Your opinion on a interesting fact about the AN (II)

by **New Transeurasia** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 12:17 am

Palmyrion wrote:Nice. The Nekomimi immigrants in Palmyrion would do well in the Navy and the Marines of the military.
Bazooka is to the West as RPG is to the Palmyrians - that is, the generic use of a brand name of a general class of related products, in this case shoulder-fired anti-tank weapons, much to the point that guided missile launchers are even called "guided RPGs" by the Palmyrian military despite the fact that the RPG-7, from which the generic trademark gets its name, is an unguided weapon.

Must have been some sort of popularity with RPGs in YN's history.

ooF double ninjad

AN: May i guess about how that would work. Quantum entanglement of some sort?

In NT, analog photography is still popular. Color photography never took off in the consumer market in NT, meaning black and white photos could be developed further to become cheaper and compete with cell phones and digital cameras. Digital cameras were also somewhat popular in the 2000s, though were replaced by cell phones as the main competitor in the early 2010s. Cell phones may be very cheap in NT, though black and white cameras are still cheaper, along with the rolls of film used with it. Kodak and Linhof are the 2 largest photography companies in NT. After analog cameras died out in much of the Americas, Kodak moved almost entirely to New Transeurasia, as it had the largest analog photography market at the time.

by **Vespertia** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:55 am

I wonder why that is.

The harpy tribes of southwest Vespertia are known for not only exposing the areolae of their breasts, but also dyeing and decorating them with jewellery. A few of these tribes take this seriously to the point that they make sure the nipples are the centre of attention.

In line with this, beauty pageants are held with focus on the breasts, in particular, the nipples. A majority of winners are from the coincidentally-named Areola tribe.

by **Empire of the United States** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:45 pm

Interesting but a weird custom

Following reports of harassment and multiple arrest of Americans the Emperor used executive power to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and split it into two different agencies the Department of Immigration and The Bureau of Customs Enforcement. With the move popular among a majority of Americans.

by **Interstellar Concordium** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 2:23 pm

Empire of the United States wrote:Interesting but a weird custom

Following reports of harassment and multiple arrest of Americans the Emperor used executive power to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and split it into two different agencies the Department of Immigration and The Bureau of Customs Enforcement. With the move popular among a majority of Americans.

Using your executive powers for the greater good. 10/10 in my book

The United Federation of Planets made first contact with the Concordium in 2317, when an ISC fleet was encountered by the USS Deneva. While the Federation expressed desire to foster relations quickly, the Concordium wished to fully understand the Federation. They sent dignitaries to the Klingon Empire and other neighbouring states. After hearing of the varying stories (and deciding that many of them were rather sensational and not at all what they experienced), they approached the Federation through a Klingon proxy. Soon agreements were made where numerous Federation ambassadors and Starfleet exploration vessels would enter ISC space, and Concordium ambassadors and merchant vessels would enter Federation space. Trade immediately boomed as the Concordium found the Alpha Quadrant more than eager to purchase their goods and viceversa. Embassies were established to Klingon Empire, Cardassian Union, Gorn Hegemony, Talarian Republic, Bajoran Republic, Romulan Star Empire and Ferengi Alliance.

The Concordium, unburdened by the prime directive, aided the Bajoran Resistance and helped millions of refugees escape during the Cardassian occupation, aided thr Klingons in taking back the world of Khitomer from the Romulans, and many neutral worlds overcome crisis, earning the respect of much of the Quadrant. The Concordium and Federation found themselves in agreement with many ideals (universal sentient rights, democracy, peaceful coexistence) yet were surprisingly divergent, even somewhat belligerently so on issues such as genetic augmentation, the prime directive, the military draft and arming of the populace. Multiple summits and negotiations later, no change was made. A thriving black market for (illegal for Federation citizens) Romulan Ale, gene therapy, augmentation and weapons existed on many worlds, unable to be put down by the Federation due to it interfering with the Concordium Charter and it being done on neutral worlds or other powers. Skirmishes between the Concordium and Breen Ships beyond Federation explored space brought heightened tensions between the two powers, and both refused Federation offers of mediation.

By 2370, an informal and relatively good natured rivalry between the Concordium and Federation was in full swing, though an incident name the Kokiri affair soured relations for a while.

Kokiri Affair
The ISCS Destiny Ascension, the Flagship of the Asari Republics, was travelling to Ferenginar, where the Asari, three Halton Kingdoms (Giedi, Chogen and Hapaxi), Vol protectorate and Garidian Republic would all attend an economic summit with the Ferengi, Cardassians, Bolians and Miradorn. The Asari vessel was in the Kokiri system, charting the Alteran Expanse when it was attacked by a federation starship. The Asari ship fought off the federation vessel and successfully broadcast a recording of the attack as it raced to Ferenginar. The Federation was quick to deny, however had to concede that it was one of their starships that attack the Destiny Ascension. The Federation agreed to an joint investigation with the Concordium, which (after considerable resistance on the part of the UFP) uncovered a Dominion spy captaining the ship, and the actual captain dead. Concordium-Federation relations remained strained, and the Concordium signed a non aggression pact with the Dominion.

by **Crysuko** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:22 pm

see, this is what happens when there's no accountability with the intelligence services. things go badly and a war nearly starts all because of one or a few bad actors. at least it didn't end in blood.

in a leak from an anonymous government worker, the following alerts are programmed into the emergency broadcast system, the government has not issued any statements, and refuses to answer to the purpose of any of the following:

by **Synne Industries** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:54 pm

Crysuko wrote:see, this is what happens when there's no accountability with the intelligence services. things go badly and a war nearly starts all because of one or a few bad actors. at least it didn't end in blood.

in a leak from an anonymous government worker, the following alerts are programmed into the emergency broadcast system, the government has not issued any statements, and refuses to answer to the purpose of any of the following:

REMAIN IN YOUR HOMES. CLOSE ALL DOORS, COVER ALL WINDOWS, AND REMAIN IN THE MOST CENTRAL LOCATION. DO NOT ANSWER IF YOU HEAR KNOCKING.
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TURN UP THE VOLUME OF ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. IF YOU HAVE HEADPHONES KEEP THEM IN WITH HIGH VOLUME. DO NOT LISTEN TO THE VOICES.
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DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR HOMES. LEAVE AND FLEE ON FOOT BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS. DO NOT LOOK BACK.
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SECURE FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEN YOURSELF TO ANYTHING ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING FOUNDATION. DO NOT SECURE TO HEAVY OBJECTS.
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THAT IS NOT THE SUN. DO NOT STARE AT THE OBJECT IN THE SKY. GET INDOORS AND ONTO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. UNDERGROUND IF POSSIBLE.
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THE WATER HAS CHANGED. DO NOT DRINK IT OR TOUCH IT. BOTTLED WATER IS STILL SAFE. TURN OFF ALL FAUCETS AND WATER SOURCES.
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TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND UNPLUG THEM. THIS DEVICE INCLUDED. THEY CAN ACTIVATE THEM REMOTELY.
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THE MOON STILL EXISTS. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING ISN’T REAL.
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IF YOU SEE A GREEN MAN ON YOUR TELEVISION SCREEN LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY AND ALERT AUTHORITIES.
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ANIMALS ARE NOT SPEAKING TO YOU. DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM. LEAVE THE AREA IMMEDIATELY.
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THE CONTAINMENT AREA HAS BEEN BREACHED. EVACUATE THE CITY AND DO NOT RETURN.
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IF YOU HEAR SINGING DO NOT JOIN IN. DO NOT HUM OR WHISTLE. THEY WILL HEAR YOU AND THEY WILL FIND YOU
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THOSE ARE NOT YOUR DECEASED RELATIVES. DO NOT SPEAK TO THEM.
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IF THE WALLS APPEAR TO BLEED LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT TOUCH THE OOZING SUBSTANCE. LEAVE BEHIND ANYONE WHO MAKES CONTACT WITH THE SUBSTANCE
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YOU HAVE NOT TRAVELED IN TIME. IT IS STILL THE SAME YEAR. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING ISN’T REAL
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STAY INDOORS. WHAT IS FALLING FROM THE SKY IS NOT RAIN. IF IT GETS INSIDE USE PLASTIC CONTAINERS TO HOLD IT. DO NOT BREATHE THE FUMES.
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YOU ARE ONLY TEMPORARILY DEAF. THEY CAN STILL HEAR YOU, SO REMAIN CALM, KEEP YOUR DOORS LOCKED, AND HIDE IN THE MOST INTERIOR ROOM OF THE HOUSE
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DO NOT CLIMB TO THE ROOF TO WORSHIP.
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BOIL AS MUCH WATER AS YOU CAN AND HUDDLE IN THE STEAM
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RECORD THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN YOU HAVE. COUNT EVERY HOUR. IF THERE ARE EXTRA CHILDREN LEAVE YOUR HOME IMMEDIATELY.
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The Rising Sun Initiative will investigate this incident immediately.

Nobody in the Flying Dutchman program is actually aware of how the 12 seconds to midnight protocol functions even though there has been extensive research and all involved in the project including those responsible for the protocol's creation are alive and unharmed. In the first few months of its creation it was assumed to be a form of advanced "anti meme" which eliminated itself from memory but even after a 3 century study conducted by several hundred thousand experts including the engineers that created the protocol no evidence was found that it had any memetic effect. As of now all that is known is that the 12 seconds to midnight protocol does something that unaffected individuals are unaware of.

by **The Great Intergalactic Empire** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:06 pm

Well eggheads can take their time but they always find out in the end. It's usually anti-climatic. "Reality is often disappointing..."

Imperial soldiers are drilled relentlessly when it comes to weapons training. They need to be able to make weapons using garbage, clean and take apart their weapon within 30 seconds, reassemble in 25 seconds and have a combat accuracy of 89% before having to bloody their weapon by killing criminals lined up along a ditch.

Soldiers are expected to love their weapons and often maintain them to the point where they can keep them after retiring from service (deactivated of course). The Empress herself still has her revolver.

by **Ikuisuus** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:27 pm

The Great Intergalactic Empire wrote:Well eggheads can take their time but they always find out in the end. It's usually anti-climatic. "Reality is often disappointing..."

Imperial soldiers are drilled relentlessly when it comes to weapons training. They need to be able to make weapons using garbage, clean and take apart their weapon within 30 seconds, reassemble in 25 seconds and have a combat accuracy of 89% before having to bloody their weapon by killing criminals lined up along a ditch.

Soldiers are expected to love their weapons and often maintain them to the point where they can keep them after retiring from service (deactivated of course). The Empress herself still has her revolver.

Brutal but super creative and effective. This is an exotic way to teach creativity to soldiers on an individual level. But you know, I wonder: I hate to see what goes on for the worst performing soldiers. I imagine that the failures either have the weapons they created blow up in their face or simply be worse than garbage *cough* like the Chauchat.

Among the extracurricular activities of Tuplean schools, there is the sport of Rentai-dō - a form of martial arts that involves the use of line warfare and pneumatic muskets as weapons. This martial art is exclusive to both genders in all levels of education in order to develop their self-esteem as young adults and beyond, assist in becoming a professional and efficient citizen and develop the characteristics necessary to become soldiers at any moment's notice. It involves two opposing school teams, each possessing their own regiments of musketeers, combating in established league matches. Unlike actual combat, the pneumatic muskets used in Rentai-dō are loaded with a non-lethal paintball, which shatters and splatters on impact, dousing the target in a liquid chemical that temporarily stings the nerves and simulates getting shot (that is if the pinch from getting hit by a paintball wasn't enough). All participants in a match wear protective face masks to shield their head from the paintballs; however, headshots are an 'instant kill' no matter where he/she is hit in the head.

There are two types of matches in Rentai-dō - annihilation and objective. In the annihilation match, one regiment must eliminate all of its opposing team's musketeers in order to win the match. This type of match will favor the team with superior numbers, since it's a battle of attrition. The objective match is when one team must capture the opposing team's objective points in order to win the match. This type of match will give a chance for an unfavorable team to win for they only need to capture the opposing team's objective points, usually by use of superior strategies and tactics despite the odds against them.

The origins of Rentai-dō, however, didn't arise as all fun and games before. Throughout the First Iron Wars era, child soldiers were a common occurrence on the battlefield, especially with the debut of the first guns in Tuplean history (gunpowder and pneumatic ones alike). In all countries (including Ikuisuus), children were required by law to undergo a year of military training, so that in times of war, they could be recruited (either later as adults or children) to serve on the battlefield ASAP. To maximize the combat efficiency and preparedness of future generations for the battlefield, war games were commonplace among many countries (even in the Second Iron Wars era). But in the subsequent peace brought by the era's end, the war games remained even in Ikuisuus - no one was certain as to whether or not the next war was going to occur.

by **The Earth United Government** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:52 pm

Ikuisuus wrote:Brutal but super creative and effective. This is an exotic way to teach creativity to soldiers on an individual level. But you know, I wonder: I hate to see what goes on for the worst performing soldiers. I imagine that the failures either have the weapons they created blow up in their face or simply be worse than garbage *cough* like the Chauchat.

Among the extracurricular activities of Tuplean schools, there is the sport of Rentai-dō - a form of martial arts that involves the use of line warfare and pneumatic muskets as weapons. This martial art is exclusive to both genders in all levels of education in order to develop their self-esteem as young adults and beyond, assist in becoming a professional and efficient citizen and develop the characteristics necessary to become soldiers at any moment's notice. It involves two opposing school teams, each possessing their own regiments of musketeers, combating in established league matches. Unlike actual combat, the pneumatic muskets used in Rentai-dō are loaded with a non-lethal paintball, which shatters and splatters on impact, dousing the target in a liquid chemical that temporarily stings the nerves and simulates getting shot (that is if the pinch from getting hit by a paintball wasn't enough). All participants in a match wear protective face masks to shield their head from the paintballs; however, headshots are an 'instant kill' no matter where he/she is hit in the head.

There are two types of matches in Rentai-dō - annihilation and objective. In the annihilation match, one regiment must eliminate all of its opposing team's musketeers in order to win the match. This type of match will favor the team with superior numbers, since it's a battle of attrition. The objective match is when one team must capture the opposing team's objective points in order to win the match. This type of match will give a chance for an unfavorable team to win for they only need to capture the opposing team's objective points, usually by use of superior strategies and tactics despite the odds against them.

The origins of Rentai-dō, however, didn't arise as all fun and games before. Throughout the First Iron Wars era, child soldiers were a common occurrence on the battlefield, especially with the debut of the first guns in Tuplean history (gunpowder and pneumatic ones alike). In all countries (including Ikuisuus), children were required by law to undergo a year of military training, so that in times of war, they could be recruited (either later as adults or children) to serve on the battlefield ASAP. To maximize the combat efficiency and preparedness of future generations for the battlefield, war games were commonplace among many countries (even in the Second Iron Wars era). But in the subsequent peace brought by the era's end, the war games remained even in Ikuisuus - no one was certain as to whether or not the next war was going to occur.

Honestly? Seems like a lot of fun. Good way to keep a militia going, inspire comradeship and team-work, and to generally keep moral up... And, well, sign me up!

In the 178‬ year history of the EUGM, one might wonder why so much military modernization has taken place. The fact is actually, quite simple.

Armed rebellions have always been apart of the EUG. Ever since the foundation, ethnicities, nations, peoples, and religions unhappy with the EUG have always resorted to violence to try and overthrow the EUG. This led to the EUG keeping a fairly highly military budget throughout all of existence, nearly 15% of it's total GDP. This has led to rapidly technological break-through within military sectors, which almost always bleeds over to civilian sectors.

For example, Synthetic Flesh, a creation originally intended for quickly patching bullet holes allowed entire organs to be regrown and replaced in mere hours. Kehener allowed the construction of the vast fleet of space elevators which now dots earth. Quantum engineering allows a quality of life ensured across an entire planet, and even lets a large degree of the weather be controlled. It's generally agreed, that wherever the EUGM goes? The EUG follows. This actually shows in orbital colonization aswell- the first stations established on other planets were EUGM outposts on mars, to shoot down asteroids in 2105. Closely followed by civilian contractors, their families, and then corporations. This has given the EUGM a distinctive role aswell, with EUGM scouts not only serving as military deterrents, but as colonizers. Despite this, many outer colonies are wary of the EUGM as a whole, which is understandable given the EUGMs role of putting down rebellions in the past.

Most of the populace, however, tends to idolize the EUGM. This is reflected in peacetime volunteer rates of nearly 1.5% of the EUGMs total population, a staggering total of ‭5.115‬ Billion. Most of these are, admittedly, employed within garrison duties.

by **The Galaxy-Star Wars** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:19 pm

Interesting, it's nice to see your nation trying to keep the peace.

I haven't written this in my military factbook yet, but considering that the clone wars lasts longer in my nation's timeline, clone troopers are no longer required to have a rapid-age gene. Back in the first three years of the clone wars, the clone army was small and only had so much time to create a big enough army to fight the separatists, this resulted in many clones being genetically modified to age rapidly, that way they could be trained quick enough and deployed on time for the war. Now, since we have a decent amount of clones to protect the republic and with the war coming close to end, clone troopers no longer need to age rapidly, this has resulted in clone troopers being far better disciplined than their earlier counterparts and more genetically stable. (Hopefully this made sense to you, I made this post late at night and I was tired.)

by **Ikuisuus** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:34 pm

The Galaxy-Star Wars wrote:Interesting, it's nice to see your nation trying to keep the peace.

I haven't written this in my military factbook yet, but considering that the clone wars lasts longer in my nation's timeline, clone troopers are no longer required to have a rapid-age gene. Back in the first three years of the clone wars, the clone army was small and only had so much time to create a big enough army to fight the separatists, this resulted in many clones being genetically modified to age rapidly, that way they could be trained quick enough and deployed on time for the war. Now, since we have a decent amount of clones to protect the republic and with the war coming close to end, clone troopers no longer need to age rapidly, this has resulted in clone troopers being far better disciplined than their earlier counterparts and more genetically stable. (Hopefully this made sense to you, I made this post late at night and I was tired.)

You had to do some real convincing with the Kaminoians to have the clones have extended lifespans. Aside from that, along with the fact that it takes longer for a clone trooper now to come of age, you perhaps got a nearly perfect galactic military. The one thing that still gets me about clones, however, is the fact that they all come from one or a few genetic templates. All it takes is one pathogen (artificial or natural) to take the clones out very quickly. But otherwise, I strongly approve that you keep the clones - they're the finest soldiers of the galaxy that the Emperor disposes so soon.

Days on the Tuplean homeworld, Triza, are 48 hours long (contrast with Earth's 24 hour days). Since Tupleans are nocturnal creatures, what would normally be associated as nighttime for humans, it's the reverse for Tupleans. Night is considered 'daytime' for Tupleans, while Day is considered 'nighttime' for Tupleans. The transitions from day to night or day to night are slow compared to Earth, with the north or southmost parts of Triza in the summer months often receiving 36 to 40 hours of sunlight or darkness. Thus, a day on Triza is equivalent to two days on Earth, hence why there are 48 timezones on Triza (contrast with Earth's 24 timezones).

There are many songs among the Tuplean species fantasizing or romanticizing the beauty of the sun, with a quarter of those songs coming from Ikuian culture. In fact, there are many different words to describing a diurnal Tuplean, with Ikuiuus providing it's own example in the form of 'Egume' (lit. "Sun-Child") or 'Ekilorea' ("Sunflower" - an informal term used for a female diurnal Tuplean). There is a famous instrumental Ikuian song called 'Egurra' (lit. "Sun-Land"), whom is often used to describe Ikuisuus' stereotypical love for the sun. But the stereotyping is not entirely wrong, however, because Ikuisuus is said to be one of the hottest countries during daytime, but by comparison with other places on the planet, Ikuisuus' heat is only 19th place out of the 20 others (the number one title belongs to the Urn Death Valley in central Creaga).

by **Estado Novo Portugues** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:12 pm

So a work day is twice as long as on Earth. Damn.

Instead of QWERTY, Portugal has its own national keyboard layout. The arrangement of the letters might seem random, but it's actually the order they appear in the Hail Mary prayer.

AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM
BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS
ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS

This layout has some unintentional benefits. All the vowels are on the left and the more common consonants are on the right. This makes typing a bit more efficient than QWERTY. And the C, H, Q and U are all close together, which makes it easy to type ch and qu words (Portuguese has a lot of them). But all this is just a coincidence.

by **The Brytish Isles** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:02 am

I’m pleased to hear that the keyboard layout has such benefits, even if it’s because of a reason I do not like. Perhaps future keyboard layouts should have that vowel and consonant layout.

Though Prime Minister White-Patel has not officially announced his plans for the end of his term, the majority of political commentators believe he will seek a second term as Prime Minister, with some speculating it would be to consolidate power to better push through his reforms or to keep continue developing his current reforms. Those who know him personally have joked that should he not be reelected, he will “retire to the banks of the Ganges” and “live in the mountains of Nepal” in a journey for spiritual enlightenment. He has been mocked for this, and he has openly rebuked the mockery of his beliefs and character.

by **North German Realm** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:13 am

I'll be honest, I'll forever question the intelligence behind electing someone quite this authoritarian, corrupt, and sinophilic into 10 Downing St. even once, much less twice. Anyone who supports almost any form of China (be it Qing, CCP, or KMT) is automatically unfit for any form of public office in the Occident.

In the prelude to the Second Great War, the Kingdom of Spain finally declared war on the Republic of Catalonia in an attempt to annex it. This would have gone well and pretty quickly, if Catalonia wasn't guaranteed by France, North Germany, and Britain. The three powers fought as one for perhaps the only time prior to the decolonization in a fast-paced war that resulted in a Spanish defeat seven months later. Catalonia was given the Spanish provinces in Valencia and Aragon, and Spain was forced to formally relinquish all claims to the Crown of Aragon. Catalonia, of course, went under a restoration roughly around the same time the Second Great War started, and was part of the war after the French Invasion of Catalonia in 1939. After the war ended, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Naples were all granted to the Crown of Aragon once again.

OOC: This is in fact a retcon of an earlier Interesting Fact in which Naples and Siciliy, like some other parts of Italy, were given independence after the Second Great War

by **The Union of Somalia** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:46 am

The European Map is turning into a mix of 1860 and the middle ages. Also stupid Spain

There is a large minority of Europeans in Somalia, numbering nearly 40% of the population. This has been the driving factor for numerous reforms and liberalisation policies that manke Somalia look like a Western European Nation.

An interesting, if somehat strange and disconcerting, fact would be the the vast majority of the Somali Armed Forces are of European ethnicity, even though there is a military draft. This is due to the draft being only 6 months and those who stay on being of mostly European descent. Numerous programs to try and encourage Somali retention in the Armed Forces have mostly failed, only bringing a select few at best. So the government has decided to keep things as they are.

by **Valentine Z** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:56 am

The Union of Somalia wrote:The European Map is turning into a mix of 1860 and the middle ages. Also stupid Spain

There is a large minority of Europeans in Somalia, numbering nearly 40% of the population. This has been the driving factor for numerous reforms and liberalisation policies that manke Somalia look like a Western European Nation.

An interesting, if somehat strange and disconcerting, fact would be the the vast majority of the Somali Armed Forces are of European ethnicity, even though there is a military draft. This is due to the draft being only 6 months and those who stay on being of mostly European descent. Numerous programs to try and encourage Somali retention in the Armed Forces have mostly failed, only bringing a select few at best. So the government has decided to keep things as they are.

Seems like the Somalians just wanted the Europeans, it seems. Problem is, I hope that it would not go the way of RL Singapore during WW2, where the British failed to defend Singapore, and the remaining Singaporean/Local forces have jack-all to defend themselves.

Valentijn “De Sierlijke en Vrij Valkyrie General ov Valentine Z” Samantha Maxwell Delta Weston Stijn Angelus Tracey Mitchell Tristian Marnix Svitw. Lewis Hyatt X. Constantine Sein Lin Zaw Naing was weighted to have a mass of 1,777,341 kilograms, which sounds like a lot even for his 60-meter height. The traditional BMI - Body Mass Index, would put him at a whopping 493, WAY MORE THAN an lower ceiling overweight of 30.

Of course, despite this, he was described as a rather lean, if a little skinny, man. This was due to several factors, mainly that 1,777,341 kg failed to exclude for his armor, as well as that the conventional measures of a human broke down at 60 meters; after all, BMI is meant for normal-sized humans.

Oh, did you seriously just called me fat? Hey, you are the one that wrote the numbers. And... if I am fat, how the hell did I fit into this slim Valkyrie Armor? S.. Should I eat less ice-cream, then? Yes?
- Valentijn “De Sierlijke en Vrij Valkyrie General ov Valentine Z” Samantha Maxwell Delta Weston Stijn Angelus Tracey Mitchell Tristian Marnix Svitw. Lewis Hyatt X. Constantine Sein Lin Zaw Naing

by **The Great Intergalactic Empire** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:01 pm

I've known...large people. But woah. Well so long as it's healthy and not killing you, you do you.

The Empire's most brutal battle was the Battle of The Nova Oil Field. A large scale offensive against Blyamet held oil fields on a distant world in the Galaxy's furthest spiral, just 10 years ago. These Blyamet forces refused to believe their nations' surrender and fought till the last man years after the wars end. 6,000,000 Blyamet men held out against a similar sized force of Vilician troops. 2,250,000 Imperials died but all Blyamet forces were wiped out. The oil fields were rendered useless due to heavy artillery fire. The battle lasted one week with hundreds if not thousands dying for mere centimetres of land. Admiral Gaius, commander of the Imperial offensive, said "Foolishness of proud men can cause more death than than most wars we enter. "

By the order of Empress Alicia I, the Nova Oil Field is now a memorial dedicated to the bravery of all soldiers' involved, even the Blyamet. A rare occasion where the Empire praises an enemy force.

by **A m e n r i a** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:21 pm

See? That's why you should never use area attacks near tech buildings. YN's honour is cool though.

Amenria's military is a powerhouse faction with high health and defence stats first and attack stats second at the cost of low spammability (units are expensive) and lower speed (not just the units, the higher costs means it takes longer to build up an attack force). Fortunately, this is covered by its turtling capabilities, with pletora of defences to counter various threats.

In addition, there are three "subfactions" or "doctrines". The first one, Retribution, focuses on attack and air superiority, somewhat fixing the low mobility problem with its unique tech tree, which include upgrades to aircraft engines. This helps with dealing with hit-and-run tactics and early game rushes. Keep in mind that even Retribution is powerhouse, so even with all its upgrades, its speed leaves more to be desired when compared to factions specializing in rapid assault. The ultimate unit for Retribution is the Gamayun, a hulk of a gunship with machine guns for AA and anti-infantry, missile pods for use against structures and vehicles, as well as either bombs or infantry transport slots.

by **The United Confederation** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:27 pm

A m e n r i a wrote:See? That's why you should never use area attacks near tech buildings. YN's honour is cool though.

Amenria's military is a powerhouse faction with high health and defence stats first and attack stats second at the cost of low spammability (units are expensive) and lower speed (not just the units, the higher costs means it takes longer to build up an attack force). Fortunately, this is covered by its turtling capabilities, with pletora of defences to counter various threats.

In addition, there are three "subfactions" or "doctrines". The first one, Retribution, focuses on attack and air superiority, somewhat fixing the low mobility problem with its unique tech tree, which include upgrades to aircraft engines. This helps with dealing with hit-and-run tactics and early game rushes. Keep in mind that even Retribution is powerhouse, so even with all its upgrades, its speed leaves more to be desired when compared to factions specializing in rapid assault. The ultimate unit for Retribution is the Gamayun, a hulk of a gunship with machine guns for AA and anti-infantry, missile pods for use against structures and vehicles, as well as either bombs or infantry transport slots.

So quality over quantity? Sounds like that works well.

The United Confederation operates a large portion of its economy using a form of state capitalism, in which companies owned by the government are given a large degree of freedom to operate as private corporations would. However, they are given large government subsidies to keep them competitive with their counterparts in other countries, and are subject to price controls and regulations in order to ensure that they are acting in the best interests of the United Confederation and its people.

by **Nostreia** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:00 am

Yes! I’m incredibly pleased by that. In fact, that’s probably my ideal economic system. I hope such a system becomes prevalent in Europe and the West in the near future, in all honesty.

The importation, production and distribution of tobacco is illegal within Nostreia. Cigarettes, cigars and so on are thus practically criminal to possess, with offenders facing fines and confiscation of the contraband.

by **The Fylkirate** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:00 am

Huh. I'm not sure I understand what the point of banning tobacco is. But then again, it is a dangerous substance that is directly responsible for multiple fatal diseases, et al.

Before becoming the Jarl of Hermand, Thorald til Ysmir was a raider and a mercenary. He had his own host (Thorald's Host), the total number of which varied between 1,500 and 3,200, a fleet made of 35 longboats, and he primarily raided the coasts of the Solanea. His most famous raid, the sacking of Marius, took him all the way to the Merchant Republic of Marius. He was victorious, making an enormous fortune in his raid, but he lost nearly all of his men on that battle. His return to Hermand (a favorable coastal tribe that he could make land in and bring his trek to Blueriver and sell off his loot) coincided with the Jomsrit of 4E 234, the date Hermand was attacked by the Crusader King of Palatine. His brave rescue of gyðja Ingrid was what gave Ulfric -the then-Jarl of Hermand- the idea to welcome him to the Hermand Tribe and make him head of his own clan.

by **America-CSA** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:57 am

The Fylkirate wrote:Huh. I'm not sure I understand what the point of banning tobacco is. But then again, it is a dangerous substance that is directly responsible for multiple fatal diseases, et al.

Before becoming the Jarl of Hermand, Thorald til Ysmir was a raider and a mercenary. He had his own host (Thorald's Host), the total number of which varied between 1,500 and 3,200, a fleet made of 35 longboats, and he primarily raided the coasts of the Solanea. His most famous raid, the sacking of Marius, took him all the way to the Merchant Republic of Marius. He was victorious, making an enormous fortune in his raid, but he lost nearly all of his men on that battle. His return to Hermand (a favorable coastal tribe that he could make land in and bring his trek to Blueriver and sell off his loot) coincided with the Jomsrit of 4E 234, the date Hermand was attacked by the Crusader King of Palatine. His brave rescue of gyðja Ingrid was what gave Ulfric -the then-Jarl of Hermand- the idea to welcome him to the Hermand Tribe and make him head of his own clan.

Nice history, sounds like Thorald is a pretty tough guy.

During the early 90s, the Confederacy was on the brink of war with Mexico. Before the early 2000s, the Confederate Military was only a quarter of the size it is today. To improve the power of the navy, the Confederacy bought the recently decommissioned USS Missouri from the United States and renamed it the CSS Sam Houston. They refitted it with newer technology such as missile launchers and a more advanced targetting system which would allow the ship to hit it's targets 90% of the time, it quickly became the most powerful ship in the world, and made the Confederate Navy the 2nd most powerful navy, falling only behind the United States Navy. The CSS Sam Houston is able to launch nuclear missiles as well, but they are smaller and less powerful than ones launched from an Ohio-Class submarine or a Ticonderoga-class Cruiser.

by **Yegla Islands** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:08 am

A single ship did all that, eh? Would be interested in seeing it go up against our navy.

One of the most infamous battles of the Yeglan Revolution was the so-called Siege of K'rahk hill. The name is somewhat deceptive - rather than any sort of actual siege, it consisted of a drawn-out offensive by Jodayan troops against a large swathe of jungle on Stiln, in which a significant rebel presence had entrenched itself. Due to the heavy casualties sustained from such a battle, alongside the agonizingly slow rate of progress made by the advancing soldiers, a decision was reached by Jodayan military command to deploy chemical weapons into the area - in the form of both defoliants and anti-personnel agents. Surprisingly enough, this proved instrumental in the rebels' eventual victory, due to their usage of an impromptu underground tunnel system to redirect the flow of gases outwards, in the direction of the Jodayans. This, combined with favourable wind conditions, meant that although the rebels took significant casualties, they nevertheless managed to rout the enemy presence using their own weapons - their transport boats sabotaged as part of a flanking maneuver, the soldiers were trapped on the Western side of the island by an influx of gas. They were practically wiped out in the ensuing chaos, by a combination of rebel sharpshooters and gas inhalation.

by **Ceyesca** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:26 am

Yegla Islands wrote:A single ship did all that, eh? Would be interested in seeing it go up against our navy.

One of the most infamous battles of the Yeglan Revolution was the so-called Siege of K'rahk hill. The name is somewhat deceptive - rather than any sort of actual siege, it consisted of a drawn-out offensive by Jodayan troops against a large swathe of jungle on Stiln, in which a significant rebel presence had entrenched itself. Due to the heavy casualties sustained from such a battle, alongside the agonizingly slow rate of progress made by the advancing soldiers, a decision was reached by Jodayan military command to deploy chemical weapons into the area - in the form of both defoliants and anti-personnel agents. Surprisingly enough, this proved instrumental in the rebels' eventual victory, due to their usage of an impromptu underground tunnel system to redirect the flow of gases outwards, in the direction of the Jodayans. This, combined with favourable wind conditions, meant that although the rebels took significant casualties, they nevertheless managed to rout the enemy presence using their own weapons - their transport boats sabotaged as part of a flanking maneuver, the soldiers were trapped on the Western side of the island by an influx of gas. They were practically wiped out in the ensuing chaos, by a combination of rebel sharpshooters and gas inhalation.

Jesus Christ that seems brutal wtf

Two Cesque princesses (granddaughters of the current Queen) are members of other royal families by marriage, one of which is due to become a monarch consort! They are Princess Audrey, Duchess of Salon (b. 1993) who married Prince Sebastien of Luxembourg (b. 1992) and Princess Louisa, Duchess of Alexandria (b. 1995) who married Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (b. 1995) who is due to become Prince of Liechtenstein after his father.

by **Valley of the Damned** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:06 pm

Liechtenstein? Was expecting something high-profile like a royal from Belgium or Netherlands.

Svalbard or the Valley of the Damned isn't always called like that. It is also known as the Island of Lost Souls for the amount of dead people it had stack up over time. The island well before us Xenoids arrived was a place of constant warfare and competition between warring tribes over scarce resources in petty raids. To complicate things, the Xenoids arrived and out of 300 original exiles from neighboring New Canaan (Greenland); 175 lived and their numbers bolstered later on. A short war ensued between the Xenoids, their proxies and the tribes of the Valley that left a further 750 people (in an island populated by 2,435) dead in the Tribal Wars.

Their bodies never had proper burial since the blizzard will do the work for both parties since the thick snow would cover their corpse. The best a Chapter Knight would get would have to be buried in a makeshift grave with their shields and knightly helmet to mark it. This knowledge offers little solace for their loved ones but this is how life merely goes in the Valley. Local tribals also concocted superstitions that Svalbard is haunted with lost spirits wandering around the Valley as ghosts including Xenoid Knights. Carved temples to keep the bad spirits at bay.

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