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Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be re-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.
This would be perfect if Humans were a superpower.
This would be perfect if Humans were a superpower.
This game is a lot less silly then your average 40k-Setting.
Much of the "grim darkness" of the grim dark future is just utter stupidity by everyone involved.
Much of the "grim darkness" of the grim dark future is just utter stupidity by everyone involved.
This game is a lot less silly then your average 40k-Setting.
Much of the "grim darkness" of the grim dark future is just utter stupidity by everyone involved.
Pretty much. It is a shame that the AI are unable to form a Coalition to stop you or the Unbidden like in EUIV.
The Galactic War V - The Day of Thunder
Private Log of Xenology Research Assisstent Grif'Uk - Entry 293
We've cleared the border of the contamination zone several weeks ago, working our way ever deeper into infested territory. It's eerily quite around these parts. We've visited several infected systems looking for signs of acitivity, but where bustling empires once rose, the emptiness of the great void is near absolute. Even the Space Stations guarding the former colonized worlds lie dormat, only listening for those who might tread to close.
We were able to make several successfull scans of the planets side facing away from the starbases. They seem covered in bilogical material, most likely the myceliumlike structures described by many former landing forces. A world spanning net of interconnecting cells aware of every visitor or event on the surface.
I heard the head of the Genetics-branch muse about using spore-derived organisms to create selfdeveloping planetary infrastructures. The long flight made him crazy obviously. Though maybe just more crazy.
Most astoundingly however we found there to be at least 3 planets left seemingly untouched by the spore, all of them housing non-spacefaring civilisations in various stages of development. They were guarded by space stations just as any other inhabited (or rather, once inhabited) planet, but showed no signs of infection.
Speculations are dense around here. Some hope these savages or their worlds might hold some secret about the Spores weaknesses, a kind of antidote, or at least a vaccine to protect worlds not yet infested. But I fear these hopes are empty dreams and rather subscribe to another theory, issued by Dar'Un, head of sociology: The spore might very well be the reason for the often claimed "cyclic destruction" of species and cultures throughout the galaxy. Sparing the less developed for some cruel reason, only wiping out those who attained star faring technologies. Of course this would not explain on how the Ancient Empires managed to hold on to their enclaves. Though master Gren'dosh'ke pointed out, they might have attained technologies so vastly superior, that the spores viciousness and numbers mean nothing, pointing to the destructive power of the Particle Lances developed in the last two decades.
Private Log of Xenology Research Assisstent Grif'Uk - Entry 299
We've found them. The Navigator had remembered old accounts of a system namend Quastillani, wich is said to have been a target in one of the first wars against the contamination, and how it may be a staging System for the Spore. It is. And it's bustling with spacefaring vessels. Extensive orbital docks and shipyards cater to dozens of gigantic hammerheaded battle ships.
They do not seem to consider us a threat and the captain is edging us ever closer to the assembled ships, as others enter the system regularly through the wormhole stations. Through the telescopic enhancer I was able to see giant arcs of electricity jump betweem ships and stations, where there should've been no air to conduct the charge nor yield the plasma. The engineers determined they are sourced from weapon assemblies the likes of wich none of them have ever seen. No less then 45 of these Behemoths are in parking orbits around the planet. I do not think any fleet in the galaxy could match them.
Private Log of Xenology Research Assisstent Grif'Uk - Entry 306
We've followed the fleet through the wormholes. Nobody though it'd be a good idea but curiosity got the better of the superiors, and me too I suppose. The fleet headed out as three as soon as sixty battle ships had assembled, leaving myriads of destroyers behind. They ventured south without pause and we followed suit. As long as we don't get to close to one of the ships, we are allowed to stay well in range to follow through their portals. We've long since left the contamination zone and two of the fleets have left the one we're following. They are delayed by the need to construct new gates, but progress is steady.
Private Log of Xenology Research Assisstent Grif'Uk - Entry 308
2406.05.22. The fleet has reached it's goal. The Ezak-System, home to the dreaded Unbidden and their portal. After skirting around it for a couple of jumps it seems the fleets have found a way of entrance wich would allow them to form up before the Unbidden are able to attack. What we've seen back in Quastillani has now revealed itself to be weapons of immeasurable power.
Great rods of lighting tear into the enemy, seemingly oblivious to their shields they wreak havoc amongst the Unbidden fleets and I find myself rooting for our apocalybtic enemy. I think I would rather die to something at least of the same basic origin as myself. Most of the Unbidden ships are destroy before they even get into range to blast the fleet with their matter disruptors.
Even as reinforcements arive the fleets continue to advance, splitting their fire between the defending ships and stations with great effect. Never have I seen such destruction, nor heard of it, for even the greates battles in history are barely childish struggle before the devastation wrought. An still the Unbidden do not relent. For all the ships they lose more pour into the System, from this galaxy first, from the other side of the portal later, ever greater numbers of enemies emerge.
Finally the spores fleets are in range, but as first bolts of lightning hit the portal, it spews forth another wave of enemies. A wave of battleships in numbers not seen in any fleet before, tinted in a forboding acidic green. As they engage the Spore swarm seems to realize it is now close enough for the enemies desintegrators, and up against an unknown number of fresh defenders. As the first sporian battleships are decapitated in number, the fleets retreat, the former rear covering the others an retreating last.
We've left the fleets after the last transit destroyed a number of vital systems. Allied space is not to far, and the galaxy must know of what we've seen. I could not say wether this heralds the triumph of the Spore, but it fought the Unbidden to a draw were they are strongest...
Private Log of Xenology Research Assisstent Grif'Uk - Entry 293
We've cleared the border of the contamination zone several weeks ago, working our way ever deeper into infested territory. It's eerily quite around these parts. We've visited several infected systems looking for signs of acitivity, but where bustling empires once rose, the emptiness of the great void is near absolute. Even the Space Stations guarding the former colonized worlds lie dormat, only listening for those who might tread to close.
We were able to make several successfull scans of the planets side facing away from the starbases. They seem covered in bilogical material, most likely the myceliumlike structures described by many former landing forces. A world spanning net of interconnecting cells aware of every visitor or event on the surface.
I heard the head of the Genetics-branch muse about using spore-derived organisms to create selfdeveloping planetary infrastructures. The long flight made him crazy obviously. Though maybe just more crazy.
Most astoundingly however we found there to be at least 3 planets left seemingly untouched by the spore, all of them housing non-spacefaring civilisations in various stages of development. They were guarded by space stations just as any other inhabited (or rather, once inhabited) planet, but showed no signs of infection.
Speculations are dense around here. Some hope these savages or their worlds might hold some secret about the Spores weaknesses, a kind of antidote, or at least a vaccine to protect worlds not yet infested. But I fear these hopes are empty dreams and rather subscribe to another theory, issued by Dar'Un, head of sociology: The spore might very well be the reason for the often claimed "cyclic destruction" of species and cultures throughout the galaxy. Sparing the less developed for some cruel reason, only wiping out those who attained star faring technologies. Of course this would not explain on how the Ancient Empires managed to hold on to their enclaves. Though master Gren'dosh'ke pointed out, they might have attained technologies so vastly superior, that the spores viciousness and numbers mean nothing, pointing to the destructive power of the Particle Lances developed in the last two decades.
Private Log of Xenology Research Assisstent Grif'Uk - Entry 299
We've found them. The Navigator had remembered old accounts of a system namend Quastillani, wich is said to have been a target in one of the first wars against the contamination, and how it may be a staging System for the Spore. It is. And it's bustling with spacefaring vessels. Extensive orbital docks and shipyards cater to dozens of gigantic hammerheaded battle ships.
They do not seem to consider us a threat and the captain is edging us ever closer to the assembled ships, as others enter the system regularly through the wormhole stations. Through the telescopic enhancer I was able to see giant arcs of electricity jump betweem ships and stations, where there should've been no air to conduct the charge nor yield the plasma. The engineers determined they are sourced from weapon assemblies the likes of wich none of them have ever seen. No less then 45 of these Behemoths are in parking orbits around the planet. I do not think any fleet in the galaxy could match them.
Private Log of Xenology Research Assisstent Grif'Uk - Entry 306
We've followed the fleet through the wormholes. Nobody though it'd be a good idea but curiosity got the better of the superiors, and me too I suppose. The fleet headed out as three as soon as sixty battle ships had assembled, leaving myriads of destroyers behind. They ventured south without pause and we followed suit. As long as we don't get to close to one of the ships, we are allowed to stay well in range to follow through their portals. We've long since left the contamination zone and two of the fleets have left the one we're following. They are delayed by the need to construct new gates, but progress is steady.
Private Log of Xenology Research Assisstent Grif'Uk - Entry 308
2406.05.22. The fleet has reached it's goal. The Ezak-System, home to the dreaded Unbidden and their portal. After skirting around it for a couple of jumps it seems the fleets have found a way of entrance wich would allow them to form up before the Unbidden are able to attack. What we've seen back in Quastillani has now revealed itself to be weapons of immeasurable power.
Great rods of lighting tear into the enemy, seemingly oblivious to their shields they wreak havoc amongst the Unbidden fleets and I find myself rooting for our apocalybtic enemy. I think I would rather die to something at least of the same basic origin as myself. Most of the Unbidden ships are destroy before they even get into range to blast the fleet with their matter disruptors.
Even as reinforcements arive the fleets continue to advance, splitting their fire between the defending ships and stations with great effect. Never have I seen such destruction, nor heard of it, for even the greates battles in history are barely childish struggle before the devastation wrought. An still the Unbidden do not relent. For all the ships they lose more pour into the System, from this galaxy first, from the other side of the portal later, ever greater numbers of enemies emerge.
Finally the spores fleets are in range, but as first bolts of lightning hit the portal, it spews forth another wave of enemies. A wave of battleships in numbers not seen in any fleet before, tinted in a forboding acidic green. As they engage the Spore swarm seems to realize it is now close enough for the enemies desintegrators, and up against an unknown number of fresh defenders. As the first sporian battleships are decapitated in number, the fleets retreat, the former rear covering the others an retreating last.
We've left the fleets after the last transit destroyed a number of vital systems. Allied space is not to far, and the galaxy must know of what we've seen. I could not say wether this heralds the triumph of the Spore, but it fought the Unbidden to a draw were they are strongest...
Guys, as this is the 25th Chapter and we've just passed 8k views, and its been three months since this began I want to take a moment to say: Thank you.
I enjoy playing the game and writing the story, but it's hard to say how encouraging your support is. Knowing that somebody else then myself enjoys my works is certainly very satisfying and a big motivation to keep going. I hope you'll continue to have a good time and if up to this point you've been lurking in the shadows just listening: I hereby invite you to sit by the fire and show your faces. (=
I enjoy playing the game and writing the story, but it's hard to say how encouraging your support is. Knowing that somebody else then myself enjoys my works is certainly very satisfying and a big motivation to keep going. I hope you'll continue to have a good time and if up to this point you've been lurking in the shadows just listening: I hereby invite you to sit by the fire and show your faces. (=
I'm pretty sure I've commented before, but it's always good to pop back up and say this is great.
I am reading and enjoying myself. Premise is cool, writing is enjoyable... all thumbs up! I myslef have never actually reached late game, so I am glad to be able to see one of the late game disasters in action. Keep up the good work.
Yep, really enjoying this AAR. Very creative. I generally prefer ones that show more of the internal politics of a nation so this one has been a real change to the norm but in a good way.
The Spore as executor of a cycle of destruction? I thought we had the Reapers for that. Someone's going to have to get to work on a Crucible. (if you haven't played Mass Effect that made no sense )
That battle was epic, loved the description. Now I'm off to find out why th forum again failed to report your update.
)That battle was epic, loved the description. Now I'm off to find out why th forum again failed to report your update.
The Scouring
It took the scholars of the galaxy quite some time to reconstruct the events wich are now collectively referred to as "the scouring". Thi is mostly due to the fact that both major players who partook are not known to keep records, or at least not to make them available to the galactic public. What we know today was mostly pieced together from sensordata of ruined stations and defunct ships remaining from before the takeover of Ezak by the Unbidden.
While certainly less then the scientific accounts of 2406, they still bore witness to one of the certainly most important events of the 25th century and probably the known history of the galaxy in its entirety.
After replacing the formerly incured losses, the Spore Offensive resumed just under six years following the Day of Thunder with a fleet just as large as the first one. 60 battleships strong and prseumably clocking in at just over onehundredthousand cKnoor in the intergalactic Index for destructive Capacity. Immediately engaging the enemy, the Spore seemed to be intent on breaching the portal from the start.
Again proving the effectiveness of their long range energy weapons, christened arc-emitters shortly after their discovery in 2406, the guarding forces found themselves as a disadvantage, having to move into the enemy in order to prevent it from reaching the portal, thus leaving behind many of the benefits being close to it seems to have given the Unbidden. Clearly ill adapted to the Spores strategy, the defenders quickly lost ground.
However, the advance of the spore was a slow one. In an impressive display of endurance the aggressing fleet advanced slowly for just about 18 months while the enemy constantly received fresh and seemingly well armed reinforcements through the portal. The data makes it seem like for any fleet the Spore tore down, another would enter the Galaxy with just a few days in between. But even so, the purple fire kept erupting from their guns and incinerated wave after wave of enemy ships.
Tenacious and well beyond anything known in ship capacity as the Unbidden where, it would still not suffice. Though they lost about a dozen of their battle ships this time around (Dataanalysts still disagree wether it would have been 9, 12 or in between), the Spore did not retreat until the portal finally exploded behind two Unbidden fleets whom had just jumped through to take up the defense.
After this, the sporian fleets jumped out, their goal achieved and left the enemy behind. It is presumed the Unbidden pursued, as they jumped out soon after, and probably where destroyed meeting the Spore in a less favorable Position. But there's no Sensordata available from where the Spore retreated, so it might be the Unbidden are still at large.
We do know however that one Sporian force of 20 Battle Ships reappeared several weeks later to destroy any remaining Unbidden Infrastructure in Ezak, marking the End of the Unbidden Invasion in 2414.01.01. But the Great Galactic War was still raging on. And the Behemoth that is the Spore was free again to stomp whom it pleased...
It took the scholars of the galaxy quite some time to reconstruct the events wich are now collectively referred to as "the scouring". Thi is mostly due to the fact that both major players who partook are not known to keep records, or at least not to make them available to the galactic public. What we know today was mostly pieced together from sensordata of ruined stations and defunct ships remaining from before the takeover of Ezak by the Unbidden.
While certainly less then the scientific accounts of 2406, they still bore witness to one of the certainly most important events of the 25th century and probably the known history of the galaxy in its entirety.
After replacing the formerly incured losses, the Spore Offensive resumed just under six years following the Day of Thunder with a fleet just as large as the first one. 60 battleships strong and prseumably clocking in at just over onehundredthousand cKnoor in the intergalactic Index for destructive Capacity. Immediately engaging the enemy, the Spore seemed to be intent on breaching the portal from the start.
Again proving the effectiveness of their long range energy weapons, christened arc-emitters shortly after their discovery in 2406, the guarding forces found themselves as a disadvantage, having to move into the enemy in order to prevent it from reaching the portal, thus leaving behind many of the benefits being close to it seems to have given the Unbidden. Clearly ill adapted to the Spores strategy, the defenders quickly lost ground.
However, the advance of the spore was a slow one. In an impressive display of endurance the aggressing fleet advanced slowly for just about 18 months while the enemy constantly received fresh and seemingly well armed reinforcements through the portal. The data makes it seem like for any fleet the Spore tore down, another would enter the Galaxy with just a few days in between. But even so, the purple fire kept erupting from their guns and incinerated wave after wave of enemy ships.
Tenacious and well beyond anything known in ship capacity as the Unbidden where, it would still not suffice. Though they lost about a dozen of their battle ships this time around (Dataanalysts still disagree wether it would have been 9, 12 or in between), the Spore did not retreat until the portal finally exploded behind two Unbidden fleets whom had just jumped through to take up the defense.
After this, the sporian fleets jumped out, their goal achieved and left the enemy behind. It is presumed the Unbidden pursued, as they jumped out soon after, and probably where destroyed meeting the Spore in a less favorable Position. But there's no Sensordata available from where the Spore retreated, so it might be the Unbidden are still at large.
We do know however that one Sporian force of 20 Battle Ships reappeared several weeks later to destroy any remaining Unbidden Infrastructure in Ezak, marking the End of the Unbidden Invasion in 2414.01.01. But the Great Galactic War was still raging on. And the Behemoth that is the Spore was free again to stomp whom it pleased...
Attachments
That was a glorious battle, one threat to the galaxy decides it wants it for themselves and destroys the other. Roughly a dozen battleships lost is painful, but at this stage I imagine it won't take the spore more than a few years to recover from that.
And then the Galaxy will tremble once again as the Spore is done playing with the Unbidden...
And then the Galaxy will tremble once again as the Spore is done playing with the Unbidden...
Aliens vs. Predator, the Octarius War, and now the Spore and the Unbidden.
All that has occurred is the last sharpening of the sword of Damocles about to plunge into the galaxy's heart. Perhaps the peoples of the Milky Way can find peace in the knowledge that the Spore failed to use the Unbidden's pathways to contaminate new dimensions. The Spore may consume them all, but it cannot breach the void between galaxies.
All that has occurred is the last sharpening of the sword of Damocles about to plunge into the galaxy's heart. Perhaps the peoples of the Milky Way can find peace in the knowledge that the Spore failed to use the Unbidden's pathways to contaminate new dimensions. The Spore may consume them all, but it cannot breach the void between galaxies.
As I will be attending the "Internationale Spieletage SPIEL2016" otherwise know as board game paradise for the rest of the week, the next update may be delayed up to a week. If you happen to be there, feel free to visit the Prometheus Games booth and look for a big bearded guy in a blue shirt trying to sell rule books for a german sci-fi p'n'p.
I promise the Spore will be back with a vengeance soon after I return.
I promise the Spore will be back with a vengeance soon after I return.
As I will be attending the "Internationale Spieletage SPIEL2016" otherwise know as board game paradise for the rest of the week, the next update may be delayed up to a week. If you happen to be there, feel free to visit the Prometheus Games booth and look for a big bearded guy in a blue shirt trying to sell rule books for a german sci-fi p'n'p.
I promise the Spore will be back with a vengeance soon after I return.
Have fun..