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    Welcome to the Never Ending Chiron discussions thread

    -Mellian

  • #2
    Hi Mellian,

    I would like to ask something:

    If I choose a faction, am I supposed to play using the leader personality (like a RPG I would be a military agressive Santiago and focus on that style) or can I "customize" this personality the way I like (and then the leader turn itself into a kind of avatar, that simply represents my decisions, and in this case I could play a kind of Morgan that opt for Green Economy and respect planet, etc)...?

    Thanks
    "Kri`lan taught me of the resonance and how to feel it. After much training, I could see - the very surface under our feet, Planet Itself - is a living, fluctuating nexus of energy, violent, beautiful and quite unstable. And I could feel its cousins - distant mirrors on the other side of the space time continuum - the far-flung Manifolds"

    Prophet Cha Daw
    "The Betrayer and I"

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    • #3
      I don't mind if the leaders your playing have a different personality then one portrayed in the game and intro-story... but to do actions that doesn't really reflect the 'character' of the Faction as an whole pretty much defeats the purpose.

      I am trying to focus the Factions as being the main characters, not solely on the leader, like making the Spartans like bunch of sadists evil bastards instead of being honorable paranoid like warriors....but doesn't matter if you play out various characters in the story with their own, different styles.

      As for the Morganites going Green....well, they would have to have a bloody good reason to do so...like being neighbours with a superior Gaians or/and Cult factions or being more profitable in general....

      -Mellian

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      • #4
        Well, like I said before - I'm in, though still deciding what faction to take.

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        • #5
          Thanks, its clear now! The next question is... May I take part on this game? Your purpose is very interesting. Theres another thread here (BAC), is Never Ending Chiron more or less like BAC? I´ll read that post to have an idea.
          "Kri`lan taught me of the resonance and how to feel it. After much training, I could see - the very surface under our feet, Planet Itself - is a living, fluctuating nexus of energy, violent, beautiful and quite unstable. And I could feel its cousins - distant mirrors on the other side of the space time continuum - the far-flung Manifolds"

          Prophet Cha Daw
          "The Betrayer and I"

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          • #6
            I for one will play the U.N. Peacekeepers.

            BAC is general a space base story long after Chiron was first colonized, but NEC will be back to the basics, back on Chiron, 20 to 50 years after planetfall.

            another difference is having structure...which i am working on and posting what i have so far in the Datalinks thread.... and that i want to make this more like fudge style Interactive History, with diplomacy...but also have room to write out the story.

            BAC as the problem of lack of structure, and having the vulnerability of powergaming and being uber....a long with arguments during military or whatever actions tha effects other factions, other players society. soo, to avoid arguments, will use a structure to keep things balance (which i volunteer to maintain as i know a lot of people don't really want to) and use the randomness of a dice to figure out if an action is successful or not. so any feedback, or questions, would be appreciated.

            things i need to know from players before i start NEC:

            -use a random map or the default Chiron one?
            -what faction will you be playing? keep in mind that SMAX and custom factions will start differently then the SMAC ones
            -where will your chosen faction start at?
            -players who starts when NEC starts, all you all i agreement with the rules, structure and mechanics posted in the Datalinks? (which i am still working on)
            -feedback please

            -Mellian

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            • #7
              -use a random map or the default Chiron one?
              Default Chiron one, I say.

              -what faction will you be playing? keep in mind that SMAX and custom factions will start differently then the SMAC ones
              Still need to think about that.

              -where will your chosen faction start at?
              Ditto.

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              • #8
                Hello.

                I'd go for Default as well.

                As for faction...I am not quite sure yet. Believers, Pirates...those two I have a strange hankering for. Perhaps the Hive...
                Empire growing,
                Pleasures flowing,
                Fortune smiles and so should you.

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                • #9
                  I´m thinking seriously about Miriam.... but as soon as I decide for sure, I´ll let you know (haven´t decided yet)

                  The rules are ok with me. I dont know this Defalut Chiron map, but its ok for me anyway.

                  Jey Mellian, why SMACX factions have to start differently than SMAC ones?
                  "Kri`lan taught me of the resonance and how to feel it. After much training, I could see - the very surface under our feet, Planet Itself - is a living, fluctuating nexus of energy, violent, beautiful and quite unstable. And I could feel its cousins - distant mirrors on the other side of the space time continuum - the far-flung Manifolds"

                  Prophet Cha Daw
                  "The Betrayer and I"

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                  • #10
                    The SMAX ones are splinter factions...factions that split off from the main ones, like the SMAX story suggests, but they'll end up have some added start bonuses (mainly in units and techs) to make up for the lesser amount of population and so on.

                    As for the proginators, they for sure start later like in the game, by 5-10 after planetfall, but they end up naturally having better tech then the human factions from the start, like in the game.


                    Right now, trying to figure out how the Base stats and resource gathering thing will work...initially thinking of treating each pop unit being treated like Regions in Moo3, where you can designate to focus on certaint stuff like Industry, Mining, Farming, Energy, Psych, Research, and so on....while having bonuses (base in the game) depending on wether they are a Talent, or a normal Worker or a non-revolting Drone. then there is the terrain and how much resources and terraforming potential within a base radious.....

                    I will be keep the bases and numbers updated, so players don't have to, but not in the mood in completly recreating the base stuff from the game....but the initial idea doesn't keep in mind of the terraforming potential thought, like Farms, Forests, Mines, and so on... hmmm
                    Or i could simply fudge it like Moo3, and simply give bases general Stats on overall Mining, Farming, and Energy potential


                    oh and i will use the trade route idea from Civ3....where if bases are connected by road/magtube, they can share resources.... so can have one focus on Industry and the other on Mining....and for Non-Road trading, must use Supply Crawler/Convoys, which i will change the preq to Industrial Base.

                    -Mellian

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                    • #11
                      Heya Mellian, whats up?

                      I'd like to call dibs on the University.

                      This sounds like an interesting role playing game, so I reckon I'll give it a shot.
                      Geniuses are ordinary people bestowed with the gift to see beyond common everyday perceptions.

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                      • #12
                        Hmmm... upon reflection, I think I'll go with the Morganites.

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                        • #13
                          It's either Miriam or Yang...though I'm also inclined to go for the former.
                          Empire growing,
                          Pleasures flowing,
                          Fortune smiles and so should you.

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                          • #14
                            Its decided, I'll take the Gaians.
                            "Kri`lan taught me of the resonance and how to feel it. After much training, I could see - the very surface under our feet, Planet Itself - is a living, fluctuating nexus of energy, violent, beautiful and quite unstable. And I could feel its cousins - distant mirrors on the other side of the space time continuum - the far-flung Manifolds"

                            Prophet Cha Daw
                            "The Betrayer and I"

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                            • #15
                              Gaians...plenty of room for boils there, old chap.

                              Still undecided on Believers or Hiverians. I don't know...I'd do the Believers as the Biblical chaps they are...with scripture on their lips at all times, and etc.

                              Hiverians...well, it's more easy there. Landscapes, oppressive feelings, evil Yang, cackle, cackle, cackle, etc.

                              I'd like either...I'll see if anyone else wants one of them first.
                              Empire growing,
                              Pleasures flowing,
                              Fortune smiles and so should you.

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