https://projectunsc.org/forum/ Tue, 19 May 2026 11:51:11 +0000 MyBB https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1766 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 06:41:52 +0000 zzurge]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1766 https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1765 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 06:36:40 +0000 zzurge]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1765 https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1747 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:30:16 +0000 Domodyl]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1747
  What if brutes had the ability to actually "smell" a race in a vicinity around them, kind of like a tracker, but also in the same vain a addition to brutes.

 A way this could be done could just be a a chat notification, or it could also be toggled in abilities]]>
  What if brutes had the ability to actually "smell" a race in a vicinity around them, kind of like a tracker, but also in the same vain a addition to brutes.

 A way this could be done could just be a a chat notification, or it could also be toggled in abilities]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1646 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:30:57 +0000 nazdan]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1646 https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1243 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 02:49:31 +0000 enkidienne]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1243 First of all, i am not a coder, dev, spriter or anything even close. This is also an exact copy of the one i made on hithub.


I am a heavy player of r&d and i wish for it to be actually useful. Here is just a few suggestions to try to improve it:

1. R&D exclusive weapons: weapons that are only obtainable using r&d. Those weapons could be prototypes, new versions or even completely new weapons. Exemple, an h5g railgun.
   
   
2. Upgradable vehicle: possibilities to change certains part or even build from the ground up a vehicle. Exemple: changing the cargo of a mangoose to make it able to transport heavier loads, an mini-electromagnetic canon that can replace the turret of a scorpion.
   
   
3. Modular armor: armor that can be personalized with different upgrades. Maybe something like the mechs work, using ports and energy. Exemple: an armor with retractable blade in the arm-guard.
   
   
4. Ancient technology experimentation: experimenting on forerunner artifacts, getting techs out of it. Exemple: using a forerunner cristal to boost a slipspace drive.
   
   
5. More buildings: additions of more constructible using boards and such. Exemple: an high-tech turret that is not a confetti maker.
   

That is all for the moment, feel free to correct me or to discuss about balance and other related stuff. Im hopping for suggestions so i can improve my ideas further.
-Enki]]> First of all, i am not a coder, dev, spriter or anything even close. This is also an exact copy of the one i made on hithub.


I am a heavy player of r&d and i wish for it to be actually useful. Here is just a few suggestions to try to improve it:

1. R&D exclusive weapons: weapons that are only obtainable using r&d. Those weapons could be prototypes, new versions or even completely new weapons. Exemple, an h5g railgun.
   
   
2. Upgradable vehicle: possibilities to change certains part or even build from the ground up a vehicle. Exemple: changing the cargo of a mangoose to make it able to transport heavier loads, an mini-electromagnetic canon that can replace the turret of a scorpion.
   
   
3. Modular armor: armor that can be personalized with different upgrades. Maybe something like the mechs work, using ports and energy. Exemple: an armor with retractable blade in the arm-guard.
   
   
4. Ancient technology experimentation: experimenting on forerunner artifacts, getting techs out of it. Exemple: using a forerunner cristal to boost a slipspace drive.
   
   
5. More buildings: additions of more constructible using boards and such. Exemple: an high-tech turret that is not a confetti maker.
   

That is all for the moment, feel free to correct me or to discuss about balance and other related stuff. Im hopping for suggestions so i can improve my ideas further.
-Enki]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1229 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:59:01 +0000 emoats18]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1229 Geminus Colony Goals
-by Emoats18

Mining is the primary source of income for Geminus.

My idea is is pretty simple. Add a cargo ship / shuttle so the colonists can sell ores for money and give said money to the mayor, who deposits it into the Colony faction vault, kind of how the URF does, the mayor can then spend this money on different things, say... Colony ships or something. Now I also want to tie this in with the Colonial Guard / Militia concept, what I mean by that, is that as long as the colony meets a certain quota and can keep the peace by themselves, the UNSC has no reason to arrive.

Colony Quota

• Insurrectionist activity CAN NOT get out of hand.
  
• The Colonial Guard / Militia MUST BE ABLE to handle the Insurrection by THEMSELVES or the Bertels will be forced to arrive.
  
• There has to be a set amount of money that has to be made and sent by the mayor to the UEG, or else taxes will rise ETC...
  
• More can be added, but you get the idea.
  

I know what you are thinking, but how will the round ever progress?

Well... A few ways, y'all know how ONI be right? 

Yeah, just add an undercover ONI operative with a specific set of goals... Lets say... To disrupt the colony and cause civil unrest so the Bertels has the auth to arrive in full force and take control.

Oh and don't forget about our Innie boys...

Y'all know they'll cause the UNSC to arrive anyway...

And now, back to the Colonial Guard / Militia, they answer directly to the UNSC, kind of like the Montagnard in Vietnam, what I mean by that is they are a local militia sanctioned and funded by the UNSC with a UNSC boy leading them. So the idea is, the UNSC does not wan't to waste man power on some outer colony seeing as they have to fight the covenant now. Lets say, they can draft colonists... Maybe that's how they get 'reinforcements' from the colony. It could be real player colonists or say... NPCs.

Just a little concept that came into my head since this new update.]]> Geminus Colony Goals
-by Emoats18

Mining is the primary source of income for Geminus.

My idea is is pretty simple. Add a cargo ship / shuttle so the colonists can sell ores for money and give said money to the mayor, who deposits it into the Colony faction vault, kind of how the URF does, the mayor can then spend this money on different things, say... Colony ships or something. Now I also want to tie this in with the Colonial Guard / Militia concept, what I mean by that, is that as long as the colony meets a certain quota and can keep the peace by themselves, the UNSC has no reason to arrive.

Colony Quota

• Insurrectionist activity CAN NOT get out of hand.
  
• The Colonial Guard / Militia MUST BE ABLE to handle the Insurrection by THEMSELVES or the Bertels will be forced to arrive.
  
• There has to be a set amount of money that has to be made and sent by the mayor to the UEG, or else taxes will rise ETC...
  
• More can be added, but you get the idea.
  

I know what you are thinking, but how will the round ever progress?

Well... A few ways, y'all know how ONI be right? 

Yeah, just add an undercover ONI operative with a specific set of goals... Lets say... To disrupt the colony and cause civil unrest so the Bertels has the auth to arrive in full force and take control.

Oh and don't forget about our Innie boys...

Y'all know they'll cause the UNSC to arrive anyway...

And now, back to the Colonial Guard / Militia, they answer directly to the UNSC, kind of like the Montagnard in Vietnam, what I mean by that is they are a local militia sanctioned and funded by the UNSC with a UNSC boy leading them. So the idea is, the UNSC does not wan't to waste man power on some outer colony seeing as they have to fight the covenant now. Lets say, they can draft colonists... Maybe that's how they get 'reinforcements' from the colony. It could be real player colonists or say... NPCs.

Just a little concept that came into my head since this new update.]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1224 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 20:50:04 +0000 enkidienne]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1224
i will be listing all my issues with the new update.
1. doctoring and basic health: humans are pretty fucking shitty. you can never fully recover from even the smallest injury. i once took a single bullet to the right foot and that, even after surgery, chemicals, biofoam, etc, still gave me headache, made me a hell of a lot slowler, making me go down easier, making me blackout, and finaly, gave me shady vision. all of those from a single bullet to the foot. 
2. medicine beside biofoam is nearly useless: 30 unit of bicardine, one of the only brute healing chem, isnt enought to heal a moderate trauma, and even then, it takes about 7 to 10 minutes. 
3. sometimes, when you rep up a faction, you, out of the blue, loose all rep, and it just disappear from the supply computer: its pretty clear, its just a hard block.
4. the difficulty level of the missions: there is next to no difference between an hard and easy mission: you cant win against a boss that can take more than a mag when you only have magnums and no armor. 
5. urf really need better roundstart gear: i understand that we are meant to have poor shit at the start, but questing with only an uniform and magnums is nearly impossible

thats all for the moment, maybe ill add more later if i found more.]]>
i will be listing all my issues with the new update.
1. doctoring and basic health: humans are pretty fucking shitty. you can never fully recover from even the smallest injury. i once took a single bullet to the right foot and that, even after surgery, chemicals, biofoam, etc, still gave me headache, made me a hell of a lot slowler, making me go down easier, making me blackout, and finaly, gave me shady vision. all of those from a single bullet to the foot. 
2. medicine beside biofoam is nearly useless: 30 unit of bicardine, one of the only brute healing chem, isnt enought to heal a moderate trauma, and even then, it takes about 7 to 10 minutes. 
3. sometimes, when you rep up a faction, you, out of the blue, loose all rep, and it just disappear from the supply computer: its pretty clear, its just a hard block.
4. the difficulty level of the missions: there is next to no difference between an hard and easy mission: you cant win against a boss that can take more than a mag when you only have magnums and no armor. 
5. urf really need better roundstart gear: i understand that we are meant to have poor shit at the start, but questing with only an uniform and magnums is nearly impossible

thats all for the moment, maybe ill add more later if i found more.]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1213 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 07:51:44 +0000 Zergrush]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1213 Context for suggestion is available in #Lorebus
Introduction:
Good Morning/Afternoon to the wonderful person reading this!
If you have ever played as an innie (which I assume everyone reading has), you'll probably notice the lack of URF unique gear and weapons available. Infact, the best weapons and gear acquirable were usually available to standard marines from round start!

Not anymore! Myself, Cael, and the rest of the URF faction proudly presents our new idea for spicing up the freedom fighter cargo life. 
Groups of Interest(GOIs)! 

How does this help improve insurrectionist gameplay?:
Simply put, you will be able to affiliate with, do certain tasks for, and be rewarded by four separate GOIs, each with their own style of objective* and rewards. Instead of being a marine rehash requiring much longer prep time to get gear with identical use to that of a standard marine, you'll be rewarded and equipped with much more specialised and potentially more dangerous equipment, if used by the right person.


Primary Groups of Interest:

Khoros Desert Raiders:
"The strong rule over the weak" - Harun, Khoros Warlord
Deserts are a vast and empty place. The rich don't understand the appeals of living in a place so lifeless, and the poor fear a land so hospitable, cruel and indifferent. Many are lost in deserts, forgotten to the vast sands of time, only those who leave their marks on the land are ever remembered, atleast more so then simple skeletal remains. In such a cruel land, only the strongest can survive, and the weak will perish. Such philosophy embodies the Khoros Desert Raiders, who chose to operate outside the walls of Talista's capital and instead make their home on the moon's many mountains. Raids are constant, and most who venture outside of the safe walls never return. And for what purpose? Many claim they need the supplies, but in reality, they do it to prove their strength, and to satisfy their passion for battle. Justifying their violent tendencies like a simple hobby, they are resolute in proving their strength and satisfying their desire for war. Despite the might of the UNSC, they dare not step under the shadow of the mountains or head out to rescue a dammed trading convoy. After all, only the strong can rule over the weak. 
Equipment:
Fueled by their hunger for battle, and the drugs they often take, a Khoros Desert Raider is never more complete then in the thick of battle, face to face with the closest combatant or terrified civilian. Unlike most conventional armies, their focus is still melee combat, and care little for what firepower the opponent has. Seeing as an axe cannot decapitate a tank, they also developed crude explosive weapons for dealing with much tougher alien threats or hostile vehicles. One of their most popular explosive weapons is the explosive lance, a thrown spear that detonates on contact with a hard surface. As for their melee weapons, they often field modified axes or swords, occasionally with modifications. While it is quite a strange weapon, an electrified axe wielded with both hands is a terrifying force to deal with up close, and can cause even veteran soldiers to panic when close to their necks. (Eluxor is currently making an armor set for this GOI, alongissde a custom donator set to go alongside it. Use his glorious work when it's finished)

Basic Tier Equipment: Machete, Sawn Off Shotgun, Shotgun Shells, C4, Talista Spice(minor speed boost to catch up to players, Oxycodone tier pain killer effect, slowdown negation. Reduces accuracy of all firearms drastically. Addictive!), Raider Armor (Custom armor Eluxor is making), Suicide Vest.
Intermediate Tier Equipment: Explosive Spears, Modified Fire Axe (Electric), Combat Spear (Gives a long lunge distance only when on Tallista spice), Raider horn (summons NPC Raiders from off-screen, long cooldown) 
Advanced Tier Equipment: Powered Crossbow, Chem Crossbow, Lexorin Bolt, Mind Breaker Bolt, Bicardine Bolt, Dermaline Bolt, Biofoam Bolt, Landmine, Pneumatic Cannon, Mongoose. (feel free to suggest more!), Warband Requisition Decree (spawns an ERT of Khoros Raiders from dead player pool, single use)

*Melee focused GOI
*Uses modified axes, swords and other melee options, often modified for more damage, such as an electrified axe
*Uses drugs in combat to shrug off most wounds and get up close.
*Crude explosives like explosive lances and C4 for dealing with tougher targets, vehicles and obstacles
*Dislikes snipers, they never look the enemy in the eye. 

Olympus Council:
"The council will decide your fate" - Unknown 
Not much is known about the Olympus Council from the outside. Most people will have never heard of them, and the majority that have some knowledge of what the council is, will assume they are the collective 15 owners of Adept Robotics. While this is technically true, they are not just the creators of AI ran machines and human piloted drones. Beneath most of their factories, they practise their less then legal methods. Their factories are simply disguises for humanities biggest unregulated black market, and this woulldn't be possible without Tradestar. While on the surface, Tradestar is their main competitor, the council of 15 is comprised of 5 Tradestar members, who specialise in helping pioneer laser and electrical energy use. With both of their collective wealth and skills, both experimental electric powered weapons and fully functional machines of war were created, and without any legal barriers, they quickly overwhelmed the criminal underworld with their influence, many desperate to get into their illusive black market. There is nothing the council won't do to maintain their secrecy and profits. Once you enter their factory, the council will decide your fate... 
Equipment:
The Olympus Council care little about battle, and focus their efforts towards their profit. War is extremely profitable, and they've begun affiliating and trading equipment with the Insurrection in exchange for their service. With little care for the rules of war, a lot of their weapon designs are heavily experimental.  One of their most popular creations is the EMP Rifle, designed for shutting down key targets in the war effort against the UNSC and alien menace. Designed for covenant (and indirectly spartan) shields, they can easily shut down the primary protection of humanities greatest threat in a single shot, all from a rifle and a backpack charger. They also have man portable Coilguns, the same technology used in MAC cannons, but on a much smaller scale, powered by a backpack, to penetrate shield technology and strike at the thing within. While they don't make combat vehicles, they have modified various mechs to be combat worthy. Even a power loader can be a terrifying threat with a simple tweak of armor and the addition of a few weapons. (Use white innie armor. )

Basic Tier Equipment: Ripley Power Loader, MA5B, MA5B HE Ammo, Innie Rocket Launcher, Rocket Ammo, Man-Machine Interface(MMI) Hydraulic Clamp (mech), Drill (mech), Olympus Armor (Innie White Heavy Armor)
Intermediate Tier Equipment: Backpack EMP Rifle, Power Sink, Modified Combat Loader, Ranged Armor (Mech), Scattershot (Mech), Ultra AC 2 (Mech), Night Vision Goggles, Innie Modified DMR (3 shot burst version), DMR ammo, Olympus Fleet Beacon (Spawns a small Olympus Naval fleet in the overmap, single use)
Advanced Tier Equipment: Backpack Coilgun (Pierces through shields), Coilgun Ammo, EMP Grenades, Thermal Goggles(Optical Thermal Scanner, sees through Covenant Cloaking), Posibrain, YGGDRASIL Mech (Expensive, top tier hardware modified from ONI blueprints, replace with alternative Olympus sprite if possible) Repair drone (mech), Ion Cannon(mech), Missiles (mech), Olympus Task Force Beacon (Spawns an Olympus ERT from the dead player pool), Condor Beacon (Single Use, Calls in an experimental Condor air transport with no guns. Holds a small amount of people but can hack through faction requirement landing zones, allowing it to fly into the UNSC Bertel's hanger among other things.) 

*Ranged focused GOI with heavy support focus
*Experimental weapons and technology, difficult to maintain and not user friendly
*Heavy focus on countering shields. EMP Rifle disables shields and the Portable Coilgun can pierce through shields
*Modified mechs able to provide fire support and assist allies
*Struggles to fight opponents with heavy armor. 
*Not designed for single fights, struggles to win alone. Much better at supporting allies and dealing with shields.

Freedom and Liberation Party(FLP):
"A single death is a tragedy; A million deaths is a statistic" - Commonly used FLP justification
The Freedom and Liberation Party(FLP) is an insurrectionist group based in the Eridanus sector, but with strong ties to the planet Mamore. In 2511, they detonated a nuclear device near one of Mamore's landmarks, killing 2 million and injuring 8 million more. Many have suspected to have died of radiation based illnesses, such as cancer, much later after the attack, making the death toll given a vast understatement. They wish for the Colonial Millitary Administration (and by extension, the UNSC) to leave the Eridanus system, their proud home. To them, their home is simply not the same under the control of the filth that is the UEG. the UEG don't deserve the worlds they subjugate, and the FLP would rather see their homeworld in a blazing inferno rather then owned by the "Cancer of the Colonies". If the people don't own it, no one should. They will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. After all, a million deaths is just a statistic. 
Equipment:
With little care for civilian life, the FLP commonly employ Scorched Earth Policies and tactics in order to deny the enemy tactical positions and force them to reposition. The most common weapon found in the FLP is the flamethrower, which relies on canisters to give it the gas it needs. Other then standard canisters, special ammunition is also used. White Phosphorus canisters spew flames that coat a smaller area in longer lasting fire, Napalm coats a larger area in short lasting flames, and the famed Oxide Tank, stolen from the UNSC's Hellbringers, allows them to coat targets in extremely hot flames, doing a lot more temperature and burn damage, though with a much smaller tank and ammo reserve. FLP members also designed special Napalm and White Phosphorus grenades, that can light areas ablaze in fire. Their armor comes with no protection against the fire they wield (dark green innie armor should be great, if eluxor isn't planning on making anything custom). 

Basic Tier Equipment: Flamethrower, Regular fuel Canisters, Regular Incendiary grenade. FLP Armor (Dark Green Innie Medium Armor), Gas Mask, Extended Oxygen Tank, Fire Extinguisher, M90 Shotgun, Shotgun Shells, Shotgun Slugs, Bicardine gas grenade, Dermaline gas grenade.
Intermediate Tier Equipment: White Phosphorus Canisters, Napalm Canisters, Tear Gas Grenade, Chloral Hydrate gas grenade, Regular Incendiary mine, Fuel tank (draggable exploding version), Thermite beaker box, Welder, Paratrooper Flare (Spawns an NPC group of FLP soldiers with non-pyromaniac weaponry. Single use) 
Advanced Tier Equipment: Oxide tank, White Phosphorus Grenade, Napalm Grenade, Air Scrubber, Dragon's Breath Shells (Shotgun, Incendiary), Lexorin Gas Grenade, Polytrinic Gas Grenade, Liberation Squad Beacon (Spawns an ERT of FLP Incendiary Specialists from the pool of dead players. Single use!)

*Specialist area deniers, focus on forcing enemies back and out of position, or denying them access to an area
*Large focus on incendiary weapons, often dangerous to the user and his allies, must be used with caution
*Special ammo types available for different purposes. Able to switch from one type to another quickly
*Strong utility with incendiary grenades, able to be used both defensively and offensively.
*Flamethrower can ignite flammable gases like methane. Can easily result in hilarious disaster or strategic genius. 


Republic of Gao:
"If there is to be war on Gao, I intend to be on the right side of it" - Arlo Casille, Gao Minister of War
While Gao is an incredibly bio diverse place, with plenty of unique creatures, such as great apes and snails with no shells, a functioning government is still operational, and democracy is still maintained, ran by a Cabinet of Ministers and an elected president. One would consider this to be the perfect UEG world, but this isn't quite the case. The Gao Charter declares their sovereignty, and requires all members of government to oppose anyone who would dare impeach their freedom. Their primary tactics and doctorine focus stealth, infiltration and sabotage, which has won them many "battles" in the past without having to fire a single bullet, instead burning the supplies of their enemies and forcing them to starve or surrender. They have tried on a few occasions to justify conflict against the UNSC, with little success. Despite this, they remain one of the most technologically advanced competetors to the UNSC, and maintain public support for the Insurrection movement. Their supplies are invaluable to the insurrection, and assist wherever they can through their agents in the Ministry of Protection. Democracy may slow their action, but they will never stop until the UNSC submits to the freedom fighters they support.
Equipment:
While the Republic of Gao have the resources to sustain a full war, they often prefer not to get into conflict with the UNSC and UEG, at least not publicly.  As such, they rely on many agents and spec ops units to achieve success and cause failure behind the scenes. The most famous of these spec ops groups are the Gao Battle Jumpers, who can last months behind enemy lines relying on each other. Each of their agents is equipped with an Agent ID, an ID able to be freely edited, faking both name and occupation, camera bugs, door subverters (a tool used to bypass doors, used by Master Chief and the marines in the mission "343 Guilty Spark") and the most trusted associates or agents being provided with holographic technology, allowing their clothing to take any other shape. While X52 have the capacity to make such technology, Gao agents can also be equipped with poison syringes disguised as biofoam, sedatives disguised as Bicardine or simply just a silenced Magnum, for eliminating key targets. To make sure no cries are heard over radio, they can also come with a single use EMP grenade that explodes instantly on activation. If sabotage, infiltration and assassination are no longer an option, they can don the black and red suits, and eliminate the hostiles as a battlejumper. No witnesses.(James has battle jumper sprites. Seek him out for them, be polite!)

Beginner Tier Equipment: Agent ID, Silenced Magnum (ODST Var.), Magnum ammo, Camera bugs, Voice Changer(fits into face slot items, lets you change your voice identity, the name that appears in brackets), Handcuffs, Smoke Grenade, Humbler, Night Vision Goggles 
Intermediate Tier Equipment: Fake Biofoam Syringe (disguised as Biofoam but contains Lexorin), Fake Bicardine pill (disguised as Bicardine but contains Chloral Hydrate), Silenced SMG (ODST ver), SMG ammo, Chloral Hydrate Grenade, Taser, Sleeper Agent Phone (Spawns a single player out of the dead player pool as an Agent equipped with Gao tech. Spawns on Geminus! Single Use)
Advanced Tier Equipment: Holographic Kit (same as in R&D), Gao Battle-Jumper Armor, NVG (Disguised as Sunglasses), Mulligan Syringe (randomizes appearance and identity), EMP Flashlight, Fredom Implant, Holdout Magnum, Foldable SMG,Cryptographic Sequencer (substitute for Door Subverter, replace with subverter when made), Battle-Jumper Requisition (Spawns an ERT of Gao Battle Jumpers from the dead player pool. Single Use!)

*Stealth focused GOI with alternative combat options with battle-jumper armor
*Able to create fake identities and jobs, and blend in with either the crowd or the enemy
*Many tools for assassination, most designed to look like an accident, with mislabelled chemicals 
*Able to silence radios if discovered, or to make sure the victim doesn't alert anyone else. 
*Can be searched and discovered, relies on blending in. 
*Needs to kill someone for radio access. May be easily figured out from not following obvious radio commands

Cannon links and sources cited
https://halo.fandom.com/wiki/Talitsa (Talista, Desert Raider homeworld)
https://halo.fandom.com/wiki/Vitalyevna (Vitalyenva, Planet Tallista orbits)
https://www.halopedia.org/Freedom_and_Liberation_Party (FLP)
https://www.halopedia.org/Colonial_Admin..._Authority (CMA, FLPs main adversaries) 
https://www.halopedia.org/Gao (Republic of Gao)
https://www.halopedia.org/Gao_battle-jumpers (Gao Battle Jumpers)
https://www.halopedia.org/EMP_rifle (EMP Rifle for Olympus)
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/unive...lrt-condor (Condor aircraft)]]> Context for suggestion is available in #Lorebus
Introduction:
Good Morning/Afternoon to the wonderful person reading this!
If you have ever played as an innie (which I assume everyone reading has), you'll probably notice the lack of URF unique gear and weapons available. Infact, the best weapons and gear acquirable were usually available to standard marines from round start!

Not anymore! Myself, Cael, and the rest of the URF faction proudly presents our new idea for spicing up the freedom fighter cargo life. 
Groups of Interest(GOIs)! 

How does this help improve insurrectionist gameplay?:
Simply put, you will be able to affiliate with, do certain tasks for, and be rewarded by four separate GOIs, each with their own style of objective* and rewards. Instead of being a marine rehash requiring much longer prep time to get gear with identical use to that of a standard marine, you'll be rewarded and equipped with much more specialised and potentially more dangerous equipment, if used by the right person.


Primary Groups of Interest:

Khoros Desert Raiders:
"The strong rule over the weak" - Harun, Khoros Warlord
Deserts are a vast and empty place. The rich don't understand the appeals of living in a place so lifeless, and the poor fear a land so hospitable, cruel and indifferent. Many are lost in deserts, forgotten to the vast sands of time, only those who leave their marks on the land are ever remembered, atleast more so then simple skeletal remains. In such a cruel land, only the strongest can survive, and the weak will perish. Such philosophy embodies the Khoros Desert Raiders, who chose to operate outside the walls of Talista's capital and instead make their home on the moon's many mountains. Raids are constant, and most who venture outside of the safe walls never return. And for what purpose? Many claim they need the supplies, but in reality, they do it to prove their strength, and to satisfy their passion for battle. Justifying their violent tendencies like a simple hobby, they are resolute in proving their strength and satisfying their desire for war. Despite the might of the UNSC, they dare not step under the shadow of the mountains or head out to rescue a dammed trading convoy. After all, only the strong can rule over the weak. 
Equipment:
Fueled by their hunger for battle, and the drugs they often take, a Khoros Desert Raider is never more complete then in the thick of battle, face to face with the closest combatant or terrified civilian. Unlike most conventional armies, their focus is still melee combat, and care little for what firepower the opponent has. Seeing as an axe cannot decapitate a tank, they also developed crude explosive weapons for dealing with much tougher alien threats or hostile vehicles. One of their most popular explosive weapons is the explosive lance, a thrown spear that detonates on contact with a hard surface. As for their melee weapons, they often field modified axes or swords, occasionally with modifications. While it is quite a strange weapon, an electrified axe wielded with both hands is a terrifying force to deal with up close, and can cause even veteran soldiers to panic when close to their necks. (Eluxor is currently making an armor set for this GOI, alongissde a custom donator set to go alongside it. Use his glorious work when it's finished)

Basic Tier Equipment: Machete, Sawn Off Shotgun, Shotgun Shells, C4, Talista Spice(minor speed boost to catch up to players, Oxycodone tier pain killer effect, slowdown negation. Reduces accuracy of all firearms drastically. Addictive!), Raider Armor (Custom armor Eluxor is making), Suicide Vest.
Intermediate Tier Equipment: Explosive Spears, Modified Fire Axe (Electric), Combat Spear (Gives a long lunge distance only when on Tallista spice), Raider horn (summons NPC Raiders from off-screen, long cooldown) 
Advanced Tier Equipment: Powered Crossbow, Chem Crossbow, Lexorin Bolt, Mind Breaker Bolt, Bicardine Bolt, Dermaline Bolt, Biofoam Bolt, Landmine, Pneumatic Cannon, Mongoose. (feel free to suggest more!), Warband Requisition Decree (spawns an ERT of Khoros Raiders from dead player pool, single use)

*Melee focused GOI
*Uses modified axes, swords and other melee options, often modified for more damage, such as an electrified axe
*Uses drugs in combat to shrug off most wounds and get up close.
*Crude explosives like explosive lances and C4 for dealing with tougher targets, vehicles and obstacles
*Dislikes snipers, they never look the enemy in the eye. 

Olympus Council:
"The council will decide your fate" - Unknown 
Not much is known about the Olympus Council from the outside. Most people will have never heard of them, and the majority that have some knowledge of what the council is, will assume they are the collective 15 owners of Adept Robotics. While this is technically true, they are not just the creators of AI ran machines and human piloted drones. Beneath most of their factories, they practise their less then legal methods. Their factories are simply disguises for humanities biggest unregulated black market, and this woulldn't be possible without Tradestar. While on the surface, Tradestar is their main competitor, the council of 15 is comprised of 5 Tradestar members, who specialise in helping pioneer laser and electrical energy use. With both of their collective wealth and skills, both experimental electric powered weapons and fully functional machines of war were created, and without any legal barriers, they quickly overwhelmed the criminal underworld with their influence, many desperate to get into their illusive black market. There is nothing the council won't do to maintain their secrecy and profits. Once you enter their factory, the council will decide your fate... 
Equipment:
The Olympus Council care little about battle, and focus their efforts towards their profit. War is extremely profitable, and they've begun affiliating and trading equipment with the Insurrection in exchange for their service. With little care for the rules of war, a lot of their weapon designs are heavily experimental.  One of their most popular creations is the EMP Rifle, designed for shutting down key targets in the war effort against the UNSC and alien menace. Designed for covenant (and indirectly spartan) shields, they can easily shut down the primary protection of humanities greatest threat in a single shot, all from a rifle and a backpack charger. They also have man portable Coilguns, the same technology used in MAC cannons, but on a much smaller scale, powered by a backpack, to penetrate shield technology and strike at the thing within. While they don't make combat vehicles, they have modified various mechs to be combat worthy. Even a power loader can be a terrifying threat with a simple tweak of armor and the addition of a few weapons. (Use white innie armor. )

Basic Tier Equipment: Ripley Power Loader, MA5B, MA5B HE Ammo, Innie Rocket Launcher, Rocket Ammo, Man-Machine Interface(MMI) Hydraulic Clamp (mech), Drill (mech), Olympus Armor (Innie White Heavy Armor)
Intermediate Tier Equipment: Backpack EMP Rifle, Power Sink, Modified Combat Loader, Ranged Armor (Mech), Scattershot (Mech), Ultra AC 2 (Mech), Night Vision Goggles, Innie Modified DMR (3 shot burst version), DMR ammo, Olympus Fleet Beacon (Spawns a small Olympus Naval fleet in the overmap, single use)
Advanced Tier Equipment: Backpack Coilgun (Pierces through shields), Coilgun Ammo, EMP Grenades, Thermal Goggles(Optical Thermal Scanner, sees through Covenant Cloaking), Posibrain, YGGDRASIL Mech (Expensive, top tier hardware modified from ONI blueprints, replace with alternative Olympus sprite if possible) Repair drone (mech), Ion Cannon(mech), Missiles (mech), Olympus Task Force Beacon (Spawns an Olympus ERT from the dead player pool), Condor Beacon (Single Use, Calls in an experimental Condor air transport with no guns. Holds a small amount of people but can hack through faction requirement landing zones, allowing it to fly into the UNSC Bertel's hanger among other things.) 

*Ranged focused GOI with heavy support focus
*Experimental weapons and technology, difficult to maintain and not user friendly
*Heavy focus on countering shields. EMP Rifle disables shields and the Portable Coilgun can pierce through shields
*Modified mechs able to provide fire support and assist allies
*Struggles to fight opponents with heavy armor. 
*Not designed for single fights, struggles to win alone. Much better at supporting allies and dealing with shields.

Freedom and Liberation Party(FLP):
"A single death is a tragedy; A million deaths is a statistic" - Commonly used FLP justification
The Freedom and Liberation Party(FLP) is an insurrectionist group based in the Eridanus sector, but with strong ties to the planet Mamore. In 2511, they detonated a nuclear device near one of Mamore's landmarks, killing 2 million and injuring 8 million more. Many have suspected to have died of radiation based illnesses, such as cancer, much later after the attack, making the death toll given a vast understatement. They wish for the Colonial Millitary Administration (and by extension, the UNSC) to leave the Eridanus system, their proud home. To them, their home is simply not the same under the control of the filth that is the UEG. the UEG don't deserve the worlds they subjugate, and the FLP would rather see their homeworld in a blazing inferno rather then owned by the "Cancer of the Colonies". If the people don't own it, no one should. They will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. After all, a million deaths is just a statistic. 
Equipment:
With little care for civilian life, the FLP commonly employ Scorched Earth Policies and tactics in order to deny the enemy tactical positions and force them to reposition. The most common weapon found in the FLP is the flamethrower, which relies on canisters to give it the gas it needs. Other then standard canisters, special ammunition is also used. White Phosphorus canisters spew flames that coat a smaller area in longer lasting fire, Napalm coats a larger area in short lasting flames, and the famed Oxide Tank, stolen from the UNSC's Hellbringers, allows them to coat targets in extremely hot flames, doing a lot more temperature and burn damage, though with a much smaller tank and ammo reserve. FLP members also designed special Napalm and White Phosphorus grenades, that can light areas ablaze in fire. Their armor comes with no protection against the fire they wield (dark green innie armor should be great, if eluxor isn't planning on making anything custom). 

Basic Tier Equipment: Flamethrower, Regular fuel Canisters, Regular Incendiary grenade. FLP Armor (Dark Green Innie Medium Armor), Gas Mask, Extended Oxygen Tank, Fire Extinguisher, M90 Shotgun, Shotgun Shells, Shotgun Slugs, Bicardine gas grenade, Dermaline gas grenade.
Intermediate Tier Equipment: White Phosphorus Canisters, Napalm Canisters, Tear Gas Grenade, Chloral Hydrate gas grenade, Regular Incendiary mine, Fuel tank (draggable exploding version), Thermite beaker box, Welder, Paratrooper Flare (Spawns an NPC group of FLP soldiers with non-pyromaniac weaponry. Single use) 
Advanced Tier Equipment: Oxide tank, White Phosphorus Grenade, Napalm Grenade, Air Scrubber, Dragon's Breath Shells (Shotgun, Incendiary), Lexorin Gas Grenade, Polytrinic Gas Grenade, Liberation Squad Beacon (Spawns an ERT of FLP Incendiary Specialists from the pool of dead players. Single use!)

*Specialist area deniers, focus on forcing enemies back and out of position, or denying them access to an area
*Large focus on incendiary weapons, often dangerous to the user and his allies, must be used with caution
*Special ammo types available for different purposes. Able to switch from one type to another quickly
*Strong utility with incendiary grenades, able to be used both defensively and offensively.
*Flamethrower can ignite flammable gases like methane. Can easily result in hilarious disaster or strategic genius. 


Republic of Gao:
"If there is to be war on Gao, I intend to be on the right side of it" - Arlo Casille, Gao Minister of War
While Gao is an incredibly bio diverse place, with plenty of unique creatures, such as great apes and snails with no shells, a functioning government is still operational, and democracy is still maintained, ran by a Cabinet of Ministers and an elected president. One would consider this to be the perfect UEG world, but this isn't quite the case. The Gao Charter declares their sovereignty, and requires all members of government to oppose anyone who would dare impeach their freedom. Their primary tactics and doctorine focus stealth, infiltration and sabotage, which has won them many "battles" in the past without having to fire a single bullet, instead burning the supplies of their enemies and forcing them to starve or surrender. They have tried on a few occasions to justify conflict against the UNSC, with little success. Despite this, they remain one of the most technologically advanced competetors to the UNSC, and maintain public support for the Insurrection movement. Their supplies are invaluable to the insurrection, and assist wherever they can through their agents in the Ministry of Protection. Democracy may slow their action, but they will never stop until the UNSC submits to the freedom fighters they support.
Equipment:
While the Republic of Gao have the resources to sustain a full war, they often prefer not to get into conflict with the UNSC and UEG, at least not publicly.  As such, they rely on many agents and spec ops units to achieve success and cause failure behind the scenes. The most famous of these spec ops groups are the Gao Battle Jumpers, who can last months behind enemy lines relying on each other. Each of their agents is equipped with an Agent ID, an ID able to be freely edited, faking both name and occupation, camera bugs, door subverters (a tool used to bypass doors, used by Master Chief and the marines in the mission "343 Guilty Spark") and the most trusted associates or agents being provided with holographic technology, allowing their clothing to take any other shape. While X52 have the capacity to make such technology, Gao agents can also be equipped with poison syringes disguised as biofoam, sedatives disguised as Bicardine or simply just a silenced Magnum, for eliminating key targets. To make sure no cries are heard over radio, they can also come with a single use EMP grenade that explodes instantly on activation. If sabotage, infiltration and assassination are no longer an option, they can don the black and red suits, and eliminate the hostiles as a battlejumper. No witnesses.(James has battle jumper sprites. Seek him out for them, be polite!)

Beginner Tier Equipment: Agent ID, Silenced Magnum (ODST Var.), Magnum ammo, Camera bugs, Voice Changer(fits into face slot items, lets you change your voice identity, the name that appears in brackets), Handcuffs, Smoke Grenade, Humbler, Night Vision Goggles 
Intermediate Tier Equipment: Fake Biofoam Syringe (disguised as Biofoam but contains Lexorin), Fake Bicardine pill (disguised as Bicardine but contains Chloral Hydrate), Silenced SMG (ODST ver), SMG ammo, Chloral Hydrate Grenade, Taser, Sleeper Agent Phone (Spawns a single player out of the dead player pool as an Agent equipped with Gao tech. Spawns on Geminus! Single Use)
Advanced Tier Equipment: Holographic Kit (same as in R&D), Gao Battle-Jumper Armor, NVG (Disguised as Sunglasses), Mulligan Syringe (randomizes appearance and identity), EMP Flashlight, Fredom Implant, Holdout Magnum, Foldable SMG,Cryptographic Sequencer (substitute for Door Subverter, replace with subverter when made), Battle-Jumper Requisition (Spawns an ERT of Gao Battle Jumpers from the dead player pool. Single Use!)

*Stealth focused GOI with alternative combat options with battle-jumper armor
*Able to create fake identities and jobs, and blend in with either the crowd or the enemy
*Many tools for assassination, most designed to look like an accident, with mislabelled chemicals 
*Able to silence radios if discovered, or to make sure the victim doesn't alert anyone else. 
*Can be searched and discovered, relies on blending in. 
*Needs to kill someone for radio access. May be easily figured out from not following obvious radio commands

Cannon links and sources cited
https://halo.fandom.com/wiki/Talitsa (Talista, Desert Raider homeworld)
https://halo.fandom.com/wiki/Vitalyevna (Vitalyenva, Planet Tallista orbits)
https://www.halopedia.org/Freedom_and_Liberation_Party (FLP)
https://www.halopedia.org/Colonial_Admin..._Authority (CMA, FLPs main adversaries) 
https://www.halopedia.org/Gao (Republic of Gao)
https://www.halopedia.org/Gao_battle-jumpers (Gao Battle Jumpers)
https://www.halopedia.org/EMP_rifle (EMP Rifle for Olympus)
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/unive...lrt-condor (Condor aircraft)]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1116 Wed, 22 May 2019 01:46:10 +0000 TopHatPenguin]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1116 Summary: introducing a verb that sets your layer to 0 (or if that's used for something else then the layer below everything.) to hide it so you can just relax and watch the battles without your ghost getting in the way.]]> Summary: introducing a verb that sets your layer to 0 (or if that's used for something else then the layer below everything.) to hide it so you can just relax and watch the battles without your ghost getting in the way.]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1115 Wed, 22 May 2019 01:42:41 +0000 TopHatPenguin]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1115 Summary:  being able to zoom out further as a ghost just so you can see a full battle taking place would be some nice QOL. In regards of how far I'll leave that down to you.]]> Summary:  being able to zoom out further as a ghost just so you can see a full battle taking place would be some nice QOL. In regards of how far I'll leave that down to you.]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1114 Wed, 22 May 2019 01:27:27 +0000 TopHatPenguin]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1114

Let me reiterate that RP wise ONI is brilliant it's just that for example if you play  a guard/ guard leader your job is to just stare at sand for 40 minutes, if you have a fellow guard (most of the time you won't until late into the round when someone respawns as ONI) it's alright but it's still dull compared to playing any of the other faction roles. Additionally you can spawn round start as a guard but have no researchers so your existence is pretty much moot besides defending an empty facility.

Researchers/Director, they've got research to complete and the can RP with the guards, go out to the mine and explore. Great stuff, however once they've researched their whacky new contraption of death they lack anybody to use it on because it's not like they can go off world to fight.


Idea Number One:
So I'd like to propose something to liven up playing as an ONI role:

-Hostile mobs attacking the outpost. (whether it be flood, some bugs etc.)

It's a simple gesture but I believe it could help with the current issue with playing as any of the ONI roles right now.

By adding hostile mobs it means:
- Even if there's one guard oni player and nobody else they still have something to do and not just go ssd after a few moments of trying to rp with themselves.
- Hopefully would encourage more players to want to play ONI.
- researchers get to field test their weapons against an actual foe instead of cardboard.
- Doesn't need to rely on other factions wanting to land and interact or



I mean it's not exactly a fix it's more of a bandaid to help make the roles a bit more fun.



Idea Number Two:

Have ONI be actively involved on KS7 with a temporary (tent like) outpost so the researchers can explore the remains of KS7 for artefacts and the guards are always on an escort/defence order in a highly active area for all factions meaning more RP interactions. The issue would then be KT9 and what to do with spawns there.


I'm just throwing ideas out and hoping that some of you chaps will as well to help improve the ONI roles.]]>

Let me reiterate that RP wise ONI is brilliant it's just that for example if you play  a guard/ guard leader your job is to just stare at sand for 40 minutes, if you have a fellow guard (most of the time you won't until late into the round when someone respawns as ONI) it's alright but it's still dull compared to playing any of the other faction roles. Additionally you can spawn round start as a guard but have no researchers so your existence is pretty much moot besides defending an empty facility.

Researchers/Director, they've got research to complete and the can RP with the guards, go out to the mine and explore. Great stuff, however once they've researched their whacky new contraption of death they lack anybody to use it on because it's not like they can go off world to fight.


Idea Number One:
So I'd like to propose something to liven up playing as an ONI role:

-Hostile mobs attacking the outpost. (whether it be flood, some bugs etc.)

It's a simple gesture but I believe it could help with the current issue with playing as any of the ONI roles right now.

By adding hostile mobs it means:
- Even if there's one guard oni player and nobody else they still have something to do and not just go ssd after a few moments of trying to rp with themselves.
- Hopefully would encourage more players to want to play ONI.
- researchers get to field test their weapons against an actual foe instead of cardboard.
- Doesn't need to rely on other factions wanting to land and interact or



I mean it's not exactly a fix it's more of a bandaid to help make the roles a bit more fun.



Idea Number Two:

Have ONI be actively involved on KS7 with a temporary (tent like) outpost so the researchers can explore the remains of KS7 for artefacts and the guards are always on an escort/defence order in a highly active area for all factions meaning more RP interactions. The issue would then be KT9 and what to do with spawns there.


I'm just throwing ideas out and hoping that some of you chaps will as well to help improve the ONI roles.]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1113 Tue, 21 May 2019 20:28:10 +0000 TopHatPenguin]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1113 Summary: Additional cigarette vendors added to the ONI base. Probably just one in the barracks bar/canteen and one added into the lvl2 break room.

As it stands there only seems to be one on the outpost and that's the hangar one which is underground and rather out of the way.]]> Summary: Additional cigarette vendors added to the ONI base. Probably just one in the barracks bar/canteen and one added into the lvl2 break room.

As it stands there only seems to be one on the outpost and that's the hangar one which is underground and rather out of the way.]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1107 Sun, 19 May 2019 19:47:15 +0000 Infix]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1107
- bio suit 
- janitorial cart
- mop 
- buckets to fill the cart
- 2 bottles of space cleaner

Whats missing is 

- trash bags for trash those pesky marine leave about
- Trash bin to dump the trash in since there is no disposals or furnace to burn stuff like biohazard waste (One of those big green ones I've seen on other servers or whatever is avaliable)
- 4 x wet floor signs as that is the max that can fit in the cart
- Light replacer
- 2 x Boxs of replacement lights or 1 whatever makes sense
- Box of mousetraps(thought I doubt there would be mice on a immaculately clean vessel)
- Bear traps(For pests bigger than mice but also could be used to trap innies or covvies who board)
- Janitors belt(To hold all these wonderful supplies may want to recolour it as the standard one used on other servers is purple)

Also I suggest making the Janitorial supplies room only accessible by janitors simply because I went SSD for a few minutes about a hour, so into the round and someone decides to walk in and steal the biohazard suit which has a legitimate purpose why would a marine need a biohazard suit on a battlefield so it makes me wonder how many players have stolen it before.]]>
- bio suit 
- janitorial cart
- mop 
- buckets to fill the cart
- 2 bottles of space cleaner

Whats missing is 

- trash bags for trash those pesky marine leave about
- Trash bin to dump the trash in since there is no disposals or furnace to burn stuff like biohazard waste (One of those big green ones I've seen on other servers or whatever is avaliable)
- 4 x wet floor signs as that is the max that can fit in the cart
- Light replacer
- 2 x Boxs of replacement lights or 1 whatever makes sense
- Box of mousetraps(thought I doubt there would be mice on a immaculately clean vessel)
- Bear traps(For pests bigger than mice but also could be used to trap innies or covvies who board)
- Janitors belt(To hold all these wonderful supplies may want to recolour it as the standard one used on other servers is purple)

Also I suggest making the Janitorial supplies room only accessible by janitors simply because I went SSD for a few minutes about a hour, so into the round and someone decides to walk in and steal the biohazard suit which has a legitimate purpose why would a marine need a biohazard suit on a battlefield so it makes me wonder how many players have stolen it before.]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1105 Sun, 19 May 2019 15:40:39 +0000 getfreur]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1105 The ship would have the more pratical roles that the old colony had, but would have too a captain and a security force with some rifles, something that would be normally used to repel pirates, they could use so of the civilian ship designs that exist already or it could be a totally new design, i think they could have some sort of transport like a pelican or a civilian warthog, either way the ultimate goal of the colonists are to establish a sucesseful colony.]]> The ship would have the more pratical roles that the old colony had, but would have too a captain and a security force with some rifles, something that would be normally used to repel pirates, they could use so of the civilian ship designs that exist already or it could be a totally new design, i think they could have some sort of transport like a pelican or a civilian warthog, either way the ultimate goal of the colonists are to establish a sucesseful colony.]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1065 Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:15:02 +0000 Frontline03]]> https://projectunsc.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=1065 We have some ideas for a new ks7

• Medium map
• Underground oni base
• Desert biome location of a colony(currently Named emsville)
1. Security
2. Bunks
3. Perimeter fence
4. Gate
5. Landing pads
6. Medical
7. Garage(Contains warthogs)

• Snowy Mountainous range 
1. Secret insurrection outpost, 
2. Outpost Only accessible by pelican
3. Just a small valley, one or two people wide

• “Badlands”
1. Ruined city
2. Crashed land and air vehicles
3. Abandoned buildings(Mining, Arsenals)
4. Hostile fauna
5. Abandoned vehicles
6. Weapons scattered
7. Abandoned fortifications]]> We have some ideas for a new ks7

• Medium map
• Underground oni base
• Desert biome location of a colony(currently Named emsville)
1. Security
2. Bunks
3. Perimeter fence
4. Gate
5. Landing pads
6. Medical
7. Garage(Contains warthogs)

• Snowy Mountainous range 
1. Secret insurrection outpost, 
2. Outpost Only accessible by pelican
3. Just a small valley, one or two people wide

• “Badlands”
1. Ruined city
2. Crashed land and air vehicles
3. Abandoned buildings(Mining, Arsenals)
4. Hostile fauna
5. Abandoned vehicles
6. Weapons scattered
7. Abandoned fortifications]]>