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Pstrangler
Join Date: 2003-09-25 Member: 21198Members
Join Date: 2003-09-25 Member: 21198Members
<div class="IPBDescription">How did the Kharaa and Frontiersmen came to meet? When? Where?</div>I was wondering if an <b>"official" story</b> or back story exists that would explain how the Frontiersmen came to encounter the Kharaa.
-<b>When</b> did this happen ( year )?
-Is the story going on in our galaxy?
-Are the Frontiersmen Earthlings or, a little like the people in Star Wars, from a Galaxy far far away?
-What forces are in play around the Frontiersmen? Are they working for a private security firm or the US Govt? Earth, Galactic Govt?
-Which major corporations are in play? I mean, some of the facilities taken over by the Kharaa are probably owned by private companies.
All this info is not necessary to play NS at all. But providing a set up rich in details will not only help players benefit from the experience but also allow mappers to create worlds that can seamlessly fit into the universe.
If the back-story already is out there, <i>please</i>, post the link.
If not, it would be the kind of idea I would suggest.
Here's a 2nd, totally related suggestion: If your schedule does not allow you the time to write a story, hold a <b>contest</b>.
Participants could write the history (provided it would not contradict NS1, NS2 and would not interfere with current and planned game play mechanics) behind NS. Besides answering the questions above, they could provide a galactic map with explored sectors, frontiers....
As participants would probably all be people who already bought the game, the prize could be :"your name given to a room (hive or other meaningful name)" in a map included in the official shipping game.
-<b>When</b> did this happen ( year )?
-Is the story going on in our galaxy?
-Are the Frontiersmen Earthlings or, a little like the people in Star Wars, from a Galaxy far far away?
-What forces are in play around the Frontiersmen? Are they working for a private security firm or the US Govt? Earth, Galactic Govt?
-Which major corporations are in play? I mean, some of the facilities taken over by the Kharaa are probably owned by private companies.
All this info is not necessary to play NS at all. But providing a set up rich in details will not only help players benefit from the experience but also allow mappers to create worlds that can seamlessly fit into the universe.
If the back-story already is out there, <i>please</i>, post the link.
If not, it would be the kind of idea I would suggest.
Here's a 2nd, totally related suggestion: If your schedule does not allow you the time to write a story, hold a <b>contest</b>.
Participants could write the history (provided it would not contradict NS1, NS2 and would not interfere with current and planned game play mechanics) behind NS. Besides answering the questions above, they could provide a galactic map with explored sectors, frontiers....
As participants would probably all be people who already bought the game, the prize could be :"your name given to a room (hive or other meaningful name)" in a map included in the official shipping game.
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Wow. I can't believe I did not search in the NS1 section :(.
Was that up all these years? Some parts sound familiar yet I can't remember for sure...
I like my multiplayer FPS'es with no story.
His statement is completely invalid in most if not all scenarios. All games have a story, some less obvious than others.