Community Faction

[@kukac@]

"The man hurried into the chapel, grabbed the phone there, and dialed: 06-80-555-666-7.
- Hey God, we are losing in the battle at the Riverside, you could send some help. - he said like he was talking to an old friend.
- Oookay, how about 250 gold / angel? - God replied.
- Haha, you money maniac old fart! How about 200/angel?"

[John.d.h]

It doesn't really make sense to have a faction that can recruit Angels. How could they, anyway?

Well if you want to make that argument, then how does Magic recruit Daemons and Ghosts? (and the more important questions like "Why does Tech's Swordsman have a leather armor type when he's clearly wearing chainmail?" or "How does the Ornithopter hover?  What kind of steroids is that pilot doing and where can I get some?")

[wciow]

Hmm pretty funny  ...

...but waaay OFF TOPIC

[Omega]

To help balance that off, I'll mention that the community should focus on Modman's DM faction first because he needs the most help with his models. And I sure could use someone to do the images (except the unit ones, since I'm not done the units yet) for Military.

[modman]

Wow.  Looks like you guys need another moderator.  I would be glad to help out.
Yes, how about the community splits its talents among existing unfinished factions, starting with Dark Magic.
Balance and models are all that's left. (I can almost hear you snickering )

[gameboy]

omega i'll do your icons gladly(i don't know why but i love to do icons).
BTW can someone please do the sounds for my elf faction?
So who votes for Religion?

[@kukac@]

Or maybe a better idea to make a real Off topic topic...

[titi]

I want robots!
They start with a big junkyard ....

[gameboy]

Or maybe a better idea to make a real Off topic topic...

A real moderator, ahhh

 okay robots thats a good idea, units?
Worker - i can't think of a name
basic military - Gunner
Sm424 - siege
Machanon - my unit
Transformer
Cavalry - a superbike kinda thingy
Air - Spaceship

Any more Titi?

[titi]

workers name is worker 

some kind of rocket launcher
something that throws flames
a huge buzz-saw fighter
electric shocker

and these are only the ideas of thinking 2 minutes 

edit:
What about a robotic scopion?
And a selfdestructing bombhead.

[Omega]

Or maybe a better idea to make a real Off topic topic...

Agreed.

Robots sound cool, but the robotic scorpion sounds a lot like the scarab from the original Military (the one that didn't work). I trashed it, so feel free to use it, but it's file size is insane!

[modman]

Then the topic name needs a change too...also, ask Gameboy because he may not like you ruining his discussion.

[titi]

??? modman, what are you talking about ???

[gameboy]

What are you talking about?
I like the idea, but I like religion too.
So who votes for what?
I don't vote for anything, my vote is divided 1/2 each

[titi]

But there is no voting yet!
We are still brainstorming!
Let's first discuss and then we start the vote to decide what we do.
Probably there are more good ideas out there.....

[John.d.h]

How about retro-future?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro-futurism

[modman]

I believe this is steampunk...
Whn Titi said it, I didn't look into it, but I really like the art styles.  It is like Glest but more futuristic.



Not my computer!

[@kukac@]

Well, the current Tech is also steampunk, isn't it?

[Omega]

• Dragonic
• Rescience (sp)
• Sci Fi
• Twilight Mod (LoZ style)
• FINAL FANTASY VII MOD (I've been waiting for a port anyway )
• Robots
• Religion
• Cavemen
• Japanese
• Something like the never released Godess Dawn
• Future
• Ninjas
• Dinosaurs
• Animals
• WWII
• Robots
• Medieval

I think that's a pretty complete list of ideas covering all the ones so far as well. Ideas? Personally, I would love a FF VII 'sequal' in Glest, but it'd be kinda wierd (heros against baddies?). If religion could be done with the angels in Goddess's dawn style, it could be quite good. (although I agree with God that they'd be 250g). However, some might be insulted by having a religion based faction (notice how games try to avoid religion the same way war games try to avoid modern war zones. When was the last time you saw a game based in Afghanistan? Never). Personally, I'm not offended, but you never know. Open the friggin' polls![/list]

[modman]

Aliens would be nice, since Tucho is obviously not working on his version.

[John.d.h]

Well, the current Tech is also steampunk, isn't it?

Yeah, I'd say so.

However, some might be insulted by having a religion based faction (notice how games try to avoid religion the same way war games try to avoid modern war zones. When was the last time you saw a game based in Afghanistan? Never). Personally, I'm not offended, but you never know.

Yeah, we'd definitely have to avoid associating it TOO strongly with any real-world religion, which is one of the reasons I suggested Angel and High Angel instead of the Judeo-Christian names Cherubim and Seraphim.

What I was thinking with retro-future is like the old cheesy sci-fi movies where the heroes had jetpacks and rayguns and the evil villains would use giant bug aliens and robots that looked like trash cans with vice-grip hands.  Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, that kind of thing.

[Omega]

High Angel = Arch Angel

I'm personally all for religion.
Sorry, but I'm against retro-future at all costs.

Hurry up and set up a poll though. I think we have enough ideas here to last the next two generations of moders!

[John.d.h]

Sorry, but I'm against retro-future at all costs.

Ha.  Fair enough.

Hurry up and set up a poll though. I think we have enough ideas here to last the next two generations of moders!

We do have a lot of ideas, but I think some of them could stand to be fleshed out just a tad so people know what we're dealing with.  Such as...

• Dragonic

I assume you mean Draconic (i.e. relating to dragons)?  What would that be like?

• Rescience (sp)

Okay, I Googled that word and looked it up on Merriam-Webster Online, and I got *nothing*, so you're definitely gonna have to explain that one.

• Sci Fi

There are SO many different ways you can go with that.  Care to narrow it down?

• Twilight Mod (LoZ style)

Do tell.

• FINAL FANTASY VII MOD (I've been waiting for a port anyway ;D )

Didn't you pretty much try to do that already?  (I believe it was called Labyrinth at the time. :P)

• Something like the never released Godess Dawn

For those of us who have no idea what that is?

• WWII

Please no!  WW1, Korea, War of 1812, Crimean War, anything but another WW2 game!

[modman]

OT: There are SO many crappy WW2 sims out there...and most have the A-bomb in it, but it could have easily gone differently without it and Germany was making ballistic missiles of their own, I believe.

[Omega]

True.

Rescience (sp) was that time wwhen there was those religion wars and stuff. My history sucks, but I thin there was lots of painters during that time. I can't find the proper spelling anywhere...