Collective Campaign

The Collective Campaign is a minor campaign within the larger Empire Campaign.

Overview
Short campaign, mainly to use as an introduction to naev and for the first release.

History
The Collective are a recently new menace. They caught the empire off guard and took over a few system which they proceded to systematically purge  of all life forms. The Empire then responded to the attack and a stalemate was reached. Frequent skirmishes still occuring around the border star systems. A lot of speculation has been created among the Collective. Top secret scientific gone wrong? New weapon of the FLF? Long-existing civilization converted to robots? No one knows for certain.

Locations

 * Omega Station
 * Center of operations for empire actions against the Collective
 * Eirok
 * Ex-Empire colony now occupied by the Collective
 * Used to have a military scientific facility where the collectives where concieved. Now is abandoned.

Empire

 * Commodore Keer
 * In charge of eliminating the Collective threat.
 * Spies on Omega Station without revealing true nature.
 * Sergeant Dimitri
 * In charge of the Collective counter-espionage department of Omega Station.
 * Unaware of the true Collective nature.

Collective

 * Commodore Welsh
 * Was in charge of the Collective research facility in Eirok.
 * Now controls the Collective.
 * Commands the Starfire.
 * Captain Zakred
 * Second in command to Welsh.
 * Infiltrated in Empire.
 * Commands the ESS Trinity.

Plot overview

 * Initial stalemate
 * Drone breaks blockade, seems to be malfunctioning.
 * Drone captured and analyzed, weird wireless module found (seemingly of Empire make), seems to have had corruption on AI.
 * Fly back to listen on wireless conversations.
 * Nothing reported, try again and deeper and hide on planet.
 * Logs display Empire Military craft detect around area, seemingly communicate with Empire.
 * Need distraction to monitor with a special covert ops team.
 * Covert Ops discovered and slaughtered, must check for survivors.
 * One survivor hidden with data.
 * Proof that the ESS Trinity communicates with the collective (preparing coup )
 * You've been monitored by superiors who knew what was happening all along.
 * Collective was actually part of a scientific military experiment commanded by Commodore Welsh.
 * You are offered a chance to try to end the menace under command of Commodore Keer.
 * Prepare trap for the ESS Trinity to arrest.
 * ESS Trinity tries to jump to Collective space.
 * If ESS Trinity is destroyed there's an extra Drone Attack mission and final showdown includes both ESS Trinity and Starfire.
 * Drone attack on Omega Station thanks to information facilitated by Captain  Zakred. If ESS Trinity is destroyed mission is skipped.
 * Attack (or counterattack with previous mission) on Drone space C-43.
 * Final showdown at C-28..
 * Starfire will be there always.
 * ESS Trinity will be there if not destroyed previously.
 * Commodore Welsh killed, Collective/Empire suffer heavy losses.
 * Cinematic scene to finish:
 * You see the Commodore Welsh release the AI limiter.
 * Collective back off.
 * Publicity stunt by Military. No news is heard of Welsh nor Zakred.
 * End of Collective conflict.

Collective Scout

 * Find scout tha broke through blockade.
 * If combat rating is high enough (>200), you disable and board it.
 * Else you just locate it.
 * Fly back to Omega Station.

Collective Espionage I

 * Fly around systems listening on signals, enforce minimum jump system.
 * Fly back to Omega Station.

Collective Espionage II

 * Enter deeper into space and land on planet that got annihilated.
 * Fly back to Omega Station.

Collective Espionage III

 * Fly very deep into collective space, make nuisance of yourself.
 * Fly back to Omega Station.

Collective Distraction

 * Fly to the planet and land amidst heavy Collective opposition.
 * Fly back to Omega Station.

Operation Black Trinity

 * Attempt to stop ESS Trinity on way to Collective space.
 * Trinity will jump (unless you destroy really fast) leaving collective drones behind for you to fight.
 * Rebrief at Omega Station.

Collective Assault

 * Only if ESS Trinity is not destroyed.
 * Heavy collective attack at Omega Station.

Operation Cold Metal

 * Player is helped by heavy Empire/Dvaered fleet.
 * Attack on C-43
 * Heavy Collective presence.
 * Follow up on C-28
 * Starfire is there.
 * ESS Trinity is there if not destroyed previously.
 * Very Heavy Collective presence.
 * Upon destruction of the Starfire and Trinity (if applicable)
 * Cinema Scene
 * Player gets medal
 * All Collective bases are destroyed, systems are still dead.
 * Empire no longer in NCG-7134.
 * Player can now buy Collective technology.