I've been sucking this in for a very long time. I have developed a rather large storyline which I created for the sole purpose of either being a TC or a complete game if either I join a game company or sell my ideas to them.
My TC is a sci-fi based storyline I call 'Silent Dawn' or SD for short. However this storyline in enourmas and I have thought of ALMOST (and I emphasise that word ALMOST as in not everything) everything whether it be faction politics, technological details, population personalities, history, strategies, attitudes, oppinions, archetecture (can't spell it), and whatever else that doesn't come at the top of my head. Because the storyline is so long I have divided it into 5 portions referred as a 'Era' so portion 3 is referred to as 'Era III' or just 3 instead of the numerals. This story is an original storyline that DOES NOT take place in existing stories or franchises. This is not Star Wars, not Freespace, nothing. It is my own story that I made from scratch. However the original design was for an RTS game, restructuring it to be for a space sim limits a few things, I will explain why later. Here is the settings and names of the 5 Eras:
Era I
'Silent Dawn I: The New Order'
2635 CE - 2643 CE
Summary
It may have been 500 years since the HSF has abandoned Earth and settled on planet Homeworld, but old hatreds still burn in those who survived the nuclear war. The HSF didn't start the war, they just fled it. But the survivors blame the HSF, and they want retribution.
Era II
'Silent Dawn II: 'Recursus ad Terram' (Return to Earth in latin)
2646 CE - 2648 CE
Summary
The invaders were crushed and now they must pay dearly for the millions they killed. The HSF (now known as the Homeworld Republic or simply 'Homeworlders') return to Earth with a vengeance and determined to liberate the true home.
Era III
'Silent Dawn III: The Trade Wars'
2765 CE - 2780 CE
Summary
Not all the problems lie in the Homeworlders hands. It has been 150 years since planet Kataran was colonized and made independent and the Katarates have grown to be a powerful power in the century and half. But to everyone's suprise, a splinter colony was discovered! Other humans that escaped the nuclear war of 2135! Known as the 'Tharcadians', they live on a mostly water world of Tharcadia and have been alone for many long years. But now that they are reconnected, they wish to commence trade. But a gigantic trade agreement went horribly wrong with the Kats and the Tharcs and war is in the air. The Tharcadians have the better navy, army, and airforce. But the Katarates never revealed what the many billions of credits they used went into...
Era IV
'Silent Dawn IV: The Dark Return'
2895 CE - 2899 CE
Summary
Outcasted from Earth once again. Rejected, hated, despised. The Homeworlders left Earth once again but this time for good. Earth is to be isolated, contained, and forsaken by the Homeworlders and all generations ahead of them. Their sworn enemies, the Templar, have escaped Earth with the majority of their army (1.2 billion souls) and the Homeworld Republic couldn't track them when they fought them when they came back to Earth. Yes, it is the Templar who first invaded Homeworld, and now they have left and have been attacking frequently on a near weekly basis for over 200 years. Tired, but never exhausted Homeworld is, they continue to live on and never give up. But all of a sudden... the Templar stopped attacking. No more invasions, threats, attacks, nothing! But it is too good to be true, the Republic knows the Temps are rebuilding and recovering and the Republic will be prepared for them. All went silent for over 20 years... 2875 they stopped. It is now 2895, strange transmissions were recieved from Kataran... The Dark Return of the Templar is now.
Era V
'Silent Dawn: The Final Life'
5077 CE - 5095 CE
Summary
It is a new age. A new age for mankind. And an age of blood. It is an unseen threat that lurked in the humans of Homeworld, a threat they never encountered. It was later called the Blood Haze, a condition that is within everyone, but only shows itself after many generations of violence, pain, and bloodshed. Once it shows itself, its hard to not fight, it becomes instinct and natural. When the Mega Gates was built, it opened the galaxy to mankind... and aliens alike. The Terrans were welcomed among the space faring races of the galaxy. Of the 8 space faring aliens, 3 didn't accept it. When the first galactic war waged, the aliens were horrified. The humans fought with such fury, hate, and efficiency, it scared the aliens. The alien's technology was lightyears ahead but the Terrans were making a fool of 3 old and powerful warrior races. As the war whethered down, 2 of the 3 were killed to extinction... The Himotiks and the Raghal, all dead. All was left was the Kkharacasians, the smartest, strongest, and most cunning of the 3. It is a standoff between races of great power. But between the superpowers, was a younger race... they may not be space faring, but they know of the war... and they have been targeted by one of the superpowers...
Yeah yeah. Very long, I know. Now the main question is: Did it interest you?
If you think it is too long, it really isn't. Despite being very far in the future, the consequences of rebuilding s civilization is little technological advance until it has stabilized. So we can easily rip Era I and II out because there is EXTREMELY little space fighter action. It is mostly ground action. However #3 is promising but both the 'Kats' and 'Tharcs' are very young at this point and don't have much of a fleet. Just a few dozen ships, maybe more. Now #4 is a suitable canidate but there is one big catch: the Homeworlders uses a space mech. Thats right, they made a special mech that can combat in space. Thats the problem, it will look somewhat unrealistic but it is your choice if you still want it. Now #5 is as perfect to Freespace2 as you can get. Space fighters, beam cannons, ect ect so it is a prime canidate for a space sim mod or TC. However this story was designed for an RTS where there really won't be a main character so playing as a pilot character changes some things however SD-V does have main characters and focuses around them and their experiences.
Now my hands are freezing. As a final note, think about it. You don't see many original TCs out there. From my experience as a modder in many communities, all I have seen was Star Wars, Modern combat, re-enactments of older series, Babalon 5, and more modern combat conversions. So considering all those unoriginals, this is a rare treat. So, I ask of you to post whether you are interested or not. This storyline is my best work so please don't put it down.
