Nova

Nova is the sixth Datearth world released on Datblock, opened on September 21, 2019. It was made to replace Novus, and it succeeded Gladius as the most recent world. It features 1.13 PVP, weapons, vehicles, as well as nuclear weapons and reactors.

Towards the end of November 2019, players began to regard Nova as a boring world where not many interesting wars were taking place. In addition, Nova began being recognized for its toxicity following the North American War; primarily due to the intense hostility between Nova America and the Republic of Texas.

## History

On September 21, 2019, Nova was created. In the first hour of its release, players walked on every continent, apart from Antarctica. The first town created on Nova was Timbuktu (once part of Songhai, but now collapsed), created by MisterAtom and Holy\_Divinity. The second town created was Blackhaven (once part of the Norman Empire, but now collapsed), created by morte\_rossa with help from other players. The third city created was Kiev (once part of Avar, but now collapsed). The first nation created was Songhai, in West Africa, and the second was Zhao, in East Asia. The first mission completed on Nova was done by Ineza\_Kai.

### Ecrinian War of Terror

On September 22nd, the town of Ecrin decided to raid the towns of Amsterdam and other coastal settlements. The Ecrinians surrounded Amsterdam and began attacking the Amsterdamers. After a few minutes of pointless combat the Ecrinians retreated from Amsterdam while a few attempted to raid nearby Blackhaven.

### Battle of the Bremen Clocktower

The newly founded town of Bremen went under attack from a small group of Ecrinians, but retreated due to the defenses the Bremen Clocktower provided under LisPisCringe.

### FlyNovus conflict

In early September, there was confusion over which nation owned the airline FlyNovus, which is headed by Airplaneguy9. This led to people believing that the Hanseatic Empire owned FlyNovus, as Airplaneguy9 was initially part of the nation, FlyNovus was (at the time) based in a Hansa city, and FlyNovus owned 20% of the state-owned airline Hanseatia. Airplaneguy9 finally released a statement declaring that FlyNovus was not owned by a nation. This seems to have released tension, especially between Hansa and Mercia (the Norman Empire). This conflict was observed mostly on the Nova Discord server.

### Carthaginian War of Terror

Carthaginian pirates and terrorists have been attacking settlements since the nation came into existence. However, A week after the server opened, Carthaginian pirates have become relentless in killing and scamming players all over Europe and the Middle East.

### Australian Nuclear Conflict

Main article: Australian Nuclear Conflict

On October 3rd, 2019, the Australian Empire decided to drop a nuclear bomb on New York City, Cairns, Calais, and Blackhaven. This caused most of Nova to go up against the Aussies, and was the first major war on Nova.

### Norman Crusade Against Carthage

Main article: Norman Crusade Against Carthage

On October 6th, 2019, war was declared against Carthage by Normandy and the rest of the world.

### Dissolution of the British Empire

On October 16th, 2019, Shanka of the British Empire declared that he was leaving, and that the Capital City Liverpool was to be given away. Shanka gave away much of the city's resources, including missions and valuables, and the city was subsequently nuked. Following this, Shanka dissolved the British Empire, giving all cities independence, and giving Liverpool to Avar.

### The Nuclear Autumn

Recently, nuclear weapons have been used to a large extent for the destruction of countless cities and mass killing. However, these weren't just acts of war, in a desperate effort to get a breakthrough. Nukes have been used on neutral nations, and even terrorist nations have gotten their hands on them. Around the world, nations are amplifying their defences, should war come.

### Transylvanian Civil War

On October 27th, 2019, the Transylvanian town of Belgrade, driven by what they considered high taxes, made a plea to ruler Raller0907 for independence. The plea was denied, and the nation fell into a state of civil war. Multiple external nations picked sides to support, with the Germanic Empire making it clear they supported Belgradian independence.

#### Heating Tensions

The support of the Germanic Empire sparked fierce debate between the nations of Rome and Germany. Rome asserted their intention to declare war on the German Empire with help from the Norman Empire, to which they responded with claims to be backed up by Nova America, Carthage, and Australia.

Arguments continued throughout the day, and resulted in Rome declaring a nationwide embargo on any trade with Nova America until further notice.

### Fall of Rome

On October 29th, 2019, Imperator <NAME REMOVED> of Rome declared the nation as failed due to independence movements from the two largest regions, Taranto and Arabia. Rome became the Arabia realm, and with Dubai as the capital, while most European holdings were given independence, giving rise to the new Italia nation in Taranto, founded by GavGodPvper.

### World War Nova

Main article: World War Nova

Building tensions between Germany and Transylvania over Germany's expansion into the Balkans eventually led to war. On November 6th, 2019, Transylvania declared war on Germany over the territorial dispute.

### North American War

Main article: North American War

The breakup of Nova America slowly dissolves into a fight over North America. The Republic of Texas declared war on Nova America on November 17th, 69.21.125.58 05:44, March 10, 2020 (UTC)2019, at 6:18PM PST after hearing that Nova America intended to declare war on the Republic of Alaska. Alaska and Texan forces rained crushing death down on the Nova American army. The Alaskan army defended the Texans as they took city after city in a crushing wave of death. Nova America never recovered from the deadly war.

### The Siege of Fallen\_Kingdom

The Pacific\_Union declared war on Songhai to retrieve stolen goods for the people of Nova. The only town attacked during this war was the Songhai town of Fallen\_Kingdom. The attack started on December 1, 2019 and was lead by JoeMachine. People from several Nations came to help the attack to provide supplies and extra troops. There was no conflict during the entire siege of the town. The siege ended on December 2, 2019 with the Pacific\_Union being victorious. The newly captured town was renamed to Forgotten\_ Kingdom and fell to ruins shortly after.

### The Great Decay of Nova/The Gladia Migration

On December 7th, 2019 the Gladia server was released. Due to World War Nova and the North American War, players felt that Nova had just become to toxic and so started to leave. Since the launch of Gladia, numerous nations and towns fell to ruins due to inactivity. This lead to many fallen towns to be raided by the remaining players on Nova.

### Battle of Moab

On February 2, 2020, one person from the former Carthazhao Mexarus invaded Moab, Utah. The forces of Utah, Great Britannia and the Imperium Of Nova came to defend Moab from the well equipped attacker. The fight escalated when 3 more Carthazhao Mexarussian citizens came and fought against the defending allies and citizens of Moab. The Moab defense lost a few guns and later the battle. The defenders were under-equipped and the attackers had a major advantage point due to the town being in a valley. In response, Utah's forces tore down a mountain and put a military base on it.

### The Novan Drop

On February 24, 2020, Airplaneguy9 published an important article, documenting his study on the Novan economy:

> *"While it was thought that prices would soar and the world would encounter a sort of Great Depression due to scarcity of items and shops, it was found that prices dropped by over 10 times - only minerals and radiation pills have gone up. This is due to the overall poverty rate of Nova, which has dropped from an average of $8k in October to around $500 now. All the rich players have left for Gladia, and because the poor were left behind, prices dropped as nations tried to make a living off scavenging, foraging and ransacking fallen towns.*
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> *Possibly the only nation that did not show poverty was Gweat Bwitannica, which has $37k deposited into the capital, New Glasgow. Some older players are on the higher end of the money rate, with thousands in cash - Persistence has claimed to have over $40k, from his time with Carthage.*
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> *An extreme example of the Novan Drop, as I will call it, is the average price for a one-way, let me repeat, one-way trip with FlyNovus to Hawaii. Whether from Cape Town or Windau, it is around the same flight time. Nowadays, the flight costs $10. In October, the trip would set you back around $1,500. Why? There were more rich people in October who were willing to spend one-and-a-half thousand dollars for such a flight. They had so much money they had nothing to waste. Mention this price to a Novan player now, and only one or two would be willing to pay the price. The rest would stagger on your impossibly high price - after all, it's their entire pocket for a plane trip!*
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> *The Novan Drop has not gone well with the /vehicle command, as vehicle prices are the same now as they were then. For example, most people would've bought a Jeep for $3k in October. Now, nobody wants to buy something for such a high price.*
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> *This goes to show that Nova has changed, and it will most likely never recover."*
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The article highlighted how Nova had changed from its golden age, October 2019, to February 2020, where few players played. It proved that yes, Nova was indeed dying a slow and painful death.

### The Battle of Belgrade

On February 26, 2020, the Carthage Empire declared war on Serbia, and began a siege on Belgrade. Members from Great Britannia, the Imperium Of Nova, and many of Serbia's own came to defend the large city from Carthage. Belgrade soon pushed back Carthage towards their eastern front. Carthage soon returned with replenished forces and flew into the middle of Belgrade, where the United States and Vietnam joined in and pushed Carthage back again. Carthage then dropped an atomic bomb on Belgrade. Initially losing their grasp, Belgrade forces eventually came and pushed back the Carthage forces, ending the battles for that night.

### The Deletion of Nova's History

On February 27, 2020, Realgreenfire1 deleted the Entire History of Nova for a few hours out of anger.

### Moab's Last Stand

On February 28, 2020, Carthage prepared an siege on Moab, attacking them multiple times. Forces from the United States, Great Britannia, Vietnam, Canada, and many other nations fought in this long battle against the Carthage Empire. Front lines and walls were made as attacks came and went. Carthage, ultimately dominating the battle, was only ever hindered by atomic weapons. As the middle of the battle loomed, SuperTNT20, ADM8, and CaptainKorv supplied many nuclear weapons which were all used during this battle. A total of 4 atomic bombs were dropped on Carthage during warfare causing devastating effects. Carthage, ultimately emerging victorious, had killed almost every player multiple times. This battle will never be forgotten as one of the bloodiest battles of Nova's history. Eventually United\_states collapsed and split.

### The Fall Of The Carthage Empire

On March 12 2020, Persistence\_, a member of Carthage, set a siege on the capital of Great Britannia; NewGlasgow. Almost 30 members from the UNN came to defend the town as the Carthaginian forces were pushed back. Members of Carthage began to log out and leave the siege as they were being defeated. After, CaptainKorv and the South American Union declared war on the Carthage Empire by sieging their capital causing them to move their capital to Thwaite where Chickenboy102 and Utah sieged that town. Sneakymeaty then flew into the middle of the town, nuking it twice. This caused Persistence to disband the Nation and allowed the sieges to be won 3 days after due to half the Carthaginian military being banned at the time. CaptainKorv and DeltaOrion (Mayor of Carthage) quickly made a deal to hinder any further conflict that involved Carthaginian and SAU forces. DeltaOrion would order those at the siege to stand down, and the SAU would not plunder the town after the siege was won.

### The Puerto Rican War

On March 20, 2020, Vietnam declared war and set a siege on Puerto Rico due to their past malicious actions. Because many other nations already had plans to siege the town, they all came to get some action. The attackers mainly consisted of the Kingdom Of Bolivar's Royal Army (Formerly the South American Union) and the Republic Of Alaska. The attackers quickly pushed the defenders and trapped them into their homes, killing them multiple times. They got too confident as many logged off and allowed Puerto Rico to come back and fend off the attackers which set the siege back -2000 points. The Kingdom Of Bolivar used 2 nukes during this battle which allowed the attackers to reconvene. Leaving Vietnam to finish the siege, winning the siege.

### The Death and Merging of Nova

On March 21, 2020, Greater Canada decided to disband their nation by merging with the Kingdom Of Bolivar. (formerly the South American Union) This allowed the SAU to be almost the largest nation on the server. The SAU quickly lost motivation due to the Puerto Rican war and merged their nation with Great Britannia giving the nation over 300 residents. Many towns previously in the SAU left GB and remade the SAU with much smaller towns to cause less overall problems. On March 22, CaptainKorv permanently disbanded the South American Union for similar reasons as well as the new release of Elysia, the new datearth world, leaving their towns to join Daybreak and Great Britannia.

### The Fall of The South American Union

Following the recent loss of players on Nova, many large nations and towns began to slowly die out and disband. One of the largest losses was the South American Union. The SAU held the top 2nd spot on Nova under Great Britannia for 2 weeks with a quickly growing 150 residents. Every town in the SAU died that day including Anapolis, Rosa Nueva, Buenos Aires, and many others.

### World War Nova III / The Utah Wars

In Mid-April, Unified Utah started expanding into foreign regions which resulted in Great Britannia and several small nations attempting to stop their campaigns. During this time, the Republic of Alaska also assisted Utah's efforts. In the end, Utah won the war. [In need of more information]

### The Great States War / World War Nova IV

On May 14th, 2020. Land of Liberty and the New Republic merged together to form the United States. During the next week, there were multiple incidents between Polaris States and United States citizens involving nukes. This escalation lead up to The Great States War between Polaris and the US. On May 27th the tide of the war turned on the side of the allies when the U.S made a comeback due to sense of unity the world got at the battle of Baikal. The Polaris States were destroyed in the end and forced to merge along with all their puppet nations. Polaris 2.0 and serenity were created to once more strike fear into the world and take over. The leaders of the United States were banned (ryebread7923, dandandragon831) and the Polaris and serenity forces were able to take territory from the U.S with ease. A traitor also took all of ryebread7923's stuff consisting of 4 shulkers of deagles and 1 shulker of other guns and around 50 nukes and anything else he owned.

## Organizations

### North Sea Trade Union

*Main article: North Sea Trade Union*

The first international organization on Nova was the North Sea Trade Union (NSTU), a trade union of all nations on the North Sea. The organisation is strictly for trade and commerce. Its member states include Sweden - xzdplaya12zx, Dutch Empire, autonomous under Normandy - SomeGuyNamedDon and morte\_rossa, Hansa - cvkoning and the British Empire - Shanka

### Nova Aviation Authority

*Main article: Nova Aviation Authority*

The Nova Aviation Authority, or NAA, is an organisation aimed at regulating all aviation matters on Nova. It was originally called the Datearth Aviation Authority, but after Gaia's and Terra's shutdown, the organisation was renamed. It owns all airports and airlines on the server.

### Nova Worldwide Trains (NWT)

*Main article: Nova Worldwide Trains*

NWT is a transport company created by AnticosMC based in Perpignan (France). The goal of NWT is to link European towns and beyond by creating automatic railways.

### ARF (Autoroutes Rapides France)

*Main article: ARF*

ARF or Autoroutes Rapides France is a Road Building company in Europe and mainly based in France. It aims to link towns via many road systems easy to use by car, horse or walk. ARF is the successor of NWT.

### United Nova Nations (UNN)

The UNN was created by TmanXL on January 19, 2020 to bring the nations of Nova together to help one another. The first two members were the Imperium Of Nova and Utah soon followed by Great Britannia.

Eastern Federation and the Roman Empire were the next two nations to join the UNN.

As of the 18th April, The UNN was currently reestablished with many nations joining such as Oceania.

### The Arc

The Arc was created by CaptainKorv on June 5th, 2020 to collect a small group of nations together to accomplish more. The first nations in the coalition were the Arcan Empire and Alagadda, making KoenUp (leader of Alagadda) another founder.

This coalition differs from the UNN as to being more imperialistic, organized, and powerful.

## Cities

*Main article: List of Novan cities and nations*

## Trivia

* An inhabitant of Nova is considered a 'Novan'.

* On Nova, a 'year' is 30 days. This means that Nova is almost 15 "years" and 0 "Months" old, being 186 days old as of December 20, 2020.
* The biggest airport on Nova is Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport in the city Netherlands.
* The longest known road is the Mexico-Texan road System beginning from the top of South America to Texas in America, being followed by the Terracotta Highway in the western U.S and the French and Transylvanian roads in Europe