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Wing Commander
Descent
(and Freespace)
Elite

Star Trek games:
Klingon Academy
Bridge Commander
Legacy

Of all those, Legacy is the newest and pretty fun if you ask me.

Oh right, well earned promotion.

I will promote you in next update, to USS Tian An Men

@Ironlion: IIRC, this is fanart of some Priest that one of players tried to kill several times, but said priest always stood up and tried to chase the player. There's a story about it somewhere.

6.


Just as our scientists give us better biology and propulsion technologies, Malcorians beg for our help. The Cardassian fleet consists of a transport ship and eleven scouts. The Malcorians have brought six orbital platforms online but we don't know how long they will last.
Caldonia will have the shipyard ready in a week, and then, it will be few weeks before we can comission even one Miranda-class destroyer. We will try our best, though. Sol production queue was shifted a bit, so we will have two destroyers being built simultaneously.

Next week we send Cpt.Roberts and USS Khartoum (against his protests) to charter the vast amount of space that's now in our reach thanks to Caldonia shipyard. Caldonians are able to finish a Miranda-class destroyer in mere two weeks - we should have considerable force in few months.


Cardassians ask us to sign peace. We do not sign peace with someone who tried to subjugate our friends! Besides, take a look at this:


Appears that Cardassians aren't strong enough to tackle several orbital platforms. Ho. Ho. Ho.
Despite this fortunate turn of events, we will continue with construction of Miranda-class destroyers. Few of those should keep Cardassians out of our way at least for a long while.


Next week, Sol and Caldonia finish first pair of Mirandas - USS Lantree and USS Stratford. The former was placed under command of Captain Burnt Pies, and the latter is commanded by Captain Han Zoku. They will be sent to Malcorian system, with affiliation treaty as well.


We also get news from Cpt.Roberts, he found a large, old planetary system just yesterday.

At Turn 70, USS Brittain is leaves Caldonia shipyard. It is commanded by Captain Ebb Ro.


And Cpt.Roberts fell into very middle of Ferengi territory, establishing first contact with them! He was ordered to perform his charter duties in the region as long as Ferengi won't state any objections or threat us with repercussions.


Also, nope. And as you can see, Malconians rejected our treaty. Time to bribe them a little more.


Next week we discover that Ferengi are in possesion of a wormhole! Whilst it promises fast travel across half of galaxy in tiny fraction of time, the wormhole might be unstable. We will send personal inquiry to Cpt.Roberts to see if he is willing to take the risks and enter the vortex of unknown. Just in case, Caldonia shipyard will construction a replacement Oberth vessel.
Speaking of Caldonia shipyards, they just constructed another Miranda-class destroyer - USS Tian An Men. This one, however, will stay at Caldonia instead being stationed in Malconia. A safety measure if Ferengi show hostile intentions.

4.

Starfleet Command Recruitment Office is bustling with applicants! Test pilots, military officers... where we're supposed to put them in?

At week 33, another transport ship has been constructed. It shall build an outpost to the west, so we can reach Blue Horizon system with our colony ships.
USS Osiris shall conduct exploration in that sector afterwards, while USS Alacrity and USS Khartoum shall patrol our border with Cardassians.


Week later, Malcorians refuse our peace treaty.


Two weeks later, just as the outpost leading to Blue Horizon is completed, Caldonians accept our affiliation treaty! We decided to send Cpt.Roberts of USS Khartoum there, in case Caldonians become our allies. Cpt.Kor and his Oberth vessel are still in Malconia system, on patrol duty.

Insert several turns of boring terraforming here.

At week 44, USS Osiris reports finding nothing in newly accessible western region. Thus the ship was ordered to Xerxes colony, for protection.


Week later, Malcorians at last open themselves for us. Trade treaty has been established - just as a colony in Tarsas system.


And week after that we learn that Cardassians aren't happy with that treaty.

Derp, this was boring update. Hopefully something interesting happens next time!

2.

The command decided that they will sent Captain Illi Kor as the commander of the USS Alacrity.

Then three weeks pass without much interesting things happening.


Cpt.Kor reports finding another wonderful colonization target. Just look at those marvelous ocean planets teeming with life!


We have neighbours! Who would gess that this alone star would boast alien civilization? These aliens are fierce and savage, but if we approach them correctly, they could be valuable friends, or maybe even members of the Federation.


Few weeks pass and Cpt.Kor sends us reports about Vendikar and Scothis. Scothis is like twin-system of Vendikar, just with much more unwelcome planets. A transport ship has been built and will be sent to Tarsas to build an outpost there, extending the reach of our Oberths. As soon as we finish our third colony ship, another Oberth will follow.


As Fendaus and Aucet system aren't interesting at all, we decided to show a Radio Pulsar with description of it's effects.


Next week USS Adams, an Edward-class colony vessel is constructed and, as an exception, commanded by a military captain. His name is Jak Euchre. He was ordered to take the vessel to Xerxes system to terraform and colonize it. After that, he is bound to return to Sol.


Cpt.Kor initiates First Contact! This race of researches occupies a system of several small planets, but most of them are arctic - which equals supply of water. According to our estimates, it will be able to support around 270 millions of colonists. As soon as two Oberths will finish chartering a nearby radio pulsar, they will be sent back north as the outpost at Tarsas system has been completed.


USS Khartoum A, commanded by Captain Bob Roberts, is finished at our home system. Khartoum is sent 'west' to check the edge of the galaxy and then anything up. One day, he and Cpt.Kor with his two Oberths, should meet somewhere in the blackness of space.


Such excitement struck the hearts of our people when the distant Caldonians agreed for trade treaty! The shipments will take some time but, we're on good road to greatness.

At the end of this update I'm posting galaxy map. You can see that we have still a lot to discover!