New NESes, ideas, development, etc

[Terrance888]

Well, there is one thing I do while waiting for an update.

Write stories!

 

[SKILORD]

not at all sarcasm, I love fresh start games, I've played in the last two I've found (Jason ran one a few months ago, then there's Eltain's thats still in my sig).

If you check the record my love of fresh starts goes back a long way though, I sincerely would like to see one.

 

[Immaculate]

There is the Spryllino NES set for ancient greece. That might be something to catch your attention... But i am not sure exactly when it starts. Personally i am very very excited about it.

 

[spryllino]

It will start eventually, but don't hold your breath; I seem to be a lot busier than I thought I was when I posted the pre-thread.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

GalaxyNES is a Fresh Start, but it is set in outer space and the players join as alien species... so yeah, not a standard fresh start, but I'd call it a fresh start nonetheless.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

NK and I have been working with bombshoo on a little project: Here's the result of the night's work. bomb might talk about the idea more in the near future.

 

[Anonymoose]

That looks unreasonable. I want to know more.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

A NES where people play families settling in an island which we have invented for this purpose. It begins in the early 1600s, originating as a Hanoverian Colony, and will advance throughout history from there, with players leading their families through the development of the region, and whatever fate it may be led to.

 

[Anonymoose]

Oh man I've been dreaming of a small regional NES of that flavor. Sounds wonderful.

 

[merciary]

I'd rather like to play that.

 

[SKILORD]

Have you ever read Aldous Huxley's Island?

In the spirit of that, what if you wanted to play as a native family who was friendly with the colonists and trying to hybridize their societies?

 

[Adrogans]

you'd die of small pox in turn 1

 

[SKILORD]

so it's in the americas? why not south asia? sorry, I didn't think the map was related, didn't read closely enough, my bad. nevermind.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Have you ever read Aldous Huxley's Island?

In the spirit of that, what if you wanted to play as a native family who was friendly with the colonists and trying to hybridize their societies?

I think Masada wanted to try doing that, and no, I have never read that novel.

so it's in the americas? why not south asia? sorry, I didn't think the map was related, didn't read closely enough, my bad. nevermind.

Oh, hahah, for a moment I thought that you had confused a map of the US Eastern Seaboard for South Asia.

 

[bombshoo]

so it's in the americas? why not south asia? sorry, I didn't think the map was related, didn't read closely enough, my bad. nevermind.

The idea of the NES is to sort of start a society from close to scratch. If we went with a populated area like South Asia, the game would inevitably end up more about subjugating natives rather than politics and deal making in a comparatively small region.

 

[Shadowbound]

You could do Australia.

 

[Lord of Elves]

I am somewhat seriously considering making another foray into modding, finding that for the next month or so I have a comparative wealth of free time. The NES I'm considering running is a NESlite of the Second World War starting in 1936. Stats would be minimal, stories would be encouraged, etc. If interest is expressed, there would be a pre-thread to post reservations. I at least want players for all the major players in the war. Suggestions to tweaks for the map, or stats, are more than welcome. I do plan on venturing into the Spanish Civil War and fixing the map accordingly.

Spoiler :

(thanks to Plexus for the base map)

Stats Example
United States of America
Republic: Franklin Roosevelt
Capital: Washington D.C.
Economic Power: 6/0
Army: 20 Infantry, 700 Armored
Navy: 80 Squadrons
Air Force: 800 Air Groups

1EP would by 10 Divisions/Groups/Squadrons of any type. Nation stats are at best derivative/basic at worst, completely arbitrary.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Here is a closer map of the island.

 

[Neverwonagame3]

I am somewhat seriously considering making another foray into modding, finding that for the next month or so I have a comparative wealth of free time. The NES I'm considering running is a NESlite of the Second World War starting in 1936. Stats would be minimal, stories would be encouraged, etc. If interest is expressed, there would be a pre-thread to post reservations. I at least want players for all the major players in the war. Suggestions to tweaks for the map, or stats, are more than welcome. I do plan on venturing into the Spanish Civil War and fixing the map accordingly.

Spoiler :

(thanks to Plexus for the base map)

Stats Example
United States of America
Republic: Franklin Roosevelt
Capital: Washington D.C.
Economic Power: 6/0
Army: 20 Infantry, 700 Armored
Navy: 80 Squadrons
Air Force: 800 Air Groups

1EP would by 10 Divisions/Groups/Squadrons of any type. Nation stats are at best derivative/basic at worst, completely arbitrary.

Sounds interesting. I'd play it- there's a few countries in WWII I'd be intrested to try out my pre-planned strategies for.

 

[Ekolite]

Iggy I feel llike the island should be wider for the sake of aesthetics, or possibly tilted to be more at an angle?