Ben Zwycky

Sho informs me I was again the only one to submit the offline mission. Could people please state why they are not participating? If there are less than 4 submissions of the next offline mission, then offline missions will be scrapped and we will continue with purely MP encounters. If you want this mode of fleet interaction to continue, then take part and encourage others to do so. As 'winner' of the offline mission I choose to capture the undefended region of Darain.

[rp] ----GNN Breaking News---- In an alarming turn of events, The trader station in Darain has been taken over by the Gammulan Empire, coinciding with Gammulan fleet movements reaching that region. Initial reports are sketchy, but it appears that a large number of covert Gammulan agents had entered the station via a front corporation, which also established the foundations of a base on the planet under guise of a mining colony. The arriving Gammulan fleet appears to have left additional forces behind to secure the region Galcom defensive forces have been placed on full alert and are moving to establish fortified buffer zones around Galcom space. Citizens are advised to report any suspicious activities to their local authority immediately. [/rp]

OK, my parents are coming to visit next month, and we'll be going on a trip to the mountains for four days from the 11th to the 14th, so I'll be without internet access for that long, and a little more socially occupied for a week or so afterwards, but I'll no doubt still be able to answer email or PM's in that time. Marc will be in charge for that extended weekend, for whatever urgent fleet issues need deciding. As you were,

6 and a half hours to the submission deadline. 9 people have downloaded the mission, play it and submit it or you lose your chance to influence things.

That time and date is accepted and the mission order entered into the module.

Eclipse has been added as a reservist to CIOPS-ISS and Darkling to SIN-Wraith. Any more?

OK, end of round one, time for the first Offline mission of the restarted season. Combat Mission 2. This is a specifically marked version of the winning submission from Combat Mission 1, where the second mission of the AWA campaign has just started. You must use this saved game (we will be able to tell) and play through until the end of the second mission. Save your game before the third mission starts (when the ACM clock is still showing the inter-mission time (green text)) and submit it before the submission deadline, which is 11.59pm GMT (7.59pm Eastern Time) on Wednesday 25th April The victory condition for this mission is whoever has the most EP. Come on guys, let's give Sho a few more submissions to evaluate than last time [ 04-17-2007, 08:35 AM: Message edited by: Ben Zwycky ]

SC, this happens after you manually dock with a fighter that wasn't part of your ship's complement. To reproduce: SNG (roam) choose any carrier, launch from earth launch all fighters, send AE to transporter room via Tactical computer. beam your AE down to a friendly military base on Earth or the moon. once on the planet, grab a fighter, go back into space and manually dock with your CC. This blocks up one of the fighter bays, though you can't relaunch the fighter you docked there, since it disappears from the game. (I added it to my priority list before docking, it was no longer there after docking)

SIN -Wraith incurred an attrition penalty in their failed assault on Lennen. The campaign map and individual stats modules have been updated. Next up is CIOPS - ISS 4. Fleet: CIOPS - ISS Order: Transit Target: Mondial outcome: successful CIOPS utilises fluxfield 10 to move into the Syrion Quadrant. CIOPS - ISS's rating increased by 5 points. Gammulan forces seem to be approaching the Terran Quadrant from two sides at once, and Galcom forces are moving out to meet them. End of round 1, next up is an Offline Mission, which will be released tomorrow, then it will be WSOG - Wraith's turn to move.

outcome: unsuccessful. The native population of Lenned were too strong for the Galcom aggressors, and kept them off teh planet, though SIN Wing moved into the planetary region. The map module and individual statistics will be updated tomorrow.

OK, neutral region being invaded, so straight ground campaign. Match scheduled for 7pm GMT as agreed privately (i.e. now!).

new season, first orders: 1. quote: Fleet: WSOG - Wraith Order: Transit Target Region: Arima outcome: successful WSOG - Wraith utilises accelerated transit, moving through 2 neutral regions. WSOG - Wraith Fleet's rating increased by 5 points 2. Fleet: Defence - ISS Order: Transit Target: Darain outcome: successful Defence Fleet utilises fluxfields 19 & 17, taking a shortcut through the uncharted quadrant (since it cannot end it's turn in a region not on the game map). Defence - ISS's rating increased by 5 points SIN - Wraith is up next. SIN - Wraith, your first mission order, please.

I officially announce ISS Fleet is reopening its doors to new recruits. If you think you know it all, we can open your eyes a little wider

Due to a lack of active participants from other fleets, there has been an administrative shake-up in the way this season will be run. 1. Two alliances will be played to start with, Galcom and the Gammulan Empire. The core of the Gammulan Alliance will be made up of ISS Fleet members and led by myself, the core of the Galcom side will be made up of Wraith members and led by Strategic Commander Case. The map module has been reset accordingly, though the Galcom side has yet to choose it's starting locations. The four fleet entities taking part (and their turn order) are: WSOG -Wraith Fleet (Galcom) Defense - ISS Fleet (Gammulan) - starting location Gamma 1/ Gammula SIN - Wraith Fleet (Galcom) CIOPS - ISS Fleet (Gammulan) - starting location Otura 6/ Omega Centauri 2. Other players can join one of the two sides as either a reservist or a full member of the appropriate fleet, the difference being: a. Reservists can be actual members of other fleets or unaffiliated, their assignment is reversible, fleet membership is permanent (i.e you cannot change your mind and switch to another fleet later if you choose the full membership route). b. Reservists cannot be given command positions in a team, and do not receive fleet training, they just attend matches and follow orders (as well as being able to take part in offline missions) c. If at some point there are enough reservists to form a team of their own (at least 4), they can choose to split off into a separate alliance (insurgent or raider) with two fleets, but starting with 40 fleet rating each instead of 60, organizing themselves as they please. All those who wish to sign up as reservists, please state the alliance you wish to join in this thread. If you wish to apply for full membership of either fleet, then please post in the appropriate thread for ISS or Wraith. Action stations!

Yes, that is perfectly possible, just tried it out for myself in a new game, getting the same results as you. Makes sense, really, you wouldn't deny the commander of a vessel docking clearance just because he's in the wrong kind of craft, would you? There are a lot of possiblities in this game that most people never discover.

Thank you, both fleet's ratings have been increased by 5 points for their moves, which use up both fleet's moves for this turn. Wraith Fleet is up next: Fleet: Wraith Order: System Supremacy Target Region: Lennen Proposed times: 19:00 GMT on Sunday 8th April, 2007 or 19:00 GMT on Sunday 15th April, 2007

Have a good one, SC!

This thread will keep track of the intelligence situation between the various fleets taking part in the current Fleet Action season. Balor Fleet: unable to use cloak in next two space encounters versus CIOPS. Bishamon Fleet: no penalties Wraith Fleet: no penalties CIOPS Fleet: no penalties

Summaries of the individual statistics according to each category, including awarded medals is now fully automated and can be found here

The map module has been updated with the changes form the offline missions. Balor Fleet, Your first mission order, please.

As winnner of Combat Mission 1, I select the option of moving CIOPS 2 regions to Treas. As victor of Special Mission 1, I choose to Sabotage Bishamon fleet in Arima. CIOPS' fleet's rating point total has been increased by 5 points.

Time's up! No more submissions from this point on. Sho, as soon as you've looked at all the submissions, let us know the results. The tension is killing me

The MP component of the new season will be starting this coming month. Everyone who is taking part, please verify you can connect to our servers as soon as possible, reporting any problems in this thread Eclipse is in charge of mission orders for the Insurgent alliance. The full galactic map will be used. The fleets for both sides have been placed at their starting locations for the season, which are as follows: Insurgents: Balor: Eori Bishamon: Arima Galcom CIOPS: Centris Wraith: Lyrius The draw has been made for the turn order, which will be as follows Balor will go first, followed by Wraith, followed by Bishamon, followed by CIOPS Balor fleet's first mission order can be issued as soon as the map changes from the first two Offline missions have been made.

This thread is for reporting problems with the MP servers that will be used for Fleet Action. Please try and connect to the servers and verify your readiness before the first match is held. If you are taking part in the upcoming season, you should have already been sent details of how to connect to our various servers (AWA, tribes, teamspeak). If you have not received that info, please report that here and you will be sent it via PM. Both the AWA and tribes servers are running at the same time on the same machine at the moment, meaning reduced stability and performance, please only verify that you can connect, do not report stability issues.

24 hours left on the submission deadlines- don't wait until the last possible minute to make your submission, or you'll overload Sho's inbox