Powerplay Faction: Denton Patreus Patreus Pledgers - Organise
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All control systems. Go to the Power Play map and the solid grey/light blue circles are control systems that will sell marked arms. Eiotienses, Guguroro, Atfero, Buricasses, Omicron Grius and also Turir to name a few.
If you are fortifiying only Eotienses will sell what you need.
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We were already aware of this, actually. And planned accordingly - that's why we're not being overly ambitious in Prep and Expansion this cycle. Fortification has first priority, THEN the Prep and Expansion tasks.
Yes. Mass storage of combat merits cashed in at the last minute.
What he said. We received a tip off early this morning that some of our commanders had been saving up the merits until the last moment, in order not to encourage further opposition, and then they turned them in too late for the opposition to do anything about it.Yes this was really a good job at all, which surprised me also.
The opponents were thinking we are all on LFT 78
Just a bit of friendly rivalry. Our true concerns were with our Expansion oppositions.
That's well played, but I sure do hope PP will not endup as an exclusive 6 AM activity consisting of "ninjaing" systems, I gave up on Dark Age of Camelot a long time ago.
We didn't authorise it - we don't even know the names of the commanders who did it, although we'd like to find out because it was well played on this occasion.
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Preparation:
All four of our officially endorsed systems are looking good to go on the list, so that's great. A word on Caria - Lavigny does want it, both sides know that the other wants it. We're currently in talks about it, and I've yet to hear back from a key Lavigny leader who would like to talk it over. So we're not going to discourage our commanders from continuing to Prep it, at this stage, but be aware that word may be forthcoming on this system. Of the remaining systems on the list, we don't object to any of them - they're all good systems, and given our CC to spend this cycle and the fact that we're not reaching every commander, it was inevitable that we'd get more than just 4 systems on the Prep list. We can't stop them from ticking over into an Expansion attempt next cycle, but BE AWARE - Senator Patreus does not want to overextend our territory and bring costly overheads down on us, which might ultimately result in us being unable to pay upkeep and our systems falling into turmoil. We're already seeing the bigger powers paying for this. The only system we discourage commanders from Prepping on this list is Fuelum. It's CC yield is low, and as a dictatorship government it is very resistant to our Expansion efforts at the next phase. It's not the best target, to be honest, and we would ask that Commanders not Prep Fuelum. An addition I would like to make to the list is Apalok. We failed to Expand it last cycle, but it's still a good target and there's no reason why we can't try again. Lavigny's forces are attempting to Prep nearby Sietae as part of their treaty with Li Yong-Rui. We are not opposed to them doing this, we know of the treaty between the two Powers, and we're not hostile to Li Yong-Rui - but since we have wanted Apalok for a long time, and Lavigny's people are doing this now, it would be nice to get Apalok this same cycle as they get Sietae, just to get that nice and secure for us and create a border there.
Expansion:
All our Expansion attempts need work, however I'm drawing attention to Lausang right now because it's encountering an unusual amount of early resistance. Our main Expansion struggle this cycle could well be here.
Fortification:
Plenty of systems still need Fortification, and since the threshholds for these have now been increased we will need to spend a little more time on this. Fortification is our number one priority above all other tasks - but once it's done and 100% is hit in each Control system, there is no need to Fortify any further and commanders are free to work on Expansion, Prep, or anything else.
Undermining:
The one official target we are actively encouraging commanders to go an Undermine this cycle is Zeta Microscopii. Delaine is trying to expand it but it's in a region of space that contains Negasargun - the reason Negasargun didn't make it into our Expansion list this time was because Delaine had higher Prep than us in nearby Zeta Microscopii, even though Negasargun was in the white on our Prep list. We'd like another go at Negasargun next cycle, so Commanders are encouraged to go and Undermine Zeta Microscopii by destroying his ships at the Resistance pockets in the system.
Priorities:
1. Fortification
=2. Expansion
=2. Preparation
=2. Undermining
Preparation:
All four of our officially endorsed systems are looking good to go on the list, so that's great. A word on Caria - Lavigny does want it, both sides know that the other wants it. We're currently in talks about it, and I've yet to hear back from a key Lavigny leader who would like to talk it over. So we're not going to discourage our commanders from continuing to Prep it, at this stage, but be aware that word may be forthcoming on this system. Of the remaining systems on the list, we don't object to any of them - they're all good systems, and given our CC to spend this cycle and the fact that we're not reaching every commander, it was inevitable that we'd get more than just 4 systems on the Prep list. We can't stop them from ticking over into an Expansion attempt next cycle, but BE AWARE - Senator Patreus does not want to overextend our territory and bring costly overheads down on us, which might ultimately result in us being unable to pay upkeep and our systems falling into turmoil. We're already seeing the bigger powers paying for this. The only system we discourage commanders from Prepping on this list is Fuelum. It's CC yield is low, and as a dictatorship government it is very resistant to our Expansion efforts at the next phase. It's not the best target, to be honest, and we would ask that Commanders not Prep Fuelum. An addition I would like to make to the list is Apalok. We failed to Expand it last cycle, but it's still a good target and there's no reason why we can't try again. Lavigny's forces are attempting to Prep nearby Sietae as part of their treaty with Li Yong-Rui. We are not opposed to them doing this, we know of the treaty between the two Powers, and we're not hostile to Li Yong-Rui - but since we have wanted Apalok for a long time, and Lavigny's people are doing this now, it would be nice to get Apalok this same cycle as they get Sietae, just to get that nice and secure for us and create a border there.
Expansion:
All our Expansion attempts need work, however I'm drawing attention to Lausang right now because it's encountering an unusual amount of early resistance. Our main Expansion struggle this cycle could well be here.
Fortification:
Plenty of systems still need Fortification, and since the threshholds for these have now been increased we will need to spend a little more time on this. Fortification is our number one priority above all other tasks - but once it's done and 100% is hit in each Control system, there is no need to Fortify any further and commanders are free to work on Expansion, Prep, or anything else.
Undermining:
The one official target we are actively encouraging commanders to go an Undermine this cycle is Zeta Microscopii. Delaine is trying to expand it but it's in a region of space that contains Negasargun - the reason Negasargun didn't make it into our Expansion list this time was because Delaine had higher Prep than us in nearby Zeta Microscopii, even though Negasargun was in the white on our Prep list. We'd like another go at Negasargun next cycle, so Commanders are encouraged to go and Undermine Zeta Microscopii by destroying his ships at the Resistance pockets in the system.
Priorities:
1. Fortification
=2. Expansion
=2. Preparation
=2. Undermining
With the trigger increase in the recent patch, last minute pushes should become less potent, although they still will have their place.
Once again - great work here Starcloak, I'm sure the good senator would be pleased with your efforts.
I've done what I can for a few days, so do you have a priority target / expansion / fortify you would like? As before, I can put a large amount of resources on a focused target (due to time constraints).
I've done what I can for a few days, so do you have a priority target / expansion / fortify you would like? As before, I can put a large amount of resources on a focused target (due to time constraints).
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Undermining Delaine in Zeta Microscopii would be great. We need a kickstart there. But if you mean rush-buying of resources, I would advise you to Prep HIP 101846 right now.
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Preparation:
As of this morning, our officially endorsed Prep systems are Kassimshipa, HIP 101846, Beta Caeli, Paesi, and Apalok. We specifically do not want Fuelum, because it's value is too low. We would encourage our commanders not to Prep any systems other than the officially endorsed 5. The other systems on the list are admittedly semi-decent, but we of the Senator's strategic advisors are concerned that their CC yield is not enough to justify the overheads they'd bring. If you haven't heard about overheads yet, it's an additional cost we pay on top of upkeep, dependent on how many systems we have. It can really spiral out of control the bigger your territory is, and if it exceeds your CC then your systems fall into turmoil and the Power faces total collapse - this is something the Federation Powers are staring in the face right now. The reason this week we are advocating such modest amounts of Prep and Expansion is because we are pursuing a strategy where we are only taking on valuable systems and trying to avoid picking up systems that don't pull their weight and only incur unwanted costs for us. So please, only Prep and Expand the endorsed systems.
Expansion:
We are endorsing Contiku and Gliese 76 for Expansion. The other systems are deemed not profitable enough and their costs too high. Commanders are instructed to direct all their Expansion efforts into Contiku and Gliese 76 - only these systems are deemed valuable enough to Expand. We know we're facing Opposition in Lausang. At this point we don't mind because it's a system we don't really want. If, say, Fuelum gets onto our Expansion list next cycle somehow, we will be advocating the same - that is, not to Expand Fuelum, because we don't want it.
Fortification:
We need a lot more of Commanders efforts here since Fortification threshholds have increased times five. Our TOP PRIORITY this cycle is Fortification.
Undermining:
Our only specific target for Undermining this cycle is Zeta Microscopii, which Delaine is attempting Expansion into. It's in a region of space we would actually like to Prep next cycle. Therefore, we encourage commanders to go to Zeta Microscopii and blast as many of Delaine's Kumo Crew as possible.
Priority
1. Fortification
2. Expansion (only the two endorsed of Contiku and Gliese 76)
3. Undermining Zeta Microscopii
4. Preparation (only Paesi, Apalok, Beta Caeli, Kassimshipa, and HIP 101846)
Preparation:
As of this morning, our officially endorsed Prep systems are Kassimshipa, HIP 101846, Beta Caeli, Paesi, and Apalok. We specifically do not want Fuelum, because it's value is too low. We would encourage our commanders not to Prep any systems other than the officially endorsed 5. The other systems on the list are admittedly semi-decent, but we of the Senator's strategic advisors are concerned that their CC yield is not enough to justify the overheads they'd bring. If you haven't heard about overheads yet, it's an additional cost we pay on top of upkeep, dependent on how many systems we have. It can really spiral out of control the bigger your territory is, and if it exceeds your CC then your systems fall into turmoil and the Power faces total collapse - this is something the Federation Powers are staring in the face right now. The reason this week we are advocating such modest amounts of Prep and Expansion is because we are pursuing a strategy where we are only taking on valuable systems and trying to avoid picking up systems that don't pull their weight and only incur unwanted costs for us. So please, only Prep and Expand the endorsed systems.
Expansion:
We are endorsing Contiku and Gliese 76 for Expansion. The other systems are deemed not profitable enough and their costs too high. Commanders are instructed to direct all their Expansion efforts into Contiku and Gliese 76 - only these systems are deemed valuable enough to Expand. We know we're facing Opposition in Lausang. At this point we don't mind because it's a system we don't really want. If, say, Fuelum gets onto our Expansion list next cycle somehow, we will be advocating the same - that is, not to Expand Fuelum, because we don't want it.
Fortification:
We need a lot more of Commanders efforts here since Fortification threshholds have increased times five. Our TOP PRIORITY this cycle is Fortification.
Undermining:
Our only specific target for Undermining this cycle is Zeta Microscopii, which Delaine is attempting Expansion into. It's in a region of space we would actually like to Prep next cycle. Therefore, we encourage commanders to go to Zeta Microscopii and blast as many of Delaine's Kumo Crew as possible.
Priority
1. Fortification
2. Expansion (only the two endorsed of Contiku and Gliese 76)
3. Undermining Zeta Microscopii
4. Preparation (only Paesi, Apalok, Beta Caeli, Kassimshipa, and HIP 101846)
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You have to tell us what the system nearby is.
Excluding Caria (which is not a nominated system, but is ranked 4 currently in expansion) and Gliese 76, Apalok is the closest system which remains a profitable expansion choice to Bang, a Patreus control system. Other systems are difficult to expand from as there are other powers close who will vie for the same systems, and if you look at the last cycle, we lack numbers (or participation) compared to the other powers.
CC profit in Apalok is 99 CC per cycle, which is pretty good. A "closer" system, say, Atrongo, is worthless, with only 3 CC per cycle. It would be useless to expand into here.
EDIT: Added pictures to add clarity. You can tell Apalok is profitable as it's a green dot, while Atrongo is a poor system, coloured red. (normally,, it's white because I have it highlighted,, key part is to read the profit off the dialog, written in blue)
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