--MEMORANDUM--
The Drexari must be protected.
Drex logistic orders: Destroyer Escort 225 reassigned to carrier force 1101. Destroyer Escort 225 no longer available for use, Freighter Convoy AA16B.
Dispatch Battle Destroyer 0233 to accompany Battle Destroyers 0186 and 1194.
Destination 0: Outpost 06 will refit Battle Destroyers 0186 and 1194 with CASE ammunition reclamation system.
Primary Mission 1: Ensure Freighter Convoy AA16B reaches QX-57.
Primary Mission 2: Ensure contents of Freighter Convoy AA16B reaches CX-1.
Secondary mission: Destroy any and all encountered threats to Drexari harmony.
Tertiary mission: Survival of Drex battle units in order to ensure future protection of Drexari harmony.
The Drexari must be protected.
--MESSAGE ENDS--

By Troy Williams (Jungletoy) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 01:37 pm: Edit

Lyran Total Domination Clan fleet submitted.

..BEGIN TRANSMISSION..
Operation "Hello Kitty"
Escort lackies to mining colony. Kill anything. Resupply of sand and scratching posts at QX-57. Should be an uneventful trip.
..END TRANSMISSION

By Peter D Bakija (Bakija) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 02:33 pm: Edit

Advanced Shuttle question:

In scenarios taking place in y180+, do we all just get Advanced Admins (and Advanced GAS if you are, well, me...) for free or do we have to pay for them? The rules on Advanced Admin Shuttles say that as of Jan 1, y180, everyone automatically gets all their shuttles turned into Advanced versions for free. Which doesn't necessarily mean we have to here, but I was just wondering for future clarity.

By Mike Johnson (Akira) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 03:04 pm: Edit

Looks like they are free! I was thinking there was a cost to upgrade them in Annex #6 but there isn't really so we'll go with the rule that says they do not cost anything.

By Peter Thoenen (Eol) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 03:12 pm: Edit

Dive Dive Dive

By Peter Thoenen (Eol) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 03:15 pm: Edit

Can somebody translate those in SG's or SH's and in what product.

By Mike Johnson (Akira) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 04:46 pm: Edit

Final list of participants:

John Ledbetter (Hydran)
Frank Lemay (Kzinti)
Peter Bakija (Gorn)
Josh Driscol (ISC)
Roger Rardain (Romulan)
Tim Tedford (undecided)
Peter Thoenen (Frax)
Paul Scott (Orion)
Majead Farsi (Federation)
Troy Latta (Drex)
Dale McKee (Peladine)
Chris Schraeder (Tholian)
Kenneth Jones (Baduvai)
Fred Kreller (undecided)
Troy Williams (Lyran)

By John M Ledbetter (Daltwisney) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 06:26 pm: Edit

Just as a note, it appears that the % of BPV for Commander's Options does not appear in the 2.2 version of the rules.

By Troy Williams (Jungletoy) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 07:44 pm: Edit

Let's hope the monster is a Space Manta or Eel. Lyrans love sushi.

By Troy Latta (Saaur) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 07:55 pm: Edit

The monster's classification is irrelevant. It represents a risk to the Drexari. It will be destroyed.

By Troy Williams (Jungletoy) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 07:58 pm: Edit

How many and type of freighters are we escorting?

By Mike Johnson (Akira) on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 09:41 pm: Edit

2X F-L and 4X F-S

By Christopher M Schrader (Eastcoastfolk) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 12:06 am: Edit

Hi Mike,
What is the source material for QX-57? I have to see if its something I have.

By Peter Thoenen (Eol) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 02:05 am: Edit

Ditto since no chance I can actually kill a monster w/ my fleet .. i.e. going to just rush the freights off the map

By Christopher M Schrader (Eastcoastfolk) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 08:37 am: Edit

Declassified Communications Intercepts Y174

From: Director of Alien Contact

To: Tholian Security Services

Subject: BEST Staffing

The Bureau of Alien Contact has selected staff for assignment to BEST. All BAC staff have passed Department of Isolation screening and feel their request for supplemental screening is a delaying tactic in there effort to stall implementation of BEST. Pending final clearance form DI, I appoint Deputy Director of Alien Contact (Orion Division) Corundum as our embarked Officer. Corundum’s personal communication connections with a number of independent vessel and outpost leaders should provide the greatest possible benefit to BEST. I think the expansion of trade and commerce will benefit the Holdfast's Security far more than the risk of contamination Iron's so fearful of.

Corundun has assembled a group of fine staff workers to join this operation and submitted this staff list to the DoI for secondary screening. After approval all communication for BEST with the DAC will be passed through Deputy Corundum.

Director of Alien Contact, Maltodextrin

By Mike Johnson (Akira) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 10:37 am: Edit

All scenarios in this phase are of my own devising.

Mwuhahahahaaaaaa

John- thanks for catching th CO percentage miss.

By Peter D Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 11:28 am: Edit

I'm pretty sure that from earlier discussion, the Freighters are not on map most of the time--in the duel scenarios, they are "just off map"; they might be a factor in the monster scenario.

By Peter Thoenen (Eol) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 12:03 pm: Edit

Not sure why they wouldn't be on map at all times. I also assume Akira has some mechanism that prevents the "opposing player" from just suicide his fleet on your freighters ignoring your fleet. Something like the scenario counts for both of you.

I.e. BOTH of you have your freighters on the map at the same time.

By Troy Williams (Jungletoy) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 12:14 pm: Edit

I would think that if both sides have freighters on the board they would simply exchange articulated gestures and phrases regarding parental lineages while passing quietly in the night.

By Mike Johnson (Akira) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 12:45 pm: Edit

Peter is correct, freighters do not play a role in the player v player scenarios. I want to keep them as straightforward battles, at least for this phase. Disengagement is pretty easy and pursuit isn't really an option as everyone has their own phase objective to complete, so most people would probably just disengage the freighters on impulse two anyway.


The freighters certainly will play a role in the other scenarios though.

By Peter Thoenen (Eol) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 01:06 pm: Edit

Well let us known Mike so we can start doing the first scenario

By Troy Williams (Jungletoy) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 01:22 pm: Edit

Yes, let's get to the part where we blow stuff up!! Or in other cases get blow'd up in spectacular fashion.

By Dale McKee (Brigman) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 03:46 pm: Edit

The Peladine squadron has been submitted! The mighty "Flipper", "Ganga" and "Sly Cooper" are ready to venture forth.

The Ranel wish it known that they insisted on at least one Ranel-captained vessel in the squadron, the "Sly Cooper". Their commentaries on Phelan bias can be heard here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cQAACCyHUc&feature=related

Followed by the Phelan rebuttal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJZVQ-rIiP0

By Mike Johnson (Akira) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 04:47 pm: Edit

Just waiting on a couple more folks to finalize their squadrons. Soon, very soon!

By Troy Williams (Jungletoy) on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 05:24 pm: Edit

Sweet! Sushi with a side racoon-al-dente? The Lyran contingent does have one question, do Hydrans taste like chicken?