Some help with a faction set

[Sigma]

hm, I agree that Research is a bigger penalty than Planet, but it also seems more fitting. I think -2s need a pretty strong justification, and Colonial Authority don't seem to have a strong enough one for that. Also, having -1 each makes capturing worms possible before lategame, makes FM slightly less crippling, which brings nice variety. Bear in mind Yang has poor research due to the -1 energy per base from -2 econ, that's bigger than the 10% slow from -1 Research until the average base is producing 10 energy.

To say nothing of Yang's efficiency problems due to his preference for Police State also killing his ability to generate income. Basque is likely to suffer the same problems if she goes with Police State, though her ideology doesn't require it. Combined with the heavy Research penalty she's liable to be stuck in the dark ages, and since she doesn't get free Perimeter Defenses like Yang does, she doesn't have quite the same sticktoitiveness. Ultimately, the two factions really have nothing in common save for the Authority having a predilection for despotism, so it's not really fair for me to say "I want the Basque to play like Yang!" and then make them nothing alike.

I'll go with -1 Research and -1 Planet then and see how they fair. I think at the very least they will be more fun to play as.

[ete]

Sounds good. Yang's got an immunity to inefficiency though, so he can run PS/Planned without problems, though he rarely gets positive efficiency.

[Sigma]

Sounds good. Yang's got an immunity to inefficiency though, so he can run PS/Planned without problems, though he rarely gets positive efficiency.

Oh that's right, I forgot that they added that into SMAX.

Oh and I also changed the Authority's starting tech to Doctrine: Mobility. Being able to field high mobility units for the purpose of establishing contact with other factions would be important for Basque.

[ete]

Okay, makes sense. Fancy having a go at uploading the faction information and texts to the wiki now?

Process:
Type faction name into search bar, search, hit create page, copy example http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Template:FactionInfoBox, paste it into the page, add faction stats, add any extra stuff you want below that, save page. Then click the red link to the faction text and copy/paste that in, surrounded by the same code as in other faction text files. I'll do all the graphics in a bulk upload.

Also, let me know if you have any issues editing or logging into the wiki.

[Sigma]

That Template page does not exist.

EDIT: All factions have been uploaded; I'll include the txt files when I get home, as well as the graphics for the Technocrats.

[ete]

Excellent. I can do graphics in bulk in a few days if you don't mind waiting.

Also, link http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Category:Sigma%27s_factions from the OP!

[Sigma]

Genome Syndicate.txt is done! That's all of them!

Let me know your thoughts. I usually key into a leader's personality when I write his or her sentences, but I had a harder time this go around. Does their ideology come through strong enough?

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; Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
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; The Genome Syndicate
;
; Custom Faction Sig2013-07
; Text by Sigma
; Special thanks to ete (AC2) for balance suggestions
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;

#GENOME
Genome Syndicate, The Geneticist, Genarch, F, 2, Navarro, M, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1,
TECH, BioGen, SOCIAL, ++MORALE, SOCIAL, --GROWTH, TALENT, 4, FACILITY, 9,  FACILITY, 3,
Values, Knowledge, RESEARCH,
Politics, Fundamentalist, nil,
Genarch, Genarch,
Odette, Frakes, Crick Station
Director, brilliant, deviant, unswerving, degenerate,
Deranged Mad Scientist
bring about a new era of human evolution
employ genetics to unlock the limitless potential of the human race
converting humanity into a race of freaks and mutants
converting humanity into a race of freaks and mutants
overwrite the DNA of every living thing on Planet to conform to your twisted fantasies
cooking up new genetic abominations
cooking up new genetic abominations
genetic crimes
genetic crimes, M2
medical research, M1
genetic experiments, M2
grant, M1
providing treatments and therapies to improve the potential of Planet's citizens
the Genome Crisis Response units
Genome Syndicate Policies

#BASES
Genome Central
Jaqueline's Ladder
Cytosine Chamber
Adenine Archive
Thymine Assembly
Cell Foundry
Chromosome City
Tree of Life
Bio-Garden
Telomere Repair
Life Extension Lab
Mutation Clinic
Immunity Base
Salktown
Grey Matter Research
Leuko Corridor
Nucleic Library
Osteo Research
Nerve End
Disease Control
Viral Prison
DNA Therapy Center
Hippocratic School
Stronger and Better
Aptitude Engineering
Epigenics Analysis
#END

#WATERBASES
Amino Sea
The Gene Pool
Guanine Island
Regeneration Bay
Erythro Depths
Snow Derick
Healing Waters
#END

#BLURB
^  Every human being spends seventy two hours as a single celled organism,
scarecly different from the first paramecia that fought tooth and nail against
nature's cruelty for every evolutionary edge they could find. It is amazing to
think how far we have come since then, and humbling to think how far we have yet
to go.
^
^        -- Director Jaqueline Navarro,
^           "The Terminal Cure"

#DATALINKS1
^LEADER: {Jaqueline Navarro}
^BACKGROUND: {Western American Republic, Unity Medical Officer}
^AGENDA: {Human biological improvement}
^TECH: {Biogenetics}

#DATALINKS2
^-2 GROWTH:   {Exacting population control}
^+2 MORALE:   {Elite field operatives}
^1 additional talent for every 4 citizens {Gene enhanced workers}
^Free Recycling Tanks at every base
^Free Biology Lab at every base with discovery of Centauri Empathy
^{May not choose Fundamentalist Politics}


#FACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"War is barbarism, $NAME1. Surely our people have shown themselves to be
more evolved than to remain embroiled in this pointless skirmish. A Blood
Truce is the only sensible option."


"Indeed, let's leave the primitive bloodhsed behind on Earth."
"Your high and mighty act isn't fooling anyone, $NAME3! I'll have no Truce with you!"

#FACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"$TITLE0 $NAME1, the human race on Planet will never reach its full potential as
long as we remain fractured and at each others' throats. Let's sign a Treaty of
Friendship as the first step down the path to future evolution."

"Then let me be the first to take that step, $NAME3. Where do I sign?"
"I can't agree to a Treaty with someone who treats humans as guinea pigs for her
depraved experiments."

#ALIENFACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"Surely your race has evolved beyond the need for this ludicrious violence, $NAME1.
You must see reason in a Blood Truce."

"Progenitor: understand. Truce: reasonable."
"Evolution: favors the strong. $NAME3: weak. Extermination: inevitable."

#ALIENFACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"$TITLE0 $NAME1, I admire your people's genetic strength and evolved society.
A Treaty of Friendship would allow both of our races to benefit from one
another's capabilities."

"Human: much potential. Treaty: beneficial to Progenitor."
"Humans: inferior specicies. Treaty: weaken Progenitor."

# ; This line must remain at end of file

[Buster's Uncle]

Hard to say.  What you've come up with certainly works.

Reminds me of the SMAniaC faction, Genesis.  -All creepy genetic engineering...

[Sigma]

Is there a link to that anywhere? I'd like to compare what I've written to that.

[Buster's Uncle]

Gimme a minute.  You'll have to download SMAniaC...

[Buster's Uncle]

http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=144

I've had Maniac's permission to post SMAniaC to Downloads here for forever, and have been remiss...  I made and/or tarted up the art for most of the custom factions in the Platinum Edition at the link.

Edit: done.

[Sigma]

Some real nice graphics in that mod, especially the Empath. SMAniaC sure gives his bases weird names though.

[Buster's Uncle]

I'm glad you brought that up; I've been meaning to get around to posting SMAniac Platinum Edition for almost a year-and-a-half, so I'm glad this came up to remind me.

Maniac's a member here, so...

[Geo]

Maniac's a member here, so...

Not a very active one from the look of things. 

[Buster's Uncle]

He checked by on the 28th, and there's another member here who knows him in RL...