#Idea for centauri

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shadow barn
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I for one don't want the Centauri to be a mad max faction.

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Its interesting sure, but the slacker rebel faction going toe to toe with le evil corrupt high tech faction and standing a chance is kind of stale to me.

lost badge
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Fair. That’s the vibe I was picking up from reading the chat, but I believe a poor/scapper idea is interesting. It would also allow for the introducing of new harvesting methods. More labour oriented.

sacred mist
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yeah im not thrilled with the mad max faction idea here either.

shadow barn
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Plus the intro cut scene makes them out to be a relevant military power.

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They already have an established 'risen from the ashes' plot line.

lost badge
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do you know where I can find these resources ?

sacred mist
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"scrappy" not "scrapper"

shadow barn
lost badge
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intro?

shadow barn
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Yeah, when you launch the game?

lost badge
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ohhh gotcha

shadow barn
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You can rewatch it from the main menu too, top right corner.

lost badge
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will do

shadow barn
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The art makes it out to seem like they started out in poverty, living in tent camps and what not, until they launched their own mining enterprise.

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It then cuts to a massive dystopian looking mega city type backdrop.

lost badge
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I see how the “mad max” idea doesn’t really fit in with the Centauri.

shadow barn
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And this 'lays the foundation for conflict', so they are canonically enough of a threat to catch the attention of Sol.

sacred mist
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they are still the underdog

shadow barn
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But they aren't a gang of psychos on motorcycles.

sacred mist
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but are more focused on flexibility and resourcefulness

shadow barn
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Cold War Soviets.

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'This rifle will work after I left it in Balterium dust for a month'

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'And we made it cost me 10 space bucks'

sacred mist
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Soviets matched America in Tech more like Cold war China, a step behind but still able to beat the USA.

shadow barn
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I was thinking more like design doctrine.

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So cheap anyone can afford it, so tough you barely have to take care of it, so easy a child soldier can use it.

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Now apply to everything.

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In the broadest possible terms I think Centauri units should be cheaper and more durable than a comparable Sol unit, who will outmatch it in firepower and speed.

sacred mist
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kinda yeah, add in the idea they can pinch the penny to make it scream. much more focus on finesse

shadow barn
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Exactly. I'm excited to see what they end up looking like.

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Sol: Space Saudis. The nicest toys on Earth in the galaxy and they can barely use them.

sacred mist
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oh man is it warcrimes O'clock? Sol just feels like it got insulted