Let's Play: SuperPower

Bob The Mercenary · 12-27-2009, 12:54 PM

www.superpower2.com

Okay, never done one of these in my life, so I might need a little assistance to start with. But, I think this game can pretty easily fit into the realm of LP. Combine that with how long I've been playing the game for, understanding its mechanics and micromanagement, and how many different jobs I could possibly create for one save game, I think we could have a good time.

In the SuperPower forums they had things called AARs (After Action Reports) which functioned almost exactly like an LP, only difference being there were no other players than the OP. I had a pretty popular thread posted there for a while, where over the course of 800 years I took over the world with Burundi.

The game is a geopolitical simulator where you take command of one of the 192 or so countries recognized by the U.N. and get to control its military, economy (including control over the trade of resources and services, taxes, and interest rate), laws, treaties, alliances, you name it. If you can imagine it, you can do it in this game. You also get to control the "secret service" (another name for the CIA) where you can carry out espionage, terrorist attacks, sabotages, coup d'etats, and assassinations if you are so inclined. At one point I even secretly attacked my own coutry and blamed another so I could go to war with them and maintain my support.

The first thing we would need to decide on is a country. Seeing as I've already beaten it with the smallest country on the map, I'd be fine with anything. Next, we need the objective. Of course we can take over the world, but there are so many other things to do. Cause wars between nations, develop nuclear weapons, the sky's the limit.

Jobs I can think of that would need to be filled right now are:

-Chief of Staff for our armed forces (can be multiplied to more than one person if we want each to control a different branch, navy, army, air force, strategic forces) Dracorian, Flarecobra, anyone else who wants in

-Secretary of the Treasury (to deal with the tax and interest rates, and to consult with for any and all purchases dealing with money from the treasury, also deals with the allocation of budget) Sifright

-Trade Commission head (to regulate prices of our resources, decide which to tariff, make illegal, increase production, also has say in which countries we will create new trade agreements with) Tev

-Director of the CIA (to deal with all secret service actions, involving terrorizing, spying, sabotaging, or in any way altering of another country's infrastructure through subversive means) Hawk

-Secretary of State (to introduce new legislation and modify existing laws to keep our people happy (or unhappy) and regulate the population through opening or closing our borders. Also deals with changes in type of government and location of our capitol.) Gregness

-Defense Research Supervisor (in charge of prioritizing and allocating funds to different branches of military research as it applies to naval, air, ground, or strategic forces. Also may submit requests for arms deals with other countries) This one can also be combined with the Chief of Staff if need be. Mac

Special Advisor to the President (aka "guy with the shades") Geminex

I think that's it for now, these can always be changed. The next post I'll list screenshots from the game so you can have a better grasp of what we're dealing with.

Dracorion · 12-27-2009, 01:49 PM

Can we colonize the Moon? If not, I propose we surface Atlantis. And if that's not possible, then we raze the earth of the impure and we start our own civilization of �bermenschen.

Melfice · 12-27-2009, 02:01 PM

A vote for the Netherlands is a vote for awesome!
Do the awesome thing, people.

A Zarkin' Frood · 12-27-2009, 02:32 PM

Netherlands yes... they are ahead of the rest of the world, It's only a matter of time until they decide the rest of the world is too dumb. They are also in the desperate need to get out of that deathtrap they'll drown in if they don't do anything... like conquering the world or something. They'll start with those that are the most unfriendly to the environment and then the rest just for fun.

Krylo · 12-27-2009, 03:03 PM

Australia.

If Superpowers is anything like Risk (which I'm sure it's not), Australia always wins.

Bob The Mercenary · 12-27-2009, 03:12 PM

Netherlands it is!

Our budget is looking good as of right now, though the large amount in health care might prove to increase our population by more than we can support. Even right now we are importing 5% of our resources, which isn't terrible, it would just be awesome if we could get it closer to 1%. Maybe through some environmental funding to increase our output.

Our laws as of January 1, 2001. I have toyed around with legalizing child labor, it increases income, but approval ratings suffer. Abortion, contraception, and same sex marriage all have their different, rather extreme effects on population.

A complete list of our resources and services. The red numbers mean we're taking a hit and having to import to support everyone. Sorry about the choppy copy/pasting. The red circle next to drugs means they are currently illegal and the building symbols next to some of them means they are government controlled sectors. Yeah, you can play around with privatization if you'd like.

And our military. I did some research and found that, as it compares to the rest of the world, we are 42nd in military strength, while the U.S. has around 20x our forces. We are also 16th in GDP.

Now I guess we need to assign positions.

Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope · 12-27-2009, 03:44 PM

I`ll be what ever you need Bob. Even to get rid of those unsavoury characters.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 12-27-2009, 03:56 PM

I've been watching a lot of Alias again recently, so if possible I'd like to be in charge of all Black Ops cells and protocols. I shall run it like The Alliance; with twelve cells codenamed SD-1 to SD-12 accordingly, with a mandate of aquiring weapons, funds, intelligence and technology for the good of the nation, with the secondary mandate of using those aquired weapons, funds, intelligence and technology to eliminate threats to that nation, with a complete lack of accountabilty on behalf of the government to achieve those ends.

And if that sales pitch doesn't win me the job, then I shall offer my services to your neighbours, the Germans, and see how you fare then.

Bob The Mercenary · 12-27-2009, 04:04 PM

o_O

Hawk is our CIA point man.

Mac, I'm not sure what you would enjoy doing, so I might just wait until all the other positions have been filled.

I will also promptly rename the covert cells to the names requested by Hawk.

Dracorion · 12-27-2009, 04:15 PM

I'd like to throw my hat in with Chief of Staff. Although I'd prefer not being the only one.

After strengthening ourselves, I suggest we start off by conquering France.

12-27-2009, 12:54 PM	#1
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	Let's Play: SuperPower www.superpower2.com Okay, never done one of these in my life, so I might need a little assistance to start with. But, I think this game can pretty easily fit into the realm of LP. Combine that with how long I've been playing the game for, understanding its mechanics and micromanagement, and how many different jobs I could possibly create for one save game, I think we could have a good time. In the SuperPower forums they had things called AARs (After Action Reports) which functioned almost exactly like an LP, only difference being there were no other players than the OP. I had a pretty popular thread posted there for a while, where over the course of 800 years I took over the world with Burundi. The game is a geopolitical simulator where you take command of one of the 192 or so countries recognized by the U.N. and get to control its military, economy (including control over the trade of resources and services, taxes, and interest rate), laws, treaties, alliances, you name it. If you can imagine it, you can do it in this game. You also get to control the "secret service" (another name for the CIA) where you can carry out espionage, terrorist attacks, sabotages, coup d'etats, and assassinations if you are so inclined. At one point I even secretly attacked my own coutry and blamed another so I could go to war with them and maintain my support. The first thing we would need to decide on is a country. Seeing as I've already beaten it with the smallest country on the map, I'd be fine with anything. Next, we need the objective. Of course we can take over the world, but there are so many other things to do. Cause wars between nations, develop nuclear weapons, the sky's the limit. Jobs I can think of that would need to be filled right now are: -Chief of Staff for our armed forces (can be multiplied to more than one person if we want each to control a different branch, navy, army, air force, strategic forces) Dracorian, Flarecobra, anyone else who wants in -Secretary of the Treasury (to deal with the tax and interest rates, and to consult with for any and all purchases dealing with money from the treasury, also deals with the allocation of budget) Sifright -Trade Commission head (to regulate prices of our resources, decide which to tariff, make illegal, increase production, also has say in which countries we will create new trade agreements with) Tev -Director of the CIA (to deal with all secret service actions, involving terrorizing, spying, sabotaging, or in any way altering of another country's infrastructure through subversive means) Hawk -Secretary of State (to introduce new legislation and modify existing laws to keep our people happy (or unhappy) and regulate the population through opening or closing our borders. Also deals with changes in type of government and location of our capitol.) Gregness -Defense Research Supervisor (in charge of prioritizing and allocating funds to different branches of military research as it applies to naval, air, ground, or strategic forces. Also may submit requests for arms deals with other countries) This one can also be combined with the Chief of Staff if need be. Mac Special Advisor to the President (aka "guy with the shades") Geminex I think that's it for now, these can always be changed. The next post I'll list screenshots from the game so you can have a better grasp of what we're dealing with. Last edited by Bob The Mercenary; 01-03-2010 at 12:38 PM.

12-27-2009, 01:49 PM	#2
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	Can we colonize the Moon? If not, I propose we surface Atlantis. And if that's not possible, then we raze the earth of the impure and we start our own civilization of �bermenschen. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

12-27-2009, 02:32 PM	#4
A Zarkin' Frood formerly known as Prince. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right here, with you >:) Posts: 2,396	Netherlands yes... they are ahead of the rest of the world, It's only a matter of time until they decide the rest of the world is too dumb. They are also in the desperate need to get out of that deathtrap they'll drown in if they don't do anything... like conquering the world or something. They'll start with those that are the most unfriendly to the environment and then the rest just for fun. __________________ >:( C-:

12-27-2009, 03:03 PM	#5
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Australia. If Superpowers is anything like Risk (which I'm sure it's not), Australia always wins. __________________ I am very tired.

12-27-2009, 03:12 PM	#6
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	Netherlands it is! Our budget is looking good as of right now, though the large amount in health care might prove to increase our population by more than we can support. Even right now we are importing 5% of our resources, which isn't terrible, it would just be awesome if we could get it closer to 1%. Maybe through some environmental funding to increase our output. Our laws as of January 1, 2001. I have toyed around with legalizing child labor, it increases income, but approval ratings suffer. Abortion, contraception, and same sex marriage all have their different, rather extreme effects on population. A complete list of our resources and services. The red numbers mean we're taking a hit and having to import to support everyone. Sorry about the choppy copy/pasting. The red circle next to drugs means they are currently illegal and the building symbols next to some of them means they are government controlled sectors. Yeah, you can play around with privatization if you'd like. And our military. I did some research and found that, as it compares to the rest of the world, we are 42nd in military strength, while the U.S. has around 20x our forces. We are also 16th in GDP. Now I guess we need to assign positionshire henchmen. __________________ Bob Dole Last edited by Bob The Mercenary; 12-27-2009 at 03:37 PM.

12-27-2009, 02:01 PM	#3
Melfice Vigilo - Confido Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,846	A vote for the Netherlands is a vote for awesome! Do the awesome thing, people.

12-27-2009, 03:44 PM	#7
Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope Definitely NOT a samurai Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Location: Wherever the wind leads me Posts: 5,347	I`ll be what ever you need Bob. Even to get rid of those unsavoury characters. __________________ Lost in the Music ~ On Hiatus Tales of a Torn World ~ World Building

12-27-2009, 04:04 PM	#9
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	o_O Hawk is our CIA point man. Mac, I'm not sure what you would enjoy doing, so I might just wait until all the other positions have been filled. I will also promptly rename the covert cells to the names requested by Hawk. __________________ Bob Dole

12-27-2009, 04:15 PM	#10
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	I'd like to throw my hat in with Chief of Staff. Although I'd prefer not being the only one. After strengthening ourselves, I suggest we start off by conquering France. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.