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Precursors Artwork / MOVED: Xite's drawings, if she ever posts them

« on: May 06, 2008, 01:44:25 am »

This topic has been moved to General Artwork.

http://forums.g33xnexus.com/index.php?topic=786.0

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Short Stories / Consumption

« on: April 24, 2008, 10:06:27 pm »

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Precursors / Updated Screen Shot!

« on: March 29, 2008, 02:42:38 am »

Yes, believe it or not, we've got a screenshot! I'm doing a 'visual refresh' of the CEGUI theme, and here's what I've got so far... keep in mind, this is severely a WIP.

Edit: Windows Screenshot! This is running the new code, and is a fresh screenshot, taken 45 seconds ago!

Yes, I know it looks the same, but this is the new code base! This means we can start actually working on the app again!

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General Announcements / Restarting Precursors Development

« on: March 25, 2008, 12:15:42 am »

It's been a while since we put Precursors on hold, and while we had intended to develop another game first, now that life has taken it's course, I've decided that Precursors is the game I've wanted to do, and the game I will do. So, we're restarting the code base, and getting the project moving again.

One of our previous problems was that development was never self sustaining. Frankly, this is a problem, and I would really like to hear some ideas on how to solve it. We desperately need both artists and developers (developers more so then artists, honestly.) So, if you know anything (or are interested yourself) then please, send an e-mail to [email protected].

All of you 'old hats' who haven't been on the forums in a while, we invite you to come back. All of you 'newbies' we hope you'll stay, and share in our triumphs (and failures!)

Welcome, and enjoy your stay. And, as always, the stage is set, the pieces in place. What story will you tell?

--Chris

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Precursors Artwork / Lizbeth's Guns

« on: March 19, 2008, 04:05:18 am »

Well, I decided it was time for me to play with modeling again. I think I got back into the swing of it....

Here's a WIP of Lizbeth's Guns.

FYI, they are going to look like the guns depicted here: http://leftiesrevenge.deviantart.com/art/Walk-With-You-Through-the-Dark-72123245

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The Wallth Are Thoundproof / Absurd URLS

« on: March 16, 2008, 03:13:12 am »

Ok, this is made up.. but I want this to be my new site:

www.dotdoubleyoudoubleyoudoubleyoudotcomslashtwo.com/slash2dotdotdotslash/questionmarkslash/dot.php?slashequalstwo=2

...and that's just the main page!

how about posting some real (or fake) urls that just break your brain.

[Full Name:]

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Characters / [Canon]: Sylvia

« on: March 16, 2008, 02:35:11 am »

Sylvia
by Christopher S. Case

Full Name:		Sylvia
Race:		Jyse
Gender:		Female
Age:		N/A (23)
Height:		6'7"
Weight:		140 lbs
Eye Color:		Grey
Hair Color:		Blond/Silver
Heritage:		N/A
Affiliation:		None

Personality: Sylvia believes that she is a goddess, and everything else in existence is either a tool or a hindrance. She loathes all creatures born into physical bodies, envying them. She believes any physical creature with Focus is an abomination; the more Focus, the more she wishes to destroy them.

Sylvia is cruel, cold, unfeeling, and proud of it. She's arrogant, malevolent, and actively seeks to underline just how much better she is then anything and everything else. As such, she's actually quite repetitive, and annoying. Lizbeth actually finds her almost amusing... in that '600 people just died' kind of way.

Quirks: Sylvia is used to talking to other people. Her body language is almost always seductive, and she has a tendency to try and wrap her body around someone when she speaks to them. This is especially awkward when she's expressing how much she dislikes someone, yet her body language is saying something completely different.

Focus: Sylvia is a Jyse. In physical form, she has the power of a god... she is virtually omnipotent. However, without her physical body, she has very little in the way of abilities, save the focus to appear to beings in the physical realm.

History: Sylvia was one of the first Jyse to be awakened by the Overseers. She lead the war against the other Jyse at her husband's side. He (Icarus) helped focus her lust and hatred into something useful the two of them could use. Once the Overseers banished the Jyse, Sylvia and Icarus became obsessed with existing in the physical realm. Icarus was killed by following his obsession, while Sylvia discovered Simon, and seduced him. Ever since that, she has been experiencing the physical realm as one of his personas.

Featured in:
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The Wallth Are Thoundproof / Not Safe For Work

« on: March 16, 2008, 01:46:54 am »

Ok, I think this is a good thread to have. Here we can post all kinds of random shit, and laugh about it.

First off, we have this little gem:



Her tits look phallic, and she looks like she just bit down on a cockroach. A sour cockroach. My title for this is image is, "Are we having fun yet?"

Now, onto this:



I'd comment about it, but then I'd just be being a dick.

Ok, the floor is open to the rest of y'all.

[Full Name:]

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Characters / [Canon]: Sean Krim

« on: March 13, 2008, 10:19:58 pm »

Sean Krim
by Christopher S. Case

Full Name:		Sean Micheal Krim
Race:		Human
Gender:		Male
Age:		29
Height:		5'11"
Weight:		195 lbs
Eye Color:		Dark Brown
Hair Color:		Bald
Heritage:		League
Affiliation:		League (Executive Officer, LN Archigos II)

Personality: Sean is a very cool, calculating person. He seems friendly, when he's in the mood. Often, he'll simply smile, wishing to remain a mystery. Most women find his enigmatic personality alluring. Combined with his looks, and suave nature, he can easily seduce most members of the female sex.

Beneath his cool exterior is a raging beast. He is jealous, possessive, paranoid, and sadistic. He craves power, specifically the power he can have over people through pain. Giving pain has become an addiction of his, and while most would give in to obsession, he's turned it into a tool, something he can use to help channel and focus his impulses to his advantage.

Quirks: Sean as a slight, subtle twitch to the sound of an angry man yelling. His father often raged at him, beating him, and beating his mother. It was this that taught Sean his disrespect and loathing of women, but also gave him his only real fear: fer of his father's retribution. As such, even now that he's well on his way to excelling his father's ambitions, he still fears the man.

History: Sean's father is an Admiral, and a man obsessed with power. He was brutal, doling out a pittance of praise with a handful of scorn. His father's rage even cost Sean's mother her life. Her death jaded Sean to death, and seeing his father grab at whatever ptoower and control he had shaped Sean into the monster he is.

After his mother's death, Sean promised himself he would become better then his father in every way. Better at controlling others, better at gaining power. He applied himself to the goal of becoming a ship captain, knowing that once in control of such a powerful vehicle, he would be in a position to start challenging his father's support. He could instill loyalty in his crew, and through them, expand outward and create a base of power not based off fear, but off respect and accomplishment. His only roadblock was his rival, David Case.

David and Sean had become rivals David's first day at the academy. What took him years to do only took David months. Instead of bullying David, Sean decided to befriend David. They stayed friends until their last year at the academy. Sean had recently started dating a girl that David had wanted to date for a while. When the girl was found dead, beaten to death, David tried to get Sean convicted of the murder. Sean actually had killed her, but his father was powerful enough to cover his son's tracks. Sean learned that even after years of trying to instill loyalty in David, that the younger man would never bend to another's will. Since that day the two of them have been rivals.

Both Sean and David were up for command of the Archigos II. David got the command, and Sean received the posting of Executive Officer, Second Shift. While this meant he would get some command experience (since the Captain was only on the first shift), it also meant that he could never be transferred to first shift unless Glyse, David's sister, was transferred.

Featured in:
...Pending...

[Full Name:]

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Characters / [Canon]: Kaeya Hattori

« on: March 13, 2008, 08:53:08 pm »

Kaeya Hattori
by Christopher S. Case

Full Name:		Kaeya Hattori
Race:		Artificial Intelligence (LN Archigos II)
Gender:		Female
Age:		28
Height:		5'2"
Weight:		105lbs
Eye Color:		Yellow
Hair Color:		Black
Heritage:		League
Affiliation:		League (Commander, LN Archigos II)

Personality: Kaeya tends to be quiet and reserved in most situations. She has a very mature sense of humor, but she tends to keep it in reserve for when it's least expected. (She enjoys catching people off guard, and some of her fondest memories are the looks of surprise on her opponent's face.)

Since becoming an AI, however, Kaeya has also adopted a detachment as a way of reminding herself that she's no longer a human. David is often chiding her that just because she may no longer be human it doesn't mean she needs to abandon her humanity. She's still struggling with that idea.

Quirks: Her primary quirk is that her body is merely a physical shell, a part of the ship, and as such, it ca be repaired in the same manner. She still feels pain, but her body can be destroyed without actually causing harm to her. She can also repair it at a rate impossible for most species.

An extension of this is her ability to change her physical appearance. She can change just her cloths, or her entire appearance at whim. There are even times she changes her species. (Rarest of all is when she becomes a hybrid Grey-Sooni-Human; those moments would scar the witnesses for the rest of their lives... if she left any.)

History: Kaeya entered the League Military Academy at the age of twelve. While most students are forced to wait until they are thirteen, she had already proven herself a strategic genius. Becoming the League's Chess champion at fifteen was entirely expected, and didn't even garnish any praise from her peers. Only her father expressed his pride in the amazing mind she possessed. Kaeya took everything in stride, pushing herself to her mental and physical limits on a daily basis. Because of her age and her Japanese Heritage, she endured merciless taunts from most of her peers, until she neatly would break and arm or sometimes even a finger. Generally she did this in such a way that she could never be linked to the accident, without embarrassing the bully. On the few occasions she did get in trouble she accepted the punishment with pride, knowing that her assailant would never be able to rebuild their respect with the other students. By the time she graduated at 17, she had no enemies, and only a handful of friends.

Kaeya's first assignment was on the front lines. She was the Flight Dispatcher, relaying orders to the defense pilots, and handling decisions that had to be made on the spot, and couldn't be relayed. It was here that she met David Case, her eventual captain and friend. They dated for a few months, but Kaeya was reassigned, and the relationship ended. A few years later, they were both assigned to the Archigos I, and they renewed both their relationship and their friendship. While the relationship didn't last, (Glyse was a huge thorn in Kaeya's side, and to this day, she has some negative feelings towards her) their friendship and respect did. When David became captain of the Archigos, he promoted her to head of security. A few years later, he specifically requested her for duty on the Archigos II

During an unexpected encounter with an unknown alien force  on their first mission, David was forced to activate the ship's organic core. This core was originally designed to accept a person as it's template for the Artificial Intelligence. However, this system was deactivated because of concerns about it's mental stability and just where such a creature's loyalties would lie. Kaeya sacrificed herself, allowing the ship to take her, and therefore became the ship's Artificial Intelligence. In truth, Kaeya Hattori died, and a new entity with all of her memories and most of her personality was reborn, in her image. This event was very traumatic for Kaeya, and she sometimes wonders if she'll ever come to grips with what she has become.

Featured in:
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General Discussion / Check out the Characters Section!

« on: March 13, 2008, 04:16:08 am »

I've just been putting a bunch of hours into updating/editing/working on the Characters section of the forums. For those who don't know, the whole point of the forums, initially, was to be a sort of online brainstorming session for a story/game I was creating. It's exploded into an entire universe (among my friends) and as such, has some notable figures in it. So, in an attempt to help share this universe, I've been working on the biographies for some of the characters... and the ones I've got done are in the Characters section. (That's here for those of you too lazy to look.)

Have a gander, and know that there will be more of these going up ever day or three. (Most likely two tomorrow, plus the update of David.) Oh, and as always, constructive comments are welcome.

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The Wallth Are Thoundproof / Emergency! READ THIS NOW!

« on: March 10, 2008, 06:53:54 pm »

STOP!






























(It's hammer time.)

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General Discussion / The things I do at work...

« on: March 09, 2008, 10:40:13 am »

Yes, I'm currently working at Office Max. My job, today, is to walk around the store, trying to sell customers things. Guess where I am now? The back office, 'doing inventory preparation'. This translates into, 'I'm bored, no one's here, so dammit, I'm gunna go watch you tube videos and get paid for it.'

Still, I dunno, I wanted some human interaction. So, I jumped on here. I plan on doing a bunch of work on the forums tonight, so you guys should see a new short story, a new introductory thing for RFI, and some nive, shiny bio pics thanks to Ginny. w00t.

I'm still bored, though.

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Characters / Military Ranks

« on: March 08, 2008, 07:13:02 pm »

League Military Ranks

Fleet	Intelligence	Starfighter	Naval	Infantry
	(B0) Cadet	(S0) Cadet	(N0) Cadet	(I0) Cadet
	(B1) Recruit	(S1) Ensign	(N1) Ensign	(I1) Private
	(B2) Trainee	(S2) Airman	(N2) Ensign First Class	(I2) Private First Class
	(B3) General Operative	(S3) Flight Officer	(N3) Lieutenant	(I3) Lieutenant
	(B4) Field Assistant	(S4) Lieutenant First Class	(N4) Lieutenant First Class	(I4) Brigadier
	(B5) Field Operative	(S5) Lieutenant Commander	(N5) Lieutenant Commander	(I5) Major
	(B6) Strategic Operative	(S6) Commander	(N6) Commander	(I6) Sergeant
	(B7) Assistant Director	(S7) Wing Commander	(N7) Executive Officer	(I7) Brigadier General
	(B8) Department Director	(S8) Wing Captain	(N8) Captain	(I8) General
(F1) Commodore	(B9) Executive Director
(F2) Rear Admiral	(B10) Black Operative
(F3) Admiral	(B11) Admiral
(F4) Grand Admiral
(F5) President

An "H" after a rank denotes either an honorary (or field) commission.
An "R" after a rank denotes someone who has retired.



Terran Military Ranks

The Terrans do not separate their ranks based off of branch. They do, however, have Non Commissioned Officers (NonComs).

Non Commisioned:
NonCom Class 0
NonCom Class 1
NonCom Class 2
NonCom Class 3

Officer:
Officer Cadet
First Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant General
Major General
General
General First Class

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Characters / Faction and Race List

« on: March 07, 2008, 04:38:31 am »

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Athenaeum / Book 1: Only in Dreams

« on: March 06, 2008, 09:26:03 pm »

This is the official 'Only in Dreams' discussion thread. Feel free to comment on what's going on, or ask questions about events. Enjoy.

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Athenaeum / Athenaeum Forum Launched!

« on: March 06, 2008, 09:20:25 pm »

I finally got around to making a board for Athenaeum. Now, it's time to add it to the site, but meh. Either way, this is the place to check for information about updates, and as a good way to contact the writers/artists.

Anyway, enjoy!

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General Announcements / Spring Cleaning of the Forums

« on: March 06, 2008, 09:02:40 pm »

Well, I took some time to go through our member list. First, I deleted everyone who had zero posts (with the exception of windshipper). If they haven't posted after a few years, they'll never post. Second, I deleted everyone (with a few exceptions of names I remembered being very frequent posters, back in the day) who hasn't visited the forums since before Jan 1st, 2007. I figure if you've not been here in over a year, you're not coming back. If you are, well, no biggie. Just re-register.

Now, I moving on to cleaning up the boards, and then I'll be getting this place ready to start showing people again. Yaaaay!

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General Announcements / Forum Theme

« on: March 06, 2008, 05:50:27 pm »

Well, it's been a while since I first made our old forum theme, and frankly, it's pretty broken. So, after some deliberation, I installed several new themes, and I've decided on a new default theme: Alienation. I expect that over the next month or two I'll tweak it; for now, it's fine as is. I also want to update the forums, and then start using them again. Also, I expect to have a few themes defaulted for certain boards; Like an Athenaeum theme once I make a board for it.

Should anyone object to the new default, feel free to change it. Also, should you think you could make a better theme, please, do. I welcome all themes. (Or if you have a pet favorite and want to see it added to the forums, go right ahead.

Well, that's all there is to announce at the moment. There may be some more interesting things later.

--Morgul

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General Discussion / Revamp/Restart the forums?

« on: January 20, 2008, 05:23:01 am »

Well, here's an interesting question. Is there any desire to revamp/restart these forums? I've love to upgrade to a new smf, do a new theme, and get people interested in GNE again. Frankly, I think it's time to start compiling all the different information and ideas into one place, and making a unified front for everything. All the work I've been doing on platshop has made me want to redo the GNE site, and to start getting precursors functioning as a _real_ thing again. With the opening on the GNE store in the next few months, I think that we might have something here.

Thoughts?