Kzinti Empire - offical empire thread

By KzintiPatriarch on November 15, 2007 9:29:55 PM from

KzintiPatri...

Join Date 05/2007

+92

You have dared to enter the lair of the most ferocious predators in the galaxy!

It is the ulitmate destiny of the Kzinti to conquer the other civilizations of the galaxy, subjugate and enslave any who may prove useful to us, and devour the rest. The Fanged God has ordained that this is how it will be.

In just 26 octals of days (7 months or so...Kzinti count in base 8), the Kzinti Empire rose from obscurity, to #1 on the Metaverse. With the blessings of the Fanged God, we have remained dominant for 100s more octals of days since that auspicious day. We leapt past the other empires, and our mighty domain now encompasses over 32 million more light years than the second most powerful empire. The most recent Galactic Map data shows that we have subjugated over 45% of the galaxy. Many warriors from the old and dying empires have joined us, to avoid being eaten along with the rest. We hunger to establish indefinite supremacy over all the inferior sentient species...

We have also been #1 on the AltMeta for over 3 years running. The Empire grows more powerful with each passing day as new conquests are won, and more warriors join us in our inevitable rise to rule the galaxy!

The Kzinti are a species of bipedal space-faring feline predators, who love nothing more than conquest and battle. Created by sci-fi writer Larry Niven, the Kzinti have had many stories written about them, most notably in the Man-Kzin Wars series of books. They have also shown up in the Star Trek universe, and a number of other realities.

Photobucket

"Kzinti flesh has a very strong and pungent taste. The weak among us are devoured by their litter-mates within a few moons of birthing. Only the swiftest and most ferocious of us survive to their first naming-day. Those not fit to survive will never live to perpetuate their inferior bloodlines. This is the natural law of the galaxy." - Kzinti Warrior

"The meaning of life is the hot blood of your prey on your tongue, the meat that rends beneath your teeth, the corpse of your enemy left in the sun for the carrion eaters to finish, your defeated foe groveling in submission before you. That is what life is. We are the Kzinti, and we stronger, swifter, wiser, and more ferocious than any other race ever was or will be." - Kzinti philosopher

Photobucket

If your claws can grasp it, then it is rightfully yours. - Kzinti proverb

A salute to all those heroic t'kzintar who have made this empire a resounding success. Our conquests continue and the galaxy will never know peace!

Join the Kzinti in our quest for galactic dominance, or become our prey…

Click here to join the Kzinti Empire!

Click here to visit our forums at the Galactic Core

Click here to download the Kzinti ship and race mod from the Library

Photobucket

Sentient species taste better...

We have two new members today. Welcome to FlameArrows and GiantMelon...may you become mighty Conquest Heroes!

Nice pic for your new character GiantMelon.

I'm a big fan of the Dune series....the original books at least. The new books by Brian Herbert arent nearly as good. Have you read those as well? I've read the original six books many times over though. That is my favorite sci-fi series of all time.

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

The Geckodon Alliance thanks you for your peaceful nature.We wish you good luck on your way to beeing #1! Someday we hope to be #2.Mabye we could be allies.But that won't be for a long time.

Successfully updated karma reason!

The Kzinti are not peaceful, Sethpenguin, they only allow others to live in brief respite. Count your blessings that they have not devoured you yet.

Successfully updated karma reason!

The Kzinti are not peaceful, Sethpenguin, they only allow others to live in brief respite. Count your blessings that they have not devoured you yet.

Well said, Fights-With-Words. That SethPenguin must have been smoking some bad zheerekti again!

It gives their people a strange taste, which is why we have not eaten all of them yet. If your people can embrace the way of conquest SethPenguin then the Kiznti will gladly welcome you as allies, but we are not sure you have the hearts of true Heroes. Prove this to us and we will consider letting you fight at our side.

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

Hihi

Nice pic for your new character GiantMelon. I'm a big fan of the Dune series....the original books at least. The new books by Brian Herbert arent nearly as good. Have you read those as well? I've read the original six books many times over though. That is my favorite sci-fi series of all time.

Didnt read the dune-books. But i saw dune in the TV.

#1 Dunecat
#2 Hellcat
#3 ...?
how about pinkpanther!?

Successfully updated karma reason!

As it should be

No the last 2 books aren't as good. The Gholas storyline was a bit over played. Careful though, unkind words about Dune and I'll send facedancers after ya....

Successfully updated karma reason!

Didnt read the dune-books. But i saw dune in the TV.

#1 Dunecat
#2 Hellcat
#3 ...?
how about pinkpanther!?

If you like to read sci-fi, definitely give Dune a try GiantMelon.

Maybe a proper Kzinti name for your third character? Kzinti naming conventions are rather unusual. During a lifetime, a Kzinti can have many different names, most of which are descriptive of the Kzin in some way. A kzin must earn his name. For example, in one of the best stories, there was a cowardly Kzin who was named Eater-of-Grass by his peers. The name was terribly insulting because it pointed out not only his cowardice, but saying that he was a herbivore....unthinkable!

But that was his name for a number of years.

As a Kzin moves up in society, names generally follow this convention:

1. When a Kzin is born the only name he is given is his birth order and father. For example, "Fourth son of Hraak-Riit". This is partly due to the fact that many Kzin dont survive past being kits, because the weak and slow are devoured by their litter-mates. So giving them a proper name does not make much sense to the Kzinti.

2. A Kzin will usually be come to be known by his profession when he goes out into the adult world, and also by his planet of origin. For example, a Kzin might be called Builder-of-Starships from Hssin.

3. A Kzin that attains a military ranking has earned the right to a real name, and his rank designation. For example, Hraak-Seargant.

4. A Kzin who has risen further in the social hierarchy goes simply by his one given name. Example, Hraak.

5. A Kzin who reaches the highest levels of society uses both his given name and patronymic family name. Example, Hraak-Riit.

So a Kzinti could be named almost anything that is descriptive of the Kzin's personality, profession, history, rank, family, actions etc. So its fun to be creative and come up with something interesting.

As it should be

No the last 2 books aren't as good. The Gholas storyline was a bit over played. Careful though, unkind words about Dune and I'll send facedancers after ya....

Welcome back to the Metaverse Vukasika!

It sounds like you are saying some unkind things about the last 2 book Vukasika....maybe you should submit yourself to some punishment by Honored Matres.

I really liked those books, especially Chapterhouse: Dune. I think it is quite a tragedy that Frank Herbert died before he could write any more in the series. Everything seemed so open-ended (and very strange) at the end.

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

ya know KP, you should be glad that I, Fights-With-Words, have not brought out my big guns yet...the infamous Manrretti Warriors

Successfully updated karma reason!

Thanks good to be back to the metaverse. Chapterhouse rocked its the two books after Chapterhouse written by Frank Herbert's son and Kevin Anderson. They did great on the prequels but I'm reading the two final books know and I'm just ok with them.

Your right about the open ended aspect of Chapterhouse, the story wasn't finished but it has been.

Successfully updated karma reason!

From the HCH Empire thread...

We do not know of any Kzin who has joined the Tyranny Mottikhan, but we acknowledge your effort at creative advertising.

What???

You're thinking of resisting your desire to join the Tyranny? That's not being fair to yourself. Go on...Give in to your evil side. You won't regret it.

Successfully updated karma reason!

From the HCH Empire thread...

We do not know of any Kzin who has joined the Tyranny Mottikhan, but we acknowledge your effort at creative advertising.

What???

You're thinking of resisting your desire to join the Tyranny? That's not being fair to yourself. Go on...Give in to your evil side. You won't regret it.

Hehe... Never expect a demon to speak with anything other than a forked tongue!

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

The real reason why we are being nice to you is because our people are rumored to be hostile to non reptilian races thanks to the Terrans and the Arceans, well it's true that's why we were trying to be nice to you guys.

Successfully updated karma reason!

Are Chinese restaurants legal in the Kzinti Empire? Hmmmmm.

Successfully updated karma reason!

Around the orbit of Kzinhome, the greatest gathering ever of Kzinti warriors has been summoned by the Patriarch. As the various warlords arrive from the farthest reaches of the Empire, many among them initially mistake the orbiting structure for a small moon. Even the battle-sharpened senses of the t’kzintar have difficulty registering the globe-shaped structure as an immense starship, because of its sheer enormity. Many of them feel a flutter of trepidation as they behold the mighty structure, some of them thinking, “Is this some vengeful trap set by the remnants of those chattering monkey-men from Terra?” Approaching closer, they are greeted by a message broadcast on all open frequencies of the Empire. The regal image of the Patriarch leaps to life on every holo-projector throughout the Empire, and the image begins to speak.

“Welcome my mighty Conquest Heroes, brave t’kzintar, and loyal subjects. Today is truly a most glorious day for the Empire. The unstoppable power of the Kzinti has now spread to over 6,000,000 million light-years (points) in this galaxy!” We entered this galaxy just 19 octals of days ago, and in that short time we have carved a path of red ruin through our enemies. Those old, bloated, and dying empires lay supine and ripe for conquest before the might of the Kzinti. Feel the juices of battle flowing through your livers and focus your ferocity upon the rest of this galaxy! The rest will soon fall to our power, as all others have before. Honor the Fanged God with endless victories for the Empire, and we will attain our ultimate destiny to subjugate this galaxy!”

“Now cast your eyes upon this most potent of weapons that we have created…the Terror Star! With this weapon at our command, we can conquer even the stars themselves. This starship is capable of destroying an entire solar system. There are many enemy species that inhabit systems which are not suitable for the Kzinti to live upon, but still they offer our foes a base of power from which they futilely try to resist us. With this new weapon, we can destroy these inferior beings without wasting too much of our efforts in swatting these pesky insects. More of these starships are in production, and soon we will send their destructive power to every corner of the galaxy.”

“Today is to be a day of rejoicing and feasting, for we Kzinti are well on our destined path to galactic dominance. Every Conquest Hero in-system is summoned to my Terror Star to celebrate our success. The most succulent live food-animals, finest intoxicants, and most beautiful Kzinretti await your arrival. You have honored the Empire with your numberless victories, and now it is time to rejoice!” The Patriarch’s holo-image fades and the multitude of warriors in orbit around his Terror-Star joyously fly towards the greatest celebration in the history of the Kzinti.

Many great warriors from the other empires have already seen the wisdom in joining with the Kzinti to dominate this galaxy, but there are still those who resist the inevitable. For those who have the true heart of a Hero, and feel the juices of conquest flowing in their livers, you will be welcome among the Kzinti if you wish to add your strength to ours. Those that do not will be enslaved or devoured, as is the natural law of the galaxy.

Join the Kzinti Empire, or become our prey…

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

A great welcome to our newest warriors, TorontoRock, and Dsep!

And a special congratulations to our newest Hero (Senator), CumberBerg!

We are honored to have all three of your characters in the Kzinti now.

ya know KP, you should be glad that I, Fights-With-Words, have not brought out my big guns yet...the infamous Manrretti Warriors

Kzin-trained monkey-men? They would certainly be more formidable than most.

Ah...I have not read those two books. I was referring to Chapterhouse in that context. Brian Herbert is not nearly the master-writer that Frank was, but I have appreciated some of the prequels, which fill in some things about that universe that I always wondered about.

Are Chinese restaurants legal in the Kzinti Empire? Hmmmmm.

Of course they are legal. The flesh of these people are spicy and full of MSG...highly prized delicacies!

What madness would cause us to ban these tasty treats? I had a couple just the other night...

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

Excellent post KP!

Chinese food? I'd rather taste some Orca. Sentient species DO taste better.

Successfully updated karma reason!

Excellent post KP!

Chinese food? I'd rather taste some Orca. Sentient species DO taste better.

Thanks

I dont think too many people outside the Empire pay attention to the little things I've written, but I know that some people enjoy them.

Seafood yes, I can already taste it... I see you submitted your highest-scoring game yet today. Nice boost boost for your character and the Empire!

I finished one small-ish game today, and I have a couple others I'm working on. One I'm almost finished with should be around 75k, and with another I hope to to beat my personal record of 152k. But for now, Im done for the day. *grumbles something about Monday mornings & going back to work*

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

Ah Mondays. I was thinking last night about my days playing Civs 1-2 and MOO 1-2 back in college and grad school like some sort of crack addict, in some cases blowing off class and pulling all-nighters gaming. If I remember correctly, I think I actually broke up with a girlfriend because I decided that I'd rather be playing more Civ (I'm SURE there had to be other reasons... Right? Right????)

But those carefree gaming days are gone forever with the work-a-day world and family. Now, on to memos and spreadsheets! I will defeat them.

Successfully updated karma reason!

Today we have three new warriors joining the Kzinti. Welcome to Jhart, PhadeDarken, and Trscroggs!

Haha...

Im sure you arent the first gamer to break up with a girlfriend so you could spend more time gaming! I've played all the Civs and MOOs, and for Civ at least, I must say they just keep getting better. The last MOO sucked in my opinion though. I wonder when the next Civ might come out? I remember in Civ1 I could conquer the entire world with just swarms of chariots. I still pull an all-night gaming session maybe every other week or so. My gf and I have just cats, no kids, so that helps.

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

MOO3 totally, completely blew. Unplayable. Someone described it (very accurately in my view) as essentially accounting software, but much buggier. I'm still mad at the MOO3 devs who put out such a crappy product -- makes me appreciate Brad and Co. that much more.

That said, I am getting some use out of MOO3 -- I use some of the race pics for my custom races in DA. So it wasn't a complete waste of money!

Successfully updated karma reason!

Sad too because Moo2 was one of the best space 3x (explore, exploit, conquer) strategies of all times. I have high hopes for a Moo4 or GalCiv3 but for right now I'm looking forward to the next expansion for GC2.

Successfully updated karma reason!

One thing I thought MOO2 did better than GC2 was reminding you what race you're playing with. I don't mean that I'd forget what race I was playing during a game, but rather the screens with your empire's advisors (scientists, soldiers, spies) were your race, not some robot. Likewise, instead of symbols representing industry/science/food, you had little humans, alkirians, burlathi, etc. that you assigned to those areas. Just made the game feel more personal to me. MOO3 gave that up completely. Maybe they can figure out some way to do that in GC3, but I assume it would be a total bitch to implement it and still have the awesome range of customization that DA affords.

Successfully updated karma reason!

Patriarch --
Congratulations on your latest victory! Hopefully you triumphed over edible adversaries and not those damn useless Yor... though I also hear the Korath are quite gamey.

I noticed that you’re posting wins in DA 1.6. Just curious, any reason you haven’t upgraded?

Successfully updated karma reason!

That said, I am getting some use out of MOO3 -- I use some of the race pics for my custom races in DA. So it wasn't a complete waste of money!

It was very disapointing, but at least you're using it in some way, hehe...

It's 4x Vukasika: Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate! But I liked MOO1 better than MOO2, I think mainly because it minimized the micromanagement of the game. Just a few sliders for each planet.

Thanks...next up is my huge-map game I'm working on. Hopefully it will come in at around 150k. I havent updated my version because of the "habitable planet reduction" adjustment that they made in later updates of DA. There's a gigantically long thread somewhere about it, unless they deleted it, which I think Brad hinted that he might. Many many people were pissed off about it, some to the point of saying they were quitting the game. Brad ended up getting super-angry in that post too. Also, I havent started playing ToA because it isnt MV compatiable yet. I want to keep earning points for the Empire!

Yeah, having the Yor in the game is not nearly as good. Kzinti warriors get into battle frenzy and cant resist biting. Ends up with a lot of broken fangs on those damn robots!

Anybody play the X-Com series? The last one of that was even worse than the last MOO.

edit: Here is the link to the that thread I mentioned

http://forums.galciv2.com/?forumid=274&aid=165477

Sentient species taste better...

Successfully updated karma reason!

Couldn't remember 3 or 4x perhaps was thinking of XXX. Yes X-com was a decent franchise indeed. Last one was miserable. They went the the well one time too many.

Successfully updated karma reason!

Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:

Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums.
Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
It's simple, and FREE!

View all recent posts

Mark all posts as read • Delete cookies created by the forum • Return to Top

Stardock Forums v1.0.0.0 #108435 walnut2 Server Load Time: 00:00:00.0000766 Page Render Time:

About us | Contacts | Privacy Statement | Register