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SATURDAY APRIL 20 2299
TANGO URILLA UNDER SIEGE
Tango Urilla is under siege.
Arachnid forces have arrived en masse in a surprise assault with a fleet of biological space ships deploying hundreds of thousands of Arachnids to the surface. The Governor, Ellen Roark, has announced a state of emergency and has recalled all forces on the million-large colony to Altair City whilst also calling on the populace to do the same.
The initial casualties are unknown though are expected to count in the thousands. With the annihilation of the remaining Arachnids some months prior, the infantry complements on the planet were reallocated to different battle zones. It is also unknown as to why the Arachnid forces suddenly descended on the planet.
Local forces in the neighbouring systems are assembling to provide reinforcements to the system, however sources believe that it could take upwards of a week to mobilize a proportionate response, which may take too long given the frightening speed and ferocity that the Arachnid army is cutting through the planet.
The Iskander Herald is a registered third party news vendor, authorized under docket number 161, and protected under section (6)(2) of the Iskander Accords, which permits a limited number of approved third party organisations the right to publish news independent of the Federal state. Any complaints should be directed to the Regulation of Press Committee, Federal Council, ISK SW1A 1AA
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FRIDAY APRIL 17 2299
Famous Military Unit Sets Capital Planet Ablaze
Firefighters on the planet of Iskander struggle to put out a vast forest fire almost twenty four hours after members of the Military Unit: The 112th went to a small village for a respite from their deployments.
The 112th are under the command of General Larsen, who is currently on Iskander to face a court martial on charges of murder. Analysts believe this forest fire, with the estimated timing to be mere hours after the announcement of this fact, to have been an attempt to interfere with the Court Martial. While there have been no official calls for the 112th to return and face an inquest, local officials have officially announced the start of the forest fire "suspicious" and are demanding action to be taken.
This action is just one of many which have caused stirs in the Federation for one of the most decorated units in the Federation, which had been on many of the hardest fronts over the past three years, ranging from the fall of Earth, the Civil War & the Progenitors genocidal campaign, to the recent recapture of Scarvis.
Update 1: A statement has been made to the Iskander Herald from Lieutenant Colonel Sebastian Bently, Hero of the Federation and the head of the 112th Battalion's Alpha Company. It reads as such "In regards to the recent fires on Iskander, I can say that, unfortunately, a member of our Company had a minor involvement. A single tree was set on fire, as confirmed by eye witnesses and a Psychic evaluation of the events. However, the single tree was put out and the forest was left in a safe state upon our departure. I'd like to wish the brave Firefighters good luck and extend our own gratitude for their work keeping the beautiful planet of Iskander safe. I would also like to clarify that these incidents had no correlation to the trial of General Larsen. We can say, with certainty, that he does not need our help in proving himself innocent of a crime he has not commit, and we hope to see him back on our ship soon."
The Iskander Herald is a registered third party news vendor, authorized under docket number 161, and protected under section (6)(2) of the Iskander Accords, which permits a limited number of approved third party organisations the right to publish news independent of the Federal state. Any complaints should be directed to the Regulation of Press Committee, Federal Council, ISK SW1A 1AA
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A snapshot into the life prior to the Siege and destruction. A haven on the same scale as Zegama Beach.
The Brio System. The Site of Operation Blue Eagle, once holding the largest population outside of the Sol system, after the disastrous Siege of Brisch, the major planet, the system is barely within the top ten.
The Siege of Brish of 2285 was the result of a large Skinnie armada, and resulted in the loss of the the two main colonies of the twelve planet strong system: Brisch & Eleuse. Arachnids surged out of the latter's swamps, and the overall combined ambush resulted in the loss of over 1 billion souls and the proverbial flattening of the two Colonies. The failure of the 44th Flankers would forever change their name to the 44th Fallen until their disbandment, and a stain on the 6th Fleet's otherwise exemplary record.
It has now been almost 15 years since this horrific event and the recapture of the worlds. But even now, the two planets are far from hospitable, Brisch especially so. Each district of the world hosts an unknown amount of Arachnids, and even with a dedicated Infantry presence and a reconstruction effort, many analysts believe the World to be truly lost, with no chance of regaining what it once was and represented. Eleuse however has no such efforts to the same scale, with the world, while having a military and civilian presence, is all but considered an Arachnid world with the swamps making large scale assaults unmanageable with the current manpower.
The planet has reclaimed many of the cities on the planet, left to do so by the Arachnids which skulk within the cities, hungering for more to slaughter.
There have been promising reports coming from Brisch however. While Sol was devastated by the Progenitors and troops were withdrawn, the Arachnids assaulted in force, barely being repelled by what Infantry remained. However, as of recent while there are still the cases of Warriors and Tankers being spotted during the sweeps and expansions, they have been in lower amounts and have not directly assaulted the Infantry. This unconventional move has left officers in the charge of the recapture of the planet confused, though as of reporting, it is believed the entire planet could be recaptured by the end of the year, a success story for the Federation in the times after the Civil War.
Time will tell on if analysts are wrong and the Brio system can regain its place, or if Brio is consigned to forever be a note in the history books.
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The Capital of Nakashikumo was especially designed for its role as the Political hub of the system by local Architect Rena Mao.
The Capital city of Quijote has finished construction. Nakashikumo was declared completed today with an opening ceremony outside the new Colonial Assembly.
The Governor of the system, Ricardo Freitas, was the one to cut the ribbon, completing the transfer of power from the old Capital of Yikburn. A select population of 5,600 members from across the two planets of Quijote and Rocinante have been allowed to move into the city, which is dedicated entirely to the running of the system's governance.
Included in this group is the CEO of The GHK Company, Khai Sotharith. The corporation was also allowed to open a liaison branch, which is believed to be due to the significant traffic it controls in the system. The Speaker of Rocinante, Pok Chunyong, has also established residence in the city so as to represent the smaller moon. It is likely he will resume his calls for further assistance from Quijote, as Arachnid remnants from the Second Bug War continue to plague the smaller world which has significant refineries and factory sectors.
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In the far edges of Outer Colony News, a small side article on FEDNET is visible.
A Recruitment drive has started for the Outer Colonies of Ulm & Novoid. Sitting at a collective population of under 100,000. The two planets have announced that they're expanding the incentives given to new colonists.
The offer seems to be part of a new drive by the system to populate the outer colony planets which has a population combined smaller than most colonies, leaving most of the population in the two main Cities. Haithabu of Novoid, and Nye Drammen of Ulm.
Immigration to the two systems has been increased since the results of the first Season of the Jump Ball League, where the Trappist Titans shocked many by beating significantly larger and more established colonies such as Wiaria, Pallas, Faxx & Cassandra and reaching the Playoffs in their first season.
Whether this leads to another increase is to be seen, however with the destruction that occurred with the assault of the Progenitors, the offer of a new start is a tempting offer.
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Something to add - You'll have to include your Rank in the name of the Character when you make it. E.g: Pvt. John 'NicknameHere' Doe
It's not a separate script any more, so make sure to include that
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2 minutes ago, El Excellente said:
we have factions?
When you ignore that 1/4 of the server are Engineers yeah 😂
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3 hours ago, LoFiSuicide said:
no admin is going to sit and drag their event out for 10 extra minutes so 3Spc. Dick Van Dyke can structure his roleplay out so that he's not missing any tiny detail.
This is probably touching on it.
Speaking as an Admin. I can say that it's very rare for Admin to know the Fact sheets of every faction, as well as the training for each faction. This is of course compounded if the Admin is also doing things such as College, University or Work. While this can be ignored to a Degree with factions such as Marauders "Oh. The Marauder suddenly has more Y-Racks because [Insert Plot reason here]" or Engineers "The Bottomless pack of Engineering M55 Warheads continues to produce a 50th Explosion. Even though there's 1 Engineer and the Combined weight of those Warheads would've crushed his spine." - With what was suggested, of keeping an Active check to ensure Medical have done the right training, it would be near impossible without a dedicated admin who knows Medical RP to a T. And yes, as Centrix noted there is a thread, many people will deviate from that to add their own flare of writing, so a direct copy and paste wouldn't be the same.
If you know your Medical knowledge, are being treated and see that it is being done wrong. Feel free to look at the thread - http://sstrp.net/index.php?/topic/2565-permakills-pks-temporary-kills-tks-injuries/&tab=comments#comment-25840 - On Kills. It would then be on the onus of evidence that it be truly considered a Mistreatment, and would have a subsequent Court Martial over those Findings even if they're clearly shown as innocent.
Sorry if it's long-windy or tangenty, stealthy posting from Work PC xD
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LEVEL ONE CLEARANCE MESSAGE RECEIVED;
DECRYPTION COMPLETE;
DISPLAYING MESSAGE;
FROM: 2Lt. Susanne ó Conchobhair
TO: General Larsen; Major Young; Office of Special Warfare
SUBJECT: [CONFIDENTIAL] Report on the capture of Jee-Un Choi.
This is to be an update on the results of the Operation, and the Subsequent actions.
Following the Pathfinder deployment, we captured a member of the Black Cross as you are aware, Major Young. With this, after interrogation he disclosed Logistics and communications with the chief among these being the following:
PRIORITY MESSAGE.
DATE: 2229-02-02.
FROM: <STATION 14> TO: <ALL STATIONS>.CAPTAIN JEE-UN CHOI, COMMANDER OF FEDERATION WARSHIP ULYSSES S. GRANT, SURRENDER
ED SELF TO TBX OPERATIVES ON 02 FEB 2299. CHOI FACING CHARGES OF "CONDUCT UNBECO
MING", LIKELY TO FACE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. INFORMATION OFFERED IN RETURN FOR SAFE
PASSAGE. PLS ADVISE ON HOW TO PROCEED. 14.After this, we performed a trace on the communication to determine that it was sent to Bouy.2922 but never received. After ensuring it was fully operational, the Grant was tasked to head to the Relay Prior: Relay.224. For the other information discovered, I have requested this be passed over to other members of Intelligence such as Colonel Ziola, so that my focus can be purely on the hunt for the Traitor, and other members of Intelligence can more wholeheartedly focus on the threat that is the Black Cross.
The subsequent boarding and deployment in the 112th undertaken with Sergeant Holtz was botched when Black Cross were discovered to have taken over the facility. While a Doctor, an Otis Wade, who was in charge of the Communications for the entire Relay, was recovered. The Computers were wiped of any possible data we could recover, who received the message, or any responses. This botch has admittedly put us back an additional 12 hours, leaving us around 36 hours behind Choi. Additionally, radios were recovered from the Black Cross, which held active frequencies they use in their assaults and could have led to a secondary lead, however an Engineer after the death of the Tech Sergeant, Promptly used the radio to insult the Black Cross, and they have likely changed the frequencies to adjust for the fact they are aware they have been infiltrated.
I have at present appropriated the Doctor to assist with the investigation, and he has said that we may be able to recover the data if we can get access to the Computers, how specifically I do not know. I intend to pass on a request that is this done, and myself and the Doctor will be looking towards a second lead. This may revolve around the identity of this Station 14, and the locations it has been to, and subsequent deployments for the Office of Special Warfare.
Please contact me if you wish for further information, or would like to recommend further directions.
LtCol. Susanne ó Conchobhair
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2 hours ago, El Excellente said:
inb4 we turn sparring into some kind of "yu gi oh!" duel where my 80 /roll deals 80 damage but your defensive roll of 70 negates it to 10 so you still have 90 HP left
I'd be up for this. 🧐
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LEVEL ONE CLEARANCE MESSAGE RECEIVED;
DECRYPTION COMPLETE;
DISPLAYING MESSAGE;
FROM: 2Lt. Susanne ó Conchobhair
TO: General Larsen; Major Young; Office of Special Warfare
SUBJECT: [CONFIDENTIAL] Report on the capture of Jee-Un Choi.
The following intelligence has been recovered.
The Traitor known as Jee-Un Choi's escape vector was detected by the ship's radar and defense systems. Using the trajectory of the pod, we located it on Kredia which was confirmed by a Bank withdrawal of £20,000 within the vicinity of the expected drop site. Any further access to her assets has been frozen, and the Bounty of both £80,000 dead & £100,000 alive and a full pardon to the person who brings in the bounty has been widely posted on the colony over Televisions and other forms of media. The former rank of the traitor has been withheld to the public with reports of her being a traitorous Crewman being used to prevent information about her rank getting out. We have also brought in sanctioned Bounty Hunters to increase the manpower for minimal expenditure. For now, the wanted poster will be kept on the planet to minimize exposure of the information.
We have sent detachments of Infantry to each Space ports to secure them and to ensure that she cannot leave the planet by official routes. Pathfinders are to be sent to the bank and in a thirty mile radius, so to gather any leads. After discussions with Major Bently, he revealed that Specialist Reel had been in contact with the Captain and she had arranged to meet her at Iskander. As such, I have commissioned that her communications be tapped, and have interviewed the Specialist with a Psychic whom confirmed that the information given during the interview was true, however couldn't fully remember the question due to heavy medication from Medical. Despite this, I have requested she is shadowed once the Major accepts her request to transfer to see if she attempts a meet.
I have also questioned Major Bently though he denies any culpability instead stating that she said she wasn't willing to wait and be hanged, and he assumed she was going to kill themselves, though a Psychic has not been used to check this or for any other guilt. Additionally, Major Harley is to be interrogated both vocally and with a psychic to assuage guilt in culpability. Both of these Majors were the only visitors to Choi prior to her desertion and as such are prime suspects of collusion.
Lastly, attempts to perform Martial law failed due to the lawless nature of the planet. Next steps after the interrogation of the suspects and known associates of the former Captain will be looking into any leads discovered.
Please contact me if you wish for further information, or would like to recommend further directions.
2Lt. Susanne ó Conchobhair
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Specialist Aoife York (+35) Based Tech Sergeant.
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Add the edgelord
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Do you have any competing Starship troopers mods, such as from EC or FaW? Sometimes these mods can cause errors, so I would recommend clearing them all out and adding those on the Content Pack.
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12 Strong was alright. Recently out and has
ThorChris Hemsworth. About the First parts of the War in Afghanistan so maybe a bit further along than the rest of the movies. -
Was less of a Character thing and more of my own Answers. Not sure what that says.
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TRAPPIST-1
SpoilerTensions in the outer colonies of Ulm & Novoid are rising after confrontations between a minority religion on Ulm & officials on the planet of Novoid.
Senior members of a religious group, officially declared as a cult, on Ulm are calling on Novoid officials to offer more tithes to the older colony and to align themselves with the cultural norms of the system.
These views are shared by many on the older colony, on which members of this cult can receive local celebrity status. With the larger population being forced to live in domes and underground much like other colonies such as Hesperus, a secondary colony a mere 650,955 miles away, less than 3 times the distance between Terra and Luna, being capable of surviving on the surface without significant protections has caused a significant culture clash, similar to the divide between Hesperus & Hod, one of the oldest examples of a rivalry between neighboring colonies.
A picture taken of Harald Murphy, a former Infantryman of the 812th, in full Brotherhood attire.
In response to the growing contentions, the Governor has tried to calm the Brotherhood of Convergence by showcasing the benefits of Novoid’s existence, though the leader of the Cult, a Harald Murphy, has denounced the calls as propaganda and ignoring the suffering of Ulm and its colonists .
Iskander
SpoilerOn Iskander, the acting Capital of the Federation until the reconstruction of Earth finishes, has seen its visitors skyrocket with the beginning of the Holiday season & New Years Eve.
An estimated 60 Million are expected to flood the colony in a significant boost to the economy.
Being the largest colony in the Federation and with its proximity to Earth, it is of little doubt as to why the destination is so popular. This is coupled with the fact that the crime rate on the colony is the lowest in the Federation. This has made the planet a perfect destination for revelers.
However, with such an influx of people the police force, only behind Zegema Beach in amount of active forces, is expected to be out in force to ensure that Virgil’s Point continues to be the perfect city for people to get a break in and does not suffer any of the unrest other colonies are suffering from.
The New Year Displays of Karrus & Iskander are rivals to those that were held on Earth and Mars, before the fall of the Sol System.
The celebrations for the New Year display, expected to cost around ten million Federal Pounds and to involve both local ground forces and the AFC-BC789 ‘Li Jing’ with Sky Marshal Ortiz herself starting the proceedings.
Scarvis
SpoilerAn outpost on the planet of Scarvis was wiped out this week. When news of this was uncovered, the valiant Mobile Infantry immediately counter attacked against the local Arachnids and would recover the survivors and simultaneously wipe out the local hive.
Arachnids on Scarvis are isolated in the desert areas of the colony, giving Infantry a chance to see bugs on the field.
The Infantry involved, the 112th Battalion Company A under Lieutenant Vickers, are part of the 6th Fleet, one of the Fourteen Fleets and was directly involved First Battle of Klendathu, Battle of Planet P & Various Operations across the years. The Battalion is headed up by Brigadier General Larsen whom was instrumental in the Defense of Terra and the aftermath of Operation Omega.
For the outpost, it is unknown as to why the Outpost fell with it having been reinforced and the local area having already had a search and destroy for any Arachnids in the area barely two weeks prior, however it has caused unease in some local members of the FFRL, who believe there may be more than meets the eye. Because of this, additional reinforcements have been sent to the area, with some researchers going with survey equipment to get an updated layout to the area. With present sensors putting the Arachnids exclusively in the large desert of Scarvis, it would be a significant threat if they were to escape beyond this zone for the 53,000 people of the colony.
Unrest in the Colonies
SpoilerUnrest is brewing across the Federation. As attacks on the Outer Colonies by Pirates and Arachnids increase, even the once thought protected colonies have been shaken with Cassandra nearly having a Nuclear device wipe it off Federal Maps, and Hod being invaded by the Progenitors after they had managed to plough through arguably the most defended system in the galaxy.
A Pair of Pallas Mobile Infantry guarding a popular event from rioting going on elsewhere in the City.
While the prevailing belief is that Humanity should stand together after the near annihilation of the Human Race, there are those that believe that the Federation in its current form is not able to survive. With rioteers calling the government Bloated and too centralized, this has allowed firebrand politicians to start taking up governance as more is taken from colonies to fund the recovery of the Sol system.
Epitomized by this is head of Arcadia’s Isolationist Party Alex Gonzale who has declared that if he gets Governorship he will stop paying tithes to the Federation unless there is reform. While the most vocal, political insiders across various colonies have spoken of similar sentiments in Government, with some political analyzers anticipating some colonies may try to secede or otherwise politically move away from the Federation to placate or tap into the newfound political support.
Federal Council
SpoilerToday the Federal Council has convened and passed two new acts. The First of them, the Stability Act, was created in response to priorly reported Unrest. In an attempt to placate the outcry over claims Outer colonies are not defended, Sky Marshal Ortiz with the backing of the Prime Councillor & the majority of the council, has authorized that colonies may expand their planetary defense forces out of their own pocket instead of Federal Subsidiaries.
The Federal Council, now temporarily located on Iskander.
A stipulation of this new act however is that the Planetary defense force cannot exceed 1/10th of the population, with excess being considered a tithe towards the Federation to make into further units to deploy in the many fronts across the stars.
The second act pushed through, which had more contention and where a majority was barely achieved, is the Stockpiling Act. As part of this, supplies and tithes from colonies were significantly increased as to enable the rebuilding of the fourteen Fleets, Sol & the expansion of the Federation as a whole. An amendment made to this is that Colonies would be able to access the stockpiles in the form of loans.
If this act is to be for an unlimited duration or to be repealed at a later date is unknown, however some of the members of the council under the proverbial Colonial faction have raised that it could lead to further instability and that there is not enough resources currently being produced to support these tithes.
Cassandra
This information has been covered elsewhere in a full length story. You can find that Here.
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15 hours ago, KeiAgo said:
You must /r if you use your jump jets to let an Admin know
I want to suggest that what she meant was /report. Unless they're announcing it to the rest of the MI, which I can state the Admin may not fully be paying attention to if alone.
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Updated a fair bit since a certain event of importance occured, Switched up the Relationship section so that those who no longer play are with the Dead people, as I mean ssh. Also updated 1-2 of them, nothing entirely major
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Invite to a group Chat which was mentioned. I haven't decided if to make it public, just as I know people will likely just meme around.
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Just now, Admyral Joe said:
Bumping a Dead Thread as there's new news coming directly from Work Place.
Due to the two main people who run this having gone over to Engineering Lead & Engineer Anomaly, The Federal Council stuff was put into the background.
However, It's always been the intent to bring it back to the front, and that'll be picking back up starting January. As starting a month with like 2 weeks left is pretty silly, even on my standards.
More will come when I return home at 5pm-ish BST, but for now will add a few things. Or rather. Pre-Patch notes for Politics/Council 1.1, which are subject to expansion & change.
1) I hope to revamp the Market system, so that the more people put into it or take from it, prices adjust.
2) A group chat will be set up for those participating. Gathering the rolls every month was what caused 99% of the issues in the Politics. Some had horrific timezones to try and contact in, and so they could lose their chance. With this, it'll make it easy to just leave a message in the group for help, posting rolls, etc.
3) For New individuals, making your own colony will give you perks. To boost the Wiki and further from the Worldbuilding thread, boost the ability of Admins to implement elements, those that create their own Colony for the Federal Council elements will receive one-time boosts, such as extra Support from the Federation.
4) Lastly. There will likely be a purge of inactive colonies, so those already taking part please respond to an Activity check I will post once this is posted.
Stay tuned for more information, such as the changes and additions such as the Creation and upkeep of your very own Planetary Defense Force / Planetary Defense ships, more details on building structures, and of course, a thing I shall refer to as Mega-Projects, because I played a bit too many hours of Space games.
Follow that post; If you're active and want to continue. Please put your name below. Check will occur until this time Next week (24/12/18 14:19BST) where I will afterwards purge the remainders.
I'll be starting on a new month, For the group chat, I will put it in this thread, so make sure you notify for replies.
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Bumping a Dead Thread as there's new news coming directly from Work Place.
Due to the two main people who run this having gone over to Engineering Lead & Engineer Anomaly, The Federal Council stuff was put into the background.
However, It's always been the intent to bring it back to the front, and that'll be picking back up starting January. As starting a month with like 2 weeks left is pretty silly, even on my standards.
More will come when I return home at 5pm-ish BST, but for now will add a few things. Or rather. Pre-Patch notes for Politics/Council 1.1, which are subject to expansion & change.
1) I hope to revamp the Market system, so that the more people put into it or take from it, prices adjust.
2) A group chat will be set up for those participating. Gathering the rolls every month was what caused 99% of the issues in the Politics. Some had horrific timezones to try and contact in, and so they could lose their chance. With this, it'll make it easy to just leave a message in the group for help, posting rolls, etc.
3) For New individuals, making your own colony will give you perks. To boost the Wiki and further from the Worldbuilding thread, boost the ability of Admins to implement elements, those that create their own Colony for the Federal Council elements will receive one-time boosts, such as extra Support from the Federation.
4) Lastly. There will likely be a purge of inactive colonies, so those already taking part please respond to an Activity check I will post once this is posted.
Stay tuned for more information, such as the changes and additions such as the Creation and upkeep of your very own Planetary Defense Force / Planetary Defense ships, more details on building structures, and of course, a thing I shall refer to as Mega-Projects, because I played a bit too many hours of Space games.
FOLLOW UP - HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DEAD ON TANGO URILLA
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SATURDAY APRIL 20 2299
TANGO URILLA FOLLOW UP - HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DEAD.
Tango Urilla's Death toll has initial estimates, placing it at above half a million people.
Destruction of major cities across the planet made getting an initial scope of the casualties. Current estimates put the death toll at around 680,000 people. The rest, little more than 400,000 have rallied to the capital of Altair city, of which 150,000 are in transit to the last lines of defence. Harried by Arachnid forces, ranging from Tankers to Warriors and even reports of Royal Caste Arachnids.
It is only now reported that the 7th Fleet has convened in the neighbouring system. The 10 ship fleet however has not intervened, likely due to the expected heavy resistance from the unknown bug aligned ships still located on the planet. The Fleet also holds insufficient land forces to be of major help by itself, with further reinforcements coming from across the Federation.
The entire front of the Quarantine Zone is on high alert, with signatures matching the biological ships reported to be on a direct course to the Mu Arae system, and reports from the Brio system report a significant surge in Arachnid activity. For whatever reason, the fragile peace between Humanity and Bug is shattered.
The Iskander Herald is a registered third party news vendor, authorized under docket number 161, and protected under section (6)(2) of the Iskander Accords, which permits a limited number of approved third party organisations the right to publish news independent of the Federal state. Any complaints should be directed to the Regulation of Press Committee, Federal Council, ISK SW1A 1AA