; ; Sid Meier's ALPHA CENTAURI ; ; FACTION FILE: Manifold Usurpers ; ; Copyright (c) 1999 by Firaxis Games, Inc. ; ; ALPHA CENTAURI reads the rules of the game from this file at ; startup. Feel free, at your own risk, to experiment with editing ; this file. We recommend you make a backup copy of the original. ; #USURPER Manifold Usurpers, The Insurgent, Usurpers, M, 2, Marr, M, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, ALIEN, 0, OFFENSE, 125, SOCIAL, +GROWTH, SOCIAL, +MORALE, SOCIAL, -PLANET, FACILITY, 3, TECH, Ecology, TECH, Physic, TECH, Biogen Economics, Planned, PLANET Politics, Democratic, nil Usurper, Usurper Hackjob, Peter, Hackjob Hovel Conqueror, mighty, power-hungry, fearless, horrific, Abominable Despot exploit the latent powers of the Manifold and use them against the obstinate Caretakers to harness the tremendous power of the Manifold experiment elimination of all other factions on Planet complete galactic domination wrest control of Planet from its various inhabitants feasting on the living flesh of his human prisoners feasting on the living flesh of your human prisoners exploiting the powers of Planet for your own nefarious ends overblown plans for galactic conquest, M1 struggle against the Caretakers, M1 struggle against the Caretakers, M1 protection fee, M1 suffering you to continue your hardscrabble existence on Planet, M1 my Shock Troopers the Usurper Doctrine #BASES Courage : To Question Dimension : Sky Strafing Run Spires : Ascendant Honor : Progenitor Conquest of the Weak Genesis : Destiny Tusk and Claw Skymaster Base Red Stick Fear Song Evil Eye Fragment of Sound Union Place Warrior's Harmony Maar's Dissolution Razorwing City Era of Blood Godhood's Grasp Satiation Tau Ceti Mantle Resonance of Swords Manifest Doom Martial Air Memories : Pain Risks of Flowering Final Honor #END #WATERBASES Hornbill Point Scorch Island Destroyer Base Impaler Dome Salt : Wound Conquest Seaway Ramspeed Shoals Predator's Quay Ocean Scar #END #BLURB Risks of Flowering: considerable. But rewards of godhood: who can measure? ^ ^ -- Usurper Judaa Marr ^ "Courage : To Question" #DATALINKS1 ^LEADER: {Usurper Judaa Marr} ^BACKGROUND: {} ^AGENDA: {Subvert Planet for galactic domination} ^TECH: {Progenitor Psych, Centauri Ecology, Field Modulation, Applied Physics, Biogenetics} ^ #DATALINKS2 ^+1 GROWTH: {Abuse Planet's resources for their own gain} ^+1 MORALE: {Warlike culture} ^-1 PLANET: {Planet senses Usurper's dark intent} ^+25% Offensive combat: {Can sense & manipulate "Resonance" fields} ^Free RECYCLING TANKS at every base ^"Energy Grid" at each base: {Increased infrastructure generates additional energy} ^Begin game with a Mk I Battle Ogre and extra Colony Pod ^All prototyped combat units have 2-square sighting radius ("Resonance" sensitivity) ^Can direct research efforts (rediscovering technology & infrastructure) ^Possess a physical scan of Planet's surface #FACTIONTRUCE #xs 440 #caption $CAPTION7 "War : siphons resources from our goal : joining with the Manifold. Blood Truce : Demanded!" "We have goals of our own to pursue. Let's end this war and get back to business." "I don't much care for your tone, $NAME3. We reject your demands!" #FACTIONTREATY #xs 440 #caption $CAPTION7 "Ultimate Usurper goal : Godhood. Humans : may benefit as well. First step : sign Treaty." "Hmmm...Godhood does have a certain appeal. Where do I sign?" "I'm not sure your New Galactic Order has a place for us humans. I can't trust you to honor that Treaty!" # ; This line must remain at end of file