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Line 4: ==History== ==History== − Steiner Stadium was created in direct response to [[The Jungle]], [[House Liao]]'s open class arena, with the [[Archon]] demanding that the Commonwealth's arena be superior to the Confederation's. [[Nashan Diversified]] was put in charge of the project and set up a Commonwealth-wide contest to determine the final design. To the suspicions of many, it was a Nashan architect who submitted the winning design, which had been modeled on the Colosseum of Rome. A board of inquiry set up by the Rahneshire Supreme Court eventually found no fault in the selection, though many continued to suspect foul play and did nothing to allay the main criticisms of the unpopular neoclassical structure: that the battle floor itself was without any features and the seating arrangement for the spectators put them in the path of weapons fire. The former problem was answered with the addition of pop-up terrain obstacles, though the solution to the latter would not be known until construction was almost complete, when workers installed what Nashan would only call the "disruptor grid". Weeks of testing proved the system would protect the audience from the combatants below them, and Steiner Stadium became one of the few arenas to allow a live audience to watch the match. The creation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] would provide an opportunity for Nashan to upgrade the Stadium, and planning began in [[3048]] to add many of the features found in the Davion's [[Boreal Reach]] to the Stadium. Unfortunately the [[Clan Invasion]] put those plans on hold as the war took center stage.<ref name=S7>''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Book'', p. 58, 60</ref> + Steiner Stadium was created in direct response to [[The Jungle]], [[House Liao]]'s open class arena, with the [[Archon]] demanding that the Commonwealth's arena be superior to the Confederation's. Nashan Diversified was put in charge of the project and set up a Commonwealth-wide contest to determine the final design. To the suspicions of many, it was a Nashan architect who submitted the winning design, which had been modeled on the Colosseum of Rome. A board of inquiry set up by the Rahneshire Supreme Court eventually found no fault in the selection, though many continued to suspect foul play and did nothing to ally the main criticisms of the unpopular Neoclassical structure: that the battle floor itself was without any features and the seating arrangement for the spectators put them in the path of weapons fire. The first fault was answered with the addition of pop-up terrain obstacles, though the second would not be unknown until construction was almost complete when workers installed what Nashan would only call the "disruptor grid". Weeks of testing proved the system would protect the audience from the combatants below them, and Steiner Stadium became one of the few arenas to allow a live audience to watch the match. The creation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] would provide an opportunity for Nashan to upgrade the Stadium, and planning began in [[3048]] to add many of the features found in the Davion's [[Boreal Reach]] to the Stadium. Unfortunately the [[Clan Invasion]] put those plans on hold as the war took center stage.<ref name=S7>''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Book'', p. 58, 60</ref> The Steiner Coliseum’s arena itself was not heavily damaged during the [[Jihad]], though it rose to infamy as the site of many staged bout-executions (where [[Blakist]] ’Mechs slaughtered some of [[Solaris VII]]’s best gladiators in mismatched duels with their opponents’ weapons disabled and the like). Its underground ’Mech bays, where some fighting took place, were far more heavily damaged, as were the Coliseum seating areas, and the outside areas, including the mammoth parking garages and other commercial structures surrounding the arena facilities. All of these supplemental features were rebuilt, with most more luxurious than ever.<ref name="ETRORF-33_34">''Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy'', p. 33-34 "3146 Royal Fantasy Rules - Steiner Coliseum (Steiner Arena)"</ref> The Steiner Coliseum’s arena itself was not heavily damaged during the [[Jihad]], though it rose to infamy as the site of many staged bout-executions (where [[Blakist]] ’Mechs slaughtered some of [[Solaris VII]]’s best gladiators in mismatched duels with their opponents’ weapons disabled and the like). Its underground ’Mech bays, where some fighting took place, were far more heavily damaged, as were the Coliseum seating areas, and the outside areas, including the mammoth parking garages and other commercial structures surrounding the arena facilities. All of these supplemental features were rebuilt, with most more luxurious than ever.<ref name="ETRORF-33_34">''Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy'', p. 33-34 "3146 Royal Fantasy Rules - Steiner Coliseum (Steiner Arena)"</ref>
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| − | Steiner Stadium was created in direct response to [[The Jungle]], [[House Liao]]'s open class arena, with the [[Archon]] demanding that the Commonwealth's arena be superior to the Confederation's. | + | Steiner Stadium was created in direct response to [[The Jungle]], [[House Liao]]'s open class arena, with the [[Archon]] demanding that the Commonwealth's arena be superior to the Confederation's. Nashan Diversified was put in charge of the project and set up a Commonwealth-wide contest to determine the final design. To the suspicions of many, it was a Nashan architect who submitted the winning design, which had been modeled on the Colosseum of Rome. A board of inquiry set up by the Rahneshire Supreme Court eventually found no fault in the selection, though many continued to suspect foul play and did nothing to ally the main criticisms of the unpopular Neoclassical structure: that the battle floor itself was without any features and the seating arrangement for the spectators put them in the path of weapons fire. The first fault was answered with the addition of pop-up terrain obstacles, though the second would not be unknown until construction was almost complete when workers installed what Nashan would only call the "disruptor grid". Weeks of testing proved the system would protect the audience from the combatants below them, and Steiner Stadium became one of the few arenas to allow a live audience to watch the match. The creation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] would provide an opportunity for Nashan to upgrade the Stadium, and planning began in [[3048]] to add many of the features found in the Davion's [[Boreal Reach]] to the Stadium. Unfortunately the [[Clan Invasion]] put those plans on hold as the war took center stage.<ref name=S7>''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Book'', p. 58, 60</ref> |
The Steiner Coliseum’s arena itself was not heavily damaged during the [[Jihad]], though it rose to infamy as the site of many staged bout-executions (where [[Blakist]] ’Mechs slaughtered some of [[Solaris VII]]’s best gladiators in mismatched duels with their opponents’ weapons disabled and the like). Its underground ’Mech bays, where some fighting took place, were far more heavily damaged, as were the Coliseum seating areas, and the outside areas, including the mammoth parking garages and other commercial structures surrounding the arena facilities. All of these supplemental features were rebuilt, with most more luxurious than ever.<ref name="ETRORF-33_34">''Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy'', p. 33-34 "3146 Royal Fantasy Rules - Steiner Coliseum (Steiner Arena)"</ref> | The Steiner Coliseum’s arena itself was not heavily damaged during the [[Jihad]], though it rose to infamy as the site of many staged bout-executions (where [[Blakist]] ’Mechs slaughtered some of [[Solaris VII]]’s best gladiators in mismatched duels with their opponents’ weapons disabled and the like). Its underground ’Mech bays, where some fighting took place, were far more heavily damaged, as were the Coliseum seating areas, and the outside areas, including the mammoth parking garages and other commercial structures surrounding the arena facilities. All of these supplemental features were rebuilt, with most more luxurious than ever.<ref name="ETRORF-33_34">''Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy'', p. 33-34 "3146 Royal Fantasy Rules - Steiner Coliseum (Steiner Arena)"</ref> | ||