stDarNES1: Stars!

[Erik Mesoy]

STROY POST:
(OOC: If you can't see the animation here, you need a better browser)

As Supreme Dictator, Blajat Ravinam says he intends to mobilize the Sojournership for war. Industry and space station stocks rose 12% and 17% respectively during the first 24 hours after Ravinam was announced as winner of the election. Plans for hundreds of fighters and several battleships¹ have been announced at Sabro, while dozens of new modules are being shipped to Oncol's space station to keep pace with the industrial complex being developed planetside.
Thomas Mal comments that he's quite satisfied with the results, and has returned to his work on rapid response implants. "I'm confident that Ravinam will see the importance of these circuits," he says, "given that he's issued recruitment calls for over two hundred pilots."
Tess Fifrega has disappeared, leaving a message to the effect that she would find Amroth and rebuild it before Ravinam crushed all future hope. The Planar Academy is still running.

1 I'll call cruisers "battleships" until I discover something bigger. BTW, why does the description call them capital ships, but the price list call them escort ships?

@Darwin: Do you want me to edit short stories into old posts, or spam up the thread?
Also, I think I have an idea for a UU, based on the "rapid response implants."

 

[Darwin420]

1. typo.

2. go ahead and spam. i run through each post prior to the updates, to gather all the stories. 'sides, new posts keep this thread higher up the list, which gives us visibility. we're like the only space nes around right now.

 

[Kal'thzar]

Err there is warmans one now

 

[Darwin420]

I stand corrected. Ooopsie. Guess I should pay more attention to the NES forums, huh?

 

[Erik Mesoy]

MILITARY
---STARSHIPS---
CRUISERS - smallest capital ship. can hold its own against smaller fleets of fighters. (CT3)


<snip>


---BUILDING SHIPS AND TRAINING ARMIES:---
Each Economic Point spent will build/train the following:
SCOUTSHIPS = 1 (Escort)
TRANSPORTS = 10 (Escort)
CARRIERS = 5 (Escort)
FIGHTERS = 50 (Fighter)
CRUISERS = 6 (Escort)
DESTROYERS = 3 (Capital)
BATTLESHIPS = 1 (for 2 EPs) (Capital)
DEATH STARS = 1 (for 4 EPs) (Capital)
SPACE STATION = 1 (for 3 EPs)

It's this typo we're talking about, right?

*spam*

*postcount +1*

Back on topic: I have an idea for my UU. By providing neuralics to all fighter pilots, their response time can be cut to deciseconds. Instead of the squad leader calling "On my mark, cut left - Three, two, one, mark!" he can simply broadcast 'LEFT' to all units simultaneously. Similarly, these neuralic systems will also be linked to the fighter's sensors, meaning that the pilots can move to dodge slow weapons such as missiles, or shrapnel from fragged ships.

So - Base unit: Fighter, Specialty: Response time, Weakness: None in particular. Can I develop that? How many will I get for 1 EP?
The "grow and upgrade over time" bit is easy, because shorter response times are always an asset.

BTW, what did you think of the animation? Should I make more stuff like that? It'll be easier now that I've gotten some practice in.

 

[Kamilian]

for the next 2 weeks i will be busy as hell and will only be able to send orders and even write stories (sorry - i've been slacking, i know) only on weekends, cuz i'm gonna be having rehearsals for our musical until like 7 pm on an every-weekday basis
today is a day off so i'm gonna write some kinda story to try and make up for all the times i didn't
sorry, darwin, about my lack of activity

 

[Lord_Iggy]

I've managed to send order Darwin. Hope they're not too late.

 

[Darwin420]

3 sets of orders recieved. Less than 24 hours to the deadline...

Stories are no longer required. But the top stories will get bonuses.

 

[Disenfrancised]

I'll have mine sent and written some time tomorrow hopefully...

 

[Erik Mesoy]

That might be too late.

Looks like I'm becoming a superpower through consistent orders. That makes two of us, TerrisH.

 

[Kal'thzar]

What am I? A regional power?

Or am i the one you two guys are going to bid for to assure dominance over the other?

 

[andis-1]

Stories are no longer required.

Good. Any nations available?

 

[Kal'thzar]

To Trinity
From Miria
We worry for your Fleet in Kalekkan orbit, we wish to know if you would withdraw them back to designated Trinity space?

 

[TerrisH]

To Miria
From Trinity:
No. not untill one of us permintly deals with the Kalekkan Threat. we have plans in action that will develop a mean to finaly deal with these fanatic's within 4 turns. however, in light of Diplomancy, we will withdrawl some of our forces, Leaving just one of our Crusiers, one of our Carriers, 1 SJAC, and 50 firghters. the rest will be withdrawn to Trinity space by the end of the next turn, agreed?

 

[Kal'thzar]

To Trinity
From Miria
Agreed.

 

[Darwin420]

Andis.. there are a lot of Independent Factions. Take your pick (well, I'd avoid the Kalekkans...)

 

[TerrisH]

yes.. avoid the Kalekkans, they commited a major social Fuax Pa and are currently a dead nation, though they do not know it yet.

 

[TerrisH]

Holden Cultural Fair Report:
Everything is going according to plan. as the initial study indicated, the Zentraedi society was culturally difficent. thefor, the Cultural warfare we have launched upon them has worked wonderfully.
the first success was the Warfare Development Project, one of our Prototype Mecha, the Officer Class Battlepod, was displayed in a huge hit. they seemed enthralled with it. and I have already had several offerers for Purchase for various high ranking officers.

the Civilian Technology display was a less of a hit, though the Zentraedi who did take a look were quite amazed. there was some confusion also. it seems the Zentraedi do not have pets,a nd were ad mazed at the concept. the few Trills we were ably to hatch in preparations for the Fair were quickly bought up. we even had a kidnapping attempt on Taro, one of the dogs that we had on the ship. Luckily, the culprit returned him once it was apparent that Pilot Hari was saddened by the event.

the Outpost Assembly Array was a minor hit here, as the Zentraedi construction Technology is not so far behind our own. they were impressed by the speed that it threw up the structures for the Cultural fair.

the Last think to note was the Concert Held my Pilot Hari. we committed a major Error in Intelligence. we are going to have a problem leaving the planet. after the he first Concert and her wonderful redition of Megami Hybashi's 'Give a Reason' the Zentraedi almost Rioted. the had never heard anything like it before, and absolutely loved it. quite a few of them seem to worship her now. if the Zentraedi join us, I highly recommend that we appoint her as the system's governor

 

[Erik Mesoy]

What am I? A regional power?

Or am i the one you two guys are going to bid for to assure dominance over the other?

Well, TerrisH's original quote is here: linky

nice. hmm I'm one of the two Super-powers, with almost twice the points of any of the lesser nation. and with my project.. ^_^

hmm time to muster up an invasion force... and no, I'm not after any PC's.

I'd say you're a hemmed-in power, seeing as your expansion is limited to Venever. Here's a compilation of the factions, wth my classifications on them.

Superpowers:
Astral Sojourners (Erik) - 17 EP/t
Imperial Republic of Trinity (TerrisH) - 16 EP/t
Regional powers:
Miria (Kal'thzar) 13 EP/t
Skyjack Conclave (Disenfrancised) - 9 EP/t
Minor powers:
Harpellian Hegemony (Kamilian) - 6 EP/t
Haven (Lord_Iggy) - 6 EP/t
Republic of ZIB (soul_warrior) - 6 EP/t
UCCT (Global Nexus) - 5 EP/t
NPCs:
Corporate State of Imerik, Dysonians, Republic of Roma - 5 EP/t
Butu Technocracy, Olgev Collective, Trinetev Composition - 4 EP/t
Metrev Theocracy (aka Kalekkans), Principality of Zaira, Star Masons, Veneverans, Zentraedi Empire - 3 EP/t
51st Air Survivors - 1 EP/t

BTW, andis, that should help you pick a nation.

 

[Darwin420]

1 1/2 hours to Update time, and falling.

This is gonna be an interesting update, let me tell you...