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Battlefleet gothic command

New fakeland wrote:With Z-day less than a week away (assuming it will be during Halloween weekend like previous years), I think it's the right time to start discussions
For people who don't know what Z-day is, I have written a factbook about it

Z-day

by New fakeland

DONT PANIC!
While your nation will automatically be involved in Z-day, you don't have to actively participate, and all effects to your nation due to Z-day will be reversed once Z-day ends
 

Content:
What is Z-day?
When is Z-day?
How is it played?
How to survive?
Tips

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes:
-Some information here is based on last years Z-day. This year's Z-day may have changes.
-Some terminology I have used here may be different that officially used.
-I will continue making changes to this bulletin up to the beginning of Z-day, so check for changes at the beginning of Z-day.

What is Z-day?

Z-day (also known as zombie apocalypse, z-6, and more) is a special zombie-themed NationStates event, where your nation is slowly be invaded by zombies, and you have various ways to react to this.
This will be the 6th Z-day in NationStates history.

When is Z-day?

The date hasn't been revealed yet, but it usually occurs around Halloween, usually a weekend (the 28-29th) or the day before, and on Halloween (30-31st), and last 36 hours (and not actually a day).
For the exact time, keep an eye on the NationStates News

How is Z-day played?

At the start of Z-day, your population is counted as "survivors", and over time, infection will spread, slowly converting "survivors" into "zombies".
To access your "Zombie Control" page, on your nation's home page, click the biohazard symbol ☣.

You are presented with 3 "research" options, each of which unlocks an "active effect", which you can use once every 20 seconds.

Option

Active Effect

Cure the zombies

Allows you to send cure missiles to other nations, which converts "zombies" back into "survivors"

Fight the zombies

Allows you to send anti-zombie squads to other nations, which converts "zombies" into "dead"*

Embrace the zombies

Allows you to send zombie hordes to other nations, which converts "survivors" into "zombies"

*Note:"Dead" can not be converted back into "survivors" or "zombies".

Notes:

  • Balder's official stance is "Cure"

  • You will not be able to do anything until your first research has completed

  • Even if you did not embrace zombies, it will still have "Hordes" in your superweapon research list, as this is based on the % of infected in your nation.

  • If your nation is hit by another nation, you will have to wait 2 minutes until you can perform an active effect.

  • Each game-hour lasts 1 real hour, but doesn't necessarily begin/end on the hour.

    Subsequent levels of research are more effective, but take longer to research.

    Your nation will also gain a "passive effect", which is the same as your "active effects", except it occurs automatically every hour to your own nation.

    • How to survive?

    To survive, you must rely on teamwork, as passive effects aren't enough on their own, and you can't use active effects on yourself.

    The basics of teamwork are: if you need help, ask. If someone else asks for help, help them.
    If you need help:
    - If you have a high zombie population, ask for cures for your nation.
    - If you're under attack by zombie hordes at you, say who is attacking you.
    If someone else asks for help:
    - If you have cure missiles, send them to people asking for cures, or who are being attacked
    - If you have anti-zombie squads, send them to attacking zombie nations
    - DO NOT sent anti-zombie squads to survivor nations, it will kill their population and decreases their effectiveness.

    Tips

  • If saying a nation's name while in NationStates (e.g. in the Regional Message Board) putting an "@" in front of the name will turn it into a link (e.g. @New Fakeland becomes New fakeland). This means people can get to that nation with one click, rather than having to search for the nation.

  • If saying a nation's name outside NationStates (e.g. in a Discord or Skype chat) use the URL (the text in the address bar) for that nation's page (e.g. http://www.nationstates.net/nation=new_fakeland). This means people can get to that nation with one click, rather than having to search for the nation.

  • Check out the "national happenings" at the bottom of a nations page, it will tell you what actions they've been taking, or have been taken against them. Use this to double check you haven't mixed up which nations are friend and foe.

  • Learn how to use the "Activities" page (from the top menu). You can see the recent actions in your region, filter it to show different things (e.g. show only foundings to see what nations have entered the region, so you can check if they're zombie nations).

  • If you are keeping an eye on some friendly nations (that may be inactive), add them to your national dossier. This will allow you to quickly check up on all of them using the activities page, to see if anyone has been attacked by zombies.

    • Notes to remember about Z-Day for next year:
    -Cure missiles can't be used until the first research is complete, which may take about 2 hours (depending on nation size, and scientific advancement). So after starting research, there's nothing to do for an hour or 2.

    -To get to zombie_control where you can research cures and such, click on the biohazard symbol on the menu near the top of your nation's page

    -to fire a cure missile, go to the nation you want to cure, and click the button at the top.


    The Issue
     
    Recent reports suggest the existence of an infectious virus causing its victims to display aggressive, flesh-eating behavior. The virus appears to spread via the exchange of bodily fluids, such as biting. This may be New Fakeland's darkest hour.
     
    The Debate
     
    1.“One is always tempted to err on the side of compassion, in these situations, hoping the infected might be able to be cured,” says General Renee Cho. “And that would be a terrible mistake. We must marshal the full force of New Fakeland's military might against these undead abominations while we still have the ability to do so.”
     
     EXTERMINATE ZOMBIES
     
    2.“No! No!” cries bespectacled science type Wojciech Ono. “I know this looks bad, but these people aren't monsters! They're husbands, wives, brothers, children! Our efforts must go into researching a cure—a cure that could not only save New Fakeland but also our neighbors in Balder! Working together with our fellow nations is the only way out of this nightmare!”
     
    RESEARCH CURE
     
    3.“I'm going to just float something here,” says political advisor Kitty Kaine. “What if instead of gunning down our infected, or throwing money after a cure that may not even exist, we get on board with the zombie apocalypse? If we work with the zombies, not against them, maybe this needn't be so bad. Perhaps we can even figure out a way to sustain an undead population indefinitely.”
     
    EMBRACE ZOMBIES
     

    [] Cure research
    [] Zombies
    [] Anti-zombie squad

    [nation] was struck by a Cure Missile from [nation], curing [number] million infected
    [nation] was ravaged by a Zombie Horde from [nation], infecting [number] million survivors.
    [nation] was cleansed by a Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from [nation], killing [number] million zombies.

    World Z-day page: page=zday_tally
    Your Z-day page: page=zombie_control

    Read dispatch


    (telegram me if there's any mistakes, or extra stuff I should add).
    Firstly, has the Balder government prepared anything for Z-day? If not, I'd like to nominate myself for supreme commander of the being in charge, as there are many other things that need to be sorted if there is no official government stuff done yet.

    Hmm, not sure on the hows (as I myself was only recently restored from oblivion) of the upcoming Z-Day within Balder.

    However, if you need it - and provided I don't shift to another region within the next five days - the firepower of Battlefleet Gothic will be at the region's command. :p

    Illand

    Probably going to go with anti zombie teams this time.

    Lordren

    I second the nomination for New fakeland as supreme commander of the being in charge, and would also like to throw in my name for General Field Marshall of Nighttime Operations, as I generally wake up around midnight CST and can devote hours to keeping a close eye on rogue nations during that time.

    I will be researching the cure before I move on to military solutions.

    The Grand Immortal Empire of Truly Awsome

    I know someone who would have to have been part of the Z-day discussion. *Thinks back with a sorrowful, longing face as I remember the ----- nation of all time, Le Lenny Face*

    Post self-deleted by THX1138.

    The Medicine Cabinet of THX1138

    Truly Awsome wrote:I know someone who would have to have been part of the Z-day discussion. *Thinks back with a sorrowful, longing face as I remember the ----- nation of all time, Le Lenny Face*

    You're right. He would have shoe-horned in several stupid, off-topic comments, and then referenced his ass for no reason. Such a great loss.

    New fakeland

    Lordren

    Truly Awsome wrote:I know someone who would have to have been part of the Z-day discussion. *Thinks back with a sorrowful, longing face as I remember the ----- nation of all time, Le Lenny Face*

    I appreciate a bit of silliness and borderline trolling, so I think I have a better opinion of ol' Lenny than pretty much anyone else, but even I wish he'd reigned it in at times. There's a difference between being a bit of a dolt all in good fun and being an annoyance.

    They say if you speak his name three times on Z-day Eve, he'll climb back out of the grave croaking memes at you.

    Enwick

    The Girlish Infatuation of Lady Marian

    Hear, Hear, Well Said, Lordren

    Solorni

    I agree :)

    Kreigerland

    How do i leave a region ?

    New fakeland

    Just below Balder's Factbook entry, and just above the "Today's World Census", there's a link that says "tired of life in Balder", and on the page that links to, you can start a new region.
    Or just click the link here:
    Tired of life in Balder?

    But if you want to move to an existing region, go to the page for that region, and just below Balder's Factbook entry, and just above the "Today's World Census", there's a link that says "move [your_nation] to [region_name]"

    Solorni wrote:I agree :)

    So no official government standing on the Z-Day issue then? Or are you going to conveniently "disappear" like last year?

    Also, CGP Grey in the NationStates news!

    New fakeland

    I've decided to set up a discord channel for Z-day, for tactical discussion, and asking for cures (once the event starts), so the RMB doesn't get bogged down with Z-chatt.

    https://discord.gg/NVSjWPY

    Unlike skype, you don't need to signup, or download anything to use.
    If you're new to discord:
    Copy the link above into your preferred browser.
    Enter a name, and click "accept invite"/"Continue" when prompted to. Ignore/close the popup that asks to run an app.
    You can then either choose "Skip Setup", to go straight to the chat, or click "next" to signup an account (although it's not needed).

    Lordren

    Lordren

    Balder's super elite probably all go to an underground bunker or something and just wait for us peons to clear it all up.

    Blaedgr

    Hey I've been on nation states for about a year now but only recently joined the WA, I know I have to listen to WA rules but is that automatic, or do I have to check the WA rules every issue and pick the option that lines up with the rules?

    New fakeland

    [quote=blaedgr;22025922]is that automatic[quote]
    It is, although, I've never actually noticed it making any difference to my nations either way, and I think a lot of the WA rules are for people who role play

    Illand

    Tis true!

    Zekberg

    The Misanthropic Mainland of Various Excuses

    While The Misanthropic Mainland of Various Excuses would love to sign up along with The Kingdom of Zekberg we unfortunately cannot find a pen (and we did look, honest)

    Zekberg

    New fakeland

    Can't find a pen? Just ask Lady Marian , because according to the world census report, she's #1 for most "stationery" in Baldur :|

    Zekberg, The Dark Norse, and Battlefleet gothic command

    Lordren

    You can't, like, own land maaaan.

    Zekberg

    The Ancient Nordic Lands of Alvalero

    I can, thats because I'm not a pennyless hippy.

    Zekberg

    Illand

    World series HYPE!

    Zekberg

    Battlefleet gothic command

    +TRANSMISSION BEGINS+

    His Royal Majesty Zek,

    You have no authority over myself, my staff or the Battlefleet that I command, nor over the region or government with which we presently co-exist. We utterly reject your 'order' for loyalty to you - our loyalty is to the God-Emperor, the Imperium of Man and the Imperial Navy, in that order.

    Furthermore, I command far more firepower then you will be able to command in your lifetime, 'sir'. We therefore scorn you with the utmost contempt and will not accede to your demands. Should you wish to challenge this through force of arms, however, you are welcome to try and avoid consigning yourselves to oblivion. Consider yourself duly warned and ignored.

    +Lord-Admiral Cornelius von Ravensberg+
    +Battlefleet Gothic Command+

    +TRANSMISSION ENDS+

    Heraldine

    Hi guys!

    Illand

    Hello!

    The Girlish Infatuation of Lady Marian

    Zekberg, typing with the Caps Lock on is shouting which is rude and annoying.

    Zekberg

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