was decided that the exception stipulated in the One Child Policy,
that excludes ethnic minorities from being limited to one child, would have to be rewritten to lawfully bind both Han Chinese & ethnic Tibetans to the rule.
Other ethnic minorites remain exempt. A number of PLA military bases dots the map, as part of the agreement to
deny foreign powers who wish to destabilize China, via the country's flank.
Western visitors to the region are routinely denied access to the region without thorough background checks,
in order to prevent a repeat of the 1959 CIA backed Tibetan uprising.

(OOC: I'll post more later; China has a million important bilateral relationships to cover)

 

[m.t.cicero]

A brief summary of South Korean history: 2012-2040​

The Republic of Korea remained in an uneasy ceasefire with North Korea from 2012-2040. As the Kim-Jong Un and his successors continued to act more and more rashly, public opinion in the South turned further against the North. The North's insane actions have also driven South Korea further into the arms of Japan and the United States. The South has however also increased its trade with China, with a Free Trade agreement having been arranged in the 2010s, and trade has strengthened ties between the two countries. At this point it is clear that continued coexistence is not an option, and both sides remain at the ready for a war to start. South Korea's economy has developed over time to be robust enough to be able to survive reunification, if it occurs, and with competition in space heating up many Koreans see reunification as the only option if any Korean power is going to be present in space. To this end, the people have elected the Han Joseon Eobche-ui, the One Korea Party. The party's leader, President Jeong Nam-kyu, has publicly stated that any provocation from the North will be responded to with the destruction of the northern regime. To do this however, he will have to get China's approval...

 

[Tomorrow's Dawn]

OOC: @TerrisH: AFAIK, Japan is reserved by Bair_the_Normal.
So that needs to be dealt with before your proposal is possible.

 

[TerrisH]

okay.. I see it now. the only nations who's player is before the nation, instead of nation before the players name..

that's a bit.. confusing. no wonder I missed it.

ah well, second dibs on japan if he doesn't appear. If he dose appear, I'll ask if he wants to claim that speech, or if I should alter it to whatever nation I ends up claiming. I'll just have the tech end up being developed by a Japaneses corporation, but it's development funded by us.

 

[DC123456789]

History of Canada: 2010-2040

Like the rest of the world, Canada was hit hard by the Great Recession. However, the Canadian economy recovered relatively quickly, and a new era of prosperity began. Canada began to widen its horizons past Europe and the United States, with free trade deals with Japan and China struck in 2015 and 2022, respectively. As a result, Canada was not hit hard by the collapse of the EU in 2027. With the increased worldwide focus on space colonization, there was a great public push for a domestic space program. Canada was soon able to launch its own rockets into space without any foreign help. Today, Canada continues to seek worldwide cooperation in the exploration of the cosmos, and is dedicated to the peaceful colonization of space. Canada has few disputes with other nations, other than the still unresolved Arctic shelf dispute.

 

[MoreEpicThanYou]

*comes back from vacation and looks at thread*

I expected crappy stories, not funny ones! Keep it up.

 

[Tycho]

Swedish Elections Held!​

Elections held in Sweden recently displaced Centrist party leader Karl Gustav as Prime Minster over the Parliament, with the new far left wing Socialist party taking power in Sweden. Carl Palme, leader of the Socialist party, takes over as head of the Parliament and as Prime Minister, while his party takes the majority seats in the Parliament, holding a two thirds majority. Following them, the Centrist party comprises thirty percent of the remaining seats, the Christian Democrats seven percent, the Moderate party four percent, and the Liberal People's Party the remaining three percent of seats in the Parliament.

Sweden Tests New, Long Range, High Altitude Low Orbit Missile-Rocket​

Spoiler :

News out of the Swedish Aeronautical Administration for Advanced Spaceflight and Travel (SAAAST), recently conducted three long range rocket tests over the weekend, testing three different rockets. The Aesir-class rocket, the first one tested, was fired in the early hours of Saturday, and traveled a hundred miles into the atmosphere and cruised diagonally across the Atlantic, eventually crossing Panama and falling into the Pacific ocean shortly after. The Thor-class rocket, tested when the Aesir rocket was already two hours into it's flight, managed to hit a hundred and fifty kilometers into the atmosphere, before breaking up on re-entry due to the purposeful lack of a nosecone. And finally, the massive Odin-class rocket, launched from the southern end of Sweden, was sent over the North Pole, before splashing into the seas south of Alaska.

New rocket tests are scheduled to begin in two months time, with additional funding from the central government.

 

[Tycho]

@BILLSIF

Why... why is the King of Sweden wearing that hat?

 

[Terrance888]

The incumbent President Khomani laughs chuckles at the idiocy of the western heathens, and point out that this coincidence was declared to be coincidental by the British Press.

Laughing is strictly forbidden in Iran.