The Xen'vi do have some sort of firearm, although I don't believe they use gunpowder, just something similar. The Iga’vi seem to be within their industrial revolution, 18th century Great Britan kind of thing. They have colonies, and their empire stretches across parts of 3 continents.

The Aari’vi seem semi-medieval. They have currancy, but lack laws and a real political system.

The Svia’vi are primitive tribesmen.

The Jay’vi are like people from the middle east. They invented firearms first, so they are somewhat advanced.

The Oijah’vi are primitive. Really primitive. No culture or anything.

TheValiero’vi are almost medieval, i guess.I'm probably wrong about some of these things. Anyway, the story takes place in 2237AD, life on Novusvita was discovered a decade or so earlier. The Darwin colony was up and running by December of some year.

EDIT: They discovered life on Novusvita in 2217, and Darwin was up and running by 2229

Thanks, that should help a lot.

I'm going to say 1400-1600's then.

So we have Great Britain, Eastern Europe, New World, Ottoman Empire, New World, Eastern Europe.

That's helpful when I imagine the world.

I wouldn't say that the Oijah'vi are New World-like. They were at some point a civilization, but have degraded down to primitive cave dwellers.

So, really just Neanderthal. That should work. And idea of what the firearm is like? Since I have some ideas on what it could be if there isn't a definite design.

I believe they are similar to matchlock firearms, except instead of gunpowder they had some other material. Thats all i know.

Hmm, I would have gone with some sort of hand-held device that fires a small rockets that explode upon impact.

By rockets I mean those red tubes that the British and Indians (Sub-Continent) used.

Think of a match-lock that sends the match on to the fuse that fires the rocket from a rod. Another rocket can then be fitted onto the shaft and fired off again.

Pro's:
Faster firing rate
Explosive shot
Original in my opinion, just think of a line of guys pointing a bunch of rockets at the charging tribal savages and firing off a whirling shower of fuming rockets crashing into the enemy blow limbs and animals out from under them as they in vain try to close range with their bows and slings.

Con's:
Low shot count
Explodes in face (Allowing friends to say ""Ooh, did you see his face? It's gone now but did you see it?")


Just throwing out an idea. Okay, so I'd expect a Holy League vs Ottomans when talking about the Igi'Vi and Jay'Vi. Especially since the Jay'Vi, though controlling a much large land and sea area are split over several nationalities.

I doubt they use rockets, they are rather unreliable compared to rifles, although a rifle is unreliable too due to the atmosphere qualities. The amount of CO2 would make a rifle nearly useless, requiring a different mechanism as a flint/steel spark wouldn't happen. Other minerals would be required, some might work in the similar fashion, but it would be much different.

Dudeman said something about them having sniper rifle-esque weapons, and I can't really imagine then having rocket launchers with scopes. Of course, the rocket idea is original and i quite like it.

Yeah, it was simply a thought, and I haven't considered the Atmosphere, is there an actual composition thought out or is it simply a "they just do" right now?

I'm pretty sure it's a "they just do" kind of thing.

I checked the Wiki Page, Here is the Composition which was edited a few times by me and another contributor who did not sign in, 68% carbon dioxide, 26% nitrogen derivatives, 4% oxygen and trace amounts of other gases, The contributor I am guessing was either Thomas or Dudeman.

The Rocket Idea was indeed original, and I do like it a lot. We could suggest it as a weapon under development by the Iga'vi, It not completely insane, the Chinese used rockets before they went industrialized.

The Iga'vi are near becoming industrialized, I think. That's a good idea, Balufire.

Yayz Idea Compliment!

I would go in and start on building certain clan buildings, but I need to know what they look like first, and that means I have to wait for Dudeman. Which being his Summer, and its almost a huge time difference between us, it may take while.

I'll investigate further into alternatives to the combustion of black-powder. I am thinking it is like a methane substance. Perhaps Methane and Platinum [Exact Terminology Unknown] reaction... Using a certain type of animal that uses the Methane...

*Balu* I meant the GunPowder but still useful to know.

And that idea sounds well enough to me. And it ain't supposed to be accurate when I envisioned it. Just a bunch a wailing rockets crashing everywhere with some blowing in the enemy ranks and one or two firers getting misfire. (AKA head blown off) As a part of a more skirmish oriented warfare with archers, slingers and light infantry sorting out of brush and forest to attack enemy positions as calvary stage hit and runs on main positions. At least that would be how more primitive nations fought while the Napoleonic Tech nations use lines of pikemen, artillery and calvary to fight their battles. With perhaps numbers of archers or gunmen.

I'm good with the idea of warfare and basic tactics and numerics. (Basically I don't charge 100 knights with 50 peasants)