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OOC: Nitpicking International News Goes Here; Radio, Diesel, OOC - Oh my!
Topic Started: Dec 19 2008, 05:45 PM (614 Views)
Nag Ehgoeg
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Ok kids, first - time. What we decided on in the other thread was to move the in game year forward ten years every real life year. If you've decided you don't like that idea anymore, then we can talk about a new idea. But what we decided on was this:

From now until December 31st 2009 you may play any time period between 1900 and 1910 as being the "present day". You can set RPs based in the "past" if you want. Time within this decade (for the next RL year) is as fluid as you want it to be, but you can't do anything beyond 1910.

In 2010, time moves forward. Now 1910 to 1920 will be "present day".

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As for calendar usage Nag Ehgoeg uses the Gregorian Calendar because that's the calendar I assumed would be the "default" for most European states. If that's not the case, then I guess I'll have to revamp my calendar usage.

Additionally, I've used "the Dutch" as having relations with Nag Ehgoeg during the Sakoku. Basically because it was the Dutch in real life. Uh... if a NS2 nation wants in (I guess Thuleans would be the type to want to trade with a nation in isolation then assist in a revolution) then PM me.
Edited by Nag Ehgoeg, Dec 22 2008, 06:54 PM.
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Rhadamanthus
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That sounds good regarding time.

Ulgania: I did not want to fill your thread up with OOC posts, so I hope you don't mind me addressing it here. Your story looks interesting, and since in your OOC comment you mentioned outside influence, I would like to do my part there.
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A.Q.
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Dec 22 2008, 06:52 PM
That sounds good regarding time.

Ulgania: I did not want to fill your thread up with OOC posts, so I hope you don't mind me addressing it here. Your story looks interesting, and since in your OOC comment you mentioned outside influence, I would like to do my part there.
What he said.
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Ulgania
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I was expecting at least a few OOC comments since I just posted that wall of text.

What I was envisioning was that my current government was something that the Byzantines had established (as I'm trying to RP my country as a former European colony), but popular unrest was making Byzantine influence look unfavorable (thus the communist uprisings). I'm up for anything that makes it interesting
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Rhadamanthus
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Cool, that sounds good, and when I write my history, I will incorporate that into this region's history. Perhaps some of the unrest might be spreading into my African possessions as well?
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Ulgania
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Oh, and as far as the colony attribute goes, I'm trying to legitimize my Eastern European-ness. If all goes as planned then an Eastern European nation would have been my country's old dominant regime (Ahem... Kiev would be great, but I'm not going to hold any one player to it)
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Rhadamanthus
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Ulgania, out of curiosity, how much of your population is colonist, and how much is native?
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Telosan
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So, basically, it's 1900 until December 1st, and then it'll be 1910.

You mean January 1st? Are we disregarding this upcoming new year in regards to time moving forward?

Also, Ulgania GREAT post. I was going to say something in that thread but, like RD, I didn't want to mess it up. Any chance I can get involved? My country would oppose the communists.
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Ulgania
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Telosan, I'm not sure. I already have the communists pegged as phailing... only because I only needed them to do some dirty work. They're like a thorn in the side of the government. If my current government wanted to, it could, but I have enough corrupt officials who would have too much to lose that it doesn't have the interest. My governments going to collapse soon anyway.

RD, if all goes as planned, it would be 20% colonist, 80% native. Oh, and in case you're wondering I don't have any reservations about how the land is divvied up at the moment. I'm RPing my nation as being trodden on in the past and a little at present, so since you have the horn of Africa and some of the areas I was going to initially claim as your own southern frontier, it plays better for my population's civil unrest.

I'll hopefully... hopefully get another post in my topic tonight. Plot-driven RP is fun >_>
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Filo
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Ok if 1st of Jan will be 1910.
A year a decade is acceptable and leave the player much free to set stories in it
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Telosan
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Okay then. I'll just enjoy the story. ^^

Still confused here. January 1st 2009 will be 1910? Even if we've had so short time here, or would January 1st 2010 be 1910?
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Nag Ehgoeg
Dec 22 2008, 06:50 PM
From now until December 31st 2009 you may play any time period between 1900 and 1910 as being the "present day". You can set RPs based in the "past" if you want. Time within this decade (for the next RL year) is as fluid as you want it to be, but you can't do anything beyond 1910.

In 2010, time moves forward. Now 1910 to 1920 will be "present day".
This.
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Ulgania
Dec 23 2008, 12:00 AM
Telosan, I'm not sure. I already have the communists pegged as phailing... only because I only needed them to do some dirty work. They're like a thorn in the side of the government. If my current government wanted to, it could, but I have enough corrupt officials who would have too much to lose that it doesn't have the interest. My governments going to collapse soon anyway.

RD, if all goes as planned, it would be 20% colonist, 80% native. Oh, and in case you're wondering I don't have any reservations about how the land is divvied up at the moment. I'm RPing my nation as being trodden on in the past and a little at present, so since you have the horn of Africa and some of the areas I was going to initially claim as your own southern frontier, it plays better for my population's civil unrest.

I'll hopefully... hopefully get another post in my topic tonight. Plot-driven RP is fun >_>
Thanks for the details; I intend to do some replying in the IC thread when I get a few more minutes.
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We attached an airfoil - uh, what you might call "wings" - to a seven meter racing boat. This airboat was then towed to speeds of upwards of 45 knots by a fixed steam-powered wench down river using steel cable. After traveling about 40 meters downriver the airboat became airborn, and reached a hight of 70 meters quickly, and the tow cable was then released. We performed a controlled flight lasting over 72 seconds, and also performed two right turn manouvers, before gently landing back in the river.

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This airboat was then towed to speeds of upwards of 45 knots by a fixed steam-powered wench down river using steel cable.

45 knots? Wasn't top cruising speed in WW1 like 25 knots?

That wouldn't constitute a plane now would it? I was going to invent that...

A flying boat would have to come after a flying vehicle anyway, right? I'm going to post news for the invention of the plane maybe today or tommorow.
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It's a gliding boat! Gliders have been around for quite some time, and if you look at my navy page, you'll see I have torpedo boats that can approach 45 knots. It is towed by a steam-powered winch tho, so it doesn't matter. It is NOT a self-propelled heavier than air craft . . . . yet.
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Telosan
Dec 22 2008, 10:16 PM
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So, basically, it's 1900 until December 1st, and then it'll be 1910.

You mean January 1st? Are we disregarding this upcoming new year in regards to time moving forward?
I'm giving the short answer and not the long winded explanation about how no-one is wrong and no-one is right.

Yes, January the first.
Yes, we are ignoring this upcoming new year. People are allowed (and encouraged) to make back dated new years celebration threads, though.
Time will move forward in 2010.

Sorry for any confusion.

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