Topic: AOTK4: The "Strange Trip" Home . . .

[Hexx]

I knew there had to be a pain threshold for DH somewhere 

That's ok, Hexx has volunteered to do this one!

dave

That means we'll see it in about 2 yrs...

Bit of an optimist aren't we?
Probably would take me that long just to do the YFA/YLA's... hmm wonder if it would work as well if I used those silly pirate ships so may of you like,

Ah the beauty of scripting languages - automation does it in about 10 minutes.

I've got the AOTK3 shiplist and ftrlist with reversed timelines set up, based on the assumption that the server starts in 2285 - the beginning of the end

It goes in exact reverse order, so if a ship was phased out 10 years before 2285 it will now become available in 2295, if it used to have a YFA of 2265 then its new YLA is 2305, etc.

I'll post 'em when I get home tonight.

dave

WHOAH!
Hold on here

See I know you're kinda new at this so this is how it goes

1) Have (and post) about brilliant new server concept
2) Modify/stretch and redefine parameters of said new server numerous times
3) Post numerous time on the brilliance of said server, point out to plebeian masses how *this* server will seamlessly integrate PVP/Strategic and tactical planning/hex flipping/
reinforcements/battles involving more than 6 players/functional shipyards with raids of said yards actually having an effect on the production values etc
4) Get distracted by some bright shiny NEW object and move on.


Can't have everyone getting the stuff done and throwing it at me or people will start to expect stuff.

<sigh>
n00bs...

[KBFKaz]

I would love to see a server based on RDSL (Revenge of Dr. StrangeLove). That whole concept with the secrets unlocking
tech was awesome. The ship models used in that were great too.

I basically loved this server for 1 main reason: It was very different from anything we have done (in my opinion) to date.
Almost everything about it was fresh, new and exciting. With the new mission scripts, I believe this type of server has extreme potential.

PS: Don't know if I'm really down with the reverse timeline theory. The idea of going from cool to crappy doesnt get the blood pumping. I'll have to side with DH on this one. Sorry

[NuclearWessels]

[Warning - dave is bored and typing again]

Ever considered an "everyone gets everything" server?  All the left handed beings in the galaxy (Coalition of course) band together against all the right handed beings (or whatever justification you come up with).

Anyway, both sides would get the "useful" ships from all 8 races, and see who can make the best use of them?

dave

[FPF-DieHard]

[Warning - dave is bored and typing again]

Ever considered an "everyone gets everything" server?  All the left handed beings in the galaxy (Coalition of course) band together against all the right handed beings (or whatever justification you come up with).

Anyway, both sides would get the "useful" ships from all 8 races, and see who can make the best use of them?

dave

We could do some "mirro universe" techno-babble to explain this.  FKR versus FKF could be very interesting . . .

[Dizzy]

If everyone gets everything, mise well have an ISC invasion server. Ally everyone cept the ISC and the Orion 9th race. Ally the latter two and replace the AI Orion Race with ISC ships so AI drafting allies work for them. As each empire falls to the ISC, use the tension editor in the DB to change that race to ally with the ISC till they pwn everyone. Mb by then we will have some working Andromedans and finish blowing up the rest of the Alpha Quadrant. During this we can run the Mad Max server because tech gets whacked from so much war and we lose it and have to start flying obsolete ships. Then Dr. Strangelove comes along with our missing tech and through a series of achievements and the discovery of mysterious secrets, we unlock our tech once again in the Secrets of Dr. StrangeLove server.
Then in the next server the slave girls get a hold of the last dilithium crystal planet and hold the galaxy ransom, but amazingly we discover that dilithium actually turns out to be Endurium and we then set off to find a black egg device and blow up the crystal planet to save arth from the solar flares and we run into the Uhlek which makes the Andro's look like freighter panzies. I'll have more later...

[Julin Eurthyr]

<snippy...>but amazingly we discover that dilithium actually turns out to be Endurium and we then set off to find a black egg device and blow up the crystal planet to save arth from the solar flares and we run into the Uhlek which makes the Andro's look like freighter panzies. I'll have more later...

Somebody's been at the 'nip too hard since monday, hasn't he...

[KBF-Kurok]

How about an isc civil war server some think like two factions starting across the map getting one allie each like the mirak for one and the klingons for the other. They would  have the same sl with some minor changes because of the difference in tech of their two allies. Just a thought.
Kurok

[KBFKaz]

How about an isc civil war server some think like two factions starting across the map getting one allie each like the mirak for one and the klingons for the other. They would  have the same sl with some minor changes because of the difference in tech of their two allies. Just a thought.
Kurok

This is a good idea too. In fact, we should do civil wars for all ther races. Fed and Kling are already done.
Imagine a Hydran civil war.... lol
Or a Mirak/Lyran war....
Gorn Wars!!
Romulan Reunification War ( get some vulcan ship models, killer!)

[el-Karnak]

Each side could get one ship that they can customize to anything they want to within reason.  Make some super-dooper K-C7 variant loaded with photons and dizzies and stuff. Or, a I-CCZ that is one turn mode better that it currently is, etc.

Have a server rule that each side can only field one of these "cutomized" legendary ships on the dyna at anytime.

[Braxton_RIP]

Take it a step further, give each side a pool of weapons and let them design their ships.  For instance, the Alliance forces get their weapons, the coalition theirs, then you have a server with two sides, say Fed and Klink, with those new ships with wacky weapons systems on them.  Might be a comical change at least.