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We'll be giving out a dividend before day's end, just waiting on someone to purchase the USD we have up on the monetary market to convert some assets into gold for the disbursement. Dividend should come out to about .125/share which is a good sign since overall our companies are running at about half strength still.
In an effort to get some slightly higher returns (credit to a couple of our large shareholders for this plan), I will be selling 80 of my personal shares at and donating the proceeds to the company in order to finance an upgrade of our oil and diamond companies to Q4 (100 gold each) and upgrading our Q3 weapons company to Q5 (300 gold). Any extra gold raised from the selling of my shares will be used to build up some currency backstops to ensure we have a bit of a safety net in the case that currency pegs fall or markets lose their liquidity at a crucial time so that we don't lose all our workers and have to start from scratch.
I will begin selling the shares in batches after the dividend goes out, and will raise the price with each batch that goes out, so if you're interested in investing more into the company make sure and keep an eye on the offers page for the early batches so that you can get in at a cheaper level.
As always, thanks for being such great investors, it's always a lot of fun and often educational to talk to the shareholders and how they perceive the company so feel free to hit me up on irc if you ever want to chat.
~JJ
Edit to add: First three batches of 10 have already sold, raising 210 gold in capital within the first hour. Went ahead and upgraded the diamond and oil companies to Q4. Next few batches will be put up tomorrow during the day to give people a chance who weren't online tonight. The rest of the capital will be used to begin moving up our weapons company and the leftover ~100 gold will be used to build a small currency stash as mentioned above.
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
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