Paladin sends the following message to the IA, with no encryption whatsoever:

RMA, our peoples are natural enemies, and soon enough we will fight a great war.
Until then, I suggest we agree to a non-aggression pact to help us destroy the Odine
and Azdgari.

I suggest we move against them when:
a) My U.E.S Hades and Hirogen Blaze weapon are both complete.
When your I.S.S Triad is complete (unless it will take too long).

We can agree to tactics to work together, but I'll watch you for betrayal.

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This is Esponer reincarnated after an accident with a phased beamer and a shipment of Saalian brandy.

To:Paladin, UE

The IA agrees to the treaty. The Odine have destroyed convoys sent to us, and they will be punished. Depending on the resources we manage to get, the IAS Triad will be complete in a few weeks(game time)

end message

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All supplies of Phase crystals that the IA has, have been allocated to Cloak research department. Research is expected to be complete shortly before the IAS Triad is complete.

RMA

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The following crystals are needed to make the Hirogen Blaze prototype:

1. Verahl Crystal - All former stocks incinerated to try and make weapon against
Odine, which failed.
2. Consantine Crystal - Last reported south of Igadzra space.........
3. Pheragin Crystal - On F-25.
4. Phase Crystal - Zidagar, please can I have a few???

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ENCRYPTED MESSAGE TO RIMA
I need a small supply of phase crystals to continue my work on the Hirogen Blaze,
as well as needing you to make a metal that can withstand extreme heat - don't
worry, I'm sending my current work on the weapon already.

I also need to get to southern Igadzra space to get some crystals - I'm going to try and get those, and there are some Pheragin crystals I need on F-25. Also, I need more Verahl crystals. I don't know where to find them. Please help if you can.

Also, I only need a tiny sample of the heat resistant metal - I'll make more myself
and you can continue your projects. I'll send you some money once my two main projects
are out of the way.

OUT OF GAME TO RIMA: How old are you? Should I defer to you or vice versa? I'm 13.

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Paladin launches his Z.S.S Topaz and travels east to Igadzra land. He activates his
cloaking device and also keeps as far away from Igadzra space as possible. Silently he
finds an asteroid that he was looking for, and begins a long sensor scan to seek out
the Consantine crystals.

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NOTE: I only need one batch of crystals. After that I can make them all myself.

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This is Esponer reincarnated after an accident with a phased beamer and a shipment of Saalian brandy.

Hi!

I'm new to the ambrosia webboard, but I understand how this works.

Are there any positions for me? I'd like to be either a commander of one race
(Azdgari - Voinian - Igadzra, in that order) or a second in command.

If i cant be, can I be an independant? Maybe independant but help Azdgari?

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Silver Hawk,
Azdara,
Azdgari Ruby Squadron,
Galactic Menace.

....................

I'm annoyed! God, that is the LAST time I try that!

Okay then, I am the following people:

Esponer
Paladin
Sylver
SilverDragon

I tried to make another person to play as the Voinian second in command <don't
worry, I wouldn't have been bias> but with only one email address things got
messed up.

And I spent SO long building up my posts again! I had 100 as Paladin and 130 as
Esponer.

I'm having to try AWFULLY hard not to swear....... in fact, it's TOO hard not to swear.

I'm going to have to leave before I do something that'll mean I have to change my name
again.

See you all, then.

PS: I'm Paladin!!! Don't forget me!

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Don't play with changing names:
Esponer - 130 posts
Paladin - Nearly 100 posts
Sylver - 1 posts

So, Paladin is Sylver? Hmm... do you still want to be Voinian second in command? I'll let you be it if you promise not to mess stuff up in my absence.
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<message, Omega-1 encrypted>
To: RMA, IA
From: BattleDoctor, Voinian
(Thank you for the designs for the buckyball armor (that is just the funniest name! Buckyball is a new form of Carbon, right?). We are pleased, and hope it proves to be satisfactory. I will send supplies to assist in the building of your new station. I am worried about the Odine as much as you are, and we hope to work with you to design countermeasures to them.)
<end message>

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RMA- Do the Voinians have all of your techs? I assume so (because of our tech exchange and IA HQ, but I just wanted to be sure.
If I do, the V.E.S. Voinia is being refitted with an energy sheath and the IA Enhanced Neutron Turrets.

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"...Until next time, take care of yourselves, and each other." Jerry Springer

(This message has been edited by BattleDoctor (edited 03-28-2001).)

Battledoctor, Sylver's gone.

He was me (Esponer, Paladin) anyway.

If you want, I'll get a new email address that will allow me to create a second
name and then make another guy - Sylver II - to take his place.

Sorry about all this. I'd laugh if I didn't feel like crying. :frown:

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Don't play with changing names:
Esponer - 130 posts
Paladin - Nearly 100 posts
Sylver - 1 posts

Encrypted message to whatever your name is now, in response to sylver's post: Your position as second in command, or command of a new gov in alliance with me, will be accepted. (No bias please, I know you are also my enemy, but please play two characters fairly)
Thank you,
Arada Pilot
Emperor of the Azdgari

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Is the answer to this question 'no'?
Chaos to the enemies of the Azdgari

Why do you feel like crying, Paladin (or Esponer, or Sylver, or whatever you wanna be called)? Tell me if I can help in any way. And I would appreciate a Voinian second-in-command, if it's not too much trouble. You know the way I play this and could make good judgements, and so as to not worry about names you could use an unregistered guy.
You know I need you more than Arada Pilot does (I can't be here half the week).
Wait, if I read some of your previous posts right, you might be leaving? Please don't! You are a valued member of this and we need you here as the UE!

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"...Until next time, take care of yourselves, and each other." Jerry Springer

(This message has been edited by BattleDoctor (edited 03-28-2001).)

(This message has been edited by BattleDoctor (edited 03-28-2001).)

Heh, you think you need support? The current situation is 6 govs vs 2 (Even though we are the best govs in the game...). I think that the Azdgari could use a second in command or, even better, a new ally.

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Is the answer to this question 'no'?
Chaos to the enemies of the Azdgari

I'm not talking about the situation in the game. The reason that I need a second in command is that I can't be here half the week, and I need someone to control the Voinians. To my knowledge, you can come here any day of the week. Regardless of your position in the game, I need a second in command more than you do.

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Work on Pokoren Station is going well. It is fairly close to completion. Due to the importance of it and the Odine threat, a very large fleet of cruisers and frigates has been positioned in the Pokoren system in addition to what is already there (V.E.S. Kelmaon and a bunch of other stuff).

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"...Until next time, take care of yourselves, and each other." Jerry Springer

In case nobody ends up being my second-in-command, I have a few requests:

1. After around 5:30 PM Pacific, March 28, please ignore the Voinians. Act as if they did not exist. Do not attack them, help them, or do anything else involving the Voinians. I am sorry if any of my allies need help, but I won't be here.

2. Though I will be gone until about noon Pacific on this next Sunday, I don't want to be incredibly far behind everyone when I return. While I am gone, the Voinians will be doing the following: researching long-range antimatter warheads, continuing work on Pokoren Station, and refitting a portion of their fleet. Due to the large amount of game time that will have elapsed between now and the time I return, these projects will be at least 5/8 complete by the time I come back.

If anyone has objections to this please say them within the next 20-30 minutes or I will assume everything is all right. I sincerely apologize for the disruption of gameplay, but I cannot help it. There is a small chance that I will be able to post very limitedly on Thursday or Friday.

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"...Until next time, take care of yourselves, and each other." Jerry Springer

(This message has been edited by BattleDoctor (edited 03-28-2001).)

The experienced fighter relaxed at the controls. He was astonished at what he saw in front of him:
Sol Shipyards.
And here, at an orbiting station, a gigantic spacecraft was being outfitted.
He knew that right now he had the power to cripple his enemy. To provide a key advantage in the raging war. He looked back.
"Lieutenant?"
"Yes, sir?"
"Go."
That was all that needed to be said. The young officer turned to the radio as he had done so many times before, and issued some quick orders.
The battle-scarred warrior took up the controls, and nudged up the throttle. He noticed on his comm map that the other craft were doing the same.
'This won't be easy.' he thought, noticing the numerous cruisers and destroyers in orbit around the green-blue ball that was their home.
Then, he recieved a message. The two tachyon beams were fully charged, and they were ready to fire. "Decloak."
The orders were obeyed. The huge fleet exploded out of nowhere with two bright blasts streaking out toward the shipyard. That was it. There was nothing left but debris and what were once workers. The shields of all the ships took a battering from this.
Then, the enemy ships begin to come into range. Flying in at full throttle with weapons blazing, it was going to be a tough battle. The vipers were low on shields and most of their power was drained. The rest of the fleet attempted to match the enemy, but without great success. Many good men were lost on both sides in the ensuing chaos.
The Vipers entered the fight. Their superior weapons and sheer power crushed the enemy fleets, but they took losses. The prototype was damaged seriously by the savage assaults of enemy cruisers. It was forced to jump out before its hull gave out. Many were killed aboard that ship.
Their leader cursed. He hadn't expected such a response. He was not happy to lose so many men in one vessel.
Then, he decided that the battle could not be won, and he gave the order to retreat. The mission had been successful, and the UE had lost their most powerful weapon.
He cloaked his ship, and prepared for the jump...

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Is the answer to this question 'no'?
Chaos to the enemies of the Azdgari

Rima immediatly sends a message back to Esponer

~heavily encrypted,untraceble,unable to be destroyed~
I will certainly send you some Phase crystals.I will send one ton(will that be enough?)of them.Also I think I will make a larger ship.I threw out my old plan.I am working on two things.A fighter that mixes our technologies and a new ship.It will be about the size of a Crescent Warship with around triple the space.If I succeed in them both I'll put the new fighters in the new ship.All the best of the technologies will go in it.I'll give it good armor and shielding.It will be slightly slower than a Cresect Warship but so much more powerful.

~End~

Rima looks on at the progress of the two projects.The fighter was going well but the ship would take a long time.She sighed and sent the Phase crystals off to Paladin.Afterwards she went to the Shipbuilders office.To strengthen borders and send more ships for special missions she needed more ships.She told the Master Builder to speed it up.She gave him a team of young scientists to help with the building.Afterwards she sighed and went to see the casualties and new trainees.She always went to see them.Once in awhile she saw one who got promoted immediately because of potential.She noted one young pilot and wondered if he would be a good pilot for the new ship.His name was Halnas.

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I'm not dead yet.In fact I feel pretty good!"
I cut off your arm!""It's only a flesh wound!"
"Bless this holy hand grenade..."

Voinian supplies are recieved at IA HQ, and work on the spine is pushed ahead. Construction of 2 more is started, but the first one wont be ready for another day(real time), and the other 2 will take a bit longer. They are constructed of superstrength buckyball armour, and are replete with energy conduits, emitters, various technoligical achievments, and big energy storage facilities.

The design of Buckyball armour is now complete, and full production is ordered. Superstructure supports and connections begin construction for the IAS Triad, composed of bukcyball material, and certain high-durability materials from DSN-4846 (albiet in miniscule amounts.)

Fabrication of the station in DSN-4386 is complete, the massive gravitational emitters ready. A signal is sent to Isled, and the operation commences. A massive ripple forms in space, heading to infinity and between the systems. Freighters head for the system to commence shipments.

Orbiting IA HQ, a massive sphere is being strengthened with buckyball armour, and massive energy transmitters are being refined and expanded. Supports are being intergrated for further hardware. It is protected by a full Light Cruiser fleet, and is surrounded by masses of RIMs, and SpaceMine railguns have been aimed to provide complete protection. Orbiting shield bouys ensure no ship can approach anywhere near it. Ontop of that, it is emitting massive energies, and several of the emitters are already active and pulsing with power.

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As BattleDoctor is away, I'm commanding the Voinians to start work on a newer railgun and deployment method. The newer railgun has slightly increased power to it, so the spacemine is launched much faster. Work is started on a new orbiting bouy that is fitted with a railgun, and numerous spacemines for ammo. Since it will take time to deploy bouys, these are for defense only, or for a VERY drawn out and long battle. This is merely an upgrade to what we both already have.

RMA

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I'm signing up, unless you're too scared.

I'll be an independant, working for the Azdgari. I have attained quite a wealth, and considering my extremely late arrival I request the following statements are accepted:

Has a position in the Azdgari - has no actual command but can request equipment.
Controls the A.S.S Beatrix, an Azdgari Warship, and 25 personal Azdaras outside her fighter bays.

A.S.S Beatrix
Jade personally commanded her A.S.S Jade Dragon for a time, until a combination of her wealth and funding from the Azdgari Central Command made it possible for her to build the A.S.S Beatrix. Stats are mentioned further down, but some background on it's abilities might be necessary. With the three weapons available on it's Save the Queen System <StQ> it is excellent in all three roles; against fighters, with the Shock Break, against warships, with Shock, and also against supercruisers and their like, with Seiken. The A.S.S Beatrix moves fast, and it's personal guard fleet of 25 Azdaras, plus the 20 it carries, plus the Jade Dragon and it's complement of 6 Azdaras work together with the A.S.S Beatrix to cause levels of devastation that are unexpected - just think how much chaos 51 Azdaras can create on their own!

1.25km long.
Piloted by an expert - has an advantage over AI controlled ships.
Holds 20 Azdaras, with room for 30 at full capacity.
Armed with 25 Phase Cannons - the equivalent of 12 Phase Turrets in power. With money can upgrade to 30 cannons.
Top speed and acceleration slightly above that of the Azdgari Warship - turn rate amazingly fast.
Armed with the Save the Queen weapons systems - read more.
Sleek, and coloured black and dark green.

Weapons - Save the Queen System StQ
The Save the Queen weapons system is the backup weapon of the A.S.S Beatrix, other than phase cannons. It harnasses energy in various ways, and the result is three different types of attacks:
Shock Requires 30 seconds to reload, but other attacks can be used meanwhile. It fires a beam of light with the range of a phase cannon, causing great damage - much more than something like the phased beam. Shock is great for destroying lighter
vessels or weakening up larger ones, and two hits of it can destroy an Igazra without accounting for shield recharge.

Shock Break An aura of blue light - with a range equal to a phase cannon - surrounds the A.S.S Beatrix. Shock Break causes damage to all ships within that radius, and about 3 seconds under it's effects can destroy a fighter. This gives the fighter time to
escape, or it would do, but Shock Break acts as a fairly weak tractor beam that can stop, or at least slow down, fighters. The Shock Break's beam stays around for about seven seconds, and takes 10 seconds to reload.

Seiken The best attack available with the Save the Queen weapons system. Seiken launches a single sphere of
blue-white light, about 10m in diameter, at a single target. The target vessel suffers a variety of computer problems,
including things such as weapons, engines and shielding. It stays in effect for quite a while, allowing the A.S.S Beatrix
to pound away at a virtually defenceless vessel. Although it sounds easy to protect against, Seiken is actually very
effective. It can only be used once a post, unless the post is sectioned off to mention a time later on. In battle it could,
theoretically, be used again and again, but don't worry - it won't.

Other
I have 20 or so million credits stocked. The crew on the A.S.S Beatrix is about 400, but it can function with as few as five, so you can expect me to go around capturing Aradas and crewing them!

Where am I? Well, let's say I start in the Azdgari system, but I don't feel particularly bound there. I'll travel around, in Voinian space, UE space, blow up a couple of big ships........ You know, just the boring stuff.

Techs
How, exactly? Good point. Work on technologies will be depressingly slow, but you can expect upgrades on the following:

1. The Azdara, done in my huge Azdara bay that makes a lump on the A.S.S Beatrix's belly.
2. The StQ system, especially periodic upgrades on the Seiken to get around various defences.
3. The speed of the A.S.S Beatrix.
4. The Arada. I think once I've captured a few I might throw some in my bay and upgrade them to "Seiken Aradas" - which will be stronger, faster and armed with pursuit missiles and a tiny StQ system, maybe

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A.S.S Jade Dragon,
Azdgari,

AradaPilot, you're post that attacked me is rejected for the following reasons:

1. The IA would scan you on your way, as they blockade me in completely.
2. My ship isn't being built in Sol, it's being built on New Taranto, as I said
that my big ships were being there a while back.
3. The ship already is complete enough to have the following; cloak detectors and
STS launchers - at least cloak detectors.
4. About 4 systems around you have STS missile arrays on their main planets. Your
fleet would have been under much heavier fire than you expect, as the STS arrays
have a faster rate of fire and more ammo than on the Omega ships. This I also
specified.
5. My ships have all been retrofitted with Rima, so they have Phased Rockets, which
are certainly not to be underestimated, as 2 can disable an Azdgari Warship. They
also have phase weaponry and some have Crescent secondary weapons, as well as better
shielding.
6. The U.E.S Hades would have been completed in this post, so almost everything is
functional, probably enough for it to raise shields.....

You can attack if you want to, but I think you'd lose your Viper.

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Jade, if the Azdgari will accept you, then it's fine with me. I hope you know how
to play, though.

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The U.E.S Paladin and U.E.S Excalibur easily destroy Hrekka <read back if you don't
know they went over there>, and move southwest, where they pick up the necessary
crystals..........

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Paladin <I'll still refer to myself as that> collects the crystals from Igadzra land
and returns home............

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The phase crystals are received............

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Verahl crystals are found in mines on some UE planets.

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Next post will include the construction of the Hirogen Flare.

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Don't play with changing names:
Esponer - 130 posts
Paladin - Nearly 100 posts
Sylver - 1 posts

(This message has been edited by SilverDragon (edited 03-29-2001).)

Also, if 3 of you players, at least one NOT on the side of the Azdgari-Odine,
disagree with my post rejection, then you can outweigh me.

As long as the rejection goes through...........

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The U.E.S Hades leaves it's dock at New Taranto, shining brightly. It flies to the
Sol system swiftly, where it does some practice tries. It manages to haul a UE
Cruiser easily from Earth to Mars without ANY resistance, and when 20 UE Cruisers
are latched together to raise the mass there is still no resistance.

"Everything's going well, then." Paladin said.

"Yes." one cadet replied. "The other two Omega class warships will be back soon."

"Good. Concentrate on completing the Hirogen Blaze once they get back with the
crystals. And begin work on the Heligun."

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HELIGUN - It's a gun used on ships over 1km in UE ranks. I'll tell you more later...

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Don't play with changing names:
Esponer - 130 posts
Paladin - Nearly 100 posts
Sylver - 1 posts

I hope I'm accepted, and considering Arada Pilot's current odds, I think he won't
mind me posting now.

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The ASS Beatrix watches as two UE Omega class warships destroy dozens of renegade
ships in the Hrekka system.

"Pah! Weaklings! I'd love to fight them sometime." Jade said.
"Shall we attack?" the second in command of the ship said, not in the least
uncertain.
"Not yet. Wait until they're on their way home."

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The ASS Beatrix trailed the Omegas, and attacked just before they passed past IA
space.

It charged forward, hitting the UES Paladin with Seiken. It froze in place, all but
shielding disabled. The Beatrix fired a Shock at the UES Excalibur. The shields
barely rippled.

"Our most powerful attack, did THAT little?" Jade said in disbelefe.
"Should we retreat?"
"Perhaps........" Jade sat down at the controls. "Shields?"
"32%"
"Thats not critical yet, like." Jade says.
"One more pass will destroy us"
"Ready fighters." Jade says
"Fighters ready"
"Have them do a 'Pass to Twirl' en masse"

25 Azdaras flooded out of the ASS Beatrix to hit the UES Excalibur head on.

They twirled round at the last moment resulting in the Omega ship losing position.

"Now move in"
"We'r having enough trouble evading the secondaries."
"MOVE IN!"
"Yes, captain"

The ASS Beatrix charged forward. Turrets hit it hard, and its shields dropped
dramatically.

"All power to forward shields!"
"Done already!"

It crashed forward, past the frozen UES Paladin, with the shields at under 15%.

"Ready?" Jade asked
"Yes, captain"
"Hit it with another Shock - use all the stocked power and shield energy"
"Captain?"
"Now!"

The Shock smashed into the UES Excaliburs shields, causing nearly 20% damage.

"We failed. Raise shield"
"Already have, Captain Jade"
"Don't call me that, cadet" Jade turns round to exit the bridge. "Move the ship out.
At least we knocked the UES Paladin out for another 30 minutes.

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A.S.S Jade Dragon,
Azdgari,

"WHAT happened?" Paladin asked the captain of the U.E.S Excalibur.

"Both our ships were attacked by a ship roughly 1km long."

"You destroyed it, right?" Paladin asked.

"It got away. It also used a powerful weapon on the U.E.S Paladin, which is now
frozen in place. I'm guessing it'll recover soon."

"Good. Get back here, soon. But don't leave it behind."

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Don't play with changing names:
Esponer - 130 posts
Paladin - Nearly 100 posts
Sylver - 1 posts