From afe8fd40d6e7bc89dfb8bda59a13f30cdeac8237 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Allanis Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:50:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] [Add] Throwing some storyline idea's around. Basic plot/lore. --- docs/plot/setting | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/plot/setting diff --git a/docs/plot/setting b/docs/plot/setting new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5847d50 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/plot/setting @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +GLOBAL. +~~~~~~~ + +* Catastrophic event (pre-hyperspace and long-range communication - englobe + under some type of technology) + * Destruction of earth and nearby stuff - big crater or something as a + symbol. + +* Massive fleeing (entire civilizations/cultures) design gigantic exploration + ships that flee in different directions. + +* Establishment of multiple parallel human civilizations far from each other as + a sort of "dark age" where everything is isolated and progress is very slow. + + -- + +* Now it would branch off as each evolve differently, some ideas: + * Humans that discover friendly aliens, form conjoint society and evolve + together. + * Maybe a good place to introduce hybrid biological ships. + + * Humans that discover hostile aliens, kill each other in long feudal war. + * Humans killed off by.. { plague, end of supplies, aliens }, find derelict + ship or annihilated systems (partially destroyed stations and whatnot). + * Humans hit technological singularity then: + * Robots proceed to exterminate humans creating a hostile robotic + faction. + * Humans evolve into cyborgs and/or "living robotic ships" + + * Discovery of hyperspace and the consequent acquiration by all/almost all + factions would then make it easier to communicate and travel, increasing + friendships (and enemies) + * A couple civilizations fuse together forming "The Empire" which will + be a strong faction with importance in the early game (you will start + in Empire terratory). + + * Player would come into an unstable world few years after hyperspace with + every increasing technological advancement and such, making it all more + intersting. + +TRAVEL AND HYPERSPACE. +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Hyperspace will be the latest version of travel that actually makes it spread + out, older versions (more primitive) would be the huge "guild highliners" + (Need to get rid of dune plagerism) and jump gates. + +* Need some fancy name for it. +