Board Thread:Fiction Universe Discussion/@comment-1633483-20140709220122

Ever since the was first put on the wiki I don't think it lived up to my expectations for what it could have been and as such, looking back on the fiction I don't think I executed it particularly well, especially in comparison to the.

In June 2011, I started a large retcon of the war in order to bring it in line with current fiction quality, which had increased expediently since the year before. However, I couldn't bring myself to finish it, perhaps due to the story of the war itself. In the original, the Cognatus attacked the URC for no adequately explored reason, the only explanation being their nature as blatant Covenant-expies (a thing I'd like to change). In the reboot, it's implied that the entire ordeal is orchestrated by, partly to bring it into line with other conflicts in the saga. If I find the motivation to do so, a reboot will probably have a new explanation for the war's beginning in order to avoid Antediluvian appearing as the puppet master of everything that has ever happened in Cyrannus, particularly considering that he was only reawakened during the war itself and him manipulating it since its inception doesn't really make any sense.

Another key annoyance for me in making this fiction was the level of belittling. I'm pretty sure most of the sections in the war revolved around people easily defeating the Cognatus with no explanation, as was the style of fiction in 2010.

As such, here are a couple of ideas I had about completely renovating the war. Though I still plan on this not being a collaborative fiction (simply due to the fact that I fear I'm overextending myself over several large fictions such as the SCW and the Seismomachy), I'd still appreciate other people being involved in discussing how to make the Intergalactic War an enjoyable read.


 * Current Ideas
 * Cognatus: As I previously said, I view the fact that the Cognatus was essentially an imported Covenant-expy with very little in the way of originality cringeworthy. Recently, I've been adding a lot more originality into the fiction, in which the Cognatus are inspired by the Covenant but not a direct copy, a trend I'd like to continue should this go ahead. If people have any advice on how to accomplish this, I welcome suggestions. Furthermore, the Cognatus will be portrayed as frightening adversaries as well as a nigh-unstoppable force, which I don't feel came across in the original.


 * The War Itself: Far from being an "Intergalactic" war, its current incarnation is almost entirely set in the . In order to live up to its name, other fronts such as the Milky Way and Andromeda could be opened.


 * I also think it would be interesting to tie into other fiction such as the rise of the Cyrannian Empire. The failure of the URC to curb Cognatus advances into their central territory is fertile ground for rebellion...

That's all I have so far. If you have any other suggestions or feedback, let me know. 