Hi Winter, I'll try this, but for me its important wether to continue sketching or not. I guess blending in 4 pics could be done in 12-20 lines of code, if I remeber OpenGL right. Not so quick drawing / rendering nice pictures....
So to me its a design question. I could be back in 3 weeks with some really nice themes for Intro and Outro, if they wont go to waste..
My concept:
[intro_sentence1 - dawn.ogg 0sec - basic picture of the globe as one sees it at geoscape ]
2084 - A time of relative peace has finally come to Earth. Old wars have been fought out, old borders have been broken and new ones esablished, and governments have stabilized. Former nations and super-nations have coalesced into major political powers and the remaining lone nations are working together closely. Prosperity is no longer a stranger to many of the peoples of Earth as it once was in the 20th century, and the population now trusts its leaders to maintain the balance of power and carry them forward into a tranquil, thriving 22nd century...
[intro_sentence2 - black background - text stands alone]
until... the invasion begins
[intro_sentence3 - dawn.ogg - 22sec + additional loud noise from rocket landing, maybe from wartape... - render/drawing of the alien-falcon]
It is during this time that the aliens invade Earth. They launch an attack on the city of Mumbai, it being the most densely populated area on Earth. Hundreds of thousands of innocent citizend are killed before the aliens are finally driven off by Commonwealth forces.
[intro_sentence4 - dawn.ogg 35sec - drawing of alien in fighting postion]
Nobody knows where they come from. An attempt at diplomacy is made, but is met with force. Forty-eight hours after the initial attack, all seven political blocks have declared a state of war. For two weeks, the armies of Earth try to fend off the alien attackers, but they score precious few victories. The United Nations, in accordance with the seven blocks' petition, authorizes the creation of a specialized combat unit: PHALANX
[intro_sentence5 - dawn.ogg 54sec (guitar solo) until 1.06 - drawing of phalanx logo..]
Charged with countering the alien threat, this combat unit is funded by all seven of the political powers, and draws its soldiers from the elite of their armies. Whether PHALANX is able to face up to the challenge remains to be seen...
