Faction Reputations

[Igiss]

This is an official thread where reputation connections between NPC and player factions on our server will be discussed.

I remind that the generally supported idea about factions is not to remove custom factions present on our server, but rather tie reputation of their members to existing NPC factions, obliging members to act in the way their faction alignment requires. So, a lawful faction member cannot be friendly with pirates, and pirate cannot be friendly with lawfuls.

Therefore, we need to agree on what NPC factions have similar reputation and alignment to custom factions. A faction might exist without alignment at all, but then it won't be able to have a home system or control any systems.

Note that these are not final decisions; faction leaders have the last word, and if their opinion is different from mine and makes sense, I'll accept it.

Rheinland Military [RM] <-> Rheinland Military

That's obvious.

[SF] <-> Bretonia Armed Forces

Or maybe police, as they are bound on keeping peace, but Armed Forces suit better in my opinion. Police is only for internal affairs.

Asgard Warriors [AW] <-> Zoners

I suppose that zoners are better alignment for AW then Outcasts. Mainly because they are present in corsair systems. Therefore AW will have to choose a home system with an important Zoner base, for example, it might be Omicron Theta. Note that zoners are not a peaceful faction, far from that; they produce (and actively use) the most powerful fighter of original Freelancer - Eagle.

Transylania Gladiators [TG] <-> IMG

There's no choice: having home system in Tau-23 will ultimately require TG to accept IMG reputation. They are friendly with lawful factions: SF and RM, and even allies to AW which will be represented perfectly in-game if Dab agrees to zoner alignment. As corporations (BMM) are not joinable, the only other choice for TG is Outcasts, which makes it a completely different faction than it is now. No other factions are represented in Tau-23. Zoners are possible too, if AW will not agree, but then I'll have to take Tau-37 out of AW zone.

Northeren Star Pirates [NSP] <-> Unioners

They declared Pacifica station, home of Unioners, their home. What more to say?
Actually, if NSP wish to plague Rheinland and be hostile with RM and AW (huh, that's deadly) and actively participate in wars, not only piracy, they might align with Red Hessians - 3rd most powerful unlawful faction in Sirius. There are no Hessian bases in Independent Worlds you say, neither in Bering or Hudson? Then, why not make one?