Post by Alan Haskayne on Feb 25, 2013 20:43:04 GMT -5
RTS Units and Factions
The Galactic Police Force
The GPF is a massive faction that uses cheap units in massive swarm tactics to overwhelm their enemies. Their Special units often use odd but not exactly powerful technology.
Hero Units
Commander Nathan Hawke:
Role: Local leader of the GPF
Description: Commander Hawke is the finest soldier in the entire GPF and as such has been promoted for this. His sense of morality is very black and white, and he always choses the good side.
Passive Special: Inspire-Hawke is a symbol of hope to his troops, just knowing he is on the battlefield lifts their spirits. Effect: +5% damage from all infantry units.
Active Special: Hot drop- Several GPF commandos are dropped in using anti gravity technology. Effect: 4 Commandos join Hawke on the battlefield.
Quotes:
Freshly Deployed-
"Hawke here." "Earth looks worse then usual." "I'm ready to protect Earth."
Moving-
"Going." "Of course." "Walking over."
Ordered to attack-
"I wish I could take them alive..." "If only no one had to die." "For the good of the many..."
Under Attack-
"At least they aren't shooting civilians." "Damn, too close!" "If I had a dollar for every time I have been shot at..." "Damnit!"
Adair Ferland:
Role: Combat support
Description: A young girl from the Hegemony taken world of Suriso Adair is Hawke's adopted daughter. Armed only with a pistol her main use is in support and inspiration.
Passive Special: Adairness- Adair is a cheerful person, and can often cheer up her fellow soldier to reduce combat fatigue on the battlefield. Effects: +5% damage done by all GPF units, -20% production time on all units and structures.
Active Special: Target designation- Adair wears a combat adjusted arm unit which when aimed at a target disrupts their targeting systems. Effect: Synthetics and vehicles do -5% damage when targeted and move 5% slower.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Adair here!" "Ready to help!" "Anything I can do?"
Moving-
"Yup!" "Sure!" "I love new places!" "Checking it out!"
Ordered to attack-
"Daddy won't like this..." "I hope I can help." "I really don't want to."
Under Attack-
"Ah!" "This is scary!" "Help me!" "Get me out of here!" "Don't let them take me away again!"
The Free Robotic Hegemony
The Hegemony uses very expensive units, but its combat units will kill off their GPF and Commonwealth equivalents in one on one combat. It has many specialised units, at the cost of simple costs.
Infantry
Haikala Infantry:
Role: Special Hegemony Infantry
Description: The Haikala are an honour obsessed culture that is based around warriors. They are a fully amphibious species, and have both gills, and carry waterproof railguns, making them the only amphibious standard Infantry.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Haikala here." "We serve you." "We are here your honour."
Moving-
"With grace and honour." "At once." "Heading over." "Going there now."
Ordered to attack-
"It will be over soon." "With efficacy and honour." "Nothing will stop the Haikala."
Under attack-
"By my honour they fight!" "To the last shark!" "Death or victory!"
Robotic heavy infantry:
Role: Anti vehicle infantry
Description: Robots make up the core of Hegemony politics, but alas only deploy a handful of infantry squads to battle. These robots carry weapons that organics couldn't even attempt to lift, and as such pack a massive punch.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Robotic units ready." "Runtime backed up." "Combat platforms ready."
Moving-
"As fast as our platforms can." "Mobilizing." "Robots advancing."
Ordered to attack-
"Attacking as ordered." "Loading targeting programs." "Platform engaging in combat."
Under attack-
"Platform under fire." "We are receiving damage from enemy units." "Armour unable to compensate."
Hero units
Hegemon Alan:
Role: Hegemony leader
Description: Founder of the Hegemony, Alan is a terminal for the entire robotic collective, and as such can react faster then any organic. He is currently the Hegemony from the ground, knowing even if he falls that he will resurrect in the servers in orbit.
Passive Special: Networked units- Alan enables better targeting programs for his robotic units while on the battlefield due to his platform distributing them. Effect: 5% damage increase for all robots on the battlefield.
Active Special: Teleporting commando- A single Haikala commando unit teleports next to Alan and will fight alongside.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"~Dai-sy Dai-sy give me your answer do...~" "Hegemon here." "Am I alive?" "I think therefore I am."
Moving-
"Only organics tire of moving." "Relocating current combat platform." "Is this nessiary?"
Ordered to attack-
"They won't even hear the shot." "They will know the pain of my people..." "Taking them out."
Under attack-
"I am, therefore I must endure." "Combat unit insufficient." "Requesting reinforcements!"
Assassin Yami
Role: Anti Infantry Commando
Description: Clone of the young GPF girl Adair Ferland Yami is a fully equipped assassin for the Hegemony. Though her mind is tortured because of her child like baseline, she does her job efficiently.
Passive Special: Innocence-Yami being a child makes people often hesitate or even hold fire when attacking her. Effect: -10% damage against Yami and units within 20M of her.
Active Special: Swords/Rifle- Switches Yami's weapons between her Plasma Swords and explosive railgun sniper rifle. Effect: Switches weapons.
Quotes:
Freshly Deployed-
"Yami ready." "Who needs to be dead?" "I am here... reluctantly."
Moving-
*Away from combat I hope." "Of course sir." "I'm going, please don't hurt me."
Ordered to attack-
"My target..." "Consider them dead." "I'm a good girl, and I get play time."
Under attack-
"Why me?" "Haven't I suffered enough?" "I almost wished for this."
Psi Commando Yukiro
Role: Specialised Commando
Description: Practically born into the Hegemony, this commando's power is only marched by her zeal to serve them. She uses her mind to tear apart infantry and vehicles alike.
Passive Special: Intimidation- Not understanding her powers completely, Hegemony units she naturally afraid of her. Effect: Hegemony infantry receives 10% additional movement speed.
Active Special: Psi shield- Through intense training Yukiro has learned how to project a small personal energy shield. Effect: A shield is projected around Yukiro equal to half her current health.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Yukiro here." "You need my skills?" "Hmmm, time for battle."
The Sol Commonwealth
The Sol Commonwealth is the Jack of all trades, its specialised units offering a wide diversity at the expense of not being terribly good at any of them.
Infantry:
Lunan Mercenaries:
Role: Standard Commonwealth Infantry
Description: These Lunans are drawn from the various merc armies that operate on Luna under licence from the central Oligarchy. They have been deployed groundside in mass at great expense to the massive companies funding the invasion.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Lunans groundside." "Lunans on the ground." "Ready to fight." "Axiom troops here." "Hyperion troops here."
Moving-
"We are moving." "When do we get paid?" "The gravity is so heavy here." "We get paid soon right?"
When ordered to attack-
"Ready to fight." "Hazard pay!" "Time to earn our pay." "Axiom will be pleased."
When under attack-
"We can't get paid if we are dead!" "Not worth the pay!" "Luna falls without mercs!" "Hyperion won't be pleased with us!"
Venusian Chemical 'Troops':
Role: AntI Infantry Infantry
Description: The Venusians have brought forth the very best of their weapon scientists to help support the invasion. These troops lack the formal training others have, but have more effective weapons then most other factions.
Quotes:
Freshly Deployed-
"Venusians here." "Scientists ready." "Good news everyone."
Moving-
"Mobilizing the science." "Bringing in chemistry." "Going there now." "*Panting for breath* We are in good shape."
Ordered to attack-
"Time for field tests." "I hope this works." "This works in the labs at least..."
When under attack-
"We aren't soldiers!" "I should have stayed in the labs!" "I'm just a scientist!"
Mercurian Auxiliary Infantry:
Role: Very cheap support infantry
Description: Poorly outfitted, the Mercurians represent the worst forces available to the Commonwealth. Best used for scouting and distractions.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Mercury's finest." "We are here, mostly." "Ready to serve."
Moving-
"Heading out." "Can we have energy weapons now?" "I hope we don't get shot at..."
Ordered to attack-
"I have a bad feeling about this." "This isn't the best plan." "Oh no..."
When under attack-
"I knew this was a bad idea!" "I want to surrender now!" "I wish we had body armour..."
Land Vehicles
Neptunian Orbital Artillery
Role: Ultra Long Range Artillery
Description: These heavy communications units move through the battlefield behind allied lines at all times. Expensive to produce and often inaccurate, these weapons offer heavy firepower at great expense.
Quotes:
When deployed-
"Orbital cannons on line 2 commander." "The flotilla is standing by." "Your commands are important to us."
Moving-
"Deploying to new location." "Adjusting Neptunian orbit." "Please hold..."
Ordered to attack-
"Triangulating target." "Orbital ships online and firing." "Eliminating enemies."
When under attack-
"Armour insufficient." "We are not built for this." "Are you aware of them attacking me?"
The Marx Class Heavy Battle Tank
Role: King of tanks
Description: These Plutoian tanks offer the thickest armour and the largest bore railgun of any tank in the worlds. Though it doesn't have fancy things like 'plasma' or 'radar' or 'anti aircraft guns' it does have unmatched armour and firepower by any conventional tank.
Quotes:
When Deployed:
"Systems online." "Marx is here." "The glory of Pluto is here!" "Patriots ready to retake the homeworld!"
Moving:
"If Lenin could see us now..." "Proceeding with all haste." "*Machine spews exhaust* We are good for this world!"
Ordered to attack:
"The Tzar bomba has nothing on us..." "Leveling the target." "Without questions."
Under attack-
"They have breached the first inches of armour!" "At least we are in here..." "The revolution dies without us!"
Aircraft:
Hyperion Terror Airships
Role: Anti ground chemical bomber
Description: These massive Airships have both hydrogen and anti gravity for lifting power, and they need it holding millions of bombs, hundreds of crew, and literal tons of armour. It is very slow as a result.
Quotes:
Freshly Deployed-
"The solution to your problems is here." "Destruction is in the air." "Luna's glory is here."
Moving-
"Good things come to those who wait." "We are going there, slowly." "All in good time."
Order to attack-
"If they don't die of old age first." "When we get there, they are dead." "Weapons will be ready by then."
Under attack-
"They might damage something within the decade." "Careful, they are scratching the paint." "Do you hear something outside?" "How feeble."
Hero Units:
Oligarch Tabitha Hyperion
Role: Lunan Business Leader
Description: Tabitha was born to the Hyperion family of Luna, learning their ruthless ways in and out of the boardroom. Without a doubt she has grown up just as her father would have wanted.
Passive Special: Lunan Economics- Tabitha's shewed business deals has lead to cheaper manufacturing and recruiting. Effect: -5% on cost of all units
Active Special: ODST- The Lunan Orbital Drop Shock Troopers are the finest special forces in the oligarchy, and as such are ready to protect Oligarch Hyperion ay a moment's notice. Effect: An ODST squad drops near Tabitha and will fight alongside.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Tabitha here." "Oligarch on the battlefield." "Oligarch Hyperion here."
Moving-
"On the move." "Looking over there." "I hope things get a little interesting."
Ordered to attack-
"Sure, why not?" "Easy enough." "Death comes knocking." "This is my BOOMSTICK!"
Under attack-
"They remind me of my brother." "Der fan?!" "This is fun!" "Feel the thrill!" "They don't fear the BOOMSTICK?"
The Galactic Police Force
The GPF is a massive faction that uses cheap units in massive swarm tactics to overwhelm their enemies. Their Special units often use odd but not exactly powerful technology.
Hero Units
Commander Nathan Hawke:
Role: Local leader of the GPF
Description: Commander Hawke is the finest soldier in the entire GPF and as such has been promoted for this. His sense of morality is very black and white, and he always choses the good side.
Passive Special: Inspire-Hawke is a symbol of hope to his troops, just knowing he is on the battlefield lifts their spirits. Effect: +5% damage from all infantry units.
Active Special: Hot drop- Several GPF commandos are dropped in using anti gravity technology. Effect: 4 Commandos join Hawke on the battlefield.
Quotes:
Freshly Deployed-
"Hawke here." "Earth looks worse then usual." "I'm ready to protect Earth."
Moving-
"Going." "Of course." "Walking over."
Ordered to attack-
"I wish I could take them alive..." "If only no one had to die." "For the good of the many..."
Under Attack-
"At least they aren't shooting civilians." "Damn, too close!" "If I had a dollar for every time I have been shot at..." "Damnit!"
Adair Ferland:
Role: Combat support
Description: A young girl from the Hegemony taken world of Suriso Adair is Hawke's adopted daughter. Armed only with a pistol her main use is in support and inspiration.
Passive Special: Adairness- Adair is a cheerful person, and can often cheer up her fellow soldier to reduce combat fatigue on the battlefield. Effects: +5% damage done by all GPF units, -20% production time on all units and structures.
Active Special: Target designation- Adair wears a combat adjusted arm unit which when aimed at a target disrupts their targeting systems. Effect: Synthetics and vehicles do -5% damage when targeted and move 5% slower.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Adair here!" "Ready to help!" "Anything I can do?"
Moving-
"Yup!" "Sure!" "I love new places!" "Checking it out!"
Ordered to attack-
"Daddy won't like this..." "I hope I can help." "I really don't want to."
Under Attack-
"Ah!" "This is scary!" "Help me!" "Get me out of here!" "Don't let them take me away again!"
The Free Robotic Hegemony
The Hegemony uses very expensive units, but its combat units will kill off their GPF and Commonwealth equivalents in one on one combat. It has many specialised units, at the cost of simple costs.
Infantry
Haikala Infantry:
Role: Special Hegemony Infantry
Description: The Haikala are an honour obsessed culture that is based around warriors. They are a fully amphibious species, and have both gills, and carry waterproof railguns, making them the only amphibious standard Infantry.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Haikala here." "We serve you." "We are here your honour."
Moving-
"With grace and honour." "At once." "Heading over." "Going there now."
Ordered to attack-
"It will be over soon." "With efficacy and honour." "Nothing will stop the Haikala."
Under attack-
"By my honour they fight!" "To the last shark!" "Death or victory!"
Robotic heavy infantry:
Role: Anti vehicle infantry
Description: Robots make up the core of Hegemony politics, but alas only deploy a handful of infantry squads to battle. These robots carry weapons that organics couldn't even attempt to lift, and as such pack a massive punch.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Robotic units ready." "Runtime backed up." "Combat platforms ready."
Moving-
"As fast as our platforms can." "Mobilizing." "Robots advancing."
Ordered to attack-
"Attacking as ordered." "Loading targeting programs." "Platform engaging in combat."
Under attack-
"Platform under fire." "We are receiving damage from enemy units." "Armour unable to compensate."
Hero units
Hegemon Alan:
Role: Hegemony leader
Description: Founder of the Hegemony, Alan is a terminal for the entire robotic collective, and as such can react faster then any organic. He is currently the Hegemony from the ground, knowing even if he falls that he will resurrect in the servers in orbit.
Passive Special: Networked units- Alan enables better targeting programs for his robotic units while on the battlefield due to his platform distributing them. Effect: 5% damage increase for all robots on the battlefield.
Active Special: Teleporting commando- A single Haikala commando unit teleports next to Alan and will fight alongside.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"~Dai-sy Dai-sy give me your answer do...~" "Hegemon here." "Am I alive?" "I think therefore I am."
Moving-
"Only organics tire of moving." "Relocating current combat platform." "Is this nessiary?"
Ordered to attack-
"They won't even hear the shot." "They will know the pain of my people..." "Taking them out."
Under attack-
"I am, therefore I must endure." "Combat unit insufficient." "Requesting reinforcements!"
Assassin Yami
Role: Anti Infantry Commando
Description: Clone of the young GPF girl Adair Ferland Yami is a fully equipped assassin for the Hegemony. Though her mind is tortured because of her child like baseline, she does her job efficiently.
Passive Special: Innocence-Yami being a child makes people often hesitate or even hold fire when attacking her. Effect: -10% damage against Yami and units within 20M of her.
Active Special: Swords/Rifle- Switches Yami's weapons between her Plasma Swords and explosive railgun sniper rifle. Effect: Switches weapons.
Quotes:
Freshly Deployed-
"Yami ready." "Who needs to be dead?" "I am here... reluctantly."
Moving-
*Away from combat I hope." "Of course sir." "I'm going, please don't hurt me."
Ordered to attack-
"My target..." "Consider them dead." "I'm a good girl, and I get play time."
Under attack-
"Why me?" "Haven't I suffered enough?" "I almost wished for this."
Psi Commando Yukiro
Role: Specialised Commando
Description: Practically born into the Hegemony, this commando's power is only marched by her zeal to serve them. She uses her mind to tear apart infantry and vehicles alike.
Passive Special: Intimidation- Not understanding her powers completely, Hegemony units she naturally afraid of her. Effect: Hegemony infantry receives 10% additional movement speed.
Active Special: Psi shield- Through intense training Yukiro has learned how to project a small personal energy shield. Effect: A shield is projected around Yukiro equal to half her current health.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Yukiro here." "You need my skills?" "Hmmm, time for battle."
The Sol Commonwealth
The Sol Commonwealth is the Jack of all trades, its specialised units offering a wide diversity at the expense of not being terribly good at any of them.
Infantry:
Lunan Mercenaries:
Role: Standard Commonwealth Infantry
Description: These Lunans are drawn from the various merc armies that operate on Luna under licence from the central Oligarchy. They have been deployed groundside in mass at great expense to the massive companies funding the invasion.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Lunans groundside." "Lunans on the ground." "Ready to fight." "Axiom troops here." "Hyperion troops here."
Moving-
"We are moving." "When do we get paid?" "The gravity is so heavy here." "We get paid soon right?"
When ordered to attack-
"Ready to fight." "Hazard pay!" "Time to earn our pay." "Axiom will be pleased."
When under attack-
"We can't get paid if we are dead!" "Not worth the pay!" "Luna falls without mercs!" "Hyperion won't be pleased with us!"
Venusian Chemical 'Troops':
Role: AntI Infantry Infantry
Description: The Venusians have brought forth the very best of their weapon scientists to help support the invasion. These troops lack the formal training others have, but have more effective weapons then most other factions.
Quotes:
Freshly Deployed-
"Venusians here." "Scientists ready." "Good news everyone."
Moving-
"Mobilizing the science." "Bringing in chemistry." "Going there now." "*Panting for breath* We are in good shape."
Ordered to attack-
"Time for field tests." "I hope this works." "This works in the labs at least..."
When under attack-
"We aren't soldiers!" "I should have stayed in the labs!" "I'm just a scientist!"
Mercurian Auxiliary Infantry:
Role: Very cheap support infantry
Description: Poorly outfitted, the Mercurians represent the worst forces available to the Commonwealth. Best used for scouting and distractions.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Mercury's finest." "We are here, mostly." "Ready to serve."
Moving-
"Heading out." "Can we have energy weapons now?" "I hope we don't get shot at..."
Ordered to attack-
"I have a bad feeling about this." "This isn't the best plan." "Oh no..."
When under attack-
"I knew this was a bad idea!" "I want to surrender now!" "I wish we had body armour..."
Land Vehicles
Neptunian Orbital Artillery
Role: Ultra Long Range Artillery
Description: These heavy communications units move through the battlefield behind allied lines at all times. Expensive to produce and often inaccurate, these weapons offer heavy firepower at great expense.
Quotes:
When deployed-
"Orbital cannons on line 2 commander." "The flotilla is standing by." "Your commands are important to us."
Moving-
"Deploying to new location." "Adjusting Neptunian orbit." "Please hold..."
Ordered to attack-
"Triangulating target." "Orbital ships online and firing." "Eliminating enemies."
When under attack-
"Armour insufficient." "We are not built for this." "Are you aware of them attacking me?"
The Marx Class Heavy Battle Tank
Role: King of tanks
Description: These Plutoian tanks offer the thickest armour and the largest bore railgun of any tank in the worlds. Though it doesn't have fancy things like 'plasma' or 'radar' or 'anti aircraft guns' it does have unmatched armour and firepower by any conventional tank.
Quotes:
When Deployed:
"Systems online." "Marx is here." "The glory of Pluto is here!" "Patriots ready to retake the homeworld!"
Moving:
"If Lenin could see us now..." "Proceeding with all haste." "*Machine spews exhaust* We are good for this world!"
Ordered to attack:
"The Tzar bomba has nothing on us..." "Leveling the target." "Without questions."
Under attack-
"They have breached the first inches of armour!" "At least we are in here..." "The revolution dies without us!"
Aircraft:
Hyperion Terror Airships
Role: Anti ground chemical bomber
Description: These massive Airships have both hydrogen and anti gravity for lifting power, and they need it holding millions of bombs, hundreds of crew, and literal tons of armour. It is very slow as a result.
Quotes:
Freshly Deployed-
"The solution to your problems is here." "Destruction is in the air." "Luna's glory is here."
Moving-
"Good things come to those who wait." "We are going there, slowly." "All in good time."
Order to attack-
"If they don't die of old age first." "When we get there, they are dead." "Weapons will be ready by then."
Under attack-
"They might damage something within the decade." "Careful, they are scratching the paint." "Do you hear something outside?" "How feeble."
Hero Units:
Oligarch Tabitha Hyperion
Role: Lunan Business Leader
Description: Tabitha was born to the Hyperion family of Luna, learning their ruthless ways in and out of the boardroom. Without a doubt she has grown up just as her father would have wanted.
Passive Special: Lunan Economics- Tabitha's shewed business deals has lead to cheaper manufacturing and recruiting. Effect: -5% on cost of all units
Active Special: ODST- The Lunan Orbital Drop Shock Troopers are the finest special forces in the oligarchy, and as such are ready to protect Oligarch Hyperion ay a moment's notice. Effect: An ODST squad drops near Tabitha and will fight alongside.
Quotes:
Freshly deployed-
"Tabitha here." "Oligarch on the battlefield." "Oligarch Hyperion here."
Moving-
"On the move." "Looking over there." "I hope things get a little interesting."
Ordered to attack-
"Sure, why not?" "Easy enough." "Death comes knocking." "This is my BOOMSTICK!"
Under attack-
"They remind me of my brother." "Der fan?!" "This is fun!" "Feel the thrill!" "They don't fear the BOOMSTICK?"