Warpol - Version 1.2 From: "Domestos" <domestos@rahrahrandel.fsnet.co.uk> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 11:38:09 +0000 Set in the real world in the not to distant future, Warpol is a game of conquest in which players take control of a real world nation and through the use of both political and military assets try to become a world super power and rule the entire globe. In order to sustain and develop your authority it will be necessary to trade, research, build, conquer and control yours and other nations you conquer with all the tools at your disposal. Your national population are hopelessly devoted to your regime, its ideals and future plans, and they will follow your every command faithfully. They believe you are their god, their ultimate leader, and are devoted to you, believing every word you utter. They are the backbone of your nation whatever path you choose to lead them down. As the nations leader, it is you who decides your international friends and foes. Allegiance to the better-equipped and more powerful nations allows you in turn to become more powerful; gaining more wealth and resources than you ever would on your own. But with friendship there will come a time where loyalty goes out of the window, treachery and betrayal becomes rife, and your once powerful allies become your adversary's. Too much power also brings with it hatred and jealousy. Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies even closer, and remember that your enemy's enemy is also your friend. Political management, financial rewards and lucrative arms and trade agreements will keep most nations sweet and possibly swing them in your favour, but there is no match for military might when a nation does not want to play ball or decides to invade or attack you. You make all the decisions, which will take you to glory or defeat: How would you make your nation a super power? Turn your economy/resource production around? Turn your country into a feared and brutal regime across the globe while keeping national tension low? Keep international peace while propelling your own interests? Deceive and manipulate other nations into war to defeat your enemies? This game lets you do all this and more - In a nutshell Warpol is a Play by E-mail, turn-based, order-driven, role-playing game that allows you to take control of a nation and conquer the world by allowing you to make strategic and tactical decisions on many avenues including research, trade and politics, and if those fail then you can always use military action. In two words it is a 'presidential simulator'. If you are intereted in this sort of game then please come and take a look at www.warpol.netfirms.com The game is currently looking for Alpha tester and we are in an early stage of development looking to get people involved in creating the type of game theywould like to play. We have forums open now to kick-start the community that is going to be the greatest modern day wargame on the planet. Hope to see you there.... Thanks Domestos Up