The Recreation Commons - Sixth Floor : Temple of Planet

[Drogue]

Even I, a man who no longer qualifies for geekhood, knows what Ari is on about Babylon 5

[Kody]

Well I've written 10 or so fairly short articles, and made a new comic. So pravda might get released in the near future.

Just waiting on the editor now.

[Snowflake]

Actually a janitor may have to work instead the official editor this time too.

[Kody]

No I don't want to compile the paper too!

Too much responsibility!

I wanna go back to the carefree days when I was a complete newbie.

[Method]

Originally posted by Crimson Sunrise
Nobody knows what the heck Ari Rahikkala is talking about.

Nobody *ever* knows what Ari's talking about...

[Snowflake]

What is he talking about?

[Nubclear]

/me dances.

[Corellion]

Doesn't Apolyton have a rule against uploading non-relevant images and files?

[Nubclear]

Good thing I didn't upload it!

[Corellion]

Indeed you didn't, my mistake.

[Vev]

That is a funky technique for tea-serving.

[Kody]

We need to get more people involved in the ACDG. I think what would help would be a little introduction post to the ACDG and introduction posts to from faction. At the moment I think many people have a look around this forum, don't know what is going on and leave.

So perhaps have a topped post with "JOINING THIS GAME!"
Inside we have description of our game, then a description from each faction that will be used to interest new members.

[Nubclear]

heres what I've written up:

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Welcome to the Alpha Centauri Inter-Factional Democracy Game.
First off, if you don't already know, Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri (or "SMAC" as its called by fans) is a very nice Turn Based Strategy created from the mind of Brian Reynolds, also the mastermind behind Civilization 2. In our democracy game (and we'll explain that in a minute) we'll be using the expansion pack as well, Alpha Centauri Alien Crossfire (or "SMAX") for this game however it is not required if you just want to take part in the role-playing element.
Anyway, by now you must be wondering what exactly this "interfactional democracy game" is? Well, for the most part this game is like your traditional PBEM (Play-by-e-mail). You play your turn, save, and send it to the next person. However, there is one very important difference between most PBEMs and this one.
Instead of one individual player playing each faction, we have several players playing each faction. Each of these factions sets up a government and creates positions. For example, The government structure may be something like this (Note that the people on top have higher authority, and the people on bottom have lesser authority):

PRESIDENT
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VICE PRESIDENT
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MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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MINISTER OF DIPLOMACY

And so on. One person is elected to each position and has control over anything that falls within the category of their position. For example, the "Minister of Diplomacy" as displayed above may have control over interactions with other factions, but would not have control over what is to be built in bases. Please note that there is no standard and some factions may have 3 government positions and others have 33. The people elect other players to these positions (hence "democracy" game). Each of these is done at an interval agreed by most players of the faction. For example, the entire government may be re-elected every 1 month in real time in FACTION A, while in FACTION B the government may be re-elected every 4 INGAME Turns. However, this does not end the job of the people.
In addition to electing government officials, the people also vote on government decisions. For example, if the MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE has the option of building a "Recreation Commons" in a base called "Washington", then he will post a poll which will ask the people if they wish to build a Recreation Commons, another base, nothing at all, write-in, or "xenobanana".
"Xenobanana? Whats that?" Xenobanana is an option that most polls will have. If this option gains more than fifty percent of the vote, then the poll is deemed invalid, oudated, and is discarded. Of course, the poll will automatically be discarded if it violates the rules of a factions constitution.
What is a constituion? Each faction has the option to create a constituion or "set of rules" which will detail what is or is not allowed, government positions, etc etc. Some factions may opt out of creating a constitiuion if they so wish.

Now that you know the basics of the Inter-Factional Democracy Game, it's time to join! These are the factions avalible:

THE HUMAN HIVE - This faction plays the SMAC faction known as "The Human Hive" (hence its name). The current leader of The Human Hive is "Chairman Voltaire".
THE FREE DRONES - This faction plays the SMAC faction known as "The Free Drones" (also hence its name). The current leader of The Free Drones is "Forman Buster".
THE CYBERNETIC CONSCIOUSNESS - This faction plays the SMAC faction known as "The Cybernetic Consciousness" (again hence its name). The current leader of The Cybernetic Consciousness is "Function Maniac".
PLANET UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - This faction plays the SMAC faction known as "The University of Planet", but has changed it's name. The current leader of this faction is "Dean Archaic".
PEACE - This faction plays the SMAC faction known as "The Nautilus Pirates", but has changed it's name. The current leader of this faction is "Hercules".

Each of these factions are great factions and I would highly recommend all of them. However, you can only join one faction and once you join, you cannot leave and join another faction so make your choice carefully!
Once you have decided, it is time to join the faction of your choice. You can make your selection here. After you have made your selection, you will have to wait for the leader of the faction you have chosen to approve you. After that: Welcome to the Alpha Centauri Democracy Game and have fun!

I wish to join the HUMAN HIVE (Human Hive)!

I wish to join the FREE DRONES (Free Drones)!

I wish to join the CYBERNETIC CONSCIOUSNESS (Cybernetic Consciousness)!

I wish to join PEACE (Nautilus Pirates)!

I wish to join the PLANET UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (University of Planet)!

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[Nubclear]

So, what do you guys think? Also, I think that a factional "recruiting" message would be better than my "This faction plays the SMAC faction known as blah blah blah...". What do you think?

[Maniac]

The current leader of The Cybernetic Consciousness is "Function Maniac".

At least you recognize I am the true Prime Function.