As for us from the Dev team, we’d like to announce the… “rebirth” of the Flood Forum Games. Before, we tried to narrow the spectrum with rules and ignore the success we had with the second game. Which is why 3.0 was a bust. As such, we’re coming back with shortened rules, easier ideas, and [b]NO[/b] set alliances. This game is the “Fun Game”, a game devoid of all the entrapping, ensnaring, and just downright un-fun rules we tried to encorperate into the last game. [I]We worked on this for a LONG while… please bear with the length. We suggest that you read the entire thing, then go back and copy parts that you think would be useful to have at hand so you don’t have to look through it again.[/I] --- [b][u]Credit goes to[/b][/u]: -Lord Snakie, for making games 1 and 2, and for Lead Design and compilation of 3. Also for the compilation of this “Fun-Game”, game 4.0. -ODST27 for helping with pictures for the system, and for assistance on other, more mundane items. -The rest of the previous development teams and the development teams of BGG for their massive contributions! --- [b][u]Why we play[/u][/b]: Simple; everybody wants to kill everybody else! --- [b][u]How to play[/u][/b]: * Pick a faction and declare yourself * Narrate your actions * Join an Alliance (If you want to) * Fight for you (and your allies) to control the system --- [b][u]There are a few guidelines[/u][/b]: * Keep it reasonable; No fleets of obscenely large size without building them, no instant landings or takeoffs, no quick movements. Everything takes turns * No "Instant fleets"; Reinforcements can arrive, but it must be declared that they are inbound several turns before they arrive. The only ‘instant’ fleet you get is the one your armies bring with them at the beginning, and it should be fairly small. * A "turn" consists of one post. You cannot take two consecutive turns * Don't be a prick- When you loose ships and people, admit it and keep playing * Pay attention to other people’s posts and the rules *Make sure that you don’t just constantly build. Even if you are building within the rules, you can’t build fleets and buildings all the time. Think about when your resources would run out if this was real, and stop building one or the other at that point for a few turns. The entire point of this game is [b]realism[/b], and it’s only [I]real[/I] if there’s no infinite resources. --- [b][u]Story Plots[/u][/b]: Story Plots are new things that will pop up in the course of the story. They will offer rewards of ships, technology, and many other things. But be careful- some story plots are more dangerous than others to ignore. If ignored, the enemy could gain valuable technology or ships without having to fight for them at all. Story plots will be listed in the post under the current player/faction status post. --- [b][u]The Game’s Format[/u][/b]: The game should follow one, solid format so every one of us can keep track of what the enemy has. This is how it should be done ([b][I]PLEASE NOTE: You should check your post completely before you post it! Make sure you change out old messages and comments left strewn around your posts! The smaller it is, the faster and easier it is to work![/I][/b]): [b]Your faction[/b]: [b]Ships[/b]: [b]Ground units[/b]: [b]Buildings[/b]: (What buildings you've already built. Add different sub-titles, like Buildings-Asteroid Field as you expand, so people know your full defenses at every base. Doesn't include research/upgrades. Delete buildings as they are destroyed) (You start the game with a 1-bay Space Station. Please reflect that as your first building here, and look further below as to what the differences are in Space Stations) [b]Finished Research[/b]: (Finished research goes here. Make sure to [b][I]EXPLAIN WHAT IT DOES[/b][/I]) [b]Research[/b]: (Current Research) [b]Construction[/b]: (Current Construction) [b]Ground Movement[/b]: [b]Space movement[/b]: [b]Allies[/b]: [b]Enemies[/b]: [b]Message to all[/b]: (What you would like to flash around your solar system to all who see it.) --- [b][u]Rules for fighting[/u][/b]: 1. [b]War losses[/b]: When a war is being fought, all sides must accept the defeats. The winning and losing sides lose things. They must change their posts to orient around the fight, like change the fleet numbers to it. With this comes the responsibility of deducting the amount of losses from the total fleet. 2. [b]Fighting[/b]: You must declare what you attack and how. If you just say you attack something, then it could be with just infantry and it do nothing. You must say what attacks what, and you must either outnumber, outpower, or use a surprise or tactical approach to win. 3. [b]Boarding[/b]: When boarding, it takes 3 turns, with the exception of a larger-grade ship that would take longer (for conformation if one of your ships would have a longer boarding time, PM me and give me the specifications. In my reply, I will say yes or no and give you the amount of time it would take a slow-boarding (normal) faction to take it or a fast-boarding (Flood/Borg) faction to take it. If it is different than the norm, you will have to post those times next to the ship listed in your Ships bar in your post). For a normal takeover, it’s 1 to board, one to kill crew, one to learn to fly and take control, then the ship is yours. If you have a faction such as the Borg that can terraform ships and turn all of the crew into Borg at the same time, or the Flood which can attack much quicker and take the crew itself over, it would only take 2 turns. Make sure to PM me to confirm if your faction would take 3 or 2 turns to board a ship. 4. [b]WMD's[/b]: Superweapons may be used during warfare, but be careful of the losses, if anything of yours is engaging the enemy fleet that gets attacked, they get lost along with the enemy. Also, the Superweapon normally only destroys a large number, not the whole enemy fleet. Advanced WMD rules are down a bit more. 5. [b]Shields[/b]: Shields are automatically installed to ships and units based on what level of shielding you research. The shield can protect from anything except for a WMD or EMP. You must design better shields to protect against WMDs, and the only thing that would protect against EMP is a backup shield, which must also be researched. 6. [b]EMP[/b]: We all know that EMP, if used, will knock out a ship/vehicle. EMP uses a lot of power though, and you must research it. It is classified as a WMD, and the same advanced rules will apply. 7. [b]Equal turns[/b]: If you and an enemy are fighting, you cannot do a double post. You must wait at least until 1 other person has made a post, and then you can post again. You can only post twice without the enemy you are attacking responding. From that point on, you can post but not attack him. 8. [b]Base destruction[/b]: You must get through an orbital fleet and shielding before you can destroy an enemy base. If it comes this far and your enemy has you pinned without shields, beware! If your faction loses its only base, you lose the game and cannot re-enter as the same faction. This is why building 2-3 bases on separate planets would be a smart move. 9. [b]Victory[/b]: If you win a war, your opponent that lost (as long as he wasn’t destroyed) must pay whatever the two of you were fighting for (if you were). If you were not, by the terms of whatever treaty you come up with (the treaty must be posted when finished) you can get whatever was discussed there. Be careful with treaties, however. Time spent negotiating can turn into turns your enemy has to recuperate, and can make the agreement way less than perfect. 10. [b]Nemeses… become allies?[/b]: Sometimes, it will come down to ‘The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend’ logic. If one faction teams up with another under the table, the third will likely get obliterated. Be careful to not overly piss off one faction unless you have a plan. Better to keep one neutral than have one even trade with your enemy. 11. [b]Base Listing[/b]: Wherever you set up a base, space port, space station, asteroid mine, or anything that involves building and would be considered a ‘factory’ ‘space station’ or ‘base’ of any kind must be listed. Post the info under the ‘lists’ section in the suggested guide for posting. 12. [b]Bypassing Defenses[/b]: During an attack your ships can ignore the orbiting enemy fleets and go right for defensive structures or other things....but you will suffer an automatic 50% loss in ships and personnel. (If you have an odd number of something, round UP) 13. There is a limit of 8,000 units recruited per planet per turn. [Edited on 10.17.2008 9:44 AM PDT]