nikebro123 and I are planning a plugin involving the undeveloped race mentioned in the description of the unnamed F-somethingorother planet north of Saalia. They are not given any attention in the stock game, despite their somewhat prime location right between the Zidagar, Igadzra, Strandless, Miranu, United Earth, Emalgha, and Voinians. We are still in the planning stage, and will probably need some help to complete it. You may contact us by email if you wish to contribute, or just post in reply to this topic if you want to suggest how something should be. Our adresses are CrazyTom9@hotmail.com and nicholasb27@hotmail.com
Our ideas so far are as follows-
Planet name: Fytin
Race name: Fytinians (I'm sure you couldn't have guessed THAT from the planet name...)
Ideas for plot: Miranu start limited contact with, possibly starting at the beginning of the trade guild string, attempt to get to point where planet can trade resources, but do not go out of their way to give advanced tech. The Fytinians, of course, want some of the advanced technology, but are not able to procure it. Conveniently enough, you stop in, piloting a starship armed with advanced space weapons. They get you to pirate a routine equipment shipment from a courier in a nearby system, and set to work. Much later, maybe after the nebula stuff or somesuch good time indicator, when they have had some time to back engineer the technology, you stop in again. They have developed in secret a spaceworthy ship, and are ready to explore nearby systems. Obviously, the Fytinians themselves will pilot the ship, as a matter of pride, but they have heard of the many hostile forces waiting to confront a race just getting it's footing, and wish an armed escort (guess who). You escort their ship throughout nearby systems, making first (for the Fytinians) landings and hearing the historic first words of a Fytinian setting foot on an extrasolar body (I was thinking along the lines of "Holy living ****, we're on another planet," or maybe something more serious...), and continue to set up research outposts, flags, etc. on planets in nearby systems (we may have to add some). The continuation could be handled by changing the system so the planets, when you land on them, have a "bar" in the form of a temporary meeting hall or somesuch, where you are directed in order to continue your historic mission to several planets. After this, the Fytinians settle a few of the planets for mining, colonization, etc., leave flags on the rest, and release their new ships and weapons, based on Miranu stuff but modified to the point of being unrecognizable. At this point the plug could go in any direction; they are right smack dab in the middle of every other faction, so they could be taken over, start an alliance, join the strandless, strive to stay independent, start a war, anything. One idea we had was for the renegades to finally abandon anarchy and set up a stable representational government (they originally rebelled against an increasingly oppressive United Earth, after all) and present themselves to the Fytinians as the only people to turn to if they do not want to be drawn into some outside conflict. If the renegades controlled that key area, they would finally emerge as a major player in galactic politics... and if they were really a justice oriented government, they might be joined by the strandless or the Free Huroners... which would in turn force the strands and the UE to take action against the growing threat. Or something like that. Another idea is the old "attempted Voinian take over" plotline; that could lead to something like reign of the UE. Or, if you really hate the Voinians, maybe combat for influence over the Fytinians could lead to a Strand-Voinian war... Any or even all of these and other ideas could be incorporated, depending on how many people decide to help. In any case, whatever happens, major shockwaves would go through galactic politics. It would be plausible to have any effect-it could lead to new factions, wars between former allies, the Miranu finally fighting (okay... maybe that would never be plausible...), the union of the strands (imagine a Braveheart-stereotype William Wallace type character... "UNITE THE STRANDS!"), opening up of areas beyond the crescent or south of UE space, anything at all. Any suggestions, derision, complements, praise or abuse is welcome!
In particular we need more ideas for:
-Fytinian culture and government
-Far-fetched but involving plotlines
-Novel ideas for missions
-Anything you can think of!
Again, if you want to help with the plugin itself, contact one of us by email. Otherwise, post your suggestion. Thanks!
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