F&NI General Help Thread

[Federal Texan Republic]

Is there anywhere I can request someone to draw a uniform for my nation's infantry, officers, pilots, navy and elite? I do have a picture in my head and a description of what I want, and am open to changes and talks on said design, but I can't draw myself since for one I'm using a phone, and two, I'm not good at it anyway... Any thread I could join or make that'll allow me to request someone to help design a uniform?

[Kylarnatia]

Is there anywhere I can request someone to draw a uniform for my nation's infantry, officers, pilots, navy and elite? I do have a picture in my head and a description of what I want, and am open to changes and talks on said design, but I can't draw myself since for one I'm using a phone, and two, I'm not good at it anyway... Any thread I could join or make that'll allow me to request someone to help design a uniform?

This place might be the best place to ask.

[Imperial Newfoundland Island]

Welcome

[Imperial Newfoundland Island]

Welcome to our UASS

^hello

[Sorovis]

I need help with my military factbook. I already have a few guns going on PMG, but I'm struggling with trying to get a look and feel for vehicles and uniforms.

Does anyone check this thread for new posts except me?

[Kyrusia]

[snip]

Stop the garish posting. Now. Stop the spamming of unrelated nonsense. Now.

[Karevka]

I need help with my military factbook. I already have a few guns going on PMG, but I'm struggling with trying to get a look and feel for vehicles and uniforms.

Does anyone check this thread for new posts except me?

Wish I could help, but if your going too use other people's work, state that their not yours or give credit.

[Sorovis]

Wish I could help, but if your going too use other people's work, state that their not yours or give credit.

Okay.

[Roma and Italia]

Is it possible to ask for clarification on a couple of things?

[A m e n r i a]

I need help with my military factbook. I already have a few guns going on PMG, but I'm struggling with trying to get a look and feel for vehicles and uniforms.

Does anyone check this thread for new posts except me?

Well, I'd advise you to think about the nation you're based on. Then look up related keywords on Google. Say you're based on Rome. Just search "futuristic Roman infantry" or so. If a videogame has done what you're trying to do, all the better. Knowing whether your military is more on the powerhouse or subversive side also helps.

[Sorovis]

I need help with my military factbook. I already have a few guns going on PMG, but I'm struggling with trying to get a look and feel for vehicles and uniforms.

Does anyone check this thread for new posts except me?

Well, I'd advise you to think about the nation you're based on. Then look up related keywords on Google. Say you're based on Rome. Just search "futuristic Roman infantry" or so. If a videogame has done what you're trying to do, all the better. Knowing whether your military is more on the powerhouse or subversive side also helps.

Okay this should help a lot, thank you.

[Soviet Tankistan]

I've noticed most people have images of the leader but I don't have a source to put one up. Can someone help? Any recommendations?

[Akaidia]

by source do you mean image host? or do yo mean somewhere to find pictures?

If you mean image host, I and a lot of others, use Imgur.com (it's free and super easy to use)
If you are talking about where to find pictures, it really depends on what type of picture you want.
EG: because my flag is almost identical in color to the Hungarian flag, I tend to just google "Hungarian Politicians" and scroll for a while until I see what I want. Pro tip, always remember the name of the person you use incase you ever need to find more pictures of them, ie at international summits or olympic games ect.
If you have access to a stock photo library, there will be plenty you can use from there.

[Soviet Tankistan]

by source do you mean image host? or do yo mean somewhere to find pictures?

If you mean image host, I and a lot of others, use Imgur.com (it's free and super easy to use)
If you are talking about where to find pictures, it really depends on what type of picture you want.
EG: because my flag is almost identical in color to the Hungarian flag, I tend to just google "Hungarian Politicians" and scroll for a while until I see what I want. Pro tip, always remember the name of the person you use incase you ever need to find more pictures of them, ie at international summits or olympic games ect.
If you have access to a stock photo library, there will be plenty you can use from there.

Which stock photo sources are good and free?

[Roma and Italia]

by source do you mean image host? or do yo mean somewhere to find pictures?

If you mean image host, I and a lot of others, use Imgur.com (it's free and super easy to use)
If you are talking about where to find pictures, it really depends on what type of picture you want.
EG: because my flag is almost identical in color to the Hungarian flag, I tend to just google "Hungarian Politicians" and scroll for a while until I see what I want. Pro tip, always remember the name of the person you use incase you ever need to find more pictures of them, ie at international summits or olympic games ect.
If you have access to a stock photo library, there will be plenty you can use from there.

Which stock photo sources are good and free?

The best option is to try and make your own image, add your personality.

if you do go for a stock image, please don't make your ruler a young 20 something photo model that looks like he just got done doing a concert for screaming 14 year olds, I see that too often in factbooks.

[Soviet Tankistan]

Which stock photo sources are good and free?

The best option is to try and make your own image, add your personality.

if you do go for a stock image, please don't make your ruler a young 20 something photo model that looks like he just got done doing a concert for screaming 14 year olds, I see that too often in factbooks.

The leader's age is 44, or course I would avoid someone in their twenties. I don't know how I would make my own image as I am bad at drawing and computer art.

[Borovan entered the region as he]

Why not get a celebrity or a politician

[The Great-German Empire]

Use the photograph of a dead person, preferably also a politician - tons of pictures in the public domain.

[Diarcesia]

Refresh this page

[A m e n r i a]

The best option is to try and make your own image, add your personality.

if you do go for a stock image, please don't make your ruler a young 20 something photo model that looks like he just got done doing a concert for screaming 14 year olds, I see that too often in factbooks.

The leader's age is 44, or course I would avoid someone in their twenties. I don't know how I would make my own image as I am bad at drawing and computer art.

Yea, using celebrities is a good idea. If you had, for any reason at all, to use the photo of someone in their twenties for a person much older, use "the magic of makeup and/or plastic surgery" as an excuse. <insert your leader's species here> physiology is also as good as an excuse.

Anyways, I have problems of my own too. Apparently, NS has something against the third tone, as evidenced by its weird placement in factbooks when viewed on PC (check out the pinyin for "五神龙" in "Elder Dragons" under "Dragons" in my creatures factbook). It looks perfectly fine on mobile though, could anyone help me with this? Thanks.

[Soviet Tankistan]

Thanks for the help.

[Lytchett]

So can Campaign dispatches be advertised here?

[Kyrusia]

So can Campaign dispatches be advertised here?

Given this is a roleplaying board dedicated to factbooks, it'd depend on what you mean by "campaign." But just "advertising" pretty much anything as a thread would likely constitute spam. You can post your factbook/dispatches asking for assistance and review, sure, though; you can also link them in your signature.

[Kyrusia]

This post isn't totally just to remind people that Our Most Benevolent [v] hath gifted us dispatch macroes for use on gameside factbooks:

Actually yes! Still in development, but if you like you can have a play. Dispatches support tags in the format "[data:TAG]", where TAG is one of the keywords below.

They don't work in preview mode at the moment, only in published dispatches.

Tags:

population
animal
currency
capital
faith
region
influence
gdp
tax
income
census-score-N
census-rank-N
census-regionrank-N

With the last three, the N should be replaced with a census ID number, e.g. 3 for population.

For example: "[data:population]" in a dispatch will make your population appear, updating daily. "[data:animal]" will list your animal. Etc.

[Arcadian States and Commonwealths]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1226929

I am trying to rework my military factbook, and I am wondering how to get my spoilers fro my ranks side by side?