My Faction.......Tell me what you think.....

[Sprayber]

Note: I don't play this faction. I use it to play against. I use University base graphics with pic from the Dawn Comics. I also used the Believers as the baseline faction but tweaked it a little bit. When left alone in the early game this faction can turn into a monster later on.


#CRUX
Hegemonic Crux, The Subversives, Crux, M, 1, Dawn, F, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1,
TECH, Psych, TECH, Mobile, SOCIAL, +PROBE, SOCIAL, ++SUPPORT, SOCIAL, -PLANET, MINDCONTROL, 0, FANATIC, 0, TECHSTEAL, 0,
Politics, Police State, PROBE,
Politics, Democratic, nil,
Crux, Crux.
Sara, Scott, Sara's Keep
Mistress, powerful, fanatic, loyal, subversive,
Control Freak
embrace the crux
to spread the teachings of the Crux philosphy
imposing her extremist crux philosphy
imposing your extremist crux philosphy
shove your phony ideas down my throat
brainwashing her sick followers
brainwashing your sick and twisted followers
spreading a phony philosphy
phony excuses, M1
attempts at crux domination, M2
bizarre ritiul practices, M2
offering, M1
keeping the other factions at bay
my Crux Soliders
Crux Law

#BASES
Crux Conclave
New Dawn
Zion
Sara's Keep
OutBack Base
Children of Crux
Twin Peaks
The Way
Judgement
Valley of the Crux
Flower of Death
Insideout
New Eden
Sword Base
NKVD
Eternal
House Of Dawn
Hide Away
Highland City
Base 606
CID
GRU
Stasi
RU 486
Sanity Base
Chosen
High Ground
Defense Base
Divinity Base
Nod
Revelation Base
Holy Fire
Truth
Nox
Druid
Husnock
Valley View
#END

#WATERBASES
Deep Dawn
Sea Crux
Sub Versive
Crux Fleet
Port Sara
Water Base
Port Perth
Defensive Water
Dawn's Way
#END

#BLURB
The Crux, a new term for an old meaning, Yang and Miriam
went about it all wrong. I don't subdue my followers
by force, I get in their minds. Soon you will feel
the power of the Crux and then you will know enlightenment.

^
^ -- Mistress Dawn,
^ "Dawn of the Crux"

#DATALINKS1
^LEADER: {Mistress Dawn}
^BACKGROUND: {Survivor of Believer massacar at UN headquarters}
^AGENDA: {Spread of Crux philisophy}
^TECH: {Social Psych}

#DATALINKS2
^TECH: {Doctrine Mobility}
^+25% Bonus when attacking enemies, from strict indroctrination
^+1 PROBE: {Devout believers difficult to brainwash}
^+2 SUPPORT: {Citizens eager to defend Crux way of life}
^-1 PLANET: {Believe Planet is there to exploit}
^Immunity to Mind Control
^


#FACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"$NAME1, This war is not in the best interest of the
Crux. Pledge Blood Truce with me and I shall not destroy
you."

"We have interests elsewhere. Truce pledged."
"I'll see you on your knees before me first, $NAME3."troyall!""Your"I"I
have thought over your intentions for humanity, $TITLE0
$NAME1. We should work together to realize our similar
goals; let us sign a Treaty of Friendship and rule together."iotic
relationship?

#FACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"I have thought over your intentions for humanity, $TITLE0 $NAME1. We should work together to realize our similar goals; let us sign a Treaty of Friendship and rule together."

"You are correct, $NAME3. Together we will perserve order."
"No. Your fanaticism makes me shiver, $NAME3."

#ALIENFACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"$NAME1, This war is not in the best interest of the Crux. Pledge Blood Truce with me and we can concentrate on more important matters."

"More important objectives; we have. Truce: agreed."
"$NAME3: Primary objective; control of manifold' We start with your end. Answer: no."

#ALIENFACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"I have thought over your objectives, $TITLE0 $NAME1. We should defeat our respective foes together; we must sign a Treaty of Friendship and combine forces."

"Greater power: together. Treaty: agreement."
"Progenitor: not allies with anyone. Rejection."

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[This message has been edited by Sprayber (edited May 15, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Sprayber (edited May 16, 2001).]

[gwillybj]

I can't say anything about balance or playability (I am still working the bugs out of a couple of factions myself), but I do see one thing:
Your last line in Datalinks2 doesn't agree with your prohibition at the top.
You have "Politics, Democratic, nil," which prevents the AI from using Democratic Politics.
Your Datalinks2 line says "^{May not use Knowledge value in Social Engineering.}"
The Datalinks notes are not used by the AI at all. That is just text for when you look at the faction profile during the game.
If you really intended to prohibit the Knowledge choice, you have to replace "Politics, Democratic, nil," with "Values, Knowledge, nil,".

------------------
haiku:
when Planet does speak
you do not have to listen
unless you want to
[This message has been edited by gwillybj (edited May 15, 2001).]

[Sprayber]

Thanks for the observation. I think that was just left over from the base faction. I didn't intend for that. But I will take another look at it and see how it plays out.