David Hunter 4
There is an extensive background to the Dh4 project, a four part story that is to be told through several mediums. This was originally designed to be the final chapter; however recent turn of events will make Dh2 the final chapter instead. This is the pre-release and a rather sketchy version of the background story, it requires significant revision and is to only be used as a guide;
“The war for humanity ended on Monday the 23rd May 2005. The Clone forces were eradicated from Earth and the rockets they had constructed failed to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere, they flew deep into the asteroid field and were never seen again.
That was one hundred and four years ago; it is now the year 2109. Humanity has finally rebuilt itself to its former glory.
Technology has finally advanced to allow limited space travel within the Solar system. Ion based propulsion systems reduce the time taken for a large object some kilometres in length to travel from Earth to Mars in only a matter of weeks.
Out of the rubble of civilisation nine powerful empires have emerged, enormous nations with real power spread over a short area. The first empire to emerge was the European Military Coalition (EMC) in July 2005, spanning the entire European continent. The EMC was also the first organisation to put a large military installation into space, known as the European Space Station (ESS).
It was not long until the EMC placed a sister governing body in place to rule the ruins of the American continents. Known as the American Federal Empire, links have remained strong to this day. The AFE recently claimed Earth’s second moon as their own, and built an enormous weapons research station there, should humanity ever come under threat from such a foe ever again.
In 2080, the AFE and the EMC finished construction of Junction, the single largest man made construction in the universe. Junction functions as a massive docking facility for both civilian and military usage, and it is placed in orbit around the sun between the Earth and Mars.
The UNDH prospered with their new found fame. The single largest and richest organisation on the Earth kept its headquarters in Brussels, but the majority of its spending formed three major space installations – Fortress, Fleet Station, and the almighty orbital docks in the outer reaches near the asteroid belt known as Port Victory, a major docking facility commonly utilised by the Mining Corporation.
The Republics of China emerged from their war torn lands in early 2006, but records of their inception are vague. This extremely militant organisation forms a rival empire to the combined forces of the EMC and AFE, although no disputes between the three parties have ever required resolution through military intervention. The Republics of China haven’t got the financial backing to produce their own space borne installations; however their sheer manpower easily allows them to produce an enormous navy, much to the envy of the AFE and EMC.
In late 2052, the AFE landed the first colonisation party on Mars, and its extremely rich mineral wealth has supplemented every organisation for a great deal of time. Mars was granted independence from the AFE on December 6th 2101, and since then has become a heavily industrialised factory capital, relying on heavy automation to produce consumer and military goods alike.
A similar presence has been located on the Moon for an unknown period of time. Discovered by travellers in 2038, even the inhabitants of the research stations had no records of their history or inception.
The most unlikely power wielding organisations are the Mining Corporation and the Free Traders. Neither of these powers possesses any real national grounds; however they are a large collection of small cities within a great many places that function as glorious wholes. They trade to all of the most major powers regularly, trading both valuable ores and exotic technologies carried from the asteroid belts and research stations.
You are a Free Trader operating under your own devices within the Solar System, and little do you know of the impending titanic war that will threaten mankind with a new axis of evil from beyond human inhabited space.
You are to join the new world organisations in a bid to save the future of humanity for the last time, and become involved in the largest war in the history of human knowledge and research.
Have you the skills to survive the most inhospitable environment that has ever been faced by soldiers to this day?
Only time will tell…”
David Hunter 4 is a total conversion for Freelancer, incorporating an entirely new universe based on our solar system. The planets will be on a much larger scale, with one per system.
To find out more or if you want to join, visit our website http://davidhunter.game-mod.net/index.php
What was FL2 and is now ...............*suspense and drum roll* .................... FL: Fallen Universe!!!!