Welcome to Solaris: Rise of Humanity!
Welcome everyone to an interest check/sign up for my upcoming game Solaris: The Rise of Humanity. So what IS Solaris? Solaris is a concept game i have been working for some time now, which i personally think will be pretty great.
Solaris is a pseudo nation game which can evolve to become a fully one if the actions of the players lead to such outcome, however many more outcomes can come true, as freedom of the players is something i believe deeply.
Solaris will be a space game centered around the solar system and maybe even beyond that, who knows after all!. In solaris players will play as a colonial governor, a simple colonist, colonial military men, a pirate or maybe you want to bring GOD to the colonies? if its your thing do it!. In any case you will then be from one of the main colonial powers of Earth.
So who are these colonial powers? they are the remaining nations of the world whom battle for supremacy on earth and populate the solar system for its resources. The Nations on earth will send from time to time depending player actions and events: supplies, money, weapons, soldiers and people to the colony or create new ones as they expand. They too will engage in warfare against one another and drag their loyal servants to conflict, for no one would ever think to revolt...right?
It is important to mention that Solaris will show several new systems for training and fleet maintenance in difference from my previous spaces games, another thing is one i am very proud of is a very comprehensive combat simulator which will take into account fleet composition, levels in training, different technology, the structural state of the fleet, and your luck for a very comprehensive battle result in which all will play a significant role to assure your victory.
I would lie if i did not say much of the game will be based in the colonies, their interactions and response to events on earth and the system at large, as such must mention that there are colonies all over the solar system so your colony can be anywhere really from the frozen pluto to the asteroid belt or the beautiful terraformed mars, where sprawling cities dot the landscape.. Much of the colonial Humanity however live in floating colonies inside the asteroid belts, the moons or simple great floating cities in the gravity belts of the planets of the system.
The story will start at the year 2350, humanity have advanced great strides across the centuries, currently being what have been named as the best era to be alive (of course when have human ever said that before!), technology have reached new heights, in all the areas, from advanced AIs, augmentation, virtual reality, genetic engineering to the colonization of the solar system by millions of men and woman.
Even so all this advancement have not deliver yet the panacea of eternal peace and happiness which was promised, instead inequality is greater than ever, repressive government, lack of freedom, back breaking labor and conflict remains and are aggravated by all the new advancements. After all no new technology or discovery can erase from humans the greed, the hunger of power and selfishness of the race. This is the world in which Solaris will exist and place where things are not fair and people struggle to make for themselves a place in the reaches of humanity.
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Solaris is a pseudo nation game which can evolve to become a fully one if the actions of the players lead to such outcome, however many more outcomes can come true, as freedom of the players is something i believe deeply.
Solaris will be a space game centered around the solar system and maybe even beyond that, who knows after all!. In solaris players will play as a colonial governor, a simple colonist, colonial military men, a pirate or maybe you want to bring GOD to the colonies? if its your thing do it!. In any case you will then be from one of the main colonial powers of Earth.
So who are these colonial powers? they are the remaining nations of the world whom battle for supremacy on earth and populate the solar system for its resources. The Nations on earth will send from time to time depending player actions and events: supplies, money, weapons, soldiers and people to the colony or create new ones as they expand. They too will engage in warfare against one another and drag their loyal servants to conflict, for no one would ever think to revolt...right?
It is important to mention that Solaris will show several new systems for training and fleet maintenance in difference from my previous spaces games, another thing is one i am very proud of is a very comprehensive combat simulator which will take into account fleet composition, levels in training, different technology, the structural state of the fleet, and your luck for a very comprehensive battle result in which all will play a significant role to assure your victory.
I would lie if i did not say much of the game will be based in the colonies, their interactions and response to events on earth and the system at large, as such must mention that there are colonies all over the solar system so your colony can be anywhere really from the frozen pluto to the asteroid belt or the beautiful terraformed mars, where sprawling cities dot the landscape.. Much of the colonial Humanity however live in floating colonies inside the asteroid belts, the moons or simple great floating cities in the gravity belts of the planets of the system.
The story will start at the year 2350, humanity have advanced great strides across the centuries, currently being what have been named as the best era to be alive (of course when have human ever said that before!), technology have reached new heights, in all the areas, from advanced AIs, augmentation, virtual reality, genetic engineering to the colonization of the solar system by millions of men and woman.
Even so all this advancement have not deliver yet the panacea of eternal peace and happiness which was promised, instead inequality is greater than ever, repressive government, lack of freedom, back breaking labor and conflict remains and are aggravated by all the new advancements. After all no new technology or discovery can erase from humans the greed, the hunger of power and selfishness of the race. This is the world in which Solaris will exist and place where things are not fair and people struggle to make for themselves a place in the reaches of humanity.
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Name of Character: The name of your character
Citizenship: aka which nation you are from.
Title/government position/career: In here it goes what your character is, maybe a governor of a colony (say which), a pirate, a noble and so on.
Assets: possible material possessions or other things that make yourself a help
Bio/History: Your biography
Citizenship: aka which nation you are from.
Title/government position/career: In here it goes what your character is, maybe a governor of a colony (say which), a pirate, a noble and so on.
Assets: possible material possessions or other things that make yourself a help
Bio/History: Your biography
Join us in our coldfront irc channel, meanwhile not mandatory it greatly enhance the experience: #Solari
Lore and Important Information
Nations of Humanity
The North American Union
The Latin American Federation
The Federation came to be from the pressure the free republics of Latin america were suffering from the North American Union and the re-established Empire of Brazil. After the annexation of Uruguay and Paraguay by Brazil the Andean alliance reached out to their northern brethren joining in a trade alliance which quickly morphed into a defensive pact.
During the Guatemalan incursion by the North American Union, the Federation managed to fight them to stalemate, however with not enough forces to push back a deal was agreed with the lost of Belize and half Guatemala. In contrast with their southern and northern neighbors the LAF have experienced a explosive grow in civil rights and liberalism, maybe as a way to assert their own existence against the more reactionary regimes of america. Some even say the LAF is too free, with little limitations on what they call the natural rights of humanity. This can be easily observe on their colonies were governors have the lesser amount of control from the central state, and with it lesser amount of funding, yet are simple taxed to keep the “liberal Paradise” alive.
The Brazilian Empire
The European Federated Union
The Eurasian Imperial State
After the humiliating defeat of The Russian Federation in the First Colonial War. The Russian State was heavily indebted, lost most if not all its colonies in space and was partitioned in several new nations, all thanks to the United States of America and The European union.
From the collapse brave men and woman rose to defy the end of what they called the slavic people and little by little reunited the federation land once more by 2175. With the world power busy somewhere else no one stopped them. Rebuilding was fast, as the new Russian empire power and more importantly armed forces grew, the worried neighbored launched a new war to broke them apart. What was thought to be easy ended in disaster for the allied forces by 2220 Russian forces occupied northern china as well as pushing the European forces outside of eastern europe. With the situation going critical a costly peace was agreed for the nations involved: Chinese Democratic Republic lost the majority of its colonial areas, much of eastern Europe was annexed by the empire and heavy payment by the EFU towards the Empire given.
After that the empire dedicated itself to rebuild the extensive damage and space colonization keeping outside war for the last one hundred years as fighting rebels and populating the solar system kept them busy. However with the last remnant of Free Eastern Europe rebel army finally crushed on earth, many wonder if war is soon to come for the ambitious and powerful nation.
The colonial areas are administered by new nobles and governors set by the Imperial state, filled with greed, corruption and worse rebels from the eastern lands bidding their time to once more fight their oppressors.
The United Persian Caliphate
The South African Republic
The Chinese Hegemony
The Kingdom of India
The Pacific Alliance
The successor state of what once was the United State of America. The North american union came about the merge of Canada with United State of America after the end of the first colonial war. This was easily done as the Russian landing and occupation of Quebec showed that they no longer could defend itself. Another thing that changed during the war was the finally intervention of corporations more directly into the state as laws to allow their colonization and private armies to help the nation were passed. They would go to provoke the NU-mexico war of 2215-2235 which end with the occupation and then annexation of Republic of Mexico into the union. The Union would solidify its solitary control of the Luna region as well the rapid expansion into the core region, mostly gained in the 1st Colonial War, many adjudicated to corporations to speed up and cheapen the process.
The joining of Israel to the union as a way to fight off caliphate attempt at conquest and a foothold to control them in 2200 have keep the union at war levels constantly, making Israel the most heavily fortified borders in the world.
The defeat in the Korean War finally brought down the last remains of liberalism in the nation as the dissenters and anti war were blamed and persecuted, millions ran to the colonies where security services and laws were much more lax. In here they kept the dream of what once was alive. The right of corporations to own the colonies was taken away in 2300 as a way to gain monetary funds and replenish extreme cost of the Korean War of 2270. In exchange governorship over them was allowed by corporations, as well as taxation and so on in exchange for yearly Union tax transfer as well as a colony tax issued upon such corporations, meanwhile it made many, nothing could be done at that time by the colonial corporations.
Currently of all the colonial powers, the forces of the Union have the biggest colonial navy and marine forces, much of it centered around the Luna Special Administrative Zone, which meanwhile is not the biggest Union colony, it contain much of its colonial industry and shipyards.
The joining of Israel to the union as a way to fight off caliphate attempt at conquest and a foothold to control them in 2200 have keep the union at war levels constantly, making Israel the most heavily fortified borders in the world.
The defeat in the Korean War finally brought down the last remains of liberalism in the nation as the dissenters and anti war were blamed and persecuted, millions ran to the colonies where security services and laws were much more lax. In here they kept the dream of what once was alive. The right of corporations to own the colonies was taken away in 2300 as a way to gain monetary funds and replenish extreme cost of the Korean War of 2270. In exchange governorship over them was allowed by corporations, as well as taxation and so on in exchange for yearly Union tax transfer as well as a colony tax issued upon such corporations, meanwhile it made many, nothing could be done at that time by the colonial corporations.
Currently of all the colonial powers, the forces of the Union have the biggest colonial navy and marine forces, much of it centered around the Luna Special Administrative Zone, which meanwhile is not the biggest Union colony, it contain much of its colonial industry and shipyards.
The Latin American Federation
The Federation came to be from the pressure the free republics of Latin america were suffering from the North American Union and the re-established Empire of Brazil. After the annexation of Uruguay and Paraguay by Brazil the Andean alliance reached out to their northern brethren joining in a trade alliance which quickly morphed into a defensive pact.
During the Guatemalan incursion by the North American Union, the Federation managed to fight them to stalemate, however with not enough forces to push back a deal was agreed with the lost of Belize and half Guatemala. In contrast with their southern and northern neighbors the LAF have experienced a explosive grow in civil rights and liberalism, maybe as a way to assert their own existence against the more reactionary regimes of america. Some even say the LAF is too free, with little limitations on what they call the natural rights of humanity. This can be easily observe on their colonies were governors have the lesser amount of control from the central state, and with it lesser amount of funding, yet are simple taxed to keep the “liberal Paradise” alive.
The Brazilian Empire
The fall of the Brazilian republic was an announced death, after heavy social issues and problems the republic came to end in a military coup in 2075. For the next 75 years the juntas would go and come as fighting for power inside would keep the nation in woes and problems. After years of problems finally someone came with enough charisma and using techniques later emulated by the Russians nationalist harked back to the glory days of the Brazilian empire, with public discontent at all time high and the 1st Colonial War raging affecting the economy of the Empire with its military commitments a popular revolution started in Rio de Janeiro, It took ten years, but the Republic fell apart by the end 2155 and the Empire established.
From there Brazil began a modernization effort, for the poor and destroyed nation, by 2225, the Brazil you could see was so much different from the older times and the monarchy was rooted back firmly, the first colony was created in 2250. Uruguay and Paraguay brought into the empire, in the war with the Andean alliance in 2253.
With the reforms and new industrialization the empire have become a powerful force in the world, as their colonial empire grows every year. Much of their possession are in the high ore regions to feed the booming industries of Brazil. In them the Viceroys and Dukes rule the colonies as kings themselves sending their tribute to the Emperor to avoid any issues, yet many could think to establish themselves as a actual kings.
From there Brazil began a modernization effort, for the poor and destroyed nation, by 2225, the Brazil you could see was so much different from the older times and the monarchy was rooted back firmly, the first colony was created in 2250. Uruguay and Paraguay brought into the empire, in the war with the Andean alliance in 2253.
With the reforms and new industrialization the empire have become a powerful force in the world, as their colonial empire grows every year. Much of their possession are in the high ore regions to feed the booming industries of Brazil. In them the Viceroys and Dukes rule the colonies as kings themselves sending their tribute to the Emperor to avoid any issues, yet many could think to establish themselves as a actual kings.
The European Federated Union
One of the most advanced and powerful states as well as relative free, the European federated union came as the last step in the European union project after the end of the first colonial war lead to the conclusion that centralized unity was needed as such was federalized.
The 1st Colonial War, even with the great cost incurred gave ample swats of colonial lands to the EFU specially, rights to colonize Mars: The first and still only terraformed planet in the solar system where several colonies were established as well a head start over much of the world to colonize the core regions of the solar system.
The EFU suffered a major defeat in the Eurasian Containment war which led to the still, very bitter lost of most of eastern Europe as well as several colonial areas. Rebuilding from the defeat. The EFU finalized its conquest of North Africa which put them at odds with the caliphate and the south African republic and several wars and skirmishes have occurred across the last century.
As a way to keep the Eurasian Empire in check the union financed the so called Free Eastern Europe army which keep fighting the Eurasian for almost seventy years until its recent destruction and some say fleeing to the colonies to hide and bide their time.
Even though is not the strongest military of the nations of earth, the EFU posses one of the highest technology advancements as well the second largest colonial empire, with their jewel upon the sprawling cities of Mars.
The 1st Colonial War, even with the great cost incurred gave ample swats of colonial lands to the EFU specially, rights to colonize Mars: The first and still only terraformed planet in the solar system where several colonies were established as well a head start over much of the world to colonize the core regions of the solar system.
The EFU suffered a major defeat in the Eurasian Containment war which led to the still, very bitter lost of most of eastern Europe as well as several colonial areas. Rebuilding from the defeat. The EFU finalized its conquest of North Africa which put them at odds with the caliphate and the south African republic and several wars and skirmishes have occurred across the last century.
As a way to keep the Eurasian Empire in check the union financed the so called Free Eastern Europe army which keep fighting the Eurasian for almost seventy years until its recent destruction and some say fleeing to the colonies to hide and bide their time.
Even though is not the strongest military of the nations of earth, the EFU posses one of the highest technology advancements as well the second largest colonial empire, with their jewel upon the sprawling cities of Mars.
The Eurasian Imperial State
After the humiliating defeat of The Russian Federation in the First Colonial War. The Russian State was heavily indebted, lost most if not all its colonies in space and was partitioned in several new nations, all thanks to the United States of America and The European union.
From the collapse brave men and woman rose to defy the end of what they called the slavic people and little by little reunited the federation land once more by 2175. With the world power busy somewhere else no one stopped them. Rebuilding was fast, as the new Russian empire power and more importantly armed forces grew, the worried neighbored launched a new war to broke them apart. What was thought to be easy ended in disaster for the allied forces by 2220 Russian forces occupied northern china as well as pushing the European forces outside of eastern europe. With the situation going critical a costly peace was agreed for the nations involved: Chinese Democratic Republic lost the majority of its colonial areas, much of eastern Europe was annexed by the empire and heavy payment by the EFU towards the Empire given.
After that the empire dedicated itself to rebuild the extensive damage and space colonization keeping outside war for the last one hundred years as fighting rebels and populating the solar system kept them busy. However with the last remnant of Free Eastern Europe rebel army finally crushed on earth, many wonder if war is soon to come for the ambitious and powerful nation.
The colonial areas are administered by new nobles and governors set by the Imperial state, filled with greed, corruption and worse rebels from the eastern lands bidding their time to once more fight their oppressors.
The United Persian Caliphate
The Caliphate was build by war and death through the XXII century with the destruction and never ending jihads. Eventually the most stable of the middle east nations, the republic of Iran managed slowly and little by little to united the region. By 2200 under Ciro V the conquest of the middle east was finished by bringing down the regions adjacent to the Mediterranean sea. In the 2225 Ciro V launched his now famous conquest of Egypt as the European union forces were expelled, but failed to take over the Republic of Turkey. They would remain free supported by the EFU until their ascension to membership in 2240 after the end of the third Caliphates-European Union war.
The failed jihad for Kashmir by Ciro VI against India led to reforms to the decentralized structure of the empire in the outlying regions, bringing more power to the Caliph, yet starting a series of rebellion to be put down by 2280. Meanwhile the Caliphate possess a moderate presence on the solar system, those colonies are one of the most heavily armed in the solar system with some exceptions and are getting population and support constantly.Currently engaged in skirmishes in northern Africa and turkey against the European Union And South Africa for the controls of South Sudan.
The failed jihad for Kashmir by Ciro VI against India led to reforms to the decentralized structure of the empire in the outlying regions, bringing more power to the Caliph, yet starting a series of rebellion to be put down by 2280. Meanwhile the Caliphate possess a moderate presence on the solar system, those colonies are one of the most heavily armed in the solar system with some exceptions and are getting population and support constantly.Currently engaged in skirmishes in northern Africa and turkey against the European Union And South Africa for the controls of South Sudan.
The South African Republic
The South African Republic is composed by the southern half of the african states from the xxi century state. The republic managed to reform and rebuild after the civil war of 2100, the new government rebuilt the state from scratch and slowly improved the nation, by keeping out of the First Colonial War the republic heavily profited, making union with it extremely attractive for the poor and wrecked nations of africa. Little by little all neighboring states became dependent and eventually joined voluntarily with the republic in the chaos that followed the end of the war.
Currently the only functional nation of african origins, engaged in deeply fight with the EFU and the caliphate for control of the rest of the continent which keep the failed states and anarchy of northern and central africa.
Currently the only functional nation of african origins, engaged in deeply fight with the EFU and the caliphate for control of the rest of the continent which keep the failed states and anarchy of northern and central africa.
The Chinese Hegemony
The mighty Chinese Hegemony, the powerful asian state whom after a bit of decline managed to once more become the most populated on earth for the last 75 years. The hegemony victory in the Korean War of 2270-2280 solidified its power as The indian republic, the North American Union and the myriad of states from the pacific were defeated and crushed by the one hegemony.
The hegemony was born from the people’s republic of china near 2150 after the defeat in the first colonial war over the moon and mars settlement by the forces of United State and their allies. After the defeat the nation was forced to drastically reduce its army as well as to disband the so called communist governments as a democracy surged aligned with the USA. The chinese poured enormous resources to colonize space as their global ambitions lay lid shattered by the war, however the nation had troubles internally and the resurgent russian empire from the ashes of their defeat put everyone on panic mode.
The disastrous Eurasian contentment war of 2180-2220 which ended with the occupation north china by the eurasian forces gave rise to a new ideology of a united people under a super centralized government, harking back to imperial and the good times of communism revolt sparked and the hegemony was born to equalize all as working cogs of the nation.
With peace agreed with the Eurasian empire and the loss of several colonies and the lands of mongolia, the hegemony rapidly militarized once more as they build up and rebuilt for the next decades until their power was shown in the korean war.
Now meanwhile not the owners of the biggest colonial empire the hegemony have invested heavily in its infrastructure and sending people to them. Many Far flung colonies have become essentially dumping grounds of undesirables to the regime which could develop into problems later on. At odds with the Pacific Alliance as well as the Kingdom of india, what will come it's a mystery to all.
The hegemony was born from the people’s republic of china near 2150 after the defeat in the first colonial war over the moon and mars settlement by the forces of United State and their allies. After the defeat the nation was forced to drastically reduce its army as well as to disband the so called communist governments as a democracy surged aligned with the USA. The chinese poured enormous resources to colonize space as their global ambitions lay lid shattered by the war, however the nation had troubles internally and the resurgent russian empire from the ashes of their defeat put everyone on panic mode.
The disastrous Eurasian contentment war of 2180-2220 which ended with the occupation north china by the eurasian forces gave rise to a new ideology of a united people under a super centralized government, harking back to imperial and the good times of communism revolt sparked and the hegemony was born to equalize all as working cogs of the nation.
With peace agreed with the Eurasian empire and the loss of several colonies and the lands of mongolia, the hegemony rapidly militarized once more as they build up and rebuilt for the next decades until their power was shown in the korean war.
Now meanwhile not the owners of the biggest colonial empire the hegemony have invested heavily in its infrastructure and sending people to them. Many Far flung colonies have become essentially dumping grounds of undesirables to the regime which could develop into problems later on. At odds with the Pacific Alliance as well as the Kingdom of india, what will come it's a mystery to all.
The Kingdom of India
Technically one of the newest nations in the world, they are the successor state of what once was called the biggest democracy of the entire solar system the Indian Republic.
The Kingdom was forged in the fires of the indian revolution by the Indara Gandhi a descendant of the famous man from the xx century. What started as the smallest faction in the collapsing indian republic achieved victory on earth in the destruction of mumbai and the republican high command. The war itself continued another year in the colonies as republican loyalties were high.
Victory in the defense of kashmir against the caliphate aggression solidified their rule and granted them legitimacy for the people as in just a year the caliphate jihad for kashmir was shattered to pieces and a truce established. The young kingdom have aggressively tested the system and its colonies to reduce the still persistent republican loyalty of their population as they keep squashing rebels and troublemakers at home.
The Kingdom was forged in the fires of the indian revolution by the Indara Gandhi a descendant of the famous man from the xx century. What started as the smallest faction in the collapsing indian republic achieved victory on earth in the destruction of mumbai and the republican high command. The war itself continued another year in the colonies as republican loyalties were high.
Victory in the defense of kashmir against the caliphate aggression solidified their rule and granted them legitimacy for the people as in just a year the caliphate jihad for kashmir was shattered to pieces and a truce established. The young kingdom have aggressively tested the system and its colonies to reduce the still persistent republican loyalty of their population as they keep squashing rebels and troublemakers at home.
The Pacific Alliance
The powerful pacific alliance formed as a reaction of the Korean war of 2270-2280 which devastated the Korean peninsula. The failure of the Indian Republic and the North American Union to organize and cooperate to put an stop to the forces of the Chinese Hegemony in their expansion against the United Korea Republic, launched a full panic for all the Asian pacific region which developed into the pacific alliance during the war dragging enough manpower to launch a liberation of the peninsula, the early withdrawal from the war by India as well domestic problems at home in the north american union reversed the winnings and ended in the lost of Korea in 2280 with dozens of million being evacuated and escaped from Korea to the stars.
With this betrayal by the superpowers the pacific nations decided they needed a better structure and defense with the military command being created. The pacific alliance fought in the war of the Indian revolution from 2290-2310 ending in withdrawal after the destruction of Mumbai and the republican high command. However in this war the military was tested and improved as a new structure akin to the NATO of the early 2000s was created and deployed.With the ascension of the kingdom of India as well the ever aggressive Chinese Hegemony keeps the alliance on its toes as they continue to send people to the colonies for resources.
With this betrayal by the superpowers the pacific nations decided they needed a better structure and defense with the military command being created. The pacific alliance fought in the war of the Indian revolution from 2290-2310 ending in withdrawal after the destruction of Mumbai and the republican high command. However in this war the military was tested and improved as a new structure akin to the NATO of the early 2000s was created and deployed.With the ascension of the kingdom of India as well the ever aggressive Chinese Hegemony keeps the alliance on its toes as they continue to send people to the colonies for resources.
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