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| == Trivia == | | == Trivia == |
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− | The Verdantine Sovereignty is referenced in the glowie material [[Verdantium]] and in multiple ways in the Sword and Star Tavern on the island of Verdantium (home island of Nova Balreska). | + | *The Verdantine Sovereignty is referenced in the glowie material [[Verdantium]] and in multiple ways in the Sword and Star Tavern on the island of Verdantium (home island of Nova Balreska). |
− | | + | *Shortly before the public release of Tradelands, Governor Milbert23 ordered a large cannon battery to be placed on the south end of the island. Nahr_Nahrstein jokingly responded by adding a large Duracell AA battery instead. He later placed a conventional cannon battery there, but the giant battery still existed inside the southernmost house on the island, before it was removed in the updating of the island. |
− | Shortly before the public release of Tradelands, Governor Milbert23 ordered a large cannon battery to be placed on the south end of the island. Nahr_Nahrstein jokingly responded by adding a large Duracell AA battery instead. He later placed a conventional cannon battery there, but the giant battery still exists inside the southernmost house on the island. | + | *The Verdantine Sovereignty appeared to draw some inspiration from the real-world Soviet Union. The dockmaster and the shipwright were named Demitri Dubovedev and Vladimir Wooten respectively, and the group contained the ranks of Proletariat and Bourgeoisie - commonly used terms in the Revolutionary Russia. |
− | | + | *In response to attempts to restore the faction, on March 24, 2020, the developers of the game sent a global broadcast to all Tradelands servers saying "verd is never coming back." |
− | The Verdantine Sovereignty appeared to draw some inspiration from the real-world Soviet Union. The dockmaster and the shipwright were named Demitri Dubovedev and Vladimir Wooten respectively, and the group contained the ranks of Proletariat and Bourgeoisie - commonly used terms in the Revolutionary Russia. | |
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− | In response to attempts to restore the faction, on March 24, 2020, the developers of the game sent a global broadcast to all Tradelands servers saying "verd is never coming back." | |
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| [[File:'Verd is never coming back' broadcast.jpg|frame|A developer broadcast saying 'verd is never coming back']] | | [[File:'Verd is never coming back' broadcast.jpg|frame|A developer broadcast saying 'verd is never coming back']] |