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GamesPlayAccount

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) It's alright.

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Jonathon_Vilma51

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) In my opinion to all new players... Since happiness is at 100%, be a socialist and start signing "Increase Income Tax" bills

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Developer response from delosford

Why would that be a good idea?

Jonathon_Vilma51

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) (Game Request) Can you please make energy refill time just a bit lower??? Like 5 minutes??? It would improve gameplay in my opinion.

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Developer response from delosford

No, that would actually ruin gameplay, which is carefully balanced around the rate of energy regen.

WaymetheWizard

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) This new player situation is actually really really funny. Congress for some reason gets hundreds of new Congressmen. These Congressmen start willy-nilly introducing bills to fund a bunch of things, and nearly destroy the country's finances with huge debt. What a silly country.

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Developer response from delosford

Yeah, it's certainly interesting.

drwinner

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) These people are FAR TOO HAPPY! We must fix it!

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Developer response from delosford

That's certainly something you can do.

Kalendan1

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Let's face it, the debt problem would be solved if everyone joined our glorious socialist party and raised all taxes to 100%. Hell, we even have a bill for 100 clout which helps with the debt... Who even needs an income in our workers' paradise, amirite? Also, human cloning and soylent green ftw.

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Developer response from delosford

Pretty sure taxes can't fix a debt that much higher than gdp

trampek

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) for* me

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trampek

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Welcome to the KONGress! Take a seat in the corner. NOT IN THE BIG CHAIR. It's for the CT4's and it's me. Let's discuss how to completely destroy the debt! What? You're saying you want to fund trees? Well, screw you then. (Pretty much sums the situation with all the newbies atm.)

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Developer response from delosford

Yeah, the more experienced players definitely need to start managing the debt better.

ghg429xl

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Its nice that you reply to comments @delosford

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Developer response from delosford

Thanks for saying so!

booboo293

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Dave? My name is not Dave! Who is this Dave you speak of?!

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Developer response from delosford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJ8cAGm6JE

FrankF10

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) I assume stalkers somehow cause 504 connection errors? And damn man, that's a tough beat. Sorry they are messing with your baby like this and screwing us over in the process.

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Developer response from delosford

Luckily, as they show their true colors more and more and get sloppier, people seem a lot less willing to help them or do their bidding.

thatjoeguy

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) the kong chat here is hilariously simalar to the real congress poeple actually call it "kongress" now XD

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Developer response from delosford

Intriguing.

shocker14

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Dev, which is the best party?

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Developer response from delosford

There really isn't a best. Party choice doesn't affect your stats or anything other than which bills you can introduce. Left-leaning parties are more spending-focused and right-leaning parties are more about spending/tax cuts.

Kalendan1

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) @wh7877 ...I don't think you've played Clout enough, my friend. Now, excuse me while I go to my district that was just renamed by our beloved population into Stalinstown.

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Developer response from delosford

Which of course only narrowly beat out LeninVille.

wh7877

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Serious question - do you think America will ever adopt proportional voting so that we can slay the beast of gerrymandering and un-tyrranise the minorities?

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Developer response from delosford

This would require everyone in Congress to severely harm their own chances of reelection. So I'm guessing no.

booboo293

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Actually Extreme it's 504s being caused by stalkers :\

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Developer response from delosford

Indeed. Glad somebody reads the announcements. I don't write them for my health.

ExtremeGamer9000

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Edit: Maybe its just chrome

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Developer response from delosford

It's a conjunction of connectivity problems and the stalkers shutting off the VM for the server.

ExtremeGamer9000

Aug. 02, 2014

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Developer response from delosford

The game server has never crashed for any reason.

supreis

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) @ExtremeGamer: Supporting 10 bills gets you just as much clout as supporting one bill 10 times. However, each bill that doesn't pass reduces your stress regen by 1% at the end of the day.

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killerspen

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) umm are the servers down i something?

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Developer response from delosford

Nah, server has never crashed for any reason.

ExtremeGamer9000

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Found a small bug: I used all my Energy in supporting multiple bills and it when to 1. So, i just hanged around in the game in the devils' inn and i noticed that my Energy went to 36 so i was like "Meh" So then i when to the store and saw that it went back to 2 (1 energy restored)

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Developer response from delosford

It is quite literally impossible for this to have occurred randomly as a result of the game code. Energy is restored by a cronjob that runs every 8 minutes and executes an update query against the users table. There is nothing that updates the users table for a single person and decrements energy except for the code that causes you to expend energy when taking actions (which can only be triggered by user interaction). Either you had some kind of cached display problem, or you did have 36 energy and somebody hacked your account and did stuff without you know. Make sure you haven't posted your session key, and if you have, log out/in of Kong.

ExtremeGamer9000

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Tip: Support Multiple Bills that have a high chance of Succeeding as if multiple of them succeeds you get more clout out'a it!

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Developer response from delosford

The most effective way to gain clout is to have other people do most of the work passing bills you introduced.

ExtremeGamer9000

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) I can only play this game for at least 10 mins before running out of energy. Actually, any games that requires energy will be at least 10 mins before i quit of energy loss.

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Developer response from delosford

Well, yeah, that's kind of how energy systems work. You can get more with drugs and play more actively with more risk, or you can stick with normal regen and play more casually with less risk of PvP.

FrankF10

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) I got a few choice words about them....Why do your technical people not like hosting your game/network? It's not like you're losing them money hosting something that no one ever plays.

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Developer response from delosford

There are people at the company who are affiliated with the stalkers.

blakopzpwn

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Will this game ever come onto ios/android? And will spook and lobby also be on there?

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Developer response from delosford

It's already on iOS/Android. It runs through a web browser using nothing but basic JavaScript and HTML, purposefully for compatibility reasons. The game does not require an app.

DCervan

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) The Server is down.... that means we live in ANARCHY!!!!

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Developer response from delosford

The server is 100% up. The only issue is with internet connectivity, and it's being deliberately caused.

shocker14

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) 10 Energy... Starts Bill. Uses Ability ~Faints~

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Developer response from delosford

Shazam

FrankF10

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Is there a reason n your end why loading up the page now says the operation is timed out?

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Developer response from delosford

Because some people don't like me and like to pretend there's a problem with my games by causing a networking problem.

WindyRevalations

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) I don't like stalkers. They are either creepy or in this case, extremely irritating.

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Developer response from delosford

That's pretty much how they roll.

KillerOfU33

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) (I commented earlier on cannabis.) Alright, but what if we maybe had a system where outlawing it put it in the black market and could cause a large scandal, and making it legal would make you lose a small amount of constituent support for using it (since it is and always will be a controversial drug)? Or what if using it would lower your speech skill dramatically for an hour?

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Developer response from delosford

Cannabis would be too good in game terms because it can't cause physical dependence.

racermaster

Aug. 02, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) What happened with the server? why is it down?

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Developer response from delosford

The server does not crash, and never has. Linux/Ubuntu is extremely stable and the games themselves do not have a server instance which can crash, other than MySQL/nginx, which are also extremely stable.

Superdupercat

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) I hope we won't follow the 504's example in the future. :]

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Developer response from delosford

The 504s are transient and really don't matter in the long run.

BaldemirFrost

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) servers are down: everyobody now resting up his energy :·3

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Developer response from delosford

Server is up, it's your connectivity to the server that's down.

tinny01

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Has anyone ever tried a win bill yet?

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Developer response from delosford

Plenty of times. None have passed.

ExtremeGamer9000

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Curse you Servers! Nothing will stop my progress for Political Success!!!!!!!

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Developer response from delosford

Look on the bright side: you'll be coming back with a rest bonus on stress.

Tarrock

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Servers down again for me, seems the fillibusters are back.

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Developer response from delosford

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Holy2334

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) We may be running a broke country, but atleast our people are healthy and happy.

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Developer response from delosford

I've actually considered that the nation stats look similar to the USSR.... Right before the collapse.

moute3

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Btw, has the game ever been reset, if so, who won? Also really cool game you got here.

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Developer response from delosford

Thanks for saying so! The game has never been reset.

skullphantom

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) nicholas cage is our attorney general. hes going to steal the declaration of independence again isnt he

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Developer response from delosford

Probably not.

zootgamablog

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) nevermind the resolution, when I click on a bill it actually takes me to a completely different one... I cant find a party aligned bill!

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Developer response from delosford

Yeah, that doesn't actually happen. Ever. Make sure you're clicking correctly.

thatjoeguy

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) heres how to get free clout: pass an increase education spending bill and make sure to make a speech that says yes to it... then link to your bill on global and say something along the lines of: "Think of the children!" or "Won't SOMEBODY think of the children?!" about 30 seconds later you should get a notification.. it should say it passed! note: if you use this all the time people will pick up on your method. use it maybe once a day or so.

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Developer response from delosford

So your secret method is to work with other players. In an MMO.

Tarrock

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Oh, sorry Delosford, I made my previous comment on the assumption that the game had just come onto kong (which it hasn't).

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Developer response from delosford

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Neodan282

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) The "CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE THE CLOUTIVERSE" bar at the bottom is cutting off the last line of text for me. My zoom levels are at default, and I'm using Firefox with Windows.

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Developer response from delosford

Check your fonts, OS level zoom settings, etc. Because this is a personal problem for you and there's nothing I can do.

Mathman314

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) nicholas cage is the attorney general... Our nation is doomed!!!

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Developer response from delosford

We had Bender in that role once and everything turned out ok.

KillerOfU33

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) I think that if cannabis is legalized, it should be put into the normal store. If it's outlawed, it should be in the black market. Also, may I ask what happens if a socialist learns and uses "Refer to Opposition as "Socialists"" ability?

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Developer response from delosford

Cannabis would be too good in game terms to add as a normal consumable.

Yerya

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Okay, so how exactly can we raise our stats? I've already looked the help section, and honestly I'm too lazy to go as far as to look through the forums.

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Developer response from delosford

Equipment.

zootgamablog

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) what is the best resolution to play this game with? text does not line up with buttons!

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Developer response from delosford

You need to get the right fonts. Impact, Verdana and Times New Roman.

anthonyzullo

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Will you guys ever release an iOS version?

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Developer response from delosford

Uh.. Why bother? The game works in a browser on anything. Including ios.

chaingangsucks

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Since you made a Fallout reference...will you be my best friend?

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Developer response from delosford

I think my other best friend has to fight you in a battle to the death or something first, but sure.

supreis

Aug. 01, 2014

Under rating threshold (show) Increase salary bills reduce constituent support? Why did you put it with the rest of the bills that, according to the text at the top of the 'Introduce A Bill' screen, "can be introduced or supported without upsetting your constituents"?

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Developer response from delosford

They reduce nation happiness, not constituent support. Nation happiness can reduce everyone's constituent support if it gets bad enough (as can any stat).

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