The League of Mechanocracies (Open, MT/PMT/FT, OOC, Signups)

[Excidium Planetis]

As far as I know, no. Oddly enough, the only conflicts are between members, contrary to the Pancasila.
We have Acheronis at war with Tinfect, Stormwrath, and Aeiouia, PTFS has various factions at war with almost everyone, I'm technically at war with Aeiouia and Atomic Utopia, and I'm definitely still at war with the Transcended Darkness.

I'm at war with Acheronis?!

Welp, bring out the big boys.

Didn't they shoot down your corvette in Leader.exe? I would think destroying your ship is an act of war, no?

[Acheronis]

I'm at war with Acheronis?!

Welp, bring out the big boys.

Didn't they shoot down your corvette in Leader.exe? I would think destroying your ship is an act of war, no?

Well, we technically shot it down. But we were not actually aiming at it, the Drones simply detected it and assumed it was an enemy. We didn't even know they were in orbit.

[Ashkera]

Could anyone just give me a brief overview of their nation?

MT: If the SCP Foundation were a country that was a mix of America, Japan, Australia, and a few other things. Not necessarily in that order.
FT: Ashkera + PTFS + Andromeda Confederation + Arpeggio of Blue Steel + Ryoko Hakubi.

As far as I know, no. Oddly enough, the only conflicts are between members, contrary to the Pancasila.
We have Acheronis at war with Tinfect, Stormwrath, and Aeiouia, PTFS has various factions at war with almost everyone, I'm technically at war with Aeiouia and Atomic Utopia, and I'm definitely still at war with the Transcended Darkness.

To be expected. It's obvious to put robots in charge when you're an FT country - synthetics can have minds that are massive and able to conceive ideas that can't even fit inside of a human's head.

[Excidium Planetis]

Didn't they shoot down your corvette in Leader.exe? I would think destroying your ship is an act of war, no?

Well, we technically shot it down. But we were not actually aiming at it, the Drones simply detected it and assumed it was an enemy. We didn't even know they were in orbit.

Still a better reason than the Spanish-American War.

[Allancia]

Well, we technically shot it down. But we were not actually aiming at it, the Drones simply detected it and assumed it was an enemy. We didn't even know they were in orbit.

Still a better reason than the Spanish-American War.

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[Acheronis]

Well, we technically shot it down. But we were not actually aiming at it, the Drones simply detected it and assumed it was an enemy. We didn't even know they were in orbit.

Still a better reason than the Spanish-American War.

I'm sure the far future is a much more civilised place...
Actually, it isn't really, is it? But I'm sure neither of our civilisations want war...

[Excidium Planetis]

As far as I know, no. Oddly enough, the only conflicts are between members, contrary to the Pancasila.
We have Acheronis at war with Tinfect, Stormwrath, and Aeiouia, PTFS has various factions at war with almost everyone, I'm technically at war with Aeiouia and Atomic Utopia, and I'm definitely still at war with the Transcended Darkness.

To be expected. It's obvious to put robots in charge when you're an FT country - synthetics can have minds that are massive and able to conceive ideas that can't even fit inside of a human's head.

My leaders would find this rather insulting, especially since in the 4 canon encounters they have had with mechanocracies, they didn't find the machines particularly wise or bright (although a few are legitimately scary). If anything, Tinfect's human(?) WA ambassador has the highest standing (In the opinion of various Excidian leaders) among leaders of the League of Mechanocracies, and the leader held in the highest regard of any Excidian leader is the R.u.B.'s Grand Admiral Zahnbruck, who is also human.

Actually, I believe a huge problem is that transapient machines are being roleplayed by sapient humans, and thus are about as intelligent as a human. That and Excidians, like myself, have big egos.

[Aeiouia]

Actually, I believe a huge problem is that transapient machines are being roleplayed by sapient humans, and thus are about as intelligent as a human. That and Excidians, like myself, have big egos.

This is kind of an underlying issue with pretty much everything in most Sci-Fi/Fantasy settings. I mean, it is impossible for a human to think like something that is not human.

I personally try to get around the whole "Transapient Machine" thing by stating that the transapient machine leading our nation is always drunk. I have no idea how a machine becomes intoxicated, but it is stupid, and does sort of explain our incompetence.

[The Andromeda Confederation]

Could anyone just give me a brief overview of their nation?

Aight. Let's just say we were a democracy for 500+ years. We reach the stars, become rhe first interstellar nation on our planet, all that jazz. Then we get our asses handed to us by an FT empire that immediately plunges us into almost 300 years of despotism.

Well we didn't like that. So we screwed them over in 2300 using a lot of underground technology, such as Project Afterlife and the Vox. Basically, when one of us was shot down, they would just come back in an hour or so. I'm not saying we zerg rushed them, but we did. Now? We are all part of the singularity, and we download ourselves into bodies because we like to and to do functional tasks like mining and mass fabricating. Apparently we still have our own consciousnesses though, which makes me question: do the people control Vox? Or does Vox control the people?

[Ashkera]

Actually, I believe a huge problem is that transapient machines are being roleplayed by sapient humans, and thus are about as intelligent as a human. That and Excidians, like myself, have big egos.

This is kind of an underlying issue with pretty much everything in most Sci-Fi/Fantasy settings. I mean, it is impossible for a human to think like something that is not human.

I personally try to get around the whole "Transapient Machine" thing by stating that the transapient machine leading our nation is always drunk. I have no idea how a machine becomes intoxicated, but it is stupid, and does sort of explain our incompetence.

It's honestly part of why Ashkera is vague and spooky and its internal bureaucratic structures aren't defined.
They're supposed to be defined using an organizational science that doesn't exist yet. Obviously, since it doesn't exist, I don't know what it would output.
And if their goals and actions are covered in layers of secrecy and conspiracy, then it's unclear whether or not they're meeting their real intentions.

[Excidium Planetis]

Actually, I believe a huge problem is that transapient machines are being roleplayed by sapient humans, and thus are about as intelligent as a human. That and Excidians, like myself, have big egos.

This is kind of an underlying issue with pretty much everything in most Sci-Fi/Fantasy settings. I mean, it is impossible for a human to think like something that is not human.

You ever meet a Schizophrenic off their meds? Pretty close to inhuman thinking.

This is also a problem with trying to be Hard FT 2000 years in the future. How do I know what is possible then? I can only see today's technology to use as a guide, and today's technology and theories don't project 2000 years ahead.

[Tinfect]

[quote="Excidium Planetis";p="25953415"]My leaders would find this rather insulting, especially since in the 4 canon encounters they have had with mechanocracies, they didn't find the machines particularly wise or bright (although a few are legitimately scary). If anything, Tinfect's human(?) WA ambassador has the highest standing (In the opinion of various Excidian leaders) among leaders of the League of Mechanocracies.../quote]

Technically, Markhov is an Augmented Human.
Markhov identifies as a machine and you should respect that decision you cisgendered white scum! Check your Privileged!

That, is a joke, for the record.

[Atomic Utopia]

This is kind of an underlying issue with pretty much everything in most Sci-Fi/Fantasy settings. I mean, it is impossible for a human to think like something that is not human.

You ever meet a Schizophrenic off their meds? Pretty close to inhuman thinking.

This is also a problem with trying to be Hard FT 2000 years in the future. How do I know what is possible then? I can only see today's technology to use as a guide, and today's technology and theories don't project 2000 years ahead.

Honestly I think the best solution for writing for a computer in an RP is to write up a list of goals for it and follow them as literally as possible. If it is programmed to increase net happynes, put everyone on drugs and make something like brave new world; stability, 1984; win battles, bioweapons and terrorism. A non biological (brain) computer acts literally and strangely from a human perspective.

[Excidium Planetis]

You ever meet a Schizophrenic off their meds? Pretty close to inhuman thinking.

This is also a problem with trying to be Hard FT 2000 years in the future. How do I know what is possible then? I can only see today's technology to use as a guide, and today's technology and theories don't project 2000 years ahead.

Honestly I think the best solution for writing for a computer in an RP is to write up a list of goals for it and follow them as literally as possible. If it is programmed to increase net happynes, put everyone on drugs and make something like brave new world; stability, 1984; win battles, bioweapons and terrorism. A non biological (brain) computer acts literally and strangely from a human perspective.

And that there is exactly why Excidians are wary of placing AIs in charge of their country.

[New Frenco Empire]

Got bored, so I took an M2 Bradley from JG and made some edits until it was the Empire's PMT monstrosity of an IFV.



...yes, all that text is a sales pitch. Sue me.

[Blakullar]

Could anyone just give me a brief overview of their nation?

Post-apocalyptic, consumerist, hedonist, plutocratic, imperialist, McCarthyist America squaring off against robo-Stalin about 150 years into the future.

Basically this, but in reverse.

[Singaporean Transhumans]

To show my respect to Mr. Sam Brown (which is supposedly the guy that made the tank concept art stolen and pasted in many factbooks) I've decided to finally provide a CrappyPaint™ render of the Provost MBT to replace the original image.

The gun was ripped from a Frenkish Greatsword and poured some mountain dew over a modified Rheinmetall gun.

[The Nexus of Man]

Could anyone just give me a brief overview of their nation?

A fascist, theocratic, democratic-kleptocracy with a hobby of producing the most horrible biological weapons on the planet.

[Stormwrath]

Could anyone just give me a brief overview of their nation?

A democratic constitutional monarchy with an absurdly large parliament, a military that uses FTL solid light weaponry and 200 km ships, has drones and AI doing much of the dirty work in battle, and shows up everywhere because of Infinite Improbability Drive. Ships are often mass produced through Schema seeds.

[Novum Alexandria]

Could anyone just give me a brief overview of their nation?

Harmonious Consensus
Digital consensus of faster-than-light communications between numerous synthetics and humans. Wants to build (what they consider to be) a utopia, then give Andromeda the middle finger for what it did.

Throne Guardian Houses
Solitary predators seeking to manipulate the HC and other factions into restoring Alexandria's monarchy.

Hunter Enclaves
Independent groups of like-minded humans/synthetics who wish for nothing more than to enjoy the thrills of combat, and maybe other things sometimes.

Templar
Bunch of machines from Old Alexandria's military looking to establish military dictatorship and go about purging xenos and praising the dead empress conquering whatever they can get their metal hands on. Primary concern is curb stomping anyone that doesn't agree with their ideas.

[Singaporean Transhumans]

Does anyone in LoM practice People's War? Probably a lot of them, amirite.

anyway....

the PTFS issues military equipment to its civilians, barring advanced automatic rocket launchers and armoured vehicles, and allows civilian barangays (which are military units themselves) to operate local flak batteries, making the entire citizenry essentially the reserves.

[Novum Alexandria]

Does anyone in LoM practice People's War? Probably a lot of them, amirite.

IknowIdo

And, regarding that telegram, Unhallowed City is my dear puppet.

[Acheronis]

Does anyone in LoM practice People's War? Probably a lot of them, amirite.

All of our civilians receive military training, although most enemies don't get close enough to engage them in combat. Weapons are also available to all civilians, and defensive constructs are everywhere. So its generally a really, really bad idea to attack a Shield World.

[Singaporean Transhumans]

welp

it is really an overused trope after all

[Novum Alexandria]

welp

it is really an overused trope after all

I mean, in Alexandria, our population's too small and the place is too wild to have people that aren't ready to fight. Pacifists are reprogrammed. >,>