EDIT: Images got moved around, resulting in broken links but I figured no one would care since no one seems to so far.
So, I was thinking about some of the good 'ol threads I've seen here over the years, and I suddenly remembered this little thread. Some other old-timers (comparatively) might remember this. The premise was this - Garr123 would hire various members of the Pavilion to serve as soldiers in this video game, called X-COM. There, he would use them to fight aliens and save the world as we know it.
That's just a very basic summary, but this thread was one of my favorites on this forum, and I was rather sad when it died off. I've spoken with Garr about reviving the project, but he has declined for several reasons. So... I've decided to take up the mantle. If the Pavilion is interested, I can recruit them for the cause, and I'll post the results of the various battles here. Earth is in danger, and we need you.
I will not, however, be using X-COM, primarily because I don't have it. I do, however, have a substitute - a fan-made spiritual successor entitled "UFO: Alien Invasion" that works along much the same principles.
Pav be willing, I am ready to start this project up once more. I do have my... trepidations, however. There's a reason I went to Garr first - he's had experience with this sort of thing, and I know I'm not half the comedian he is. He managed to put a special feel into that X-COM thread, something I enjoyed greatly, and I'm not sure I'll be able to do the same. But I have to try. I'm making this thread before I make any commitments, though, just to see if anyone would be interested.
If you are interested in joining, just let me know - and give me some idea as to the kind of equipment you'd like. Otherwise, I'll make my own decisions based on what the team needs. We've got quite a selection, under five different disciplines:
Close Combat: Pistols, Machine Pistols, Submachine Guns, Riot Shotguns, Micro Shotguns, Stun Rods
Assault: Assault Rifle
Sniper: Sniper Rifle
Heavy Weapons: Flamethrower, Machine Gun
High Explosives: Rocket Launcher, Grenade Launcher
And now, since I insist on having a story for anything I do:
It has been six and a half months since the aliens first attacked. Hundreds of UFOs have descended to earth over these six and a half months, each of them intent only on destruction. Their motives are unknown, and their only purpose seems to be to indiscriminately kill as many humans as possible. The soldiers of the world are no match for the aliens powerful technology, and by the time enough forces can gather to repel the alien attacks, they leave and strike at another target. The governments of the world can only watch as their nations are picked apart little by little.
Though the arrival of the aliens has brought a temporary ceasefire to ongoing World War III, the various political blocs of the world still will not cooperate. Each still seeks to gain some advantages over its foes. They refused aid from others, not wishing for the enemy to gain valuable intelligence on their territory or not wishing to appear weak. Each is reluctant to divert resources to help the other nations, wary of overexerting themselves or leaving their foes too strong in the aftermath of the alien invasion. The lack of any large-scale invasion by the aliens – only small strike teams – gives the nations of the world a false sense of security, a feeling that the threat is not as great as it is.
There is only one force capable of crossing national boundaries and dealing with the threat – an organization known only to itself, known as PHALANX. For decades, the organization in some form or other has dealt covertly with alien threats to humanity, with varying degrees of success, but now they face their greatest challenge. They must go across the world and deal with the alien craft as they land or are shot down, and eliminate the aliens before they cause too much damage.
And they are no MIB, no all-powerful government agency. Even in their home country of the US, officially they do not exist, because they are not an official group. They are, effectively, an anti-alien vigilante group. They have only whatever equipment they can scavenge and whatever personnel they can trust. But now, with aliens attacking and the threat of the world openly at stake, they have no shortage of either.
Will they be enough to turn the tide?
So, I was thinking about some of the good 'ol threads I've seen here over the years, and I suddenly remembered this little thread. Some other old-timers (comparatively) might remember this. The premise was this - Garr123 would hire various members of the Pavilion to serve as soldiers in this video game, called X-COM. There, he would use them to fight aliens and save the world as we know it.
That's just a very basic summary, but this thread was one of my favorites on this forum, and I was rather sad when it died off. I've spoken with Garr about reviving the project, but he has declined for several reasons. So... I've decided to take up the mantle. If the Pavilion is interested, I can recruit them for the cause, and I'll post the results of the various battles here. Earth is in danger, and we need you.
I will not, however, be using X-COM, primarily because I don't have it. I do, however, have a substitute - a fan-made spiritual successor entitled "UFO: Alien Invasion" that works along much the same principles.
Pav be willing, I am ready to start this project up once more. I do have my... trepidations, however. There's a reason I went to Garr first - he's had experience with this sort of thing, and I know I'm not half the comedian he is. He managed to put a special feel into that X-COM thread, something I enjoyed greatly, and I'm not sure I'll be able to do the same. But I have to try. I'm making this thread before I make any commitments, though, just to see if anyone would be interested.
If you are interested in joining, just let me know - and give me some idea as to the kind of equipment you'd like. Otherwise, I'll make my own decisions based on what the team needs. We've got quite a selection, under five different disciplines:
Close Combat: Pistols, Machine Pistols, Submachine Guns, Riot Shotguns, Micro Shotguns, Stun Rods
Assault: Assault Rifle
Sniper: Sniper Rifle
Heavy Weapons: Flamethrower, Machine Gun
High Explosives: Rocket Launcher, Grenade Launcher
And now, since I insist on having a story for anything I do:
It has been six and a half months since the aliens first attacked. Hundreds of UFOs have descended to earth over these six and a half months, each of them intent only on destruction. Their motives are unknown, and their only purpose seems to be to indiscriminately kill as many humans as possible. The soldiers of the world are no match for the aliens powerful technology, and by the time enough forces can gather to repel the alien attacks, they leave and strike at another target. The governments of the world can only watch as their nations are picked apart little by little.
Though the arrival of the aliens has brought a temporary ceasefire to ongoing World War III, the various political blocs of the world still will not cooperate. Each still seeks to gain some advantages over its foes. They refused aid from others, not wishing for the enemy to gain valuable intelligence on their territory or not wishing to appear weak. Each is reluctant to divert resources to help the other nations, wary of overexerting themselves or leaving their foes too strong in the aftermath of the alien invasion. The lack of any large-scale invasion by the aliens – only small strike teams – gives the nations of the world a false sense of security, a feeling that the threat is not as great as it is.
There is only one force capable of crossing national boundaries and dealing with the threat – an organization known only to itself, known as PHALANX. For decades, the organization in some form or other has dealt covertly with alien threats to humanity, with varying degrees of success, but now they face their greatest challenge. They must go across the world and deal with the alien craft as they land or are shot down, and eliminate the aliens before they cause too much damage.
And they are no MIB, no all-powerful government agency. Even in their home country of the US, officially they do not exist, because they are not an official group. They are, effectively, an anti-alien vigilante group. They have only whatever equipment they can scavenge and whatever personnel they can trust. But now, with aliens attacking and the threat of the world openly at stake, they have no shortage of either.
Will they be enough to turn the tide?
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