Fictional universe concept based from RF Online, for my Generals ZH mod in the future Options

[nikitazero678]

Seeing that I have started to be proficient in CnC modding, I am now thinking to create a ZH total conversion mod in the future. The mod's story will be taken from that of an MMORPG game that was once famous here in Indonesia, RF Online, albeit heavily changed so it would be resembling that of our real-life universe, but with a more advanced technology (so it won't include elemental/spiritual powers).

The mod will be named "Command & Conquer Generals: Rising Force". It takes place in Novus, a beautiful resource-rich planet similar to that of the Earth, but noticeably larger and has a shorter time cycle (a day there is about 20 hours, and a year there is about 300 days) populated by a human race that shares some of the genetic materials of Earth's humans, only noticeably superior and has a longer lifespan of over 100 years, divided into Accretia Empire, Bellato Union and Holy Alliance Cora, and will depict an intense battle between the three countries.

Current informations about the mod will be posted here. Note that the information is not final and subject to changes.

About Novus

Located within the edges of the Milky Way galaxy and orbiting the binary stars of Nigel and Lumen in their solar system’s habitable zone, Novus is a beautiful, resource-rich planet which similar to that of the Earth, but slightly larger (about 15,000 square kilometers in diameter), have three natural satellites/moons and has a shorter time cycle (a day there is about 20 hours and a year there is about 300 days).

Novus is teeming with a highly diverse ecosystem of lifeforms and are populated by many sapient races who have evolved over eons, possibly due to the fact that the planet’s suns are binary stars, but the most notable and numerous among them is a human race that shares some of the genetic materials of Earth’s humans, only noticeably superior and has a longer lifespan of over 100 years, divided into three nation-states: Accretia Empire, Bellato Union and Holy Alliance Cora.

The Accretians are secular and rational, while the Bellateans are liberal and moderate, and the Corites are traditionalist, spiritualist and conservative, but these prevents them from getting along throughout the planet’s history, leading to many conflicts and wars. Only in certain rare cases, such as the expedition of the planet’s arctic zone, now known as the Ether, where they are seen working together.

Accretia Empire

The largest country in Novus by the controlled territory, the Accretia Empire is a unitary elective monarchy that urged their people to put all their efforts for everyone’s benefit. Despite of their government being highly totalitarian and repressive, doing anything including violent means to ensure the Empire’s stability, the Accretians are known for their ‘development plans’ which results of having the second strongest economy in Novus, excellent health and education system as well as life expectancy and a highly balanced income distribution - thus the Accretians as a whole enjoyed a high standard of living and has a well-developed society.

Culturally, the Accretians held a secular and rational thinking and knowledge, which led them to search any possible rational information and explanation in almost every level, ignoring superstitious beliefs and even ethical and moral concerns, the latter if it is necessary to achieve their goals. For example, a doctor would search for any new healing methods by studying the disease itself to the very details, and even they would went far to experiment on humans and made artificial humans to do so. However, this made the Accretians very advanced in science, accomplishing many things that the Bellatians and the Corites otherwise haven’t and could only dream of.

Having the largest and most powerful, as well as highly disciplined, well-trained and well-equipped military in Novus, the Accretians have a militaristic desire to further expand the Empire throughout the planet. This led them to commit various police actions and interventions throughout the neutral Novusian territories, and prior to the beginning of the Novus War, annexes many territories into the Empire.

In the mod, the Accretia Empire will be much like the Russians in ROTR, using heavy firepower and a powerful and expensive army in combat. Their in-game superweapon will be the Thermonuclear Missile, which works like the vanilla ZH's Nuclear Missile but trades off radioactive fallout for increased damage and radius.

Bellato Union

The most populous country in Novus, the Bellato Union is a capitalistic union/alliance of several smaller Novus countries determined to work together to achieve common prosperity. They has the most advanced technology in Novus driven by their strong and intelligent nature as well as the strongest economy in Novus mainly driven through industry, commerce and trade activities. However, the Bellateans’ greed has driven them to exploit the planet’s natural resources to the extremes, often turning once lush and verdant forest into a barren desert through large-scaled deforestation, but the Bellateans has an effective and efficient resource management system which somewhat compensates for their reckless avarice.

The Bellateans enjoyed a moderate, highly peaceful and liberal society which contributes to their relatively stable political and social environments, and they are also free to express their opinions and publicly criticizes their government as freedom of expression is guaranteed in their constitution. This is partly due to their culture which encourages the Bellateans to be happy to change the peoples’ life for the better, as a happy person will contribute to the society’s progress, and freedom will allow a person to think straight.

Because the Bellateans are, at first, does not want to be at war with the other countries, they do not possess a unified military force. However, after being forced to participate in various armed conflicts and insurgencies within their frontiers and borders, they eventually converted many of their civilian and science equipment into military arsenals, and extensively used defensive tactics which allowed them to hold out through all of their enemies. Learning from that experience, the Union now has a unified, highly advanced military force that stands ready to deal with any threats to the Union’s continuity.

In the mod, the Bellato Union will be much like the combination of USA and ECA in ROTR, using a versatile, all-rounded, high-tech force in combat. Their in-game superweapon will be the Hammerstorm Artillery, which works like the Tremor AGAS in ROTR and the vanilla Generals' SCUD Storm.

Holy Alliance Cora

The smallest and the oldest country in Novus, the Holy Alliance Cora is a theocratic confederation of several countries that have existed since the ancient times, which shares the same monotheistic religious belief to a supreme god named Decem. Their people has the best physical appearance among the other Novus peoples; their men stands tall with handsome appearance, and so does their women.

The Corites held a zealous, firm belief to their god Decem, whom they believed to have created the worlds in beauty and created the Corites to carry out His wishes to make the worlds He created more beautiful, peaceful and lively, with the Corites’ purpose of life is to get closer with Him. They believed that those who carry out Decem’s wishes will receive His gifts to His children in form of both physical and mental strength. Decem also wishes the Corites to not put the world and their inhabitants into harm or damage, and must preserve and protect them instead, as hurting them would mean hurting Him as well. Thus, the Corites are only allowed to exploit natural resources under Decem’s will. They also believe that their body is a sacred place for Decem, and thus, they must treasure their body well. Because of these believes, the Corites had a longstanding reputation for being the most ecological and environment-friendly country in Novus, having the most advanced waste disposal and sewer management technology, and relying on wind farms and solar parks as a clean source of energy.

While having a rather weak military, the Corites makes up for it through their religious fanaticism and extensive use of guerilla and covert tactics as well as electronic warfare, which allowed them to defend their sacred lands from the aggressions of other races.

In the mod, the Holy Alliance Cora will be much like the combination of China and GLA in ROTR, relying on religious fervor, covert tactics, subterfuge and electronic warfare to support their army in combat. Their in-game superweapon will be the Sunlight Strike, which works like the Particle Cannon in the vanilla Generals but with the appearance of the Solaris strike in ROTR.

The Crag Mine War

Novus has been in a relatively stable state since the First Novus War. During that time, the three countries worked to recover from the outcomes of the war. Decades later, tensions is on the rise between the three countries following the discovery of a huge ore reserve in the Crag mountains located in Novus' central highlands. The three countries quickly move to claim the mine as their own, a move that resulted in a clash between the countries known as the "Crag Mine Dispute". However, many did not know that clash would foreshadow another great conflict that will happen between the three countries in the future, and by the time they realized it, the Second Novus War is on their doorstep...

This post has been edited by nikitazero678: 1 Jan 2016, 11:02