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Alternian Empire (Beta)

Custom civ adding the Alternian Empire from the webcomic Homestuck.

'The Alternian Empire aspires to rule the universe, spreading its culture and species wherever it can. Though hindered by its hubris and sense of superiority, it is a most fearsome and potent foe.'

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Changelog
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11/01/19

Upd8ed, after a long hiatus.

NEW FEATURES:

- Added rudimentary namelist and troll citizen images.
Images made using the Hiveswap Doll Maker, which is an incredible and fun tool and you should totally check it out.

CHANGES:
- A lot of minor changes to traits and abilities!
Trolls are now more resilient colonists - reflecting new canon info about Alternia, what with its acid rain and such. Can be better, though.

INCOMPLETE:
- More first names are needed to 100% avoid duplication.
There should be plenty of surnames, though!

- More citizen images would be cool, I guess?
The doll has limited options ATM so it will change if/when that allows more fun shenanigans.

- Ship list has been partially mucked around with to try and find ships that reflect the insectoid/aquatic elements of Troll culture and technology.
However, I haven't had time to try building these from scratch (and I suck at it) so don't expect too much from this.

TO DO:
- Custom diplomacy text for ruler still not done.
I'm just not really in a creative mood for that right now, sadly. That said, once I have an idea when to write, it's actually pretty fun pretending to be the Batterwitch, what with her quirks and sass and all.
Priority: High

- Leader/Background animations:
Oh, god. Imagine a giant )(IC head glaring at the player, bobbing around and such. I wish I could make the thing.
Priority: NOPE

- Replacing default civ music with Homestuck stuff.
Not that hard to do on the surface, but it means having to download the music seperately since I don't think I can get that stuff licensed for use in a silly project like this.
Priority: Medium

- Custom Tech Tree
It would be super cool to do this eventually and not as hard as it sounds, but when the time comes to even THINK about this, I'll need to fork the civ into metaverse friendly and unfriendly versions, given it means deeper modding than a simple custom civ like this.
Priority: Low