NationStates issue results

[Trotterdam]

Oh right. I had forgotten that #1338 has an option I hadn't assigned yet

[The Technocratia]

I have an issue here, according to Issue #1133 Rocky Road, whilst it shows that the Industry of Information Technology increases by the first option (mean +14.0478), the first option I've clicked all of sudden decreased by a large margin, which has confused me a lot as to why it has done so. Is there an explanation via this?

[SherpDaWerp]

I have an issue here, according to Issue #1133 Rocky Road, whilst it shows that the Industry of Information Technology increases by the first option (mean +14.0478), the first option I've clicked all of sudden decreased by a large margin, which has confused me a lot as to why it has done so. Is there an explanation via this?

1. This tool is a guide - it is not a definitive guarantee of how stats will change.
2. The given data for stat movement is "-123.71 to +430.89 Industry: Information Technology (mean +14.0478)" so there is clearly a possibility that the stat will go downwards from this issue
3. This link tells me that your Information Technology industry hasn't actually decreased, at least not by a significant amount.

[Ard al Islam]

Not all heroes wear capes

[Braule]

This is so helpful!

[TalAkMaChen]

1341,1

it isn't only obsequious grandees who produce a lot of manure at state occasions

[War Dogs WA]

The other option that might qualify is #1168 3. However, I've somehow acquired exactly one data point on that (which shouldn't be possible if it's really WA-exclusive, as I've assumed it probably is, unless there's a glitch), so I'm not sure what's up. At the same time, the rest of the issue also has unusually few data points (which also suggests a narrow validity, possibly was-in-the-WA-and-left or possibly something else), but not quite as few as that one option. So it could be anything at this point.

Ah! Indeed I noticed that option 3 missing in my list. So it might be for other long-lost options (like 910.3 or 1206.2) .. for that case I now created a WA nation, maybe I'll catch any of those exclusive issues.

Strange enough, I received 1168 here at this WA nation and still don't see option 3. WA-Membership seems not the only validity check. However, since the outcome includes a resign from the WA, there may still be more, i.e. "has X endorsements" or something completely else.

[Tinhampton]

Issue #514 was originally called "A Pound of Flesh"; Issue #638 was also originally called "Please, @@LEADER@@, We Want Something More". You have the new names of these issues recorded, but not the old names (which you have logged for #66, #198, #370, #409, and #1131).

[Trotterdam]

Thank you, added.

Actually, according to the original report, it should be "I", not "We". Candlewhisper Archive said it was changed because "the previous title was too similar to a previously used one", I'm guessing #430 Easter Egg: Please, Sir, We Want Some More Issues.

And now that I think about it, this probably explains the name change on #514 too, which is very similar to #311 Victims Demand Their Pound of Flesh.

Maybe the similarity was the reason why I originally didn't consider these names worth entering? Well, whatever, they're listed now (or will be at the next website update).

[TalAkMaChen]

Wow, this went back to page 9 of all posts here...

Anyhow, #1348,5:
above @@NAME@@ there is only sky and the fear of the unknown

[Ameiriqua]

This is a great resource, big thanks! By the way, I've got issue #1354 concerning animal rights and was wondering if there's any preliminary numbers on results for it.

[Westinor]

This is a great resource, big thanks! By the way, I've got issue #1354 concerning animal rights and was wondering if there's any preliminary numbers on results for it.

Oh, this is slightly unrelated to your query, but that issue hasn't been reported yet, far as I know. You should go to the Nationstates Issues List above and report it there!

In a (sort of) answer to your question, that's a fairly new issue and was probably added in to the game very recently, maybe even today. That may be why there aren't any numbers yet - trot's site updates every day, I think, so wait for that if you'd like.

[Trotterdam]

I've definitely seen some effect lines that look like they could have something to do with animal rights, and my database will have already started collecting information on those lines' results. However, I can't assign them to any issue or option number until I've actually seen the issue and what order its options are it. Post the issue to the spoiler thread, and I can probably take things from there.

Incidentally, I think it's this issue, but again, without seeing how the issue has been changed in editing, I can't be sure of the option numbering. The best I could tell you right now is along the lines of "choosing one of the options can raise your <stat>, but I'm not sure which one", which is just about useless.

...Incidentally, I should probably check if it's still a chain issue as the draft thread suggests...

[TalAkMaChen]

I believe the order of #1347 is wrong. At NormanJackson I am pretty sure I checked in the first option and it was not the 250 square foot line but the Small Council one. That also fits the text as it is about fewer fiefs ruling after the "accidents" of many nobles.

[Trotterdam]

I believe the order of #1347 is wrong. At NormanJackson I am pretty sure I checked in the first option and it was not the 250 square foot line but the Small Council one. That also fits the text as it is about fewer fiefs ruling after the "accidents" of many nobles.

Fixed.

I think I completely misunderstood the pun in "Small Council".

[Adamentem]

Hey I just restarted NS after finding this but I noticed in the past couple days all the stats for average incomes seems to have been erased? Anyone know why this might be or if it's something wrong on my end?

[Trotterdam]

Hey I just restarted NS after finding this but I noticed in the past couple days all the stats for average incomes seems to have been erased? Anyone know why this might be or if it's something wrong on my end?

That's because of this / this.

The presentation of Average Income of Rich has recently been changed (and was temporarily bugged in the meantime), so I had to nuke it. I cleared the other average-income-related stats while I was at it just to be safe.

[Awesomeland012345]

I know you had to nuke the income results, but how come no results come up for this issue? Are the only stats that change income?

EDIT: I just answered the issue and there were no stat changes whatsoever. I'm guessing that may be why I don't see anything there.

[Trotterdam]

I know you had to nuke the income results, but how come no results come up for this issue? Are the only stats that change income?

EDIT: I just answered the issue and there were no stat changes whatsoever. I'm guessing that may be why I don't see anything there.

Yeah, that isue doesn't seem to change stats. I have over a dozen data points for all other census scores and they all say zero. Average Income almost certainly doesn't change either, but due to the recent purge, my code doesn't know that for certain, so it errs on the side of caution.

Keep in mind that the site explicitly reports unknown effect, so any score not listed as unknown is in fact known (with at least one data point, but usually more) to not change.

[TalAkMaChen]

I saw it still unlisted... #1355,2 is

commuters and their desktops both bemoan their hard drives

[Rocain Founder]

I believe I've found a slight error. The issue name for #49 is not "Diving for Bits". It is "Diving for @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@".

Even though it's a bit of trivia, I thought I should mention it.

[Trotterdam]

I believe I've found a slight error. The issue name for #49 is not "Diving for Bits". It is "Diving for @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@".

Even though it's a bit of trivia, I thought I should mention it.

Thanks. I absolutely do want to hear nitpicks like this, and it'll be fixed in the next update.

[The Great Imperator Jeffrey]

I have Issue 1318 "Blitzed" right now. And I am wondering how it might affect my policies if I drug my soldiers. Anyone know if it affects the No Drugs policy?

[Trotterdam]

I have Issue 1318 "Blitzed" right now. And I am wondering how it might affect my policies if I drug my soldiers. Anyone know if it affects the No Drugs policy?

No Drugs appears to be a pseudo-policy based on your country's numerical drug rights, and so it won't be reliably set or cleared. However, option 3-6 (all variants of the same option, you'll only see one) lowers drug rights and so will sometimes set No Drugs if they get lowered enough, while option 7 (the last one) will raise drug rights, seemingly enough to always remove the No Drugs policy. (It's also listed as rarely adding the No Drugs policy, but that's due to a known bug only relevant to very new nations. Though even with the known bug I don't understand how it can do that without ever just leaving No Drugs on when it already was.)

Options 1 and 2, which only affect heavily-regulated drug use in the military and not drug use by civilians, do not appear to affect drug rights.

[The Great Imperator Jeffrey]

I have Issue 1318 "Blitzed" right now. And I am wondering how it might affect my policies if I drug my soldiers. Anyone know if it affects the No Drugs policy?

No Drugs appears to be a pseudo-policy based on your country's numerical drug rights, and so it won't be reliably set or cleared. However, option 3-6 (all variants of the same option, you'll only see one) lowers drug rights and so will sometimes set No Drugs if they get lowered enough, while option 7 (the last one) will raise drug rights, seemingly enough to always remove the No Drugs policy. (It's also listed as rarely adding the No Drugs policy, but that's due to a known bug only relevant to very new nations. Though even with the known bug I don't understand how it can do that without ever just leaving No Drugs on when it already was.)

Options 1 and 2, which only affect heavily-regulated drug use in the military and not drug use by civilians, do not appear to affect drug rights.

Thanks!