Questions Thread

[Drgong]

Is your side a full player with which we can interact as we any other side, or does it have some limitations? I've just thinking it might have some neat effect if it's clear the NPC is going to side against whatever side first nuke earth.

Yes, my side is a full side, and while I have not made the offical announcement, if someone was to try to nuke the earth, the NPC side would retaliate.  Also, we all (for now) live on earth. 

[Drgong]

Could you also specify the "official timezone" that your schedule will work by?

And I'm guessing those faction topics are officially members' eyes only now, if they weren't already.

I am in Eastern Standard Time (-500)

Yes, however if you have a faction topic you do not want ME to see, you will need to make a new thread with a title that asks me to not look.   (In case you try to Pearl Harbor South Africa or something. )

[Red Dot]

Drgong and Team Russia,

We would like to clarify what is happening with the rest of the World while the three factions are duking it out.  Are there possibilities of additional nation-states joining our Alliances, proxy wars, and so on so forth?

Thanks.

[Drgong]

Drgong and Team Russia,

We would like to clarify what is happening with the rest of the World while the three factions are duking it out.  Are there possibilities of additional nation-states joining our Alliances, proxy wars, and so on so forth?

Thanks.

At the end of the year (When I as admin do a lot of my "out of program" activities) teams that are active role-players will be given amounts of conventional industry or population. 

Generally speaking, as long as the teams are actively role-playing they will get this reward (same reward for all role playing nations).   Think of it as flavor, not something to game.   However the majority of the world is watching...

-- That said, I reserve to make a ground based crisis if things go slowly in space, but I suspect that will not be needed. 

[DIT_grue]

Somewhat related: I assume diplomacy between the three powers will be roleplayed, with SM making any adjustments needed (e.g. if two sides agree on a geology-sharing treaty but don't have the relations to make it, those would be set appropriately). Could diplomacy team(s) be used to gain a slight increase in pop+CI?

[Drgong]

Somewhat related: I assume diplomacy between the three powers will be roleplayed, with SM making any adjustments needed (e.g. if two sides agree on a geology-sharing treaty but don't have the relations to make it, those would be set appropriately). Could diplomacy team(s) be used to gain a slight increase in pop+CI?

That is a good idea.  Give me a day or two to figure out how I will score it but that sounds like a very good way to handle diplomacy teams.  Since the fun part of playing a community game is that you can have much more in depth treaties. 

[boggo2300]

I am in Eastern Standard Time (-500)

Yes, however if you have a faction topic you do not want ME to see, you will need to make a new thread with a title that asks me to not look.   (In case you try to Pearl Harbor South Africa or something. )

Erik can set up Sub forums for your factions with memberships restricted to members of the faction and the Admin (that's what he's done for the various Astra Imperium community games)

[Drgong]

I will wait a few days just in case we get a straggler or two who want to join.   I do not want to pester Erik too often to let new players in those Sub forums. 

[kks]

Hello,

I would like to join the game if still possible. I have no preference for one side or another and would like to join the team which benefits more of an additional member.
I am playing Aurora for the last few years and am quite familiar with most aspects of the game.

Thanks, kks.

[Sheb]

Well, you wouldn't want to serve with the commies, would you?

[kks]

Well, that's a valid point. I guess North American Union it is then.
How is the recruiting process going from now? Do I wait for DrGong's approval or simply post in the NAU thread?

[Sheb]

Nah, just jump in.

[Drgong]

Well, that's a valid point. I guess North American Union it is then.
How is the recruiting process going from now? Do I wait for DrGong's approval or simply post in the NAU thread?

Don't worry, the NAU took  you, so you are being added to the team.

Welcome!

[Vandermeer (OP)]

Important question: These sub-forums, can they be seen by outsiders? There are two ways for them to function, - either a couple of people is approved to see them, or another couple of people (the other side) is just dis-invited.
It should be the last, because otherwise no one from outside will be able to read in them, and that would be a shame, as I would be genuinely curious about how each team forges its strategies, so you can see in advance if one side looked through the other etc. . That is just politics gold.

[Drgong]

Important question: These sub-forums, can they be seen by outsiders? There are two ways for them to function, - either a couple of people is approved to see them, or another couple of people (the other side) is just dis-invited.
It should be the last, because otherwise no one from outside will be able to read in them, and that would be a shame, as I would be genuinely curious about how each team forges its strategies, so you can see in advance if one side looked through the other etc. . That is just politics gold.

Those sub-forums are private - only team members and myself as admin (I guess Erik can see them too) can see.

View the sub-forums as a team clubhouse.   Thus you can present ship designs, and discuss other matters without worry of "leaks".

If the teams want, I can at the end of the game host PDFs of the teams discussions so people can enjoy the play and read them.  The other option was to force the teams to privately discuss matters outside of the forum and the RP would be lost, if it did exist.