Nanopods[edit]

Nanopods are a rare resource in Battle Nations. With it, the user can buy units, buildings, speed up
units and building formation, research new unit attacks, and finally buy resources the user lacks. The
user can win them by leveling up (10 free nanopods granted to the player each level), buying them
with real money, watching advertisements or achieving a specific rank in events (Boss Strikes or
Arena Challenges). Units and buildings that require nanopods tend to be better than the ones
requiring normal resources instead, but this is not always true. Promotional units, more powerful
specialty units that are only available to purchase for a limited amount of time, all require nanopods
to be acquired, increasing the value of nanopods. In the last week before Battle Nations was shut
down 1,000,000 Nanopods were added to every Battle Nations account and many previously retired
promotional units became available to players for purchase.

Plot[edit]
Battle Nations also has a few major storylines as well as many smaller storylines (most of which
were for limited edition events). Some major plot points include defeating Warlord Gantas (the
antagonist boss of the Raiders), Attacking Rebel Forces (after they successfully take down the
Imperial Forces), and confronting the Sovereign Navy (mainly by boats).
The characters that routinely assist in this plot include Lieutenant Morgan (who loves to drink
whiskey), Sergeant Ramsey, Perkins, Dr. Aurora, and many more.

Development[edit]
Battle Nations is Z2Live's third game, following Trade Nations and MetalStorm. Z2Live released a
video that described the inspiration behind the creation of Battle Nations. The concept for the game
was inspired by Trade Nations users who provided feedback requesting additional PvP elements in
the game.[1]

Mid-Years & Events[edit]

Battle Nations grew quickly, and the playerbase became loyal and dedicated to the game. 'The Boss
Strike', in which allies in guilds joined together to get the highest score possible, and in turn receive
special unit and resource rewards. FotS was acknowledged by the Battle Nations community to be
the victors of the final Boss Strike, much to the chagrin of BSR. 'Invasions' also presented
opportunities for guild members to work together and compete against other guilds by defeating
enemy invasions on their outposts. 'Arena Challenges', although controversial and 'pay-to-win',
allowed players to square up against other players in Asynchronous player-versus-player combat.
With every event, a 'promotional unit' was released. These units were purchasable by Nanopods,
and in some cases, had incredible advantages over non-promotional units. This led to the firm
conviction by many of the players that the game was 'free-to-play, pay-to-win'. Some of these more
'overpowered' promotional units assisted in the eventual demise of the game.

Final Days[edit]
In February 2015 it was announced that the Swedish development company King had purchased Z2
Live Inc, for $150M.[2] Subsequently, Battle Nations was pulled from the Steam platform as of 16 April
2015. During this time, the game developers released fewer and fewer updates and events. On July
17, 2015, the game developers released the last update, focused on a new world boss and 2
eventual boss-strikes, along with some additional units. [3]
On June 28, 2016, Z2 had announced a close, and have pulled any Z2–related game off the
appstore, and any online service has now officially shut down as of September 28, 2016.
Shutdown and Rerelease[edit]
Over the course of the next few years, plans for "inspired" spinoffs and direct fan recreations were
announced.[4] With the most prominent being Battle Nations Rewritten now simply called Battle
Nations.[1]

References[edit]
1. ^ Webster, Andrew (2011-11-24). "Z2Live expands Trade Nations brand with launch of free-
to-play strategy game Battle Nations". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
2. ^ Cook, John (2015-02-12). "Candy Crush maker King buys Seattle gaming startup Z2 for up
to $150M, creating first U.S. studio". GeekWire. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
3. ^ "BN Outpost". BN Outpost. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
4. ^ "Frontier Chronicles". VK. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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