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Post by malika on May 17, 2005 11:26:49 GMT -5
Okay this has been popping in my mind just now, but it could be interesting.
We need some sort of timeline with the main events and main technological stuff that is out there, for example: -1937: Japan invades China -1938: US test Tesla technology -1939: Germany invades Poland -1940: First mech walker units sighted in Axis forces -1943: UFO units sighted amongst Axis forces
Okay, not only would this timeline give a view of what happened when and what was available at a certain time, we could also use it for the gamerules. Each time you play, you pick a scenario which takes place in a certain time, lets say 1940. In 1940 there were no UFO's yet, so you wouldnt be able to take those units. This would definately give some extra thematics to the game and background. However make this optional if you have players who dont want to stick to the background of course, but this gives a deeper level to the game and background.
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Post by CommieRabbit on May 17, 2005 11:33:13 GMT -5
Very cool, I'm all for a timeline for the game's universe. It also adds certain depth and compaign elements to the game, so we can see players making army lists for different periods and such (again, cutting down on cookie-cutter lists ). Most importantly it would add some interesting and immersive fluff to the game, which I think is great.
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Post by malika on May 17, 2005 11:36:04 GMT -5
Hey making up every way to make this game deeper and more of a hellhole for cookie-cutters! (oh I love that word)
The timeline will also have more meaning then, for example in GW games where you have to look for a timeline on fansite with the amount of background 40k has most players dont really care for the timeline since it's not really reflected in the rules (well pre/post Horus Heresy at most) but with our "system" it could be very interesting and challenging for players to have a fitting army. Too bad there can be cheeper models at this time since the whole range was going to be metal models.
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Post by Darkson on May 17, 2005 23:06:35 GMT -5
I like the timeline idea. You can have endless options for armies. " We are playing a story based game that will start in 43". This is a VERY good idea. ;D
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Post by malika on May 18, 2005 7:08:58 GMT -5
Thank you for the compliment
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Post by warlordgrubnatz on Jun 4, 2005 14:33:46 GMT -5
hi, new to this boad sounds intresting. ive been reading your stuff and i think ive got the basic idea, heres a timeline for you. ( assuming we are taking the war up to p[resent day) -1928: ufo crash lads near koln germany -1932: germany begins building huge army -1937: Japan invades China -1938: US test Tesla technology -1939: Germany invades Poland -1939: war officialy begins, german forces begin moving through europe. -1940: First mech walker units sighted in Axis forces, russia special forces hi jack secret german project. -1943: UFO units sighted amongst Axis forces, americans develop nukes -1944: ufo unit crash lands in virginia usa, german soldiers inside -1946: germany arrives in france and south africa. germans develop a huge tank called gross tigger panzer. -1947: germany full invaded france, turky joins axis, italy invades surrounding islands and sends boats to spain. American commandoes take german research lab in south pole, they find strange things including a dead alien. -1948- germany take jersy and other chanel islands. -1950- usa creates ufos and mechs, germany atacks england but fails, italy take madrid fully invading spain. -1952: america and russia send probes into space -1954: brazil joins axis, ermans enter the valley of kings in ejypt. -1954: america lands on moon. Back on earth russiaan troops arive in africa to reenforce Rommel. mexico rebels, the rebel forces win after a few months and attack the usa boarder. -1957: English liberate normandy and jersy, major ship battls on fawkland islands between britaan and argentina. germans and russians fight for south africa, british troops retreat from africa. -1958: England pushes into europe but fails, large front formen on french boarders. Argentina joins axis -1960: america establishes moon colony, germans land on moon, more south american countries start rebeling, a few including mexico join the axis. peru revolts and joins the soviets -1966: real alien space craft crashes in america, germans claim to have found holy grail -1967: german paratroops land in scotland, skirmish results in english win, some relic recovered 1969: germans launch failed assault on usa. -1970: first battle on moon, results in both sides decimated. 1972: the great revolution: lots of rebelions start over the usa natz and soviet cults break out 1977: still no advancement on earth, germans launch ship to mars- fails in disaster
-1981: first titan mech built by russia, germans land on mars -1985: Americans dvelop first military spaceships -1993: germany develops space vessels -1998: first space battle germans win, -2000: america establishes mars colony -2002: german troops take souther ireland, front formed between southern and northern ireland. -2005: war rages on all fronts, no sign of end. how does thios sound edit: added more edit: added even more. edit: changed russians+ germans as enemies and added more stuff
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Post by Darkson on Jun 4, 2005 14:46:02 GMT -5
This is all good stuff.
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Post by warlordgrubnatz on Jun 4, 2005 15:18:10 GMT -5
later ill slot in recovery of relics, more tech and famous battles
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Post by malika on Jun 5, 2005 7:17:55 GMT -5
So are the Russians and Germans working together here? And I think you should definately have a big conflict in South America too, not all of them just joined the Axis, large civil wars there etc.
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Post by warlordgrubnatz on Jun 5, 2005 7:52:56 GMT -5
yeah the russins are working with ther axis, i could add that the russians betrayed the axis and wared with everyone if you want, ill add more about south merica.
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Post by malika on Jun 5, 2005 15:19:35 GMT -5
This would mean that the Germans stayed friendly with the USSR? Eventhough it would sort of be a contradiction of Nazi ideas (lebensraum in the east...communist the main enemy)
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Post by Darkson on Jun 5, 2005 17:21:48 GMT -5
I think we will keep the Russians enemy's of the Germans. We are working on scenarios to play and it is just better to keep it this way.
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Post by warlordgrubnatz on Jun 7, 2005 14:01:58 GMT -5
okay ill edit it
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Post by malika on Jun 23, 2005 10:34:49 GMT -5
Arew we going to let the war go on even after 1945? Or are we going to Warlord Grubnatz approach of letting the war last longer and longer?
Im still a little bit sceptical about titan sized mechs and interplanetary warfare...but that is not for me to decide
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Post by warlordgrubnatz on Jun 23, 2005 13:18:01 GMT -5
i was under the impression that the game wouldnt be set in a specific date. ill remove evrthing after 1945 if you want.
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