Scenario Name: July 2011 GOTM: Drone secession wars - part 1 "First Strikes"
SMAC/ SMAX: SMAC
Author: bdanv and Rymdolov (w/ art by Buster's Uncle)
Date of original posting: 7/2/10
Original host site: WPC
The Alpha Centauri Game of the Month (GotM) is a SMAC / SMAX scenario
made for your entertainment, featuring often custom factions, graphics
and also fanfiction.
It is also a single player contest to see who can beat a scenario in the most effective way.
Scenario objectives can vary from building a facility to conquering some
bases or reaching one of the standard Alpha Centauri victory
conditions.
The July 2011 GotM is called: Drones secession wars - part 1 "First
Strikes" and it's a SMAC scenario (no need for the expanssion pack -
SMAX)
Estimated time of play: 45-60 minutes
The Free Drones were founded very early in Planet's history, only 60
years after Planetfall. During the early years after Planetfall, the
Human Hive was even more restrictive than it is currently, as Chairman
Yang had much more direct control over his subjects. Nevertheless, there
were rebellions.
Domai was a young man, born to drone parents. He grew up in the Hive,
indoctrinated into Yang's beliefs, pursuing the Hive ideal of each
person contributing to the glory of humanity as a whole. His defense of
Hive ideology and his natural intelligence and strength drew attention
to him. He soon became part of the Hive leadership cadre, and slowly
began to rise through the ranks.
However, as Domai matured, he found himself drifting away from some of
the Hive's basic concepts. In particular, he began to reject Yang's
contention that humans were valueless except when they contributed to
the whole. Domai asked himself "If humans are valueless except when they
contribute to society, why then does society have value?" He came to
the conclusion that all humans have value, but they only fulfill that
value when they help others achieve their potential, through their
contributions to human society. Domai also began to question the
nihilism of Yang's philosophy. As he experienced more and more of life
outside the education creche, he saw many things that suggested that it
was not only will that gave humans purpose and meaning.
Indeed, Domai was struck by the simple power of those who resisted
attempts to break them down. They gained meaning through resistance, not
through imposing their will on others. In his private thoughts, Domai
questioned Yang's leadership more and more.
Domai kept these reflections private, but some hint of them began to be
noticed by his superiors. His rise in the hiearchy slowed, and he began
to get more unpleasant tasks assigned to him. He was often involved in
supressing drone dissent, activities that only added fuel to the fire of
his doubt...
Domai had been noticed by Chairman Yang himself, who recognized the
young man's idealism. Yang appreciated Domai's belief in the importance
of cooperation, but he felt that Domai's faith in human nature had to be
broken. As part of this program, he sent Domai to Struggle's Respite,
one of the main Hive bases, where major drone riots had broken out, with
instuctions to subdue the rioters at any cost. Yang hoped that seeing
humanity at its most violent and irrational would crush Domai's
idealism, leaving him an ideal Hive administrator. The effect on Domai,
however, was quite the opposite.
When Domai arrived at the base, he instituted some stopgap measures to
contain the rioting drones. However, instead of then attempting to crush
the dissent, as his superiors expected him to do, he began to
investigate the source of the riots. What he found disgusted him:
widespread exploitation of the drones, including what was essentially
private slaves for high ranking Hive members, arbitrary and unjust
punishments, and extremely inferior living conditions. Domai attempted
to remedy these issues, but he was blocked at every turn by the base's
command, who resisted all attempts to remove their priviledges. However,
as Domai worked, he gained a major rapport with the drones and middle
class of the base, who respected him for his fairness and unwillingness
to give up. Finally, the last straw arrived: Yang sent orders for mass
nerve staplings to quell the rioters, and instructed that no change in
conditions, aside from removal of corruption, be instituted. Domai
rebelled.
Working quickly, he organized the drones and sympathetic talents in the
base. Using his high level security clearances, he was able to allow
drone forces into the administrative and military sections of the base,
where the high officials were captured before any warning could be sent.
The drones were in control of the base. Unfortunately, they realized,
they would be no match for the full military might of the Hive, who
would surely descend on the base as soon as the revolt was discovered.
The drones grimly prepared for a heroic last stand, declaring that they
would rather die free than return to slavery. However, Domai proposed a
daring alternative: an exodus. The base's production facilities were
quickly retooled to vehicle production, and the population willing to
leave began to gather all the equipment they could easily transport.
Meanwhile, captive administrators were forced to send messages saying
all was well.
Finally, after 3 months of backbreaking effort, everything was ready.
The population of the base, almost 10,000 people, were loaded into
massive transports, defended by a mobile rover squadron, and the journey
began. The rover was equiped with a large industrial laser adapted for
combat. This was their only defense against the Planet's hazards.
The Drone Exodus, as it was later called, was an epic tale. Domai led
the drones for over ten years. At first, they were forced to travel as
stealthily as possible, to avoid Hive patrols. Once out of Hive
territory, they still had to contend with hostile native life and
unexplored terrain. Domai pushed the people south as far as possible, to
escape the Hive's reach. The worst section of the trek was when they
passed through Planet's major desert, the Great Dunes. Finally, the
drones reached the isthmus known as Planetneck, and they encountered
their future great benefactors, the Spartans.
The Spartans were surprised to see the drones, but not totally unaware
of their existence. Sparta had been skirmishing with the Hive for
several years, and word of the great escape had caused much amusment in
Spartan headquarters. However, the Spartans had expected that the Drones
would quickly perish in such a mad attempt. But now, the drones were
here, on the Spartan doorstep. The first thought was to simply integrate
the drones into the Spartan's own society. However, this idea was
quickly rejected: the drones were too independent and egalitarian-minded
to fit easily into the Spartan ideal of military dominance. Instead,
Sparta Command decided that the drones should be given aid and
assistance to establish bases of their own. Arrogantly, Sparta assumed
that drones such as these would never make a serious military threat,
and would provide valuable industrial services to Sparta. So, they
granted the Drones the right to colonize the peninsula to the south of
their territory down to Cape Storm.
fanfiction by K.Pedersen
YOUR MISSION
Foreman Domai of the Drones,
In order to qualify for the prizes of the GotM competition you will
have to successfully incite drone riots, simultaneously, in at least 2
of the following Hiverian bases:•Chairman's Burrow
•Social Artery
•People's Endeavor
RESTRICTIONS
No colony pods can be built. Your people are thinking of their brothers
and sisters who are still suffering all over the Hive homeland. You
should do something about them first.
No secret projects can be built. You should concentrate on your mission instead.
You are not allowed in the Planetary Council (you are still the leader of a minor faction).
You are not allowed to conquer any bases of the Hive. Your brothers and
sisters are working in these bases. You must help them overthrow the
Regime not kill them. However you are allowed to fight the Hive's army
as well as engage the base's garrison (you have no mercy for those
fighting for the Regime).
DIRECTIONS
1) Download the zip file (at the bottom of this post) and place it into
your main game directory. usually this is: C:\Program Files\Firaxis
Games\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
2) Unzip it there. Confirm overwrite if asked (ONLY FOR WINDOWS USERS)!
3) Start up SMAC, then select "Scenario", "Play Scenario", and then go
to the subdirectory "1107 First Strikes" and choose the scenario.
4) The game will automatically load with the Drones and you will see a
briefing. You can bring back the briefing at any time during the game by
pressing the '=' key.
GOOD LUCK!
*Note: the scenario is made for Transcend difficulty level.
SMAC/ SMAX: SMAC
Author: bdanv and Rymdolov (w/ art by Buster's Uncle)
Date of original posting: 7/2/10
Original host site: WPC
The Alpha Centauri Game of the Month (GotM) is a SMAC / SMAX scenario
made for your entertainment, featuring often custom factions, graphics
and also fanfiction.
It is also a single player contest to see who can beat a scenario in the most effective way.
Scenario objectives can vary from building a facility to conquering some
bases or reaching one of the standard Alpha Centauri victory
conditions.
The July 2011 GotM is called: Drones secession wars - part 1 "First
Strikes" and it's a SMAC scenario (no need for the expanssion pack -
SMAX)
Estimated time of play: 45-60 minutes
The Free Drones were founded very early in Planet's history, only 60
years after Planetfall. During the early years after Planetfall, the
Human Hive was even more restrictive than it is currently, as Chairman
Yang had much more direct control over his subjects. Nevertheless, there
were rebellions.
Domai was a young man, born to drone parents. He grew up in the Hive,
indoctrinated into Yang's beliefs, pursuing the Hive ideal of each
person contributing to the glory of humanity as a whole. His defense of
Hive ideology and his natural intelligence and strength drew attention
to him. He soon became part of the Hive leadership cadre, and slowly
began to rise through the ranks.
However, as Domai matured, he found himself drifting away from some of
the Hive's basic concepts. In particular, he began to reject Yang's
contention that humans were valueless except when they contributed to
the whole. Domai asked himself "If humans are valueless except when they
contribute to society, why then does society have value?" He came to
the conclusion that all humans have value, but they only fulfill that
value when they help others achieve their potential, through their
contributions to human society. Domai also began to question the
nihilism of Yang's philosophy. As he experienced more and more of life
outside the education creche, he saw many things that suggested that it
was not only will that gave humans purpose and meaning.
Indeed, Domai was struck by the simple power of those who resisted
attempts to break them down. They gained meaning through resistance, not
through imposing their will on others. In his private thoughts, Domai
questioned Yang's leadership more and more.
Domai kept these reflections private, but some hint of them began to be
noticed by his superiors. His rise in the hiearchy slowed, and he began
to get more unpleasant tasks assigned to him. He was often involved in
supressing drone dissent, activities that only added fuel to the fire of
his doubt...
Domai had been noticed by Chairman Yang himself, who recognized the
young man's idealism. Yang appreciated Domai's belief in the importance
of cooperation, but he felt that Domai's faith in human nature had to be
broken. As part of this program, he sent Domai to Struggle's Respite,
one of the main Hive bases, where major drone riots had broken out, with
instuctions to subdue the rioters at any cost. Yang hoped that seeing
humanity at its most violent and irrational would crush Domai's
idealism, leaving him an ideal Hive administrator. The effect on Domai,
however, was quite the opposite.
When Domai arrived at the base, he instituted some stopgap measures to
contain the rioting drones. However, instead of then attempting to crush
the dissent, as his superiors expected him to do, he began to
investigate the source of the riots. What he found disgusted him:
widespread exploitation of the drones, including what was essentially
private slaves for high ranking Hive members, arbitrary and unjust
punishments, and extremely inferior living conditions. Domai attempted
to remedy these issues, but he was blocked at every turn by the base's
command, who resisted all attempts to remove their priviledges. However,
as Domai worked, he gained a major rapport with the drones and middle
class of the base, who respected him for his fairness and unwillingness
to give up. Finally, the last straw arrived: Yang sent orders for mass
nerve staplings to quell the rioters, and instructed that no change in
conditions, aside from removal of corruption, be instituted. Domai
rebelled.
Working quickly, he organized the drones and sympathetic talents in the
base. Using his high level security clearances, he was able to allow
drone forces into the administrative and military sections of the base,
where the high officials were captured before any warning could be sent.
The drones were in control of the base. Unfortunately, they realized,
they would be no match for the full military might of the Hive, who
would surely descend on the base as soon as the revolt was discovered.
The drones grimly prepared for a heroic last stand, declaring that they
would rather die free than return to slavery. However, Domai proposed a
daring alternative: an exodus. The base's production facilities were
quickly retooled to vehicle production, and the population willing to
leave began to gather all the equipment they could easily transport.
Meanwhile, captive administrators were forced to send messages saying
all was well.
Finally, after 3 months of backbreaking effort, everything was ready.
The population of the base, almost 10,000 people, were loaded into
massive transports, defended by a mobile rover squadron, and the journey
began. The rover was equiped with a large industrial laser adapted for
combat. This was their only defense against the Planet's hazards.
The Drone Exodus, as it was later called, was an epic tale. Domai led
the drones for over ten years. At first, they were forced to travel as
stealthily as possible, to avoid Hive patrols. Once out of Hive
territory, they still had to contend with hostile native life and
unexplored terrain. Domai pushed the people south as far as possible, to
escape the Hive's reach. The worst section of the trek was when they
passed through Planet's major desert, the Great Dunes. Finally, the
drones reached the isthmus known as Planetneck, and they encountered
their future great benefactors, the Spartans.
The Spartans were surprised to see the drones, but not totally unaware
of their existence. Sparta had been skirmishing with the Hive for
several years, and word of the great escape had caused much amusment in
Spartan headquarters. However, the Spartans had expected that the Drones
would quickly perish in such a mad attempt. But now, the drones were
here, on the Spartan doorstep. The first thought was to simply integrate
the drones into the Spartan's own society. However, this idea was
quickly rejected: the drones were too independent and egalitarian-minded
to fit easily into the Spartan ideal of military dominance. Instead,
Sparta Command decided that the drones should be given aid and
assistance to establish bases of their own. Arrogantly, Sparta assumed
that drones such as these would never make a serious military threat,
and would provide valuable industrial services to Sparta. So, they
granted the Drones the right to colonize the peninsula to the south of
their territory down to Cape Storm.
fanfiction by K.Pedersen
YOUR MISSION
Foreman Domai of the Drones,
In order to qualify for the prizes of the GotM competition you will
have to successfully incite drone riots, simultaneously, in at least 2
of the following Hiverian bases:•Chairman's Burrow
•Social Artery
•People's Endeavor
RESTRICTIONS
No colony pods can be built. Your people are thinking of their brothers
and sisters who are still suffering all over the Hive homeland. You
should do something about them first.
No secret projects can be built. You should concentrate on your mission instead.
You are not allowed in the Planetary Council (you are still the leader of a minor faction).
You are not allowed to conquer any bases of the Hive. Your brothers and
sisters are working in these bases. You must help them overthrow the
Regime not kill them. However you are allowed to fight the Hive's army
as well as engage the base's garrison (you have no mercy for those
fighting for the Regime).
DIRECTIONS
1) Download the zip file (at the bottom of this post) and place it into
your main game directory. usually this is: C:\Program Files\Firaxis
Games\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
2) Unzip it there. Confirm overwrite if asked (ONLY FOR WINDOWS USERS)!
3) Start up SMAC, then select "Scenario", "Play Scenario", and then go
to the subdirectory "1107 First Strikes" and choose the scenario.
4) The game will automatically load with the Drones and you will see a
briefing. You can bring back the briefing at any time during the game by
pressing the '=' key.
GOOD LUCK!
*Note: the scenario is made for Transcend difficulty level.