Conquest v1

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{	Conquest	}
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~+ A Table That May Contain Traces of Contents +~
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I. A Short but Sweet Introduction
II. A Brief History of Events
	-=- A. Playable Factions and Races
		i. Terrans
		ii. Martians
		iii. Carmanathii
		iv. Wengu
	-=- B. NPC Factions and Races
		i. Maur'kan
		ii. Shofenti
		iii. Kriggara
		iv. Patoelian
	-=- C. Vague Overview
	-=- D. Vague Timeline
III. Rules
	-=- A. Tech Tree
		i. The Tech Tree Itself
		ii. Superscience
		iii. Australium
	-=- B. Workers
		i. Robots and Slaves: The Black Market
	-=- C. Soldiers and Combat Units
	-=- D. Fleets
	-=- E. Bases and Colonies
		i. Resources and Materials
		ii. Worker Production
		iii. Combat Unit Production
		iv. Fleet Production
		v. Economy and Trade
	-=- F. Units
		i. Infantry
		ii. Armor
		iii. Air
		iv. Navy
	-=- G. Combat
		i. Ground/Planetary Combat
		ii. Fleet Combat
		iii. The Combat Screen
	-=- H. Planetary/Universal Exploration
		i. The Rim
		ii. Discovering a New Planet
		iii. First Contact
		iv. Colonization
	-=- I. Terrain
		i. Grassy/Hilly/Rocky
		ii. Trees/Foliage
		iii. Mountainous
		iv. Bodies of Liquid or Ice
		v. Desert/Beach
	-=- J. Morale
	-=- K. NPC Relations
	-=- L. Tables/Lists/Appendices
		i. Australium Production Bonus Rates (per Sample Use)

~+ A Short but Sweet Introduction +~
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	Oi. Obviously if you're reading this, you know me, so I'll skip the niceties and get straight to the point. You're here and reading
this because you want to commandeer a faction and explore the stars, yes? If not, turn your sorry arse around and stop reading.

	Still with me? Good. A'right, here's the deal. This game is a sort of molded mashup of a retro-styled space exploration game, a
Roleplaying game, and a Brikwars forum game, an epic scale Space Drama played out by a few bold players (possibly you) and a Storyteller
(probably me). Your Storyteller directs all of the action, and has the final say over rules debates and questions, while the bold Players
make most of the magic happen. Here's where you come in. As a player, you take the reigns of an intergalactic race, complete with a home
planet and all. From there, you PM your Storyteller, who then executes your orders and posts them along with everyone else's, as well as
any random events and the consequences of your actions. In the end, most everything that happens in-game is based on your decision...

	... So the question is: who will you be?

~+ A Brief History of Events +~
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	~-+-~ Playable Factions and Races

		-+ Terran

			The Terrans are a proud race, grounded in tradition and the legacy of space exploration brought on by Louis
Armstrong and the like. On Earth, they have formed an elitist multi-national government that encompasses North and South America and
the majority of Europe and Eastern Asia called the Terran Alliance of Nations (TAN). Their inherent dislike of the Martians is such
because they go against the "pattern." While not entirely dictatorial, there are a great many personal liberties that are frowned upon,
if not outright illegal. It hasn't yet reached Orwellian proportions... but it might. Still, the standard of living is high, and the
standards of space exploration have been steadily growing for the Terrans over the past decade.

		-+ Martian

			The Martians are Terrans that defected from the Terran Alliance of Nations some forty years ago, to create
a new sovereign nation on Mars, called the Martian Conglomerate. This new nation was very strictly tied to the foundations of democracy; the
main reason for ther defection from Terra was the growing sense of dictatorship. While still a new nation, much of their technology has
drastically changed over the course of the last four decades. Martians tend to be paler and slightly smaller than your average Terran, due
to life on a full-blown colony; cramped, unsafe, and generally sunless due to the gaseous atmosphere.

		-+ Carmanathii

			The Carmanathii are a young race of long, slender extraterrestrials who recently fought for and won their freedom
from the shackles of slavery under the Kriggara. Their technology and advancements are just beginning to bud, and most of their current
technology is almost directly derived from Kriggaran slave ships. Still, they are an incredibly clever race of beings, and once that has
survived hardily through nearly a century of harsh slavery.

		-+ Wengu
			The Wengu are a relatively primitive race of sentient plant-like beings that has existed for nearly 2 billion years.
They are acclimated to cold, harsh environments, and can survive for an incredible amount of time in a vaccuum. They are more traditional
than they are new age, and many of their combat tactics and army-based units are unconventional in modern terms, but surprisingly effective.

	~-+-~ NPC Races and Factions

		-+ Maur'kan
			The Maur'kan are a race evolved directly from insects. They developed on a temperate tropical planet, and hold very
active and short lives. They are incredibly productive during their 8-10 year lifespan, however, and with the advent of technology their
empire greew quite quickly, outproducing many of the known third-world empires in a matter of a few years.

		-+ Shofenti


		-+ Kriggara

		-+ Patoelian

	~-+-~ Vague Overview

	~-+-~ Vague Timeline

~+ Rules and Other Such Minutiae +~
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	~-+-~ Tech Tree

		-+ The Tech Tree Itself


		-+ Superscience


		-+ Australium
			Finding Australium during mining operations or on intercepted trade ships or whatnot means great things for your
global resource. Not only do production rates go up 25%, your resource harvest rate across the board increase 50% for 1-3 rounds (based
on the size of the Australium sample you uncovered).

	~-+-~ Workers
			Workers (or Colonists) are the workforce of your bases and fleets. They come in groups of 40, and up tofive of them
may remain in a single square at once (effectively providing a unit of 200 workers in that space). Most buildings require a certain amount
of Workers to be garrisoned within them in order to provide their bonuses, productive capabilities, or research.

		-+ Robots and Slaves: The Black Market
			There are alternate versions of workers available in the game if you unlock the tech/find the Black Market. Robot
workers take no food,but are prone to break down during Power shortages. Slaves take food, but if morale is low they may rebel, shutting
down or even destroying key buildings in your colony. Be careful!

	~-+-~ Soldiers and Combat Units
			As we saw with Workers, ground units are divided into groups of 40, and combat units are no different. Up to five
units may occupy any given square.

	~-+-~ Fleets

	~-+-~ Bases and Colonies

		-+ Resources and Materials
			As a base, your means of production and maintenance are trifold; Power, Resources, and Food.

			Power is a neccessity to run most buildings. If you don't have enough power, random buildings may shut down until
the sufficient power is restored.

			Resources are the generic building components, used across the board for production of buildings, units, ships, etc.
Resources are collected through mines.

			Food is needed to keep your workers and combat units going. Each turn, a unit (worker or combat) uses up 1 unit of
Food, unless otherwsie statedby the unit (robotic workers, for example, do not require food).

		-+ Worker Production

		-+ Combat Unit Production

		-+ Fleet Production

		-+ Economy and Trade

		-+ Buildings

	~-+-~ Combat

		-+ Ground/Planetary Combat
			Ground combat in Star Conquest is based on three basic stats: Armor, Power, and Strength.

			Armor is how protected the unit is. This value is calculated in relation to other unit archetypes (a unit can have
high armor against air vehicles, but low armor against infatry, for example).

			Power is how high the unit's attack is, again calculated in relation to unit archetypes.

			Strength is how large the unit is, from a minimum of 5 to a total of 200. This acts as the unit's "health".

		-+ Fleet Combat

		-+ The Combat Screen
			The combat screen is a simple way of seeing the outcome of your combats. It is displayed with the fighting units
on either side, and compares the Unit Strength before and after on both sides. It then declares the victor, and any morale adjustments
that take place because of the fight.

	~-+-~ Planetary/Universal Exploration

		-+ The Rim

		-+ Discovering a New Planet

		-+ First Contact

		-+ Colonization

	-=- H. Terrain

		-+ Grassy/Hilly/Rocky
			This "tile" of terrain grants on bonuses or penalties.

		-+ Trees/Foliage
			This terrain grants bonuses to ground defense, but penalties to attack.

		-+ Mountainous
			This terrain grants a slight penalty to defense, but a bonus to attack. Impassable to buildings and non-infantry
ground units.

		-+ Bodies of Liquid or Ice
			These are impassable for all ground units, but for units that can go into and under water, it counts as normal
ground.

		-+ Desert/Beach
			Ground units take penalties to attack and defense on this terrain.

		-+ Buildings
			Buildings always grant at least a small bonus to defense.

	-=- I. Morale
		Morale is an important part of the way your colonies function. High morale has chances to increase your production rates
for short periods, and even your unit's Power in combat. Low morale can cause penalties to the same, and workers may even revolt against
you, shutting down or damaging key productive facilities in your colony (slaves are more prone to this than workers, but it is not beyond
reason). It's a good idea to keep a close eye on your morale in-game (it can be found in the menu tray at the top of the game screen).

	-=- J. NPC Relations

	-=- K. Tables/Lists/Appendices

		-+ Australium Production Bonus Rates (per Sample Use)
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			|As. Sample |  Bonus Rounds	|
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			|10 kl	    |    1 round	|
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			|50 kl	    |    2 rounds	|
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			|100 kl	    |    3 rounds	|
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