Been a bit too busy for the last few weeks to keep these posts coming, but it seems to be easing up a bit now - so here we go again 
Last cycle went quite well - We weathered a significant amount of undermining and came out no worse for wear, while several other powers ran into trouble. We did drop to 2nd place in the rankings, but that was expected since Hudson still has one more control system than we do, and we regardless still get a 15% bonus on trade profits even at rank two - A 5% difference isn't that big a deal.
This cycle, our main priorities are fortification and, to a much lesser extent, securing our expansions. Preparation can be safely ignored for the time being, and is only a distant third in the priorities. The current fortification, expansion and preparation priorities are as follows:
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Fortification - High priority
Last Update: 2015/12/09 23:11 Game Time
Remember: Fortifying above 100% does nothing.
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Expansion - Medium priority:
HIP 80243 is slightly lossmaking, so should be the lowest priority of the four. However, it is close enough to profitable that we still want it, particularly as a system it would exploit contains a good trade route that would benefit from the Mahon trading bonus. But the three profitable systems are more important to get.
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Preparations - DONE:
Please spend nominations on the listed system, and avoid preparing anything not listed.
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Useful links from the subreddit:
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As always, the above are merely suggestions and not orders - The Alliance is not a military organization and pilots are free to pursue their own goals, but we definitely appreciate all the help we can get.
I will try to update the numbers in this post at least once per day, so check back regularly for updated priorities.
Last cycle went quite well - We weathered a significant amount of undermining and came out no worse for wear, while several other powers ran into trouble. We did drop to 2nd place in the rankings, but that was expected since Hudson still has one more control system than we do, and we regardless still get a 15% bonus on trade profits even at rank two - A 5% difference isn't that big a deal.
This cycle, our main priorities are fortification and, to a much lesser extent, securing our expansions. Preparation can be safely ignored for the time being, and is only a distant third in the priorities. The current fortification, expansion and preparation priorities are as follows:
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Fortification - High priority
| Priority | System Name | Missing merits | Allegience |
| 1 | Pongo | 447 | Independent |
| 2 | Ao Kond | 439 | Federation |
| 3 | LTT 5964 | 879 | Independent |
| 4 | Quan Gurus | 986 | Federation |
| 5 | Contien | 3,884 | Federation |
Remember: Fortifying above 100% does nothing.
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Expansion - Medium priority:
| Rank | System Name | Government | Action | Nearest Control | Control Government |
| 1 | Marralteki | Federation | HOLD | Arany | Federation |
| 2 | Urarina | Federation | PUSH | Robor | Federation |
| 3 | 37 Librae | Federation | PUSH | Unkuar | Federation |
| 4 | HIP 80243 | Federation | HOLD | Arabh | Alliance |
HIP 80243 is slightly lossmaking, so should be the lowest priority of the four. However, it is close enough to profitable that we still want it, particularly as a system it would exploit contains a good trade route that would benefit from the Mahon trading bonus. But the three profitable systems are more important to get.
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Preparations - DONE:
| Desirability | Name | Current Work Needed* | True Value* | Allegiance | Action | Nearest Control | Control Allegiance |
| 1 | Benanekpeno (Outpost) | 0 | 15.9 | Independent | HOLD | Gui Banni | Independent |
Please spend nominations on the listed system, and avoid preparing anything not listed.
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Useful links from the subreddit:
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As always, the above are merely suggestions and not orders - The Alliance is not a military organization and pilots are free to pursue their own goals, but we definitely appreciate all the help we can get.
I will try to update the numbers in this post at least once per day, so check back regularly for updated priorities.
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