Recent content by Bergil

I am currently trying to make a video game called World Gone Mad (which starts out as a sort of geopolitics simulator- and then the aliens invade), and find myself in need of some maps for it. If it turns out well, I'm going to try to sell it on steam. Now, all the maps marked as...

I just read this thread, and I still can't believe you're actually doing this. And I mean that in the best possible way way. Keep it up.

Essentially, what you'll want is a nation that makes a general aesthetic choice of "coolness" at the expense of "respectability". Logically and observably, concern for respectability would be concentrated in those involved in the Establishment. As such, you're looking at a nation that's trying...

You can't spell "valourous" without most of "walrus". And so, the crazy implausible idea we all couldn't get out of our heads becomes...a crazy implausible idea the Thule can't get out of their heads. I'm actually laughing.

The obelisks were a nice stylistic touch, but what really got my notice was the revived (surviving?) and semi-independent Uruk and Ur. I don't think there's much chance of it, but if either of those survives to modern times in some form or another, imagine how many tourists they'll get.

Getting back to the original topic, without Constantine, the Empire might never reunite, or might even continue to fall apart. If so, those remnants wouldn't necessarily officially convert at the same time,and there might even be wars between pagan and christian roman successor states.

and the map.

First ever entry into one of these contests. Hope it's not too "political" (This isn't anything like what I think is going to happen, just an interesting idea I had while reading Political Chat on this site), but I just like the idea. The republicans continue their swing to the far-right, to...

The question is, where do you draw the line between reality TV and a free-form game show, Junkyard Wars, or Time Commanders. The Amazing Race has more in common with these with "talent show" or "banal documentary" type reality TV, and even "Survivor" is at least half this. (Disclaimer, I like...

I don't know if he's serious, but he's wrong, or at least, exaggerating. The centurion in that episode did use the glaudius.

Now this looks interesting. I'll be watching it.

There was also talk of how east coast natives like the Iroquois would have been too organized to conquer by hypothetical European conquerors, implying that they did well (implicitly because Chinese technology and ideas got there before any conquerors ITTL).

An idea that I heard someone mention in another thread that I thought was kind of cool was a state where most of the population held some sort of noble title, to the point that it's almost democratic, albeit completely unequal. Or a belief that what makes the people as individuals "stronger" or...

Most of the names associated with demons in Judaism (and later Christianity) are the names of Phoenician gods, so if Judea and Carthage are both successful, the result would be something like this.

interesting. Too early to say more than that.