• Create a Planet and Invade Others - v. 2K14
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[QUOTE=CaioLugia;45336755]Quick question. What's the scale in miles/kilometers per pixel for the ships?[/QUOTE] Well, the earth has a diameter of 7,918 miles, or 12,742 kilometers. So, assuming that this is the size of Earth, each pixel is about 79.18 miles or 127.42 kilometers in the main map.
We can't really attach that scale to units otherwise a ship that's 10px long on the map would be 790 miles long.
I decided that we will have no physical scaling ratio for ships on the main map. I may specify something different for zoom maps
Declare [editline]9th July 2014[/editline] [t]http://i.cubeupload.com/GWDsru.png[/t] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68MKak8ohtE]Theme[/url] +++Otura Asteroid Field+++ [i]Much headway is made in the asteroid field as the Industrial station is moved and completed. The mining barges supply it with tens of thousands of tonnes of minerals from the asteroids and it quickly begins producing vessels for the Imperial Navy, one of note being the newly christened IVC Deliverance, a new Haven class starfighter carrier. A minefield is laid at the far end of the asteroid field as well as two defensive turrets.[/i]
Capaio? V. 2014? Maybe I should join this. [editline]9th July 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Telepethi;45338747]We can't really attach that scale to units otherwise a ship that's 10px long on the map would be 790 miles long.[/QUOTE] Reminds me of this. [t]http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o563/Neane1993/Whenyoubuildthemtoobig.jpg[/t]
Declare! [editline]10th July 2014[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/zHj4CwE.png[/t] The New Arcturian Empire begins its entrance through the rift created in the middle of the asteroid belt.
Declare [T]http://i.imgur.com/lSxrps5.png[/T] The vice admiral in the battlecruiser of northern fleet responds to warp signal from far north part of solar system. [B]Crew :[/B] I detected a warp signal. A few light minutes away. [B]Vice admiral :[/B] A warp signal? We have to check that out. Probably some aliens. Then the Admiral orders the fleet. [B]Vice Admiral :[/B] We detected warp signal nearby from north side. I need 2 Destroyers and 1 Cruiser for scouting. Part of "north" fleet go scouting to warp signal. At the moon, Self Defense system is online. Some small ships is being built. Few mining ship start mining nearby asteroid. The Admiral decided to get more ship before he starts to explore nearby planet.
[video=youtube;Tb-gI_pFog0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-gI_pFog0[/video] [I]The fabric of space-time is ripped apart near the orbit of Xehines, three massive objects with properties similar to a wormhole is revealed. In the next minutes, multiple vessels emerges from the distortions. A couple of corvettes accompanied by a formidable amount of fighters. Then, a dreadnought clad in dense armor. By this point, it was obvious that this civilization arrived at this system with the sole purpose of war. As if it wasn't enough, a behemoth of a machine slowly made it's way out of the third distortion. A huge battle carrier, the high density of this last vessel appointing to more fighters within it.[/I] [I][B]... Foolish is the ones who defies the word of The Emperor. By the will of God, The Aerthian Empire is upon you.[/B][/I] [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/L6DQ1rv.png[/img_thumb]
Oh damn, That size. Hopefully it's not that huge compare to my ship.
[thumb]http://i.cubeupload.com/UHVGM4.png[/thumb] The mystery object disintegrates, however there are gasses that didn't disappear with the planet. There is a high chance someone tried to make a wormhole but decided not to, attracting particles around it.
Declare [T]http://i.imgur.com/JrPjr72.png[/T] At colony. Something strange detected from orbital deep space radar. An officer and Scientist are discussing. [B]Officer :[/B] I don't understand this. Is planet a just disappear? [B]Scientist :[/B] No trace left? [B]Officer :[/B] Just a few strange particles left. [B]Scientist :[/B] Let me see.... Wait a minute. These are particles from warp portal. Don't tell me they are warping the whole planet? [B]Officer :[/B] Why the hell they are doing that? [B]Scientist :[/B] I have no idea. Maybe experimenting with warp technology? We might be the lucky one when we first testing that technology. [B]Officer : [/B]Poor aliens... Good thing We don't blow our home world up. Hold on, incoming warp signal from planet e. Radar shows 3 warp signals. Multiple objects are coming out from them, and seems like coming to the moon. [B]Officer : [/B]Oh no, looks like we gonna have problem. [B]Scientist :[/B] And single signal isn't alarming enough. Call for admiral. On the battleship, the admiral received message from colony. He orders something. [B]Admiral : [/B]We are going to need assistance. I will call backup. Could you also built these? [B]Colony : [/B]This is going to take time, also one of these is a newer model... [B]Admiral : [/B]If you can, do it. Assistance will arrive in time when you finished. [B]Colony : [/B]Alright, sir. The admiral order fleet to regroup, except the fleet that are scouting. The colony is sending more mining ship. looks like it's working on some project.
Declare! [editline]11th July 2014[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/KeZmQtq.png[/t] [img]http://i.imgur.com/aAnpGd6.png[/img] More ships emerge.
Those corvettes are pretty fucking huge. You know Corvettes are supposed to be, essentially, large fighters / gunships right?
declare [editline]10th July 2014[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/v73KY9M.png[/t] The Pumpkin Planet extends its vines to the asteroids. The fleet begins to head deeper into the asteroid field.
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ZAP! [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/SZxc6nN.png[/thumb] A small spaceship appears where the object used to be. It appears the object didn't actually disappear, just went dark and somehow lost it's mass. The crew of the spaceship starts communicating with what appears to be someone who sent them, from another universe entirely. [b]Unidentified crew member:[/b] We have arrived, the experiment worked! [b]???:[/b] Does everything seem fine? [b]Unidentified crew member:[/b] Yes. [b]???:[/b] I don't understand. We literally forced a universe open! Everything should look like it was in a blender! [b]Unidentified crew member:[/b] Maybe Cortzsopf was right, and the effects somehow wear off during the "digging" process. [b]???:[/b] Maybe. Where are you now? [b]Unidentified crew member:[/b] We got closer to the sun then expected. There are still anomalies around us but they wore off. We should have listened to Shyban and modified the coefficient to -235, not -223! And you even wanted less, you could have screwed up the sun and make who knows what! [b]???:[/b] Okay okay, i fucked up, almost. Now wait until we teleport everything, this thing eats power like mad, the reactor almost collapsed! We had to exterminate a lot of lifeforms that should never ever exist last time it happened! Do you know how much crap the benefactors spewed after that? I almost went insane. So, that means you will have to wait quite some time until everything arrives, one by one of course.
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Alright, Then I declare. [T]http://i.imgur.com/sfkeHW9.png[/T] At colony, The deep space radar found a ship pop out from the location where planet a was. [B]Officer :[/B] Now what? A ship that could eat the whole planet? [B]Scientist :[/B] I don't think so. More like it's swap the place. The warp particles are gone as well. [B]Officer :[/B] It shouldn't get any worse. [B]Scientist :[/B] I hope so. Anything update from planet e? [B]Officer : [/B]Nothing so far. We might finish this in time. Mining ship is doing it's job. There's also a gas harvester. Which is scooping hydrogen for fuel. The northern scout arrived at destination and going to hide near asteroids, in case of hostile target.
Declare. [QUOTE=Telepethi;45308007]Step 1) Find picture of planet you want to use Step 2) Crop planet out of rest of picture Step 3) Resize planet to 100px or less Step 4) ??? Step 5) Profit[/QUOTE] *cough cough* A new planet warps into view! [T]http://i.imgur.com/F26zhII.png[/T] [I]The planet is scorching hot and incredibly close to the star but is rich in minerals and ore. The surface of the planet mostly consists of sand deserts where only the most physically adapted animals can live. Strangely the planet doesn't spin so therefore the side opposite the sun is extremely cold with little to no life in the tundras. But between the scorching deserts and the sub zero tundras lies a tropical rainforest which spans across the equator of the planet. The rainforest is filled with all sorts of creatures all baffled by the sudden warp of the planet.[/I] So yeah, thanks a lot for showing me how it's done! :D [I] Owen Johnson stands proudly on the observation deck of the battleship looking down towards the planet that he successfully warped into the system. The Lieutenant enters the observation deck with a panicked look on his face.[/I] [B]Owen Johnson[/B]: Ah, isn't it a beautiful sight Lieutenant? Warp technology never seizes to amaze me... [B]Lieutenant[/B]: Yes sir, I agree but we have more pressing matters to attend to. We've been using the long range scanning systems to locate other civilizations and have identified a unknown planet right on the edge of the system, the planet seems to be living and has tendrils which seem to be spreading across to the nearby asteroid field, I'm worried that if this planet is left to it's own devices then it will soon begin spreading to other planets, it'll seems to be made out of some kind of highly adaptable material which can live in all conditions. The planet also seems to be giving off strange signals across the system. [B]Owen Johnson[/B]: Hmm, do we have any idea what these signals are? [B]Lieutenant[/B]: No sir but we're making progress on the signals. We've also located the remnants of a Hex prison that was recently destroyed assisting the escape of a pirate named 'Torcher' the Hex seem to be offering a reward for returning him either alive or bringing the ship ID core. Torcher has escaped with his own elite band of raiders and custom built vessels, we're currently unsure of how capable these ships are but this pirate has a history for pulling off amazing raids, often invading entire planets. They're currently many miles away but could be a problem. [B]Owen Johnson[/B]: Alright Lieutenant, what progress have you made on trade routes being setup? [B]Lieutenant[/B]: Currently none sir, it seems that the locals are rather shy and currently no relations have been setup. [B]Owen Johnson[/B]: Well, continue broadcasting Lieuten- [I]Alarms begin to blare and a message is broadcasted across the entire ship on repeat "Captain, report to the Bridge"[/I] [B]Owen Johnson[/B]: Duty calls, come Lieutenant. I can see you're worried and I'll discuss matters with you soon. [I]Cpt Johnson walks onto the bridge and is immediately directed to one of the terminals showing three unidentified ships heading towards the warp location.[/I] [B]Owen Johnson[/B]: We've got company! Send two Cruisers to intercept the ships, hail them repeatedly asking what their intention is, Lieutenant, board one of the Cruisers and perform negotiations, with the ships. Do not open fire unless the ships are hostile, we don't need war, we've only just got here after all, they're probably just scouting us out right now. While I'm here... Begin construction on the refinery with two cargo ships, send the other two to begin mining operations near the asteroid field. I want the other Cruiser to oversee operations and protect the Cargo ships, right now they need to be protected, no matter the cost. [B]Lieutenant[/B]: Captain, what of the issues I informed you of before? [B]Owen Johnson[/B]: Ah of course... The Battleship and I will be heading to this 'living planet' you told me about, I'm not too sure about it myself but I'll ask the other civilizations nearby and see if they have any intel on the ship. I should be safe, after all who is going to challenge a battleship without reason? Summary of Events: - The planet 'Adamned' finishes warping into view - The SS Class Battleship begins it's journey towards the unknown planet - Two Cruisers begin heading towards the unidentified vessels. - Two cargo ships begin construction on the refinery, while the other two begin mining operations. One cruiser oversees the construction project. It's late at night, forgive me for any spelling errors.
[Current 'Missions' available] [B]Bonnie and Clyde:[/B] Capture or kill Torcher and bring his ship's ID core back to Hex authorities for a reward. [B]Old World Favors:[/B] Investigate the derelict planet-class space station for advanced technology. [Other Events] -Terran Dynamics has re-initiated a contract with the Empire for large shipments of Markrean cybernetic augmentations, following the opening of trade between Markrean and Terran space. -Aenaris Orbital Solutions value continues to drop as Torcher remains abroad. Now 2.35 credits per stock. -Xenologists are underway to investigating the sudden and unexpected disappearance of all Arcturian network signatures on the INT Intergalactic Network Web several hundred years ago. As a result of rumors about Arcturian ships being spotted in the new galaxy, a ship group of scientists has been dispatched along with a small Terran war fleet as an escort. -The Andromeda Hex increases the bounty on Torcher to 500 000 000Cr
I sincerely hope people are actually spriting all of their ships, and not just creating small ones inside of the map view. The point is you size your sprites down for the map, not the other way around. If people only use the map view with tiny sprites, because they didn't actually make a sheet, it's really gonna make any sort of engagement boring to look at. That said, I do know that a lot of you [I]do[/I] have sprites, but I thought it was worth mentioning. Also srsly people use zoomed in view more show us those sweet sprites in detailed action. And [del][B]declare[/del][/B]. Undeclare, something came up.
Declare! [editline]12th July 2014[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/gnLa24M.png[/t] The vines continue to envelop nearby asteroids. Pumpkins quickly begin to grow, drawing nutrients from the asteroids. Meanwhile, a small "ship" heads even deeper into the asteroid field, now using its vines as grappling hooks.
Declare At colony, while construction is progressing. Deep space radar scans for more data. Officer seems to concern about what he founds. [B]Officer : [/B]Dude, I worry about things I found here. Actually 2 of them. What should I tell you first? [B]Scientist : [/B]Tell me what you are concern most. [B]Officer : [/B]Alright, There's a new planet appears where the scout fleet are going. If they're enemy, we may face two side battle. Which is really bad. [B]Scientist : [/B]I hope they negotiate before shoot. Now what is second thing you found. [B]Officer : [/B]You have to look by yourself. I'm not sure what I just see. [B]Scientist : [/B]Let me see. Huh, What the heck is this, A massive plant? [B]Officer : [/B]I told you. That big plant is growing and spreading its vines to nearby asteroid. [B]Scientist :[/B] It's going to be a huge trouble if it's growing too fast. It could eat the whole planet! [B]Officer : [/B]So if this thing is near us, we all fucked. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/0PnpaxS.png[/IMG] The scout fleet see 2 ships coming to them. They stop the engines and sending message. [I]"Unidentified vessels, We're sorry for entering your area. We are scouting this area. We are Obsidian Union from planet Gamma Ishtar d. Whose faction you come from?" [/I][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/K4jGmZb.png[/IMG] At the main fleet. The admiral is discussing the situation. [B]Admiral :[/B] While we're waiting. Do we have some other news? [B]Rear Admiral :[/B] Yes sir, First, The hex authority said their prisoner "Torcher" just escape. They want him dead or alive with his ship ID core. Second, They want us to investigate the derelict planet-class space station. Third, The scout fleet found some fleet at the closest planet to the sun. And final, The Crimson Sharks want to set a trade route with us. [B]Admiral : [/B]I hope we have some friends to help us. Maybe to do those missions. But right now there's trouble we are facing. [T]http://i.imgur.com/dcaUMke.png[/T]
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Declare [editline]13th July 2014[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/o9syECo.png[/t] [img]http://i.imgur.com/EnudX2i.png[/img] The fleet arrives, including the Behemoth.
Damn those look good. I wish my shit looked that good.
Declare. Additions might look a bit large, but that's mostly due to the vastly different scales everybody is using.
[IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/gregmasterx/capz1.png[/IMG] A flock of space dragons moves into an asteroid field close to the sun. [thumb]http://u.cubeupload.com/gregmasterx/capm1.png[/thumb] (mostly filler until i'm done with my spritesheet)
Declare [editline]18th July 2014[/editline] [QUOTE][IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/FIcaWe.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] It appears that the raiders have reactivated the derelict space station. A large surge of energy is being expended from its hull.
Declare. At Colony, An Officer detected something from Derelict Station. [B]Officer : [/B]I detect some signal from that station. Are you sure this thing is dead? [B]Scientist : [/B]Let me see. Whoa, What is this? It can't be... [B]Officer : [/B]What you see? The station isn't dead? [B]Scientist : [/B]It may functional, but these reading from energy fluctuation are really scary. [B]Officer : [/B]Sound like the fleet shouldn't go there. On the construction site nearby. 3 ships are completed. Captain inside the new carrier is awaiting for launch. [B]Launch Control : [/B]This is LC to CVL-105. Your ship is fully refuel and fitted. Pads are clear. You are ready for take off. [B]Captain : [/B]Roger that LC. Ignite engine and booster systems. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/JQ5LLgv.png[/IMG] 2 Destroyers and a newer model of Light Carrier launch to orbit. [T]http://i.imgur.com/1WAOIx0.png[/T] [B]Commodore : [/B]The carrier enter orbit sir, but the reinforcement aren't coming yet. [B]Admiral :[/B] Don't worry, I'm sure they are coming.
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