The human backstory

TzarconTzarcon Join Date: 2002-02-28 Member: 259Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Almost everything up to and during ns</div>All of you I hope remember Secrets Within, which I said I would re-write to make the universe larger, and more interesting to learn about. In my story I hope to write a backstory for the humans, events that happened during the 21st century, how things turned out the way they did, and even some stuff about the time of NS, like plasma, which replaced almost every other souce of electricty, and gasoline, in about year 2020

I also had an idea, which will take a very large role in the re-written secrets within, about a terrorist faction that was assembled after the Nuclear Cold War (which ended aproxomitly 2013). The faction was assembled in hatred if the new world, and all the new technology, and the new way of doing things. But the faction really took off in about 2022, and by that time just about every man-made machine on earth was plasma-powered, Look left, look right, look up, look down, and it's just plasma, plasma, plasma. Plasma is also a man-made gas (which is compressible). SO during the plasma bang hundreds of plasma factories sprung up. Plasma even replaced battery acid.

So, all this is in my story, and much, MUCH more. Currently nothing goes against what's currently in NS, but I ask that nothing in NS be created that goes against my story. That's also for all the other writers out there. Secrets within, chapter 1 coming soon, this time, at least 10 pages long <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Tzarcon+Mar. 19 2002,21:23--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Tzarcon @ Mar. 19 2002,21:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->In my story I hope to write a backstory for the humans....I ask that nothing in NS be created that goes against my story.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I doubt you'll be able to influence Jeff's decision on what is and is not a part of the NS universe by writing its history before he does.

    Here's a link to what's already been written in the <a href="http://www.natural-selection.org/world_marine_start.html" target="_blank">Marine Backstory</a>.



    <!--EDIT|Moleculor|Mar. 19 2002,22:48-->
  • MuuMuu Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 23Members
    Plasma? do you know what plasma is - I fail to see how you could possibley us it as efficient energy storage method! It just takes too much energy too make and its too hard to contain - and its bloody HOT! I hope you realize we are about 30 years away from a serius energy crisis(especialy is countrys like china continue to modernise at the rate they are) and this will greatly effect the next 100years or so - I cant imagine we will have the technology or energy to waste for plasma emergy storage a reality and then there are about a thousand better ways to store energy.
    Apart from all that - how can you ask people like me to stick to your story - My maps backstory plays a major role in NS history, I'm not going to change it just because you want to rigth a human history on your own - I would change it if many people wanted it a different way though. Diversity is always more intresting.
  • JedisarJedisar Join Date: 2002-03-03 Member: 264Awaiting Authorization
    Exactly, don't be so arrogant and self-fufilled to think that all the writers will bend to your word. There really is no reason for us to allow you to alter and harass our imagination and stories.

    While we are forced to conform to the world of NS as told by their offical writer, we ARE writing stories based on NS AND the story on the webpage IS the offical one.

    Go ahead and write your history, but don't expect, let alone demand, that everyone will conform to it.
  • pielemuispielemuis Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 72Members, NS1 Playtester
    now now people, settle down.
    Tzarcon can write his story if he wants, but he'd have to stick to the story written by blah (forgot his name <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> )
    or at least to the universe he created. If my english was a bit better I might write my own NS story......
  • MuuMuu Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 23Members
    I dont think he has to stick to anything, he can do whatever he like but if people dont like it because it goes against good work other people have already writen then he'll eather have to change it or have people ignore what he writes in terms of events/history etc. Thi should be the kind of place where you ask people if what you want to write make sense and then you discuse it - like the use of plasma as an energy storage medium.
    That was the point of my post - oh and Plasma why?
  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    Er, dude, I will try, but...
    It's kinda hard for NS to stick with your version when it almost certainly goes against what's aready done.  What's on the site isn't the only work Jeff's done.

    Also, I'd REALLY be careful about dates, all we know at this point is it's in the near future.
  • TzarconTzarcon Join Date: 2002-02-28 Member: 259Members
    Dates are something we should all be very careful of. But I try to assure that the dates don't mess anything up allready said. In my story NOTHING will go against what's allready been written and decided. I'll simply be adding more to it. I could even leave some of the stuff I might add up for discussion.

    And, about the plasma. I chose plasma because NASA scientists and engineers are allready somehow using plasma as a fuel sorce for the newest space ships. I figured if we can use plasma now in one way or another, then later on heavy research might be done, and a way to use plasma to power everything can be figured out. I also chose the Nuclear Cold War as the time plasma use grows rapidly because One of the countries is certainly going to want to find a way to power all their stuff without spending extremely large ammounts of money on fossil fuels. Because it's an actuall risk we face at this very moment, it's more realistic than anything else I could think of
  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    Have you cleared all this with Jeff?

    He has the final word, and based on my communication with him, the stuff you're talking about won't work at all.  And you really, really, really shouldn't tack dates onto anything, least you look presumtuious.
  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    The problem with even writing anything that "won't go against what's already been written" is that not everything has been written yet. We still need the alien backstory. And for all we know, Jeff has more marine stuff he wants to do. And showing everyone your story and saying "This is the NS universe because I say so" is not going to work at all. What if Jeff releases something more, that conflicts with what you've written already? Your story no longer fits the NS universe.
  • MuuMuu Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 23Members
    Tzarcon - plasma is not a fuel its a gas which as been made so hot its atoms start to break apart, It gives a lot of thrust when relased form the booster of a space shipe, because of its high energy - but it is not as powerful as rocket fuel - its advantage is you can make it inflight - using energy from the sun or a small isotope generator and its much better than combustable fuel in terms of thrust/weight. Plasma can also be used to stop electricity - because the positrons in at do not have electrons to defend them more electrons than normal can be pushed into the cloud and stay there wizzing around attracted by the naked positrons. Or at least thats how I think it work - I suggest you do a search on google and have a god read of some University sites. I look forward to reading your story though - as long as it doesnt go against anything I've ever written - <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> j/k
  • TzarconTzarcon Join Date: 2002-02-28 Member: 259Members
    exactly. it creates mass ammounts of energy, and the humans learned how to build reactors that can trap that energy and turn it into electricity
  • LazysamLazysam Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 101Members
    tzar just write your story and dont waste time explaning your self, and never ever ever tell people to conform to you because you will only achieave teh exact oposite of what you have intended, or try stickin in a plz in front of a demand, oh yeah and somebody mention the ns writers guild that might not be such a bad idea after all, I think we should find somebody who makes a ns-writersguild website wher all the stories can be submited and c&c'd
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