History VideoGame / TranscendenceExtended2

''Transcendence eXtended 2'' [=(''TX2'')=] is a GameMod and Expansion Pack for the game ''VideoGame/{{Transcendence}}''. The design behind it was to not only expand the linear world of Transcendence into a non-linear one, but to add numerous factions, much more plot, many more ships, stations, items, and so much more.

''Transcendence eXtended 2'' (''TX2'') is a GameMod and Expansion Pack for the game ''VideoGame/{{Transcendence}}''. The design behind it was to not only expand the linear world of Transcendence into a non-linear one, but to add numerous factions, much more plot, many more ships, stations, items, and so much more.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: A number of ships fall into this category, namely the Therrusian's largest ship...
* NonStandardGameOver: Even more-so than the game its based off of.

** Subverted with the Collective Project, whose fluff text is absolutely laden with [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial suspiciously specific denials]], [[VideoGame/EscapeVelocity shout-outs to an example of this trope played straight]], and just [[ShmuckBait shmuck bait]] in general, looking like a perfect ClicheStorm about to happen, the [[FailsafeFailure failsafes]] the [[GenreSavvy designers put in]] do not fail - thus subverting and defying the trope in one blow.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Subverted a little when compared to Transcendence - [[spoiler: the Luminous aren't so rogue as they once appeared - the AI is just being a bit of a {{MagnificentBastard}}]]
** Subverted and defied completely with the Collective Project, who's fluff text is absolutely laden with [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial suspiciously specific denials]], [[VideoGame/EscapeVelocity shout-outs to an example of this trope played straight]], and just [[ShmuckBait shmuck bait]] in general, looking like a perfect [[ClicheStorm Cliche Storm]] about to happen, the [[FailsafeFailure failsafes]] the [[GenreSavvy designers put in]] do not fail - thus subverting and defying the trope in one blow.
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Even more of this gets added in with the Therrusian traders, who import it from beyond the quarantine zone.
* BiggerIsBetter: The scale of so many things in this {{GameMod}} are increased.
** CoolStarship: A large number of the spacecraft added are substantially larger than the average ship from the original game - and with [[JustifiedTrope good reason]]: this was done to balance a number of the factions against each other by giving them StandardScifiFleet; otherwise FridgeLogic would ensue and people would wonder why the more powerful factions [[JustShootHim wouldn't just squash their weaker enemies]].
** {{BFG}} / WaveMotionGun / ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: There are a number of CoolButInefficient [[UselessUsefulItem weapons]] that are ridiculously powerful but cannot be used by the player (without cheating, of course), all for various plot-related reasons.
** Fleet battles are just [[SoCoolItsAwesome epic]].
*** [[spoiler:The gigantic fleet battles which take place at the end of some [[StoryArc story arcs]] are just [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome EPIC]].]]

* CrapsackWorld / WorldHalfEmpty: This describes the backwaters of the commonwealth and the war-torn regions between the clashing superpowers accurately (especially the latter).

* FriendlyFireProof: Subverted everywhere but in a few areas where shipwrecks needed to be [[MadeOfIndestructium immutable]] to prevent the game from becoming {{Unwinnable}}
* GreyAndGreyMorality: {{TX2}} avoids meddling with the extremely ambiguous (both morally and in terms of information) main plot of the original, and instead builds many {{StoryArc}}s to compensate.
* KilledOffForReal: Played straight with everyone but the player - even Kate Morgental can die now. (Doing so does NOT result in an {{Unwinnable}} game anymore.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: The Luminous are much more fleshed out and have loot that is actually worth something. Autons are now actually useful, throughout the duration of the game (you may still need to upgrade however).
** The Ventari are still [[JerkAss jerkasses]] {{InSpace}}, just with some backstory.

* WasOnceAMan: Aside from the Teratons and the Ringers and the Ares of the original, [[spoiler:the added Therrusian faction is composed of a people who were formerly human, however they found their fragile bodies too weak and augmented them to live on the new planet they settled.]]
** [[spoiler:This actually becomes their saving grace by preventing the Iocrym and other alien races from recognizing them as humans because of how drastically they had modified themselves... to the point that, yes, one could validly say they weren't human anymore anyways.]]
* WordOfGod: {{SelfDemonstratingArticle}} - {{Azarwolf}} (who created the page) is the creator of the mod, but its [[JustifiedTrope justified]] and not because he's a {{ShamelessSelfPromoter}} with a {{SmallNameBigEgo}} - its because quite simply, he'd know the tropes best and thus could get this page started (this can get removed once the next beta comes and other people can start adding tropes).

* FreudWasRight: Hopefully averted. All the ships added were designed to intentionally avert this trope - one even went under re-design for good measure.

* FriendlyFireProof: Subverted everywhere but in a few areas where shipwrecks needed to be [[MadeOfIndesctructium immutable]] to prevent the game from becoming {{Unwinnable}}

* DysonSphere: The Therrusian {{Worldship}}/{{MotherShip}} contains a [[minimalism miniturized]] version of this (its still very large however).

** Subverted and defied completely with the Collective Project, who's fluff text is absolutely laden with [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial suspiciously specific denials]], [[EscapeVelocity shout-outs to an example of this trope played straight]], and just [[ShmuckBait shmuck bait]] in general, looking like a perfect [[ClicheStorm Cliche Storm]] about to happen, the [[FailsafeFailure failsafes]] the [[GenreSavvy designers put in]] do not fail - thus subverting and defying the trope in one blow.

''{{Transcendence}} eXtended 2'' (''TX2'') is a GameMod and Expansion Pack for the game ''{{Transcendence}}''. The design behind it was to not only expand the linear world of {{Transcendence}} into a non-linear one, but to add numerous factions, much more plot, many more ships, stations, items, and so much more.

''{{Transcendence}} eXtended 2'' (''TX2'') is a GameMod/ExpansionPack for the game ''{{Transcendence}}''. The design behind it was to not only expand the linear world of {{Transcendence}} into a non-linear one, but to add numerous factions, much more plot, many more ships, stations, items, and so much more.

''{{Transcendence}} eXtended 2'' (''TX2'') is a {{GameMod}}/{{ExpansionPack}}/{{TotalConversion}} for the game {{Transcendence}} in development ({{DevelopmentHell}}. The design behind it was to not only expand the linear world of {{Transcendence}} into a non-linear one, but to add numerous factions, much more plot, many more ships, stations, items, and so much more.

{{Transcendence}} e[[XMakesAnythingCool X]]tended [[OrIsIt 2]] (T[[XMakesAnythingCool X]][[OrIsIt 2]]) is a {{GameMod}}/{{ExpansionPack}}/{{TotalConversion}} for the game {{Transcendence}} currently in development ({{DevelopmentHell}} that is). The design behind it was to not only expand the linear world of {{Transcendence}} into a non-linear one, but to add numerous factions, much more plot, many more ships, stations, items, and so much more.

**CoolStarship: A large number of the spacecraft added are substantially larger than the average ship from the original game - and with [[JustifiedTrope good reason]]: this was done to balance a number of the factions against each other by giving them {{StandardScifiFleet}}; otherwise {{FridgeLogic}} would ensue and people would wonder why the more powerful factions [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim wouldn't just squash their weaker enemies]].
**{{BFG}} / WaveMotionGun / ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: There are a number of {{CoolButInefficient}} [[UselessUsefulItem weapons]] that are ridiculously powerful but cannot be used by the player (without cheating, of course), all for various plot-related reasons.