darkwolf687

Void of the Stars II: Return to the Stars [Sci-Fi] [Always Accepting]

Actually, its the last resort in any situation that is unsalvageable. Hell, their technology is programmed to destroy its self when the operator dies. They have a law against any less advanced species obtaining any form of technology freely, this is rarely if ever bypassed.

Collective worlds are designed to be powerhouses. Habitat worlds contain massive cities and huge expanses of farmland, Forge Worlds have their surface covered in massive factories, their mantles hollowed out and turned into massive underground production facilities. Hive worlds are covered with the Corruptelae Insectum, a species that follows its hive minds, without which it has a single function "Eat, grow, reproduce, eat, grow, reproduce" As such their surroundings have to be specially catered to. The result, however, is hordes of expendable shock troops to toss at your enemies before sending in proper soldiers. Etc
As you can imagine, an enemy capturing any of these worlds is considered taboo ((Aliens with the capabilities to produce Triarian Battleships?! A simply unacceptable situation!)). Individuals are expected to destroy themselves rather than risk capture for interrogation, and if they are captured the Collective is quick in its attempts to destroy them and their captors. Its impossible to remove all equipment and individuals from a planet on short notice, as a result the easier and faster option is a great big KABOOM!
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I... Haven't had a chance to use it yet. I've never lost a world in game... :(

I didn't think of that. Given the Collectives own over population problems (That sounds evil... Maybe a little too evil, even for them) and their ability to produce masses of Corruptelae Insectum (To give an example of how fast, the Collective had to cap the pop to stop the Queen overpopulating the hive worlds. Unfortunately, their meat is poisonous to all Collective client races but the Umbrae Populus, meaning they couldn't solve their food problem this way) I could make an alliance with this hive mind, and/or redirect it towards another race... Profit, muhaha!

Colonial Powers NRP (Reboot/New Thread)

So you are proposing to the companies that they give up their hold on a country to let it become a democracy which will then proceed to make them into a glorified international company? They gain what from this exactly? The answer is nothing, they lose more than they gain, they simply wont have it, its terrible business.

So now you've admitted there are more Slavs than Germans. See? You cant call it a Germanic union, then try to make a democracy when the majority of the lance aren't Germanic. They wont have that, even with what little German blood they have (Since you have mentioned there was rape involved, this has become even worse xD). Sure, you'll be secure as they will get no where because they will be squabbling, but even if you managed to avoid violence at the start it could happen as a result of them growing tired with the results. Oh, and these could end up fighting each other. African countries have civil wars because of old tribal issues that wouldn't have became huge problems of they hadn't been grouped together into a country. Even democratic appeasal doesn't always worm, not after you have denied it them for so long, you could end up with them democratically demanding independence from you, and unafraid to use violence to force you to acknowledge it

Also, you are still forcing an emperor on a country which doesn't have one. The UK was formed by Scotland and England (Wales was considered to be part of England) as a constitutional monarchy politically after the two already had the same monarch. Uniting the two was only doable because they already had the same monarch, and even then there was trouble! (Not to mention, it wasnt just a standard union, oh no, it was a bailout fund for the bakrupt Scotland... And still there was trouble) In this case, you are still forcing a monarchy on people, to think they will accept it just because you smile and say they can have a parliament too is laughable. You have a monarch who is more powerful than the parliament, presumably, in which case they wont accept it. Even if he was just a figure head they might not accept it then. More fighting. Now you are changing both systems instead of forcing on on another, making it even worse
Also, I would like to point out an issue with giving one country a majority seats... The other gets pissed. Google "Scottish independence" or "Welsh independence" or Catalonian independence or anything else related to this modern independence issues and look at the reasons. You'll notice one popping up a lot: Underrepresentation.
For comparison, Scotland has about 1/10 the population of England but head to head actually have more seats, but as they have less on total they dislike it. This is a problem you will get in unequal representation, even if it is justified logically.

Its up to Gowia in the end, but tbh I think there will be a lot more trouble than you are anticipating, you seem to be going with a "We'll unify, become powerful, it'll all go fine and there will be no important or major problems because almost everyone will cooperate" and that's an idealist and almost fairy tale approach that I think will result in you not having prepared properly for the problems and will result in your union failing (And even if you were lucky enough to succeed, you will need to be lucky to hold it together while all the problems die down (Some never will) and you both coming out weaker than before, which is bad for me >:(

Void of the Stars II: Return to the Stars [Sci-Fi] [Always Accepting]

There's one key problem with that ((I've had to deal with a similar issue twice before, haha, the plan already deals with the problem of the aliens thriving off your loss)) and you'll see what it is soon. I should warn you Endgame is a potential rage causer considering it's application essentially cheats you from victory hha (Sadly its a phyrric victory for me at best, given the dramatic losses, especially since its supposed to be my new habitat world to support me >:( That's why its the last resort though, ah well, there will be more children to replace the dead and more worlds to replace the loss)

Colonial Powers NRP (Reboot/New Thread)

Yes, but he hasn't agreed to that. I was telling him he could weasle his way out of dealing with your war at great cost to himself

And this is 1700. You know how much brainwashing was done back then, how effective it was etc? Yeah, good luck. Not to mention, if your lands are vast and made up of many peoples, you are forgetting that most probably aren't Germanic. The Empire trait isn't just positive, it carries negatives. You are made up of many peoples, not just Germans and Slavs. Also, are all your soldiers going to like shooting each other, their families and friends and countrymen?
And Numburg is running on an entirely different political system. I cant imagine many people in Numburg, their navy, army or people suddenly being fine with an emperor and an entirely new system. Also, given that corporations rule numburg, many of them wont want any risk to their power. In other words, expect an uprising of powerful and rich companies. Likewise, I cant imagine the Lance royalists would be fine with dropping the Emperor just for unity, and even trying to reach a compromise between the two would be incredibly hard and obviously there would still be resistance. You still haven't addressed your loyalists. Lance loyalists would still be a problem, by this I am referring to your nationalists and the sorts. They will, even if they believe in the deal, like their nation to be disproportionately in charge, meaning they will want the other under their thumb and their own flag to be flown over the others lands instead of a new flag.
Then you will have inevitable resistance. Obviously you cant have two competing command structures, two competing institutions etc, so people will likely end up laid off, reassigned or merged with others, resulting in discontent in your own government. The supreme leader of both armies wouldn't like the idea of the other replacing him..

Tl:dr
There will be violence, every unification in history that I can recall has involved, the exception being the Anschluss, but those were two down trodden, small countries and not two successful, large countries (And certainly neither was an Empire any longer) Yours will just be on a massive scale because rather than the usual scenario with two small countries joining, you're two massive countries, one of which already has many countries within jt.

Void of the Stars II: Return to the Stars [Sci-Fi] [Always Accepting]

Actually, given that you made something that can resist it yourself that's not strictly true anymore, is it? Haha.

And yes, please don't spoil one of my plans for trying to weaken his hive fleet so I might stand a chance. Of saving the planet please... :c

Colonial Powers NRP (Reboot/New Thread)

Actually, you won't. That term would be rendered void because the Lance Empire doesn't exist anymore, and also because I am referring to a collapse of their New Germania. That is, Lance 'Loyalists' vs 'Numburg Loyalists' vs 'Unionst' Vs other political leanings Vs Numburgs Political/Economic Elite (They are run in a vastly different manner to the Lance, and won't want to risk their power) Vs Lance Royalists vs various Lance ethnicities (His lands are vast and made up of many people, many of which probably won't like getting referred to as under a completely new and dominant title that they might not even be part of)

If you would still want to help in that conflict, which Lance would you be helping haha.

Then again this is hypothetical, Gowia might let them off without a hitch... But given how they are only slightly stable, have vastly different policies and political systems as well as likely having social differences (They have been apart for a long time, whether they stem from the same culture or not they are all likely different. Many European languages stem from Latin, they sound nothing alike, and the same goes for their cultures) we will likely be seeing a break down.

Which means their colonies might end up for grabs, though the news would take a long time to spread. Their homelands would be susceptible to invasion though. Expect a dramatic power shift, and I myself expect a boost in status as a result of the sudden power void, I already have the largest and most powerful navy, I just need to push up my economy and military and with the Lance Military no longer being available as substitute for my own, I will need to establish a fine military quickly, justifying a rapid change in policies which most of my people will then see the logic behind given the new situation and thus hopefully avoid any internal troubles

Void of the Stars II: Return to the Stars [Sci-Fi] [Always Accepting]

I would beg to differ, I would have personally placed tactical value of a force of 30 units that have already bypassed the Collective defenses mucher higher than less than one %, considering the hugely destructive weaponry the Collective employs. I'm not really too bothered by the hive fleet, its likely the planet will fall though I do intend to take a huge chunk of your force with me, and considering what will be left I doubt it would have been a worthwhile investment for the Tyranids, and given that this strain is more intelligent I can imagine it would think twice before trying again on another such world, and that's my end goal here. Essentially, re direct them.
I had this problem with the seeders, I'm glad to see the same tactics I had erected all so long ago as a contingency to their assault or the victory of Equestrian forces will finally see some use, good to know it wasn't a complete waste, maybe my overall plan for them will work the same here as well.

Hey duck, want a few 'nids coming your way? XD

Good thing I still have my Dark Energy and Hardlight weapons, muhaha. Good thing I get to show their power off too >:)

Void of the Stars II: Return to the Stars [Sci-Fi] [Always Accepting]

APC conflict

The six CP Officers, considering they were a police force, put up a brutal fight. Their lack of proper close combat weaponry besides a stunstick would be their downfall however, as the Tyranids brutal attacks tore through their comparatively weak armour. But as they engaged the Tyranids, the APC pulled away from the combat, turned its turret... And let out a stream of dark matter from its Dark Energy Machine gun. Tyranid and CP alike were hit and completely destroyed by the beam. It worked on the basic idea of the dark energy the Collective used... That is, anything it touched would be transformed into more dark energy. Dark energy was quick to dissipate and the energy often returned to a bon-exotic variant within 0.5 seconds... By which nearly 3/4 of a man sized target would have been consumed, depending on impact area, and when multiple blasts were flying at approximately sixty shots per second, targets were rarely standing after it hit. Due to the distortion caused by the passing energy, these shots often appeared to merge into a single beam, and as such were usually mistaken as such by individuals who lacked the knowledge. Still, within a few second of firing, the Cp's themselves had been destroyed, along with almost anything around them, including a chunk of the ground.
Civilis Protectione Nexus

The leader of the Planets Protectione units watched the view screens with interest. The threat of the Genestealers was not above Civilis Protectione, and they were quick to handle it themselves. Hardlight pistols were the generally used weaponry of individual units. It was prefered for general police work because it allowed a unit to kill a hostile anti-kyn quickly and with precision, with the shots travelling at the speed of light and the resulting impact nearly almost always fatal. Against these new hostiles, there was little doubt that the shots would achieve the same, unless they managed to negate both the laws of physics and the existence slash travel of light
It had dawned on him long ago how intriguing their mistake was though. In a way it was just an advancement on the standard kinetic weaponry... The same kinetic weaponry that the Collective had suspected they would never use again.

Equitem Nexus

The Equitem, however, were not having such an easy time. This new threat was large and the planets defence forces were currently just a small patrol group. If they could get the hostiles into a land battle, the Overseer suspected a more even playing field. If the enemy vessels had any form of half-good weaponry, his outnumbered forces would achieve nothing.
This was a new colony. There were no space stations, no habitat walkers, no Assembly Walkers, not Praetorian ships. The closest they had were reaper drones.

But look at all that biomass, the hostile fleet seemed to be almost entirely composed of it! How many Synths would that make...

He tapped a few commands on his terminal and frowned, CSS Long Range Comms were down. He tapped a few commands on his terminal to contact the Space Overseer. The Triarian appeared on screen and the Saeva Simius overseer opened his mouth, his vocoder activating as he spoke
"CSS Long Range Communications disabled. Request you use TSPN Communication to Equitem Quadrant Overlord and request assistory surgical force." The Saeva Simius Overseer said, and the Triarian nodded in response
"Request confirmed. Utilizing TSPN Communications to send information and reinforcement request. Use planetary defenses on the approaching fleet, ships preparing. Advise; Prepare Endgame, begin evac through transverser in CP Nexus." The Triarian overseer turned away and his eyes began to burn a bright orange.

On the ground

In lieu of the approaching fleet, the Collective begins a movement of Civilians to the CP Nexus, and check each ones bio readings before allowing them in groups into the Teleportation Chambers, which are used to beam them to a classified location that is being referred to simply as NF by the high ranked units

Void of the Stars II: Return to the Stars [Sci-Fi] [Always Accepting]

I don't, those 8 genestealers are about to enter a world of non-existance, the APC isn't pleased haha

The Elder Scrolls: Rising Storm

Indeed, though I doubt the Altmer will accept, they're too stubborn even if it could mean their complete defeat. Thus, I started the terms somewhat unreasonably high, knowing that if the Elves bite and try to negotiate it, anything lighter will be considered better, even if its still unfair.

And hey, at least this unfair treaty isn't forcing them to stop worshipping a god, now is it trying to force them into political change

Though I can imagine it will be hard to trumpet Elven Supremacy when you just surrendered and had your forces limited by men xD