Apex
Apr 23, 2017, 12:26 AM
Alright
so this is not a set in stone "You must do it this way!" type guide, but rather a few helpful tips for all Limelight's future Kim Jong-Uns.
Laws
Now these are pretty important as your citizens will judge you based on your laws, so you have to be somewhat crafty if you want to avoid a public uprising.
Examples of how to do this could be:
Anti-Government protestors are banned from the city!
Consider:
Large groups of people may not obstruct a walk way, street, or otherwise publicly accessible place.
So, the second law appears to have no ill-intent but you can now order your police to remove / arrest anyone who is protesting as they will be in a group, in a public place.
Handling Anti-Government groups
So, anti-government groups will appear once you get into full swing as a Dictator, fear not! they can be defeated.
The first trick to removing them is the ol' fashioned Propaganda Game.
Using Propaganda in Evo-City is hard, because it's not a hermit state and players do have a grasp of reality, so you have to work with that, usually in a way that negatively reflects that group.
Anti-Governments are mostly very vocal via Adverts and signage, so they get a lot of attention and everyone knows who they are as a group within a matter of minutes, so you are going to want to almost refuse to recognize them in broadcasts, instead of calling them by their preferred name; deface them, then use the name; example:
(Example anti-government group name: Resistant Front)
Broadcast: The militant terrorist group, also known as "Resistant Front" has once again made an attack against this city.
So now when the group becomes vocal, usually spouting their name, the words "Militant" and "Terrorist" will come to mind. Not "Freedom Fighters" Etc.
False flags:
Another propaganda piece you can utilize would be "False Flags" this is when you basically frame that group / it's members for something they had no involvement with.
Example:
A freedom fighter group has been attacking government officials / protesting, usually wearing masks etc.
You will then get some people to dress in masks and go on a staged shooting spree, possibly shooting a school bus / public building up. Just something to really make the freedom fighter group look like an enemy of the people.
Note: No one has to actually die because you merely reporting the deaths of people is enough, evidence beyond the actual masks and shooting is never required.
Because that group wears masks, and the alleged terrorists are wearing masks you can now claim that the freedom fighters are attacking innocents; this will draw away any public support they may have.
Gaining support of Citizens.
The main way you will gain support is though False Flags, Propaganda, Seemingly good government ideals.
However you are going to need to keep your government on a tight leash or else you will pay for it with blood.
Secret Police Tactics
What kind of dictatorship doesn't have a Secret Police force?
The Secret Police are effectively going to handle all the dirty work your regular officers cannot be seen doing.
Harassment Techniques:
Threat Removal Techniques:
So you have identified an enemy of the people and they must be removed! Should you arrest them at home with a mass of police cars / public attention? No!
Wait for them outside their home / residence in the back of a normal police car, when they leave follow them to an isolated location and pull them over as though it is a traffic stop before quickly forcing them into the Police car and taking them to the station, driving normally with no lights or sirens. The less attention you bring to your arrests the less likely you are to have uprisings.
This following method is only for extreme enemies
The other method you might wish to do is take a visit to their house and use a suppressed firearm to kill them, have the president broadcast they died of suicide and search their property for links to other members.
Interrogation techniques:
So once you bring your suspect to the interrogation area you should remind them that no one knows where they are and no one will be able to save them.
Interrogation with people against the government is pretty much just a waiting game, they will be reluctant to talk and usually deny any wrong doing. You must keep pushing for answers for at least (10 IRL minutes) if they are still refusing to talk after that you should make them an offer: Their freedom / absolution of crimes for the names / locations of their assistants. Once you have that you now know this person is a true enemy, and as a result you should kill them in a private place so not to bring attention. You may then go about arresting the other members of the group.
Information Gathering:
Before you arrest anyone, you need to gather information about them, their friends, who they do business with, etc.
You can use this for example:
"We know who you are working with, we saw you go to their base at: 1800 and we saw *Name / reg plate* there at the same time, etc. - This is the best time to use the "Your freedom for names" trick. As they will feel cornered.
so this is not a set in stone "You must do it this way!" type guide, but rather a few helpful tips for all Limelight's future Kim Jong-Uns.
Laws
Now these are pretty important as your citizens will judge you based on your laws, so you have to be somewhat crafty if you want to avoid a public uprising.
Examples of how to do this could be:
- Be vague with certain laws so you can arrest political enemies under the guise of a civic duty.
- Have your laws set in a way that appear to be in the best interests of Citizens, but in reality oppress them.
- Make sure the Government seems regulated, however have the actual regulations very slack and easily avoidable.
Anti-Government protestors are banned from the city!
Consider:
Large groups of people may not obstruct a walk way, street, or otherwise publicly accessible place.
So, the second law appears to have no ill-intent but you can now order your police to remove / arrest anyone who is protesting as they will be in a group, in a public place.
Handling Anti-Government groups
So, anti-government groups will appear once you get into full swing as a Dictator, fear not! they can be defeated.
The first trick to removing them is the ol' fashioned Propaganda Game.
Using Propaganda in Evo-City is hard, because it's not a hermit state and players do have a grasp of reality, so you have to work with that, usually in a way that negatively reflects that group.
Anti-Governments are mostly very vocal via Adverts and signage, so they get a lot of attention and everyone knows who they are as a group within a matter of minutes, so you are going to want to almost refuse to recognize them in broadcasts, instead of calling them by their preferred name; deface them, then use the name; example:
(Example anti-government group name: Resistant Front)
Broadcast: The militant terrorist group, also known as "Resistant Front" has once again made an attack against this city.
So now when the group becomes vocal, usually spouting their name, the words "Militant" and "Terrorist" will come to mind. Not "Freedom Fighters" Etc.
False flags:
Another propaganda piece you can utilize would be "False Flags" this is when you basically frame that group / it's members for something they had no involvement with.
Example:
A freedom fighter group has been attacking government officials / protesting, usually wearing masks etc.
You will then get some people to dress in masks and go on a staged shooting spree, possibly shooting a school bus / public building up. Just something to really make the freedom fighter group look like an enemy of the people.
Note: No one has to actually die because you merely reporting the deaths of people is enough, evidence beyond the actual masks and shooting is never required.
Because that group wears masks, and the alleged terrorists are wearing masks you can now claim that the freedom fighters are attacking innocents; this will draw away any public support they may have.
Gaining support of Citizens.
The main way you will gain support is though False Flags, Propaganda, Seemingly good government ideals.
However you are going to need to keep your government on a tight leash or else you will pay for it with blood.
- Public arrests of citizens is a no-go, get a officer to follow them and do it discretely
- Only publicly arrest Freedom Fighters after you have successfully wagered public support against them
- Police should have uniformity, the same uniforms unless they hold rank, the same car, etc.
- SWAT should be tucked away; not lounging out front of the nexus harassing citizens.
- Police should openly respect citizens.
Secret Police Tactics
What kind of dictatorship doesn't have a Secret Police force?
The Secret Police are effectively going to handle all the dirty work your regular officers cannot be seen doing.
Harassment Techniques:
- Following people in cars for extended periods, to the extent they know they are being followed.
- Breaking into peoples apartments and breaking items / moving stuff ( This technique is formally known as Zersetzung and was used by the East German Secret Police / KGB to great effect)
- Arresting friends of the person for no apparent reason. (Follow them to see who they associate with)
- Deliberately damaging that persons property.
- Deliberately harassing that person while masked before leaving (Preferably before they can get close enough to speak)
- Have officers bring them in for questioning before releasing them almost immediately; repeat this cycle.
Threat Removal Techniques:
So you have identified an enemy of the people and they must be removed! Should you arrest them at home with a mass of police cars / public attention? No!
Wait for them outside their home / residence in the back of a normal police car, when they leave follow them to an isolated location and pull them over as though it is a traffic stop before quickly forcing them into the Police car and taking them to the station, driving normally with no lights or sirens. The less attention you bring to your arrests the less likely you are to have uprisings.
This following method is only for extreme enemies
The other method you might wish to do is take a visit to their house and use a suppressed firearm to kill them, have the president broadcast they died of suicide and search their property for links to other members.
Interrogation techniques:
So once you bring your suspect to the interrogation area you should remind them that no one knows where they are and no one will be able to save them.
Interrogation with people against the government is pretty much just a waiting game, they will be reluctant to talk and usually deny any wrong doing. You must keep pushing for answers for at least (10 IRL minutes) if they are still refusing to talk after that you should make them an offer: Their freedom / absolution of crimes for the names / locations of their assistants. Once you have that you now know this person is a true enemy, and as a result you should kill them in a private place so not to bring attention. You may then go about arresting the other members of the group.
Information Gathering:
Before you arrest anyone, you need to gather information about them, their friends, who they do business with, etc.
You can use this for example:
"We know who you are working with, we saw you go to their base at: 1800 and we saw *Name / reg plate* there at the same time, etc. - This is the best time to use the "Your freedom for names" trick. As they will feel cornered.