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Cybergod
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Wünderland
Feb 2001
time: 05:18
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I had this idea of a more zesty University, with Zakharov's grand daughter as the leader!  So here it is:
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#UNICON
New University Commonwealth, The Researcher, Unicon, M, 1, Oleksandra, F, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1,
TECH, Physic, TECH, InfNet, TECH, Biogen, SOCIAL, +EFFIC, SOCIAL, +RESEARCH, SOCIAL, -PLANET, SOCIAL, --POLICE, FACILITY, 8, FREEFAC, 9, FREEFAC, 17
Future Society, Cybernetic, RESEARCH
Politics, Fundamentalist, nil
Unicon, Unicon
Isabella, Stankov, Isabella Dvor
Doctor, magnificent, ethically lacking, advanced, horrific,
Technofreak
pursue pure knowledge
to strive in research and commit myself to perfection
crossing the line of humane ethics
crossing the line of humane ethics
turn all humanity into colonies of lab rats to serve you
researching new weapons of mass destruction
playing with your lab animals
conducting dispicable research
bizzare agenda, F1
thirst for knowledge, F1
'perfection', F1
enhancement fee, F1
helping your pathetic minions live in this harsh world
Unicom Security
Unicom Law
#BASES
Unicom Base
Laboratoria
Tesla City
Cybertown
Zakharovgrad
Base of Idealism
Pure City
Kosmodrom
Zvezda Star
Data Collection
Dvornik Palaces
Technograd
Kolonia Base
Futur Lab
Pure Knowledge
Research Tower
Commonwealth Rise
Sveta Planeta
Nanograd
Talent Gardens
Universal Truth
Monolithian Secret
Base of the Wise
Encyclopedia Galactica
New Generation
Magnificent Perfection
Nova Utopia
#END
#WATERBASES
Vodograd
Wave Kinetics
Unicom Marinery
Knowledge Basin
Base of Pureness
Aquatic Development
Synth of the Sea
Infinite Complexity
#END
#BLURB
"Many cycles have passed since the seeds of human knowledge have
scattered across the face of the new world. So many human souls,
unprepared for the new chapter in human history. Billions are dead
on the old world, because of human incapacity to conserve pure
knowledge and not twist it into some ville instrument of
destruction. Only by pursuing unmeddled and conserved reseach can
we survive and achieve wonders with this new chance on Chiron."
^
^ -- Doctor Oleksandra Zakharov,
^ "Unwritten History"
#DATALINKS1
^LEADER: {Doctor Oleksandra Zakharov}
^BACKGROUND: {University of Planet, Prokhor Zakharov's grand daughter}
^AGENDA: {Pure Knowledge}
^TECH: {Biogenetics, Information Networks and Applied Physics}
^
#DATALINKS2
^+1 EFFIC: {Efficient machinery}
^+1 RESEARCH: {Commited to research}
^-1 PLANET: {Artificial exploitation of Planet}
^-2 POLICE: {Weak controls over ethics}
^Free {Network Node} at each base
^Free {Biology Lab} upon discovering Centauri Empathy
^Free {Research Hospital} upon discovering Gene Splicing
^{May not run Fundamentalist Politics.}
#FACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"Our tactical calculations seem incorrect, for you have proven to
be a worthy opponent indeed. Shall we call off this destructive war
and leave each other alone to study in peace?"
"This war cost me one research point too many. It's a Truce."
"It's time to end your unethical ways, Doctor."
#FACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"Dear $TITLE0, I see that our research projects could go hand in hand.
Why don't we establish a Treaty to exchange our priceless knowledge?"
"Why of course. Technology and Friendship - together!"
"I do not wish to be subjected to your 'research' projects, Doctor."
#ALIENFACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"Our tactical calculations seem incorrect, for you have proven to
be a worthy opponent indeed. Shall we call off this destructive war
and leave each other alone to study in peace?"
"Technology: important. Death: to be avoided. Truce: agreed."
"$NAME3: dispicable projects nearing end. War: continues!"
#ALIENFACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"$TITLE0 $NAME1, as you see, among all these warring human factions,
our faction has continued to pursue research of pure knowledge,
unmeddled by outside motives. You seem technological powerful. Why
don't we aid each other and exchange knowledge through a Treaty
of Friendship?"
"Unicom possesion: valuable human knowledge. Treaty: agreed."
"Progenitor: disgusted by your lack of scruples. Treaty: no." |
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GM Blues
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Toronto, Canada
Mar 2002
time: 00:18
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Honoured to be the first to d/l the Unicom faction. Unfortunately, the first file doesn't seem to want to unzip (that's me trying to d/l it 3 times in a row). I got the 2nd file fine though.
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GM Blues
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Toronto, Canada
Mar 2002
time: 00:18
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Ooo, pretty picture  I like. Although I still think the ingame pic looks like a starfish  I can't do any better so I won't complain anymore 
I do think you should get rid of the Research, 2... but I'm not sure what to replace it with. I haven't juggled with any of the SE settings yet to judge the game balance there.
Another thing I noticed, though, is that the Faction TXT file, when imported into the SMAX Faction Editor, has one Faction Characteristic more than what the Faction Editor had available, so I was wondering if the game would accept the last input.
To test whether or not the last characteristic (that being Free Research Hospital at every base) was accepted, I switched it with (Free Network Node at every base). Since the Info Network is available at the beginning of the game for Unicon, when I started up a game w/ Unicon, the first base should receive the free Network Node; it didn't. 
So my recommendation: well, maybe remove / trim / reallocate the faction's characteristics while making sure you have no more than 8 (I think?) characteristics b/c SMAX won't accept more than that.
HTH!
Great work btw
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Cybergod
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Wünderland
Feb 2001
time: 05:18
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Wow! 
First of all thank you guys for that much feedback!
Secondly, I've been thinking, well a bit hard to think while listening to Armand Van Helden and "Koochy" but you get the point...
So what would this variation be like?
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TECH, 2, SOCIAL, +EFFIC, SOCIAL, +RESEARCH, SOCIAL, -PLANET, SOCIAL, --POLICE, FACILITY, 8, FACILITY, 17 |
Here's the new text file:
 Attachment: unicon.txt
This has been downloaded 8 time(s).
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gwillybj
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Eurytion Mining Colony: 165°C dayside, 165°F nightside
Mar 2001
time: 00:18
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Cybergod:
Looks like I finally got back here only to be very late in the game. I had connection problems at my end - nothing to do with Apolyton's travails - and have not been here since before you posted the altered txt files. The bright side is it gave me time to play the game - and play with the game.
Anyhow, I played as UniCom and enjoyed it a lot. Playing against them I found them worthy opponents. In neither case did I find them at all overpowered.
Now for the qualification: I played them in SMAC, not SMAX. In order to do this, I had to make a very minor change in their stats, since "FREEFAC" does not apply in SMAC. This is what I used:
TECH, Physic, TECH, InfNet, TECH, Biogen, SOCIAL, +EFFIC, SOCIAL, +RESEARCH, SOCIAL, -PLANET, SOCIAL, --POLICE, FACILITY, 8, TALENT, 5
As you can see, the only change (from the 16-03-2002 txt) is replacing "RESEARCH, 2, FREEFAC, 17" with "TALENT, 5". They still have to wait for Fac17 (Research Hospital), but they have to pay for it, which isn't really much of a loss. I don't remember why I took out "RESEARCH, 2" in favor of "TALENT, 5".
Although they may appear to be super-scientists early, they lose the lead eventually, but remain formidable, nearly always among the top three.
A seemingly strange thing happened, though:
When I played them I used Demo/Planned/Know/Cyber.
When I played against them, they chose the same combination!
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06-03-2002 00:24
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Sigh... well, I've got Unicom now and can't wait to try it!!!
I can't get the files to work. The txt file works just fine, but... the pictures won't download.
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