NATIONSTATESTRAINERS
tl;dr begins with '!'
To new players, at least, at the very least, for the sake of my virgin eyes, read Euroslavia's super-sexy though poorly coloured condensed version of the Stickies.
Now, back to the awesomeness. This re-application in NSTrainers has now happened because of a few things. Firstly, ViZion's too busy IRL to actually work on it. Secondly, the second incarnation has hit a snag in terms of its incarnation-founder was deleted. So, in response, to keep the tradition alive, NSTrainers has now been revived.
If you're been infected by nostalgia and can't find a vaccine, or if you have mediocre memories, then the first incarnation is here, and the second incarnation is here.
With more format and copypasta as you would expect from me. Har-har, shitty humour, sue me. Not really, though.
For those of you who are unsure, or simply do not know, Nationstates Trainers, or NSTrainers, is an organisation founded by ViZion way too long ago (actually, it wasn't that long ago, but it was Jolt era) to allow a bridge between newer and older RPers to work relations. As stated, NSTrainers (going forwards), in ViZion's wise words, was now:
As I've promised... I am transferring over NationStates Trainers to the new forums. Is it DESPERATELY clear than the new NationStates needs some training... BADLY.
NST is for all players of NS - newer and veterans alike. If you're an older/experienced RPers here on NS - it doesn't matter PT/MT/PMT/FT/Fantasy, nor does it matter what kind of government or political/religious beliefs your nation holds, or its "evil" or "good" orientation - it would be great if you're willing to help train younger/newer NSers on properly RPing, the do's and don'ts, grammar and spelling issues, and so forth. I'd much rather see a future rival ICly and a friend OOCly than to just walk over a newbie now who makes the mistake of bad RPing and starting a war right away as that may lead to losing a potentially great future RPer.
This is not only for military, but every aspect of the game. Character RPs, economy, military, nation building, diplomacy, and so forth.
Also, this is not limited to helping newer NS'ers, but can also help older NSers improve as well.
For those of you willing to become an NS Trainer, please just post and let us know, and I'll add you. If you would like to have your AIM, MSN, Yahoo Msger, etc added for people to contact you, please post that too. You're more than welcome to put "Official NST'er" link in your sig, too!
Also, if you want help on improving, please post here and I'll add your name to the below list. You can also post any questions on here too!
Remember, this is a strictly OOC-based group whose goal is pure and simple: improving everyones RP and knowledge of do's and don'ts, etc here on NS to make RPing much more enjoyable.
NST is for all players of NS - newer and veterans alike. If you're an older/experienced RPers here on NS - it doesn't matter PT/MT/PMT/FT/Fantasy, nor does it matter what kind of government or political/religious beliefs your nation holds, or its "evil" or "good" orientation - it would be great if you're willing to help train younger/newer NSers on properly RPing, the do's and don'ts, grammar and spelling issues, and so forth. I'd much rather see a future rival ICly and a friend OOCly than to just walk over a newbie now who makes the mistake of bad RPing and starting a war right away as that may lead to losing a potentially great future RPer.
This is not only for military, but every aspect of the game. Character RPs, economy, military, nation building, diplomacy, and so forth.
Also, this is not limited to helping newer NS'ers, but can also help older NSers improve as well.
For those of you willing to become an NS Trainer, please just post and let us know, and I'll add you. If you would like to have your AIM, MSN, Yahoo Msger, etc added for people to contact you, please post that too. You're more than welcome to put "Official NST'er" link in your sig, too!
Also, if you want help on improving, please post here and I'll add your name to the below list. You can also post any questions on here too!
Remember, this is a strictly OOC-based group whose goal is pure and simple: improving everyones RP and knowledge of do's and don'ts, etc here on NS to make RPing much more enjoyable.
! In other words, if you're new and wants to RP, we're more personable than the Stickies. If you're old and want to teach or learn (this is where I scoff), then NST is also a good spot.
Now, I've put in the liberty of modifying things to accommodate both recent developments as well as little updates in terms of how things are going.
IRC Usage
- Espernet
#NSTrainers
- /server irc.rizon.net
/join #NSTrainers
Chatzilla Users:
- irc://irc.rizon.net/NSTrainers
NSII, By Lord Sumguy
- www.esper.net (or http://www.mibbit.com if esper wants to freak out like a filthy pagan),
then join #NSII
Current Training Exercises/Programs:
- Training Wargame courtesy of Kremistan
President Martello Hosts Bonfire, A Sign Up by ViZion
Vietnam for Noobs!, by Abruzi
Please post if you would like to start one.
Official NationStates Trainers ("NST'er")
Trainers are generally people who are willing to take the time out of their schedules to help others. There is no real criteria for a Trainer, other than a willingness to help or a massive ego (sometimes both), and application is simply by request. If you wish to help others, then please do so. Now, I won't add people if other people say so ('such and such was a Trainer, you should add them'), since it gives the impression that they're available, which could be misleading in some cases. Hell, I could say 'yo, ViZion was a Trainer, I should totally add him', and that would only piss ViZion off. No, I will only add Trainers if they ask for it.
Auman [FT] (MSN: superdude2525@hotmail.com)
Hyperspatial Travel [FT] (black_hole_army_13@hotmail.com)
Jenrak [MT, PMT, FT]
Ostronopolis [MT]
Amazonian Beasts [MT, PMT, FT]
Kremistan [MT] (Email: TARoKremistan@gmail.com)
Fanaglia [PT]
Malkyer [MT, PT] (Email: malkyer2010@hotmail.com AIM: dierepubliek)
Brewdomia [MT]
Novikov [MT]
East Fancainia [PT, MT, Fantasy]
Sailsia [MT, PMT]
Dimoniquid [MT, FT]
Ozymos [FT]
Satirius [MT]
Abruzi [MT, PMT]
The Master M [MT]
The Kafers [FT] / Allemande [MT] (bdhungerford@ameritech.net)
Hamilay [MT]
Almajoya [MT, PMT, Fantasy]
Hornopolis [MT]
DaWoad [PT, MT, PMT]
Castleclose [MT]
Sarzonia [Sports RPing]
Mikoyan-Guryevich [Global Economics and Trade]
The Weegies [Sports RPing]
Feazanthia [FT]
The Fedral Union [FT]
Xiscapia [FT]
Van Luxemburg [MT, Global Economics and Trade]
New Azura [MT]
Telros [FT]
Questers [MT]
The PeoplesFreedom [MT]
Solm [MT]
Note: These aren't the only ones to help. Whenever you see a new nation posting, help 'em out, and point them to this thread, too.
Seeking Help?
The original NSTrainers and the NST 2.0 by Bryn Shander has a section where people could ask for help, and obviously, those people were new. Now, the reason why I am not going to list people who actively want help is because A) I am not on the internet 24/7, thankfully, and that means no one will be able to constantly update this thing, and B) it enforces a labeling system onto newer players who may not want to be labeled as a new player. Now, I know it's necessary sometimes to bite the bullet and admit that you're new, but a lot of new players tend to act like a stubborn hoo-hahs.
Rather, it would probably easier and better if they simply said 'Hey, I was wondering if someone can help me set up my nation?' or 'Hey, can someone help me with a naval spreadsheet' or 'Hey, can a blood orgy fight off Sarin gas?'
Y'know - just keeping the questions to the thread, and Trainers, thereby, can answer there or look after someone there.
A Few Key Tips and Terms
NS - NationStates, both the Game and the Forum (compared to International Incidents).
II - International Incidents (the forum you're in right now, unless you're google caching it because you're baked at 4 in the morning).
NST'er - NationStates Trainer - it may also be a term to describe someone who pontificates on all subjects of RPing on a regular basis. I kid, I kid.
TG - Telegram (The little message system on everyone's homepage). Telegrams are handy at both connecting people together as well as pissing off people off.
RP - Roleplay. What you came here for, because I warn you, there is no pr0n here.
IC - In Character (meaning you're RPing), so if you have a tendency to say stupid things, like what I am doing right now, it will have consequences.
OOC - Out of Character (meaning you're posting as yourself, not RPing) - a means that lets people know that you're you and not RPing as your characters.
SIC - Secret IC post to a specific person, or just for reference. Damn, no commentary I can add.
PT - Past Technology. Y'know, Crusades and shit. Or whatevs.
MT - Modern Technology. Y'know, Aircraft Carriers and shit. Or whatevs.
PMT - Post Modern Technology. Every Killzone game.
NFT - Near Future Technology. Where you can have robot prostitutes but not planet-sized awesomeness.
FT - Future Technology. This is where you see a lot of Eldritch Abomination players. And planet-sized awesomeness.
Fantasy - Fantasy Technology.
n00b - Crappy RPer, no matter how long the person's been RPing.
Newbie - Different from n00b in that they're new, but not horrible, though they can quickly turn into a n00b if you don't treat them with love and tender care.
Ignore Cannon - Used against n00bs to ignore them from here until whenever they improve - if not forever! It now runs on 30% less lithium ion and 20% more hatred.
Godmod - Basically, cheating. This is pretty where you cross techs, refuse to accept losses or have impossible logistics.
Hijacking - The thread getting overrun by unrelated posts.
Open - Anyone can join the RP.
Semi-Open - Ask for approval before joining. Generally the creator will tell you how to apply. If not, then ask via TG is best.
Closed - Unless specified by the creater of the RP, you can't join.
Char RP - Character RP, meaning you're RPing as a specific character, not a nation, company, etc..
Sig - Signature.
OP - Opening post, or Opening Player. Whatever floats your boat.
General Tips
- Don't use the smilies while roleplaying.
- Using correct spelling and grammar is very important! And this will help you with that...
- Don't start a war right away... rather, start up things such as an embassy, an introduction thread, airport, building up your economy by starting companies, doing peaceful roleplays, and making allies, among other things.
- Ask for help if you need it when growing your nation... most of us are more than willing to help across NS - rather they're an official NST'er or not.
- Set it to allow you to see signatures (See further down on how to)
- Set it to auto subscribe to threads (See further down on how to)
- IC and OOC should NEVER be mixed
- Look at the stickies and ASK FOR HELP.
Nuclear Newbies (and n00bs)
- Please note for all you new nations that it is generally said that you will need to wait til around 100 million people before you can begin to make serious progress in your nuclear department. Please do not simply say "I HAVE N00KS! I BOMB YOU!!!" as that gets you nowhere but ignored or laughed at. Or both. And, for good measure, many will proceed to stomp on you anyway, even after ignoring and laughing at you.
Once you DO obtain your first nuclear weapon, please go ahead and test it, but give some description, talking about where it's taking place, etc. Sometimes you'll get retaliation simply for testing it, but you WILL get retaliation if you go out and 'test' it on a population. It's suggested you watch your step here since you likely wont have the military power and allies to cope with such a retaliation that would turn your country into a very large glass bowl.
In addition, with regards to the 100 million population thing, if a larger nation helps you or simply donates such technology to you, that obviously changes things. However, doing it on your own is when that guideline comes in.
Helpful Threads
Here is a general list of threads that, in addition to the almighty International Incidents Stickies (which you should totally read), that will help you develop your writing and story-telling skills to elevate (in the wise words of an angry Brit) it from fairly average gun-wank to pretty excellent gun-wank.
A(nother) Basic Guide to International Incidents
The Halo Effect
The Ultimate Guide to War
Art of NS War
The FT Argument Thread - A venue for settling FT disputes
Leistungs Guide to Writing a Decent Opening Post
The Post
The Psychology of the State
If you want to suggest a thread, please, do not hesitate to tell me. I will add it, assuming I am not somewhere that is not the internet.
alas... enjoy! lol
