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i just farmed on mars you bastards

good luck still living on planet nuked

@Tillster
METAL GEAR eh? Rules of Nature, played on speakers on the moon.

Something you might find interesting is the word count for all of the turns that I wrote. This is a rough word count, not exact, because i simply copied my forum posts straight over. So, it includes a lot of stuff like techs and military/culture as well as the date/time/username of the posts. Still, its a good figure to know, and it means to me that I am capable of a lot more words-per-day than I thought I could ever accomplish.

448 – OP
1005 – 1
1896 – 2
1968 – 3
2760 – 4
1909 – 5
2613 – 6
2561 – 7
2451 – 8
2688 – 9
2516 – 10
2521 – 11
2190 – 12
2170 – 13
3211 – 14
3444 – 15
2785 – 16
3079 – 17
2990 – 18
2872 – 19
2893 – 20
2932 – 21

53,903 – Total

You know space is starting to look lovely right now so is underground.

At least planet nuked is only radioactive in some areas. Mars doesn't block solar radiation so it's radioactive everywhere. Enjoy planet inhospitable

@Syndic

So is the game already over, or do we still send in one last turn?

I think it's the latter.

One more turn. I will write turn 22, which will also act as an epilogue, and then that will be the end of it.

unless another person acts as host?

@Twist

True if some other than us take over than turn 22 won't be the last turn.

This game had a good run. I don't mind calling it GG here, to be honest

So the Pathmakers are not willing to mobilize an army against Mexico, but are against me…

How about no?

MRW I have accidentally inspired at least one player to become genocidal against native Americans:

If you're still waiting for someone to offer to continue the game, I say just let it finish and go ahead with the epilogue. I think most guys here have their eyes set on new RP games now

@BSOD

I actually just sat down to start writing the final turn. I was not waiting, just procrastinating. Also the fact that most of you have unrecognizable names is making it tough to put turns to nations. Thank Tengri spirit week wasn't a week ago.

TURN 22

• The Pathmakers invade Texaco and establish the state as a confined protectorate. Nobody may enter or leave until the situation there improves. They are sending missionaries to convert the population to Pathmaker Tengriism and distribute aid and supplies. Being that the region was formerly part of the Communist Mexican faction there are not quite as many blood cultists, and the conversion process is relatively peaceful.

World Summit
Members: Riveria, The Roses, Quechua, The Pathmakers, Polis, The Swords, Syserror, Dathuastan, Zellania, MacTire, Ovo, Vakun, Naval Monte, Middle Kingdom, Viktirbot The Mad

• The World Summit is deemed to be a political body of such little impact that nobody really bothers to pay attention to it anymore. It is now really just an international annual fancy dinner party that people get paid to attend.
• This happens:

image made by Spider-Byte

• Nobody takes him seriously.
• Nobody.
• He kinda ruined the party's atmosphere though.

Dathuastan
Soviet Marmalade

Government: Republican Monarchy
Culture: Floating Homes, Ship Builders, Tide God, Persian Heritage, Compulsory Education, Eagle Reverence, Famous Chocolate
Economy: State Capitalism
Military: Corsvaires Order, Elite Immortals, "Safe-Tec" People-Safes, WelshHound Humanitarian Anti-Terrorist Unit
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Rocket Artillery(ss), Carrier Battle Groups, Blast Furnace, Medicine, Combustion Engine, Printing Press, Tanks, Electricity, Utility Suit, Rocket Science(ss), Power Armor, Jet Planes, Missile Defense, Experimental Fusion Reactors
Flashpoints: Mexican Terrorism

• Glorious Dathuastan surges into the future doing nothing for all eternity.

Doon
Laud Piestrings

Government: Federal Democratic Republic
Culture: Tedizm, Tundra Living, Ice Structures, Egalitarianism, Modern Justice, Badger Admiration, Public Education, Universal Health Care
Economy: State Capitalism
Military: Eits Spy Network, Special Forces, The Draft
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Howitzer, Carrier Battle Groups, Medicine, Blast Furnace, Zeppelin, Combustion Engine, Electricity, Pathology(ss), Digital Computer, Internet, Plasmid Enhancement(ss), Jet Planes, Tesla Energy, Missile Defense, Tanks, Experimental Fusion Reactors, Arc Guns, Nanosuits

• Nuclear disarmament is now underway due to popular demand.
• Mexico is embargoed until relations improve. Terrorist activities in Doon gradually slow down and then cease due to the end of Doonish involvement in the war.
• Social security is established to keep a closer eye on the activities of the people
• Engineering companies are outsourced to Quechua and the Pathmakers to build nuclear power plants, subsidized entirely by the Doonish government to help improve relations with these people.
• Plasmid research continues into the future and as their use increases the world's population gradually "evolves" alongside the availability of newer and better plasmids. One such plasmid gives badgers greater intelligence. A community of sentient badgers has developed in the forests of Scandinavia, and have invented various languages of their own to communicate with.
• Media censorship is outlawed. The nuances of this legislation promote the exposure of detail in news stories, punishing those who twist events to seem one way or the other in their favor. This is making Doonish media the least biased and most reliable source of world news on planet earth.
• A public apology is made by the government to the people of Doon and the world for Doon's warmongering past. An official promise is made to pave the way for peace and cooperation in Doon's future.

The Enclave
Sergeant Arch Dornan

Government: "Democratic" Fascist Oligarchy
Culture: Solairism, Turtle Status, Dancing Revolution, Holy Women, Persian Heritage, Compulsory Education, State Mafia, Tourist Trap, Egalitarianism, Entertainment Capital
Economy: Monopolistic Corporate Oligarchy
Military: Sun Warrior Fanatics, Theft Tactics, Assassin Agency, Sun Rider Dragoons, Gorilla Force, Reapers (Elite Snipers), Cyborg Ninjas
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Howitzer, Sail Ships, Printing Press, Combustion Engine, Zeppelins, Tanks(ss), Blast Furnace, Power Armor, Radio, Fission, Aircraft(ss), Fission, Laser, Tesla Energy, Digital Computer, Cybernetics, ICBM

• A new model of tank, called the Enclave Shagohod, is made to use rocket weapons rather than traditional weaponry.
• Egalitarian laws are passed, bringing Polis out of the middle ages of societal stratification.
• Cyborg ninjas are incorporated into the secret service. Polis has become a much scarier place to live.
• Mini-nukes are developed for use in the army.
• An invasion of the Pathmakers is launched. It is crushed easily and quickly. They threaten to respond in force with nuclear weapons should The Enclave ever threaten them again.

Vakun
You Are Reading This

Government: Republican Monarchy
Culture: Megalith Temples, Tengriism Faith, Long Songs, Public Education, Famous Scotch
Economy: Free Market Capitalism, Arms Hegemony
Military: Legions, "Gray Men," Elite Squadrons, Guerrilla Warfare, Ultimate National Fortification, Anti-Terror Squad, MONOLITH
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Cannon, Battleships, Medicine, Printing Press, Combustion Engine, Body Armor, Zeppelin, Electricity, Digital Computer, Jet Planes, Coil Gun(ss), Internet, Missile Defense, ICBM, Hover Tanks, Fusion

• Very short range nuclear missiles are outfitted upon MONOLITH. They are capable of raining down upon almost any location in Europe with a huge quantity of fusion weapons. The number of weapons is deemed to be sufficient enough to overwhelm any missile defense system on the planet.
• Tengriist Slavs fleeing from Zellania are given financial support to rebuild their lives in Vakun.
• The space program receives more funding. More satellites are put into orbit.
• A new national anthem is composed.

Mac Tíre-Madra
Spider-Byte

Government: Transhumanist Totalitarianism
Culture: Sacred Dogs, Tirius Worship, Famous Ale/Whiskey, Gender Equality, Public Education, National Healthcare, Modern Justice
Economy: Maritime Mercantile, Clothing Hegemony
Military: Warrior Society, Elite Legions, Criminal Army, Steel Legion Androids
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Howitzer, Ironclads, Medicine, Body Armor, Combustion Engine, Electricity, Conveyor Belt, Aircraft, Tanks, Power Armor, Androids(ss), Laser, Force Shield, Personal Mechs (ss)
Flashpoints: Mexican Terrorism, Fully Blockaded Homeland

• Viktirbot flees Mexico and attends the World Summit.
• Machine men, with machine minds, have decided that the only way to tame Mexico is to annihilate its rebellious elements. That is to say, everybody. An organized genocide begins. Initially only community leaders and the families of known terrorists are executed, but as public outrage grows so does resistance, and eventually the only logical courses of action were to either kill everybody or retreat, and peace was never an option.
• The Pathmakers declare war to end the bloodshed in Mexico. Submarines patrol the Atlantic, sinking any ships that can be positively identified as MacTire in origin or destination. Due to their vastly inferior navy, the British isles are quickly cut off from the world. Were it not for the fact that MacTire is now a largely cybernetic society, they might have begun starving for want of foreign imported food. Electronic supplies, however, are in high demand now and the situation will gradually worsen as the war continues on.

Ovo
Twisty

Government: Republic
Culture: God Questing, Cumpulsory Education, Egalitarian, Rap Music, Modern Justice
Economy: Free Market Capitalism, Prime Manufacturer
Military: Austere Elites, Dragoons Hospitaller, Advanced Tactics, Secret Police
Tech: Machine Gun, Howitzer, Clipper Ships, Medicine, Radio, Combustion Engine, Coil Gun, Digital Computer, Utility Suit, Aircraft, Power Armor, Tanks, Fission, Missile Defense, FTL (ss), Crude Terraforming(ss), Force Shields, Laser

• Faster than light travel is developed. Ovon explorers begin venturing out into the cosmos to discover new worlds and, possibly, new civilizations.
• The racial laws against Mexico are repealed with public backing, and instead a new anti-terrorism force is established.
• Terraforming technology is utilized in some of the impact zones from the nuclear war with some success. The India province is gradually becoming safer to live in.
• Monetary aid is sent to Mexico, which uses the funding to purchase more guns and bombs. Construction crews are sent in to help repair the urban areas most damaged by the war, but they find themselves suffering casualties too great to sustain, and eventually pull out of Mexico.
• A massive Ovon colony ship is built and sent to a habitable planet, blasting modern rap music across the galaxy the whole way there.
• The Rose "Death Star" is very easily sniped out of orbit with a small laser. Barely a laser pointer, really.

Monarchy of the Roses and Quechua
Tchefuncte Bonaparte

Government: Monarchy
Culture: Warrior Poets, Gender Equality, Religious Tolerance, Public Education, Universal Healthcare
Economy: Multinational Corporatism
Military:
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Howitzer, Ironclads, Digital Computer, Medicine, Zeppelin, Combustion Engine, Internet, Aircraft, Utility Suit, Super Laser(ss), Fission, Force Shields, Interplanetary Shipping(ss)

• A better form of the laser is invented, called the Super Laser. It is capable of transmitting massive explosive force directly to any pinpoint location. This proves useful in anti-tank weapons as well as orbital bombardment in small areas.
• The "Death Star" orbital is shot down. In response, all satellites are equipped with force shields.
• Attempts to evacuate "literally every fucking man woman and child," as the King put it, to offworld colonies ends in total disaster. Not only are the Roses completely unable to sustain human life on other planets in a number with more than four digits, but most people simply would rather die than leave the home that their family has lived in for generations.
• The Sword Flag is knocked over on the moon as an opening act for war. Sword satellites are shot down with super lasers. A massive orbital bombardment is then conducted upon their major cities and a barrage of nuclear bombard are dropped all over the country. While most of the bombs are intercepted by their missile defense system, many get through, and the super laser bombardment is enough on its own to level major cities.

Zellania
Naschzaube Maus

Government: Totalitarian Fascist Dictatorship
Culture: Tide God, Bakuki Theater, Hostage Nobles, Lion Pride
Economy: State capitalism
Military: Vetting, Frogmen Operatives, Espionage Agency, Patriotism Tests, Laser Satellite
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Cannon, Ironclads, Zeppelins, Medicine, Combustion Engine, Digital Computer, Aircraft, Railgun(ss), Internet, Laser(ss), Tanks, Fission, Space Shuttle, Power Armor

• Everything is fine in Zellania.
• Super fine.
• Nothing wrong.
• Trust your fuhrer.

Naval Monte
CrowTheMagician

Government: Federal Socialist Constitutional Republic
Culture: Totemic Rites, Gender Equality, Infinity Faith, Meritocracy, Persian Heritage, Egalitarianism, Public Education, Guilds, Publishers, Welfare, Modern Justice, Universal Healthcare, Multiculturalism
Economy: State Capitalism, Glass Hegemony
Military: Meritocracy, Shadow Men, Medical Corps, Guerrilla Forces, Elite Marines, Elite Everything, Battlefield Promotions, Vetting, Homeland Security
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Howitzer, Carrier Battle Groups(ss), Medicine, Combustion Engine, Printing Press, Zeppelin, Digital Computers, Internet, Tanks, Power Armor, Fission, Stealth Planes(ss), Missile Defense, Tesla Energy, Interplanetary Shipping

• Sword space flight technology is stolen and used to produce an interplanetary shipping ability for Naval Monte. Outposts are established on the Moon and on Mars. A team of men go about landing on every planet, planetoid, asteroid, and comet yet left untouched by mankind. They somehow come up with witty, memorable statements to say at each location, such as "this isn't for Navans, this is for humanity" and "when man reaches for the stars he hopes to find himself."
• Space tourism is subsidized. So is normal tourism, but nobody cares about that because space.
• Getting in on the trend, a few underground cities are built.
• Relief efforts are sent to India. The locals are none-too-happy about their situation, but what can they do about it? Nothing besides take their daily hand-outs, that's what.
• A copy of the Great Library is built in an underground vault. Just in case.
• Another copy of the Great Library is built in space and then launched towards the Galactic Core. Because why not?
• Youtube is invented. So is Google. Youtube purchases Google.
• "The real magic is not in our hearts, nor in our minds, but in our lust to discover." – that guy who was the first to step foot on Europa, Titan, Pluto, Ceres, and 142 other terrestrial entities

Riveria, The Mole People Nation
Crimeariver

Government: Parliamentary Republic, Constitutional Monarchy
Culture: Dendrolatry, Spruceborn Faith, Economic Principles, Persian Heritage, Alpine Absinthe, Public Education
Economy: Capitalism, Banking Hegemony
Military: Civic Duty Army, Ultimate Fortified Alps, Vetting
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Howitzer, Ironclads, Combustion Engine, Medicine, Aircraft, Internet, Rocket Science, Power Armor, Force Shield, ICBM, Primitive AI, Experimental Anti-Matter, Cybernetics

• Anti-Matter experiments reveal that yes, the stuff does exist and it is possible to both manufacture and contain. Further development of this technology may provide the greatest possible energy yielding fuel source possible for mankind to harness, capable of great and terrible things.
• Robotic systems are integrated into the underground cities to automate the process of industrial production, mining, and hydroponic farming, allowing more people to be moved underground than ever before. Fusion powered everything keeps the cities well lit and connected by subway lines.
• The people who remain on the surface have gradually detached themselves from "the mole people" underneath the earth due to the fact that the underground element of Riveria suffers from the delusion of itself being the only element of Riveria. The two are effectively now separate nations entirely and the King has taken power in the overworld once more, establishing a totalitarian monarchy.

States of the Rising Sword
TillsterRulz

Government: Fascist Junta
Culture: Honor, Meritocratic Mystery Cults, Meritocracy, Guilds, Modern Justice, Public Schools, Mass Media Censorship
Economy: State Capitalism
Military: Elite Marines, Paramilitary, Panzers, METAL GEAR
Tech: Modern Small Arms, Howitzer, Carrier Battle Groups, Printing Press, Medicine, Combustion Engine, Tanks, Zeppelins, Aircraft, Personal Mechs(ss), Internet, Chemical Warfare, Fission, Primitive AI, Missile Defense, Force Shield(ss), Interplanetary Shipping

• All attempts to do the space thing result in tragic failure as the Rose space fleet shoots down everything the Swords try to launch. Sword satellites and stations already in orbit are also downed.
• The Swords are declared by the Swords to be the best Swords there ever were. They are then promptly nuked and super lasered from orbit by the Roses. Wow good job being the best gg u fascist.

Syserror
Butterscotch (of Death)

Government: Communist Parliamentary Republic
Culture: Kebab Faith, Free Religion, Persian Heritage, Modern Justice
Economy: Totalitarian Socialism
Military: Military Schooling, Iskender Armor, Foreign Legion, KGB, Airskenders
Tech: Modern Small Arms(ss), Howitzer, Carrier Battle Groups(ss), Medicine, Combustion Engine, Digital Computer, Jet Planes, Fission, Utility Suit, Internet, Missile Defense, Tanks, Nanosuits, Space Shuttle, Rocket Propelled Fist Launcher
Flashpoints: Mexican Terrorism

• An item known as "the rocket propelled fist launcher" is stolen from the void between "it doesn't exist" and "this is not a real thing." Somehow it materializes into reality ans is equipped on a unit known as the Angry Marines, who rampage about in Mexico for a while having a grand old time. They learn how to swear in Nahuatl as well, and these new words become 93% of their used vocabulary.
• The entire nuclear arsenal is launched upwards towards The Death Star which, having been already shot down by a pre-school laser rifle, is missed entirely. Syserror's nukes drift off into the solar system and are now part of a dangerous orbital debris ring around the earth.
• Attempts are made to stop the Roses from getting spaceborn, but their super lasers and the fact that they got to space first makes it difficult to remove them from the skies above. Every engagement ends in failure on Syserror's part, and the Roses stay in space.
• The parties are so entrenched in their power that all attempts to revert to capitalism have failed. Those politicians who made this foolish decision have been sacked. Other methods of returning to a capitalist system are not going to come to fruition either; Syserror's economy is simply too powerful and varied to collapse, her political system is powerfully unified to divide on its own, and no foreign power could dream of actually taking the capital and enforcing their beliefs. No, Syserror is probably going to remain communist for the entire foreseeable future.

We'll I may not have destroyed the world but I still consider this this turn a success.

The Swords are declared by the Swords to be the best Swords there ever were. They are then promptly nuked and super lasered from orbit by the Roses. Wow good job being the best gg u fascist.

GG

Thanks for warning me about the Roses super great grand mega earth descructo kill-all-everything plan

That turned out to be precisely the astronomically huge threat that I was told about. Totally worth all that firepower I wasted. Great Intel.

….and the blood cultists still aren't dead…welp. I tried.

At least the earth is still intact and habitable which exceeds my expectations. 9/10 (point lost due to bloodists still existing). GG everybody

This turn went much better than what I had in mind, not only did my people explore travel beyond the planets that I wrote down but Earth wasn't destroyed. GG folks, GG.

Good game my fellow nations, I had a lot of fun with this rp.

This is the underground society now. But all in all, GG, guys. It ended on a somewhat positive note (that is, if it ended, but most likely it did), so I can't complain.

My goal of creating a race of super advanced mole people appears to have been a resounding success.

>Mfw Pathmakers fuck up my plan to make Mexico a better place

>Capital and most of mainland is astroblasted to oblivion

What a fucking game. Had loads of fun being MechaNapoleHitler

see you all in planets you will never reach in a million years nerds

Following are a few stats on your countries at Turn 22. Land area is by pixels square for the map image because I cannot math it into kilometers and the map projection that I used would give some wonky numbers even if I did manage to convert it. For population, I did some quick calculations based on modern populations IRL, combined with the logical progression of population density in this game based on what has changed from history. Here are also a few achievements and some facts on religion, just for fun.

Dathuastan
Land: 35,379
Population: 193 million

Doon
Land: 381,567
Population: 42 million

Enclave
Land: 31,616
Population: 363 million (25 million in Italy)

Vakun
Land: 9,449
Population: 147 million

MacTire
Land: 39,516
Population: 320 million (100 million in Britain)

Ovo
Land: 46,797
Population: 483 million (102 million in Europe)

Roses
Land: 143,289
Population: 522 million (402 million in S. America)

Zellania
Land: 35,146
Population: 106 million (76 million in Europe)

Naval Monte
Land: 67,913
Population: 267 million (80 million in S. Africa, 145 million in N. Africa)

Riveria
Land: 3,060
Population: 27 million

Swords
Land: 19,181
Population: 184 million (59 million in Europe)

Syserror
Land: 99,583
Population: 606 million (458 million in the Middle East)

The Pathmakers
Land: 61,494
Population: 964 million

Mexico (all factions)
Land: 23,406
Population: 301 million

Fun Facts

The year at game end was 1820… for Christians. Most players operated on a calendar based upon Riverian years, which count from the birth of the first Spruceborn. The reason for this is because Riverian coinage, which has always been minted with the current year displayed, was the most popular coin for a time in Europe. This made it easy to establish an exact date for things internationally. The year for Europeans is actually 2370.

99.9% of all Jews live within 50 miles of Jerusalem. This is because of the age-old belief that God lives in the temple there and that prayers can only be heard if they are made within or near to the temple. IRL this belief was destroyed by the Romans when they evicted the Jews from Jerusalem and destroyed the temple, but Levant's multicultural tolerance allowed ancient Judaism to survive.

The symbol of Christianity is not the cross, but the flame. Jesus Christ was never crucified and instead lived a long and healthy life, preaching in Syria until he died of natural causes. Once again, this religious development is because of Levantine leniency. The flame of Christianity represents the Holy Ghost and is present on the Holy Persian Empire's flag. Also present on that flag are angel's wings, a symbol adopted by Christians from the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism which preceded them in India and the Middle East.

Achievements

Nothing if not Consistent – BSOD (Syserror), Tchefuncte Bonaparte(The Roses), CrowTheMagician (Naval Monte)
Play as the same nation you played as in a previous NatRP.

Ultimate Otaku – Sergeant Arch Dornan (Polis/Enclave)
Invent anime.

Santa's Tax Returns – Laud Piestrings (Doon)
Control most of the Arctic Circle.

Habsburg Lineage – Tchefuncte Bonaparte (The Roses)
Obtain the covetted dual monarchy by annexing a neighboring nation via diplomatic marriage.

Playing the Part – Crimeariver (Riveria), You Are Reading This (Vakun)
Pretend to be a nation from real life.

Genghis Khan – Mr. Stalker (Katia/Lok-Lod/Blood Kingdom)
Successfuly uproot your entire civilization to a nomadic lifestyle and conquer another nation.

Genghis Khan't – Mr. Stalker (Katia/Lok-Lod/Blood Kingdom)
Attempt to uproot your entire civilization to a nomadic lifestyle and conquer another nation. Fail in the attempt.

Imperfect Attendance – Soviet Marmalade (Dathuastan), Naschzaube Maus (Zellania)
Miss the last turn.

With Great Power… – Stalemate (Levant), Mr. Stalker (Katia/Lok-Lod/Blood Kingdom)
Fail to defend yourself from a powerful foe and get wiped out of the game.

Comes Great Responsibility – BSOD (Syserror), Spider-Byte (MacTire)
Capture and hold onto a player nation's original capital.

Sid Meier's Expy – CrowTheMagician (Naval Monte), Crimeariver (Riveria), You Are Reading This (Vakun)
Build a wonder.

Der Fuhrer's Face – Naschzaube Maus (Zellania), Sergeant Arch Dornan (Enclave), TillsterRulz(Swords)
Be a dirty fascist.

That's XCOM Baby! – Twisty (Ovo)
Capture territory on Earth via orbital landing.

Fail and Succeed at the Nomadic life:

>tfw no achievement achieved

its ok twisty, you will get em next time

I added two new achievements. I think that now I got one for everybody.

By the way, thanks for playing my game everyone. It was a lot of fun writing. See you in the next one, perhaps?

yes, it was one of the funnest forum games in a while here.

plus lots of good moments

rip

>be a dirty fascist

This was a great game Syndic. Thanks a lot for hosting it. And although no official winner has been declared, I'd say Twisty "won" the game.

if you going to make a next one.
could ye give us a hint about it?

I rather just say that there is no clear winner here. Also fun game while it lasted, differently made me more active on the site again. I like the two achievements of mines, I know in the next one I will build another wonder but as for sticking with Naval Monte again… who knows.

id say anyone who managed to make a stable nation and got something rather unique about it won.

> Stonehenge Turret Network
> Not a momument

I knew I should have invented arcologies at the last turn.
Either way, this was the most fun I've had in a looong time. GG m8s.

The Ultimate Otaku, I guess I'm Travis Touchdown now.

Damn, a population in the billion. I knew I had a strong immigration force but I didn't realize how crowded my nation was.

No you misunderstand. Your total population is 606 million, and 458 of it is in the Middle East. I wrote it this way so that you would know what portion of your population is actually part of your heartland, and which portion was in the colonies or occupied foreign lands.

Sorry I guess I should have been clear what I meant with my post.

Oh.

Still, it would seem I'm the most populous player nation, second only to an NPC.

Also I'm amazed that Doon's population is so comparatively small considering how much land they have. No wonder it still didn't have the manpower to take mexico.

Most of Doon's land is in very cold biomes; not exactly the most well-suited for food production of any kind. It is true that IRL Russia, approximately the same territory Doon occupies, does have a much larger population. However, as you can see from this map, Dathuastan actually controls all of the most densely populated regions of Russia, which is why their population is immense and Doon's is so small. They have almost all of the fertile lands of Russia.