DevLog #8
English version of DevLog #8 about 0.6 server update
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English version of DevLog #8 about 0.6 server update
Last updated
Greetings everyone! This is our 8-th DevLog, where we talking about changes in our future versions of modpack. This one is about changes in version 0.6 and we will talk about factions expansion, scenarios revamp, new quests, online component update and other small stuff.
We added a bunch of new lore-friendly factions! Also existed ones were slightly modded to match more with others. Main focus was set on expansion of variety of player-to-faction interactions: now there is more factions than only the Empire one to provide you with unique quests, perks and tradings.
The North Wolves is a militaristic organisation from RimWorld planet. Slaves, whose lives had no meaning for crown, couldn't suffer this fate forever, so Airo's rebellion started in Tirquan - industrial and scientific center of RimWorld. On their side was not only the slaves but soldiers and even some royals because they felt this injustice but haven't enough strength to somehow protest against it. The Great Battle splitted society in two halfs: the loyal ones and the separatist ones, encouraged to fight for the freedom for every last man. Even a Disaster on RimWorld couldn't extinguish a fire of revolution and as wolves feeling fear, separatists started pursuing Imperium. Their enemy - crown's friend, their friend - crown's enemy. Death isn't a limit, limit is a captivity.
Imperium is a revived civilization, built on remains of the ultra-tech society that was destroyed after the horrific disaster on their planet - Sophiamunda. Their culture is built on codex of honor, classes system and social stagnation. They are survivors of disaster that splitted their society. Ran to the RimWorld by using remains of their fleet they hoped to found there a new state for further colonization. Even if they loose many of people and technologies, they still have a big advantage in science and army resources, what makes them a powerful enemy, if you want to face them in battle. The Imperium spokesman will not even contact with you without a title, not to mention a trading. This desert planet have a big interest to the Imperium missionaries: there should be the only one culture and state and this should be the Imperium one!
"Catharsis" it's a union of professional fighters and killers who started working together to establish a monopoly in field of military contracts and hired operations. Like the UTN, in their chart of interests silver is on the first place. Many of news and rumors had contained information that UTN had some contracts with this PMC but corporates denying anything of this. Main difference between "Catharsis" and regular mercenaries is a professional ethics and a big net of recons. Silent, with questionable reputation, they will do any job if you pay enough silver for is. Some authorities can form a kind of a team of even unions inside "Catharsis", but they will never cross a road with their brother-in-arms. This PMC have an access to the advanced techs and quite often use a bionics and genetic modifications.
Have I sayed that they love silver?
United Trade Node (UTN) is a union of traders that decided to connect their trading posts and capitals to create a safe route of communication between their fabrics and customers. Orbital station have become a home for many businessman, and Stellar Council - alliance of the richest houses - is busy with questions of prices and logistics. Corporation have a little interest in advancing of people's lifes, because who would bother with it, when this planet is full of artifacts and your bank reports have so much zeros that you can't even count? Moral and politic questions doesn't bother them until they can have some income out of that. They say: there is no relations other than profitable, no profit other than from shine of silver. So past enemy could become future partner, the question is in right sum. If you find a right way to communicate with them, you could get a big gain (of course they will get a bigger one).
Black Union is a natives of this planet. Society with lowest possible culture and technologies above our understanding. Ancient and undefined mind, under whose commandment these tribes are growing like a mold and spreading it's will is contained in the core of this planet. We can't know if it existed in a physical form if it's an somehow linked with the ancestors of modern tribes or if it's a some sort of failed experiment. But tribes after it's command is growing and prosper and in every of their settlements appears a spike, which is a some sort of Monolith's way of communication. Even after many years of existence, tribes stays the same: bloody rituals, sacrifices, polygamia and everything that tribes are famous for. Maybe that's a kind of It's Plan, but you should remember: it's have no influence on morality, it is a morality.
Communication system: Communication with factions is available through "Radio", "Comms console" and a "Monolith".
"Radio" makes able communication with planetary factions.
"Comms console" have ability to communicate both: planet and orbitals.
"Monolith" is the only way to communicate with Archotech.
Interactions:
Giving a gifts to the factions.
Request orbital traders and trade caravans.
Ask for a faction story quest or side quests.
P.S 0.6 update will come out with North Wolves and Imperium quest-lines.
We took for base a present mechanic, where you can unlock something for royal titles. These perks can be unlocked for reputation, which also can be used to reset cooldowns.
Every faction have their own perks. These perks are set after the player, so you can't give a title for every colonist and spam abilities.
Orders are time-limited and have random params so after the re-stock orders will change. These params are:
Can you buy or sell item
Value for each this item is sold
Amount of discount
Minimal reputation to make an order
Orders are synced between players. So if someone is about to buy every item available they can do it and you have to wait to re-stock. Also some orders are available only after some quests, so players that choose Imperium route wouldn't be able to buy items from North Wolves.
Also we updated our website. :) This isn't a final version, some illustrations could change, but even now you can download our modpack and play on the server.
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