Alvino Castillon
TNPer
Raiding/Defending and the North Pacific Army
A new player to NationStates could be forgiven for mistaking talk of R/D for the real world "Research and Development" but as the question suggests, this is about raiding and defending. In NationStates players are allowed one World Assembly (WA) nation and using that nation they can endorse any nation in the region, with the nation receiving the most endorsements becoming delegate. The WA delegate mechanic enables a kind of warfare game, which comprises two broad types of operations. Raiding is the act of a group of players moving their WA nations to a region and endorsing a given candidate to seize the delegacy. Defending is the act of a group of players using their WA nations to prevent such a delegacy seizure, or restore the previous delegate.
So how can I partake in this?
There are many well known defending and raiding organizations that you can choose to take part in, which brings us to question three.
What is the North Pacific Army and why do we need it?
The North Pacific Army (or NPA) is the regional army of our fine region which takes part in both raiding and defending operations, as required by the region's interests. We welcome anyone who wants to join in whatever capacity they are able to. Currently, the NPA is one of the largest and strongest military forces in NS. With an active set of experienced, dedicated commanders, as well as excellent policies (one military policy and the rank system), The North Pacific has an excellent military.
How do I join the North Pacific Army?
Simply register on our regional forums and apply in this thread.
How do these missions work and what do I need to do in a mission?
The NPA as a military body has several functions and if you wish to join, you can choose what sort of role you wish to take:
What are the ranks of the North Pacific Army?
My question isn't here. What do I do?
You can find more information in this thread or by contacting the Minister of Defense.
Edited by: @Cretox
What is this "raiding/defending game" I keep hearing of?TL;DR:
A new player to NationStates could be forgiven for mistaking talk of R/D for the real world "Research and Development" but as the question suggests, this is about raiding and defending. In NationStates players are allowed one World Assembly (WA) nation and using that nation they can endorse any nation in the region, with the nation receiving the most endorsements becoming delegate. The WA delegate mechanic enables a kind of warfare game, which comprises two broad types of operations. Raiding is the act of a group of players moving their WA nations to a region and endorsing a given candidate to seize the delegacy. Defending is the act of a group of players using their WA nations to prevent such a delegacy seizure, or restore the previous delegate.
So how can I partake in this?
There are many well known defending and raiding organizations that you can choose to take part in, which brings us to question three.
What is the North Pacific Army and why do we need it?
The North Pacific Army (or NPA) is the regional army of our fine region which takes part in both raiding and defending operations, as required by the region's interests. We welcome anyone who wants to join in whatever capacity they are able to. Currently, the NPA is one of the largest and strongest military forces in NS. With an active set of experienced, dedicated commanders, as well as excellent policies (one military policy and the rank system), The North Pacific has an excellent military.
How do I join the North Pacific Army?
Simply register on our regional forums and apply in this thread.
How do these missions work and what do I need to do in a mission?
The NPA as a military body has several functions and if you wish to join, you can choose what sort of role you wish to take:
- The Auxiliary or Pilers - NationStates updates two times a day (these two updates are known as minor and major) and during these periods every nation in a region has their endorsements calculated and the nation with the highest number of endorsements is made the WA delegate. Pilers do not have to be around during either update but rather need only check their email, forum PMs or nation telegrams to check if they need to move and reinforce a position during any given time. The benefit of being part of this division is that you are not required to be online at update. Do note that you will not gain promotions as fast as the second force, the updaters.
- Special Forces or Updaters - Updaters, as mentioned above, are able to be online close to update so that they might move into regions at that time. It is also generally a requirement that updaters have access to Discord. There's a TNP Discord link at the top of this forum (you can also use this link), and an NPA Discord link will be provided to you upon joining. Updaters are promoted much faster than the Auxiliary.
What are the ranks of the North Pacific Army?
Ranks of The North Pacific Army
The North Pacific Army (NPA) uses a rank system to show seniority and experience in raiding and defending. Promotions are based on being active and taking part in missions/operations.
*The Minister of Defense may create additional ranks and roles as necessary.
High Command Officers should be extraordinarily experienced, loyal, and knowledgeable personnel. They will have demonstrated exceptional leadership and success in leading multiple missions as Officers. High Command Officers may be assigned to more specialized roles.
High Command ranks:
Officer ranks:
Warrant Officer ranks:
Enlisted ranks:
The North Pacific Army (NPA) uses a rank system to show seniority and experience in raiding and defending. Promotions are based on being active and taking part in missions/operations.
*The Minister of Defense may create additional ranks and roles as necessary.
High Command Officers should be extraordinarily experienced, loyal, and knowledgeable personnel. They will have demonstrated exceptional leadership and success in leading multiple missions as Officers. High Command Officers may be assigned to more specialized roles.
High Command ranks:
- General (GEN)
Officer ranks:
- Colonel (COL)
- Major (MAJ)
- Captain (CPT)
- Lieutenant (LTN)
Warrant Officer ranks:
- Warrant Officer (WO)
Enlisted ranks:
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Corporal (CPL)
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Private (PVT)
My question isn't here. What do I do?
You can find more information in this thread or by contacting the Minister of Defense.
Edited by: @Cretox
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