To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest)
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99% sure that this should be the Zephyr, not Bull
and hot damn, not a single failure.
or not. did this ship teleport across the federation? i think that
what ship responded to the Hishmeri/Qloathi event?
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The intro lists Bull as handling the double response.
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... Starfleet we salute you and your captains for the very best example you have put forward today. Omake idea: Award Ceremony for these Captains for holding true to the ideals of Starfleet in the most trying of circumstances.
Also the Thrishar passed an event
Also the Thrishar passed an event
@OneirosTheWriter - That update right there shows just why this is my favorite quest on the citadel on SV. You really managed to capture the essence of Star Trek and the Federation.
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Should have been more explicit, but that is why I had wait until logistics is caught up, what I meant by that is for our freighters and cargo ships to be sufficient for needs before adding an engineering team
With current construction we are not too bad as it is. Also depending on the build plans we can have 1 or 2 1mt berths open for aux command to use and 1 or 2 3mt berths for a super freighter. At that point I think we would be almost caught up in terms of cargo ships if you count all the ones we would have under construction. And if we get another 4 berth aux yard we can stay caught up.
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In the Ship design thread SWB and I were discussing the value of P3 on a combat/general purpose frigate and whether the Centaur-A class was a failure as event responder. I had already pointed out that given a similar number of opportunities the Centaur-A was far more successful in events than the Miranda (non A) as measured in aggregate rewards, siginifcantly more successful than the Constellation and almost as successful as sector fleet Excelsiors, and also that combat ability and presence make for a really useful combination.
And then right in the next story post we have TWO Centaur-As doing fantastically well in really important events that involve (the threat of) combat and presence. I'd say that arguably the entire Centaur-A class would have been redeemed just by the Zephyr event even if it HAD been a failure until now. That was really critical and could easily make the difference between bringing the Sydraxians to our side and them slipping back into Cardassian client status.
And then right in the next story post we have TWO Centaur-As doing fantastically well in really important events that involve (the threat of) combat and presence. I'd say that arguably the entire Centaur-A class would have been redeemed just by the Zephyr event even if it HAD been a failure until now. That was really critical and could easily make the difference between bringing the Sydraxians to our side and them slipping back into Cardassian client status.
Night
Widow Null
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I would be somewhat surprised if they haven't already become familiar with both. And let's face it, if anyone will reject your pretty words and explain, in wonderful detail, why you're about to get purged, it's a Space Marine.
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Bull, Centaur-A: [+1 Crew Rating, +5pp], [Gain +10pp]
Voshov, EC Green Excelsior: [Gain +10rp]
Zephyr, Centaur-A: [Gain +1 Crew Rating, respect of all sides of Sydraxian in-fighting, +15pp]
Thrishar, Excelsior: [Conflict with Romulans and Klingons avoided, use of Federation space for attacks deterred, gain +10pp, 200 Klingon crew interned by the Federation, to be held at Tipperary, +1 Crew Rating]
Courageous, EC Elite Excelsior-A: [Gain +20pp, +25 with Tauni, meet the Harmony of Horizon, starting relations -25/100] also destroyed one of the Harmony warships
Hood, Constitution-B: [Gain +10pp, +25 with Caldonians]
So the Voshov was really overshadowed here as all the other captains performed above and beyond the call of duty! And as @Nix says the Zephyr may have made the most important contribution to relations with the Sydraxians to date. Even better is if word of that spreads to the Dawiar to cause them to think twice about staying with Cardassia. By the way as a side note we had 3 ships hit blooded (2 Centaur-A and one Excelsior) and gained 70 pp!
Voshov, EC Green Excelsior: [Gain +10rp]
Zephyr, Centaur-A: [Gain +1 Crew Rating, respect of all sides of Sydraxian in-fighting, +15pp]
Thrishar, Excelsior: [Conflict with Romulans and Klingons avoided, use of Federation space for attacks deterred, gain +10pp, 200 Klingon crew interned by the Federation, to be held at Tipperary, +1 Crew Rating]
Courageous, EC Elite Excelsior-A: [Gain +20pp, +25 with Tauni, meet the Harmony of Horizon, starting relations -25/100] also destroyed one of the Harmony warships
Hood, Constitution-B: [Gain +10pp, +25 with Caldonians]
So the Voshov was really overshadowed here as all the other captains performed above and beyond the call of duty! And as @Nix says the Zephyr may have made the most important contribution to relations with the Sydraxians to date. Even better is if word of that spreads to the Dawiar to cause them to think twice about staying with Cardassia. By the way as a side note we had 3 ships hit blooded (2 Centaur-A and one Excelsior) and gained 70 pp!
Jenny
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TBG's Hypatia is shaping up!
Alastor Mobius Toth
***** ***
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The Bull really earned it's name and keep this time around.
Sydraxia seems to have gone into maximum implosion. These will be interesting times in that regard, in the faux Chinese sense. Also, can't help but think that this sort of events might convince Dawiar that we're more honorable than their Ashalla Pact "allies".
Sydraxia seems to have gone into maximum implosion. These will be interesting times in that regard, in the faux Chinese sense. Also, can't help but think that this sort of events might convince Dawiar that we're more honorable than their Ashalla Pact "allies".
AKuz
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Hey, for all we know the Harmony has 5mt ships or something.
"Sir. Distress call from the Basillica... They are under attack from a massive ship!"
UbeOne
Daydreaming CPU
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- Philippines
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"Did the ship come from a black hole?"
lbmaian
a thirsty squirrel
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Holy crap that was an awesome month of Captain's Logs.
And huge rewards: 70pp and 3 ship dings among others!
Inspirational
And the total anti-thesis of the Cardassian Union
(Although there's a huge gray area even if the Federation doesn't like admitting it. Remember Captain O'hara in the Biophage crisis when he disobeyed direct orders to try saving as much crew as possible from an infected ship before it warped away? No wonder his demotion was so controversial.)
I knew it. The moment I saw the words "Orion" and "deliver the Ambassador", I was totally expecting something Syndicate-related.
But it looks like not only did they not suffer non-trivial crew losses or damage, this Centaur-A dinged!
I think this is the only event this month that had nothing to do with foreign interactions. A science intermission, one could say.
This bodes well for our unofficial Sydraxian diplomacy.
And we get another blooded Centaur-A!
Thirishar...passed a critical event? Without any failure?
And leveled up?
Welp, good know that our (and Federation) instincts on the Tauni proved correct. They really do have oppressive former overlords that they badly need help defending against.
...who have a culture suspiciously similar to the Sydraxians...
Now I wish we had more forces in the area to help them out, or perhaps given them the Miranda design. Until then they'll have to rely on the Honiani and our relatively meager forces in the tailward-coreward border sectors.
Er, you mean the Bull?
...and I see it's already fixed.
And damn, is that the first time we've had a ship respond to two events in the same month? Is that Patricia Chen's bonus in action?
And huge rewards: 70pp and 3 ship dings among others!
Inspirational
And the total anti-thesis of the Cardassian Union
(Although there's a huge gray area even if the Federation doesn't like admitting it. Remember Captain O'hara in the Biophage crisis when he disobeyed direct orders to try saving as much crew as possible from an infected ship before it warped away? No wonder his demotion was so controversial.)
I knew it. The moment I saw the words "Orion" and "deliver the Ambassador", I was totally expecting something Syndicate-related.
But it looks like not only did they not suffer non-trivial crew losses or damage, this Centaur-A dinged!
I think this is the only event this month that had nothing to do with foreign interactions. A science intermission, one could say.
This bodes well for our unofficial Sydraxian diplomacy.
And we get another blooded Centaur-A!
Thirishar...passed a critical event? Without any failure?
And leveled up?
Welp, good know that our (and Federation) instincts on the Tauni proved correct. They really do have oppressive former overlords that they badly need help defending against.
...who have a culture suspiciously similar to the Sydraxians...
Now I wish we had more forces in the area to help them out, or perhaps given them the Miranda design. Until then they'll have to rely on the Honiani and our relatively meager forces in the tailward-coreward border sectors.
Er, you mean the Bull?
...and I see it's already fixed.
And damn, is that the first time we've had a ship respond to two events in the same month? Is that Patricia Chen's bonus in action?
Thebigpieman
I've got this, I think.
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This has been the most Star Trek of months thus far.
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- Australia
Uh, minor correction. I had a blonde moment regarding the Horizon, I wasn't supposed to give them a numerical starting value. Corrected now.
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- somewhere
Also next version of the notes that will go into the threadmarked post.
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- The Ashindi, somewhere rimward of the Seyek.
- The Obar, probably coreward and/or spinward of the Honiani.
- The major Federation worlds of Hagelan (Vulcan), Kadann (Andorian), Laudon (Rigellian), Abadan (Rigellian), Vidotti (Indorian) and Thunti (Gaeni).
- The major Honiani worlds of Becarra and Ucuta.
- The major Cardassian world of Todamak, probably somewhere in -3k:-6j.
- A major Interstellar Commonwealth world, probably in 5d or 6d.
- The Gaeni minor colony at 1C.10h is called either Agat or Idaran.
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Major power, interesting... now I have to wonder if they have had run ins with the ISC which would make more sense as to why the ISC was so cautious over first contact. This may lead to the ISC being our first major power ally in this time line!
Oh and guys, diplo push on Obar is necessary for me know, I want to affiliate them to keep them safe from Horizon aggression.