Dying Earth: A Near-Future Nation RP - Games

Dying Earth: A Near-Future Nation RP

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Still dead in the water?

Truthfully I can't hurdle that huge turn content right now, but I was just thinking about writing something tonight so we'll see where it goes. The main issue is there's just too much stuff for me to write and I always end up having to make workload revisions. Eitherway, turn'll have to come when it comes.

In the meantime, here's some pre-turn fluff to bide you by. Maybe a turn will follow! https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/dd90117d-942d-4785-b702-981ec53d26f3/image.png

Gonna bite the bullet and throw up a tracker. Here goes: MEGA TURN TRACKER V.2 Map (free real-estate catalogue) World Events / what anti-fascists did this time United EMPIRE of Britain and North Ireland (yurop gib trade deals) Eranshahr V4.5 United States of China Peoples' Republic of America Union of Norway, Sweden, and Eastern Sweden Post-Hyperwar Korea MAD MAX: Budget Deficit Road the below video but with fucking robots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rAHrHd2lcw Alania, the other Iranians

https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/7a99cc71-a030-4bee-a7a3-274dd3aac832/image.png https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/c84db15a-2571-49b3-bfda-9377982b95aa/image.png June 1st, 2123 -------- January 1st, 2124 World Events ------------------- -December 27th: Only several days after the UK celebrated Christmas, Gibraltar came under attack by an as-of-yet unidentified terrorist group, which is now holding the British territory hostage. Satellite and plane footage showed smoke and explosions rocking the military airstrip at around 3:25 PM, followed by grounding of all traffic to and from Gibraltar. The strait is also on lockdown, prompting clamor from within the EF as the crisis crawls over into the new year. Some MPs within British parliament were quick to blame Qara Hilal, the Azerbaijani militant group infamous for the Yerevan bombings earlier in the year. Qara Hilal had earlier vowed retaliation against the UK following the confirmation of a multi-billion pound arms sale to Kurdistan. -January 1st: The European Federation confirms it conducted a counter-insurgency strike in Gibraltar without British permission after reports of a large firefight in the town on December 31st. Operators from Europe’s elite Asymmetrical Operations Group (GOA) entered Gibraltar at dawn but were ambushed by occupiers and forced to make an emergency retreat via boat. In a press conference today, EF-STRATCOM general Damien Vandamme said that according to intercepted communications, the unknown terrorists had ‘expected our arrival’ and that the Gibraltar situation more than likely involves a ‘state actor’. As of yet, Gibraltar remains occupied by the unknown group as the British government decides what to do. -January 1st: Now recorded as the largest single demonstration in American history, the ‘March for Freedom’ to oppose the draft reached six million attendants on January 1st, 2124 as protesters flooded the streets of Washington DC. Traffic is currently shut down in the capital. -September: In what would come to be called the Mayday Deal, the US Department of Defense approved the multi-million dollar sale of 5000 advanced hybrid assault rifles to the caucasian state of Alania. The deal prompted backlash from the European Federation, with the French minister of state calling it a ‘flagrant act of negligence’. In October, European President Eckard Weber delivered a statement on the deal. “If the United States wishes to provide such a deal to Alania, [President Perry] must be willing to accept full responsibility for where these arms go, and ensure no distasteful entities gain access to them. Should they fail to do this, I will take immediate action regarding our existing treaties and economic partnerships. We shall not, and cannot afford to have weapons like these in the hands of malicious actors.” https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/d3aaca3c-5544-405a-8295-40409dc4d6c8/image.png -In response to the formation of ONEC, the Foreign Secretary criticises the noticeable exclusion of Israel, Kurdistan and other nations considered rivals or otherwise outside of Iran's sphere of allies, remarking that 'it is imperative that all parties in the Middle East are invited and involved in discussions concerning its economic future and wellbeing'. -Next, whilst Britain is careful to avoid making an open criticism of the sudden turn in US foreign and military policy, rumours and political gossip suggest that it has both surprised and polarised political, military and even social circles within the nation, leaving many concerned as to who will be left to uphold existing military commitments to its foreign allies. On top of this, the Secretary of State for Defence makes vague commentary pointed towards the US' new policy which excludes of women from the armed forces, citing that almost two centuries of women in military service will remain unbroken. -Having reached out towards its northeastern neighbour, Britain raises the prospect of further trade and diplomatic cooperation with the Union of Fennoscandia, raising the prospect of a greater economic triangle between the two and the V4. Some commentators have even suggested that such an alignment could a political bloc to counter the immediate rivalry of Russia to the east. With the success of its new, more cost effective payload delivery system, the UKNSF offers to collaborate with the [Union of Fennoscandia] on further operations for mutual benefit. -Last but not least, scientific and technological communities in Britain offer a fascinated nod to the success of the ROBON prototype, but many exhibit and express concerns regarding the likelihood and ethical implications of a state weaponizing the design, as well as concerns that already problematic levels of unemployment could be rendered worse if such a design was used to replace human labour. Nonetheless, there are those who believe the utilities of the design could be used to avert the risk to human life that would normally be present in certain services - including bomb disposal, medevac, disaster response and rescue operations. -Britain joins its mainland neighbours in shared outrage at the Yerevan bombings and launches a scathing attack on Qara Hilal, warning that further attacks from any terrorist organisation will warrant 'a response in equal proportion'. Furthermore, it makes a critique of the muted Azerbaijani response and urges both the nation and its allies in ONEC to take further action against and to prevent extremist and nationalist terrorism, warning that 'the decades of needless terror and instability of the last century must not be allowed to resurge once again'. In particular, it cites Iran's own sectarian past as a clear example of the dangers posed by such violence. -Closer to home, the UK continues striving towards collaboration with Poland and the V4 group in terms of economic and military cooperation, making further overtures towards collaboration between the two's respective space programs. -Mass protest erupts in across the North-East Midlands and the North following a series of deaths of patients in NHS care - one particular case is a schoolgirl who died in an overcrowded and understaffed A&E Department after a six hour wait in which she rapidly deteriorated - the girl's parents (and activists involved in the medical profession) claimed that if she had been examined and treated sooner she would have survived, with many MPs pointing out the government's failure to offer vital funding to the services as part of the problem. -In response, Parliament passes an act to raise the minimum funding for hospitals and other 'vital' NHS services across the nation, intending to appease the public and reduce the growing strain on healthcare in the nation. MPs and other activists in favour of the act justify this by citing recent economic success with the V4 as a reason to let the nation as a whole benefit from its revenues. With this in effect, trusts across the nation are able to employ more staff to take on the workload, which itself serves towards reducing unemployment of individuals in the medical profession, but more still feel this is not enough. -With a general election looming in the next year, the UK's political parties have begun turning to their voting base in order win over as many constituencies as possible. Whilst individual campaigning is largely throttled by existing laws which prevent large campaign expenditures, news and media agencies have seized upon the opportunity to shape the public opinion and shift favor towards their chosen political blocs. -Whilst the Conservative party are so far shaping up to retain most of their existing seats, things remain less clear for its two rival parties. An aggressive social media and door-to-door campaign has erupted from both Labour and the BSPD, though the latter remains an unknown quantity to much of the old guard voting bloc who view the former's status quo as a safer alternative to the party with less seats. Nonetheless, support is rising from both ends of the spectrum as the two seek to unseat the incumbent party by appealing to the lower and (more-so in the case of the BSPD) middle classes, who feel underrepresented amidst the growing populations of their constituencies. -Indeed, later polls suggest by the popular vote the Conservatives are in a clear minority, yet population disparities in urban constituencies have meant that these proportions are not as evenly spread, leading to large urban sprawls having equal levels of representation as Conservative safe seats. As a result, political commentators suggest that they are likely to retain their weak majority - though this has not settled well with the general public. -As a long term sponsor of Kurdistan, Britain loans advisors from the Royal Air Force to to train the nation's pilots in the use of the new Boudica VTOL aircraft it has purchased in a multi-million pound contract with BAE Systems. In addition to this, it provides officers from the SAS to conduct military and training exercises with the nation's own special forces, citing the re-surging threat of sectarian violence as a need to prepare for action. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/9597b768-1425-422d-9e8f-d933e83dd7df/image.png -In July, Iran announced that it would be increasing its cooperative efforts with China in aerospace research and development, starting with the JRFR (Joint Reusable Freight Rocket) program, an effort to develop a cheaper means of sending heavy cargo into orbit. -In early June, parliament passed a provision to list Qara Hilal as an illegal terrorist organization, with Prime Minister Mozafari urging Iran’s ONEC allies to do the same. The PM’s suggestion was met with muted response from Azerbaijan, whose Prime Minister avoided questions surrounding the decision in a press conference in late June. -In August, parliament formed two new autonomous regions in the country - Iraq and ‘Azerbaijan’. The target of pro-unificationist sentiments, the Azerbaijani government rebuffed Tehran’s message of ‘Azeris and Persians, Iranian people united under the sun of Iran’, though not choosing to speak openly on the matter. -Iran’s top general announced in October that he would be overseeing a major restructuring of the armed forces’ logistical capabilities, saying that the Iranian army would be opening a myriad of contract bids to develop modern indigenous equipment to replace its aging arsenal, especially as the Iranian defense industry has fallen behind Western big-names such as Lockheed-Martin and BAE Systems. In particular, the army has shown great interest replacing some of its conventional small arms with natively produced hybrid weaponry. Chief among the contenders is Iranian firearms manufacturer TST, who said they planned to submit a prototype for testing as early as February of next year. -The announcement came hot off the heels of negotiations concluding in August with the European Federation, in which EF approved a multi-billion dollar defense contract with Eurofighter to sell Iran 20 9th generation Hurricane II jets. The jets are expected to be delivered in increments of ten per year, with production on the first batch to begin in late January. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/4abda67a-5897-4a86-92e7-384388657bdc/image.png -In July, Director Dingxiang Fa attended talks with Indian representatives over resolving border disputes between the two nations. Despite efforts by the Director, however, talks fell through. Despite this, India accepted Director Dingxiang’s invitation to submit their own material to China’s new gene vault - a minor victory for Indo-Chinese relations. -In a major victory for human rights activists, the Directorate announced in July that it would scrap the mobile lethal-injection program with immediate effect. This announcement came shortly after a major prison reform bill passed the assembly, mandating better conditions for prisoners and a greater focus on rehabilitation. Whether the law will have any true impact, is yet to be seen. -Another round of sweeping reforms passed in August. Many censorship and television restrictions were lifted, including showing some ‘taboo’ elements on TV. The new reforms have come as a boon to Chinese activists and comedians. Famous comic Dai Lei took to national TV on the day of the law’s passing to make the Directorate the butt of his jokes. At the end of his special, he expressed his gratitude to Chinese activists and protesters on the street for making the difference. -Hundreds of millions from across the world tuned in on November 15th to watch ‘Sinonaut’ Geng Xuefeng become the first Chinese person to set foot on the lunar surface. In a video now watched by over a billion people, Geng traversed the lunar surface on foot and via vehicle, visiting the Apollo 11 landing site and planting the flag of the Peoples’ Republic. In a press conference following Geng’s EVA, CNSA’s director confirmed that additional modules for the Báixīng station were already in the works, adding that if all went well, the station might be complete as early as late 2125 - nearly one and a half years earlier than initially proposed. -------------------- Continued in next post ---------->

BREAK THE CHAINS OF OPPRESSIVE CHARACTER LIMITS!!!!!!!!!!

https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/d9ddd583-e619-4ffa-a6cc-253ca9359b94/image.png -In a scathing presidential release, President Perry issued a direct ultimatum to megacorporations under investigation by the government - submit to anti-trust investigations or we will seize your assets and remove you from the American market. His threat came under fire from Democratic leaders, who said that even if President Perry made good on his threats, it would be a terrible decision for American consumers. Dems on capitol hill vowed to oppose Perry at every step. Unionist lawmakers were silent on the matter, however, with muted response from Senate Majority Leader Kye Alvarez. The news media has already come to dub this new ultimatum as President Perry’s ‘War on Business’. -In the month following his speech, President Perry introduced tariffs on several staple imports with dynamic rate based on market prices. While his decision was celebrated by Unionist hardliners in congress, many voiced concerns over America’s trade partnerships in Europe. The tariffs were joined the same month by several other quiet reforms, including shelving of the Rio Grande and Sonora subsidy programs and a push to outlaw same-sex marriage. Although the latter managed to pass quietly in both houses, things erupted into outrage once media picked the bill up, and government has subsequently sued by several civil rights organizations, including the NCAA and ACLU. Protesters also took to the streets to protest the decision, with the supreme court gearing up to possibly make another judgment on Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 case which affirmed homosexuals’ right to marry. -Another measure that came under fire was a bill which would provide funds to revive an ages’-old Southern border wall project. The bill, while going strong in the hardliner dominated house, faced strong criticism from fiscal conservatives in the senate, even from both sides of the aisle. Switching their tune from earlier this year, Dems argued that the bill represented an ‘inexcusable misuse of the federal budget’, while some Unionist lawmakers, in more polite terms, agreed that while threats from across the border were credible, the border-wall project would not be fiscally responsible, nor actually affordable at this time. Despite major concessions to the Democrats, the bill hovered in limbo and appeared that it would die. -Following the conclusion of the congressional session in late August, President Perry took a tour around the country with his cabinet to meet with average Americans. Some Unionist lawmakers voiced concern that the President was becoming increasingly detached from the White House, and spending too much time outside of office. Dems mocked the president, saying he was ‘desperate to be early on the campaign trail’. The President rebuffed these concerns, however, saying he preferred to be near the country’s problem areas in order to better understand how to solve them. The President made stops on both coasts, visiting the Palos Verdes Mega-levy in Los Angeles and the Empire State Seawall in New York. While on the ‘trail’, the President announced future plans to relocate many of America’s coastal cities. This announcement was met with harsh criticism from the mayors of many of America’s major coastal cities. California’s Governor, Amanda Velasquez, was harshest on the president, calling him a ‘fucking lunatic,’ much to the amusement of the internet. -Hot on the heels of his tour around the country, the President announced in a memo that he would be reinstating the draft, effective January 1st of 2124. Perry, in his memo, stated the renewed draft would meet a need to defend the country from ‘hostile elements’ emerging from Mexico as well as for a workforce to improve and expand infrastructure. The president also indicated that the draft would be followed by major reform in active-service. As the deadline for the draft approached with the New Year, President Perry held his lowest ever approval rating, at just 24% - the second lowest approval rating for any president in U.S. history. This drastic drop was coupled by massive country-wide protests. In a historic first, six million demonstrators crowded the streets of D.C. on the first day of the draft, while police clashes with protesters in major cities such as Los Angeles became fatal. To make matters worse, comments on the topic have only worsened tensions nationwide. -The Fennoscandian PM, touched by the British Prime Minister’s speech, announced that he would be seeking to increase scientific and diplomatic cooperation between the two countries. This comes just as the UF has begun to ramp up its efforts to get into aerospace, introducing a new launch system to prep for further forays into space as part of the new ‘space age’, as it has come to be coined. -Joining their European allies and other notable world powers, Fennoscandia condemns the bombings in Armenia earlier this year. Prime Minister Lundström delivered an ‘open letter’ to the international community, emphasizing the ‘importance global cooperation to maintain security for all citizens of the world regardless of country and continent’. During his speech, the Prime Minister also revealed the existence of a new organization geared specifically toward combatting militant elements in the 22nd century. The Fennoscandian Domestic Security Agency (F.I.S.), working together with Fennoscandian police and army elements, will form the core of a modern counter-asymmetry ops effort by the Union. -In late July, Parliament announced the greenlighting of several new fission powerplants in Murmansk, to be fueled by decommissioned nuclear weapons. The projects come amid the backdrop of ongoing protests in Fennoscandia’s Russian-majority regions over systemic corruption and unfair treatment. High-profile activist Rodion Ibrahimov called the announcement a “step in the right direction toward building Russian jobs, but not nearly enough”. Both plants were expected to open within the next few years. -Later in the year, Fennoscandia added seven new heavy launchpads, including five in Finland and two in central Sweden - a boon to Finland’s job growth in aerospace. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/ddfdd46d-bca4-4c98-8083-89ace23d1865/image.png -Marking converging ties between the two Asian powers, Korea and Japan held joint military exercises on the Korea strait in late July as part of an effort to revise and draft new strategy and doctrine. Analysts were keen to spot Increased military coordination between Korea and Japan coincided with the test launch of the Korean Space Agency’s new jointly developed HALBERD engine. The launch of a test payload into orbit with a single hybrid stage was celebrated by many in the aerospace community as another step closer to fully realizing the long-held dream of mass commercial spaceflight. Shortly after the launch, KNSA announced it would soon be field-testing a new shielded crew module for use in lunar missions, much to the delight of internet enthusiasts and international observers. -As part of ongoing infrastructure renovations occurring across the country, the Korean assembly rolled out the pilot stage of its universal basic income program in select sections of the country. Pending further trial-runs, the Korean government hoped to eventually make a nationwide universal income a possibility. The rollout gained international attention in August, prompting heated discussion across several nations, as well as all over the internet. #Mytaxesmyincome was trending on Twitter in Europe during the month. -In parliament, continued efforts to push the K-109 drone program through have been met with harsh opposition, and the second funding authorization to be introduced was once again defeated when the liberal party’s MPs revolted to freeze several important measures unless the program’s funding was shelved. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/4ef17605-e624-46c9-a00d-2cf4e6658464/image.png -As part of ongoing negotiations with New Zealand to rekindle old ties, parliament passed a constitutional amendment to Australia’s dual-citizenship restrictions for holding political office which would allow those holding dual-citizenship in Australia and New Zealand to now hold office. Longtime advocates of the reform were happy to call the vote a success, but many were skeptical of the new amendment, citing long-standing concerns over conflicts of interest, even despite close ties with New Zealand. -Meanwhile, environmental activists hailed the government’s ongoing efforts to establish artificial reefs to augment the highly-endangered Great Barrier Reef. A major step forward in reef building efforts came in October when parliament passed a snap funding measure to allot money towards salvaging old vehicles and scrap and hiring manpower to contribute towards reef rebuilding efforts. This new major project was expected to ramp up by as early as December, with construction continuing forward into the future. -In a major defeat for the ruling Democratic-Socialist party, parliament was forced to back down on a major trust and tax loophole crackdown after several major international corporations threatened to leave the Australian market altogether. Despite this, Prime-Minister Nick Ashcroft vowed that he would continue to pursue action against ‘corporate mischief’. -Following on-schedule onlining of AUSNET infrastructure, the Department of Communications and the Arts announced in early November that it would begin the delivery of web-connected devices to subscribers as planned. The Minister for Communications, in a press meeting, stated that device deliveries would begin on November 23rd and would conclude around December of the coming year. -Following a major surge in violence between outback motor-gangs and other insurgent elements, the Australian army announced in June that it would be ramping up its operations in the Northern Territory. Australia’s top general cited the need to protect ‘Strategic Settlements’ at the periphery of the conflict zones, whose government-organized militias were becoming spread thin by the spike in conflict. Political analysts following the situation in the Australian outback called this renewed conflict a ‘total war’ between criminal elements in central Australia, although the cause of the intense conflict has not been identified. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/44595af4-2c2e-458a-9979-7c5fc3a849fa/image.png -Ending the first half of the year in the international spotlight, Russia continued to turn heads in June when it rolled out a massive series of corruption crackdowns, with arrests of high-profile politicians and business moguls topping the month’s headlines. While some in the international community looked to this as a sign that the Republic was starting on the path to improvement, others pointed the crackdowns out as just another power grab by the ever-embattled government. -Following in the footsteps of other hopeful space-racers, the Russian government announced in July the revival of its Roscosmos program, aiming to use existing infrastructure and modern technology to go-ahead with an asteroid mining mission roster. Some international observers questioned Russia’s ability to pay for such a program - especially with the government’s mysterious absence of any intention to first go to the Moon. -Riding off the back of billionaire private funding, the Russian job training and education program sees a major expansion across vital sectors of the economy. With some initial applicants already entering the workforce, the Russian government is hopeful that the program will be able to juice the country’s stagnant economy, and eventually repay its investment. -Protesters took to the streets in December to protest the government’s new ‘progeny policy’, which establishes a ‘one-free-child’ limit for all Russian families. Meanwhile, some members parliament stuck to their guns, calling protesters’ concerns ‘trivial’ among other less-kind things, causing a minor storm on the internet over their remarks. The Russian government briefly came under the criticism of the international community for the remarks. Demonstrations continued throughout the month, although died down somewhat as the new year approached and other issues rose to attention on the international stage. -In August, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had begun trials to test Boston Dynamics' HOMIPED models for military use, with contract negotiations to follow. In a slew of pictures and videos online, a squad of ten kitted ourobots commanded by human operators took part in military drills and exercises designed to test their abilities. In a video that went viral mid-August, the droid operators conducted a simulated room breach, taking on human opponents with real firearms with their simulated-ammo rifles. In the video, two robots endured a hail of fire and successfully neutralized enemy operators without taking casualties. In the wake of the trials, top military officials in the European Federation voiced interest in the prototypes, while the net was alight with controversy. Carol Harmon of the American-based humanitarian NGO World Labor Federation had this to say: "In the past, we all agreed that war is a horrible, horrible thing. What happens when you can just say 'well, none of our own will suffer'? What happens when you subtract the mutual loss of life from war? What gives the Kremlin or any other government the right to take a person's life with a droid?" https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/09f184e2-6948-4744-ab8c-9c876fe75ba7/image.png -The Caucasian states renewed their vows of alliance together at a summit in Tbilisi, joining together to announce the formation of the Caucasian Defense Organization (KTO). Alania, Georgia, Dagestan, Chechnya, and Abkhazia celebrated the new alliance as the start of a new age for the Caucasus. On the international stage, the announcement came as a major rebuff toward the influence of international power-brokers in the region, including the European Federation and Iran. -In July, The Mayor of Dzadzhikau announced that the city was partnering with European investors and NGOs to open an institute for STEM education in the country’s capital as part of a major push to increase Alanians’ viability in the international workforce. In a press release by the board of education, it said that construction would start late this year and was expected to conclude in early 2126. The institute would begin accepting pre-enrollment applications as early as the following month. On the same day, the Mayor greenlit a program to lend out new HOMIPED models to households with limited income as an effort to alleviate work stress. One woman who received a model for her family as part of the pilot program said it was a ‘boon for my free time - I can now go out and pursue work, without worrying about the home.’ -The news cycle for the latter half of the year was marked with several arrests and killings of high-profile government officials known to be corrupt, showing precursor signs of a greater crackdown within the ranks of government, high and low. -The holiday season, however, was kicked off on a lighter note as Alania’s military branches left the field and took to the stadium for Alania’s first branch-versus-branch football league. Alania’s special forces command took home the win 3-1, beating out the Army’s team and handily outplaying the national police.

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R E A D M E --------------------------------------------------------------- Due to the non-existence of a PM system on facepunch I must now entirely rely on discord to sent confidential turn info like technology and espionage reports. GET ON DISCORD PLS. If I cannot send you your confidential turn info, you will not receive it period. If you have some issue with discord and have another, easily accessible means by which I can send you this info, please let me know. NEW TURN RULES ---------------------------- SUPER READ ME This RP has a very high player count and a very reasonable line limit. However, given the time I have on my hands to write (not a lot im sorry guys ) I will be introducing a lower line limit with some caveats. BELOW is the new format for sending turns: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign Policy - Combination of external and diplomatic Civil Policy - Civil section renamed Military policy - Everything military EXCEPT for actually deploying, moving, ordering your forces etc., I.E. military projects, procurement, restructuring Strategic Command - Deploying, mobilizing, moving and ordering your military forces (exempt from line limit) Espionage - Covert actions involving your intelligence services (exempt from line limit) Research & Development - For the invention of technologies, pick 3 (exempt from line limit) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOME RULES: Lines should be short, to the point, and have a clear goal or end in mind. I am no longer allowing lines written like a narrative on their own - I would like commands, not the turn written for me. Instead of using dashes, lines should be numbered chronologically in the order (from 1 to 6) they are to be executed. ex.: Foreign 2 - Tell all other countries they can eat my dingleberry Military 1 - build a stronk military so I can bully all the other countries Civil 3 - propaganda campaign so I can justify invading buttfuckistan Only Foreign, Civil, and Military policy lines need to be numbered. Strategic Command, Espionage, and R&D lines do not need to be numbered and will be executed at the most convenient or urgent time.

DEADLINE - README Deadline to submit turns for Turn 3 will be Monday the 21st of May, 7 days from this post.

Dying Earth Clout Tracker V.3 - It's free alliances! List of required turns: A NEW CHALLENGER ENTERS THE STAGE Dong Dynasty Commonpoor of Straya v. Budget's a little less fucked cunts De-public of Alania - Can't suffer from the human condition if everyone's a robot Devil Shiite Secularist Pseudo-Crusader Scum ft. the Iranian dream Togethery-Country of Britty-land and Pubtopia ft. the difficulties The Moscow Democratic Peoples' Principality v. Omnirossiya Nani the Pensinula v. Rocketman The Blood Pudding Coalition, the happiest place on Earth* Trump's Perry's America

Deadline is up! 6 out of 9 turns received United States will be Skipped Republic of Iran is no longer a player country Republic of Korea is no longer a player country Stay tuned for turn tracker!

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TURN PREVIEW 3 Royal Air Force Boudica F23 takes off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to assist in Operation Asturias https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/c62a2d74-9269-4bd8-87a3-291d0715a4e8/image.png In response to the occupation of Gibraltar by unknown militants late December, the Prime Minister announced Operation Asturias on January second, scrambling military assets from across the country to retaliate and take Gibraltar back. In what is now being named the first British military operation in Mainland Europe since the early twenty-first century, the Royal Navy has deployed the HMS King George and its carrier assault fleet to the strait, locking any and all traffic down. The Special Air Service is said to be deploying as well. With operations ongoing, Britain's military action dominates world headlines - people all around the globe wait with bated breath to see the liberation of Gibraltar - the most live, recorded military action in decades.

TURN PROGRESS TRACKER, V3. Mappe World Events Peoples' Republic of China Commonpoor of Australia Republic of Alania United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland Union of Fennoscandia Russian Republic

https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/6f7a2d90-c4e2-4062-b173-f6df8a8b2f2c/image.png https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/9c206466-e786-4dbe-a853-a89bd8161e3a/image.png January 1st, 2124 -------- June 1st, 2124 World Events ------------------- -After a tense couple of days, the British Prime Minister announced on January 5th that Operation Asturias - the effort to retake Gibraltar from occupying terrorists - was a success. The PM went on further to thank President Tigran Igorevich of the Russian Republic, saying that Russian robot-soldiers, in their first combat mission ever, ‘played a pivotal role in the operation, seriously reducing loss of life’. He also went on to thank Prime Minister Lundström of Fennoscandia for the elite SIS unit’s participating in the operation. The PM further revealed that over a hundred arrests had been made in relation to the Gibraltar attack, promising that “[the British people] would have someone to answer for this atrocity - not just for the crimes committed but why and how the were committed.” -Political analysts and military scholars across the West have cited alarm at a recent trend of growing nuclear armament, which could threaten to plunge the world into an arms race greater and more dangerous than that of the 2070s ‘Cold World War’. -In what is being called a historic moment, the Danish foreign minister announced in February that the country would begin the process of seeking membership within the Union of Fennoscandia. Rumors about seeking an entry process started earlier last year when talks to join the European Federation fell through, leading many to speculate that the troubled country would turn back to its Nordic partners. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/8c83748a-5653-4d4c-a4b1-6179dbef7997/image.png -In a landmark trilateral agreement, China ratified a treaty in February which would permanently de-militarize the Doklam plateau connecting Tibet, India, and Bhutan. EU analysts called the move a major step in ‘finalizing the inevitable Indo-Chinese alliance. Later in February, the Director Dingxiang announced that he would be seeking further talks with India. -In March, the Director followed up on his announcement at the Pan-Asian Economic Summit in Beijing, where Indian delegates once again met with Chinese representatives to hear promotion of the Pan-Asian Free Trade Agreement. International onlookers lauded China’s efforts when India announced in late March that it would be joining as a party of the trade agreement, signifying a major shift in the agreement’s potency. Later in the month, Australia, together with New Zealand and Indonesia, announced it would be ratifying the treaty, bringing most of Asia’s major economies under a new tariff-free zone -China’s orbital lunar base made major strides in mid-April with the launch of the Z-6 Fab-Lab module, containing a series of material shipments and 3D Printer farms which would help assist in constructing the rest of the station. The following weekend, the CNSA announced that Z-6 was connected and fully operational, and had already begun the process of assembling the station’s hab modules. -May passed by with little action aside from a quiet arms sale to Ukraine - a deal which would spur criticism from Russia’s diplomat to China, as well as the Minister of External Affairs. The deal included the sale of several dozen surplus Type 115 tanks, as well as several thousand rifles and guided anti-tank weapons. -In early June, the assembly passed major reforms governing Tibet’s autonomy, loosening central oversight and allowing local authorities to exercise more agency in how the region is run. The move was lauded by international anyalysts, who described the reform as part of a larger strategy by Director Diangxing to integrate and enfranchise China’s historically repressed regions. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/3ea8b840-b59c-42a0-9803-6d5f3e947d81/image.png -With device deliveries well underway as part of the AUSNET launch, the Department of Communications and the Arts announced a major upload push in January. Coined as ‘AUSWeb Phase 1’, the series of digital archives and public domain directories will make thousands of terabytes of content and information available to the public, including public domain books, movies, learning resources, historical documents, and more. Several major corporations pledged donations toward AUSWeb - Disney corporation announced plans to make its entire catalogue of classic movies and cartoons available, while Microsoft pledged to upload hundreds of gigabytes of programming and business courses. -In March, one of Australia’s major lobbying groups took out a series of pro-unification ads in New Zealand, renewing an age-old controversy over Trans-Tasmanian unity and foreign lobbying. Pressed on whether unification would ever be a possibility, New Zealand’s prime minister had this to say: “I don’t think that option is on the table - I don’t think it’s in the nation’s best interests to become a state.” -In the same month, the Attorney-General’s department announced that it would be reducing the sentences of people convicted of non-violent crimes if they signed up for infrastructure building programs taking place in the Northern Territory. -Ratification of the Pan-Asian Trade Agreement in late March came with major re-negotiations with port authorities across Australia - an influx of Chinese investment was a boon for coastal infrastructure, whose private operators received benefits from the government (and private investors trying to get a foothold in Australia) in exchange for efforts to build up and repair decaying dockyards. -In May, parliament passed a major reform to appropriation laws, allowing the Australian military to now cover fund shortages by paying soldiers in kind - in particular, volunteers in both the regular forces and in militia organizations could now be paid with assets seized by the government in its outback operations. Detractors of the new policy coined the term ‘modern feudalism’ to describe the new policy. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/0385cd21-d8a9-4d29-bb2a-abf1ebb774d6/image.png -Following a series of reforms to the country’s corporate tax laws, a slew of European and Middle-Eastern corporations announced in late February that they would be moving their headquarters to the small caucasian nations. Critics and international analysts called the move by the Alanian government a ‘step toward turning the caucasus into a money laundering hub’. Particular among the corporations moving base to Alania was the beleaguered Carl Walther GmbH, an arms manufacturer well-known for their long line of handguns -In March, Alania’s top general announced he planned to incorporate state-of-the-art gyms into national guard and police barracks as part of an effort to raise the physical fitness of the armed forces. In a press release, he said that renovations would commence in June, and that the Ministry of Defense expected every barracks to be fully equipped by December of 2126. -Joining its partners in the Caucasian Defense Organization, Alania hosted wargames near the mountain town of Atsriskhevi. Alanian National Guard took the role of a Russian-styled ‘opposing force’, conducting operations against Georgian and Chechyan army units in a test of the KTO’s defensive readiness. The resemblance of Alania’s ‘opfor’ to the Russian army sparked criticism from Russians online, who flooded the Alanian government’s public Twitter page with spam and insults. -In June, negotiations to secure an initial round of infrastructure loans from the European Federation reached their conclusion - the Alanian government announced later in the month that hiring for public works would begin with immediate effect, and would continue as demand dictated. -In the most controversial reform yet, the Alanian parliament passed a reform which would put the country’s armed forces under the leadership of a non-civilian officer. The Alanian office of ‘Hetman’ is expected to have an incumbent by the end of the year. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/3ee6ab3a-1cce-4863-9edc-4b9a86c7a646/image.png -After a tense couple of days, the Prime Minister announced on January 5th that Operation Asturias - the effort to retake Gibraltar from occupying terrorists - was a success. The PM went on further to thank President Tigran Igorevich of the Russian Republic, saying that Russian robot-soldiers, in their first combat mission ever, ‘played a pivotal role in the operation, seriously reducing loss of life’. He also went on to thank Prime Minister Lundström of Fennoscandia for the elite SIS unit’s participating in the operation. The PM further revealed that over a hundred arrests had been made in relation to the Gibraltar attack, promising that “[the British people] would have someone to answer for this atrocity - not just for the crimes committed but why and how the were committed.” -In a later conference, the Prime Minister congratulated China on its success with its lunar mission, saying that “We have [China] to thank for ushering a new race to the stars - a dream that can finally become reality.” In the same breath, the PM indicated that he had plans going further to increase cooperation between the UK and V4. This came during an election year as the conservatives and their allies posted a surprisingly lacklustre amount of seats, losing out to BSDP who, despite an aggressive door-to-door campaign and help from the Tories’ own inadequacies, were forced to form a coalition government with the Labour party - another UK first since the early 20th century, when Prime Minister David Cameron’s conservative party formed a coalition government with Nick Clegg’s Libdems. -Despite the Tories’ defeat at the polls, Socdem Prime Minister Peyton Burke and Deputy PM Thomas Kelly affirmed the UK’s ties to Poland and its Visegrad allies, saying that military exercises in East Poland focused on rapid response and COIN operations would proceed as planned. At the same time, Prime Minister Burke indicated that the UK would seek increased cooperation with the Europeans, so long as that cooperation took place on a basis of equality. “While I’m sure President Weber had good intentions for the operation in Gibraltar, unilateral action is not the basis upon which a relationship with the European Federation can be built. I cannot stress enough - Brussels must afford our nation the same respect they give everyone else.” https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/7083db61-088a-44c5-9f78-73e48ca1cf77/image.png -Following SIS’s involvement in Operation Asturias, Prime Minister Lundström vowed that he would do everything in his power to help other nations battle terrorism. “We live in the shadow of a world plagued by terrorism - it was not long ago that our parents and grandparents lived in fear of bombs exploding and gunmen shooting in their streets. We must excise this spectre - we must do everything in our abilities to never go back to that age of fear.” the Prime Minister said in a resounding speech to the nation in mid-January. -In March, the Fennoscandian National Space Agency announced a new program to build spaceships which would take a thousand or more humans to our nearest neighboring star within 100 years. To surprise of attending press, FNSA’s director said that simulations had already been done and downsized prototype was already under construction, for which a test run would be conducted to take 20 volunteers on a fully self-sufficient trip to the Saturnian moon of Titan. The prototype ship could be expected to launch as early as the first half of 2126. -Continuing the rising trend from the earlier year, a coalition of Swedish corporations of differing backgrounds and industries announced they would be opening up additional regional offices and locations in Murmansk, Karelia and Finland as part of the Prime Minister’s ‘war on poverty’. IKEA, Spotify, Saab Motors, H&M, Volvo, and Paradox Interactive would all be expanding their presence in the North-East. Some international companies with a presence in Fennoscandia, such as SpaceX and Apple, also pledged to join the movement. Most estimated that they’d have new offices set up by around 2128, with the latest (Spotify) being up and running by 2130. -Coupled with this announcement was a long sought after expansion of the welfare program in the Fennoscandian North-East. Parliament announced in April that it would be injecting additional funding in the order of several hundred million krona - a move many said was not enough as the movement for universal basic income grew in scope and popularity. -In June, the Ministry of Defense announced that the Union Defense Forces would be making a pivotal shift toward counter-terrorism readiness and COIN theory - working closer and in tandem with the Union’s elite, elusive special forces in the SOG, newly-christened SIS and Finnish Jaegers. Joint-branch military exercises were planned in late June to assess and improve the COIN capability and readiness of the regular forces. This announcement came at the head of a special funding bill passed in parliament to fund further modernization and improvement of the union’s nuclear capability - a decision criticized by many political analysts as a break in the decades’ long trend of de-armament and a threat to the ‘atomic status quo’. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/58c3d0a3-f8d0-440b-bfa5-e6a7df730c79/image.png -In the first ever real test of the MtChk-P autonomous infantry, 150 operator-guided units with prototype AI deployed to Gibraltar to assist in Operation Asturias, much to the surprise of international onlookers. -In March, the Ministry of Defense announced that it had concluded a deal with Boston Dynamics and ROBON to set up full-scale domestic production of HOMIPED for both commercial and military use. The new Saint Petersburg factory would be up and running by early 2126, and full production would ramp up by 2127. -The Ministry of Education and Science announced in May that schools nationwide would receive a boost in funding to add pools, gyms, arts centers and a myriad of other extra-curricular facilities as part of a large-scale rebuilding plan for the republic’s education system. This announcement came hot on the heels of a surprising acknowledgment of woes by the President, who named Rodion Ibrahimov by name as he acknowledged Russia’s shortcomings and the need for a step up. Many received this statement as an acknowledgment of massive protests in the country going on since January of last year. -In June, Roscosmos director Anatoly Malininov announced that three cosmonauts would be joining Iranian and Chinese astronauts as scientific and operational crew in China’s joint lunar base program. The announcement was celebrated both at home and abroad, where interest in space was rapidly growing to depths not before seen since the 2040s.

DEADLINE ANNOUNCEMENT The deadline to submit for turn 4 will be June 16th, 2018. Next Saturday from now.

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Turn Preview 4 https://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2014/10/emptysenate.jpg The Texas State Senate Chambers lies empty following the delivery of the state's declaration of independence. Joining California and Baja, Texas declared on the 4th of July that it would secede from the United States without legal mandate. During Fourth of July celebrations, Texas Governor Armando Kerry delivered a speech "For the last five decades, the state of the union has continually dissolved into an unrecognizable caricature of America's corpse - the actions of the presiding executive and congress are just the culminating insult to over a century of embarrassment and neglect. In late June, the people of Texas spoke with their ballots and determined that they will from hereon be the arbiters of their own destiny - a last resort by all means, and today we have delivered that last resort, whether or not Capitol Hill and the White House accept it peacefully." The current states to secede - California, Nevada, Baja, and Texas are only the first few among many states considering referendums to exit the Union - a process which has no legal mandate.

https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/646/096976c2-e58d-46c4-8412-626017c888a5/image.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgNETZsPt4 In the 22nd century, the disparate nations of Earth scraped themselves from the jaws of economic depression, ushering in an age of unprecedented technological, economic, and cultural advancement, the likes of which the last century could have only dreamed. This progress came at a cost - as new technologies began to revolutionize the world, their ramifications were also widely felt. In China, citizens saw unprecedented rise in economic and social security as the technocratic directorate guided the way for the Peoples' Republic's expansion across the solar system. China oversaw the permanent establishment of a lunar colony in 2133, paving the way for rapid economic growth back home. In the following years, China began to rapidly outpace other countries of the world in economic productivity as the country's market share for helium-3 and other vital resources ballooned. Australia and Iran, with their ties growing ever-closer to China, joined them on the moon with the establishment of their own productive outposts, marking the birth of the intra-lunar economy. A re-united Russian Federation, bolstered by mass mechanization of their workforce, established a permanent lunar venture, staffed overwhelmingly by droids. Britain and Fennoscandia, on the cutting edge of outer-solar colonization, established a joint research base on the Saturnian moon Titan. Following the discovery of vast reserves of rare-earth elements on the moon, a permanent, self-sufficient colony was established in 2146 under administration of the joint North Sea Organization. The European Federation worked closely with NSO, providing logistic and scientific assistance as a prelude to a European colony on Europa (and later Enceladus), where large deposits of terrestrial resources were brought to light. Korea and Japan, leading the way for fusion power, established colonies on the moon in cooperation with China's economic bloc. In reaction to mounting American posturing and aggressive activity near Chinese-controlled lunar lagrange-points, China founded the first space-navy in history, citing a need to protect its strategic assets. The world was surprised when the Chinese announced that military spacecraft had already been built and deployed as part of the new force The revelation of the Peoples' Solar Fleet caused an international incident back on Earth as other nations scrambled to build and field their own solar naval forces. Russia was the first to reply, forming and fielding a significant roster of unmanned military spacecraft and autonomous weapons. The European Federation and North Sea Organization formed a jointly-led space force, the European Solar Command, boasting sophisticated ship designs and self-sufficient installations which would dot the outer solar system as part of a comprehensive network to defend Titan, Europa and Enceladus. The United States was one of the last to officially confirm a space force, having already boasted a large arsenal of space-borne weaponry since the 2120s. The US formed the United States Space Force at the same time as an international dispute with China and allies over reclamation of American sites on Mars and the moon, which were abandoned in the mid-21st century. A particular point of contention was the Californian colony on Mars, established in 2137 atop the abandoned US research facility. Negotiations fell through when California and Texas refused to yield control of the abandoned facilities to American interests, as that would give the US access to sensitive infrastructure in the colony. China did, however, agree to repatriate abandoned infrastructure on the moon, which the US would later use to establish its own full-scale lunar colony - a move not approved by the Chinese during those negotiations Tensions between America and China rose to unprecedented heights in the following decades, but later cooling as the status quo of the solar system became more and more clear, and economies back on Earth flourished with the influx of resources from across the solar system creating demand for labor and supply for production unlike has been ever seen. Then came the grey flu. Little is known about the origins of the grey flu, except that the first victim of the deadly virus was a Chinese ecological researcher studying deep-cavern systems under the lunar surface. On April 15th, 2181, the disease quickly spread across China's lunar colony of Báixīng, killing tens of thousands within a week. Within that span of time, the disease had spread across trans-solar shipping lanes and killed many thousands on every colony in the solar system. Military fleets across the system mobilized to forcibly shut down spaceflight. Economic activity halted to a standstill as scientists scrambled to develop a vaccine or cure for the highly lethal disease. On April 23rd, 2181, what is alleged to have been an illicit smuggling craft exposed dock workers in Shanghai to grey flu, kickstarting its death-sweep across the planet. Despite world scientists' best efforts, grey flu took the lives of 1.2 billion on Earth and a further million and a half across the solar system before tapering off at the tail end of 2183, with China bearing the brunt of deaths. In the wake of those two devastating years, numerous independent investigations on the virus were launched, culminating in a British report that the grey flu was a deliberately engineered biological weapon. The Earth stood still. Everyone had someone to blame. To the shock of the international community, The directorate came out and accused the United States of engineering and releasing the virus, and further declared to take unilateral action against the United States. When lunar authorities declared an embargo of American facilities on the moon, with scientists and colonists on the moon facing starvation, the United States responded by deploying a small contingent of nuclear-armed spacecraft to break the embargo. In a spark and a flash, Chinese lunar authorities chose to engage the American fleet, forcing them to retreat back to terrestrial orbit. Spurred on by ultra-nationalist sentiment and a hyper-authoritarian congress, America opened the recruitment floodgates and declared war on the Peoples' Republic. Soon, Californian, Texan, and Indian colonies on Mars came under threat from American nuclear arms, and the three soon combined their solar forces with the eminent Chinese fleet to form a bulkhead USSF expeditionary forces. The first year of what would go on the be called The War in Heaven saw large confrontations between China and the US in lunar and terrestrial orbit. The rest of the world soon began to spill into the conflict as opportunists began to take advantage of the disease-stricken solar system. In reaction to European materiel support of the Chinese war effort, America's Brazilian and Colombian allies sought a full scale embargo of European traffic across the asteroid belt - an action which would soon result in open conflict between Brazil, Colombia, California, Texas, and the European Solar Command. The war soon dragged on into 2188, with the odds tipping drastically in Sino-European favor. The USSF, lacking trans-solar strategic installations, struggled to logistically support its expeditionary forces against a numerically superior and well-supplied Chinese fleet. However, Russian entrance into the war marked a major turning point for American fortunes - much to the surprise of both sides, in fact. As Chinese forces committed to pushing the Americans back to Earth orbit, Russian forces launched a massive surprise attack on Báixīng. The attacking force, composed overwhelmingly of military droids and autonomous vehicles built in secret using in-situ materials, took colonial security force by surprise. Though the PSF had left a considerable garrison of reserves behind, these troops failed to maintain local superiority against a well-organized, AI-driven combined arms force. With its artery of supply cut off, the Peoples' Solar Fleet was forced between a hasty attack through dangerous US space weapons in terrestrial orbit, or retreating back to lunar orbit to retake Báixīng. Choosing the latter, the PSF pulled back, giving US forces much-needed ground. At the same time, Californian and Texan forces on Mars capitulated to the Brazilian space command, removing yet another hostile front for the American allies to contend with. The European Solar Command, while self-sufficient, could not muster the military force to break through the asteroid belt, and help from home would not come so long as conflict on Earth remained sparse. In a combined confrontation improvised between American and Russian forces, the majority of the Chinese solar fleet met its death above the lunar surface, leaving a massive field of debris in its wake. With nothing now stopping the Americans from proceeding past the moon, the USSF consolidated its forces and moved to join the Brazilian-Colombian fleet in a direct attack on Jovian space known as Operation Hurricane. Upon learning of the planned offensive, the European Federation and their North-Sea allies threatened to escalate offensive operations on Earth - this threat, backed by advanced nuclear weaponry and an even more advanced defensive network (the abilities of which the Americans could not full determine) was serious enough to US SOLCOM that Operation Hurricane was halted until further notice. It was at this time that Project Darkshot, Fennoscandia's 2120s project to create interstellar colony ships reached an accelerated, successful conclusion after being revived twenty years prior. Three large, self-sufficient ships were launched from Jovian orbit, containing European, British, and Fennoscandian volunteers and refugees who, more than anything, were fleeing from what they perceived might be violent end of civilization. The war had, at this point reached stalemate - the North-South American alliance had all but seized the inner solar system, while Russian automatons occupied (while rapidly reproducing) most Chinese lunar assets. On Earth, fighting was relegated mostly to air combat in international waters and on the fringes of national airspace - constant testing for weaknesses, but far from open conflict. This situation would come to a head, however, as China launched a spearhead into Western America after having staged a considerable invasion force on the Texan border, assisted heavily by Anglo-Russian anti-satellite warfare which served to disable the American nuclear satellite network. It was finally, that the War in Heaven had come to Earth. Indian expeditionary forces launched naval invasions of South America, while China and the European Federation committed to a two-front attack on the American mainland. Unprepared domestically for mass infrastructural disruption, US forces were pushed back quickly, leaving militias and ultra-nationalist insurgents in their wake. When US strategic command inevitably retaliated with strategic nuclear weaponry, China's defensive networks were not robust enough to prevent every missile and glide weapon from hitting the mainland - Among cities devastated by American nuclear weapons, Hong-Kong was virtually erased from history, and Beijing suffered significant damage to its outskirts after Chinese military forces redirected, but did not destroy an American hypersonic glide vehicle. Among other cities devastated by American nuclear weapons were Berlin, Oslo, London, and San Francisco. Fearing the worst, China and its allies reacted disproportionately, retaliating by all means at their disposal. Chinese and European forces suffered disproportionate casualties as the American mainland was wiped from the face of the Earth - the Atlantic seaboard became the most bombed place in the solar system. Following the nuclear exchange, Brazil and Colombia surrendered to the Indian army, submitting to a total restructuring of their government. The remains of Eastern North America and Canada, meanwhile, found itself placed under a strict Sino-European military administration, and would remain this way for many years forward. Brazil was stripped of its Martian colonies, which were placed arbitrarily under Californian control at the discretion of Europe, while Colombia's assets on the red planet were transferred to Fennoscandia as part of reparations to be paid. In the aftermath of the war, Russia came out more powerful than ever, and though Báixīng was eventually returned to the Chinese following ratification of the Lunar Disarmament Treaty, the diplomatic resolution largely favored Russia, which gained a majority stake of lunar assets and territorial rights. Despite the unfavorable conclusion of the war, progress towards utopian goals was greatly accelerated in the war in heaven's aftermath - it would be long before Sino-Russian relations would warm again, but when they did, comprehensive co-operation between Europe, Russia, and China would see the creation of the largest economic bloc in world history. With the establishment of the Solar Commerce Organization, a 'global universal income' became a reality, and droids soon retired many to a comfortable existence supported by a comprehensive global welfare system. Still, the damage had been done - it would be many decades before the world, and the solar system at large would recover from the devastation wrought by the 22nd century. Eventually, though, the war in heaven faded to a simple footnote in the history books - just another terrible record in humanity's running list of atrocities. The world would go on, and the meshing of human society and technology would continue irreversibly. A smooth sail. That is, until on one starry night in June of 2285, researchers at the Stockholm Observatory in Fennoscandia received a peculiar signal.

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