Frequently Asked Questions about Cyber Nations

This article is for frequently asked questions regarding the game Cyber Nations. Not all frequently asked questions are listed here. If your question is not answered here, please first go to the How to Play Category and search for the article relevant to your question. If, after reading through the articles, your question has still not been answered, feel free to ask it on the Cyber Nations forums.

Gameplay Questions
How do I get more working citizens/increase my population count?
 * The easiest way is to buy more infrastructure. Other ways include improving your environment, trading for certain resources, buying improvements or purchasing land.

How many soldiers must I have for my people to be happy?
 * Having too many soldiers (more than 80% of working population) will cause your population to become very uncomfortable. Having too few soldiers (less than 20%), will also make your population unhappy.  See the Military page for more info.

What is environment and what affects is rating?
 * See the Environment page.

What do teams do?
 * They allow a +1 to population happiness bonus when you trade with a member of your own team. See the Nation teams page for more info.

What are Alliances?
 * Alliances are player created and ran defense (and sometimes aggression) pacts. They are listed in the Alliance/Wars sub-forum. Any player may ask to join any alliance.  Some Alliances are based within a team, but not all.  One team may have multiple alliances.  See the Alliances page or the Alliances Category for more info.

How do I win?
 * There isn't so much a win/lose except in battles or war. This is a long term community with which you will grow your nation.

How do I increase my nation's literacy rate?
 * You increase your nation's literacy rate by purchasing technology. Your literacy rate has no affect on your nation at this time, it's just for fun.

Who can I wage war on?
 * Anyone listed on your "My Ranking" page who are not in peace mode.

Does it matter where I'm positioned on the map?
 * No. It has no effect on the game. Put your nation wherever you want.

Technical Questions
'''I got a message saying I might be cheating and that I only have 8 more attempts before I will be banned! What did I do wrong?'''
 * The site has a number of scripts implemented on it to prevent hackers from abusing the site. The most common way to encounter this script is by pushing one of the submit buttons multiple times.  In order to be banned, you will need to have 8 failed attempts occur in a row.  As soon as you perform a transaction successfully this counter will be reset.

Community Questions
Where can I chat with other Cyber Nations players?
 * There is a very active community of players on the Cyber Nations Forums. In addition, you can chat in real time with Cyber Nations players in the IRC chat room: #cybernations on the Espernet Server.  If you are uncertain how to get there post on the forums asking how and someone will direct you.