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Welcome to the Wiki for '''A Colder War''', a freeform campaign set in a far future where twentieth century imperial rivalries live on!
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==First Steps==
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If you are a player in '''ACW''' and do not yet have an account for this wiki, get in touch with a designer to get an account.
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The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''.
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#<font color="red">Important:</font>  [[Special:Userlogin|Log in]] as admin and go to [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] to change your password!
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#Write down your password.
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#On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo that you want in the upper left corner of your wiki.
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==Getting Started==
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===DISCLAIMER===
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'''[[:Help:Disclaimer|BY POSTING IN THE WIKI YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE DISCLAIMER.]]'''<br><br>
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[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png]<br><br>
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===Wiki Rules===
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Can be found [[:Help:Rules|here]].
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===How the hell do I edit pages?===
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Can be found [[:Help:Editing|here]]
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==Other optional things to do==
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===Website===
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*Control the rights of anonymous and logged in users through the [[Control Panel]] (which can be found in the toolbox on the left side of this page).
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*Add the url for your wiki to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Categorized_Wiki_List Categorized wiki list]. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category.
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The game's website can be found [http://boots.daedalist.com/ACW/ here].
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*To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to http://editthis.info from external sites, and go to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Link_Quota_Page Link Quota Page] to increase your uploads quota.
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===Contact the designers===
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*Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:
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Information on how to get in touch with the designers of '''ACW''' can be found [http://boots.daedalist.com/ACW/soviet/contact.php here].
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#[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br>
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*If you are feeling adventurous and know a little about web design you can edit the  javascript and css to the [[Header]] to change the look of your wiki.
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==ACW Setting Portal==
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**Whatever you enter in this page will be added to the html in the header after the standard style sheet, so you can override styles.
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===Main Interplanetary Powers===
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Originally, there were four Interplanetary Powers in the '''ACW''' universe. They were:
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*[[USSR|The United Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)]]
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*[[UISA|The United Interplanetary States of America (UISA)]]
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*[[SBE|The Second British Empire (SBE)]]
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*[[Grossdeutschland|The Fourth Reich (AKA ''Grossdeutschland'') (GDL)]]
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===Current Factions===
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These are factions that currently exist in the '''ACW''' universe
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*[[Arthurians|The Arthurian Hegemony]] - former British colonists
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*[[SS|The Arminians]] - Remainder of the SS that split from rest of GDL
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*[[United Mars]] - unification of GDL and [[Natasha Ivanova Petrova|Admiral Petrov's]] Russian forces
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*[[People's Republic of China]]
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*[[Raptoria]]
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===History===
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The history of the '''ACW''' universe diverged from ours during the [[Second World War]], and the [[Cold War]] and [[Space Race]] were very different as well. Start catching up on galactic [[:Category:History|history]], or check out the [[Chronology]].
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===Geography===
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Check out [[:Category:Systems|the Systems page]] for information on the known worlds of '''ACW'''.
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==ACW Game Portal==
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Check out the list of currently [[:Category:Characters|active characters]].
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The [[:Category:Blurbs|Blurbs]] page contains all you need to know about previous games of ACW.
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==ACW System Portal==
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Check out the [[:Category:Essential Info|Essential Info]] category for the barest essentials for playing in ACW.
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The [[:Category:Rules|Rules]] page contains a number of articles about the game's minimalist conflict resuolution system.

Current revision as of 21:35, 6 October 2008

Welcome to the Wiki for A Colder War, a freeform campaign set in a far future where twentieth century imperial rivalries live on!

If you are a player in ACW and do not yet have an account for this wiki, get in touch with a designer to get an account.

Contents

Getting Started

DISCLAIMER

BY POSTING IN THE WIKI YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE DISCLAIMER.

somerights20.png

Wiki Rules

Can be found here.

How the hell do I edit pages?

Can be found here

Website

The game's website can be found here.

Contact the designers

Information on how to get in touch with the designers of ACW can be found here.

ACW Setting Portal

Main Interplanetary Powers

Originally, there were four Interplanetary Powers in the ACW universe. They were:

Current Factions

These are factions that currently exist in the ACW universe

History

The history of the ACW universe diverged from ours during the Second World War, and the Cold War and Space Race were very different as well. Start catching up on galactic history, or check out the Chronology.

Geography

Check out the Systems page for information on the known worlds of ACW.

ACW Game Portal

Check out the list of currently active characters.

The Blurbs page contains all you need to know about previous games of ACW.

ACW System Portal

Check out the Essential Info category for the barest essentials for playing in ACW.

The Rules page contains a number of articles about the game's minimalist conflict resuolution system.

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