- Twisted Infinities Universe
- Mindgames Universe
- Machina Terra Universe
- Teeth of the Tiger Universe
- Reciprocity Universe
Quote- Twisted Infinities Universe
- Mindgames Universe
- Machina Terra Universe
- Teeth of the Tiger Universe
- Reciprocity Universe
Huh? Where did you obtain knowledge about these campaigns? I'm just wondering. :) AFAIK MT was the only of the campaigns mentioned that released their design docs publical; and TI and MG are actually still secret. Or is it just about the backstory of these campaigns?
Can I join using the R-Type Universe (specifically R-Type Tactics 2 universe)? It would be interesting to see how R-Type's omnicidal, enigmatic villains, the Bydo, interacts with the equally omnicidal and enigmatic Shivans, especially given the Bydo's backstory and origins. Not to mention I have been looking for an excuse to slap an R-9A cockpit on a Hercules for some time.
If not, a Homeworld 2 Hiigaran flotilla commander, set immediately after the events of the game, is fine too.
This is my fleet, the 2nd CRF.
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Centre Fleet
Fleet Carrier - CRF Soaring Spirit
Fighter Squadrons - Hand of Lorric, Soaring Swords, Spirit Shields
Escort Carrier - CRF Towering Presence
Fighter Squadron - Overlords
Escort Carrier - CRF Brave Soul
Fighter Squadron - United Souls
Escort Carrier - CRF Burning Inspiration
Fighter Squadron - Burning Spears
Escort Carrier - CRF Honour and Duty
Fighter Squadron - The Line
Right Flank
Escort Carrier - CRF Unbreakable Tenacity
Fighter Squadron - Reapers
Escort Carrier - CRF Firm Resolve
Fighter Squadron - Resolution
Escort Carrier - CRF Faith and Valour
Fighter Squadron - Lionhearts
Left Flank
Escort Carrier - CRF Boundless Confidence
Fighter Squadron - Coolhands
Escort Carrier - CRF Vehement Determination
Fighter Squadron - Determinators
Escort Carrier - CRF Driving Force
Fighter Squadron - Widowmakers
Yes, I start off about 3 months after the victory over Hiigara. The Phuur-Nan got rear echelon duty in an already-secure sector. I am wondering if you want the players' fleets/ships to get sucked into another universe immediately or do you want to Shivans to start pouring in the start zone en masse?
Well, I don't know right now what to expect from this or what can be expected of me either in this, but I want to have the option of joining in, so I'll just nip over to the WoD Forum Game threads to go get something I left there...
This is my fleet, the 2nd CRF.
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Centre Fleet
Fleet Carrier - CRF Soaring Spirit
Fighter Squadrons - Hand of Lorric, Soaring Swords, Spirit Shields
Escort Carrier - CRF Towering Presence
Fighter Squadron - Overlords
Escort Carrier - CRF Brave Soul
Fighter Squadron - United Souls
Escort Carrier - CRF Burning Inspiration
Fighter Squadron - Burning Spears
Escort Carrier - CRF Honour and Duty
Fighter Squadron - The Line
Right Flank
Escort Carrier - CRF Unbreakable Tenacity
Fighter Squadron - Reapers
Escort Carrier - CRF Firm Resolve
Fighter Squadron - Resolution
Escort Carrier - CRF Faith and Valour
Fighter Squadron - Lionhearts
Left Flank
Escort Carrier - CRF Boundless Confidence
Fighter Squadron - Coolhands
Escort Carrier - CRF Vehement Determination
Fighter Squadron - Determinators
Escort Carrier - CRF Driving Force
Fighter Squadron - Widowmakers
I, Admiral Lorric and my beloved, undefeated 2nd CRF go to war for a third time.
I had logos for all my squadrons but they don't seem to be showing in the thread anymore. :(
Still, you only wanted a short post, and they'd have taken up a lot of space. That was my fleet for the rehearsal / beta test for the second iteration of Spoon's forum game, which unfortunately doesn't look like ever happening as nothing has been mentioned of it for the better part of 3 years.
As you can see, the fleet is rather one dimensional, but I think I should stick with it. Iirc the carriers themselves were strong enough to take more punishment than most fleet craft in the various player fleets, while the Lord class fleet carrier was capable of duking it out with just about anything. The weapons systems on the carriers are no joke but wouldn't be able to match up with a dedicated destroyer, though their compliment of strike craft would swing the balance. I had a big advantage at engaging from long range thanks to all the squadrons and the long range missiles on the carriers, and my fleet was more nimble than anything the other player factions could field, but if someone had managed to get their fleet in close from any of the other player factions I would have got mauled. So that's how my fleet works. Ideally I would work with someone else in this game who could cover for that weakness and get between me and that kind of enemy.
As for WoD tech itself, I think the Freespace Shivans that we've seen outside of the jugs would get mauled by WoDs Terrans. Unfortunately, it's clear the Shivans are bringing a lot more to the party than that.
Alright, I’ll be joining, too.
This time it’s not a fleet, but a single ship.
Universe: Babylon 5 Universe, exact date will be left open to the story teller, though it has to be after 2268 because of the White Star ship he’s commanding.
Last known location: A small station in orbit of Proxima III, Proxima System.
Name: John Fisher
Age: 37
Distinguishing features: Short brown hair, 185cm in height, athletic build, though a little bit out of shape due to bridge service. Born on Mars in a small town west of Olympus Mons on August 4th, 2232.
Profile:
Fisher grew up on Mars, living the life of a freelancer, smuggler and mercenary since he set foot on his first ship, the freighter Damocles in 2249. During the Shadow War and the Earth Alliance Civil War, he and his crew built up some reputation by smuggling essential spare parts, food and weapons for the resistance fighting a guerrilla war against Earthforce on Mars’ surface. As the conflict ended and the red planet finally was granted independence from Earth, Fisher moved across the galaxy, looking for trouble, fortune and money ever since. In 2268, he somehow got his hands on a damaged White Star class cruiser by gambling with some shady people on a small station somewhere in Centauri space. After spending some time to bring the ship back into fighting shape by using his old smuggling connections to gather weapon parts, blueprints and additional equipment, Fisher and his infamous gang of freelancers are looking for new adventures between the stars.
Ship: Nightfly
The Nightfly is an advanced cruiser with Vorlon bio-armor, artificial gravity and a nasty weaponry for its size. Like all White Stars, it is very maneuverable and also has the punch to take on single capital ships.
Class: Medium Cruiser, White Star class (though repurposed to fit the needs of Fisher and his crew)
Length: 475.6m
Crew: 50 (usually), but right now his crew only consists of 28 people.
Engines: Gravimetric Engines
Jump Capable: Yes
Gravity: Yes
Weapons:
1 Quantum Discharge Beam Cannon (Primary)
2 Neutron Cannons (Secondary)
12 short-range, fast firing Pulse turrets for increased protection against fighters and bombers (tertiary, installed after aquiring the ship)
Recently 2 torpedo tubes were also integrated in the hull by Fisher’s engineers, though this needs additional testing. Appropriate torpedoes also have to be acquired somehow
Defenses: Magnetic Discharge Beams, Vorlon defense system (yet to be fully tested, the two engineers of his crew still can’t get it fully operational)
Auxiliary Craft:
2 Kestrel Class Atmospheric Shuttles
2 Badger-class Starfury
4 SA-23E Mitchell-Hyundyne Starfury
EDIT: If necessary, the ship description and characteristics can still be changed. I hope this works for you and your ideas ;)
The starting location maybe will be changed. Since Fisher and his gang still didn't manage to discover every secret aboard the ship, their alien jump drive (I mean come on, it's a mix of Mimbari and Vorlon tech, right?) might let them strand in another universe, maybe close to another player :nod:
I don't know where to start. The Spooniverse got overrun so it's probably not a good idea to be there, or maybe it is if the Shivans think they got everything. I'd also like to see if more people join.
On the one hand you said it didn't matter much what you start with so how would I know what to get, or even go between universes in the first place? Could I say just decide to go grab this thing:
https://youtu.be/0WM7mNwzrCU?t=173
And tow it along with us?
I never actually played Blue Planet beyond Aquarius so I might need some help with relevant knowledge.
Wing commander universe for me. Confederate from 3/4 era. ;)
Are there any rules / preferred format?
Sorry. I'll have to withdraw from this before I even started.
Hay guys this looks like fun, can someone explain to me how this works and what kind of time commitment is involved?
8492nd Naval Security Detachment [...]
But it would be pretty interesting, if the NTF strikeforce would somehow end up in Delta Serpentis :D
To clarify:
The 19th Battlegroup was lined up in front of the Jump Gate in a tight formation. As always Crusader Squadron would lead the way, followed by the 1st Corvette Squadron, consisting of the Po, Scott and Yamamoto, which formed a protective formation around the Edric.
Clustered around the Pheonicia were the 2nd Corvette Division accompanied by the Sardaukar Squadron, while the 3rd and 4th formed a protective cordon around the Norma and Cenva, together with Atreides and Arrakis Squadrons.
The two Anemois were on the flanks of the Vengeance, which in turn was flanked by the 5th Corvette Division, with the Aurelius huddled beneath the carrier.
Aboard the bridge of the Pheonicia Admiral Schulz paced around like a caged lion. This Deployment sat ill with him. It was one thing to fight and kill fellow Terrans in brushfires, but this… And on top of that he was to follow orders of Admiral Steele. He sighed and went back to his seat. It was an old habit of his, but smoking helped him. It had advantages to be in charge.
“Message from the Malta Sir, Captain Oliver reports he is ready to go.”
Christopher signalled his acknowledgment with a curt nod of the head.
“Open a channel to the Malta.” He could do that himself, but he was loath to skip his assigned Officers. As the screen resolved into the image of Captain Oliver, the Admiral cracked a grin.
“Captain Oliver, lead the way. And don’t try to break my ship!”
Captain Oliver nodded and broke the connection. It was no secret that the Admiral treasured the Malta more than other ships. Granted, Christopher thought, he had other and longer postings, he had served ten years as commanding Officer aboard the Heisenberg, compared to the two years of the Malta and yet…
“Sometimes I think you love this old bucket more than your children or your wife…”
The voice sounded sarcastic, even without the face to match it, but the Admiral smiled non the less.
“Well Vice Admiral Syrgalla, my one and undying love is my loyalty to the GTVA…”
Finally the upper body of Syrgalla was seen on the main monitor.
“You know, I should’ve let Admiral Koth burn the Malta to ashes in Regulus… would’ve safed me a lot of trouble… like raising three children while my husband served on Vasudan ships”
Unusual as it was, Admirals Schulz and Syrgalla were the only married couple in command position of the GTVA, serving in the same Battlegroup.
The Admiral opened his mouth to reply, but was interrupted by his Sensors Officer.
“Sir, the Malta reports that she is unable to initiate the Subspace Jump!”
One eyebrow raised the Admiral flipped the information on the main screen.
“What are you talking about? Crusader Squadron is…”
And there it was… the data showed quite clearly, that the seven ships to jump as first wave had reached terminal velocity but failed to open the jump windows and had overshot the Jump Gate.
“Have them run diagnostics… Nimitz, no wait… we won’t disrupt the formation any further…”
Clicking his fingers, the Admiral thought this through. It could be a problem with the jump drives, but on seven ships, with the Yamamoto being a top-notch Diomedes this was highly unlikely. Maybe the Feds had finally played their card and severed the node?
“Contact Centaur Station and…”
Again he was interrupted, this time by the blare o an alarm siren.
“New contact, unknown classification!” Now things were getting interesting, Christopher thought with a sly grin. The image shown on the main screen was grainy, the ship looked like nothing the Admiral had ever seen, though it looked suspiciously organic.
“Imagine that thing in red and it looks shivan…” Someone on the bridge remarked.
“All ships, red alert, scramble fighters! Crusader Squadron, 1st Corvettes, get your butts in gear and get back here!”
Was it possible? Had the Shivans somehow disabled the Jump Node and send in a scouting ship?
The scanners couldn’t quite make sense of it. Bigger than an Aeolus, but definetly smaller than a Deimos… With a final flick he opened a com-channel and switched it to broadcast on all frequencies.
“This is Admiral Christopher Schulz, 19th Battlegroup, GTVA. Unknown ship, identify yourself!” Setting the message on a loop he turned to watch the slow ballet of the battlegroup unfurl. The logistic ships slowly turned to port and made to bring distance between them and the unknown ship. They were accompanied by Arrakis Squadron, while the three Asasiyun ships pointed their bows menacingly at their potential target. In fact, every ship formed up and around the two destroyers. Satisfied Christopher noted that every ship knew it’s place, so the drill had worked.
Taking his place again and lighting just another cigarette, he waited…
out of character: so we're kicking things off here? Is there to be any more direction? No new topic? No "dungeon master" so to speak?
@Autohummer: yes you have heard it before. :D I needed a random number and it was the first that came to mind.
that number comes to my mind a lot
What about speed?
I can imagine that a Whitestar would easily outrun any I can field, even Draco Interceptors :D
I guess then I'll start where Spoon put me in the forum game 2 beta, which I might regret since he put me in the Carina system. In the asteroid belt... :nervous:
(Sorry, I didn't know I was holding things up.)