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Schoop posted 04-21-99 06:53 PM ET
Haven't come up with a good name for the leader yet, but the concept is a hedonistic faction devoted to living a life of luxury.
The headquarters base is Xanadu, as in "In Xanadu did Kubla Kahn a stately Pleasure Dome Decree..."
They get -1 Support (followers reluctant to fight)
-1 Industry (followers reluctant to work)
+1 Planet (enjoy natural beauty of Chiron)
+1 Growth (if you have to ask...)
Free Rec. Commons at each base
Starting Tech: Social Psych
Whattya think?
eNo posted 04-21-99 07:17 PM ET
I'm not the best faction balancer (see my Fans of Shakespear faction) but it seems a little weak.
JT 3 posted 04-21-99 07:20 PM ET
Yeah. Maybe you should add +1 Economy for more wealth, since that would equal more pleasure.
Schoop posted 04-21-99 08:52 PM ET
Good idea, fits with the faction, but +1 Econ is a strong bonus... Any other Ideas?
Btw, their agenda is "Wealth" and Aversion is ??? Possibly Thought Control, but no existing faction has a future society Agenda or Aversion...
JT 3 posted 04-21-99 08:55 PM ET
-1 Police
+1 Econ
That evens it out and makes them better to play with.
Aversion: Thought Control
It's the only one that fits.
eNo posted 04-23-99 06:00 PM ET
Maybe a Police State aversion because it's pretty difficult to live a life of luxury if there are police monitering your every move.
Schoop posted 04-24-99 12:26 AM ET
How about
+1 Econ
+1 Growth
-1 Support
-1 Police
Social Psych
Free Rec Commons
May not use Police State
Agenda is Wealth
Al Gore Rythm posted 04-24-99 10:58 AM ET
They seem WAY to powerful to me.
Example:
Demo/Planned/Wealth
I get these stats,
+5 Growth
+2 Industry
+2 Economy
-3 Support
-1 Police
-2 Morale
Free Rec Commons.
The -1 Police as is seems to be a joke, because you have the free Rec to put the new rioters down.
While the support can hurt, most people use Democracy and take -2 Support anyway. And, if nessecary, I can switch into Fundamentalism during war and go from Wealth to Power.
So now I just have a faction that can go Pop Boom with Golden Age or Children's Creche, has less drones and an extra energy per square.
In essence, you can now mix the industry/growth power of Yang with the economy beef of Morgan.
I would probably up the police hit to -2. With all that money from +1 Econ they can just divert it into psych and calm down those drones. But -1 won't do all that much to make them have to.
Just my opinion, anyhow.
JohnIII posted 04-24-99 12:04 PM ET
How about a faction that is totally dedicated to work?
Example:
+1 Research
+2 Industry
-1 Growth
-1 Planet
-1 Morale
Starting Tech: None
Free Children's Creche at evey base (busy workers can't take care of kids)
Agenda: Planned
Aversion: Cybernetic
Name: dunno
John III
Lo_11 posted 07-29-99 11:32 AM ET
Back to the top...
Zakharov_54 posted 07-29-99 02:45 PM ET
Why Planned agenda, but aversion to Cybernetic? Because if you think about it, computers are planning the econ. and to do that they have to have a fairly high level of intelligence (basically Artifiicial Intelli- gence). How about this:
Agenda: Free Market (no time to worry about Planet)
Aversion: Cybernetic
AlexanderIII posted 08-03-99 03:08 AM ET
Your idea is an excellent one. Here's how I would do it (I may just put it in place of The Peacekeepers, the most useless faction, in my opinion, and one one should be allowed double council votes -- but that's just me):
Faction: The Xanadae, Xanaidan Federation
The headquarters base is Xanadu, as in "In Xanadu did Kubla Kahn a stately Pleasure Dome Decree..."
+1 Economy (avid traders and merchants -- wanna buy some ludes, man?)
+1 Growth (love to procreate -- sex, baby!!)
-2 Police (hate police control -- down with the pigs, man!!)
-1 Industry (hate toil and work)

Free Recreation Commons at each base
May exceed Hab Complex and Hab Dome requirements by 2 (same as Peacekeepers)
Aggression: Pacifist
Priorities: Discover
Starting Tech: Biogenetics (B1) - facilities Recycling Tanks, The Human Genome Project (experience with mind-altering biological substances)
Agenda: Wealth (Values) -- +1 Economy, +1 Industry, -2 Morale
Aversion: Police State (Politics)
Natural Enemies: Hive (Police State and Aggressive)
Schoop posted 08-04-99 09:42 PM ET
I still think Social Psych should be their starting Tech. I know it's not THAT useful, especially if I have the free rec commons, but it's precedented--the only other factions with free facilities have the proper tech to build them.
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Author	Topic: New custom Faction idea: The Xanadian League
Schoop	posted 04-21-99 06:53 PM ET Haven't come up with a good name for the leader yet, but the concept is a hedonistic faction devoted to living a life of luxury. The headquarters base is Xanadu, as in "In Xanadu did Kubla Kahn a stately Pleasure Dome Decree..." They get -1 Support (followers reluctant to fight) -1 Industry (followers reluctant to work) +1 Planet (enjoy natural beauty of Chiron) +1 Growth (if you have to ask...) Free Rec. Commons at each base Starting Tech: Social Psych Whattya think?
eNo	posted 04-21-99 07:17 PM ET I'm not the best faction balancer (see my Fans of Shakespear faction) but it seems a little weak.
JT 3	posted 04-21-99 07:20 PM ET Yeah. Maybe you should add +1 Economy for more wealth, since that would equal more pleasure.
Schoop	posted 04-21-99 08:52 PM ET Good idea, fits with the faction, but +1 Econ is a strong bonus... Any other Ideas? Btw, their agenda is "Wealth" and Aversion is ??? Possibly Thought Control, but no existing faction has a future society Agenda or Aversion...
JT 3	posted 04-21-99 08:55 PM ET -1 Police +1 Econ That evens it out and makes them better to play with. Aversion: Thought Control It's the only one that fits.
eNo	posted 04-23-99 06:00 PM ET Maybe a Police State aversion because it's pretty difficult to live a life of luxury if there are police monitering your every move.
Schoop	posted 04-24-99 12:26 AM ET How about +1 Econ +1 Growth -1 Support -1 Police Social Psych Free Rec Commons May not use Police State Agenda is Wealth
Al Gore Rythm	posted 04-24-99 10:58 AM ET They seem WAY to powerful to me. Example: Demo/Planned/Wealth I get these stats, +5 Growth +2 Industry +2 Economy -3 Support -1 Police -2 Morale Free Rec Commons. The -1 Police as is seems to be a joke, because you have the free Rec to put the new rioters down. While the support can hurt, most people use Democracy and take -2 Support anyway. And, if nessecary, I can switch into Fundamentalism during war and go from Wealth to Power. So now I just have a faction that can go Pop Boom with Golden Age or Children's Creche, has less drones and an extra energy per square. In essence, you can now mix the industry/growth power of Yang with the economy beef of Morgan. I would probably up the police hit to -2. With all that money from +1 Econ they can just divert it into psych and calm down those drones. But -1 won't do all that much to make them have to. Just my opinion, anyhow.
JohnIII	posted 04-24-99 12:04 PM ET How about a faction that is totally dedicated to work? Example: +1 Research +2 Industry -1 Growth -1 Planet -1 Morale Starting Tech: None Free Children's Creche at evey base (busy workers can't take care of kids) Agenda: Planned Aversion: Cybernetic Name: dunno John III
Lo_11	posted 07-29-99 11:32 AM ET Back to the top...
Zakharov_54	posted 07-29-99 02:45 PM ET Why Planned agenda, but aversion to Cybernetic? Because if you think about it, computers are planning the econ. and to do that they have to have a fairly high level of intelligence (basically Artifiicial Intelli- gence). How about this: Agenda: Free Market (no time to worry about Planet) Aversion: Cybernetic
AlexanderIII	posted 08-03-99 03:08 AM ET Your idea is an excellent one. Here's how I would do it (I may just put it in place of The Peacekeepers, the most useless faction, in my opinion, and one one should be allowed double council votes -- but that's just me): Faction: The Xanadae, Xanaidan Federation The headquarters base is Xanadu, as in "In Xanadu did Kubla Kahn a stately Pleasure Dome Decree..." +1 Economy (avid traders and merchants -- wanna buy some ludes, man?) +1 Growth (love to procreate -- sex, baby!!) -2 Police (hate police control -- down with the pigs, man!!) -1 Industry (hate toil and work) Free Recreation Commons at each base May exceed Hab Complex and Hab Dome requirements by 2 (same as Peacekeepers) Aggression: Pacifist Priorities: Discover Starting Tech: Biogenetics (B1) - facilities Recycling Tanks, The Human Genome Project (experience with mind-altering biological substances) Agenda: Wealth (Values) -- +1 Economy, +1 Industry, -2 Morale Aversion: Police State (Politics) Natural Enemies: Hive (Police State and Aggressive)
Schoop	posted 08-04-99 09:42 PM ET I still think Social Psych should be their starting Tech. I know it's not THAT useful, especially if I have the free rec commons, but it's precedented--the only other factions with free facilities have the proper tech to build them.