STORY THREAD LINK HERE!
Purpose of this room is to create a collab that isn't restricted by the amount of people online at one moment. Sometimes, collabs are on a roll but have to be stopped.
So why not have this here? A never ending collab that doesn't require everyone to be on at once to keep it on fire. Those who are left behind can reappear via teleportation, since this is a simulation. New characters can drop in at any moment as well. Characters can also drop out for whatever reason.
No limit on characters, as long as it reasonable and a number you can handle. However there a few things that must be taken note of.
1. Dead characters. Those with deceased characters can have them "simulated" and are able to use them.
2. The collab is never ending. It shall be through a series of small missions (a la Spartan Ops), across various environments on one world. You could imagine this to be a simulation of Requiem if you wish, but the simulated planet remains nameless officially. This world shall have almost any natural environment imaginable, Forerunner relics, and Flood containment facilities.
If you gentlemen wish, I can think up some basic plots to form a series of sagas. Examples of Sage titles would be: Arrival of the Covenant, The Forerunners March Again, The Parasite returns, 'Brute' Force, The Swarm, etc.
3. Ammunition. Ammo can be made available through reasonable means. If you meet up with Marines, there's a good chance they have ammo. If you've been going solo the whole time, ammo isn't going to magically appear around the corner. Basically, look at the placement of ammunition in the Halo games for reference.
4. Equipment. Equipment can be made available in reasonable ways. If you've been fighting off Covies all day and manage to clear an area for allied forces, it's quite possible the Marines or Army Troopers show up with armour abilities (think of how they were placed in Halo Reach, in those suitcase like things).
Ordnance drops can be called in, but please don't spam it. To make things interesting, if you decide to call it into a unsafe area there's a 50/50 chance the enemy forces damage the pod and weapon inside. This could be through melee weapons (e.g. Elite slicing the pod and weapon), explosives, or just plain firepower. To decide this, flip a coin before you post and be honest. If every single ordnance drop turns out to be successful, then obviously things will look suspicious. Cheating the system may jeopardize your participation in the thread. Do bear in mind this is for calling in ordnance drops in unsecured areas only.
5. Future characters. This simulation is going to be set in 2557, because that is the current Halo time (and peak of simulation technology). Future characters CANNOT be used, simply because there is no canonical way to use them. Even if your character is alive during this time period, make them a reasonable age to be in a military exercise.
6. Have patience, take it easy. There's no rush to finish this, just something to do when you're bored or various people are on at once.
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