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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2015 1:14:10 GMT 3
Not ingame currently but keep an eye on the vitri solar system as SI terraforming might get added to this solar system.
Devs have made contact and due to the stuffup in communication regarding the sirius inc name which at first they coudlnt put through and then decided to update, ive heard from zac at Fdev and it maybe but not definite on the cards that as a comprimise of sorts that they cant delete sirius inc as its already in that they may add SI terraforming to another system and after some personal consideration (it had to be no less than 50LY away) so ive chosen the vitri solar system which is about 68LY awa from pic tok and in a nice bubble of quite systems but close systems in the vitri system.
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2015 1:16:01 GMT 3
If this goes through it will give our group yet more things to do ingame, and another subfaction to support and because all of these systems are all in a uncontrolled space theres an outside chance that our group of minor factions player backed ( sirius inc and possibly SI terraforming + as well as the unknown sirius hyperspace in ngalia) may form the basis of a new player backed powerplay faction at some point in the future.
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Post by incognet on Oct 27, 2015 2:01:58 GMT 3
Did you receive any explanation for the choice of government type? Will Sirius Inc be changed to a corporation, or do we have this inexplicable democracy named after a corporation? Honestly, the name bothers me less than government type.
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2015 2:34:45 GMT 3
Sirius inc will remain a democratic faction unfornatley. No explanation offered, no changes can be made now its ingame, do not past go do not collect 200 dolla and all that.
So maybe SI terraforming / corporation will be the comprimise, but no definetes just asking for an system we would like to be placed in thats 50LY+ from san
Vitri was one of my other inital choices in the planning stages for sirius inc ( but i chose san over it back then) so ive gone back to that choice given the conditions attached from zac.
Keep an eye out for it in the next week or so i guess , will have to see if it goes through or not
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Post by incognet on Oct 27, 2015 3:02:55 GMT 3
They really need to give an explanation for Sirius Inc. being a democratic faction. I'm going to continue harassing their support staff until we receive. Even if it has already been placed in the game, this combination of name & government type makes absolutely no sense.
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2015 3:23:21 GMT 3
Ive sent 8 emails and finally got this reply from zac. I agree with youre sentiment but i think im at this point if i pursue it further am going after a dead end chase.
Feel free to let me know if u have success where i only got thier "comprimise offer"
That said if we get sirius inc and SI terraforming about 55LY apart we could perhaps embrace sirius hyperspace
Then support all 3 in expansions into systems that hopefully dont end up overlapping to much ( theres 100s in our neck of space)
It gives our growing memberbase options across a sector of space, prevents any enemies that might appear of sirius inc or those with hostile intent being able to disrupt us except in a few locations but not completley shut down our overall efforts.
And potentially down the track might enable us to bring 1 of the 3 factions in as a powerplay faction of some sort, and if we are lucky embracing all 3 minor factions in a new area of space on the outer rim on the outskirts of sirius gov and i think hudson but its further away.
Im also on the lookout for other player groups that may be hiding out here and the potential for additonal alliances "or enemies" depending on who they are and what they represent.
And heck who knows what galaxy sandbox tools Fdev will serve up in the coming months, years it forms a base of operations of sort.
But lets wait and see if zac gives us SI terraforming in vitri first.
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Post by incognet on Oct 27, 2015 3:28:54 GMT 3
Honestly, they may only reply to you (as founder/leader of this player group). I'll keep trying though.
I wouldn't object so much to a democratic 'Sirius Inc', if we at least had confirmation from FDev that choice was intentional.
There is RP potential here... a Sirius Subsidiary gone rogue... but the name really ought to change (if gov't type cannot).
That being said... I'm glad that you finally got a reply from Zac. At least FDev is listening (albeit poorly).
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2015 4:22:18 GMT 3
Agreed, i think in zacs case his overworked. Similiar sparaodic updates have been reported by the leaders of some other groups im in regular contact with.
One group had its faction inserted in 3 different systems with slightly different names and 3 different government types none of which was its original suggestion, they finally got it put in last week. Yet they have 3 of the same similiar named faction nearby.
Last i heard they intended to just expand over the top of them and to keep them as 0% minors.
Im doing my best not to sandblast zac so am willing to comrprmise if we get our SI terraforming name in as a corporate entity, if they are unwilling to make adjustments now stuff is in, that seems to be the line elsewhere then we can keep our sirius inc democratic (might be our only choice anyway)
Other than that theres more trade routes we can open up for members if virti goes ahead as well.
But i like the idea of a sirius subsidary faction or an old splinter group that had a internal split from us 5 years back has come back to he fold. Perhaps SI terraforming can be the subsidary corporation faction, where as sirius inc is the political arm democratically elected and due to recent healing with Si terraforming performed a state backed buyout and now SI terra is a state owned corporate entity to expand our reach of capitalisitic aims.
We can also perform a buyout of sirius hyperspace which is another corporate entity, which was a hostile buyout after its previous owners abandoned it as a unprofitable enterprise, after a quick firesale auction sirius inc brought the rights
And then we can setup trade routes between the sirius inc civilan government and its 2 state owned corporate entities
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Post by incognet on Oct 27, 2015 5:02:26 GMT 3
But i like the idea of a sirius subsidary faction or an old splinter group that had a internal split from us 5 years back has come back to he fold. Perhaps SI terraforming can be the subsidary corporation faction, where as sirius inc is the political arm democratically elected and due to recent healing with Si terraforming performed a state backed buyout and now SI terra is a state owned corporate entity to expand our reach of capitalisitic aims. So in their present form, Sirius Inc. might be something like a public-benefit corporation, only with a democratically elected board? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-benefit_corporationMaybe San began as a Sirius Corp. venture, with corporate/venturist government... the planetary equivalent of a "company town". Several generations later, their descendants "emancipate" from the Sirius Corporation... but maintain certain offices/institutions (including the name). Perhaps the political situation is SO volatile, the people of San cannot agree on what their new republic should be called?
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Post by incognet on Oct 27, 2015 5:41:52 GMT 3
Another plausible backstory: San was an unprofitable investment, and effectively "cut loose" by Sirius Corp. years ago. However, Sirius has yet to fully renounce claims on the system. The residents of San, Sirius employees and their kin, have an identity rooted in the Sirius brand... name, image, and mythos. They are reluctant to completely sever ties with the past, and have elected new "Company Directors". Even now, diplomatic overtures are being made (to Sirius, Lembava, etc.) "Sirius Inc" requests a clarification of their status
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Post by incognet on Oct 27, 2015 12:16:47 GMT 3
I just checked Vitri, and made an alarming discovery: there appears to be a player group named "Optimal Operations". Somehow, I doubt that SI Terraforming will be placed here... Attachments:
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2015 14:01:26 GMT 3
interesting, well i wasnt aware of that, seems someone had the same idea. So question is , is it a home system for said player group ( google search turns up zero as to who they are) or if an expanded system we may stand a chance. im sure the devs will get back to me for another alternative if it is an issue. In which case i do have a third option which after having checked has no player factions from what i can see. Ill keep everyone updated when i hear anything back.
But thanks for the heads up, it might prove to be a dud move on my part time will tell, worse case we are stuck with our democratic sirius inc faction, and given no one has claimed sirius hyperspace ( we might be able to just claim it as our corporate subsidary plus its closer)
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Post by Admin on Nov 2, 2015 10:52:34 GMT 3
Quick update from Fdev the next batch of names go through next week. They have sent our suggestion off to the devs for final approval and implementation so assuming the green light is a given within a week or two we should have our minor faction in there
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Post by incognet on Nov 2, 2015 10:58:50 GMT 3
In... Vitri, or another location?
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Post by Admin on Nov 2, 2015 11:15:12 GMT 3
Vitri is the system that it will be in. Assuming the devs give their final ok to it
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