...The Clones are back, and badder than ever...
...Story and about The Reactive Principle...

Earth may have been saved once, but now it's the entire set of inner planets that need saving. After over a century, the clones have returned en mass, and as ready to frag the world as ever.
There is an extensive background to the Reactive Principle project, a four part story that is to be told through several mediums. This was originally designed to be the final chapter; however recent turn of events will make The Crucible of War the final chapter instead. This is the pre-release and a rather sketchy version of the background story, it requires significant revision and is to only be used as a guide;

“The war for humanity ended on Monday the 23^rd May 2005. The Clone forces were eradicated from Earth and the rockets they had constructed failed to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere, they flew deep into the asteroid field and were never seen again. That was one hundred and four years ago; it is now the year 2109. Humanity has finally rebuilt itself to its former glory.Technology has finally advanced to allow limited space travel within the Solar system. Ion based propulsion systems reduce the time taken for a large object some kilometres in length to travel from Earth to Mars in only a matter of weeks.
Out of the rubble of civilisation nine powerful empires have emerged, enormous nations with real power spread over a short area. The first empire to emerge was the European Military Coalition (EMC) in July 2005, spanning the entire European continent. The EMC was also the first organisation to put a large military installation into space, known as the European Space Station (ESS).
It was not long until the EMC placed a sister governing body in place to rule the ruins of the American continents. Known as the American Federal Empire, links have remained strong to this day. The AFE recently claimed Earth’s second moon as their own, and built an enormous weapons research station there, should humanity ever come under threat from such a foe ever again.
In 2080, the AFE and the EMC finished construction of Junction, the single largest man made construction in the universe. Junction functions as a massive docking facility for both civilian and military usage, and it is placed in orbit around the sun between the Earth and Mars.
The UNDH prospered with their new found fame. The single largest and richest organisation on the Earth kept its headquarters in Brussels, but the majority of its spending formed three major space installations – Fortress, Fleet Station, and the almighty orbital docks in the outer reaches near the asteroid belt known as Port Victory, a major docking facility commonly utilised by the Mining Corporation.
The Republics of China emerged from their war torn lands in early 2006, but records of their inception are vague. This extremely militant organisation forms a rival empire to the combined forces of the EMC and AFE, although no disputes between the three parties have ever required resolution through military intervention. The Republics of China haven’t got the financial backing to produce their own space borne installations; however their sheer manpower easily allows them to produce an enormous navy, much to the envy of the AFE and EMC.
In late 2052, the AFE landed the first colonisation party on Mars, and its extremely rich mineral wealth has supplemented every organisation for a great deal of time. Mars was granted independence from the AFE on December 6^th 2101, and since then has become a heavily industrialised factory capital, relying on heavy automation to produce consumer and military goods alike.
A similar presence has been located on the Moon for an unknown period of time. Discovered by travellers in 2038, even the inhabitants of the research stations had no records of their history or inception.
The most unlikely power wielding organisations are the Mining Corporation and the Free Traders. Neither of these powers possesses any real national grounds; however they are a large collection of small cities within a great many places that function as glorious wholes. They trade to all of the most major powers regularly, trading both valuable ores and exotic technologies carried from the asteroid belts and research stations.
You are a Free Trader operating under your own devices within the Solar System, and little do you know of the impending titanic war that will threaten mankind with a new axis of evil from beyond human inhabited space.
You are to join the new world organisations in a bid to save the future of humanity for the last time, and become involved in the largest war in the history of human knowledge and research.
Have you the skills to survive the most inhospitable environment that has ever been faced by soldiers to this day?

Only time will tell…”

Why create The Reactive Principle?
The Reactive Principle is something that as an avid gamer I’ve always wanted to create. Although The Reactive Principle isn’t necessarily exactly what I’ve had in mind, I’ve always had my eye on creating a vicious space simulation, where the play can take part in the sort of epic battles that are only seen in films such as Star Wars. The true chaotic nature of war has, in my opinion been left out of a great deal of flight simulation games and replaced with a smooth relaxed ride featuring a few enemy craft that will get in your way but barely bother the player. The Reactive Principle should be different, from the early standard simple space battles to the final scenarios where both the engine power and player is tested to its limits, and wave upon wave of small fighter craft assault each other launched from truly titanic capital ships.

Where does The Reactive Principle take place?
It’s a full century or more since the end of the war on Earth, where the David forces were forced out of Cape Canaveral after a full year of extreme warfare. The universe has been peaceful and three mighty nations rose from the rubble of the old world. Technology has advanced exponentially, and the victorious UNDH has forced all nations to maintain a large military defence force should humanity once more come under siege from a great enemy.
Technology has progressed dramatically; the remainders of the world’s populations have explored both Cruithne and the Moon. Colonies have been set up in space borne installations and even on distant Mars, despite in their fledgling stages.
Now, a new threat is emerging before the scattered remnants of the human race have been able to form an appropriate response. A new war that threatens the survival of the species looms, and the conflict is expected to be on a previously unknown scale.

What am I in all of this?
As in Death of a Hero, you are merely a standard soldier in the midst of a titanic struggle. You will be incapable of dealing with the full scale of the warfare single handedly, and in The Reactive Principle there will be enemies beyond the grasp of your firepower.
You will start out as an independent merchant who locates derelict ships and loots them for any possible sellable resource. However, somewhere along the lines you can get hooked up with one of the six factions to be involved in the upcoming crisis, and fight on their side with their unique equipment, and each with a unique game ending. 

What is the main focus?
The main focus in The Reactive Principle is simply the gameplay. It needn’t be totally convincing at times, but the most important factor is that the game is enjoyable to play, and fits into the confines of the David Hunter universe. Naturally, the fast pacedness and pure crowded game elements should allow for The Reactive Principle to be at least an amusing experience for any player. 

What’s different?
The Reactive Principle is different to other flight sim mods for FreeLancer due to its scale of vision and pure originality. It is part of its own universe and strives to be unrelated to any other production, whether official or 3^rd party. It’s important that Dh4 remains unique when compared to any other equivalents, giving it the most important factor of any new game title – plain new ideas and concepts packed into an uncliched package.