Minoa’s stash of headlines, item descriptions, etc.

by **Minoa** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:33 pm

Minoa’s stash of headlines, item descriptions, etc.

No refunds? I’ll show them no refunds…

Here is a UI data dump of all the headlines, item descriptions and other stuff that I came across. Because we need a permanent record of the event.

Basically that is all I can do if I can't farm more than the initial 15 boxes of stuff or have enough time to steal more than one of everything for Funen, while wrestling with the Web Archive snapshot system. So instead I will stash the UI strings.

Action results

It has been reported that WA Members get four types of goods. I cannot confirm this because I have no WA nation.

Actions

Inspection failure

[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for [Goods] but found nothing.*
[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for [Goods] but was thwarted by a patriotic celebration.
[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for [Goods] but was thwarted by adorable kittens.

* In public, it appears as “[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for [Goods]”, without giving a result.

Inspection success

Shipping Containers and Gas Centrifuges have no outer packaging.

All six strings below appear in public as “[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for [Goods]”, without giving a result.

[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for [Goods] and seized one [unit].
[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for Gas Centrifuges and seized one.
[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for Shipping Containers and seized one.
[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for [Goods] and seized [2+ units].
[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for Gas Centrifuges and seized [2+].
[Nation A] inspected [Nation B] for Shipping Containers and seized [2+].

Entering and leaving

[Nation A] joined the Global Trade Fair.
[Nation A] left the Global Trade Fair.

Destruction, shipping and storage

[Nation A] destroyed a [unit] of [Goods].
[Nation A] destroyed a Gas Centrifuge.
[Nation A] destroyed a Shipping Container.
[Nation A] shipped a [unit] of [Goods] to [Nation B].*
[Nation A] shipped a Gas Centrifuge to [Nation B].*
[Nation A] shipped a Shipping Container to [Nation B].*
[Nation A] stashed a [unit] of [Goods] in [Region].
[Nation A] stashed a Gas Centrifuge in [Region].
[Nation A] stashed a Shipping Container in [Region].

* In public, it appears as “[Nation A] shipped goods to [Nation B].”

Banner

Banner URL: https://www.nationstates.net/images/banners/i6.jpg

Disruptions

A patriotic celebration: Unfortunately, [Nation] is closed for national patriotic day celebrations! Your inspectors are turned away.
Adorable kittens: Unfortunately, your inspectors become distracted by a box of playful kittens! Before they know it, they've run out of time.
Gas Centrifuges/Tractor Parts confusion (not in public log): Your inspectors find goods! But it turns out, they actually discovered Tractor Parts, which look very similar to Gas Centrifuges. Somewhat embarrassed, they return empty-handed.

Headlines

Not all headlines end with full stops.

99% of stashed uranium now providing clean energy; 1% missing.
Factories running 24/7 to meet demand for more inspector uniforms.
Game theory key to maximizing stashes, say eggheads who have no goods
Gas centrifuges find niche appeal.
Global computer chip shortages blamed on everything having a chip in it nowadays.
Global Trade Fair unleashes waves of optimism, greed.
Gold bullion now only true store of value, warn economists, preppers.
Humanitarian potatoes: There's no greater gift.
Inspections harder in practice than theory, inspectors protest.
Inspection of inspector uniforms delayed by lack of uniforms for inspectors.
Inspections delayed by patriotic celebrations.
Just trying to plow fields, says farmer accused of building nuclear first-strike arsenal.
Kittens and flags a powerfully cute combination.
Kittens clearly the best goods to accumulate, polls say.
Kittens enjoy being stashed, study shows.
Kittens were too adorable to stash, says newly kittenless nation.
Kittens! In boxes! Kittens in boxes!
Kittens: Even more useful than previously believed
Mo' kittens, mo' distraction, say delighted inspectors.
More than one hundred crates of patriotic flags not really adding anything to celebrations, onlookers observe.
Nations flex power with aggressive kitten, flag combinations.
One hundred boxes of kittens enough for any nation.
Patriotic celebration days in danger of becoming even greater sham than before
Patriotic hats now available in other colors.
Product recall issued for electronic whatsits; electronic doodads remain safe.
Shipping containers assist shipping, experts say.
Sticky labels make stashing a breeze.
There will be no more breaking news until we get some goddamn coffee beans.
Tractor parts annoyingly difficult to distinguish from gas centrifuges, experts warn.
World Assembly urges distribution of humanitarian potatoes to those in need.

Trotterdam's analysis

Intervals (times approximate until confirmed by a techie or something)

Time between actions: 20 seconds
Time between leaving and rejoining the Trade Fair: 2 minutes

Item descriptions (and packaging type)

Shipping Containers and Gas Centrifuges are not packed.

Uranium (Lumps, item ID 0)
Sweet, sickly uranium. Perfect for generating clean power in nuclear power stations, or enriching into a payload for weapons of mass destruction

Gas Centrifuges (item ID 1)
Converts boring, ordinary uranium into delicious, nutrient-rich U-235. Banned by international treaty.

Electronics (Tubs, item ID 2)
Doodad electrical whatchamathingies. You know the ones.

Tractor Parts (Crates, item ID 3)
Tractors, but in parts. To the untrained eye, may resemble gas centrifuges.

Kittens (Boxes, item ID 4)
It's a box. There are kittens inside. You can play with them, if you want. And you do. Oh, yes, you do.

Humanitarian Potatoes (Sacks, item ID 5)
Hungry people need protein. And starch. That's what you get from humanitarian potatoes.

Inspector Uniforms (Crates, item ID 6)
You can't just march into another nation and demand to inspect their goods. You have to look the part.

Coffee Beans (Sacks, item ID 7)
Mmmm. Rich, aromatic coffee beans. Nothing like 'em.

Gold Bullion (Crates, item ID 8)
You were never really sure what bullion was before. Bars? Lumps? Slabs? Now you know. Now you wonder how you ever thought it could be anything else.

Patriotic Flags (Boxes, item ID 9)
It's time to celebrate your nation's glorious achievements. Even if that means shutting down for a national holiday, making foreign inspections impossible.

Shipping Containers (item ID 10)
The thing about shipping containers is you never think about them until you need one. But then they're really handy.

Sticky Labels (Rolls, item ID 11)
It's easier to store things with sticky labels. They make everything neat and tidy.

Permanent link for packaging types: https://web.archive.org/web/20220401213 ... gion=funen

Appendix

There is a small chance of seizing more than one unit of goods:

01/04/2022, 21:57:39 BST: Joana inspected Anxiety Cafe for Patriotic Flags and seized 3 boxes.

01/04/2022, 23:19:57 BST: Joana inspected The Hurricane for Inspector Uniforms and seized 2 crates.

01/04/2022, 23:53:22 BST: Joana inspected Cromulent Peoples for Kittens and seized 2 boxes.

The first three nations to join the Trade Fair were (source):

01/04/2022, 01:02:23 BST: The Salaxalans joined the Global Trade Fair.

01/04/2022, 01:02:23 BST: Sweeze joined the Global Trade Fair.

01/04/2022, 01:02:24 BST: ROM joined the Global Trade Fair.

And the first stashes by type:

01/04/2022, 01:02:44 BST: ROM stashed a Lump of Uranium in The Order of the Grey Wardens.

01/04/2022, 01:02:59 BST: Hulldom stashed a Gas Centrifuge in The North Pacific.

01/04/2022, 01:02:48 BST: Indusse stashed a Tub of Electronics in India.

01/04/2022, 01:02:55 BST: Neo-Western East Korea stashed a Crate of Tractor Parts in The East Pacific.

01/04/2022, 01:02:55 BST: Praeceps stashed a Box of Kittens in The North Pacific.

01/04/2022, 01:02:45 BST: Touseyland stashed a Sack of Humanitarian Potatoes in United Landon Confederation.

01/04/2022, 01:03:05 BST: Cormoe stashed a Crate of Inspector Uniforms in Institute of Cellulose.

01/04/2022, 01:02:46 BST: J o J stashed a Sack of Coffee Beans in J o J.

01/04/2022, 01:02:53 BST: A Nuclear Error stashed a Crate of Gold Bullion in Suspicious.

01/04/2022, 01:03:06 BST: The First Unicorn stashed a Box of Patriotic Flags in the West Pacific.

01/04/2022, 01:02:45 BST: Vlamms Statt stashed a Shipping Container in Azure Watester Federation.

01/04/2022, 01:02:50 BST: Devi stashed a Roll of Sticky Labels in Suspicious.

The first shipping:

01/04/2022, 01:02:57 BST: Omolon shipped a Sack of Coffee Beans to Weeb cult.

The first inspections (per outcome):

01/04/2022, 01:03:07 BST: Cerdenia inspected Tinhampton for Sticky Labels but found nothing.

01/04/2022, 01:03:09 BST: Tinhampton inspected Sweeze for Coffee Beans and seized one sack.

01/04/2022, 01:03:37 BST: Indusse inspected Atlantian Oceania for Sticky Labels but was thwarted by a patriotic celebration.

01/04/2022, 01:03:54 BST: Cyberstrom inspected Ferderna for Patriotic Flags but was thwarted by adorable kittens.

by **Valentine Z** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:36 pm

Very nicely done, I like! ^^

Would do something regarding the leaderboards and trends, but I unfortunately could not find the energy to this time. >,<

by **Minoa** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 4:14 pm

Question for players: so far I know that when you first join the Trade Fair, you get 15 units of two types of items. I do not know if there is a minimum and maximum ratio (is it 1-14 or 5-15 or something else?).

by **The Candy Of Bottles** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:11 pm

Minoa wrote:Question for players: so far I know that when you first join the Trade Fair, you get 15 units of two types of items. I do not know if there is a minimum and maximum ratio (is it 1-14 or 5-15 or something else?).

I'm pretty sure I started with 4 types of goods- Centrifuges, Coffee, Shipping Containers, and a crate of Inspector Uniforms. I don't remember how many of each beyond the uniforms, but this was within, oh, the first 10 minutes of the event. Could have been some tweak later on.

by **Smiley Bob** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:36 pm

Minoa wrote:Question for players: so far I know that when you first join the Trade Fair, you get 15 units of two types of items. I do not know if there is a minimum and maximum ratio (is it 1-14 or 5-15 or something else?).

I always got two types of items. The amount was anywhere from 1-15. I believe the least starting total I had was 3 (2 of one item and 1 of the other) and the most was 30 (15 of each item).

by **Minoa** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:43 am

It looks likely that all nations start with two types of goods, with the quantity varying a lot. In our sampling, The Best Nation in the World got 27, while Pingu had to settle for three.

by **Budgie Snugglers** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:17 am

I started off with at least 4 types of goods - I think uranium, potatoes, centrifuge, shipping containers, and sticky labels. I remember being surprised that none of my other puppets had as much variety. Might be because of delegacy?

by **The Candy Of Bottles** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:38 am

Budgie Snugglers wrote:I started off with at least 4 types of goods - I think uranium, potatoes, centrifuge, shipping containers, and sticky labels. I remember being surprised that none of my other puppets had as much variety. Might be because of delegacy?

Oh, maybe. I’m a delegate myself.

by **Minoa** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:20 am

WA delegates please post what text you got when you first joined. Cheers.

by **Ever-Wandering Souls** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:12 am

Minoa wrote:WA delegates please post what text you got when you first joined. Cheers.

It's just wa membership.

by **Trotterdam** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 1:28 pm

I collected my own record while playing. It's mostly the same data as yours, but I sorted the headlines by which item they pertain to:

# Rolls of Sticky Labels
It's easier to store things with sticky labels. They make everything neat and tidy.
BREAKING: Sticky labels make stashing a breeze.

# Shipping Containers
The thing about shipping containers is you never think about them until you need one. But then they're really handy.
BREAKING: Shipping containers assist shipping, experts say.

# Boxes of Patriotic Flags
It's time to celebrate your nation's glorious achievements. Even if that means shutting down for a national holiday, making foreign inspections impossible.
BREAKING: Inspections delayed by patriotic celebrations.
BREAKING: Patriotic hats now available in other colors.
BREAKING: Patriotic celebration days in danger of becoming even greater sham than before
BREAKING: More than one hundred crates of patriotic flags not really adding anything to celebrations, onlookers observe.

# Crates of Gold Bullion
You were never really sure what bullion was before. Bars? Lumps? Slabs? Now you know. Now you wonder how you ever thought it could be anything else.
BREAKING: Gold bullion now only true store of value, warn economists, preppers.

# Sacks of Coffee Beans
Mmmm. Rich, aromatic coffee beans. Nothing like 'em.
BREAKING: There will be no more breaking news until we get some goddamn coffee beans.

# Crates of Inspector Uniforms
You can't just march into another nation and demand to inspect their goods. You have to look the part.
BREAKING: Inspection of inspector uniforms delayed by lack of uniforms for inspectors.
BREAKING: Factories running 24/7 to meet demand for more inspector uniforms.

# Sacks of Humanitarian Potatoes
Hungry people need protein. And starch. That's what you get from humanitarian potatoes.
BREAKING: World Assembly urges distribution of humanitarian potatoes to those in need.
BREAKING: Humanitarian potatoes: There's no greater gift.

# Boxes of Kittens
It's a box. There are kittens inside. You can play with them, if you want. And you do. Oh, yes, you do.
BREAKING: Kittens clearly the best goods to accumulate, polls say.
BREAKING: Kittens: Even more useful than previously believed
BREAKING: Kittens! In boxes! Kittens in boxes!
BREAKING: Kittens enjoy being stashed, study shows.
BREAKING: Kittens were too adorable to stash, says newly kittenless nation.
BREAKING: Mo' kittens, mo' distraction, say delighted inspectors.
BREAKING: One hundred boxes of kittens enough for any nation.

# Crates of Tractor Parts
Tractors, but in parts. To the untrained eye, may resemble gas centrifuges.
BREAKING: Tractor parts annoyingly difficult to distinguish from gas centrifuges, experts warn.
BREAKING: Just trying to plow fields, says farmer accused of building nuclear first-strike arsenal.

# Tubs of Electronics
Doodad electrical whatchamathingies. You know the ones.
BREAKING: Product recall issued for electronic whatsits; electronic doodads remain safe.
BREAKING: Global computer chip shortages blamed on everything having a chip in it nowadays.

# Gas Centrifuges
Converts boring, ordinary uranium into delicious, nutrient-rich U-235. Banned by international treaty.
BREAKING: Gas centrifuges find niche appeal.

# Lumps of Uranium
Sweet, sickly uranium. Perfect for generating clean power in nuclear power stations, or enriching into a payload for weapons of mass destruction
BREAKING: 99% of stashed Uranium now providing clean energy; 1% missing.

(Multiple)
BREAKING: Kittens and flags a powerfully cute combination.
BREAKING: Nations flex power with aggressive kitten, flag combinations.

(None)
BREAKING: Global Trade Fair unleashes waves of optimism, greed.
BREAKING: Inspections harder in practice than theory, inspectors protest
BREAKING: Game theory key to maximizing stashes, say eggheads who have no goods

by **Minoa** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:53 pm

Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:
Minoa wrote:WA delegates please post what text you got when you first joined. Cheers.

It's just wa membership.

I mean, are there any changes from the default below, as in that the text acknowledges WA membership?

Welcome to the Trade Fair, The [Title] of [Nation]! You have been allocated [1+] [Units] of [Goods] and [1+] [Units] of [Goods]!

by **Ever-Wandering Souls** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 8:24 pm

Minoa wrote:
Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:
It's just wa membership.

I mean, are there any changes from the default below, as in that the text acknowledges WA membership?
Welcome to the Trade Fair, The [Title] of [Nation]! You have been allocated [1+] [Units] of [Goods] and [1+] [Units] of [Goods]!

Being in the WA when joining the fair = huge increase in goods gained. Proven.

by **The Candy Of Bottles** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 8:52 pm

Minoa wrote:
Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:
It's just wa membership.

I mean, are there any changes from the default below, as in that the text acknowledges WA membership?
Welcome to the Trade Fair, The [Title] of [Nation]! You have been allocated [1+] [Units] of [Goods] and [1+] [Units] of [Goods]!

I don't recall any such change offhand, but obviously I can't check now (Delegate, and the event is over now anyway).

by **United Calanworie** » Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:38 pm

Minoa wrote:
Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:
It's just wa membership.

I mean, are there any changes from the default below, as in that the text acknowledges WA membership?
Welcome to the Trade Fair, The [Title] of [Nation]! You have been allocated [1+] [Units] of [Goods] and [1+] [Units] of [Goods]!

No.

by **OIS Adrenaline** » Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:54 am

There's one more piece of text that hasn't been recorded here, and that I didn't think to write down- an error message for what you get if you accidentally attempt to inspect your own nation. But I can paraphrase it pretty closely;

Code: Select all: Ah, inspecting yourself? You find nothing, but good thinking. The most dangerous enemies are within...

by **Minoa** » Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:56 am

OIS Adrenaline wrote:There's one more piece of text that hasn't been recorded here, and that I didn't think to write down- an error message for what you get if you accidentally attempt to inspect your own nation. But I can paraphrase it pretty closely;
Code: Select all
Ah, inspecting yourself? You find nothing, but good thinking. The most dangerous enemies are within...

That was my fault for not considering such a possibility. There then must be a variant for a nation trying to ship goods to themselves.

I made a note on that in the OP.

by **Tinhampton** » Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:18 am

The self-investigation message:

Inspecting yourself? Good thinking. The greatest threats come from within. But all seems well... for now.

The self-shipping message:

You cannot ship goods to yourself.

Both of these messages were documented by Jutsa in the early hours of the event.

by **Minoa** » Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:41 pm

Tinhampton wrote:The self-investigation message:
Inspecting yourself? Good thinking. The greatest threats come from within. But all seems well... for now.

The self-shipping message:
You cannot ship goods to yourself.

Both of these messages were documented by Jutsa in the early hours of the event.

Thanks, and do they both trigger a waiting period, or do they both have no time penalty (as it happened when trying an action with a nation who is not in the Trade Fair)?

by **Trotterdam** » Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:31 pm

You're also missing the messages for reduced cooldowns based on possessed goods (like having Inspector Uniforms allows you to complete inspections faster, etc.). Unfortunately, I didn't save most of these (and there were some actions I never performed anyway).

by **Minoa** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:37 am

Trotterdam wrote:You're also missing the messages for reduced cooldowns based on possessed goods (like having Inspector Uniforms allows you to complete inspections faster, etc.). Unfortunately, I didn't save most of these (and there were some actions I never performed anyway).

I know. There is only so many actions I could think in time to try out. It can be argued that it was very hard to keep the inventory intact without being hounded by inspectors almost immediately.

by **Trotterdam** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:18 pm

Well, you'd only need one item of each type to test this, and not even all at the same time.

Minoa’s stash of headlines, item descriptions, etc.

Minoa’s stash of headlines, item descriptions, etc.

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