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Haspen:
Always remember that expansion is achieved by diplomacy, not by the military
Starfleet's mission is to preserve the peace
Our ships are not intended to start wars, but to end them
We attack only as the last resort

Star Trek: Birth of the Federation Let's Play 3
So yep, we're going to be the 'good' guys again. You will say 'but Haspen, you already did this!'. Yep, so I did. Look here and then here for a proof! :3

This time, however, per suggestion of ivanthe8th, we shall play on Impossible difficulty. The AI tries it's best on this level, but also, AI cheats - I don't remember details, but it's related to shipbuilding.

Also, as additional gimmick, we shall play Vendetta mode; this mode requires that you conquer/annihilate the two 'natural enemies' to your nation. For Federation, natural enemies are Romulans and Cardassians.

And you will say 'Psh, just wipe out everyone!'. No, no, and third time no! See, in Vendetta, it applies to every player. Let's say you wipe out Cardassians and then Ferengi because Ferengi block your path to Romulans? Oops, sorry, Klingons just won the game! You killed Romulans, prepare to launch massive armada at Cardassia - Borg happen and kill off Klingons. Herp derp, you lose, Ferengi won, problem officer?

So as you can see, at Vendetta mode, you need to be crafty and abandon the cozy 'kill everything' plan.
However, we will cheat in our own way - just like in my first BotF Let's Play, we shall start on tech level 2.
You might ask 'What about Klingon LP?'. No worries, I will be back with it, I promise. I just cannot really 'feel' the Klingons, as it's only the second time I play them. Or maybe I just prefer TOS-series Klingons than what we have in game...

Stay tuned for first game post tomorrow!

Chapter List:
Chapter 1: Birth of the Federation, or How We Got Non-Human Members in Less than Ten Game Turns.
Chapter 2: Huge Planetary Systems and Romulan Star Empire.
Chapter 3: The Beginnings of The Romulan Neutral Zone.
Chapter 4: Sneaky Cardassians and Scary Romulans.
Chapter 5: Battle at Ariannus Outpost.
Chapter 6: Intergalactic War and a Dying Sun.
Intermission #1: Fleet Roster, Turn 122
Chapter 7: The Good, the Bad, and the Klingons.
Chapter 8: Farewell, Mintakans.
Chapter 9: Into Ferengi Defense Cluster(fuck) we go!
Chapter 10: Spy vs Spy.
Intermission #2: Second Fleet Roster, turn 191
Chapter 11: The Borg Arrive in Our Galaxy!
Chapter 12: Full Scale Borg Invasion, Halp!
Chapter 13: One Cube Down, Three Remain!
Chapter 14: WE ARE BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
Chapter 15: Six Borg Cubes is Six Cubes Too Much.
Chapter 16: A Brief Sigh of (Relative) Relief.
Chapter 17: '7' isn't lucky number anymore.
Final Chapter: The End... or is it The Beginning?

Spoiler: Captains and important stuff (click to show/hide)To simulate a tenure of 'real Federation captain', in this LP you have to earn your beloved ship. At the beginning, you can only get your hands on scoutship (Oberth) or destroyer (Miranda). Later, you can start on light cruiser (Ambassador) as well. You can request specific ship/fleet, though. Even if it's something I don't want to produce or it is obsolete.
Hypothethical advancement tiers:
Oberth/Miranda/Ambassador -> Nebula/Galaxy/Constellation -> Galaxy-X/Sovereign/Defiant.
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Field Admiral Jarod Cain:
USS Biko A (+), Oberth-class scoutship.
USS Majestic A (+), Miranda-class destroyer.
USS Zarnitza A, Ambassador-class cruiser.
USS Renown A, Galaxy-class cruiser.
Is able to influence Haspen and request more than 1 fleet under his command.

Captain Euchre Jack:
USS Osiris A (+), Oberth-class scoutship. He and his ship destroyed at Battle of Ariannus Romulan Outpost at Turn 98.

Captain Neer Dell:
USS Biko A (+), Oberth-class scoutship.
USS Everett A (+), Miranda-class destroyer.
USS Crescent A, Ambassador-class cruiser.
USS Drake A (+), Oberth-class scoutship. He and his ship destroyed by Borg in Bersallis system at Turn 203.

Captain Illi Kor:
USS Miranda A (+), Miranda-class destroyer.
USS Monroe A (+), Ambassador-class cruiser.
USS Farragut A (+), Nebula-class cruiser. He and his ship destroyed at Fourth Battle with Borg, Kholfa system, at turn 276.

Captain Han Zoku:
USS Kirkland A (+), Miranda-class destroyer.
USS Iroquis A, Ambassador-class cruiser.
USS Valdemar A (+), Ambassador-class cruiser. He and his ship destroyed at Battle of Kurill Romulan Outpost at Turn 194.

Captain Euchre Jack Jr.
USS Andromede A (+), Oberth-class scoutship.
USS Norman A, Ambassador-class cruiser.
USS Blake A, Galaxy-class cruiser.

Captain Jack Roberts:
USS Drake A (+), Oberth-class scoutship.
USS Tian An Men A (+), Miranda-class destroyer.
USS Gandhi A, Ambassador-class cruiser.

Captain Nix:
USS Reliant A (+), Miranda-class destroyer.
USS Gandhi A, Ambassador-class cruiser.
USS Crescent A, Ambassador-class cruiser.

Captain Chang Zoku:
USS Helmsdale A (+), Miranda-class destroyer.
USS Exeter A, Ambassador-class cruiser.

Captain Hyo:
USS Brittain A (+), Miranda-class destroyer. He and his ship destroyed at Second Battle with Borg, Delta Vega system, at turn 235.

Captain Burnt Pies:
USS Berkeley B (+), Miranda-class destroyer.
USS Montgomery A, Ambassador-class cruiser.

(+) - denotes a ship destroyed during the course of the LP.

Jarod Cain:
Oooo.  :o

I'll take a scout.
-J-

Haspen:
1.

And so we start the Humanity's journey into the stars.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
USS Biko, an Oberth-class scoutship, comandeered by Captain Jarod Cain, is sent out of the Sol System, whilst USS Smith, a colony-ship, shall check the other closest system. One of those systems should provide a good target for colonization.
And as you can see, we start at the bottom rim of the Galaxy, in the centre of said edge.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Propulsion and Construction are always the things that Federation needs, so they shall be our scientists' focus in the long run.

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USS Biko finds system with many rocky, large planets and ocean planet (possibly prompting the system's name), while our colonists discover our close neighbours - an animal race called Anticans. Our diplomats shall go to their system with a friendly gesture - small amount of credits and resources, and peace negotiations shall start immediately.
At Sol, our Shipyard buys necessary parts from independent developers and second scout, USS Oberth, namesake of it's class, and the captain took the ship toward the centre of the galaxy.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Captain Jarod Cain reports that his ship arrived at Melnos system. It proved to be substandard for our colonization plans.
We have another colony ship, USS Saskia, which was directed to Oceanus to speed up terraforming.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
USS Oberth discovers Malurian system could become one of our colonies, but that's plans for far future. The other scout, USS Biko, is currently coursing across deep space, with nothing interesting on sensor range.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Fifth week of our expansion brings news - Cpt. Cain's ship sensors caught something akin to a starship in a system just out of range. Sadly, he can't reach that far and thus was directed to the other yellow sun in the vicinity. USS Oberth have found a black hole and green star in vicinity, and shall investigate the latter.

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These time the odds have been reversed - USS Oberth found not really interesting system, while USS Biko reports chartering of Altec system. It boasts three large worlds, two barren and one arctic. It will take a lot of effort to terraform the planets, but it will be worth it, the estimates giving maximum of 250 million population possible.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Second green star visited by USS Oberth brings us discovery of new species - Mizarians, a pacifist society. They thrive on a small Earth-like planets, surrounded by array of rocky, barren, even volcanic planets. We could try to become friends with them, even if they're so far away.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Our first colony outside Sol System. People celebrate the news-

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Umm, but we're not at war, dear Mizarians. And USS Oberth have weapon systems just for defense, really. You're clearly confused, but, well, sure, we can form an union with you. We shall offer them protection - if we can reach them.
From scouting news - Captain Jarod Cain reports finding system named Quadra Sigma, but it doesn't have any interesting planets.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
...When asked about where they got such extremely advanced (compared to ours) technology, Mizarians just do an equivalent of human shoulder shrug. Well... can't be mad about that! Construction of wwind turbines and shipyard shall commence, extending our range to the 'west' portion of the Galaxy.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Our scouts discover two systems simulatenously. Ariannus, whilst smaller, have Earth-like planets. Evadne is full of rocky, lifeless planets, but there's quite a few of them, giving overall much more space than Ariannus.

EuchreJack:
You need another scout captain, and I need a ship to command.  Captain Jack Euchre reporting for duty!

Haspen:
Next scout ship will be yours, then :)

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