Festung Consortium

**Dev. Status** | Very Conceptual

The Festung Consortium is a Fan-faction started by Yellowking. Feel free to contribute!

## At a Glance

 **Motives** | Fear, Power, Knowledge, preservation

## Background

### World changes

The 20th cetury is nearing its end and the world economy is in chaos. Three world wars have passed and massive companies have formed. The greatest of them is Syndicate, that spreads its Sprawls whenever it can bringing waste and chaos along it. Then there are "noble" families of Guild, juggernauts of old world rejuvenited for once more. And new ones are on rise: The mighty Emirates, that might not itself be a company, but was built atop of one. Then there is Titans whose means, if not goals bring great resembalance to other megacorporations. In the other side of the globe, in the great country of Russia, production and farming have centered to govermental ministries and bureaus are the core of economy, outcompeting anything that might rise against them. And even the Allied military contractors are pushing competitors out of markets. But so it is, winner takes it all, right?

Of course there are many people whose answer to that question is no: small local companies that cannot compete with larger companies that are invading their traditional markets with their cheaper (and in so many cases, superior) products, technical laboratories whose interest is not create the next, better and cheaper gun or mess with the natural laws, miscellaneous organisations and foundations that, for one reason or another do not want to join forces with any superpowers, or mercenary companies that are slowly, but steadily losing their bloody "markets" to syndicate-sponsored cyborgs. All across the globe, old world is slowly decaying away, as forces that were unimaginable only few decades earlier are shaping the brave, new world.

### Consortium Forms

It may be suprising, as the Consortium is nowdays known for its ruthless measures against anyone opposing its clients, that the leader of the Consortium that bears his name, was not one of the most ruthless persons. Herbert Festung was originally a owner of small aircraft manufacturing company. After he refused to sell his plant to Olympus Airlanes, Syndicate tried to kill him. After this attempt failed, they sent a gang from the Sprawls to destroy Mr.Festung's aircraft plant. After that incident, police chose to hide Festung with fake identity, while the Allied lawyers fought paper war against Syndicate's lawyers. As the time passed, their efforts valued nothing, and the case against syndicate scattered. That was taken as the sign of surrender by the board of classics, and assassins were on the trail of Herbert once again. After running out of the safehouse that was prepared for him by the interpol, Herbert realized that Allies could not help him no more. There was a new war coming from the Horizon: China was ravaged by "atomic" weapons, Australia begun to drift away from Allies, Technocrasy rose into power at west coast of USA.

In that point, Herbert realized that after this war, there would be not be much remaining. But what could be done? Herbert was just one man, running from murderers, his wealth was gone. But at this point his blue-blooded family ties came to his help. He had help from numerous noblemen from both Germany and France. And while he was hiding in their castles and manors, a plan begun to form. A long time had passed after the first world war was fought, and after that the Barons, Counts, Princes and other people with formal titles had lost almost all of their power.

## Gameplay

### Build mechanic

Similar to Allied one, except that Consortium doesn't have area limit around their conyard (This is balanced by power system).

### Power mechacnic

Consortium buildings are not automatically in full power, and require a power-cable to be build from power plant to become fully functional. This is simply an upgrade that cannot be bought if there are no powerplants close enough. The Consortium can't support very long cables, so buildings must always be built near a power plant.

### Tier mechacnic

Tier upgrades are researched in Reactors, and they upgrade all buildings they are connected with them.

## Technologies

#### Active Denial System

The Active Denial System (ADS) is a heat ray (or pain ray as it's known by Consortiums field troops). The weapon fires electromagnetic radiation at the target causing a painful burning sensation. It stuns infantry and slowly drains their health

#### Lockdown missiles

Advanced missiles used by consortium, they are better described as unmanned, ground-controlled and rocket-propelled miniature aircraft designed to crash objects. Once fired, a lockdown missile will follow its target, until it cathes its prey. They also reveal fog of war (but only in very narrow area) over the ground the travel. The missiles are very complex, and require manual directing, leading to slow rate of fire in vehicles using them

#### Static electro-fields

Experimental devices that create strong electronic charge to all surfaces near them. It is actually suprisingly safe to stand in the area (If you don't mind itching). But leaving (or entering) the area will cause electric shock that literally fries ones nerval system of unlucky trespasser, causing sudden death. The metal chassis of a vehicle lessens the shock, but the fields will still cause continious damage to any vehicle on area.

#### Generator Bullets

The advanced research on different, small-scale electric circuits has given an amazing weapon to Consortiums arsenal: Generator Bullet, that instead of regular impact, attaches itself to metallic surfaces and transmits an electric shock that melts nearby metal. It is used as anti-tank weapon, as it is nearly useless against regular soldiers.

WIP

## Forces

### Buildings

Offensive superweapon of Consortium, it fires a salvo of Lockdown missiles to hit every enemy on targeted area. Due the nature of these missiles, the units and buildings that were on area will be hit, even if they had moved after launching the missiles.