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The Basics

What is a region?

A region is place where multiple nations can reside and/or work together towards a common goal or purpose.

What are Game Created Regions?

Game Created Regions (GCRs), are regions created by the game to serve a purpose. There are 15 GCRs, including 5 Feeders, 4 Sinkers, and 6 Warzones.

"Feeders" are regions where newly founded nations appear. Collectively there are 5 Feeders:

"Sinkers" are regions where nations appear once they have been restored. The Rejected Realms is a region where nations go when they are ejected from another region. The Rejected Realms is also a Sinker. Collectively, there are 4 Sinkers

What are Warzones?

In Warzones, there is no founder, bans are temporary, eventually expire and cost no influence to carry out (as influence in Warzones is "frozen" as if the region was just created). Warzones also do not cease to exist when emptied. There are six Warzones:

What is Regional Influence?

Regional Influence is a hidden numerical value attached to your nation that rises based on how long you have been present within a region and the number of endorsements you have. Regional Influence, as the name implies, only applies to the total amount of influence within a single region, and is independent of the amount of influence in any other region in the world. Remember, that after week of not logging into a nation, it will stop gathering influence, so be sure not to leave any nation unattended. Nations Cease To Exist (CTE) after 28 days, or 60 days if they are in vacation mode.

Regional Influence levels (lowest to highest)

    1. Zero
    2. Unproven
    3. Hatchling
    4. Newcomer
    5. Nipper
    6. Minnow
    7. Sprat
    8. Shoeshiner
    9. Page
    10. Squire
    11. Apprentice
    12. Vassal
    13. Truckler
    14. Handshaker
    15. Duckspeaker
    16. Envoy
    17. Diplomat
    18. Ambassador
    19. Auxiliary
    20. Negotiator
    21. Contender
    22. Instigator
    23. Dealmaker
    24. Enforcer
    25. Eminence Grise
    26. Powerbroker
    27. Power
    28. Superpower
    29. Dominator
    30. Hegemony
    31. Hermit

Unlike founders, who can change Regional Controls as they please, WA Delegates must spend Influence in order to ban or eject other nations, or to password protect a region. Hidden passwords cost more Influence than passwords that are visible to the residents of a region, and it costs more Influence to eject and ban ("banject") a nation than it costs to just eject them. The more Influence a nation has, the more Influence it costs to eject and ban them. This is to prevent a delegate from completely destroying a region without a chance for the region to react.

The Regional Influence label shown on your nation page is only valid for your current region. The longer you have been in a given region, the more Influence you will have there.

How do you join the World Assembly?

To join the World Assembly, go to your settings and enter in an email address. Next, go to the World Assembly page and you'll see a button near the top of the page that says "Apply to Join". Click that button.

You should receive an email immediately and if not, check your “spam” folder. Click the link inside the email, and you'll automatically be logged in and accepted into the World Assembly! You can now vote on resolutions, endorse other nations, and move your World Assembly nation as your military puppet! Note that it is against the rules to have more than 1 (one) nation in the World Assembly at a time; the game may eject you from the World Assembly and even ban you from it if you try to have more than one nation with membership at the same time. You can have as many nations as you want and as many applications and confirmation emails for as many nations as you want, but only one can be in the WA at a time. You must resign from that nation to transfer membership to another nation if you wish to change it. The game has a built in safety mechanism that will prevent you from breaking the rules if you follow that procedure.

How do you endorse a nation?

To endorse a nation, you must both be in the World Assembly and in the same region. Simply scroll to the bottom of that nation's nation page, and click the button at the bottom that says "Endorse NationName". You can also see who has endorsed you at the bottom of your own nation page.

What is an "Update”?

You know how you answer issues; then you get a new one after a certain amount of time? That's what updates are. There are two updates each day.

At these times, nations update (obtain a new issue, change in regional influence, etc.). However, they don't all update at the same time. The following is a list of all that takes place during the update:

    - Influence increases (or decreases, for a nation that has left the region).
    - Inactive nations and empty regions cease to exist.
    - WA endorsements are verified and new WA Delegates are elected, if necessary.

Each update is known as the following:

    12:00-1:00am EST (4:00-5:00am UTC) - This is known as the Major Update, since it not only updates the nations and regions, but compiles a WA Census report, chooses a new featured region, and updates the population of each nation.

    12:00pm-1:00pmEST (16:00pm-17:00UTC) - This is known as the Minor Update, since it is slightly shorter than the Major Update and only does a basic update of the nations and regions.

During this time, nations are updated within the region in order of how long they've been there.

During these times, the endorsements are also recounted within the region. The nation in the region with the most World Assembly endorsements at this time becomes the region’s delegate.
As stated before, each region updates at a specific time within this time frame, and can only update once per update. Likewise, each nation can only update once. Therefore, once a nation updates, it can no longer be used for raiding or defending during the course of that update. Once a region updates, it cannot be updated again until the next update. If you move to a region that has already updated before your nation updates, and leave it there until the end of the update, your nation will not be updated, and none of the effects of update will occur to your nation.

What is raiding?

Raiding is when a group of nations join the World Assembly (WA) and move to a region to elect a delegate (giving control of that region over to that player), to capture or destroy the region. Nations cannot be raided. Only regions can be raided.

What is defending?

Defending is when a group of nations join the World Assembly (WA) and move to a region to either boost a native nation and/or delegate’s endorsement count or to elect a delegate of their own (giving control of that region over to that player), to protect the region from a raid, restore the region from a previous raid, and/or to preserve said region's original native community and history. The goal in defending a region is to completely remove foreign control of the designated region, and to restore them to the previous settings under the control of the natives if any remain. This requires that those with Defender aims seize a region under the control of a foreign force, restore it, and remove all traces of the foreign force wherever possible. Native regions can also be protected by supplying endorsements to the native delegate, thereby making the region harder to raid.

Natives and Regional Defense

What is a "Native"?

A native is defined as 2 or more of the following:

    (1) Any nation that has membership or citizenship status in a region where a legitimate, sovereign government is present
    (2) A nation which takes up residence in a region without the intention of furthering the goals and aims of a foreign force
    (3) Nations that possess more Regional Influence in a region than in any other region

These are the 'regular members' of a region, whether they participate in the military forces if existent or not. There is a solid difference between 'native' and 'civilian'.

Natives are the ones who are responsible for protecting the region they inhabit, usually by forming a government within the region for protection. There are many policies a government may enforce or implement to protect a region from foreign powers.

What is Spotting?

Spotting is the act of watching for suspicious activity utilizing the Activity Page to gain the advantage of noticing raids or invasions before they begin, so that troops may be mobilized to prevent or stop a raid in its early stages.

What is Detagging?

Detagging is the act of seizing a region not occupied by foreign forces, typically without a delegate or founder in power, and returning the region to its previous settings before the foreign force seized and left the region.

Before the Update

Before the update begins, your group must simply make sure that their nations are prepared in the Jump Point, each applied to join the World Assembly, and that they are not already a WA member on any other nation at that time. These members should then show up a few minutes before update to receive orders from the commanding officer(s).

The commanding officer(s), however, must prepare a few hours ahead of time.

During the Update

Updates are when most combat takes place, where regions gather in a designated region with puppets that are members of the World Assembly (one at a time per person), who endorse the leader of the operation and 'jump' altogether into the target region a few seconds before it updates, as they attempt to seize it.

During update, the endorsements are also recounted within the region. This means that if you endorse a World Assembly nation with as many people as possible, and all jump into the same region in need of detagging, that nation will be elected as the new delegate, and gain access to the regional controls.

Switching

Preparing to Switch

  1. Firstly, create all of the puppet nations you will use during the update.

  2. Move all of your puppet nations into the Jump Point

  3. Next, go the “World Assembly” page and click “Apply to Join”

  4. Repeat step 3 with all of your puppets. Remember not to accept the emails until you are ready to switch.

How to Switch

  1. Accept the "Join the World Assembly" email with 1 puppet nation

  2. Follow the order that your commanding officer gives and move to the designated region.

  3. After the target region updates, resign from the World Assembly

  4. Repeat steps 2-3 until you run out of orders.

What not to do when Switching

  1. Applying to join the World Assembly.

  2. Typing a nation or region name.

  3. Typing a password.

Liberating a Region

What is Liberating?

Liberating is the act of seizing a region occupied by foreign forces or an oppressive regime and occupying the region, removing the force or regime previously occupying the region, and restoring it back under native control.

A region can be liberated in one of two ways:

  1. Seizing the region during the update

  2. Stealth Raiding

What is an Occupation?

An Occupation is when a region is seized and held on to by exercising superior military force.

The goal of an occupation can be one or more of the following:

  1. To defend the region from attack by other foreign forces

  2. To password protect the region

  3. To destroy and refound the region

  4. To stabilize or encourage the growth of a new government

  5. To cleanse the region of a particular view point or ideology

  6. To make a political move

  7. To display power

Types of Occupations

There are four main types of Occupations:

  1. Invasion- An Invasion is when a foreign force seizes another region's WA Delegacy, and reinforces the region, holding it for long durations of time, with the intent to inflict damage to the region or it's original government and/or native population.

  2. Defense- A Defense is when a foreign force seizes another region's WA Delegacy, and reinforces the region, holding it for long durations of time, with the intent to protect, preserve, and/or restore the region or it's original government and/or native population.

  3. Protection- Protection is when a foreign force moves into a region and endorses the native WA Delegate in order to protect the region from invasions that may be impending. -

  4. Stealth- A Stealth Occupation is when a foreign force infiltrates a region disguised as a domestic force, and holds the region for a lengthy amount of time, often with the aims of protecting or destroying said region secretly.

The UDSAF

What is the UDSAF?

The UDSAF is the regional armed forces of The Union of Democratic States.

What is the role of the UDSAF in the defending world?

The UDSAF has allied itself with the Grey Wardens, a presitigious and extremely powerful voice in the defending world. Throught this partnership, the Grey Wardens allow us to join them on their missions aswell as helping us in our management and training. Along with working with the mainstream defenders, the UDSAF also does its sole missions, working to detag, support and liberate those in need.

What are the ranks of the UDSAF?

Seal

Seal Code

Position

Description

[img]http://i.imgur.com/iJVwFcb.png[/img]

Commander

The Commander is responsible for the "day to day" operations of the UDSAF. The Commander appoints every rank below them, and is appointed by the Prime Minister. The Commander commands all operations and is responsible for the well being of the entire Armed Forces.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/A14txD7.png[/img]

Lieutenant General

The Lieutenant General(s) shall be deemed the necessary powers to lead minor operations and can command in the absence of the General. The Lieutenant General must have completed a minimum of 30 detags in order to be appointed.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/eo0lEso.png[/img]

Major General

The Major General(s) shall be deemed the necessary powers to lead minor operations. The Major General must have completed a minimum of 25 detags in order to be appointed.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/GXQnivD.png[/img]

Colonel

The Colonel(‘s) shall be eligible to lead detag teams with up to 3 (three) other soldiers.The Colonel must have completed a minimum of 20 detags in order to be appointed.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/w7AZfjy.png[/img]

Captain

The Captain(‘s) shall be eligible to become the delegate of a detag mission.The Captain must have completed a minimum of 10 detags in order to be appointed.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/vbg52S2.png[/img]

Sergeant

Sergeants are considered to be soldiers who have only minor experience defending, but show promise or willpower to become a higher rank. Sergeants must have completed 5(five) detags before they are eligible to be promoted from private

[img]http://i.imgur.com/P07tJY3.png[/img]

Private

Privates are new recruits of the UDSAF & have little to no experience of defending. Private is the starter ranking that all soldiers receive unless they have experience in another defending army.

Credits
Credits to Krypton Nova for most of the writing.
Credits to Kanglia for drafting and editing.
Credits to The Noble Thatcherites for the BB Coding and Seals.

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