United Empire of Earth | Star Citizen

[@TemplinInstitute]

We'll be streaming some Star Citizen this Thursday! Join us on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/templininstitute

[@irishspartanstudios]

Here's an idea... What if you have a "Subscriber Nations" week? As in, a subscriber makes a nation in the form of almost writing their own Templin Institute video, and if you find this nation good enough, you make a video on it along side a few others across a week? They can even capture send in flag designs and such. Call me insane, but that sounds like a pretty cool idea!

[@ch_r0me_one]

Finally something from the most (in)famous Alpha universe (so far). o7 SC backer since October 2013.

[@blakea83]

@@ch_r0me_one October 2012 for me even got a golden ticket. But it is embarrassing.

[@alexcheetah79]

can you even run it?

[@stuarthilton439]

When will the next Antares confederacy episode be released?

[@Foreign0817]

The ultinate faction name: The United Union.

[@AzraelAngel945]

The Imperial Empire

[@Nioureux]

Better yet, The United Free Union of Unity and Freedom

[@Foreign0817]

@@Nioureux The Coalition Alliance. Wait a minute. 🤔

[@Themrine2013]

Talk about double speak lol

[@Foreign0817]

@@Themrine2013 Best thing to call an interstellar government if you want to avoid the full name like a Union, Federation, Confederation, etc. Is the name of the planet, system, interstellar neighborhood, galaxy, or whatever body of space that government inhabits.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

_"... over some foolish thing in the __-Balkans-__ borders."_

[@dainguyen2733]

you mean BELKAN

[@shadowrunner2323]

*cough*Bismark*cough*

[@darakushitatamashi8837]

@@shadowrunner2323 Bismarck had a plan, he always had a plan

[@dainguyen2733]

@@corporategunner5972, NUCLEAR WARHEADS ARMED

[@dainguyen2733]

@@corporategunner5972 CONTINUE THE WAR AVE BELKAAAA*BOOOM*

[@xavi-kun]

This was honestly unexpected. To quote The Senate: “A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.”

[@pablopiano8755]

He truly is the senate

[@eternal5930]

@@pablopiano8755 Not yet

[@pablopiano8755]

@@eternal5930 its treason then!

[@matthewskode6465]

“Screeching”

[@davidvangerner7241]

Begun the clone wars have

[@Ad_Astraz]

I'm a simple man. I see an Earth-based empire, I click.

[@ImKevin]

Literally me.

[@ImperialZorn686]

Based

[@Gekk-rx7nv]

The Emperor protects

[@brysonfugarino861]

500th like

[@WellBattle6]

Subtitles: the progressive Transitionalist Party Narrator: the progressive Traditionalist Party

[@joshuarice9211]

Lol I heard 'Traditionalist Party' there and knew something was up Didn't think to check the subs though

[@mathewkelly9968]

Why can't progress be a tradition ?

[@moriskurth628]

I mean, the UEE emerged from a democratic government. Going back to "traditional" values would imply going back to a democratic state.

[@HaldorZX]

"What shall we name our progressive tradition breaking party?" "How about the Traditionalists" "...Genius!"

[@JaleXelJela]

They are called the Transitionalists, because they want to transition to having a different planet as the capital.

[@Althomir]

@@JaleXelJela I also heard it as Traditionalist, but the subtitles do say Transitionalist

[@HaldorZX]

@@JaleXelJela I blame narrator flub since he clearly says Traditionalist even though as you say the CCs say Transistionalists which does indeed, make a lot more sense.

[@JaleXelJela]

@@HaldorZX Yeah almost certainly, totally understandable slip, and a really minor nitpick of a great video :D

[@HaldorZX]

@@JaleXelJela Yeah likely cause he was talking about the traditionalist faction right before. Having no knowledge of Star Citizen I just thought that was honestly what they were called lol.

[@I.Simmonds]

This alternate future sounds like a timebomb! I mean a Senate? Each representing a single planet in a federal system? Might as well have a sign reading "abuse me" on the office door.

[@JihadJoe_FauziDiab]

How can there be any potential for corruption?

[@MistahFox]

Failing and corrupt senate, ineffective government, impoverished and underrepresented outer regions, extremely powerful cut throat organizations and an overgrown executive power. Remove Earth and have the UEE include many different species of aliens and it starts to look a lot like The Republic...

[@Luredreier]

My thoughts exactly. I'd love to try to create a new political party in the UEE later in SCs development. One for electoral reform. Switching to a proportional electoral system with electoral circles in each star system with multiple seats in each and a number of leveling seats for the empire as a whole used to ensure that parties that doesn't have concentrated power in any one star system but that remain relatively popular still can get seats based on their overall popularity. Long term perhaps also work to reduce the influence of the army, although that's probably too much to deal with early on...

[@TheAstroHistorian]

Hello there! Glad to see a larger group covering Star Citizen lore. Thank you for covering the topic and I hope your streams are as bug free as possible.

[@edwardboss]

But... that's just Roman History but futuristic

[@KeysAndMouse]

That was Chris Roberts' ultimate goal and he was very vocal about it. The UEE is a late empire that is slowly losing ground to a faction literally named after the Vandals. It's still a fun narrative though.

[@Timberwolf581]

You are correct. The UEE is based off of the roman empire during its decline, and similiarly to the roman empire it is speculated (irl) that unless things change, the UEE will see its own futuristic version of the fall of the western roman empire with the sacking of Earth.

[@edwardboss]

@@Timberwolf581 THE BARBARIANS SHAINT EVER BREAK THROUGH THE SACRED GATES OF HOLY TERRA

[@antonycharnock2993]

Space Rome we salute you! Julianus Vetinianus would be proud! ( Look up MATN & Stellaris)

[@edwardboss]

@@battleoid2411 Wait Terra is a different thing in that timeline?

[@owenparris7490]

Just as I was getting into Star Citizen lore, you guys give us this!

[@illusive_Man22]

The logo of the UEE looks like the FN Hertzal company logo

[@AidanSolunis]

this has inspired me into trying star citizen again after years, hopefully it will not disappoint me again.

[@travissmith2848]

You will be both pleasently surprised and somewhat disheartened by it. Just be ready for low frame rates and bugs. Still a ways away from being ready to lock down bugs and optimize.

[@casbot71]

2:00 the High Secretary can also contact the most powerful member of the Advocacy … _Batman_

[@kevinaustin51]

Na NA Na NA Na BATMAN

[@Oxley016]

Fun fact: Gary Oldman who plays commissioner Gordon from the Dark Knight trilogy plays Admiral Bishop in the single player campaign of Star Citizen, Squadron 42. You could see his character addressing the senate in a clip used in this video!

[@Paerigos]

Well kind of thing this is setting is actually the best future humanity has any chance to get...

[@Paerigos]

(though I have to admit I would take Battletech´s Rashalhague dominion (Former Free Rashalhague Republic integrated with Clan Ghost Bear) too...

[@santiagomartin221]

You have a minute to talk of our lord god emperor of mankind?

[@r.daneel.90]

@@santiagomartin221 is that a current UEE reference? (If it is, it's wrong.)

[@santiagomartin221]

@@r.daneel.90 you heretic,i was talking about our lord god emperor of mankind who watch from his golden throne in holy terra,the agents of the golden throne would judge yoo proplery

[@Paerigos]

@@santiagomartin221 well I work for Cawl... Does that count?

[@RedHornSSS]

Star Citizen lore is actually very thought through and interesting. Happy to see y'all looking into it!

[@gryphon0468]

And there’s a fuckload of it.

[@ian4175]

They have like 4 people who’s sole job is the lore lol. All that money.

[@NoMustang273]

And now the Templin institute made a video talking about why it's worldbuilding is bad.

[@RedHornSSS]

@@NoMustang273 for me the commenter lost sight on how most of the lore-consumers consumes Star Citizen lores, that being, on a smaller scale personal level.

[@flippz4189]

I wasn't expecting this this morning. Cheers Templin for another great video

[@multivex6448]

gotta love the alternate worlds from games that might never be finished

[@casbot71]

The govt of Duke Nukem Forever?

[@ThatSpecificIndividual]

We'll probably invent ftl technology before star citizen is finished.

[@d.b.4671]

Meanwhile EVE Online is somewhere in the background going, "dude, I've been a fully released game since 2003, where's my Templin video?"

[@loach5348]

This is heresy, they don’t even worship the God-Emperor of Man

[@weldonwin]

That's because this is the early years of the Dark Age of Technology, the Imperium and the Glory of the God-Emperor won't come for another 27'000 years

[@loach5348]

Ok I originally made this as a joke but I’m legit considering the possibility of Star Citizen being a prequel to WH40K

[@thegamingsentinel9238]

That might make sense

[@weldonwin]

@@loach5348 I actually consider the movie Event Horizon to be a 40K Prequel, with the titular ship having a prototype Warp Drive, but no Geller Field

[@seanbrazell6147]

GOD Emperor of Terra, meet Empire of Earth. "EMPIRE" of Earth, meet exterminatus. 💥 👋 💥

[@Huntress_Hannah]

“Hey guys, what can we name the UN without getting sued?” “Let’s name it the UEE”

[@whee38]

You can see just how based on Imperial Rome the UEE is

[@perro626]

So for some time UEE government style resembled the Terran Federation from Starship Troopers. I'm a lot more into a man-to-man space conflict storyline than humanity against other species. That's something I got form Star Lancer.

[@8Delian8]

I didn't have a clue Star Citizen had this much lore for the UEE... Can't wait to see it in the full product in 2030

[@Jasontrower-rundle]

yeah man it'll be a really good game in 2030, assuming they can port it to the nintendo holodeck

[@brycedunlap298]

As an avid follower of star citizen and this channel, I was never expecting this, and can't even say im necessarily happy because of just how stupid some of the stuff in the UEE is, but hey, ill still enjoy the video

[@TemplinInstitute]

come back on Thursday

[@flippz4189]

@@TemplinInstitute This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them!

[@shaftoe195]

@@TemplinInstitute your video contains errors, do your research better next time.

[@tavianthomas4402]

@@shaftoe195 relax

[@TheLH86]

Christ, you're a bit tetchy aren't you?

[@brandonporter6223]

Oh man I've been waiting for this one. Thanks for showing Star Citizen some love :D

[@RTDice11]

Passable system, but goddamn if 'United Empire of Earth' isnt one of the dumbest names for interstellar human civilization

[@shaftoe195]

About as bad as some "Terran Protectorate" or "United Earth Government/Federation".

[@weldonwin]

Do ones that are supposed to be dumb like the Democratic Order Of Planets (D.O.O.P) count?

[@JaleXelJela]

It's reflective of how centralised and outdated the structure is, in an age where decentralisation and progress away from tradition is required.

[@viktors3182]

The whole thing is based on the Roman Empire including the name. Since the Roman Empire was named after a single city, this one is named after a single planet.

[@RTDice11]

@@viktors3182 I understand that, but purposely making your name silly is still silly-- It'd be like someone managing to restructure the UK into the "Federated Empire of Londonium", it's just too weird and anachronistic to take seriously in a hard sci-fi setting imo.

[@IIBomerII]

14:07 Nice reference to Bismark there.

[@miguelleite3510]

So basically the United Empire of Earth is an Roman Republic senate that became like the roman empire but then reverted to the roman republic again sounds like history repeats it self

[@RemedyDoesGaming]

This was unexpected, I learnt quite a bit. I’m apart of a one of the largest PMC’s within the ‘Verse, TBSI, The Black Star Initiative. If you’re interested we could maybe discuss a collab. We’ve got some lore but could always do with more

[@ducktape4502]

Bunch of pansys the TBSI are. (Jk just creating lore drama)

[@blindoutlaw]

To me sons and daughters of Tera. For The Empire!!

[@westrim]

The Synthworld seems an apt metaphor for Star Citizen itself.

[@deusexmachina2938]

I sure do hope that the Templin Institute would make a video on a Homeworld faction...

[@xjdjaws]

I see Empire. I click.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

One word, one banner, the stars await!

[@theLetterDoubleYou]

I'd like to see a Totalist India from the Kaiserreich universe reach the interspace age. You guys could even use both games to chart the whole history.

[@lieutenantlucky8891]

Enjoyed the video, pretty well done for a breakdown

[@jeremy1860]

I love the art from this story 😊

[@rhodes3983]

Oh I love Star Citizen. Please make more videos about it!

[@Qbertqueso]

I've been a backer for some too now and all of your points hit on my frustration with the lore

[@thearjguy7241]

I've been waiting for this one for so long! So glad to see you giving SC/SQ42 some love.

[@TemplinInstitute]

prepare to be disappointed in us

[@crystallkingh3048]

@@TemplinInstitute ouch

[@donsteinbarge5047]

Last time I was this early I couldn't think of a funny joke

[@HyneephAli]

I knew the Templin Institute would do this lore all great minds do think alike great broadcast

[@jamespwyll4587]

I'm curious to know exactly how many versions of the "united Earth sci-fi nation" there have been over the years 😅

[@nobodyherepal3292]

Strange that education is so important in this universe.usually, it’s like resources or monetary inequality in these sci-if settings

[@SirAroace]

they are linked, money--> better education--> citizenship --> more opportunity --> more money. The advantage of the core worlds is cheap public education which helps close the wealth advantage; but in the frontier the rich get richer and the poor get poorer due to the lack of public serves to close the gap.

[@davebowman9000]

The God-Emperor: This Empire...Needs more gold in its aethetics

[@ratzfatz6880]

And more skulls

[@kek105]

Imagine even trying to engage in diplomacy with the xenos

[@mingchoi8369]

I'll be honest. I didn't expect you to do a video on something from Star Citizen, which has not been completed or released. I fear that one day this game might turn out to be another Duke Nukem Forever. Anyway, if or when the game is finally finished and released, I hope you'll return to Star Citizen.

[@travissmith2848]

Well..... you can "play" the MMOish part of it now, so it has that going for it. Just a shadow of the intent, but could be cleaned up as is and be a "full" game.

[@ShadowcatAlfa]

things that happened during star citizen development : cyberpunk was announced and released

[@Jasontrower-rundle]

Actually how about "the discordant union" or even "the discordant" as a nation who recognises the constant balancing act of personal freedom and collective action inherent in governing and chooses to incorporate that in the name as a warning against complacency either way?

[@casbot71]

As a old Templin Institute video pointed out, a World govt is a common sci fi trope [even The Expanse has it]. Are there any decent sci fi IP's that have Humanity still being a bunch of different Nations in the future that can't/won't co-operate and international rivalries extend into space and even the stars?

[@firestorm8074]

Ther is a book series called the Lost Fleet, that is the closest series I can think of.

[@alphacentauri3069]

Interesting. Wasn’t expecting this one but I love it all the same

[@DABViktor]

Thank you the English subtitle.

[@JaleXelJela]

I really enjoyed this video, and always glad to see SC lore getting an airing beyond its community. There's a few minor trivia errata that might interest you. 3:00 This mixed up the platforms of the Centralists and the Universalists: both are conservative and free market supporters, but its the Centralists who are the more extremely free market and the Universalists who are the more extremely conservative. The third party is the Transitionalists, not Traditionalists as it sounds like. 4:25 The Imperator does not need to be a Senator: the new Imperator wasn't, and neither were most of the candidates. They do need to be a Citizen rather than a Civilian, though. 6:06 The term is Civilian, not Commoner. 12:00 It was actually leaked footage of the total biocide of an alien world, terraformed despite possessing an ecosystem. Minor minor nitpicks!

[@TemplinInstitute]

thanks for this info! It was pretty hard to get some solid details on some of these points as it seems like the lore has changed a bit over the years.

[@JaleXelJela]

@@TemplinInstitute you are not wrong: perils of a game in development. Particularly annoying when they retcon something with a KZbin video, but leave the now defunct lore up as a text post that search engines still recommend.

[@randomlygeneratedname7171]

Citizen and commoners is actually a good idea but impossible to implement without backlash

[@Lucas_07-PL]

4:16 dude is extremly similar to current leader of Poland.

[@warrendesonia7924]

It will be interesting to see just where/which way this goes.......

[@ff3player]

Can you do The United Citizen Federation, also referred to as the Terran Federation of Starship Troopers next

[@mysteriousfletcher9838]

Earth interstellar empire there are a lot of those

[@sXMrSnapzZ]

Been waiting for SC to appear on this channel! ❤

[@covelangeland4786]

Humanity really just gotta unite so we can party like this.

[@shaftoe195]

Hell, no... For the most of its history, the UEE was a fucking dictatorship ruled by a dynasty of mad homicidal (and eventually - genocidal) autocrates, who ruthlessly oppressed their own people. And after the revolution, the UEE turned into a corrupt and highly inefficient democracy, struggling to maintain itself.

[@pietervanderzwaan4295]

Thats how i think about communism

[@ArroDime_]

Still waiting for the full release

[@jcheck1107]

Hope you don’t mind waiting another 8 years and be sure to buy a 2000 dollar ship

[@shaftoe195]

@@jcheck1107 Tbh anyone with a couple of working hands and a working brain will do just fine with a $45-60 ship. Hell, it's not like a single person even can operate a $2000 ship by themselves, you'll need like 20 people and tens of millions of in-game credits to make it work, and even then that giant ship can still fall to a bunch of smaller, cheaper vessels - as can be seen from many such videous already uploaded to youtube. :)

[@Nick-tc1xy]

@@jcheck1107 The same baseless statements from people who have no idea what they are talking about

[@danielboyas7645]

@@Nick-tc1xy Keep coping. In sure in the next decade you'll get half a game.

[@shaftoe195]

@@danielboyas7645 Dude, what you say would have generated a lot more traction if it wasn't so laughably easy to disprove by simply looking for most recent gameplay videos here, on youtube. Perhaps, it is you who should seek some help with coping. ;)

[@Melfion]

Thanks for doing this!

[@Blacksmith__]

Is the end of this video a reference to Bismarck's Blood and Iron speech?

[@alexanderhagen287]

They could've made a great TV show with that $350m

[@yazanmowed]

Thanks for this unexpected gift.

[@heliowolf5042]

Big fan of yours and of Star Citizen. In future star citizen videos it would be great if could mention that while the UEE is the sole human political authority, large number of the populus have become disillusioned with it. These people have formed crime syndicates which are growing into quasi-factions powerful enough to contest UEE sovereignty on colonial worlds.

[@azidal3755]

Earliest I've been for one of the Institute's vids.

[@zohaibthebeast9023]

Templin: The United Empire of Earth is not a good name Again Templin: Makes an entire video on it. (PS this is a joke ok?)

[@colinmerritt7645]

No.

[@hizzaddinno394]

I'm a simple man. I see an Earth-based empire, I cli... wait... oh, it's Star Citizen. Moving on.

[@urlond9371]

Just a word of warning, please don't let this video just get you into Star Citizen. it's still in it's alpha stage and there are a lot of issues with the game that people will find game breaking and stop playing.

[@sinatraswinery5926]

I’m personally enjoying the game in Alpha. Began it in June 2020. Considering CyberPunk 2077’s massive failure, I’m glad this game is being given the time to develop and take its time towards it. No matter how long that might be. Yes, it’s got bugs and game-breaking crashes occasionally, but it’s an Alpha for a reason. It’s not gonna even reach Beta anytime soon. I rather the developers take their time to give us this game, than pull a Cyberpunk.

[@urlond9371]

@@sinatraswinery5926 lol found the star citizen shill. I've had no issue with cp2077 that is consider game breaking. Right now sc is very game breaking because if you arny running with the latest tech youre going to have a horrible time. 3.12 killed my frMea when the dipshits decided to add 30 or 40 targetable turrets around everus and other stations. I enjoyed my 50 frames with tech from last year amd now i get 30 or below. Least in cp2077 i can stay above 30 frames in ultra settings.

[@santiagomartin221]

A suprise sure but a welcome one

[@ernestoparedes1114]

Now that's a Movie!!!!!

[@ronmaximilian6953]

It's a lot of backstory. How many years of development did that take?

[@phreakazoith2237]

united earth? Where is the double headed eagle on that flag huh?

[@efraim3364]

*Service guarantees Citizenship*

[@cullenduval1056]

Do elite dangerous lore please 🙏🏼

[@zolandzamela8414]

All hail the empire

[@rodrikforrester6989]

If only this fascinating world wasn't wasted on a game that's never going to be finished.

[@durtyred86]

Why waste time blindly bitching when you know you'll be there when it does??? You all haven't learned a damn thing from cyberpunk 2077 and ALL the other prematurely released games have you? It's no surprise Publishers like EA keep running the TRUE scam on you all... It's easy and you guys never learn. CR wants a polished game presented to you. Not a bug riddled game. BE PATIENT.

[@rodrikforrester6989]

@@durtyred86 Cyberpunk 2077 was developed on a very similar budget to Star Citizen's current raised funds, but CDPR actually _used_ it instead of sending it down the drain through mismanagement and miscommunication. Despite its bugs, the game is _out_ and I would argue it's enjoyable to play. CR has wasted the backers' money - how do you think people will react when the devs finally settle on a vision for the game and realize they don't have enough capital left to realize it?

[@durtyred86]

@@rodrikforrester6989 I will screenshot this and your name when the time comes... Everyone doesn't deserve to know what they are doing because people like yourself will only speculate and assume the worst. This is why many gamers stay behind closed doors for so long. I admire what CR is doing with SC. I also realize that r&d takes time..... So, you and the rest of the bandwagon hate crew can run around in circles like you're on fire screaming 'scam' and 'failure'.... when the time comes to eat, you'll all be right there at the damn table..... fork and knife in hand.....

[@SafetyBriefer]

I can't wait to play this game. /s

[@mariakelly1059]

I think someone should do a computer game version of the reality show "Say Yes To The Dress". That would be AWESOME!

[@alexwyvill5564]

This was amazing!

[@omegalevelarticuno2402]

What happend to Antares? We need answers.

[@manticorephoenix]

I Was hyped for Saturday only to haz heartbreak

[@adamcheklat7387]

4:18: So was Caesar.

[@mixmaster3028]

I hope they one day to the campaign

[@SwiftGundam]

Star Citizen. Being wanting to try that out. But I don't have the rig for it.

[@danielboyas7645]

Don't worry. By the time you do have a rig the game still won't be done.

[@larsjrg]

@@danielboyas7645 And when you do, you got so tired of waiting that you removed the installation, speaking from experience :-)

[@UGNAvalon]

Ok, serious question: Why the insistence on fully spelling out the year names? Why say “two thousand five hundred and seventy one” (as a random example) instead of “twenty five seventy one” ? :/

[@MonkeySimius]

The people in the poor planets don't get as good of an education so they don't complete it as it doesn't give them the skills they need. Yet, even though finishing school would give them citizenship which really benefits them they instead opt to join the military to earn their citizenship which is super dangerous AND results in them never returning home? And a lot more people do this than just getting a highschool diploma? That seems silly and unlikely.

[@danielramirez1529]

Humanity during the dark age of technology. 😁

[@zoofway]

yesss!! star citizen content!!!

[@marcusblackwell2372]

Is Star Citizen like Jurassic World: Evolution? What's it like and do you recommend it?

[@anshukandulna1844]

No, not now. Try it next year when major server tech is completed so your fps won't be slideshow. Star Citizen is a fps/tps mmorpg.

[@bodybagmage9338]

Why tf is your channels so fucking good

[@makarovmatsumo3125]

This feels like Dune before the Jihad

[@DomR1997]

Ok so maybe I'll check out Star Citizen.

[@journ9er]

Glad to see this wasn't a sponsored video. I was one of the game's Kickstarters. Still haven't gotten anything. But to be fair, I'll wait until launch. If it ever does.

[@donmeisner4438]

Yeah i have stopped waiting for this game. Maybe it will be complete at some point, maybe not. I was hyped the first 5-6 years

[@larsjrg]

Yea, maybe maybe not, regardless, I spent $45 on lesser games or entertainment than what Star Citizen currently have given me.

[@mixmaster3028]

Maybe after Covid of course reason why they stagnated so much is because I got overfunded

[@gawkthimm6030]

yeah I have completely lost faith in the development team, I think its become a scam at this point

[@proudnhello1294]

With an SC vid done, how about one on Elite Dangerous?

[@MrFederation]

I haven't played Star Citizen yet but I can see why the main faction name is bad. Would "Human Interstellar Republic" sound better?

[@legacyadrian2.047]

How this empire end: Hey jhon i make a advanze ia...

[@bennuredjedi]

Can you imagine a Star Citizen, Infinite Warfare, Expanse, Killzone, Planetside, Stellaris Invicta, Section 8, Starship Troopers (Invasion Storyline) and Mass Effect?!

[@AuxenceF]

I'M DOING MY PART !!!

[@lizabethhampton4537]

Would you like to know more?

[@doratiscareno5856]

SCARY...... SHIT !!.....