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Post by 白龍 on Apr 1, 2016 7:01:07 GMT -8
A/N: Yamato Special Ability, +10 to initiative? Oh and, parenthesis are just notes. Extra exposition.
(ODGW) Planet Willis, Alliance occupied space Liverpool Station -Forward Alliance Supply Station-
Things were quiet and peaceful. The commander on the station went by the name of Baton Jones. He was a hardworking man who worked diligently to keep track of the amount of supplies in the warehouses. Ammunition rounds, food, water, oxygen, fuel… If any fell below a certain point, he would send in a request for new supplies. Speaking of which, the current fleet of eight cruisers resupplying was probably going to use up most of his stores on hand. He should probably put in a request soon…
However any notion of sending in a request went out the window when every alarm in the station started blaring. However the most confusing alarm of all was the one for gravitational wave, usually originating from the collision of objects of massive stellar mass. Did a start go supernova somewhere and the gravitational waves were reaching them just now? If so, it would be an extraordinary rare event that could win him several prizes in the scienti-
Jones’ assumptions were shattered when the source of the waves themselves hit. The entire station groaned as the very fabric of space and time oscillated. Jones suddenly found himself massively disoriented and even nauseous when his body was suddenly stretched and squished by a few millimeters. For a brief moment, his knees went weak and he collapsed onto the ground.
However military training and discipline kicked in soon after. As soon as the gravitational waves passed, he ran straight for the command room. The doors slid open just as he arrived only to almost have himself knocked off his feet by a sudden tremor throughout the station. The lieutenant, a Mr. Turner who was on watch, clambered to his feet.
Jones: “Status report!”
Turner grasped onto the control panel, his fingers raced across the holographic keyboard in front of him. An diagram of the station appeared with multiple sections flashing red.
Turner: “We have multiple breaches across… All the decks! They’re, they’re boarding us sir!”
Jones: “What?! Who?!”
Turner: “Them!”
Turner could only point at the window showing the outside. Jones had not paid much attention to it at first, but at the back of his mind he was wondering why the outside was unusually dark. It also solved the mystery of where that gravitational wave had come from earlier. A massive ship almost two kilometers long had warped right outside the station and was barely a few hundred meters away from crashing into the station itself. Jones watched helplessly as hundreds of pods were shot out of the countless cannons onboard the ship and towards them and the docked cruisers.
Turner: “Incoming! Brace for impa-“
A pod had flew straight into the command room, shattering the armored viewport and crashing into the command room itself. Quick reflexes was all that saved them from being sucked out into space by decompression. The room soon stabilized as metal shutters bridged the gaping hole. Jones coughed and drew in a breath of sweet air before calling out.
Jones: “T-turner! Are you alright?”
Turner: “Yes! Sir!”
The two disoriented men dragged themselves onto their feet. A sudden unfamiliar hiss and the sound of rapid footsteps piqued Jones to look up at what had crashed into the command room. The last thing he saw was the barrel of a C-28 Impaler gauss rifle in the hands of a 7 foot tall machine monstrosity, the IMC Powered Combat Suit.
Yamato, First Bridge
Hongxi stood on the bridge of the Yamato, watching the scene unfold before him. One by one, his squad leaders radioed in reporting they had secured a ship until finally he heard the one he was waiting for.
Saito: “This is Sergeant Saito, we have secured the control room. Shutting down lockdown of the station, my men are securing the routes to the storage room now.”
Hongxi: “Good work. As soon as it’s secured, our cargo shuttles will begin transfer of any salvageable supplies. Plant charges, be ready to blow the station when we’re done.”
Saito: “Yes sir!”
Communications ended, however the excitement was not over yet. There was a small rumble through the ship as one of the cruisers had lit up her laser cannons. Upon impact, the beams etched themselves into the hull of the Yamato. However the material was simply too thick and too resistant and the shots too sparse that the metal cooled and solidified as soon as the beams ended.
Arching an eyebrow, Hongxi looked at the screen and opened communications with the squad leader responsible for securing the Alliance Cruiser Dauntless.
Yazhu: “Sir?!”
Hongxi: “What is the matter.”
Yazhu: “The ship’s crew reacted faster than expected, they’ve currently barricaded themselves in the bridge.”
Hongxi: “I give you permission to use explosive charges, take care not to cause too much damage. We want these ships as whole as possible.”
Yazhu: “Yes sir!”
Hongxi ended communications and glanced over at the 8th ship docked with the station. There was a flash from the Dauntless’ forward guns as a kinetic round struck the slanted hull. The round slid off the extremely low profile of the Yamato, ricocheted against a turret, and went hurling into the planet below. The cruiser would futilely let off a few more streams of laser and flak in anger before finally going quiet. A few seconds later, Yazhu radioed in saying the bridge was secure. Hongxi then returned his attention to the station in front. Every now and then, the enemy would manage to activate one of the station’s guns and open fire. However those were either quickly subdued by his marines, or by one of the Yamato’s numerous guns.
Hongxi: “Yayoi. Send a message to the planet below. That we are not conquerors, nor are we liberators. We are but the servants of the Celestial Empire and that we recognize their sovereignty and right to rule on this planet. And should they wish to benefit from our protection and wealth…. Send the ceremonial details of becoming a tributary state. One year from now, we will return with a fleet far mightier than what we have here today and that is when we will receive their answer.”
Yayoi: “Sir! Compiling message now.”
Sun-Sin: “Sir, all squads reporting in. Station is secure, transports ships are now moving in. Ryders report no anomalies. Estimated time of arrival for emergency relief fleet… T minus 10 minutes!”
Hongxi: “Activate the station’s defenses, fire smoke and launch beacons and warp jammers. Activate on my mark. Rapid deploy CWE (Capture With Escort) group onto station’s surface, hide this ship in the station’s shadow. Have this ship and all Ryders switch over to Silent mode.”
Yayoi: ”Understood, Gunnery? This is the bridge, fire thick smoke. Range, 75 kilometers, spherical. Southern Hanger? Bridge speaking, launch three CC-P (Cruiser PACT) beacons. Random dispersion, 50 kilometers. Northern Hanger? Bridge, deploy two squads of SA Lau Hu Heavy Tanks, 3 squads of SA Akizuki DP Tanks, and 2 squads of SA Cheonja Heavy Ion Artillery onto Liverpool Station’s surface. Have the RBCs (Rapid Boarding Craft) standby, extra caution to the marines. The enemy is on alert.”
The ship’s engines and thrusters roared to life as the ship slowly repositioned itself behind the station. The massive main guns elevated themselves into firing position and fired, sending a deep reverberating shockwave throughout the ship. Dozens of canisters of ultra-compressed gaseous substances shot into space at near reentry speeds, exploding into a massive thick cloud that effectively blocked all visuals of the station and its immediate surrounding. Three beacon drones sped out of the Southern Hanger Bay, flying off into the midst of the cloud.
The Northern Hanger Bay doors opened and out shot a few dozen vehicles, flying into space for a few meters before the electromagnetic tracks kicked in and latched them back onto the hull of the ship. They drove at top speeds before disengaging and free drifting off the ship and towards the station. When the station drew near, the tracks were reengaged and the vehicles slammed onto the station’s surface with loud thuds that could be heard by the station’s inhabitants. After covering a good distance, the vehicles stopped and deployed grapplers that punctured into the hull of the station and anchored themselves in.
Alliance Rapid-Response Fleet Complement: 1 battleship and 4 cruisers
Commodore Boisson was incredulous. Moments ago, a supply station in the neighboring system had sent out an incoherent emergency signal on all channels before being jammed. All subsequent attempts at reaching the station ended in failure. PACT? Out here? This wasn’t that far from the front, but it would be suicidal for PACT to deploy this far in. What were they intending? The truth would reveal itself in a few moments as the fleet came out of warp. The Lafayette was a fine battleship and his fleet should be adequate enough for relieving the stationed fleet there.
Boisson: “Hail the sta- what is that?”
The people on the bridge could scarcely believe their eyes. The entire station was gone, covered in some kind of thick white cloud. The flash of kinetic guns and the occasional stream of lasers could be seen within the cloud.
Radarman: “Sir, we’re picking up three PACT cruiser signatures from inside the cloud. I’m detecting weapon fire from the station, they seem to be engaging the PACT forces. We’re not detecting any live signatures of the cruisers that’s supposed to be stationed here.”
Boisson: “Blast, have they already wiped the fleet? What sort of new weapon is this… All ships, full speed ahead! We must not let the station fall!”
Navigation: “Aye sir, full speed ahead!”
Boisson: “Ready weapons, lock onto the signals. Prepare to fire when in range!”
Gunner: “Aye sir!”
The Alliance relief fleet rapidly closed in on the station. As soon as they were within range, they let loose a stream of shells and lasers into the cloud. This message was received clearly, as the relief fleet was responded in kind with kinetics.
First Officer: “Sir, the shots have gone wild!”
Navigation: “Sir, do we enter the cloud?!”
Boisson: “Grr… We’re still too far away for our kinetics. They only have 3 cruisers left, into the cloud! But go with caution, continue firing!”
Navigation: “Aye sir, heading into the cloud!”
The Machiavelli-class Battleship and her escort slowly descended into the thick cloud while keeping up a sustained barrage of shells. In one of their volleys, a stream of lasers actually managed to hit the beacon itself. Now with a gaping hole in it, the drifting beacon sparked a few times before going offline. Onboard the Lafayette, a red blip on the radar extinguished.
Radarman: “Sir! Enemy cruiser destroyed!”
Boisson: “Good! Don’t let up! Head toward the station, our priority is to safeguard the station. But fear not, we will destroy these reds. We will not let the 12th fleet death be in vain!”
Crew in Unison: “YES SIR!”
The flotilla of cruisers and their battleship flagship drew near the station while keeping up their relentless assault in the direction of the beacons. It was then when a ball of ultra-polarized ion energy slammed into the underside of the ship, knocking out all power in the local area including the engines.
First Officer: “Sir! We just lost all contact with engineering! Our engines are gone sir!”
Navigation: “Sir, something is jamming our fleet’s ability to warp!”
Radarman: “Sir! The Jean Bart, Rapiere, and Sabre are down! The Pegase is operating with only 10% of her systems sir!”
Alarms rang and blood drained from Boisson’s face. The same thing that was happening to his ship were happening to the others as well. His only saving grace was being a battleship, size was to their advantage but even that would not hold out for long.
Boisson: “Where?! Where are they coming from?!”
Radarman: “The-“
The radarman took a step back as the bridge suddenly lost all power, plunging them into darkness. A few seconds later, auxiliaries kicked in and lit the room up in a dim red.
Radarman: “The… Station.”
Boisson shushed him when they heard a long bang on the hull. The faint sound of decompression and the whir as the ship sealed itself off. Heavy footsteps, the sound of gunfire, and screams rang down the hall. Boisson motioned to the others and they nodded, rushing to the bridge’s storage of emergency weapons cache. It was all training Boisson never thought he would have to use, breaking the safety glass and jamming the key into the lock to open the safe. Boisson passed the anti-personnel rifles out to each of the bridge crew who took up positions behind whatever cover they could find. Boisson himself shoved a thermal detonator into his front pocket before taking up position behind the control panel.
The heavy footsteps, footsteps too heavy for any man, drew nearer and nearer to the bridge until. They stopped. Time seemed to stand still as each and every one of the bridge crew stared at the dim red door, sweaty palms gripping the rifles that they have only ever fired once before during training. Boisson’s own hands were shaking nervously, something he hoped his crew couldn’t see in the dim light. Suddenly there came a loud bang and a large fist size dent appeared on the door. Boisson immediately whispered to the others.
Boisson: “Activate personal shields. Hold your fire until my mark!”
His crew nodded and activated their personal shields. There was another loud bang and an even bigger dent. Two, three more bangs and a small hole appeared in the middle of the door. Eight fat, mechanical fingers reached into and pried the door apart ever so slightly. However before Boisson could give the order, something flew into the room and exploded with a blinding flash and deafening explosion.
Boisson: “AAAGGHH, FIRE! FIRE!”
He did not know, could not tell if his crew had heard his order. His eyes were squeezed shut and his hands over his ears. Disorientated, he fell to the ground and rolled. Through brief glimpses, he could see flashes of light. Large 7… 8 feet tall men in some kind of mechanical suit charging into the room wielding guns the size of his young daughter. His own crew cut down by the spray of bullets. He could not hear their screams, their pain, and agony for his ears were still ringing. He could vaguely feel himself being lifted off the ground, and in his spinning head he could see the yellow faceplate of the monstrosity before him.
Boisson: “FA… *cough* FACK YOU!”
Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out the thermal detonator. He pressed the trigger and quickly let go. Boisson closed his eyes and let his arms go limp. Seconds seemed to tick on into infinity until from the ground, a fiery explosion engulfed the bridge…
Taejong, the squad leader, instinctively ducked into cover when he saw the captain’s hand pull out a thermal detonator. A fiery explosion rocked the bridge as the captain’s last act of defiance. When the flames had cleared and the smoke settled, Taejong came out of cover.
Taejong: “Kim!”
Taejong yelled into his com and stepped toward where the captain used to be. Kim was the one who had picked up the fallen captain and snarkily reported, “Hey, think I’ll get promoted if I bring in his head?" Kim was now on the floor, dazed. His face plate had not crack, but the grenade had blown off both his legs. Already the suit’s self-preservation systems were cauterizing his stumps. From brief bursts of com, Taejong could hear Kim’s screams.
Kim: “AAAHHHHH- MY LEE-“
Taejong motioned to the others and they quickly came over, shouldering their gun and lending an arm to pick up their wounded brother. They dragged him to the wall and leaned him against it, the narcotics already kicking in and putting Kim to sleep. Taejong looked over the bridge once more, his scanner showing no signs of life. Letting out a sigh, he broke radio silence and reported in.
Taejong: “This is Taejong, we have secured the bridge of the Lafayette. No casualties, one wounded and requesting immediate treatment. Son of a bitch had a Deadman’s grip on a thermal, took out both legs of one of my men and probably fried all the controls too. The bridge doesn’t look pretty, so give the repair crew a good one for tonight’s dinner.”
Yayoi: “This is bridge, your comments are noted. Dispatching medical shuttle and repair teams now, please guide them when they near the Lafayette. Oh, and good work.”
Taejong: “Thanks.”
Taejong stood there, unmoving and enjoying the faint memory. The commander’s sweet voice ringing in his ear. One of his marines, Okazaki, came over and punched him on the back, his laughter coming over through the comm.
Okazaki: “What’s the matter captain? Love shocked just by hearing the commander’s voice?”
Taejong stumbled forward and turned around before shoving Okazaki back. The man stumbled backwards a couple times before he came crashing backwards onto the floor, the weight of his suit denting the metal grating below him.
Taejong: “I don’t want to hear it. I’ll have you scrubbing the dorms when we get back.”
Warned Taejong as he walked past the fallen marine. All he got in response was the marine’s cackle.
Taejong: “Alright men, we got one wounded with medics and repair crew coming in hot! So we better make our beds and give them a warm welcome!”
Marines-in-unison: “Sir yes sir!”
After leaving behind a scanner next to Kim, Taejong lead his men down the hall in a search and destroy mission to clear a path to the hanger. This event would see the loss of twelve cruisers and a battleship to the Alliance. The numbers themselves were insignificant when compared to the entire Alliance fleet, but when observed in retrospect. It meant the enemy was now thirteen ships stronger.
This would become known as the Raid of Planet Willis. Liverpool station was completely destroyed, blown up into several pieces and sent hurling into the planet below to be burned up in the atmosphere. Alliance quickly reasserted their occupation of the area and had begun construction of a larger space station under the watchful eye of a much bigger fleet. Details from the battle were unknown save for the transmissions of the Lafayette. Blame was automatically placed on PACT, but there was no move by the enemy to claim the victory as theirs. First an outlying system ceded, and now this. It was as if it were a sign marking the beginning of hard times to come.
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Post by 白龍 on Apr 1, 2016 6:21:55 GMT -8
Mm. No action here. But the next entry will have action I promise!
(KJRE) Planet Tianxia, Capitol Building Balcony
Hongxi: “… I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our planet home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of Our Respective Imperial Majesty's Governments-every man of them. That is the will of The Council of the Three Elders and our Three Nations. The Tianchao Celestial Empire, Han Crowned Republic, and Wa Shogunate, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Even though large tracts of Galaxy and many old and famous Planets have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Alliance and all the odious apparatus of PACT rule, we shall not flag or fail.
We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in Alliance and PACT occupied space, we shall fight in the asteroids clouds and endless nebulae, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in our Spacy, we shall defend our system, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight in the atmosphere, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this planet or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the stars, armed and guarded by the Imperial Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in the Heaven’s good time, the New Worlds, with all their power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.”
Hongxi stepped back from the podium upon hearing the roaring cheers of the crowd before him and bowed respectfully. Despite being in front of a crowd of almost a million people and having cameras broadcasting his speech to the 84 billion viewers spread across this planet and all her colonies, he did not seem at all one bit phased.
Upon leaving the balcony and returning into the capitol building, he was greeted by a round of applause from the various officials and generals of all three nations. Various people came up to him to exchange bows or handshakes of respect. After greeting them with smiles, he walked on to the main hall. There Yayoi and Sun-Sin came up beside him to keep the others away. Smiling and waving, Hongxi whispered to Yayoi.
Hongxi: “How is project Yami coming along?”
Sun-Sin: “It is progressing smoothly sir. Construction will be complete in a few months’ time.”
Hongxi: “Haa… We could build a battleship in a few months’ time. And to think this has already taken us years.”
Sun-Sin: “It is delicate work sir. Non-Baryonic matter is extremely difficult to detect. Just harvesting it alone is-“
Hongxi: “I understand commander… I understand. Hm. The new pilots should be arriving today yes?”
Sun-Sin: “Yes sir, we’ll be meeting them as soon as we get back to the ship.”
The door in front of them slid open to reveal the outside. A car was standing by to take them to the orbital elevator. News anchors and paparazzi were there, snapping photos and asking questions only to be held back by security. Meanwhile the three continued to smile and wave as they headed toward the car. Upon entering, Yayoi let out a huge sigh and slumped down in her seat.
Yayoi: “Ahhh, that was exhausting. Suun-kuuuun.”
Yayoi leaned over onto her half-brother, stretching the seatbelt to its limit.
Yayoi: “Pat your sister’s head. Gumu gumu…”
Sun-Sin: “What kind of sound was that? Geez, get off me. You’re being disrespectful to the captain.”
Yayoi: “The captain doesn’t mind right?”
Hongxi: “I don’t mind.”
Yayoi: “Seee? These windows are tinted too, so it’s toooootally fine.”
Letting out a sigh in exasperation, Sun-Sin began patting Yayoi’s head.
Yayoi: “Hee hee.”
Sun-Sin: "Geez, you're such a..."
Yamato, Northern Hemisphere, Ceremonial Hall
The ceremonial hall on the Yamato was a model throne room containing elements from Tianchao, Han, and Wa. It was reserved for Emperors or the Royal Families of the Three Nations should they decide to visit or stay aboard the spacecraft. About half a dozen meters away was a long table reserved for official meetings and festivities. A smaller ceremonial hall with multiple thrones in a large circle was built in the Southern Hemisphere with the same intent and purpose but for foreign rulers. Seated in six different chairs on one side of the table were six young ladies in the uniforms of their respective nations. Some were fidgeting nervously, others were calm and composed. They were selected for this task after a long and grueling selection process, each one had claimed the honor of representing their nation on board this ship and would for the run of the operation, live on board and protect her.
Meifeng: “Mmrmmm… AaaaAAHHHH!”
Minjung: “Oh quiet would you? You’re irritating me and don’t you know being angry ruins your makeup?”
Izumi: “I-is that how that saying goes?”
Meifeng: “I caaan’t heeelp iiit. We’ll be meeting the Admiral! The Admiral himself, the boss of bosses! The big boss I tell you!”
Xue: “Hmph, what’s so amazing about a man? If he calls me into his room at night, I’m going to bite it off.”
Meifeng: “H-i-hiii! I’m not a guy and I’m already wincing from that.”
Kyungsoon: “How shameful, as a woman one should feel proud about attracting the attention of a man.”
Xue: “Proud? Men are nothing but disgusting creatures. I’ll follow orders, but I’m definitely not going to make him enjoy it. On the other hand, that commander Yayoi…”
Meifeng: “Aaahh, this waiting is driving me nuts!”
Izumi: “Awawa, please calm down Meifeng. Here, would you like some tea?”
Meifeng: “Hm? Oh, thank you.”
Meanwhile the only one of the group who has not said anything is Tsukiko. She simply sat at her end of the table and sipped her tea. Meifeng, who was sprawled across the table, flipped her head to the other side and started at Tsukiko.
Meifeng: “Hey, Tsukiko. How do you stay so calm? I mean, Minjung’s just a rich brat and Xue hates men.”
Minjung: “What did you say?!”
Xue: “Hmph, and for good reason.”
Tsukiko took another sip of her tea before placing the cup down with a light clink. She then pushed back her chair and stood up.
Tsukiko: “They’re here.”
One of the doors to the ceremonial hall slid open, revealing Hongxi, Yayoi, and Sun-Sin.
Meifeng: “Awawawa!”
Meifeng immediately stopped leaning on the table and snapped to attention. The others immediately following suit.
Everyone-in-unison: “Sir!”
The captain and his entourage stopped in front of the table. Hongxi stared at each of the girls in the face, observing them quietly before saying.
Hongxi: “I am Admiral Hongxi of the Imperial Fleet and Captain of the Yamato. As long as you are assigned to this ship, you will address me as Captain. Do you understand?”
Everyone-in-unison: “Yes sir!”
Hongxi: “Good. You are all proud representatives of your respective nations. I can see why they chose you, and I am sure you will make your Emperor and Nation proud. You have all been given a duty, a task. That is of the utmost importance. You will protect this ship, even if it should cost you the ultimate sacrifice. Do you understand?”
Everyone-in-unison: “Yes sir!”
Hongxi: “As long as you are assigned to this ship, you are to follow my commands to the very end, no matter how insane or inhumane they may be. Do you understand?”
Everyone-in-unison: “Yes sir!”
Hongxi: “Hm. This is a war, a war that cannot be won if we play by the rules. That is all, you are dismissed. Yayoi here will show you the ship.”
Yayoi: “Hai, everyone please follow me. I will take you on a tour of the ship and then to your respective quarters.”
The six saluted once more before following Yayoi single file down another door. As soon as the door slid shut behind them, Hongxi asked Sun-Sin.
Hongxi: “What did you think of them?”
Sun-Sin: “From the records… They all graduated at the top of their class and have shown exceptional ability in piloting their ryders.”
Hongxi: “I don’t mean that, I already read through all their bios. I mean did any fancy your eye?
Sun-Sin: “S-sir?!
Hongxi: “By the end of this campaign, I’m going to make sure you find yourself a lover. And it can’t be just any woman, she has to be worthy enough.”
Sun-Sin: “I, I think I can handle my love life…”
Hongxi: “Don’t worry about it, as my little brother I’ll make sure you get taken care of.”
Sun-Sin: “H-haa….”
Hongxi: “Jokes aside, I think it’s a good team. They got along just fine while we waited outside that door.”
Sun-Sin: “But did we really have to wait that long?”
Hongxi: “It’s always good to keep tabs on how your subordinates think of you Sun-Sin. That Tsukiko, very perceptive. Anyway, think of it as resource management Sun-Sin. If you understand yourself, you will win half your battles. If you do not understand yourself, you will lose them all. Prepare the ship for launch, we leave for Planet Willis.”
Sun-Sin: “Planet Willis sir?”
Hongxi: “It’s not that far from the front. There should be a good number of ships docked there to resupply around this time, though I imagine the next supply shipment would not come in for a few weeks. Ships are more important than supply. We leave at once, we don’t want to leave this window of opportunity.”
Sun-Sin: “If you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle… If you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one… But if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battle s huh..?”
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 31, 2016 16:31:57 GMT -8
Hm. Just throwing in my own 2 cents. I think... They should buff up the HP on all large ships. And implement "critical" and different hit chances depending on your positioning.
Lemme explain. A cruiser that is directly facing you, is pretty hard to hit. Why? Because all you can see is its face. The more off to the side you are, the more of the side of his body you can see. And thus more surface area to shoot at. So say you're in the middle of the map, shooting at the cruiser at the very bottom of the map is easier than shooting at the cruiser directly in front of you. Also, since we're in this far at the angling. Let's take it one step further. This has mostly to due with kinetics and doesn't really affect lasers or missiles but, it'd be a nice thing to have. The face of a ship in this case would have the most armor, as that's where the most fire is coming in from. The sides of the ship however would have the least amount of armor, and gives one the most chance at hitting juicy and critical system. This encourages players to break from a super defensive stance and go more offensively, otherwise it'd just feel like trench warfare.
Now, why more HP? This is mostly a flavor thing. A tiny ryder barely 1 pixel in comparison should *not* have have half the HP of a capital ship. Plus, it'll turn a whole new spin on things when you don't die from like only 5 hits. Instead of HP, Ryders should just be really hard to hit (<10%), all of them. Including the Bombers. But a glancing shot would completely obliterate one. And by HP buff, I mean really big HP buffs. All ships x10. Sunrider now has 25,000 HP, enemy Assault Carriers have 28,000 HP, etc. Meanwhile weapons damage has only moderately increased, X2 or maybe x3. This greatly lengthens the battle length and throws out "wiping the floor in 1 turn" out the window and forces one to take full advantage of the angles of fire and positioning.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 31, 2016 3:39:24 GMT -8
Oh. Good thing I put it in ranges then. Unless, we're talking about drastic lies and not just white lies? 0_o
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 31, 2016 3:36:59 GMT -8
You're right, getting here was terrible enough. Time to move on ahead!
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 30, 2016 20:12:23 GMT -8
Tch, it's still over a thousand. Unacceptable! I made some drastic changes this time around. I stripped Blackjack of all upgrades, restored Sunrider's laser upgrades, and placed the rest into Liberty's shields. Instead of blitzing the enemy, I turtled all the way through. Cera Gunboats always in front of Paladin. Also, Paladin, Liberty, and Sunrider were always in Bianca's shields. I also sent Icari hurtling towards those Pact Bombers and slew 2 of them on the first turn, instead of the usual focus down the Arcadius Unit. Hm. I, I think I'll try it one more time... See if I can make it under 1000.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 30, 2016 19:39:02 GMT -8
You call that a big name developer? >_>
Nekopara huh..? I hate that VN as much as I hate cute cat girls. ... ... I-it's not like I like them or anything! I hate them! They're so stuupid! Stuuuuupid!
But no seriously I hate it. ... ... ... ... Ahh, it's so adora- ?! ... What are you looking at.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 30, 2016 19:28:37 GMT -8
Question should be self-explanatory but... When you miss, when do you re load that turn just to do it again and see if it hits this time? Edit: Btw, you're allowed to vote more than once.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 30, 2016 15:21:21 GMT -8
... Pffft
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 30, 2016 11:48:53 GMT -8
Mm, I'll throw in a piece of gold in a sea of flames. Story: Really, once you have me on board as a fan there's nothing you can publish that I won't love. I love cliches, I love tropes, I love character archetypes. What's so great about character archetypes is that it's everywhere and you can easily fit characters into preordained boxes. More choices, less choices, I don't really care. I'm here for a story, for all the story. Less choices just means I don't have to reload and replay a scene with a different choice as many times. More choices just means I have to go back and replay each and every choice and I end up forgetting what was the original choice and just rolled with whatever seemed to be the community choice. To me, choices only matters if they lead to a significant amount of moar stories. If all I get is an extra scene or an epilogue scene, then I don't really care. There's a reason why I always go for the true ending, because that's the main story the author is telling me and that's the one I want to hear the most. Music: Frankly I was quite surprised at how wonderful the music was for a indie company. The ever glorious chorus in the background, the sharp violin, the deep bass, the high mezzo soprano... It all comes beautifully together. The only times where I heard such glorious music are from music halls, opera, and big budget movies. I never would have expected it from a game. The atmosphere it sets up for you is simply exhilarating. Gameplay: I was ever so slightly let down when they took out the close-up shots of units firing and receiving damage. But, it's not like I wasn't putting them on "skip" mode already so I'm good. My only complaint would probably be the performance issue but there's only so much you can do with renpy. All in all, I really liked the gameplay. I must have played it half a dozen times on captain while it was still in closed testing, each time I was determined to set a new turn # field wipe record. Switching over to SW, it was like a slap to the face but all in all it was still fun. Also, it multiplies the play time by at least 1-2 fold. I'm not going to talk about getting my money's worth (since I'm giving 20$ a month for this), so I really don't know if the gameplay and the hours of gameplay is worth the $25 on steam... But if you're concerned about hours, just play it on a higher difficulty. End Comments: I don't know anything about "fixing" the game, or what "most people" want, or what the "lesson" learned is. I loved the game in 1.0, and loved it even more in 2.0 but that's just my opinion. My opinion is but 1 in the how many multiple digit number this game has sold. And I really hope the developers are able to make their story, their dreams for this game come true. I don't believe in critiquing story or the # of choices. (I know, they still have to make money but still, this is just my opinion.) Why? Because I came here to read a story written by the authors and creators of the game. I came here to read their story, not a story I wanted or a story that fits what I had in mind but theirs. I came expecting a story that will entertain me, and it did. If I wanted a story that'd fit my presets, I'd just save the $25 and go write my own. Or read something else more similar.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 29, 2016 8:24:45 GMT -8
You know… All I’ve been doing is layering development upon development. I thought I’d get to the action a lot sooner, but background is so fun. =w= Two old men muse about the future. (Wait, two?)
(JHFA) First Pass Above Heaven, War Room
Hongxi, Jiguang, and Yayoi stood around a holographic projection of the Tianxia System. Yayoi was mostly there as an observer, noting down the conversation for the archives. She took a moment and spared a glance at Jiguang. Jiguang was an older, middle-aged man. His neatly trimmed graying mustache and hair and wrinkled skin gave away his age. Jiguang was more on the heavier and stocky side, sporting a beer belly and muscular arms and shoulders from years of protein rich diets. He looked to be approximately the same height as Hongxi, however he did have a little bit of a slouch.
On the holoscreen was Tianxia’s red giant, the three rocky planets, an asteroid belt, Tianxia and two other rocky planets, and then four gas giants. Listing the names from closest to the star to the farthest, they were called: Muxing, Huoxing, Tuxing, Tianxia, Jinxing, Shuixing, Tianwangxing, and Haiwangxing. All five rocky planets were already fully colonized and terraformed long ago while only mining facilities existed on the ‘surface’ of the gas giants. Instead, colonization was directed at the numerous and sometimes unwelcoming moons. Not much time has passed between initial colonization and present day, thus only about a quarter of the gas giants’ moons were fully terraformed and the others were simply in the proto-terraforming stage. As of the moment, these proto-terraformed moons were restricted to military colonies only.
Due to the remoteness of the Tianxia system and the rather close proximity with the Astral Expanse, domestic trade vastly outnumbered foreign trade. Just a century ago, the domestic market had suffered a massive recession when the Alliance and their corporations entered the fray with their vastly superior goods. However when peace and stability finally returned to the system, the Tianxia’s system rapid growth quickly reversed any competitive advantage these intergalactic corporations initially had. Currently, the only industries with foreign competition are those involving popular culture.
Hongxi: “Jiguang, how goes the defenses?”
Jiguang: “Mobilization and activation of our defenses can be done rather quickly when the Council of the Three Elders authorizes it. All interplanetary merchant ships have already been notified of mined space and have received instructions to dock with the nearest starport upon commencement of hostilities. Likewise our minelayers have already finished covering all the non-major trade route space and are ready to deploy at a moment’s notice to seal off all trade routes.”
Hongxi: “How about the defensive satellites I ordered to be deployed in the asteroid belt?”
Jiguang: “Preparations are almost complete. The asteroid belt is 95% seeded, including the 101st to 174th armored divisions.”
Hongxi: “How about the colony’s IPBMs? It is to my knowledge that construction of their missile silos did not initiate until I pushed that bill through last year.”
Jiguang: “Ahh, don’t worry about it old friend. It was a little tricky, but after the Council of the Three Elders approved shifting the Interplanetary Economic Policy from Peacetime to Gearing, those silos were built in no time. However their stockpile is obviously not as heavy as Tianxia’s, thus we are currently transferring some from Tianxia to her colonies.”
Hongxi: “How many are we transferring per ship?”
Jiguang: “We’re only using light transports right now so, a few hundred a ship.”
Hongxi: “Not enough, enlist the commercial freighters. Those can carry tens of thousands. We cannot afford to allow even one colony to fall or the entire defensive network in this system will be compromised.”
Jiguang: “I understand, it will be done right away. Hongxi, you will only be taking the Yamato with you yes?”
Hongxi: “Yes, only the Yamato. I managed to recall 2 out of the 3 cruisers given to us by the Alliance in time. However the 3rd one is still in Alliance docks for repairs, I fear for our men and women on that ship.”
Jiguang: “… So that means we will only have 2 cruisers and a battleship left as a mobile fleet huh. We have 2 light carriers converted from atmospheric aircraft carriers as well as the thousands of police gunboats that patrol our trade routes. For a total of 5 capital ships plus auxiliaries.”
Hongxi: “Didn’t you always tell me that our strength lie not in our fleets but our planets? That the age old doctrine of ship verses fort, the fort wins?”
Jiguang: “Yes, but I’m just trying to plot possible raids we can do. However at this point, our fleet feels more like a liability than a bonus. Are you sure you can’t take them with you?”
Hongxi: “They are too slow. If there is one thing the Yamato can have pride in, it’s its speed and maneuverability. Our guns and the Macross cannon are simply scaled up versions of the Alliance, the maneuverability however comes from over engineering and the complete disregard the Imperial Wa Empire had for cost during the World War.”
Jiguang: “I suppose… Oh, did you hear? The Alliance embassy fled just hours ago.”
Hongxi: “Really?”
Jiguang: “Yeah, right after we declared our intent to secede from the Alliance. Haha, they took off with their tails between their legs. You should have seen the look on their faces.”
Hongxi: “Both Alliance and Pact are staring each other down with no clear moves on either side. They will likely ignore us as we are too far out to be of any strategic importance. The Alliance might send a reserve fleet to subdue this system, thinking there’s only a battleship and two cruisers guarding it.”
Jiguang: “In which that case I do what I do best.”
Hongxi: “Indeed. One bushel of wheat captured from the enemy is worth ten bushels of your own. It is unlikely PACT will pursue our system upon seeing the Alliance be defeated, they might try to approach us diplomatically to win us over to their side.”
Jiguang: “But that’s not going to happen is it? What you’re aiming for is complete and utter humiliation of Alliance while expanding our prestige and military might. PACT is simply another empire full of planets you want to expand the ancient Tianchao Tributary System to, isn’t it?”
Hongxi: “It will be difficult… When I carry out my raids, I will not be occupying any planets. Alliance’s and PACT’s numbers vastly outnumber mine and it will be impossible for me to hold onto any planets. I will strike at their outposts and supply lines, destroy their stations and remove all influence of their embassies until-“
Jigaung: “Until they decide to send a fleet to stop you or to occupy us in order to bring you in.”
Hongxi: “Occupying the Tianxia system will be exponentially more difficult than subduing the Yamato. But yes, that is the end goal. They will send a fleet at you, you will capture or destroy them. They will send a bigger fleet, you will capture or destroy that too. They will not want to waste any more ships, but I will force them to. I will slowly but surely draw the attention of the galaxy to us here, the Tianxia system.”
As Hongxi spoke of this, the hologram changed showing a single ship being pursued by thousands of Green and Red ships. The two fleets slowly shifted their positions inwards toward the galactic center where Tianxia was located. Jiguang then motioned with his hand an explosion when the two fleets entered the Tianxia system.
Jiguang: “The inner galaxy is a hostile place. Supermassive stars, gravitational anomalies, massive black holes, volatile nebulas. Their routes are limited, even now foreign trade ships rely on our navigators to arrive. A truly fitting place to bring this silly war between the two galactic superpowers to an end.”
Hongxi: “Indeed, hopefully sheer attrition will be enough to deter any more combat. As soon as the First Imperial Fleet is complete, it will be deployed heading towards the outer edges of the galaxy and incorporate any world I managed to ‘liberate’ from Alliance and PACT control.”
Jiguang: “The media will have a field day with this.”
Hongxi: “Not until they realize the nature of the Tianchao Tributary System.”
Jiguang: “The first intergalactic tributary system huh? Tianchao has sure come a long way if we get there. Give a little money, get more in return and benefit from the protection of the Imperial Fleet? Sounds like a good deal to me.”
Hongxi: “While they do maintain independence, their fleets and armies will be disarmed and incorporated into the Imperial Fleet. The monetary funds they contribute only covers the maintenance of their own fleet and the revenue from newly established trade routes should be more than enough to cover that cost.”
Jigaung: “And such flourish of trade will only be possible because..?”
Hongxi: “Your favorite, pirates. Individually, the planets of the Neutral Rim do send out patrols. However these patrols only cover the immediate vicinity and rarely do any of them send out punitive expeditionary fleets.”
Jiguang: “So I’ll be doing the same job my ancestor did huh?”
Hongxi: “Yes. However instead of hunting Wokou, you will be hunting space lol- ahem I mean space pirates such as that Cosmos fellow. Our actions immediately after will be critically important in establishing the galaxy’s view of us. Perhaps the planet of most interest would be Ongess.”
Jiguang: “Think you can succeed at rebuilding Ongess where others failed huh?”
Hongxi: “Ongess is a world rich in Ongessite. Nations and corporations exploit it for economic reasons. We, brother, do not.”
Jigaung: “Reading Alliance history books and all their colonial exploitation… They think by mandating it in our curriculum, we will understand and become aware. All it does is make me sick.”
Hongxi: “That is because you do not understand. The Alliance heavily emphasizes critical thinking, something we taught only to the brightest minds and only in specific subjects.”
Jiguang: “Critical thinking… Useless. Understanding your opponent and breaking the norm to defeat them, I understand. Understanding the motives and reasons behind some villain in a novel written hundreds of years ago? Utterly useless.”
Hongxi: “Remember, our own history developed in a vastly different direction. We were mostly unified, these Alliance weren’t. They developed along the basis of intense competitive growth, we developed along the basis of a stable and powerful empire. When they expand, they seek profit and resources. When we expanded, we sought prestige and the spreading of our culture and people. Sadly it was this savage competitiveness that caused them to outstrip us in the fields of technology and when they arrived… We were vastly underprepared.”
Jiguang: “A stable and power empire with no competition. Han and Wa were strong, but they dared not challenge us and vied for the status quo. We have competition now yes? Our people are smart and hard working. Brother, we will overtake them.”
Yayoi: “These Huaxia call anybody close to them their brother don’t they.”
Jiguang glanced at Yayoi who was silently standing by, documenting the conversation.
Jiguang: “Who’s the Zebbener? A fling?”
Upon hearing this, Hongxi coughed and cleared his throat.
Hongxi: “Ahem, my First Mate to be exact.”
Letting out a deep bellow of a laugh, Jiguang ruffled Hongxi’s hair.
Jiguang: “Ha ha ha! I know, I know. That’s about the closest I can get in making you to break your composure.”
Hongxi: “Are you ready to debrief the defense forces?”
Jiguang: “Yes, but are you ready to address the people?”
Hongxi: “What is there to be ready about, I am simply addressing them of our intentions.”
Jiguang: “Hm, so your thoughts do not reach your heart. One day brother, one day. Someone somewhere will crack open that shell you built around your virgin heart of yours and ravage it.”
Hongxi: “Thoroughly and intensely?”
Jiguang: “Yes, savagely and barbarically.”
Yayoi blinked a couple times at this, the conversation finally piquing her interest.
Yayoi: “Barbarically… We’re called the Eastern Barbarians by the Huaxia right? Soooo…”
Hongxi: “Oh my… Well, it will certainly be something to look forward to.”
Yayoi mentally squealed.
Yayoi: “CHANCE!”
Jiguang: “Buahahaha! Alright, get out of here sir. We have things to do.”
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 29, 2016 8:24:24 GMT -8
Move the phoenix right 2 times, drag the Arcadius unit in with Bianca and double melee it. Pull Phoenix back towards the Sunrider and the Union Battleship so it can contribute some of that Flak goodness. Move the Cera gunboat right below the Paladin forward 2 spaces and move in the lower left Cera Gunboat up to take its place. Move the upper Ryuvian Falcon forward 1 space and double kinetic the closest P.Battleship. Have the upper A.Cruiser kinetic the same P.Battleship. Kinetic it again with Paladin and Sunrider. Move the upper Cera Gunboat forward 2 spaces and to finish it off nicely add just a tad bit of pepper. Have the three Union Frigates Shojam that upper P.Battleship, and time to laser away! The P.Bombers I mean, not the P.Battleship Destroy the lower unshielded P.Bomber with 2 lasers from the U.Frigate, 1 laser from the U.Battleship, and 1 dash of pepper from the C.Gunboat. Finish off the other P.Bomber with 1 laser from the remaining U.Frigate, 1 laser from the U.Battleship, and all the pepper stored inside that C.Gunboat right above the Paladin. If you run out, head on over to the upper A.Cruiser and see if they have any left. Man, I know. I am the biggest consumer of pepper in the Sunrider universe. Now, I know we don’t use missiles a lot. I don’t really like them. They’re unreliable, in limited numbers, and just about everything out there has flak on them. The P.Destroyer is not one of them. Have liberty flakoff the two lower P.Battleships. Destroy the lower P.Destroyer with 2 missiles from Blackjack and A.Cruiser. Those two upper P.Destroyers are too far away, I’m not going to have you risk a 65% shot. Unless you want to… Go ahead. Scum that thing. Move the Ryuvian Falcon forward once and double kinetic the left most P.Battleship, follow up with a kinetic from your lower A.Cruiser Shut off the shields of the damaged P.Battleship. Suppress the Arcadius unit with the C.Gunboat you moved forward earlier and assault it too. Assault it twice with your last C.Gunboat. Use up the rest of Bianca’s energy by aiming down the 2 P.Destroyers. All Guard because we can afford it. Oh and move the Liberty’s shields 1 forward so it’s covering everybody. End turn ………… That, was the most peaceful move I have ever seen PACT did. All they did was rush forward. >_> Well, good for us and bad for them. Good thing none of those rockets hit. Full forward. Have Seraphim snipe those two P.Destroyers up there. Move Ryuvian Falcon Forward once and double kinetic that P.Battleship. Kinetic it with the upper A.Cruiser. Laser it twice with U.Battleship and laser it three more times with all your U.Frigates. Finish it off with a round of kinetics from the Paladin. Melee that Arcadius unit right in front of the Phoenix followed up by Assault with the A.Cruiser. Move the rear C.Gunboat in front of the upper right C.Gunboat and Assault that damaged Aracdius Unit. Finish it off with Assault from the C.Gunboat behind it. Have Bianca pull in that P.Bomber in front of Sunrider. Oh, oh man. Dat assault, just bouncing off that armor.. Let’s change that. Melee it with Phoenix and then assault it with the upper C.Gunboat. Much better. Move the lower left C.Gunboat forward in front of the Sunrider. Drag the upper Arcadius unit forward into the Phoenix and 2 Cera Gunboats with Bianca. Melee it with the Phoenix. Finish it off with Assault from the upper C.Gunboats. Next, don’t move the lower Ryuvian Falcon. Instead just have it double kinetic the damaged P.Battleship. Hit it once with kinetics from the Paladin and finish it off with Assault from your last C.Gunboat. Have the A.Cruiser kinetic the lower left P.Battleship. Shojam it three times with all 3 Union Frigates. This next part might be tricky. Have the Bianca drag that upper P.Support backwards 1 spot. Next warp the Sunrider to the upper left tile of that middle P.Support. Missile all 3 P.Supports and warp it back into position. Double kinetic the lower P.Battleship with Blackjack and hit it again with missiles from Sunrider. Pepper it if you want with A.Cruiser. Disrupt End Turn Hahaha, look at all those lasers bounce off or miss the Pala- Did he just Assault my Ryuvian Falcon!? *Grumbles* Finish off that lower P.Battleship with kinetics from Ryuvian Falcon + 2 dashes of pepper from the closest C.Gunboat Take out the two lower P.Fast Cruisers in that trio of P.Fast Cruisers with Seraphim. Huh, they’re still alive. Erh, we’ll look at them later. Have Sunrider kinetic the P.Bomber directly in front of it and then kinetic the P.Battleship behind it. Have Bianca drag that P.Elite towards Phoenix and finish it off with melee. Drag the lower Arcadius Unit into Blackjack, melee + assault to finish it off. Have Blackjack finish off that damaged P.Bomber with assault too. Move the Phoenix forward once, drag the P.Elite into the C.Gunboat and Phoenix’s embrace. Finish it off with melee from Phoenix. Now that it’s gone, move the upper right C.Gunboat forward 2 times and finish off those 2 damaged P.Fast Cruisers with Assault. Flak off the middle P.Battleship and missile it with Blackjack. Shojam it 3 times and Laser it with all 3 U.Frigates. Laser it 2 more times with U.Battleship and finish it off with a healthy dose of pepper from the C.Gunboat in front of Sunrider. Actually I just emptied the whole bottle in… Oh well. Missile that middle Arcadius Unit twice with Paladin. Move the upper left C.Gunboat forward and double assault that Arcadius Unit. Hit it with assault from Phoenix. Hit it again with Assault from your last C.Gunboat. Assault it with the upper Acruiser. Laser the P.Fast Destroyer with the upper A.Cruiser Have the lower A.Cruiser laser the unshielded P.Fast Cruiser and assault that damaged Arcadius Unit. Move the upper Ryuvian Falcon forward once and double kinetic the damaged P.Fast Cruiser Have the lower RYuvian Falcon pulse that P.Fast .Cruiser Repair Blackjack End turn. Drag that damaged Aracdius unit in and finish it off with free attacks. Double kinetic the closest P.Fast Cruiser with lower Ryuvian Falcon. Move the lowest C.Gunboat forward and down, then Assault that weakened P.Fast Cruiser Laser the last P.Fast Cruiser down south with both A.Cruisers and U.Battleship Move both A.Cruisers forward 1 tile Double Kinetic the closest upper P.Assault Carrier with Ryuvian Falcon Swarm that P.Elite with pepper from those 2 C.Gunboats Move the middle C.Gunboat up to join the other two and finish off that P.Elite with double assault. Er, doubt this’ll hit. But hit that lower P.Assault Carrier with kinetics from Paladin Restore the Phoenix and move her forward to one of the P.Support and melee it. Move her back 1 tile and have Bianca pull her back again. Disable the Blackjack and move Liberty down next to Bianca Have all three U.Frigates Shojam the P.Supports and laser down that upper P.Assault Carrier Pepper that P.Elite right next to the lower C.Gunboat Laser and Pulse the same P.Elite with Sunrider End Turn Have all upper C.Gunboats move up to focus down that northern P.Elite. Move Ryuvian Falcon forward once and double kinetic the damaged P.Assault Carrier Finish off the damaged P.Elite with Assault from A.Cruiser. This is kind of a long shot but kinetic that damaged P.Assault Carrier with the A.Cruiser Hit it with all 3 U.Frigates. Have Phoenix double melee the P.Elite in front of it, stealth, and back off. Damage up Seraphim and have her take out the lower two P.Fast Cruisers Er, since we’re here… Drag the P.Assault Carrier forward once with U.Battleship. Disable Blackjack and move Sunrider forward one tile. Now, this is another long shot. Finish off the damaged P.Battleship to the north with kinetics + pulse. Now that you have enough energy, vanguard straight down that line with the Blackjack, P.Assault Carrier and everything behind it. Whew, the board looks a lot clearer now. Shojam the 2 P.Supports with U.Frigates Laser the damaged P.Assault Carrier with U.Battleship, kinetic it with Paladin, and double kinetic it with Ryuvian Falcon Finish off the P.Assault Carrier with Assault from the lower A.Cruiser, shoot Blackjack with Lasers from it too. Er, Flak somebody off End Turn More enemies? Well, more credits. Let’s secure our flanks. Have Seraphim take out 1 the P.Fast Cruiser in the north, and then hit the P.Assault Carrier in the South. Finish off Blackjack with C.Gunboat, and then.. Haaa, sorry. Feeling a little bit overwhelmed from all this. Alright, I don’t care. See that P.Elite right below A.Cruiser? Finish it off with 2 Kinetics from Paladin. Just do it. No, I don’t care there’s only 68% chance to hit, just do it. *boom* See? That wasn’t too hard. Laser that other P.Elite 3 times from U.Frigates. And then.. Er.. Er…. Alright Liberty, get off your arse because you’re pullin som wate too! Laser that SOB! Finish it off with assault from A.Cruiser and the C.Gunboat. Have the upper Ryuvian Falcon double kinetic the lower P.Assault Carrier. Melee the P.Elite with Phoenix. Finish it off with assault from one of the C.Gunboat Move Phoenix down until it’s 1 tile away from the P.Elite, have Bianca drag it into Phoenix. Melee it with Phoenix. Stealth. Move the C.Gunboat that’s adjacent to the P.Arcadius unit down 2 tiles and assault the P.Elite Have them empty the rest of their cartridges into the Arcadius Unit. Move the lower Ryuvian Falcon down 1 tile and kinetic the P.Assault Carrier Since we can’t really hit it with kinetics, laser it with A.Cruiser Oh, have the U.Frigates Shojam anything with shields. Repair Paladin. Move shield forward 2 spots. Err… Er… Looks like no more blitzkrieg, we’re bunking this one through. Move Sunrider back, laser that lower P.Assault Carrier. Add some pepper to it too. Hm, 4 damage. Oh well, wasn’t expecting much. Attack up U.Battleship Laser that middle P.Assault Carrier twice. Laser and Assault that damaged Arcadius Unit with A.Cruiser End Turn Attack up the lower Ryuvian Falcon Move Ryuvian Falcon down 1 tile and double kinetic the P.Assault Carrier Move C.Gunboat down 2 tiles behind the Ryuvian Falcon and finish off the P.Assault Carrier Attack up Phoenix Drag Blackjack down using U.Battleship Melee Blackjack three times which should kill it. Double kinetic the weakened P.Assault Carrier with the upper Ryuvian Falcon. Laser it with U.Battleship Laser it 3 rimes with U.Frigates. Pulse and pepper it with Sunrider because well, it’s been disabled. This is about all Sunrider can do. Paladin, Paladin… What can we do with you… Ms. 38% chance hit on anything. Lob a shot at that P.Assault Carrier, see if you can hit it. *Everyone laughs* *Paladin fires* *Ship explodes* Everyone: 0_0 W-well then, that was nice… *Jams that save button because doesn’t want to risk game crashing and loosing progress* Alright, repair that C.Gunboat. It’s overdue for repairs. Look at how happy the little fella is. Alright, pepper that P.Elite! Use the upper A.Cruiser to laser that damaged Arcadius Unit. Add some pepper. Now finish it off with all the pepper from those C.Gunboats. Laser and pepper that damaged P.Elite down south with A.Cruiser Hm. Alright, move all the C.Gunboats North East, head toward those P.Supports! Repair lower Ryuvian Falcon End Turn Ugh, so much. Stuff. It’s literally like what Icari said, you don’t even have to aim. Repair the Sunrider twice. Restore Seraphim Use the rest of Bianca’s energy to drag Blackjack to Phoenix. Triple melee and destroy it. Double kinetic the Arcadius Unit right next to the Ryuvian Falcon with Ryuvian Falcon. Finish it off with Assault from C.Gunboat Have Seraphim hit 2 of the P.Fast Cruisers. Have Sunrider finish them off with Pulse. Double kinetic the last P.Fast Cruiser with Ryuvian Falcon. Finish it off with lasers from U.Battleship Move the top most C.Gunboat forward 2 tiles and double assault that P.Support. Do the same thing with all 3, you should kill 1 and damage another. Hex laser the lowest P.Assault Carrier with A.Cruisers, U.Frigates, and U.Battleship. Shojam all 3 P.Supports Assault the weakened P.Elite in front of Sunrider with both A.Cruisers, Finish it off with 2 Assaults from Paladin. Have Paladin double Assault the middle Arcadius Unit. Move C.Gunboat in front of Bianca. End Turn Restore Sunrider. Double Kinetic the damaged P. Assault Carrier with the lower Ryuvian Falcon. Kinetic it with the lower A.Cruiser and Sunrider to finish it off. Attack up Seraphim. Double kinetic the closest P.Assault Carrier. Double laser it with U.Battleship, laser it again with the upper A.Cruiser. Now assault it with both A.Cruiser. Have the 3 northern C.Gunboats move forward and destroy the 2 P.Supports Move the lower Ryuvian Falcon up 1 tile. Have the upper Ryuvian Falcon double kinetic any P.Assault Carriers At this point, we’re in the clear. Most of them shoot lasers and the Paladin is pretty impervious to that. Double Assault the P.Elite in front of the Sunrider with Paladin. Triple laser it with U.Frigates. Finish it off with 2 dash of peppers from the C.Gunboat right beside the Sunrider. Shojam the P.Supports. Stealth the Phoenix, and move forward to double melee the Blackjack. Fall back 1 tile when done. Disable Blackjack, Flak something off. End Turn Double kinetic the middle P.Assault Carrier with upper Ryuvian Falcon. Attack up lower Ryuvian Falcon, kinetic the P.Elite. Finish off with C.Gunboat. Move up and hit Arcadius Unit. Quad Assault the Arcadius Unit with Paladin. Laser and + double assault from both A.Cruisers to finish it off. Have the C.Gunboats swoop down and take out another P.Support. Shojam the P.Supports Triple laser the P.Elite with the 3 U.Frigates Stealth Phoenix, forward, melee Blackjack and P.Elite. Fall back 1 tile. Attack up U.Battleship Hit the P.Elite in front of it with U.Battleship lasers. Finish it off with Assault from Sunrider Laser the damaged P.Assault Carrier Damage up the A.Cruiser Have the A.Cruiser laser that same P.Assault Carrier Have the upper Ryuvian Falcon double kinetic the P.Assault Carrier Repair Sunrider and C.Gunboat End Turn Double Kinetic the front most P.Assault Carrier with Seraphim. Finish it off with double kinetics from the lower Ryuvian Falcon. Move it up once. Have the upper Ryuvian Falcon double kinetic the P.Assault Carrier. Continue to harass and kill the P.Supports with C.Gunboats, you should kill two this time. Attack up U.Battleship, double laser the P.Assault Carrier with U.Battleship. Finish it off with lasers from A.Cruiser Attack up Phoenix, Stealth, and move in to double melee Blackjack. Fall back 1 tile. Repair Liberty and Phoenix. Move upper Ryuvian Falcon forward. Assault the upper P.Elite of the P.Elite Trio with A.Cruiser. Have the Paladin pour 2 tablespoons of pepper onto the same P.Elite. Laser and pepper it with the other A.Cruiser Finish it off with 3 lasers from U.Frigates Move Sunrider forward once, kinetic the P.Assault Carrier. Pulse the damaged P.Elite Finish off the P.Elite with C.Gunboat, pepper the other one. End Turn Kinetic Blackjack with Ryuvian Falcon… Finish it off with assault from A.Cruiser… Pull the P.Elite above the Ryuvian Falcon back into Phoenix. Have Phoenix melee it. Do the same thing with the P.Elite above that one, and finally take out the P.Elite in front of the P.Assault Carrier. Move both Ryuvian Falcon Forward once and triple kinetic the damaged P.Assault Carrier. Double kinetic it again with Seraphim. Move the C.Gunboat below Sunrider forward 2 tiles and finish it off. Move Sunrider back 1 tile and er. Assault the P.Elites? Add more assault to the same P.Elite with the C.Gunboat Have the 3 C.Gunboats in the back swoop down and take out another P.Support. The other P.Support should be damaged to half life. Have the U.Frigates turn off the P.Support’s shields, and have everybody laser that P.Assault Carrier. Everybody. Except for liberty. Move Paladin forward, she wants to shoot her guns too. In front of Bianca please. Assault that weakened P.Elite with the remaining energy. And what the heck, Disrupt. End Turn Drag Blackjack up into Phoenix. Triple melee. Have the 3 C.Gunboats move in and take out the last 2 P.Supports. Quad Kinetic the P.Assault Carrier. Finish it off with Assault from the C.Gunboat, have it assault that very weak P.Elite too. And.. Well. Just, laser everything. You pretty much won. Terrible, absolutely terrible. Give me a moment, while I fix that...
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 28, 2016 4:46:00 GMT -8
O! Ma~ Ke~*
Edit: And in case you're wondering how a disciplined officer of the fleet could possibly indulge in such practices. Remember... They're on a ship, in space, for a really REALLY long time.
(BNCH) Yamato, Captain’s Quarters
Sun-Sin stood outside Hongxi’s room and knocked on the door. Then came the sound of rumbling and falling boxes followed by a grunt.
Muffled Voice: “Oof!”
Sun-Sin: “Captain?”
Hongxi: “I’m quite alright. Come on in.”
The door slid open and in stepped Sun-Sin. He stared at the several boxes of belongings stacked in one corner of the room. These were the captain’s personal belongings that the movers had dropped off moments ago. Hongxi himself was seated in a chair behind the same desk he had back on the Zhengyuan. Upon seeing Sun-Sin, he reached into one of the open boxes and pulled out a can of Mr. Brown coffee. Without saying anything, he tossed the can to Sun-Sin.
Sun-Sin: “O-oh, thank you sir.”
Hongxi: “No problem. Just a little taste from my hometown.”
Sun-Sin: “I have finished moving in and was wondering if you need any help.”
Said Sun-Sin as he walked over to the desk and placed the canned coffee down. He rolled up his sleeves and looked at the nearest box.
Hongxi: “No, that is quite alright. I can do it myself.”
Sun-Sin: “Really sir, it’s fine. Where do you want this?”
Sun-Sin crouched down and lifted up a box. The unexpected weight almost caused him to drop it. Already, Hongxi was at his feet moving in to intercept him.
Hongxi: “No no, really it’s quite fine. Just leave that there.”
However Sun-Sin wasn’t quite ready to give up just yet.
Sun-Sin: “Really sir, it’s fine. It’s my duty as a- off this is really heaaaavy!”
While trying to balance the box, Sun-Sin almost tripped and the box fell out of his arms. All the contents of the box came tumbling out onto the floor in a wide assortment of colors. Stacks of rare paper gravure magazines, artificial sex toys, pillows in a highly questionable shape of a women’s lap and bosom, an archaic DVD player, stacks of DVDs, lewd figurines that one could only find in Akihabara, Wa, and various other items that shocked Sun-Sin more in terms of how rare and ancient some of these things are rather than finding out that the Captain and Admiral of the Tianchao’s Expeditionary Fleet was in possession of such things. However, the most shocking thing of all were probably the various photos of his sister Yayoi attending clubs and extracurricular activities, as well as the voyeur nude snapshots of her in the women’s bath at the Academy. The two were silent for a few minutes, the silence broken only by Hongxi remotely controlling the door to lock itself.
Hongxi: “… Sun-Sin.”
Sun-Sin: “… Yes sir?”
Hongxi: “Please take a seat.”
Sun-Sin: “Yes sir.”
Sun-Sin obediently sat into the guest chair across from the table. He opened the can of coffee and sipped it while Hongxi stood next to the window, facing the outside.
Hongxi: “Sun-Sin.”
Sun-Sin: “Yes captain?”
Hongxi: “Are you interested in the matters and affairs of romance?”
Hearing this statement nearly made Sun-Sin spit out the coffee he was sipping. He eyed the captain, wondering if this was going to be some big revelation.
Sun-Sin: “Yes captain. I am interested in women… If I may ask a question, sir. Do you have someone that meets your fancy?”
Hongxi: “Go ahead.”
Sun-Sin: “Are you…. Also, interested in interpersonal relationships?”
Hongxi: “Hm. No.”
Again, Sun-Sin did a double-back.
Sun-Sin: “What?”
Hongxi: “Excuse me?”
Sun-Sin: “Oh-, no. Sorry sir, I spoke out of place.”
Hongxi arced an eyebrow at him before turning to face the windows showing the planet below.
Hongxi: “The eldest son of the Ji family are not permitted to marry freely. In an effort to keep the bloodline pure, their first wives are restricted to pureblooded Huaxia. In the past, this meant they could only marry women from central Tianchao. Women from the Yellow River Basin were considered the most pure Huaxia, as both Northerners and Southerners have assimilated a fair amount of foreigners.”
Sun-Sin stayed silent upon hearing this. His suspicions about the captain’s family and background were confirmed.
Sun-Sin: “I see… It must have been confusing for him as a child… His repressive and strict cultural upbringi-“
Hongxi: “But I was the second child so my parents didn’t really care about me.”
This remark seemed to intangibly whack Sun-Sin in the face. He did another double-back, as if someone had just swung a frying pan at him.
Sun-Sin: “S-so…”
Hongxi: “So my brother, Hongwu, was the eldest son. However he died without leaving behind a son. He has brought shame to no one but himself. Especially when he was always the more popular one amongst the ladies.”
Sun-Sin: “Thus, the responsibility for having a pureblooded son has fallen to the Captain… Will you be looking for a wife, since we are about to depart from this planet on an expedition from which we will probably not return?”
Hongxi looked at him with confusion.
Hongxi: “Nonsense, the moment my brother died they had me extract a vial of my semen. They’re currently going through a list of possible candidates and will use it to artificially impregnate her on the day we depart. I imagine it might even be cute little Fenger, the girl that lived across the street from when I was still a young child. My mother did always like her.”
Sun-Sin stared at the captain exasperated.
Sun-Sin: “Wait. That means the captain is free to love whomever he wants now doesn’t it? Does this mean, Yayoi’s feelings aren’t unrequited after all? Captain, forgive me for questioning you. But are you sure you aren’t interested in interpersonal relationships?”
Hongxi: “Hm, I suppose you’re right. I am indeed ‘not sure’ for I have never been in one.”
Sun-Sin: “C-captain!”
Sun-Sin sobbed mentally.
Sun-Sin: ”There’s only so many times you can shatter my image of you!”
Hongxi: “Well, off you go. I have some. Ahem… Matters to attend to.”
Sun-Sin quietly dismissed himself and left, wondering what this meant for him and his sister.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 28, 2016 4:40:01 GMT -8
This entry, is just exposition porn. Notes: If you were here for that little chat in the shout box... It originated from this. I calculated this from the final mission where the Sunrider has to travel 900,000 kilometers to close the gap. When the mission ends, it is stated there is still 100,000 more kilometers. Thus a map is estimated to be 800,000 kilometers wide, making 1 tile approximately 44,444 kilometers. I know, I wish they’d make the distance 1,000,000 kilometers so 1 tile’d be a nice even 50,000 kilometers. In game mechanics perspective. The Yamato has an effective range of 7 tiles. Battleships would be at 100% to hit, cruisers and fast cruisers at 90%, destroyers at 75%, and etc. Deleted Scene: “with a muzzle velocity of 19,656 kilometers per hour when firing AP shells and 20,286 kilometers per hour when firing HE shells.” You know… When they say, realistic space battles would be very boring. It probably is… Because even when shells are traveling at speeds of 20,000 kilometers an hour, it would still take 15.75 hours to hit something 7 tiles away… Kayto: “Target the enemy cruiser.” Ava: “Fire saviors!” Kayto: “Alright folks, break! Let’s head on over to the mess hall for breakfast and the rest of the day is yours. Meet back here at 2100 hours. Don’t make a mess of the cafeteria again, that food fight last time had the janitors working overtime. I don’t want it to happen again.” So, for the sake of… Er… Game mechanics? Let’s say it takes only 2 seconds to fly 315,000 kilometers (roughly 7 tiles). Shells would be traveling at 283,500,000 kilometers per hour or you know… A bit over a quarter of the speed of light. 78,750,000 meters/sec Oh and while we’re here (I’m assuming the length of a barrel is 88 meters calculated from a screenshot of the Sunrider) (F=ma, m = 907.185kg, a = 31965707253196022.727272727272727, F = 31,965,707,253,196,022 newtons or 31.965 petajoules… In perspective, the nuclear citybuster dropped on Hiroshima is only 63 TJ. So, a 1 ton shell fired from the Sunrider’s Saviors impacts with the force of 507 times Hiroshima. Edit: Changed to the original 140 km because in the end 315,000 km seems a little 'out there'.
(HJSF) Battleship Yamato, Ryder Hanger
Hongxi and his entourage was inspecting the new ryders being brought in. These were indigenous designed ryders used by the inhabitants of Tianxia long before the Alliance’s arrival. They were decommissioned for the large part of a decade when Tianxia joined the Alliance and started having their pilots train in Alliance infantry ryders. However with orders from above, these relics of a war were being reawakened and placed back into the line of duty. Yamato herself was docked with Tianshang Shipyard as final adjustments were made and supplies loaded in. Being that Yamato was the only other battleship Tianxia had, high command did not want the ship leaving without having everything covered. Hongxi: “Hm. Sun-Sin!” Sun-Sin: “Yes sir!” Hongxi stared at the white colored ryders being secured in hanger by #4. Hongxi: “Brief me about our new ryders.” Sun-Sin: “Yes sir. Upon seeing the effectiveness of the Sunrider, the Council of the Three Elders have ordered that a small ryder hanger to be included during the retrofitting of the Yamato. The six ryders that will be joining us are Qiang, Pai, Katana, Tanegashima, Pyeonjeon, and Hwacha. First are the two ryders from Tianchao, Qiang and Pai. Qiang is a melee, spear type ryder. It is armed with a non-crystalline diamond tipped spear as a primary weapon, capable of penetrating the thick cockpit armor of any standard ryder. It is lightly armored, however it has powerful thrusters giving it a great deal of movement and evasion. It is highly recommended that any ryders disabled by Qiang be taken in to be recycled for material. Pai is a support type ryder unique to Tianxia. It provides an assortment of abilities that are useful on the field. Instead of generating an energy shield field, it instead deploys stationary ryder-size shields capable of completely nullifying energy weapons. It does not possess any offensive capabilities, and instead carries a launcher that is above to set up 6 different shields at a distance. Pai’s massive computing power can also provide targeting support by sharing its processing power with allied units, thereby improving accuracy and or the chance to critically damage the enemy. Pai comes in two loadouts, light and heavy. While light, Pai carries only the launcher to maximize mobility. While traveling heavy, Pai’s armor is significantly increased and it now also has the ability to carry out emergency field repairs. Next are the two ryders from Wa, Katana and Tanegashima. Katana is a heavily armored melee, saber type ryder. The Katana is armed with a saber as a primary weapon and a short saber as an offhand. Its pilot is rumored to be even able to block and parry with this combination. Katana’s mobility is quite high, allowing it to launch devastating charges against enemy ryders. However it is lacking in side thrusters, meaning its evasion rather poor. It also does not carry any assault weapons, making it suitable only for ryder to ryder engagements. Tanegashima is a heavily armored, long range kinetic type ryder. It essentially is the same ryder as the Katana, but with a different loadout. Instead of a saber and short saber it is armed with the Tanegashima rifle, a long range accurate kinetic rifle that is able to penetrate even ship armor. The last two ryders are from Han, the Pyeonjeon and Hwacha. Pyeonjeon is a lightly armored, long range energy type ryder. It is armed with the Pyeonjeon guided plasma bow. It’s quite an interesting design. The ryder first places a capsule of volatile gas between the two ends of the bow and fixates it with a string of electromagnetic tidal force. It is then superheated with super accelerated electrons before being launched towards the enemy at hypersonic speeds. The effect is quite devastating and accurate too, capable of melting away the toughest battleship armor or tearing apart the agilest ryder. However it is mitigated by shields. Last of all is the Hwacha, a lightly armored rocket artillery type ryder. The Hwacha MLRS is capable of firing hundreds of low yield rockets at the enemy in a single volley with adjustable dispersion from 1 kilometer to 100 kilometers. Due to the amount fired, flak and other anti-missile defense systems are almost completely ineffective against it.” Hongxi: “Two melee anti-ryders, two snipers, one support, and one artillery. Tell me, why so many melee ryders?” Sun-Sin: “That would be to cover the Yamato’s integral weakness sir. Despite being outfitted with over eighty-four hundred 8.8cm flak guns in twenty-eight hundred triple mounts, twelve hundred 127mm dual purpose guns in four hundred triple mounts and four hundred 15.5cm dual purpose guns in two hundred double mounts, Yamato’s biggest threat is still ryders. Yamato was built for ship to ship combat, and it was built to take on multiple of the heaviest ships our adversaries could throw at us. The thirty-six Type Jiu Shi Si spread over twelve triple mount turrets is proof of that. A full salvo from the 322cm cannons lobbing 10,220 kilograms of armor piercing rounds will decimate any ship. If acting as orbital bombardment, a single 9,520 kg high explosive shell will obliterate any soft and medium targets within a 500 meter radius.” Hongxi: “Couldn’t just say we had a lot of guns huh? You military otaku. Look at us, we’re probably the only ones who puts a significant amount of resources into grand warfare at this point. All the others have fled into space, and have not looked back.” Sun-Sin: “That is because there is no major drive behind other spacefaring nations to pursue ground warfare. Up until now, a fleet is more than capable of laying siege to a planet and forcing negotiations.” Hongxi: “And what makes us different, Sun-Sin?” Sun-Sin: “It is to my understanding, a direct order passed down from the Council of the Three Elders to continue to make advances in this sector. In fact, approximately only a third of our project went into the space program as we had stopped indigenous development and merely manufactured and used Alliance ships.” Hongxi: “Aah, but do you know why?” Sun-Sin: “… No, sir.” Hongxi: “Conventional combat is too one-dimensional. I trust you have studied countless holos about warfare back at the Academy yes?” Sun-Sin: “Yes sir, I graduated 22nd of my class.” Hongxi: “Forget them.” Sun-Sin: “S-sir?!” Hongxi: “Well, not really forget them. But empty your cup and be ready to refill it. Sun-Sin, tell me. When was the last time Yamato went into battle?” Sun-Sin: “I believe it was the final battle ending the World War, when 400 ryders bombarded and sank the Yamato.” Hongxi: “And how many direct battles has the Yamato fought in?” Sun-Sin: “None sir… She mostly acted as fire support, and never actually fought in a direct engagement.” Hongxi: “Thus, prepare to write a new military treatise on the ways of combat Sun-Sin. I’m putting you in charge of recording battles and analyzing them.” Sun-Sin: “Haa… Yes, sir.” As they chatted, the crewman around them worked tirelessly to retrofit the ryder hanger. The two walked toward the control room tucked away in the corner of the hanger. The door slid shut behind them, canceling out the noise from the outside. Hongxi sat down in one of the spinnable chair and gestured for Sun-Sin to do the same. Hongxi: “Military otaku, time for an exposition. Tell me all you know about the Yamato.” Sun-Sin blinked a couple times and wondered to himself if this was some kind of test. Sun-Sin: “Yes sir. The Yamato is an eight sided battleship 1.8 kilometers long, 160 meters tall, and 550 meters wide. If looked at from the front or rear, it follows the p4 symmetric pattern of an octagon. Each of the ship’s side is symmetrical in almost every aspect except for the pagoda rising from the “top” of the ship. The front of the ship narrowed into a cone with an opening for the Macross Cannon and 6 smaller torpedo tubes encircling it. From the z axis, the ship is shaped in a stretched out triangle, wider at the base and narrow at the tip. From the rear of the ship where it is widest, the upper and lower sides are 75 meters across while the right and left sides are 60 meters thick. This slanted side armor ascends at a rate of 11.89 degrees. From the nose the sloping frontal armor ascends in a 1.59 degree angle, minimalizing the targetable surface area and maximizing the possibility for deflecting incoming kinetic weaponry. Thus it is highly recommended to always engage with the nose or sides of the ship directly facing the enemy. The Yamato carries an assortment of weaponry. Her 12 turrets are grouped in 4 groups of 3, located on each side of the slanted side armor. Each turret is 210 meters in circumference with a gun barrel approximately 300 meters long, weighing at 11,152,578 kilograms or 1270.5 tons. The Type Jiu Shi Si gun fires a 10,220 kilogram or 11.2665 ton armor piercing shell or a 9,520 kilogram or 10.493 ton high explosive shell at a rate of .25 rounds a minute, or 1 round every four minutes. The Yamato’s guns have an effective range of 140 kilometers. After 140 kilometers the shell’s dispersion exceeds 500 meters and the chances of hitting cruiser size ships falls below the assured hit levels of 90%. Seven hundred 8.8cm flak guns, one hundred 12.7cm DP guns, and fifty 15.5cm guns run down each of the four slanted side armors from the rear of the ship to the front. One hundred and twenty 2 meter concealed broadside guns run down each of the Yamato’s sides, capable of firing standard Alliance AP shells. The ship’s gravity generation does not follow the conventional method. Instead, the ship is divided into a northern and southern hemisphere. Instead of having gravity draw everyone towards the bottom like most ships, gravity draws everyone towards a central plane. People in the southern hemisphere is pulled “up” while people in the northern hemisphere is pulled “down”. The Yamato has 4 main thrusters accompanied by 24 secondary thrusters. Located in the center of the 4 main thrusters is the launch bay for the ship’s complement of ryders. Aside from the ryder hanger, there are two main hangers located in the middle of the northern and southern hemispheres. Each of these hangers are connected to the central deployment area located towards the interior, center of the ship. The ryder hanger is a separately connected section and is instead a part of the detachable section of the ship. Likewise, the central deployment area is also divided into a northern and southern hemisphere. Yamato’s main contingent of troops was divided into two regiments, making up a total of one brigade. However these troops were not evenly divided. The northern regiment contained mostly S.A. or Space Adapted vehicles and troop transports specialized for invasive boarding. S.A. vehicles are vehicles adapted to operate in the harshness of space. They are airtight and are equipped with electromagnetic that will secure them to asteroids or even the hulls of ships. The southern regiment on the other hand contained G.A. or Ground Assault vehicles and troop transports. These troop transports are swift and heavily armored landing crafts without “bottoms”. Instead of a floor, they had a shield in which the marines would stand on. Upon landing the shields would deactivate and the landing craft would lift off, leaving the marines behind for immediate and rapid deployment. The detachable section of the ship is a small 300 meter long by 80 meters wide by 40 meters thick atmospheric “aircraft” carrier named Ding Yuan. It is the Yamato’s primary planetary air support, capable of atmospheric reentry and even landing. It detaches itself and leaves through the rear of the Yamato, carrying with it the Ryder bay as well. It can at times also serve as a mobile HQ for carrying the ryders into areas too small for the Yamato. The Ding Yuan possesses little armaments, sporting a CIWS composing of four dozen 25mm triple turrets along the side and half a dozen missile racks at the rear and front for offense. While it is capable of operating in space, the incapability of atmospheric jets to operate in vacuum coupled with the carrier’s light armor means it should not be deployed in dangerous hostile situations. It carries below deck a full group of atmospheric interceptors and one wing of heavy bombers for a total of 150 aircraft… Sir? Sir!” Sun-Sin cleared his throat, waking up the half-asleep Hongxi. Hongxi: “Hm? Ahem. Yes, I was listening. Our little atmospheric carrier has a detachment of 150 aircraft you say.” Sun-Sin: “Yes sir.” Hongxi: “Well that is simply splendid. I wonder how well it will fair during the occupation of Cera.” Sun-Sin grew quiet at this remark. Hesitantly, he asked. Sun-Sin: “Sir, what are our chances of breaking through the Pact lines? What are you really planning, captain?” Before Hongxi could answer him, there came a sharp knock on the door. Hongxi: “Come in.” Yayoi: “Sir!” The door slid open and in marched Yayoi, looking proud and regal as ever. Sun-Sin arced an eyebrow and gave Yayoi a look, as if asking what was the matter. Yayoi: “The retrofitting of the Yamato is going smoothly sir! Last minute crew transfers are complete and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Armored Divisions have finally arrived and are awaiting transfer.” Hongxi: “Good, good. Yayoi-san, won’t you sit down and join us?” Yayoi: “Haai!” She plopped down into one of the open seats and beamed happily at them. Hongxi took this chance to silently watch the two, to see if anything had changed since the days of the Academy. Sun-Sin had probably changed the most. Back during the Academy, he was a frail little thing who would hole himself up in the library for hours on end. He has since then become a handsome young man. Standing at 187cm tall, Sun-Sin was a good 8 centimeters taller than himself. A lean build with broad, square-like shoulders, long arms, fair skin and a strong jawline, Hongxi wondered why more of the female crewmen weren’t approaching him. Sun-Sin’s eyes were black, making it slightly difficult to tell just what he was looking at at times. He kept his hair cut short and his face cleanly shaven, or perhaps he was simply one to not grow facial hair? Thinking about this, Hongxi suddenly came up with the question why didn’t Sun-Sin dye his hair blonde or brown like most other Hangul young adults. It was the latest in fashion if he remembered correctly. Yayoi on the other hand was just as he had remembered. Standing at 169cm, she was exactly 10 centimeters shorter than himself. However she was considered taller than average for Wa females. She would carry herself with elegance and dignity, turning heads whenever she walked down the halls of the Academy. Her silky black hair was quite long, falling down to her waist. She had Hongxi’s ideal body type in a woman, a slender body with a modest chest. Whenever he walked past her, he could always catch the faint scent of sakura flowers. She had an even fairer complexion than Sun-Sin with deep brown eyes that one could lose themselves in. Hongxi shook his head, clearing it of any weird thoughts and replacing it with an image of himself being decapitated. After a few moments, any lingering thoughts had left him. Hongxi: “There… That’s better.” Yayoi: “Hm? Is something wrong, captain~?” Hongxi: “No, nothing’s wrong. Whatever happened to the traditional and conservative Yayoi back in the Academy? She looked the most beautiful in that kimono of hers when she attends Tea Ceremony. Well, I guess a cutesy version isn’t too bad.” Yayoi: “Hmmm? Are you falling in love with me?” Hearing this, Sun-Sin scoffed. Sun-Sin: “As if, a man like the captain wouldn’t fall for your type.” Yayoi: “That’s not true! I heard cutesy type are reaaaally popular over in Huaxia right now, especially amongst the Southerners!” Sun-Sin: “The captain’s ancestors came from the north.” Yayoi: “Eeeeh? But wasn’t the captain born in the south?” Sun-Sin: “Yes, but he was raised at the Academy. He probably prefers foreigners, the wavy blonde type with large bosoms.” Yayoi looked down at her modest chest and black hair. Yayoi: “I could probably dye this, and maybe implants?” Sun-Sin: “That was a joke nee-san, geez. You’re always like this.” Hongxi silently chuckled to himself as he watched the back and forth between the two half siblings. He smiled to himself and stroked the light beard he was growing. Hongxi: “A hh… Maybe I should shave too.” Yayoi: “I’ll just ask the captain myself! Captain!” Sun-Sin: “Captain!” Hongxi was wretched back into reality by the quarreling. Never breaking his smile, he entered the conversation.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 22, 2016 15:34:37 GMT -8
Eh, this one will count as a double entry. I got carried away and wrote too much, so I just shot for the 2000 mark instead. The captain is weird... >_>
(WTAD) Battleship Yamato, Captain’s Quarters
Hongxi was in his room contemplating his next move. He had gathered Yayoi and Sun-Sin to his room for a meeting. A very informal meeting… For the captain was lying on his bed, Sun-Sin sitting with his back to the wall, and Yayoi spinning around in Hongxi’s comfy leather chair.
Sun-Sin: “Umm, sir?”
Hongxi: “Yes?”
Sun-Sin: “Is it really okay to be… Like this?”
Yayoi: “What’s wrong with this? Wheeeeeeee~”
Hongxi: “I thought this is how you younglings interact on a more intimate level.”
Sun-Sin: “You’re only three years my senior captain… But it would be bad if the crew catches us like this.”
Hongxi: “Nonsense, we have a new crew. And a much bigger one at that. Rumors will stay just that, rumors.”
Sun-Sin: “Many of the systems on this ship are not automated and require actual personnel to operate and maintain.”
Hongxi: “Oh? Just how large is our crew?”
Sun-Sin: ” 8888 exact.”
Hongxi: “Ahh, lucky number I see. Yayoi, have you studied up on the Yamato yet?”
Yayoi: “Haaaaaai.”
Hongxi: “In the common tongue please.”
Yayoi: “Yeeeeees.”
Hongxi: “Summarize for me your opinion of the Yamato then.”
Yayoi: “Haaai. The Yamato is a really big and clunky battleship, its systems outdated and obsolete.”
Upon hearing this, Sun-Sin retorted.
Sun-Sin: “I would hardly call it obsolete.”
Yayoi: “But look at it, we have a crew of over 8000. Granted 5,000 of those is a marine detachment, we still need over 3000 just to run the ship.”
Sun-Sin: “We need just a thousand to run the ship, the extra hands are simply to run at optimum.”
Yayoi: “A thousand is a thousand too many. Remember how many it took to run Alliance ships? Barely a hundred, never a thousand. Also the Type Jiu Shi Si main guns are overly large and not streamlined. The energy it needs and its rate of fire is awful too.”
Sun-Sin: “The Type Jiu Shi Si main guns also shoot shells that are over 7 times heavier than the standard Alliance kinetic shells with deadly accuracy. It was built entirely with safety in mind and was to be maintained by a well-disciplined crew. The Type Jiu Shi Si was the first indigenously designed kinetic type weapon for capital class ships designed entirely by the Wa, you should hold more pride in it.”
Yayoi: “I don’t know how much pride I can hold for a really old gun. Also, no lasers and shields. What’s up with that? How do you expect a battleship to fight without lasers in this day and age?”
Sun-Sin: “The Yamato’s hull will withstand any lasers the enemy will throw at us just fine. Future upgrades for implementing lasers and shielding have been planned anyway…”
Yayoi: “Oh? What about the Macross Cannon? Will we be upgrading that too?”
Sun-Sin: “The Macross Cannon requires no upgrades, it is good enough as it is.”
Yayoi: “The Macross Cannon produces twice the standard output while using five times the energy. Seems a little inefficient doesn’t it? It only has one focusing crystal, we can’t even get it to concentrate the blast.”
Sun-Sin: “Yes, the blast is less concentrated however it covers a much wider area. We should be grateful that such an old ship is still able to provide a competitive age at this age.”
Yayoi: “Inefficient armaments you mean, all we did was upscale everything and supersized it.”
Sun-Sin: “Tch, captain!”
Sun-Sin annoyingly looked toward the captain, expecting him to resolve the dispute. However there was no response.
Yayoi: “Captain?”
Hongxi: “…..”
The captain’s silence was broken by a sudden and very loud snore, catching the two by surprise. The two blinked a couple times, bewildered, before looking at each other and stifling a snicker.
Sun-Sin: “Look at us, and we’re supposed to be Tianxia’s elite of the elite.”
Yayoi: “I knooow riight~?”
Sun-Sin: “Yayoi-neesan… Your affection for the captain, is it real? Or…”
Yayoi: “That’s a se~cret~*”
Sun-Sin: “How did you manage to put stars in your speech…”
Exasperated, Sun-Sin didn’t pursue the topic.
Yayoi: “Oh, weren’t we being assigned a squad of ryders?”
Sun-Sin: “Indeed, we are being assigned two ryders from each nation.”
Yayoi: “Oh? Tell me, what are we being assigned?”
Sun-Sin: “If I remember correctly… One Qiang-class melee type and Pai-class support type from Tianchao. A Katana-class melee and a Tanegashima range type from Wa. Lastly a Pyeongeon-class sniper type and a Hwacha-class artillery type from Han."
Yayoi: “Qiang-class?! Weren’t those banned by the Alliance for being too cruel?”
Sun-Sin: “Yes, and they still are. A remnant from the old wars where Tianchao prioritized taking enemy ryders intact, by killing the pilot inside with a spear…”
Yayoi: “Sounds terrifying, especially for ryder pilots. You know, I almost became a ryder pilot.”
Sun-Sin: “Yes, I know. Kudo was visibly disappointed when he learned you weren’t enlisting into officer school and in the end you gave in.”
Yayoi: “I have to be a dependable big sister right?”
Sun-Sin: “That reminds me, you specifically denied Kudo’s request to transfer over to the Yamato didn’t you?”
Yayoi: “Like I said… I have to be a dependable big sister right? Where the captain is taking us, where the Alliance ordered us to go to… Cera, this is a one way trip you know? PACT’s entire fleet is there. Remember back in history class during intermediate school, about the days of trench warfare? This is exactly that, and we’re the first wave.”
Sun-Sin: “… He won’t do it…”
Yayoi: “Hm? Won’t do what?”
Sun-Sin: “The captain, he’s not sending us there.”
Yayoi: “What do you mean? How do you know?”
Sun-Sin: “No, he has something much bigger planned. Think about it, he’s part of our generation and yet if you try to talk about anything popular with him he’ll draw blanks. Back during the Academy, he never hung out with the other cadets and instead only chatted with the top brass from both Tianxia and Alliance. About the only conversations I was able to hold him with were ones about history, and alternative histories…”
Yayoi: “Alternative… History?”
Sun-Sin: “Where one discusses if key events in history had happened differently and what the outcome would be instead. He mentions the Century of Humiliation frequently in our conversations, and it makes me wonder what he intends to do. It’s like he has something to prove.”
Yayoi: “Century of Humiliation… I don’t remember a topic like that. But if it’s modernization, aren’t we caught up with the Alliance now? We’ve even been allowed entry into the Alliance as a member world despite being so far out. We’re listed as an advanced economy you know.”
Sun-Sin: “We are, but that is the point. We are part of the Alliance and there’s more to the Century of Humiliation and the captain than you think.
This part of history isn’t taught in compulsory education as mandated by the Alliance, and is only accessible in special courses at the Academy. Throughout history, Tianchao had been the dominant power in the region. There is no denying that, it was the center of biodiversity and housed the majority of the world’s population. Even when our planet reached the space age, this fact had not change. Many of the colonies in our solar system are predominantly Huaxia. However everything changed when the Fire Nati- *cough* ahem. I mean when the Alliance arrived. The Alliance’s push for democratization and bill of rights challenged Tianchao’s monarchial authority and the intergalactic corporations that came here seeking business ventures exploited its people.
Tianchao’s delegates tried to appeal to the Alliance many times, but the corporations’ lobbyist had too much influence. Nobody believed them.
Han, who was a loyal tributary state of Tianchao’s for hundreds of years was the first to modernize under the guidance of the Alliance and broke away. Wa was the second to modernize and upon seeing Tianchao’s weakness and incompetency, started a series of wars that would strip Tianchao of their island and a couple key coastal provinces.
The Huaxia, a prideful people, was suddenly eclipsed by those whom they’ve long considered to be mere barbarians. For a century, Tianchao would be repeatedly challenged. They became known as the Sick Man of All Under Heaven. Finally, the people’s anger could no longer be contained and civil war ensued… The bloodiest civil war our planet has ever seen, eclipsed in death count only by the recent World War.
You know the rest. After 100 years, Tianchao finally caught up only to be embroiled in another war with the Wa and Han. Upon the end of this war, the Council of the Three Elders was established and Tianxia was formally inaugurated as a member world of the Alliance.”
Yayoi: “Hmmmm? And what does that have to do with the captain’s decision making?”
Sun-Sin: “The captain is a deeply traditional and cultural man and does not easily forgive those who wronged him or his people. To put it bluntly, I don’t think he likes the Alliance due to an almost, cultural vendetta. Although he was raised with the open-mindedness and tolerance taught to all of us at the Academy, I sometimes do not think he even acknowledges me as a human.”
Hongxi: “Nonsense, of course I acknowledge you as human.”
Sun-Sin nearly jumped right out of his skin at that moment. Blood left his face as he turned to face Hongxi.
Sun-Sin: “C-c-captain?! Forgive me for speaking freely si-“
Hongxi waved him off and sat up in his bed.
Hongxi: “Don’t take it too hard, I do not mind my subordinates gossiping about me. However…”
He slid off the bed and walked over to his table.
Yayoi: “Hm? W-whoaa!”
Hongxi grabbed the chair she was spinning around in and pulled her over to Sun-Sin. He then put one arm around her shoulder and pit his other arm around Sun-Sin’s shoulder and pulled them in.
Hongxi: “I do view you two as my adorable ethnic little sister and little brother. I’ll never, ever let anything harm you two. Treasure this moment well because you’ll never see another sign of affection from me again.”
Sun-Sin: “Ethnic little brother huh… Just like when Han was tributary state?”
Yayoi: “Aaah, the captain is putting his arm around me!”
Hongxi let them both go and sat down with his back against the bed. Both Yayoi and Sun-Sin smoothed out their clothes and fixed their collars with flushed faces.
Hongxi: “We’re family. All three of us. Each of us here represents the three civilizations of Tianxia. That makes both of you precious to me. People precious to one another forms a family. Many families form a town. Many, many towns form a country. And three countries form our planet. Tianxia… All Under Heaven is filled with groups of precious people like that.”
Hongxi: “And anybody who harmed those people will be personally repaid in the name of personal self-satisfaction… Or what the masses would call it, justice.”
Sun-Sin: “Huh…. I understand, sir.”
Hongxi: “Hm. We are the Emperor’s servants, remember that. Hold your head high and let nothing bring you down. “
Yayoi & Sun-Sin: “Sir..?”
Hongxi: “These Alliance… They have forgotten the sweet overwhelming feeling of devoting oneself completely to a single ideal, to a single person or body. To be free of doubt and fear. Some call it enlightenment while others call it fanaticism. They are all the same. PACT has discovered it, their rallying cause. However, these Alliance. Have they discovered their purpose? Their reason to be? As long as PACT follows the path they have set out to follow, they will never be defeated. As long as the Alliance continues to not follow the path they had set out to follow, they are doomed to fail. They may win by miraculous luck, but they will not last.”
Yayoi: “Hey, captain. You speak as if we’re not a part of the Alliance.”
Hongxi looked at her and cracked a grin.
Hongxi: “Soon, the sleeping dragon will awaken.”
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 22, 2016 15:22:33 GMT -8
If you don't mind, could you post what upgrades and purchases you've made so far? I'll see what I can do.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 21, 2016 15:46:19 GMT -8
Cloak, if activated, should make the Phoenix completely untargetable by enemy units and still should make her immune to counters. You'll know it's active when the Phoenix itself starts looking transparant on the map. the only exception is nearby PACT support who can detect her and remove the buff, opening her up to a world of hurt. If you see behaviour that's not in line with this you should file a bug report :/ Yeah, but that's the thing... It didn't happen enough times to make it statistically significant enough to warrant reporting a bug... How close does PACT support have to be to detect her?
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 21, 2016 5:59:53 GMT -8
About what I said on my SW play through too. Good to see a thread like this, you handle these missions quite a bit differently than I did. Did not know you could refit the upgrades, I assumed it still had a buy back penalty. Also didn't know about the ongessite upgrades. If you're interested about the budgeting for the store I skipped the battleship summon, lost and replaced two CGBs in one mission that I could have redone, had no access to ongessite upgrades, bought all(? unless theres more I dont know about) ryder upgrades, sunrider shields and vanguard, the captain's induction and wound up $700 short of the MIRV torpedoes before the last mission. Oh, and I did save the children so I had the extra mission there too. I only used torpedoes and repair drones on the last mission.
Though I honestly wonder about the Phoenix cloaking field. She still gets attacked with that so I'm not certain what it actually does. Yeah, there were a couple choices I'd rather have made... (Like saving the children for that extra cred- I mean mission.) Yeah, I was surprised when I found out about the ongessite upgrades too. They seemed really fun to play with, though not essential enough for me to buy on a SW playthough. I did buy them during a captain playthough just to have some fun. Did I get summon battleship? I can't remember, but it seems REALLY useful. Especially how my only two choices right now are FF and Vanguard. I need something for that inbetween between cheap and expensive while still packing a nice extra punch.
The rest seems pretty similar to my budgeting except for I don't buy the cloaking field, repair drones, and torpedoes (after mission #3). MIRVs would have made things a lot easier. However I don't think I mentioned it here, only on the shoutbox. But I will not be using MIRVs, except for mission #3 where you could do that really cheesy MIRV + Vanguard combo. Indeed, refitting the upgrades is completely free. Though in the end I didn't really change my upgrades. >_< It did make fixing misclicks really nice though. This latest mission where I lost the 1 CSG (AT THE VERY BEGINNING), there literally was no other way for me. T_T I re-ran that scenario at least 10 times, and 8 of those 10 times it ended with it dying. It was either keep going or re-formation. The Phoenix Cloaking Field makes it so that enemies went from not wanting to attack her to REALLY not wanting to attack her, which meant they still might attack her. I never got it, it didn't seem that useful. Especially since it now meant she was vulnerable to enemy free attacks. I have not yet finished this playthough, mostly because it's a pain to write it all out... And uploading all the screenshots...... Ah, I remember why I don't use Twitch now... Twitch doesn't seem to like recovering forgotten accounts for me because my account name had special characters... Bye bye Twitch T_T. I'm currently working on two more entries for Dragon Rising, and then I'll come back and finish the next mission.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 20, 2016 15:14:59 GMT -8
Awawawa, everyone is changing their votes...
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 20, 2016 3:47:54 GMT -8
You know... It's actually kind of hard keeping these below 1000 words. Bonus points if you know where I totally did not rip this scene off from.
(NVXG) Planet Tianxia, Tianshang Outer Port -First Pass Above Heaven- Battleship Zheng Yuan, Second Bridge
Battleship Zheng Yuan warped into a debris-spilled battleground, a stone’s throw away from the planet’s asteroid belt. Lasers and missiles streamed across space and exploded with great ferocity. A small PACT fleet comprised of a few cruisers and destroyers had warped into the seemingly undefended space of Tianxia intent on taking it over.
Hongxi: “Seems like the battle has already started huh? Hail First Pass Above Heaven, get them on the line.”
Yayoi: “Yes captain. Hailing First Pass Above Heaven.”
There was a brief moment of static before the comm-channel opened, showing a very weary commander Jiguang Qi.
Jiguang: “Admi- I mean Captain Hongxi. It is good you are here, a small PACT fleet has warped in and is assaulting this station. We have but gunboats to hold them off. The Council of the Three Elders have not given permission to activate our-”
Hongxi: “I understand commander. Is Great Harmony ready?”
Jiguang: “Yes sir, Great Harmony has been retrofitted and lies in slumber deep inside the Stone Sentinel Maze.”
Hongxi: “Delay the enemy for 30 more minutes while I transfer over to Great Harmony. The Zheng Yuan shall assist you in the defensive effort, that is all commander. Cutting transmissions.”
Qi Jiguang’s face disappeared from view as communications were cut. Hongxi made his way off the bridge followed by Yayoi and Yi-Sun. The door hissed open to reveal his replacement, the cadet from the other day. Upon seeing him, the startled replacement saluted.
Cadet: “S-Sir?!”
Hongxi: “Now you’ll know what it’s like to be a captain. Take care of her.”
Hongxi patted him on the shoulder and moved on, leaving the cadet to his fate. Outside, a shuttle sped out the private hanger and blasted towards the planetary asteroid field. The Machiavelli-class Battleship then pulled away and sped toward First Pass Above Heaven to join the fight.
Tianxia’s planetary ring was unique in a few ways. One of them all being that it was mostly artificial, another being that many of these chunks of rocks were bigger than what was expected. It had a story buried deep behind ‘missing planets’ as reported by Alliance surveyors when they first entered the system and ‘missing moons’ that the Mining Union had initially intended to secure contracts for but could not find. While it was mostly passed off as an error on the reporter's behalf, there was a certain truth behind them. A truth that will not be revealed until it's too late.
Battleship Zheng Yuan, Second Bridge
Bridge Crew #1: “Captain, incoming torpedoes and missiles!”
Cadet: “Fire flak, take them out!”
Bridge Crew #1: “We can’t keep this up captain, there’s too many of them! First Pass Above Heaven isn’t looking so well either!”
Cadet: ”Ahh, why did captain suddenly have to leave? And why did he pick me of all people?! I was not at all ready for this!”
Bridge Crew #2: “Captain! Unknown incoming transmission! It’s… It’s using a really old code!”
Cadet: “What? Patch it through!”
A female voice came through the comm links, however there were not any visuals.
Female Voice: “This is Battleship Yamato, please hold off the enemy for a few more minutes.”
Bridge Crew #2: “Captain, an asteroid is breaking away from the Stone Sentinal Maze and heading right for Tianshang Port!”
A 2 kilometer long asteroid had indeed left orbit and was flying towards Tianshang Port, Tianxia’s main space hub. It was a series of massive interconnected stations which included Tianshang Shipyards, Tianshang Hub, and the Academy where future officers are trained.
Just as Battleship Zhengyuan was about to bare it Saviors upon it, the asteroid started to crack. The entire topside of the asteroid ruptured and fell apart as a massive ship almost 2 kilometer long lifted itself away from the asteroid. A shockwave erupted from the ship, visible from the dust and debris, as its main engines powered up and propelled it forward with speed almost unnatural for a ship its size.
Cadet: “That… That is..!”
At that moment, all the Zebben bridge crew stood up from their seats in awe while staring at the monitors.
Bridge Crew #3: “The IWS Yamato!”
Battleship Yamato
Hongxi: “Sun-Sin, we will now fire the Macross Cannon. Target, PACT Fleet.”
Sun-Sin: “It has not been tested yet sir.”
Hongxi: “And?”
Sun-Sin: “... Yes, I think we can fire it.”
Hongxi: “Then make it happen.”
Sun-Sin: “I understand sir. Commander, prepare to fire the Macross Cannon.”
Yayoi: “Order received, preparing to fire the Macross Cannon.”
Hongxi: “Raise Macross Drive pressure, close emergency valves.”
Yayoi: “I have the Engine. Raising Macross Drive pressure, closing emergency valves.”
Hongxi: “Open Macross Cannon outlet.”
Yayoi: “Opening outlet.”
Sun-Sin: “Chamber pressure rising!”
Yayoi: “All energy to Macross Cannon, initiate forced induction. ... Initiating.”
Hongxi: “Prepare to fire. Release Macross Cannon safety.”
Yayoi: “Releasing. Safety locks at zero. Pressure approaching firing point, releasing final safety.”
Sun-Sin: “Yamato on incoming PACT Fleet and torpedo salvo trajectory.”
Yayoi: “Lock onto that. Manual firing mode activate, contrast gauge at brightness 20. Target, PACT Fleet and torpedo salvo.”
Sun-Sin: “Range, 900,000 kilometers.”
Yayoi: “Energy at 100 percent, countdown to-“
Hongxi: “Wait.”
Yayoi: “Energy at 120 percent!”
Sun-Sin: “Chamber limit!”
Hongxi: “5 seconds to firing! Brace for shock and flash.”
Yayoi: “Five… Four… Three… Two… One… Macross Cannon, hashya!”
There was a silent, bright flash as a wide red beam blasted out from the nose of the ship. The blast incinerated the incoming torpedoes and caught the enemy in its center. Armor and plating tore away from the pure shock of the blast, ripping the ships apart and engulfing them in a fiery inferno.
While this event seemed insignificant in the course of the war, already the eyes and ears of PACT and Alliance was reporting this to their masters. What was this ship? Where did it come from? And what else was Tianxia, the Alliance’s outermost member, hiding from the core worlds?
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 17, 2016 8:59:39 GMT -8
Obligatory Background Development? Note: Seonbae = Senpai = Qianbei (Xianbei = mocking tone of Qianbei) Italicize = Thoughts If you can't tell, "burst that chrysanthemum" means anal.
(NDGF) Hongxi stepped into the mess hall full of clamoring crewmen and disgruntled officers. Word about being redeployed as the occupation force for Cera had spread and dying embers were reignited amongst the older crew.
A few officers nearby had seen the captain enter and were about to stand up and salute before Hongxi waved them off.
Hongxi: “Remain at ease gentlemen, there’s no need for formalities during a time of rest.”
The group promptly responded with a “sir” and sat back down. Hongxi scanned the cafeteria until he found the line of hungry crewmen waiting for their food. Double checking that his uniform was indeed that of his old artillery captain uniform, he joined them. Hongxi peered over the shoulder of the cadet in front of him and looked at the menu.
Hongxi: “So, what’s the special?”
Cadet: “Beef stew I believe.”
Hongxi: “Beef stew? Which style?”
Cadet: “Yunnan.”
Hongxi: “Ehh? Well, it’s better than the foreign one. That one is too sweet for my taste.”
The cadet turned around.
Cadet: “I know right? The others are crazy for the foreign one, but the flavor is just too strong in my opinion. It’s too in-your-face like it’s trying to mask something underneath.”
Hongxi: “Yeah, Yunnan style beef stew has a more natural sweetness to it. That reminds me, have you ever tried Yuenan’s beef noodle soup?”
Cadet: “Yeah, it tastes just like Yunnan’s beef stew! Just add in noodles. I take it you are also a Southerner?”
Hongxi: “I…. Grew up at the Academy. But I love a taste of the Fatherland from time to time.”
Cadet: “Ahh, well that’s fine qianbei. You’re Hua Xia just like the rest of us, doesn’t matter where you grew up. Anyway…”
The Cadet leaned in and whispered while pointing to Yayoi who was a few dozen people up the line.
Cadet: “The new XO? I heard she’s Zebben. Bio says she’s the best of the class, the ‘cream of the crop’ as those foreigners would say. But rumor has it, she got to where she is now through pillow talk if you know what I mean.”
Hongxi raised an eyebrow at this.
Hongxi: “Pillow talk?”
Cadet: “Yeah. A vixen with a slender body and an ass like that? Doesn’t it make you just want to burst that chrysanthemum? She’s a smart girl, no way she’d pass up using her assets. Some say she pulled the plug on a couple life supports after that attack, you know getting rid of the competition between her and the position of XO.”
Hongxi: “That’s ridiculous.”
Cadet: “Yeah, that’s probably true. But hey, you never know right? How about you qianbei? What are all you seniors talking about?”
Hongxi: “Not much. We come to you guys for all the gossip you know? Force of habit and accountability makes it difficult for us to circulate rumors.”
Cadet: “Wow, really xianbei? Always the mature ones huh? Makes sense.”
Hongxi continued his idle chatter with the cadet until it was finally his turn in line. Upon seeing Hongxi, the lunch lady gave an understanding nod and grabbed a bigger bowl. She filled it to the brim, packing in more meat than the others.
Lunch Lady: “Here, I put in some extra meat for you, sir.”
Hongxi: “Thank you.”
Turning around, Hongxi scanned the crowded cafeteria for a seat.
Hongxi: “Why do we never have enough seats?”
Just as he was to toward an empty spot, a private bumped into him and nearly knocked his tray over. The private did a double back, saw Hongxi’s uniform and bowed deeply.
Private: “Ah, sorry seonbae!”
Hongxi: “No, it’s fine. Watch yourself.”
Private: “I’m terribly sorry sir, it was my fault. I wasn’t looking where I was going.”
Hongxi: “Then repay me by finding me a seat.”
Private: “My table has a spot! This way, seonbae!”
Hongxi followed the private to a table where several others were already situated at. Any hopes of blending in without causing a stir was lost when he saw the Yayoi and Yi-Sun already seated.
Yayoi: “Senpai!"
Hongxi: “No. Haa… No senpai.”
Private: “Senpai? Nee-san, aren’t you higher than an artillery officer?”
Yayoi: “No no, Kudo-kun. He’s the Captain!”
Kudo glanced over at Yi-Sun.
Kudo: “Hyeong, is that true?”
To which Yi-Sun simply nodded and tipped his head.
Yi-Sun: “Hello Captain. Don’t be so loud Kudo. The Captain doesn’t want to draw attention if he’s not in his uniform.”
Hongxi seated himself at the table.
Hongxi: “You three are related?”
Yi-Sun nodded and remained silent while the younger one spoke up in his stead.
Kudo: “We have the same father, but Yayoi’s mother is different from ours.”
Hongxi: “Oh? A Hangul-Zeben mix blood? Do you mind if I pry, or is that something you do not feel comfortable talking about?” There was an uneasy silence among the three. Yayoi wore a face of guilt while Kudo looked uneasy as if a touchy subject was brought up. Hongxi, being tactless, smiled expectantly at them. After a few more moments, Yi-Sun spoke up.
Yi-Sun: “Kudo and I were war children. Our mother was captured by the Imperial Wa Army and forced to work as a comfort woman… I was born first.
Mother died giving birth to Kudo. Mother-in-Law took pity on us and convinced father to adopt us into his family. We lived a relatively happy life with our new sister-in-law, Yayoi-san.”
Maintaining his smile, Hongxi nodded.
Hongxi: “Hmm. Thank you for sharing.”
Yi-Sun: “Of course captain. Trust between a subordinate and his superior is crucial in maintaining an effective crew.”
Hongxi: “Honestly spoken, and honest words I expect. I shall state here and now, I trust you two utterly and I expect you to do the same.
However, I am a man of tradition and foreign thought. Of deep biases and open acceptance where even I am unsure of myself, so when the time comes… I ask you to stand by me.”
Hongxi: “Stand by me when the Dragon reawakens.”
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 15, 2016 4:22:02 GMT -8
Hee hee I said I'd do it, and I did it Though, I did loose 1 Cera Gunboat in the process... So, I don't know. I don't think it was worth it, was it? Maybe? My net gain last time was 9356 Now it's 10207 So... My bank last time was 10041 My bank this time is 10892 However I lost a Cera Gunboat, so deduct 750 for that... It was, barely better. Just, barely. T_T Oh well, same ups as last time. Forgot to mention, buy another Cera Gunboat for a total of 4 Edit: Maybe I should do it again? Should I?
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 14, 2016 22:55:46 GMT -8
Shopping~ Shopping~ Don't you just love sh- What is that What is THAT Is that.. Is THAT A 5 DIGIT BANK?! It's.. It's.. It's so beautiful... Too bad it's not going to last. Alright, what to get. Hm. Hmmmmmm. Is it possible? Should we do it? SHOULD WE SAVE UP FOR THE VANGUARD SPREAD FIELD? Going by this current trend of money, we might be able to do it... Wait, I need Captain's Society Induction to do that. What's "that" you say? *Reminisces* Quite literally, a one turn victory. Well, I don't see anything we crucially need except for maybe Captain's Society induction. We already maxed out our fleet, and no ship dies on my watch so no need for replacements. We don't touch repair drones and I made a creed to not use Torpedos except for mission 3. So, we'll see. Can we get 15,000 credits in the next battle? Onto upgrades! Well well well, what do we have here. What we have here, is instead of buffing Sunrider or any other unit in fact. We're going to do something hilarious. GIVE LIBERTY A +1 SHIELD RANGE And let's give Sunrider a +1 Shield Power too. And maybe +1 Laser Energy Cost Okay, that's it. Upgrades are done. Captain, I'll be on my wa- *Sees glimpse of H while skipping* ... Sorry for interrupting...
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 14, 2016 22:39:41 GMT -8
Here we goo! Standard opening… Full forward, Drawfire, Awaken Seraphim and Black Jack… Move the lower Ryuvian Falcon and 2 Cera Gunboats forward 1 space. Have Bianca pull in the lower P.Elite into the death hug. Kinetic it with the Ryuvian Falcon. Finish it off with assault from the upper Cera Gunboat you just moved. Move both Cera Gunboats forward again and pull in that middle P.Grunt Have the upper Cera Gunboat expend the rest of its energy and finish it off. Move the Ryuvian Falcon forward just ooone more time and hold, don’t touch him. We aint makin him do nothin yet Have Bianca pull forward that Arcadius unit. Then have Union Battleship pull it forward again into the free attack of the 2 Cera Gunboats. Assault it twice with the adjacent Cera Gunboat. Pulse it with Ryuvian Falcon. Now finish it off with a missile from your lower Alliance Cruiser That Union Battleship still has enough energy for 2 more pulls. Pull in that lower P.Grunt left once and up once for a total of 3 free attacks, which should finish it off. Now for the northern section. Stealth Phoenix, move it forward 2 spaces and melee the P.Elite twice. Move Cera Gunboat forward 2 spaces and hit the P.Bomber near the middle with Suppress. Next move Ryuvian Falcon forward 2 spaces, kinetic + pulse that P.Bomber. If it’s still not dead, finish it off with Assault from the Cera Gunboat. Now, for the Vanguard. After Awakening from a short nap right after a 12 hour marathon of Sunrider Academy, Asaga really doesn’t have any energy left. So, she’s going to take 1 step forward, mumble “5 more minutes”, and fall right back to sleep. It can’t be helped. Have the Alliance Cruiser that fired missiles earlier laser the middle P.Bomber Laser the same P.Bomber with all 3 Union Frigates Flakoff the up most P.Grunt Missile the P.Bomber with Sunrider. Finish it off with Assault from A.Cruiser if needed. Move Paladin forward and have them chill out. No need to shoot missiles, yet. Have A.Cruiser and Sunrider both concentrate lasers on grunt towards the center from the north, finish it off with assault. Move A.Support Cruisers forward 1 space and towards the center 1 space, and forward again 1 space so both A.Support Cruiser’s shields are overlapping Paladin. Now, we’re going to distract their Support. Have Liberty Disable 1 support, and all 3 Union Frigates Shojam the 2 P.Battleships in the middle and a random ship. (Yes, it is now a thing) And that’s about it. End turn. Oh? What’s this? Calling for help now are you? Well you can sho- No wait, that hasn’t happened yet. It’s a pity that the new reinforcements don’t have Full Forward… Oh well. Short Range Warp the Sunrider right above right to the top right P.Support Have the A.Carrier kinetic the closest P.Fast Cruiser Double kinetic the bottom left most P.Fast Cruiser with A.Infantry Have Seraphim kinetic the lowest left P.Fast Cruiser Vanguard straight down that line of P.Support, P.Battleship, P.Cruiser, and 4 P.Fast Cruiser Shoot the last P.Fast Cruiser again with Seraphim and finish it off with Assault from A.Carrier Pull in the lower P.Bomber into the C.G. death hug with Bianca. Kinetic it with Ryuvian Falcon. Finish it off with 1 Assault from each C.G. on both sides. Move Ryuvian Falcon 2 space forward and Pulse that P.Grunt Hit it another assault from both C.G. to finish it off. To the north! Drag both P.Grunts left with Bianca Finish both P.Grunts off with Assault from Cera Gunboat Move Ryuvian Falcon forward 1 space and double Kinetic the closest P.Cruiser Shojam and laser the damaged P.Cruiser with 2 Union Frigates. Finish it off with Phoenix Assault Move Phoenix forward 1 space, pull in Arcadius Unit using Union Battleship 1 Space, and double Melee it with Phoenix. Double Kinetic the other damaged P.Battleship with Sunrider Finish it off with Lasers from Blackjack Flak off both P.Battleships in the middle Hit the damaged P.Battleship with missiles from the 2 A.Infantry. Finish it off with missiles from Paladin, Assault if needed Now, since there’s a nice large gap in their flak line. Let’s missile the hell out of that P.Battleship Put a Shojam in it, now laser it with Union Battleship followed by Union Frigate and both A.Cruisers Missile it with anything and everything that carries missiles and it should kill it. Warp Sunrider back to safety behind Paladin Shut off the shields of any P.Battleship Move any unit that can still move forward, except for the Support Cruisers End Turn 0_o Was there really this many before? Well, it just means more credits. Alright, since there is no reasonable possible chance for our A.Carrier to hit anything… Move up! And RIGHT! Move the two A.Infantry one space up and one space right, than double Kinetic the closest P.Cruiser Move Ryuvian Falcon forward once. Move the lower Cera Gunboat forward twice and Suppress both P.Cruisers Finish off the damaged P.Cruiser with double Kinetics from Ryuvian Falcon Have Seraphim take out the rear two P.Destroyers Have Black Jack Kinetic two left most P.Cruisers Finish them off with Kinetics from Ryuvian Falcon Shojam the P.Battleship that’s shielding the 2 P.Destroyers 3 times Flak off that same P.Battleship Missile the P.Destroyer that’s right outside the Flak range with Sunrider Finish it off with Pulse from the SUnrider Move the Cera Gunboat up 40 energy and suppress the P.Destroyer Laser it with both A.Cruisers Move Phoenix forward 20 energy and Assault the hell out of that P.Destroyer, which should only take 1 shot Move the Ryuvian Falcon forward 1 space Move both A.Cruisers forward 1 space Since Paladin can’t really move, take a pot shot at the top middle P.Battleship Missed Darn Disable one of the P.Support, any will do Take out the 2 P.Missile Frigates that are outside the flak range with 1 missile each from Sunrider Drag the last P.Missile Frigate down once and left once with Union Battleship Concentrate lasers from all 3 Union Frigates on it and destroy it Move forward 1 space with the Union Battleship’s remaining energy Use Bianca to restore Blackjack, Union Battleship, and A.Carrier Move the middle Cera Gunboat onto a collision course with the central P.Support End Turn Ava: “Were being swarmed by enemy ryders, captain!” Kayto: “And the shield cruisers?” Me: “We are?” Ava: “Still holding!” Admiral: “Bah! These flies are but a nuisance.” Me: “What flies?” Admiral: “Let us advance as well and meet the PACT fleet at cannon range!” Me: “We already are at cannon range.” Kayto: “Understood, admiral.” Kayto: “All units…” Kayto: “FORWARD!!!” Me: “FULL FO- aww, you beat me to it. This is coming out of your command point pool not mine you hear me?” Oof, so many new enemies! And he lied! They’re not full forwarded! You dam cheapskate… Full Forward! Have the A.Carrier repair the damaged A.Infantry and shoot the P.Destroyer Repair Blackjack with Liberty and move her forward 60 energy Have that forward Cera Gunboat suppress the P.Support and P.Cruiser Kinetic the suppressed P.Cruiser with Liberty Finish it off with Assault from the middle Cera Gunboat Have both A.Infantry kinetic and assault the lower left P.Elite Move Paladin forward 1 space and kinetic the closest P.Battleship in the top right Add some pepper for good measure Move Ryuvian Falcon forward once and double kinetic the P.Battleship Move both A.Cruisers forward 1 space and kinetic the P.Battleship Shojam the P.Battleship 3 times and laser it 3 times with Union Frigates Move Cera Gunboat up and right 1 space. Pull the P.Battleship in with Union Battleship Finish it off with Assault from Sunrider Use Sunrider’s last missile to shoot P.Destroyer Move Phoenix up and right and pull in the P.Destroyer into Phoenix’s free attack Next, pull in the P.Support into Phoenix’ free attack too Now melee it! Move forward twice and melee the other one! Spend Sunrider’s remaining energy moving forward and down Move Liberty forward once Have Bianca use gravity to pull Phoenix to the right 3 times Move Ryuvian Falcon forward 1 space and double kinetic the lower P.Cruiser Move the upper A.Support Cruiser in front of the upper A.Cruiser Shoot the P.Elite with Cera Gunboat 3 times. End Turn P.Supports are so annoying… They’re like fruit flies. No wait they are, they even have the wings! Look! Alright, let’s finish this off. Move Ryuvian Falcon forward once and double Kinetic the P.Cruiser Move the upper A.Support Cruiser forward once and the upper A.Cruiser forward once too. Fire kinetics on that P.Cruiser And would you look at that, it’s still alive with 14 hp… Uhh… Finish it off with Assault from Cera Gunboat, move forward 40 energy and suppress that P.Battleship Double Kinetic that suppressed P.Battleship with Blackjack Finish it off with Assault from Phoenix Move Phoenix down south next to the P.Support and melee Have A.Carrier kinetic the closest P.Battlship and Assault the damaged P.Elite Have the 2 A.Infantry Kinetic the damaged P.Cruiser in the back and finish it off. Have them double Assault the damaged P.Elite in front of them too. Repair Sunrider and A.Carrier The Union Frigates are too far away… Have them all Shojam the damaged P.battleship and move down and right 60 energy Have Seraphim kinetic the 2 Arcadius unit Finish them off with Assault from the two nearby Cera Gunboats. Use the Cera Gunboat’s remaining energy to Assault the P.Elite twice Laser and Assault the damaged P.Elite with A.Cruiser Have Bianca pull it towards 1 of the 2 Cera Gunboats and play Ring around the Rosie Oh, it decided to go home before we used up our 3rd Gravity Hm. Aim down one of the P.Battleship Move Ryuvian Falcon forward and double Kinetic the damaged P.Battleship Laser it twice with Union Battleship Laser + Pulse it with Sunrider End Turn Ohhhkaaay. Repair Blackjack and A.Carrier Double Kinetic the Full Hp P.Battleship with Seraphim Kinetic and Assault the damaged P.Battleship with Alliance Infantry Laser it to death with… Anybody and everybody Restore Phoenix Move Phoenix down 4 spaces. Have Bianca and Union Battleship pull 2 Pact Supports right next to Phoenix Melee both Drag the last P.Support north. Move both Cera Gunboats toward it 2 spaces and fire 3 Assaults at it Move A.Carrier down right 50 energy and assault it Hm. Spend a lot more than I would have preferred on repairs, but I’ll take what I can get for now. Can definitely do better. I’ll try to beat 1000 next time. Hm. That should be a chivo. Never spend more than 1000 credits on repairs on Space Whale Mode vaendryl, make it happen.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 13, 2016 14:18:50 GMT -8
Huh, pretty good, but I do have a few comments/questions. First I guess, I think its SHDJam, like SHielD jamming, instead of Shojam. The D does looks a lot like an O. And now I will start to think of it as "showjamming" from now on... Second: You really think the Falcon mission is the easiest of the three? I guess you can disable the main threat most of the time, but I always thought the pirate missile spam and then the Nightmares right after those were pretty killer, especially if you have to commit Chigara to disabling the falcon instead of healing. Third: On that topic, I noticed you only did two of the three side missions. Did you decide not to save the diplomats for this game? I was kind of hoping to see what you would do for that mission. Forth: "Asaga's Chronic Sleep Deprivation" That is a good one, I'll have to remember it the next time I almost get Asaga killed from over-amping her awakening. On Captain, it was a lot easier as you can take out all 3 Pirate Bases and a good portion of the Ryders within the first turn, and completely wipe the Pirate force by the 2nd turn. Also, a Vanguard + MIRV into that group of new enemies... If you had Captain's Society induction earlier before, you could even double-vanguard in 1 turn. Though by then, there weren't enough Nightmares to justify using it. In Space Whale, as long as you have overlapping flak and took out at least 2 on the first turn, you should be fine. Be wary of the Ironhogs though.... Those are dangerous. Wait wat. there's a diplomat saving mission? Where are these free credits?!
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 12, 2016 23:24:33 GMT -8
Have no right to vote as I have not finished 2.0
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 12, 2016 21:05:07 GMT -8
If you can get your hands on it, Galaxy Angel! It has space whales and adorable girls and beautiful space battles! Eiyuu Senki is another turn-based strategy game with lots of lewdness and cuteness in it. The art is sooo good. Milfeulle! <3
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 12, 2016 16:13:03 GMT -8
Go read Himawari no Shoujo or G-Sensou no Maou. It follows exactly what you're proposing and I HIGHLY recommend them. Himawari no Shoujo is about a dystopian society where you as the protagonist is training to become a Special High Class Individual (Hmm... Sort of like, commissars for civilians?) at your home town. Balance that and that your home town was the starting point of a revolution years ago, your father was the leader of that revolution, and your exam proctor is your father's best friend and executioner... Things get interesting. G-Sensou no Maou is about the yakuza and the darker side of Japan where you as the protagonist am the genius adopted son of the biggest, baddest yakuza head in Tokyo whom you owe a significant debt to. (Balancing school life, underground life, making sure you keep your "papa" happy so he doesn't throw you into the bottom of Tokyo Bay, and solving the mystery of the new gang on the block where you seem to finally meet your match) I have. Both of them in fact. Neither of which actually equate what I'm proposing here - not entirely. Unlike either of those, the main story does not/would not change at all - in that, it would be closer to Mass Effect in how the person you choose to love doesn't radically alter the story itself. So, the heroine is just along for the ride then?
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 12, 2016 16:00:29 GMT -8
Two Visual Novels that remind me of ^ style are Himawari no Shoujo and G-Sensou no Maou. (I'm sorry, these two will forever hold a special place in my heart and nothing will ever topple them from their first place victory) Made by Akabei Soft 2, whom I imagine with releasing so many massive and rich story content VNs and having so many sub-branches, probably have a massive financial cushion to sit on. So yeah, I agree. It's something that's really difficult to pull off and I'm afraid LiS doesn't have those kind of resources. I imagine that the visual novels you're refering to are standalone titles? The term 'Chapter' I used is probably misleading. We're not talking about Chapters, but rather complete games (similar in length, compared to MoA and Lib Day.) So yes, that's not making it easier. Ooh, I see.
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Post by 白龍 on Mar 12, 2016 15:59:39 GMT -8
Okay, that wasn't apparent by the small textparagraph I quoted, thanks for clarifying. I still think that's extremely suboptimal, I have two major problems with that suggestion. Firstly: Love in Space has to make an insane amount of side content. Example: Chapter 1: Eva Chapter 2: Sola Chapter 3: Icari Chapter 4: Asaga Chapter 1 would remain fairly simple. Eva route+ decline. Chapter 2: continue Eva route+ start Sola route + decline. Chapter 3. continue Eva route + continue Sola route + start Icari route + decline. Chapter 4: continue Eva route + continue Sola route + continue Icari route + start Asaga route + decline. Sorry man, that's not going to happen. Love in Space doesn't have the financial strength to pull that off. We're not talking about small differences here, every route you go/don't go has large impact on how you interact with your crew. (Additional CGs, tons of dialogue needs to be adjusted, voice acting etc.) Secondly: The girls that come in later get screwed over hard for obvious reasons. I'd prefer to have attention+sceentime distributed more evenly. Not really. Firstly: I really doubt every waifu is going to be a romance option anyway (Icari and Kryska seem pretty locked-in with each-other so far, though I may be wrong). Secondly, LibDay could have been re-worked to be where you do or don't lock-in with Chigara. And in all honesty, the most it amounts to is SOME dialouge changes in the end, and most of the romance-scenes specific to that character would be done in that chapter (example - they pretty much did all the Chigara-consumation stuff in LibDay so they wouldn't have needed t focus heavily on it in the future) Also, I'm saying that each chapter has the option to PERMANENTLY lock in with a character - you don't get access to anyone in latter chapters if you locked in with someone before had. Seems there was another miscommunication - I was advocating that once you pick someone in one chapter, you're locked with them and can't back out for a new one the next chapter; you're locked in once you pick them (just like in Academy). The only difference being that only one route is available to access per chapter, but you can't access it unless you abstained from picking a route in a previous chapter. So it would really be more like: Chapter 1(LibDay): Chigara route + Decline Chapter 2: (insert Waifu here)* + Decline Chapter 3: (insert Waifu here)* + Decline *You can only enter a new route if you're still single. Secondly: That's pretty much what already happened in LibDay, you know. At least this way there'd be actual narrative reason for focus on one character over the others - example; Sola seems to be the one who will have more spotlight attention next release, so having her route be the one possible to enter or decline next chapter would make more narrative sense. Go read Himawari no Shoujo or G-Sensou no Maou. It follows exactly what you're proposing and I HIGHLY recommend them. Himawari no Shoujo is about a dystopian society where you as the protagonist is training to become a Special High Class Individual (Hmm... Sort of like, commissars for civilians?) at your home town. Balance that and that your home town was the starting point of a revolution years ago, your father was the leader of that revolution, and your exam proctor is your father's best friend and executioner... Things get interesting. G-Sensou no Maou is about the yakuza and the darker side of Japan where you as the protagonist am the genius adopted son of the biggest, baddest yakuza head in Tokyo whom you owe a significant debt to. (Balancing school life, underground life, making sure you keep your "papa" happy so he doesn't throw you into the bottom of Tokyo Bay, and solving the mystery of the new gang on the block where you seem to finally meet your match)
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