Community Event / Creation Turning the Wheel

[Cryptography]

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Orders 17 - 20 JAN 3311

Project Status:
Hello Commanders! This weekend seems the quietest TDW space has been in a long while. We have moved into the active phase of our expansion, so should arrive in a new system in a few days. A few new factions have filled holes in our space as well, so it looks like the galaxy is heading back to normal operation. We have a selection of conflicts and Retreat Repair to look after but not too much of concern. It might be time to bring our systems back to stability by bringing TDW back above 40-50% in those systems we have let slip.

Items of note:

LHS 2429 - TDW is now firmly in control!


Lave - TDW better, but still a bit low. Boost when able

Retreat Risk/Repair
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
HR 4979 RR Alliance of CD-33 8748 3.8
Yuqui RR Baris Progressive Party 5.4
Turdetani RR Sidewinder Syndicate 5.6
Ross 1015 RR TDW 5.3
Santy RR TDW too high, boost Green party and LTT 7509 Ltd

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
LHS 3531 RR TDW 12.6 active retreat state. Should be safe.

Also some TLC for TDW in:
(nothing raising an eyebrow this update)

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs and/or PP issues, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion pending out of Baker.

Conflicts:
86 Mu Herculis War - Colanja Gold Power Services 0-0
Anyanwu War - Alliance of LTT 5419 0-0
Arque Elections - Ignore
LFT 926 Elections - CIA 3-2
LHS 397 Elections - Sol worker's Party W1 2-2
LHS 417 Elections - TDW 2-1
LTT 5455 Elections - Minutemen 0-0
Phra Lak War - Usiren Free 0-1
Ross 154 War - BSAC 3-2
Thraskias War - TDW 0-0


Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• Lave - Boost TDW, target 15% (slipped a bit recently)

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party


General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!

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[WolfDragon]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
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Orders 20 - 24 JAN 3311

Project Status:
Greetings CMDRs! Sorry for being a day late with this update but I had some IRL aggro that I needed to address. The expansion out of Baker has taken TDW to LFT 1349 and we are currently in an election to take the #2 spot. I have talked with the system owners and they are quite happy to have us there! The week looks to be a little less quiet than the weekend was, but only by a small amount. We have two active retreats that need addressing, the additional one for TDW in LHS 3531 is likely just fine since we have a good bit of INF there. There are still a few lingering retreat risks but nothing looks like too much of “a problem” with how those systems have been moving. Conflicts wise, TDW has a few of them and we have some non-natives that need guiding but these also look to be “within the norm”. Looks like a very nice week of mild tending of TDW space, leaves plenty of time for shenanigans. Have fun out there CMDRs!

Items of note:
LHS 378 - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, Can boost to avoid
LP 816-60 - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, Can boost to avoid
Phra Lak - Usiren Free 0-0 (Must win election to avoid retreat risk)
Lave - TDW better, but still a bit low. Boost when able
Yuqui - TDW spiked down, boost to ~60%

Retreat Risk/Repair
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
HR 4979 Alliance of CD-33 8748 4.6% Active Retreat
LHS 369 Elite Fleet Republican Consortium 4.7% Active Retreat
Santy TDW too high, boost Green party and LTT 7509 Ltd (Both RR)
Turdetani RR Sidewinder Syndicate 5.6%
Kushen RR Natural Macalites Regulatory State 5.7%
Coelrind RR Alliance Office of Statistics 6.0%
Yuqui RR Baris Progressive Party 6.1%

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
LHS 3531 TDW 9.4% Active Retreat State. Should be safe.
LTT 5455 Minutemen 7.2%

Also some TLC for TDW in:
86 Mu Herculis 36.6% (Target ~50%)
Kushen 52.9% (Target 65%)
LP 787-52 9.6% (Target 20%)
Wolf 433 10.9% (Target 20%)
Yuqui 42.6% (Target 60%)

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs and/or PP issues, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Looks like either Santy or LFT 926 will trigger expansion soon. No work required.

Conflicts:
86 Mu Herculis War - Colanja Gold Power Services 1-1
Anyanwu War - Alliance of LTT 5419 2-1
Anyanwu Elections - LHS 346 Democrats 0-0
Ao War - TDW 0-0
LFT 1349 Elections - TDW 0-0
LHS 417 War - TDW 0-0
LTT 5455 Ignore
Phra Lak Elections - Usiren Free 0-0 (Must win to avoid retreat risk)
Thraskias War - TDW 2-0

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• 86 Mu Herculis - TDW 36.6% boost to ~50%
• LP 787-52 - TDW 9.6% boost to ~20%
• Wolf 433 - TDW 10.9% boost to ~20%
• Yuqui - TDW 42.6% boost to ~60%
• Lave - Boost TDW, target 15%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party

General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!
https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq

 

[Cryptography]

The Dark Wheel Orders 25-27 3311

Just a quick overview this time as I've been caught up with RL work issues.

TDW is in resonable shape across our space.

TDW is a bit low in La Rochelle. Other factions have Infrastructure Failure so watch that it doesnt spread to us.

TDW is involved in conflicts in
LHS 3531
LP 816-60
Arque
Ao
LHS 417
LFT 1349
Ross 1015
Win each of these for TDW.

TDW is too high in Baker, LFT 926, LHS 2429, Santy, 9 Puppis and Wolf 629. In Santy and LFT 926, this means the non-native factions are pushed too low and therefore risk retreat. Boost them a little to 7+%

I have only been able to take a quick look at our systems, so have likely missed things. Look for conflicts involving Non-Native factions where a loss would drop them below 4-5% and offer your support where able.

I hope to be back on the normal schedule next week!

 

[WolfDragon]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
TO JOIN THE OFFICIAL SQUADRON OF THE DARK WHEEL PROJECT JOIN THE BLACK SKY LEGION “BSL1” ON PC!

Orders 27 - 31 JAN 3311

Project Status:
Greetings CMDRs! TDW has another expansion that just lit off, this time out of LFT 926, which brings back some memories on account of the expansion from there was the first step of this project! Since there's nothing more to do there except the waiting, I gave the crystal ball a good polish and identified pretty much all of the housekeeping around TDW space. Nothing looks particularly out of the ordinary, nor time consuming. The same can be said for our conflicts list for the week. There are a few lingering systems where the PP’s influence on the BGS is still certainly noticeable, but at least they are fewer in number and quite a bit milder as compared to a month ago. Certainly an interesting combination of nostalgia while we are still ironing out the understanding of “the new normal”. Have fun out there CMDRs!

Items of note:
Arque - TDW is currently 1-3 in the war here, ideally we want to see TDW only lose by 1 point to our allies TEAC
HR 4979 - Remains as an oddly behaving system, fix Alliance of CD-33 8748 so they don’t retreat
LHS 378 - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, Can boost to avoid
LP 547-159 - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, Can boost to avoid
Venne - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, Can boost to avoid
Lave - TDW still a bit low. Boost when able

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
Coelrind RR Alliance Office of Statistics 5.8%
HR 4979 RR Alliance of CD-33 8748 4.0%
Kushen Natural Macalites Regulatory State 2.1% Active Retreat
La Rochelle RR TDW 6.1%
LFT 926 RR Collective of Independent Agents 4.4%
LHS 369 RR Elite Fleet Republican Consortium 4.3%
LHS 54 RR TDW 5.5%
LTT 5455 RR Minutemen 4.6%
Santy Green party and LTT 7509 Ltd (Both RR 4.7% and 4.4%)
Turdetani RR Sidewinder Syndicate 5.2%
Yuqui RR Baris Progressive Party 5.9%

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
Coelrind Alchemy Den 8.0%
Eme TDW 8.6%
Hahgwe TDW 8.5%
LP 787-52 TDW 7.0%
Phra Lak Usiren Free 7.8%
Ross 154 Barnard's Star Advanced Corp 7.4%

Also some TLC for TDW in:
86 Mu Herculis 39.7% (Target ~50%)
Anyanwu 39.5% (Target ~50%)
Kushen 54.9% (Target ~65%)
LHS 378 15.0% (Target ~20%)
LHS 397 38.7% (Target ~50%)
LP 547-159 12.2% (Target ~20%)
LP 787-52 7.0% (Target 20%)
Venne - 12.9% (Target ~15%)
Wolf 433 15.7% (Target 20%)
Yuqui 44.4% (Target 60%)

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs and/or PP issues, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion in progress from LFT 926. No work required.

Conflicts:
Anyanwu War - Alliance of LTT 5419 1-0
Arque War - TDW 1-3 (Ideal is loss by 1)
Charonium Elections - LFT 563 Silver Energy Services 0-0
HR 4979 Elections - Nuenets Corp 1-0
LHS 306 War - Movement for LP 732-94 Liberals 1-0
LHS 3531 Elections - TDW 2-0
LP 816-60 War - TDW 3-0
LTT 5455 Ignore
Ross 1015 Ignore

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• Lave - Boost TDW, target 15%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party

General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!
https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq

 

[Cryptography]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
TO JOIN THE OFFICIAL SQUADRON OF THE DARK WHEEL PROJECT JOIN THE BLACK SKY LEGION “BSL1” ON PC!

Orders 01 - 03 FEB 3311

Project Status:
Hello Commanders! A very late set of orders this weekend. Plenty to keep us busy.

Items of note:
Arque - Another conflict between TDW and TEAC. Ignore it unless we lose too badly.

TDW too low in:
Lave, LHS 336, Yuqui

TDW too high in:
Baker, BD-18 3106, Hrimfaxi, LHS 2429, LHS 346, LTT 5455, Santy, Turdetani and Wolf 629. Boost local non-natives.

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)

LFT 926 - CIA 5.3
Kushen - Natural Macalites Regulatory State 5.2

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
(None noted)


Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs and/or PP issues, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion in progress from LFT 926. No work required.

Conflicts:
9 Puppis Elections - Ralu Independents W1 0-1
Anyanwu Elections - Alliance of LTT 5419 w1 0-0
Anyanwu Elections - Aegilips Co 0-0
Ao War - TDW 3-0
Arque War - ignore
Charonium Elections - LFT 563 Silver Energy Services 2-0
Coelrind War - Alchemy Den W1 0-0
HR 4979 War - Alliance of CD-33 8748 W1 0-0
LHS 3531 Elections - TDW 1-0
LHS 397 War - Sol Workers' Party 1-0
LHS 54 War - TDW 2-0
LP 816-60 Elections - TDW 0-0
Ross 154 War - BSAC 1-1

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• Lave - Boost TDW, target 15%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party


General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!

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[WolfDragon]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
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Orders 03 - 07 FEB 3311

Project Status:
Greetings CMDRs! The expansion completed and made us guests of the Hutton Truckers in Gnowee, be sure to give them a wave when you see them being their mad lad selves with full cargo holds. Looking around TDW space for the week, we have a number of conflicts to shepherd, only Ross 154 is an eyebrow raiser as we do not want to see BSAC catch a retreat if they lose. Speaking of retreats, there are a few places where a few inf points would go a good way at keeping places nice and quiet. A decent list for sure, but that just means there is a lot to choose from this week. Additionally, the BGS tick moved and it appears that this was due to some tweaking of the code as I am getting reports of and seeing some PP grind systems behaving a bit differently, so we will see how that shakes out for keeping TDW space nice and tidy. Have fun out there CMDRs!

Items of note:
86 Mu Herculis - Expecting conflict, Colanja Gold Power Services to win, can boost to avoid
Arque - Another conflict between TDW and TEAC. Ignore it unless we lose too badly
Eme - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, can boost to avoid
Gnowee - TDW - Boost to 20% for stability
Kushen - TDW needs a boost to avoid conflict with Minutemen, Target ~60%
LHS 378 - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, can boost to avoid
LHS 417 - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, can boost to avoid
Ross 154 - BSAC needs to win the war here else they risk retreat

TDW too low in:
Lave, LHS 336, Yuqui

TDW too high in the following systems (Boost local non-natives):
Baker, Hrimfaxi, LTT 5455, Santy, Turdetani and Wolf 629

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
Coelrind - Alliance Office of Statistics 5.1%
Kushen - Natural Macalites Regulatory State 5.1%
LFT 926 - CIA 4.7%
LTT 5455 - Minutemen 2.5% RETREAT LIKELY
Santy - LTT 7509 Ltd 5.2%
Wolf 629 - Legion's Armada 4.8%

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
(None noted)

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs and/or PP issues, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Baker or LTT 5455 will likely give out a free ride. No work required.

Conflicts:
9 Puppis Elections - Ralu Independents W1 0-1
Anyanwu Elections - Alliance of LTT 5419 W1 0-0
Anyanwu Elections - Aegilips Co 1-0
Ao War - TDW 0-0
Arque War - ignore
Coelrind War - Alchemy Den W1 0-0
HR 4979 War - Alliance of CD-33 8748 W1 1-1
LHS 306 War - Movement for LP 732-94 Liberals W1 0-0
LHS 3531 Elections - TDW 3-0
LHS 397 War - Sol Workers' Party 2-1
LHS 397 Elections - Revolutionary Party of Tiapalan 2-1
LP 816-60 Elections - TDW 1-0
Ross 154 War - BSAC 1-3
Wolf 629 War - Sol Workers' Party 0-0

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• 86 Mu Herculis - Colanja Gold Power Services 16.5% - Boost to ~20% to avoid conflict
• Eme - TDW 11.8% - Boost to ~20% avoid conflict
• Gnowee - TDW 8.0% - Boost to 20% for stability
• Kushen - TDW 50.1% - Needs a boost to avoid conflict with Minutemen, Target ~60%
• LHS 378 - TDW 10.1% - Boost to ~20% avoid conflict
• LHS 417 - TDW 14.4% - Boost to ~20% avoid conflict
• Wolf 433 - TDW 9.8% - Boost to 20% for stability
• Lave - Boost TDW, target 15%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party

General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!
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[Cryptography]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
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Orders 08 - 10 FEB 3311

Project Status:
Hello Commanders! Pressure from PP activity still causes instability in our systems. We’ve started another expansion and have a number of places needing work at the low end as well. The conflict list is manageable with most going the right way

Items of note:
Wolf 629 - Sol Workers’ Party is winning their election but also suffers an Infrastructure Failure so risk retreat.

TDW too low in:
Lave - 8.5%. Normally not of concern, but this system’s population makes any recovery from a retreat state unlikely. We need to be above 10% for safety.
TDW also too low in LHS 336.

TDW too high in the following systems (Boost local non-natives):
9 Puppis, Baker, Hrimfaxi, LHS 2429, LHS 346, LTT 5455

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)

LTT 5455 - Minutemen 1% RETREAT
(No others noted)

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
(None noted)

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs and/or PP issues, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion pending. No work required.

Conflicts:
86 Mu Herculis Elections - Colanja Gold Power Services 0-0
Anyanwu Elections - Alliance of LTT 5419 w1 1-0
Ao War - TDW 2-1
Charonium War - LSR w1 0-0
Coelrind War - Alchemy Den W1 1-0
Eme War - TDW 1-0
LFT 926 War - CIA 1-0
LHS 306 War - Movement for LP 732-94 Liberals 0-1
Ross 1015 War - TDW 0-0
Thraskias Elections - TDW 0-0
Wolf 629 Elections - Sol Workers' Party 2-0 also Infrastructure Failure

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• Lave - Boost TDW, target 15%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party


General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!

Join the Black Sky Legion Discord Server!

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[WolfDragon]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
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Orders 10-14 FEB 3311

Project Status:
Greetings CMDRs! The current expansion is still ticking along nicely. TDW space has a bit of housekeeping here, there, and yon, which might be a good way to collect some bits of cartographic data for this CG if any of you haven’t turned in something for the free scanner module. The retreat risk list has only a few items for the week (a welcome change from weeks past for sure!) and while the conflicts list is a bit long, most of them are already on the right path, which is always lovely to see! Looks to me like a very nice week in TDW space, have fun out there CMDRs!

Items of note:
Gnowee - Expecting conflict TDW to win
Lopu Maris - Expecting conflict TDW to win
Ross 154 - Expecting conflict, BSAC to win and retake #2
Wolf 629 - Sol Workers' Party, Legion's Armada, and Hutton Orbital Truckers Co-operative are all too low, boost them evenly to avoid conflicts

TDW too low in:
Lave - 10.4%. PP Grind is still a thing, target 15%. Bounty Vouchers are probably the best INF mover here
Yuqui - Boost TDW to ~55%

TDW too high in the following systems (Boost local non-natives):
Baker, LTT 5455, Wolf 629, Hrimfaxi

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
Coelrind - Alliance Office of Statistics 5.1%
Kushen - Natural Macalites Regulatory State 3.5%
LTT 5455 - Minutemen 1% RETREAT
Nu-2 Canis Majoris - Baudu Empire Party 5.1%

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
LTT 5131 - TDW 10.6%

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs and/or PP issues, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion pending. No work required.

Conflicts:
86 Mu Herculis Elections - Colanja Gold Power Services 2-1
Anyanwu Elections - Alliance of LTT 5419 w1 0-0
Arque War - Ignore unless TDW is losing by more than 1
Charonium War - LSR w1 0-0
HR 4979 War - Alliance of CD-33 8748 1-0
HR 4979 War - Nuenets Corp 0-0
LFT 824 War - TDW 1-0
LHS 397 Elections - Sol Workers' Party 0-1
LP 816-60 Elections - TDW 1-0
Ross 1015 War - TDW w1 0-0
Thraskias Elections - TDW 3-0

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• Lave - Boost TDW, Target 15%
• LFT 1349 - TDW 9.3%, Target 15%
• LHS 306 - TDW 44.6%, Target 60%
• Phra Lak - Usiren Free 9.3%, Boost to get a conflict to retake #2
• Wolf 629 - Sol Workers' Party, Legion's Armada, and Hutton Orbital Truckers Co-operative are all too low, boost them evenly to avoid conflicts

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party

General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!
https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq

 

[Cryptography]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
TO JOIN THE OFFICIAL SQUADRON OF THE DARK WHEEL PROJECT JOIN THE BLACK SKY LEGION “BSL1” ON PC!

Orders 15-17 FEB 3311

Project Status:
Hello Commanders! Our expansion landed us in Zeaex where we are already sitting at #2. This is our 60th system. We will almost certainly have another expansion pending next tick as we have several systems above 75%. Thankfully the list of retreat risk systems is short and the conflicts list manageable.


Items of note:
LHS 417 - TDW has an election but also Infrastructure Failure. We may cop a retreat state even after winning!
A similar situation is in Thraskias with a TDW election and Infrastructure Failure.


TDW too low in:
Lave - we are at 14%, the best we have been in a long while. Target 15%
Yuqui - Boost TDW to ~55%
Arque - TDW 7% keep watch
Ross 1015 - TDW 6.7%

TDW too high in the following systems (Boost local non-natives):
Baker, Hrimfaxi, LHS 2429, LHS 346, LTT 5455, Wolf 629

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
None Noted

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
9 Puppis - Ralu Independents 7.7

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion pending. No work required.

Conflicts:
Anyanwu Elections - Alliance of LTT 5419 3-0
Ao War - TDW 0-0
HR 4979 War - Alliance of CD-33 8748 W1 0-0
LFT 824 Elections - TDW 0-0
LFT 926 War - CIA 1-2
LHS 306 War - Movement for LP 732-94 Liberals 0-0
LHS 3531 Elections - TDW 0-0
LHS 397 Elections - Sol Workers' Party W1 2-3
LHS 417 Elections - TDW 2-0
Lopu Maris War - TDW 0-0
Ross 154 War - BSAC 2-0
Thraskias Elections - TDW 0-0

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• Lave - Boost TDW, Target 15%
• LHS 306 - TDW 48.1%, Target 60% Need war to complete first.
• Phra Lak - Usiren Free 11.0%, Boost to get a conflict to retake #2

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party


General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!

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[WolfDragon]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
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Orders 17-21 FEB 3311

Project Status:
Greetings CMDRs! Things certainly heated up a bit around TDW space coming out of the weekend! We have a fair handful of conflicts, a short list of retreat to prevent, and TDW is pending expansion once again. I see that the trailblazer CG is back on now that lockdown has been lifted so don’t forget to grab any easy carto data while hopping around in TDW space to pad your CG credits. While certainly a busy week, there are all sorts of things to do for The Dark Wheel, have fun out there CMDRs!

Items of note:
LHS 417 - TDW has Infrastructure Failure. Boost to ~10%
A similar situation is in Thraskias with a TDW election and Infrastructure Failure.
Ross 154 - Expecting conflict, BSAC to win, can boost to avoid
Wolf 433 - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, can boost to avoid
Wolf 629 has two non native that are very low, see RR section

TDW too low in:
86 Mu Herculis 41.6%, Target 55%
Lave - we are at 14.9%, the best we have been in a long while. Hold TDW here at our ~15% target
LHS 306 - TDW 48.7%, Target 60% Need war to complete first
Yuqui - Boost TDW to ~55%

Ross 1015 - TDW 4.8%, Target 10%

TDW too high in the following systems (Boost local non-natives):
Hrimfaxi, LHS 2429, LHS 346, LTT 5455

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
Coelrind - Alliance Office of Statistics 5.0%
Kushen - Natural Macalites Regulatory State 5.3%
LHS 417 - TDW 5.6% Infrastructure Fail
Ross 1015 - TDW 4.8%, Target 10%
Wolf 629 - SWP 4.6%, Target 10%
Wolf 629 - Legions Armada 4.9%, Target 10%
Zeaex - TDW 5.2%, Target 20%

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
9 Puppis - Ralu Independents 7.7%
LHS 346 - Union of ER 8 Alliance 10.1% Infrastructure Fail
LHS 378 - TDW 8.2%
LTT 5455 - CIA 7.3%

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion pending. No work required.

Conflicts:
Ao War - TDW 2-0
HR 4979 War - Alliance of CD-33 8748 0-1
LFT 824 IGNORE
LFT 926 War - CIA 3-2
LHS 306 War - Movement for LP 732-94 Liberals 0-0
LHS 3531 Elections - TDW 2-0
LHS 397 Elections - Sol Workers' Party 0-0
Lopu Maris War - TDW 2-0
LP 816-60 War - TDW 0-0
Thraskias Elections - TDW 2-0

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• 86 Mu Herculis - TDW 41.6%, Target 55%
• Lave - TDW 14.9%, Target is 15% hold TDW here
• LHS 306 - TDW 48.7%, Target 60% Need war to complete first
• LHS 417 - TDW has Infrastructure Failure. Boost to ~10%
• Phra Lak - Usiren Free 8.5%, Boost to get a conflict to retake #2
• Ross 1015 - TDW 4.8%, Target 10%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party

General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)
ZEAEX - Guest of Lost Legion

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!
https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq

 

[Cryptography]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
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Orders 22-24 FEB 3311

Project Status:
Hello Commanders! Our expansion has moved into the active state - we will be in our 61st system shortly and likely pushed into another expansion on the completion of this one. Too many of our systems are at or above the expansion threshold for any controlled expansions at this time. This is something most BGS groups are struggling with in the aftermath of the powerplay changes. Our conflict list is under control and the list of retreat risks is also manageable with one urgent exception. TDW space is in general good shape!

Items of note:
LHS 346 - Union of ER 8 Alliance at 3.1% with Infrastructure Failure. Boost to 10% and maintain for several days until the state clears.
TDW has Infrastructure Failure in Luyten 205-128 and Ross 1015. Kep watch.

TDW too low in:
86 Mu Herculis 42.2%, Target 55%
Lave - we are at 13.6%, slipped a bit. Hold TDW here at our ~15% target
Yuqui - Boost TDW to ~55%


TDW too high in the following systems (Boost local non-natives):
Baker, Coelrind, Hrimfaxi, LHS 2429, LTT 5455

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
Santy LTT 7509 Ltd 5.0
9 Puppis Ralu Independents 6.7
Wolf 629 Sol Workers' Party, Legion's Armada
Wolf 433 TDW 5.2
LHS 346 Union of ER 8 Alliance 3.1 IF

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
(none in particular noted)

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion active. No work required.

Conflicts:
Anyanwu War - Aegilips Co 1-0
Arque War - ignore
Charonium War - LSR W1 0-0
LFT 926 War - CIA 0-0
LHS 3531 Elections - TDW 0-0
LHS 397 Elections - Sol Workers' Party 2-1
LHS 417 War - TDW 3-0
LP 816-60 War - TDW 3-1
Phra Lak Elections - Usiren Free 2-0
Ross 154 Elections - BSAC 2-0

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• 86 Mu Herculis - TDW Target 55%
• Lave - Target is 15% hold TDW here

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party


General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)
ZEAEX - Guest of Lost Legion

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!

Join the Black Sky Legion Discord Server!

Check out the Black Sky Legion community on Discord - hang out with 1980 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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[WolfDragon]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
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Orders 24-28 FEB 3311

Project Status:
Greetings CMDRs! TDW’s expansion from LHS 2429 is currently pointed at Guy, but Martij is also a possibility, nothing to do but wait and see where TDW goes. In the meantime, we have another system to take control of, LHS 336, be sure to get those ballot boxes stuffed to overflowing and make this system fly TDW’s flag! Looking across TDW space we have a good number of conflicts, most are already trending how they need to be, the rest just got started, and there are a few systems on the retreat/repair list that could really use some attention. Looks like a week with no shortage of choices for things to do in TDW space, have fun out there CMDRs!

Items of note:
LHS 336 - Elections for system control, stuff those ballot boxes!
LHS 346 - Union of ER 8 Alliance at 1.0% in retreat with Infrastructure Failure. Boost to 10% and maintain for several days until the state clears
Ao - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, can boost to avoid
Eme - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, can boost to avoid
Gnowee - Expecting conflict, TDW to win
LFT 824 - Expecting conflict, TDW to win
LTT 5131 - TDW too high, we do not want to conflict with our friends Terra EX, TDW to LOSE
Luyten 205-128 - TDW too high, no work here please
Ross 1015 - TDW is low and has IF state, boost to ~15%

TDW too low in:
86 Mu Herculis 41.6%, Target 55%
Lave - we are at 13.4%, slipped a bit, Target ~15%
Yuqui - Boost TDW to ~55%

TDW too high in the following systems (Boost local non-natives):
9 Puppis, Baker, Coelrind, Hrimfaxi, LFT 926, LHS 2429, LHS 346, LTT 5131, LTT 5455, Luyten 205-128

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
LHS 346 - Union of ER 8 Alliance 1.0% Active RETREAT and IF states
Coelrind - Alliance Office of Statistics 4.3%
Santy LTT 7509 Ltd 4.9%
LHS 369 - CIA 5.1%
LHS 336 - Lost Legion 5.8%
9 Puppis - Ralu Independents 6.6%
Wolf 629 Sol Workers' Party, Legion's Armada

(Watch these systems for retreat risks, if they go below 6.0%, Boost to ~10%)
La Rochelle - TDW 8.0%
LHS 2429 - CIA 10.3% with Drought State, Target 15%
LTT 5455 - LHS 2541 Alliance Combine 10.6%
Ross 1015 - TDW 9.4% with IF and Civil Unrest

Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansion active. No work required.

Conflicts:
Anyanwu War - Aegilips Co 3-0
Arque War - ignore
Charonium War - LSR W1 0-0
HR 4979 War - Alliance of CD-33 8748 W1 0-0
LFT 926 War - CIA 2-0
LHS 336 Elections TDW 0-0 SYSTEM CONTROL CONFLICT
LHS 3531 Elections - TDW 1-0
LHS 397 Elections - Sol Workers' Party 3-2
LHS 417 War - TDW 0-0
Phra Lak Elections - Usiren Free 3-0
Ross 154 Elections - BSAC 3-1
Thraskias Elections - TDW 0-0
Usiren Elections - TDW 0-0
Wolf 433 War - TDW 0-0

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in, see “TDW TLC systems”

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• 86 Mu Herculis - TDW Target 55%
• La Rochelle - TDW Target 12%
• Lave - TDW Target 15%
• LHS 2429 - CIA 10.3% with Drought State, Target 15%
• LHS 346 - Union of ER 8 Alliance 1.0% Active RETREAT and IF states
• Ross 1015 - TDW is low and has IF state, boost to ~15%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party

General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)
ZEAEX - Guest of Lost Legion

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!
https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq

 

[Cryptography]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
TO JOIN THE OFFICIAL SQUADRON OF THE DARK WHEEL PROJECT JOIN THE BLACK SKY LEGION “BSL1” ON PC!

Orders 01 - 03 MAR 3311

Project Status:
Hello Commanders! Welcome to the chaos that is Trailblazers! Our final ever expansion under the previous rules has placed us in Marditj where we are currently sitting comfortably in third place. We still have a number of systems over the expansion threshold, so I fully expect another expansion to go pending either Sunday or Monday. We have a handful of retreat risks and the usual selection of conflicts to manage as well.

Items of note:
LHS 336 - Elections for system control, stuff those ballot boxes!
LTT 5131 - War TDW to LOSE 0-2


TDW too low in:
La Rochelle 7%
Lave - 13% target 15

TDW too high in the following systems (Boost local non-natives):
Lots… but little point worrying about it. See Colonisation section below.

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
Santy LTT 7509 Ltd 4.9
9 Puppis Ralu Independents 5.9
LHS 397 Revolutionary Party of Tiapalan 6.5
Turdetani Sidewinder Syndicate 4.4

Colonisation Status
The Trailblazers patch, a little over 48 hours old as I write these orders, has thrown a bomb into any semblance of careful planning for a faction by the known BGS methods. Controlled expansions were already made essentially impossible by the changes wrought by PowerPlay 2.0 - We’ve spent the entire time since then trying to control systems above the expansion threshold and preventing retreats. Many PowerPlay systems have also seen the effects of mission running, one of the major BGS levels, become completely broken. There is some chance that these changes have been fixed with the latest patch - its too early to tell. Even if they are working more or less the way things used to, the changes brought in Trailblazers make targeted expansions a thing of the past.
Controlling an expansion requires very careful management of every single star system within both the source system’s 40 lightyear cube and the overlapping but different cube of the intended destination. In the simplest case, there must be only one system, the target, that has less than 7 factions in range of the source system. Our “home” system, LFT 926 is currently showing more than 30 systems with open spaces, the vast majority of them being new systems brought online in the last couple of days by Colonisation. The BGS expansion process takes almost 2 full weeks to complete, yet a new system can come online via colonisation in under a day if several pilots help build the initial outpost. Expansions in the way our project did things in the early phases is simply unachievable under these new conditions.

The Colonisation process itself takes away any semblance of control over our faction’s presence in space. Our faction can appear in a new system as a result of colonisation in three ways:
1: A Commander bought the colonisation claim / beacon from one of our stations. We should be in #1 position when the first station is built.
2: A Commander who is a member of a Squadron that supports TDW bought a colonisation beacon from another faction, even if TDW is nowhere nearby. We would be in #3 position when the first station is built.
3: A Commander, not aligned with us in any way, buys their claim from a system where we are present and random chance brings us along to the new system. In this instance, we would be in the #2 position when the first station is built.

Almost none of this is even something that can be influenced by Faction Planners like myself. Commanders see a system they like and take whatever steps they want to get it - and good on them for it!

What does this mean for the Turning The Wheel Project? Not a lot really. We had long since exhausted our ability to test various tinfoil theories. TDW is in 61 systems now via the old rules, which should have triggered “something” if all the lore, particularly Felicity’s comments, had any validity. With Colonisation systems counted, even those not yet completed, we are at 92 systems and likely to hit 100 within the next week. That is well past any reasonable numbers considered under the original project terms. With the rapid spread of our faction by Colonisation, we do not have to worry much about an occasional retreat, and we care even less than we already did about maintaining system control, so conflicts are fairly pointless. BGS Expansions are off the table in any meaningful way - who cares if you end up in some random system in 2 weeks time when you’ve hit 20 others by colonization in the same period?
So…. what point is there to the work that Wolfdragon and I have been doing twice a week for the last 5 years continuing into the future? Also very little really.
BGS still works, mostly. So we can still take control of stations, kick people out etc. Plenty to do!

Anyone got some goals reachable with Colonisation that we should aim for?

Colonisation systems status:
10 systems where a TDW sponsored station is under construction.
25 systems where a Squadron member that supports TDW has completed their station.
2 systems where we arrived due to random chance
3 systems where the TDW colony has completed its first station.


(Note this might need review. Our Good Neighbor policy remains in force.)
Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Essentially uncontrollable.

Conflicts:
Anyanwu Elections - Aegilips Co 0-0
LP 816-60 Elections - TDW 0-0
Thraskias Elections - TDW 3-0
LHS 336 Elections - TDW 3-1
HR 4979 War - Alliance of CD-33 8748 W1 1-1
Charonium War - LSR 2-0
Eme War - TDW 1-0
LTT 5131 War - TDW to LOSE 0-2

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in
Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
- Lave - TDW Target 15%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party


General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)
ZEAEX - Guest of Lost Legion

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

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[Riverside]

Your ability to control your faction will improve with time & experience, in the meantime continue to be a good neighbour.
Avoiding retreats of non-natives in systems you control seems like it should be a high priority imo.

o7 & good luck

 

[Esteban]

What a report, @Cryptography! This is quite the change in how things work. Even just PP2.0, I tried several times to reign-in TDW's increases in INF by doing some normally crippling (for the top faction) work, but the faction's INF just kept climbing. I hoped that I could reduce the number of systems in potential expansion state by one here and there.

I always appreciate the effort that you and @WolfDragon exert on this. It has been a long haul since the two of you took the reigns. @WolfDragon and I have spent more and more hours together stirring things up to have fun (and to be effective). We've learned some cool things too in the process. It's a great time.

I presume (hope!), as @Riverside mentions, that we'll gain some sort of ability/control over time. We will see.
Ideas? Goals? I have some, crazy as they may be. I will, however, voice them on the Discord channel rather than here.

@Riverside: hope to see you in-game again soon. I'll send a greeting.

Happy travels, CMDRs!

 

[Cryptography]

Just to head off any concerns - I'm not depressed or upset, or giving up. Colonisation opens up a whole lot of opportunities for fun stuff to do. BGS, though somewhat broken in parts, still functions. We can manipulate things within systems, stir up conflicts where needed etc.

I do have concerns that the rapid pace of expansion via Colonisation (6 more systems since the orders went up!) will impact all BGS gameplay, and possibly affect PowerPlay as well. BGS has always been niche gameplay that appeals mostly to those of us with long term plans in mind. Your average commander simply doesnt care or even notice this little corner of the world.

The Turning The Wheel project, as described in the very first post in this massive thread has been on life support for a long time. I think this Trailblazers release marks its final death as a BGS based exploration of the lore. It does not mean we simply abandon everything. We change and adapt, find new goals to achieve.

Two ideas I've thrown out to our discord community have been:
1: use Colonisation to send TDW all the way to Polaris. There was some early tinfoil and some suggestions to head out that way that were simply not possible under the game rules at that time - now is an opportunity to revisit and perhaps achieve this goal.

2: Use Colonisation to take TDW into deep space, claim a nice Nebula and build our own highly developed mini-bubble that we can then defend from encroachment by others.

Wolfdragon and I have not yet had a chance to talk things over but as far as I know, he also is here for the long haul.

Change is uncomfortable, but necessary.

 

[WolfDragon]

Trailblazers has been a tremendous change! I don't think I have words able to fully convey that statement...

Once again, even without direct comms (I've been on travel and such) Cryptography and I are very much on the same brainwave (which is probably why our teamup for the biweekly updates has been so successful!).

I still have a LOT of reading to do as Trailblazers dropped right after I went on travel with nearly zero internet access.

I will do my best to get caught up and do the usual scheduled update to the SO's tomorrow, but I might be a day late with that...

Time to get to reading and rethinking a few "how to" for the things

 

[WolfDragon]

Taken from the #Standing-Orders Channel on the Black Sky Legion Discord https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq be sure to get the Elite Dangerous role in the “choose-your-roles” channel
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Orders 03 - 07 MAR 3311

Project Status:
Greetings CMDRs! At the time of writing this, TDW is up to 126 star systems, talk about blowing past the century mark! We also added control of LHS 336 to that list, fantastic job making that happen CMDRs! Cryptography and I are still ironing out some details on how exactly we are going to run things so we can take into account the classical elements of BGS management where they still make sense and have all the fun with colonization, so expect to see more on that later. Looking across the now rather vast swath of TDW space, we have the expected handful of conflicts to shepherd and only a few places where TDW is a bit low for my liking. Good to see that like life, while there are some very big changes that happen on occasion, some things still remain the same. Have fun out there CMDRs!

Items of note:
Kushen - The control gap is too small here, boost TDW to avoid the risk of a challenge for system control
LHS 306 - Expecting conflict, Movement for LP 732-94 Liberals to win, can boost to avoid
Lopu Maris - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, can boost to avoid

TDW too low in:
La Rochelle 7.0%
Zeaex 7.6%
Lave - 11.4% target 15% (Slipped a bit recently)
Charonium 37.5% (Target 50%)
Kushen 53% (Target 65%)

Retreat Risk/Repair (RR)
(Boost these factions to ~10%. 7% might not be enough under current conditions!)
Coelrind Alliance Office of Statistics 3.5%
Turdetani Sidewinder Syndicate 4.3%
LFT 926 CIA 4.8%
9 Puppis Ralu Independents 5.0%
Wolf 629 Sol Workers' Party 5.0%
Yuqui Baris Progressive Party 6.0%

Colonisation Status
The Colonisation process itself takes away any semblance of control over our faction’s presence in space. Our faction can appear in a new system as a result of colonisation in three ways:
1: A Commander bought the colonisation claim / beacon from one of our stations. We should be in #1 position when the first station is built.
2: A Commander who is a member of a Squadron that supports TDW bought a colonisation beacon from another faction, even if TDW is nowhere nearby. We would be in #3 position when the first station is built.
3: A Commander, not aligned with us in any way, buys their claim from a system where we are present and random chance brings us along to the new system. In this instance, we would be in the #2 position when the first station is built.

As Faction Planners this is largely out of our control, Commanders see a system they like and take whatever steps they want to get it - and good on them for it!

We are currently scouting a couple of ideas for where to take TDW via this new process. We welcome ideas for systems we should aim for from you all!

Colonisation systems status:
I need to see how Crypto is tracking these, by hand is going to be very time consuming with how fast things are changing!

From the past weekend:
10 systems where a TDW sponsored station is under construction.
25 systems where a Squadron member that supports TDW has completed their station.
2 systems where we arrived due to random chance
3 systems where the TDW colony has completed its first station.

(Note this is being reviewed to account for colonization. Our Good Neighbour policy remains in force.)
Turning the Wheel remains in the final planned phase of the project. Our primary goals during this phase are to maintain the systems that The Dark Wheel controls for BGS stability and to expand TDW into neighboring systems. If a new system is free from other PMFs, TDW will take ownership. If other PMFs occupy the system, we will seek an agreement to allow TDW to stay, be friendly, and not attempt to take control of the system. This is the “good neighbor” policy that has worked very well for the project thus far. TDW being present in many systems is in opposition to what the codex entry says. As TDW grows it is hoped that this will trigger “something” with respect to Felicity Farseer’s quote in the codex entry

Above all, we continue Turning the Wheel for the camaraderie that working together for a common goal brings

As always, if something pops up that “looks odd” see the General Remarks

Please remember:

• Do NOT work for other factions in TDW systems, unless requested below
• Do NOT hand in trade goods or cartography data to stations that we do not own
• Do NOT hand in bounties for any faction other than TDW in our systems

Possible Next Expansion Trigger System:
TDW Missions for INF, Cartography Data and Trade Profits at TDW controlled stations, and Bounty Voucher turn ins are desired at:
Expansions are now basically not targetable, we are looking at planning a few colonization jumps soon.

Conflicts:
Arque Ignore (Ideal is loss by 1)
Col 285 Sector KY-M b22-0 Elections - TDW 0-0 (Our first colonization conflict!)
Gnowee Elections - TDW 1-0
LHS 3531 Ignore (Ideal is loss by 1)
LP 816-60 Elections - TDW 2-0
Thraskias Elections - TDW 0-0
Venne War - TDW 0-0
Wolf 433 War - TDW 0-0
Anyanwu Elections - Aegilips Co 1-1
Anyanwu Elections - LHS 346 Democrats 0-0
LHS 397 Elections - Revolutionary Party of Tiapalan 0-0

Bounty Hunting:
Bounty hunting in any of our controlled systems (9 PUPPIS and/or ANYANWU Compromised Nav Beacons and/or Resource Extraction Sites in TDW controlled systems are great places to go)
Turn in TDW bounty vouchers earned in these locations:
The TDW retreat risk/repair systems listed above
Bounties are apparently the most reliable way to prevent retreats

General Missions & Passengers:
Note: Work Missions for INF in the following systems for the given faction
Keep an eye out for any non-natives getting too low in systems we control
Any TDW controlled system with less than 50% inf are good candidates to do TDW missions in

• Anything in the retreat risk/repair systems listed above
• Kushen - The control gap is too small here, boost TDW to avoid the risk of a challenge for system control, Target 60%
• LHS 306 - LP 732-94 Liberals 12.8%, Boost to ~15% to prevent conflict
• Lopu Maris - Expecting conflict, TDW to win, can boost to avoid, Target 20%
• Lave - TDW Target 15%

Commodity Trading AND/OR Exploration Data:
Trade and Cartographic data into TDW owned stations in the following systems:

• Do some trade or Carto drops to stations owned by TDW or the faction we are preventing retreat for in the list above. Missions only may not be enough in the current climate.
• Any TDW station in systems where our influence is between 30 and 50%

Preferred #2 non-native factions (when there are more than one non-native in a system )for long term stability:
9 PUPPIS - Ralu Independents
ANYANWU - Alliance of LTT 5419
CHARONIUM - Leviathan Scout Regiment
HR 4979 - Alliance of CD-33 8748
KUSHEN - Minutemen
LHS 397 - Sol Workers' Party
LTT 5455 - Minutemen
TURDETANI - TEAC
WOLF 629 - Sol Workers' Party

General Remarks:
Where TDW is a guest, we want to be above the natives, ideally not conflicting with other player factions, and never in conflict with the controlling faction. 15-20% INF is usually preferred
AMENNI - Guest of TEAC
AO - Guest of BMC
ARQUE - Guest of ARRC, no work required here
CARTOQ - Guest of TEAC
CHONTANTICI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
DOMOTWA - Guest of SS
EME - Guest of DFST Trading
GNOWEE - Guest of Hutton Truckers
HAHGWE - Guest of Civitas Dei
HARITANA - Guest of TEAC
JAUNERA - Guest of Delta Squadron and is preferred for the #2 slot
LA ROCHELLE - Guest of ENF
LAVE - Guest of Lave Radio Network
LAWD 26 - Guest of EIC
LFT 824 - Guest of Minutemen
LFT 1349 - Guest of ACID
LHS 1857 - Guest of Flotta Stellare
LHS 3531 - Guest of GCOP
LHS 378 - Guest of GQ Virginis General Corporation
LHS 417 - Guest of BBfA
LHS 54 - Guest of Elite Fleet Republican Consortium
LOPU MARIS - Guest of EIC
LP 547-159 - Guest of TEAC
LP 787-52 - Guest of Minutemen and is preferred for the #2 slot
LP 816-60 - Guest of ERF
LTT 5131 - Guest of TEAC
LUYTEN 205-128 - Guest of EIC
ROSS 1015 - Guest of TCF
SOKOJI - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
THRASKIAS - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
USIREN - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
Venne - Guest of Wolf 406 Transport & Co (AEDC)
WOLF 433 - Guest of LHS 2541 Alliance Combine (POLM)
ZEAEX - Guest of Lost Legion

When factions in a TDW system are in conflict, we want the native faction (N by their name in Inara) to LOSE. We can ignore conflicts between two native factions
We want non-native factions above native factions to avoid invasions. When factions are above 7% influence and own an asset, conflicts can occur. Keep a few % between non-natives to prevent this

Please continue to use EDMC or similar tools to keep local data up to date

Keep Turning The Wheel, Hamsters!
https://discord.gg/Wtgnsbq

 

[Esteban]

Aww, no party for the century mark. It went by too fast!

 

[Cryptography]

We are about to blow past 150 now!