Ever played Cyber Nations, RedsoxRockies?
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Ever played Cyber Nations, RedsoxRockies?
Has anyone here played? I was looking into Cyber nations just last week, actually. I'd be curious to see what anyone who plays really thinks.Quote:
Originally Posted by BINGLEBOP
No, I have never played it. Is it good?Quote:
Originally Posted by BINGLEBOP
Looks cool, I am gonna try it if it is free
I played it for about eight months last year with a couple of friends. It is all about building alliances, which will help "protect" your nation should anybody try to attack it, help you to get bonus items, and so on. Every alliance will offer you something different, so it's just like choosing a political candidate. It is free, but for a certain fee per month ($5, $10 or $20) you are able to get more things in the game... more "money" to buy supplies, military hardware, building schools, medical facilities, etc. You can enjoy it and be successful without paying anything... it just helps your nation grow faster if you pay. Your nation will grow (very) slowly every day, in terms of land and your population. Depending on your economy and the job situation, that's how you will make more money to move forward (without paying). Your citizens will pay taxes, and depending on how high you set the tax rate, that will determine their happiness, productivity, etc. It's just like expenses in Baseball Mogul... you maximize them to make the most money, but after a certain threshold, you start to lose money (or in this case, productivity). There are several pre-requisites, or items that you need to have before you are able to get the next item, so nobody will ever be able to "dominate" this game overnight. Certain things will grow your population faster... or increase your "income" at a higher rate (so you can buy/build more things)... or minimize the chance of losing a significant portion of your population from disease or a military attack.
It took me a couple of months before I had a respectable nation, and much longer until I would consider it "dominant", although the most powerful nations are the ones that have played the game since the beginning. Random things can happen to your nation (disease, natural disasters, etc), so it's important to invest in things like hospitals and medical facilities... sort of like Baseball Mogul. You also choose your type of government and your religion, and depending what your citizens think, it will affect their happiness, productivity, etc. You can only change it so often though to try to maximize its "effectiveness". It is much more complex than the intro shows it to be, so it can be a lot of fun. The downfall, at least when I played, is that there is only so much you were able to do each day, so it can be boring as well. That's why I ended up leaving the game. I just went ahead and attacked my friend's nation, and stopped logging in. (There's a two week inactivity period as well, so if you forget to log in after that time, your nation will be deleted, which can suck if you built up a powerful nation.) There's more diplomacy when you become truly dominant. You could wage a "nuclear war" and attack opposing nations for whatever reason, but obviously depending what alliance they are apart of, they would all attack your nation (it's either two or three attacks and counterattacks you could do each day) and it would fall into anarchy, so it's not an all-out "war game". I think some of you would really enjoy it. It's really complex and requires a lot of thought to build a successful nation, because there will be a lot of choices you have to make on things.
I'm sure that we all appreciate Binglepop's detailed and appetizing post about this game. More on this, later...
I, myself, have taken a good long look at the game, and am toying with the idea of entering it as leader of a "Sovereign Quebec", primarily to see how that (currently) Canadian province would work out as an independent country.
"Sovereign Quebec" (SQ) would have evolved via a massive "Yes" vote in the latest referendum "Should Quebec Province separate from Canada?", followed by cordial negotiations with the Canadian Federal Government; the individual Canadian provinces; and the United States, as a result of which this new country would:-
Allow free and unfettered access through its borders to any and all Canadian provinces, and American states.
Would happily join any trade treaty, or defensive alliance within the N. American continent
Would adopt the characteristic tolerant attitude of Canadians and Americans towards all creeds and religions already within its borders, whilst reserving the right to bar the entry of any who that we deem would present a danger to SQ, or its immediate neighbours.
Would not seek to extend its present boundaries, but would vigorously defend those borders; boundaries; and way of life, against any aggression.
The aim of the SQ Government is, in time, to build a country where the quality of life – not, necessarily “standard of living”- for all of its citizens, is paramount
Summed up, the Sovereign State of Quebec would, ultimately, prove to be an admirable role model; a peaceable neighbour; a good friend; a generous trading partner; and a stalwart ally; in the defence and well-being of the entire North American continent.
Whaddya think, Guys?
I’d be especially interested in the views of any French-Canadians who might be out there.
WOW. This got waaaaaay off-topic.
What about a Norwegian Canadian American Italian Irish German Native American :D. And yea, join, and we could have a sports mogul alliance. Me and Rockiesfan both have joinedQuote:
Originally Posted by Rongar
Triple crown for me!
I am the Communist nation Midgardor, led by RedsoxRockies. However, my people overthrew the communism because they wanted something more opressive. I mean, come on, what else is more opressive LOL
lol
lol ill join it
Because the original idea was vetoed by a 6,339 to 1 margin. And you're 10 or something, so you count as 0.5 actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannymac910
Stop posting at those insane times, they make me sick!