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-	Wiki software successfully installed.	+	Welcome to the Wiki for '''A Colder War''', a freeform campaign set in a far future where twentieth century imperial rivalries live on!
-	Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface]	+	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.
-	and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.	+
		+	==Getting Started==
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		+	===DISCLAIMER===
		+	'''[[:Help:Disclaimer|BY POSTING IN THE WIKI YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE DISCLAIMER.]]'''<br><br>
		+	[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png]<br><br>
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		+	===Wiki Rules===
		+
		+	Can be found [[:Help:Rules|here]].
		+
		+	===How the hell do I edit pages?===
		+
		+	Can be found [[:Help:Editing|here]]
		+
		+	===Website===
		+
		+	The game's website can be found [http://boots.daedalist.com/ACW/ here].
		+
		+	===Contact the designers===
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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].
		+
		+	==ACW Setting Portal==
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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)]]
		+	*[[UISA|The United Interplanetary States of America (UISA)]]
		+	*[[SBE|The Second British Empire (SBE)]]
		+	*[[Grossdeutschland|The Fourth Reich (AKA ''Grossdeutschland'') (GDL)]]
		+
		+	===Current Factions===
		+	These are factions that currently exist in the '''ACW''' universe
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		+	*[[Arthurians|The Arthurian Hegemony]] - former British colonists
		+	*[[SS|The Arminians]] - Remainder of the SS that split from rest of GDL
		+	*[[United Mars]] - unification of GDL and [[Natasha Ivanova Petrova|Admiral Petrov's]] Russian forces
		+	*[[People's Republic of China]]
		+	*[[Raptoria]]
		+
		+	===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 [[:Category:History|history]], or check out the [[Chronology]].
		+
		+	===Geography===
		+
		+	Check out [[:Category:Systems|the Systems page]] for information on the known worlds of '''ACW'''.
		+
		+	==ACW Game Portal==
		+	Check out the list of currently [[:Category:Characters|active characters]].
		+
		+	The [[:Category:Blurbs|Blurbs]] page contains all you need to know about previous games of ACW.
		+
		+	==ACW System Portal==
		+
		+	Check out the [[:Category:Essential Info|Essential Info]] category for the barest essentials for playing in ACW.
		+
		+	The [[:Category:Rules|Rules]] page contains a number of articles about the game's minimalist conflict resuolution system.

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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 1 Getting Started 1.1 DISCLAIMER 1.2 Wiki Rules 1.3 How the hell do I edit pages? 1.4 Website 1.5 Contact the designers 2 ACW Setting Portal 2.1 Main Interplanetary Powers 2.2 Current Factions 2.3 History 2.4 Geography 3 ACW Game Portal 4 ACW System Portal

Getting Started

DISCLAIMER

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

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:

• The United Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
• The United Interplanetary States of America (UISA)
• The Second British Empire (SBE)
• The Fourth Reich (AKA Grossdeutschland) (GDL)

Current Factions

These are factions that currently exist in the ACW universe

• The Arthurian Hegemony - former British colonists
• The Arminians - Remainder of the SS that split from rest of GDL
• United Mars - unification of GDL and Admiral Petrov's Russian forces
• People's Republic of China
• Raptoria

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.