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Prologue
42 years have passed since the 2nd great war.

GTVA reunited with Sol after 12 years using the GTVA Aperio gates, and though there was a small rebellion
at the beginning because Sol had hostility towards Vasudans and thought GTVA had abandoned them, it was quickly subdued and peace returned.

the next 30 years were spent expanding, fortifying systems, and developing new military and technologies. Shivan technology was integrated heavily into GTVA weapons and ships, due to its superiority. After 30 years, the beam cannon
technology was phased out in warships, due to the lengthy charge required which was a key factor in the loss of many ships, and the new tachyon technology was developed. Torpedoes and bombs could be fired from capital ships at very high speeds, making them nigh-impossible to be shot down. The shockwaves also meant that fighters and  bombers being launched from the enemy ships would be pulverised. The varying weaponry include the High Explosive batteries, Shockwave batteries, and anti-subsystem batteries.

Scientific breakthroughs from science ships monitoring the Sathani destruction of the Capella allowed breakthroughs in weapon technology the GTVA thought never possible. New 'subspace cannons' were developed. In effect, this allowed a warship, given that it had a capable-enough reactor, to fire a powerful beam at a warships engines, which forced it into subspace. The sudden shock of travelling into subspace meant that the enemy ship would be forced into an unstable jump corridor and would implode the instant it disappeared into the corridor.

The plans to create more Colossi was scrapped, the Orion was retired, and the new Dreadnaught class ships were developed, much larger then destroyers, but not as large as the Colossus. This meant they did not take so long to produce, only 2 years or so, and given the amount of shipyards throughout GTVA space. in 20 years, every single battlegroup had at least 1 Dreadnaught in it.

New fighters and bombers were developed, based on streamline, low-profile targets, and with new breakthroughs in reactor and energy capabilities, it was capable to make them fly at higher speeds and more powerful weaponry.
the new gunship class meant that cruisers were no longer nessecary in the fleets, and  they were retired to policing planets. Corvettes, destroyers, and Dreadnaughts were the backbone of the new, powerful GTVA fleets, backed up by new high-speed fighters, strike bombers, and gunships.

The shivans would never threaten GTVA space again. And it didn't.

The new threat would not come from rebellion or insurgency, and it would not come from Shivans.


***FEATURES***

*An entire overhaul of ships and weaponry*
*A new race*
*voice-acting*
*Players will be able to mount beam cannons*
*Capital ship battle will have a more galleon-eque style of battle*
*Not more cliche shivans*
*A plot that will blow you away*


This will be a very-long, unprecedented endeavour which i am already making the effort to undertake. If anyone is interested in assisting me (not doing all the work, but working co-operatively alongside me) in this, or wants to know more about the storyline, PM me. I'm aiming to have about 30 missions, give or take.

***EDIT*** Campaign is now titled 'Destruction'.

Also, criticism is welcome, but don't be too harsh please.
« Last Edit: July 29, 2007, 09:05:33 pm by Vasudan Commander »

 

Offline Cobra

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*hurk*

Sound idea, but it just isn't a great war without Shivans.

I'm also quite sure this will never be finished, since most people on this board have real life commitments and are already engaged with campaigns or mods like Machina Terra or T-V War Project. Not to mention a lot of people have probably thought about this along with their "complex campaign with branching missions and variables and stuff" ideas.

Just my take. Good luck though. You're really gonna need it.
To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite space is as absurd as to assert that in an entire field of millet, only one grain will grow. - Metrodorus of Chios
I wept. Mysterious forces beyond my ken had reached into my beautiful mission and energized its pilots with inhuman bomb-firing abilities. I could only imagine the GTVA warriors giving a mighty KIAAIIIIIII shout as they worked their triggers, their biceps bulging with sinew after years of Ivan Drago-esque steroid therapy and weight training. - General Battuta

 

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Eh... but PI came out, didn't it?   BTW, good luck, VC.  :D  Hopefully we can get some of these other campaigns released soon so that ppl will be free to help with yours... *cough*BP*cough*

 

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Eh... but PI came out, didn't it?

After 6 years. :P
To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite space is as absurd as to assert that in an entire field of millet, only one grain will grow. - Metrodorus of Chios
I wept. Mysterious forces beyond my ken had reached into my beautiful mission and energized its pilots with inhuman bomb-firing abilities. I could only imagine the GTVA warriors giving a mighty KIAAIIIIIII shout as they worked their triggers, their biceps bulging with sinew after years of Ivan Drago-esque steroid therapy and weight training. - General Battuta

 

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I'm also quite sure this will never be finished,

But it did come out.. it all depends on VC's commitment to his project.  It's totally up to him.  Others can help, but he's ultimately got to make it fly.

 
This isn't something i want to do, this is something i NEED to do, since i'm going to show it off to big gaming companies as experience to get me into the business.   ;)


that, and i got nothing better to do.   :P

 

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Let me guess - Ancients (from Inferno) will be new enemy??

 

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*hurk*

Sound idea, but it just isn't a great war without Shivans.

I'm also quite sure this will never be finished, since most people on this board have real life commitments and are already engaged with campaigns or mods like Machina Terra or T-V War Project. Not to mention a lot of people have probably thought about this along with their "complex campaign with branching missions and variables and stuff" ideas.

Just my take. Good luck though. You're really gonna need it.

Let's see...

Huge battles? check!
revamped weapons? check!
branching? check!
better capship battles? check!
good plot? check!...I think.. :nervous:

No, no one has come up with nothing similar. :D

VC - if you got nothing better to do, join a project! There's lots to chose from... *hypnotic voice* JOIN MINE!
Nobody dies as a virgin - the life ****s us all!

You're a wrongularity from which no right can escape!

 
*hurk*

Sound idea, but it just isn't a great war without Shivans.

I'm also quite sure this will never be finished,


Hope you like being proven wrong.  :lol:

Let me guess - Ancients (from Inferno) will be new enemy??

Actually no! I'm creating and designing an entire new race. Not Vasudan, Not Terran, Not Ancient, and not Shivan. And no, it won't be using Nightmare ships. I'll be creating a new skin, new ships, and you can all laugh at me , say im a noob, and say i wont pull it off, but i'll laugh last when i do.  :lol:

Oh and Trashman, didn't know you had a project going, but sorry bud, i know mine has a plot and ship designs that i just don't wanna budge on  ;)
« Last Edit: July 29, 2007, 06:18:12 am by Vasudan Commander »

 

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Here's a tip:

DON'T make all these ships new and original. Use some of TrashMan's ships, ships from Inferno, etc. It'll save a ****load of time, and it will still be fun. Honest.

 
Here's a tip:

DON'T make all these ships new and original. Use some of TrashMan's ships, ships from Inferno, etc. It'll save a ****load of time, and it will still be fun. Honest.

i will be taking a few shortcuts, but i dont want to be totally lazy. I want to have some ships and guns that are mine and people can say 'woah that looks awesome!' , and it will be.  ;)

Weapons in the campaign will be such like,

the GTM Hasta , a dumbfire torpedo (low damage, high speed, anti-corvette)
the GTM Vitus, a high-emp missile that shuts down all subsystems on a fighter or bomber for 10 seconds

and the dreaded GTW Exetor , the beam cannon which will be mounted on the pilotable gunships. (Equivalent of the one on the Aeolus)

Thats only to name a few. I'm in the process of the designing phase, plotting out the look and design of the ships and weapons.

 

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Screenshots.

 
I'm doing it in paint, so it looks horrible.


grrr ....wait for august the 2nd / 3rd.. Then you'll have screenies. *grumbles about his stupid ISP*

 

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Screenshots.

Any screenshots. Anything.

 
Fine.

This is a theory of the new terran stealth bomber, the GTB Gryphon, except it will have the pegasus skin



1st pic : - the alien fighter 'Chimera' will be based on this

2nd pic : - the alien corvette, designated Tarun

3rd pic : - the new Terran imperator-class dreadnaught


***NOTE*** these pics are not mine. The reason i cant start modding is because i was in the process of downloading Wings3D when I reached my download limit, so i need to wait till August 1st. I'm sure some of you can relate to such a predicament, so please be forgiving and not so harsh in the critcism due to my lack of progress. I'm taking this time to plot out mission designs
« Last Edit: July 29, 2007, 08:15:43 am by Vasudan Commander »

 

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I'd liek to assist. I'm experianced FREDer and moder.

You can check this: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,48480.0.html ;)
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I'd also liek to assist but i cna't. :P

Sorry, VC, I'd like to help out as much as I can but I won't be a full-scale member.

 
I'd also liek to assist but i cna't. :P

Sorry, VC, I'd like to help out as much as I can but I won't be a full-scale member.

Thats totally understandable. You've taken on MT, i dont want you to take on more then you can handle. Finish MT, then you can help me work on 3GW. ;)

BUT i'm still looking for mission designers. If you're interested in helping me work on storyline and plotline for missions, PM me.

 

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MT won't be finished for the conceivable future. I'm also working on A3 and INFASA. But that's not as many as like GE or anything. :3

I can do mission scripts and FRED reasonably well.

 
Any help you could give would be appreciated. PM me your msn and i'll send you over some ideas and the whole plotline so you can tell me what u think