Population continues to be absolutely fucking thrilled with the general fact of your existence.
I rather wish we had delayed this. As poptart said, we need to save popularity boosts for
after we have lost popularity, otherwise it does nothing.
Oof.
Of course the assembly would try to declare independence from the council the turn that we get the chance to send a distress signal out.
And of course the lysenthi have a secret fleet that they have been hoarding while we have fought and bled against the rachni, that they will likely spring on us while we are busy because they are assholes and likely feel less pressured by the rachni.
Well, at least nothing failed.
Yes, but at the moment we need all the help we can get. We do not want to act like the Lystheni.
The thing is, we are so early in the war that the council is getting absolutely hammered. They haven't even brought up the Krogan yet or even found them. We have some 250 years left of the war, according to canon timelines.
We
won't get help. We aren't worth it. They are already losing colonies our size or larger that aren't even behind enemy lines. Us calling for help is like saving the lone drowning guy when there is a whole sinking ship of people to save.
Declaring independence simply
does not matter to the council at this juncture, and by the time it
does we will have contributed enough to the war to actually maintain that independence. We also can't afford to veto the first vote. It establishes a bad precedent. That's probably why they sent us this vote.
More importantly, if we don't send a distress signal (which I think we should not send it) it
doesn't matter to the outside world if we declare independence.
[ ][TIMING] Pass. Virmire First.
We can't afford to not pass this. It's the first vote of a new government. If we don't pass it we look like the tyrant rather than the benevolent dictator. More importantly, if we don't call the council, it doesn't really matter.
[ ][BUOYS] General Distress Call: Before you do anything else, you need to inform the rest of the galaxy that you're still here and fighting, and that you're ready to be a part of the united front if you can reestablish contact. It won't be a long conversation, but it will tell them that you're still in there. Devote more than one buoy to increase the amount of time you have on the line. Make contact with everybody with a connecting comm buoy to Rachni space and send out the distress call -- Virmire is still in the fight, and needs support. Specifically requested by Marae.
Ok, so we really
don't need to do this. I explained why above, but suffice it to say, the council
can't help us. They are losing this war harder than we are, and are losing colonies our size or larger on their front. We are behind enemy lines, and frankly not worth the expenditure for them to help. They would have to clear multiple clusters to even get to us and then hold those clusters.
[ ][BUOYS] Update the Maps: You can't count on a brief call to give you all the information you'll need to direct your breakout efforts. Ping the Rachni comms network for a detailed update on what
exactly their held space is presently. Updates galaxy map to accurately reflect the present state of Rachni-held relays.
We need the state of the war to even consider any other options. This is crucial.
2x [ ][BUOYS] Reconnaissance Pulse:
If you're ready for a strike, this could be a great way to find out where that strike should land. Even if you don't hold onto whatever you take, the chance to burn a Rachni fleet and devastate a relay system's logistical infrastructure is not to be passed over. Gain accurate counts of the Rachni ships in neighboring clusters,
and possibly beyond, if you devote more than one.Expires near-instantly.
Specifically requested by K'Sharr.
This is equally necessary as we are just about ready to send out raiding parties. We need to know where they are and if we are in danger of getting hit.
("The Particulars"==>"End Game")
