[redsniper]

I was reading the thread in Gen. FS about beams and Shivans and Ancients and such when an idea for a campaign popped into my head. How about a campaign set during the Shivan attack on the Ancients 8000 years ago? Sure, we already know what happens, but the same could be said about TVWP. Now the only thing I can't decide is if you should play as the Ancients or the Shivans.

[RED DIAMOND]

Originally posted by redsniper
I was reading the thread in Gen. FS about beams and Shivans and Ancients and such when an idea for a campaign popped into my head. How about a campaign set during the Shivan attack on the Ancients 8000 years ago? Sure, we already know what happens, but the same could be said about TVWP. Now the only thing I can't decide is if you should play as the Ancients or the Shivans.

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Use the Inferno mod to make it. It has a good fleet of Ancient ships to make your side. I am using it to make my mod and there will be some surprises using all of the sides in currently in the mod, plus one:nod:

[DarthWang]

I actually thought of that myself, but I have no idea how to make mods, so I threw the idea out.

However, in my version, you would fly for the Ancients. I had some cool ideas for Ancient ships (the Minotaur - class destroyer would look so cool if someone actually made a model of it). In the first mission, you were patrolling near the newly - activated Knossos device (the third one, that is present in Into the Lion's den), and then the Ancients have their first encounter with the Shivans, they are chased back into another system, which the Shivans eventually supernova, creating the Gamma Draconis nebula, and they keep pushing forward, until eventually you stage a last - ditch defense mission at the Ancient's home planet, but get defeated, and the very last mission is where most of the Ancient fleet has been destroyed, and you just have a few wings of fighters and bombers left, and you chase the Lucifer - class destroyer through subspace after it wiped out your home planet, and if you win you disable it so it drifts in subspace. Possibly a precursor to Derelict, if the makers of that would allow it.

[Nuclear1]

As Red said, you don't have to have an extensive modding knowledge to get a good fleet for the Ancients, since Inferno's already done that.

What I do see a problem with is the encounter with the Shivans. We don't know that the three Knossos portals in the Gamma Draconis-Nebula-Beyond area were the only portals the Ancients had, and they very well could have had their encounter with the Shivans elsewhere. Additionally, it says that the Ancients did not have the means to deliver the damage that they needed to to the Shivans, which might cause problems with the attack on the Lucifer. Still, looking at the Ancients thread in Gen. FS, I suppose you could do such a thing and get away with it.

However, I like the idea of the campaign. I'd play it.

[DarthWang]

Well they could have encountered the Shivans elsewhere, but for my idea they encounter them there.

Also, I took the creative liberty of their line of not being able to deliver the damage to the Lucifer as meaning not being able to do so before only a few fighters and bombers were left and their homeworld was wiped out.

Although it's a moot point, since unless someone else takes up the project, it's never going to be made.

[Solatar]

I tried to make a campaign similiar to this, but I had a couple missions for both sides.

Of course, it's all gone now.

[Mongoose]

Sounds like a very cool idea, especially with the Derelict tie-in

[RED DIAMOND]

I had a really different take of any possible Ancient encounters. However, I think your idea is excellent.

The one thing I would like to see more of at this time is creative license in story telling. We have a great vehicle to tell stories, lets not be afraid to make our own stories(ie inferno). It is more fun than being tied to the cryptic Freespace and Freespace 2 Cannon only. Free your minds.

[redsniper]

well, I wasn't thinking about making this campaign myself since I have no FREDing skills. I was just throwing it out as an idea for more ambitious folks. Although maybe some of you noobs could join forces with me and we could whip up a half decent mini-campaign. I don't know, I'll think about it.

[DarthWang]

I have FREDding skills, the problem is I am clueless when it comes to mods.

[RED DIAMOND]

Well, I am currently making a mini campaign for inferno that has a new side in SOL and will eventually include all the sides in Freespace. If not for that I would be the first to sign on.