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Rhamnousia

#45
April 03, 2013, 09:22:12 PM
Is there a Mobility option on that spreadsheet? Because if so, I'm not seeing it.

Raelifin

#46
April 03, 2013, 09:25:50 PM
QuoteFog of War:  Should players get a clear view of the entire map at all times or only "see" a certain radius around their positions?

Definitely have limited sight. Information asymmetry is such a huge component of military strategy.

Humabout

#47
April 03, 2013, 09:36:09 PM Last Edit: April 03, 2013, 09:40:17 PM by Humabout
Superbright:  I didn't include mobility options because you have to have "mobility" to have that type of speed.  The middle column has variables pertaining to getting around.  The first three (pave road speed, dirt road speed, and off-road speed) all pertain to Land Mobility.  Water Speed and Air Speed are self-explanatory, and Strike Range is how far out from its position a unit can support others - this would be the parenthetical speed.  Weather and Terrain Effects determine if the element is impeded at all by inclement weather or difficult terrain.  Together, those should be able to represent any type of mobility.  I should also mention that it's already set up to accept multiple mobility types, as well (Land and Sea; Land and Air; Sea and Air; or Land, Sea and Air).

Raelifin:  That's sort of my feeling, but I wanted some feedback first.  In UD everyone can see everyone else's movements, unless they have infiltrating units.  No one has balked at that, so I figured it was worth bringing up.  And thanks for responding!  I know you've got a ton on your plate right now with City of the Chosen beginning tomorrow.

{EDIT}Also, Superbright, if you want to get prices for Support TS, you can enter TS numbers in parentheses as well as normally.  It's just a formatting trick in Excel, though; it's just a negatve number, so feel free to use minus signs, too.  The sheet will yell at you when you enter the wrong kind of data.
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Rhamnousia

#48
April 03, 2013, 10:06:24 PM
I'd be in favor of making permanent settlements visible, possibly if they exceed a certain population size: it'd be easier to hide a bunch of smaller, spread-out villages but they'd be less efficient than one densely-populated metropolis.

Humabout

#49
April 03, 2013, 11:55:41 PM
I'm not sure I want brand new settlements to be isntantly visible.  It might work better if settlement location knowledge spread through rumors and such.  I'm just imaging someone trying to start a new settlement and it getting bombed out immediately because it's instantly visible.
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Raelifin

#50
April 07, 2013, 12:01:10 PM
I saw this picture and I thought of Mnemosyne. The amount of water might be too much, but I thought I'd share. ^_^

Humabout

#51
April 07, 2013, 01:48:37 PM
Man that's awesome!  That actually fits the luria perfectly.  They live in the drying corpses of the ancient oceans.  Thanks man!
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Humabout

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April 08, 2013, 03:11:30 AM Last Edit: April 08, 2013, 03:40:49 AM by Humabout
Update:  Working on luria elements.  The Luria will be a mix of the Bugs from STarship Troopers, Tyranids, squishy aspects of HL xen creatures, and the Zerg - all with less insectile flare.  Other inspirational sources would be appreciated!

Also, I think the best way to handle information about new settlements being founded is to simply spread rumors of their existence through weekly updates rather than giving exact coordinates.  That'll alert people to factions spreading without providing the necessary info for instanuke them without a bit of recon.  I figure such rumors will give a general location for new settlements without specific coordinates on a map.  How do you think that'll pan out?
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Raelifin

#53
April 08, 2013, 08:42:55 AM
I'll probably play Luria if I decide that I have enough time to play.
You misspelled "tail" twice in the opening.

Humabout

#54
April 08, 2013, 11:20:40 AM
Thanks for catching that! Also, glad to hear there's a thought of playing!  I'd love to have you in the game, should it work out that way.  As a potential maybe possibly luria player, I'd love to get your thoughts as they develop.  They have the most exotic mechanics right now (i'm intending to implement Creep for them), and I'm sure I'll overlook something or make a weird ruling somewhere.
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#55
April 09, 2013, 06:57:40 PM
Update:  Luria Elements are complete and entered!

Things to do:

  • Work on buildings for everyone.  Preferences would be appreciated!
  • Work out psychic powers.  These will be utility powers and predominately revolve around scrying and secure communications, I suspect.  Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
  • Make Maps!  I'm really happy I'm approaching this point at last!
  • Gather players and get started!
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Xathan

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April 09, 2013, 07:06:38 PM
How long do you plan on turns being? That will be a major factor if I can join - this looks cool, but really complex mechanically, and it'll be hard enough with 2 pBp games.
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April 09, 2013, 07:08:24 PM
Luria are definitely my favorites so far.  I like their "creep" mechanic especially (I like that you come out and just use the word creep), and the idea of plasma-vomiting vegetable horrors is pretty sweet.

As for structures, it might help to know what kind of functions you want structures to serve.  Housing, food, and recruitment are obvious.  What else do structures do?  Do they play a big role in defence?  Upgrades?  Other mechanics?

Humabout

#58
April 09, 2013, 07:22:23 PM
Structures will provide upgrades, allow players to design their own units (for the more industrious/control-freakish among us), and boost Defense Bonus to a degree (basically a settlement automatically provides DB +3, and you'll be able to boost that as high as +10 through upgrades), and I'm toying with buildings that are basically immobile, non-transportable elements that contribute to TS during sieges or might be used offensively by more creative players.

As for blatantly stealing creep and calling it that, yeah.  I was lost for a better word and probably don't have to explain it as much like this.  Also, I'm toying with more decentralized construction capacity utilizing the creep, although I'm wondering just how to price it.  I'll probably low-ball it by accident, but that's what patches are for.  As of now, I'm considering doing it as a decentralized recruitment mechanic where the player just buys Construction Capacity (in gooier terms), and that can be applied anywhere creep exists and is connected to that Construction Capacity.  Frankly, that's where it trips me up.  I want to make sure that if a patch of creep gets cut off from the bulk of creep, neither creep can influence the other.  It needs to be a disadvantage as much as an advantage.

Are you considering joining the game at all?  Have you any ideas or suggestions for other factions?
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April 09, 2013, 07:51:33 PM
While I wish I could join, Underdeep already occupies a lot of my time (probably too much...  :-/).

I like the existing factions - they all feel like they fill a good niche, each very distinctive and unique.  An insectoid race might be fun, but there might be too much overlap with the Luria...

Many Sword and Planet works feature transplanted Humans (John Carter, Esau Cairn, Jonathan Dark, Elwin Ransom, John Crichton, etc).  This might not fit your vision, but what about a faction of humans who've crash-landed on Mnemosyne and now have to adapt to a harsh new world?  Maybe they got sucked through a worm-hole, were testing a new variety of engine that went horribly wrong, got transported by a capricious space-wizard/energy-being, or whatever.  They could be organized around their downed space-craft which they're salvaging for materials (or maybe they're trying to repair it and go home).
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