To the new Orion leader-"Captain Murphy Macmanus". The Orions have committed a great error in awakening THE sleeping giant. The Galaxy will enjoy your slaughter.

By Kurt Byanski (Kurtski) on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 08:13 pm: Edit

....vast amounts of space....a wealth of systems....a halo of potential trade partners....we recommend you just pay them off.

By John Christie (John46) on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 01:57 am: Edit

And lots of Orions to flash-fry.

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 05:25 am: Edit

Do you want ketchup with that?

By John Burton Steele Sr. (Johnbsteele) on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 05:50 pm: Edit

The last time the Orions did battle with the U.F.P. they lost:
2xOBATS,24xGBDP,6xDS,YCR,4xYLR,YCR,3xYLR,YSL,YCR,3xYLR,YVK,CA,CR,3xLR,LRS,CR,3xLR,+LRS,CA,CR,3xLR,+LRS,CR(63%),LR(42%),+LRS.
Now we have 8 more squadrons to ruin (they are hitting us hard). At least they are pulling all of their squadrons from your empires into the U.F.P.

By Howard Bampton (Bampton) on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 07:19 pm: Edit

It'll give you something for the peacemongers to shoot at, at least.

By John Stiff (Tarkin22180) on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 10:09 pm: Edit

So the UFP Council and Fleet Admiral have a common enemy? The FED civil war will have to wait!

By John Stiff (Tarkin22180) on Friday, November 18, 2016 - 10:28 pm: Edit

To the Federation:

For the sake of the Galaxy, please give the Orions what they want!! We want our Galactic Bank BACK.

By John Burton Steele Sr. (Johnbsteele) on Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 10:47 am: Edit

The United Federation of Planets is working that issue.
Negotiations are taking place.

By Howard Bampton (Bampton) on Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 02:56 pm: Edit

Some of us will accept GSC or DN hulls as alternative payments. :-)

By Howard Bampton (Bampton) on Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 03:58 pm: Edit

Updated economic analysis (BEM)-

The "typical" empire (including all the minor ones) has an income of 301EPs on a peacetime footing.

The galactic GDP is up 41% since the game began.

Major system count is up by 19. This includes upgraded minors and former unpopulated systems that have been upgraded to majors.

Colonized minor systems have been as high as 27 and as low as 19. At present it is 23.

The number of trade pacts continues to climb- it has now reached 36 (up from 30 last turn). Note that this counts both ends (18 pairs).

Projected eGPD is down by 1400EPs this turn due to a number of empires having to drop to peace from war economies.

Nearly a third of empires have become extinct (13 of 40 known). The extinction rate has slowed- none in the last year.

The largest empires: (using eGPD) are the Klingons (7.08% up from 7.00%), Lyrans (6.91%/6.79%), Hydrans (6.79%/6.71%), Kzinti (6.59%/6.48%), and ISC (6.36%/6.26%).

Minor Empires (Spinal Tap): Pronhoulite (1.02%), Veltressai (1.02%), Vudar (1.17%), WYN (1.17%), Korlivavlar (1.21%), Cardassians (1.27%), Rovilian (1.27%), Q'Naabian (1.33%),Sharkhunters (1.34%), Barbarians (1.41%), Ferengi (1.45%).

By John Christie (John46) on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 01:31 am: Edit

Ferengi? Cardassians? What's wrong with Carnivons, Trobrin, Paravians, Vari?

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 02:58 am: Edit

War may be an option.

By Howard Bampton (Bampton) on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 03:19 am: Edit

Carnivons are extinct as of Y158.2.
Paravians extinct as of Y158.2.

There is sufficient space that there could be, sigh, another 10 as of yet undiscovered species out there.

By shawn smith (Shawn) on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 09:18 am: Edit

Romulans this is the second time you have scanned my planet. There are a lot closer places to scan next to the groin stop scanning my planet or this will become more than what it should be.

By shawn smith (Shawn) on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 09:48 am: Edit

Romulans this is the second time you have scanned my planet. There are a lot closer places to scan next to the groin stop scanning my planet or this will become more than what it should be.

By Kurt Byanski (Kurtski) on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 02:00 pm: Edit

Oh dear...I don't believe that is worded correctly.

By John Burton Steele Sr. (Johnbsteele) on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 08:31 pm: Edit

So Ken is playing the groin's??
I thought they were the Gorns

By shawn smith (Shawn) on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 10:29 pm: Edit

. Yes yes the Speak and Spell didn't work right

By John Stiff (Tarkin22180) on Monday, November 21, 2016 - 10:22 am: Edit

Must be an echo!

The South East and South West corners of the Galaxy are probable locations of undiscovered races.

By Kurt Byanski (Kurtski) on Monday, November 21, 2016 - 11:00 am: Edit

I think there may be a little something hiding next to the Shark Hunter behind the red wall.

By John D Berg (Kerg) on Saturday, November 26, 2016 - 10:40 am: Edit

ISC in

By John Burton Steele Sr. (Johnbsteele) on Saturday, November 26, 2016 - 10:45 am: Edit

Federation in

By John Burton Steele Sr. (Johnbsteele) on Sunday, November 27, 2016 - 08:46 am: Edit

It is possible abeit unlikely the Orions on system DD44 (whom are supposedly NOT pirates) will release the GBC. The Federation is not holding our breath but are hopeful. "Negotiations" are still taking place.

By John Coleman (Aligato) on Sunday, November 27, 2016 - 11:23 pm: Edit

Hydran orders in