Skies Above Earth (Map Game)

Date: July 1, 1966

Sent From: UN Headquarters, New York

Sent To: Rammstein Air Force Base, West Germany

Dear Commander,

Your government has currently been ordered to reassign you from West Germany to return to Brussels. I suppose you have been told the official story before due to your "honourable discharge". However, as you are aware, the reality is quite different. For the past 2 weeks, several unidentified flying objects have been detected the Balkans, as well as parts of the Midwestern United States, Indochina, Rhodesia, the North Sea and the Bering Straight. Officially, Western media outlets and Pravda have officially blamed the incidents on each other, but of course, we have no idea of what these objects might be. After further analysis of the incidents, we believe the objects to be....extraterrestrial in nature. This letter was sent to you because the UN Security Council's recent resolution has approved the activation of eXtraterrestrial Responce Unit, or XRU in light of the recent extraterrestrial incursion. NASA and the Soviet Space Program are still trying to piece together the events, but based on the evidence left behind and various eyewitness accounts, we can infer that the extraterrestrial intents are indeed hostile. However, that does not mean Earth is incapable of responding to the increasing threat of extraterrestrial attack. You, Commander, are to oversee Earth's last line of defence. Your actions will have considerable influence on the future of humanity as a species and as a civilisation. Keep that in mind in every action you take. Good luck, Commander.




 * With Sincere Regards,


 * UN Secretary General U Thant

Background
Background

Basic Rules

 * 1) Be plausible.
 * 2) All turns will be in week format during the invasion and half turns in the aftermath, depending on the situation that unfolds as the game progresses.
 * 3) The UN Security Council members, in accordance with the activation of the XRU, as stated in the introductory letter above, which is to be done every month (i.e. 4 in-game turns).
 * 4) Non UN Security Council members can fund the Project independently, although to do so, may need to go through a bureaucratic process that would require them to maintain any and all secrecy on the organisation.
 * 5) The extraterrestrials can go by various tactics to defeat the XRU, ranging from infiltration to acts of terrorism to attacking XRU bases directly rather than destroying its funding, to destroying humanity by a biological weapon.
 * 6) The game will feature a new, innovative tactical battle algorithm, which will be explained in the algorithm rules, in addition to the normal strategic algorithm.
 * 7) Monthly funding changes are to be sent to the XRU Funding page.
 * 8) A nation can be allowed to leave the XRU, either by infiltration by extraterrestrials or unsatisfactory performance by the organisation.
 * 9) As part of the Cold War setting, pleasing the superpowers will be key, so be sure not to annoy a superpower if playing as the XRU, so be careful.
 * 10) Extraterrestrial vs Nation combat and Nation vs Nation combat will still be done via the strategic algorithm, but Extraterrestrial vs XRU combat and XRU vs Organisation Combat will be done via squad based tactical algorithm.
 * 11) For further information, please refer to Atomic Rockets.  This will help with spacecraft design and worldbuilding, as well as give you an idea about some technologies that will be available in the game.
 * 12) Have fun!

Algorithm Rules

 * 1) The Strategic Algorithm will be the same one used in the Shattered Stars and Stripes 2, and should be followed as such.
 * 2) The tactical algorithm was made by myself. If anyone has a suggestion on how to improve upon it, please feel free to notify me.
 * 3) Actions in the tactical algorithm are only to be used if both sides agree upon it. This means that if the extraterrestrial player refuses to use the actions in the algorithm, then feel free to do it as normal. Otherwise, actions will be used.

Map Rules

 * 1) The game begins in 1966.
 * 2) The map must be placed in .png format.
 * 3) Feel free to use an appropriate program for updating the map.

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Extraterrestrial

 * Xanians (All credit belongs to Viviaporius for the creation of the civilisation) - Reserved for Viva.

Organisations

 * eXtraterrestrial Responce Unit (XRU) -