Going to give this a shot as we approach what will hopefully be the release date for the aptly-named "Holiday Update".
As you may already be aware, this update will focus on changes and additions to Rheinland and the (N)Omicrons. Infocards are basically already done for both Sections to my satisfaction pending a last-minute once-through of everything that's there. I think they've taken Discovery Freelancer's lore to interesting places and I hope you as the community believe the same.
We're hard at work but I wanted to open up the work I've been doing to a bit of transparency and community input/feedback. Right now I need a few things that aren't coming easily to me in the hopes I can add walls of text and code these for the Holiday Release; in order of preference:
- Bar Colony News Stories
. Faction-based
. Individual Systems/Stations
- Bar Rumors
- Bar NPC Names
I don't have a set limit in mind for how many news stories I'll wedge in, but I'd ask that any text you send to me be at least adequately spelling/grammar checked because I'm not going to have the time or patience to sift through them. Send anything you had in mind regarding Rheinland Faction News Stories to be viewed in-game to my Skype at lunaticonthegrass1. You can also send them to @jammi at jammi.13.
DO NOT POST THEM HERE. This thread is for feedback and brainstorming purposes preferably.
Here are some ideas per faction that I came up with while working tonight. If you are an official or unofficial faction leader/member of any of these factions, feel free to voice your feedback of my impressions of their news "tone" here.
- All factions: Reactions to non-factional over-arcing plot points (Such as the Gallic Offensive)
- RFP/RM/Corporate Lawfuls: Deteriorating Munich Situation, Events representing interactions with other Official/Unofficial factions, Planetside/Stationside News
- Unioners (and Junkers?): Successful/Unsuccessful Raids, Black Market Advertisements
- Hessians: Highly Militarized tone; mention of optimistic and possibly exaggerated gains in offensives against Corsairs/Rheinland Lawfuls
- LWB: "Comic Relief", possible uncertainty as to the ultimate direction of the movement, possible tugging of said direction into Unioner, Hessian, Bundschuh spheres of influence
Hope this helps, and the Devs appreciate your patience.
EDIT: We haven't forgotten about Kusari and the Civil War either.
