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Webstory Discussion
Okay, I admit this isn't exactly simple, in the end, but it should still function. My focus in this creation was primarily on rules and the like, but the design should allow for an interesting story. Just, erm, sign up, and have fun. -Bob
Dëscription: Maximus Insurrectum takes place during a "flare-up" of warfare-the border skirmishes and minor raids have heated up immensely since the beginning of the original war. The campaigns planned by both sides have come to completion, and with the new fleets both sides have ordered, this will be one of the most intense periods of warfare seen in the galaxy.
Rëquirments: Seven players, three for the Confeds, three for Rebels, and one for the Pirates. Extras can be mercenaries.
Rüles: Common sense to be used at all times. Killing another player's character is not allowed without their permission. Real-time will be used for research. Currency won't be used beyond the original naval construction. Research is heavily limited-it is superior to refit your ships than to research new ones, generally. If some tech and a refit is done, the tech will only be allowed to be added on for another refit. You cannot schedule new tech to be in your next refit; you'll have to wait a round. Governments can research up to two things-however, you must have defined testing grounds outside of research systems. In the event of a blockade (such as the one Ruby has), the information can be forwarded to another outpost. No single-post battles, except in extreme cases (one Manta fighter versus a hundred Confed Cruisers with support ships). All research prototypes will take at least two posts regardless of size or escort. Moderation will deal with the others. All players are to be treated as if their crews are the same in every way. This means none of the "My crews are more experienced than yours, therefore I can wipe out almost all of your capital ships instantly with the loss of only one ship" garbage. An addition to this is that ships may not exploit bugs in EV or have obvious tactical distortions-no Mantas launching, firing their missiles and redocking or other such uses like the Monty Python maneuver and ships just dancing around their enemies without any possible damage. Ships should generally seek to do direct battle, in other words. Fifty Cruiser-classes or above is three jumps, twenty-five Cruiser-classes or above for four jumps, ten Cruiser-classes or above for five jumps, and anything below for six. To take over a planet, you must have a level two fleet (ten Cruiser-classes or above). Border systems may not be bypassed. Effective Scanning Range is no more than a two system radius. Players can appeal to moderation-since I intend to be pretty reasonable in this webstory, it should work out. Follow the spirit of the law, not just the letter.
*Military vessels have had their prices changed considerably: Confederation Patrol Ship: 500,000 credits Manta Fighter: 450,000 credits Confederation Gunboat: 750,000 credits Confederation Frigate: 2,500,000 credits Rebel Destroyer: 3,000,000 credits Confederation Cruiser: 16,000,000 credits Rebel Cruiser: 12,000,000 credits
Starting Funds: Anything that is not spent is wasted. The cash amounts are listed below.
Confederation: 2,000M *Confederation Core Region (Government leader): 500M *Confederation Southern Division: 750M *Confederation Northern Division: 750M Rebellion: 1,800M *Rebellion Capital Region (Government leader):600M *Rebellion Southern Division: 600M *Rebellion Eastern Division: 600M Pirates: 1,000M *Split the credits into fourths, so 250M worth per Pirate system Independent Captains: 50M *Put everything you want in your fleet-within reason. Don't just get fifty million Defenders-have a variety of ships. To help with this problem, the effects of heavy rockets against such fighters will be exaggerated. *Mercenaries, if their entire fleet is wiped out, get fifty million back. Governments may pay up to one million total for mercenaries on a day to day basis. The cash doesn't add up, so use all of it each day.
Winning the War: To "win" the war, you must take and hold all regional capitals of a government for four days, or control their capital for three. Destruction of all enemy ships is not in itself a victory, but due to their lack of defense systems, you can easily achieve your objectives.
Time: A typical webstory in the "Maximus Insurrectum" series is composed of three one-week rounds. At the beginning of each new round, all ships will be refitted automatically and may be redeployed among their government as the players wish. And their tech will be added in too, unless it was specified that it wouldn't be. By the end of the third round, the "winner" is the government that has made the most progress and damage. If the Confederation, for instance, takes Tiber with minimal losses, this could be considered superior to the Rebellion taking Rigel and Polaris, but with the loss of more than half the Rebel navy. In any event, another webstory will probably be formed afterwards, if things worked out well enough.
Research Research may be conducted, but with some limitations.
Testing Grounds A nearby system must be selected for your research projects. It is advisable to utilize a remote system, or one within your space-just be warned that if things go wrong, you may have problems if you test equipment inside your space. For a minor project, you may only need one or two tests-for long-term projects, however, it will require many tests and much time. It might require that you wait until continuations in the game series to see it come to completion, much less enter deployment.
Fleets Get as many fleets as you want with your (admittedly limited) credits. Just don't make a bunch of stupid fleets with one ship each to escape the jump limits. Pläyer List
The below are officer slots, with the players in them listed to the right.
Confederation Core Command: Fleet Commander Dash Rantic Confederation Southern Division Office: Prime Bureaucrat Mackilroy (Presumed gone, region currently under my command-fleets will be turned over to Dash Rantic as soon as the southern fleet issue is resolved. Slot available.) Confederation Northern War Department: Conqueror Bob (Slot available) -- Rebellion High Command: Speaker Apple Core Rebellion Southern Supply Administrator: Administrator Ace Rimmer Rebellion Eastern Military Department: Empty (Region under the control of Apple Core) -- Pirates- Evildrome Guildmaster: Pirate Lord Swithich Blackthorne Guildmaster: Pirate Lord Visitor Privateer's Haven Guildmaster: Pirate Lord Katana
-- Mercenaries- Swordfish
Maximus Insurrectum Map
This post has been edited by Consul Bob : 03 January 2006 - 01:34 AM
Ill take Rebellion Eastern Military Department.
Eegras Studios, on Aug 27 2005, 02:00 PM, said:
Ill take Rebellion Eastern Military Department. View Post
All righty then. I'll go ahead and take the Southern Supply Administrator spot.
This post has been edited by Jimbob : 27 August 2005 - 04:03 PM
I herby submit my application to become the Confederation Military Dictator.
For the record, the Confederation is not a dictatorship.
"The Supreme Rebellion High Command Admiral Reporting! What are you doing? No don't grovel!"
It would seem that we are not going to get enough players. I think I maystart an open ended, vague-plotted story that people can just use to write stories, and do a little RPing or whatever. Contact with other players would be encouraged, I suppose, but it would have some quick little backround thing, explaining the times, then if you'd like you can go ahead and create a character, and do your thing with him in said world. Anybody can make anyone, and realistic posts would be encouraged. If anyone else is interested I'll go ahead and post a topic to start it.
I have formed a list-already contacted one of the people, and I think I'll start sending messages en-masse.
It's obvious that most of the habitants of the vile Boozerama Bar-which isn't even the real thing-seem to want this to die, but it will prevail.
However, if you know anyone who could be interested, contact them.
-Bob
I'll be the pirates or a mercenery.
If you need someone to fill a slot, I'd be interested.
you might want to fix your latin, right now it reads "the greatest man" as the subject, and perfect participle "having (been) risen up" which doesn't match the subject.
This post has been edited by antihero : 10 September 2005 - 03:08 PM
Eh, who cares. It looks enough like what people'd imagine.
Mackilroy: I'll slide you into the Confed Southern Division Office.
That'll work. Even if I am a bureaucrat.
For the record, the Boozerama Bar is not as vile as you may think. Perhaps in recent times it has been flooded with those who do not respect the somewhat creative side of the bar and we have lost many of the veterans, but we do not take it as lightly as you may think. I at least am concerned with the intrusion and disruption of barth who seems to feel himself rightly invincible. I on the other hand, know the very beginning of the bar. Oh yes, many of you may think that the bar originated in the original EV on Evildrome, but we must pay credit to author Douglas Adams, creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy. In the Restaurant at the End of the universe it is mentioned in passing by Ford Prefect in Milliways.
Perhaps you should not hold the establishment in low esteem, but the patrons who defile its walls. Most of us are literate and quite well spoken. Perhaps, as you have not considered, we merely wish to be able to be a little silly and random at times. This does not mean we don't take anything seriously or that we don't respect other posts.
Get your head out of your ass.
By the way Jimbob, I would be interested in the other story.
This post has been edited by emainiac : 10 September 2005 - 08:51 PM
Consul Bob, on Sep 10 2005, 01:40 PM, said:
-Bob View Post
Thanks for the title! I like it.
All right, to get this thing off the road, I'm going to personally assume command of the remaining Confederation rank. If anyone else wants it as the game rolls by, I'd be glad enough to give it up-although I might continue playing as a merc. In any event, things are pretty much ready, now.
Is it to late to sign up? if not could i join as a Mercenary or an Independent government, (if that is possible.) also because i'm new to the Ev board could you tell me if i'm doing somthing wrong or if i'm being irritating. Thanks
Opps posted it twice.
This post has been edited by Pippin 3 : 13 September 2005 - 05:42 AM
Basically anyone can sign up at any time-want to be an Indie, the Northern War Department for the Confeds, or another pirate?
Ild be an independent captain, if thats ok. also i'm wondering how are you going to solve battles, should i start makeing a fleet. and when are you going to start this?