Interplanetary (Map Game)

Welcome to 2060. A time of technological innovation and progress. A time of new political alliances and as always.....war. Regardless, this is a new age. The lines between flesh and machine are beginning to blur. Humanity is in a crossroads as a global environmental, economic, social, and political crisis has hit the Earth. But new hopes and dreams lie within our Solar System. The sheer scale of wonder and terror awaits humanity in its race to find its place in the cosmos. And with these innovations, combined with an age of crisis, humanity has finally taken the necessary steps to aim for the stars. You are a the leader of a nation. What will you lead your people to? Glory? Defeat? Prosperity? Peace? War? Or Death? 

Background 

Background (Interplanetary Map Game)

Rules

Basic Rules

1. Be plausible.
2. Treat others are you wish to be treated.
3. Interstellar missions are permitted, but they will be as rare as Moon missions back in the 1960s. Mainly because as it turns out, we already have one large Solar System as our playground. 
4. You can create different political blocs, both on Earth and in space in addition to various other political blocs that already exist. 
5. Colonies outside Earth can declare sovereignty around 2400 - 2500 at earliest.
6. To colonise other worlds, the necessary infrastructure is required. This means no infrastructure in space or launch pads, no colonies for you. 
7. For more information on how to deal with appropriate spacecraft designs, Delta V maps or the game's science and physics, please consult Atomic Rockets for more information. 
8. Have Fun!

Map Rules

1. There will be 4 maps. 2 for reference and 2 for in-game use. Be warned: they must be posted under the File: Interplanetary_[insert year here].png. 
2. Use the Delta V maps in the Atomic Rockets website to calculate how much fuel your ships need or just use them for future reference. 

Map(s)

Reference Only

Reference Only

Keep in mind we are all human beings, mistakes can and will be made! If you have any problems with the map, please let me (Tao64) know.

Nations

NOTE: Bold are major superpowers. Italics are regional powers. 

North America:

• North American Republic (Pacific Defense Coalition): -KawaiiKame
• Mexico (Pacific Defense Coalition): 
• Cuba (South American Economic Union): 
• Haiti (neutral): 
• Dominican Republic (neutral): 
• Jamaica (New Commonwealth):
• Guatemala (Pacific Defense Coalition):
• Nicaragua (South American Economic Union):
• Belize (New Commonwealth):
• Honduras (neutral):
• El Salvador (Pacific Defense Coalition):
• Costa Rica (Pacific Defense Coalition):
• Panama (Pacific Defense Coalition): 
• Antilles Confederation (New Commonwealth)  

South America

• Brazil (South American Economic Union): There is a god... And his name is FIRES
• Argentina (South American Economic Union): 
• Colombia (South American Economic Union): 
• Venezuela: 
• Peru (South American Economic Union):  
• Chile (South American Economic Union):
• Paraguay (South American Economic Union): 
• Uruguay (South American Economic Union): 
• Suriname (Germanic Union): 
• Guyana (New Commonwealth):
• French Guiana (French Overseas Region, Mediterranean Coalition ): 

Europe

• United Kingdom (New Commonwealth): Your Friendly Neighborhood James Monroe! (talk) 18:09, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
• France (Mediterranean Coalition): 
• Germany (Germanic Union): ~Andreas.martonosy 
• Spain (Mediterranean Coalition): 
• Portugal (Mediterranean Coalition):
• Scotland (Germanic Union): 
• Norway (Germanic Union): 
• Sweden (Germanic Union): 
• Finland (Germanic Union): 
• Russia (Eurasian Union): Person67
• Switzerland (Germanic Union): 
• Italy (Mediterranean Coalition): JoshtheRoman
• Greece (Mediterranean Coalition): 
• Austria (Germanic Union): 
• Hungary (Germanic Union):
• Albania (Mediterranean Coalition): 
• Denmark (Germanic Union):
• Czech Republic (Germanic Union):
• Iceland (Germanic Union):
• Slovenia (Germanic Union):
• Slovakia (Eurasian Union):
• Vatican City (neutral):
• Bosnia and Herezgovina (Eurasian Union):
• Croatia (Mediterranean Coalition):
• Cyprus (Mediterranean Coalition):
• Ireland (Germanic Union):
• Malta (Mediterranean Coalition):
• Macedonia (Eurasian Union):
• Montenegro (Eurasian Union):
• Netherlands (Germanic Union): be respectful to everyone except Tech (Edge gave me my new motto)
  
• Belgium (Germanic Union):
• Romania (Germanic Union):
• Bulgaria (Eurasian Union):
• Serbia (Eurasian Union):
• Kosovo (neutral):  
• Ukraine (Eurasian Union):
• Poland (Eurasian Union):
• Latvia (Germanic Union):
• Estonia (Germanic Union):
• Lithuania (Germanic Union):
• Belarus (Eurasian Union): 
• Liechtenstein (Germanic Union):  
• Andorra (Mediterranean Coalition): 
• Monaco (Mediterranean Coalition): 
• San Marino (Mediterranean Coalition): 

Asia

• Afghanistan (neutral):
• Armenia (Eurasian Union): 
• Azerbaijan (Eurasian Union): 
• Bangladesh (New Commonwealth):
• Bhutan (neutral): 
• Brunei (New Commonwealth):
• Cambodia (Pacific Defense Coalition): 
• China (Eurasian Union): Through Stars We Rise. (Welcome to the Universe). 20:06, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
• Georgia (Germanic Union):
• India (New Commonwealth): Vatonica
• Indonesia (Pacific Defense Coalition): Tao64
• Iran (Eurasian Union):
• Iraq (Eurasian Union):
• Kurdistan (Middle-Eastern League):
• Damascus (Eurasian Union):
• Syria (Middle-Eastern League):
• Israel (Middle-Eastern League):
• Japan (Pacific Defense Coalition):
• Jordan:
• Kazahkstan (Eurasian Union):
• North Korea:
• South Korea (Pacific Defense Coalition:
• Kuwait:
• Kyrgystan (Eurasian Union):
• Laos (Eurasian Union):
• Lebanon:
• Malaysia (New Commonwealth):
• Mongolia (Eurasian Union):
• Myanmar (New Commonwealth):
• Nepal:
• Oman:
• Pakistan:
• Philippines (Pacific Defense Coalition): IstocnoSarajevo (talk) 04:52, October 17, 2015 (UTC)
• Saudi Arabia:
• Singapore:
• Sri Lanka:
• Tajikistan (Eurasian Union):
• Thailand (Pacific Defense Coalition):
• East Timor:
• Turkey:
• Turkmenistan (Eurasian Union):
• United Arab Emirates:
• Uzbekistan (Eurasian Union):
• Vietnam: -Seiga
• Yemen:

Africa

• Algeria:
• Angola:
• Benin:
• Bukina Faso:
• Botswana:
• Burundi:
• Cameroon: 
• Central African Republic: 
• Chad: 
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: 
• Republic of the Congo: 
• Djibouti: 
• Darfur: 
• Egypt: 
• Equatorial Guinea: 
• Eritrea: 
• Ethiopia: 
• Gabon: 
• Gambia: 
• Ghana: 
• Guinea: 
• Guinea-Bissau: 
• Ivory Coast: 
• Kenya: 
• Lesotho: 
• Liberia: 
• Libya: 
• Madagascar: 
• Malawi: 
• Mali: 
• Mauritania: 
• Morocco: 
• Mozambique: 
• Nambia: 
• Niger: 
• Nigeria:
• Rwanda: 
• Senegal: 
• Sierra Leone: 
• Somalia: 
• Somaliland: 
• South Africa:
• South Sudan:
• Sudan: 
• Swaziland: 
• Tanzania: 
• Togo: 
• Tunisia: 
• Uganda: 
• Zambia: 
• Zimbabwe: 

Oceania

• Australia - AH28 
• Papua New Guinea - 
• New Zealand - Great showing. B23 (talk) 17:54, October 17, 2015 (UTC)
• Pacific Confederation - 

Beyond Earth

NOTE: These regions outside Earth can have their own nation-states (after 2400 -2500) and Earth-owned colonies.

Moderators

• Creator: Through Stars We Rise. (Welcome to the Universe). 16:51, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
• Head Moderator: 
• Moderator: Sithlent (talk) 17:54, October 17, 2015 (UTC)
• Moderator: 
• Mapmaker: Tao64

The Game

2060.0

Preparing launch in T-10, 9, 8, 7, 6, ignition sequence start, 4, 3, 2, 1......and we have a liftoff!

• As climate change worsens, and wars over water and fertile land explode in some areas of Earth, many space agencies begin to propose colonisation plans to their respective governments. 
• As sea levels continue to rise, whole sections of coastal cities begin to go to the bottom of the ocean, such as areas of London, St. Petersburg, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and various other cities are affected, although in some regions the flood barriers are able to contain the flooding for a while. 
• Heavy fighting continues along the Nile River as the Nile War continues to rage. 
• Pro-Western Rebels in Venezuela are asking for the States to intervene as the situation continues to worsen for the rebels. 
• Scotland begins to call for diplomatic sanctions against the UK following several various border skirmishes betwen the two nations. The Germanic Union decides to back the move of Scotland to ensure the New Commonwealth does not spread its influence into the European Continent, while India threatens to veto any sactions against the UK. The Mediterranean Coalition remains neutral on the issue. 
• The US, with its recent annexation of Canada, gains even more natural resources and more people to fuel its economy and reassures itself as the most powerful nation on Earth. China and India, however are booming at a rapid pace, and they are catching up to the United States ever faster.
• Pakistan and India begin border skirmishes in a desperate struggle for the Indus River Basin. 
• Heavy fighting continues in Bangladesh as parts of the country continue to flood. 
• Tensions begin to rise between Turkey and Kurdistan, as they fight for the disputed region that once belonged to Turkey in the early 21st Century. 
• Tensions continue to rise along the South China Sea, as the PLAN continues to construct artificial islands in the region. 

China: We begin military buildup and economic expansion. We begin to invest in Central Asia, and investment in Africa and South America, as our economy continues to grow. With this in mind, we decide to spread our sphere of influence past what we already have and hope to make Turkey join the Eurasian Pact, in order to help them Kurdistan. While this occurs, some scientists at the CNSA decide to propose the construction of the Tiangong II space station, set to orbit Mars. Meanwhile, a small group of Taikonauts is scheduled to head for Titan by 2064, hoping to use this to catch up to the States in space exploration. Meanwhile, we declare support for the Venezuelan government forces in an attempt to use the nation as a deterrent against the States, much like how the USSR used Cuba as a deterrent against the States in the First Cold War. However, focus begins to turn into a new breed of rocket designs to replace the already aging Long March branch of rockets. This new breed of rocket begins to be dubbed as the Divine Chariot or the Shenzhanche rocket, and several proposals for the engine are done, some based on traditional chemical launches, others revolving around a laser thermal launch system. The laser thermal launch system proposes the use of a heat exchange thruster, which works by a laser heating an inert liquid propellant, and using it as a single-stage to orbit rocket. Noting the proposal for the laser thermal rocket being cheaper, the CNSA begins development of the laser thermal version of the Divine Chariot. Construction of the laser batteries begins in the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, and development of Tiangong II begins. Meanwhile, the PLAN continues to protect China's claims in the South China Sea, and prepares to deal with any threat that comes by our claims. 

Vietnam: Vietnam builds up its military. The Vietnamese government begins dealing with the issues of sea level rise; and also invests in the Vietnamese Space Technology Institute along with investing in technology in general.

United Kingdom: We begin to rapidly conscript more and more young men and women into our national armies following the recent tensions with Scotland and the Germanic Confederation. We begin to improve diplomatic relations with the members of the New Commonwealth and with the United States in case war breaks out between us and Scotland in the forseeable future. We begin to place our soldiers near the border with Scotland, with the end result hopefully being that if war occurs, we can easily conquer them without any major issues on the British Isles. We also declare our full support for the pro-Western Venezuelan rebels and we begin arming them with military supplies. In terms of internal affairs, Prime Minister Anthony White begins enacting national laws that attempt to reduce the amount of pollution in the British Isles and significantly increase the amount of environmentally-friendly resources used. Infrastructure is also improved in major metropolitan areas such as London and Manchester, and the national police force is raised in terms of funding. We offer an official alliance with the United States, France, Portugal, Sweden, and Italy. We also offer trade agreements with Germany, the Netherlands, and South Korea.

• (MOD) France: Declines. 
• (MOD) Portugal: Declines. 
• (MOD) Sweden: Accepts.
• (MOD): South Korea: Accepts. 
• (MOD) Netherlands: Accepts.
• Germany: Accepts.

Germany: We begin military and economic expansion, We begin investing in Scotland and Georgia and ask them to join the Germanic Union. We accept Romania and Hungary in the Germanic Union, due to their strong ties to Germans. We promote moving of Germans with Banat Swabian and Transylvania Saxon to Romania. We install military personnnel at the British-Scotish border, in order to prevent the Scottish to attack the UK. The scientists of the GWEA (Germanic Universe Exploration Agency) propose the development of rockets propelled by a sort of large mirrors designed to use solar winds or lasers to propel themselves, called photon sails, and in laser batteries, in order to be able to launch our rockets through a laser thermal launching system. We also want to create a new, cost-efficient rocket-class called 'Wotan' to replace our old 'Jäger' class of rockets. These are to be propelled by nucleo-thermal energy. For this we ask the United States to give us this tech, for which we are ready to pay 11 billion USD. We want to trade with the Eurasian Pact, especially China.

• American diplomacy: We accept the offer and give one NERVA engine and the blueprints for 11 billion USD. We also offer that NASA works with the GWEA. 
• German diplomacy: We agree, but we want to remain independent. 
• Chinese Diplomacy: We effectively agree to your proposal of trade. 

India: India militarizes the border with Pakistan. We construct many hydrogen and neutron bombs, in addition to our nuclear bombs. With our situation over water becoming dire, we consider the possibility of a colony in Antarctica. We send an expedition to Antarctica, and set up a settlement, which we call Pani Purava. With water levels rising, we attempt an evacuation of Mumbai, and hope to recover as much of the resources left behind from buildings. We also attempt to build irrigation canals in the farmlands, but we are concerned about them overflowing and flooding. We ask for a trade agreement with the Germanic Union.

• German diplomacy: We agree.

Philippines: With sea levels rising, the seat of government has been moved to Baguio. Meanwhile, following the collapse of an authoritarian regime, a socialist, (insert name) has been elected as the new President.

Russia: President Victor Organov is the dictatorial president of Russia. Deciding to start the growth of their country by making it more stable they focus on improving the economy by the readjustment of taxes and interest rates to an up to date system as well as the construction of more roads. We offer to support Turkey in their conflict with Kurdistan as long as they join the Eurasian Pact (MOD). We start supplying weapons to a faction in the Nile Delta war which is pro- east (MOD). Economy and Infrastructure turn.

• (MOD) Turkey: Declines. 
• (MOD) Ethiopia: Accepts. 

New Zealand: With sea levels continue to rise, we continue to begin military and economy expanding to our nation. Meanwhile, some space organizations looks to begin hiring some countries. We believe the joint space agency could be better for New Zealand to join for The Oceanian Space Agency, We start to build some buildings, some battleships and recruiting troops as well. Population continues to rise in New Zealand in one of the cities like Christchurch, Auckland, etc. Some development in the military could be developed some weapons, tanks and some armoured vehicles.

Indonesia: Asks for an alliance with Papau New Guinea, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, the Pacific Confederation, the Phillipines, Myanmar, and Australia, hoping to create some sort of mega-alliance. We would like to join the OSA. The military is built up for any wars that may occur. A nuclear reactor is starting to be built.

• New Zealand Diplomacy: We accept the alliance.

Netherlands: The Republic currently has a government led by the PVV and the NNF, with Pieter van Gulik as president. The Republic currently enjoys membership of the Germanic Union. It offers a trade agreement to the USA. 

The United States of America: President Andrea Irene D'cruze, the first Hispanic and the first female President of the United States gives a speech to the nation. "My fellow Americans, today is a great day in both American history and Canadian history, for today Canada has become annexed into the United States of America, and our two countries have become one, thus we have become a new nation, the nation of the North American Republic. This new nation, the North American Republic, has more people, more land, more infrastructure, more resources, and a stronger economy to secure the blessings of liberty as well as law and order in order to make this world a better place for everyone. We shall use this increase in manpower and resources to provide jobs and thus fueling the economy and increasing economic growth, which provides an increase in standard of living for everyone as well as expanding the American welfare state so the poor can survive, improve our infrastructure giving funds to education so we can achieve, no matter where we come from, as well as investing into space exploration to secure a better future for our nation. Our superpower status in the world has long been questioned, but now we are a new nation of the new world, and we come into this brave new world as the greatest superpower on Earth, but in order to remain the sole superpower on Earth we must work together United." As a result of the annexation of Canada, President d'Cruze gets a surge of popularity and ensures her remaining the President adn there is also a surge of national morale. The annexation of Canada provides more natural resources and more manpower and more jobs, which leads to an economic boom in the United States, and we invest in these industries, as well as infrastructure. Meanwhile, NASA works on furthering its space program.