Lord of Elves
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France or Mexico?
New NESes, ideas, development, etc
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France or Mexico?
There are things in Europe that you can fix on the map. 
Linked map should help with the borders of the Habsburg Empire and Prussia in particular.
Linked map should help with the borders of the Habsburg Empire and Prussia in particular.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
I've already reserved it.
Ninja Dude
Sorry, I wasn't listening...
I request to have Japan returned to me. Also, if it is basically the Revolutions 2# timeline fast forwarded, I'd like to know how my little conflict with Russia went.
Lord of Elves
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I request to have Japan returned to me. Also, if it is basically the Revolutions 2# timeline fast forwarded, I'd like to know how my little conflict with Russia went.
It seems that anything that happened past the thread being posted either never happened, or occurred differently. Example: India.
Mostly this. I'm not going to include the changes that happened in the 2-3 turns that happened during Revolution #2 since the possibilities would be endless and it would likely annoy some people. If that was the case I might as well just pick up the NES from when it stopped.
Instead I've taken the starting point of Revolution #2 and fast forwarded to 1836. The world is in most cases the same as OTL with the exception of North America. Specifics of North America will be provided as the NES develops.
Also I'm not accepting any claims/reservations yet. If someone would like to fix up some of the problems with the map I would be willing to give them an early claim simply because maps are my weakpoint. If someone were interested in adding capital cities and/or major cities they could also get a boost. If not then I'll just leave the map without them and do the changes myself. Lucky has already been pre-reserved for Russia since he has helped me with development so far.
World War III happens after SDIs are invented, the world survives but a ragtag band of exile aliens blow up large parts of the Eastern USA coast (down to and including Virginia) and Northeastern Chinese provinces and the Levant (Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria) and settles in these three areas, using humans as slaves, but humanity hates each other almost as much as the aliens.
More to come...? I've actually put a lot of thought into this, and am just really tired right now, but also cautious, coz' I've been holding back big-time coz these things take time and I like basically always correct clerical errors which takes time, so I'd need a way to write things out (I make battles come alive very well to some people (some)), and sometimes GM/Mod strategy well too, but not the other story elements (human interest) so much or barely at all (pictures)) without taking too much time and making things detailed (so it's worth it) but without making it too time-consuming. Well yeah anyway gonna start adding up stuff here in this post and maybe people will be interested and then it might be worth going with the ball (I'd try to make it long-running like aliens versus some humans/all humans, humans and aliens on a world together (or just humans with or without alien pets/slaves or aliens with human slaves), then going back out into space (yeah the aliens will have a hard time and will probably lose most of their motherships in the war and have difficulties with space and since it's a bit into the future the humans have some ships too) in the solar system, then wider area, then Orion arm and then possibly the Sagitarrious arm too, but that's like a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong shot which very likely won't happen, and even if it will I won't hope that far, lol, wasn't actually even planning beyond Sol, Gemini and Aquarious systems)
/rant (Yes. I haven't slept for almost 24 hours after a 2500 word assignment on why the Late Qing Reforms failed I did halfways at the last minute, just finished kindergarden job (Christmas party was nice tho ^^), haven't delivered the assignment yet (other end of city, gotta deliver it today), gotta shop a few more presents, and I'm on Ritalin atm.)
And I will use paintmaps btw. If anyone wants to help with the maps that'd be great...
The year will be roughly 2250 but with the tech level we'd expect if things go reasonable well until 2150. The Global Population is down to 3 billion from 6.5 billion after losing 3 billion to WWIII and half a billion from the alien attack. Nations and the great differences between them still exist to a diminished degree but the map/s won't reflect that because of the anarchy of the new dark age following World War III the world has mostly unrealistically grouped primarily around their modern linguistic groups and geographical locations.
There is one Portuguese player: Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, plus conquests of Uruguay, Suriname, Guyana and French Guyana
Two Spanish Players: (a combine of the rest of Spanish South America and Spain) and (Mexico, the Carribean and Central America)
Six English Players: (Southern, Midwest and Desert/Highland states, minus Florida) and (Wild West and Pacific states) and (Canada and Alaska) and (Great Britain with Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard Island, the Falklands plus Norway) and (India minus the south) and (Southern India, Ceylon, Irian Jaya, Australia, New Zealand)
One Latin Player: (France, Italy, Belgium, Vatican, Andorra, San Marino, Malta, Monaco plus Libya, Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Niger)
One German Player: (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Holland plus Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)
Two Russian Players: (Russia plus Kazakstan, Mongolia minus Saikhalin islands, Caucasus Region and Novgorod region) and (Ukraine, Belarus, Moldovia, Novgorod region, the Caucasus region, Georgia, Armenia)
One Japanese Player: (Japan and Formosa plus Saikhalin islands, Hainan and Korea)
Two Chinese Players: (Southern China) and (Northwestern, Central and Western China minus Tibet)
One Nilo-Saharan Player (Kenya, Zaire, Gabon and everything African between and south of them minus Angola, Mozambique and Madagascar)
Two Arabic Players (everything African north of Zaire minus Libya, Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and the Sinai peninsula) and (everything Arabic in the Middle East minus the Levant and Bahrain)
One Persian Player (Iran plus Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tadjikistan, Kirgysistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan plus Bahrain and Bangladesh)
One West Slavic Player (Poland, Czech, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Kosovo, Albania, Greece and Cyprus)
One Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Phillipines Player (... Malaysia, Indonesia minus western Irian Jaya, Borneo, the Phillipines, Southern Thailand plus Singapore)
The above might be subject to some change depending on balance. If you make a map feel free to make changes on your own. : )
NPCs only
A defense league consisting of the following neutral nations: Turkey, South-East Asia (minus southern Thailand and Singapore), Madagascar, Oceania, Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, Baja California, Florida, Tibet, Atlantic and Indian Ocean nations, Sealand, Bhutan, Nepal and ALL small nations I've forgotten, even unrecognized ones as long as they aren't claimed by any OTL nation.
Five Alien Factions: (Mars base) and (Moon base), (Northeastern China), (East Coast USA down to Virginia), (The Levant)
Two Human UN Factions (neutral bases that survived WWIII): Mars Base, Moon Base
One Neutral Human Nation: Swizterland
One AI/Robot Faction: Antarctica
Reservations
Milarqui: Spanish Combine
As for rules right now the only thing I know is that economically will be a number of regions, and each region will have set value which fluctuates depending on events.
Diplomatically it will be semi-locked. Any and all sorts of alliances and agreements can be made, but will cost political capital which is produced depending on your country's political situations, but can also be generated by spending money on propaganda or using police, military forces, lawyers or demagogues to force it through. For example it will be very diffificult but still quite possible to ally with an alien species.
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oh and Happy Yuletide everyone : )
More to come...? I've actually put a lot of thought into this, and am just really tired right now, but also cautious, coz' I've been holding back big-time coz these things take time and I like basically always correct clerical errors which takes time, so I'd need a way to write things out (I make battles come alive very well to some people (some)), and sometimes GM/Mod strategy well too, but not the other story elements (human interest) so much or barely at all (pictures)) without taking too much time and making things detailed (so it's worth it) but without making it too time-consuming. Well yeah anyway gonna start adding up stuff here in this post and maybe people will be interested and then it might be worth going with the ball (I'd try to make it long-running like aliens versus some humans/all humans, humans and aliens on a world together (or just humans with or without alien pets/slaves or aliens with human slaves), then going back out into space (yeah the aliens will have a hard time and will probably lose most of their motherships in the war and have difficulties with space and since it's a bit into the future the humans have some ships too) in the solar system, then wider area, then Orion arm and then possibly the Sagitarrious arm too, but that's like a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong shot which very likely won't happen, and even if it will I won't hope that far, lol, wasn't actually even planning beyond Sol, Gemini and Aquarious systems)
/rant (Yes. I haven't slept for almost 24 hours after a 2500 word assignment on why the Late Qing Reforms failed I did halfways at the last minute, just finished kindergarden job (Christmas party was nice tho ^^), haven't delivered the assignment yet (other end of city, gotta deliver it today), gotta shop a few more presents, and I'm on Ritalin atm.)
And I will use paintmaps btw. If anyone wants to help with the maps that'd be great...
The year will be roughly 2250 but with the tech level we'd expect if things go reasonable well until 2150. The Global Population is down to 3 billion from 6.5 billion after losing 3 billion to WWIII and half a billion from the alien attack. Nations and the great differences between them still exist to a diminished degree but the map/s won't reflect that because of the anarchy of the new dark age following World War III the world has mostly unrealistically grouped primarily around their modern linguistic groups and geographical locations.
There is one Portuguese player: Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, plus conquests of Uruguay, Suriname, Guyana and French Guyana
Two Spanish Players: (a combine of the rest of Spanish South America and Spain) and (Mexico, the Carribean and Central America)
Six English Players: (Southern, Midwest and Desert/Highland states, minus Florida) and (Wild West and Pacific states) and (Canada and Alaska) and (Great Britain with Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard Island, the Falklands plus Norway) and (India minus the south) and (Southern India, Ceylon, Irian Jaya, Australia, New Zealand)
One Latin Player: (France, Italy, Belgium, Vatican, Andorra, San Marino, Malta, Monaco plus Libya, Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Niger)
One German Player: (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Holland plus Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)
Two Russian Players: (Russia plus Kazakstan, Mongolia minus Saikhalin islands, Caucasus Region and Novgorod region) and (Ukraine, Belarus, Moldovia, Novgorod region, the Caucasus region, Georgia, Armenia)
One Japanese Player: (Japan and Formosa plus Saikhalin islands, Hainan and Korea)
Two Chinese Players: (Southern China) and (Northwestern, Central and Western China minus Tibet)
One Nilo-Saharan Player (Kenya, Zaire, Gabon and everything African between and south of them minus Angola, Mozambique and Madagascar)
Two Arabic Players (everything African north of Zaire minus Libya, Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and the Sinai peninsula) and (everything Arabic in the Middle East minus the Levant and Bahrain)
One Persian Player (Iran plus Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tadjikistan, Kirgysistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan plus Bahrain and Bangladesh)
One West Slavic Player (Poland, Czech, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Kosovo, Albania, Greece and Cyprus)
One Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Phillipines Player (... Malaysia, Indonesia minus western Irian Jaya, Borneo, the Phillipines, Southern Thailand plus Singapore)
The above might be subject to some change depending on balance. If you make a map feel free to make changes on your own. : )
NPCs only
A defense league consisting of the following neutral nations: Turkey, South-East Asia (minus southern Thailand and Singapore), Madagascar, Oceania, Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, Baja California, Florida, Tibet, Atlantic and Indian Ocean nations, Sealand, Bhutan, Nepal and ALL small nations I've forgotten, even unrecognized ones as long as they aren't claimed by any OTL nation.
Five Alien Factions: (Mars base) and (Moon base), (Northeastern China), (East Coast USA down to Virginia), (The Levant)
Two Human UN Factions (neutral bases that survived WWIII): Mars Base, Moon Base
One Neutral Human Nation: Swizterland
One AI/Robot Faction: Antarctica
Reservations
Milarqui: Spanish Combine
As for rules right now the only thing I know is that economically will be a number of regions, and each region will have set value which fluctuates depending on events.
Diplomatically it will be semi-locked. Any and all sorts of alliances and agreements can be made, but will cost political capital which is produced depending on your country's political situations, but can also be generated by spending money on propaganda or using police, military forces, lawyers or demagogues to force it through. For example it will be very diffificult but still quite possible to ally with an alien species.
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oh and Happy Yuletide everyone : )
Milarqui
Deity
I'd like to be the Spanish/South American player!
Circuit
Writing Letters
This is a NES I may possibly do. Please offer your feedback. Most of what you see is what you get. I still have to make unit icons and such. I'm open to critiques.
Introduction
Lands of the Galaxy: Circuitria is perhaps the (sort of) first in a series of simple NESes I hope to do. The rules trace their roots back to Plexus Prohibition by Plexus, dug up later and reran by EQandCivfanatic. I took these rules, modified them, made a different backstory and created a sci-fi NES on another forum called Spice Bust, which was relatively successful. I intend for this NES to be a more advanced version of Spice Bust but take place in a similar universe (thus the "sort of" first). It will be largely boardgame-ish, relying largely off die rolls, but I as a mod will have a say in the events of the NES (though this say should be limited). This is my first attempt running a NES on CivFanatics, and hopefully won't be the last.
Updates and Orders
I intend to update weekly, though with college that's not a guarantee. Despite the fact that this NES is largely a board game, I still will be telling a story with the updates.
Orders should include troop movement information, including coordinates, spending information, and terms in regards to leasing ruins. Here's an example order set:
The Story
Circuitria is a world filled with mysteries. In fact, its economy is based on its mysteries. Long ago, an ancient alien race inhabitted the planet, building great cities amidst its vast, lush jungles. But the Circuitrians (as they've been called) disappeared, and no one knows why. Many archaeologists and historians hope to find the answer buried deep within the ruins of Circuitria, making the planet one of the hottest places for research.
Settlements sprung up on Circuitria to provide for the needs of the constant traffic of archaeologists. It proved to be a lucrative venture, but soon the settlements found that if they were to claim the sites militarily and charge a fee to the research teams to explore the ruins, even more money could be made. Settlements across the planet banded together and united into nations and claimed territory and ruins, and began to grow very wealthy. The Empire was not at all satisfied with this arrangement, and was about to send in an invasion force to unite the planet under an Imperial Governor when many of the factions of the planet threatened to destroy the ruins. The historical community, fearing the loss of the secrets of Circuitria, pleaded to provide an exception to Imperial law. And so the undiscovered secrets of Circuitria were saved, although at the cost of permitting the shedding of blood between the various factions of the planet, as they feud over the ruins and their potential profit.
Setting:
This information may not have a noticeable impact on gameplay, but is good information for storytellers hoping for a bonus:
Realize, of course, that this is not all of the backstory provided, and you may learn more about Imperial and offmap entities as the game goes on.
The Map:
Map Layout:
As you can see, this is a hex map. There's different terrain for different hexes. Units and buildings occupy and move through hexes. The terrain of a hex impacts how many buildings can be built, how expensive those buildings cost, and how fast units move through hexes.
Every hex has a number, and ever hex is a member of a row denoted by a letter. To describe what hex you're referring to, simply refer to the hex by its row and its number. For example, hex M11 is the eleventh hex in the M row; there's a ruin in the hex.
There are five different terrains. They are: sea, beach/shore, grassland, swamp, and jungle. The terrain in a hex impacts unit movement, the cost of construction of buildings, and the number of buildings that can be built. They can also impact how battles are fought. The impact of terrain will be described later.
Do note that this is not the entire map of Circuitria. There are other factions off the map. They may or may not have a say in the events of this sector.
Faction Creation:
Claim a hex on the map...any hex, except for a hex with a ruin in it. Your faction starts out with 1200 credits to spend. Amongst your initial expenditures, you will have to purchase an HQ and a Settlement.
Faction Stats
Faction Name/Player
Leader:
Government:
Color:
Starting Location: [hex coordinate]
Credits:
Ruins Controlled: 0
Imperial Favor: 0
The Empire:
The Empire can either be your friend or foe in this NES, and other galactic entities will certainly become involved in the affairs of Circuitria. Therefore, it's up to you to determine whether they act favorably towards you, or against you. The Imperial Favor stat informs you on your standing with the Empire and various Imperial entities.
Imperial Favor goes from a range of 1-12. If your Imperial Favor is in the range of 1-6, the Empire views you disfavorably; from 7-12, favorably. At 6 and 7, the Empire won't meddle in your affairs. Below six, the Empire may act disfavorably (the lower the stat, the more likely for an unfavorable action), and above seven, the Empire is likely to do you favors (the higher, the more likely).
This stat can be increased with a bribe of 50 credits per level, or acting in a manner that pleases Imperial entities. However, it can be lowered by building buildings that the Empire frowns upon (such as a Smuggling Hub) or acting in a manner that displeases the Empire. Also, since the Empire seeks a unified Circuitrian government, if your faction appears to be rather successful and is gaining increasing control over the planet, the Empire may begin to bring higher favor. However, if your faction appears to be behaving recklessly around the ruins, your Imperial Favor will decrease. If it's suspected you will attempt to destroy a ruin, your faction may be outright raided. Don't try it. It's just stupid.
Hexes
There are five different terrain for hexes. Terrain impacts how many buildings can be built in a hex, how expensive those buildings will be, and how units move through hexes. Terrain also impacts how battles play out.
Grassland: There is no movement or cost penalty. There's a maximum of three structures that can be built in grasslands.
Beach/Shore: There is no movement penalty, but it costs 50 credits more to build. There's a maximum of three structures that can be built on the beach.
Jungle: Units move at half their normal speed, save for VTOLs. It costs 100 credits more to build in jungles. There's a maximum of two structures that can be built in jungles. Jungles can be cleared to grassland for 200 credits. There's a 20% defensive bonus in jungles.
Swamp: Units move at a third of their normal speed, save for VTOLs. It costs 150 credits more to build in swamps. Only one structure can be built in a swamp. Swamp can be cleared to grassland for 250 credits. There's a 40% defensive bonus in swamps.
Sea: VTOLs can move over sea, but cannot end their movement in sea. It costs 300 credits more to build in the sea. There's a maximum of three structures that can be built in sea.
(All movement penalties are rounded up. In hexes where it appears there are two different terrains sharing the same hex, the least expensive hex takes priority.)
When your military units move into a hex, they have taken control of the hex. Control of a hex is denoted by a dot in your faction's color. You can build or take any other similar action in any hex you control. You remain in control of a hex until either: a) another faction's units enter and take control of the hex, through movement or battle; b) the hex is negotiated away for any reason; c) all the surrounding hexes are controlled by other factions (the faction controlling the most of the surrounding hexes takes priority; if all tied, the most units in the vicinity; if all tied, the one who caused the previous owner to lose the hex). The last two ways to lose a hex are the only ways a ruin can be captured by another faction. When units from opposing factions enter the same hex or occupy the same hex, a battle occurs automatically, unless some units are invisible, in which case they may not automatically enter a battle.
Ruins:
All things on Circuitria center around the planet's ruins. They are the basis of the Circuitrian economies. To profit off of a ruin you control, you need to lease it to an archaeological team. Simply state your terms for leasing one of your ruins to an archaeological team in your orders (can include an initial "deposit" and a rental fee), and if a team is interested, they will accept the lease agreement and automatically occupy the ruin. More lenient terms will have a higher likelihood of being filled, but have a lower yield. Higher terms, while having a higher return, are less likely to be filled. Where your offer stands depends on what other players are offering, how many ruins are available, and other economic factors. You can also offer different terms for different ruins. Realize that archaeological teams can leave ruins, for reasons ranging from running out of money to pay rent to aligning with another faction for a better deal to simply losing interest in the ruin. But just because a team leaves doesn't mean that the ruin is useless. You may even be able to get a better deal, if you play your cards right.
If you gain posession of a ruin with a team already occupying it, you may either offer to honor the old lease agreement the team made, or propose a new lease. The team will then decide whether to accept the terms and stay, or reject the terms and leave. It is possible another team will receive wind of your new terms and accept, filling the vacancy immediately. But there's no guarantee. You will be informed of the old lease agreement the current team had.
The control of the various political factions of these ruins is what keeps the current political state of Circuitria in tact. As a result, various treaties have been signed guaranteeing the sanctity of the ruins for archaeological teams. These treaties have made ruins a demilitarized zone, preventing military units from interacting with them in any way, even if it's simply flying overhead.
Units cannot enter hexes with ruins, even if they're as harmless as a cleric. If you attempt, I'll assume it's an oversight. If I suspect that it was not an oversight and your faction is suicidally trying to send units in there, your faction could face destruction before they get the chance.
Units:
There are four movement classes of units: ground, VTOL, air, and sea. Ground units suffer movement penalties, and cannot move through sea unless in a transport. Air units don't move, but conduct missions from an air base. An airport is required to build air units. Air units can rebase to other airports. Sea units can move through the sea, and require a port to be built. When a unit is built, designate the hex where the unit will be deployed. Ground and VTOL units need an HQ in the hex where they're deployed, air units an airport, and sea units a port.
It is possible to create unique units. The cost for designing a unique unit is 250 credits. Describe the unit's movement type, attack, defense, movement or range, and any special features, along with the unit's intended purpose. I will come up with a price for the unit. I also reserve the right to say that your designs cannot be realized.
Unique Units:
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Buildings:
Headquarters (500 credits)
Allows the creation of units in that particular section. If all of your HQs are successfully invaded, your leader dies and your faction dissolves.
Church (100 credits)
Doubles income from clerics working in the building, holds five clerics.
Spaceport (250 credits+Customs Broker)
Generates 100 credits per turn.
Tourist Depot (100 credits)
Generates 25 credits for every ruin controlled by your faction.
Smuggling Hub (100 credits)
Generates 50 credits per turn. Construction results in -2 Imperial Favor.
Airport (200 credits)
Allows for air units to base and be deployed in the hex.
Seaport (200 credits)
Allows sea units to be deployed in the hex. Must be built at shore.
Settlement (400 credits)
Generates 200 credits a turn. Can be upgraded to a 'Large Settlement' for 600 credits.
Large Settlement (1000 credits)
Generates 450 credits a turn.
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Hex Improvements
Roads (25 credits+any terrain penalties)
When building, state one hex minimum, two hexes maximum, as destination hexes (hexes that the road leads to). Ground units moving through the hex to or from a destination hex pay half the usual movement cost of traversing the hex. Roads cannot be built over sea hexes.
Hyperrail (50 credits+any terrain penalties)
When building, state one hex minimum, two hexes maximum, as destination hexes (hexes that the hyperrail leads to). Ground units moving through the hex to or from a destination hex pay a third the usual movement cost of traversing the hex. Hyperrails replace roads, and can be built over sea.
Fortifications (150 credits+any terrain penalties)
Adds a 50% bonus for defending units in a hex, in addition to any terrain bonuses.
There is no limit to how many improvements can be added to a hex. Bonuses do not compound. Units can pillage improvements, destroying them.
Stories:
Good stories will help you in the game. I will provide story bonuses for good stories written by you. These stories can describe anything about the game in general (though it is best to write stories pertaining to the activities and people in your faction). Stories can take any form, from encyclopedia entries to newspaper excerpts to short stories. I will look even more favorably on character-driven serials.
Introduction
Lands of the Galaxy: Circuitria is perhaps the (sort of) first in a series of simple NESes I hope to do. The rules trace their roots back to Plexus Prohibition by Plexus, dug up later and reran by EQandCivfanatic. I took these rules, modified them, made a different backstory and created a sci-fi NES on another forum called Spice Bust, which was relatively successful. I intend for this NES to be a more advanced version of Spice Bust but take place in a similar universe (thus the "sort of" first). It will be largely boardgame-ish, relying largely off die rolls, but I as a mod will have a say in the events of the NES (though this say should be limited). This is my first attempt running a NES on CivFanatics, and hopefully won't be the last.
Updates and Orders
I intend to update weekly, though with college that's not a guarantee. Despite the fact that this NES is largely a board game, I still will be telling a story with the updates.
Orders should include troop movement information, including coordinates, spending information, and terms in regards to leasing ruins. Here's an example order set:
Spoiler :
The Story
Circuitria is a world filled with mysteries. In fact, its economy is based on its mysteries. Long ago, an ancient alien race inhabitted the planet, building great cities amidst its vast, lush jungles. But the Circuitrians (as they've been called) disappeared, and no one knows why. Many archaeologists and historians hope to find the answer buried deep within the ruins of Circuitria, making the planet one of the hottest places for research.
Settlements sprung up on Circuitria to provide for the needs of the constant traffic of archaeologists. It proved to be a lucrative venture, but soon the settlements found that if they were to claim the sites militarily and charge a fee to the research teams to explore the ruins, even more money could be made. Settlements across the planet banded together and united into nations and claimed territory and ruins, and began to grow very wealthy. The Empire was not at all satisfied with this arrangement, and was about to send in an invasion force to unite the planet under an Imperial Governor when many of the factions of the planet threatened to destroy the ruins. The historical community, fearing the loss of the secrets of Circuitria, pleaded to provide an exception to Imperial law. And so the undiscovered secrets of Circuitria were saved, although at the cost of permitting the shedding of blood between the various factions of the planet, as they feud over the ruins and their potential profit.
Setting:
This information may not have a noticeable impact on gameplay, but is good information for storytellers hoping for a bonus:
Spoiler :
Realize, of course, that this is not all of the backstory provided, and you may learn more about Imperial and offmap entities as the game goes on.
The Map:
Spoiler :
Map Layout:
As you can see, this is a hex map. There's different terrain for different hexes. Units and buildings occupy and move through hexes. The terrain of a hex impacts how many buildings can be built, how expensive those buildings cost, and how fast units move through hexes.
Every hex has a number, and ever hex is a member of a row denoted by a letter. To describe what hex you're referring to, simply refer to the hex by its row and its number. For example, hex M11 is the eleventh hex in the M row; there's a ruin in the hex.
There are five different terrains. They are: sea, beach/shore, grassland, swamp, and jungle. The terrain in a hex impacts unit movement, the cost of construction of buildings, and the number of buildings that can be built. They can also impact how battles are fought. The impact of terrain will be described later.
Do note that this is not the entire map of Circuitria. There are other factions off the map. They may or may not have a say in the events of this sector.
Faction Creation:
Claim a hex on the map...any hex, except for a hex with a ruin in it. Your faction starts out with 1200 credits to spend. Amongst your initial expenditures, you will have to purchase an HQ and a Settlement.
Faction Stats
Faction Name/Player
Leader:
Government:
Color:
Starting Location: [hex coordinate]
Credits:
Ruins Controlled: 0
Imperial Favor: 0
The Empire:
The Empire can either be your friend or foe in this NES, and other galactic entities will certainly become involved in the affairs of Circuitria. Therefore, it's up to you to determine whether they act favorably towards you, or against you. The Imperial Favor stat informs you on your standing with the Empire and various Imperial entities.
Imperial Favor goes from a range of 1-12. If your Imperial Favor is in the range of 1-6, the Empire views you disfavorably; from 7-12, favorably. At 6 and 7, the Empire won't meddle in your affairs. Below six, the Empire may act disfavorably (the lower the stat, the more likely for an unfavorable action), and above seven, the Empire is likely to do you favors (the higher, the more likely).
This stat can be increased with a bribe of 50 credits per level, or acting in a manner that pleases Imperial entities. However, it can be lowered by building buildings that the Empire frowns upon (such as a Smuggling Hub) or acting in a manner that displeases the Empire. Also, since the Empire seeks a unified Circuitrian government, if your faction appears to be rather successful and is gaining increasing control over the planet, the Empire may begin to bring higher favor. However, if your faction appears to be behaving recklessly around the ruins, your Imperial Favor will decrease. If it's suspected you will attempt to destroy a ruin, your faction may be outright raided. Don't try it. It's just stupid.
Hexes
There are five different terrain for hexes. Terrain impacts how many buildings can be built in a hex, how expensive those buildings will be, and how units move through hexes. Terrain also impacts how battles play out.
Grassland: There is no movement or cost penalty. There's a maximum of three structures that can be built in grasslands.
Beach/Shore: There is no movement penalty, but it costs 50 credits more to build. There's a maximum of three structures that can be built on the beach.
Jungle: Units move at half their normal speed, save for VTOLs. It costs 100 credits more to build in jungles. There's a maximum of two structures that can be built in jungles. Jungles can be cleared to grassland for 200 credits. There's a 20% defensive bonus in jungles.
Swamp: Units move at a third of their normal speed, save for VTOLs. It costs 150 credits more to build in swamps. Only one structure can be built in a swamp. Swamp can be cleared to grassland for 250 credits. There's a 40% defensive bonus in swamps.
Sea: VTOLs can move over sea, but cannot end their movement in sea. It costs 300 credits more to build in the sea. There's a maximum of three structures that can be built in sea.
(All movement penalties are rounded up. In hexes where it appears there are two different terrains sharing the same hex, the least expensive hex takes priority.)
When your military units move into a hex, they have taken control of the hex. Control of a hex is denoted by a dot in your faction's color. You can build or take any other similar action in any hex you control. You remain in control of a hex until either: a) another faction's units enter and take control of the hex, through movement or battle; b) the hex is negotiated away for any reason; c) all the surrounding hexes are controlled by other factions (the faction controlling the most of the surrounding hexes takes priority; if all tied, the most units in the vicinity; if all tied, the one who caused the previous owner to lose the hex). The last two ways to lose a hex are the only ways a ruin can be captured by another faction. When units from opposing factions enter the same hex or occupy the same hex, a battle occurs automatically, unless some units are invisible, in which case they may not automatically enter a battle.
Ruins:
All things on Circuitria center around the planet's ruins. They are the basis of the Circuitrian economies. To profit off of a ruin you control, you need to lease it to an archaeological team. Simply state your terms for leasing one of your ruins to an archaeological team in your orders (can include an initial "deposit" and a rental fee), and if a team is interested, they will accept the lease agreement and automatically occupy the ruin. More lenient terms will have a higher likelihood of being filled, but have a lower yield. Higher terms, while having a higher return, are less likely to be filled. Where your offer stands depends on what other players are offering, how many ruins are available, and other economic factors. You can also offer different terms for different ruins. Realize that archaeological teams can leave ruins, for reasons ranging from running out of money to pay rent to aligning with another faction for a better deal to simply losing interest in the ruin. But just because a team leaves doesn't mean that the ruin is useless. You may even be able to get a better deal, if you play your cards right.
If you gain posession of a ruin with a team already occupying it, you may either offer to honor the old lease agreement the team made, or propose a new lease. The team will then decide whether to accept the terms and stay, or reject the terms and leave. It is possible another team will receive wind of your new terms and accept, filling the vacancy immediately. But there's no guarantee. You will be informed of the old lease agreement the current team had.
The control of the various political factions of these ruins is what keeps the current political state of Circuitria in tact. As a result, various treaties have been signed guaranteeing the sanctity of the ruins for archaeological teams. These treaties have made ruins a demilitarized zone, preventing military units from interacting with them in any way, even if it's simply flying overhead.
Units cannot enter hexes with ruins, even if they're as harmless as a cleric. If you attempt, I'll assume it's an oversight. If I suspect that it was not an oversight and your faction is suicidally trying to send units in there, your faction could face destruction before they get the chance.
Units:
There are four movement classes of units: ground, VTOL, air, and sea. Ground units suffer movement penalties, and cannot move through sea unless in a transport. Air units don't move, but conduct missions from an air base. An airport is required to build air units. Air units can rebase to other airports. Sea units can move through the sea, and require a port to be built. When a unit is built, designate the hex where the unit will be deployed. Ground and VTOL units need an HQ in the hex where they're deployed, air units an airport, and sea units a port.
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It is possible to create unique units. The cost for designing a unique unit is 250 credits. Describe the unit's movement type, attack, defense, movement or range, and any special features, along with the unit's intended purpose. I will come up with a price for the unit. I also reserve the right to say that your designs cannot be realized.
Unique Units:
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Buildings:
Headquarters (500 credits)
Allows the creation of units in that particular section. If all of your HQs are successfully invaded, your leader dies and your faction dissolves.
Church (100 credits)
Doubles income from clerics working in the building, holds five clerics.
Spaceport (250 credits+Customs Broker)
Generates 100 credits per turn.
Tourist Depot (100 credits)
Generates 25 credits for every ruin controlled by your faction.
Smuggling Hub (100 credits)
Generates 50 credits per turn. Construction results in -2 Imperial Favor.
Airport (200 credits)
Allows for air units to base and be deployed in the hex.
Seaport (200 credits)
Allows sea units to be deployed in the hex. Must be built at shore.
Settlement (400 credits)
Generates 200 credits a turn. Can be upgraded to a 'Large Settlement' for 600 credits.
Large Settlement (1000 credits)
Generates 450 credits a turn.
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Hex Improvements
Roads (25 credits+any terrain penalties)
When building, state one hex minimum, two hexes maximum, as destination hexes (hexes that the road leads to). Ground units moving through the hex to or from a destination hex pay half the usual movement cost of traversing the hex. Roads cannot be built over sea hexes.
Hyperrail (50 credits+any terrain penalties)
When building, state one hex minimum, two hexes maximum, as destination hexes (hexes that the hyperrail leads to). Ground units moving through the hex to or from a destination hex pay a third the usual movement cost of traversing the hex. Hyperrails replace roads, and can be built over sea.
Fortifications (150 credits+any terrain penalties)
Adds a 50% bonus for defending units in a hex, in addition to any terrain bonuses.
There is no limit to how many improvements can be added to a hex. Bonuses do not compound. Units can pillage improvements, destroying them.
Stories:
Good stories will help you in the game. I will provide story bonuses for good stories written by you. These stories can describe anything about the game in general (though it is best to write stories pertaining to the activities and people in your faction). Stories can take any form, from encyclopedia entries to newspaper excerpts to short stories. I will look even more favorably on character-driven serials.
Milarqui
Deity
It is quite interesting. Might join.
I have been working on a new rule set. May use it when I revive my NES. Still trying to simplify and make things easier to understand. This is my current rough draft. Costs of units and maintenance may change depending on how the stat conversion turns out. Let me know what you think. Tried to address complaints from last attempt and make every stat relevant in some way.
Spoiler :
Circuit
Writing Letters
Finished unit, building, and improvement icons. Here's how they appear:
Milarqui
Deity
Finished unit, building, and improvement icons. Here's how they appear:
Looks great.
I had once a similar idea for a NES I had developed, but I left it behind because it was a bit hard. I still have everything on my computer...
Circuit
Writing Letters
Really? Do describe.
Milarqui
Deity
It was with a Earth Missile Map, everything divided into regions, and there were 16 different resources. 5 generic kinds of soldiers (Melée, Long-Range, Cavalry, Artillery and Flying), 1 kind of ship, then each region could build several kinds of buildings, one for each kind, and the level of the building would delimit how many soldiers of each kind you could have...
I have added the three basic things: Rules, Stats and Techs.
Circuit
Writing Letters
Interesting. Doesn't seem to fit into my project, though, but thanks for offering, and I'll keep it in mind for future similar NESes.
Milarqui
Deity
When will it be ready for us to play it?
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