July 2011 GotM: Drones secession wars - part 1 "First Strikes" (SMAC)
ben sisko
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and also fanfiction.
It is also a single player contest to see who can beat a scenario in
the most effective way.
Scenario objectives can vary from building a facility to conquering
some bases or reaching one of the standard Alpha Centauri victory
conditions.
The July 2011 GotM is called: Drones secession wars - part 1 "First
Strikes" and it's a SMAC scenario (no need for the expanssion pack -
SMAX)
Estimated time of play: 45-60 minutes
Here is the link to the full GotM experience:
http://alphacentauri2.info/command-nexus/gotm-july-2011-drones-secession-wars-part-1-'first-strikes'
The Free Drones were founded very early in Planet's history, only 60
years after Planetfall. During the early years after Planetfall, the
Human Hive was even more restrictive than it is currently, as Chairman
Yang had much more direct control over his subjects. Nevertheless,
there were rebellions.
Domai was a young man, born to drone parents. He grew up in the Hive,
indoctrinated into Yang's beliefs, pursuing the Hive ideal of each
person contributing to the glory of humanity as a whole. His defense
of Hive ideology and his natural intelligence and strength drew
attention to him. He soon became part of the Hive leadership cadre,
and slowly began to rise through the ranks.
However, as Domai matured, he found himself drifting away from some of
the Hive's basic concepts. In particular, he began to reject Yang's
contention that humans were valueless except when they contributed to
the whole. Domai asked himself "If humans are valueless except when
they contribute to society, why then does society have value?" He came
to the conclusion that all humans have value, but they only fulfill
that value when they help others achieve their potential, through
their contributions to human society. Domai also began to question the
nihilism of Yang's philosophy. As he experienced more and more of life
outside the education creche, he saw many things that suggested that
it was not only will that gave humans purpose and meaning.
Indeed, Domai was struck by the simple power of those who resisted
attempts to break them down. They gained meaning through resistance,
not through imposing their will on others. In his private thoughts,
Domai questioned Yang's leadership more and more.
Domai kept these reflections private, but some hint of them began to
be noticed by his superiors. His rise in the hiearchy slowed, and he
began to get more unpleasant tasks assigned to him. He was often
involved in supressing drone dissent, activities that only added fuel
to the fire of his doubt... (Fanfiction by K.Pedersen)
YOUR MISSION
Foreman Domai of the Drones,
In order to qualify for the prizes of the GotM competition you will
have to successfully incite drone riots, simultaneously, in at least 2
of the following Hiverian bases:
Chairman's Burrow
Social Artery
People's Endeavor
For a 'Bronze victory' you need to successfully incite drone riots in
2 of the 3 bases simultaneously;
For a 'Silver victory' you need to successfully incite drone riots in
all the 3 bases simultaneously;
For a 'Gold victory' you need to successfully incite drone riots in
all the 3 bases simultaneously by MY2210;
The respective bases must be rioting at the moment of the save.
You can submit saves with only one city rioting but that will not
guarantee any prizes.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Besides the above objectives, your save has to meet the following
requirements:
Your base count must be 6 (six).
As per your treaty with Santiago, you are not allowed to settle within
Spartan borders, the way they were at the end of MY2160.
RESTRICTIONS
No colony pods can be built. Your people are thinking of their
brothers and sisters who are still suffering all over the Hive
homeland. You should do something about them first.
No secret projects can be built. You should concentrate on your
mission instead.
You are not allowed in the Planetary Council (you are still the leader
of a minor faction).
You are not allowed to conquer any bases of the Hive. Your brothers
and sisters are working in these bases. You must help them overthrow
the Regime not kill them. However you are allowed to fight the Hive's
army as well as engage the base's garrison (you have no mercy for
those fighting for the Regime).
PRIZES
The standings will be calculated using the following criteria (in this
exact order):
- number of bases simultaneously rioting;
- Mission Year;
- Alpha Centauri score.
Meaning:
On the same number of bases simultaneously rioting, the Mission Year
will be the tie-breaker. outweigh the others
If we have the same number of bases simultaneously rioting in the same
amount of turns, the Alpha Centauri score will decide the winner.
The best submission by the end of August 2011 will bring you a special
badge visible in your profile as well as on your post bits.
The best AAR (After Action Report) about the July 2011 GotM, posted at
alphacentauri2.info, by the end of August 2011, will receive a special
prize consisting of a downloadable game from gog.com.
A 'Bronze victory' will bring you 1 point in the 2011 Game of the
Month Competition.
A 'Silver victory' will bring you 2 point in the 2011 Game of the
Month Competition.
A 'Gold victory' will bring you 4 points in the 2011 Game of the Month
Competition.
The winners of the 2011 GotM Competition will receive prizes
consisting of downloadable games from gog.com, as well as a special
badge visible in your profile as well as on your post bits.
All gog.com prizes are courtesy of alphacentauri2.info.
DIRECTIONS
1) Download the zip file (at the bottom of this post) and place it
into your main game directory. usually this is: C:\Program Files
\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
2) Unzip it there. Confirm overwrite if asked (ONLY FOR WINDOWS
USERS)!
3) Start up SMAC, then select "Scenario", "Play Scenario", and then go
to the subdirectory "1107 First Strikes" and choose the scenario.
4) The game will automatically load with the Drones and you will see a
briefing. You can bring back the briefing at any time during the game
by pressing the '=' key.
GOOD LUCK!
*Note: the scenario is made for Transcend difficulty level. If you
feel it's too hard for you, I can post easier versions of the same
scenario on request.
Download link: http://alphacentauri2.info/downloads/?sa=downfile&id=28
For everything concerning submissions, AARs, prizes please use this
thread: http://alphacentauri2.info/command-nexus/gotm-july-2011-drones-secession-wars-part-1-'first-strikes'