Welcome to Ouradia Administrator Kairos. Would you like to customize your planet before the implementation of life?
I quickly read over the screen before giving a broad smile. This was the part that I have been waiting for. I crack my fingers and type, yes, and a new screen appeared.
Planetary Status Page
Planet Name: Ouradia
Planet type: Reawakened/Barren (Capital World)
Size: 1 (1x standard)
Occupants: 0 (1)
Condition: Non-Contested
System: Undecided
I quickly read over the screen before turning to Helios. "Hey, why is there a one in parathesis next to the number of occupants?"
Helios looked up from what I assume was his screen and gave me a sideways glance. "We do have a planetary god here. Did you forget my liege?" He gave me a half-smirk, and I palmed my face. I guess I got too wrapped up in my excitement and forgot. I turned back to the planet to gaze at the sight from the room I was sitting in. I willed a simple chair with a cushion in it to appear, and I sat down and created a simple metal ottoman to compliment it. I rested my feet on it and gazed at the giant planet happily.
"Alright, let's do this." I brought up the customization menu and selected planetary customization.
Planetary Customization
Randomize
Terraform
Naming Function
Gravity Equalizer
Transmute
Planetary Realigment
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I noddy my head and checked my balance once last time before I went to work. I Selected terraform and brought up another screen which had a three-dimensional view of Ouradia, and I selected the three large continents. I broke them into two vast continents apiece. I grabbed two of the continents and pushed them towards the north pole and made a medium-sized land bridge to connect them both, and then cut out a large swath of land on the coastlines before handcrafting them to fit each other like a puzzle piece if they were to be pushed together. Both of the landmasses were roughly half the size of Antarctica by the time I finished sculpting them. I placed a few archipelagoes down from the land I cut out and had them surround the southernmost parts of the two continents that extended outwards into the small seas that I had placed for reference.
I pulled two more continents to the side and placed them in the western hemisphere. The one on top I cut and sculpted to resemble Austalia. I added some spare landmass from my previous work and trimmed down some of the other continents to where it would be close to the size of the North American continent on earth, and I threw a splattering of small islands that extended from it like a snake on two sides.
The second one I left disconnected from it and placed it further down for the south pole area. I sculpted it to where it was an oblong circle and put it directly onto the center of the south pole. I stretched the edges outwards in a spiraling pattern, and in each of the arms of the spiral, I threw a couple of decent-sized islands.
I turned my attention back to the two remaining continents, and after a few moments of thinking about it, I decided to remerge the two into one massive supercontinent that took up the entirety of the eastern hemisphere. I sculpted in a single enormous chasm that tore through the center of the continent and added in some branching paths that grew off from it. After making sure the continent looked somewhat decent, I started to add in the smaller details.
On the supercontinent, I added in a small cluster of mountain ranges a few hundred miles away from the chasm and started to craft random sets of rolling hills to decorate the continent. I cut small snaking pathways across the continent for rives to flow freely and connected them to multiple lakes that dotted the landscape. I looked over the supercontinent and nodded my head in approval before shifting to the next one.
For the lone continent in the western hemisphere, I decided to shift a fair amount of the landmass I had in reserve and extend the size slightly, increasing it slightly past the magnitude of what North America would be. I carved out some of the lands and placed a few large lakes sporadically around the continent and split the continent in half with a large river that originated from a vast lake in the northern region. A few hundred miles in from the coast, I added in a small batch of mountain ranges that ran down the length of the coastline before stopping. I placed in a few more mountain-like areas across the landscape to make it seem more varied and diverse, all the while I carved some land down and away to allow specific biomes to thrive once I added in the atmosphere.
I turned my attention to the southernmost landmass and quickly added in the highest peaks I could, and some small hills. I wasn't too focused on making this as diverse as the others cause once I added in the atmosphere In it would more than likely freeze over. I broke some more land away from the continent and started to place hundreds of varying sized islands in the empty space between all the landmasses.
I pushed the screen back and slowly rotated the planet as I was happy with the work that I was doing with it. Thankfully I only had two more continents I had to worry about. I went the northernmost lands and shifted one of the landmasses down by a hundred miles and extended the land bridge to match. I raised the connected areas of the bridge and a few dozen miles in so it wouldn't get submerged in case of a flood or another natural disaster. I extended the size of the archipelagos slightly so they could hit the warmer temperatures and not get quite as cold during the seasonal shifts. I checked over everything once last time and made some minor adjustments to the position of the landmasses and clicked confirm when a new message appeared.
Analyzing work done... Analyzing complete.. total cost of overhaul 75 creation points. The points will be docked from your current total.
I winced at the price and watched my balance of a thousand dip down to nine hundred and twenty-five. I glanced up at the planet once the system confirmed my purchase and watched in awe as the planet shifted and changed based on what I put into the screen. Entire swaths of land crawled into position and fell away only to reappear where they mirrored my display. I watched intently as the planet took hours to settle into place, it was as if everything was in fast forward with how the continents were moving.
After the planet finished shifting, I brought the menu up and selected orbital realignment, causing a new screen to appear. This one contained the path Ouradia would take around the star along with a sprawling list of numbers. These numbers included the current temperature of the Ouradia, the mass of the planet, and orbital velocity. On the orbital path that I was looking at was a golden bar that extended from the middle and outwards by thousands of kilometers. "Helios, whats the golden bar for on this screen in the Orbital realignment tool?" I heard a small sigh of disappointment come from Helios as he replied.
"That's the habitable zone for your planet. The optimal region for life, you might say. If you stray past that, then life will struggle to flourish." His standard accent was absent and was replaced with something I was far more familiar with back in my previous life before I died. I rolled my eyes as I made a note to get to the bottom of it later. I clicked the icon of the planet and pulled it slightly back, making it more centered then what it was previously. I then clicked on the number denoting its rotation speed and dialed it back somewhat, hoping to extend the day slightly more then what it was back on earth. I zoomed in on the icon of Ouradia, which quickly brought up the three-dimensional view, and I rotated it slightly in hopes of reducing the severity of the seasons when they do change. I clicked confirm once more, and a new message appeared.
Analyzing changes.. Changes completed. 25 creation points will be deducted from your current total.
I watched as the planet started to pull away from the star before settling in its new path. The rotation began to slow, and Ouradia tilted back on its axis ever so slightly. Perfect, I thought to my self as everything was coming together slowly. The next step was to add in a system I believe, then start to add in atmosphere and life. I scrolled through the planetary settings and saw the option of uploading a system and clicked it.
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Would you like to upload a copy of your current system type, or would you like to buy one from Sangilla's vendor's website?"
I uploaded a copy of my system, and after a few moments, a new message appeared.
System transference complete. Planet designation "Ouradia" now has access to the game type system, variant 1A2B. Please purchase a class pack, or create one for this planet.
I let out a sigh as I quickly rifled through to the class creation menu, and my mouth drops. The sheer level of mathematics is beyond my current level of comprehension and patience. I guess its time to hop onto the merchandise website.
"You are going to need a vendor module to access that place," Helios speaks up from the corner he is in, causing me to jump.
"What the fuck were you just reading my mind?" I asked him as I settled back into my chair. He snickered before he decided to reply.
"I am your system companion; after all, you would be surprised at what I can do." He gave me a shit-eating grin and made a quick gesture with his finger, and a prompt appeared.
Welcome to the administration control room. You are provided with a free vendor module as a gift.
Rules and general information regarding the use of administration control rooms:
1) Administrators can not die while in the control room, while the capital is not contested by an invading force.
2) If the capital becomes contested, then the control room will be teleported to a pre-selected location, as designated by the user, and must be defended at all costs. Loss of the control room will result in a count down to either reclaim it, or the user will die, or become subservient to the conquer.
3) Defensive upgrades done to the control room will be made to the current technological scale of the most advanced species at the time of implementation. However, upgrades can be qued for advancement once established, as long as the relevant technology exists.
4) Any items created in the control room can be sent down as long as it
A)Does not exceed the technological level of the most advanced species at the time of creation, and if it does, only ONE copy may be sent at the cost of creation points. The item can also be labeled as a relic, which would reduce the cost of creation points, but only two may be sent down of the same type. Relics are capped at FOUR based on administration level, and upgrades to the control room and also have capped modifiers.
B) Materials created in the control room can not be transported down into any worlds owned by the user unless they are first created on the planet and or exist there naturally.
5) Upon the capital being contested, the control room will take on the architectural design of either, the most predominant religious ideology or the user's preference.
6) Any skills or abilities learned while in the control room will NOT be transferred onto the administrator when not in the room, nor will they exist when the capital world is contested.
Control Room Status Page
Control Room Health: 100%
Rooms: Viewing Room
Modules: Vendor Module
I quickly read through the list, and I felt a headache coming at the sheer amount of information contained within the text. I reread everything as I attempted to commit it all to memory, and saw a rectangular control panel with a screen that was projecting from the bottom. I stood up and walked over the screen and saw an overly chipper message on the front.
Welcome to Sangilla's online market place! Please select click on the filters to narrow down what you wish to buy. For uploading any content, please submit a ticket with the item in question, and within a standard cycle, we will get back to you!
The page looked rather fancy and well made. The background was a light blue color and had a golden trim going down the length of the page. The search bar sat in the middle of the screen, and the filtering options were under a tab. I quickly typed in, 'Atmosphere' and a large number of options showed up, ranging from in-hospitable to an atmosphere that predominantly contained methane. I scrolled through the pages until I happened across a perfect one.
Standard Atmosphere: This package contains an atmosphere that is hospitable to most types of life. Includes: A diverse atmosphere that can be adjusted based on the user's preference. An allotment of H2O and Fertile land. Cost: 150 creation points.
I added it to the cart and quickly scrolled the other options, but didn't see anything that could quite compare to the standard set. Next up was selecting a magic system and then a class system. I typed in magic in the search bar, and a few exciting options came up almost instantly.
Chi Magic: Magic created using Chi that naturally exists in ones body. It can be combined with other forms of magic or can stand alone. Cost 50 points.
Invocation Magic: A spoken form of magic that uses names to invoke power. A potent form of magic that can be interrupted easily. Cost: 175 Points
Augmentation: Uses magic to enhance one's body. It contains very few ranged magic spells and magic classes. 100 Points
Ki Cultivation: A variant of Cultivation magic focused around improving one's Ki, Is a scaling based magic but holds potential for later use. Cost:150 Points
Magic Cultivation: A variant of Cultivation Magic, is a slower based magic but holds potential. Cost: 150 Points
Functional Magic: Contains all the options of functional magic in one large asset bundle. 350 points.
Geometric magic pack I: Uses shapes and designs to cast spells. This is the lowest tier bundle you can get. 75 Points
Basic Spell Casting: This is a standard magical asset pack that contains the essential elements of water, fire, earth, and air. Later, packages include more specialized forms of magic. 50 points.
Multidimensional Magic: Allows access to other dimensions and can use the power granted by them. WARNING some things are better left unseen. Cost: 300
I let out a chuckle at seeing all the varied options given to me from the start but also balked at the prices. I guess it makes sense for the more powerful magic to cost more. I rubbed my jaw with my hand as I thought about what magic types I wanted to use first. I added in the basic spell casting bundle, and out of curiosity, I nabbed the Multidimensional magic bundle. I clicked on the basic spell bundle again, and it sent me to the related tab and brought up a handful of other options.
Basic Spell Casting Bundle II: Contains subelements, IE: Ash, Metal, Lava, Ice. Cost: 70
Specialized Spell Casting Bundle: Contains: Light, dark magic, and grey magic variants along with a few respective subelements which are Holy, White, undeath magic, and death magic. Cost: 100
I reread the first two options, thankful that they are giving me the starting tiers of magic. "Helios, can my people research magic on their own, or is it restricted to what the packs give me?" I ask him as I start to mindlessly scroll through the options." He stood up and flexed, and I swore I saw sparks of lightning crawl across his flesh before smiling at me.
"Yes, It takes some times, but most magic can be researched by the sapients you create. Even you can learn some of the magic. However, it does increase your administrator level, which may attract attention once you get past your level protection limit." He spoke with a scholarly accent for once, and I finally snapped at him.
"What's with you and the constant accent shifting?" He snickered at me and flexed his wings.
"Relax, my lord, I just wish to see you get worked up; it provides me with some form of entertainment till we have Ouradia populated, and I can entertain my self with the mortals." His accent switched back to that of a british aristocrat, and I sighed.
"I'm sorry for snapping at you, Helios. This is just stressful for me." He stepped up to me and gave me a reassuring pat on the back.
"Its alright, sire. Now tell me, what are you looking at?"
"Just looking at specialization magic, I don't plan on getting them until my population gets high enough in level and can actually use it." He nodded his head as he looked over my shoulder. His eyes were darting rapidly across the screen.
"What branches of magic have you bought so far?"
"I got multidimensional magic, and the basic spell casting to start." He stepped back and raised a golden hand to his chin and leaned back into the wall.
"The interdimensional magic is a fairly new option, not much is known about, so I'm quite irked that you didn't discuss it with me first, but it's alright, I suppose." I shrugged at him as I typed in 'class system', and a bunch of new options came up.
"Alright, Helios, what kind of class system should I go with?" He stepped back to my right and looked over my shoulder once more and scanned the screen, and selected three options for me.
"One of these should work, for the time being, we can always change them later if we want or if its a customizable package we can change stuff to our leisure." I let out hum of approval and quickly scanned the three options he left me.
Standard Class System: Contains basic classes for uses. It offers very minimum flexibility. Cost: 100
Hybrid System: Offers some flexibility ontop of offering basic classes. Cost:125
Free Form: Offers basic classes and offers the most flexibility. Cost: 150
"Helios, why do they all look close to the same thing?" He stepped back and sat down a chair he materialized himself.
"Well, the class system doesn't really offer much in the way of uniqueness, they all offer close to the same thing, it's just ultimately what you are comfortable with using." I thought over his response and clicked on the Free Form class system.
The last major purchase I needed to make was for species. Let's see what I could get with what I had leftover.