Elysian Development Index
The Elysian Development Index, abbreviated EDI, is a measure about how developed a country is. It measures three scales, called "developments".
How to use the EDI
There are three sections to the EDI. Each section is worth 6 marks, for a total of 18. EDI scores are given in the format x/y/z (such as 5/6/4)<ve>
The sections are:
- Political development
- Industrial development
- Military development
Each answer has a bracket beside it, e.g.
- Lorem ipsum
- dolor sit amet, (1)
- consectetur adipiscing elit. (0)
This would mean that one point is awarded for responding with a. and none for b.
Scores
Country | Score |
---|---|
Shintsuchi | 4.5/2.5/2.5 |
Questions
Political development
- What is the system of government?
- Direct democracy (1) - citizens vote directly on decisions
- Representative democracy (1) - citizens elect a group who make decisions
- Absolutist democracy (0.5) - citizens elect one person to make decisions
- Autocracy (0) - citizens have no say in decisi
- Does the country grant liberties?
- Both positive and negative (1) - both liberties are realised in the country
- Only positive (0.5) - the country gives citizens resources necessary to reach potential
- Only negative (0.5) - citizens enjoy little to no inhibitions or restrictions to their actions
- Neither liberties are realised (0)
- How does the country act internationally?
- Diplomatically (1) - the country generally tries to avoid war and resolves issues peacefully
- Adaptive (0.5) - the country tends to prefer diplomacy but will not refrain from military force
- Militaristic (0) - the country tends against diplomacy, using force as the primary means of dispute resolution
- Is conscription in place and/or is military service mandatory?
- No (1)
- Yes (0)
- How much of the country’s citizens have played recently?
- More than 50% (1)
- The country only has one citizen (0.5)
- 25% - 50% (0.5)
- Less than 25% (0)
- What is the average size of personal land?
- More than 6 chunks (1)
- 3 - 6 chunks (0.5)
- Less than 3 chunks (0)
Industrial development
- Does the country have consistent power?
- Yes, on MV/LV (1)
- Yes, on LV (0.5)
- No (0)
- The country does not have power (0)
- Does the country have sufficient public transport?
- Yes, automated (1)
- Yes, manual (0.5)
- No (0)
- What are the pollution levels? Consider the most polluted area.
- Clear or near-clear sky (1)
- No harm but visibly concentrated (0.5)
- Pollution concentrated enough to cause harm (0)
- Are industries automated?
- Yes, fully or nearly fully (1)
- Yes, some are done by hand though (0.5)
- No (0)
- What is the country’s economic role internationally?
- Large exporter (1)
- Mixed (0.5)
- Large importer (0)
- The country is isolated economically (0)
- What is the estimated disparity in wealth between the richest and poorest players?
- Marginal disparity (1)
- Small disparity (0.5)
- Large disparity (0)
Military development
- In the event of war, could the country defend itself?
- Yes (1)
- No (0)
- In relation to the necessary amount for defence, how strong is the military?
- Slightly stronger (1)
- Slightly weaker (0.5)
- Significantly stronger (0)
- Significantly weaker (0)
- What is the typical weapons inventory of a typical citizen?
- Primarily defensive weapons against players (1)
- Primarily defensive tools against mobs (0.5)
- Nothing (0)
- Is big stick diplomacy used? (Does the country use its military as a means of threat?)
- No (1)
- Yes (0)
- What is the primary material which Tinkers’ Construct weapons are made of?
- Voidspar, bloodstone, or trichromadentium (1)
- Manyullyn or better (0.5)
- Worse than manyullyn (0)
- No TC weapons are used (0)
- Has the country attempted to provoke a war recently?
- No (1)
- Yes (0)