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[lacar1601]

Out of curiosity, how come I only got a little more than half of the peninsula I asked for?

2 things:

1) My original reason for limiting the amount of land each nation received was in anticipation for a flood of requests for real-estate claims. It was to ensure that everyone had a sizable and approximately equal (loosely defined) piece of land (I am aware that ChrsWsrn is the oddball) before I consider expanding everyone's borders all at once. Of course, the flood of requests didn't happen, and currently only a little more than half of the nations in the Team9000 region have a land stake. This increases my willingness to execute thing number 2 below.

2) You have every right to request a border expansion and/or nation relocation, within moderation of course. Your proposed expansion would increase your real-estate by about 50%, which seems acceptable given the current rate of requests and ChrsWsrn's unfair share of land.

On the other hand, if everyone currently on the map started jumping on the bandwagon for 50% more land, that map would start crowding something fierce. This would leave much less land for the other half of the nations that still have yet to claim a stake, not including future new nations who may join the Team9000 region.

Will update later today pending further requests.

 

[lacar1601]

Global crisis

In an emergency national meeting, the top geologists of Xaralcestos have discovered an enormous, subterranean vacuum next to the magma reservoir beneath Holy Obsidian's volcano. A plan was drawn to connect the reservoir to the vacuum with the hopes that the pressure built up under the volcano would be alleviated by an underground eruption. Given the size of the vacuum cavern, Xaralclestian scientists estimate that the pressure would be reduced to sub-critical levels for about a month before an above-ground volcanic eruption is threatened again.

Without asking permission from the Holy Obsidian's psychotic dictator, Xaralclestian engineers and miners have been dispatched to dig out the channel between the reservoir and the vacuum. A sizable security force is escorting the team just outside the border (underground) in case the Holy Obsidian dictator has other ideas. This decision was made for the well-being of all nations in the Team9000 region.

Xaralclestos calls on all nations to provide ideas for a long-term solution for this global crisis.

 

[TheGurw]

2 things:

1) My original reason for limiting the amount of land each nation received was in anticipation for a flood of requests for real-estate claims. It was to ensure that everyone had a sizable and approximately equal (loosely defined) piece of land (I am aware that ChrsWsrn is the oddball) before I consider expanding everyone's borders all at once. Of course, the flood of requests didn't happen, and currently only a little more than half of the nations in the Team9000 region have a land stake. This increases my willingness to execute thing number 2 below.

2) You have every right to request a border expansion and/or nation relocation, within moderation of course. Your proposed expansion would increase your real-estate by about 50%, which seems acceptable given the current rate of requests and ChrsWsrn's unfair share of land.

On the other hand, if everyone currently on the map started jumping on the bandwagon for 50% more land, that map would start crowding something fierce. This would leave much less land for the other half of the nations that still have yet to claim a stake, not including future new nations who may join the Team9000 region.

Will update later today pending further requests.

You could move my nation right to the south-eastern edge, I don't mind. I don't need more land, but that area looks like mountains are more plentiful.

 

[Patchouli]

Attention all governments within the region of Team9000:

The Empire of Holy Obsidian's largest active volcano is set to have a large eruption within the next 24 hours. This, depending on wind direction and speed, will cloud over the majority of the region with radioactive lava-raining volcanic ash clouds. Psychotic Dictator Gurw humbly suggests taking the following federally-approved appropriate measures:
1. Tuck your head between your knees and kiss your butt goodbye.
2. Flail your arms wildly and run through your streets naked whilst screaming.
3. Purchase magma-rated Umbrellashields™ from any one of our numerous retailers, located for your convenience in every nation in the region, with the exception of Lotari and the Holy Nordic Empire. If you purchase from the super-retailers in the Free Land of ChrisWsrn, they are duty-free.
4. Burrow underground in hopes of escaping the onslaught of radioactive lava-rain, much as our own citizens do.
5. Continue life as usual, with knowledge that there is a high chance of your population dying off within the next 72 hours.

Psychotic Dictator Gurw personally suggests options 2 or 3.

In other news, a lava-resistant version of aerogel is currently under heavy research in the Empire of Holy Obsidian; hopes are high that this material will lead to the first major above-ground building in the Empire.

That is all.

Luckily, the winds from the north will most likely keep the ash clouds away. If not, then we will have to find out if our super skycrapers are built up to code. (Due to massive overcrowding, Lotarish cities have buildings that are made several hundred stories tall, and are made of very sturdy materials to withstand such immense stress that would be put upon these structures)

2 things:

1) My original reason for limiting the amount of land each nation received was in anticipation for a flood of requests for real-estate claims. It was to ensure that everyone had a sizable and approximately equal (loosely defined) piece of land (I am aware that ChrsWsrn is the oddball) before I consider expanding everyone's borders all at once. Of course, the flood of requests didn't happen, and currently only a little more than half of the nations in the Team9000 region have a land stake. This increases my willingness to execute thing number 2 below.

2) You have every right to request a border expansion and/or nation relocation, within moderation of course. Your proposed expansion would increase your real-estate by about 50%, which seems acceptable given the current rate of requests and ChrsWsrn's unfair share of land.

On the other hand, if everyone currently on the map started jumping on the bandwagon for 50% more land, that map would start crowding something fierce. This would leave much less land for the other half of the nations that still have yet to claim a stake, not including future new nations who may join the Team9000 region.

Will update later today pending further requests.

I do have more than 1.4 billion people in there, though...

 

[Keyblade474]

In response to the oncoming volcanic eruption to be located in the Empire of Holy Obsidian, the Kingdom of Akryo has employed a panel of scientists in order to combat this threat. The panel, consisting entirely of genetically enhanced emperor penguins, has sadly disbanded after the members had been informed that a rare Akyronian Giant Enemy Crab has surfaced on the coast of the Northern Ocean, near the border with the Holy Empire of The Holy Nordic Empire.

We will bring you more on this story as it develops.

 

[TheGurw]

In an emergency national meeting, the top geologists of Xaralcestos have discovered an enormous, subterranean vacuum next to the magma reservoir beneath Holy Obsidian's volcano. A plan was drawn to connect the reservoir to the vacuum with the hopes that the pressure built up under the volcano would be alleviated by an underground eruption. Given the size of the vacuum cavern, Xaralclestian scientists estimate that the pressure would be reduced to sub-critical levels for about a month before an above-ground volcanic eruption is threatened again.

Without asking permission from the Holy Obsidian's psychotic dictator, Xaralclestian engineers and miners have been dispatched to dig out the channel between the reservoir and the vacuum. A sizable security force is escorting the team just outside the border (underground) in case the Holy Obsidian dictator has other ideas. This decision was made for the well-being of all nations in the Team9000 region.

Xaralclestos calls on all nations to provide ideas for a long-term solution for this global crisis.

The Empire of Holy Obsidian wishes to remind you that the volcanoes and connected subterranean chambers are part of the Empire's Protected Environment of the National Irradiated System, and that interfering with eruptions is a federal offense, minimum sentencing for which is a public flogging followed by the gallows; though the normal sentence is 16 months of excruciating torture followed by slowly burning alive. A Sovereignty Protection Team consisting of Rad Zombies, Magma Golems, and Ash Flyers are standing by to take your team into custody if you do not cease, desist, and deport yourselves within 12 hours.

 

[Io_Reign]

The Empire of Holy Obsidian wishes to remind you that the volcanoes and connected subterranean chambers are part of the Empire's Protected Environment of the National Irradiated System, and that interfering with eruptions is a federal offense, minimum sentencing for which is a public flogging followed by the gallows; though the normal sentence is 16 months of excruciating torture followed by slowly burning alive. A Sovereignty Protection Team consisting of Rad Zombies, Magma Golems, and Ash Flyers are standing by to take your team into custody if you do not cease, desist, and deport yourselves within 12 hours.

I have supplied lacar's troops with snickers to give to your protection team, because they'll chill the fuck out if they eat a snickers.

 

[TheGurw]

I have supplied lacar's troops with snickers to give to your protection team, because they'll chill the fuck out if they eat a snickers.

Snickers are contraband in my nation. Conspiring to bring them into my empire could easily be considered an act of war ... which may be a bad idea since the vast majority of my military is immortal, invincible, or undead.

 

[Coulometry]

Okay...

1. I do not want my land moved or expanded. My people are good with what they've got.
2. Due to our location in proximity to The Empire of Holy Obsidian we have expanded our Science and went crazy Education. Most (aka any building I deemed fit or liked the look of) of our buildings are protected either with a special gel or a protection field of anti-lava/pyroness. Which means, due to protections and environmental laws, all our forests are under various shields. Gotta keep them Hippos happy.
3. While I am not against the meeting of nations I feel that is way too far for this God to travel so I'll most likely just stay home and order my peoples around like I usually do.

The Theocracy of Wehlberg has extended these things to my offsprings' nation of Saint Wehlberg so they're covered as well.

Saint Wehlberg can just have a piece of my existing land so we're good with the map.

 

[crafteroftemines]

It's a good thing that my nation is one that is specifically 50 meters in the crust.

 

[Kris]

Cochilia and Elmarinea added.

I'm amazed that no one is interested in those nice plains at the center of the map.

Maybe everyone subconsciously realizes that if there would ever be a world war, this is where it would take place.

Any way I can get in on this? If so I kinda like that sea/lake side area east of ChrisWsrn,

PS: This is my editing of teh thing. My nation is Moyasu. Thought I'd make that clear. :3

 

[Bored]

Attention all governments within the region of Team9000:

The Empire of Holy Obsidian's largest active volcano is set to have a large eruption within the next 24 hours. This, depending on wind direction and speed, will cloud over the majority of the region with radioactive lava-raining volcanic ash clouds. Psychotic Dictator Gurw humbly suggests taking the following federally-approved appropriate measures:
1. Tuck your head between your knees and kiss your butt goodbye.
2. Flail your arms wildly and run through your streets naked whilst screaming.
3. Purchase magma-rated Umbrellashields™ from any one of our numerous retailers, located for your convenience in every nation in the region, with the exception of Lotari and the Holy Nordic Empire. If you purchase from the super-retailers in the Free Land of ChrisWsrn, they are duty-free.
4. Burrow underground in hopes of escaping the onslaught of radioactive lava-rain, much as our own citizens do.
5. Continue life as usual, with knowledge that there is a high chance of your population dying off within the next 72 hours.

Psychotic Dictator Gurw personally suggests options 2 or 3.

In other news, a lava-resistant version of aerogel is currently under heavy research in the Empire of Holy Obsidian; hopes are high that this material will lead to the first major above-ground building in the Empire.

That is all.

Well my nation is far from the epicenter of this event and our constant coastal winds should keep the dust to a minimum (besides my citizens after years of mining Uranium nude have developed unusual side-effects that limit radioactive damage on the 'human' body.) I wish the other nations gl in their nuclear fallout and hope to see them on our latest season of Who wants to be an Immigrant: Radioactive Zombie Hunt

 

[crafteroftemines]

Luckily, the winds from the north will most likely keep the ash clouds away.

It's a good thing that my nation is one that is specifically 50 meters in the crust.

i think my fallout proof tungsten doors can keep me safe

 

[lameducks]

I am claiming this island as The Commonwealth of Duckdonia.

Feel free to come by and visit we are currently shooting poets!!!

 

[ChrisWsrn]

Any way I can get in on this? If so I kinda like that sea/lake side area east of ChrisWsrn,View attachment 140846
PS: This is my editing of teh thing. My nation is Moyasu. Thought I'd make that clear. :3

Welcome to the neighborhood!

If you are in need of goods from my nation you can pay in "Work Units". Also if you are in need of labor you can buy "Work Units". If you have people you want to git rid of you can sell them as "Work Units". My nation is the only market for "Work Units" in Team9000.

If your people want to leave your nation they can audition for one of my nations biggest TV shows, Who Wants to be a Immigrant, just by crossing the border into my Fully Autonomous Weapons Test Range. If they cross the range they get citizenship. If they fail...

I hope you enjoy having my nation as a neighbor.

 

[lacar1601]

I do have more than 1.4 billion people in there, though...

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Moyasu added, Duckdonia added, Lotari expanded, Holy Obsidian relocated.

The Empire of Holy Obsidian wishes to remind you that the volcanoes and connected subterranean chambers are part of the Empire's Protected Environment of the National Irradiated System, and that interfering with eruptions is a federal offense, minimum sentencing for which is a public flogging followed by the gallows; though the normal sentence is 16 months of excruciating torture followed by slowly burning alive. A Sovereignty Protection Team consisting of Rad Zombies, Magma Golems, and Ash Flyers are standing by to take your team into custody if you do not cease, desist, and deport yourselves within 12 hours.

The Dominion of Xaraclestos is thankful for the 12-hour grace period given to its mining team especially considering that the volcano was due to erupt within 10.5 hours after this warning was issued. Our reports say that the mining team was able to finish digging the tunnel 2 hours before the deadline of eruption. The hole weakened the wall between the magma chamber and the vacuum cavern enough for the magma to burst through the wall in a spectacular fiery explosion. Unfortunately, all of the mining equipment used to dig out the tunnel was caught in the flow. Post-analysis reports on magma pressures indicate an above-ground eruption has been delayed for about 23 days.

Upon completion of the project, Xaralclestian engineers and miners have ceased their operations in compliance with the psychotic dictator's demands, deported themselves from the Holy Obsidian, and rendezvoused with the security force near the border. Oddly, reports indicate that the security force was "chill as fuck," and that the cause was due to consumption of Snickers from a wooden box dropped by an Io Reign cargo plane that flew overhead.

Xaralclestos extends a formal letter of apology to the Holy Obsidian for the Xaralclestian mining team's unsolicited work within the borders of the Holy Obsidian, and for the damage to Holy Obsidian's Protected Environments. Xaralclestos encourages the Holy Obsidian to find consolation in the expansion of breeding grounds for its various subterranean molten creatures.

 

[Jiyuueno]

Map update!

 

[Pyrofiredelta]

Can I get my land expanded to cover the rest of the lost island? I don't want to have to destroy the poor nation that attempts to take the other half of my island.

 

[Bored]

Boredlands wishes to be expanded to include Barrier Islands and that nice island to the north between us and Duckdonia (that will be the corporate vacation homes residence and amusement park.)

 

[Kris]

Welcome to the neighborhood!

If you are in need of goods from my nation you can pay in "Work Units". Also if you are in need of labor you can buy "Work Units". If you have people you want to git rid of you can sell them as "Work Units". My nation is the only market for "Work Units" in Team9000.

If your people want to leave your nation they can audition for one of my nations biggest TV shows, Who Wants to be a Immigrant, just by crossing the border into my Fully Autonomous Weapons Test Range. If they cross the range they get citizenship. If they fail...

I hope you enjoy having my nation as a neighbor.

Herro, Capitalist friend.