[Mobius]

Then the whole EA is GTI?

[terran_emperor]

It's like x-files. You don't know who couldbe part of the conspiracy. TRUST NO ONE

[Mobius]

I know that, but the EA fleets defending the Icanus(or at least, the minimum number of ships that should always be near it)must be considerable. There could be hundreds of fighters, and the EA knows how to prevent some spies from gaining control of their best ship.

[terran_emperor]

Yes, but the GTI has infiltrated the EA to it's highest level...Bribes, Blackmail, corruption, liquidation etc.

[Mobius]

It may be true, but there are thousands of people out there.... I don't know why a branch of the GTI should wait decades before hijacking the Icanus.

[terran_emperor]

If you want the biggest prize you must play the longest game...the one that has the highest stakes. Over the cousse of years, GTI would place their loyalists in key place throughout the EA. Given the ultimate size of the EA, it's number of devisions and the size GTI branch at the beginning.

It's like asking the UK to infiltrate an entire colonised star system. It could be done, but would take a long time. to get sufficient number of loyalists into position, so when to coup is pulled off, it only takes about a day or two.

The EA was also a totalitarian regime. The Icanus was the EA's untimate weapon - almost a planet killer. The symbol of their power, like the Death Star to the Galactic Empire in Star Wars. If the GTI waited till the EA was a it's height of power and then launched their coup, given the level of infiltration, the EA would fall to GTI quickly and GTI would look like they were coming in on the provebial "white horse" many of those agaist the EA would probably support the GTI

[Colonol Dekker]

Taskforce Panda, anyone remember that campaign. SImilar to the original premise.

[Mobius]

You may be right, terran emperor, the GTI could seize control of the Icanus...but its destruction by Terran and/or Vasudan forces must be excluded.

[Snail]

Hey hey, it's my idea. Terran_Emperor just likes it.

Some of the GTVA could also be infiltrated. During the Third Shivan War, some of the GTI would be able to plant their agents within the GTVA corps through officer exchanges (remember, the GTI is indistinguishable from the actual EA here). This way, some GTVA positions would be taken over by the GTI and could help the main GTI (the rogue EA basically) take over the Icanus.

The Icanus could be destroyed by a weapon created by the Ancients (Pyrgos model anyone?) which was activated by the GTVA. The weapon would also blow up GTVA ships too (and maybe the player).

[Mobius]

That's not Inferno. It could work fine in a separate campaign, but not in Inferno.

[Snail]

'Spin-Off' is the key word here!

[Mobius]

I know, but you were almost giving for sure that it was something "Inferno canon-like".