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I’d like to start by thanking those that voted for me, and those that supported me. My campaign ran on two simple promises: Being active, and communicating with you about what is going on. I remain committed to my promises.
Within 48 hours of receiving board access I had read all of the recent articles and initiated two different proposals to congress.
My first proposal was to change the welcome message sent to new citizens. While this may not seem like an important topic, I felt that it was. The welcome message was dated and contained information that was no longer accurate. One piece of information was a link to Project Cornucopia, which after joining Congress I learned had been abandoned. I was a little disappointed to see that only 5 members of congress joined in on the discussion. However, I was very excited to see how well the 5 of us worked together. Within less than two days we were able to agree upon a new welcome message, put it to vote, and get it approved.
My second proposal was to make a few minor changes to how Project Cornucopia is run. My suggestion was that instead of using a google doc, we should require that players under level 5 submit a request for supplies through the forum and players higher than level 5 submit the request through IRC. The reason for this is to increase activity on the forum and on IRC where the largest portion of our strategic planning and coordination occurs. It was shortly after making this suggestion that I learned the program was no longer operational. The conversation quickly expanded to include conversations around bringing this program back. There is much support for doing so, but plans are still being finalized.
All in all I think we have a great congress and I’m very excited about this congressional term.
Kilazul
PS. – I’ve created an IRC channel #Kilazul If you have questions or suggestions please feel free to join me there, or send me a PM.
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
