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SOURCE: SES "PRIDE OF ELEU"
CAPTAIN:CMDR KANCRO VANTAS
SYSTEM: NGC 6357 SECTOR DL-Y E22
PLANET: 2 (DWE CATALOGUE - WAYPOINT 5)
COORDS: LAT. 47.77 - LONG. -95.71
DISTANCE(SOL): 8,178 LY
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+DISTANT WORLDS EXPEDITION UPDATE
TO SAY THAT IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF VERY BUSY WEEKS IS ALMOST AN UNDERSTATEMENT. BY NOW, ALL OF YOU MUST KNOW THE ORDEAL THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH WITH THE DWE FLAGSHIP "ZOMBIE WASP III"'S INCIDENT AND ITS UNFORTUNATE FATE. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND COMMEND ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE RESOLUTION OF THE RATHER DIRE SITUATION THIS THREW TO THE DISTANT WORLD EXPEDITION'S LOGISTICS. GATHERING ALL THE RARES AND EXOTIC GOODS FROM THE CIVILIZATION TO BRING BACK THE "WASP" VALUABLE CARGO WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL TASK, ONE THAT I KNEW SEPP COMMANDERS WOULD NOT DISAPPOINT AT. THANK YOU CMDR RED BARRON AND CMDR ADEPT GERADEN FOR UNDERTAKING THIS CRITICAL MISSION. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMEND CMDR ANURANIUM AND HIS FUNDAMENTAL HELP IN ORGANIZING THE 'FUEL RATS' IN THIS JOINT OPERATION. THE "WASP" HAS BEEN FINALLY FULLY RESTORED AND BACK INTO THE DWE ROUTE, TRAVELLING TOWARDS WAY POINT 6 IN THE 'HOLLOW VEIL' NEBULA, WITH THE REST OF US!
THE SECOND HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK IT ALSO RELATED TO A SHIP'S MISHAP: DURING FINAL METERS TO LAND ON A VERY LOW GRAVITY PLANET, I REQUESTED THE COMPUTER TO "LOWER LANDING GEAR" WHICH THE VOICE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE SOMEHOW UNDERSTOOD AS "OPEN SYSTEM MAP" INSTEAD. DURING THE FOLLOWING SECONDS, I HELPLESSLY WITNESSED HOW THE 'PRIDE' KEPT DESCENDING AT A VER%ICAL RATE OF -10 M/S TOWARDS THE SURFACE, THEN PROCEEDED TO RUB ITSELF AGAINST THE GROUND -LIKE A PIG ON A MUD PUDDLE- WHILE THE SHIELDS' STRENGTH QUICKLY DIMINISHED, WENT OFFLINE AND THE HULL STARTED TO TAKE ALL THE DAMAGE THE ROCKY SOIL COULD POSSIBLY DITCH. THE SYSTEM MAP FINALLY OPENED, AND I IMMEDIATELY CLOSED IT TO REGAIN THE CONTROLS OF THE SHIP AND BRING IT TO A FULL HALT. THE HUMILIATING ACCIDENT LEFT A BATTERED "PRIDE" WITH ONLY 57% HULL.
AFTER SEVERAL HOURS ASSESSING THE DAMAGES -SURPRISINGLY ONLY HULL WAS AFFECTED- THE DECISION WAS TAKEN TO COME BACK TO ELEU FOR REPAIRS AND THEN REJOIN THE FLEET BACK OUT. DETERMINED TO PROOF THE SPEED AND THE TOP OF THE NOTCH ENGINEERING PUT INTO THE SHIP, I TOOK OFF FROM THE NGC 6357 NEBULA TOWARDS THE BUBBLE AT FULL SPEED. I HAVE TO SAY I HAVE NEVER FLOWN A SHIP LIKE THIS. SANTJALAN DEFINITELY OUTDID THEMSELVES WITH THIS ONE: I CLOCKED THE "PRIDE" AT 2,429 LY PER HOUR AT ONE POINT! WITHIN 3HR 30MINS I REACHED FINNEY DOCK! JUST AMAZINGLY FAST!
TO THE SURPRISE OF MANY ONLOOKERS, I ENTERED THE PORT AND DOCKED FOR REPAIRS, SOLD A TOTAL OF $16 MM IN DATA, AND RE-LAUNCHED 6 HRS LATER BACK INTO THE VOID. I LANDED AT WP5, THE SAME DAY I LEFT, WITH A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 7 HRS AND 12 MINS!
YES, IT'S BEEN QUITE A BUSY WEEK!
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+WEEKLY BRIEFING
- TWINS HYPERINFLATION: I MUST STRESS THE POINT THAT WE NEED TO BRING THE TWINS DOWN IN INFLUENCE. BOTH ARE SITTING BEYOND THE 70% MARK, AS PER LAST REPORT I READ. THIS IS WHAT KEEPS TRIGGERING EXPANSION STATE. WE NEED TO DRIVE ENERGY CORPORATION UP IN ELEU AND ALSO SANTJALAN COMMODITIES IN SANTJALAN. IS IMPERATIVE WE TAKE CONTROL OF THE BGS WITH THESE EXPANSIONS AND AVOID IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, AT LEAST FOR NOW, UNTIL WE GOT A BETTER HOLD OF THE CAPITAL AND THE SATELLITE SYSTEMS. EVERY SINGLE EMPIRE'S DOWNFALL HAS COME FROM EXPANDING BEYOND ITS MEANS TO SUSTAIN IT. LET'S NOT GO DOWN THAT ROAD. RATHER STAY THE HEAD OF THE MOUSE THAN THE TAIL OF THE LION.
- NO ENEMY IS TOO SMALL: HIP 84696 WITH ITS 1,000 INHABITANTS IS STILL, OVER TWO WEEKS LATER, NOT TRIGGERING A WAR. LET'S FOCUS TO CONTROL THIS SYSTEM AS WELL. IF ALOWIS IS ANYTHING TO RUN BY, SMALLER SYSTEMS HAVE PROVEN HARDER TO GAIN THAN LARGE ONES. THIS MIGHT BE BECAUSE BGS CAPS ON DAILY INFLUENCE CALL FOR SMALL BUT PERSISTENT ACTIONS, SUSTAINED FOR LONG ENOUGH PERIODS TO TRIGGER STATES.
- KPANIYA - THE SOUR GREEN APPLE: AND THEN THERE IS THIS NEWS ABOUT SEPP MOVING INTO KPANIYA. THIS ONE WAS UNFORESEEN. AND IS GREATLY WELCOMED BUT ALSO, IT CAN POTENTIALLY BECOME A POISONOUS APPLE IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY. THE REASON: THIS IS THE FIRST SY~TEM WE ARE GOING TO FACE WHERE OTHER PLAYERS ARE VESTED IN AS WELL. WE NEED TO MOVE WITH CARE AND I SUSPECT THAT A LOT OF DIPLOMACY AND LEFT HAND WILL BE NEEDED. THIS IS A PP MAHON CONTROLLED SYSTEM, AND IT IS THE ONE THAT KEEPS THE TWINS EXPLOITED. I AM SURE, WITH THE LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION AND ORGANIZATION EDMUND MAHON GROUP HAS, THAT HIS LEADERS ALREADY NOTICED OUR PRESENCE IN THE SYSTEM. WE NEED TO ACT WITH CARE AND EVALUATE ALL THE SCENARIOS AND THEATERS THIS COULD PLAY OUT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE ASSETS THAT WILL GIVE US LEVERAGE WHEN WE COME TO THE DIPLOMATIC TABLE WITH THEM.
I SEE THERE IS A WAR ACTIVATED THERE WITH A MINOR FACTION. PLEASE RESEARCH ALL THE INFORMATION YOU CAN BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE USED A MINOR FACTION IN KPANIYA TO FLIP THE SYSTEM BEFORE CONTROLLING IT AND OCCUPY IT FEW MONTHS AGO. I ALSO THINK I HEARD AN ENEMY OF THEM USED ANOTHER FACTION TO OVERTHROWN THEM AND UNDERMINE THEM IN THERE. THAT MA#ES US THE THIRD MINOR FACTION WITH HUMAN INTERESTS IN THE SYSTEM. DEFINITELY ASK BEFORE SHOOTING IN THIS ONE. AND IS ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ALMOST MAKE ME CALL A HOLD, SIT AND WATCH UNTIL WE GOT THINGS BACK AT HOME TIGHTLY UNDER CONTROL. YOU DON'T THROW ROCKS FROM A GLASS HOUSE: YOU DO IT FROM A PROTECTED UNDERGROUND FORTIFIED BUNKER.
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BEFORE I CLOSE THIS CHANNEL, I AM SEEING LESS AND LESS ACTIVITY IN THE SEPP FREQUENCIES FOR DISCORD. MANY COMMANDERS SEEM TO BE AWAY, AND CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SHOWING A TREND OF DWINDLING INTEREST. WE NEED TO RE-FRESH THE MOMENTUM, AND WE NEED TO BRING IN NEW GENERATION OF COMMANDERS. THE GROUP IS MADE BY ALL OF US, NOT ONLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE AT THE TOP. WE ALL GET MORE OUT OF THIS IF ENGAGED. YOU CAN'T GET THE FUN OUT OF A GAME YOU JUST DON'T PLAY. I WANT TO SEE ALL THE KNIGHTS, COMMANDERS, HELPERS, AND BROTHERS OF SEEP UNITED ONCE AGAIN UNDER A COMMON GOAL: TO HAVE FUN IN SPITE OF THIS GAME!
MAY THE ELEU STAR SHINE BRIGHT FOR YOU ALL CMDRS!
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RECIPIENT: SOCIAL ELEU PROGRESSIVE PARTY
INTEGRITY: 99%
STATUS: OK
TRANSIT: 2H :16M :18S
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SOURCE: SES "PRIDE OF ELEU"
CAPTAIN:CMDR KANCRO VANTAS
SYSTEM: NGC 6357 SECTOR DL-Y E22
PLANET: 2 (DWE CATALOGUE - WAYPOINT 5)
COORDS: LAT. 47.77 - LONG. -95.71
DISTANCE(SOL): 8,178 LY
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>> MESSAGE:
+DISTANT WORLDS EXPEDITION UPDATE
TO SAY THAT IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF VERY BUSY WEEKS IS ALMOST AN UNDERSTATEMENT. BY NOW, ALL OF YOU MUST KNOW THE ORDEAL THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH WITH THE DWE FLAGSHIP "ZOMBIE WASP III"'S INCIDENT AND ITS UNFORTUNATE FATE. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND COMMEND ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE RESOLUTION OF THE RATHER DIRE SITUATION THIS THREW TO THE DISTANT WORLD EXPEDITION'S LOGISTICS. GATHERING ALL THE RARES AND EXOTIC GOODS FROM THE CIVILIZATION TO BRING BACK THE "WASP" VALUABLE CARGO WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL TASK, ONE THAT I KNEW SEPP COMMANDERS WOULD NOT DISAPPOINT AT. THANK YOU CMDR RED BARRON AND CMDR ADEPT GERADEN FOR UNDERTAKING THIS CRITICAL MISSION. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMEND CMDR ANURANIUM AND HIS FUNDAMENTAL HELP IN ORGANIZING THE 'FUEL RATS' IN THIS JOINT OPERATION. THE "WASP" HAS BEEN FINALLY FULLY RESTORED AND BACK INTO THE DWE ROUTE, TRAVELLING TOWARDS WAY POINT 6 IN THE 'HOLLOW VEIL' NEBULA, WITH THE REST OF US!
THE SECOND HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK IT ALSO RELATED TO A SHIP'S MISHAP: DURING FINAL METERS TO LAND ON A VERY LOW GRAVITY PLANET, I REQUESTED THE COMPUTER TO "LOWER LANDING GEAR" WHICH THE VOICE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE SOMEHOW UNDERSTOOD AS "OPEN SYSTEM MAP" INSTEAD. DURING THE FOLLOWING SECONDS, I HELPLESSLY WITNESSED HOW THE 'PRIDE' KEPT DESCENDING AT A VER%ICAL RATE OF -10 M/S TOWARDS THE SURFACE, THEN PROCEEDED TO RUB ITSELF AGAINST THE GROUND -LIKE A PIG ON A MUD PUDDLE- WHILE THE SHIELDS' STRENGTH QUICKLY DIMINISHED, WENT OFFLINE AND THE HULL STARTED TO TAKE ALL THE DAMAGE THE ROCKY SOIL COULD POSSIBLY DITCH. THE SYSTEM MAP FINALLY OPENED, AND I IMMEDIATELY CLOSED IT TO REGAIN THE CONTROLS OF THE SHIP AND BRING IT TO A FULL HALT. THE HUMILIATING ACCIDENT LEFT A BATTERED "PRIDE" WITH ONLY 57% HULL.
AFTER SEVERAL HOURS ASSESSING THE DAMAGES -SURPRISINGLY ONLY HULL WAS AFFECTED- THE DECISION WAS TAKEN TO COME BACK TO ELEU FOR REPAIRS AND THEN REJOIN THE FLEET BACK OUT. DETERMINED TO PROOF THE SPEED AND THE TOP OF THE NOTCH ENGINEERING PUT INTO THE SHIP, I TOOK OFF FROM THE NGC 6357 NEBULA TOWARDS THE BUBBLE AT FULL SPEED. I HAVE TO SAY I HAVE NEVER FLOWN A SHIP LIKE THIS. SANTJALAN DEFINITELY OUTDID THEMSELVES WITH THIS ONE: I CLOCKED THE "PRIDE" AT 2,429 LY PER HOUR AT ONE POINT! WITHIN 3HR 30MINS I REACHED FINNEY DOCK! JUST AMAZINGLY FAST!
TO THE SURPRISE OF MANY ONLOOKERS, I ENTERED THE PORT AND DOCKED FOR REPAIRS, SOLD A TOTAL OF $16 MM IN DATA, AND RE-LAUNCHED 6 HRS LATER BACK INTO THE VOID. I LANDED AT WP5, THE SAME DAY I LEFT, WITH A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 7 HRS AND 12 MINS!
YES, IT'S BEEN QUITE A BUSY WEEK!
-----
+WEEKLY BRIEFING
- TWINS HYPERINFLATION: I MUST STRESS THE POINT THAT WE NEED TO BRING THE TWINS DOWN IN INFLUENCE. BOTH ARE SITTING BEYOND THE 70% MARK, AS PER LAST REPORT I READ. THIS IS WHAT KEEPS TRIGGERING EXPANSION STATE. WE NEED TO DRIVE ENERGY CORPORATION UP IN ELEU AND ALSO SANTJALAN COMMODITIES IN SANTJALAN. IS IMPERATIVE WE TAKE CONTROL OF THE BGS WITH THESE EXPANSIONS AND AVOID IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, AT LEAST FOR NOW, UNTIL WE GOT A BETTER HOLD OF THE CAPITAL AND THE SATELLITE SYSTEMS. EVERY SINGLE EMPIRE'S DOWNFALL HAS COME FROM EXPANDING BEYOND ITS MEANS TO SUSTAIN IT. LET'S NOT GO DOWN THAT ROAD. RATHER STAY THE HEAD OF THE MOUSE THAN THE TAIL OF THE LION.
- NO ENEMY IS TOO SMALL: HIP 84696 WITH ITS 1,000 INHABITANTS IS STILL, OVER TWO WEEKS LATER, NOT TRIGGERING A WAR. LET'S FOCUS TO CONTROL THIS SYSTEM AS WELL. IF ALOWIS IS ANYTHING TO RUN BY, SMALLER SYSTEMS HAVE PROVEN HARDER TO GAIN THAN LARGE ONES. THIS MIGHT BE BECAUSE BGS CAPS ON DAILY INFLUENCE CALL FOR SMALL BUT PERSISTENT ACTIONS, SUSTAINED FOR LONG ENOUGH PERIODS TO TRIGGER STATES.
- KPANIYA - THE SOUR GREEN APPLE: AND THEN THERE IS THIS NEWS ABOUT SEPP MOVING INTO KPANIYA. THIS ONE WAS UNFORESEEN. AND IS GREATLY WELCOMED BUT ALSO, IT CAN POTENTIALLY BECOME A POISONOUS APPLE IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY. THE REASON: THIS IS THE FIRST SY~TEM WE ARE GOING TO FACE WHERE OTHER PLAYERS ARE VESTED IN AS WELL. WE NEED TO MOVE WITH CARE AND I SUSPECT THAT A LOT OF DIPLOMACY AND LEFT HAND WILL BE NEEDED. THIS IS A PP MAHON CONTROLLED SYSTEM, AND IT IS THE ONE THAT KEEPS THE TWINS EXPLOITED. I AM SURE, WITH THE LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION AND ORGANIZATION EDMUND MAHON GROUP HAS, THAT HIS LEADERS ALREADY NOTICED OUR PRESENCE IN THE SYSTEM. WE NEED TO ACT WITH CARE AND EVALUATE ALL THE SCENARIOS AND THEATERS THIS COULD PLAY OUT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE ASSETS THAT WILL GIVE US LEVERAGE WHEN WE COME TO THE DIPLOMATIC TABLE WITH THEM.
I SEE THERE IS A WAR ACTIVATED THERE WITH A MINOR FACTION. PLEASE RESEARCH ALL THE INFORMATION YOU CAN BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE USED A MINOR FACTION IN KPANIYA TO FLIP THE SYSTEM BEFORE CONTROLLING IT AND OCCUPY IT FEW MONTHS AGO. I ALSO THINK I HEARD AN ENEMY OF THEM USED ANOTHER FACTION TO OVERTHROWN THEM AND UNDERMINE THEM IN THERE. THAT MA#ES US THE THIRD MINOR FACTION WITH HUMAN INTERESTS IN THE SYSTEM. DEFINITELY ASK BEFORE SHOOTING IN THIS ONE. AND IS ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ALMOST MAKE ME CALL A HOLD, SIT AND WATCH UNTIL WE GOT THINGS BACK AT HOME TIGHTLY UNDER CONTROL. YOU DON'T THROW ROCKS FROM A GLASS HOUSE: YOU DO IT FROM A PROTECTED UNDERGROUND FORTIFIED BUNKER.
-----
BEFORE I CLOSE THIS CHANNEL, I AM SEEING LESS AND LESS ACTIVITY IN THE SEPP FREQUENCIES FOR DISCORD. MANY COMMANDERS SEEM TO BE AWAY, AND CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SHOWING A TREND OF DWINDLING INTEREST. WE NEED TO RE-FRESH THE MOMENTUM, AND WE NEED TO BRING IN NEW GENERATION OF COMMANDERS. THE GROUP IS MADE BY ALL OF US, NOT ONLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE AT THE TOP. WE ALL GET MORE OUT OF THIS IF ENGAGED. YOU CAN'T GET THE FUN OUT OF A GAME YOU JUST DON'T PLAY. I WANT TO SEE ALL THE KNIGHTS, COMMANDERS, HELPERS, AND BROTHERS OF SEEP UNITED ONCE AGAIN UNDER A COMMON GOAL: TO HAVE FUN IN SPITE OF THIS GAME!
MAY THE ELEU STAR SHINE BRIGHT FOR YOU ALL CMDRS!
<< END OF MESSAGE
========
RECIPIENT: SOCIAL ELEU PROGRESSIVE PARTY
INTEGRITY: 99%
STATUS: OK
TRANSIT: 2H :16M :18S
========
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<< CHANNEL CLOSED
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