Attention [FORUM GAME]The Derelict (sign-ups + infos) (Read 319 times)

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The Derelict is what I am calling this game "officially" and what this game is is Jickleberg X (go search for it or something, if the topic is even still around) (ie: risk) with a couple of changes.

Basically, I noticed there was some balance issues with Jickleberg X (the cheapest unit was the best) and Jickleberg X in itself was rather basic. To change this, I've reworked the unit system, so that each unit has something cool and unique going for it. I've also added buildings players can build on their lands, which grant that player new units to make/bonus resources/special abilitys.

To spice it up, there is also a Derelict, an alien from another world, who plays games with the players, and rewards / harms them for their participation.

Depending on the number of sign-ups there will either be 2 or 4 teams, and I will be moderating each of the forums for this game, along side DragonSlayer and POSSIBLY Mateui (maybe....). I will be the sole power making sure everything works etc, but DS will basically be there OCCASIONALLY just to basically make sure shit is flowing ok.

Each player will have to make another account, just for use in this game. No one in the game is to know who you are, they may think but you are basically another identity. You are allowed to do this, just don't use your "just for this game" account outside of the game, k?

I might be able to hand out a premium but I don't know. Assume there is no prize.

Story:
Sometime in the future, Earth has shifted, causing continents to move, power to shift, and all out war to break out. At the dawn of the century, an alien known as the Derelict appears before mankind, and offers each side an equal to chance to gain his favor. He does so for his own entertainment, but the humans don't care.

Humankind continues to war, and all sides will fight until only one reigns supreme....

Objectives:
Each team's overall objective is to conquer the world, and when a team does so they win. Ultimately if there is a premium membership reward, the person who has the highest net worth wins that, but who knows if there will be a prem reward!!

Each team also has 1 Spy, who will have to make an additional account just for posting on the other team's forum. The spy is privy to all info on both forums.

Each team also has 1 World Dominator, who has to try and not only conquer the world, but also use and betray his team so that he can do so by himself. The World Dominator officially wins when he controls the entire world by himself, and he must do so before his team officially wins.

Gameplay Flow:
After players choose their starting locations, the game flows in a circle:
Resources: Each player gains the resources for all their locations.
Buying: Each player then is able to spend said resources on buying units/buildings or trading it etc
Offense: Each player may attack.
Derelict Game: Everyone plays a Derelict Game.

Then it starts a new.

Derelict Games:
This is kind of what makes the game rather interesting! The Derelict is an advanced being of an alien race, who plays games of skill and chance with the humans for entertainment. Here is the 3 types of games he plays, and some examples of each. I have 150 different games to choose at random from (50 per type) so...

The Derelict has 3 types of games, that he does often in rotation. They come in 3 types:

Team based games: All teams compete as 1. The prize is awarded to an entire team.
Example Games:
-Play Echoes. All scores will be added, and the team with the highest combined score wins.
-A GamingW trivia based game, team that answers all the questions correctly the fastest wins.
-A team based writing game, where the team that makes the best story wins.

Player based games: Each individual player competes in a free for all. The prize is awarded to the winning player.
Example games:
-Beat the first boss in banana Nababa the fastest.
-Highest score in [gametype] of Return to Sector 9.
-A mini-roleplaying competition. Best RP'er gets the reward.

Challenge Based Games: These may be player or team based, but involve a high reward with a huge drawback for other players.
Example games:
-Hurt 2 Heal 1: Each player gets to hurt any 2 other players, and heal 1 other player. The player who is hurt the most gets punished, and the one who is healed the most gets an AoP. (great fun for World Dominators.)
-GamingW Member Scavenger Hunt: 5 riddles related to 5 gamingw members, player to list all 5 the fastest wins and all other players get punished.
-Wolf: Play a forum based game of the Werewolf game. Rewards depend on which side wins, any player who dies in the Werewolf game gets punished.

The Derelict Games can reward AoP's (Artifacts of Power) to a winning player, which have supernatural abilitys, such as the ability to make a player attack another player, raising the dead, forming an energy field over all your units, etc. They can shift the entire game around at times, so use them wisely!

Feel free to ask me to expand on certain parts of this, or ask questions, etc. I hope to have this game officially started this Friday/Saturday, assuming enough people actually sign up for it!

You don't have to make your alternate accounts just yet though!

Sign-Ups:
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Last Edit: January 14, 2008, 05:27:06 am by handsome lamb
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Sign me up, you sexy bastard!
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Another forum game, whoops this looks alot like what i posted, truth is I didn't see this topic0_0
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Sign me up, you sexy bastard!

Cool cool, I got you!

I just hope more people sign-up.  :fogetbackflip:
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Cool cool, I got you!

I just hope more people sign-up.  :fogetbackflip:
It would be nice if we could get a better understanding of the gameplay mechanics though. I mean, what units can we build? Buildings? Is this based on dice rolls or chance at all?
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So everyone has to be online at the same time?
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So everyone has to be online at the same time?

nope, it works pretty much like Jickleberg X so you don't have to be online at the same time. Just show up AT LEAST once or twice per day.

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It would be nice if we could get a better understanding of the gameplay mechanics though. I mean, what units can we build? Buildings? Is this based on dice rolls or chance at all?

I am still putting the finishing touches on it, but it is very modern warfare like with soldiers, tanks, airplanes, battleships etc, with additional alien technology able to be earned thru the Derelict.

It is based on dice rolls + abilitys, yes.

edit: i will expand the opening post shortly with examples of UNITS AND SHIT but not everything so there is still some SURPRISE
Last Edit: January 14, 2008, 04:22:10 am by handsome lamb
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Sign me up, I'm game.
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i was a spy in jickleberg, which meant that i had to monitor two teams. we had a huge thread before the first turn planning our strategy and debating what the other two teams would do. in retrospect, the amount of brain tape i expended in the process was definitely not worth the experience :(​ 

still, if you want to join and like mindfuck psychology bullshit, then by all means sign the fuck up. i however, am not participating.
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Sounds cool, I'm in.
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I'll play I guess! Got way more time now than i had before after all.
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actually dude, i was revising the rules for jickleberg x and was planning on starting another one within the next few weeks so if you want to hold off and we can work together on it or something (since it was a lot of work and the ideas i've come up with will probably make it even more work). but yeah if you don't want to do that then i guess i will sign up.
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actually dude, i was revising the rules for jickleberg x and was planning on starting another one within the next few weeks so if you want to hold off and we can work together on it or something (since it was a lot of work and the ideas i've come up with will probably make it even more work). but yeah if you don't want to do that then i guess i will sign up.

awesome man, no problem I am interested!!

i can hold off for awhile if you want sure
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You know i'm in! I like that you added a lot of stuff to this, just make sure it isn't too much.
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i am going to work with chef to see what we want to do, because these are both too big to be played at the same time, so i figure we can maybe work together on Jickleberg X or something and play that, then play this, or maybe vice versa or something

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Wanted to do another one of these for a while now, so this is awesome news, though now it looks like it may still be a little while longer. :fogetcry:
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Ok, so any idea what is going on with this?
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Ok, so any idea what is going on with this?

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i am going to work with chef to see what we want to do, because these are both too big to be played at the same time, so i figure we can maybe work together on Jickleberg X or something and play that, then play this, or maybe vice versa or something

coo

I still haven't gotten in contact with Chef yet, but we'll figure something out.

Either way both games will get played, it just depends on order etc.
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I'll play. Everyone is doing it!