[Change] New faction model (Great Houses).

dat/faction.xml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
 <enemy>Collective</enemy>
 <enemy>Draktharr</enemy>
-<enemy>Detours</enemy>
+<enemy>DLF</enemy>
 <enemy>Collective</enemy>
 </enemies>
 </faction>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 </allies>
 <enemies>
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
-<enemy>Detours</enemy>
+<enemy>DLF</enemy>
 <enemy>Draktharr</enemy>
 <enemy>Collective</enemy>
 </enemies>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 <enemies>
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
 <enemy>Collective</enemy>
-<enemy>Detours</enemy>
+<enemy>DLF</enemy>
 </enemies>
 </faction>
 <faction name="Empire">
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 </allies>
 <enemies>
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
-<enemy>Detours</enemy>
+<enemy>DLF</enemy>
 <enemy>Draktharr</enemy>
 <enemy>Collective</enemy>
 </enemies>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 <enemy>Tex'nus</enemy>
 <enemy>Soromid</enemy>
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
-<enemy>Detours</enemy>
+<enemy>DLF</enemy>
 </enemies>
 </faction>
 <faction name="Aerius">
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
 <enemy>Draktharr</enemy>
 </enemies>
 </faction>
-<faction name="Detours">
+<faction name="DLF">
+<longname>Detours Liberation Front</longname>
 <player>-10</player>
 <enemies>
 <enemy>Empire</enemy>
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
 </enemies>
 </faction>
 <faction name="Draktharr">
+<longname>House Draktharr</longname>
 <player>-80</player>
 <enemies>
 <enemy>Empire</enemy>
@@ -115,11 +117,12 @@
 <enemy>Tex'nus</enemy>
 <enemy>Soromid</enemy>
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
-<enemy>Detours</enemy>
+<enemy>DLF</enemy>
 <enemy>Collective</enemy>
 </enemies>
 </faction>
 <faction name="Tex'nus">
+<longname>House Tex'nus</longname>
 <player>0</player>
 <enemies>
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@
 </enemies>
 </faction>
 <faction name="Soromid">
+<longname>House Soromid</longname>
 <player>0</player>
 <allies>
 <ally>Empire</ally>
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@
 <enemies>
 <enemy>Draktharr</enemy>
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
-<enemy>Detours</enemy>
+<enemy>DLF</enemy>
 <enemy>Collective</enemy>
 </enemies>
 </faction>
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@
 </allies>
 <enemies>
 <enemy>Pirate</enemy>
-<enemy>Detours</enemy>
+<enemy>DLF</enemy>
 <enemy>Collective</enemy>
 </enemies>
 </faction>

docs/factions/overview

@@ -1,33 +1,51 @@
--- HUMAN --
+-- Faction Overview. --
-  -- Empire
-    - Authorative Dictatorial Government.
 
-  -- Aerius
+EMPIRE:
-    - Religious sectary nuts.
+-------
 
-  -- Detours
+  -- The Empire consists of the hard nuclei (Emperor) and assosciated Houses.
-    - "Rebels", democratic terrorists.
+     The Houses can only be created by the Emporer's whim and are allowed to
+     participate in the Galaxy politics.
 
-  -- Pirates
+     -- GREAT HOUSES:
-    - Chaotic, few bases.
+          -- SIRIUS
+            -- Religious nuts.
 
-  -- Ascendancy
+          -- PROTERON:
-    - Isolated, Barely known, extemely secretive.
+            -- Close allies of Sirius.
 
+          -- SOROMID:
+            -- Emperor's right hand.
 
--- NON-HUMAN --
+          -- DRAKTHARR:
-  -- Draktharr
+            -- Brutal and more primitive, very warlike.
-    - Primitive, warlike, very aggressive, technology too primitive
-      to get to the empire and assault everyone.
 
-  -- Tex'nus
+          -- TEK'NUS:
-    - Very high tech, try to stay away from politcs in favour of research.
+            -- Technophiles of the Empire, distrusted by most.
 
-  -- Collective
+      -- MINOR HOUSES:
-    - Robotic "Hivemind" secretly controlled by the empire to use
+          -- These houses are given the privileges to participate in the Council,
-      as an excuse to apply laws etc.
+             but do not have the powers the other Houses have, nor the influence.
 
-  -- Soromids
+          -- GODDARD:
-    - Empire allies. Despotic government obsessed with keeping
+            -- Design and take care of the Goddard ships.
-      peace and order.
+
+DETOURS LIBERATION FRONT:
+-------------------------
+
+  -- The Early Tribes that where shunned in the Empire creation and have since
+     then forged the Detours Liberation Front (DLF) into a guerilla resistance
+     movement to resist the advances by the Empire. They emply dirty tactics
+     to level the laying field against the superior Empire.
+
+SPACE TRADERS:
+--------------
+  -- Independent guild of merchants, protected by the Emporer himself. They
+     keep the galaxy working with their deliveries.
+
+PIRATES:
+--------
+  -- Space brought an entire new dimenstion to pirating. These outlaws attack
+     any ship transporting anything of value with no regard nor respect to
+     authority.