longfellow4
Member
Antag Nations in Loka
My suggestion is to include lore and gameplay changing antag (antagonist) towns into Loka for sprucing up the server and creating fun events the server can participate in. Much like the blight how it was lore entangled along with changing the course of the game, to Preksak and above, the goal is to establish numerous events that satisfy both lore and the game players of Loka.
So how exactly will this work?
Antag nations have the same properties of normal nations in Loka, with the same levels and special industries. The difference however, are Antag traits. Traits are things that set them apart, such as specially designed industries and radar appearances, to uniquely named weapons and architecture. It is highly dependent on what kind of antag rises, though these stay the same;
- An antag nation, once destroyed to 0 strength, will be deleted - as it has been defeated.
- On special cases, an antag nation will persevere.
- They all have special traits and characteristics to set them apart from the normal Lokan town.
The way an antag nation plays into the Lokan world is by acting as an aggressor, a spoon (stirring stuff up), and a catalyst. They will be designed to mainly give change once things get stagnant, or just to provide some extra flavor to the server as a whole.
How will they be created?
We can do this multiple ways, either by application or selection. When an antag nation is in creation or about to be born - we can invite specific members, or allow them to "apply to become one of them". According to specific antags - they may spring up when certain criteria are met, for example:
- One may rise when there has been too little conflict in the server
- While on the flip, one that has
- When a town gets too large/dwindles too much
- When certain dangerous technologies or lore items are used (IE studying the tech of the ancients)
Examples:
Now to the real nitty gritty, is to decide what kind of antag nations may rise. Here are a list of possible events that could take place;
- A lost group of refugees with much better technology than us come into Loka using the Ancients tech - and they demand we surrender to them.
- A swarm of alien-like creatures spring from nowhere with the desire to make us into food.
- The return of the Ancients! They wish for us to end our petty squabbles and align ourselves to their Enlightened Empire
- A group of nomadic warriors combine to bring down the safe havens that are the towns of Loka
- Dark beings of magic are spawned when technology and magic research go too far