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[IronyOwl]

I thought, with the XCOM derivatives we've had recently, it'd be fun to flip the thing around. You are Alien Invaders!

You've been tasked with subjugating this petty, primitive planet for the glory of your empire. You have superior technology, overwhelming force, anything an invader could ask for - except you are on a budget, your superiors are constantly breathing down your neck and meddling with your conquest, the minion races are proving weak and useless, and these 'humans' seem bizarrely adept in reverse-engineering your technology.

You'll need to allocate forces across the globe - there's a terror quota to meet, dontchaknow! - oversee operations, breed troops in the gene labs, infiltrate these manling governments, beg the higher-ups for more credits, and deal with this incredibly pesky human taskforce thwarting you at every step! It'd drive a lesser alien mad, or going for the orbital bombardment switch, but how hard can it be to take over one little planet?

This sounds fun, but the problem with being the evil empire is that there's not as much room to improve. When you're the desperate outmatched rebels, you can gain just about anywhere because you started off with nothing.

So on that note, I think it'd need something a bit more RPGish. Setting up refineries and expanding your fleet despite losing vessels could kind of work, but I feel like it'd be a lot more satisfying if you were leveling up bioengineering or something while you were at it. Probably also designing new ships and goons or at least swapping components and procedures around.


EDIT: ALSO I am TRYING to make a DWARF FORTRESS game please stop tempting me with XCOM.

[Fniff]

@XCOM: Perhaps giving the focus to the players advancement rather then the invasion itself would give a feeling of being an underdog. Do note, I'm taking some inspiration from that "most realistic RTS" cracked article.

The glorious alien empire has won it's galactic conquest! It now stretches across the galaxy... and is completely over-stretched and unable to do anything properly. The public has completely lost faith in the newly ascended Emperor and this whole invasion of a fairly backwater planet is an attempt at "winning back the crowd". At first, you are provided ridiculous amounts of money and extremely powerful minions. At first it seems like you're going to win in a few weeks... But then the Emperor dies of a sudden illness and is replaced with his son who is completely against the war and wants to focus on an isolationist policy.

So, game over, right? Well, due to a quirk in feudal law, any orders from the previous Emperor cannot be stopped until they are completed. The war must continue until it is over. With the excuse of "shuffling equipment and money to areas where it is desperately needed", all your cool shit is taken away and you are ultimately left with a rubber band, a few twigs, and an extremely outdated genetic modifier. And as it turns out, the humans just finished reverse-engineering the cool tech you had before...

So it begins. The Emperor wants this war stopped. If it stops, you lose your job. The public is watching. The enemy is cunning and ready to exploit any weakness. Are you ready to make yourself look as good as possible in the inevitable political clusterfuck that will ensue? Find out.

[Digital Hellhound]

That's pretty much exactly what I had in mind, Irony. And Fniff gets political meddling element - your superiors are always looking for excuses to shut you down and tie you up in outrageous demands and red tape.

You'd start with a standard-issue small mothership, a handful of scout ships and a few medium ones, an army of the weakest, most cowardly cannon fodder (and some well-equipped troops of your own species) and their commanders, a small gene lab and engineering plant. You'll need to plop down Exploitation Modules to convert Earthling materials for your own use, but they could be found and attacked if you don't keep watch.

As the game goes along, you breed/construct new types of troops on your limited budget. You'll need more resources and biomass to feed them, of course. Fuel costs this region of the galaxy are outrageous, y'know. On the other hand, you get to create all the abominations against nature, science, or both you could ever want. You can also requisition additional ships and assets from home, but that just draws closer scrutiny from the politicians.

I thought you could have some traits which double as fatal flaws, chosen at start. 'Alien Atmosphere' (you can't breathe the air in this dump, but then, neither can they once you start terraforming it to normal), 'Networked' (the minds of the invaders are connected psychically or technologically - their leaders improve their skill on the field, but they also die or panic when a leader, including you, is killed), 'Isolated' (you're not bothered by politicians as much, but good luck getting anything from home), etc.

[kj1225]

Link to a game idea I pitched earlier in the thread.

[kj1225]

So would anyone be interested in a suggestion game where you play a fantasy abolishionist? You could play someone of power and could buy slaves (and then free them) to act as your agents, secretly undermine the slavers, publicly organise rallies against slavery, and maybe do some espionage and 'public relations' yourself.

[Parsely]

KayJay, you're already planning to abandon your brand new game.

[kj1225]

Not at all. Just an idea I had.

[Parsely]

It's too late. You don't know it yet, but you've already given up.

[Furtuka]

Is there any particular reason why we have a RTD Hall of Fame but not a FG&RP Hall of Fame?

[TamerVirus]

Is there any particular reason why we have a RTD Hall of Fame but not a FG&RP Hall of Fame?

....it's not like it's been updated though

*stares off into the horizon while music plays*

[10ebbor10]

Is there any particular reason why we have a RTD Hall of Fame but not a FG&RP Hall of Fame?

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=136383.0

[Furtuka]

That's not really a hall of fame though. It takes in any game that gets submitted and is more of just a cataloging tool

[Squeegy]

That's not really a hall of fame though. It takes in any game that gets submitted and is more of just a cataloging tool

What, exactly, do you define as a Hall of Fame? Because the Forum Game List fits that bill quite well simply by virtue of being based on user submissions. Frankly, I think that anything else would cause more contention than admiration. Not everyone agrees on what makes a game "quality," and a Hall of Fame would serve to discourage people who don't make it in. The FGL is more egalitarian, and in my opinion, has the only Hall of Fame worth noting: a list of games that were actually completed. That's more in spirit with FGRP, I think, considering how many games don't make that cut here.

[Furtuka]

Fair enough.

[Fniff]

Off topic, but nice avatar, Squeegy.