Foreword
To put all the bla-bla in few words
: Pure Power is not a game that has a story, but a story that has a
game. What does this means ? That
our main concern was to create the universe and the atmosphere and then
to make the interface for the player with this universe : the game.
Moving units from here to there is just a piece in a mechanism that
works to keep the player involved in the universe. Basically this is
less a real time tactical game, than an interactive book. Meaning that
everything - music, sounds, graphics, backgrounds, stories, historical
events, characters, tactical moves - has to submit to this goal - of
keeping the player here.
"Keeping the player involved" is that kind of sintagm that
we hate about PR reports. For not-so-crisp-people, it means we're trying
to make our players fondly remember that they've once played the role
of a tac-commander and took part at an far-from-reality adventure.
So you will interact with the Pure Power universe through three games
: Pure Power, PP online and Pure Power 2. These games will polish every
aspect of the PP universe until you will be ready to face the AR universe.
But
those are just a glimpses of the future - promises of the days to come.
The
Diary of a Young Warrior
yr. 1999, tacship "Eris" digital
archives
05.12.1982 UST
"My
father returned home today. Oh I'm so happy to see him. Several days
ago I saw on Global Net daily reports that he saved the emperor's life.
The emperor wanted to inspect some thagian orbital platforms and test
the new plasma cannons against the thagian fighters carcasses. He only
wanted one wing man, and that was my father. They approached the platform,
and were suddenly jumped by 6 thagian fighters. After a short dogfight,
the thagian fighters went bye bye, their carcasses floating aimlessly
in space. My father incinerated 4 thagians pilots, 2 of them trying
to shoot the emperor's six. The following days I will train my sword
skills against a honorable hero that is my father. Even if I'll lose,
at least I have the excuse a honorable man beat me."
24.02.1993 UST
"Today is a mourning day for me. Me and
my tacsquad returned from a routine patrol on the sands of the border
world Clearance IV, and the commander of the garrison gave me the news
of my parents death. A new colony had to be established on the border
world of Remainder VI. My mother commanded the ground garrison, while
my father was in command of the stellar fleet; his destroyer "Hammer"
and
the carrier "Nova" surveyed the drop ships as they carried people and
materials to the planet surface. One week later, a barbarian fleet exited
from The Ocean and attacked out people. "Nova" died very soon in a ball
of flames, while my father's "Hammer" still fought desperately to allow
the civilians to escape. The fight took 12 hours, and the dishonorable
barbarians finally used interdicted nuclear missiles to wipe out the
civilians and garrison on the planet. "Hammer" was hitted hard by the
nuclear missiles, and eventually became a mini sun. This was the end
of my parents and of more than 10000 people, both military and civilians.
Several days later, a clan Steel Iris cruiser arrived in Remainder system,
alerted by the escaping civilians. There was nothing more to do for
our people, but the cruiser managed to identify the attackers. They
were the barbarians known as (?). I was informed of this, and now I
know the one who will taste my wraith when my tac-commander skills will
grow strong enough."
17.05.1993
UST
"My
stage on Clearance IV finished today and I'm ready to leave the Clearance
and take the command of a tac-squad. I headed for the star port and
I was surprised to see a huge cruiser of my clan standing there.As I
approached, I recognized the cruiser as "Independence". One moment later,
I saw the smiling face of Adar Sum, my father best friend. Then I find
myself running madly toward him, and he give me a big hug. He told me
that I'm under his custody now, and he will look upon my training from
now on. He was to take me in a tour of the Core and Border Worlds, so
that I'll meet people and see places and my tac-commander training will
be thus completed."
20.12.1998 UST
"Independence
drop me today on my home world. I had completed my training. I lead
a small tac-squad in several battles, I saw the 
incredible
Eritrean Worlds, I saw the star ship construction sites of Port Said,
the clans' armories, I met the clan leaders and trained with the clans
weapons masters. I made the honorable thagians warriors feel the power
of my sword. I delivered pure pain to the unworthy barbarian. I am now
ready for the war to come against Thage."
27.12.1998
UST
"A
meet with the emperor could mean two things: death or glory. Today I
received a new message in the comm room, and guess what ? In the red
glow of the holoprojector, stood the emperor himself. I bow before him,
and he told me to raise. He told me that the war with Thage will start
in several weeks, as agreed on a meeting on Allegiance V with thagian
leaders, and they will have the offensive opportunity this time. He
also told me that talented young tac-commanders are needed in this war,
to show that The Interface designed 50 years ago hasn't aged and is
still operational and ready to aid The Rion win new victories on the
battlefield. In the memory of my father, he granted me access to clan
armories, to clan garrisons and to the spectre clusters, so that I will
have the best trained men and the latest military hardware. Also, I
was granted with one of the fastest troop carrier designed in the space
docks of Port Said. Now I'm waiting my tacsquad and the "Eris", the
ship that will help me sail through The Ocean to reach battle sites.
Until then, my blade stays eager."
