Nosferatiel wrote:
They should have included a provision: "By participation, you agree that psychosomatic effects caused by or allegedly caused by participation in the faction creation contest are not the responsibility of Amplitude Studios.", just for added safety.

Well they didn't. I'd recommend someone get in some sort of legal battle with the devs, but that would just delay game development and nobody wants that

I guess I'm content with pacing in circles and tearing my hair out for the next few hours

Looks like I missed my opportunity to add even more background info to my faction :sadpanda: Shame but I trust Mesaima to stand strong on their own.





I soooooooooo want to play as them! The tension is so high!

If only I could make everybody love Mesaima lol

Steph'nie wrote:
We got 99 submissions but a pug faction ain't one.

I think we all thought about it but didn't want to come too close to possible Roving Clan themes

Sovereign wrote:
I Imagine the Devs being like Jay Z right now^^



If you're havin' girl problems i feel bad for you son

I got 99 problems but **** ain't one





Remember that one?

We got 99 submissions but a pug faction ain't one.



Okay, I'll just make tea... And, the poll will be up at 6pm (or earlier)!

hellstork wrote:
My gut hurts from waiting

They should have included a provision: "By participation, you agree that psychosomatic effects caused by or allegedly caused by participation in the faction creation contest are not the responsibility of Amplitude Studios.", just for added safety.

My gut hurts from waiting

Brilliant work Nos.



Hats off to all those that submitted an entry for the competition. Time to sit and chew your fingernails as the clock of doom ticks inevitably towards the culling of 96.



Darth Vader breathing "Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate you to vote" /Darth Vader breathing



(No disrespect intended to any Liverpool fan - That is an entirely real world tragedy and one I hope we will never see again)

*Darth Vader breathing* I find you taste in music disconcerting /end Vader breathing

Stealth_Hawk wrote:
I think we all thought about it but didn't want to come too close to possible Roving Clan themes

*doesn't get what pugs have to do with Roving Clans, but that brings up a question in my mind* I kinda wonder what happens if winner is close to unannounced factions... Does that mean winner will replace the unannounced ones?



I mean, Roving Clans is apparently nomadic traders, so their units probably include horseback riders and other such "nomadic" units, Drakkens are dragons, Ardent Mages(heard that is apparently a faction name from heroes <_<) is the magic faction and then there is that ninth faction that sounds like stealthy doppleganger assassin faction. Like, first three are understandable if proposals are rejected because of them since devs warned about Drakkens, Roving Clans and magic in opening post, but final one is something we aren't supposed to know about and we know it existed at least in some point because someone dug the files... So if winner is similar to that one, does that mean we won't ever get that faction in its original form?

ResonanceMask wrote:
Why would there need to be third type of listing? I think list by species already works great I mean, its hard to read numbered list since its so long, but second list is neat and easy to check through

Well, species matters to some, but there could also have been a list by main gameplay mechanics. An entry for single city-factions, another for settling on water, another for loot-mechanics, one for all the slaver-races. But you'd have multiple entries for many races, as already two or three entries in the species list are double (yeah, they had a 50:50 mix of two species categories I came up with). It'd get even longer than the second one and far more complicated to compile.

Nosferatiel wrote:
No, there wasn't. And I do not believe I could arrange a new type of listing in time. It's just too many entries for that. You'll have to stick with the two types provided. Since I do not need more space and there won't be any more additions, the thread can as well be opened to comments, now the other one is closed.

Why would there need to be third type of listing? I think list by species already works great I mean, its hard to read numbered list since its so long, but second list is neat and easy to check through

Nice work, Nos

ResonanceMask wrote:
Huh, the thread is now open? Yay!



And yeah, I'm also amazed at that. I wonder if there was another non English entry that was left untranslated that would have bumped the number to hundred...

No, there wasn't. And I do not believe I could arrange a new type of listing in time. It's just too many entries for that. You'll have to stick with the two types provided. Since I do not need more space and there won't be any more additions, the thread can as well be opened to comments, now the other one is closed.

Huh, the thread is now open? Yay!



And yeah, I'm also amazed at that. I wonder if there was another non English entry that was left untranslated that would have bumped the number to hundred...

So, for now the list is complete. 99 factions, you guys have an involuntary sense of humor for not making the 100, exactly. XD

( Thanks Nos )

This time, ordered by first: alphabetical racial theme, second: order of appearance.



Animalistic

[LIST=1]

The Throng: Pigs, dirt bonuses, no minor factions, high production - Buzzkillington1990

The Tluli Serenu - Elephants, delays winter, diplomatic, camouflage, minor faction bonus - Seek

The Beckoning Pride: Canine/Feline, no village attacks, minor faction bonus, bribing villages with luxuries, luxury summon of temporary mercenaries - Larcent

The Worm Cartel: Worms, enslave minor factions, slavemaster approval, slavemaster battlefield bonuses - wahnvorstellung

Cerberions: Werewolfs/hellhounds, free military units for military points (MP), MP for pacified villages/ sacrificed population - JusTaNooB

Scavengers: Bipedal Hyenas (Gnolls), nomadic, fast unit movement, FIDS malus on cities, loot mechanics - lynxlynx

The Really Big Rats (RBR): Rats, settling adjacent to villages, fast pacification, warrens (+1 tile) instead of burroughs (up to +3 tiles), cheap settlers, cheap assimilations - P5ych

[/LIST]



Amphibian

[LIST=1]

Wetkin: amphibian goblins, waterbound settling, unit looting, fodder/swarming - Polymathin

The Ichthyodre: waterbound, minor faction-dependent, no city production - Vulpeculus

Empeers: telepaths, upgrading minor faction bonuses, buyout with influence - mindthirst

The Frebbit: harsh winters, high dust/food, fast movement, amphibious - ZumboPrime

The Woven: Amphibious shapeshifters, branching playstile/units determined by assimilated minor faction(s) - digitalcrack

The Nereides: Amphibian amazons, settlement on land or water, enslavement choice for villages, pacified villages spawn militia, no extractor resources without pacified villages - Veronica

[/LIST]



Birdpeople/Celestials

[LIST=1]

Aveos: defensive, counterattack - Hunter93

Star Dreamers: Celestial, floating mobile cities, militaristic, high power/high cost - Lynx_gnt

The Aelli: settlement close to mountains, S for discovered villages, fast unit movement, trade bonuses - Doshaburi

Kyusho: low S production, S bonus on searching ruins/ruins harvested, ruins act as districts with adjacent cities, battle victory bonus - jazzmiq

[/LIST]



Cybernetic

[LIST=1]

The Sowers: teamplay, terraform, population evolution - godman85

The Ascending: branched development, upgradeable units, - Chr

The Legion: Cybernetic scorpions, units generate science, minor faction units generate bonus science, sacrifices for influence - Sovereign

The Keepers: Cybernetic insectoids, transforms conquered cities to villages, region bonus dependent on village-type, can change village-type, multicultural army bonus - EcthelionHelm

[/LIST]



Demonic

[LIST=1]

Aetherin Shadows: winter-strengthened, new city bonus, minor faction dependent units - TruFaulken

The Elders: slavery, minor faction sacrifice, village upgrades - EisenKreutzer

The Betrayed Ones: underground cities, start bonus choice, bonus for allied/at war - Rave

The Adventurers: Gremlins, pacified villages generate quests, city relocation, increased quest rewards, fast unit movement - Hustred

[/LIST]



Draconid

[LIST=1]

Azi Dahaka: high population disapproval, borough approval bonus - Shoreyo

The Vyroken: militaristic, slow population growth, winter-hardened, minor faction bonus, attack on pacified villages = declaration of war on Vyroken - FinalStrigon

[/LIST]



Elementals

[LIST=1]

Ubnud Muezzi: minor faction bonus, fortified cities, defensive, slow expansion - _theclamps_

The Waste: no dust, no food, endless war - Lukestyler95

The Elementals: magic, changing elemental nature - TheMassivMan

The Ignis: sacrifice minor factions, counter attack, harsh winters - Zakk_Wylde

Georifts: winter-immune, militaristic - Worsham

Méèium: Elementals of dust, pop/science, F to IS conversion, I/unit, loss of S/dead unit - Marteau

The Néé Collective: Water elementals, waterbound at start, minor faction required to settle on land - todesbart

The Hrrysbane: winter-affinity, longer winters, harsh summers, village destruction bonus - CarlosDeMunyos

The Descendans: S bonus on diplomatic treaties, F&happiness bonus on ruins/anomalies, malus on war, dust bonus on different terrain types settled - MrPeacemaker

[/LIST]



Fishpeople

[LIST=1]

CIEVERS: diplomatic, scientific, waterbound, cities on water tiles - Ottopoika

[/LIST]



Humanoid

[LIST=1]

The Forgotten Ones: gathers Endless relics, uses up relics for buildings/instant techs - odeboy1

The Azuku: minor faction recruitment, diplomatic - chaos_rick

The Drifters: elvish nomads, adventurous, shared teleportation, winter-immunity - Mordius

The Earthlings: seasonal gameplay, minor faction bonus - Lifescayper

The Perennial Eclipse: religious, militaristic, high production, minor faction vassals - SlightlyQuarky

Solarians: religious, sacrifice mechanics, minor faction indoctrination - dreamwalker

The Cognition: resurrection, no minor factions, infiltration, scientific - Sixthdaemonfox

Lords from Under: FIS-transmutation by dust, isolationist, upgradeable units - hellstork

Dustborns: dust-centric, dust-transcendence-victory, scientific, dissection of minor factions - Gnouman

The Blood Bound: upgradeable units, looting, minor faction bonus, militaristic - Maxfightmas7er

The Covenant: minor faction bonus, settlement/pacification empire bonus, expansionists - iDrunk

Sanjanemo: overtake/keep out neutral units, village pacification/revolt by influence - Wintersong

The Hunters of Baog: enslave minor factions, use up minor factions for FID bonus/SI malus - T41

The Nârigas: Ophidian humanoid, minor&major faction, bonus from their minor faction equivalent, can replace minor factions - Jaguar_Flemmard

Tinkers: Goblinoid, industrial, replaced destroyed villages with factories, high cost/efficiency units - DesmondT.Fantabulous

The Silhens: winter-bonus, loot-mechanic, underground movement, militaristic - LegionQC

The Lacertan Empire: raise undead during battles, population cannot be redistributed but produces more FIDS, minor faction enslavement - Faust

[/LIST]



Multicultural

[LIST=1]

Cultists of the Eternal End: Religious, one holy city, minor faction-indoctrination, holy warfare - Nosferatiel

The Church of the Creators: Religious, dust-baptism, terrain-bonuses - Teslaflux

The Federation: minor faction bonus, diplomatic - RariShyZealot

The Dusteaters: Religious, dust-centric, minor faction bonus, defensive - Commdor

The Confederacy of Free Peoples: one capital, high influence, diplomatic, small outposts - Adventurer_Blitz

The Stasis Pirates: villages as watchtowers, minor faction bonuses, ocean bonuses - K__

The Vanguard: settlement on villages, minor faction transformation, winter-loving - Stealth_Hawk

The Shintaro: Multicultural, good/evil spirit choice, religious, upgrading minor factions - halofury36

The Oligarchy: no attack on villages, powerful/cheap heroes, minor faction FIDSI bonus, fast faction discovery - TapperMaiaz

The Warmongers: settlement on villages only, prestige with minor factions mechanic, asymmetric warfare - Niateph

The Rebellion: FI upkeep for assimilated factions, pop bonus per x rounds and village to cities, pays I to instantly turn cities - Golodion

The Founders: settlement on villages, cities generate quests for trust-mechanic, minor faction army - Strawberry

Wisdom Singers: Multicultural, one city, region control by minor faction assimilation, empire plan affecs minor faction unit efficiency - MysteryOne

The Awoken: (tech upgrade) villages act as districts, approval bonus per assimilated faction, approval malus per destroyed village in region - Ervayne

Xanarpia: special gem resource, gems used for unit upgrades, can use gems for FIDS - SombreToy

Mal ira Naata: religious, indoctrinate minor factions - Ljosapaldr

PANCZASU wrote:
lmao, fair point lol



It really is a shame that the deadline has passed though. I'm so tempted to just edit my submission and add the extra stuff I wrote but since I'm not sure if that's against rules or not (probably is), I'm not going to

You can't actually edit posts in locked down threads. Otherwise I'd be also tempted to edit stuff in since I was wondering if I should have given example of what battling with my faction units' could be like...

ResonanceMask wrote:
Three votes in 99 poll sounds rather small... But I guess there isn't really much of other options.

There will be three chosen biographies when we close the poll: the three with the most votes. However, we will allow multiple choices so you can vote for as many as you want, but you must realise that your vote will have less impact if you do so. With almost 100 faction biographies, we think 3 would be perfect and 10 choices should be the max but it's really up to you.



Edit: the problem with diving into several categories the submissions is that you already decide to make people compete against each other with a specific criteria: all the Elementals vs all the Humanoids vs all the Cybernetics factions and so on. We would then have to create new votes to choose if you'd rather have one humanoid race vs one cybernetic race etc. All of this even before getting to the GAMES2GETHER vote. And, we unfortunately need to follow our schedule if we want to make sure we'll be able to deliver this faction on time.

@ melkathi

The biggest bonus of voting for more than one's own faction is: not feeling like a git afterwards

Oh so true.



It's also something to do with how group voting works. 3 is an optimal number to administer and at the same time provides the option to value your own entry and force a considered choice for another 2.



Everyone feels better because they've had a shot at the title and the admin team get 3 supported options to run off on a second voting round.



(I deleted a lot here - it just didn't help)