<![CDATA[The Grey Wardens - Training Hall]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/ Fri, 01 May 2026 06:12:34 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Learning to Chase with Breeze]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-803.html Sat, 11 Feb 2023 20:17:05 +0000 Grea Kriopia]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-803.html Learning to Chase with Breeze
by Westinor
Breeze is a browser extension that assigns a variety of keybinds to key functions for defending. The extension can be found here.

Many defending activities, particularly chasing, are made much simpler and faster with Breeze. This guide will run through how to chase with Breeze.

Chasing is when defenders move into regions after raiders in order to prevent raiders from getting powers over the region. The only way for defenders to do this is by having a defender nation with more endorsements than the raiders do, that way the defender will become World Assembly Delegate, denying raiders power over the region.


Here are some keybinds you will want to know for chasing — it can be a lot to understand, but don’t worry, we’ll refer to them again throughout the guide:

“Space” allows you to open up your “reports” page. This is where much of chasing is done from. You will see a largely empty page, that looks like this:
[Image: ohHKZWp.png]

You will want to set the number on the left hand side to a small amount, like 0.01, for quick pageloads. Set the reports to only Dossier, as that will be the only function you will be using. This page will show all activity in your Dossier — you will “doss” raider nations, or put them in your Dossier, and their activity will be shown on this page. That way, you can follow them into regions.
  • “N” allows you to refresh your page. You will use this to refresh activity pages and your reports page, as they require a manual refresh to show activity.

  • “M” allows you to move into regions. You can press M when on a region page to move to that region, or in your reports page to open up  the most recently shown region and then “M” again to move.

  • “E” allows you to endorse a nation, if you are in the same region and are both in the World Assembly. You must be on their nation page to do this. You will use this to endorse defenders.

  • “D” allows you to add a nation to your dossier. They do not need to be in any particular region. You will use this to monitor raiders.

  • “B” allows you to move back to our jump point region, Artificial Solar System. This is where nearly all defender puppet nations are held, which allows us to coordinate our actions against raiders together. This functions similarly to “M”, as you can press “B” once to open up the region page, and “B” again to move there.

  • “ ‘ “ brings you to the World Assembly Page with one tap, then lets you resign (if in the WA) or apply (if not in the WA) with the second tap — you will need to press ENTER to confirm a resign. Use this to switch faster. (If it is not clear, that is an apostrophe — the ‘ character.

Those are the essentials. There are more keybinds, but you will learn them over time depending on if you find them helpful.


Hey! Why do I have these giant flags on my reports page? It's making it hard to see!

Some of the NS webpages Breeze uses contain default sized SVG files, like the giant flags, but there's a fix to make them go away and make your reports page viewable again.

Add UBlock Origin, an efficient adblock extension to your Chrome

Once installed, click UBlock Origin's shield logo on your extensions bar and open its dashboard through the gear icon in the bottom right.

In the settings dashboard, navigate to "My Filters" and add a new filter by pasting the following and saving your changes:
Code:
||www.nationstates.net/images/flags/*.svg$image

How To Chase

1. Ensure that your nation has applied to the WA. You can apply to the WA using this page. Click on the “Apply to Join” button, which will send an email to your linked email account. You can join the WA directly from that email, which will also log you into that nation. Make sure to complete this step before update, on all the puppet nations you intend on using!

2. Move the nations you intend to use for defending to https://www.nationstates.net/region=arti...lar_system. Remember, on Breeze, you can do this by pressing “b” twice. Do this before update, so that you aren’t slowing yourself down while chasing!

3. Once you are locked in and ready to go for update, admit your first nation into the World Assembly through the email sent to you.

4. You will then want to endorse fellow defenders. To do this on your own with Breeze, we use Artificial Solar System’s activity page, found here. It will look something like this:
[Image: el3tUyg.png]


From here, you can easily see defenders admitting into the WA, endorsing each other, and moving to regions. You will want to endorse other defenders, and you can do this by pretty much endorsing anyone who “admits” or “endorses”. Keep in mind that this page must be manually refreshed, using the N key. You can ctrl/command + click a nation name to open that nation’s page — press “E” to endorse them.
(Note: the nation page may look different than normal. This is for faster page loads. You will not need to find the endorse button to endorse on Breeze, so simply press “E” and close the page.)

5. After this, you will want to dossier raiders. This is the exact same process for endorsing raiders, but instead you are using the raider region’s activity page, and are dossiering raiders that admit/endorse rather than endorsing them. To run through this, here is an example raider page. It might look like this:
[Image: HaKWZfy.png]

You will want to similarly ctrl/command + click on nations that admit and press “D” once there, then close their nation page. This will automatically add them to your dossier.

6. Chasing! Navigate to your reports page by pressing “space”. From here, you may start to see activity:
[Image: MpRLajo.png]


You will need to continuously press “N” to refresh in order for activity to show. Eventually, you will see raiders doing things, such as endorsing each other and moving. When a raider moves from their jump point to a region, like demonstrated in the image above, you need to press “M” as quickly as possible to follow them!

7. Success! Hopefully, at least. If everything has gone right, you will have: admitted into the World Assembly on your puppet, endorsed defenders, dossiered raiders, and chased them into a region that they are trying to invade. You can check if you have updated (i.e. if your nation made it into the region on time) by pressing “U” — if the bit at the top reads “Seconds ago”, congrats, you’ve made it in! Proceed to the next step.

8. Switching! Now that your puppet has updated, you will need to switch to a new one. To do this, you must navigate to the World Assembly page and resign — to do this with Breeze, press “ ‘ “ twice, which should bring you to the World Assembly page, then pop-up a message asking if you’re sure you want to resign, like so:
[Image: 2iq7kO1.png]

The page will look a little different (it’s unformatted for faster pageloads), but don’t worry — all you need to do is press ENTER to resign, and then repeat the process by admitting onto a new nation that you’ve applied to the World Assembly on.

Congratulations, you are now a tried and true defender!]]> Learning to Chase with Breeze
by Westinor
Breeze is a browser extension that assigns a variety of keybinds to key functions for defending. The extension can be found here.

Many defending activities, particularly chasing, are made much simpler and faster with Breeze. This guide will run through how to chase with Breeze.

Chasing is when defenders move into regions after raiders in order to prevent raiders from getting powers over the region. The only way for defenders to do this is by having a defender nation with more endorsements than the raiders do, that way the defender will become World Assembly Delegate, denying raiders power over the region.


Here are some keybinds you will want to know for chasing — it can be a lot to understand, but don’t worry, we’ll refer to them again throughout the guide:

“Space” allows you to open up your “reports” page. This is where much of chasing is done from. You will see a largely empty page, that looks like this:
[Image: ohHKZWp.png]

You will want to set the number on the left hand side to a small amount, like 0.01, for quick pageloads. Set the reports to only Dossier, as that will be the only function you will be using. This page will show all activity in your Dossier — you will “doss” raider nations, or put them in your Dossier, and their activity will be shown on this page. That way, you can follow them into regions.
  • “N” allows you to refresh your page. You will use this to refresh activity pages and your reports page, as they require a manual refresh to show activity.

  • “M” allows you to move into regions. You can press M when on a region page to move to that region, or in your reports page to open up  the most recently shown region and then “M” again to move.

  • “E” allows you to endorse a nation, if you are in the same region and are both in the World Assembly. You must be on their nation page to do this. You will use this to endorse defenders.

  • “D” allows you to add a nation to your dossier. They do not need to be in any particular region. You will use this to monitor raiders.

  • “B” allows you to move back to our jump point region, Artificial Solar System. This is where nearly all defender puppet nations are held, which allows us to coordinate our actions against raiders together. This functions similarly to “M”, as you can press “B” once to open up the region page, and “B” again to move there.

  • “ ‘ “ brings you to the World Assembly Page with one tap, then lets you resign (if in the WA) or apply (if not in the WA) with the second tap — you will need to press ENTER to confirm a resign. Use this to switch faster. (If it is not clear, that is an apostrophe — the ‘ character.

Those are the essentials. There are more keybinds, but you will learn them over time depending on if you find them helpful.


Hey! Why do I have these giant flags on my reports page? It's making it hard to see!

Some of the NS webpages Breeze uses contain default sized SVG files, like the giant flags, but there's a fix to make them go away and make your reports page viewable again.

Add UBlock Origin, an efficient adblock extension to your Chrome

Once installed, click UBlock Origin's shield logo on your extensions bar and open its dashboard through the gear icon in the bottom right.

In the settings dashboard, navigate to "My Filters" and add a new filter by pasting the following and saving your changes:
Code:
||www.nationstates.net/images/flags/*.svg$image

How To Chase

1. Ensure that your nation has applied to the WA. You can apply to the WA using this page. Click on the “Apply to Join” button, which will send an email to your linked email account. You can join the WA directly from that email, which will also log you into that nation. Make sure to complete this step before update, on all the puppet nations you intend on using!

2. Move the nations you intend to use for defending to https://www.nationstates.net/region=arti...lar_system. Remember, on Breeze, you can do this by pressing “b” twice. Do this before update, so that you aren’t slowing yourself down while chasing!

3. Once you are locked in and ready to go for update, admit your first nation into the World Assembly through the email sent to you.

4. You will then want to endorse fellow defenders. To do this on your own with Breeze, we use Artificial Solar System’s activity page, found here. It will look something like this:
[Image: el3tUyg.png]


From here, you can easily see defenders admitting into the WA, endorsing each other, and moving to regions. You will want to endorse other defenders, and you can do this by pretty much endorsing anyone who “admits” or “endorses”. Keep in mind that this page must be manually refreshed, using the N key. You can ctrl/command + click a nation name to open that nation’s page — press “E” to endorse them.
(Note: the nation page may look different than normal. This is for faster page loads. You will not need to find the endorse button to endorse on Breeze, so simply press “E” and close the page.)

5. After this, you will want to dossier raiders. This is the exact same process for endorsing raiders, but instead you are using the raider region’s activity page, and are dossiering raiders that admit/endorse rather than endorsing them. To run through this, here is an example raider page. It might look like this:
[Image: HaKWZfy.png]

You will want to similarly ctrl/command + click on nations that admit and press “D” once there, then close their nation page. This will automatically add them to your dossier.

6. Chasing! Navigate to your reports page by pressing “space”. From here, you may start to see activity:
[Image: MpRLajo.png]


You will need to continuously press “N” to refresh in order for activity to show. Eventually, you will see raiders doing things, such as endorsing each other and moving. When a raider moves from their jump point to a region, like demonstrated in the image above, you need to press “M” as quickly as possible to follow them!

7. Success! Hopefully, at least. If everything has gone right, you will have: admitted into the World Assembly on your puppet, endorsed defenders, dossiered raiders, and chased them into a region that they are trying to invade. You can check if you have updated (i.e. if your nation made it into the region on time) by pressing “U” — if the bit at the top reads “Seconds ago”, congrats, you’ve made it in! Proceed to the next step.

8. Switching! Now that your puppet has updated, you will need to switch to a new one. To do this, you must navigate to the World Assembly page and resign — to do this with Breeze, press “ ‘ “ twice, which should bring you to the World Assembly page, then pop-up a message asking if you’re sure you want to resign, like so:
[Image: 2iq7kO1.png]

The page will look a little different (it’s unformatted for faster pageloads), but don’t worry — all you need to do is press ENTER to resign, and then repeat the process by admitting onto a new nation that you’ve applied to the World Assembly on.

Congratulations, you are now a tried and true defender!]]> <![CDATA[Defending Lessons]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-10.html Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:18:49 +0000 Haku]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-10.html
Lessons in order: ]]>
Lessons in order: ]]> <![CDATA[Lesson 6: Liberations]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-9.html Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:11:29 +0000 Haku]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-9.html
Liberation Instructions:
  1. Admit to the World Assembly on one of your switchers.
    [Image: 8uTwXri.png]
  2. The operation leader will typically link a nation to cross endorse on. Endorse that nation and all other nations endorsing it.[Image: J3pwdkj.png]
  3. The operation leader will eventually post a 5 minute warning message with orders. The orders will include a region link and potentially a nation to endorse. Open up both links but do not move to the region yet.[Image: JRxFfCf.png]
  4. The operation leader will post a 2 minute warning. This is when you should start getting ready.

    .png   2-minute.png (Size: 24.14 KB / Downloads: 21)
  5. When the operation leader gives the GO command, move to the region as fast as possible.

    .png   moving.png (Size: 8.65 KB / Downloads: 13)
  6. If there was a nation given to endorse, after moving, immediately switch to the nation page, refresh the page, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the button to Endorse the nation.

    .png   endorsing.png (Size: 7.22 KB / Downloads: 7)
Steps 4 and 5 can be completed quickly by opening both links at the same time. When you move to the region, quickly switch to the nation tab, refresh the page, and then endorse the nation as fast as possible.

This is the final lesson. If you have any questions after reading the lessons, please feel free to ask a Warden-Commander for clarification or assistance.]]>
Liberation Instructions:
  1. Admit to the World Assembly on one of your switchers.
    [Image: 8uTwXri.png]
  2. The operation leader will typically link a nation to cross endorse on. Endorse that nation and all other nations endorsing it.[Image: J3pwdkj.png]
  3. The operation leader will eventually post a 5 minute warning message with orders. The orders will include a region link and potentially a nation to endorse. Open up both links but do not move to the region yet.[Image: JRxFfCf.png]
  4. The operation leader will post a 2 minute warning. This is when you should start getting ready.

    .png   2-minute.png (Size: 24.14 KB / Downloads: 21)
  5. When the operation leader gives the GO command, move to the region as fast as possible.

    .png   moving.png (Size: 8.65 KB / Downloads: 13)
  6. If there was a nation given to endorse, after moving, immediately switch to the nation page, refresh the page, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the button to Endorse the nation.

    .png   endorsing.png (Size: 7.22 KB / Downloads: 7)
Steps 4 and 5 can be completed quickly by opening both links at the same time. When you move to the region, quickly switch to the nation tab, refresh the page, and then endorse the nation as fast as possible.

This is the final lesson. If you have any questions after reading the lessons, please feel free to ask a Warden-Commander for clarification or assistance.]]> <![CDATA[Lesson 5: Defences]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-8.html Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:02:18 +0000 Haku]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-8.html
Ensure you have prepared switchers and have placed them in Artificial Solar System beforehand.

Situation 1 - The raider target is known:
  1. Admit to the World Assembly on one of your switchers.
  2. Cross endorse with the other defenders. This means to endorse a nation and then endorse all nations endorsing it. The operation leader may give a nation to endorse. If they do not, cross endorse on the delegate of Artificial Solar System (the delegate of this region is known as the permacross).
  3. When the operation leader gives the order, move to the region which they link.
  4. If you become the delegate, ban and eject as many of the raider nations as possible. The nations to eject may be given by the operation leader.
  5. Resign from the World Assembly on your current switcher and admit to the World Assembly on your next switcher (switch).
Situation 2 - The raider target is unknown:
This subsection will cover "chasing" which is arguably the most fun operation in defending. The Grey Wardens are known in gameplay for their skilled chasers. Chasing is known to be very difficult to learn and even more difficult to master. However, you will become better at it with time if you try.

Chasing Tag Raiders:
  1. Admit to the World Assembly on one of your switchers.
  2. Cross endorse on the Artificial Solar System delegate. This means to endorse the delegate and all nations endorsing it. However, you may find it easier to only endorse the delegate and the players who you know to be chasing with you (they will usually be the latest endorsers on the delegate) rather than everyone.
  3. Look at the world activity feed and dossier raider nations. You can do this by going to a raider nation page, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking the "Add to Dossier" button. Typically, raider nations are all endorsing one nation within a known raider jump point. Spotting raiders is something you will learn with time. As a new defender, an experienced defender may link the nations to dossier in Discord.
  4. Alternatively, you can choose to look at the activity of a known raider jump point and dossier the nations that admit to the World Assembly.
  5. Go to the reports page, set the "Show reports from last x hours" to a very low number, something like .009, then click on the URL and press Enter.
  6. Repeatedly refresh the page until the raiders move.
  7. Move to the same region that the raiders moved as fast as possible. Endorse the delegate as well if the delegate is not one that has been elected seconds ago.
  8. If you became the delegate, ban and eject as many of the raider nations as possible.
  9. If your nation updated (you can tell by looking at your nation page and seeing if your influence just changed), switch to your next nation. If you did not, move back to Artificial Solar System.
  10. Repeat.
A visual flowchart to help you with learning chasing can be found here: Chasing Flowchart

Chasing Occupation Raiders:
Chasing raiders who are likely to be occupying the region is a lot easier than chasing tag raiders, however it is also more important. The steps are generally the same as above, however, the switching will be a lot slower and less numerous and thus it will be easier to keep up.

Next Lesson: Liberations]]>
Ensure you have prepared switchers and have placed them in Artificial Solar System beforehand.

Situation 1 - The raider target is known:
  1. Admit to the World Assembly on one of your switchers.
  2. Cross endorse with the other defenders. This means to endorse a nation and then endorse all nations endorsing it. The operation leader may give a nation to endorse. If they do not, cross endorse on the delegate of Artificial Solar System (the delegate of this region is known as the permacross).
  3. When the operation leader gives the order, move to the region which they link.
  4. If you become the delegate, ban and eject as many of the raider nations as possible. The nations to eject may be given by the operation leader.
  5. Resign from the World Assembly on your current switcher and admit to the World Assembly on your next switcher (switch).
Situation 2 - The raider target is unknown:
This subsection will cover "chasing" which is arguably the most fun operation in defending. The Grey Wardens are known in gameplay for their skilled chasers. Chasing is known to be very difficult to learn and even more difficult to master. However, you will become better at it with time if you try.

Chasing Tag Raiders:
  1. Admit to the World Assembly on one of your switchers.
  2. Cross endorse on the Artificial Solar System delegate. This means to endorse the delegate and all nations endorsing it. However, you may find it easier to only endorse the delegate and the players who you know to be chasing with you (they will usually be the latest endorsers on the delegate) rather than everyone.
  3. Look at the world activity feed and dossier raider nations. You can do this by going to a raider nation page, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking the "Add to Dossier" button. Typically, raider nations are all endorsing one nation within a known raider jump point. Spotting raiders is something you will learn with time. As a new defender, an experienced defender may link the nations to dossier in Discord.
  4. Alternatively, you can choose to look at the activity of a known raider jump point and dossier the nations that admit to the World Assembly.
  5. Go to the reports page, set the "Show reports from last x hours" to a very low number, something like .009, then click on the URL and press Enter.
  6. Repeatedly refresh the page until the raiders move.
  7. Move to the same region that the raiders moved as fast as possible. Endorse the delegate as well if the delegate is not one that has been elected seconds ago.
  8. If you became the delegate, ban and eject as many of the raider nations as possible.
  9. If your nation updated (you can tell by looking at your nation page and seeing if your influence just changed), switch to your next nation. If you did not, move back to Artificial Solar System.
  10. Repeat.
A visual flowchart to help you with learning chasing can be found here: Chasing Flowchart

Chasing Occupation Raiders:
Chasing raiders who are likely to be occupying the region is a lot easier than chasing tag raiders, however it is also more important. The steps are generally the same as above, however, the switching will be a lot slower and less numerous and thus it will be easier to keep up.

Next Lesson: Liberations]]> <![CDATA[Lesson 4: Detagging]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-7.html Fri, 19 Jul 2019 02:34:36 +0000 Haku]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-7.html
Ensure you have prepared switchers and have placed them in Artificial Solar System beforehand.

Detagging:
  1. Admit to the World Assembly on one of your puppets.
  2. The operation leader will post a region link. Click on the link and move to the region immediately.
  3. Endorse the other nations you see moving from Artificial Solar System. You can scroll down and look at the happenings or use the reports page to do this.
  4. Refresh the page once in awhile to check if the region has updated (the Last WA Update text will change to "seconds ago" and the delegate will likely have changed).
  5. If you became the delegate, click on the Admin button, click "Appoint New Officer...", click "Custom", select your nation and appoint yourself as a regional officer with Appearance and Embassies permissions.
  6. Resign from the World Assembly on that nation (switcher) and then admit to the WA on your next switcher.
  7. Repeat.
Next Lesson: Defences]]>
Ensure you have prepared switchers and have placed them in Artificial Solar System beforehand.

Detagging:
  1. Admit to the World Assembly on one of your puppets.
  2. The operation leader will post a region link. Click on the link and move to the region immediately.
  3. Endorse the other nations you see moving from Artificial Solar System. You can scroll down and look at the happenings or use the reports page to do this.
  4. Refresh the page once in awhile to check if the region has updated (the Last WA Update text will change to "seconds ago" and the delegate will likely have changed).
  5. If you became the delegate, click on the Admin button, click "Appoint New Officer...", click "Custom", select your nation and appoint yourself as a regional officer with Appearance and Embassies permissions.
  6. Resign from the World Assembly on that nation (switcher) and then admit to the WA on your next switcher.
  7. Repeat.
Next Lesson: Defences]]> <![CDATA[Lesson 3: Operation Types]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-6.html Fri, 19 Jul 2019 02:21:47 +0000 Haku]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-6.html
Operation Types:
  1. Detag: This is the simplest form of operation. Defenders clean up a region that raiders have "tagged" (the NationStates equivalent of graffiti, which is the main operation of raiders) and restore the old World Factbook Entry and close raider embassies, effectively doing their best to return the region's appearance to the way it was before the raid. This is arguably the least fun operation in defending and it is typically only done if there is nothing else to do.
  2. Defence: A defence is when defenders stop active raiders who are currently trying to raid a region. This form of operation comes with two situations:
    • The defenders know where the raiders will raid and will move into the region before they do, just before it updates, in order to prevent them from possibly switching targets.
    • The defenders do not know where the raiders will raid, but see them staging (this looks like raiders endorsing one or several nations in a known raider staging point). At this point, the defenders will prepare to move into the same region that the raiders move into as fast as possible (this is known as chasing).
  3. Liberation: A liberation is when defenders coordinate to free a region which is currently being occupied by raider forces. This is typically done if the raid was unable to be defended against or was not spotted in time.
The following guides will explain in more detail on how to participate in each of these operations.

Next Lesson: Detagging]]>
Operation Types:
  1. Detag: This is the simplest form of operation. Defenders clean up a region that raiders have "tagged" (the NationStates equivalent of graffiti, which is the main operation of raiders) and restore the old World Factbook Entry and close raider embassies, effectively doing their best to return the region's appearance to the way it was before the raid. This is arguably the least fun operation in defending and it is typically only done if there is nothing else to do.
  2. Defence: A defence is when defenders stop active raiders who are currently trying to raid a region. This form of operation comes with two situations:
    • The defenders know where the raiders will raid and will move into the region before they do, just before it updates, in order to prevent them from possibly switching targets.
    • The defenders do not know where the raiders will raid, but see them staging (this looks like raiders endorsing one or several nations in a known raider staging point). At this point, the defenders will prepare to move into the same region that the raiders move into as fast as possible (this is known as chasing).
  3. Liberation: A liberation is when defenders coordinate to free a region which is currently being occupied by raider forces. This is typically done if the raid was unable to be defended against or was not spotted in time.
The following guides will explain in more detail on how to participate in each of these operations.

Next Lesson: Detagging]]> <![CDATA[Lesson 2: Switchers]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-5.html Fri, 19 Jul 2019 02:03:53 +0000 Haku]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-5.html
This is how you create switchers:
  1. Create a new nation. The game permits players to own as many nations as they wish. The name can be anything you want. Some players choose to number their switcher set, while others prefer to show off their creativity.
  2. Go to your nation's settings (https://www.nationstates.net/page=settings) and add an e-mail address to your nation. Ensure you use the same e-mail address for all nations that you create. This will prevent you from accidentally joining the World Assembly multiple times, which is against the game rules.
  3. Go to the World Assembly page (https://www.nationstates.net/page=un) and apply the nation to join the World Assembly. Do not admit to the World Assembly yet, only apply.
  4. Move the nation to the region Artificial Solar System. This region updates late and is used as a staging point for all defender operations.
  5. Repeat until you have the number of switchers you desire.
The ideal number of nations to create as a newcomer would be around 5 to 10. You can create more as you gain more experience.

Next lesson: Operation Types]]>
This is how you create switchers:
  1. Create a new nation. The game permits players to own as many nations as they wish. The name can be anything you want. Some players choose to number their switcher set, while others prefer to show off their creativity.
  2. Go to your nation's settings (https://www.nationstates.net/page=settings) and add an e-mail address to your nation. Ensure you use the same e-mail address for all nations that you create. This will prevent you from accidentally joining the World Assembly multiple times, which is against the game rules.
  3. Go to the World Assembly page (https://www.nationstates.net/page=un) and apply the nation to join the World Assembly. Do not admit to the World Assembly yet, only apply.
  4. Move the nation to the region Artificial Solar System. This region updates late and is used as a staging point for all defender operations.
  5. Repeat until you have the number of switchers you desire.
The ideal number of nations to create as a newcomer would be around 5 to 10. You can create more as you gain more experience.

Next lesson: Operation Types]]> <![CDATA[Lesson 1: Game Updates]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-4.html Fri, 19 Jul 2019 01:50:37 +0000 Haku]]> https://www.greywardens.xyz/forum/thread-4.html
These two time periods are where various changes happen, such as census rankings being updated, influence increases, World Assembly proposals being passed or defeated, and most importantly: when the game elects new delegates. Regions update in a fixed order which will generally stay the same with every update.

When a nation "updates", its endorsements of other nations will not count until the next update which happens 12 hours later. For this reason, defenders keep multiple nations stored in a late updating region in order to be able to perform as many defensive operations as possible; these nations are known as "switchers".

You can tell if a nation has updated for a particular update if there has been a recent influence change or if the region they are in has updated. This is what you will see on the nation happenings if a nation has updated:
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If a region has updated, the "Last WA Update" text on a region will switch to something like "seconds ago".

Next lesson: Switchers]]>
These two time periods are where various changes happen, such as census rankings being updated, influence increases, World Assembly proposals being passed or defeated, and most importantly: when the game elects new delegates. Regions update in a fixed order which will generally stay the same with every update.

When a nation "updates", its endorsements of other nations will not count until the next update which happens 12 hours later. For this reason, defenders keep multiple nations stored in a late updating region in order to be able to perform as many defensive operations as possible; these nations are known as "switchers".

You can tell if a nation has updated for a particular update if there has been a recent influence change or if the region they are in has updated. This is what you will see on the nation happenings if a nation has updated:
[Image: cdKXfNf.png]
If a region has updated, the "Last WA Update" text on a region will switch to something like "seconds ago".

Next lesson: Switchers]]>