PortalStormzzzz
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Not sure if this is the right place, but I just got XSI and I'm getting ready to mod. I thought up a pretty good thing, and I want to know how you people would feel to playing it. It's essentially an alternate universe of the Half Life alternate universe.:rolling: It's kind of some creepy "nEW wORLD oRDER, omg! HAX0RZ! TIN FOIL HATZ! 1984!!!!" mod. I intend there to be 3 episodes. I'm currently beginning to work on episode 2 of it (Yea, I know, big rip off of the Star Wars style :hmph: )
Theme(very long):
The world is very different. Way back at Black Mesa, Freeman actually DID stop the problem, for the time being. The Government used high frequency EMPs and likewise technology to close the portal storm over Black Mesa. After the nuke, all surviving members, victims(zombies), and alien left behinds were moved into the Area 51 Research Facility of the government.
Following the incident at Black Mesa, the Government became very interested in the Portal tech they were developing. They always had been, what with the competition between Aperture and Black Mesa, but now that someone had successfully teleported massive chunks of alien life to Earth, they wanted to use it to teleport massive armies across the world. The reason? The War on terror was beginning, and the ability to transport massive troop numbers to any part of the Earth instantly wherever terrorists were would be most beneficial. But there was a much more sinister plan in the shadows of the world. Breen had lost his deal with the combine, and now had no means of reaching them. He "advised" the gov to make him in charge of a new sector at Area 51 devoted to the continual research into Black Mesa tech. But his was not the only "Behind the scenes" plan. The War on terror was becoming a miserable failure in some parts, while a complete success in others. Sadly, only the miserable failures made it on TV. The Bushies are about to leave office after 8 years, and they intend to make it out with the next administration continuing on "The Plan". The 1st Bush Started "it", the first Clinton strengthened "it", and the second Bush put the brickwork in to found "it".
== \/ This is now the future(2010ish) \/ ==
The "it" was a North American Union. The second Clinton (yea, she becomes president in this mod :hmph: ) now has created it. The war on terror has been declared over with the assassination of Osama and the abandonment of Iraq. Now, using the war as a motive, the gov pushes for the North American Union as means to "prevent another 9/11". It is established, with the anger of most Americans, Mexicans, and Canadians. However, during the border rearrangement for the new Union, a few terrorists slipped in from Mexico's South border. The plan to "avenge the Great Lion", or Osama. Many things begin to go down. Many people have their own shadowy intentions that are all headed on a collision course for each other. Breen's plan is cut short as funding for the new teleporter project is cut to create the NAU (North American Union hence forth shall be NAU). The "men behind the curtain" of this NAU are now having their plans compromised by their own greed. These people want money and power, and nothing more. With oil pumping in from Mexico and Canada, cheap labor from Mexico, and the combined military powers of the 3 nations, they now intend to make the NAU a powerhouse of the Earth. Those terrorists mentioned earlier, however, become the needle in a hay stack for them. They begin attacks on the west coast. They, however, unintentionally empower the NAU. New laws are passed to take more control. Eventually, however, the gov is forced to hold an emergency senate meeting to deal with the threat, as it is getting out of hands. This is exactly what the terrorists were waiting for. They smuggle in a suitcase nuke, and send it East, to DC. During the senate meeting, most members of the gov are present. A few senators don't show up as protest to the pro-dictator-like policy. Obviously, they blow up the capitol during the meeting, killing of pretty much the entire government in one big swoop. The after effects are the crumbling of the NAU, and a decent into civil war. The entire line of succession is all dead and radioactive dust. It just so happens those senators who survive decide to take over the gov. Being originally against the NAU, they enact a pro-democratic gov. However, a general who was in the executive branch of the gov. decides to say that he should inherit the presidency, as well as leadership over the NAU. The senate and the General have a political clash, and it leads to death and destruction. The senators are rounded up and killed by the General's army. However, a friend of the senate, another General, takes over some forces on the East coast, and blatantly denies the other General's leadership. The Dictator General takes over the West Coast, and Engages the Democratic General. The Civil War had begun. Canada joins the Western General, and invades the East Coast. Mexico joins the East General, and invades the South West. All hell brakes lose. Meanwhile, a bunch of other hell happens to the rest of the world, as the power vacuum of the NAU establishes an Asian Union, who engages the Euro Union.
It's not entirely thought out, but there's a whole other 10 years after all that. I don't want to give away how it all connects and the mystery behind the storyline after this, so that's it. Essentially, you wake up as Gordon in 2020ish. Gman says his plans got totally messed up and that your "Contract" need to be changed with his "Associates".
Most of the original leaders from this back story die off and a whole bunch of crap happens. But like Half life 2, that is meant as a mystery to be found out during game play.
So, what do ya thinks about my very longly worded mod's back story?
Theme(very long):
The world is very different. Way back at Black Mesa, Freeman actually DID stop the problem, for the time being. The Government used high frequency EMPs and likewise technology to close the portal storm over Black Mesa. After the nuke, all surviving members, victims(zombies), and alien left behinds were moved into the Area 51 Research Facility of the government.
Following the incident at Black Mesa, the Government became very interested in the Portal tech they were developing. They always had been, what with the competition between Aperture and Black Mesa, but now that someone had successfully teleported massive chunks of alien life to Earth, they wanted to use it to teleport massive armies across the world. The reason? The War on terror was beginning, and the ability to transport massive troop numbers to any part of the Earth instantly wherever terrorists were would be most beneficial. But there was a much more sinister plan in the shadows of the world. Breen had lost his deal with the combine, and now had no means of reaching them. He "advised" the gov to make him in charge of a new sector at Area 51 devoted to the continual research into Black Mesa tech. But his was not the only "Behind the scenes" plan. The War on terror was becoming a miserable failure in some parts, while a complete success in others. Sadly, only the miserable failures made it on TV. The Bushies are about to leave office after 8 years, and they intend to make it out with the next administration continuing on "The Plan". The 1st Bush Started "it", the first Clinton strengthened "it", and the second Bush put the brickwork in to found "it".
== \/ This is now the future(2010ish) \/ ==
The "it" was a North American Union. The second Clinton (yea, she becomes president in this mod :hmph: ) now has created it. The war on terror has been declared over with the assassination of Osama and the abandonment of Iraq. Now, using the war as a motive, the gov pushes for the North American Union as means to "prevent another 9/11". It is established, with the anger of most Americans, Mexicans, and Canadians. However, during the border rearrangement for the new Union, a few terrorists slipped in from Mexico's South border. The plan to "avenge the Great Lion", or Osama. Many things begin to go down. Many people have their own shadowy intentions that are all headed on a collision course for each other. Breen's plan is cut short as funding for the new teleporter project is cut to create the NAU (North American Union hence forth shall be NAU). The "men behind the curtain" of this NAU are now having their plans compromised by their own greed. These people want money and power, and nothing more. With oil pumping in from Mexico and Canada, cheap labor from Mexico, and the combined military powers of the 3 nations, they now intend to make the NAU a powerhouse of the Earth. Those terrorists mentioned earlier, however, become the needle in a hay stack for them. They begin attacks on the west coast. They, however, unintentionally empower the NAU. New laws are passed to take more control. Eventually, however, the gov is forced to hold an emergency senate meeting to deal with the threat, as it is getting out of hands. This is exactly what the terrorists were waiting for. They smuggle in a suitcase nuke, and send it East, to DC. During the senate meeting, most members of the gov are present. A few senators don't show up as protest to the pro-dictator-like policy. Obviously, they blow up the capitol during the meeting, killing of pretty much the entire government in one big swoop. The after effects are the crumbling of the NAU, and a decent into civil war. The entire line of succession is all dead and radioactive dust. It just so happens those senators who survive decide to take over the gov. Being originally against the NAU, they enact a pro-democratic gov. However, a general who was in the executive branch of the gov. decides to say that he should inherit the presidency, as well as leadership over the NAU. The senate and the General have a political clash, and it leads to death and destruction. The senators are rounded up and killed by the General's army. However, a friend of the senate, another General, takes over some forces on the East coast, and blatantly denies the other General's leadership. The Dictator General takes over the West Coast, and Engages the Democratic General. The Civil War had begun. Canada joins the Western General, and invades the East Coast. Mexico joins the East General, and invades the South West. All hell brakes lose. Meanwhile, a bunch of other hell happens to the rest of the world, as the power vacuum of the NAU establishes an Asian Union, who engages the Euro Union.
It's not entirely thought out, but there's a whole other 10 years after all that. I don't want to give away how it all connects and the mystery behind the storyline after this, so that's it. Essentially, you wake up as Gordon in 2020ish. Gman says his plans got totally messed up and that your "Contract" need to be changed with his "Associates".
Most of the original leaders from this back story die off and a whole bunch of crap happens. But like Half life 2, that is meant as a mystery to be found out during game play.
So, what do ya thinks about my very longly worded mod's back story?
