Creating a plot for the 1.3 Community Project: ENDED

[iron maiden]

just to help anyone who wants the cerebri in the project, i refer back to an earlier post in which the ancient Hadeans or Olympians find a large force of Cerberi shut down on a remote part of the planet. whichever faction finds them turns them back on, however the Cerberi break free and begin to war over the time travel drive. at the end, a few remaining Cerberi escape through a time portal to just a few years before forgotten enemies, so that the Hadeans at that time period begin to build more of them before the events of FE.

OR........

while the Scions, phosphorii, hadeans and olympians are fighting, one of the time drives goes haywire and cuases a rift in space and time, resulting in the Cerberi coming through it. This would mean the cerberi are a race from another solor system, galaxy, perhaps a whole different universe. they would then proceed with the rest of the story listed above.

[Nielk1]

I do not think the Cerberi should be in this mod. I think they should however be allowed in the back story.

[iron maiden]

my point exactly, they don't need to be a major race, but one or two levels fighting them would be rather fun. It gives a perfect explanation as to why the Cerberi exist.

[Clavin12]

I agree entirely. But who to be the main antagonist?

[Feared_1]

my point exactly, they don't need to be a major race, but one or two levels fighting them would be rather fun. It gives a perfect explanation as to why the Cerberi exist.

I agree with this. It will give the player a sense of satisfaction from FE saying, "hey, I've fought these guys before in FE!"

[iron maiden]

since, as mentioned in FE that the Cerberi have a self defense mechanisim to defend themselves, it would be a good idea that they wage all out war on all. Besides, if i were a demented machine that appeared in the middle of all out war and wanted to defend myself, wouldn't it be a good idea to defeat all the other violent factions?

[Feared_1]

since, as mentioned in FE that the Cerberi have a self defense mechanisim to defend themselves, it would be a good idea that they wage all out war on all. Besides, if i were a demented machine that appeared in the middle of all out war and wanted to defend myself, wouldn't it be a good idea to defeat all the other violent factions?

No, no. Not having them a huge part of the mod. Maybe the player visits a planet that just happens to be Cerberi-infested, so for that ONE mission the player has to deal with them.

[Clavin12]

Know that we've dealt with the Cerberi how about the main antagonist. The Phosphorii are supposed to be benign so we can't use them. The Hadeans have been used and the Olympians have been used. We could either make a new race or...ISDF anyone?

[iron maiden]

or perhaps the protagonist fights the cerberi once they arrive for a level or two and defeats much of their force, then returns to fighting whoever he's fighting[i lost track.] the cerebri are there mainly so that it gives their existence in FE more body, they don't have to be a main part of the story.

[Clavin12]

fighting whoever he's fighting[i lost track.]

Thats what i'm trying to come up with. Whoever he's fighting.

[iron maiden]

how about, when he lands, the scions play solo for a level or two, raiding Hadean and Olympian outposts before joining up with the phosphorii. Resulting in the protagonist, the Phosphorii, and perhaps the Olympians or rebel Olympians in fighting the Hadeans. Sometime in the middle of the story the Cerberi arrive for a level or two before going to hiding and planning on escape. near the end, the phosphorii betray the Olympians and Scions and evacuate the planet, setting the moon to collide with it. The scions then join up with either the Hadeans or Olympians to help either side escape through time, though whichever you help, a small group of the other team manage to escape as well. Following the Cerberi escaping, your faction leaves via a massive convoy yet your ship is shot down, crash landing on Earth, 3 billion years ago.

[Clavin12]

What drives the Phosphorii to do all this? why do you go back in time in the first place? Just trying to ask the necessary questions.

[iron maiden]

In my eyes, the answers to your questions would be,

A. The phosphorii are looking for a way to escape their losing war with the Hadeans and Olympians.

B. The scions travel back in time by rebuilding the time travel mechanism used by the cerberi to escape the war they stumble into as i mentioned earlier in a fleeing cerebri cruiser in the years following FE.

[Nielk1]

I agree with the Cerberi being used like they are in QF. Just something that exists out there in the world.

[iron maiden]

question, when the cerberi appear for those two levels, should we have some new units since the story is 3 billion years ago?