Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Zombies, not an update

LinkMates of mine have put together a game. Fighting french mediaval zombies on rooftops, what's not to love?

"Morvennan is a multiplayer-real time strategy game, set on the rooftops of medieval, apocalyptic France. Hunt down your opponents, destroy their base, and slay the swarms of deranged mutants found on the rooftops of the city of Morvennan, while capturing houses and resource buildings! But beware, your enemy is also trying to capture buildings and attempting to destroy your headquarters with the conveniently placed trebuchet."

Holidays are in a couple weeks, expect a real update then.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Still here

G'day all. Just letting everyone know I'm still here, and am just uber busy with uni. I'll try and get updates for this soon, but no promises. This project isn't abandoned, just needs to take a back seat to my degree for a little while. I'll still respond to any feedback, and in fact feedback would be excellent.

Cheers all.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Latest game version

http://www.mediafire.com/?hsxnxsja2zdzc

Still alpha, but feel free to check it out.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Legion Update

Legion Update
I'm unsure of a few of these, so feedback would be great. The main things I can play around with are Strength, Withdrawal Chance, Collateral Damage, and of course variations of these against certain unit types, certain units, when attacking/defending, etc.

Iron Legion Warband

As per CSM Warband, but with additional strength vs. armoured targets, and +5% invasion str and +5% collateral damage.

World Eaters Warband

As per CSM Warband, but with +10% collateral damage and +2 first strikes. Also 0% retreat chance.

Death Guard Warband

CSM Warband with -10% retreat chance and chance to spread disease.

Emperor’s Children Warband

CSM Warband with +10% collateral damage, +1 first strike and +5% retreat chance.

Thousand Sons Warband

CSM Warband with mark of Tzeentch, some sorcerous abilities and +2 Str. More expencive.

Alpha legion cell

CSM Warband, cheaper to make, -2 str, but +15% retreat, +10% collateral damage, +5% defending planets and 0-3 first strikes.

Word Bearers Sect

CSM warband, increased chance to gain daemon upgrades and summon daemon hordes.

Black Legion Warband

CSM Warband, comes with ‘sons of Abbadon’ promotion.

Night Lord Terror Cell

CSM Warband, +15% retreat, +2 first strikes.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Imperial Navy Update: Updated from GDD v0.01.09

Second Update today!

New Units (Human)

Apocalypse Class Battleship

Has nova cannon and lances. +Str and +1 first strike vs Squadrons, +3Str vs capital ships. Armoured prow.

Emperor Class Battleship

Transport capacity for 8 squadrons, command ship. Starts with sensors upgrade.

Oberon Class Battleship

As per emperor class battleship but replaces 2 of the squadrons with a +1 str vs capital ships.

Retribution Class Battleship

+2 First strikes. +2 str vs capital ships. Armoured prow.

Vengence Class Grand Cruiser

Grand Cruiser, older design. +2 str vs capital ships.

Avenger Class Gramd Cruiser

As per vengence class, but +1 Attack Str, -1 Defence str.

Exorcist Class Grand Cruiser

As per Vengence Class, but 4 squadrons of transport and extra land unit transport instead of the +1 vs capital ships.

Armageddon Class Battle Cruiser

Basic Battlecruiser. +2 vs capital ships, +1 first strike, Armoured Prow.

Mars Class Battle Cruiser

As per Armageddon Class, but 2 squadrons of transport and extra land unit transport instead of the +1 vs capital ships. Nova Cannon.

Overlord Class Battle Cruiser

As per Armageddon Class, replacing the +2 vs capital ships with an additional first strike, and an all around +1str.

Dictator Class Cruiser

As per Luna Class, replacing the +1 str vs. capital ships with 1 squadron transport capacity.

Dominator Class Cruiser

Cruiser, Nova Cannon. +1 Attack Str, +1 boarding str.

Gothic Class Cruiser

Cruiser, +2 vs capital ships, -2 defence Str.

Lunar Class Cruiser

Basic Cruiser, +1 vs capital ships. Less production required.

Tyrant Class Cruiser

Cruiser, +3 First strikes

Dauntless Class Light Cruiser

Light Cruiser, +1 Str vs capital ships, +1 movement, No armoured Prow

Defiant Class Light Cruiser

As per endeavour class light cruiser, but trades the -1 str in return for a squadron transport capacity. It has an all around -1 Defence but loses the -1 movement.

Endevour Class Light Cruiser

Basic Light Cruiser, +1 Str, +1 boarding defence. -1 movement.

Endurance Class Light Cruiser

As per the Endevour Class, but +1 str vs capital ships. Slightly higher production needed.

Sword Class Frigate

Also seen in space marine armies. Basic Escort Frigate.

Firestorm Class Frigate

As per Sword Class, but -1 Str all around for +2 vs capital ships.

Cobra Class Destroyer Escort

Destroyer Escort, +2 first strikes, -1 Str. +1 Def Str. Also seen with Space Marines.

Falchion Class Destroyer Escort

Basic Destroyer Escort. +1 boarding defence.

Da proppa update (Orkz, Orkz, Orkz!) - Updated from GDD v0.01.09

New Faith Powers

Orkish Only

Ork alliance

Take dis WAAAGH! To da skiez

Gives 3 Ork Roks to the player
Builds a spaceport on one planet
Spaceports gain +1 faith each

Da reely big boss

Allows training of Ork warlords

Proppa Kulcha

Allows creation of Ork Paint Shops

New Upgrades:

Orky Upgrades

Red Paint Job

+1 movement (for ships)
+1 first strike chance (for ground units)
May not get Bloo Paint Job or Yella Paint Job

Bloo Paint Job

+5% retreat chance
May not get Red Paint Job or Yella Paint Job

Yella Paint Job

Doubles experience gain
May not get Bloo Paint Job or Red Paint Job

Proppa Blakk n White Paint Job

+5% Str

Racin’ Stripes

+1 movement (for ships)
+1 first strike chance (for ground units)

Flame Dekalz

+0-1 first strike chances

Dagz

+5% vs infantry (ground units)
+1% Str (ships)

Checkz

+2% Str (ground units)
+5 boarding unit str

New Building

Ork Paint Shop

UB for Orks
+1 J
Gives random upgrade to mechanised units: Red Paint Job, Bloo Paint Job, Yella Paint Job
May give one of the further upgrades: Racin’ Stripes, Flame Dekal, Chekkz, Dagz, Snazzy Glyph

New Units:

‘Uge Hammer Battlekrooza

Ork Battleship unit.

Hammer Battlekrooza

Ork Battlecruiser, has nova cannons. Strongest Ork Battlecruiser

Kill Krooza

Basic Ork Battlecruiser

Terror Ship

Ork Battlecruiser, trades some str for increased boarding strength.

Onslaught Attack Ship

Ork ship, +1 first strike chance, -3 defence str.

Savage Gunship

Ork ship, -3 defence str, +50% Str in asteroid fields

Ravager Attack Ship

Basic ork ship.

Brute Ram Ship

Ork ship, low str, +2 first strike chances, -2 defence str, +2 attack str, increased boarding str.

Ork Rok

Ork transport, no warp capability, low str, very cheap.

Ork Space Hulk

Ork battleship, drifts (20% chance of random movement if not in a system), huge transport capacity

Friday, January 14, 2011

Game Design Document v0.01.09

Grimdark Frontier Game Design Document

Version

Version 0.01.09 (14/01/2011)

Summary

Grimdark Frontier is a mod of Civilisations IV (Beyond the Sword) to place it in the Warhammer 40k setting. This will be for Civ fans who want a new and interesting mod to play, or 40k fans who want to play a 40k game at a scale they have never been able to do, until now. The scale is at the sector level, with armies and ships being the smallest units, and entire systems being a single tile. This is as I wanted a truly strategic game, on a scale that isn’t represented in other games, and secondarily because I was basing it on the popular Final Frontier mod (actually the Final Frontier Plus mod, a fan compilation mod and update on Final Frontier with some of the most popular Final Frontier mods, including the popular Finaler Frontier. Yo dawg, I heard you liked mods?) which is set at this scale.

Notes

Since this mod is based on another mod which drastically alters gameplay, it’ll be out of my coding ability to create this from Civ5, until a Civ5 Final Frontier mod comes out. Also, many of the changes to Civ 5 do not lend themselves to this mod, and Civ IV feels more right for what I’m trying to make. So I’m using Civ IV – deal with it.


Table of Contents

Version. 1

Summary. 1

Notes. 1

Table of Contents. 2

Section 1: Game Overview.. 4

1.1 Basic concept. 4

1.2 Design Objectives. 4

1.3 Feature set. 4

1.3.1 Alliances (Religion). 4

1.3.2 Faith (Research). 4

1.3.3 Civics. 4

1.3.4 Grim Resources. 5

1.3.5 Warp Counter. 5

1.3.6 Control (Culture). 5

1.3.7 Barbaric Factions. 5

1.3.8 Undiplomatic Factions. 5

1.3.9 Mobile Worlds. 5

1.4 Genre. 5

1.5 Target audience. 5

1.6 Gameplay summary. 5

1.7 Look and feel (the basic look and feel of the game, the visual style). 5

1.8 Background story. 5

1.9 Types of play. 6

Section 2 - Gameplay and Mechanics. 7

2.1 Game play. 7

2.1.1 Objectives –objectives of the game. 7

2.1.2 Core Gameplay. 7

2.2 Elements and Mechanics. 7

2.2.1 Factions. 7

2.2.2 Traits. 11

2.2.3 Unit Types. 12

2.2.3 Units. 13

2.2.4 Buildings. 19

2.2.5 Grimdark Events. 21

2.2.6 Grimdark Resources. 21

Section 3 – Story, Setting and Characters. 23

3.1 Story and Narrative. 23

3.1.1 Game premise and setting. 23

3.1.2 Back story. 23

3.1.3 Plot elements and story progression. 23

3.2 Characters. 23

Section 4 – Interface. 24

4.1 Player Controls. 24

4.2 Graphic User Interface. 24

4.3 Tutorial Help System.. 24

Section 5 – Art. 25

5.1 Game World. 25

5.2 Art. 25

Leaderheads. 25

Appendices. 26


Section 1: Game Overview

1.1 Basic concept

Grimdark Frontier is a mod of Civilisations IV (Beyond the Sword) to place it in the Warhammer 40k setting. It is in actuality a mod of the Final Frontier Plus compilation mod, which drew primarily from the Finaler Frontier fan-mod update of the Final Frontier mod (shipped with Beyond the Sword).

1.2 Design Objectives

Create a mod for Civ IV that places the game in the 40k setting. It should play appropriately to the setting as well as being correctly set.

1.3 Feature set

The features include a number of details to make the gameplay more ‘40k’. These include replacing religion with alliances, research with faith, culture with control and updating many details to make them more grimdark and fitting with the 40k setting.

1.3.1 Alliances (Religion)

Instead of religion, the game will feature alliances, which will automatically spread a certain ‘alliance’ (religion) in your systems (player choice). This will help keep the varying factions at arms length, using the diplomacy system.

The alliances will be:

· Imperium of Man (Available to Human, Space Marine and Admech players)

· Chaos (Available to Human, Space Marine, Chaos Space Marine, Deamon and Admech players)

· Orks (Available to Orks and Diggaz)

· Eldar (Available to all Eldar subraces)

· Tyranid (Available to nids)

· Necron (duh)

· The Greater Good (Available to Human, Tau and Kroot players)

Alliances other then the state alliance will cause unhappiness and loss of control (culture), whereas the state alliance will give +2 J and a bonus to control. You will be able to spread your alliance to enemy planets, which will then not be able to take them as a state alliance (however it’ll generally be worse then using your normal religion).

1.3.2 Faith (Research)

In wh40k, research is not a major thing. Instead, faith is a more useful power. Thusly, you will get faith from temples, etc. and this will be used to move up the faith tree, which will give temporary bonuses, and unlock certain high tier units (demons, living saints, etc).

1.3.3 Civics

The Civics will be replaced with more Grimdark Civics. Instead of representation, expect repression. Still working out the details on these ones.

1.3.4 Grim Resources

Additional resources will be added to various planets including ‘Deathworld’, ‘Ogyrn population’, ‘Ratling Population’, ‘Psyker heavy population’ and more.

1.3.5 Warp Counter

As per the Armageddon Counter in FFHII, except it will add in how close the sector is to falling into the warp, with 0% being entirely realspace, and 100% being currently entirely in the warp. As the Warp Counter rises, various events become more likely, deamons gain power, and much more.

1.3.6 Control (Culture)

Every planet/system will have a number associated with how under control it is. At 100% the planet is under complete control of it’s owner, and will work as per normal. At 0% it will forcibly change hands and revolt. This will replace the culture/influence from Civ IV/Final Frontier.

1.3.7 Barbaric Factions

Some factions (Orks, Chaos, Dark Eldar) have little control over all of their forces, and as such can easily deny being behind an attack. Barbaric factions have most of their units appear to be barbarians, in a similar way to privateers in normal Civ IV BtS or Stealth Ships in Final Frontier. Additionally the infighting within these factions means that barbarian forces will appear nearby space occupied by these factions, of any unit type the Barbaric Faction can create. Finally, the actual barbarians will be able to create many units that are otherwise unique to these factions.

1.3.8 Undiplomatic Factions

Some factions (Tyranids, Necrons) can’t be negotiated with at all, ever. As such they will be permanently at war with all other factions.

1.3.9 Mobile Worlds

Many factions have populations comparable to planets on ships (Eldar craftworlds for example) , and as such will have ships that double as one planet systems.

1.3.10 Races (Civilisations)

Each civilisation will become a race from 40k. So Human, Eldar, Ork, etc.

1.4 Genre

The mod will be of the TBS Genre, and will be a 4X game (ie. eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate). This is because the original game is of the said genres.

1.5 Target audience

This will be for Civ fans who want a new and interesting mod to play, or 40k fans who want to play a 40k video game at a scale they have never been able to do, until now. Also, fa/tg/uys and ca/tg/irls.

1.6 Gameplay summary

As per Final Frontier, but more in keeping with 40k’s setting.

1.7 Look and feel (the basic look and feel of the game, the visual style)

Grimdark Gothic. See Section 5 – Art, p10.

1.8 Background story

See Warhammer 40k and Section 3 – Story, Setting and Characters.

1.9 Types of play

Single and Multiplayer will both be supported.

There will be two modes: Grimdark frontier, and ‘Galaxy at War’, the latter being a map with additional victory modes linked to each faction, and a larger scale (the whole damn galaxy). Additionally a Vallien/t G/uardsmen version may be added, with factions such as the Angry Marines, etc.


Section 2 - Gameplay and Mechanics

2.1 Game play

The Gameplay will be as per Civ IV FF+, but changed so that it reflects the wh40k setting appropriately. Note that I am only mentioning changes from the Civ IV BtS Final Frontier Plus mod.

2.1.1 Objectives –objectives of the game

To crush your enemies underfoot. As per Civ IV. Note that diplomatic victories will only be accessible once all factions that are forcibly opposed to you are defeated.

2.1.2 Core Gameplay

Civ IV FF+, but with more war.

2.2 Elements and Mechanics

2.2.1 Factions

The factions available to play will be:

Mankind
Humanity is the most widely spread civilised race in the known galaxy, and among the most unified. Almost all humans belong to the Imperium of man, although some defectors exist. Traitors renounce their ties to the IoM and attempt to strike out alone or worse yet, turn to chaos or xenos for protections and governance. Humans can take the IoM, Chaos, Tau Empire alliances, or be independent.

Planetary Governor

Planetary Governors are Productive and Economic.

Governor Militant

Governors Militant are Militant and Aggressive.

Cardinal

Cardinals are Faithful and Aggressive.

Rouge Trader

Rouge Traders are Explorative and Economic

Adeptus Mechanicus
No longer human, the Adeptus Mechanicus are the Tech-Priesthood of the Imperium, although many have been corrupted. Admech players can be IoM, Chaos or Independent.

Magos Explorator

Magos Explorators are Explorative and Technological.

Fabricator Generals

Fabricator Generals are Productive and Technological.

Magos Secutor

Magos Secutors are Militant and Technological

Space Marines
Space Marines are the defenders of humanity, chosen from aspiring heroes and given the best training, weapons and armour that humanity can outfit them with. Space Marine players can be IoM, Chaos or Independent.

Chapter Masters

Chapter Masters are Militant and Aggressive.

High Marshal

High Marshals are Militant and Faithful.

Iron Father

Iron Fathers are Militant and Technological.

Great Khan

Great Khans are Militant and Raiding

Wolf Lord

Wold Lords are Aggressive and Raiding

Grand Master

Grand Masters are Militant and Explorative.

Chaos Space Marines
Chaos Space Marines are vile and twisted foes, once the saviours of mankind, and heroes of the Imperium, now its worst villains. Chaos Space marines can be Chaos.

Daemon Prince

Daemon Princes are Aggressive and Faithful.

Warsmith

Warsmiths are Militant and Technological

Chaos Lord

Chaos Lords are Aggressive and Militant

Dark Apostles

Dark Apostles are Faithful and Militant.

Alpha Legion Lord

Alpha Legion Lords are Militant and Raiding

Sorcerer Lord

Sorcerer Lords are Faithful and Militant

Berserker Lord

Berserker Lords are Aggressive and Berserk

Night Lord

Night Lords are Raiding and Aggressive

Thousand Sons Sorcerer Lord

Thousand Sons Sorcerer Lords are Faithful and Explorative

Alpha Legion Lord

Alpha Lords are Raiding and Explorative

Heralds of Nurgle

Heralds of Nurgle are Militant and Faithful

Orks
WAAAGH! Orks are made to fight and win. Orks take the side of the Orks.

Goffik Warlord

Warlords are Aggressive and Militant.

Big Mek

Big Meks are Aggressive and Technological

Evil Sunz Wazzaboss

KoS Warbosses are Aggressive and Raiding

Blud Axe Genrul

Blood Axe Generals are Militant and Cunning.

Bad Moon Warboss

Bad Moon Warbosses are Productive and Economic

Deffskull Skrapboss

Deffskull Skrapbosses are Raiding and Technological

Snakebite Chief

Snakebite Chiefs are Raiding and Faithful

Freeboota Kaptin

Freeboota Kaptins are Raiding and Economic

Madboss

Madbosses are Aggressive and Beserk

Eldar
The vile and alien eldar can only take the side of the eldar.

Farseer

Farseers are Manipulative and Faithful.

Autarch

Autarches are Militant and Aggressive.

Dark Eldar
Dark Eldar can take the side of the Eldar, or be independent.

Archons

Archons are Militant and Raiding.

Archite

Archites are Aggressive and Raiding.

Exodite Eldar

Shunning both their craftworld and piracial cousins, exodite eldar believe the attitudes of the other eldar are too similar to what caused the fall.

Exodite Chief

Exodite Cheifs are Faithful and Raiding

Harlequin Eldar

Harlequins move through the webway, fighting alongside all the other eldar as they battle against chaos.

Great Harlequin

Great Harlequins are Aggressive and Raiding

High Shadowseer

Shadowseers are Manipulative and Raiding

Master Mime

Master Mimes are Manipulative and Cunning

Tau

Tau can take the side of the Greater Good, or be independent.

Aun’o

Aun’o are Manipulative and Faithful.

Shas’o

Shas’o are Militant and Faithful.

Fio’o

Fio’o are Productive and Technological.

Por’o

Por’o are Manipulative and Economic.

Kor’o

Kor’o are Raiding and Faithful.

Kroot

The Kroot can take the side of the Greater Good, chaos, or be independent.

Master Shaper

Master Shapers are Militant and Raiding.

Necrons

The Necrons are always on the side of the Necrons.

Necron Lord

Necron Lords are Raiding and Technological.

Tyranids

Tyranids are always on the side of the Tyranids.

Hive Mind Synapse

Aggressive and Militant.

Notes:
Many armies will be able to side with alliances out of their normal abilities thanks to certain events. For example, an event may allow your Chaos Space Marines the chance to worship Malal, and if accepted you will become Independent, although you cannot always take that side.


2.2.2 Traits

In the above section (2.2.1 Factions, p6) leaders were mentioned to have traits. The Traits are explored in more depth here.

Aggressive

Free Promotion: Combat I.

Militant

+2 J Training Base
+50% Production: Training Base
+10% Production: Great Generals
+10% Control
-1 J All worlds

Productive

+1 Production Mining Facility, Factory.
+20% Production: Mining Facility, Factory.
+1 Production on any world with 2 or more production.

Economic

+1 Currency on any world with 2 or more currency
+20% Production: Spaceport
+1 Trade Routes: Spaceport

Raiding

Free Promotion: Raider I
+20% Production: Slave Pen
+2 J Slave Pen
+10% Control: Slave pen

Faithful

+1 Faith for Temples
+10% Faith in each system
+1 J

Manipulative

No Anarchy.
+1 J on each planet.

Technological

-25% Requirements for promotions
Free Promotion for Ships: Repair Staff
Free Promotion for Ground Units: Improved Armaments

Explorative

Free Promotion: Recon I, Engines I
+50% Production: Recon Units
+1 J On all worlds with Spaceport
+1 Health on all worlds with Spaceport
+20% Production: Spaceport

Beserk

Free promotion: ‘Beserker’
-10% Control
+10% Military unit production

Cunning

+10% Espionage
+50% Build speed: Spy, Spy ring, Spy HQ
+2 Espionage/planet

2.2.3 Unit Types

There will be a number of new units, including many ground units in a number of new types. Remember Final Frontier is space based, so ground units are 'new', or at least ‘new again’.

Transports

Transports are ships designed to move the ground units through space. Although most are poorly armed, there are some notable exceptions.

Ground Units

All of the new types (save for Transports) are ground units, representing armies of the regular 40k forces. They will all have movement 0, and rely on transports to ship them from system to system. Initially they will work much like other units, but I intend to create methods so that multiple ground units can occupy the same tile, and will only fight when ordered to, with winning battles causing a change in control (See 1.3.6 Control (Culture) on p5).

Infantry

Infantry are the core ground units. They will have movement 0 but will be able to be shipped around by Transports (as will all ground units). A balanced type with no notable weaknesses or strengths.

Armoured

Armoured units will be tough and resilient, however they will also be expensive to create. They will be useful to cause Collateral Damage against other ground units.

Mechanised

Mechanised units will be tough and resilient like armoured units, and will also be expensive. Expect mechanised units to have first strikes against other ground units.

Artillery

Artillery units will be fragile, however they will also be capable of massive collateral damage. Also, they will add to the attacking strength of other units in their stack.

Superheavy

Superheavy units will be able to defend against space units, and will make a mockery of all other units. They will be extremely expensive to create, and without support will be taken down by hordes of cheaper, disposable units. Superheavies will also be targetable from space

Characters

Characters will be a more detailed set of Great General equivalents. Will give specific upgrades as well as extra prestige/upgrades for the unit.

Aerial

Aerial units will be used to harass other unit types, by taking advantage of very high withdrawal chances.

2.2.3 Units

There are a number of new units in this mod, and as most of them are faction specific, I’ll mention them by faction.

Imperium of Man

PDF

PDF (Planetary Defence Forces) regiments are raised by Imperial Governors to defend planets. Although they can’t be taken out of the system, they are very useful for defending the systems they are built in against enemy foot-troops.

Infantry Regiment

A Regiment of Imperial Guard is the most flexible and common infantry unit available to the Imperium of Man.

Ogryn Regiment

An entire regiment of Ogryns, with a limited staff of humans leading them into battle. No withdrawal chance, +str against infantry, but lower str overall.

Penal Regiment

No withdrawal chance, cheap and disposable. Very limited in the upgrades it can take.

Feral Regiment

Very weak, with large weaknesses vs all non-infantry types. Very cheap, and can be raised on almost any planet.

Armoured Company

A whole company of tanks, the armoured company is the basic armoured unit.

Mechanised Regiment

As per Guard Regiment, now in mechanised.

Droptroop Regiment

As per Mechanised Regiment, but with additional bonuses to withdraw chance. Also, weak against anti-air.

Artillery Company

The basic Artillery unit for the IoM.

AA Company

Anti-Air company. An artillery unit with significant advantages against Droptroop Regiments and Aerial units.

Baneblade

The IoM’s primary superheavy.

Machrius

The Macharius is one of a variety of super heavy tanks referred to as 'second generation' Baneblades. Built by forge worlds that do not possess the STC data to build Baneblades, the Macharius fulfills the same battlefield role as the Baneblade, but lacks most of its advanced features, engine performance and armor bracing.
Like a Baneblade but weaker and can be built without the STC data.

Shadowsword

Baneblade but with Large +Str vs. Superheavies and a –Str vs Infantry.

Stormblade

Variant on Shadowsword, pre-volcano-cannon. Has less +Str vs Superheavies. Also has +Str vs Armour and Mechanised, and a smaller –Str vs Infantry.

Stormsword

Shadowsword, but replace it’s bonuses and negatives with: City Attacker. Minus to enemy fortifications. + Str vs Infantry.

Stormlord

Baneblade without +vs titans and has a significant + vs infantry.

General

Basic character for the IoM.

Lightning Fighter Squadron

Light Aerial unit with a bonus to withdrawal chance.

Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter Squadron

Heavy Aerial unit, with a bonus against other Arial units.

Marauder Bomber Squadron

Aerial unit, with a bonus against ground units. Also creates collateral damage.

Marauder Destroyer Squadron

As the Marauder bomber, but sacrifices some collateral damage ability for an increased withdraw chance and a slightly higher strength.

Inquisitor

A character used for clearing chaos or xenos alliances from planets. Also can be used to improve control (see 1.3.6 Control (Culture), p5), combating enemy spy units or for covert missions.

Sisters of Battle Commandery

Infantry unit, that adds to faith every time they battle. +Str when defending.

Canoness

Character, gives a bonus to SoB faith bonuses, and adds +str.

Living Saint

Character, only gain-able from faith. Very powerful, and adds faith every turn it is alive, with bonus faith every battle it wins and a large martyrdom bonus when it dies.

Commissar

Character, requires Schola Progenium. Adds to Str, subtracts from withdrawal chance.

Space Marines

Elite, yet almost always outnumbered, the Space Marines are the most powerful warriors available to the IoM.

Space Marine Company

Basic infantry unit for SM. Very strong, however, the player is limited to 8 companies in codex chapters.

Space Marine Strike Force

Other infantry unit for SM. Not nearly as strong as the Company, however, is not limited in number. Upgrades gained by Strike Forces are instead gained by a random Company.

Space Marine 1st Company

Elite infantry unit for SM. Very strong, however, the player is limited to one 1st company. Can take the powerful Terminator Unit upgrade. Will gain any experience upgrades that any Company has.

Space Marine 10th Company

Starting unit for SM. Strong, and has a very high withdrawal rate. Limit of 1. Experience upgrades gained by the 10th company are instead gained by a random company.

Chapter Master

Central Character for Space Marines. Limit of one.

Captain

Basic character for space marines. Limit of ten.

Thunderhawk Strike Attack Team

Aerial Unit, with a weakness to enemy aerial units.

Stormraven Gunship

As thunderhawk, with less weakness vs aerial units, more withdrawal chance and less str overall.

Admech

Admech are the techno-preists of 40k. Lots of faith-tech, lots of powerful units, and a powerful fleet. Note: Admech also get access to a lot of the IoM superhevies.

Skitarii

A strong infantry unit.

Balisteria

A powerful artillery unit.

Cataphractii

A powerful armoured unit.

Praetorians

Elite Admech Infantry unit.

Explorator Fleet

Recon unit with the power to make ‘Explorator Bases’ in systems.

Explorator Base

Starbase, relatively low str. Good Vision.

Knight

Weakest superheavy, but most readily available. A small 1 person Titan.

Warhound Scout Titan

Small Titan, with bonus first strikes and withdraw chance but a lesser str then most Titans

Reaver Battle Titan

Slightly lower Str then the Warlord Battle Titan, but with a bonus to city attack and to supporting armoured units.

Warlord Battle Titan

The main Titan used.

Imperator Emperor Titan

One of the highers Str Titans, the core Emperor Titan

Warmonger Emperor Titan

As Imperator but sacrifices Str for extra first strikes and collateral damage.

Orks

The Orks are generally weak against armoured units and have lower str units then most, however they come in vast hordes and have very fast to produce units. Also, many Ork upgrades give +collateral damage.

Ork Warband

Ork Infantry unit

Feral Ork Warband

Ork Infantry unit, weaker then ork warband, very cheap to create, strong weakness vs armoured units.

Kult ov Speed

Ork Mechanised unit.

Armoured Krumpany

Ork Armoured unit. High collateral Damage.

Big Gunz Dakka Krumpany

Ork Artillery unit

Stompa

Smallest Ork Supberheavy.

Gargant

Ork Superheavy. Gargants are very varied in their creation, and will come with a random ‘gargant’ upgrade with their creation.

Great Gargant

Ork Superhavy, bigger and more str then gargants.

Mega-Gargant

Biggest, meanest, strongest ork superheavy.

Warboss

Basic Ork Character

Big Mek

Alternative Ork Character, gives additional bonuses to mechanised and armoured units. Gives access to ‘Big Mek’ upgrades.

Deff Skwadron

Ork Arial unit

Biker Warband

Ork mechanised unit, extra withdraw chance, lower str.

Deffwing

Ork Infantry unit, bonuses vs. armour.

Battlewagon Krumpany

Ork Mechanised unit, extra collateral damge and str but loses most of its withdrawal chance.

Chaos

Note that these units are available to any faction that has chaos as it’s state religion. Daemonic units don’t have withdrawal chances. All have a 1% chance of corrupting any regiment attacked.

Daemonic Horde

Daemonic infantry unit. Has a 5% chance per turn to dematerialise. Can be summoned in a number of ways.

Bloodthirster Horde of Khorne

Daemonic infantry unit. Has a 5% chance per turn to dematerialise, reduced to 2% if it has killed something in the last two turns. Higher Str then daemonic horde. Bonuses when attacking.

Tzeentchian Changing Horde

Daemonic infantry unit. Has a 5% chance per turn to dematerialise, has a 10% chance of gaining a random Tzeentchian upgrade per turn.

Rotting Mass of Nurgle

Daemonic infantry unit. Has a 5% chance per turn to dematerialise. Causes infections in attacked units.

Warp-Carnival of Slaanesh

Daemonic infantry unit. Has a 5% chance per turn to dematerialise. Has added chances of first strikes. 2% chance to corrupt an attacked regiment.

Greater Daemon

Daemon Character, adds +1 to combat str of regiment.

Bloodthirster

Greater Daemon of Khorne, adds an extra +1 (making +2) to regiment str

Keeper of Secrets

Greater Daemon of Slaanesh, adds first strikes and +1% chance to corrupt.

Changer of Ways

Greater Daemon of Tzeench, adds 5% to the odds of gaining a random tzeentchian upgrade, can cast great spells.

Great Unclean One

Greater Daemon of Nurgle. Bonus to defending str, and gives a 10% chance of inflicting a ‘contagious infection’ in attacked units.

Chaos Space Marines

CSM units

Chaos Space Marine Warband

CSM Infantry unit.

Veteran Chaos Space Marine Warband

CSM Elite Infanrtry unit.

Chaos Space Marine Armoured Warband

CSM Armoured

Chaos Space Marine Mechanised Warband

CSM Mechanised


2.2.4 Buildings

Adeptus Arbites HQ
UB: Humans
Replaces Police Station. Police Station + Adds to defensibility of the planet.

Slave Pen

+10% Production
+1 Sickness
+1 Unhappiness
-10% Control
+20% Production with Raiding trait
+2 J with Raiding trait
+10% Control with Raiding trait
Req. Alliance: Chaos, Orks, Independent, Eldar (Dark Eldar).

Fortress Monastery

UB: Space Marines (Replaces training compound)
+50% Defence
+2 Exp for new units
+2 Control

Astropath Facility

UB for IoM. Replaces Interplanetary Beacon. Builds 50% faster with Psyker Rich Population.

Scholastia Psykana

IoM Only. National Wonder. Allows training of sanctioned psykers in empire. Builds 50% faster with Psyker Rich Population. Doubles production of psyker units.

Shipyard

Allows the production of Space units and space buildings (Capital Shipyard, Squadron Factory, etc.).
+1 Hammer.

Munitions Factory

Allows the production of missiles, armoured units, artillery units. Allows explosive weapon upgrades: Missile Launcher, Battlecannon, etc. Adds upgrade Heavy Weapons Squad (Missile Launchers) where appropriate.

Armament Factory

Allows the production of ground units. Allows las and melta weapon upgrades. Adds upgrade Heavy Weapons Squad (Lascannon) and (Melta) where appropriate.

STC Design

Allows production of . Adds upgrade where appropriate.

Temple

+1 Gold
+1 J
+2 Faith

Temple of the Omnissiah

UB for Admech. Replaces Temple. +2 Prod/turn.

Blood Pond

UB for Chaos (Khorne)
Allows creation of bloodletters
-1 health
+1 happiness for Khornate leaders
Gives the bloodlust promotion to new units

Pestilent Crop

UB for Chaos (Nurgle)
+4 food
+1 Sickness
+2 sickness for non chaos players.

Designations

A planet can only have one designation on it.

Designation: Forge World

National Wonder
Centre of government
+100% Production
Allows: Titians, Baneblade.

Designation: Knight World

Req. Forge World in system
+50% Production
Allows: Knight

Designation: Agri-World

+50% Food
-25% Prod
-25% Currency

Designation: Fortress World

+25% Military unit production
+50% Defence
-25% Food
-25% Currency


2.2.5 Grimdark Events

Many events may happen in the Grimdark far future that is the setting of wh40k. Some of these are illustrated below.

Odd Cultist

"A strange cultist with an odd speech impediment on has been going around causing disturbance and spreading heresies among the population."

- Kill her (+5 on the warp meter, 20% of her reappearing on other planet in your area)
- Put her in Jail (5 Turns of L on your planet, -1 Food)
- Ignore her (Chaos spreads on planet)
- EXTERMINATUS (Lost planet, 1% of her reappearing on other planet in your area)

LIIVI

"One of your Vidicare assassin defected while on a mission to assasinate a Eldar Farseer"

- Send out a search force for him (1 Military Unit in the area is busy for 2 turn, 50% Chance of losing the unit or 50% Chance of regaining the Assassin)
- Let him go (Lost the Assassin unit)

Gav

“Tales of a heroic ogryn known as Gav have become popular on .”

- Encourage these tales (+1 J for 10 turns)
-Crush the stories of this “heroic” abhuman, this heresy will not be tolerated (+3 L for 10 turns, +5 Ctrl. 5% chance for access to ogryns to be removed from the planet.
-Publish books telling the Tale of Gav and Bob across the sector (+1 J in all cities for 10 turns, costs 50 gold)
-I must have this Gav! Bring him before me! Pay no heed to cost!” (1% chance to gain special character “Gav” and +2 J in all cities for 10 turns, Costs 400 gold, 10% chance to discover a new source of ogryn, +1 J in all cities for 10 turns)

2.2.6 Grimdark Resources

Some Grimdark resources for a grimdark universe.

Ogryns

Allows ork and human factions to use ogryns. +1 hammer, with a further +2 hammers when developed.

Feral Natives (Race)

Allows the race in question to build units from the ferals. Needed for Space Marine Fortress Monestary. Doesn’t come in Tau, Necron or Tyranid flavours. +1 Hammer, with a further hammer and food when developed. Feral Natives (orks) are -1 food -1hammer -1commerce, but orks can develop them into a Food neutral, +1 hammer, +1 commerce.

Deathworld

Allows the player to create units with the deathworld trained perk. -1 hammer, -1 commerce, -1 food.

Psyker Rich Natives (Race)

This Resource allows the race in question to build units from the psykers. It also gives bonuses/production bonuses to certain buildings/units. However it doesn’t come in Tau, Necron or Tyranid flavours. Tyranids can use them in different ways. As always SM, CSM, etc. use Human ones, and everyone else only uses their own.

Rattling Population

Allows human factions to use Rattlings. +1 food, -2 hammers, -1 commerce.

Abhuman Beastman Population

Allows human factions to use abhuman beastmen.

Squat Population

Allows human factions to use Squats. -1 food, +1 hammers, with +1 hammers and commerce after development. Ultra-rare.

Subhuman Population

Allows human factions to use Subhumans. +1 Hammers. +1 more hammers after development.

2.2.6 Faith Powers (Techs)

These will use events to trigger a number of effects, from giving extra units, to spreading alliances to creating buildings. They will be sorted by faction, first all the race dependant ones, then all the alliance dependant ones. If it is both race and alliance dependant it will be sorted into race dependant, and then a subcategory for alliance.

Human

n/a (yet)

Any Race (requires only alliance)

Imperium of Man

Venerate the God-Emperor

Gains one shrine of the God Emperor on a planet. A shrine of the God Emperor gives new units created on the planet a free 'faithful' promotion and gives +1 happiness. Repeatable.

Righteous Joy

+1 happiness in all cities. Repeatable.

Cleanse and Purge

+1 Health in all cities. Repeatable.

Chaos

Blood will run

Khornate. Creates 3 bloodletter units in one of the player's cities. Additionally, this planet gains the 'Blood Pond' building, and allows creation of the Blood Pond building.

Pleasures of the flesh

Slaanshii. +1 happiness in all cities. Repeatable.

Make no little plans

Tzeentch. Causes anarchy in a number of enemy cities.

Down with the Sickness

Nurgle. Creates a pestilent crop building (+4 food, +1 sickness) in one of the player’s cities. Allows creation of pestilent crops.


Section 3 – Story, Setting and Characters

The Setting will be that of a Frontier Sector in the Warhammer 40k setting. Whether it will be a blank ‘any sector’ or a fictional sector that we can put together some fluff for, I’m unsure as of yet.

3.1 Story and Narrative

3.1.1 Game premise and setting

Warhammer 40k, set in the Frontier Sector of space, known as Sivforrius.

3.1.2 Back story

Sivforrius was originally settled by Rouge Trader Sid Mier, and a number of leaders from every faction have taken systems, however in this area of space, there is no dominant power, yet. Take this area of space in the name of your faction, whether it be by diplomacy, covert actions, or by force. However, remember, in the grim dark of the far future there is only war.

3.1.3 Plot elements and story progression

This will be largely variable, but there will be a number of plot ‘events’ which may happen. One game might have events making tyranids such a threat that the Imperial players must cease hostilities with the alien Tau, another game might have the entire region fall into the warp and all the players fall to chaos.

3.2 Characters

For key characters include details such as:

· Back story

· Personality

· Look

· Special abilities

· Relevance to the game

· Relationship to other characters


Section 4 – Interface

Note that I am only mentioning changes from the Civ IV BtS Final Frontier Plus mod.

4.1 Player Controls

The description of the actions that the player can take and how they interact with the game. Should be a specific description of what the player can and cannot do in the game. The aim is to list the user actions and desired results, including specific commands and actions. Include diagrams and mock-ups. If the player needs special hardware to play (such as a specialized controller), specify that here.

4.2 Graphic User Interface

The description of how the game communicates essential data to the player. This includes displays for items held and selected, score, control options, navigation (map or radar), ammo, health, speed, and the like. This typically is a set of overlays on the game screen that constantly shows the player essential information.

4.3 Tutorial Help System

The description of the way the GUI instructs the player how to play the game, the help system the player can consult, and any other ways the game takes explicit actions to teach the player. This can include pop-up instructions, rollover text, highlights on the GUI, audio messages, step-by-step walkthroughs for how to use the GUI, and the like.


Section 5 – Art

The grimdark feel of Warhammer 40k will be echoed in this mod. The world itself is representative, with not everything even nearly to scale (planets, ground armies and ships are all at very different scales for example).

5.1 Game World

The map will look very similar to FF+ at this stage. Making it look more 40k is beyond the scope of this mod, for now at least.

5.2 Art

The art will focus on consistency in mood and style over other considerations.

Leaderheads

Leaderheads will be needed for every leader in the game. They will be colour illustrations of the leader in question.