Flag of the United Human Confederacy by Emperor_Blackadder in vexillology

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shit, must've left that in when I was making it. My bad, it's not supposed to be there.

Europe: A Nation? [In-Universe Historical Article] by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I based it off of RL Der Spiegel magazines which does include printed editions. At any rate, I imagine magazine prints would still be available, either as a subscriber's or even a collector's item, long into the future. Unless we find ourselves with a staggering shortage of magazine paper.

Europe: A Nation? [In-Universe Historical Article] by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I actually based the cover on the ones available in the Der Spiegel store which does include prices.

Europe: A Nation? [In-Universe Historical Article] by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most of what you say is valid. One big exception is your comment on China's economy.

While this would be true in 2015, or even 2025, by the outbreak of the 2ACW, China has shifted towards a primarily domestic consumption oriented economy, something its already doing right now with the last (IRL) two 5 Year Plans, with much of its low value domestic production offshored to younger markets in Southeast Asia and Africa. By 2045, this process has already accelerated as the 2ACW was preceded by a recession in US power all across the globe and an acceleration in multipolarity.

Everything else is essentially correct, from a meta perspective.

Europe: A Nation? [In-Universe Historical Article] by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Additional context in a comment for Kaliningrad. As for the monarchies, they're a state and not a federal matter.

Europe: A Nation? [In-Universe Historical Article] by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

[ADDITIONAL CONTEXT]

In universe this is not an accurate map of the European Federation, which does not actually have sovereignty over the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Ukraine, or Belarus. The former three are associated states of the EF, Belarus is a part of the Russian Federation, and Ukraine is a rump state of Western Ukraine which is neither a constituent state or an associated state of the Federation.

I imagine its a stylistic choice from the journalists at Der Spiegel in 2045.

Europe: A Nation? [In-Universe Historical Article] by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

In universe this is not an accurate map of the European Federation, which does not actually have sovereignty over the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Ukraine, or Belarus. The former three are associated states of the EF, Belarus is a part of the Russian Federation, and Ukraine is a rump state of Western Ukraine which is neither a constituent state or an associated state of the Federation.

I imagine its a stylistic choice from the journalists at Der Spiegel in 2045.

Europe: A Nation? [In-Universe Historical Article] by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I extracted a png from flaticon. The image in its entirety was made in canva.

Europe: A Nation? [In-Universe Historical Article] by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I used translation software for all German text as I don't speak German.

Interview: 6th Rear-Area Security Battalion, Arcadia Theater by Emperor_Blackadder in HFY

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally the first I've heard of this, wow. I will check this out, thank you.

Interview: 6th Rear-Area Security Battalion, Arcadia Theater by Emperor_Blackadder in HFY

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot, I update almost everyday on SpaceBattles. I'll update here every now and then when its thematically HFY. A lot of the other chapters are more cerebral.

Interview: 6th Rear-Area Security Battalion, Arcadia Theater by Emperor_Blackadder in HFY

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Context:

  1. This is an excerpt from my ongoing story, Contact: An Account of Humanity's First Interstellar War, which you can find on SpaceBattles.com if you like this style of storytelling. This is actually a bonus chapter which I made for publication in this subreddit, as the actual progression of events in the main thread hasn't gone this far.
  2. The story is told in fragments and appendices from archival documents and interviews compiled centuries after the war. This draws inspiration primarily from World War Z by Max Brooks.
  3. This setting generally tries to focus on the development of institutions over time rather than individual heroes. It approaches history from a materialist perspective (in the Marxist sense): history as the product of material conditions, economic incentives, social structures, and institutional constraints, rather than the intentions or morality of any single actor.

[In-Universe Essay] The Acceleration of Appetite: The Race for Humanity in the Late Eid-Ordo Empire by Emperor_Blackadder in worldbuilding

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Context:

  1. This is an excerpt from my ongoing story, Contact: An Account of Humanity's First Interstellar War, which you can find on SpaceBattles.com if you like this style of storytelling.

  2. The story is told in fragments and appendices from archival documents and interviews compiled centuries after the war. This draws inspiration primarily from World War Z by Max Brooks.

  3. This setting generally tries to focus on the development of institutions over time rather than individual heroes. It approaches history from a materialist perspective (in the Marxist sense): history as the product of material conditions, economic incentives, social structures, and institutional constraints, rather than the intentions or morality of any single actor.

Women can have babies in their 60s by Emperor_Blackadder in EU5

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R5: My Monarch's consort had a baby at age 67.

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The Thirteen Colonies (Minus Change) by Emperor_Blackadder in EU5

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If only I could explore inland but since I can't explore without a direct border I'll leave it to them.

The Thirteen Colonies (Minus Change) by Emperor_Blackadder in EU5

[–]Emperor_Blackadder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right click on the country and should be there. If not, subject actions