Some ideas for new factions

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Hi there,

Just got the game a few days ago; lots of fun but I don't find any real difference between the three factions. Being a big Civ4 fan, I'd like to play this game with other new factions that have definite advantages and disadvantages. I guess it'll depend on the mod tools on how easy that would be to do, but here's a few ideas I've got floating around, feel free to chime in with more;

-civs that have bonuses on harsh planet types like volcanic or ice (ie lizard like fire creatures, crystalline artic civs, etc), but are unable to colonize the opposite planet type, at least not until maybe the 4th level of research

-maybe some kind of energy based faction that can colonize any world type but is limited to a small pop (might be hard to balance it though)

-possibly retooling the existing three so that the strengths/ weaknesses are more pronounced


Along with this, maybe some additional resources aside from crystal and metal that are required for some of the more advanced units, so that it matters where you colonize. And also the ability to trade through diplomacy. I find the current diplomatic model frustrating.

From the looks of things, the developers are pretty commited to making all this relatively easy. In my mind, things like the ship models would be secondary, because I personally usually have it zoomed out too far to see the individual ships anyway.

I think something like this would add a lot more life to the game. Like I said, I don't really find much difference between the three factions right now, aside from how they look. They're all based on Terran planets, and can all colonize the same types of planets, so I'd like to change that around to add in more of a strategic element. Fortunately it looks like the engine should allow this, and with the dev mod tools plus being able to use the free version of XSI for modeling, I'm looking forward to playing around with it. :CONGRAT:
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
-civs that have bonuses on harsh planet types like volcanic or ice (ie lizard like fire creatures, crystalline artic civs, etc), but are unable to colonize the opposite planet type, at least not until maybe the 4th level of research


This already exists. The Advent get population bonuses on Desert planets, TEC on Terran, and Vasari on Volcanic.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Actually, I have played the game quite a bit, but I don't think I wrote it out too well. I know the advent have the desert bonus, and the vasari have the volcanic bonus, but I had more in mind factions that colonize Volcanic/Ice planets exclusively, and have a penalty for other types.

The three factions now just get a pop bonus for the planet type with the appropriate research, and can colonize other types with the right research.

What I was thinking of was something like a faction that starts out with being native from a volcanic planet. Then wth research, can colonize some planet types, with penalties, with maybe something like ice planets not being colonizable at all.

And currently, the planets all have a limit on how far they can be upgraded, and I'd like to increase that by another tier or more if possible for a faction specific planet style. Also, if more planet types are added that can only be colonized by a certain faction, it would make a diffence when everyone starts spreading out. That's what I was thinking of, instead of everyone can colonize all the planet types if they research the techs.

Maybe it might be a matter of just changing the bonuses each faction gets from the planet types, I'll wait and see what the forge tools allow.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
I have one idea for this thread:

(Enter race name)

A race that does not have colonies but one HUGE mothership that kinda suckes planets dry. They would be a kinda nomadic race that have one ship from which they do all there research and production. Instead of building stuff they would have to expand there mothership to give acces to new technologies. They could be able to build a few structurs such as extrators. The mothership would be rather slow and through research defense could be mounted on it.
(lore wise this could be the race that follows the Vasari)

Just an idea
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

I have one idea for this thread:

(Enter race name)

A race that does not have colonies but one HUGE mothership that kinda suckes planets dry. They would be a kinda nomadic race that have one ship from which they do all there research and production. Instead of building stuff they would have to expand there mothership to give acces to new technologies. They could be able to build a few structurs such as extrators. The mothership would be rather slow and through research defense could be mounted on it.
(lore wise this could be the race that follows the Vasari)

Just an idea


I like that...sort of like space pirates, only with a mothership instead of a homeworld (pardon the reference) :P
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

I have one idea for this thread:

(Enter race name)

A race that does not have colonies but one HUGE mothership that kinda suckes planets dry. They would be a kinda nomadic race that have one ship from which they do all there research and production. Instead of building stuff they would have to expand there mothership to give acces to new technologies. They could be able to build a few structurs such as extrators. The mothership would be rather slow and through research defense could be mounted on it.
(lore wise this could be the race that follows the Vasari)

Just an idea


I like this idea alot, but maybe make it able to jump from galaxy to galaxy from anywhere from teching a upgrade.
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
My two favorite factions from Master of Orion were the Psilons and Silicoids. Spilons could research faster and get all technology quickly overcoming their slow start. Silicoids could colonize any planet and made expansion key to their success as they got planets nobody else wanted or could use. If you really want to see some diversity in races go check out Space Empires.
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
yo they need to liek add two new factions, faction one the thign that the vasari are runnign from and faction b liek a splinter group of the advent with liek weapons that are lik half tec half advent cause theyre sideing with the tec
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Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
Pink Pony race sound good. :)