Dear Friends,

If you want a scenario filled with Airships, Analytical Engines, Steam Tanks, Ironclads and other wonders, all set on an epic World Map in an alternate timeline subtly different from our own then this is the one for you.

Soon I'll be opening some threads to discuss different aspects of the scenario.

Faithfully yours,
KingArthur

Yay! Can`t wait :)

Wow... a steampunk forum :)

I'll be looking for this one :)

thanks guys. I hope you will both find time to contribute some ideas. Have a read of some of the other threads and post some comments.

Thanks again.

Hey, would it be possible to have some sort of short introduction (a link perhaps) about the mod you're making? I personally have no idea of what is this mod going to be based on. A series of books? A movie? A tabletop game? Your own imagination? :)

I think I know what kind of mod this will be, but I have no idea of the background...

It's based on my own imagination but I wouldn't say it was original in anyway.

I am drawing influences from lots of different places such as actual history of the Victorian Era (mainly from a British perspective since I am British); from the Flashman series of books (even though I have only ever part read one of them); GURPS Steampunk: an RPG from Steve Jackson games; Jules Verne (I bought Civ Chronicles so I could get my hands on the Jules Verne scenario that came out the Civ 2 Fantastic Worlds). Oh and anything that comes up in Google. I am also drawing inspiration and ideas from fellow civfanatics so anyone is free to post ideas.

I do have some boundaries though. There will be no magic in my scenario but there will be some weird, alternative science. There might be among other things Martians, Captain Nemo, Lost Worlds and secret societies.

In a while I will draw up the background stories for each civ and post this in the Civilisations of the World thread.

Read Phillip Pullmans "His Dark Materials" saga, it's a alternate-reality-hopping sort of thing. Gyropters (helicopters), Amyronics (Electrics), and several other things are mentioned in them.

They're also great reads ;) My favourite books ever.

Huh.. I`ll have to look for those.. Thanks :)

They're heavily shifted towards the anti-religious spectrum, and they're like a modern re-write of Paradise Lost. I love them :D

Just found this subsubforum (I'm not used to looking into the Project Development subforum). I'm definitely interested in being of assistance to this project. I'll try to be aware of developments, but at first I may need some reminders (PM) to look over here. I see that you guys are onto many of the same sites I tracked down in my quest for tech icons. I'll try to get some of the icons I'm working on (well over 100 in some raw state) that I previewed for King Arthur done and posted, to whet people's appetites. I've got quite few images for weird units, some of which I see you've also discovered.

If you don't already know about them there are two movies from the early 1960's worth looking at for Steampunk ideas: Master of the World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_the_World_%281961_film%29) (Vincent Price as a Verne protagonist/villain with a cool Airship) & First Men In The Moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Men_In_The_Moon) (A Wells scientist gets there & deals with Selenites animated by Harryhausen)

Blue Monkey. Check your PMs ;)

Selenites - you may just have discovered my secret 31st civ in this scenario.

Actually, my secret 31st civ were Martians but Moon men will be more appropriate since I'm replacing the space race victory with a Journey to the Moon and Back victory. Selenites plan put a halt to man's ambitions to travel to the moon but their experimental space craft has crash landed 'somewhere' on Earth. Can they repair their craft and its destructive cargo in time?

If you have a chance watch that movie. The Selenites are insectoid, with a queen, and worker drones, and all that. They use some kind of crystal technology too.

Might I also suggest the Girl Genius Webcomic (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/)? The tag line for the title says it all: "Adventure, Romance and Mad Science" What more could you ask for?

It has all kinds of crazy contraptions and frankensteinish monsters (which are called constructs and are animated via wierd science, not magic), electro-mechanical-clockwork-steam robots called Clanks and other crasy stuff.

Ok guys, does a Steampunk Interface (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=260440) get me into the discussion?

It sure does get you a bravo!

Does anyone have a copy of Balthasar's interface graphics? The poor guy lost it when the file server was hacked and he doesn't have his original files.

I do, but it is integrated with other interface files, so it may be incomplete :sad:

That's cool. I'm sure if you can rescue even some of it he would be grateful for that as would I. Would you be able to upload it to the file database?

I could do that, yeah :)

Well, by the looks of it, I have all files, with maybe one or two "small" files which could be missing.

I've also included some rare "collectors items" ;)

EDIT: Uploading

EDIT2: ARHGH! Just ended up accidently deleting a load of stuff in .rar manager, and then deleting my Text folder for the mod from the recycle bin! Luckily, none of the interface graphics have gone though, so the damage is minimal...

That's great. I'll look out for the those rare items.

Finished uploading :D

I'm working on a more organized batch of SP/Victorian tech icons. I don't intend to upload the old ones until I can do a "full" set integrating them. On the other hand, if they are really needed I can upload them for now.

That sounds great Blue Monkey. Please just upload them when you are ready

Long Live the King! Long. .uh. .Prosper Virote_Considon!
Seriously, thanks guys for rescuing the Steampunk interface from oblivion. I have repaired the original in the download database, and all is well.
I was pleasantly surprised and pleased by the "collector's items" tucked away in the folder, and even found a Gimp file that I had mistakenly left in the PlayerSetup file! How embarrassing; like leaving a clamp in the patient (it's been removed from the new download). All I'm missing now (that I care about) are my cobblestone roads and Autumn Trees. I'm not complaining. Again a thousand thanks and may you both be rewarded with virgins!

I can't wait. the suspense is killing me.

I can't wait. the suspense is killing me.

And you ain't seen nothin' yet.