[terran_emperor]

This is my version of the Battle of Deneb. I have attempted to explain cuscene/game inconsistencies...Other than those caused by the limitations of the FS1 Game Engine. I have also attempted to Make the Battle of Deneb what it should have been.

In my opinion, the battle of Deneb was the biggest Battle of the Entire Great War. It was battle that in my opinion crippled the GTA/PVN forces to critical. Think of it as the Alliance's "Battle of Hoth" but with the Battle of Endor Scale and you should get my meaning. This time line is an attempt to give the battle that sort of scale

17:05 - The GTD Bastion is pulled from its position in system to counter shivan attempts to enter the Alpha-centauri Node. They are also to act as a port for suvivors from the main battle.

17:10 - The "forward fleet group" - a formation of 12 Leviathans, 8 Fenris, 5 Atens and ten support Units (Freighters given stronger weapons to act as gunships) - engages the approaching shivan Fleets.

17:20 - The fleet formation is decimated by the Shivans leaving the PVD Hope wide open to attack
 
17:25 - The PVD Hope is crippled by the Shivan Attack and left as a dead derelict. The survivors everntually manage to "jury-rig" some makeshift repairs and escape.

17:35 - The GTD Legion - A destroyed of GTI origins - and its support group enters the frey. Over the course of the next 15 minutes the tiny fleet are devestated by the approaching SSD Lucifer. Several Civilian vessels attempting to flee the area also get caught in the mix (That Faustus)

17:50 - The GTD Legion is reduced to a dead hulk by the Lucifer's Beam cannons. Nearby the PVD Covenant gives chase to the SD Eva.

18:00 - The PVD Covenant goes down, but not before taking out the SD Eva's fighter and cruiser support

18:10 - Terran Bombers from the GTD Galatea Engage the SD Eva

18:20 - Shivan forces assualt the GTD Galatea. The Galatea's support group is quickly wiped out.

18:25 - The SD Eva is Destroyed by the Galatea Pilots

18:30 - Player arrives in support of the Galatea

18:40 - The GTD Galatea is Destroyed by the SSD Lucifer

18:45 - In a Last-ditch attempt to Stop the Lucifer, Surviving Terran and Vasudan Forces rally at the Deneb-Vasuda Jumpnode attempting to blockade it.

18:50 - The Lucifer tears through the blockade and enters the Jump Node

19:00 - The Lucifer Enters the Vasuda System


Explaining the Ursas - These Ursas were initial prototypes being R&Ded by the GTD Legion. They were originally designed to be high ordinace bombers. Bombers that were capable of carrying a large amount of warheads -ie, to carry many Tsunami Bombs. However, it was quickly determined that the Usra was better suited to the carrying high-yield payload - the Harbinger. Thus the entire batch was withdrawn from service and began the modifications into the Ursa we love/hate.

Note: When i refer to a support group, i mean a cruiser wing that flies escort to a destroyer...Sort of like those cruisers Escorting the Bastion in Clash of the TitansII

[Dark Hunter]

FYI: The Pinnacle survives at least to the whole "Beta Aquilae Comm Station" mission... if the Hope is killed, the Pinnacle takes its place.

[terran_emperor]

Does it? I nver knew that. I always manage to save the Hope. Since i have NEVER EVER seen this I count the pinnacle's survival as non-canon.

In fact i call it is as canon as that second cruiser in "The Sixth Wonder" in FS2 -- you know that one that only appears if you use cheats to destroy the corvette - since it only aapears with cheats - i dont count it as a canon ship.

[SuperCoolAl]

This is true, I lost the Hope once and had the Pinnacle. Oddly the mission couldn't complete the Pinnacle got stuck or something.

[Sarafan]

17:20 - The fleet formation is de
 

Oh, no! Not the invincible formation *de*!

[terran_emperor]

  Whoop

Fixed. Thanks

[Goober5000]

gah

[Jeff Vader]

17:20 - The fleet formation is de
 

Oh, no! Not the invincible formation *de*!

Now that you mentioned it, there are several 'Galeteas on the event list as well.

[terran_emperor]

are there? .Im refering to the same ship

[Jeff Vader]

18:20 - Shivan forces assualtt the GTD Galetea. The Galetea's support group is quickly wiped out.

18:25 - The SD Eva is Destroyed by the Galetea Pilots

18:30 - Player arrives in support of the Galetea

I know it's the same ship but I like to nitpick about typos that either are in names or effectively change the meaning of the word

[terran_emperor]

oh. oops  thats what i get for making a late night post

:fixed

[Jeff Vader]

It's no biggie. In fact, it doesn't even take a late night to post random typos. Just yesterday afternoon I typed rescue with a q. And I still don't know why.

[terran_emperor]

Lets move away from the debate about language, we can discuss this untill the cows come home in the General Discussion Section, and get back to the point of this thread. What do you guys think of my interpretation of the Battle of Deneb?

[General Battuta]

Pinnacle needs to survive.

[terran_emperor]

Fine then, i'm renaming it to the Covenant

[Snail]

Pinnacle needs to survive.

That's rather picky, eh?

[terran_emperor]

Yeah. Ive never seen the Pinnacle in the second half of the game

[terran_emperor]

By that i mean...after the The third Ancients Cutscene

[General Battuta]

Hmm, okay, you might have a point.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I only saw the so-called "exciting" part of the Battle of Deneb in the FreeSpace 2 intro. I think your intepretation's quite well done.