The Next NES of Das: Development Thread

[silver 2039]

Will the start of the NES be as OTL or althistory?

Oh and can I steal some of these rules for my NES?

 

[das]

Will the start of the NES be as OTL or althistory?

I am not sure what exactly do you mean, but it will probably be explained when I post the pre-NES thread. If you mean the very ancient history, it will be OTLish, though not rigidly so, and after ~1200 BC (or even ~1700 BC) things should diverge quite radically from OTL. How exactly will largely depend on the nations the first players pick.

Oh and can I steal some of these rules for my NES?

Since when do people ask for my permission? Sure, go ahead.

 

[Azale]

@das, are we allowed to deviate a little bit from the usual Green-Red Zones? I have constructed a huge list from Babylon to Samoa, so if I know how strict your gonna be on the initial startings, I can seriously trim it down

@silver, what are you planning, silver-san?

 

[silver 2039]

@silver, what are you planning, silver-san?

Strategos's Alt-History remeber? The Eternal Wait (fitting name...) since my exams are almost over. Last one is tommrow. So summer vacation starts.

 

[das]

@das, are we allowed to deviate a little bit from the usual Green-Red Zones? I have constructed a huge list from Babylon to Samoa, so if I know how strict your gonna be on the initial startings, I can seriously trim it down

Fairly strict, BUT: sufficiently justified deviations will be allowed. Samoa probably still won't work, though.

 

[Azale]

Ok, how about Korea, Japan, Central Asia, West Africa, Andes, Arabian red sea coast, or around Lake Baikal?

I read all of the rules, they look pretty solid though I am eager to see these military doctrines.

 

[das]

Oh! The doctrines! Knew I forgot something. Thanks.

Azale - these will be taken into consideration, but most of them are pretty unlikely for the first pre-update. Still, I won't say anything final yet. For Arabia, Central Asia and Korea in particular there still is hope.

 

[Luckymoose]

Central Asia!

 

[Israelite9191]

For Arabia, Central Asia and Korea in particular there still is hope.

I would have thought the Andes before Central Asia....

Anyhow, I like the rules overall, although I detest the breaking down of the economy in such a fashion. The areas overlap way too much and it simply adds extra work for the Mod.

 

[Insane_Panda]

Very nice rules. I will likely be choosing something in Europe, perhaps Greece.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

I don't think I'll be able to join immediately, as I'm about to leave for a month-long trip.

 

[Nuka-sama]

Ill join, probably in Greece or Rome

 

[das]

I would have thought the Andes before Central Asia....

The Andes are a given, actually; they were a green zone from the start in ITNES I, it's just that nobody bothered taking anything there before Disenfrancised came along.

I'm working on the CZ map; after some research I have decided to include a fair amount of regions that weren't included in the original.

Anyhow, I like the rules overall, although I detest the breaking down of the economy in such a fashion. The areas overlap way too much and it simply adds extra work for the Mod.

True, but there are some ways in which this would be helpful, at least for myself.

 

[LittleBoots]

I will also join as Greece, just to create difficulties. Actually, I don't know where I'll join, but I will definitely join.

However, computer access will be sketchy around July 5th-11th-ish (see vacation thread), so I hope it starts before or after then

 

[das]

Actually I would really like to advise people not to start next to each other if possible - neighbours have higher chances of being destroyed or assimilated, and at any rate new areas will become available as time goes on.

 

[Israelite9191]

I will start in Israel. I know the chance of me destroyed is...high. However, I have my plans for what I intend to do once I am.

 

[ThomAnder]

Southern China if possible?

 

[das]

People, please do wait for the pre-NES thread to appear. No prior claims will be taken seriously.

 

[Dachs]

Not even one by Dachspmg for Rome?

I need to copyright that country...seems I use it or one of its forms altogether too often...

 

[Niklas]

I like the new rules, I think all changes are for the better.

One thing seems a bit out of synch though - you've removed the "Age" system for technology (very good), but under the Education stat you still say that reaching Enlightenment will increase the chances of reaching the next Age. I guess this is a left-over, no?