Nationality Flags

[Zirikana]

I think a combination of all the current national flags (or at least the obvious ones to start with, and maybe add them in per players requests as needed... No point writing code and resources for an andorran or morroccan flag if no one will ever use it!) and a customizable but somewhat rigid heraldic system like Potjeh suggests would work nicely. No one would be forced to fly a flag, but you could do what you like. People could fly whatever flags they wanted (i'd probably fly a us flag and maybe a german one, fwiw) to identify what language they speak or where they're from. If you feel like a goof and want to use up materials, you could make your village look like the dang UN building in new york city!

The heraldic thing could be used to display easily what kind of player you are or which in-game clan/group you identify with. I suppose if the heraldry is "locked", so that you put in whatever parameters you want by answering questions or whatever, and a device is autogenerated for you, it would make it a much more reliable and solid system for communication. Not saying I'd particularly LIKE it that way, but....

As far as flags adding to the "racism" in the game, i don't buy it. Bigots and stupid children will always find a way to express their moral crapitude. There's no point curtailing our own fun to try and avoid it. Just look at parchments and runestones...

[ImpalerWrG]

I want a custom flags system with all the basic heraldic elements (tincture, division, charge).

This is the best solution, the heraldic elements would look cool and allow people to at least have the option to make something that isn't a rip off of a modern flag.

A tool of some sort for language proficiency might be handy, something people put a check mark next too and others can see on their kin list perhaps?

[sabinati]

heraldry ftw

[Lightning2]

Sure you can, except everyone will prolly kill you.

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't.

I'm pretty sure you will never stop being an ass.

I'm sure of it, but only to you.

[Caliku]

trolls [...] spam confederate [...] flags.

Whoah! Control yourself, sonny lad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfK_aSGZFwo

'tis but states' rights and liberty we ask!

(Or, almost better still: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWB7_o6x6DA )

Christ almighty you know more about American history than most Americans!

[Ferinex]

trolls [...] spam confederate [...] flags.

Whoah! Control yourself, sonny lad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfK_aSGZFwo

'tis but states' rights and liberty we ask!

(Or, almost better still: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWB7_o6x6DA )

Christ almighty you know more about American history than most Americans!

all great, except the primary reason the confederacy wanted 'states' rights' was so they could continue owning slaves. denying that is to deny the sky as blue.

on the other hand, I would rather the states have the rights than the federal government. not only does the constitution say that all rights not spelled out as belonging to the federal government (or denied the states) are given to the states, but local government works better.

[jorb]

all great, except the primary reason the confederacy wanted 'states' rights' was so they could continue owning slaves. denying that is to deny the sky as blue.

on the other hand, I would rather the states have the rights than the federal government. not only does the constitution say that all rights not spelled out as belonging to the federal government (or denied the states) are given to the states, but local government works better.

Catchy tunes, though.

[Ferinex]

all great, except the primary reason the confederacy wanted 'states' rights' was so they could continue owning slaves. denying that is to deny the sky as blue.

on the other hand, I would rather the states have the rights than the federal government. not only does the constitution say that all rights not spelled out as belonging to the federal government (or denied the states) are given to the states, but local government works better.

Catchy tunes, though.

yea, I went and downloaded a couple celtic/irish music compilations after listening to it.

[ThirdEmperor]

all great, except the primary reason the confederacy wanted 'states' rights' was so they could continue owning slaves. denying that is to deny the sky as blue.

on the other hand, I would rather the states have the rights than the federal government. not only does the constitution say that all rights not spelled out as belonging to the federal government (or denied the states) are given to the states, but local government works better.

What is so often forgot is that the union sold all there slaves to the confederates before declaring owner-ship of slaves illegal.

[Ferinex]

all great, except the primary reason the confederacy wanted 'states' rights' was so they could continue owning slaves. denying that is to deny the sky as blue.

on the other hand, I would rather the states have the rights than the federal government. not only does the constitution say that all rights not spelled out as belonging to the federal government (or denied the states) are given to the states, but local government works better.

What is so often forgot is that the union sold all there slaves to the confederates before declaring owner-ship of slaves illegal.

where did you hear that, or are you just making this shit up? I'm assuming you know that the emancipation proclamation only applied to the states who were members of the confederacy who did not return to the union. by the time the civil war rolled around, the vast majority of Union states had been free states for around forty years. on top of that there are a number of northern states where slaves have never been permissible.

not only would it be totally impractical for northern slave owners to rush to the south to sell all of their slaves, but it was impossible because they didn't exist.

here's a nice little graphic for you: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... 9-1861.gif