Yuuzhan Vong War (Version 1.1)

[theselfescaping]

Yuuzhan Vong War (Campaign Map)
For use with Sins of a Galactic Empire

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/view/38sr6469spajsxx/SoGE_Yuuzhan_Vong_War_1.1.galaxy

With the Jedi Temple destroyed and the Imperial Remnant under siege by the Yuuzhan Vong, the New Republic Fleet desperately fights to prevent more galactic terror.

Player 1: New Republic
Player 2: New Republic Ally
Player 3: Empire Ally
Player 4: Vong Enemy

1. Download SoGE Yuuzhan Vong War 1.1.galaxy
2. Move SoGE Yuuzhan Vong War 1.1.galaxy to Documents/My Games/Ironclad Games/Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion/GalaxyForge

Set Game Options to:
Locked Teams, Large Fleet Sizes, Pirates Inactive, Supercaps Enabled (Disable for greater difficulty), No Random Events, Faster Speeds
Set Victory Options to:
Capital Victory On, Allied Victory On
Set New Republic and Empire AI to Fortifier
Set Vong AI to Aggressor

Hope you enjoy, constructive criticisms always welcome!

[Lord Xizer]

Oh my, looks quite intriguing

[tlmiller]

OP, are you working with Lavo, or is this kind of a sub-mod for SoGE?

[Pali]

I'll give her a shot after I get home tonight.  Thanks!

[theselfescaping]

Thank you Lord Xizer and Pali, hope you have fun! This is my first try at making a Star Wars-related map, but I've wanted to make one for some time.

OP, are you working with Lavo, or is this kind of a sub-mod for SoGE?

Hi tlmiller, I'm not working with Lavo, although I've seen him around on the SotP forum.

This isn't a sub-mod, just detailed placing of planets and ships using SoGE, as far as I could manage. To have more of a "campaign" map feel, the map originally had star-lanes that were in chronological order of each battle, but that just made a mess and heavily slowed down the entire map.

Using these maps of the Yuuzhan Vong War,
http://sweu.ru/images/Maps/vong11gd.jpg
http://sweu.ru/images/Maps/vong24sq.jpg
http://sweu.ru/images/Maps/vong37ee.jpg
http://sweu.ru/images/Maps/vong42oe.jpg
http://sweu.ru/images/Maps/vong53bz.jpg
I looked up each battle on Wookiepedia, and placed the planets accordingly. Then, I placed the ships listed in each battle, as accurately as I could. For the massive battles on Fondor and Coruscant, as well as the numbers of each NR fleet, I extrapolated (and guessed) from the New Republic Fifth Battle Group and Yuuzhan Vong Armada Wookiepedia pages the number of ships per fleet.

It would be ideal if the Triggers panel on Galaxy Forge actually worked, but in lieu of that, I hope the detailed placement of each battle gives a sort of grand scale to the map that resembles a genuine campaign map feel.

[Pali]

I like the idea, but I found it a bit difficult to play, sad to say.  Having so many ships instantly built and in combat slowed the game down a fair bit for me, and there's no time to really watch and enjoy working through the battles.  Also, I don't know whether this is changeable or not, but all of the ships of each side start in rings around the planets, dispersed and mixed together, which meant all of that early combat was just giant brawls.  The massive fleets at the start make building new ships something that can't be done for some time or until after tremendous losses, since all research starts at zero and there's no infrastructure built (fleet supply at the beginning is something like -3500, income was 40-ish credits and not even a point each of resources and with only a handful of planets this won't go up quickly).

I feel a better way to do the war and still to represent the fleets as they were before it, would be to start with the battle of Ithor going on, with the NR and IR having smaller fleets spread out throughout the galaxy while the Vong have a MASSIVE force on the other side of Ithor.  Add in some infrastructure for the NR and IR planets at the start, and it becomes closer to the Vong War - galactic forces in a scramble to build up to fight the massive invading force.

[theselfescaping]

I wanted the number of battles and ships involved to be a backdrop to the NR fleets you command, but map performance slowed for me as well.

Sadly, I don’t think the physical placement of ships around planets is alterable. But I agree, starting with the battle of Ithor is a great idea. The map wouldn’t be so cluttered, and the player can build up their forces. I’ll try it next time I get a chance. Thanks for your help!

[Pali]

You bet.  And honestly, at this point playing SOGE just makes me more impatient for Ascendancy.

[tlmiller]

You bet.  And honestly, at this point playing SOGE just makes me more impatient for Ascendancy.

I can sympathize there.

[Corey]

Rude.

[theselfescaping]

Version 1.1 Update:

A few weeks ago, I looked through detailed maps and the Wookiepedia entries for each battle of the Yuuzhan Vong War, trying to meticulously place each planet and each ship in the right place. The result was Version 1.0, a thorough recreation of the extra-galactic invasion that was ultimately lacking in the gaming experience.

There were over twenty battles simultaneously occuring, creating immense lag on the map. With Version 1.1, the map chronologically begins at the Battle of Ithor, but I've also pre-placed ships for the fall of Yavin IV and Ord Mantell, creating a consistent front which somewhat isolates the Imperial Remnant. Despite the little territory the Remnant has, they use their infrastructure and ships very effectively, especially Supercaps, buying valuable time while the New Republic (you) builds up their Fleet. Disable Supercaps for a more difficult experience.

Most importantly, each faction now begins with all of their research facilities and shipyards. You are effectively the New Republic Fleet, with a few bases spread throughout the vulnerable Republic territory. You must build up the Defense Fleets and assist the Imperial Remnant if the Galactic Alliance is to survive.