New story idea

Foxwing Delta · Post by **Foxwing Delta** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:05 pm

Lately I've been thinking of something, every game in the series has you fighting (either directly or indirectly) the Vonari. The mysterious race we know so little about. Why not twist things up? Support the Vonari! Maybe indirectly as an alliance/federation pilot, or as a whole new faction option when starting the game. I think it would be cool to see the war from another perspective.. Plus the wiki describes them as a "martial race of canine bipeds" and bipedal canines are cool!

What do you all think of this? Vice especially, I'd love to get input.

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:13 pm

I'm not sure something like that could be scripted. Maybe. You can script Vonari fighters and, separately, friend or foe ... just not sure you can designate the Vonari as friends.

Foxwing Delta · Post by **Foxwing Delta** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:59 pm

Really? I'm not very good at scripting or code so I wouldn't know.. That's a shame though :/

Post by **Marvin** » Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:02 pm

The quest script is new to this game. Anybody who wants to create a new quest will be starting from scratch. You wouldn't be alone.

Misunderstood Wookie · Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:10 am

Your welcome to join myself and my team working on the overhaul project, considering we are developing a story expansion and have not begun writing a plot yet as the writer has spent most of the time reading all the lore for the existing story. You could give him a hand if you wanted too plus your idea is intriguing and if you didn't do it yourself chances are the second chapter of ours would.

[Edited on 2/22/2016 by Misunderstood Wookie]

Post by **DaveK** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:36 pm

The amount of data available on the Vonari is very small and most of that is restricted by the highest levels of the High Command. Not everything you read will be true. But one thing that appears to be the case is that like any species there are factions among the Vonari on their home world (or at least there were 500 years ago). The Vonari Navy though is uniformly rabidly xenophobic where humanity is concerned.

The other alien race is rarely seen, even in their apparent home system. Whether they still have a pact with the Vonari is unknown. What little about this can be found in an EMII quest - 'Over the Hill', still available from SeeJay's site

matchbox2022 · Post by **matchbox2022** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:06 am

Hey Marvin or anyone

Do you have a list of "quest events" as in what each number would mean?

I'd like to make a teaser idea, with just two or three missions...minimal effort, very short story, custom effects. Just to play with some ideas that people could use freely and enjoy.

One would involve the asteroid contract, but I was curious if it can be allowed to spawn other than near a planet....like lets say going towards a stranded capital ship from a few directions.

On the topic of storylines, I think one where for some reason or another you are trying to SAVE the vonari from extinction, or go back in time, would be awesome.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:13 am

From post: 186285, Topic: tid=12457, author=matchbox2022 wrote:Hey Marvin or anyone

Do you have a list of "quest events" as in what each number would mean?

I'd like to make a teaser idea, with just two or three missions...minimal effort, very short story, custom effects. Just to play with some ideas that people could use freely and enjoy.

One would involve the asteroid contract, but I was curious if it can be allowed to spawn other than near a planet....like lets say going towards a stranded capital ship from a few directions.

On the topic of storylines, I think one where for some reason or another you are trying to SAVE the vonari from extinction, or go back in time, would be awesome.

http://www.evochron2.junholt.se/ The TOOLS section.
Marvin provided some samples and other information related to scripting a quest.

Might contain what you search! ;-)

matchbox2022 · Post by **matchbox2022** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:34 am

From post: 186286, Topic: tid=12457, author=SeeJay wrote:
From post: 186285, Topic: tid=12457, author=matchbox2022 wrote:Hey Marvin or anyone

Do you have a list of "quest events" as in what each number would mean?

I'd like to make a teaser idea, with just two or three missions...minimal effort, very short story, custom effects. Just to play with some ideas that people could use freely and enjoy.

One would involve the asteroid contract, but I was curious if it can be allowed to spawn other than near a planet....like lets say going towards a stranded capital ship from a few directions.

On the topic of storylines, I think one where for some reason or another you are trying to SAVE the vonari from extinction, or go back in time, would be awesome.
http://www.evochron2.junholt.se/ The TOOLS section.
Marvin provided some samples and other information related to scripting a quest.

Might contain what you search! ;-)

Is this current for EL?

Don't see anything for spawning asteroids going places.

BUT I do see some spoilers.

Could you make a quest to get some of these things?
I suppose that's basically cheating.

Gotta say.

That wave file.
I chuckled. Don't know why.

[Edited on 3-3-2016 by matchbox2022]

Post by **DaveK** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:41 am

asteroids don't go places in game - they slowly rotate

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 5:32 pm

From post: 186290, Topic: tid=12457, author=DaveK wrote:asteroids don't go places in game -

They do when they head for a planet and become meteorites.

As for the list of quest options, I've been working on another quest (related to the H2GE quests of EM) and found I needed to make some changes and additions to the document at SeeJay's. I'll try to get a copy of the current "Quest Options" to SeeJay today. He can post when the new version is available at his website.

[Edited on 3-3-2016 by Marvin]

Post by **DaveK** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:00 am

I wonder if you can mine the planet bound asteroids!

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:32 am

The new version from Marvin is available now!

Post by **Marvin** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:19 pm

From post: 186348, Topic: tid=12457, author=DaveK wrote:I wonder if you can mine the planet bound asteroids!

Maybe. But not for very long.