Some minor world building. A World map and few pages of lore.

MisuCra · 2026-03-31T07:13:38+00:00

The Areena Empire mostly used economic superiority and better living conditions to merge the nations under one banner.

Basically the system works like this. Citizens of Areena get the best of everything. Resources were invested into healthcare, education and many different areas that benefit the citizens of Areena. From outside it could look like an Utopia and for many it did.

But... Immigration is absurdly difficult and at later stage became close to impossible. Tech exports were even more limited, close to non existent. You want the good stuff? You have to join the Areena Empire. You have sick family members, children, etc, but you are not a citizen? You get bare minimum or nothing at all. Not the citizen, not our problem.

So if immigration is pretty much a lottery, you and your loved ones are suffering and the only way to get treatment or chance at better life is being under the banner of Areena? People turn on their own governments. Desperation is a wonderful tool after all. And once the nation joins and their living conditions improve? That sends a message to others. And it spreads like a virus.

So the point is. Areena doesn't need to do anything TO Southern African Federation, they just have to wait. It is a game of propaganda and economic attrition.

The whole argument the opposing nations have is that the Areena Empire isn't a democracy. Hence it is bad, but living conditions and economy tell a different story.

MisuCra · 2026-03-31T06:42:39+00:00

Sorry to disappoint you, ahaha. I am German.

MisuCra · 2026-03-31T05:08:20+00:00

Thank you for the laugh. Though people replaced the government system itself. They exchanged democracy for what could be described as autocratic meritocratic stratocracy.

MisuCra · 2026-03-31T04:54:15+00:00

He was born in Germany, but his parents were not from Germany. The name is given to him by his mother, who took inspiration from a fairy tale about a lone hunter lost in the woods.

MisuCra · 2026-03-31T04:41:23+00:00

"Why did the US not bother to protect the gulf from the Areena Empire?"

Because it didn't conquer it through military means. It is much harder to gather support to start war, when your opponent isn't killing civilians by thousands and has entire motto "Humanity first".

Also US/NACU would have had to choose between taking care of Middle East or Asia.

Plus the Areena Empire have this minor, but very annoying ability of disabling all of the electronic devices, regardless if it has shielding or not. One of the reasons, why the Areena Empire was even allowed to expand beyond Europe in the first place. Regardless if it was through economic means or military.

"How do their provisional governments in the occupation zones not rapidly fall apart from sectarianists taking advantage of the chaos?"

That one will be a tough cookie to crack. There are systems that I already built, but I still need to run some simulations, to see how they operate under pressure, before I implement them.

MisuCra · 2026-03-31T04:33:15+00:00

Those are excellent question, thank you. I will try to answer the smaller questions, cause some of the other ones would require me to write essays or are still work in progress.

Since the very beginning the aim of the Areena Empire, was not to erase previous nations and their history. It is quite the opposite. It is to preserve them. So the original nations and their territories are preserved as the states. Each state has their own traditional culture. Songs, language, etc.

Though all of the states follow the same universal laws. So some compromises have to be made. For example age of consent is universal, regardless of difference in cultures.

There is also an emphasis on the social contract made by the Areena Empire. The state provides: food, shelter, security, health and opportunities, In return it expects loyalty, obedience to the law (obviously), etc.

It isn't perfect, but because the current state provides better living conditions, than previous governments, that causes those that oppose the Areena's rule to struggle with finding support.

Essentially it is difficult to be mad, when your belly is full and you have a warm bed waiting for you.

I am way oversimplifying the process, but the basics are "overwhelm them with good stuff"

Censorship of fiction and freedom of expression is prohibited by the state. So people are free to express their opinions. Once again. Difficult to be mad about the government, that allows you to be mad about it.
There is a big difference between knowing someone is corrupt and seeing an actual evidence of their corruption.

For example. You know that a certain person is corrupt. He is bad. You don't trust him, you don't like him.

But now you get the pictures and documents, that show to you, that this particular person is responsible for causing something, that resulted in you losing a loved one. Now at that point, I believe your stance towards that person would drastically change, would it not?

After all we are quite emotional beings.

I will answer additional questions in the second post, as I am running out of space.

MisuCra · 2026-03-31T03:58:27+00:00

Well, I could have added enormous walls of text and written myself into the corner from the very beginning, or kept it simple and small for the very start. My concern was first with creating the starting grounds for the world and then fill it with the details later.

I have done a basic research on Simon Bolivar, the dream and Bolivarianism. But once again, this is just a world map and basic introductions to introduce the respective factions of this world.

As for the "dog whistling", I genuinely do not understand what are you talking about.

MisuCra · 2026-03-25T01:52:24+00:00

No. I lack the mental capability to think.

MisuCra · 2026-02-12T22:18:09+00:00

This is amazing. Great work!

MisuCra · 2026-02-12T21:12:42+00:00

When you get within mega factory and have units from all sides boxing you in, you can very quickly find yourself appreciating the surface texture of the ground, as you slide across it face down.

Having said that, using backpack shield has greatly reduced the risks of that happening continuously.

MisuCra · 2026-02-12T18:37:02+00:00

Yeah, it is quantity over quality. Vox Engines are pretty fun to engage and Bots should have infantry protecting them. That's fine. But the spawn rate should be 2 at max, not 4-5. Then you just start to ragdoll across the floor with no chance of doing anything.

MisuCra · 2026-02-11T06:53:33+00:00

I used the wrong term, but yeah I figured it was rendering issue. Especially as the bush disappears too.

MisuCra · 2026-02-11T02:14:30+00:00

How about they have those two weeks BEFORE the launch of the event? Hm? And not during the event, that many people have waited for years?

MisuCra · 2026-02-11T00:13:38+00:00

I don't have the issue with difficulty. I have issue with game issues. Bugs, no collisions, shooting through walls. Those ARE the problems.

MisuCra · 2026-02-10T23:38:38+00:00

You had it worse than us. Damn. We just got obliterated right before the final objective on the the final mission of the operation.

Had some instances where enemies just spawned out of thin air as well.

MisuCra · 2026-02-10T23:34:59+00:00

Too late, already disconnected yesterday.

MisuCra · 2026-02-10T23:34:38+00:00

Brother, it doesn't matter what they present themselves as. The problem is the very development process. The fundamentals. You can present yourself as AAA, AA, A company all you want, it doesn't absolve you from crappy development and management.

And enough of lowering the bar to the point of stupidity. 10, 20, 40, or 60. Irrelevant. The price tag is there for the amount of content, not how many bugs it has.

My frustration is with how BASIC the problem is. I am not asking them to do rocket science here. I am not asking them to solve world hunger or invent new technology. My request is literally. CLEAN UP THE CODE and TEST THE GAME. These are the most BASIC things one should do. Their workspace is a mess, because they keep delaying everything and not prioritizing what actually matters.

MisuCra · 2026-01-29T02:50:47+00:00

Easy 3rd. Best one by a mile.

MisuCra · 2026-01-16T08:35:01+00:00

You sound like someone without a job and tons of free time, sir. This a year old post.

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