((Before I begin, here is a picture of Yeoman Prime:
and here is Saba III:
Now for the actual update))
Year 2233, Part 1The year kicked off with a scene out of a horror movie. A mysterious blight began creeping across Terran worlds, killing those it infected and leaving a strange pink film behind:
Scientists discovered that the film could be used as a lightweight building material.
MAX POWER! chose to
harvest the film for use in building, while still attempting to cure the infected.A more compact impulse drive was invented:
Impulse Drive II. Smaller than the normal impulse drive.
Espionage funding resumed, now that the increased tourism industry was bringing in lots of credits:
A brand new Armok Mk III, named "Carp Slayer", left Ymir I and headed deep into Krynn space:
The low class world of Bilbo I was captured with relatively few casualties:
The governor in charge of the planet took the initiative to turn the planet into an economic power, thanks to the world's many snow-covered mountains.
The Thalans were given a small monetary gift, in an attempt to build friendly relations:
Though they were reluctant to lose their monopoly, the Seeker Swarm were persuaded to share Xinanthium hull plating with a couple of techs:
The Impulse drive was finally perfected, and refused to go any smaller:
Impulse Drive III. Next up: warp drives.
Without warning, the Thalan Empire declared war on the Arceans:
The Krynn tried to offer another peace treaty. Since they still refused to budge on tribute, the treaty was torn up.
Knowing that the Arceans would need help,
MAX POWER! voluntarily gave them a few technologies:
The LentzLandians, whom the Alliance had met just a few months ago, were wiped out by the Thalans:
Agents finally began making headway in the Swarm's government:
Intercepted communications revealed that the Krynn had managed to build a massive temple that was apparently very sacred to them:
In the Dark Yor system, Alliance cruisers began encountering new Krynn ships. These ones had point defenses:
The Seeker Swarm and Thalan Empire managed to reach an armistice:
Another world was captured, Osiris II:
The strong manufacturing sector made it a candidate for shipbuilding, though the low class would forever hinder production.
Carp Slayer, reporting from deep within Krynn space, announced the discovery of two strong economic starbases and a mining base producing some sort of research-boosting compound:
Carp Slayer quickly destroyed them all, then hauled ass out of the area.
New industrial techniques meant that more components could be crammed onto starships:
Advanced Miniaturization. More ship capacity.
Thanks to the new techniques, three new ship designs were approved:
and
A new era of learning dawned, as sentient beings all over the galaxy eagerly opened their minds to alien thoughts:
Military analysts all over the galaxy now rated the Terran Alliance as the third most powerful civilization, just behind the Thalans and the Swarm:
The Seeker Swarm declared war on both the Arceans and the Yor:
In Carp Slayer's continuing mission to harass the enemy, the crew discovered the Krynn home world. Though sorely tempted to attack, defenses in orbit were extremely heavy and the surrounding systems had substantial fleets. The Carp Slayer reluctantly moved on:
Clearly the S.P.Y. Network was pleased by having funding again. Agents started infiltrating the Thalan government:
Disaster struck. The Arceans clearly had a weaker military than anyone had reckoned, and the government fell to the Thalan fleet:
Several ships swore allegiance to the Alliance and joined the fleet. A large number of Arcean ships, however, turned to piracy.
Not even the news of stolen technology could lift the somber mood at High Command:
Titanium Armor, stolen from the Krynn. Very basic armor technology.
Agents continued to infiltrate the Swarm society:
A scientist struggling with a way to supply dozens of ships suddenly had an epiphany, and finished his assignment four weeks ahead of schedule:
Enhanced Logistics. More ships in a fleet, more starbases.
The already-mighty Thalans called to taunt:
With the fall of the Arceans, the Alliance needed new friends. The Yor were approached with treaty offerings, which they accepted:
Clearly, the Thalans were a force to be reckoned with. The go-ahead was given to begin work on shield technology:
Shield Defense Theory. Pre-requisite for all sorts of shield technologies.
The scientists even offered a working prototype:
Deflectors. Apparently were so cheap to research, they took less than a week.
Saiph II, the closest planet to the Dark Yor system, was taken after a bloody battle. Only about 700 million troops of 4 billion survived:
As a condolence, the secrets behind advanced manufacturing techniques were discovered on a hard drive:
Manufacturing Centers. The next level of factories, and much more productive.
As deflector technology was relatively simple, a slightly smaller version was quickly completed:
The desert world of Altros II was next to join the Alliance:
An awesome new engine technology was discovered on the surface:
Warp Drive II. Faster than impulse drives, and we skipped the first level!
Continuing their war-mongering ways, the Thalans declared war on the Yor:
Unwilling to let another friend go down in flames, High Command offered some technologies to the Thalans in order to call off the war:
Deflector technology became ever-smaller:
Advanced Deflectors. Not much to say about them.
...Dear god...
*transmission ends*
