New player

[Xenonxe]

Hi, can I have some help to guide me though this game.PLUS I want to say its great saying we gonna reduce waste but what about the new country's. I'm still getting law and order in place and a stable economy. Its all right saying you will do this and that but its hard for us new player's to do it.

[Rainbowsix]

i say you just play the game to your views on it

[Arkeyana]

Hi, welcome to NS!.

Firstly, you have issues and policies. Issues are little pop-ups you get from time to time (You've probably already done those), and depending on what you choose, your country can be affected (Stats go up and down, Policies are formed and canceled, etc)

Then, you have Roleplay. There are several different forums that you can RP on, but I suggest you read a little bit of this and similar threads to get the basics.

You also have Regions, which are groups of nations. You'll start out in one of the Pacific Regions, and from there you can join a different region that catches your eye, there is a massive amount of regions, and you'll probably find one that'll suit you.

There's also the World Assembly and Raiding/Defending, but I'm leaving those to people who understand it far better than me.

[Kenmoria]

There's also the World Assembly and Raiding/Defending, but I'm leaving those to people who understand it far better than me.

(OOC: Since this is the GA forum, I may as well explain what the World Assembly is. In a manner very similar to the real-world United Nations, the World Assembly, or WA for short, is concerned with passing international law. The General Assembly makes legislation that targets issues such as banning torture, child labour, ending slavery, copyright law, access to medicinal drugs, and promotion of bee-keeping. You can read these laws here.

The Security Council has commendations, to recognise ‘good’ actions by a nation or region, and condemnations, to recognise ‘bad’ actions by a nation and region. Both of these are essentially badges of recognition, for being good or bad in a particularly impressive way. There are also liberations, which remove a password from a region; this is helpful if the region has been taken over.)

[Ransium]

Moved to Gameplay I guess?

[All Wild Things]

Hi, can I have some help to guide me though this game.PLUS I want to say its great saying we gonna reduce waste but what about the new country's. I'm still getting law and order in place and a stable economy. Its all right saying you will do this and that but its hard for us new player's to do it.

Hi,

A few people have written guides to NationStates. You can find some of them here. I hope you find them useful!

[The Pharcyde]

Welcome to NS! I like your flag

[Ephera]

Hi there. Don't be fooled by all those recruiters, issues and regions "gameplay" is not the only way to use this site. Many of us use the forums for roleplaying with our nations. Generally, on the forums, you can just use your imagination to say what you want your country to be like instead of having to contend with the imperfect issues system and limited regional raiding/defending gameplay.