Powerplay Faction: Aisling Duval Weekly Objectives for Cycle 90

[Cori]

Good morning Commanders!

There was action near Wulwula last week as Archon Delaine tried to expand into Asinda. Fortunately loyal commanders rallied round to drive out the invading pirates and the Imperial Peace was restored.

Further afield explorers continue to uncover more of the ruins of the Guardians' civilization, with a dozen different sites now uncovered. Ram Tah's decoding algorithms have allowed the recovery of various interesting pieces of data and we are slowly getting a better idea of the ancient culture. The same cannot be said of the mysterious ships near Maia, about which still little is known.

The greatest excitement this week, though, came from the livestream on Tuesday showing off features from the next release - with commander avatars, improved classified camera and a new ship all showcased to build hype levels. Don't forget there's another stream tonight to show off the multicrew features!

Please vote again for Consolidation this week. There are still huge numbers of preparations going into Yaque; it's not clear why, either there is a cunning plan at work or we have an infestation of space zombies grinding away.

If you want to get an early start then as usual a few fortification targets are encouraged, for example Wulwula, Undines, Blod, Chankates, Rutujil or HIP 105391.

The finalised objectives will be posted on Reddit and copied here when ready once the numbers wizards have done their magic dance.

Never ever fortify: Clido Pi, Chnumar, Daibo, Grebegus, HIP 10786, Karsuki Ti, Kuki An, Lambda-1 Tucanae, Okua'gsa, Panganau. You will make baby Aisling cry.

To find out more about the primary Aisling Duval communication hub, our community Slack (including how to join), read the FAQ:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AislingDuval/comments/4f36wq/the_official_aisling_duval_slack_community/

Also, to keep an eye on our dynamic objectives list, which changes as the cycle progresses, please visit the webpage at https://trello.com/b/HBY3rRZR/aisling-duval

Fly safe, commanders!

 

[RebelPants]

Weekly Objectives for Cycle 90

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Hail, CMDRS!



Consolidation continues to reward us by denying deficit systems from moving into Expansion, and we remain in the Top 3 for another week as a result. Thank you to everybody that contributed to our fortification priorities - your efforts are paying dividends not only in protecting our systems for the current cycle, but also in making it harder for our systems to be undermined in the following cycle thanks to Consolidation. Until we can create more opportunities for positive expansions, we will be aiming to continuing Consolidating our space.

Please vote for Consolidation this cycle!



Click here to be taken to the Aisling Duval trello page where all of the cycle objectives are tracked and updated frequently as objectives are completed.

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PREPARATION


Target System

Pad Type

Nearest Control System


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VOTE CONSOLIDATION

At present we have no Prep Target. Please Vote for Consolidation instead, by clicking the box indicated in this image. You will only be able to vote if you have been pledged to Princess Aisling for more than a month.



Systems are prepared by collecting Preparation Materials from any Aisling Duval Control System and delivering them to the target system.

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EXPANSION


Target System

Pad Type

Nearest Control System


- - -



Thanks to our successful Consolidation last cycle, we have no Expansion targets this turn.



Systems are Expanded by collecting Expansion Materials from the system that is being Expanded, and delivering them to any Aisling Duval Control System.

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FORTIFICATION

Click here to be taken to the Aisling Duval trello page where fortification and other cycle objectives are tracked and routinely updated by members of the community to ensure their accuracy.

If you do not wish to use the Trello, a static list of targets to fortify is provided below. Bear in mind that this list will not be updated routinely, and it is best to consult either the Trello or in-game to ensure that these systems have not already reached their fortification totals.




Target System

Pad Type

Notes


Wulwula Large To 100%
Undines Planetary Large / Outpost To 100%
Kherthaje Planetary Large / Outpost To 100%
Chankates Planetary Large / Outpost To 100%
Rutujil Large To 100%
Blod Large To 100%
HIP 105391 Large To 100%
HIP 95256 Large To 100%
HIP 116045 Large To 100%
HIP 35246 Large To 100%
Aurawala Outpost MED To 100%
Bellaung Large To 100%
Cartoi Large To 100%
Pardis Large To 100%
Hotototo Large To 100%
HIP 114709 Large To 100%
Mool Large To 100%
Cailli Planetary Large / Outpost MED To 100%
Conii Outpost MED To 100%
Yan Musu Large To 100%



Fortification is our only major priority for this turn - please aim to have all of these systems completed as the week progresses.



DO NOT FORTIFY ANY OTHER SYSTEMS UNLESS THESE OBJECTIVES ARE UPDATED TO SHOW OTHERWISE.

Systems are fortified by collecting Program (fortification) materials from Cubeo only and delivering them to the target system.

Do not fortify any systems that are already at 100% fortification. Remember the One-Ton Test: Drop 1t of fortification materials at the station first, and check to see if the trigger has already been met. If it has, please find another system to fortify instead!

Please report your contributions to fortification values in the Reports field of the Aisling Duval Slack. __________________________________________________

UNDERMINING/SCRAP

Please consult the AD Slack to see if there are any systems that are appropriate for Undermining/Opposing.


Undermining Target

Nearest Control System

Notes




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If you wish to be a part of the team that makes the decisions that affect our power, please register on the Aisling Duval Slack and verify your account to be invited into the channels where these conversations take place.

Go forth with honour and integrity, CMDRs. Let the will of the people continue to drive the Empire forward to a better tomorrow!

o7

-The Voice of Aisling's Angels

 

[str3ssless]

I´m brand new to all this but it looks like KUKI AN is fortified. "Trigger reached" 8056 of 5125.
Whats the cause and effect of this?

 

[Cori]

The cause is people who don't join in the community and go off and do their own thing to earn merits regardless of whether it helps the power or not - grinders.

The effect is that Kuki An will only lose us 34.1 CC this week, rather than 55.1 (unless it's undermined).

Honestly it would be more of an issue if we were actively in a position to try getting rid of the useless waste of space, in which case the grinders would almost certainly just have stopped that happening. This week, it's not really a problem except that at least 3.000 of those merits could have been delivered somewhere useful instead.

 

[krylite]

Sad to say, imo it feels like the end of the "race" for powerplay already. With most of the powers already choosing consolidation each week, it seems there is no more room to expand and the imperial senator crone has already placed 2nd over Aisling. Maybe that's the way FDev wants it limiting the sphere of civilization until some new lore rationalizes an increase change of the distance from headquarters factor. i.e. better hyperdrive etc.

 

[Cori]

Oh, it's been that way for months. Until some sort of procedural colonisation is added to the edges of the human bubble, all of the profitable systems (and an irritating number of the unprofitable ones) are already under control of one of the powers.

Until then, the only possible outcomes are stagnation or territorial war. The latter happens sometimes, but generally the commanders pledged to powers do not at the moment receive sufficient incentive to make all-out war worthwhile. Maybe that will be added at some point too.