Wade1000 -> Lore of our starting setup. (3/30/2010 9:04:47 AM)
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I like to think of Distant Worlds as starting as mid way between a Type 2 civilization(Star Trek) and a Type 3 civilization(Star Wars). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXqbi3kaYxg (Michio Kaku: WIll We Ever Be a Galactic Civilization?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_3_Civilization (Kardashev scale) The ships and bases are huge; space bases being nearly planet sized. Yet, my empire is not, yet, nearly advanced enough to build larger Orbital population centers, Ringworlds, and Sphereworlds. (Those might come later...in a game expansion. :D) To me, the starting planets and solar system map circle are abstracted to represent an average of the core planets in my empire. The blue colored, shaded area around that cirlce represents outer colonies, bases, and some scouting done. I like to imagine the background stars in my empire as representing some of the major star sytems of my empire. The playable stars of the galactic map represent an average of all the stars for its area. This is how I imagine it. I feel that I control an epic empire with a grand history that is beginning a new era of moving beyond the home sector.(Maybe like a continuation of an empire from other 4X games.) That's my imagination. I know others have other lore ideas. Does anyone else imagine it similiar to me? What are your lore imaginings?
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