Post by Markanite on Apr 26, 2021 14:48:44 GMT -5
Welcome to 10000 Islands!
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Welcome to 10000 Islands!
Welcome to 10000 Islands (XKI). This guide Is designed to help you navigate and understand the regional forum. Joining the forum will add another dimension of play to your NS experience and will allow you to engage in the full spectrum of regional activities.
While NationStates is well-designed for the development and growth of your personal nation(s), there isn’t much room within the game for the development of regional culture. Most regions, particularly the larger ones, create a forum outside of NationStates to fill that void. Think of the 10000 Islands forum as a natural extension of the region, but outside of the game itself.
If you are new to the game or have no previous experience on a forum of this nature, it can be a bit intimidating. There’s a lot of information. There are multiple Boards. There will be events and activities which you may not understand at first. That’s perfectly normal, this guide will offer explanations as it progresses.
Whether you’re new to NationStates or a long-time player moving in from another region, there’s going to be some initial culture-shock. The forum and the region’s culture have developed over years. There’s a lot of lore woven throughout. There’s a deep and rich history that will be brand new, and it will take a bit of time for it to start feeling familiar. Take your time.
A few key things to know before you begin:
- Unlike NationStates, where everything is automated, and where answering an issue provides an immediate result, the forum is entirely human-driven. Players like yourself have built it over years, contributing to the culture, the organizations, the government, the stories, the activities, and the lore.
- Because the forum is maintained by players, things there move a bit more slowly. Most players are balancing their time on NS (and the forum) with school, work, family, life. Responses to requests won’t be instant and may even take a day or two. You may also need to Direct Message players on the forum as part of your requests. That process will be covered here in the guide.
- Much of the forum will be hidden until you create an account and sign up and register your nation. Once you ‘join’ the forum, you’ll have access to areas you won’t have as someone who hasn’t created a forum account.
- 10000 Islands in NationsStates, the XKI forum, and the XKI Discord server are 3 separate platforms. In most cases, when clicking on a hyperlink from one platform to the other, you’ll need to make sure you are logged in on the designation platform i.e. If there’s a link on Discord to a thread on the forum, you will need to be logged in on the forum for the link to connect properly.