Designer Log #1:
ACMD0 is actually a prequel of sorts for another campaign I’m currently working on called ‘All Cerebrates Must Die!’ (ACMD!). (Another working title. It’s a little too silly for what’s a more serious campaign) ACMD! came about as a result of StarCraft Legacy’s interview with Chris Metzen, and his comment about the fate of the Cerebrates. Being a big fan of the Cerebrates, I didn’t like that decision, but I did think it would be interesting to create a campaign in which you had several Cerebrates struggling against their impending doom by lack of Overmind.
ACMD! is about Zerg Cerebrates Thadrass and Elmeg and their quest to survive. It starts off immediately after the death of the Second Overmind, and continues several months after Brood War ends. During their travels, the two Cerebrates encounter a group of Terrans. I rather liked the Terran characters and said to myself: “Man, I like these characters. I should do something more with them”. The next day, the SCMCC was announced and that was that.
Most of ACMD0 takes place in a single city on Tarsonis, New Augusta.
CAST:
NOVA SQUADRON:
Colonel Nigel Devon
Units: Ghost, Battlecrusier
Geryon
Affiliations: Nova Squadron
Colonel Devon is in charge of the Nova Squadron forces still inside the city of New Augusta. His current goals include safeguarding all remaining Confederate citizens still in the city, and finding a way off the planet before they’re all overrun by the Zerg.
Major Malcolm Dreys
Unit: Ghost
Affiliations: Nova Squadron
Major Dreys has served as Colonel Devon’s top operative and second in command for several years.
Lieutenant Charlie Vidar
Units: Ghost, Goliath
Affiliations: Nova Squadron
Lieutenant Vidar usually works as Major Drey’s partner. Vidar has a passion for machines, and would spend most of his time off-duty lurking around the
Geryon’s Engine Room. Whenever stealth is not required, Vidar has been known to jump into the nearest Goliath.
DELTA SQUADRON:
Captain Clyde Kenton
Units: Marine, Battlecrusier
Indomitable
Affiliations: Delta Squadron
Captain Kenton was previously stationed at the Delta Squadron base outside New Augusta. The base was quickly overrun by the Zerg when the invasion of Tarsonis began. Kenton managed to escape with as many people as he could, and has since tried to save who he can in New Augusta.
Gemini wrote:
This campaign takes place during the last few missions of Episode I: Rebel Yell and the maybe into the beginning of Episode II. That means that there'll probably be a painful lack of Medics.
Eh, the only unit I really see as being anachronistic would be the Valkyrie. Medics on the battlefield are a millenia-old tradition and I can't see there being any problems with pre-Brood War terrans using them.
I only said 'probably'. Right now, I'm going for that authentic 'Original SC' flavour, but I suspect that the lack of medics may drive me insane. If it does, I'm going with your reasoning on why they're there.