Majestic7 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Am I the only one who'd like to see game that is essentially reverse X-Com? Let's say it starts in 1947, after Roswell. You play a handful of aliens stuck in a small flying saucer. You came to investigate Earth and your interstellar craft crashed in Roswell, maybe shot down. You have a few ways to win - build a new interstellar ship and leave, take over the stupid primate planet or something else, X. In the beginning, all you have is a handful of non-combat aliens and a small atmospheric craft. You need to investigate the locals, build a base and set up improvised infrastructure. When you have cloning tanks you can start churning out more troops, scientists etc. Perhaps improve them by splicing local DNA - here they come, the proud alligator men! All the while, you need to keep your actions as stealthy as possible. There are a lot of those nasty primates on this planet. Maintaining secrecy is the most important thing; you can't leave witnesses or at least any reliable recording of your missions. You go around abducting specimens, replacing individuals with infiltrators loyal to your cause, sabotaging research that might reveal you and so forth. While you have scientific advantage, you suffer from a bad resource shortage. There is still need for research, as the theoretical knowledge you have must be applied to local resources and conditions. Imagine trying to build a modern computer with stone age technology; not very easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashMan Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Sounds great. I'd fund it if it was on kickstrter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Sounds awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akrakorn Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Wow, that sounds great. For some reason I think someone mentioned a similar idea in the old "geopolitical mod" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solver Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Sounds pretty awesome. An early game phase where stealth is the most important thing, as you're easily killed if discovered, followed by a ramp-up phase, and finally a phase where you can openly attack because you have gained enough resources and replicated your own technology. Could be a great game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryodan Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I agree, if on kickstarter I would possibly fund this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msvknight Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 did no one ele think about this? I wanted one since I first played x-com! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonlissla Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 There's a game in development called Isomer which KIND of does that. It's basically a blend between Dwarf Fortress and XCOM where you play as the aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordenkien Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I'd kick start Xiled or X-empire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I don't want to steal this idea at all, but if anyone would like to help me make a boardgame/D&D style game about this premise then I would love the help. I'll make up some ideas in a google documents, and if you're keen just send me a message with your e-mail and I'll share it with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msvknight Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I would like to help but I don't think im old enough and I don't have the skills, but if you can find a way for me to help, I would gladly help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Ha ha I've found that all you need is an imagination and the willingness to put in some effort. If anyone does want to help it can be anything from mission ideas, map crafting, gameplay features, testing, and so and so forth. There are so many things that people can help out with, and so long as people are willing to keep putting in a bit of time every now and then it will slowly take form =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 If anyone is interested, even if it's just to proofread and give ideas for things, let me know and I''ll start adding people once I'm back from Christmas in early January! Until then have a great holiday and a happy new year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msvknight Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 ok then, I'll try to help:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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