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This is a series of articles in which took a bit of thinking, a lot of community help, and essentially, a LOT of ambition to create. It has been on my planners to make for over 1 year, and today i have finally decided to make these series regarding all Temporary Servers throughout the game's history.
I would like to thank the Luxia general people over at the E-Sim Discord for helping with the retrieval of almost all of the information shown. I would also like to note, 34 of the 37 available maps (at the end of a server) have been obtained. If you guys have a map of the following servers (Final Day): Omega, Pandoria and Terra, PM me.
With how many years the game has gone through, some of the past history tends to be forgotten. However, what i intend with the 4-parter series of articles regarding all the temporary servers, is to revive some of those lost experiences, and obtain new information from old players who used to play or even enjoy them.
This is Part 1 - Variety and Charge, 6-Month Struggles.
ORIENTAL
Duration - 180 days [January - July 2015]
Server Winner: China
Being the first server, means its also the most forgotten; only a few dozen people are still around that have played this one, and even then they don't fully remember what happened on this server. Other victors include Thailand and Indonesia, who have ravaged their regions to secure Top 3 placements.
EUROPA
Duration - 180 Days [June - December 2015]
Server Winner: Hungary
Larger map than Oriental. This is suspected to be the most active temporary server of them all, with several of the Top Countries reaching at minimum 2 full MU's with 50 people each. While Hungary was the winner, Russia, Serbia and Romania showcased exceptional results this server. Spain and France round up the medalists.
AMERICA
Duration - 180 Days [October 2015 - April 2016]
Server Winner: Guatemala [come on why cant i get the Guatemala flag]
The trend of region-exclusive maps continues with the American continent being the battleground for this server, on the conveniently named America (lol). Guatemala conquered the server by conveniently being placed in the area with the highest density of regions; while the South American quad-group of Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina make up the Top 5.
ANTICA
Duration - 180 Days [November 2015 - May 2016]
Server Winner: Bulgaria
This is the first server i've personally heard back in the day being the usual talk of the house. While the map was at its biggest for the time, the countries of Bulgaria, Poland, Tunisia and Romania split the entire world, leaving almost no country left standing. There was so much conquering that Estonia and Morocco are suspected of becoming 5th place out of sheer luck, by only keeping 2 thirds of their cores.
MAXIMA
Duration - 180 Days [April - October 2016] (i could be wrong with this)
Server Winner: Croatia
The first server that featured a full, global map, with roughly 50 countries on the playing field. Despite this, it's not the largest, being beaten by Antica on that regard (around 72 countries).
While Spain is by far the largest country by land area, they only got the 2nd place in terms of territory, as Croatia got the higher density across Europe, becoming the hegemon ruling over the continent. Turkey and India also pulled some good performances.
CLASSICA
Duration - 180 Days [July 2016 - January 2017]
Server Winner: Sweden
This is my birth temporary server, where i started a near 6 year old journey spanning several dozen servers. And while i did not do anything notable there, the same cannot be said for Sweden. Estonia finally pulled a solid performance after being locked away to their cores for several servers, with Iran, Norway and Serbia demonstrating show of force all over the world as well.
Hillariously enough, the only country to avoid being conquered is China. they stand alone with their cores while witnessing the 5 major empires spanning the entire globe.
ETHNICA
Duration - 180 Days [October 2016 - April 2017]
Server Winner: Russia [WORLD WIPE]
Why have 5 major empires when you can have only 1?
This server has undoubtedly broken e-sim records all across the board. A major international crew which i was personally part of, with the Leader being from Canada, the Economist from Indonesia, and the Main Tank from Turkey, and so on. This server showcased true diversity within a single crew, that allowed Russia to clinch the first ever World Wipe, something that would not be repeated again for well over 4 years.
The main crew was obviously Russia. However, Mexico showcased their best performance ever at a temp server, being the only other team that was entrusted within the empire and became the main backbone of defensive line. Regardless of all the troubles, the Comrade Army pulled through. At its peak, Russia had well over 250 active players, being one of the biggest crews to inhabit a single country at once.
The server stood the test of time, which was (maybe?) used as motivation for another international crew to attempt and pull a similar feat, way ahead in the year 2021. but we will get into that in due time.
REFUGIA
Duration - 180 Days [January - July 2017]
Server Winner: Qatar [oh come on another flag i cannot access]
So, remember how the Comrade Army from Ethnica pulled the biggest success of the time being?
The Server Winner, Qatar, had the SAME CREW. Same leader, same strategists, same warriors, albeit much smaller than before. I don't think anyone would believe it but a lot of people have witnessed this.
I would argue this was one of my golden ages because i was around with this exact crew, and it was by far some of the best times i've had playing this game. Regardless; other notable countries that have succeeded in Refugia include Slovakia, Tunisia and Romania, and Qatar's pto country Niger stole the 5th place medal. Yes, Qatar got TWO Server Winner medals at once. If this is not showcasing the insane levels this crew showcased, i don't know what is impressive.
[also if this happened in an earlier or future temp please tell me]
One last thing, this is the final server that is region-locked exclusive, being an Eurasia only map. Starting from the next server, every map has been on a global scale.
INFERNA
Duration - 180 Days [March - September 2017]
Server Winner: Serbia
The action in this server could have been at its highest or at its lowest, because in no clear point there seemed to be any dominating country over first looks. What looks to be an alliance that was led by Serbia, however, were the winners of this chaotic map, which may i add, has had the highest concentration of alive countries of the bunch so far. (although this will be demolished later..)
Notable performances include countries such as Hungary, Mexico, Poland and Taiwan being Server Winners, while Greece, Iran and Armenia also conquered some stuff. This is currently the bigger variety that is seen at the moment.
This concludes the First Part, covering the earliest 9 servers. There's currently 37 temporary servers (including 37th Gaia), so we will have 9 servers each part until the last.
Do you want to help out and improve that server you played? Please make sure to PM me ingame or through Discord (SpyYoshiRv#7987) so i can make these as accurate as possible.
Part 2 will come out in a few days.
Next article:
The Chronicles of the Temporary Servers [Part 2] (2 years ago)
About the game:
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.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.