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Each different Core can be thought of as a 'gameplay mod' and makes Allegiance play differently - ships and strategies which are very powerful on one Core may be completely ineffective on another.
Each different Core can be thought of as a 'gameplay mod' and makes Allegiance play differently - ships and strategies which are very powerful on one Core may be completely ineffective on another.


This article is organised in terms of which core is based off which
The flowchart below indicates which core is based upon which


=The original Microsoft Allegiance=
When Microsoft ran Allegiance there were two [[MS cores]], one for [[Allegiance Zone]] and one for [[Free Zone]]. They were effectively the same, just that the FZ version did not have access to the Belters nor Rixian [[factions]].


All cores are based off MS in one way or another.


==Dark Nebulae==
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Started in 2004 by [[Individuals#Noir|Noir]], [[Dark Nebulae|DN]] was one of the most popular cores for a long time, losing out to Community Core once Noir stopped updating the core regulary. Noir's design philosophy was "balance through uniqueness".


===Community Core===
Started in 2008 by Apochboi, [[Community Core|CC]] is based off Dark Nebulae and is very similar to it. CC is intended to balance gameplay based on community feedback as opposed to being solely controlled by one author.
==Pook Core==
Started in 2005 by [[Individuals#Pook|Pook]], [[Pook core|PC]] was designed as a "back to basics" [[Allegiance]]. It is based off the latest version of [[Microsoft core]], attempting to remove imbalances, including the entire Rixian [[faction]].
==Allegiance+==
Started in 2002 by [[Individuals#Spunkmeyer|Spunkmeyer]] and FoxFour, [[AllegPlus|Alleg+]] was the first player-run attempt at balancing Allegiance since Microsoft stopped supporting it. It lost popularity to Dark Nebulae when the final version contained an artwork bug, and the authors went AWOL.
===Good Old Days===
Started in 2004 by Paradigm, [[GoD]] was meant to recreate the "Good Old Days" funnily enough. It was reinvigorated in 2006 by [[Individuals#Grimmwolf|Grimmwolf]].
==Edge of Reality==
Started in 2004 by Hawkwood, [[Edge of Reality|EoR]] was all about using the right weapon for the right task, and is fundamentally different from other cores in terms of how you play the game.
==Rock Paper Scissors==
Started in 2004 by [[Individuals#DrStrnglv|DrStrnglv]], [[Rock Paper Scissors|RPS]] adds another two levels to the tech tree.
===Warp core===
Started in 2007 by Apochboi, [[Warp core|WC]] contains elements of RPS, DN, and Baconcore. It gives players access to superships via an advanced weapons lab.
==Other Cores ==
*[[Race core]] - [[User:Vlymoxyd|Vlymoxyd]]
*[[Special operations core|Special operations core (SOC)]]
*[[Zoom core|Zoom core (ZC)]] - [[User:Pook|Pook]]
*[[Star Wars mod|Star Wars Core (SW)]] - [[User:Weedman|Weedman]]
*[[BSG core|Battlestar Galactica Core (BSG)]] - [http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index.php?showuser=43660 Andon]


= External Links =
= External Links =

Revision as of 08:58, 29 December 2008

In Allegiance the statlines for all the different ships, stations, factions etc. are kept in a small database file called the Core file, which uses the .igc file extension. By using a program called ICE, developers can tweak the various attributes to improve or change game balance. As there is more than one developer, each with their own idea of what is "balanced" and "fun", several different cores have evolved over time.

Each different Core can be thought of as a 'gameplay mod' and makes Allegiance play differently - ships and strategies which are very powerful on one Core may be completely ineffective on another.

The flowchart below indicates which core is based upon which


Specialty Cores
SOC
Special Operations Core, started in 2001 by Spunkmeyer
Inactive
ZC
Zoom Core, started in 2002 by Pook
Inactive
RC
Race Core, started in 2004 by Vlymoxyd
Inactive
SW
Star Wars Core, started in 2006 by Weedman
Inactive
BSG
Battle Star Galactica Core, started in 2007 by Andon
Inactive
MS 1.25
The original Microsoft core
Inactive
DN
Dark Nebulae, started in 2004 by Noir
Inactive
PC
Pook Core, started in 2005 by Pook
Inactive
A+
Alleg+, started in 2002 by Spunkmeyer and FoxFour
Inactive
EoR
Edge of Reality, started in 2004 by Hawkwood
Inactive
EA
Extended Alleg, started in 2004 by Bacon_00
Inactive
GoD
Good old Days, started in 2004 by Paradigm
Inactive
RPS
Rock Paper Scissors, started in 2004 by DrStrnglv
Inactive
CC
Community Core, started in 2008 by Apochboi
Inactive
VoS
Valley of Saturns, started in 2007 by Gappy
Inactive
WC
Warp Core, started in 2007 by Apochboi
Inactive
GoD II
Good old Days 2, started in 2006 by Grimmwolf
Inactive
XC
eXtreme Core, started in 2011 by NightRychune
Inactive


External Links

See Also

The Allegiance Cores
About: Cores · Specialty cores · Development · Core editor
On AU: A Core · BSG · CC · DN · EoR · GoD II · PC · RPS · Tcore · XC PC
Not on AU: Alleg+ · EA · GoD · MS 1.xx · Race · SOC · SW · WC · ZC