[terran_emperor]

As of this Date, I am Starting work on FRED version of Crusade for TBP. Actual fredding wont begin until 3.4b is released as a full release...ie not beta. Currently i am planning missions for the the first 3 parts and working out the plot to the last 3...I have basic ideas which i need to flesh out.

Basic Info
Crusade is a 13 part spin-off from Babylon 5 created by JMS (aka GOD) developed by TNT. Unfortunately due to network interference, the series was cancelled before season 1 was complete. Crusade was intended to be a 5 year arc like B5...but as we know, that never happened.

This Project will be my interpretation of what happened in the Crusade storyline. This will follow what iknow of JMS's plans as well as i am able to. However, some creative storytelling on my part will be required...So be advised that some existing episode will have some serious makeovers or be ommitted for gameplay purposes. Just bear with me

Storyline
It is December 2266Earth has been Quarentined! The reason - a biogenetic plague dumped in the atmosphere by a race known as the Drahk after their failed attempt to destroy the planet. The only bright spot is that the plague will take 5 years to do its work...Therefore a cure must be found by then. To this end, The ISA has commisioned the Excalibur - the one surviving Victory class destroyer to the EA as a travelling research vessel staffed with the best crew available, personality problems aside. Their aim - find the cure within 5 years However, for Captain Mathew Gideon, this is not just a crusade for the cure. It a crusade to find and punish those responsible for the Destruction of his old ship, the EAS Cerberus 8/10 years previously (not too sure about that number).

This project will consist of 6 campaings.

Part 1
A Call to Arms - The Pilot to Crusade. This will be an adaptation of what is seen on screen...For the most part.
You start off carrying out normal patrol missions as a Pilot for the EAS Charon. After about 5/6 missions Captain Anderson recieves Galen's Calling. You also hear the message as well. These missions will be entirly original to the story. These will be followed by missions based on the events of the film.

Part 2
To the Ends of the Earth - Crusade Season 1. Following on from part one, your are reasigned to the Excaliber. This will be as faithfull as i can make it but some episodes will be radically altered for gameplay reasons.
Will adapt the following:
13 Broadcast episodes
2 Original Episodes
My interpetation of the planned episode "tried and True"
The Sword Trilogy - I have absolutly no idea as to the plot of these 3 episodes...So i am making them into a sub-campaign against the rogue minbari clan - the Wind Swords
3 Lost Tales (Value Judgements, To the Ends of the Earth and The end of the Line)

Part 3 - 6
My interpetations of what could have happened in seasons 2-5 of crusade. They will be based on what JMS has revealled about his plans for the series. Now if only i could contact JMS and find out the full details...and get his stamp of approval - thatll never happen.
Storyline - Classified UltraViolet

IMPORTANT:
SCP INF build required due to the shear number of ships

MODS/FEATURES
*I require some ships to be modelled - details in later post
*Imported space suit from Hades Combine
*Land Missions - will require some creative FREDing to simulate Gravity
*To provide Alien ships will import some vessels from other SCP mods

Estimated Time to Comletion: Whenever it's done, it's done

[terran_emperor]

MODELS REQUIRED.

*Technomage Pinnace - Galen's Shuttle

*The Various Hostile Aliens seen in the produced S1 episodes

*Hybrid Fighter. (Mentioned in the Script to "To The Ends Of The Earth") A hybrid between EAS and Shadow Tech. I will send Concept Art to whoever agree's to do this craft

*City Buildings - 3 types: Tall(Skycraper -Twin Tower/Empire state building size), medium sized (average building height of Manhattern) and Small (smaller than Those)

*Mods of the Moon Surface Model to several different Terrains - Valley, Hilly etc

*MODs of the Spaceman Model from Hades Combine
1) Unarmed version
2) Drahk Version

*Will post other requests as they occur,

[emi_100]

It a crusade to find and punish those responsible for the Destruction of his old ship, the EAS Cerberus 8/10 years previously (not too sure about that number).

The EAS Cerberus was destroyed 9 years ago.
I really love the idea! i alrealy made a Red Thunderbol re-skin (whit glow and shine maps). And now I'm making Crusede cast's .ani file. if you want it let me know. And if I can help doing somethig let me know too. I love help! 

[terran_emperor]

That thunderbolt model could be useful...

Definatly send me the .Ani files of the Crusade Cast. when your done. that would be Great

I have the Following Characters:

Gideon
Matheson
Eilerson
Dureena
Galen
Trace Miller
Dr Chambers
Captain Lochley - 2 Versions (Starfury Pilot and B5 CnC
Captain Anderson - call to arms
Sheriden - Call to arms
Garribaldi - call to arms

If you can do this characters if would be a great help

[emi_100]

Ok. when i've done I'll sent to you.  and on this morning the Thunderbolt model I'll sent to you.

[terran_emperor]

Let me know when you're done. Ill PM you  my e-mail.

As to some of the ships i want modelled, there are rotating images on the B5 Scrolls site
http://ftp.themadgoner.com/B5/B5Scrolls/B5Scrolls.htm

[Capt.Jack]

On the crusade campaign will you be bringing it to an actual conclusion with a resolution of the plague and all that or are you just going to end where the show ended?

[Yathin]

On the crusade campaign will you be bringing it to an actual conclusion with a resolution of the plague and all that or are you just going to end where the show ended?

no. he said he was going to continue with his interpretation of seasons 2-5.

[terran_emperor]

yep. I'll be using what litte JMS has revealed about season 2+ as the basic skelleton of the story, but im fleshing it out with my own ideas.
Same for the unmade s1 episodes that i dont know the plot for - the Sword Trilogy. I have no idea what is supposed to happen in these three episodse, Even though they have apparently been scripted. Therefor, i'm going to be using my own ideas for it,

[Flipside]

Sounds interesting, I was always really kinda pissed that Crusade never really had a chance to develop, like most Sci-Fi series' it had a slightly 'rocky' start while the actors get comfortable with their characters (even the very early Babylon 5's had that problem, people trying too hard to be alien, not used to talking in the makeup etc). I always felt it had potential, sort of like the Enterprises 5-year mission but with a goal and a frikking huge gun, which is always a good mix

[terran_emperor]

The Sword Trilogy, according to me [Minor Spoiler]

Basically the Excaliber has a minor war with with two renegade factions from one of the Core ISA races. Throw the Drakh into the Mix and you have some serious combat missions.

Tried and True according to me
Basically a series of search mission and rescue missions. Dureena's side will occur in command briefings. 

[Capt.Jack]

The part about the show that pissed me off was the fact that it was canceled without them even being able to make a resolution to the plot.  I was left wondering do they find the cure and how and what.  I was very traumatized. Lol

[terran_emperor]

Well, you kenw that they obviously found a cure, but as JMS put it: It not about the Destination, but about the journey to get there

[Capt.Jack]

Exactly I know that eventually a cure was found because the show Earth in B5 The Lost Tales.  But thats like reading the last page in a book.  How the conclusion is reached is just as important as the conclusion itself. 

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Or did they find a cure?  Maybe that was what the great burn was.  Could be only a few survived because of some sort of natural immunity or something.  Or it could have been found but too late for the masses.

[nvsblmnc]

Spoiler:

IIRC The Great Burn was a massive military strike by nearby colonies in response to the broadcast of Earth's plans for attacks on civillian population centres.  From the way it's laid out in the episode, the weapons used against Earth were significant.  This was about 500 years (I think - maybe longer?) after the ISA was formed. 

I'll have to watch The Deconstruction of Falliong Stars again to find out.

EDIT: Added Spoilers in case someone hasn't actually seen Season 4 and I ruin the ending.

[terran_emperor]

Aslo you know there's a cure since Franklin's alive and well in "sleeping with light"

[terran_emperor]

I came up with an idea of how to do the Death cloud frame. See the ShPK thread. If it works out, I might alter the ACTA campaign into a branching campaign during the final battle. ie you have a choice to escort the V+E or protect an EA ship

[IceFire]

JMS said a few times that Crusade wasn't necessarily about the cure for the Drakh plague.  Something cryptic about how they would find the cure in season 2 but there would be a price.

[terran_emperor]

I know. The plague was just threre to get the jouney started. He said something about the cure not working the way it was supposed to. I'll have my own interpretation of that