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IC: Colonizing Planets (Open, FT) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=552068)

Zillar System 06-12-'08 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/azureink/Sci-Fi/newsystem02.png)

I was wondering if Greal wanted to expand the sector to include more systems?

EDIT - I have created my own system graphic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/azureink/Sci-Fi/DOsystems1.png).

It took me an hour or so using Paint.

Greal, so how tough are the creatures living on the planet's surface? Is that the reason all of the Zillar live underground? I'll post a response in about an hour, I need to go out and pick something up, but thought I'd offer a response before then! I take it the captain of the Rammer is human?

Greal, so how tough are the creatures living on the planet's surface? Is that the reason all of the Zillar live underground? I'll post a response in about an hour, I need to go out and pick something up, but thought I'd offer a response before then! I take it the captain of the Rammer is human?

Yes, he is human

The Zillars live under ground because the black creatures cause them trouble and attack their convoys

They're using the Standard Enforcement Tanks: Listed Here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9043316&postcount=4).

They're pretty large and heavy, so if they're attempting to knock those over, it might not work, which is why they're worrying about explosives.

The Zillars have unusually ground units actually.

The Goliaths are probably vaguely useless up to this point anyways, though they're easier to just blast than run over I guess, due to the bulky exoskeleton. Damn Subterranean units! How deep are the Zillar, anyways? I wonder if I'll eventually end up wiping out all the valuable resources on the planet before ever getting ahold of it? ;)

The Goliaths are probably vaguely useless up to this point anyways, though they're easier to just blast than run over I guess, due to the bulky exoskeleton. Damn Subterranean units! How deep are the Zillar, anyways? I wonder if I'll eventually end up wiping out all the valuable resources on the planet before ever getting ahold of it? ;)

The Zillars live a mile underneath the land, they use tunnels with blast doors around the planet,. A Massive network of tunnels.

The Black spider was inspired by The Incredibles :D

My Enforcement Tank and fuchikoma are inspired by Masamune Shirow! Though I imagine I really could use better ground forces, which is why I'll probably try to reverse engineer the "black spiders" if I manage to take over the homeworld without destroying the underground cities.

Not sure if I should have the Captain request more help from the Triumvirate, though.

Actually, Greal is developing something like the Zillars have, its currently entering production, but is top secret.

I was going to say that it would take the Triumvirate a few days to arrive, but since every planet has a different day I kept the exact amount of time vague. Though as of yet, I've never actually used anything but capital ships like the Judicator or the Harmony Class ship... With the arrival of all of your ships, the AI probably thinks you're planning on backstabbing the Triumvirate, so its going to bring in reinforcements for that too. Does your nation have Jedi, by any chance?

I'm going to land a few Arusian Rippers (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/DragoonXOmega.png) onto the planet's surface, along with more of the Enforcement tanks and a few stealth Fuchikomas ("http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/fuchi2.jpg) to scout the surroundings with some degree of stealth.

I should probably consider updating my actual ground vehicles to better sync with the feel of my space forces, of which there are only two that are in my factbook if you don't count the armored soldiers and robots. Most of my ground forces look too PMT.

Greal you should link this OOC to your IC front page.

Rougpelt doesn't seem to be around anymore... is it ok to conquer Rougpelt or should we just say that the machines went dormant and just bypass the system?

sure, thats fine

Jedi? I do have a few trained troops that are jedis

The Triumvirate has had some bad experiences with Jedi, mainly the Emperor's section of the government. Mainly due to some fighting on Kaduna with Coreworlds.

I wonder how Greal's armored vehicles are going to be able to get to the actual Zillar either, though? My forces are probably going to start digging downward for the completion of a geo-front, or wait on the podships to hit something. Hopefully before the Zillar Armada comes.

Don't worry. I'm going to start shrinking my posts down right about now.

The Triumvirate has had some bad experiences with Jedi, mainly the Emperor's section of the government. Mainly due to some fighting on Kaduna with Coreworlds.

I wonder how Greal's armored vehicles are going to be able to get to the actual Zillar either, though? My forces are probably going to start digging downward for the completion of a geo-front, or wait on the podships to hit something. Hopefully before the Zillar Armada comes.

Don't worry. I'm going to start shrinking my posts down right about now.


The Greal transports do carry digging things, but they didn’t expect to be digging for very long.

My chariots can go down into Zillar city if they wanted.

Ah so are the tunnels traceable?

Ah so are the tunnels traceable?

What do you mean? You mean can they be detected?

Yeah. Seen by my pods, or are the camouflaged? Uwah hah hah! I wonder what the Zillar will be using next?

I'll join in.

I'll join in.

Its open, just don't wipe out the Zillars :D

Its open, just don't wipe out the Zillars :D

Oh I'll try not too, the Essex shouldn't kill them allllll....muahha.

I gotta go, I'll be back in 2-4 hours.

I gotta go, I'll be back in 2-4 hours.

I gotta go as well, dunno when I'll be back.

I just returned from walking the dog. I'll be back now.

I'm here

I'm here

I'm there. I'm adding some extra ships for realism of the colonization. Nothing too fancy.

I'll probably not be responding until Wednesday, since I'll be gone in about two hours for awhile. Though I might be able to get a post on at some point tomorrow if I'm lucky.

Where is Anagonia located?

Afterwards I will update the map.

Where is Anagonia located?

Afterwards I will update the map.

In one of those dang blue orbs, whichever one.

Well, some of the systems have Zillar outposts, but no permanent cities

I’ll be back in a couple of hours

Well, some of the systems have Zillar outposts, but no permanent cities

Either of them works. Preferably one with less Zillar activity.

I’ll be back in a couple of hours

Hopefully I'll post in the morning. Night, if you do respond, I'll respond for the morning and respond when you do respond in the morning....or whatever.

Ok, gotcha

Interesting RP so far.

Updated.

The map, where?

Yay! I'm on the map now. Sweeeet.

wheres the map?

The weaponry that the Judicator is using, and the missiles being fired all have to do with the manipulation of gravity.

Wait a sec. Post coming up.

Responded. Anything needed to be known about the Arusian Rippers are in my factbook. Just CTRL+F if you need to find it for any reason. Not good at long-range, but they make up for it with... versatility.(sort of)

My megabolt cannons fire Pure bolts of energy, extremely powerful bolts.

And the Zillar weaponry? How powerful is it? Ah I'll just have it blow apart one of the Graviton Cannons for now, and use my civilian vessels to offer some shielding of its own. Uwah hah hah.

And the Zillar weaponry? How powerful is it? Ah I'll just have it blow apart one of the Graviton Cannons for now, and use my civilian vessels to offer some shielding of its own. Uwah hah hah.

Not exactly powerful, it designs it ships and shields excellently, but its weapons are only half as good as the Greal ships.

The megabolt cannon or weaker ship weaponry?

The megabolt cannon or weaker ship weaponry?

Not sure what you mean....

Err I mean... Are the blue blasts from the Zillar half as powerful as your Megabolt cannon? Or are their ships half as powerful as your non-megabolt ship weapons?

Err I mean... Are the blue blasts from the Zillar half as powerful as your Megabolt cannon? Or are their ships half as powerful as your non-megabolt ship weapons?

Half as powerful as their non-megabolt cannons

wheres the map?

Front page, first post.

Noticed, great map DO.

Ah nice map DO! The blue orbs are the ones aren't the Zillar homeworlds, correct?

The gray ones are.

Gotta go, I'll be on very late tomorrow, in 24 hours.

I'll be on later today/tomorrow as well. I'm just happy I didn't target an actual Zillar homeworld then! I probably will start to, if I manage to get a colony set up.

Ah crap. I've been overstating the exact size of the Judicator by a few .kms. Though I doubt that matters at all. I'll have reinforcements come soon.

Well I am going to join in here, looks cool. I will be known as Earabian Empire. I will post in IC in a while here.

Well I am going to join in here, looks cool. I will be known as Earabian Empire. I will post in IC in a while here.

I don't have any more graphics for any new joiners... so you will have to make it.

Hey guys, I'm on, but no one else is.....

Tsk, tsk, Rougpelt. You should know by now that true FTL jammers are based on the concept of stopping all subspace activity. Going into "protospace" is the same thing as dropping into a layer of subspace. At least that is how I define subspace.

The DO is only blocking Rougpelt from leaving the sector through that area of the sector. Jumping to a far off Zillar system on the rim, or going through any of the other border systems will give Rougpelt the way out.

Tsk, tsk, Rougpelt. You should know by now that true FTL jammers are based on the concept of stopping all subspace activity. Going into "protospace" is the same thing as dropping into a layer of subspace. At least that is how I define subspace.

The DO is only blocking Rougpelt from leaving the sector through that area of the sector. Jumping to a far off Zillar system on the rim, or going through any of the other border systems will give Rougpelt the way out.

Well, DO, isn't your fleet destroying the Zillars in a different system?

It used to be, a while ago in the rp... then Rougpelt interfered and the DO withdrew out of the sector.

This RP is doing great, my Zillars may strike at other enemies.....

I don't have any more graphics for any new joiners... so you will have to make it.

Okay. I will see what I can do.

I'm back and going to post right now. Just posting to say that. Also, I can't wait to see what a Zillar actually looks like, let alone one of their homeworlds, if just this little outpost is causing so much trouble.

I'm back and going to post right now. Just posting to say that. Also, I can't wait to see what a Zillar actually looks like, let alone one of their homeworlds, if just this little outpost is causing so much trouble.

It will be cool, I wish I could make it into an image, its very cool.

The Homeworlds will be amazing

I'll b gone for an hour or 2, please be around when I'm back.

Never Mind,s till around, it turned out the machine we were going to take in really worked. :D

Ah cool. I'll be around for a few hours regardless.

On the lack of images for the Zillar homeworld, I know how that feels. I used to have a lot more pictures for my units and other things, a long time ago when I first started out on nationstates. Then my computer was fried and a year later my photobucket account was no longer there.

Ah cool. I'll be around for a few hours regardless.

On the lack of images for the Zillar homeworld, I know how that feels. I used to have a lot more pictures for my units and other things, a long time ago when I first started out on nationstates. Then my computer was fried and a year later my photobucket account was no longer there.

I see, I'm using my dad's computer, and I'm going to get one of those new "netbooks" so I can work on NS a lot.

Yes. Now I think I shall rush forward more in the hopes of getting to see one of the homeworlds at some point. This isn't my computer either, so I'm only on about every other day or so.

Yes. Now I think I shall rush forward more in the hopes of getting to see one of the homeworlds at some point. This isn't my computer either, so I'm only on about every other day or so.

I'm on every day, as for the homeworlds, I actually have a plan on what it looks like........

Gotta go, have to watch TV. :D

Wrong show, it was a rerun. :(

Haha. Ah well. Time to make the accidental setting off of an alarm look completely preplanned!

Haha. Ah well. Time to make the accidental setting off of an alarm look completely preplanned!

Well, you blow the gate, an alarm goes off, familiar?

Anyway, it would take more the a grenade or a tank to knock downt he gate I'm describing in my IC post.

Hmm... Well they don't want to use anything that would collapse the tunnel itself either.

Hmm... Well they don't want to use anything that would collapse the tunnel itself either.

True, but that gate is the only way into the city

Oh well, I suppose I'll just have to douse something else in antimatter later on!

Oh well, I suppose I'll just have to douse something else in antimatter later on!

The city will looked amazing, at least without antimatter.

So are you implying that I might be tempted not to destroy it out of principle for resisting? Oh ho! I wonder if we'll run into any actual Zillar? Damn fancy Zillar with their underground cities... The Triumvirate will be sure to teach their entire race a lesson for their insolence.

So are you implying that I might be tempted not to destroy it out of principle for resisting? Oh ho! I wonder if we'll run into any actual Zillar? Damn fancy Zillar with their underground cities... The Triumvirate will be sure to teach their entire race a lesson for their insolence.

Maybe they'll blow open the core or something :D and spread lava down the tunnels, that would be cool

Yes it would. With too many troops trying to escape down a single tunnel, crushing the dead/living beneath their feet trying to get back to the surface. :D

Yes it would. With too many troops trying to escape down a single tunnel, crushing the dead/living beneath their feet trying to get back to the surface. :D

Yeah

Well, now I really got to go, will I see you tomorrow, online?

Most likely you can catch me tomorrow around the same time, yeah..

The Triumvirate can't promise soldiers funerals, but they can sure as hell promise extremely violent death sequences.

Well, I gotta go, right after on last post in the Ic thread

I'll be on very early tonight.

Alright then, I'll probably go to bed after one last post as well then.

Actually now I gotta go, I'm forced to watch ER :D

Bye.

Well here is my planet graphic(paint program). New Earabia.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c14/coldmage/NewEarabia.jpg

Thats a lot of white for just one planet. Haha.

true, shouldn't there be a couple of moons?

You could also uhhh add a few unnecessary planets, maybe a gas giant here or there? Its still pretty alright though! Yes!

You could also uhhh add a few unnecessary planets, maybe a gas giant here or there? Its still pretty alright though! Yes!

true, there are plenty of gas giants everywhere

How well-lit is the Zillar city?

How well-lit is the Zillar city?

Pretty well-lit there are massive "lamps" around the city to prevent people from running into each other.

So any more details on what these demons look like? Are they horned demons? Winged?

So any more details on what these demons look like? Are they horned demons? Winged?

They have sharp teeth, some of them have wings. None of them have horns, and they are black, not red

So are they human sized or taller? I'm not sure if the Triumvirate will recognize them as anything other than hideous monsters or bat-creatures though. XD

The centipedes are probably going to go as far through the city as possible, to keep track of any other escape tunnels that lead to the surface in case more soldiers can begin pooling in from there too.

Edit: That last post answered things for me.

Slightly taller, so the demons use their height to win sword battles.

Thats a lot of white for just one planet. Haha.

Okay I must of misunderstood. I was thinking of a planet and its moon, not a whole system. Goofy me....

Then when I looked at your guys graphic under map on first page, all I saw was colored circles.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c14/coldmage/NewEarabia-1.jpg

The first one is a gas planet, then next is the planet I want to make into New Earabia, and then a couple of airless or nearly airless planets with moons.

Now I do not know how you plan to put this in your map, but whatever.
Also I ahve made a couple of posts already in the thread. Is there another way you would like me to start interacting?

I suppose you could have used color circles, but anything works I suppose. To be fair, the orbs simply showed systems. But consider it a bit of a free-form system making for you. Sorry about that. Its part of the difficulty with colonizing a 105 planets. Though most are probably Gas Giants or uninhabitable. Hope the map wasn't too much trouble though. XD

As for your post, Greal probably responded, but if he didn't he might have just missed it, so its not too big of a deal, and just start progressing on your own and Greal will eventually start popping in with responses, don't worry about it.

I suppose you could have used color circles, but anything works I suppose. To be fair, the orbs simply showed systems. But consider it a bit of a free-form system making for you. Sorry about that. Its part of the difficulty with colonizing a 105 planets. Though most are probably Gas Giants or uninhabitable. Hope the map wasn't too much trouble though. XD

As for your post, Greal probably responded, but if he didn't he might have just missed it, so its not too big of a deal, and just start progressing on your own and Greal will eventually start popping in with responses, don't worry about it.

Well I figured the way the graphic looked like, it was either a system(galaxy) or a number of planets in that system. I am not too keen on graphic art, I am bett at description in words then in pictures. All well.

I finally see what you were doing. Wow...I am slow today...

Hey guys, sorry for the none response yesterday

Ok... I thought this was pretty simple.

The map is systems connected together by jump lines. I could care less what your systems actually look like, with planets and stuff... so make a circle.

The Zillars are probably going to have to assault DO's sytem soon.

Ok... I thought this was pretty simple.

The map is systems connected together by jump lines. I could care less what your systems actually look like, with planets and stuff... so make a circle.

Sorry.....

Now I know this is still a little more detailed then your guys circles.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c14/coldmage/Earabiasystem.jpg

But this at least gives ya one circle representing a system.

Interesting RP so far, and the Zillars are attmepting to invade other nations.

So is this like an actual city with houses and such all just with a giant ceiling up top, or is it wall-to-wall city going up to the ceiling?

Sorry.....

Now I know this is still a little more detailed then your guys circles.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c14/coldmage/Earabiasystem.jpg

But this at least gives ya one circle representing a system.
That is an acceptable graphic.

Where are you located on the map?

So is this like an actual city with houses and such all just with a giant ceiling up top, or is it wall-to-wall city going up to the ceiling?

City under ground,with the massive celling

My nation never had many of the same types of technological phases that Earth and humanity had(So rather than equating the Zillar as actual demons, they just consider them hideous). They'll probably take some things that seem a bit odd and consider them primitive artifacts. They're pretty inhuman psychologically, and most are completely helpless without some sort of battle-suit to protect themselves physically. Each of the three main factions are basically genetically engineered for specific purposes in the society itself. Due to this, a lot of the Catherai seem a bit weird and paranoid of all outsiders. Most of the contact they've had recently(within the last few thousand years) has been pretty poor, or where they've basically just considered them as animals. So the fact that the Greal are working with them with the extermination of the Zillar is a novel thing for the Triumvirate as a whole.

Sorry if the entire setting up of the colony seemed to have happened in such a short time IC-wise, but the time-span between each post is a bit hard to determine, so just consider it all the total amount of construction done by this time. They'll probably militarize the entire system as soon as Greal is gone, though.

My nation never had many of the same types of technological phases that Earth and humanity had(So rather than equating the Zillar as actual demons, they just consider them hideous). They'll probably take some things that seem a bit odd and consider them primitive artifacts. They're pretty inhuman psychologically, and most are completely helpless without some sort of battle-suit to protect themselves physically. Each of the three main factions are basically genetically engineered for specific purposes in the society itself. Due to this, a lot of the Catherai seem a bit weird and paranoid of all outsiders. Most of the contact they've had recently(within the last few thousand years) has been pretty poor, or where they've basically just considered them as animals. So the fact that the Greal are working with them with the extermination of the Zillar is a novel thing for the Triumvirate as a whole.

Sorry if the entire setting up of the colony seemed to have happened in such a short time IC-wise, but the time-span between each post is a bit hard to determine, so just consider it all the total amount of construction done by this time. They'll probably militarize the entire system as soon as Greal is gone, though.

Greal might never be gone, they are colonizing the moons for crystals.

They don't really like the idea of sending such a large number of expensive equipment down there in case it explodes on them... Oh, or the soldiers, they're almost as important too. They're still going to send a good hundred thousand in to get a look around and fight alongside the Greal, possibly sending more if necessary... Though as you can see in the post, they're more willing to just make the underground completely unlivable. Though to do that, they still need the soldiers to get inside some more to allow the weaponry to get as close to the Demon habitations as possible. Do the demons have lungs? Any sign of that from the corpses?

The Triumvirate doesn't have crystal technology, so they'd probably either allow your civilians to work in the sector under the Triumvirate's protection, or offer to mine it for your nation, possibly learning more about how they're used in the process. Though as long as Greal isn't going to randomly start building massive military installations on every moon the paranoid Triumvirate probably wouldn't mind all too much.

Greal you should link this OOC to your IC front page.

Rougpelt doesn't seem to be around anymore... is it ok to conquer Rougpelt or should we just say that the machines went dormant and just bypass the system?

Yes I am, and if you try(REALLY bad idea) you can enjoy the battle.

Tsk, tsk, Rougpelt. You should know by now that true FTL jammers are based on the concept of stopping all subspace activity. Going into "protospace" is the same thing as dropping into a layer of subspace. At least that is how I define subspace.

The DO is only blocking Rougpelt from leaving the sector through that area of the sector. Jumping to a far off Zillar system on the rim, or going through any of the other border systems will give Rougpelt the way out.

That's, one, poorly stated, and two, illogical. I can jump to any point utside my system, unless you claim to have the power to blockade the entire area, which will piss everyone else off.

Yes I am, and if you try(REALLY bad idea) you can enjoy the battle.

OOC: Where have you been?

OOC: Where have you been?

Busy. My workday runs from noon to whenever we finish working, last while has been pretty bad, so I've been sleeping alot in the mornings. I got off at 11:30 lasdt night.

Busy. My workday runs from noon to whenever we finish working, last while has been pretty bad, so I've been sleeping alot in the mornings. I got off at 11:30 lasdt night.

Ok, thats understandable

@Rougpelt: I apologize... I was trying to make an rp in which one would only have access to a system if it was connected by those green jump lines. If you wish to claim that you can go anywhere... then who am I to stop you.

Since I was rping with the jump lines, I just have a fleet around the jump point out of the sector that is connected to your system. Therefore you would need to run a blockade in order to leave the sector from your system.

@Earabia: If you are still here, where do you want to be on the map?

Nili disappeared.

Sorry. I was having some trouble getting online for awhile! I'll start posting right now.

Sorry. I was having some trouble getting online for awhile! I'll start posting right now.

Good to still see you around.

I'm assuming that they have lungs of some sort. If they have some other way of breathing wherein the tactic I'm using wouldn't work, they'll probably simply use it to burn the demons and get them to break their own formation or confuse them.

Not sure what you mean…..

The gas they've fired at the demons is essentially really hot burning advanced nerve gas. (Since the demons don't have anything protecting them from something like that, and all of the Triumvirate soldiers and, as far as I can tell, Greal soldiers are at least wearing battle suits.)

The gas they've fired at the demons is essentially really hot burning advanced nerve gas.

Oh great......the demons were doing fine, I forgot to RP that they have suits, not very thick ones though.

I'll just have the Triumvirate change their strategy a bit, though the burning hot gas will still probably give them a little bit of an edge over the waves of demons, or at least any scratched suits would manage to cause some fatalities. Now all I need to do is implement Nili Subterranean City Strategy A: Operation Squash! :P

After all, theres something to be said for a massive pool of enemies attacking all at once; you're bound to not miss any of them with mini-guns or grenades! Uwah hah hah! The black spiders will also have to either go around the demons or crush their own men to get to us!

They can climb on the celling and jump into the crowd of my and your soldiers

Ahhh! So they CLIMB up the walls, or do they burrow through it to get up there?

here is what a Black spider (http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/838millionman/omnidroid.jpg?t=1209458979) looks like.

Ahhh! For a second I was thinking more of a Droideka or something. That changes a lot. XD Damn those Zillar fiends!

black spiders come in different shapes and sizes, but the main size is 7 feet tall.

Sometimes they have 8 legs, or 6 legs.

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I'll try to find a photo of the demons.

Now I have to go, if you have any more questions, I'll answer them in 15 hours or something.

No problem. My last post for the time being... Are Demon Cities flammable?

Made out of hydro carbon.

I read some of your IC posts. You guys have a neat game going here. Do you have room for another player? If so, what is required to join in and are there any guidelines that players should be aware of? Forgive me if I overlooked something, but your threads are pretty deep with posts.

Yes, the posts are deep

Are you Future tech? If you are, then you can join in....and colonize some planets or have war with the Zillars.

I would envision the nation I play to employ future tech, yes. Should I, just jump in with an introductory post?

I would envision the nation I play to employ future tech, yes. Should I, just jump in with an introductory post?

Sure, go ahead.....

They're going to try to send a hovering transport as far into the city as possible before having it explode near all of the demons and their black orbs, or at least where the civilians are, if they're at this level. Since the city is apparently pretty self-contained, it shouldn't do too much damage to the cities above or below, not that it matters to the Triumvirate of Nili; they're mainly in the colonization to militarize the system and make a profit out of it, though the Zillar are causing the costs to go up. : (

They're going to try to send a hovering transport as far into the city as possible before having it explode near all of the demons and their black orbs, or at least where the civilians are, if they're at this level. Since the city is apparently pretty self-contained, it shouldn't do too much damage to the cities above or below, not that it matters to the Triumvirate of Nili; they're mainly in the colonization to militarize the system and make a profit out of it, though the Zillar are causing the costs to go up. : (

I'm sure, and costs will go up. The planet is big enough to hold ten Zillar cities, and you will have to fight each one.

The Greal navy has a impending war at home and they may have to withdraw the 4th Assault Fleet, which would not be good.

I'm sure, and costs will go up. The planet is big enough to hold ten Zillar cities, and you will have to fight each one.

The Greal navy has a impending war at home and they may have to withdraw the 4th Assault Fleet, which would not be good.

If the 4th Assault Fleet leaves entirely, they'll probably enact some salted earth tactics to keep the entire planet's surface permanently uninhabitable. The colonists can either live in domes of continue onto another planet. Heh heh.

If the scans below the planet's surface would actually show where their cities were it would be quite a bit easier! All the cities are at least connected, and they can't leave by ship without being shot down, so the civilians(if they are there) must all be in one place probably!

After the autopsies, is there anything that is unusual about them, or that can be used for genetic manipulation or engineering? Depending on that, they might try to keep some of the Zillar on this planet alive for a live vivisection! Otherwise they might as well just try to irradiate them into extinction. The current city's location is known at least, so theres always the chance of planetary bombardment.

If the 4th Assault Fleet leaves entirely, they'll probably enact some salted earth tactics to keep the entire planet's surface permanently uninhabitable. The colonists can either live in domes of continue onto another planet. Heh heh.

If the scans below the planet's surface would actually show where their cities were it would be quite a bit easier! All the cities are at least connected, and they can't leave by ship without being shot down, so the civilians(if they are there) must all be in one place probably!

After the autopsies, is there anything that is unusual about them, or that can be used for genetic manipulation or engineering? Depending on that, they might try to keep some of the Zillar on this planet alive for a live vivisection! Otherwise they might as well just try to irradiate them into extinction. The current city's location is known at least, so theres always the chance of planetary bombardment.

Well, they have three kidneys, have powerful leg muscles. Their hearts are at the same rate as a human. Nothing much.

Though the doctors during the autopsy might notice a Red Mark on each dead demon.

I'm hoping for a battle with the Zillars, ships again....

I probably could have made a more descriptive radioactive hellfire, but I didn't want to waste too much time on that post.

So are all the Red Marks the same, or are they something like ritual scars or medals? Bar-codes? They'll probably be good for enslaving then, at least in mines...

Yes. I'll probably have to organize an armada to take on more of the Zillar's ships too. Though we wouldn't be able to do it alone since we don't have any decent non-capital ships. We'd probably try to petition the Greal to help wipe them out.

I probably could have made a more descriptive radioactive hellfire, but I didn't want to waste too much time on that post.

So are all the Red Marks the same, or are they something like ritual scars or medals? Bar-codes? They'll probably be good for enslaving then, at least in mines...

Yes. I'll probably have to organize an armada to take on more of the Zillar's ships too. Though we wouldn't be able to do it alone since we don't have any decent non-capital ships. We'd probably try to petition the Greal to help wipe them out.

Yeah, but you have unique weapons yourself. I remembered you Rped that you had more ships arriving......

The Red Marks are a symbol showing that you are part of the Zillar Republican army.

Hrm ... I tried to send you [Greal] a telegram to explain some things without making them public but fail to pass secuirty. Is there another way I may contact you privately?

Hrm ... I tried to send you [Greal] a telegram to explain some things without making them public but fail to pass secuirty. Is there another way I may contact you privately?

You can't send me a telegram from your NationStates nation?

I really only had the Black Wind show up. As of yet the only ships to arrive have been...

Judicator
Black Wind
Executioner*
Thanatos
Thanatos III and IV.
1 Giant Silver Featureless Orb (Serve as an artificial Gestalt/Carrier)

There are a few thousand podships and a few hundred fighters capable of being launched though, which is why the ships of kilometers long.

Though as of now there are quite a lot of fighters around, most of the other Capital Ships back in Zeres can't leave the system due to the Triumvirate's paranoid defensive thinking. I have a budget which would allow for more smaller, conventional warships, but I as of yet haven't found anything with specs that I could really use. So for now, they'll consider bigger = better, at least in terms of war firepower and fighters. Numerically they're at a disadvantage.

I attempted it, but it wouldn't go through. I will try again.

I really only had the Black Wind show up. As of yet the only ships to arrive have been...

Judicator
Black Wind
Executioner*
Thanatos
Thanatos III and IV.
1 Giant Silver Featureless Orb (Serve as an artificial Gestalt/Carrier)

There are a few thousand podships and a few hundred fighters capable of being launched though, which is why the ships of kilometers long.

Though as of now there are quite a lot of fighters around, most of the other Capital Ships back in Zeres can't leave the system due to the Triumvirate's paranoid defensive thinking. I have a budget which would allow for more smaller, conventional warships, but I as of yet haven't found anything with specs that I could really use. So for now, they'll consider bigger = better, at least in terms of war firepower and fighters. Numerically they're at a disadvantage.

I always think the number way........

I attempted it, but it wouldn't go through. I will try again.

I got it......

Have to go now, response posts will be up in 24 hours.

I usually think a small elite group, at least until I find a suitable small cruiser to use in combat. I think the number way with my PMT nation(Not Nili), but I'm sure if I can find a cruiser that fits the theme and is really cool I'll start mass-producing them to fill out my forces. I have a huge population, but the military is almost entirely defensive up to this point and a battle in the past. Most of our weaponry is heavily defensive, to match with the Catharsis viewpoint. The Zeres System is essentially a giant gated community, brimming with military satellites and combat pods to defend it, but I'm too lazy to find anything to help supplement the massive ships and the legions of small fighters.

I might purchase some off of Greal though, if I can't find a middle ground anywhere else.

You could purchase one of my Frimtrix Class Cruisers (See my factbook for more information.) Then mass produce ten thousand of them or something.... :D

I'll do it! So where exactly should I purchase that I would like to purchase them? :D

It looks like I'll be needing them soon by the looks of it. Haha, poor poor Zillar... Ambassador Obsidian doesn't REALLY think there aren't Hell burners, but hes willing to risk 100,000 of his own colonists just to wipe out the entire planets-worth of Zillar. Its a gamble, but in either case they'll be wiping out their own planet.

I'll do it! So where exactly should I purchase that I would like to purchase them? :D

It looks like I'll be needing them soon by the looks of it. Haha, poor poor Zillar... Ambassador Obsidian doesn't REALLY think there aren't Hell burners, but hes willing to risk 100,000 of his own colonists just to wipe out the entire planets-worth of Zillar. Its a gamble, but in either case they'll be wiping out their own planet.

Don't know, send a message to my fleet or something....

OOC: I'll be right back

Hi, was wondering if you could tell me what FT stands for. Is it a clan or somewhat.

Unless I am mistaken, it stands for "Future Tech".

Unless I am mistaken, it stands for "Future Tech".

I believe you are right :D

There we go! Trade Trade Trade! Perhaps I'll do some dealings with the Arakus as well! Not sure if they deal with living creatures though... However I'm sure recreational drugs would probably be quite a hit as well after having a few routine drug trials to make sure it was safe for the races of the Triumvirate.

Ok sure.

This is one of the best RPs I've been in.

I'm pretty sure this is the longest one I've ever been posting in routinely, at the very least.

I noticed you're a 2003 nation, congrats.

Living creatures, as in slaves or livestock?

Recreational drugs are fun. *Thumbs up.* Everyone need something to help them unwind.

Living creatures, as in slaves or livestock?

Recreational drugs are fun. *Thumbs up.* Everyone need something to help them unwind.

A little of both. The only reason we were even letting the Zillar surrender on the planet was to enslave as many as would be usable for our various mining operations, and for genetic engineering, modification, and perhaps transferring it in the far future into one of the races on Catharsis to make them stronger and perhaps more efficient. They're basically just there for the science division and to live in hostile environments with the working robots.

Livestock wouldn't hurt, but it would have to be fairly abnormal molecularly or genetically to be of any interest to them.

As for the drugs, they're also to help with those workers who work for free in exchange for food and shelter on primarily hostile planets. Drugged and happy is the way to be!

Nili, what ships do you have in the system again?

We've actually got a fairly large portion of our offensive navy out... Though we have no light cruisers aside from ineffectual colony ships.

Colossus-Class Ships (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/Magellan.jpg)
Judicator
Black Wind
Executioner*

Harmony-Class Ships (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/Drej.jpg)
Thanatos
Thanatos III and IV.

Misc.
1 Giant Silver Featureless Orb (Serves as an artificial Gestalt for pods/Carrier)
50 Colony Ships (Space for 20,000 colonists each)
Roughly 6,600 Podfighters/Podships
1800 R-Type Fighters
1200 Atmospheric Bombers.

I'll be sending those cruisers.

Well I'll be off for awhile! I'll see the thread later!

Now I'm around.........

Take that, you dastardly Zillar, just moving past the Triumvirate Fleet as if they're doing nothing wrong! :D

We didn't actually intercept any messages coming from the planet, or going to it, right? Or any response from the Ambassador?

There was a response

What kind of weapons are the Death-Rays? I'll assume they're some kind of energy weaponry though, though I'll change it if they're not.

Im bored, so i will get involved, Nili what kind of race are you, give me a lil description.

NC: You can join

Nili: Death rays are similar to Megabolt cannons, but they don't have as many of them as the Greal ships.

Can i just rape one of your colonies, we can rp a ground battle to, i just want to destroy something.

Can i just rape one of your colonies, we can rp a ground battle to, i just want to destroy something.

You could attack the Zillars, (They are the ones that are fighting Greal)

i would prefer a Greal target, we dont really care about the Zillars, but okay give me a colony.

i would prefer a Greal target, we dont really care about the Zillars, but okay give me a colony.

You could claim a colony for your own. There are plenty of empty planets. My colonies are heavily guarded.

we dont claim colonys at the moment, we want to attack one, but im more interested on a little ground war even if it is a zillar underground colony.

Yeah, the Zillars have cool ground units. You could attack one of them

well, tell me a planet location, give me some info what's the planet like, how many zillars ships, how big is the colony, i want a little bit of good resistance like a colony of 100,000 at least.

There are three races in the colonies right now. Theres most of the fact book in my sig.

The Cartherai, they look like humans on the outside, though they're far weaker physically, due to genetic modifications over a few thousand years and cybernetic implants(Mostly for communication). Beneath the surface they've got somewhat alien biologies, no appendix, and a lot of glands to regulate their brains and to help fight off foreign bacteria. Mentally they're for the most part sociopaths, only thinking about themselves, their rank and the big picture. Exceptions are pretty rare.

The Kabal are basically hybrids created for scouting and other jobs. They're usually humanoid, but some have bizarre anatomies and animal tendencies. They're used as servants and scouts, jobs that Cartherai can't do without some sort of mechanized suit to protect them from the elements. They're more social than the Triumvirate, but are essentially a second-tier species.

The Ashitare are a race that originated on the same planet as the Cartheria, but were eventually enslaved and modified to become laborers and essentially slaves. They're more or less drugged constantly and bred to not cause trouble. They're essentially really strong, really big beastial humanoids.

There are also some androids, but they make up an insignificant part of the colony itself.

Mind if i take a colony from you? a small oribtal battle, coming down to the planet, firefights, taking men women children for my zoo's and selling them as pets, dissecting, killing?

well, tell me a planet location, give me some info what's the planet like, how many zillars ships, how big is the colony, i want a little bit of good resistance like a colony of 100,000 at least.

The planet has 6 million Zillars, A few Zillar ships, has flat plains and lots of mountains. And underground cities.

The planet has 6 million Zillars, A few Zillar ships, has flat plains and lots of mountains. And underground cities.

oh that sounds just for me ^^ what's the name of the planet?

oh that sounds just for me ^^ what's the name of the planet?

Demenos, start with a " good intro"

Mind if i take a colony from you? a small oribtal battle, coming down to the planet, firefights, taking men women children for my zoo's and selling them as pets, dissecting, killing?

I only have one colony, and it hasn't even formed because the Zillar keep attacking with thousands of ships and ground troops from under our feet! Its pretty troublesome! We lack a good medium cruiser, and only huge death machines and legions of smaller fighters to fight with currently. Also, our Gravity-based weaponry doesn't seem to be helping out too much.

If the Zillar lived above ground, I would have probably just leveled all of their cities or gassed them, but as they're underground and apparently protected from scanning, I'll probably need to plant charges and irradiate the planet I want. Not very economical, I can tell you!

Though if you do come, a large portion of my military is currently there, so it might not be a good idea to swoop in and abduct colonists. We've already dissected plenty of dead Zillar and other native life though, and are thoroughly polluting the hell out of it to make it unlivable for our enemies. Its not exactly going to be prime real estate by the time you get there.

I only have one colony, and it hasn't even formed because the Zillar keep attacking with thousands of ships and ground troops from under our feet! Its pretty troublesome! We lack a good medium cruiser, and only huge death machines and legions of smaller fighters to fight with currently. Also, our Gravity-based weaponry doesn't seem to be helping out too much.

If the Zillar lived above ground, I would have probably just leveled all of their cities or gassed them, but as they're underground and apparently protected from scanning, I'll probably need to plant charges and irradiate the planet I want. Not very economical, I can tell you!

Though if you do come, a large portion of my military is currently there, so it might not be a good idea to swoop in and abduct colonists. We've already dissected plenty of dead Zillar and other native life though, and are thoroughly polluting the hell out of it to make it unlivable for our enemies. Its not exactly going to be prime real estate by the time you get there.

This is going to be one long war……

I only have one colony, and it hasn't even formed because the Zillar keep attacking with thousands of ships and ground troops from under our feet! Its pretty troublesome! We lack a good medium cruiser, and only huge death machines and legions of smaller fighters to fight with currently. Also, our Gravity-based weaponry doesn't seem to be helping out too much.

If the Zillar lived above ground, I would have probably just leveled all of their cities or gassed them, but as they're underground and apparently protected from scanning, I'll probably need to plant charges and irradiate the planet I want. Not very economical, I can tell you!

Though if you do come, a large portion of my military is currently there, so it might not be a good idea to swoop in and abduct colonists. We've already dissected plenty of dead Zillar and other native life though, and are thoroughly polluting the hell out of it to make it unlivable for our enemies. Its not exactly going to be prime real estate by the time you get there.

its fine, if anything im helping you, im taking out a Zillar colony while testing my new ship.

What is your new ship armed with?

She is basically a assault fleet wrapped into one ship, she is first Surgical class to come out. Her plasma ping cannons are designed to devastate medium to capital ships, her main cannon is just for taking out vessles that are more difficult for her to handle( like a big punch to knock out anyone that might be able to take her)

This is going to be one long war……

Yeah, though I'm sure wiping out an entire race and culture will make it all worth it. ^_^

I'll probably lose one of my precious Colossus-class ships in this fight, or at least the outer shells! Crazy Zillar, and their breeding like rabbits! They're like mosquitos with malaria.


Edit: The mountain they're headed for isn't near my colony, right?

Not even close, the mountains are on the other side of the planet.

Ah good. That means I can use the Thanatos to do some remodeling(Its going to melt the mountains there). Though with all that antimatter, I doubt anything could stand in its way. :p Hello disintegrating capital ship!

100% Energy conversion between matter + antimatter = lots of energy and radiation. (I had to double-check to see what would essentially happen to the 7.4 kilometer craft.)

Melt the mountains? :eek:

Sort of like this. (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/Drej.jpg) Only it will be aimed at where the Zillar are headed. Its safer since its on the other end of the planet, so theres not as much chance of irradiating or melting any colonists.

Sort of like this. (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Kutulmak/Drej.jpg) Only it will be aimed at where the Zillar are headed. Its safer since its on the other end of the planet, so theres not as much chance of irradiating or melting any colonists.

Next time I'll say its near your colony :headbang:

Thats a pretty powerful weapon......

Next time I'll say its near your colony :headbang:

Thats a pretty powerful weapon......

Its only good for taking out stationary land-targets. I mean, you could just drop an asteroid on something if you wanted to do the same thing. Besides, it takes awhile to actually ready itself to fire. The Harmony Class ships are basically just big planetary guns. Its why we generally don't have great land weaponry, not many races live underground so they're not needed to take over cities, only occupy them.

There are seven Harmony Class ships in the Empire, and I'm using three in this battle. Though only one is currently targeting the planet itself.

Its only good for taking out stationary land-targets. I mean, you could just drop an asteroid on something if you wanted to do the same thing. Besides, it takes awhile to actually ready itself to fire. The Harmony Class ships are basically just big planetary guns. Its why we generally don't have great land weaponry, not many races live underground so they're not needed to take over cities, only occupy them.

There are seven Harmony Class ships in the Empire, and I'm using three in this battle. Though only one is currently targeting the planet itself.

You must be leaving yourself vulnerable.......

list of things im going to do to Zillar population

Killed

captured for

Pets

Cross-breed Unions (basically sex slaves, but with much more freedom.)

Zoo attractions

POW's are to be treated the same except for being killed.

You must be leaving yourself vulnerable.......


*whistles innocently*

Well the Conquest, our most powerful Capital Ship is there, and everything in the system is militarized... Also, the four Harmony-Class ships are there as well. Though aside from those and a few militarized moons, the rest of our actual armed Capital ships are over battling the Zillar. Our main defense is the fact that we haven't had guests in our solar system for thousands of years. We overcompensate with such a small number of offensive ships, with a star system that is essentially a covert death trap.


Though theres only one star system that the Triumvirate Races(the main three) inhabit. Theres never been an overt threat from the outside, but I imagine we're more vulnerable without all of our ships there...

Though the Zillar would still need to find it, its only a single star system in the middle of nowhere. If they do, that'd be a pretty interesting fight.

NC: Wow, the Zillars are going to need some payback time

Nili: I was thinking that my Zillar ships could go attack your home planet or something, then your ships at your colony would have to leave.....

and Greal, Calaverians dont care whether or not the person there raping is male or female ^^

and Greal, Calaverians dont care whether or not the person there raping is male or female ^^

The Zillars may be hard to rape..........

This is going to be a long battle.....

The Zillars may be hard to rape..........

This is going to be a long battle.....

^^

NC: Wow, the Zillars are going to need some payback time

Nili: I was thinking that my Zillar ships could go attack your home planet or something, then your ships at your colony would have to leave.....

They probably wouldn't leave until the fighting is over. Once the Zillar are off the planet or gone, they'll head back to help. Unless it seems like the emergency is dire enough that they need to stop what they're doing.

The Black Wind can't go anywhere right now. I imagine I lost quite a few people on the outer shell too, but I didn't think it would matter to mention them. I'll go toss the number into the post though.

The Zillar's losses were stunning, you would probably panic if your nation lost 200 ships in two battles

The Zillar's losses were stunning, you would probably panic if your nation lost 200 ships in two battles

Hell yeah we'd panic! Where did all those extra ships come from? XD

Hell yeah we'd panic! Where did all those extra ships come from? XD

I did tell you at the beginning of the war that the Zillars had numbers but lacked good weapons.

Yes. But we've lost... 1/4ths of our Capital Ships. Well, half if you count the Black Wind. Though if we lost two hundred, we would be forced to wonder how we could lose more ships than we originally had.

Tis' a sad day for the Autocracy of Nili! Those Colossus-Class, Gravity Warping ships don't grow on trees! I should probably make more Capital ships. Then after I start getting the cruisers running I'll have a more capable fleet, since it would make more targets aside from the massive back leviathans that are an obvious target.

My next post will be those cruisers arriving for your navy, you don't have to use the weapons, but you could use the design and add different weapons.

It will be a bad day for Admiral Werlin, I wish i could write a book on the Colony war and Admiral Werlin's hearing.

And battleships don't exactly grow on trees either......

Gotta go, post up tomorrow

(I'll also post the hearing)

I am having doubts about my ability to keep the colony at this rate. Though hopefully, with everyone attacking them, I'll have time to build cruisers and make sure the Zillar living underground are completely dead.

I am having doubts about my ability to keep the colony at this rate. Though hopefully, with everyone attacking them, I'll have time to build cruisers and make sure the Zillar living underground are completely dead.

Hopefully

I'll post the trial soon

So can I still get in this, and if so, where's the information for each planet?

Here is the latest map of all systems. black ones are the ones controlled by the Zillars

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/azureink/Sci-Fi/newsystem09.png

Here is the latest map of all systems. black ones are the ones controlled by the Zillars

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/azureink/Sci-Fi/newsystem09.png

can you put the planet im attacking as one of the black ones, and put a blockade sign on it.

I'm not the map maker here, DO is.

I"ll try.......

Just so this doesn't get lost. :p

You can join the RP, and colonize a system, Just say that there are a few earthlike planets in each system.....

Does it have to be one of the ones listed? Or can I make a new one?

Does it have to be one of the ones listed? Or can I make a new one?

make a new system? :confused:

make a new system? :confused:

hes a witch burn the heretic!!! lol.

I just realized that most of your ships are far larger than all of my Colossus-Class ships except for maybe the Conquest. Though my ships still carry far larger crews for some reason. Ah well!

Post coming up.

I just realized that most of your ships are far larger than all of my Colossus-Class ships except for maybe the Conquest. Though my ships still carry far larger crews for some reason. Ah well!

Post coming up.

Yeah, my superfortress dwarfs everything, though it is foreign made.

I gotta go, post up in 12 to 24 hours

I am still alive!

Thank goodness :D

Yes, my being alive is certainly something to be thankful about!

Nice post

Anyway, the white creatures are kinda like cattle, but a little smarter

Nice post? I didn't want to go overboard with the mutilation of indigenous lifeforms. Also, I'd hate to see any animal stupider than cattle! Guess these creatures shall be turned into delicious MEATS.

What ceilings guns were they looking at? Inside of the laboratory pens? I'll assume its them.

Nice post? I didn't want to go overboard with the mutilation of indigenous lifeforms. Also, I'd hate to see any animal stupider than cattle! Guess these creatures shall be turned into delicious MEATS.

What ceilings guns were they looking at? Inside of the laboratory pens? I'll assume its them.

Yes, they;'re looking at them

Are they running to the irradiated area on the other side of the planet? Or the mountain that was irradiated towards the beginning of the RP? I'll just assume the later.

Are they running to the irradiated area on the other side of the planet? Or the mountain that was irradiated towards the beginning of the RP? I'll just assume the later.

It’s the latter.

I'll post after I'm done walking the dog.

I'll post after I'm done walking the dog.

Ok, I'll be off soon, and I'll be back in a couple of hours, hope you will be around...... :D

Stranger things have happened. Though you can bet you'll have a response to your other post by tomorrow night, either way.

Stranger things have happened. Though you can bet you'll have a response to your other post by tomorrow night, either way.

OOC: Ok, I have to go, I hope to see your IC post.

What kind of cloaking is the ship using? I'll just assume the pods miss it for now, as long as its not large enough to create any large gravity disturbances.

Though if it gets too close to the planet itself, the satellites will probably detect it and open fire without warning.

ok, its about half the size of a cruiser.

Which Cruiser? Yours are of a pretty varied size. Well, theres only one. If it gets close to the planet though, it will be blasted by the satellites. They're overly sensitive to gravitational disturbances.

Are there still any planets left to colonize? If so, could you send me a TG? I would like to get in on this if at all possible.

Which Cruiser? Yours are of a pretty varied size. Well, theres only one. If it gets close to the planet though, it will be blasted by the satellites. They're overly sensitive to gravitational disturbances.

My Frimtrix cruisers

Belkaros, there are plenty of planets to colonize.

My Frimtrix cruisers

Belkaros, there are plenty of planets to colonize.

Thats enough to do serious damage to a colony or its structures, so it would be signaled out and destroyed by the lasers. Though it seems to have left pretty fast.

Uwah hah hah! The Zillar! Curses!

EDIT: The colony ships were basically unmanned and retrofitted into mobile anti-matter bombs. They're away from the other ships because if they wind up destroying the defenses built into the asteroid belt, they'll charge forward into the fray firing, and hopefully take out a lot of the ships with the explosion. At the very least, they could be used to protect against missile attacks sent from the Zillar at a distance. They're not overtly armed aside from four small defensive lasers built along the outside, two in the front, two in the back.

Here we go again......This ought to be interesting.

How much antimatter are in the missiles? Are they normal sized earth missiles? Or giant space missiles? Big explosions?



Next post or so our reinforcements are going to come in behind them... I think I'll start an invasion soon after of their other worlds as soon as I get the creation of black spiders underway.

Each one is pretty bulky.

The Greal didn't inform of this, but they have already started a prototype of the black spider. They are interesting machines aren't they?

They'll really help when I start invading the Zillar homeworlds and commencing the xenocide of their people. Especially due to their habit of burrowing underground. I almost threw an All Your Base reference into that post, though my better judgement kept me from doing it...

They'll really help when I start invading the Zillar homeworlds and commencing the xenocide of their people. Especially due to their habit of burrowing underground. I almost threw an All Your Base reference into that post, though my better judgement kept me from doing it...

Sorry about the late response. Jolt prevented me from posting.

Ah! Don't forget Belkaros. Posted! Dastardly Zillar and their peace treaties!

Lol

Post up soon

Now to discover how freakishly huge the Zillar Empire is!