Morituri te Salutant

I would take slight offense to a Swiss company being co-opted by someone else since they're really the only thing I have, but I don't know much about roleplaying etiquette.

Lukas Lucksinger arrived from the USC early two days later, and was driven to Kadriorg Palace after a short break for breakfast. This trip was his first outside of the country in several years and he was quite happy to experience some non-Swiss food for the first time in a while. His flight, while short, was done quite too early for his liking and he would make sure to schedule a nighttime meeting the next go round.

You guys are so young and varied in your teachings. It's good to see a variety of different fields =] I myself do nothing constructive: I've made it my life's goal to visit and explore every national park, national monument, disbanded/decommissioned parks/monuments, national preserve, historical park, historic/disbanded historic site, battlefields, military parks ... hell, just take a look [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_areas_in_the_United_States_National_Park_System]here[/url]. When my parents passed away about a decade ago they left me their life savings, which combined with my own modest savings (and the USAA pretty much singlehandedly saving me from the Recession) has allowed me to retire early and explore to my heart's content. I typically take Tuesdays and Thursdays off to relax, which is why I'm mostly active then. =]

I nominate Generalissimo, Generalissimo of Procinctia! (or am I too late for that)

I have Uranium and Lumber!

[quote name='KodaHack' timestamp='1317151189' post='2809764'] [b]Registration Code-name:[/b] Kodania [b]Nation Name (English):[/b] Burgundy [b]Delivery Location:[/b] http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=452825 [b]Normal or guaranteed?:[/b] 100 [i]Type of Order:[/i] Manufacturing of technology [i]Batch Type:[/i] Watches, Knives, and Automobiles [i]Advisers?:[/i] Yes OOC: I can begin paying right now, however if you can save a slot for 3 days it will allow me to "Standardize" my tech dates and collections. (All tech and payments are sent on the same day) [/quote] If Kodania is still open to this deal, we will accept it and apologize for the logistical delay in accepting the offer.

Hello, Mister Lynneth. I was wondering if you could choose a non-blue color for me? Being right next to Athens and not so far away from another blue nation, I just feel like having a different color would be nice not only for my own reference but maybe for the color scheme of the map as well. It's not really an issue, but a request if you could do it. :]

Ah! I am finally back! So how is everybody? What do you guys do? I'm interested in learning more about yourselves :]

Somebody needs to recruit me to an alliance that will let me do tech deals without interference.

[quote name='Markus Wilding' timestamp='1317152146' post='2809774'] [b]Registration Code-name:[/b] Alvonia [b]Nation Name (English):[/b] The Loyalist Government of the Commonwealth of Africa [b]Delivery Location:[/b] [url="http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=380486"]Click me[/url] [b]Normal or guaranteed?:[/b] 50 [i]Type of Order:[/i] Production [i]Batch Type:[/i] Military technology refinement [i]Advisers?:[/i] Yes [/quote] This guaranteed order has been approved by the Board. Please send us the SWCs for immediate approval. In addition, at any time after sending the SWCs you should send the USC Swiss Wishes program details about what you wish the program to achieve. Thank you. [quote name='king of cochin' timestamp='1317184827' post='2810092'] [b]Registration Code-name:[/b] Cochin [b]Nation Name (English):[/b] Kingdom of Cochin [b]Delivery Location:[/b] [url="http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=188024"]http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=188024[/url] [b]Normal or guaranteed?:[/b] 100 [i]Type of Order:[/i] Precision machinery [i]Batch Type:[/i] Sale of precision machinery manufacturing tools [i]Advisers?:[/i] Yes We believe certain Cochin companies are already doing business with the United Swiss Canton. [/quote] The Kingdom of Cochin precision machinery order has been approved and is in order. We are now at 60% capacity thanks to an extra order from an anonymous source, and will hold those slots open for one more day unless more guaranteed orders come in.

[center][url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Bldng40cropped.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/JFLCB.png[/img][/url] [i]An office in CERN, Geneva (clickable!)[/i][/center] The United Swiss Canton has created a state-owned entity called [i]Swiss Wishes[/i]; it is a for-profit entity with the sole design of selling and transporting Swiss technology to any buyers. Swiss infrastructure has seen a remarkable decline in quality - despite great upkeep by the Germans, age and stress are still age and stress and several noticeable infrastructural collapses (including two bridges and a hospital) has shaken the country's faith in existing systems and citizens have urged the newly-formed nation to do a complete overhaul. To help finance this new project, USC established [i]Swiss Wishes[/i]. The process is as follows: Any number of [b]up to five[/b] nation or companies at a time may place an order for us to invent, fabricate, produce, or deliver technology from USC to their nation or place of business. For every 100 "batches" of technology, the units to be determined by the customer, there will be a charge of $3.000.000 SWCs, or Swiss Wish Credits, which will then be converted into money depending on currency rates. After an allotted time has passed in order to verify all information, produce/process the technology, or conclude shipping arrangements, the technology will be shipped to their destination in one day. There is also a [b]guaranteed[/b] program, where the number of "batches" is halved to 50 but guaranteed over any competing bids. [i]Swiss Wishes[/i] is also interested in having two long-term customers in order to improve stability in the program. If any nation or corporation is interested, please send a message in the format: [code][b]Registration Code-name:[/b] insert in-game nation name here [b]Nation Name (English):[/b] insert roleplay nation name here [b]Delivery Location:[/b] insert URL here [b]Normal or guaranteed?:[/b] insert whether 50 tech or 100 tech order here[/code] After filling that out, please inform us: [code][i]Type of Order:[/i] invention/fabrication/production/delivery of technology [i]Batch Type:[/i] Inform us what constitutes 50 or 100 "batches" for standardization. [i]Advisers?:[/i] Will you be sending an adviser to help us with your order?[/code] Thank you, and have merry Swiss Wishes. [b]Non-Character[/b]: This is a way for me to properly roleplay out why my roleplay nation has such little infrastructure or technology despite having such a strong roleplay past! I'm advertising tech deals exclusively to you roleplayers; the [b]bold[/b] stuff is the actual in-game necessary stuff and the [i]italicized[/i] stuff is details we can do ICly. I hope I get some orders!

My claim was verified in the linked roleplay thread below by Mister Martens http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=105493 To this "Vasuda" fellow, I had already talked to Mister Martens privately before claiming

Mister Lynneth, would you mind marking Switzerland (all of it) as the United Swiss Canton? USC is also nice if space is an issue. :]

[center][img]http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc362/Moriturite_CNRP/swissflag.png[/img] [i]"How do I look, Princess?" "As dashing as ever, my Prince. I suggest you smile a bit more, though. Doesn't quite fit you." "I know, dear, I'm just ... so nervous! I don't know how you handle large crowds, much less perform in front of them." "Experience." "Ah." Standing just inside the [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Rathaus_Portal_Detail.jpg]Zurich town hall[/url], Lukas Lucksinger was stressing out over his debut speech. The speech, formal in nature, was supposed to announce the newfound independence of the United Swiss Canton but Lukas was struggling to maintain his composure. The stress of the past few days of trying to politically untangle several controversial appointments had brought him to the brink of a mental breeakdown, and Emmalina had been acting very strange the past few days. He didn't know if he could continue the way he was going without some sort of stimulant. "It is time, Mr. Lucksinger." "It's just Lukas," he scolded in German, before taking a breath. "I am ... very sorry. It is very stressful. Yes, I will go." He stiffened as Emmalina leaned forward to straighten his tie. "I have some news that should help you, Lukka," she said lightly into his ear. As Lukas was opening the glass door to face all the press outside, Emmalina pressed her lips to his ear and muttered, "I'm pregnant."[/i] [img]http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc362/Moriturite_CNRP/far.jpg[/img] [b]REPORTING LIVE FROM ZURICH, GERMANY[/b] A clearly nervous Lukas Lucksinger has just emerged from the town hall to present to the world his much-anticipated speech; a large percentage of viewers believes that some sort of independence will be announced and, wait ... just confirmed! Lukas Lucksinger is about to announce the independence of a Swiss state! "You know ... there are just so many ways I could have gone about this speech. I had one written down, but, but ... I don't think I could give it. You see, for the past seven days I've been going around organizing the independence of Switzerland. You were right. I know, anticlimactic, but, that's not what this speech is about. "This speech is about not independence but hope. Glimmers of hope for a brighter future. Europe is bipolar - on the one hand we have stable central europe or north or east, but on the other we have the British Isles imploding or perhaps some more French misfortune. Or maybe we're in the middle of fighting amongst our Germanic brothers again, or maybe we're busy ramping up the nationality or the arms in order to make ourselves look to big to fight again. None of this is who we are. "Switzerland has been a great, stable area of Europe for quite a while. The Germans and Athenians have taken good care of us. They have treated us with dignity, respect, love and kindness, and have not asked for us the toils that their homelands must take on. And this is what brings me to hope: independence and dependence. We can not simply live by ourselves in a microcosm while Europe brings itself apart or together every other day. I have hope, as a new nation in Europe on the fringes and in the center of everything, I have hope that Switzerland may one day be a new stabilizing factor. I have hope that all of our neighbours, whether they be Greek or Italian or German or French or whomever, I have hope that all of our neighbours can find a friendly face in Switzerland. I have hope that the things that make us great and unique can all find a friendly place in Switzerland. I have hop that all the negatives that tear us apart can find a bitter end in Switzerland. "I do not make my nation, the new United Swiss Canton, as some sort of Higher Plane of nation. We will still rely on our friends in Germany and Athens and our neighbours in Burgundy and Austria-Hungary to keep our borders safe; our military is small and unprepared for the world. While we are at a technology level equal to that of our German and Athenian predecessors in terms of civil technology, military tech is still expensive and lacking in upkeep or maintenance. We are no powerhouse. Indeed, we are at the mercy of our friends. "But again comes hope. Hope that our friends will stay friends. Hope that our allies will stay allies. Hope that Europe will stay Europe, but stay a better Europe. And a hope that Switzerland will be at the front of change for the better. Thank you, and may the parties last all night." As he walked back inside, ignoring the flurry of the advancing press, he closed the doors behind him. [i]Lukas turned to his love Emmalina and extended his hand. "Thank you for the inspiration." His new life as a political leader, as a diplomat, as a father, as a person had just begun. And he would never anticipate the challenges ahead.[/i][/center]

I sent Kaiser Martens a private message about it. :]

[quote name='Sarah Tintagyl' timestamp='1316706970' post='2805967'] They do, Centurius owns Geneva, but since you only asked for Geneva, then it would just be Martens. Up to you. [/quote] Well, I think the rules only allow me to ask for a single city at the moment because of my size. Or am I wrong? (I asked for Zurich, by the way )

[quote name='Sarah Tintagyl' timestamp='1316706667' post='2805964'] You'll have to ask Kaiser Martens for Switzerland, though I'm sure if you present it in a friendly case and if you give him back the land if you leave the game. He might be okay with that. [/quote] Oh, I thought two people owned it. I think my map reading skills leave much to be desired. I guess I get to ask Kaiser Martens!

[quote name='Triyun' timestamp='1316706422' post='2805959'] Which older player out of curoisity. [/quote] I don't know his username, but his first name is James. He tried recruiting me about a month ago but I never got around to doing it!

Hello! I'm a new player who was recruited by an older player who recommended that I try the roleplaying section out. I just started today. I've read the rules, and I hope that my "sphere of influence" is large enough so that I can claim Zurich? I see that people already own Switzerland, so I was wondering if whoever owns Zurich could allow me to roleplay there, and perhaps maybe I can ask for more later? Whoever lets me have Zurich can get a good technology deal, since I hear those are sort of important. If you guys let me have Switzerland I'm sure I can do more than one! (Hopefully bribery is not too against the rules, ha ha)