I wholeheartedly agree with what Kame said. When I was working on The Age of Exploration , which died a rather slow and agonizing death, one of the main storylines (the only one I actually got anywhere with) had what could kinda be considered "mature content". However, it was simply alluded to, and never actually said outright -- here's the par I'm talking about:
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Your performance was magnificent, Joel.
Thanks. I honestly cant tell you how I knew to target their reactors, I just did.
Well, as to that, you were just very lucky. As you know, most ships including your own have their heaviest armor around their reactor cores, specifically to keep people from doing what you did. But since the Raider vessels have modified their fusion reactors for extra power, they had to skimp a little on the armor.
If you had been firing at any other vessel, you wouldve run out of ammunition before you had even halfway penetrated the hull plating. Of course, the damage inflicted by that 800mm cannon of yours didnt hurt you any.
You laugh, Alexi, honestly, give me a little more credit. It still worked, didnt it? As far as Im concerned, thats all that counts.
She smiles. True. Besides that, you scared the other Raider ships in the area so badly that they went into hiding.
That would explain why we didnt see any on our way back.
Yep. Well, all things considered, you did pretty well out there. So the Company has increased your pay from 50,000 creds to 150,000, and youve been promoted to Lieutenant Commander. Congratulations, Joel.
Thank you, Alexi. Uhm, how about a celebratory drink?
She looks startled and puzzled for an instant, then a smile spreads across her face and she simply replies, Okay. Lets go.
As you walk in the door of the spaceport bar, you ask, So whats next?
Her smile widens and there seem to be stars in her green eyes as she flips back a shock of her auburn hair and answers softly, Why dont we talk about that?
You cant help but grin as you sit down on a stool next to her and order your usual whiskeyandsoda.
Note that 'performance' in the first sentence is talking about the just-completed mission -- so what exactly were you thinking, you filthy little pervert? :rolleyes: Oh, and yes, an 800mm cannnon is frickin' big -- but the Wraith of the Stars is similar to the Unrelenting : it's a special ship, and the only one to carry that weapon.
As I've said several times before, 'mature content' does not harm a story, it actually helps it: it gives a depth and reality to the text that is missing in a fairy-tale world. But when you're telling any story, you tell it with style, and most importantly, with class. Don't turn EVN into a porn game, it won't work, and you'll get flamed out of existence. If you're gonna do it, do it like nobody's ever done it before: right.
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Suddenly, the little scoutship disappeared and then reappeared right behind the alien warfleet. The gravitic ship's captain hailed the armada. "You are going to be destroyed, but I will give you a choice as to how you want to spend eternity: big pieces, little pieces, or quarks?"
Dead silence.
"Quarks it is, then."
