Sirius: On the Brink of the Apocalypse (Clans substitute)

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Ok, I just got the following idea.

HHC is split into many clans right now with like max 2 members.

My suggestion is to revive Sirius by creating clan substitutes. Like...roughly 2, call them factions, or alliances, or group hugs.

The idea is that these two are likely hostile to each other as in KOS - Kill On Sight. This would give motivation to hunt other players again.

Additionally, it would encourage some activity for creating and building up new characters and getting equipment and cash for the factions.

I would encourage to fly most of the time with the faction character (idling, missions, trading) as that would hopefully invite new conflicts and PvPs, naturally. Yes, expose yourselves to the enemy!

I would advise for some additional honor and behavior codex, such as possibly only engaging on the opposite faction, and well, be kinda nice to your enemies as well. Such as not ganking 8-2 and jerking off each time you get a rampage, and keeping the factions as a whole player-balanced (in numbers, and maybe also in skill)
After all, we are pretty much what's left and shouldn't get lost in personal vendettas.
i wouldn't mind to create or invite a kinda-independent group to monitor this part.

Why call them factions, not clans?
It would distinguish from the old system. It would clarify there are only a few (2?). It would also avoid the whole multi-claning issues and possibly other problems.

I considered to include clans and summarizing them into one of two alliances each, but the issues are;
1. No recognition for the faction on player list
2. Reps likely not happening anytime soon again for the faction.
3. Prob barely contact possibly to former clan leaders.

I did not have any background/RPG story myself yet. Might be easiest to maybe just make some simple 2+2 FL-house alliances?

I would also advise or do creating custom access-protected discord channels for each faction

I think it is good for me to keep track of who wants to be part in this so I am able to contact them. Please let me know if you want to participate, whether forums, discord or ingame. (Poll is anonymous)

Enlisted for the factions;
Bas
BlueStar
Nexus Ord'Ika
Omerata Aka. [Nuclear]-Xzibit, [Dragon~Claw]-Deluxe
Phoenix Snoopy on LSD

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RP Background draft/concept

I figured maybe the nomad incidents taking place in the storyline could be the plot device for a huge conflict.

Human Colonization Protection Alliance, HCPA
In N a. S., a hostile alien force known as the nomads invaded and infiltrated all of what is left of humankind, in the Sirius sector. On the brink of destruction, Sirius barely escaped it's fate and survived. We might not be as lucky another time. After all, we faced merely the remnants of a civilization much more powerful than we are - who is there to say we don't have to fight a more intelligent and technology advanced foe than the last time? That's a risk the humanity cannot take.
All further exploration of edge worlds have to stop at once and no alien technology or artifacts must be permitted to brought to the colonies ever again, advancement that could risk the remainder of the human race by luring intelligent species into our spaces, our homes, we cannot deal with, or technology abused by humans who cannot understand it.
Who are we to seal the fate of humanity, of innocents living in our colonies, having no take in gamble some elites are eager to take?
#HumanityFirst!

Exploration Fleet for Intelligent Life, EFIL
(Name WIP)

*Enables Picard voice*
A few years ago, Sirius faced the challenge of the nomad invasion. Some of us believe it is time to distance ourselves from distant life forms and their technologies, but they are mistaken. Despite the threat we faced, humanity came together another time and overcome their struggles and weaknesses, and if another threat will rise again we will be able to face it as well.
While the nomads were sentient beings, if we would have met their makes, we could have started diplomatic processes and a peaceful, lasting friendship. Technology, that is so much more advanced than our own, another golden age of progress would be in front of us!
And to learn, to understand, wasn't this curiosity always the drive for mankind, and for going into space? For what, if not for that?
In all the centuries, no, millennia, we did not encounter or even find proof of other lifeforms we were looking for so eagerly, and now, after we just did, and got the unprecedented opportunity to find more, and even sentient intelligent beings, we are ducking out? This is not who we are.

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I think this only could be succesfull with some Admin Backup. Maby make some changes like implement the Conquerable Clanbases (what was already nearly finished) or something like that.
But beside that i would be down to play more, if there would actually be something going on - FL is still a great game, only missing players Very Happy

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I think there are bonuses, not the requirement. Honestly, it would delay literally everything if that ever happens, and I am not sure whether you understood the dynamics in nature if people start flying with hostile tagged characters most of the time.

I believe we don't even need many players in total if they fly in tagged characters for one out of two sides. And them being online might be a magnet inviting a player(s) of the other side to login for a good fight.

It might be possible to actually make some decisive battles in systems, and for each faction to actually conquer and siege parts of Sirius, albeit this would require a non-technical system to resolve these; For instance a battle could be announced with several rounds and everyone having only one life in each, and then counting which side won the most rounds.

Keep in mind you don't have to participate in any RPG or light RPG if you don't want to if you join this, you just do what you do in FL anyway and take your chances to attack the other side. Anyone don't be afraid of what-ifs and just join if you got some tiny doubts, and if it doesn't work out for you, you can simply leave.

Zitat:

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Agreed. You could be right and I would be in for that.

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Ja trag mich mal ein.

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Both added.
Omerata, are you on discord or what are your active chars?

Thoughts on RPG story or faction tags?

I think I should shorten the latter to
Edge World Exploration Fleet for Intelligent Life, EWEFIL

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Im in HHC Discord with the nick: [Dragon~Claw]-Deluxe.

I would not care about the rp story so much, more about what we going to do. Question like what to fight over, what Homesystems - Maby a Admin would put in some effort, like a very small Modupdate with the 2 factions and 2 faction bases? If not maby a current clan would put their reputation in?

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TBH I am not sure either is necessary much.
Fights will just happen naturally.

Maybe eventually the Human Colonization Protection Alliance, HCPA would tax or attack traders trying to smuggle xenoorganisms and artifacts into house systems, though.

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Yo, count me in.

i am [BB]-DunklerFalke ingame and in Discord.