It is time to give to the Aera people a homeland .
From this , i will implant AI neuronal network to the faction and see what
Aera will choose to do . ( scifi i love you )
But just now , i want to create their Universe , and perhaps you'll like too .
So feel free to join and participate ( Art for planets is just an exemple , i need biologists too to create a system that will contain all the raw elements in planets/moons/gaz fields etc ...
to be collected by the faction , and start a local economical system ) .
With astronoms to help to define the Jumps points .
Missions/Quests writers are also invited .
What we know about Aera's home is located here :
http://wiki.vega-strike.org/Species:Aera
And over all :Homeworld (Origin) Sector: Aeneth, System:, Planet:
Age of spaceflight TBAL
Physical characteristics 2-3m (head-tail)
1-1.25m high
limbs: 6
Life span 60-70 ESY
Habitat Oxygen-Nitrogen
Number scheme Radix 3 (redundant encoding)
So this is the starting point for the astronoms that will make the jumps .Unfortunately for the Aera, their region of the jump network offers no known paths towards significant further expansion. To expand they must go coreward, passing through Human or Rlaan controlled systems. Requests to do so have been denied by both the relevant parties of both species. Opting for another method, the Aera tried to sneak a colony convoy through Rlaan space, but a lack of comprehension of the Rlaan mentality regarding civilian casualties caused this ploy to be not only a failure but a disaster, provoking the Rlaan into a military response.
No further expansion means that behind the Aera's world , there is no possible system creation ? ( for the gamedevs i mean )
There is already content for the Aeras , look in \sectors\testsystems\visit_from_the_aera
exemple of file :
HOW CAN I TEST THEM NOW ? tweaking the saved files ?<system name="Aera Defensive Station" background="backgrounds/fiery_galaxy" nearstars="500" stars="1000" starspread="150" x="0" y="0" z="0">
<Light>
<ambient red=".5" green=".5" blue=".5"/>
<diffuse red="1" green="1" blue="1"/>
<specular red="1" green="1" blue="1"/>
</Light>
<Light>
<ambient red="1" green=".1" blue="0"/>
<!--<diffuse red="1" green=".7" blue="0"/>-->
<!--<attenuated red=".00000001" blue=".00000015"/>-->
<attenuated red="0" blue=".000000002"/>
</Light>
<Light>
<ambient red="1" green=".1" blue="0"/>
<!--<diffuse red="1" green=".7" blue="0"/>-->
<!--<attenuated red=".00000001" blue=".00000015"/>-->
<attenuated red="0" blue=".0000001"/>
</Light>
<planet name="Hayay" file="stars/orange_star.png" radius="25000" gravity="20" x="100000" z="-100000" Red=".9" Green=".9" Blue=".9" ReflectNoLight="true" light="0 1l" />
<unit name= "defense-station" file="station" x="000" y="00" z="000" position="0" faction="aera" />
<!--
<Nebula name="unknown-nebula" file="green-nebula" nebfile="green-nebula.xml" z="20000" />
-->
<planet name="Kradruk" file="planets/red_rocky.png" radius="300" gravity="20" z="5000" x="5000" >
</planet>
<planet name="Werk" file="planets/rocky.png" radius="370" gravity="20" x="2000" y="-1000" z="-2000" position="0" />
<planet name="jumppoint-atralia" file="jump.png" alpha="ONE ONE" radius="500" gravity="20" x="000" y="000" z="-6000" destination="visit_from_the_aera/atralia" />
<planet name="jumppoint-kiopi" file="jump.png" alpha="ONE ONE" radius="500" gravity="20" x="000" y="1000" z="6000" destination="visit_from_the_aera/kiopi_hq" />
</system>
If these files are good , i will use them in that project .
DarkVixen is working actually with the Art content for the Aera , so this project could
contain all the new stuff we are doing in the background .