Lore : The Paradox Faction once belonged to a strong empire called The Blackhole Empire that had fallen against the Paradox . The Paradox Faction started as a Rebellion in a planet called Kyrosk. Kyrosk was controlled by The Blackhole Empire, the planet essential to the Blackhole's economy, if they ever lost control of Kyrosk, Blackhole's economy would skydive, therefore leaving the Blackhole empire in chaos, but this is not exactly the reason they had fallen. The rebellion had grown a lot since it started in Kyrosk, and was kept a secret til it had a substantial amount of soldiers. And that moment, started the fall of the Blackhole Empire. The rebels were able to take over Kyrosk, which cut Blackhole's economy in half. After this, they were able to spread from planets from planets, eventually destroying the Empire, and became known as the Paradox Faction because many people thought it was impossible for a successful rebellion in such a strong empire. However, the Paradox Faction is much weaker than the Blackhole empire because other factions took over a lot of the planets, leaving the Paradox Faction with very limited options. Though, they still established a strong economy for such a faction, giving them an advantage over most factions.
Faction Timeline
2043 The first rebels arise.
2045 The population of rebels is almost half of Kyrosk.
2056 The rebellion starts on Kyrosk.
2058 The empire loses control of Kyrosk.
2059 The empire falls.
2061 The Paradox Faction Rises.
2063 The Paradox Faction establishes a stable economy.
Current Status : Normal
Numbers of Planets controlled: 7
Allies: Greenfire, Razain Empire, Republic of Alignment, Bouldron Faction, Harbringers of Chaos, Crescent Star
Enemies: None
Year of Rule: 2061 - Present
Tiers
1 red stripe - The weakest tier, usually very early Paradox ships like scouts/rebel fighters.
2 red stripes - The basic tier for most ships , ships that is in this tier are usually paradox fighters/destroyers. Usually ships of this tier are mass produced and are commonly used.
3 red stripes - The much stronger ships gets 3 red stripes, this includes advanced fighters, battle cruisers, and frigates. These tier ships are produced in much smaller numbers than tier 2 ships to be more cost efficient.
4 red stripes - These ships are superior to other Paradox ships, these kind of ships are heavily armed or heavily defended. Ships of this tier includes experimental ships, flagships, small space stations, battleships. Tier 4 ships are produced in very small numbers, as the heavy armament/defense is very costly and usually only 0-2 of ships of this tier are assigned to a squadron.
5 red stripes - The king of all ships belongs in this tier. They are the almighty and most ships and factions fear them. These kinds of ship usually only include superweapons and super battleships. Only 1,2 or even 3 of these kinds of ship are ever produced because of it's large size and the cost of arming powerful weaponson it. These ships are always heavily protected by Tier 3-4 ships because of their small numbers, they aren't usually assigned to a squadron, only in rare cases. They are only deployed when trying to take over a space station/planet or capital.
3 white stripes - Indicates that it is a space station, space stations are located near a planet, only 1 or 2 are stationed at a planet, new space stations are escorted with heavy protection to their destination. Space Stations are usually very heavily armed and slow mobility, so usually space stations are heavily guarded by patrols.
2 yellow stripes - Ships with this stripes are resource ships, they transport resources from one place to another.
Ships of the Paradox Faction
Requiem
Paradox's main fighter, it is equipped with one heavy laser cannon and 6 small ones, it was designed to be expendable and powerful.
Guardian Cruiser
A much more heavily armed cruiser with 2 heavy laser cannons, 4 small ones, and 6 blasters. This cruiser is FTL capable.
Crusader
A heavy cruiser armed with 3 heavy laser cannons. It is mostly used as a second line of attack/defense. Crusaders are also usually used to protect transports.
Defender Battleship
A large ship designed to defend critical positions. It is heavily shielded and bears 9 heavy laser cannons. It is the younger sister of the Sentinel Battleship.
Sentinel Battleship
Defender's older sister. It has 4 heavy shield generators, and is armed with 16 heavy laser cannons. This ship is ideal for defense and siege.
Black Diamond Mk II
An enlarged and improved version of the Mk I. Now armed with 12 heavy laser cannons, engineers plan to use this ship as a flagship. It features better firepower and mobility from the Mk I.
Oblivion
A Heavy Battleship designed to destroy even the toughest opponent that dares stand in its way. It is armed with 24 heavy laser cannons, 4 small ones, and astonishingly large amount of blasters, this ship is built to pound ships shots after shots and not stopping until the enemy is obliterated.
Supernova
One of the three sisters (Oblivion, Supernova, Solarflare), it is much more heavily armed and shielded compared to Oblivion, the front is nearly impenetrable due to the shields. It is only armed with 15 heavy laser cannons, but features a much more massive amount of blasters.
Solarflare
IN CONSTRUCTION
The third sister is still currently in construction, but is planned to be finished in 2 days.
Alpha
The spearhead of the couple. It is heavily shielded and armed, featuring 10 heavy laser cannons. It lacks mobility, but in exchange for that is firepower and armor.
Beta
The much smaller ship of the bunch, it features only 4 heavy laser cannons, but unlike its bigger sister, it has better mobility.
Delta
The last in the bunch. It is much longer compared to the others, but lacks the firepower and speed. It isn't much of a fighter alone, but is armed with many blasters to pelt the enemies nonstop.
Omega
A prototype, that combines Alpha, Beta, Delta into one ship, creating Omega. It combines all of the couple's special features, like mobility, firepower, and armor. This is only a prototype, and engineers expects the ship to be changed soon.
Mods Used : Meranera additional weapons mod, Cosmo Divided mod, Stargate and Weapons Variant mod, Abh Mod