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Useful NationStates Sites

Useful NS Sites

Wanting to expand your NationStates experience? Here are sites and tools to add more depth to NationStates.

NOTE: All of these sites and utilities have been created by third parties and are not affiliated with the NationStates website or myself. While I believe all of them to be safe, you are using them at your own risk.




Flag & Parliament Creator/s

If making flags in MS Paint is too basic and Photoshop or GIMP is just too much try a flag creator. In addition, there is a website for making up realistic parliament diagrams.

LinkFlag Designer- This is an extremely simple flag making app. Not too many options but the user interface is very straightforward and easy to use. This is a good way to make decent looking flags quickly. Plus, the flags are made in SVG files, so they scale without pixelating or distorting.

LinkParliament Diagram Creator- This is an extremely easy website for creating parliament diagrams. You can use a simplified US creator, an arch-shaped creator or Westminster-style creator. The latter two are very customisable and you can choose the shape and colour of the seats. Plus, the diagrams are downloadable as SVG files, so they scale without pixelating or distorting; this is why they use website this for Wikipedia.


Name Generators
Having difficulty coming up with names? These name generators will help you come up with as many as you need. These are not strictly for NationStates but they are site commonly utilised by NS users.

LinkRandom Name Generator- This is a basic name generator that will give a block of names according to the simple parameters you set. This is ideal for generating a list of names for an entire sports team or military unit.

LinkBehind the Name- This name generator allows you to choose the category of the name, and how many names the person has. You definitely want to narrow the options before making a name, or you may get very strange ones.

LinkFake Name Generator- Despite the name, this generator doesn't just give you a name but also gives you a full online profile for the character. Very good if you want details but don't have the time to make them up yourself.

LinkFake Name Generator- This anagrammer allows you to input any letters, phrase or name and turns it into a series of first names and surnames that you can use. You can customise the details including gender, word length, language origin and much more. It's very good if you want to base a character after a real life-person.


Nation Stats Calculators
Are graphs and descriptions on your nation's NS page not enough for you? These stats calculators will give you the specific numbers and details about your nation. They are perfectly suited for getting stats for Role Playing.

LinkNSEconomy- This is the stat calculator is simple and easy to use.

LinkNSDossier- This stats calculator provides the most regional information but is also the slowest loading calculator. However, some data pay be incorrect


Phone Apps
Looking for a better, or at least different way to look at NationStates while on your phone? Try out one of these apps for your phone.

LinkStately- This is an Android App for your phone. It allows you to answer issues, compare stats and graphs of multiple nations, and track your nation stats over time.

LinkNSDroid- This is another Android App to make using NationStates on your phone easier. It allows you to post to your region's RMB, send and receive TGs, and keep track of nations in your dossier.


Political Graphing Sites
Looking for a way to graph your nation's place on the political spectrum? Well, these sites will help you do that. Now, These are not strictly for NationStates, but they are site commonly utilised by NS users.

LinkThe Political Compass- This is the most common political graphing test used on NS. It provides a good measure of one's political stance or the stance of your nation.

LinkPolitical Spectrum Quiz- This is a good alternative to the Political Compass site. It allows you to weight each question according to how significant you feel it is, so you can add another layer of personalisation. However, due to this added feature, it may not be very compatible with the Political Compass results.


Wiki Sites
Are you looking for a good place to post a world factbook or your nation's history? These Wiki sites are the perfect place for it.

LinkNSWiki- This is a reboot of the now-defunct wiki site of the same name. It is filled with bot generated pages, so the entries may or may not be accurate. It is well kept and managed, and it is highly recommended.

LinkIIWiki- The "II" stands for "international incidents", so this is a strictly In Character wiki. That means nothing can be posted that breaks the Link"fourth wall".

LinkWikiStates- This is another alternative wiki site. It is rather small but has an active community.

LinkNSIndex- This wiki site was made in response to the chaos created by NSWiki changing owners. The benefit of this site is that it has full access to Wikimedia Commons and there are no computer-generated pages.


Other
Other useful things.

LinkNationStates Issue Results- This site collects data from nations answering issues to determine the results of each choice. It gives you the observed range of each stats change as well as the average change. It's very useful if you want to fine-tune your NS stats.

NationStates Battle Simulator- This is a great tool to help war RPs. Instead of just rolling dice or arbitrarily deciding the results of a battle, you can just plug in various factors for both sides of the conflict and have the simulator crunch the numbers for you.

LinkNSHistory- This site allows you to look at the history of nations and regions. How many nations were in the North Pacific in June of 2008? This site will let you know. (The answer is 3,602 nations, by the way.)

LinkNSEmbassy- Regional Embassies make a web of connections across NationStates. How are they all connected? This will show you in several different ways.

LinkNSRegionFlags- Have you ever wanted to look at all the regions' flag on NS all at once? Me neither. But if you get bored you should check it out.

LinkThis Person Does Not Exist- This is a site that uses a computer algorithm to generate a picture of a fake person. If you are looking for completely unique photos of people for your nation's factbook, this is a great utility. You can refresh the page a few times to find one that's suitable for you.

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