[quote name='iMatt' date='18 July 2010 - 08:36 AM' timestamp='1279467348' post='2377263']
It will be hard, but if you're committed to it you can try. Here are some tips:
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[*]Do not stay on the AA "None", change it to a random Alliance name, that doesn't exist but sounds official. Either that or a random collection of letters (NGruiwnutih)
[*]Put in your AA that you are protected by an alliance (make the name up, and MAKE SURE this alliance does not exist (if you're truly serious about going it 'alone'))
[*]Maintain the largest army possible, 75% of citizens or something. If you want to collect the most, sell some during collection only. You will pay more in bills but not too much more.
[*]Do tech deals. The pros of this are you get money and grow faster, and someone has an investment in you and will be on "your side" if you get raided. They can't do much if you're not in an alliance, but they can be angry with you The cons of this are you show on on the foreign aid screen and can be found by raiders that way, and it will be hard to find buyers since you are unaligned.
[*]Stay in Defcon 1/Threat level 1 unless you are collecting. Ideally try to pick up enough money to be able to backcollect for 10 days, and on collecting go to Def5.
[*]Keep a very low amount of technology on you, but keep enough money to buy 100 tech at least if someone attacks and keeps fighting beyond the first 2 Ground Attacks. Keep a low amount of land on you. These things are what raiders look for, they want to steal these things. Make yourself unattractive.
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Good luck if you try this! Once you get nukes it'll become easier to keep raiders off, by saying they will get nuked for 7 days if they try
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Wonderful ideas. However the truth is this: tech raiders check the AA's. If its under five people, you pretty much will get killed anyway. Unless you stay in peace mode all day like a hippie (which will destroy your nation anyway), you're doomed. Just join a big alliance like MHA or NPO and sit back and do nothing.