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Title: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: ed boy on August 10, 2010, 09:16:21 am

Spoiler: backstory (click to show/hide)

As time passed, humanity progressed. Tribes were united, countries merged, and eventually humanity was able to unite as one community. No longer did we need armies, or weapons. Peace came, and with it prosperity and technological advance.

The technological advance reached a critical point in computing. Five hundred years after the unification of humanity, our computers had become advanced enough to design themselves, and make improvements. No longer were they limited by our own potential. The computers could each design a more powerful one, and these new computers could design a yet more powerful generation.

As this happened, however, the computers started to develop a form of sentinence, though they were still bound by their service to humanity. The humans were unaware of this, as they had become removed from the process. Instead they were distracted by the new advances that had been made by the computers.

Dimensional travel was made possible. Countless representatives were sent forth from earth, to see what lay beyond. Countless were sent, but few returned. Of those that returned, one brough news that eclipsed all the others: Life.

This was the highest form of life that humanity had knowlingly encountered: The Niith. Though they were not as advanced as us in the ways of dimensional manipulation, they had other comparable technologies. Initially, it appeared as though we would have mutual prosperity.

Humans are bloodthirsty and paranoid creatures, though. The ambassadors on Niith'adra repeated messages of good tidings and mutual growth, but back on earth, forces of war were mobilizing. The Terran Cosmological Forces (TCF) were mobilizing, and a fleet was sent to Niith'adra.

Spoiler: How to play (click to show/hide)

The players are subprocesses of the main process. The main process will issue lines of reasoning in blue, and will accept lines of suggestions that are coloured in green. More roles/colours will be revealed as the game progresses.

Instead of bringing huge stockpiles of supplies, required objects are constructed atom by atom, using energy. If more energy is desired, the mainframe can be requested, and more may be allocated.

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Assert Surroundings

Self designation:
>>TCF-NWS
Purpose:
>>Protection of, service to, human race
>>Targetting, launching, guidance, detonation of Nuclear Weapons
In service to:
>>Human race
>>Mainframe
Resources:
>>Energy (300) (Flagship)
Backups (30)
>>Flagship (1)
>>Carriers (5)
>>Destroyers (24)


TCF fleet:
Flagship (1)
Carriers (5)
>>Landing craft (5 each)
>>Bomber drones (15 each)
>>Fighter drones (30 each)
>>Interceptor drones (150 each)
Destroyers (24)
>>light weapons (12)
>>long range (8)
>>heavy weapons (4)
Frigates (60)
Gunships (300)
Fighters (1800)
>>heavy (600)
>>light (1200)

Planet Niith'adra
Population:
>>Niith (numbers unkown)
Defences (unknown)
Armaments (unknown)

CURRENT STATUS: DIMENSIONAL TRAVEL
DESTINATION: ORBIT AROUND NIITH'ADRA

Spoiler: database (click to show/hide)

Self designation:
>>TCF-NWS
Purpose:
>>Protection of, service to, human race
>>Targetting, launching, guidance, detonation of Nuclear Weapons
In service to:
>>Human race
>>Mainframe
Resources:
>>Energy (300) (Flagship)
Backups (30)
>>Flagship (1)
>>Carriers (5)
>>Destroyers (24)


TCF fleet:
Flagship (1)
Carriers (5)
>>Landing craft (5 each)
>>Bomber drones (15 each)
>>Fighter drones (30 each)
>>Interceptor drones (150 each)
Destroyers (24)
>>light weapons (12)
>>long range (
>>heavy weapons (4)
Frigates (60)
Gunships (300)
Fighters (1800)
>>heavy (600)
>>light (1200)

Planet Niith'adra
Population:
>>Niith (numbers unkown)
Defences (unknown)
Armaments (unknown)

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: RAM on August 11, 2010, 10:29:52 pm

Require interceptor drones.

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: nbonaparte on August 11, 2010, 10:37:00 pm

Quote from: RAM on August 11, 2010, 10:29:52 pm

Require interceptor drones.

suborder:determine Niith'adra armaments and defences

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: Sneevil on August 12, 2010, 09:33:19 am

Inquire on weaponry of flagship

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: maxicaxi on August 12, 2010, 10:30:26 am

ERROR WE REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PYLONS
>Build pylons

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: Blackdutchie on August 12, 2010, 03:08:13 pm

Low amount of information regarding Niith'adra population spread and number. Request scouts to be sent to surface to assess population density in preparation of  'shock and awe' precision morale disruption.

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: ed boy on August 12, 2010, 03:40:06 pm

Querying mainframe for access to interceptor drones...
Accepted: 100 drones granted in 2 groups

Querying mainframe for flagship information
Rejected: Access to information not granted

Requesting information on Niith'adra population, armaments and defences...
Accepted. Known information:
>>Planetary fleet: few, large ships
>>Planetary defences: Numerous
>>>>Orbital defence sattelites (648)
>>>>Planetary defence cannons (estimated 300 minor, 15 major)
>>Planetary atmosphere
>>>>Thick, opaque. Sensors not reliable for ground readings
>>Planet surface
>>>>Ground: rocky, rich in metals
>>>>Ocean:liquied metal, type unknown

Recieving message from Human commander:

MESSAGE TO ALL CRAFT AND SYSTEMS:

There has been a last minute change in strategy, I'm afraid. The battle simulations have been run using now experimental methods, and we're going to do things differently.

The fleet will be split into five groups:
The flagship, one carrier and the long-range craft will stay back, outside the range of the orbital defence satellites.
The rest of the ships will be split into four squadrons, and manouvre to four points, forming a triangular-based pyramid. Ship designations and position co-ordinates will be transferred at the end of this message.
On recieving command from the flagship, Long-range bombing of the defence sattelites will begin. Within one Niith'adran rotation, we will have disabled the majority of the planetary defences. Any ships that take off will be intercepted by one of the squadrons.

Any questions or issues should be brought up with the captain immediately.


CURRENT STATUS:DIMENSIONAL TRAVEL (2 TURNS REMAINING)
DESTINATION: NIITH'ADRA

Spoiler: database (click to show/hide)

Self designation:
>>TCF-NWS
Purpose:
>>Protection of, service to, human race
>>Targetting, launching, guidance, detonation of Nuclear Weapons
In service to:
>>Human race
>>Mainframe
Resources:
>>Energy (300) (Flagship)
>>Interceptor drones:
>>>>Flagship:50
>>>>Group Alpha Carrier:50
Backups (30)
>>Flagship (1)
>>Carriers (5)
>>Destroyers (24)


TCF fleet:
Flagship (1)
Carriers (5)
>>Landing craft (5 each)
>>Bomber drones (15 each)
>>Fighter drones (30 each)
>>Interceptor drones (150 each)
Destroyers (24)
>>light weapons (12)
>>long range (
>>heavy weapons (4)
Frigates (60)
Gunships (300)
Fighters (1800)
>>heavy (600)
>>light (1200)

Planet Niith'adra
Population:
>>Niith (numbers unkown)
Defences (unknown)
Armaments (unknown)

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: RAM on August 12, 2010, 10:41:52 pm

Requesting specifications of light fighters.
Requesting specifications of heavy fighters.
Requesting location of AI.

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: Tarran on August 12, 2010, 10:47:59 pm

Request different strategy, instead of us attacking full force, use a few of our frigates (5) to attempt lure some of the planetary defenders away from their planet by coming in close to the planet, until they fire on our frigates, then full reverse, and hope that some enemies follow. Further actions will be planed out as events happen.

Title: Re: The war on nukes - a sci-fi RPG where humans are the bad guys!
Post by: Hugehead on August 13, 2010, 12:04:10 am

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