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Agreed, Shingen. Congratulations on your New Moderator status! PM me with your story-line and I'll see what I can do.

One thing that I forgot to mention above is how to join a fleet/group once you have chosen the one to which you can best relate. Go to the Fleet DateBase. You are given the choice to either: Login to an existing fleet profile at the current screen, or follow the Register link to create a new profile [*]When joining a fleet/group, do not mix incompatible attributes such as "Valkerie Insurgent, Orion Fleet"; the registration page itself explains everything else fairly well. [*]After you have submitted your registration, you must wait for approval or denial from the leader of your desired fleet or group. [*]If the fleet/group doesn't acknowledge receipt of your registration within two weeks, send a Private Message (PM) to either the leader or any designated recruitment officer. [*]If no one from that group responds to your request for another two weeks, then send a PM to Jaguar, Cmdr Chavik, or some other prominent forum member and explain the situation clearly. Ask one of these people for help before you bother the Supreme Cmdr. Hint: The best way to send someone a PM is to find one of that person's posts and click the button at the top that looks like this Again, take your time, choose wisely and have fun!

My primary reasons for attacking enemy installations is to: gain experience points, and get them on my side by capturing them This is tricky because the target can easily be destroyed before I can capture it. I have yet to play Battlecruiser Millennium Gold Edition (BCMG) and Universal Combat (UC). However, from what I have read here, it appears as if the player can only capture starstations, not starbases. This is the case in Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.09 (BC3K). So if you want to attack bad guys on the ground, you'll get experience points, a medal, or both and that's it. If you want to turn a bad guy into your friend, then attack a starstation! That topic has been covered extensively in: [*]New Commanders ┬╗ Taking over enemy bases, and [*]the other threads that are linked there Enjoy building your empire and good luck trying to keep it.

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the following threads are located in Role Playing Discussions. In December of 1998 DeSylva announced his plan(s) to compile the now legendary RP Timeline in Battlecruiser Role-Play Timeline and Other Projects. Two and a half months later, the first version was completed and posted in BATTLECRUISER 3000 AD TIMELINE RELEASED. The discussion to which Blades referred in post #8 (8th reply), of the thread to which I am now posting, unfolded in Timeline - 3000AD to 3015AD. The official timeline and/or history for Multi-Play (MP), Single-Play (SP) and Role-Play (RP) in this game series is found in either the current game manual, or a future update. Such updates are strictly controlled by the Supreme Cmdr (aka. Derek K. Smart), as indicated in post #18. DeSylva's work is now the unofficial timeline for RP. You can find it and a wealth of other information at DeSylva's original site: <a href="http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arena/9206/iss/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arena/9206/iss/" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arena/9206/iss/</a></a> . I plan to base my stories from this. Thanks for the updated link Cmdr Nova! I'll compare the two versions. Another helpful thread is: General Discussions - The Rubbish Pit ┬╗ BC Timeline & RPG stories As for non-timeline-related RP rules, ask in: RP Rules/Methods. Role Playing is my favorite aspect of the forums. Time permitting, I'd like to get involved in this adventure that Derek has allowed us to undertake. Updated Feb 9 2008, 8:04PM Ben Zwycky has generously uploaded DeSylva's timeline to ICC and ISS.

Hi Stonerkrieg. Welcome to the forums! Two threads that may answer your question(s) are: Newbie Discussions ┬╗ Question about... star station resupply, and Newbie Discussions ┬╗ Orbital Supply Stations - What do they do? Also, Newbie Discussions ┬╗ Taking over enemy bases (post #4; 4th reply) contains some related discussion on stations/bases and how to use the search function. The manual has a wealth of information about this and many other aspects of the game. I'm glad that you enjoy playing BCMG.

Hi Nakaleen. Welcome to the forums! You have some good questions. This board has an excellent search feature. The following procedure proved useful for me: click on the search function (located at the top of every forum page, to the left of the login or my profile button), type keyword(s) such as 'paramedic' into the 'Search Words:' field, and select the options to 'Match any of the search terms above.' 'Search All Open Forums' 'Subject Only' 'Any Date' I've paraphrased your question(s) to the best of my ability; this is what I found: What is the role that one plays in the Paramedic career? (keyword(s): 'paramedic') No related topics were found. I repeated the search using the 'Entire Message' option in stead of 'Subject Only'. BCM/BCM Gold General Discussions ┬╗ What is the scientist caste? What will be special about it? (post #6; 6th reply) General Fleet Discussions ┬╗ Who wants a new member? (post #8) What is the role that one plays in the Support Pilot career? (keyword(s): 'support pilot') General Fleet Discussions ┬╗ Fighter Pilots and Marines query. Newbie Discussions ┬╗ marine and fighter pilot careers Can a player put a guest into his own asset? (keyword(s): guest) Yes. Use: [*]a mission script such as in ACM: Newbie Discussions ┬╗ Guests in the shuttle... BC Legacy Discussions ┬╗ ACM Missions logic (post #14) or [*]the GBS: Game Builder System, Cheats, Hacks ┬╗ Playmod cheat utility released (post #29) or [*]possibly Multi Player: ask in Multiplayer Issues ┬╗ Multiplayer Restrictions if you want. It can also happen without player intervention - BC Legacy Discussions ┬╗ Fleet command - but this is rare. Other threads that may help are: Demo Discussions ┬╗ Making it Work (post #2; 2nd reply) BCM/BCM Gold General Discussions ┬╗ My Crew Members are Idiots! (post #2) Development Discussions ┬╗ Galactic Command Online FAQ (post #26) How does the player replace destroyed/stolen support craft (fighters, shuttles or ground vehicles)? (keyword(s): 'replace replacing') Newbie Discussions ┬╗ Replacing destroyed fighters Tips, Tricks & Techniques ┬╗ Replacing Fighters Newbie Discussions ┬╗ How do I replace a SC or FC ?? I hope that you find the answers to your questions.

Hi Wyshnik, glad to see that you've found a group for yourself. Anyone who isn't yet a member of a group (fleet or non-fleet) may find the following links to be useful: Go to the home page of this site: http://www.3000ad.com/ In the table of options to the right, click on the FLEETS button (6th from the bottom and directly bellow the FORUMS button). Briefly scan the page then click on the Fleets FAQ button (located at the end of the 3rd paragraph). Read the FAQ thoroughly and return to the FORUMS. If, after that, you still have any un-answered questions: click on the search function (located at the top of every forum page, to the left of the login or my profile button), type keyword(s) such as 'fleet member' into the 'Search Words:' field, and select the options to 'Match any of the search terms above.' '┬╗ General Fleet Discussions' 'Subject Only' 'Any Date' This is what I found; unless otherwise indicated, all of the following threads were located in General Fleet Discussions: Which fleet will it be? Fleets? New Recruit looking for a fleet And if I want to join a fleet... Ok I'm considering joining a fleet.... Who wants a new member? fleets Looking to join a fleet Fleet DB - Attention New Members what do fleets do? Getting into a fleet How do I join a Fleet? Joining a fleet? Functions of Fleets Fleet join procedure/prereqs Fleets.... what are they for and how to join.... joining a fleet The preceding threads cover: [*]what fleets are, [*]how they work, and [*]what specific ones do in Role-Play (RP) and Multi-Player (MP) [*]plus some unrelated info This list does not include topics specifically devoted to fleet recruitment, other non-fleet affiliated groups or the Fleet DateBase. The forum for non-fleet groups is Misc. Race/Caste Affiliations. If you want to learn more about a particular fleet or group send a PM to the Fleet Leader or a prominent member of the non-fleet group. Take your time (like me), choose wisely and have fun!

I posted two times before the latest upgrade. While editing the second post, it said something like: [paraphrase]For the first 10 minutes after you post, you may edit without the "Message edited by [user] on [date/time]" being included in your updated post.[/paraphrase] After the upgrade I tried editing again, and it said: quote:Sorry, the time in which you may edit your message has elapsed.This issue has been brought up before by ShoHashi: Community Discussions ┬╗ UBB Forum Upgrade It was also reported 3 other times in different threads (search: keyword(s) 'Sorry, the time in which you may ed'). Thanks.

In BC3K you cannot capture (take over) starbases. As for learning how to capture starstations, I performed the following procedure: click on the search function (located at the top of every forum page, to the left of the login or my profile button), type 'station capture' into the 'Search Words:' field, and select the options to 'Match any of the search terms above.' 'Search All Open Forums' 'Subject Only' 'Any Date' I spent (approximately) half an hour scanning the 52 matches in the search results and found these 7 threads about capturing starstations: Tips, Tricks & Techniques ┬╗ Destroying/capturing station Pixan BCM/BCM Gold General Discussions ┬╗ Capturing Stations Tips, Tricks & Techniques ┬╗ Capturing a Station...and keeping it alive!! Newbie Discussions ┬╗ Station Capture Tips, Tricks & Techniques ┬╗ Help capturing space stations Newbie Discussions ┬╗ Need help ! about capturing a starstation ... Fun Stuff ┬╗ How to destroy a star station... almost guaranteed Take a few minutes to skim through some of these. You won't be disappointed!

*bump* I like this subject. Once it is clear in newbies' minds what the goals of this community are, Derek will get less hate mail and negative PMs. An example of the bad stuff can be found in: Community Discussions ┬╗ Private Messages though this pertains more to patching and bug reporting than manual usage. I've read these forums, played this series and had two other profiles since Q4, '98. (Search for 'Stroiker' and 'Kirk Stryker' for more on that.) There's an excellent manual/appendix that is a must-read for any serious player. And most eventually take advantage of it. We could spend hours in Newbie Discussions, BC Legacy Discussions and other forums talking with one guy. At the end of the day, he still has more questions! But the challenge to veterans of the game is to answer these questions and show newbies that this title is well supported by a strong, loyal fan base. Then the lazy ones will either change their ways or not last that long. The smart ones then (usually) decide that its worth their time to do research on their own. With interest comes motivation to learn; and frankly it takes more effort to ask every conceivable question in the forums than it does to simply read a 200 page manual. I've seen other forums; they're not even worth linking to this post. This place is different. You guys make it fun. Hats off to the moderators. [for future (possibly) reference]This is my first post (#1) under this profile.[/for future (possibly) reference]