Ellipsis Jones
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Armageddon Secundus
I originally conceived this scenario as a battle for Hive Helsreach, a single warzone on Armageddon Secundus. It's since expanded to include half of the continent, because I realized that would allow a lot more gameplay possibilities. It's not done yet, but I hope to have a beta available in autumn 2006 (spring for you folks in the antipodes, I suppose).
The Setting and Story
The scenario takes place on the planet of Armageddon, in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It is set during the third war for Armageddon, in which Ork warlord Ghazghkull has returned to make good his conquest of the planet, thwarted fifty years prior. More information on the setting and story is available behind the spoiler cut.
The scenario begins at the end of the Season of Fire, with Ghazghkull's forces in command of large portions of Armageddon. The hive cities are beseiged and on the brink of starvation. The remains of the Imperial Guard now join with fresh reserves of Space Marines making planetfall in a last-ditch effort to avert catastrophe and retake their world.
Scenario Information
Civilizations
There are two civilizations: the Imperium of Man, and the Ork Waaagh!
Imperial units are fewer in number and more expensive than their Ork counterparts, but are also stronger and more mobile. The Imperials cannot found new cities on Armageddon while the war rages. Their workers tend to work faster the Ork grots, and can perform all worker tasks, except for irrigation (which instead produces 'ork camps' in this scenario).
Ork units are cheaper and more numerous than their Imperial counterparts, but tend not to be as powerful (though their end-game units are very strong). Orks can build Ork Settlers to found new cities. Grots can perform most worker tasks, but cannot build roads or plant forests. Orks are militaristic, so their units promote faster in battle, and their units have a chance to spawn new Sluggas (the basic Ork infantry) when victorious in battle.
The Orks have a definite advantage in army size and positioning at the beginning of the scenario, while the Imperial Guard is overwhelmed and on the defensive. As the Imperial player builds more Space Marine units and improvement, his ability to mount counter-offensives increases, and the momentum will shift.
Here's the minimap, with Orks in red and Imperials in green:
You can see the map(s) it was based on at the official campaign site if you click on the "Campaign" tab at the bottom.
Unlike the traditional civ empire, which has a 'heartland' and contiguous borders, the situation on Armageddon is a chaos of separate warzones and battlefronts. This is a result of the Orks crashing their asteroid fortresses into the middle of Imperial territory, effectively attacking the Imperial civilization from within. Some regions do have 'depth' to them and form defensive redoubts (Hive Helsreach for the Imperials, the Ork mountains and Rok dropsites for the Orks), but most are fairly 'shallow', making each engagement critical.
Economy and Productivity
While both civilizations use shields to build units and improvements, their economy and production base differ in other respects.
Wealth is the key facet of the Imperial economy. Cash rushing is more effective compared to vanilla civ3, and is required to get units onto the battlefield quickly. Wealth is also important to paying upkeep on the Imperial army. The tech tree contains several buildings designed to increase your cash flow, and workers can build roads fairly quickly - these improvements will both be necessary if you are to afford the expensive late-game units. There are also improvements which will boost your research and output from the luxury slider, indirectly helping with your cash economy.
Food is the key facet of the Ork economy. Pop rushing incurs only a minimal happiness penalty, which quickly dissipates, so don't hesitate to whip your boyz into shape. Ork workers can improve food production in almost any tile, and the ork tech tree is devoted not to increasing wealth, but to increasing pop growth and maximum city size. Drafting is also more readily available to Orks, allowing you to convert your excess ork pop into Slugga Boyz. Finally, because every citizen produces beakers (and orks have no science-boosting buildings), having large city populations is key to scientific progress.
Gameplay
Conquest is the most obvious and straightforward way for either side to win. Victory points are another possible way to win. Each Imperial hive city will periodically spawn civilians, a treasure unit which can be returned to the Imperial capital of Victorinius Spaceport for evacuation from the planet. The Orks can also capture these civilians and bring them back to Ghazghkull Rok for enslavement in the Mek Shops. Returning civilians to your capital brings VP and a bit of cash. There are also Victory Point Locations in key cities, and victory points to be gained through combat; on the whole, Imperials will have an easier time winning through victory points than the Orks will. Finally, there's a domination victory condition, which will be easier for the Orks to achieve than the Imperials. So each side will have a 'secondary' road to victory if a conquest does not appear forthcoming.
Many units are only available by building city improvements that spawn them. This serves two purposes: first, it ensures that your army is predominantly made up of basic units, rather than rare elite units like Mega-Armored Nobz and Terminators. Second, and more importantly, it ensures that the AI will have a well-fleshed-out army, rather than just building the couple of units it deems best. There is still a variety of choices in unit production, and upgrade paths exist for basic units to keep them useful and competitive later in the game.
Tech tree pics:
I originally conceived this scenario as a battle for Hive Helsreach, a single warzone on Armageddon Secundus. It's since expanded to include half of the continent, because I realized that would allow a lot more gameplay possibilities. It's not done yet, but I hope to have a beta available in autumn 2006 (spring for you folks in the antipodes, I suppose).
The Setting and Story
The scenario takes place on the planet of Armageddon, in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It is set during the third war for Armageddon, in which Ork warlord Ghazghkull has returned to make good his conquest of the planet, thwarted fifty years prior. More information on the setting and story is available behind the spoiler cut.
Spoiler :
The scenario begins at the end of the Season of Fire, with Ghazghkull's forces in command of large portions of Armageddon. The hive cities are beseiged and on the brink of starvation. The remains of the Imperial Guard now join with fresh reserves of Space Marines making planetfall in a last-ditch effort to avert catastrophe and retake their world.
Scenario Information
Civilizations
There are two civilizations: the Imperium of Man, and the Ork Waaagh!
Imperial units are fewer in number and more expensive than their Ork counterparts, but are also stronger and more mobile. The Imperials cannot found new cities on Armageddon while the war rages. Their workers tend to work faster the Ork grots, and can perform all worker tasks, except for irrigation (which instead produces 'ork camps' in this scenario).
Ork units are cheaper and more numerous than their Imperial counterparts, but tend not to be as powerful (though their end-game units are very strong). Orks can build Ork Settlers to found new cities. Grots can perform most worker tasks, but cannot build roads or plant forests. Orks are militaristic, so their units promote faster in battle, and their units have a chance to spawn new Sluggas (the basic Ork infantry) when victorious in battle.
The Orks have a definite advantage in army size and positioning at the beginning of the scenario, while the Imperial Guard is overwhelmed and on the defensive. As the Imperial player builds more Space Marine units and improvement, his ability to mount counter-offensives increases, and the momentum will shift.
Here's the minimap, with Orks in red and Imperials in green:
You can see the map(s) it was based on at the official campaign site if you click on the "Campaign" tab at the bottom.
Unlike the traditional civ empire, which has a 'heartland' and contiguous borders, the situation on Armageddon is a chaos of separate warzones and battlefronts. This is a result of the Orks crashing their asteroid fortresses into the middle of Imperial territory, effectively attacking the Imperial civilization from within. Some regions do have 'depth' to them and form defensive redoubts (Hive Helsreach for the Imperials, the Ork mountains and Rok dropsites for the Orks), but most are fairly 'shallow', making each engagement critical.
Economy and Productivity
While both civilizations use shields to build units and improvements, their economy and production base differ in other respects.
Wealth is the key facet of the Imperial economy. Cash rushing is more effective compared to vanilla civ3, and is required to get units onto the battlefield quickly. Wealth is also important to paying upkeep on the Imperial army. The tech tree contains several buildings designed to increase your cash flow, and workers can build roads fairly quickly - these improvements will both be necessary if you are to afford the expensive late-game units. There are also improvements which will boost your research and output from the luxury slider, indirectly helping with your cash economy.
Food is the key facet of the Ork economy. Pop rushing incurs only a minimal happiness penalty, which quickly dissipates, so don't hesitate to whip your boyz into shape. Ork workers can improve food production in almost any tile, and the ork tech tree is devoted not to increasing wealth, but to increasing pop growth and maximum city size. Drafting is also more readily available to Orks, allowing you to convert your excess ork pop into Slugga Boyz. Finally, because every citizen produces beakers (and orks have no science-boosting buildings), having large city populations is key to scientific progress.
Gameplay
Conquest is the most obvious and straightforward way for either side to win. Victory points are another possible way to win. Each Imperial hive city will periodically spawn civilians, a treasure unit which can be returned to the Imperial capital of Victorinius Spaceport for evacuation from the planet. The Orks can also capture these civilians and bring them back to Ghazghkull Rok for enslavement in the Mek Shops. Returning civilians to your capital brings VP and a bit of cash. There are also Victory Point Locations in key cities, and victory points to be gained through combat; on the whole, Imperials will have an easier time winning through victory points than the Orks will. Finally, there's a domination victory condition, which will be easier for the Orks to achieve than the Imperials. So each side will have a 'secondary' road to victory if a conquest does not appear forthcoming.
Many units are only available by building city improvements that spawn them. This serves two purposes: first, it ensures that your army is predominantly made up of basic units, rather than rare elite units like Mega-Armored Nobz and Terminators. Second, and more importantly, it ensures that the AI will have a well-fleshed-out army, rather than just building the couple of units it deems best. There is still a variety of choices in unit production, and upgrade paths exist for basic units to keep them useful and competitive later in the game.
Tech tree pics:
. I love humor in a scenario. The quitting thing reminds me of tjedge's D&D mod, where the option to quit was: 
. O, can we see more screenies?! 
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. Thanks for using my stuff, 
