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Thoughts on design etc...

3 factions to pick.
1) Ranger HQ - The Good ole Ranger Command

2) Free Rangers - Group that left HQ

3) Temple of the Mushroom Cloud

Unique Skill for each
1) Bureaucracy- Ranger HQ has become quite the institution, and persuassion has become a fine art for some.

2) Confidence - The splinter group of Rangers carry their prowess openly, and teach recruits to act the same way.

3) Forgery - The Temple is as dirty as anything ever spawned from the underbelly of Vegas. Members quickly learn to supply whatever is required to get ahead.

There will be cetain areas/NPCs that will (I hope) handle unique skill checks to determine a player's faction, and branch accordingly.

Also.....There will a VERY hard to find teacher who is rumored to teach the secret talents of every faction.....

'end' goal (not end of game, faction desires)
1) Consolidate control over current area. Take over Temple dominated areas.

2) Gather more people and recruits. Scout both Temple and HQ territory.

3) Bring all under the aura of the Mushroom Cloud.

Thoughts on starting plotline.
1) Investigate HQ controlled areas. Scout needles for Temple activity

2) Explore independant comunities. Scout outlying Temple and HQ territory.

3) Infiltrate HQ territory. Edge out other Templars for control of Temple territory. These are all 'first direction' ideas, trying to avoid linear gameplay as much as possible.

Here is a layout. First just the map (I don't know if solid black is an option?) Still using the first tileset ripped.



And now with a legend listed below



Legend
Note that in the case of thq HQ faction, there are base commanders in other HQ maps. They outrank you, but are outranked by the HQ command staff.

For the Free Rangers, your base command is the highest level. New 'recruits' are under you.

For the Temple, your starting command is fairly small time. Needles outranks you, and Vegas is where Charmaine reigns.

The chest you ask? Let's just say you can't get to it playing fair, and it's quite the easter egg ;D