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| Western continental divide | If you change your nation classification to a Matriarchy it becomes a "Mother Knows Best State." -WCD Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and 3 othersMyordas, Kinectia, and Sean fiobha | |
via Oatland | Aclion | This fascinates me. It's because orange wasn't really a color of it's own until late 1400's, long after heraldric colors were standardized, and purple was simply too expensive. Verdant Haven, Alpenburg, Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, and 4 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Kinectia, and Sean fiobha |
 The Ingenious Rocket Scientist of Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun | I had (zombie) soup, so that was nice. :p The dye initially used to make purple came from the Phoenician trading city of Tyre from a small mollusk that was only found in the Tyre region of the Mediterranean Sea. More than 9,000 mollusks were needed to create just one gram of Tyrian purple. So it's a lot of work and used up a lot of resources. That's why it was expensive. BTW anyone else interested in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)? I was reminded of it by this dispatch when I went to vote on Auphelia's Z-Day Exit Poll: · · ·  · · · If you live in the temperate parts of the northern hemisphere, then you’ve perhaps noticed the leaves falling off trees, a chill settling into the air and your breath misting before your eyes, all signs that November is fast approaching. Other ways you can tell include fiercely clean-shaven young men asking you to sponsor their moustache growth and writers clutching their notepads tightly, scribbling little notes and muttering things with a panicked expression. Because for many of us, November isn’t just a month, it’s a month of writing. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo, or just NaNo for short) is an international writing event that takes place every year in November. The challenge is simple, write a novel in a month, or, more specifically, write 50,000 words in a month. It might not actually be a whole novel, but, at an average of 1,667 words a day, it is still quite a challenge. Why do we do this? Because it challenges us to actually get some of the writing done that we never quite get around to! Because it’s a great way to encourage yourself and other writers! Because you can make friends and share great stories! Most of all, because it’s a challenge and it’s fun! Well, this year, a bunch of us in the South Pacific, including our writing group, the Silicon Pens, are taking part in NaNo and we’d like you to give it a go too! What do you need to know to take part? Not a lot. You should sign up on Oh yeah, and you need an idea, but don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be epic, original or even all that good, the important thing is that you have something you can start writing. We’ll help with ideas, encouragement, writing prompts, writing sprints and whatever else we can think of to throw your way throughout the month. So, why not give it a go? They say everyone has a novel inside them. Why not see if you can’t uncover yours this November? And here's a list of writing prompts to help you, updated daily (ish)! · · — —· · Alpenburg, Octopus islands, Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, and 5 othersAuphelia, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and Sean fiobha | |
 The Sylvan Hivə of Turbeaux | Yes, I know of them. I was just goofing around. Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Myordas, and 1 otherSean fiobha | |
| Kinectia | Blended colors like orange are particularly interesting. It was when my son first started playing with (and sorting) the expanded LEGO collection that I first noticed he didn’t distinguish between yellow-orange and yellow-green. He put them in the same box compartment together. I already knew my father was colorblind, and that it’s a female-linked recessive gene, so I wasn’t surprised. Presumably my father’s maternal grandfather also had color vision issues, but back before there were millions of computer-generated synthetic dyes, how much would he have noticed? My father didn’t know he was seeing colors differently until he joined the Coast Guard and failed some of the tests about their flag meanings. Some game developers are trying to help players with color vision differences by offering special settings, but my son says they usually make it worse. Same with color vision lenses. Alpenburg, Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 3 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha | |
| Western continental divide | Don't quote me on this but I believe the purple dye came from the ground-up shells of snails, historically sold by the Phoenicians. -WCD Octopus islands, Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 3 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, Kinectia, and Sean fiobha | |
| Kinectia | Yep - mollusks Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and Sean fiobha | |
 The Intensive Care Unit of Candlewhisper Archive | Right, but these days we'd never use anything so gross. Nowadays, we only use carmine from beetle shells on lipstick and red M&Ms. :) Octopus islands, Mount Seymour, Ownzone, Lord Dominator, and 6 othersPalos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Kinectia, Western continental divide, and Sean fiobha | |
 The Taiga Folk of Northern Wood | Oh right, that makes sense. I knew about the color purple being prohibitively expensive, but I didn't consider that being the case for orange. Yeah, I'd heard that before. And also heard they depopulated the Mediterranean of the poor things. But also, the cheaper version, "woad," used for a slightly inferior blue and purple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isatis_tinctoria Octopus islands, Ownzone, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 3 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha | |
| Autonomous cleaner bot cleaners | Nah. Dissolved the government instead. Well, everything except the "administration," anyway, which now appears to own basically all industry. Can't decide if this is the pinnacle of communism or privitization. I've suspect that, at their apex, they're largely indistinguishable. **checks portfolio** Not bad, actually **unwraps imported candy cigar** Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and 1 otherSean fiobha | |
 The Queendom of Thorvel | Since NS allows feudal politics, I think they should create new Goverment types like "Lords paradise", "Feudal anarchy", or "Feudal State". Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and 4 othersCat-herders united, Kinectia, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha | |
| The Taiga Folk of Northern Wood | This would be cool. Would be neat if there were more "Medieval" aspects, though I understand this game is meant to be in a contemporary setting. Maybe there could be a selection of "themes" you could choose from: "Tribal," "Classical," "Medieval," "Modern," "Future" etc. And each category could be customized to fit each theme. Octopus islands, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 5 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, The void territories, Kinectia, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha | |
| Cite | Just encountered issue 634, and I'm left wondering the effects bullet trains have on the environment, since it presents a choice of public transportation or environment, and the literature seems pretty split on the environmental impacts. Of course, such projects would be harmful when they cut through culturally and environmentally important land, but at the same time, the environmental and sociological impact of traffic congestion surely shows a clear need for investment into alternative travel methods that will improve the overall quality of life. Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, and 2 othersKinectia, and Sean fiobha | |
| Autonomous cleaner bot cleaners | How do you feel about strange women lying in ponds distributing swords? Mount Seymour, Ownzone, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 9 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, Novian Republics, North Doyooni, Kinectia, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, Andsiari, and Sean fiobha | |
| The Sylvan Hivə of Turbeaux | Based on my recollections, I will just say that there will be unintended consequences since this is NS (even more so than with other issues). Think especially hard about which statistics you wish to prioritize. Alternatively, be lazy and look at the effect ranges here: http://www.mwq.dds.nl/ns/results/634.html . Cite, Lord Dominator, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, and 1 otherSean fiobha | |
| Cite | Of course, I'm aware of the unintended consequence that every decision makes here. The issue just got me thinking about whether traffic congestion pollution can justify accelerated improvement of public transportation, especially since I live in what is arguably the worst city in the world for traffic, barely improving its public transport in any meaningful capacity. And thanks for the link to decision effects, though I doubt I'll be using it much since I won't be able to resist consulting it for the effects every time. Plus, I'd rather organically steer the nation to the revived goal of endless bureaucracy and red tape for now, and my prioritized goals seem to be reflected by my rankings so far. Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and 3 othersNorthern Wood, Kinectia, and Sean fiobha | |
| The Sylvan Hivə of Turbeaux | Scale insects are Hemiptera, not beetles. They are far more closely related to bedbugs, aphids, and cicadas than beetles. Still odd for sure! Octopus islands, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and 4 othersNorthern Wood, Kinectia, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha | |
| The hill | Hello, everyone! I used to keep this puppet here in Forest, and after reviving it for Z-Day, I'm moving it back in. I'll be happy to join this community again. Verdant Haven, Octopus islands, Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, and 5 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha | |
 The Webcomic RolePlaying Game of Darths and Droids | Darths and Droids is ranked 289th in the world and 11th in Forest for Most Beautiful Environments, with 6,408.77 Pounds Of Wildlife Per Square Mile. I'm getting there. Honestly, being in this region makes me want to raise my stats more because I'm already among the top nations in NS just by being here. Verdant Haven, Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, and 8 othersZiotah and Riverside, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, Kinectia, Western continental divide, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha | |
| Myordas | You mean, you actually spot them like Bigfoot? Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, and 1 otherSean fiobha | |
 The Colony of North Doyooni | Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed! Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, and 4 othersNovian Republics, Kinectia, Andsiari, and Sean fiobha | |
| Autonomous cleaner bot cleaners | Bloody peasant. Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, and 4 othersNovian Republics, North Doyooni, Kinectia, and Sean fiobha | |
| Octopus islands | Pushing stats up can be so frustrating... I've only had 1 issue out of the last 15 or so raise my eco-friendliness. Still a net loss. Also, side note - Environmental Beauty seems like a strange measurement. The only thing nations can really do to make their environment nice is being clean, otherwise, it's just a matter of whether the nation is located in a pretty area, which NS doesn't track. So I don't really understand why NS considers it seperate from eco-friendliness. Ransium, Lord Dominator, Darths and Droids, Turbeaux, and 4 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, Kinectia, and Sean fiobha | |
| The Sylvan Hivə of Turbeaux | There are legends that they occaisonally emerge from the wilderness to drink reactor coolant water. I have not seen this in person (yet). Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Myordas, and 4 othersNorthern Wood, Kinectia, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha | |
| The Taiga Folk of Northern Wood | I always assumed NS makes the assumption that all natural environments are beautiful, regardless of whether they look like a travel brochure, and that the closer you keep your environment to it's natural, pristine state, the more "beautiful" it is. So your nation could be in a dry, cracked desert or the arctic tundra, but if you strive to keep it the way your people "found" it, it will be considered a beautiful environment. Ransium, Octopus islands, Lord Dominator, Darths and Droids, and 6 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, New ladavia, Kinectia, Wernher Magnus Maximilian Von Braun, and Sean fiobha |
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