And here's the background and history of the Sim! Read it, and read well!
This Star Fox Sim is highly unique, as it is like no other out there. It has a very specific storyline, based around my series, When Worlds Collide. I made it this way because I was bored of all the other normal Star Fox RPGs out there, that weren't original, or original enough. This Sim will hopefully bring some variety to SF Simming.
As I've said, this Sim has a very unique story. To understand this story, it must be split up into parts and described in depth. We'll start with general history.
After Andross was defeated he was soon cloned, and began leading his maniacal armies against Corneria again. As soon as Andross did this, a mysterious race, calling themselves Terrans, arrived. Corneria's first encounter with this race was hostile, although war was not declared right away. Upon the sneak attack, Corneria sent a scouting force of one ship into their territory. It's mission was to find out as much about this new threat as possible. The mission lost nearly half it's crew due to internal matters aboard the ship, but nevertheless was a success. Corneria discovered a faster means of FTL travel (the "Zero" Drive, aka: Prometheus Drive), more about their new enemy, and learned that the Terrans were not completely allied, much like the Cornerians.
Corneria, on this trip, learned that the Terrans were split. One group called themselves the United Terrans (UT). This was the hostile group. Apparently the means of their attack was to enslave the Cornerians, for an as-of-yet unknown reason. The second group, calling themselves the United Worlds (UW), was at war with the United Terrans, and wished to ally against their common enemy with Corneria. An alliance was quickly made, once the Cornerians learned how to use the complex and venerable Zero Drive.
Before the discovery of the Zero Drive, the Cornerians used Hyperdrive to travel. Hyperdrive plunged you into an alternate dimension, called Hyperspace, where all objects were closer together and one could travel from one area to the next much faster, while still remaining under the speed of light, therefore not breaking the laws of physics. This drive worked well, but it still took an average of one week to travel one light year. This made exploration out of the Lylat System not only very unaffordable, but very difficult and tedious. Still, exploration had been done, and "extra-terrestrials" were met at one point, from the Lupis System.
Corneria quickly realized that a faster mode of FTL travel had to be discovered. Scientists labored day and night, but no breakthroughs were made. Strangely enough, the breakthroughs that finally did come didn't come from the Cornerians, who were slaving over a faster mode of FTL, but from the Terrans.
On the scout ships mission, they discovered a strange drive with microscopic debris on it on an enemy station, and managed to steal it. This drive was studied and examined, and it was found that it was of an alien origin, even to the Terrans. The microscopic "debris" turned out to be nanobots that constructed or repaired the drive on certain electromagnetic frequencies. The Cornerians, or even the Terrans for that matter, have not learned how the Zero Drive works exactly to this day, and neither knows how to build it, depending on these self-replicating nano-machines to keep their vast empires alive.
The Zero Drive, upon examination, appears to work like a time slowing machine. It slows down time in the immediate area, to an almost complete stop (hence, "Zero" drive, as in "Zero Time"), allowing a ship to remain at low speeds and arive at it's destination much faster than a Hyperdrive-equipped ship could. Although it's not understood why it works, it is actually understood how.
The drive is separated into 2 main sections. A clearaplast case in the center, filled with an unusual crystal made up of millions of different crystals, most unidentifiable, in an atom-like fasion. Two rings surround this, containing on each "side" of the each right (top, bottom, left, and right) a very small embedded crystal, identical to the center one, only much smaller and embedded into the metal. When the drive it activated these crystals are charged with an unknown energy. It is still unknown just where this energy comes from within the device, but some theorize that once fusion power runs through it, it is converted into an unusual and new energy by the crystals. However the energy is made from fusion to an unknown type, it causes the crystal sections seemingly to turn into large gigantic atoms, all of the particles of unknown and different crystals swirling around and through each other, for some unknown reason. The outer ring crystals then start to move THROUGH the metal, despite their mass, and spin around the main crystal. This creates these new large atoms into a mega atom of sorts, making two whole new classifications of molecules. The crystal molecules have been names "Titan" molecules, while the combining of all of these molecules into an even larger one has been named "Prometheus" molecules. Hence the alternate name for the drive, the Prometheus Drive.
For some reason the larger a molecule is, the slower time is around it. So, if an area has no atoms but only quarks, time goes much faster, while an area with Titan molecules time will go slower. Prometheus molecules are so unfathomably large on an atomic scale that time is significantly slowed in the immediate area when just one exists. Exactly why the drive turns into this "Giant Atom" is still unknown, but scientists strive everyday to unleash this drive's alien secrets.
Corneria allied with the UW on there fight against their common enemy, the UT, quickly. Venom quickly allied with the UT, the UT agreeing to enslave only the Cornerian people is the Venomians allied with them. John Robertson, a young and ambitious officer quickly rose in rank in this war. The war ensued for 10 whole years, dragging most of the known galaxy into the conflict, until a crucial turning point.
About ten years into the war, the UT assaulted a planet known as the "Scholar's Planet." It was a giant schooling planet, where most children signed up for any specialty or private school went and stayed for each school year. This assault turned into a slaughter, as the Cornerians kept this planet unprotected, as it was a general rule of war not to assault defenseless civilian targets. Corneria lost 50% of it's population 25 years old or younger, as many colleges were on this planet as well. Sadly, just as many elementary schools were on this planet. John Robertson at this time had a daughter named Zoe, age 4, who went to this "schooling world", and was married to Star McCloud. John rushed to the schooling world with his wife as fast as possible, but it was too late. Zoe McCloud died in John's arms as his wife fought off the enemy above. John and Star were divorced a short time later because of their daughter's death and quarelling.
John and Star were both commended for helping to fight off the UT forces in the CH (Children's Halocaust) incident afterwards, and John was promoted to Fleet General. As Fleet General of the new "Omega" Fleet, who's purpose was to avenge the deaths of many of Corneria's children, John saw many sad and frightening things, and was ordered to do many more. Corneria began striking small civilian targets to lower enemy morale, while showing propaganda to indicate military units were at those targets, using the same tactics Venom and the UT had been using for years. John was sickened by this, especially since he had to carry out many of these "military" engagements.
John was sickened by being forced to carry out these actions. He planned and plotted, with the help of his now turned-up long lost brother and sister, whom he had known of before. They conspirized to meet on one of the few remaining neutral worlds in the conflict. His brother and sister claimed to have a fleet of ships to start a new army, one to try to rebel with and bring a peace. John quickly planned and plotted, influencing the majority of Omega Fleet onto his side, as his officers tended to always be fiercely loyal to him. When John finally declared his independence from the Cornerian/UT Alliance only a few ships in his fleet refused to come with him. John let these ships travel back to Corneria peacefully, not wanting any form of war. Several other starship squadrons and a few fleets were inspired to go with John to this neutral world, in hopes of bringing a possible peace with the fleet John's brother and sister promised to have, combined with their own.
When John's rebelled ships came out of hyperspace they met a large fleet made up of derelect warships, UT, Venomian, and UW Rebel ships, and a small fleet of unique starships built by a shipyard this fleet had built around the abandoned neutral planet. Apparently John's brother and sister had been very busy. The combination of Derilect, Rebel, and new-class ships was enough to possibly start a new, however less powerful, side in the war.
The Neutraltic Alliance was then made, and the habitable but abandoned Neutral planet was colonized. John Robertson would be the leader of this new army. For 5 years this group of "Rebel" people remained dormant, led by John while they built their forces in seclusion in preparation to stop the war between the Cornerian/UW Alliance and Venomian/UT Alliance. It had gotten out of hand, and it would be their objective to stop the war.
The objective of the NA (Neutraltic Alliance), when put into affect, would be to make peace between the Cornerian/UW Alliance (now nicknamed the "Allies" by old-Earth terms) and the Venomian/UT Alliance (Now nicknamed the "Axis" by old-Earth terms). This peace would be made by trying to get them to stop fighting peacefully first. If this failed, the NA would deploy it's fleets to patrol a preset "buffer zone" (A Neutral Zone, if you will) between the two massive empires. This goal, however unrealistic considering the small size of the NA, would be strived at with every recourse the NA had.
In order to achieve this goal the NA would place a massive Starbase in the middle of Deep Space, in no system in particular, toward the Galactic Northwest. This station would be the largest manmade object ever put into space, and would be the NAs chief refueling, negotiation, command, and battlestation. It would work as the first All-Purpose Station, able to do any task any other station could do, and more. This station would have a massive armament, and would be able to take on a fleet of enemy starships with only limited support. Having this station would increase support for the NA, especially if they re-introduced themselves into mainstream society with a bang, and then declared this station's operability.
The NA made a quick strike with their Derilect Ship Fleet after 5 years of seclusion, the Starbase, secluded and at a secret deep-space location, almost completed. The Derilect Ships destroyed a large Military Convoy from the "Axis" forces, while a second fleet of rebel ships simultaniously ambushed and destroyed a small "Ally" battlefleet. *Remember, Ally= Corneria and UW, Axis= Venom and UT* The NA then made an announcement to the governments and people of the Allies and the Axis, and delivered their ultimatum for peace. The other sides, impressed with the NA show of power and worried that if they didn't agree to at least try to make peace their allies would fall short, quickly agreed to meet to discuss a peace on the new NA Deep Space Station, Starbase 601 "Emancipator." Diplomats were rushed to the Starbase from all sides, escorted by a group of "guest" fighter pilots and guards for protection. The NA would work as a mediator for the Axis and Allies. High Admiral John Robertson could only hope the negotiations would be successful.
It is now 2563.
When and if you join you must choose your side. There are 3 major sides. The Allies, which are made up of the UW ("modern"-day US), Corneria, and many minor league worlds; the Axis, which are made up of the Venomians, UT (like a "modern"-day Communist Alliance), and many minor league worlds. The NA is made up of rebels from both sides, and several worlds that never allied with any side until now, being pacifistic. They also have a few minor-league allies from the Allies and Axis, but these planets have yet to officially break away from either of those sides, as they are being held in line on that side forcibly. The NA also has a small force of unknown alien Derilect Starships, which are very advanced and use extrememly high technology. These ships are treasured among the NA, and usually lead battlegroups. One of these starships is the largest mobile warship in space, and therefore the NA Flagship. John commands this vessel personally whenever he can, as he has an afinity for "her." This ships name is the "Peacebringer."
One more consideration... sorry this is so long, almost done. Rank! Each side uses a different ranking system, and if your an officer you MUST use this system for what your rank is!!
This system is almost identical to the USAF rank system, but I'll write it out from lowest to highest for those of you who don't know it.
2nd Lt. 1st Lt. Captain Major Lt. Colonel Colonel 1-star general 2-star general 3-star general 4-star general 5-star general (leader only, like Pepper... can also be a war hero who is famous)
This system uses Navy-like ranks.
Ensign Half Lt. Full Lt. Lt. Commander Commander Captain Commodore Admiral Full Admiral Rear Admiral High Admiral (Leader only, John)
That's all you ever needed to know about he Sim. Now your through the longest part of joining the sim, if that's why you've read this long thing! Congrats on reading it all, especially if it was just for fun!
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