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Thanks a bunch, and the dancing Lal is just cool.
Not completely sure the best way to do it, since I have not had the time to familiarize myself with the upload/download scheme here, ..
.. nor have I found ACEdit to check the factions.
I need to think of a 'bursting with pride' smilie.
I think it's fairly balanced, the big boost to Economy, an important stat, is balanced by the fact that they have small penalties to Industry and Research, other important stats. They have an interest bonus, and that, plus their economy and free energy bank should give them a big boost in that area. They are definitely not made to attack, but the perimeter defense should help them stick around to build long enough. Research penalty and no starting tech makes it a challenge.They make a fun opponent, and I think are a good faction for someone who likes building in a different way, and can go for the global energy market victory, which not a lot of factions are set towards. As always, I welcome advice/reviews/ideas.So, with no further ado, the faction file begins after the "%%%";; Sid Meier's ALPHA CENTAURI;; FACTION FILE: Londrian Federation;; Made with ACEdit (c)1999 ANX at http://www.sidgames.com/acedit;; For use this Faction file select load from ; faction select in the game and write... londrian;#LONDRIANLondrian Federation, the Londrians, Londrians, M, 1, Prudence Barnes, F, -1, 0, 0, 1, 0, SOCIAL, --MORALE, SOCIAL, +++ECONOMY, SOCIAL, -INDUSTRY, SOCIAL, -RESEARCH, FACILITY, 7, FACILITY, 4, INTEREST, 5 Values, Wealth, ECONOMY Economics, Planned, nil Londrian, Londri. Val Curren, David White, Curren Garden CEO, wealthy, uncaring, wealthy, greedy, greedy swine make quite a bit of money establish as safe society for the wealthy making herself richer and the poor poorer making herself richer and the poor poorer rob from the poor and give to yourself rolling in piles of coins rolling in piles of coins greed wealth, M1 acquisition, M2 security measures, M1 pittance compared to what I have, M1 protecting you from undesirables private security the rule of money#BASESLondria TowersSardonyxZirconEmeraldLarkDiamondThresherRubySwanCrystalIbisSapphirePloverDoveOnyxAgateAquamarineSparrowAgateBluebirdOpalRobinTurquoiseCraneSilverGoldPlatnium#END#WATERBASESSeascapeDebtors PrisonEstatePrivate BeachKelson HarborAudubon HarborBarfield HarborExposition Harbor#END#BLURBMoney is not the root of all evil. Evil is what is committedby those who do not have it against those who do. The greatestbenefit of money is not the ability to do what one wants, butthe ability to make what one wants to do right.^^ CEO Prudence Barnes^ "Noblesse N'oblige Pas"^#DATALINKS1^LEADER: {CEO Prudence Barnes}^BACKGROUND: {Greenwich, Connecticut Unity Investor}^AGENDA: {safe society for the wealthy}^TECH: {none}^#DATALINKS2^+3 ECONOMY: {financial wizards}^-1 INDUSTRY: {NIMBY}^-1 RESEARCH: {highly conventional}^-2 MORALE : {war "inconvenient"}^5% interest: {financial wizards}^energy bank and perimeter defesne atevery base: {rich and paranoid}#FACTIONTRUCE#xs 440#caption $CAPTION7"We shouldn't fight like common criminals. . .emphasis on "common"let us sign a truce and end this wasteful and ugly little tiff""Yes, this is certainly undignified""No, you're money can't save you from our armies"#FACTIONTREATY#xs 440#caption $CAPTION7"I think this will be economically advantagous for us both, $TITLE0$NAME1 let us sign a treaty of friendship, and watch our coffersfill. Apparently, you are my kind of people""Yes, it's time to make some money, $NAME3""I wouldn't be your kind of people on a bet, no deal."# ; This line must remain at end of file
Secondly, here's the next Faction, the New Athenian Republic.I think it has been completely corrected, I had to fix the datalinks lines. THere are have been several factions done on the idea of resurrecting ancient Greek culture in the setting of SMAC/SMACX. This is my take on it.I don't think this faction was ever released on NetworkNode, or anywhere else. I do not have any workable graphics for it, though I may have a slightly (and badly) modified leader pic somewhere on another hard drive, taken from a public domain pic.There might also be a sound file of my reading the blub on the same disk, but I'm not sure.I think it's a good, balanced faction that works either to play or as an opponent. A solid builder/governing faction.text below the "%%%"%%%%%%%%%%%;; Sid Meier's ALPHA CENTAURI;; FACTION FILE: New Athenian Republic;; Made with ACEdit (c)1999 ANX at http://www.sidgames.com/acedit;; For use this Faction file select load from ; faction select in the game and write... nar;#NARNew Athenian Republic, Athenians, Athenians, M, 2, Plato II, M, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, SOCIAL, -GROWTH, SOCIAL, +RESEARCH, SOCIAL, +POLICE, SOCIAL, --PROBE, PSI, 1, RESEARCH, 1, DRONE, 1, TALENT, 3, ENERGY, 1, HURRY, 170, VOTES, 2 Politics, Democratic, POLICE Future Society, Cybernetic, nil Athenian, Atheni. Homer the Younger, Agamemnon, Ode to Homer Philosopher King, wise, restricting, wise, outdated, outdated control freak make a society with the glory of old Athens return the ways of old Athens dressing us in togas and controlling our every thought dressing us in togas and controlling our every thought try to bring us back to the stone age babbling to his followers in outdoor circles of stunted earth trees babbling to your followers in outddoor circles of stunted earth trees searching for absolute control glory of old Athens, M1 glory, M2 philosophical debates, M1 gift, M1 the arts of proper war New Athenian Army The Republic#BASESThe Great SymposiumIlliumHectorPriamStentorBellerophonIsandrosHippolochosLaodameiaThalesPittacusBiasSolonCleobulusMysonChilonHippocratesDiogenesPotamonEpicurusArchimedesHieronAristippusZenoEmpedoclesLeuippusDemocritus#END#WATERBASESMetrodorusAristotlePlatoSocratesPythagorasAcadameHoraceGyges#END#BLURBLook, and you will see, who were the first to give us philosophyand democracy. Perhaps it is not that we did not learn howto have a planet on Earth, but that we had forgotten.^^ Philosopher King Plato II^ "Return to the Glory of Athens"^#DATALINKS1^LEADER: {Philosopher King Plato II}^BACKGROUND: {Unknown, Unity Assistant Professor of Philosophy and History}^AGENDA: {civiliztaion based on Plato's Republic}^TECH: {none}^#DATALINKS2^+1 POLICE: {highly ordered society}^+1 RESEARCH, extra talent per 3 citizens: {attracts intelligencia}^-1 GROWTH: {controlled, semi-closed society}^-1 PROBE, may not use cybernetic: {Traditionalist policies in conflict}^170% Hurry costs: {Perfectionist tendencies}^double votes for governor: {focus on diplomacy}#FACTIONTRUCE#xs 440#caption $CAPTION7"This war violates the principles of logic, let us call a ceasefire""A very wise decision, I agree""I thought cowardice went against your philosophy. . .ready your troops."#FACTIONTREATY#xs 440#caption $CAPTION7"Reason and logic show that we would work well together, shallwe sign a treaty of friendship to formalize our alliance""Perfectly logical, $NAME3 I agree""No, I don't need you telling me what to do."# ; This line must remain at end of file
Next, what about an artists' colony on Planet? This is one of my first factions that I designed, and it has been modified/corrected several times. As far as I Know, it has never been released elsewhere.I checked it, and I think that it's right now.It's actually, in my opinion, a pretty good builder faction. Not the first choice for an agressive player, but I tend to be a builder myself, so a lot of my factions tend to go that way.There are no graphics for this faction. I think there might be a sound file of my saying the faction quote in a fake accent. (Which is probably not close to an accurate Russian or Polish accent. SEe below)Interesting fact, or at least interesting error, I listed the leader as originally being from Poland, but gave him a clearly Russian name. Proof that 1) The faction was designed before I developed much of an interest in linguistics, and 2) my research isn't always up to snuff.Text file below the "%%%"%%%%%%%%%%;; Sid Meier's ALPHA CENTAURI;; FACTION FILE: Artists' Coalition;; Made with ACEdit (c)1999 ANX at http://www.sidgames.com/acedit;; For use this Faction file select load from ; faction select in the game and write... artfacb;#ARTFACBArtists' Coalition, The Artist, Coalition, M, 1, Andressiev Korviev, M, -1, 0, 1, 0, 0, TECH, Psych, SOCIAL, +GROWTH, SOCIAL, +PLANET, SOCIAL, -MORALE, SOCIAL, --POLICE, FACILITY, 3, TALENT, 4, HURRY, 125, COMMERCE, 1, MORALE, 0, VOTES, 1, FUNGNUTRIENT, 2, MINDCONTROL, 0, TERRAFORM, 0 Future Society, Eudaimonic, EFFIC Politics, Police State, nil Artist, Artist Annie Sparr, Oppenfeld, Sparr's Canvas Artisan, brilliant and talented, flighty and useless, creative, useless, Unsteady Dabbler revel in the beauty of this land to preserve and celebrate this new land damaging the integrity of all that we have worked to achieve damaging the integrity of all that so many have worked so hard to achieve let science and technology serve frivolity painting pictures of dead mindworms painting pictures of dead mindworms engaging in nothing but frivolity pathetic art, M1 artistic endevors, M2 artistic pursuits, M2 gift, M1 improving infrastructure and morale The Guardians of Free Thought Coalition Rules#BASESHand of the MuseTerpsicoreClioEratoPolyhymniaCaliopeThaliaMelpomeneEuterpe9th MuseSapphoProkofievDaliMagritteLi PoBeethovenRavelRamosWarholBerliozMahlerBrahmsDuChampsArpPicabiaPicassoManet#END#WATERBASESAbsintheCocteauTarrantinoCobainOsbourneLenzCholardiBjelland#END#BLURB^ Why can we not replace the screams of violence with the soundof music? Or use screams as our music? Why can we not replacethe ramparts of war with sculpture, or make them our sculpture?^^ Artisan Andressiev Koriev#DATALINKS1^LEADER: {Andressiev Korviev}^BACKGROUND: {Krakow, Poland, Unity Art and Culture Secretary}^AGENDA: {Free Artistic Creativity}^TECH: {Social Psychology}^#DATALINKS2^+1 GROWTH: {Rapid population growth}^+1 PLANET: {Appreciation of Natural Beauty}^-2 POLICE: {Dislike for authority}^re-use of material: {Free RECYCLING TANKS at each base}^{May not use Police State.}^{+1 base bonus for talents, research and commerc (extra talent per 4)}^{-1 MORALE (dislike conflict}#FACTIONTRUCE#xs 440#caption $CAPTION7"This foolish combat spoils the land!, $NAME1, Let us sign a bloodtruce so we can turn our efforts to more noble pursuits.""Let us sign a truce to end this small-minded conflict.""Never, your troops are well-painted, but useless!"#FACTIONTREATY#xs 440#caption $CAPTION7"$TITLE0 $NAME1, I hope you will one day see the error of yourways, and see the nescessity and benefits of art and creativity,let us sign a treaty.""As you wish, I see no threat from you""No, there is nothing we need to fear from you and you cannot protect your land, $NAME3."# ; This line must remain at end of file
There's a bunch of wonky stuff in the computer-readable part of the file (Drone, 1 is ridiculous), so I'll assume that you meant to have what the datalinks say, i.e. only -1 PROBE and no drone, psi, or energy bonus. (Having multiple entries on a single Datalinks line is also confusing). Just make sure to fix it before playing, as the computer won't read the datalinks to figure out how the faction should actually work.This seems probably balanced; it's very stable, but doesn't grow that fast (though easy golden ages will help a lot there). It would probably be a fairly good faction for beginners, actually. May be a bit underpowered, though; -GROWTH is quite a penalty, and while there are a few solid bonuses to compensate, they're not amazing, and adding in a sizable hurry penalty and no starting tech may be a bit much.More extraneous stuff in the computer-readable lines. As for what's in the datalinks: I'm not really sure what would happen here, as everything seems to work at cross-purposes. The research bonus per base, free recycling tanks, and high GROWTH suggest ICS (with the bonus talent to replace the police unit), the -POLICE and commerce suggest Free Market builder, and the +PLANET and -MORALE suggest a native-focused strategy.
