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A) Open Warfare: Shoot them as soon as we can.

15 (48.4%)

B) Cold War: Establish borders, and try to out-grow them.

16 (51.6%)

C) No War: Let's share the solar system.... For now.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 31

[Ehndras]

How unfortunate T'was a pleasure, indeed.

[MarcAFK]

What a shame, perhaps next time someone tries something like this we could use just bay 12ers and maybe find somewhere to put 2 separate password locked forums, then run some kind of random lottery where half the people who want to play get one password, and half get the other, sure it could be open to missuse as there would still be a bit of honor going on, maybe restrict participation to accounts who have been around for longer than a month.... actually that sounds like too much work :s

[Sheb]

What I may do, on the other hand, is run the game by PM between a few highly motivated teams of Bay12ers. Actually, that sound like a plan, if enough people are motivated by that, I could do it. With a google doc to post status and update by PM, it'd be fun. I'd like at least 2 people/teams. Everyone get a fully terraformed solar system body of his choice, can choose his weapon focus/fleet doctrine (same rule for missile nerf).

Available Solar Body:
-Venus
-Titan
-Mars
-Mercury
-Io, Ganymede and Callisto

You can also ask for a large asteroid (Ceres or something). You'll get free orbital habitat for 1,25 time the starting pop and a couple free asteroid miners.

I also want each team to write some fluff. The Earth will probably be home to some kind of Imperial authority, so it's better if you play colonist/corporation or something.

P.S. This is only an interest check. If enough people want it, I'll start another thread.

[Ehndras]

Fuck yeah, meson FAC fleet from Venus, all the way! I'd definitely be up for this.

[shadenight123]

i'm in. give me the planet/asteroid farthest away from earth.
and all hail the Neo-italian government!

[Sheb]

Don't forget you have to:
A) Find at least one teammate.
B) Write an history. This can wait until I publish the world's history. Any preference on that one? I feel like something along this line: large clampdown against the Occupy Wall St. movement lead to more protest and more clampdown, ending in a world corpocracy. Large corporation (feel free to play a real one or a fake one. I'd find it hilarious to have an iVenus using high-tech, expensive and well-designed ships) control their own worlds and struggle for influence on Earth's Administration Council. Penal colonies of protesters on other planets are also fighting for independence, or incorporated themselves.

Would that suit you?

[Kynrael]

I discovered Aurora with this thread and find it immensely interesting, I'd love to participate !
If anyone is looking for a teammate it would be awesome

I like the idea of struggling corporations, each enforcing their own ideologies while trying to bring Earth under their control. It can bring interesting political gameplay !

[Sheb]

Yeah, expect Earth government to have a large navy and armies. However, its mandate only cover Earth, so it won't intervene in private conflicts. It'll however nuke anyone attacking Earth. Concession on Earth can be bought for wealth, or granted by the Earth Board of Director (EBD), but Earth has no TN-Minerals (The Earth govt get them from the Asteroid belt) and you cannot have military infrastructure on Earth. (So it's basically a safe, but expensive, place to set up factories and labs).

Control of the EBD depend on shares. Each corporation start with 5 shares. You can either buy new shares for 1000 wealth each, or from other players. Other Earth-based corporations (Aka, me) own a certain amount of share. It basically means that the EBD begins as a NPC but can become a player's toys as the game go on.

Anyone can submit a resolution to the EBD (Use the EBD fleet to nuke Mercury, grant a concession for 100 factories to the Mars Mining Corp., invest in PDCs near JP...), then everyone vote.

[Burnt Pies]

Hell yes. I'd definitely be up for that.

[Sheb]

I'll write a draft tonight, and post it tomorrow if one or two other people declare their interest.

[Boksi]

The idea does sound interesting, I'll admit.

[LostCosmonaut]

I'd be interested in doing this.

[Iituem]

I would be interested in taking that habitat on Ceres and playing an asteroid mining corp!  (Perhaps in the guise of CEO Nwabudike Morgan!)  Who would like to join me?

[Sheb]

7 candidates? Good for enough at least 3 factions! I'll post the rules/presentation tomorrow.

I'm thinking of doing 3 kinds of factions.

Planet Corporation: Start with a planet, 500 mil people, 10 shares, and 250 factories (You decide how many of those are refineries, mines, fighter factories etc etc...) and a powerful military fleet.
Penal Colonies: Start with a planet, 750 mil people, 350 factories, no shares, weak fleet.
Asteroid Mining Corp: Start with two/three asteroid bases, a total of 500 mil people, orbital hab for 750mil people, 250 factories, 10 shares, a weak naval fleet, but a powerful civilian ones (including asteroid miners.)

[USEC_OFFICER]

Bah, I might join. I don't really have the time to play Aurora, so joining would be a good way to get part of the Aurora experience.